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None of the avengers woke until late afternoon. Loki was the first to wake up. He turned to Thor and found him still sleeping soundly so he quietly moved around the room and took a fast shower. He checked to make sure he did not wake his brother then slipped out of the room. He went down to the kitchen and after a few tries, figured out how to work the coffee maker. He poured himself a cup of the steaming hot liquid and sat down at the table. He was so lost in his thoughts that he did not notice Pepper enter the room until she sat down next to him and said good morning. Loki jumped slightly but thankfully prevented the coffee from spilling all over the place. After his heart beat slowed back down he said, "Good morning Ms. Potts. Although I believe it is actually more like good afternoon at this point. How are you?"

Pepper found it amusing that she managed to sneak up on a god but kept her amusement to herself. "Yes, it is kind of late, but that's ok. Everyone deserves a day to sleep in every once in a while. And I'm doing well today Loki how are you? You feeling better?"

Loki liked this woman. She was kind and considerate but strong and stubborn when needed. She reminded him of his mother. "I'm am feeling much better. Thank you Ms. Potts."

Pepper was very impressed by Loki's manners. She assumed everyone from Asgard acted as Thor did. She was glad she was wrong. "Happy to hear. And please Loki. Call me Pepper. You don't need to be formal around here. Everyone prefers being called by their first name. Using our last names makes us feel old." Loki chuckled at her small attempt at humor and that made her feel good. He looked like he could use some more laughter in his life. She stood up and got herself and Loki another cup of coffee and started another pot. She heard someone stumbling down the stairs and sighed. "Oh no, looks like Tony's up."

Loki looked at her with confusion. "You do not seem happy about this. Are you and Tony quarreling?"

"No, he just isn't an easy person to deal with when he's hungover." She looked at the coffee pot and mumbled. "We're gonna need a lot more coffee." She went to the other coffee pot on the counter and prepared another pot.

Loki was not sure why they needed so much of the bitter beverage. Surely one person could not drink that much. He was proven wrong when Tony stumbled in still half awake and took the already made pot of coffee and started to drink straight from the pot. Loki watched with a look of shear disgust on his face. He had never seen someone do something like that before. He turned away, no longer able to stand the sight before him. He laughed when he heard Pepper yell at Tony for acting like this when they have guests. Tony just mumbled in response and searched for more coffee. When he had his fill he left the room to get dressed. Pepper followed him, leaving Loki once again alone with his thoughts. The quiet did not last more than ten minutes before he heard heavy footsteps that could that could only belong to one person.

"Brother! I am glad to see you awake and looking much better. Did you sleep well?" Thor said when he entered and saw Loki sitting by himself sipping the substance known as coffee.

Loki looked up at Thor. "I slept just fine Thor. Will we be departing today? I would very much like to go home." Loki waited for Thor to respond. His brother appeared to be stalling. Loki was unsure of the reason but took a shot at guessing. "If this is about Jane, I promise we can come back and visit brother. Now that we have the tesseract it will be much easier to get here."

Thor tried to come up with a reason to stay that wouldn't require him to tell Loki that he was to worried about him to let him go home to the things that would keep him from healing. Then Loki spoke of Jane and assumed that was the reason he was hesitant to leave. As much as he wanted to see Jane and keep Loki here while he healed, he knew he was being selfish and to over protective. "You're right brother, it is time we go home. I'm sure mother and father are dieing to see you. I know mother is going to cry and never let you go. She has missed her baby since you've been gone."

Loki's cheeks turned bright red when Thor spoke of his mother still calling him her baby. Loki finished his coffee and stood up. He placed his hand on Thor's shoulder. "I am very happy to be going home brother. We will leave after we have said a proper goodbye to our new companions and after you've had a chance to spend some time with Jane."

Thor's eyes lit up and he nodded in approval of Loki's plan. "Thank you for your patience brother. Will you join me on my visit? I would love to introduce you to Jane. I am certain you two would get along."

Loki was filled with happiness when he saw the excitement In Thor's eyes. "No Thor, I would just get in the way of your short time together. Don't worry about me. Perhaps Tony knows of a place I can go and read. I would quite enjoy reading a Midgardian book."

Tony and Pepper chose that precise moment to re-enter the room and Tony managed to catch the end of their conversation. "I have a library upstairs. You're more than welcome to read any of the books in there while Thor's getting himself a happy ending." Pepper smacked Tony on the head for his inappropriate comment and Tony winced. "What? You trying to tell me that's not what's going to happen when they see each other after all this time? If that's not the first thing they do then there is definitely something wrong with either one of them or both of them."

Thor was confused but Loki caught on and started laughing. This was how the rest of the group found them. Steve walked up to Loki. "I guess we missed a good joke guys." Tony explained why Loki was laughing and Thor being confused just added to the humor.

Soon Thor was the only one not laughing. He was growing tired of hearing their laughter. "Loki, I am not fond of this joke. Would you please explain what is so funny?" Loki stopped laughing and explained it the best he could. It was Thor's turn to blush. He shoved Loki when his laughter started up again. "That should not be the subject of a joke." Thor watched as everyone's laughter subsided. He smiled. He sometimes enjoyed being intimidating. "I am going to wash up and then I am taking my leave. I will return before dark. Behave yourself Loki." Thor turned and left.

As soon as they all heard Thor upstairs they all broke out into ridiculous bouts of laughter. Loki was clutching his stomach and leaning against the wall, Tony sat in a chair, Clint was leaning against a wall, Bruce and Steve were on the floor and Pepper and Natasha were giggling by the kitchen counter. They all calmed down eventually and Tony offered to make breakfast for everyone.

Loki politely refused the offer but the only response he received was Tony pushing him onto a chair and telling him to stay or he was tyeing him to the chair. He didn't argue further in the fear that Tony's threat was not a joke. Tony put a plate of eggs in front of everyone and told them to dig in. Loki had to admit, the eggs did smell good. He picked up his fork and dug in. He was relieved that the eggs tasted as good as they smelled. He quickly ate his fill and brought his plate to the sink and rinsed it off. "Thank you. The meal was most delightful. Would you mind directing me to your library?" Tony told him he was glad he liked breakfast, gave him his directions and told him to holler if he needed anything. "Again, thank you. You're kindness knows no limits." He bowed his head to everyone and left the room.

When he left Clint turned to Tony. "How's he doing? It can't be easy for him to be around all of us right now."

Tony sighed. "I don't know. I think he's dealing. Why don't you make good on your offer to talk to him today before he leaves. Maybe talking in the library will help. Books seem to make him feel safe."

Clint nodded. "I'll let him have some time alone then I'll go up there."

Tony took another bite of eggs and swallowed. "So, how did Fury take to Loki going from our biggest problem to our newest member? I can only imagine there was a weapons discharge. Especially when you threatened him Clint."

Natasha laughed. "Actually, he did take it pretty well. We had to prove it with some video feed we had from your camera. It wasn't much but it was enough to convince him. He seemed interested in talking to Loki but we told him we didn't think Thor would allow that and you already know how Clint took it. He said he would back off but I'm not sure he'll actually stick to his word."

Pepper turned to Tony. "I wonder what he would want to talk to Loki about. I hope he didn't think he could interrogate him. That would be awful for Loki."

Bruce agreed. "Yeah, Fury probing him for information is the last thing Loki's mind needs. He's been messed with enough to last him a lifetime."

Tony agreed with everything they said and planned to discuss it with Thor when he got back. The group went back to eating their meal in silence. Each one of them thinking of their new member. Worried about the events to come.

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