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As the vehicle approached the enormous, onyx and steel building Loki smirked as he cut through the belt around his waist, Hawkeye gave him a suspicious look and asked, "What's up with you ?"
With the flick of his wrist, he sliced through Hawkeye's own belt then grabbed the Midgardian's neck and shoved him through the door.
The brown-haired man snarled, when he released the illusion, and glared at him, "You're one sick bastard you know that right ? Do you get off on making people think they're going to die or something ?"
He laughed, "No, that is merely because you happen to be even easier to trick than the Asgardians.", as a gun barrel was shoved in his face.
'Almost none of them realize it, except for Fandral. Thor falls for my illusions every single time. As my lover, is that a failure or a sign of how much he trusts me ? I suppose now I must ask will he ever fall for one of them again.'
In the front passenger seat, a slightly balding black-haired man, the Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Coulson, twisted to look at him. 'Hmm, if the son of Coul thinks that I'm dangerous now, well, he has yet to see anything. I wonder if Sif and Hogun have tried talking to Mother yet. Has Mother been wondering about Thor and me ? She knew that I never wanted to be King, surely this must have crossed her mind.'
While he had been in thought, they had stopped and now someone was checking them over. More specifically, the Agent pointing the gun at him had gotten out and now another male Agent was warily running hands over his armour.
The red-haired Agent asked, "You're not hiding anything are you ?"
'Considering that I have a knife illusioned on my thigh yes, yes I am.'
"No, I am not. Are you done pretending to check me yet ?"
Said Agent growled, "What'dya mean 'pretend' ? I am checking you."
It made him grin as he replied, "So, you think. In addition, you seem to be having a slight breathing problem. My, my, I am not that scary am I ?" All the while, he implanted an illusion of him leaning in close enough to kiss and batting his eyelashes.
While he ended the illusion, he leaned to the side dodging the punch and quipping, "We're not very secure in ourselves are we ?"
A snarled, "Hawkeye get Creepy out of my sight and inside.", as the Agent got out of the vehicle.
Hawkeye responded, "Of course, Agent Mason."
He undid his 'seat'-belt, got out and let himself be led into the silver-walled building; minutes later, Hawkeye, Coul's son and himself entered a silver and crystal walled box.
It was a sunny day outside and the building was on some sort of bay. 'A day away and already I miss home.'
He was unconcerned as he watched more people fill the box. When a man gave him an amused look, he further straightened his shoulders and slammed a fist into the man's face with a crack. Shocked the man stared before cupping his broken and bleeding nose. 'Ignorant Midgardians, who are they to think they can take amusement at a Prince of Asgard's expense.'
After that, the man moved away from him and he was happy to leave the strange 'elevator' with Hawkeye and Coulson. Down the hall, a turn right, then left and the first thing he heard as he walked into the pale-blue and onyx room was, "You call in a renaissance fair, Fury ?", from a pale-skinned, short black-haired and goateed man in beige clothes sat in a black leather chair.
'Fandral really has far more of a goatee than a beard. Is just because I am so used to seeing beards everywhere that I call anything a beard even when it's not ?'
Before the bald, dark-skinned man in the corner could respond, he did, "Barely did you insult me, Midgardian ? I am not in the mood to be trifled with."
"We haven't even gotten to know each other yet and you want truffles ? You are a demanding one aren't you ? At least, you're not going on about drapes."
'What ? He's mocking me with courtship.'
Slowly, he walked up to stand over the man, "Oh, you don't know the meaning of demanding."
Hawkeye called, "Tony, don't.", as Coulson moved to stand beside Fury and started talking quickly.
Tony raised an eyebrow and tapped his thigh with a black shoe, "With all that bling I think you wouldn't last five minutes with me, Princess."
'He is very lucky that I am used to being called that.'
Did it surprise him when Hawkeye did not shoot him when he grabbed Tony's throat, lifting with that hand as he hissed, "Perhaps we would get along better if I threw you out that window or I could make a toast for you right now.", as he willed the green-fire into his free-hand. Yes, yes, it did.
The grey-eyed man laughed, "Ooh, I'm all a flutter. Should we get you some ice, Hot stuff ?"
At that, Fury turned from Coulson and walked up to intercede, "Enough, both of you. I'm sorry, Prince Loki, Tony Stark flirts with almost everyone."
"Yeah, it's a reflex."
As he dropped Tony and extinguished the fire, he countered, "Unfortunately for you, Tony Stark, I already have a lover." and turned to look at the other, "You are Director Fury, who had my brother bound in chains and stole the girl's research."
It startled him when Fury only had one eye just like Father, except whereas Father's was covered with gold, Fury's was covered with black cloth.
Fury nodded and stated, "I am. Now, we want to know if it is just you, your adopted brother and your friend that are here. How long do you think you're going to stay ?"
"As long as it takes for Thor to get Mjolnir back or for Fandral and myself until the Jotnar attack Asgard and we are needed home, Director Fury."
"What is Asgard ? Who are these Jotnar ? Are they a threat to Earth ?"
"My father called Asgard: The Realm Eternal. Long Asgard has defended Midgard and once from the Jotnar in the past. The Jotnar are frost-giants, Thor ended up banished for attacking and starting a war on Jotunheim. If Asgard cannot stop them, they will come here."
'After I showed the Jotnar how to get the Casket and persuaded Thor to go to Jotunheim.'
Fury raised an eyebrow, but didn't answer; the response from Tony, however, was, "So you're an alien ? Cool. Speaking of when I did a fly-by over the SUV earlier, why did you not have a heat signature like everyone else ? I mean you're not just metaphorically cold, you're literally cold as ice."
Refused to turn away as reluctantly, he said, "I only found out yesterday that I am…one of the Jotnar. Apart from Father, Mother, Heimdall, yourselves and myself no one else knows. Though Fandral and Erik may suspect I am one, I know that Fandral will not care."
Coulson had a sympathetic look on his face and Hawkeye was looking out the window.
"Kinda short for a giant aren't you ?"
"I happen to be the perfect size for being inconspicuous amongst Asgardians."
Tony quipped, looking him over, "Perfect size, right. I'm sure that's what all your lovers say."
Fury glared at Tony, "Enough, already or I'll let him throw you out that window. Coulson find Prince Loki a place to stay until he needs to leave us for whatever reason."
"Actually, Coul's Son, Thor needs to get Mjolnir and since he will think that you would harm me, perhaps we might work together so that the others and I need not worry you further. Unless, of course, the Jotnar decide they want to come here."
A planning session later, Coulson and himself left, whilst Tony and Hawkeye stayed behind, likely to discuss him with Fury. 'I wonder how long it will take them to find me. Is one of them actually going to persuade an Agent to take them or is Thor going to 'persuade' one of them ? I suppose I will just have to find out when this is over.'
