A/N: It's been awhile, hasn't it? Well this is the last chapter! Thank you all for reviewing this story! You've all been very helpful with your encouragement and suggestions. This story would be nothing without them. Thanks again and please enjoy this chapter!

When Loki awoke the next morning, something was not right. He had not yet opened his eyes, but something about the atmosphere felt... different. He opened his eyes, only to find himself nearly blinded by the bright light that illuminated the room from a nearby window.

"Brother! You are awake!" Thor boomed cheerfully as he ran over to Loki and hugged him tightly.

"Mmph! Thor! Let go of me! I. Can't. Breathe!" Loki gasped.

"Sorry!" Thor let go of him.

When Loki's eyes finally adjusted to the light, he quickly shut them again and rubbed them before opening them again. When he realized that he was not dreaming, he asked, "What happened?" For he was now in a large bedroom, laying in a big, comfortable bed, and with all of the Avengers surrounding him.

Steve spoke up. "Well, we've all felt terrible the last couple days. After nearly freezing you to death and seeing how worried Thor was about you, we started feeling, well... guilty."

"Yeah, even I feel bad!" This was Tony's voice.

Loki couldn't believe what he was hearing. Thor's friends, the ones who had done nothing but torment him since he arrived back on Earth, were now sorry for what they had done? Even the arrogant Stark was apologizing! Loki didn't know what to think.

"Well, aren't you gonna say something?" Clint asked.

"I don't really know what to say! How should I react?" Loki asked.

"Brother, are you angry with us?" Thor asked as he placed a hand on Loki's shoulder.

Loki didn't even know the answer to that. Was he angry? After all they had done to him, he should be. He should be furious! After all, they had humiliated him and made him suffer pain. He should hate them all. But then again, he had done some pretty awful things himself. He killed Agent Coulson, someone who was very dear to them all. And he had unleashed an attack on Earth, which led to many peoples' deaths. Not to mention he had almost killed the Avengers himself, including Thor, his own beloved brother, whom although wasn't related to him by blood had still cared deeply for him all these years. He had stabbed him. No. Loki was not angry with them. The things he had done were far worse than anything they had done to him. He deserved death. He killed so many innocent people, while the Avengers did not even think about causing him death. Although he had been terribly angry with them while the punishments were happening, he now realized that he deserved much worse, and for that he was very thankful. His emotions suddenly got the better of him, and before he could stop himself, he was crying.

"Loki!" Thor yelled in concern as he went over to Loki and embraced him. Loki could not help himself and hugged Thor back, sobbing into his chest. Thor rubbed his back soothingly and uttered words of comfort in his ear.

The Avengers stood by, watching in shock. Yes, they had seen Loki cry before, but this had come out of nowhere. What had triggered his sudden change of emotion just now?

Steve went over and kneeled down next to Loki, then wrapped an arm around him. "Hey buddy, what's wrong?"

'Buddy'? Is that what he just called me? Loki thought to himself as he looked up at Steve.

Thor looked over to his friend and smiled. "Thank you for your concern with my brother's despair. I just wish I knew what he was feeling." He turned back to face Loki and asked him once again. "What's wrong? Please tell us. We want to help you."

Loki sniffed a little and removed himself from Thor's embrace. "It's just that I- I feel terrible for what I have done! What I did made me deserve death, and I was complaining because of the things you all have done to me. I deserved much worse than that, and so I cannot believe you are apologizing to me! I should be apologizing for all the people I killed."

"Loki, I know that you regret your actions, but you now realize that you made a mistake and are sorry for it. I am not saying that what you did was okay, but I know that you feel terrible about it and wish you could take it back. You were put under pressure by Thanos and the Chitauri. They threatened to hurt you if you didn't do as they said, and so I forgive you."

Loki was shocked. "H-how do you know? How could you possibly know about-"

"Nevermind how I know. What's important is that you're here now, safe, and cared for by those around you."

Loki hugged Thor again and whispered softly, but still loud enough for Thor to hear. "I love you Thor."

Thor smiled. "I love you too Loki."

A couple hours later, everyone was in Tony's living room having a party. There was food, drinks, music, and best of all, an extra party guest. Of course Loki was allowed to hang out with them now. After what had taken place earlier, every single one of the Avengers had personally apologized to Loki for things they had done to him. Loki forgave them and there were hugs all around.

A decision had to be made about where Loki was to stay. It wasn't wise of him to go back to Asgard when pretty much everyone there hated him. And the Avengers were now his friends, so they all decided that he could stay at Stark Tower, along with the other Avengers. Tony was now making it their new headquarters, so they would all be able to assemble quickly in case of another global catastrophe.

"Stark! How about another shot of whiskey?" Thor asked, slightly drunk.

"You've already had 32! You're gonna have the worst hangover tomorrow dude," Tony said as he shook his head and poured another glass for Thor.

"Asgardians can drink a lot of liquor before it has any effect on them," Loki announced.

"Still though, 32?! I think he's already starting to get drunk," Clint added.

"Nonsense!" Thor laughed, but as soon as he took a sip of his 33rd cup, he passed out.

"Thor!" Tony yelled as he ran over and leaned down next to the fallen god.

Loki rolled his eyes and smiled. "Foolish Thor." He watched in humor as Tony and Steve attempted to wake Thor up by pouring cold water on his face. After a few tries, he finally awoke and sat up, looking around with a confused expression on his face.

Loki laughed, sat down, and sighed in content. "It's good to have friends."

The End

A/N: Well that's the end! I'm sorry if you were expecting something else, but I did my best. I had a hard time coming up with exactly what I wanted for this chapter.

The thing about Stark Tower becoming the new headquarters for the Avengers is not something I made up. I actually heard about it online somewhere. Plus there's a hint at it at the end of the movie. When it zooms out of Stark Tower, the only letter left is 'A'. The Avengers 2 comes out in 2016, so I imagine they will start staying there then.

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