Loki sat at the couch, flipping through channels to see what would be of interest to him.

All the Avengers (minus Thor), slowly rose from behind the couch, eyeballing him.

"Who's going to talk to him?" Steve whispered.

"I vote you," Clint replied.

"Loki already knows him as a goody-two-shoes. He'll just assume Steve feels pity for him," Tony spoke up. "Maybe if one of us goes out, he'll be surprised."

"So you're suggesting you go out?" Natasha asked.

"Of course not! Bruce, go talk to him." Tony pat Bruce on the back.

"I'd rather not. The other guy has a habit of...well...smashing him," Bruce muttered. "Loki would never trust me."

"It's up to you two, then," Steve glanced at Clint and Natasha.

"Tasha..." Clint gave her his puppy dog eyes.

Natasha just stared at him with a straight face.

"Alright, I'll go! Sheesh!" Clint stood up. He turned around, and took a deep breath, before walking out from behind the couch. He stood in front of the TV to get Loki's attention.

"Move, Barton." Loki held up the remote threateningly.

Clint wasn't intimidated. "Listen. We're...sorry for leaving you at Walmart."

"If I recall, you knew I was gone," Loki growled.

"Yes, but it was just to get some revenge. Now we're even," Clint smirked. "The Avengers and I were talking...and...well, we thought that we'd do something to make it up to you."

Loki raised an eyebrow. "...Really?"

"We just thought that we could...hang out or something. Y'know...show you around and...stuff..." Clint muttered, even though he honestly didn't want to go with the plan.

"...Really?" Loki repeated.

"Of course, if you don't want to..." Clint shrugged, and began to turn around.

"Wait."

Clint turned around, surprised.

Loki crossed his arms. "This isn't a trick, is it? You're not trying to get me to do something bad, just so you can tell Thor and he'll punish me?"

"No! We're just...trying to be nice!" Clint said.

Loki's expression softened. "...Really?" he repeated once more.

"Are you in or not!?" Clint was beginning to lose his patience.

"Cool it, Barton. I'm thinking." Loki thought to himself for a moment.

The Avengers peeked out at him, but when he turned around, they quickly slinked back behind the couch.

A few seconds later, Loki finally made his decision. "I'll join you in this "Midgardian bonding", but on one condition."

"What?" Clint crossed his arms.

"We won't do a shopping cart race, you guys won't ditch me, and you treat me with respect." Loki glared at him. "Also..." He looked around, making sure Thor wasn't nearby. "Do NOT bring Thor along. That brother of mine is most embarrassing to be around..."

Clint smirked. "Don't worry; he'll be staying here. You in?"

"It's not like I have anything better to do, anyway," Loki replied. The Avengers popped out from behind the couch, startling him.

"Good. Now, let's go and get this over with!" Tony declared.

Loki scowled, beginning to regret his decision. Nevertheless, he followed everyone towards the front door.

"Jarvis, make sure that Thor stays in the building. We want to surprise him," Steve said.

"Very well, sir," Jarvis replied.

"And just so he won't be alone..." Tony ran out of the room, before dragging Pepper in. "Stay here, watch Thor, and we'll be back within a couple hours or so."

"Wait—what?"

"Just keep Thor occupied. We'll be back later," Tony answered, before everyone went out the door. He dragged Loki out, who mouthed the words "HELP ME" to Pepper just before the door shut.

Pepper just stood there, confused and not knowing what the heck was going on.

"Lady Pepper!" a loud voice was heard, and Thor walked over to her. "Have you seen Loki? I cannot find my brother anywhere, and the rest of my comrades seem to be missing..." He scratched his head.

Pepper was frozen. "Well, he—I mean, they—I—oh dear..."

"So, guys...what should we do first?" Tony asked, trying to sound enthusiastic.

Crickets were the only response he got.

Natasha sighed. "There's a Starbucks around the corner. Why not go there?"

"Great idea!"

Tony led the Avengers and Loki to Starbucks, where they got their coffee.

"I've heard of this "coffee". Thor told me his mortal girlfriend showed it to him." Loki examined the coffee, holding it in front of him.

"StarbuckshasthebestcoffeeintheWORLD!" Clint shouted, a crazed look in his eyes.

"I knew I should've picked a different place..." Natasha rolled her eyes.

Tony stifled a laugh. "Go on, try it," he told Loki.

"I don't know if I want to..." Loki looked slightly disturbed at Clint, who was dancing across the room.

"Come on. It's harmless!"

"Alright..." Loki was still unsure, but brought his coffee up and took a sip.

"So? How is it?" Bruce asked.

Loki froze, and his eyes widened. "This...is surely...the drink of GODS!" He lifted the cup up and chugged it down in a matter of seconds. "May I have another?"

"Sure thing, Loks!" Tony smirked. He left the table, and just moments later, he returned with more cups of coffee.

Loki squealed with delight, taking another cup. Everyone else had another round as well.

Natasha rolled her eyes, and got up from the table. "I'll be back..." She walked away, wondering why she was the only female in the team.

After returning from the restroom, Natasha heard the sound of chanting. Wanting to know what the guys had gotten into now, she raced back to the table, pushing away people who were crowded in front of it.

"CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!"

When Natasha finally reached the table, she saw Loki drinking a GIANT coffee mug, while the crowd chanted. Clint and Tony were chanting, and even Bruce seemed to be into it, to her surprise. Steve didn't look too amused, though.

Loki triumphantly lifted the giant mug into the air after finishing it, and the crowd cheered him on.

"ANOTHER!" Loki threw the mug to the ground, a wild grin on his face.

Tony got up from the table, but was stopped by Natasha, who glared at him. "He's definitely had enough, Stark," she said.

"Hey, we're just having some fun! Look at him!" Tony pointed at Loki, who was dancing with Clint.

"She's right, Tony," Steve told him.

Tony sighed. "Alright, alright...we've been here for almost a hour, so we should head somewhere else," he admitted, although he wanted to stay. "Time to go, guys!"

Bruce walked over to them, followed by Loki and Clint, who had an arm around each other and were singing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips".

"Anyone have an aspirin?"

Natasha handed one to Clint, who held his head in pain. He took it without hesitation. "Ugh...how much coffee did I drink?"

"Heck if I know; you were pretty wired after the first cup," Tony laughed.

"I never knew...Midgardian drinks...could be so...so wonderful..." Loki said breathlessly, still calming down from the caffeine.

"Yup. Coffee is great," Tony smirked. "But wait till you see what else we have in store!"

"I can hardly wait," Natasha muttered sarcastically. She didn't want to know where the billionaire had planned for them to go next.