A/N: I had fun with this chapter, especially the end. And Fury redeems himself a little, while Tony starts to take those steps into annoying Loki into submission. Tiny steps, but steps. :D
I don't own The Avengers, Loki, Iron Man, or anything of the like. Just the thoughts inside my head.
"So because I knew where I wanted to go, your magic brought us here first try?" Tony was showing Loki around the Malibu mansion, since he planned on staying there for a while before he could get construction started on the Tower again. He thought that the rest of New York should get a face lift before his tower.
"Yes," Loki nodded. "You have to give me permission to use my powers, as part of Odin's judgement, so that means that in a way, my magic is linked with you."
"That's cool, and kind of weird in so many ways," Tony nodded. They walked up the stairs to where the bedrooms were. "So this is my room," he motioned at a day that stayed closed. "And just down here will be your room." They walked a few feet down to the first door and Tony opened it. "As soon as I make a few programming changes JARVIS will be able to help you with almost anything, you'll just need to ask."
"Jarvis?" Loki frowned a little before following Tony into the room. It had a large king sized mattress in it covered in cream colored sheets. The two walls that weren't made out of glass giving an amazing view of the water, were also cream, but the carpet was an emerald green. "Is that a servant of yours?"
"Not exactly. Which reminds me," Tony sat at the end of bed. "JARVIS, please double up security into the mainframes, block any outside access to the mansion, unless it's Agent Coulson, and require vocal recognition on any phone calls, and check with me before answering."
"Of course, sir," Loki looked around the room immediately once the AI had started talking. "Are we trying to avoid anyone in particular?"
"Just about everyone, JARVIS," Tony replied. "Agent Coulson might stop by because I told him he could. Only let him in if he's alone, though. I want to minimize any SHIELD interaction." Tony smirked a little at Loki. "Also, grant executive access to Mr Loki, he'll be staying with us for a while."
"Very good, sir. Welcome Mr Loki," the AI greeted and Loki found himself intrigued. "Sir, I've detected a power input change to the arc reactor since arriving. It seems that it's powered at 112%, and it rising. This could become dangerous for the vibranium core."
"Ah, yes, I almost forgot about that," Tony coughed a little and Loki moved over to him.
"I had not forgotten that we need to take care of this." Loki moved to unbutton Tony's shirt and he scooted a little. Loki raised an eyebrow.
"Sorry, natural reaction," Tony waved his hand a little. "I wanna know what's wrong before you start working some mojo again."
Loki could feel any magic still in his body when Tony spoke. He had underestimated the control that Tony had over his magic. "I fear that the spell I performed in Asgard has melded with negative effect back on Midgard," Loki started to explain. "Upon returning your arc reactor should have started to work again, thus rendering the need for my spell unneeded. But also upon our return I was unable to withdraw the power from your reactor because of your unfortunate teammates, and their distrust."
"So, your power is affecting my reactor, and making me more like you?" Tony was a genius, and but it was taking him a little longer to wrap his mind around the way that magic worked. "Is that the reason that I've been feeling, off, since we got back?"
"It depends on the way that you use the word, but yes, it would make you feel different than usual," Loki nodded. "What I was suggesting, and going to do was to allow me to remove the magic from your reactor. I certainly can not have you dying since my banishment is so reliant upon you staying alive."
"Okay, yeah, I'm all for this, go ahead. Does this mean that you're just going to reverse whatever you did to me up there?" Tony had started to unbutton his shirt, more than willing to let Loki take away any danger to the reactor.
"Unfortunately I will not be able to reverse the entire spell," Loki murmured as he motioned for Tony to lay on the bed. "That requires much more power than i have at this moment, thanks to Odin."
"Oh." Tony contemplated this until Loki put a hand over his reactor and they both started to glow. Tony gasped a little as he watched the power flow from the reactor to Loki's hand, feeling it pull from the rest of his body. After several moments the glow stopped and Tony felt him slump further into the bed, and groaned slightly. "That is not a pleasant experience."
"No, I imagine it being similar to the palladium removal," Loki commented as he almost fell onto the bed, gathering his energy. "I see what you see, remember," he reminded when Tony opened his mouth to comment.
After several moments Tony spoke again. "Am I still going to start acting lie you even if the spell is actually gone, gone?"
"I can not say," Loki responded. "I myself have never actually performed that spell before. It is to be used for dire situations."
"Well, I'm glad to know that mine was a dire situation," Tony smirked slightly. "Although, I do have to wonder, why exactly did you save my life up there? You could have easily let it go, let me suffer up there."
Loki blinked a little. He was trying to answer that question to himself since it happened. "I suppose that since all the stories you have heard of me, and all that you seen of me, have been nothing but slights in your eyes. Would it really surprise you that before all this I was not as evil as I seem?" Because the only way to answer a question is by not answering it.
"Kind of," Tony shrugged then turned his head to look at Loki. "I should point out that you're having a conversation with a genius, and you can't be vague with me. You still didn't answer my question."
"It would seem that our wits are matched, are they not?" Loki raised an eyebrow at him. "As much as I have not answered your question, you still have not placated your Director Fury." Loki frowned a little and placed a hand on his stomach. "Hm, it would seem that I require some of your mortal nourishment."
"Food, you need food," Tony slowly pushed himself up. "Come on, we'll head down to the kitchen, I'll show you a few tips and tricks to living the Earth way." Loki scowled a little but followed Tony out of the room and down the stairs.
Tony had found a frozen pizza in the freezer and thought that would work as well as anything for the time being. He hadn't exactly been to the Malibu mansion in a while and would have to go out and get food since he didn't really trust anyone else to get it for him without demanding he come back to SHIELD.
"Stark," Tony looked up from drink he had be nursing to see the screen drop down with Fury's face on it. It seemed he had calmed down slightly, but not enough for Tony.
"I see that SHIELD has been working on those security upgrades since I hacked my way in. It's takes some skill to get past JARVIS like that," Tony sighed and stood up a little taller while Loki was exploring the kitchen behind him.
"You better believe that I did not find your little act funny, but there are still some things that need to be cleared up." Fury was trying not to yell at him, and Tony felt that he could work with this.
"I'll share if you share," Tony smirked a little. "In fact, let me start. I wasn't lying when I said that I had found out that Loki was under the same kind of control that Barton and Selvig had been under. He had the same eyes changey thing as the others."
"This was something that you couldn't share with the rest of us?" Tony gave points to Fury for keeping a decent talking volume.
"Well, it was hard to when as soon as I found out we were sending him back to Asgard," Tony explained. "I didn't have much time to figure it out. As for ending up on Asgard, let me tell you that was not in my plans, and I could have done without the surprise."
"Never would we appoint you as Ambassador to Midgard, Stark. Never." Tony pouted a little and put a hand to his chest.
"That hurts, right here, Nick, right here."
"I wish I could hurt you myself." Fury sighed a little. "Why did Loki save you, and what did he do to you?"
Tony could hear cabinet doors opening and closing int he background, the jingle of glasses and dishes being examined and replaced. "We're still working on the why, and as for the what, I'm not actually sure. He and Odin said something about giving me some of his magic and energy, ro something, keep my arc reactor going. From what I can gather it seems like it's advanced stuff up there."
"This hasn't placed you under his influence has it?" Fury asked carefully. Tony could understand why he needed to know. If only he would have asked this nicely the first time, and not have thrown him in a cell.
"No, it actually seems that this would be more harmful to Loki than to me." Loki wandered past Tony in the background holding some different fruits and vegetables in his hand. Fury raised an eyebrow but the god had walked off screen and Tony seemed to have not noticed.
"You've become a glorified babysitter then?" Fury asked. It seemed that he had been talking to Thor. Good, now Tony didn't need to explain something he wasn't sure about himself.
"Yeah," Tony shrugged as Loki walked back across the screen empty handed. "I said that I might have had a few ideas that Loki could help me with in preparing some new defense for Midgard, trying to prevent future attacks from other planets and stuff." Fury nodded thoughtfully. "Also, Loki says that he can't use his magic, which has been weakened anyway, without my express permission." Loki walked back again with a blender in his hands.
"So are you saying that he's pretty much harmless right now?" Fury asked, taking in all the information.
"For the most part," Tony shrugged a little. Fury zoomed the picture out without Tony knowing and saw Loki throwing things into the blender. He wondered how Tony hadn't noticed. Fury needed a laugh, even if it was only in his head. Loki had hit one of the buttons and the blender jumped on the counter suddenly, various foods flying out of the blender, juices being shot everywhere and the blender falling off of the counter. Loki had jumped back, covering his head and Tony fell back on his side after getting pelted in the head by a lemon.
"Yes, harmless indeed," Fury muttered before ending the call.