Sorry this chapter is so short but a lot of cool stuff will be happening in the next few so just stay tuned and enjoy this little update for now...


Chapter 6

It was early, far too early for this. Did Fury have no conscience? Did he not realise that waking up at this hour was a punishment? Tony certainly didn't appreciate being summoned to one of S.H.I.E.L.D's top secret locations just to have a meeting with Director Fury about an issue he wasn't even allowed to know.

But at least he didn't have to suffer alone. Clint, Natasha, Steve, Bruce and Thor were also sat in the car as well. They too had disgruntled expressions on their faces and bags under their eyes. Being able to sleep in was a novelty for the Avengers team and it was also something they weren't granted regularly.

The windows of the car they were travelling in were tinted a dark shade in hope of blocking out the world outside. However they did a very poor job which meant that all the occupants, including Thor, knew exactly where they were. The driver wore a neat crisp dark grey suit jacket with a matching tie. When they had first climbed into the back they had all clamoured to question their driver but the man had refused, in a gruff voice, to answer any of their queries. Instead he had chosen to blast out the radio with long outdated tunes that had all the Avengers rolling in their seats from the sheer monstrosity. It had soon become too much and Tony had shouted that the driver either get some taste in music or else the radio was going out the window. In a second the radio was switched off which left all occupants of the car left to amuse themselves while the journey dragged on.

It was not too much longer before the vehicle pulled up outside a normal looking office block. The Avengers had been working long enough to not believe first appearances. Sure enough as soon as they entered the building and followed their driver down a staircase, to the side of the foyer, they were met with familiar noises of gun testing and machinery being used.

Down in the corridor they could not see through the windows because they were also tinted black, although these were a lot more successful at their job than the windows in the car. After another minute or two of walking, the man stopped abruptly and threw open the door to his left. Stepping backwards, he allowed the Avengers entrance before shutting the door loudly behind them.

With the door shut the sound of the machinery was immediately diminished. The room was silent except for the team's footsteps as they paced around the mostly empty space. A long black table that seated ten people was dead centre in the room, its polished surface reflecting the lights that had their bulbs slotted into the ceiling.

A door at the opposite end of the room to which they had entered from opened and in stepped Nick Fury in all his black leathered glory. The team looked up when he arrived then moved around the table.

"Please sit," Fury said, gesturing to the seats around while he took his own at the head of the table.

"So are you finally gunna explain what this is all about?" Tony yawned.

Fury surveyed him with an unimpressed look before replying. "Knowing that you have difficulty keeping secret information secret, I thought it best not to tell you beforehand."

Tony muttered something incoherently before slumping back in his chair. Rolling his eyes at the overgrown five year old, Fury continued, "First order of business, how is the Loki situation going?"

"You've got to be kidding. That is the important business we have to discuss, whether Loki is settled into his new home or if he's about to flip out and take over the world?"

Clearly unimpressed by the pointless interruption, Natasha, who was just about to answer Fury, sent Tony a withering look. He, in response, whipped out his Stark phone and immediately became totally absorbed in the touch screen device.

"The situation is fine, Director, Loki seems stable and has actually been working quite well with the team."

"Yeah it's almost like he's a different person, or god," Steve added. "He doesn't seem as half as crazy as when we first met him."

Fury nodded but didn't say anything. He did notice, however, that Tony's tapping had faltered slightly as though he was trying to listen to every word said without being obvious to the others. There wasn't enough time to dwell on it too much because Steve was still talking.

"And I think that's what makes me curious. If he is so normal now, what drove him to be so crazy before?"

"My brother has many demons, some I do not even know about. He is a puzzle and he is impossible to solve. It is best not to question it and easier just to accept that what tormented him before has most likely passed," Thor said, leaning forward to rest his toned arms on the table.

"As long as you're confident he won't freak out any time soon, we can proceed with the real order of business," Fury said.

"With his magic bound he will find it difficult to do much damage to anyone."

Nodding again, Fury tucked his hand inside his black leather coat before producing a large document which he placed down in front of him. The wad of paper was in a neatly ordered pile with small colour coded notes poking out at uneven intervals, highlighting the different sections. Fury turned the pages until he reached the second note, a luminous yellow one, then picked up some loose pages and removed them from the document. He passed one to each member of the table, its shiny top being the perfect surface to slide the paper.

Each recipient picked up their sheet as soon as it landed in front of them and began to read. As usual it was full of posh words that meant nothing to anyone and that vastly overcomplicated the document. After they had all read it they looked back at Fury expectantly.

He sighed impatiently, "It means S.H.I.E.L.D has somehow been infiltrated and some of its information has been leaked. Luckily we managed to stop parts of the information being leaked but others have still been released. That's why you are in so early, it's before the papers can print the new information so it gives you all time to hide."

"Hide?" Bruce asked.

"Well gives you a chance to find somewhere to lie low for awhile. We aren't sure exactly what has been leaked but if any of it has something to do with the Avengers, it is best for you not to be around."

"So where are we being shipped off to? Alaska? New Zealand?" Tony said, continuing to tap on his Stark phone.

"No need to be so melodramatic, Stark, I was thinking more like Las Vegas."

There was a stunned silence for a second. Natasha and Clint shared a glance before staring at the Director again. A puzzled expression crossed Bruce's face while Thor's remained neutral, him having no idea who or what Las Vegas was. Steve remained still, wanting to hear more about the information leak.

"Vegas? Are you serious?"

"I am very serious. Being in such a busy place will make it easier to blend in as long as you don't get too pissed and start fucking everything that moves I'm sure it will be fine."

"Hey don't just aim that at me," Tony countered. "You never know, Steve might decide to shed his innocent virgin skin and join the real world in partying to the full."

The captain seemed to shrink in his seat at that and flushed a deep shade of crimson. To his even worse embarrassment, Clint was furiously fighting back laughter next to him. Tony smirked at the reaction.

"So that's why you needed to know about Loki, because we have to take him with us," Natasha said, attempting to bring the conversation back into the realm of acceptable.

"Yes. As long as you believe him to be stable then I don't see a problem, however I advice you make him share a room with one of you, possibly Thor?"

The god looked saddened for a minute before saying, "I do not think Loki will agree to that. But the team and I will keep a close watch over him."

Fury nodded, seeming satisfied with the explanation.

"Well I believe that is everything. Someone will be in contact with you once this whole ordeal has blown over. Transportation will be provided for you and it will arrive in approximately two hours so I would advise you hurry up and pack."

He stood and all the others around him did the same. At that moment the driver walked back in, ready to guide them all back out. Fury didn't appear one for goodbyes because a second later he had left back through the door he had entered from.

"Have a safe trip. Don't drink too much children, I will see you soon," Tony mocked, trying to imitate Fury's usual frustrated tone. The rest of the team rolled their eyes at the genius before heading out into the long corridor.


The journey back was fast. It was filled with a long argument about who was to deliver the news to Loki about the trip. In the end Tony was elected because apparently he was the best choice. Thor would just annoy him, Clint refused, Bruce needed to tell Betty, Natasha would take longer to pack (because she is a woman) and Steve was saved from making up a reason because Clint came to his rescue. All in all it was really just everyone against Tony as them all, besides Thor, was in on the plan of forcing Tony and Loki together. If only they knew the plan was working without their assistance.

When they got back Tony headed straight for Loki's room. After the second knock Loki opened the door. Tony explained the situation quickly and Loki asked a question or two in response before shutting the door in order to get some things together. Tony didn't bring up the subject of them again but god he wanted to.

Back in his own room Tony thought about Loki. Well why the hell not? He thought the god seemed distracted when he just spoke to him, then he remembered the last time he had seen him was after he had walked away from Thor yesterday evening. Unfortunately he hadn't had any free time to question Thor about it yet so the thought was left to rest.

That's when his thoughts crawled back to the last proper conversation Loki and himself had had, when Loki had told him to prove himself to him. He was still having no progress on that topic. How do you prove yourself in this day and age without venturing into the really cliché zone? He supposed that being away from the tower for some time might give him some new ideas. How he prayed that Las Vegas held the answer to his problems. It was getting increasingly difficult to function with all these thoughts in his head about the god with no power to do anything about them, some of them being very inappropriate.

The thought of having Loki spread out beneath him, naked and very willing drove him crazy. He wanted to see those beautiful green eyes filled with lust, lust for himself. He wanted to be possessive, he wanted to take Loki and claim him for his own.

Tony blinked. Standing up from his bed he began again to gather some things together, trying now to ignore the strain on his trousers from his previous thoughts. He needed to prove himself soon or else get some self control. He preferred the first option far more than the latter.