Soulmates. The word that everybody's life revolves around. Yours is a Norse God named Loki. Some people, like your brother, Clint, hate the fact, other people, like Tony, think you two make the cutest couple ever. After the Battle of New York, everybody is moving into the newly renamed Avengers Tower. You just hope you live through the experience.

It had been about a week since Tony's party and your nightmares had decided to come back. You hadn't had any since you had met Loki, maybe it has to do with the whole soulmate thing, but you weren't sure. This particular nightmare was a bad one, it was the one where you couldn't save that little girl. You were on a mission with Clint, Natasha, and a younger group of superheroes that S.H.I.E.L.D. was training, The Amazing Amigos, is what they called themselves.

You were in a Middle Eastern country, you were currently tailing a guy in all black. Then, it all went bad, he saw you, and then he grabbed a small girl, who was about 8. Then he pointed a gun at her head. Apparently that was happening to everybody, because there was suddenly a huge wave of talking on the intercoms.

"The guy I'm tailing just grabbed a kid! No, wait don't shoot!" you heard one of the Amigos say, you think it was Howler.

"No, please don't shoot, I won't move." There was a gun shot, "No!" Then, there was another gun shot. "There's a kid down, Awesome-Sauce, I need your help!" That was Four Seasons.

"I'm on my way."

"I'm trying to get into their minds, but they have some kind of block on them!" said Mistress Mentalist

Your attention went back to the child and man in front of you "Ne marchez pas tout pres! Si vous le faites, je vais tirer! Ne pas demander de l'aide, non plus!

Luckily, you knew French, so you knew he was saying 'Don't step any closer! If you do I'll shoot! Don't call for help, either' You had no idea what to do, you knew you shouldn't call for help but you had to. "Таша! Мне нужно резервное копирование! Как прямо сейчас!" You really hoped the guy couldn't speak Russian.

But, of course he could, "Est-ce que vous appelez pour la sauvegarde?" he asked

"Non!" you cried, "S'il vous plaît! Ne pas tirer sur elle!" Then, there was a gunshot. The small girl fell limp in his arms. He dropped her and ran off. Then, you screamed.

You woke up, screaming and sweating. You sat up and tried to calm yourself down. 'That wasn't your fault! There was nothing you could have done!' you told yourself. You grabbed the glass of water that was sitting on your nightstand. You really hoped no one heard that. The last thing you need was Clint or Nat coming in, you told them the nightmares had gone away. Then, your door opened.

"(Y/N)? I heard you scream. Are you alright?" asked a voice

You looked to see what time it was and saw it was 8:00 in the morning. Great, everyone heard that. "I'm fine," you replied.

"No, your not," you heard another voice, "We're coming in!" And with that, in came your brother and Loki.

"What happened? Love, please tell us," says Loki

"I...I had another nightmare," you said.

"I thought you said they went away?" said Clint. At the same time Loki said, "Another one?"

"I thought they did! I don't know! They came back two days ago!" you responded

"What was it about?" asks Loki

"The one with the little girl..." you said quietly

"That wasn't your fault, (Y/N). You know that," says Clint.

"I know! But, I could of stopped it!" you start crying softly.

"Hey, (Y/N), don't cry. It's okay," Loki pulled you into a hug. You accepted the hug and tucked your head into his chest.

"I'm going to go tell the guys your okay. They got really worried when they heard you scream. Steve wanted to suit up and charge into your room." says Clint, he then leaves the room.

After about five minutes of you and Loki just sitting there, J.A.R.V.I.S. spoke, "Miss Barton, Master Loki, I do hate to interrupt, but Mr. Barton requests that both of you come down to the common room. You don't need to get dressed in proper attire, your nightclothes are fine."

You uncurl yourself from Loki, "Well, let's go," you wipe your eyes and head to the elevator

The first thing that was said to you was by Tony, who obviously didn't hear your scream, he was probably in the lab. "Hey, Junior G-man! Why the sad face?"

Immediately after he said that, he was met by shaking heads and death glares. "What? I just asked a question!" said Tony

You ignored Tony and sat in between Clint and Natasha, resting your head on Nat's shoulder. "Is anyone going to tell me what's going on?" asked Tony.

"Well," says Bruce, "From (Y/N)'s symptoms, it would seem she had a very bad nightmare."

Tony's face immediately fell, "(Y/N), I'm sorry, I didn't know."

"Well that's a first," remarks Clint, "He's never apologized to anyone before, " he turned to you, "You must be special."

You mumble something inaudible and bury you head deeper into Nat's shoulder. Natasha puts an arm around you and pulls you into a hug, "Все в порядке, дорогая. Это не твоя вина."

"We have a proposition to make," says Steve.

"Who's we?" asks Tony

"Me, Clint, Nat, and Thor," replies Steve, "We think, based on (Y/N)'s nightmares and Clint's suggestion. That anyone in the tower should be able to get a pet. Like maybe a dog, or a cat, or something like that. They might help remind people of home, or help with nightmares."

You lifted your head from Natasha's shoulder and look at Steve.

Tony immediately cried out "Absolutely not! I don't want wild animals running around my tower!"

You turn to look at Tony and give him a pouty face and puppy dog eyes. "Please!"

Tony's face softens a little, but he still refuses, "No! They will disrupt our work! Right, Bruce!" Bruce stays silent, "Bruce?"

"I kind of want a fish..." replies Bruce.

"Am I the only one who thinks this idea is stupid?" asks Tony. The room stays silent. "Fine! But if something gets destroyed it's your fault!"

You jump up a run over to Tony. You pull him into a big hug. At first he has no idea what to do, so he looks at Clint. Clint motions for him to hug you back. So, Tony slowly wraps his arms around you. You pull out of the hug and look up at Tony with a big smile on your face, "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" You then run over to the elevator and then tell J.A.R.V.I.S. to go to your floor.

"Where is she going?" asks Thor.

"To get dressed. I say we have about 20 minutes until we have to leave, clothes or not," says Clint, "So, get your asses off the couch and get moving!" Clint gets off the couch and walks to the kitchen, "I don't hear moving!"

Time Skip: 20 Minutes

Clint was right, 20 minutes later, you were in the living room. Everybody but Thor was in the living room. "Where is he?! I want to get my dog!" you cry, impatiently. Finally, Thor walks out of the elevator. "Okay! Let's go!"

"Wait! (Y/N)! We have to set some ground rules," said Steve, "Okay! So, how many of you want a dog or cat?" Everybody but Bruce and Tony raised there hand, "Bruce, what do you want?"

"I want a fish," replied Bruce

"Tony, what do you want?" asks Steve

"Not a damn thing!" replies Tony

"Okay, so we have to go to the shelter and then the pet store. First, Tony has to agree with whatever animal you pick, since he is paying for it. Second, the animal must get along with the other animals or at least coexist with the other them. Last, the animal must like or coexist with everybody else in the tower. Do we have an agreement?"

"Yes!" you cry, "Now let's go!" you run towards the elevator.

"Today is going to be a looong day..." sighs Tony

Time Skip: One Hour

All of you were currently looking around at the shelter, you, Clint, Steve, and Thor were looking at the dogs, Natasha, and Loki were looking at the cats, and Tony, and Bruce were in the lobby. You were currently sitting in front of a cage with a black and white husky with blue eyes in it. The tag read 'Storm.'

"Hey, girlie! How are you? You're such a pretty girl!" you coo, you switch back to your normal voice, "Hey! Steve! Could you get Tony in here?!"

"Sure!" replies Steve. You here the door open and close. A few minutes later you here Steve coming back with Tony, "(Y/N) wanted to show you a dog."

Tony and Steve walk over to you and you look at them, "This is Storm! Say hi!"

Steve behinds down and lets the dog sniff his hand. The dog sniffs, and then looks up at Steve and starts wagging her tail. "She seems friendly enough. What about other dogs?"

"There is another dog in her cage. A golden retriever. Her name is Peggy, I think." just as you said that, a golden retriever came out from the back of the cage and ran up to the door. Steve hadn't pulled his hand back yet, so Peggy inspected his hand and then started to wag her tail.

"Well! I like both of them, they have the Stark stamp of approval!" says Tony.

"Brother Anthony! I need your approval!" calls Thor

"Coming! (Y/N), Steve, care to join me?" asks Tony

"Sure!" you say.

"I'll join you in a minute..." mutters Steve.

You and Tony walk to where Thor's voice was coming from. You found him in front of a cage with a German Shepard colored dog that had poofy fur, like a husky.

"What is it?" you ask in awe

"This beast is a Norwegian Elk hound. My people use them for hunting. They make a good companion and get along well with other dogs!" answers Thor

"This dog has the Stark stamp of approval!" cry's Tony, "Onward! We must find Clint!" Tony then walks off.

"What are you going to name him?" you ask.

"His name is going to be Gunnar! It means fighter in Norse!" says Thor.

"That's cool! Sorry, but I have to go make sure Tony doesn't approve a stupid dog." you say, and then you walk off, following Tony.

You find Tony and Clint in front of a cage with a bloodhound in it. The name on the cage read Max. You went over to them, "Didn't we have a beagle named Max?" you ask Clint.

"Yeah, but this is a freaking bloodhound! They are amazing!" replies Clint.

"Huskies are better," you reply.

"Yeah, whatever!"

"This dog has been given the Stark stamp of approval!" cries Tony. "On to the cats!" Tony walks out the kennel door, you and Clint trailing after. As you walk past Storm and Peggy's cage you see Steve getting out the dogs.

"Steve! Could you get Max the bloodhound out of his cage? Or tell Thor to?" you ask.

"Sure!" he replies.

You then run to catch up with Tony and Clint. Then, all three of you walk into the cat area and you are greeted by Natasha.

"Hey! I was just coming to get you! I found the cat I want," Natasha leads you over to a cage with a Siamese cat in it, "This is Addie! But if we get her, I'm going to change her name to Aglaij (pronounced a-g-lie), it means beauty in Russian."

"Well, whatever her name is, has the Stark stamp of approval!" says Tony.

"Where's Loki?" you ask.

"He's in the back," replies Natasha.

You walk to the back with Clint and Tony following you. In the very back you see Loki holding a black kitten with a small patch of white fur on his chest. You walk over to him. Loki and the cat both look up at you. "Oh, hello love! Meet Tollak!" says Loki.

"Is that his real name, or did you give him that name?" you ask.

"I gave him that name, but he doesn't seam to respond as well, compared to his original name," answers Loki.

"What was his original name?"

"Onyx."

"Why'd you change it? Onyx fits him perfectly!"

"I didn't like it that much."

"Really? I think it's cute!"

"Then, I guess I shall keep it."

"I give Onyx the Stark stamp of approval!" cry's Tony.

"Well, I guess that's everybody! We just need to get supplies and get Bruce a fish," you say, "I think Tony, Clint, and Steve should go get supplies. Thor, me, Nat, and Loki can handle the animals!"

"Sounds good!" says Tony

Time Skip: 2 Hours

In hindsight, 4 people handling four dogs and two cats was not the brightest idea you had ever had, but all of you had managed it. All of the Avengers and their new pets were lying on the couch watching the next Star Wars. Storm was lying next to you and Onyx was curled up on top of her. They seamed to get along the best compared to everyone else. Loki was sitting next to you, his arm resting on your shoulders. Next to Loki was Natasha, Aglaij was lying on her stomach. Nat was resting her head in Clint's lap. Max was also lying his head in Clint's lap. Gunnar was lying next to Max, Gunnar had his head in Thor's lap. Steve was sitting next to Thor, Peg, Peggy's new nickname, had her head in Steve's lap. Last, Tony and Bruce were sitting on the two ends on the couch, Bruce next to Storm and Onyx, Tony next to Peg. You look around and smiled, you were going to be extremely happy with the new arrangements.


"Таша! Мне нужно резервное копирование! Как прямо сейчас!" = Tasha! I need backup! Like now!

"Est-ce que vous appelez pour la sauvegarde?" = Did you just call for backup?

"Non!" = No!

"S'il vous plaît! Ne pas tirer sur elle!" = Please! Don't shoot her!

Все в порядке, дорогая. Это не твоя вина. = It's okay, sweetheart. It wasn't your fault.

There's chapter 7. I think I matched the pets with there owner's quite well. The Amazing Amigos, who were mentioned in the beginning, is just a thing me and my friend's made up, they are like our personal superhero group. But, anyway, the next chapter is going to involve a beginning of Steve and reader's friendship. Thanks for reading!