Now and Then

Author's Note: And here's the follow-up to how the Avengers react! Hope you liked it!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of this.

Rated: T.

The next day, Natasha walked into the Avengers Tower, holding Loki's hand. Although Natasha hadn't fully forgiven Loki for lying to her, they were going to try again. They still loved each other, but wouldn't admit it just yet. But Natasha would give it a try.

The Avengers and their girlfriends were watching Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix.

"Ahem." Natasha cleared her throat softly. The Avengers turned around and their eyes widened when they saw Loki. Clint was the first to react; he leaped on top of Loki and pointed his bow and arrow at the younger God's throat.

"I come in peace?" Loki held his hands up in defence.

"Clint, don't." Natasha's voice was serious. She looked around, Tony was in his Iron Man suit, Thor was gripping Mjolnir tightly, deciding whether to pummel his brother or hug him. Steve had his shield out and Bruce was turning slightly green, clearing trying not to Hulk out as Pepper whispered comforting words in his ear. Even Darcy had her taser out, the infamous one that had tased Thor when he first landed in New Mexico.

"Explain yourself, brother. Why are you back after upsetting Lady Natasha?" Thor demanded.

"Now, listen. I am not back to hurt Natasha again…" Loki explained what had happened.

At the end of his explanation, Thor embraced Loki in a bone-crushing hug. "I am so sorry I doubted you! I always knew Sigyn was evil!" He was nearly tearing now.

"I still don't trust you." Clint glared at Loki as he stomped out with Darcy following him.

"He'll get over it." Natasha looked at Loki, who was still slightly worried.

"Hopefully. I wouldn't want to destroy your friendship with this group of people." Loki smiled slightly.

"Loki?" Bruce motioned for him to follow as he left the room. "Come over here."

Loki stood up hesitantly and followed Bruce into the other room. "Now…listen, Loki. Ever since you left, Natasha was broken. All she did was train and train and just build her walls back up. You broke her heart; shattered it and stepped all over it. Natasha is like my little sister and if you hurt her again, I and the Hulk and everyone else on this team will get you. So treat her well, okay?"

"I would never want to hurt Natasha. Do not worry, I will take care of her and love her and cherish her." Loki smiled as they left the room.

Then Steve wanted to talk to Loki.

"Loki, I get that you did what you had to do. But you didn't see Natasha after you left. She wouldn't eat, wouldn't sleep. She…ended up in the medical bay due to fatigue from training too much once. I don't want that to happen again. She's like the little sister you want to protect forever. I don't want to see Natasha sick again." Steve warned Loki. He was pretty sure everyone else on the team would warn him to take care of her.

"Hey, reindeer games. Bruce and Steve would have warned you to take care of Natasha or else right? Well I'm just going to add to that. If she is even in the hospital again, you'll be thrown off my building. Hell, I don't even want to see her near a hospital unless she's knocked up." Tony said, without looking at Loki.

"Yes, brother. If you hurt Lady Natasha, I will throw you in Hel." Thor added.

"You have all made your point clear. I will protect and love and never let anything happen to her." Loki grabbed Natasha closer to him by the waist and placed a kiss at the top of her head.

They all finished watching their movie, and then Tony decided to treat them all to his favourite restaurant. Everyone looked happier, especially Natasha. It was the happiest they had seen her in months.

Of course, Clint was still off sulking somewhere with Darcy. But if he was with Darcy, he couldn't have been too upset.

Tony offered to have Natasha over in the floor that he decorated just for her. Of course, she accepted as Loki was going to be staying with her. She was beginning to slowly forgive him.

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There was a note attached to Natasha's door the following morning.

It read:

Loki,

If you ever hurt Natasha, I will chop your balls off and make you eat them. Also, Darcy says she will tase you.

Clint.

Unfortunately, Loki was the one who found the note and freaked out a bit. This was the most violent threat out of the Avengers.

"It's only if you hurt me again. So you have nothing to worry about." Natasha reassured, pulling Loki into a passionate kiss as he expressed his worries. Loki had missed the taste of her soft lips, and it tasted like strawberries.

Then they had sex and didn't come out until it was time for dinner.*

Tony grinned at the state both of them were in. Natasha clearly had love bites all over her neck and her lips looked swollen from kissing. Loki had a lipstick mark on the side on his cheek and his hair looked very messed up.

"Have fun?" Tony asked, dodging the wet noodle Natasha tried to whip him with.

"Actually, we had lots of fun." Loki smirked, pulling Natasha closer to him and kissed her passionately. Then it turned into a full-on make-out session.

"Not at the dinner table!" Steve scolded. Even after being with Tony, he still blushed at that kind of stuff.

"Yes, mother." Natasha grinned as she started to eat her spaghetti.

"Don't you remember that one time you and Tony at your wedding…?" Clint piped up.

Steve turned even redder and Tony was smiling like crazy. That was one very interesting wedding, with Steve and Tony kissing like crazy.

They ended up laughing about the good old days. Natasha was finally happy again, and Loki was determined to have her stay that way.

Author's Note: *Because I cannot write a sexy smut scene, I'll just leave that to your imaginations!

Also, check out my new story, Assembling Required. It's basically an Avengers Teacher AU, with also some BlackFrost romance in it.

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