"So, this is awkward. Who wants tea?" Cue me, defusing the awkward silence that goes along with Jane leaving first day Loki watching duties to me while she shops for sciencey things.

"I suppose I'm to follow you then, is that how this works?" His sarcasm slapped me across the face, and I just nodded. Reluctantly standing, Loki seemed to glide behind me, feet never making a sound as they brushed the floor.

"Fuck, JARVIS where the hell is the tea?" I rolled my eyes at the A.I's irresponsiveness. "Please tell me where the tea is JARVIS?"

If he had a face, the smirk would be worse than Tony's "Thank you for the delightful change in language miss. It's in the third cupboard to your left."

I grabbed myself an Earl Grey and waved for Loki to do the same. He stood all majestic like as if he were actually royalty. "Hey princess, grab some tea."

Loki approached, his movements cat like, he reached for the cabinet and retracted his hand. His eyes cast down, searched for my teacup. "What did you take?"

I shut off the tap, "Earl Grey is that what you want?" His jaw held a momentary tension, "Relax Loki I'm not trying to baby you. I'm not your brother."

I swear he nearly smiled but, forever keeping up appearances the feeling was gone. "No, my brother thinks me a monster. With truth I'm afraid."

I rolled my eyes. "I don't have time for your self-pity Loki. You did a lot of really bad shit that hurt a lot of really innocent people. Don't feel sorry for yourself because you got caught."

The tension was back, and stronger than ever. It had seeped into his eyes, and if looks could kill I'd be six feet under.

"Darcy there is more to that than you could ever know so do not assume based on what you've been shown." He sounded as though he was talking to a first grader.

"Loki" He was taken aback that I'd mimic him. "I saw people get hurt and that was with my own eyes. Dr. Erik Selvig? Friend. Thor, your brother? Friend. Your destructive rampage hurt me and the people I care about, so don't treat me like a child. I've seen more than you'd care to know."

He stood down, and poured the tea water from the signing kettle. "Alright then if you're quite done I would like to sit down." He grabbed the tea, and motioned for me to go first, the ever lovin' gentleman.

I sat down, pulled out a book, and began losing myself and the argument gone by in the folds of the woven tail. "Hmm."

I shifted my gaze to Loki only to see his eyes set right in mine. It caught me off guard to say the least. "Am I doing something wrong your highness?"

"I was merely wondering where I could get a book myself." His eyes never wavered in their fix.

"Hey JARVIS?"

"Yes miss Darcy?"

"Does Tony have a library in here? I'm not allowed to take his royal majesty out of the tower."

"Oh yes, it's on the 12th floor. He's never touched most of the books, it's simply for show."

I stood to leave, and Loki followed. Listening I could hear his feet softly padding along behind me, he wasn't making such an effort anymore. Weird. We got onto the elevator, and that's when it happened. Loki's smooth porcelain melted away to reveal a shocking blue.