Loki Plays Matchmaker or The One Where Thor Pleads to Odin for a Chastity Belt For Loki

Chapter 2

"I do hope we can get along," Loki said raising his glass to Tony's.

"Oh we will, of that I can be sure" Tony exclaimed enthusiastically, and Steve wasn't so sure he liked the sound of that.

That night Tony decided they had to celebrate in honor of Thor's return and Loki joining the team, the only way he knew how. By getting completely shit-face wasted, Thor had brought back some of the finest Asguardian brew and it was even enough to give Steve a buzz. The rest of his teammates plus Phil, Darcy, Jane, and Loki never stood a chance. Tony had been drinking since the early afternoon so by the time the rest of the team was drunk, sans Steve and Bruce (who had left early to bed to avoid any green problems), Steve was sure Tony's blood was more alcohol than blood by then. Steve was not sure how the team had split into groups around the living room, and Tony seemed to be the only one willing to make conversation with Loki. Of course when he was not flirting with Darcy who would giggle and claim she would be adding it to Facebook, but Tony had left her to walk Banner to his bedroom. He said he wanted to talk to the doctor about some thing Steve was sure was science related, or at least he kept telling himself that. Praying to God and Odin that was what is was.

"I know your secret" Steve jumped when he heard Darcy behind him. "Oh jeez, Darcy you scared me." Steve said fighting the heat trying to claim his face, had she noticed, probably Steve was sure half the world noticed. Darcy smiled and hopped onto a chair nearby.

"So when you eventually screw Tony Stark into your/his mattress can I watch?" she said tracing the rim of her glass. Steve's eyes widened comically, his jaw literally dropped. "W-what are you-…" his mouth was betraying him and not letting him form words, the Captain was blushing at full force now. Sure he had thought about what he wanted to do to Tony, but he would never "screw" him, if Steve ever got Tony he would make love to him. He would hold him until the morning; he would hold him and never let him go. He would make Tony feel special and loved, cherished and protected, he knew it was cliché but he was old fashioned, and madly in love with the genius playboy. He could feel a smile forming on his face as he thought of what Tony meant to him, more than anyone ever had, Tony Stark made him feel more than Peggy ever had. When he had kissed Peggy he thought that was love, but when Tony would turn his big beautiful brown eyes at him, Steve felt like the world seemed to melt out of existence.

"Now your thinking about it aren't you? What it would be like to fuck him senseless, yeah, that man is fucking sexy. I mean dat ass, literally Tony has a great ass, not as great as yours but still it's a nice ass! I would love to have him pin me up against a wall and just –…"

"Darcy! Please, no, I-I don't think of Tony like that" Steve interrupted the girl, and sat down across from her. This dame had no shame, a gal back in his day would never say things like that and thinking about it made him feel so old. "Yeah sure, when my Tony said he was going to walk Banner to his room I was sure you were going to turn green and start smashing things" Darcy finished off the rest of her drink, and Steve stared "my" she had just met Tony and she was already claiming him as hers. He was not exactly too happy with Darcy either she had not only been hanging off of Tony all day, and touching him not too innocently.

"I also noticed the looks you were giving me all day, and I'm sorry I didn't know Tony was spoken for" she smiled at him apologetically reaching one of her small hands across the table and giving his bicep a squeeze before running it up and down his arm. "But as I said before Tony's hot, he just had this aura you know, it makes you want to just get naked and do things to him" Steve looked at his large hands sheepishly taking his arm back from Darcy, he hadn't meant to give her dirty looks, but Tony did things to him. Not the way Darcy described, but Tony did have a lot of sensuality. When the billionaire playboy was being fawned over he would always play along, and flirt and tease right back, and it made Steve want to shield bash whoever it was that was stealing Tony's attention. "I'm sorry" Steve said feeling guilty.

"No no no, like I said let me watch you have crazy monkey sex, and I'll be fine." Darcy served herself more to drink "Hell, even if you just record it and let me have it later I'd be happy! Actually do that, or we can do both I'll watch and record so you know we can get all the good angles" Steve let out a small laugh his cheeks still pink, he understood why Tony had liked this girl so much right off the bat "I don't think that is ever going to happen, and I would never do such things in front of a lady" Darcy doubled over laughing, "You are for real aren't you? Trust me Captain, I can not think of anything that would make me more happy and turned on than that." She was beginning to slur her words and Steve was very surprised she was able to drink so much. He looked around the room and noticed that Tony had returned, a weight lifted off his shoulders, Tony was not alone with Bruce anymore and that was very reassuring. Tony however was currently sitting besides an intoxicated Loki, who Steve sensed was on the verge of tears.

"There was this one time when Thor lied to the one of the maids, and Odin blamed me for it! He said I was influencing Thor!" Loki was now definitely crying and Tony's eyes seemed to be filled with tears he was fighting to keep from falling. Loki collapsed into Tony throwing his long arms around the smaller man; Tony loosely hugged him back letting his own tears slipping out of his eyes. Steve wanted to run over and pull tony into his arms as he cried, and be there to comfort him, but Loki seemed to need the comforting more than Tony. "He was never proud of me Tony, even when he knew Thor was an arrogant idiot! Even when I excelled in everything, he always preferred that idiot!" Loki pulled Tony closer.

"My father was never proud of me either! I built my first robot when I was six and you know what he said, 'Not now kid, I'm busy'." Tony mumbled sadly into Loki's shoulder, biting out the word father like it was something rotten.

"That is so sad! I would be proud of Tony, and Loki, why does the world have to be so cruel!" Darcy was now also crying into her hands, her shoulders shaking. Steve was sure it was the alcohol working its way in her system, she must be one of those sad drunks, and the blue-eyed Captain still had no idea what to do with her. So he did the only thing he could think of, and patted her shoulder pulling her in for a one armed hug meant to be comforting. "Why is everyone so mean!" she sobbed. Man was she going to regret everything tomorrow …

The next morning was pleasant and calm, Steve went out for his routine morning jog and when he came into the kitchen where the Avengers would all meet for breakfast, no one but Dr. Banner and Natasha were there. Bruce looked slightly frazzled but Natasha looked every bit as put together as always.

"Good morning guys, where are the others?" the Captain reached into the refrigerator and pulled out a carton of orange juice. He had a glass of juice every morning after his jog, every morning without fail. He was a solider, and he liked to keep a routine.

"Hung-over, Barton might be dead" Natasha said straight-faced as usual, while spreading low carb butter over her slice of toast. Steve looked concerned, "He tried building a nest on one the letters on the tower again, and then he fell we have not seen him since last night" Natasha told Steve. Her voice and face said she didn't care, but Steve had a feeling that the slight flash in her eyes meant she really did worry. Maybe.

"Why have you not looked for him? Should we call the police?" Steve said real concern in his voice. Someone had to act like they cared, and he was the Captain, so of course he had to care.

"It's Barton, if he fell trying to build a nest then he deserves whatever happened to him, for being an idiot" Natasha took a bite out of her toast, and Steve looked at the doctor who simply shrugged. "I'm sure he is fine Captain, he probably passed out on the stairs or in one of the elevators" Bruce said not really bothered that one of his teammates was missing. Steve was not all too surprised that his teammates didn't seem to care, although he didn't agree with them. At this point Thor decides to burst into the kitchen as chipper as ever and completely naked.

"Friends! What a glorious morning this day hath brought!" Thor booms, because he can't talk he can only boom. He walks past an intensely blushing Steve and extremely wide-eyed Bruce Banner to reach into one of the cupboards; at a complete loss of words Steve looks to Natasha for help. Natasha simply gives Steve a quick and amused look, then returning her gaze to the nude Demi-god, I he didn't know better he would say she was staring. But even though the Black Widow never directly pointed one of her icy glares at him, he didn't really want to risk making her mad. Of course it was not because Steve was frightened of her, he just had a large amount of respect for her is all.

"So my dear companions, where be the rest of our friends?" Thor once again boomed. Steve cleared his throat awkwardly, opening his mouth to speak when Tony staggered his way into the kitchen. Steve shut his mouth, Tony looked like a huge mess, his hair stuck out in all different directions, dark bags hung off his large brown eyes. Said mess stumbled right past the nude Demi-god and Captain to the coffee machine, taking a mug off of the counter Tony poured the molten drink into the mug and waited no less than a second before draining the hot liquid. A moment or two passed before Tony's eyes shot open and he pointed at Thor;

"You're naked," he said unintelligently. Bruce smiled, and shook his head fondly; Tony was not ever very functional before coffee yet it always amused him to see the genius this way. Thor smiled a dopey stupid smile and pulled Tony into an embrace, the genius's face mushed into the bigger man's chest.

"Friend Tony, I thank thee greatly for looking past the many wrongs my dear brother has brought you and for extending he too a spot among those you consider your friends!" Thor showed no signs of releasing Tony; in fact he seemed to squeeze tighter. Steve was beginning to worry, Thor had incredible strength and outside the suit Tony was very vulnerable, even if Tony denied it. The playboy philanthropist tried disengaging himself by pressing one of his small hands against Thor's chest to try and futilely push the blonde giant away, but Thor only squeezed tighter. "Mm mm mmmm mm m mm" Tony tried to say something but nobody understood, his words getting caught in Thor's muscular chest. Tony trailed his hand across Thor's board torso and danced his fingers along the side of the blonde's waist, Thor immediately pulled away from Tony clutching his side doubling over laughing. Bruce let out a small chuckle; leave it to Tony Stark to attack with tickles a naked Norse god before noon. Steve watched in absolute horror as this all happened, first afraid for Tony's skeleton carefully listening for the sound of breaking bones, and then horrified by the sight of Tony groping a still naked Thor. Steve cleared his throat once again and looked wryly at the blonde.

"Thor we don't want to offend you but you have to wear clothes, like all the time buddy. Trust me if it was up to me you could always be bare assed because damn is that a nice ass but unfortunately its not up to me, and come on now we don't want to give the ol' Captain a heart attack now. Or risk a giant green destroying machine because the sexy nude god thing got him all too excited, and god forbid seeing Natasha act like the woman she claims is and not the evil Russian robot we all know she is." Tony babbled on, talking fast so it was hard for Thor to keep up so he just listened for the important things like Tony complimenting him on his sweet ass. Thor sat on one of the stools; his legs sprawled out with absolutely no signs of shame or embarrassment. The blonde Demi-god smiled another one of his big smiles at Tony,

"Thank you friend Tony, I will acquire some clothes after I have had sustenance!" he announced to the room right as a hung over Darcy and Jane came in, followed by Coulson. Darcy, even when hindered by a blurring headache, as agile as always pulled out her phone and quickly started snapping pictures, all the while Jane shrieked and Coulson merely stood there in his usual Coulson manner. Jane eventually regained herself enough to escort her nude boyfriend back to his room for pants.

"Oh man am I going to enjoy living here! You know Thor knows where it's at, I say we make clothes optional around the tower, I mean think of what good it will do to team moral!" Darcy exclaimed ending by turning her full attention to the Captain with suggestive look. Steve's cheeks turned red instantly, Natasha merely raised an eyebrow as though seriously considering her offer.

"I second that! J.A.R.V.I.S, clothing now optional inside the Tower!" Tony said pointing at the ceiling with a serious and yet amused look. Steve brought his large hand to his face and shook his head, back in his day this would be so unthinkably scandalous, hell even now it was still probably unthinkable.

"Captain, sir, I could make Stark take an involuntary nap? The Director has given me authorization and the proper equipment; all you need is to say the word and-" Coulson said reaching into his pockets.

"Involuntary?" Tony cut Coulson off, snapping into full attention. Coulson glared pulling out a small device.

"No, no, Agent Coulson that's not necessary" Steve waved his own hand in front of himself to show Coulson he really meant it. The agent's facial features immediately softened, "Please call me Phil sir," he said stepping in closer to Steve smiling from ear to ear. Tony put a hand on the Captain's shoulder and Coulson glared again; a jolt of electricity ran up Steve spine the light pressure of Tony's hand making him forget everything.

"You have a first name and it's not Agent? My whole life has been a lie!" Tony said dramatically "Oh well, it looks like you will have to save your Captain America fan girl session for later, I need Rogers down in the lab today, his giant star-spangled Frisbee and I have a date. Come on Cap, before Coulson asks for a lock of your 'amber waves of grain' hair" the genius took his coffee mug from Steve's hands, Steve hadn't noticed when exactly he had prepared coffee for Tony. He didn't even have to look to know what kind of look Darcy and Natasha were giving him, he inwardly cursed himself and Tony for doing this to him, and then took it back because it was not Tony's fault. See darn it, there his stupid brain went again protecting Tony even from himself.

"Cap! Come one!" Tony was looking at him with bubbling enthusiasm he seemed to e trying to hide, curling his finger in a motion that he had seen Tony use before on Bruce and his 'dates' to bring them into his trap. Though Tony-minus-the-suit was without a doubt the most vulnerable of all the Avengers, Steve could easily argue that Tony was a weapon all his own. He had seen even Natasha fall for his Stark charm and puppy eyes, so of course Steve went. He had agreed to let Tony study the shield; with the condition that Steve would get to stay in the lab while he studied it. Obviously because he was very protective about the shield, and not mostly because he was looking for excuses to be around Tony, obviously, that would be wrong and he was Captain America so Tony would never suspect a thing. Not that there was anything to suspect in the first place, and Steve had not specifically picked today because he knew Dr. Banner would be leaving with Natasha for a mission. That was not at all why, and no one would ever know why beside Natasha but she knew everything so she didn't count.

"I'll be right there Tony, let me go get my shield." Steve said and smiled Tony nodded and gestured that he would be down in his lab. As soon as both Steve and Tony were out of earshot Darcy turned to Natasha "50 dollars on they finally D.T.R., and 100 says they get married by Friday, it's Captain America so he will feel guilty about taking Tony to bed without marrying him first and Tony won't want to wait."

"I'll take you up on that bet, and raise you 150 if you are right" Natasha replied to the Taser happy brunette, they shook hands and Bruce and Phil exchanged confused looks.

"…D.T.R.?" Phil said taking the seat that was once occupied by the Captain, Darcy gave him a look that said "get with the times old man" and explained it meant "determine the relationship". "Well that is easy, Captain and subordinate, as much as Stark likes to pretend he is in charge the good Captain is his Captain." Phil assured, mostly to himself, if he said it enough times it could come true. Hey, he had wished to meet the Captain America and that came true so maybe …

"That is a thing Phil, usually though they call it Sub. And Dom., it's a little too kinky for Cap though, as for Stark I could defiantly see him owning if not creating his one bondage." Barton said easily popping into the kitchen, sporting a couple of bruises and bumps. Phil's expression hardened "The Captain is not … with Stark." He said defiantly, Barton shook his head and slowly a smile rose it's way up to his lips. "Oh Phil, poor sweet innocent Phil, of course Cap and Stark are not together, yet that is anyway. Although, if you like Cap that much I know few kinky tricks of my own, and there is always role-play. I could even ask Cap for his uniform, it would be like the real thing" Barton said making two fingers walk up Phil's arm in seductive way. Phil smacked his hand away viciously, stood and left the room without a word.

"There, now you have gone and done it." Natasha glared at Clint, and Clint sighed. Taking a seat where Phil had just left, and now Natasha knew something was wrong since Clint very rarely sat in a chair like normal human beings.

"I don't get it, this morning he was fine, he even let me cuddle with him, and he never wants to cuddle with me. Now he storms out and can't stand me. What the hell…" Barton slumped against the island putting his fingers in his hair.

"Oh, I don't know Barton maybe because you just made a cheap porno out of his childhood idol, but that could just be a wild crazy guess." Natasha drawled sipping her orange juice. Barton rose his head slightly glaring at Natasha "It was a joke!" he groaned. "It wasn't funny," she said with all of her well-trained assassin grace. Clint slammed is head against the table, letting it fall knowing she was right.

When Steve entered the lab he expected to see Tony engrossed in some project, but what he didn't expect was to see Loki sitting with his full attention on the rich scientist. Loki was listening to Tony ramble about one of his projects, and by what Steve could tell he was following and understanding what Tony was saying. Something deep inside him twisted; here was a man that tried to kill him and his teammates receiving all of Tony's undivided attention. Loki noticed the Captain walk in, but he could not tare his gaze away from Tony; he was just too cute, all excited and adorable the lies-smith could just squeeze him. Loki knew it was wrong but when he found something cute he had the urge to squeeze it until it as no more. He had once found a baby bird, and he had thought it was so cute and he just couldn't resist the urge to some how cause it pain. So he squeezed, wrong yes, but he felt great after, and there was no way he would get away with killing Tony Stark because he found him cute so he would settle with his imagination for now.

"Oh Steve! There you are I was just telling Loki…" Tony's eyes light up and he walked over babbling to Steve, snatching the shield from the Captain's clutches. Loki couldn't help but notice how Steve just visibly melted with a look from Tony. He also noticed that Steve paid very little attention to his surroundings as soon as he laid his own blue eyes on the cute little man. Captain Steven Rogers was reduced to a 12 year old giggling school girl by Tony Stark, so Loki took note if this whole "change peoples lives and get back into Asguard" thing didn't work well then he knew how to bring down the mighty Captain America. Simply dangle the genius playboy in front of him, and the rest would follow. Loki had only really knew Tony Stark for less than a day, but a small tiny little corner of his icy heart told him Tony was a painfully kind person that pushed people away by pretending to be an asshole for fear of getting himself hurt. Loki was sure of this because that was what he did, the exact same thing, only with more dramatic measures. So for that reason an idea popped into his head, he would help Tony Stark, and in turn he would help Captain Rogers, the easiest trick in the book to "helping people". Loki the god of mischief was going to take a chance and play his hand in match making.

Two weeks after his plan had originated he finally took action, Loki had set off a false alarm when the Avengers minus Tony and Steve were out for pizza. Sweet and simple the two would be alone and looking for each other to ensure the others safety, and they would worry so much they would fall into each others arms, and just like that Loki could get back to Asguard. At first Loki had doubts, it seemed too simple, get them alone and then the feelings would just pour out, but those sleazy girl magazines had never lied before. Then when Tony had ignored the alarm because of his blaring music, Steve had spent the rest of the week giving Tony worried and angry looks along with lectures of the proper way to listen for alarms. So the first attempt had failed tragically, but Loki told himself its was just practice. And that the stupid magazines had obviously lied to him, besides he was just testing the waters is all. Now the real plan began, the next week Loki called in a favor and Thor irritated Bruce Banned causing a giant green problem. And that didn't go as planned either, backfiring horribly and blowing up in his face. Almost literally.

"HULK DON'T LIKE PUNY MAN, HULK SMASH PUNY MAN!" the Hulk growled at Loki who was being held down by the Hulk's giant angry green hand. Loki tried to think why this had seemed like a good idea in the first place, but some how it all seemed heavily outweighed by the negative side. Just as he was about to try and struggle back, Tony burst in the demolished room with Barton and Natasha in tow.

"Hulk, buddy!" Tony tried getting all the Hulk's attention on him, he knew that the others worried when he would go in to calm the Hulk without his suit on but the Hulk didn't recognize Tony in the suit. The Hulk tried to kill Tony in the suit claiming the suit ate him. So because Tony was the only one who could calm the angry green giant, he would do his part to calm the Hulk. Meanwhile, Loki cursed the Hulk and his mother for being reduced struggling under the Hulk's hand pathetically. "Hey big guy, hey there, it's me Tony, you got to listen alright let Loki go ok, he's cool" Tony said gently, putting his seemingly small hand on Hulk's hand and tugging to get him to release Loki. Tony really wasn't using any force he knew it would be useless, but also the Hulk did not respond well to force. Also the Hulk adored Tony, and would almost always listen to the smaller man's commands.

"PUNY MAN THROW TONY OUT WINDOW, HULK SMASH PUNY MAN FOR THROWING TONY OUT WINDOW!" the Hulk said reluctantly pulling back his giant hand. Tony smiled and helped Loki get up. "You my friend are never going to live that down," Tony said patting Loki on the back, giving him a one armed hug, which Loki grudgingly accepted. Normally he wouldn't allow anyone to touch him, much less hug him but Tony Stark was the closest Loki had ever had to a real friend. If there was something he had learned it was that Tony had no problem with personal space, every so often when Thor would forget to wear pants Tony was the only one to let Thor still hug him. Although Loki had a feeling Tony had other reasons too. Loki snapped back into the discussion to hear the billionaire say "Yes Loki did throw me out a window, but he is cool now see," Tony gestured at the space between himself and the trickster and threw his other arm around Loki, "See we are friends now." That got the Hulk to settle down, he listened to Tony, and Loki would never tell but he was so thankful for that, he even hugged Tony back in his enthusiasm. After that Barton and Natasha escorted the Hulk on Tony's command "out for ice cream", in almost anyone's opinion the level of Tony's power over the Hulk was threatening. At the same time it comforted them all to know that Tony however was stuck in Hulk duty until further notice.

Later that same day, Loki was about to get himself a snack when he heard the Captain and Darcy talking in the kitchen;

"Tony and Loki are not fucking Cap! If anything I would watch out for the Hulk, he is your real competition here." Loki heard the girl Darcy assures the Captain. The God of Mischief was mortified; people actually thought he and Tony Stark were an item! Sure Tony Stark was handsome, charming and rich, all the qualities most people looked for but Loki was definitely not dating a mortal that was just simply unheard of. Only his stupid brother Thor would lay eyes on a mortal, even if that mortal was very attractive they were still mortal. Loki was a god he did not date mortals.

"I don't know Darcy, with the record Tony carries I would not put it past him, and I would really prefer it if you did not say … the f-word." Steve muttered, Loki guessed he was probably sulking. Loki could easily imagine the super solider sulking, especially since he did a lot of sulking lately. These days it was the Captain's permanent disposition. Loki heard Darcy give a harsh laugh, "If Loki and Tony were together that would be all it was, mindless fucking, Steve, nothing of importance. Listen you just need to step up your game Cap, if you want Tony make him see you. If he is, but I am almost sure he is not, hooking up with the guy who tried to kill you all, then you have the upper hand Captain, all you got to do is use it. " The girl said, and Loki decided he needed to hear this all too if his grand plan was going to work. Mortal gossip magazines had not helped but maybe a girl like Darcy would. Not that he needed help, he just wanted to listen.

"Tony is not blind Darcy he sees me plenty, and he just got those cute new square glasses I'm sure he can see fine." Steve responded and Loki wanted to smack him for his stupidity. Tony had just gotten glasses because he was ruining his vision working too long on his techno toys, not because he was getting old, or so he had told them when he suddenly showed up one day with his new glasses. Loki had offered to fix his vision for him permently but that women Pepper, would not allow it. She claimed the master trickster would hurt Tony, but if he remembered correctly she was the one that hurt Tony, and badly. And Loki was not above saying so to her face, now whenever she visited she would avoid Loki like the plague, or try anyway since Loki made it his mission to make her leave.

"No Cap, he has to want you, you have to make Tony want you and that really should not be hard. I mean with that ass and those abs, anyone would want you. And Tony is a spoiled brat, and he wants everything. If Tony sees you as someone else's he'll want what he can't have, you have to make him jealous. You have to make Tony want you." Loki didn't stick around anymore to hear the rest, a new plan forming in his head. Steve already desired Tony, jealousy was Steve's speciality these days, he was always jealous. Loki just needed to make him crack.

The very next day, they had all been called into S.H.I.E.L.D. for a debriefing, and as always Tony had made a huge deal about the innuendo and how he felt like he was being harassed. Loki noticed that the Captain (who always sat next to Tony) spent the whole time drawing little sketches on the side of his papers, proudly presenting them to Tony when Fury would take breaks. Tony would laugh, smile, and tell him how good he was, and Loki was sure that Steve would burst with joy at any minute. Loki decided it was now the best time for his new plan to take action. The pale brunette took the seat on the other side of Tony and draped himself on Tony the way he had seen Barton do to Coulson, whenever Coulson was drunk enough to let him anyway.

"What are you laughing about?" Loki whispered brushing Tony's every perfect hair away from his ear and he saw the Captain drop his smile instantly, Steve seemed frozen, again. Lokki couldn't help but smile, oh, how he loved causing others pain. Tony made no move to pull away from Loki, he just explained the little sketch and allowed for Loki to caress his arms and face. The others came back and Loki settled back into his seat but kept a hand on Tony's thigh, he noticed how Steve kept glaring at the offending hand so he kept it there. Everything was fine until Thor returned and asked Loki to sit by him again, and he brought everyone's attention with his stupid loud voice. Stupid, stupid Thor and his booming voice.

"Come brother sit next to me, your brother and I will hold you!" Thor boomed, eyes around the room widened, but Loki did not move. It seemed he would have to play his part for the others now too; he placed his chin on Tony's shoulder and laid his arm around Tony's shoulders. "No Thor I will not sit by you I wish to sit by Tony, and I do not wish to be held, especially not by you. " Loki's words were filled with cruelty, and he traced his fingers along the line of Tony's collarbone that peeked out of his T-shirt. If Tony had any protests to the treatment Loki was giving him, he made no sign of it, instead he just relaxed and winked at Thor. The rest of the meeting Thor looked heartbroken; the Captain on the verge of exploding and everyone else didn't seem to care. Well besides Barton;

"Ok what the hell? Stark seriously is going to let that bastard-" Barton started to whisper viscously at Natasha when she elbowed him in the ribs and shushed him. "It's none of your business Barton". "Like hell it's not that bastard almost killed Phil and destroyed this helicarrier and now we are just going to let him sit there and play kissy-face with Stark on the same fucking helicarrier he tried to destroy! Unbelievable! Why don't we just build the guy a fucking statue!" Barton spent all of his time glaring at Loki and Tony. When the meeting was finally over Loki de-attached himself from Tony, Nick Fury wanted to have a talk with Natasha and Tony, alone. Darcy who had refused to let them go to the helicarrier without her, stood up from one of the comfortable chairs to join the remaining Avengers and Loki in the hall. Much to Loki's great satisfaction he heard her attempt to whisper;

"Ok, so maybe I was wrong, and there is something going on there."


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