I have one thing to say and one thing only: Holycrapguysthanksforthelove . My stories aren't even that good but I'm so honoured for all the love. 3

Thor woke up every morning at 6. His routine was Shower, Eat, and then jog for an hour. On this Saturday morning, it was no different. He dressed for his run and walked into the kitchen were a half asleep Jane was staring at her cereal.

"Good morning, Jane!" the male bellowed, ducking his head into the fridge. "Are you going running with me?" to this, Jane looked in her friend's direction and sniffed.

"I think I'll skip it… Almost positive I have a cold coming on," she groaned. "Have fun though." Thor grabbed an apple out of the fridge and began to wash it off in the sink.

"Not good. Well, feel better. On my way back I'll get soup from the grocery store," the blond male promised as he bit into the apple. "Need anything else?" Jane looked thoughtful at this and looked at her cereal.

"Umm. We don't have eggs. I didn't get around to buying some ever since we made that cake. Oh! Make sure you get detergent. The sale started yesterday." she reminded the taller of the two. Thor leaned against the counter and took another bite of his apple.

"Alright. Eggs and detergent. That it?" he questioned, watching Jane pluck a tissue out of the box beside her, sneezing into it. "Attractive."

"Oh baby, you know it," she rolled her eyes and threw the tissue towards the garbage, missing completely. She cursed and got up, walking over to put the tissue in its rightful place. "Now that you mention it… I could use more tissue. It's not on sale, but hey, I can pay you back."

"No need. You helped me on Thursday," he waved her off and finished his apple. "Eggs, detergent, and tissue. Got it." Thor smiled and ruffled the brunet's hair after throwing the apple core in the small compost bin under the sink.

"Just go!" she laughed, slapping the big hand away. Thor signalled her a thumbs up and left their shared apartment. He made his way down the hall towards the elevator and sighed as he pushed the down arrow.

'How am I even supposed to ask Loki? What if he says no?' the blond thought, his eyebrows furrowing. 'This is stupid! Why am I so worried? If he says no, he says no… Ugh, what am I thinking? If he says no I'll be destroyed. I'm pathetic.' Thor rubbed his temples as the elevator dinged open. Before he could look up, an exasperated sigh sounded off.

"Is it too much to ask to not see you for one day?" the tone sour. The blond's eyes fell on Loki, who was dressed in similar attire as himself. A smile broke over the older one's face as he walked into the elevator.

"Good morning, Loki." the taller of the two smiled. The pale skinned male raised an eyebrow and shook his head slightly.

"… Good morning, Thor," he sighed, crossing his arms over his chest. "Of course you would be the jogging type."

"Of course! Jane got me into it, but I find it relaxing," Thor replied, watching Loki intently. Said male rolled his eyes and walked off of the elevator as it opened to the main lobby. Thor followed, quickening his pace to walk next the dark haired man. "I was wondering…" he began, earning a glance from Loki.

"Wondering what?" the younger of the two asked, a small spark of interest in his vivid green eyes. Thor smiled and looked ahead.

"If you maybe wanted to go running together. I mean, it's okay if it's something you do alone because everyone has that thing they like doing by their self and I don't want to impose." the blond blabbered, opening the door for Loki. The pale skinned man walked through the door, Thor following after him. He stopped out front of the apartment and looked up at nervous blue eyes.

"If you promise to stop with the banter," Loki began, looking away. "I suppose I would not mind having a running partner." to this, Thor beamed and clapped loudly.

"Great!" he said as Loki jogged past him.

"Come on then!" he called back. Thor looked at the younger's man butt, hugged by tight running shorts. "And stop looking at my ass!"

"I was not!" Thor argued, but ran to catch up with Loki quickly. He slowed to a jog when he caught up to said man.

"Mmhmm." the shorter of the two nodded. "Whatever you say. Now jog, no talking." he commanded and looked ahead. As much as Thor wanted to say something, the little voice in his head warned him to get on Loki's good side. If he wanted the younger to warm up to him at all, he would have to play it his way, not his own.

'Jog now, ask later.' Thor smiled, looking ahead.

"I will admit one thing," Loki began, breathing heavily once they had finished their jog, which had stretched to almost two hours. "You do not whine like my sister." he said easily. Thor took a deep breath and smiled brightly.

"Well, thank you, I guess," the blond chuckled as they walked past the parking lot of a grocery store. "Ah! Are you busy today?" the older of the two asked as he stopped walking. Loki stopped as well and turned to look at Thor.

"Not really, no," the dark haired male replied. "Why?" to this, the taller of them took a deep breath before continuing.

"Do you mind if we stop by the grocery store? Jane is sick and I have to pick up eggs, detergent, and tissue for her. It will be quick." Thor vowed, watching his new running partner anxiously. Said male looked thoughtful before shrugging his narrow shoulders.

"I suppose we could do that," he nodded, amused by the bright smile that followed. "It does not take much to get you excited, does it, Odinson?" he smirked and began walking across the parking lot with him. Thor laughed and retied his hair quickly.

"I guess not. So, if you aren't busy after that, if I gave you a chance to shower and such, would you oppose to me taking you for coffee?" Thor asked as the approached the grocery store. Loki blinked and quickly looked ahead. He said nothing in return as they entered the store, conflicted on how to answer.

'It couldn't hurt. It's not a date or anything,' Loki thought, watching Thor grab a basket to put his items in. 'Then why are you so nervous to answer?' the voice in his head remarked, causing him to hold his breath before letting it out in a long sigh. "I would not oppose to that. As long as you pay." he sniffed, trying to act as even as possible. Thor grinned and felt his stomach flutter with butterflies at Loki's answer.

"Excellent. How about, three?" he asked, looking at his watch to see it was only about eight in the morning. Loki nodded and followed Thor as he made his way to the eggs.

"Sounds good," the pale skinned male agreed. Thor looked back at him and smiled a smile so honest and caring it almost shattered Loki's cool façade. Green eyes shifted away, but made their way back as Thor looked away, grabbing a carton of eggs. 'This man will be the end of me.' he thought, his eyebrows furrowing. However, deep down, Loki knew he did not mind as much as he led on.

After about twenty minutes and several more items than needed, Thor finally seemed satisfied with what he had.

"Alright, I think that's It." the older of the two men said thoughtfully. Loki looked at basket of things and smirked slightly.

"That is not just eggs, detergent, and tissue." the younger mused, watching Thor wave him off.

"She'll appreciate it in the long run."

"Hmm, if you say so," Loki shook his head. "Are you always like this?" he asked.

"Like what?"

"Unorganized. When I go shopping, I make a list and I stick by it. You go in with a purpose and end up spending more. Really, it is more efficient that way." Loki scolded softly, earning a loud laugh from Thor.

"You sound like my mother."

"Fabulous." Loki answered sarcastically.

"If it helps," Thor chuckled as they made their way to one of the lines, which at almost eight-thirty in the morning, weren't that long. "I like my mom a lot. It's my father you would be insulted to be compared to."

"Not close to him?" Loki asked. Thor looked absent-mindedly at a gossip magazine and sighed.

"Not really. He wants me to be a business tycoon and I'd rather not be in that," Thor explained. "I always hated the job he had." Loki frowned when he saw Thor's features give way to sadness. The expression made him uncomfortable.

"Why is that?"

"When I was little, my father would come home from work and just yell at my mother for little things. It was if she was the stress ball for him to squeeze and it always unnerved me. I'd always think, 'Why does he do that? I would never talk to the one I love like that.' and my mom always took it. There is no excuse for it. Mores ways to relieve stress." the older of the two answered as he placed the items on the little conveyer belt. Loki listened and sighed, thinking back to what he had said last night. Guilt gnawed at the pit of his stomach as he closed his eyes. Had he really said such things to his sister? The man in front of him was deserving interest and Loki knew it. Deep down he knew that Thor was the type that would give him everything he wanted, but the emotional walls Loki had put up wouldn't let the older man in so easily. Hard-headedness gave way and Loki shook his head of such negative thoughts which caused him such guilt.

"Everyone has baggage," Loki agreed, as the person ahead of them finished paying for their things. "You aren't alone." he finished, his eyes opening to look directly into Thor's wide baby blues.

"You mean you-"

"Pay attention. You have to pay." Loki cut in, gesturing to the young female smiling expectantly at Thor. The taller of the two blinked, but begrudgingly began talking to the girl as she rang in his purchases. Loki watched him and for once in his life, he was scared. Scared of the walls he put up for he knew someone had finally come along that meant to knock every last one down.

"Jane!" Thor shouted as he slammed the door, one of the portraits next to him falling off of the wall and crashing to the floor. "... Oops."

"Seriously?" Jane asked as she shuffled out of the kitchen, staring at the broken frame of her and Darcy, Jane's best friend. "We have to talk about this door slamming." to this, Thor gave her a sheepish smile.

"I can't help it! I'm so excited!" he boomed, walking quickly into the kitchen. "Guess who I ran into?" he yelled from the other room. Jane sniffled and rubbed her aching forehead. She knew she should have had that second cup of coffee.

"You are cleaning that mess up," the brunette scolded. "But I don't know... Loki?" she guessed, rolling her eyes as she slowly walked back into the kitchen. Thor placed the groceries on the counter then looked back at Jane, shocked.

"Sometimes I think you have ESP." the blond muttered, surprised she knew him so well. Jane sighed and collapsed into the chair she had seldom moved from since she awoke that morning.

"Not really. It doesn't take a genius to know that you're in love with the guy and you've known him for three days. That and nothing would excite you more. Unless you won a year supply of Pop Tarts," the female deduced. "And based on the likelihood of either, Loki is the better guess."

"I suppose that makes sense," Thor said thoughtfully as he began to unpack the groceries. "I can't help it Jane."

"I know, I know. You see a seemingly lost cause and you instantly want to fix it. Added bonus that he's mysterious, handsome, and elegant. Every girls dream," Jane drawled, blowing into one of her last tissues. Thor sighed softly and opened a can of soup for his roommate, pouring it into the pot he grabbed from one of the many bottom cupboards. "Do I need to call for a Tony intervention?"

"No!" Thor protested, whirling around, pot in hand. "No Tony. Please no Tony."

"Fine... Alright, go on with what you were going to say. I doubt just seeing the guy would make you this happy. If it was, I don't care what you say, I'm calling Stark." Jane said pointedly, too tired to deal with her love struck friend. Thor chuckled uneasily and placed the pot on one of the burner, turning the dial to a four before turning back to face Jane.

"Alright, so you know how I went for a run this morning?"

"Vaguely. I was conked out on Gravol to be honest." Jane admitted.

"I didn't know this. You should've gotten rest. Anyway, I met up with Loki on the elevator and he agreed to go jogging with me!" Thor explain, beaming the whole time. Jane looked up from her tissue box and rolled her eyes.

"So I've been replaced by a boy? I thought the bros before hos applied to us too," Jane mocked before sneezing into another tissue. She looked at Thor, who seemed frustrated with her cutting in. "Okay, sorry. Go on."

"I assure you he hasn't replaced my Jane," Thor vowed. "Regardless, we went jogging and then he went grocery shopping with me. I asked him if he wanted to go for coffee this afternoon and he agreed! Isn't that great?" the male of duo asked, grinning. Jane smiled at this and clapped twice.

"Wow, I'm impressed, Thor. Are you going to ask him to Tony's charity ball?" she asked. Thor bit his bottom lip at this, his eyes showing how nervous he really was.

"I don't know. I really want to get on his good side, but he clearly hates Tony. I just want to show him I'm worth it," Thor answered, turning around to stir the pot. "That I'm worth his time." to this, Jane sighed and snapped. Thor turned at the sound, his eyes falling upon an angry Jane.

"First of all, Thor. Stop acting so pathetic!" she demanded. "You know you are worth that snob's time. It's so obvious he just puts up walls so no one sees that fluffy caring side of him. You gotta man up and knock down every fucking wall that guy put up." Thor stared at his friend, his jaw slack at her sudden outburst.

"Wow Jane. That's great advice."

"Want even better advice? The soup is smoking." Jane mused, coughing into her hand as Thor cursed, turning around and attending to the smoking liquid.

Thor knocked on the door of apartment 1207, believing he had never been so nervous in his life. He heard the same curses followed by the 'one second' and took a deep breath, exhaling loudly. This was it, the only chance he had to show Loki he was worth it. Worth just one chance. The door swung open to reveal Loki's sister, dressed in short shorts and a tight blue tank top, all of it splattered with lime green paint.

"Thor? I wasn't expecting. I'm kind of painting my room… Is Jane here too?" Lekný questioned, peering into the hallway. Thor laughed and rubbed the back of his head.

"She's actually sick."

"Awe, poor thing. Anyway, what brings you here?" she asked before they both heard someone clearing their throat. Lekný looked back and Thor looked up to see Loki standing about ten feet behind his sister.

"We are going out." Loki said simply, stuffing his hands into his black dress pants. Lekný blinked, shock apparent on her features.

"Umm… Okay?" she managed to say, too confused to add anything else. Thor looked the male in front of him up and down, smiling slightly.

"Shall we?" Loki asked as his sister went to lay down, needing time to think. He walked over to Thor and looked up. 'Please.' he mouthed as he grabbed his jacket off of the coat rack. The older of the two nodded and stepped out of the apartment, watching the dark haired male carefully as he closed the door after him. "Alright, where to?"

"Well, actually, I know this amazing spot my friend Natasha showed me," Thor explained as they walked towards the elevators. "It's called the Middle Spoon. It's a dessert bar and they do serve coffee." he mentioned, smiling. Loki raised an eyebrow and smiled ever so slightly.

"Hmm, sounds good to me," the younger of the duo agreed as Thor pushed the down arrow. "I suppose I should apologize for what happened on Thursday. You did nothing wrong. I simply had something to attend to." to this, Thor chuckled and watched Loki enter the elevator.

"No need to apologize, but thank you anyway. No hard feelings." the blond male replied kindly once entering the elevator. The doors slid closed and Loki sighed softly, nodding.

"You are kind. Almost too kind." the dark haired man mused, his eyes locking with Thor's.

"Not always. I am kind to people who deserve it." Thor argued lightly, smiling the whole time. Loki smirked at this, keeping eye contact like he had two nights prior.

"Then there is no point in being kind to me."

"Actually, there is," the older laughed as the elevator dinged off on the main level, the doors sliding open. They both exited and Loki sneered. "Hey, stop sneering and smirking. It's true. I bet there is a fun loving Loki under there somewhere."

"What makes one think that, Odinson?" he asked, straightening his posture as Thor opened the door for him. He thanked the older and braced the cool autumn air.

"Your eyes. They show something wild that contrasts with the rest of you, which seems to want nothing but formalities," Thor answered, watching Loki shiver. "I hope you know I don't care what you are or aren't." to this, Loki stopped walking. The blond stopped and turned to see vivid green eyes stirring with hidden intentions.

"You don't?"

"Not at all!" Thor defended, walking over. He stopped in front of the shorter male and sighed. "You should be yourself around everyone. Hiding isn't worth it. Pretending isn't worth it. Yet, if you can't do it, just know its safe with me. I'd never do anything to jeopardize you." the older vowed, watching Loki struggle to say something. When nothing came out, green eyes shot up to lock with bright blue.

"… You are something," was all the man in front of Thor could say, dare to say. "Thank you." he added after a minute of silence.

"You're welcome," Thor answered, smiling. "Let's get going, though. I don't want you to freeze." he laughed, earning a small smile from the pale skinned male.

"Alright."

To both of the men's surprise, the night went well. The dessert bar was busy, but they managed to get a small both in the bottom floor, which was less noisy than the top. Once Thor got Loki out of small talk, he learned the younger loved to talk. He learned about the travelling Loki had done and where he had gone to University. Thor had told him about his distant family and his older brother Balder, who yet distant, was living in New York as well.

"So you can imagine my surprise when I finally found her," Loki recalled, a smile finally evident on his features. "She had a tattoo she could not explain and hair so pink she resembled a flamingo." Thor laughed at this, glad the dark haired male finally opened somewhat.

"Sounds like London was fun."

"Oh yes. Tonnes," Loki laughed as well, his eyes sparkling with good mood. "As soon as we got back to California, she demanded a hair colouring from her hair dresser who was booked up solid."

"Did she have to wait?" Thor asked, amused as he took a drink of his cocktail.

"Lekný and wait should never be used in the sentence," Loki defended as he took a bite of his cheesecake. "She somehow managed to get into see him that day. Something to do with being the daughter of a billionaire banker." he smirked. Thor grinned and watched the other man intently, hung on every word that spilled from his thin lips.

"She seems like a great sibling."

"Oh, she is. I do not know what I would do without her," he amended, nodding as he took a drink of his cocktail. "This place really is quite amazing, Thor. Thank you for taking me."

"No need for thanks. I'm just glad you agreed to coming," the blond replied. "However, I was wondering…"

"You do a lot of that, I can see." the younger of the two mocked lightly.

"Perhaps. Anyway, I was wondering if you were free next Saturday." Thor inquired, smiling brightly.

"I cannot foresee me doing anything," Loki replied, smiling slyly now. "Why?"

"There is a charity ball that is going on next Saturday and I was wondering if it was your thing. It's formal wear and they are always quite fun when I go." the older explained.

"I did not know that you were into formal events," Loki mused. "Who is holding it?"

"Well, Tony-"

"Stark?" Loki asked, his frigid demeanour returning. Thor sighed and shook his head.

"He doesn't want any quarrel. I barely see anything of him when these events are hosted by him! I know you would love it." Thor vowed, his eyes pleading. The dark haired male sighed, the frigidness melting away.

"I do not know."

"I really want you to consider it. It's a great event and it goes towards the building of a well in Mali, Africa." the older of the two assured. Loki furrowed his eyebrows and looked at his bubbling cocktail.

'Want… Nobody has really wanted me to go to anything with them, besides Lekný,' the former business tyrant thought. 'It will not be that bad. He seems to genuinely care,' he snapped out of his thoughts and nodded. "Alright, why not? It sounds like it would be fun." to this, Thor beamed and sat back, relaxing his posture.

"Excellent. It's a date," the blond exclaimed, then blinked. "You know, not date date, but date as in-"

"Thor, shut up," Loki said hurriedly. "Date date it is." he smiled ever so slightly. Thor bit his lip to contain his excitement and nodded.

"Wow. Okay. Awesome!" Thor muttered happily, watching Loki finish off his cocktail.

"Indeed." Loki agreed, knowing Thor had just knocked down one of the many walls.

The two men stumbled out of the cab laughing, the cool air not seeming to affect them in the least. Loki leaned against Thor as they walked onto the large pull through outside their apartment. The blond wrapped an arm around an equally tipsy Loki, holding him tight around the waist.

"This has been the most fun I've had in a while!" Loki exclaimed as they made their way to the front doors to the lobby.

"I'm honoured to be a part of that, Loki." Thor smiled and struggled with the keys to the front doors. Loki rolled his eyes and laughed, plucking the keys from the older man's palms.

"You are too drunk for that."

"As are you."

"Well," Loki smirked and unlocked the door, pushing it open. "At least I can open the door." he teased and sauntered into the quiet lobby. Thor smirked and took the keys out of the door, following the young male.

"Ten points for you then." the taller of the duo chuckled as Loki pushed the up arrow. The elevators opened at once as they were rarely used at one in the morning. The two men piled in and leaned against each other after hitting their respected floors.

"Thank you for everything," the younger smiled, his dark hair falling out of its pulled back style. "I can be quite difficult to handle."

"You're worth it," Thor replied as the elevator stopped at third floor. "Well, this is where I gotta get off. I'll talk you soon?" he asked. Loki leaned against the closest rail and clicked his tongue.

"You know, you don't have to get off here. You could spend the night with me." Loki smirked; earning a shocked looked in return.

"I think I like that idea better than seeing you soon." Thor smiled as the younger man hit the close button.

"So glad you agree, Odinson."