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CH 3- Take It All Away
Tony found himself, for some reason, running to the bedroom of the god with great anxiety. He shouldn't be worried about Loki. If anything he should be furious. There was that whole take over the world, throw people out windows escapade, and then he had crash landed at the tower with no forewarning.
But for some reason, there was a great sense of empathy in Tony's being, like he could relate, which was crazy, right? He couldn't possibly have a connection with a crazy god. But there was no denying that there was something that made it impossible Stark to hate Loki. And he would never admit it out loud, but Loki hadn't left his mind since he arrived here.
In his haste, Tony slammed his arm against a decorative vase, creating a loud shatter and a whispered 'damnit.' He looked up, noticing he was now in front of the room where the dilemma was. There was concern, and a bit of guilt still floating around from earlier, as Tony approached the door. He was going to feel so stupid if this was some silly joke. Loki hadn't looked in condition to be acting like a devious prankster, but it wasn't eliminated from the possibilities. He was the trickster after all. But when he entered the room, he wasn't prepared for what he saw.
Sure, he had read about what frost giants were. He knew what they were supposed to be like, to look like, and to act like. But this wasn't what he expected. His mind had never made the connection between the blue demons and the pale, black haired Norse god.
Not that he looked bad; this appearance of his was, in a way, quite beautiful. His skin was painted a deep blue color with intricate swirls and designs twisting around the revealed flesh.
His eyes pierced into Tony, green replaced with a deep, haunting, red. "Get out," he heard Loki whisper with a strange intensity. And if Tony didn't know any better, he'd say Loki was trembling. Tony also wasn't one for following orders if the past showed everything. He walked closer to the bedside, the death glare still driving into him, as he came to sit next to the bed Loki was in. Damn, it was cold. His AI had been correct in detecting some sort of issue, because it was no warmer than ten degrees in here.
"Are you happy now Stark, now that you can gawk at the hideous beast without fear?" The words made Tony cringe at the words that were shot at him with a sharp tongue. He knew he deserved them. Before the god's arrival, Tony had to admit, he hadn't really thought of him as having feelings. He was hell-bent on power, crazy, and uncaring about everything. He hadn't thought there was something else. The man in front of him looked so broken, so deeply scarred. Tony would know, it had happened to him before.
"What in the world are you talking about? How is this hideous?" Tony gave himself for props for at least trying, comfort and kindness had never been his forte. He was trying to refrain from quick words that could easily come across as hurtful.
"Do not jest with me, man of iron. I am a monster, you have said it yourself. I'm a monster that's not even good enough for the monsters. I'm doomed for failure." He looked so dejected. Tony studied the man in front of him, the emblems that coated blue toned skin and led to glowing red eyes that looked so bogged down with emotions that Tony couldn't even begin to comprehend them, "I've been told plenty how horrid I am during my imprisonment. Every shred of dignity was stolen. Do you really think yourself great enough to rid me of those memories? To take it all away?" Loki didn't look frightening at this moment, more intriguing.
"Well," the iron man said, barely above a whisper, " if anyone could think to do it, it would be me." Tony, for some reason, felt an urge at that moment to reach out and stroke Loki's cheek.
But before his hand could make contact, Loki muttered, emotionless, "Don't touch me. It'll burn." Tony didn't jolt the hand but merely lowered it slowly to rest on his lap. Then, to Loki's surprise, Tony lay down next to him, a smug grin visible on his face.
"What's got you smiling so rudely, Stark?" Loki questioned, somewhat aghast, edging further away from the man who had so thoughtlessly invaded his personal space.
"You're not all that threatening, you know that right?"
"I could still crush you."
"Whatever you say Loki-dokey" As much as the god tried to hide it, Tony saw the faint smile that displayed itself on Loki's face for a mere second. "But we will not be having these death threats floating around while you're in my building."
Loki's eyes widened, realizing the implications of the words. "Are you saying that I may reside in your dwelling?"
"Yeah, you can stay here, at least till you're fully healed. I've needed someone I can match wits with."
"But what of that group of yours? Will they not think it a problem?"
"They're out at the moment, and they don't need to know anything now. My personal life is none of their beeswax. Consider yourself a resident of Stark Towers. Keep your mind on and pop music out, and you should to do just fine."
"Thank… thank you Stark."
"Don't mention it… No, scratch that you owe me for this. It always makes me feel a bit devious when people owe me things… Now if you'll excuse me, I have a pillow calling my name." Tony strutted out of the room, proud of himself that the interaction had gone far better than expected. As the door closed behind Tony, Loki settled back into his own bed, no longer trying to conceal the grin creeping across his face.
At least, for now, he felt safe.
I hope you have enjoyed :) I have planned a story arc for this story, yay! Tom Milsom released a new album recently which has made me inexplicably happy. Also I've fallen in love with Yugioh abridged, especially Marik. Hmmm, Marik and Loki… Maybe I do crave subjugation… I will be gone for the next week at band camp so I will unfortunately not be able to update in that time. When I get back, I will update I promise. Oh if you go to the youtube channel littleblackneko1 it's my channel and I have posted some avengers related things if youre interested. Please continue to review, favorite, and alert. I love you guys!
