"Loki! Loki! Slow down please. Your legs are much longer than mine." huffed Tony.

Loki stopped to wait for Tony. They walked in silence for awhile. Then Tony took off sprinting towards the playground. He heard Loki call his name but he kept on running. He made it to the swings and was glad to see there was one left. He sat down and started to swing a little as he waited. Tony finally spotted Loki.

"Over here!" Tony called out to him. Loki had a surprised look on his face. Tony waved him over. Loki slowly approached him. Tony stopped swinging as Loki stood in front of him.

"So this is why you left me to walk by myself? You couldn't wait to get to the swings."

Tony frowned. "Not for me Loki, for you."

"What?"

Tony laughed at the confusion on Loki's face. "The swing is not for me you dope. I ran ahead so I can save it for you. I remember how sad you were last time the swings were full."

Loki felt his cheeks get hot. Tony noticed the color on Loki's face but said nothing.

"Come sit." Tony said as he got off the swing.

Loki smiled and sat. Tony moved behind him.

"Ready?"

Loki tightened his hands around the chains and nodded. Tony liked to push Loki on the swings. He loved to hear him laugh. Loki would always insist that Tony take his turn, but Tony would decline.

Loki then dug his feet into the wood chips to come to a stop.

"I want to play on the slide now." Loki said as he grabbed Tony's hand.

So they played on the slide, the monkey bars, the seesaw, the jungle gym and the merry-go-round. The boys noticed it was starting to get dark and decided it was time to go home. Home wasn't so far. It was on the other side of the park, just across the street. Tony loved where he lived. He was happy to have his friend live just a few houses down from him. Tony walked Loki to his house.

"I had fun. Thanks for inviting me."

Loki laughed. "Who else would I invite? You're my best friend."

Tony smiled sheepishly. "Anyways, like I said, thank you."

"You're welcome Tony."

Then Tony kissed Loki on the cheek and took off running.

"See you tomorrow Loki!" Tony shouted over his shoulder.

Loki stood there frozen. He touched his cheek and smiled. He stood out there smiling like a loon until Thor called him inside for dinner.