"What the-"
I woke up from my foggy sleep trying to figure what the actual hell is going on. The last thing I remember is the- oh yeah. The fire in my stomach. After waking up a bit more and verifying I discovered that the mysterious fire is indeed gone. In place of the pain from the fire in my torso there was now the pain of a very heavy God laying on top of me. Half naked. Wait. What?
"Hello Anthony," Loki spoke pulling me out from my daze with a smirk on his face.
"Oh, you're up finally. How are you feeling?"
That's Bruce. Who else is here then? I tried to focus my eyes to no success.
"Woohoo. Earth to Tony?"
And that is Clint. When I tried to form words, all that came out was a moan but it got the job done. Loki finally realized he was deflating my diaphragm and got off. I sucked in a harsh breath of air trying to breathe.
"Guess we know who tops now don't we?"
Aaand that was Clint again. Definitely making his presence known. Once I finally got enough air in my system that my lungs deemed appropriate enough for me to speak again I managed to breathe out, "what…happened?"
"Actually, we were hoping you could tell us. One second you are fine and the next you are passed out on the floor with convulsions. It was similar to a seizure but the electrical impulses weren't in your brain. They were in your heart."
Okay. What? I'm supposed to be a genius and I have no idea what is happening to me. The most that I understand is that it has to be something to do with Loki and his crazy Jӧtun physiology.
"Anthony, in the apartment you claimed it felt like you stomach was on fire, correct?"
I managed to nod my head without being claimed by an overwhelming sense of nausea.
"I think I've read about something similar to this in my youth. People who either do not wish for or are scared of a bond often experience immense pain when not directly in contact with their mate. When was the first time you've experienced this?"
My brain was clouded but I tried to work through the fuzziness and come up with the answer. "One week after I first saw you at the coffee shop I could feel it and then it grew worse on my drive from the office to the apartment complex and crippling on the walk up the stairs."
"If what Anthony speaks is true, then this means he is somehow rejecting the bond," Loki's face grew solemn and rejected and at the time, my foggy head couldn't figure out why.
"How long was I out?" I asked to the crowd of people.
"Just a couple of hours," Bruce must've checked his watch because there was a slight pause, "Almost three to be exact."
That response tipped something off in my head.
"Wait, how long does the third stage last?"
"It depends on how sexually active I was in the secondary stage. So this one should last a few hours. No thanks to you."
Oh.
"Loki, do you remember what we were talking about in the car?"
"Do you think me thoughtless, Anthony? Of course I remember. I also remember what I said and you have, at the most, an hour to decide what you want."
"Um, do we need to have an audience for this?" Loki seemed pissed.
"Guys, if this has something to do with Tony's health, I feel like we should all know."
"No worries Doctor. The only thing that ails Anthony is the fact that he has to spend the rest of his life with me." And with that Loki left the living room and based on the look on his face, if he could have slammed the elevator doors he would have.
Everyone's eyes slowly returned to mine after the shock of Loki's actions left their minds.
"What. The. Fuck?" Clint said ever-so gracefully.
"Yeah, Tony want to fill us in?" the suppler Steve asked.
I just looked at Pepper and went to the mini-bar and poured myself a scotch on rocks.
"In the car, Loki was explaining his 'stages of heat'. I don't know how much Thor knows," she paused waiting for an answer from the big blonde.
"The five stages? I know of them."
"Wait. Five stages? He said he had four." That brought me back to the conversation.
"My brother thinks the actual fourth one is false so he never mentions it. It goes increased scent, emotional instability, a pause, then increased sensitivity which usually makes him extremely angry because there is not many people who indulge him in compliments and flattery, and then the last one is where he can get pregnant."
"Your dude brother can get pregnant? What the fuck." I'm getting Clint a dictionary for Christmas.
"Yes. It is because of his magic. He can allow himself to get pregnant if he wishes and he can choose not to get pregnant. I think it is great that my brother will carry Man of Iron's child."
"Hold up Point Break. Loki is not carrying my child," there was a collective group of breaths being left out, "and that fourth stage, anger you said, is it possible that he is in that stage now."
"He is most certainly in that stage and I suggest you speak to him now for you only have thirty minutes or so now. I'm sure that Lady Pepper and I can answer the other's questions."
"J, where is Loki?"
"Mr. Odinson can be-"
"Don't call him that Jarvis. Call him Loki. Just Loki for now."
"Noted sir. Mr. Loki can be found in your private library."
"Weird. Thanks J."
"Knock knock. Coming in. Loki, can we have that talk now?"
"Have nothing better to do?"
"Nothing better than talking to a gorgeous, sexy God who's intelligent and wit match mine? No, I guess not."
"Make your jokes, Stark. Pretty soon I'll be leaving for Asgard."
"What jokes?"
"Very funny Stark."
"You really don't think anyone can find you sexy and gorgeous, do you? Let me just tell you that you would see yourself in a completely different light if you could look at yourself through my eyes."
"I can. I have magic. But above magic, I have knowledge and that knowledge allows me to know why you have been in pain. You do not want this. You wish that you could have a different omega. You don't want me."
"Well Einstein, maybe you don't know me as well as you thought. It isn't that I don't want this. I definitely don't want a different omega to pamper and protect. But the thing you got the most wrong is that you think I don't want you. I want you more than anything I've ever wanted. I want every part of you. I want to see you smile. I want to hear you laugh. I want to hear you moan. I want you live with me. I want to see you married to me. Loki, I even want you to carry my child, but you know what? All those things scare the crap out of me. I've obviously never been an Alpha before. What if I screw all this up? Like right now for an example. I just told you I wanted you to marry me and we haven't even gone on a date yet." I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. "Fuck."
"That is the reason for your pain if you speak the truth. You being scared of the bond is what is causing you pain. Wait. If you speak the truth then- Anthony, you would allow me to bear your child?"
"Absolutely. I never thought I would have a family because I suck at relationships and I lost hope of finding my Omega but I think I wouldn't mind having a little Stark running around. I just don't think that right now is the best time to have a kid, Loki. Like I said, we haven't even had a date yet. I barely know this side of you."
"Okay. I agree. You could be an even bigger pain than I thought after I get to know you. The problem is that I am going to have to go to Asgard for the duration of my last stage."
"No way. A few weeks in Asgard whilst in the most intense part of your heat? Unprotected? Not a chance."
"It will cause both of us pain from being apart so long but if we are near each other, even on the same realm, we will seek each other out and inevitably mate and I would no doubt get pregnant. In Asgard, time passes slower so I will only be gone for a few Midgardian days but I will be in Asgard for a few weeks."
"So you will be in pain for a few weeks? No Loki. We can figure something else out."
"No Anthony. I have about five minutes to arrive in Asgard and lock myself in my room. I must leave now. I am sorry but this is what has to happen." And with that he got up and left the room, probably to go up on the roof to call that weird guy Thor always screams at the sky. Who knows? Those Asgardians are fucked up man.