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.
Clint had convinced you to go out to a cafe for lunch. You agreed but went into your room to change, seeing as it was about 80°F and you were wearing jeans. You came out of your room and saw Clint on lying on the floor with the dogs. You smiled and then said, "Has the hawk made some new friends?"
Clint jumped up at the sound of your voice and then smiled, "Yep! And he's pretty happy about it!"
"Whatever, let's go," you head towards the elevator and step in, "Lobby please! Oh, and J.A.R.V.I.S., could you let everyone know that me and Clint are going out?"
"Yes, I will do that." reply's J.A.R.V.I.S.
You turn your attention to your older brother, "So, where are we going?"
"Cafe Metro," reply's Clint.
"Sounds good!" the elevator stops and you both climb out, into the lobby. It is bustling with workers, and paparazzi. As soon as the paparazzi see both of you, they rush over and start to take pictures. You and Clint tried to ignore them and walked out of the building, only to be swarmed by more paparazzi and fans, "Clint! Hail a cab!"
Clint runs over to the curb and sticks his arm out, a cab immediately stops and Clint grabs your arm. He pulls you into the cab and shuts the door. "You know, I would think after 4 months, they would find better news to cover! I mean, can't they just leave us alone!"
"Oh, shut up, you love the attention!" you remark.
"Not really, I'm not Tony," he reply's.
"Sure," you mutter under your breath.
You soon arrived at the cafe, Clint payed the cab driver and then you both walked in. You both walked up to the counter. You felt like there were at least a dozen pairs of eyes, watching you, you turned around and saw a few heads turn back around. You sighed, I really do miss when no one knew who I was. You and Clint both ordered a sandwich and went to find a seat. You chose a secluded corner.
"So, how's my big bro doing?" you ask.
Clint thought for a moment before he spoke, "Not as good as I could be. How about you?"
"Getting by, feel better than I did this morning, I mean, I still feel like crap, but..." you trail off.
Clint nodded his head and then looked like he was about to say something, but then your food came.
"Thank you," you say.
Once the server left, Clint spoke, "So, what are you going to do about, ya know..."
"What?"
"You know, your problem."
"What problem? Or should I say which, you know I have a lot of problems, you gotta be more specific."
"The one with your relationship..."
"Oh, well, honestly, I was just going to leave Loki alone, and then hope that he was going to come to his senses," you took a bite of your sandwich.
"That's a good plan..."
You and Clint stay silent for a few minutes, each of you eating your sandwiches, until you spoke again, "Hey, want to know what I did to Tony this morning?"
Time Skip: 30 Minutes
You and Clint were now coming up with ideas for pranks after you told him about what you did to Tony this morning.
"How about, we tell Thor that on Earth, you call everyone bitch?" suggests Clint.
You snort with laughter, "That's a good one! Are you writing theses down?"
"I am now!" Clint pulls out his phone and starts to type.
"How about, we pour out one of Tony's expensive whiskey's and then put in apple juice!?"
"Yes! That's even better! We need to go get supplies for this!" Clint stands up and walks out the door.
You hurry out the door to follow him, and suggest another idea, "What if we take all of Steve's clothes and replace them with anything that has an American flag on it!"
Clint bursts out laughing, "Yes! How did we not see that one before!"
You both start walking back towards the Tower, "So, we need to stop at a grocery store and some clothes stores! Wait, we need to know how many of everything Steve has! I'm going to call Tony and ask!" You grab your phone out of your pocket and dial Tony's number, "Come on, come on, come on, pick up!"
Tony finally picks up, "Talk to me."
"Hey, Tony, I need you to find out how much of each article of clothing Steve has!"
"Why?"
"Because, me and Clint are going to prank him! Hurry up!"
"Okay, give me a second," You hear Tony talking to someone else and then he comes back on, "Okay, Steve has 20 boxers, 10 pairs of pants, 5 athletic shorts, 5 workout shirts, 10 button up shirts, 10 t-shirts, 2 sweat shirts, 1 tux, 20 pairs of socks and 10 undershirts. Anything else?"
"Yes, can we use your credit card for this endeavor?"
"Sure, go crazy, and remember, don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Tony hangs up.
You repeat the numbers to Clint, "Okay, looks like we have some shopping to do!"
Time Skip: 2 Hours
You and Clint had went to over 20 stores and had gotten everything you needed, except a American flag patterned tux and apple juice.
"Clint, can you stop at a grocery store to get some apple juice, I'm going to text Tony and ask him to buy an American flag tux."
Clint nods and heads into a grocery store. He came out in 5 minutes with two bottles of apple juice. You had also asked Tony to come pick you up and he was helping you load the bags of clothes into his Bugatti.
"What's the apple juice for?" Tony asks.
"I really like apple juice!" exclaims Clint.
"Okay, then...Now come help!" says Tony.
Time Skip: 20 Minutes
"I'm going to go distract Steve, you guys bring the clothes in and start switching them! I don't know how long I can give you, so move fast!" you say. You walk through the garage and to the elevator. "J.A.R.V.I.S., please take me to the floor Steve is on!"
"Right away Miss Barton, Mr. Rogers is currently in the kitchen." The elevator starts to move up and then stops at the kitchen.
"Oh, and J.A.R.V.I.S., if Steve wants to go to his floor, could you say that Nat wants to talk to him in the gym," you say.
"I will do what I can, Miss Barton," reply's J.A.R.V.I.S.
"Thanks," you walk out of the elevator to see Steve walking out of the kitchen, "Hey Steve, how are you?"
"Hey (Y/N), I'm good! How was your lunch with Clint?" asks Steve.
"Great, yeah, I dragged him around, made him go shopping, you know girl stuff. So, what are you doing?"
"I was going to head the gym to spar with Nat, want to come?"
"Sure, I have to go change though, I don't think jean shorts and a t-shirt would be good to spar in," you say, "Are you going to head down or come with me?"
"Um, I'll wait for you in your living room," reply's Steve.
"Great," you walk over to the elevator and hope that Tony and Clint aren't in the elevator. The elevator opens right before you reach it and you see that it's Bruce with Storm, Max, Peggy, Onyx, Gunnar, and Aglaij, the dogs come ruining out of the elevator, nipping, and barking at each other, Storm and Peggy stop for a few seconds to say hello to you and Steve, but then go bounding off again. Onyx and Aglaij slink over to you and both of them rub up against your legs, then they walk off to who knows where. Steve gives you a confused look and you shrug your shoulders in return. You give Bruce a nod and then you and Steve step into the elevator. Thankfully, the elevator didn't stop on any other floors. You told Steve to sit down and then you walked to your room. You quickly changed into a pair of workout shorts and a workout t-shirt. When you walk back out you see Steve inspecting a bottle on your dinning room table.
"Why is there a bottle of apple juice on your table?" asks Steve.
"Um, if I tell you, promise not to yell or get mad," you say.
"I can't promise anything, but I'll try."
"Okay, me and Clint are going to pour out one of Tony's expensive whiskey's and then replace it with that," you say.
Steve stays silent, but then says, "I'm not even going to try and talk you out of this, and frankly, I want to see Tony's face when he tastes this."
"Oh, well, then, before we stop at the gym, can I do that really quick?"
"Sure, I don't mind."
You walk over to the elevator to be greeted by Tony and Clint.
"Hey, we finished..." started Tony, but then he stops once he sees Steve.
You look over at Steve to see that he hid the apple juice behind his back.
Tony continued speaking, "That new design for you suit, if you wanted to come check it out."
"Sorry, I'm going to the gym with Steve and Nat, maybe some other time," you reply.
"That's okay, maybe some other time," you then heard him mumble under his breath, "when it's actually ready..."
"Do you want to hope in with us?" asks Clint.
"No, will take the next one, we have to stop to get some refills," you hint.
Luckily, Clint gets what you're hinting at, so he just shrugs and says, "Okay, whatever."
The elevator closes and you sigh, "That was close..."
"Yeah, Tony would have wondered why I was holding apple juice." adds Steve.
"Yep," you say, "Let's get rid of the juice before anyone else get's suspicious."
Time Skip: 2 Hours
You and Steve had successfully switched the apple juice and the whiskey. Then, you went to the gym to spar with Nat. Usually when you were sparring with two other people, you and another person were on a team, mostly because you were usually the less skilled one. Today was no different, you and Steve were on a team against Nat. Nat had managed to take Steve down, so you were on your own. You were advancing towards her, but she ran towards you and put you in a choke hold. You kicked her in the leg, hoping to weaken her stance, but she didn't budge. You slammed your head up, hoping to hit something, but next thing you know, you were being flipped over Nat's shoulder's and lying on the the floor next to Steve. Nat grabbed your hand and helped you up. Steve got up and grabbed a towel.
"I'm going to grab a shower and then order dinner, what do you dames want?" asks Steve.
"I vote hamburgers!" you say.
"I just want food," says Natasha.
"Hamburgers it is! Be in the living room in half an hour to get hot food." Steve walks out of the gym. You are trying to hold back laughter.
"What did you do?" asks Natasha.
"You'll find out in about half an hour!" you cry. You walk out of the gym towards the elevator, Oh, this was going to be good, you thought.
Time Skip: 30 Minutes
You were sitting in the living room watching TV with Tony, Clint, Bruce, and Tasha when you heard Steve yelling from his floor, which was three floors above where you were.
"What the...? WHO MESSED WITH MY CLOTHES?!"
You started to snicker, so did Tony, and Clint. You waited about two minutes until Steve came bursting into the living room.
"Tony? Clint? Who did it?" asked Steve, though it was very hard to take someone serious when their shirt and pants are covered in American flags.
Tony and Clint put on there serious faces, while you and Nat were laughing so hard, that you were crying and Bruce was trying to be serious, but ended up laughing along with you and Nat.
"Wasn't my idea!" said Tony and Clint, "it was (Y/N)'s!"
"Yeah right, (Y/N) wouldn't do...," Steve stops talking and realization crosses his face, "You, it was your idea?"
"I might have had the idea, but Clint wanted to do it, and then I needed to ask Tony about what clothes you had, so they did it! I just came up with the idea!" you say.
"Okay, I forgive you, but not Tony or Clint," Steve gives you a apologetic look, but then shoots Tony and Clint with a glare, "Now, if you excuse me, I would like to change back into my actual clothes, but, where are they?"
You shrug your shoulders, "I didn't do that part."
"I might have dumped them down a garbage shoot..." says Clint.
"CLINT! I told you to hide the clothes, not ruin them!" you say.
"No, you said depose of them, and I did!" reply's Clint.
You were about to yell at Clint some more, but, Nat got up and hit the back of Clint's head, extremely hard.
"OW! What the hell was that for?!" Clint yells.
"For being a smart-ass," replied Natasha.
"But I'm your smart-ass," says Clint.
"True," says Nat, she apologizes by giving Clint a small kiss on the lips.
"Awwwww!" you say.
"Get a room!" yells Tony.
"But we are in a room," says Clint.
Before a fight broke out, you spoke up, "Steve, I bet some of Thor's clothes would fit you, he wouldn't mind. Also, did you order dinner?"
"Yeah, right before I got in the shower," reply's Steve.
"Great! It should be here once you change," you turn your attention to J.A.R.V.I.S., "Hey J.A.R.V.I.S.? Could you order Steve some new clothes that match the clothes that Clint threw away?"
"Right away Miss Barton," he replied.
Time Skip: 30 Minutes
Steve had changed, dinner had arrived, and dinner was eaten. Now it was time for after dinner activities, and drinking. So, when Tony asked what everyone wanted, you shared a knowing look with Clint and Steve.
"So, what do you guys want?" asks Tony as he walks over to his mini bar.
"I'll take some dessert wine," you say.
"Martini!" calls Natasha.
"Beer!" yells Clint.
"Ditto on the beer," says Bruce.
"Can I get some of that whiskey right above your head?" asks Steve.
"Sure, I'll have some of that myself!" answers Tony, you smile, that was the one you switched. It was very good and extremely expensive, that's why you and Steve had about half of it before you dumped it, seeing as both of you could handle it, and you didn't want to waste all of it.
Tony brought the drinks over two at a time, until his and Steve's were the only one left. He walked over and spoke before anyone took a drink, "To friends!"
"To friends!" everyone calls back up. You all take a sip and then you see Tony almost spit his back out. He swallowed it but then looked back at his drink.
"Hey, Steve? Does this taste nothing like alcohol to you? Or is it just me?" Tony asks.
"Nope, just you," reply's Steve with a straight face.
"Bruce? Taste this!" Tony hands his drink over to Bruce.
Bruce takes a sip, "Um, Tony, this is apple juice."
You and Clint couldn't hold it in anymore, you both burst out laughing, "The look on your face! It was priceless!" you call.
"Wait, did you pour out my $150 whiskey and replace it with APPLE JUICE!" cry's Tony.
"Not all of it, me and Steve had about half of it, we poured the rest out!" you called.
"First off, why would you do this to me! What did I deserve? And second, how the hell are you not passed out drunk?" asks Tony.
Before you could answer, Bruce answers for you, "Her powers help fight the affects of alcohol, so she can't get drunk very easily, she would have to drink two to three of those bottles to start to get slightly drunk."
"That's cool! Can I give you the suit if you give me your powers?" asks Tony.
"That's not how it works," you say.
"Then I'll find a way!' calls Tony.
Time Skip: 1 Hour
You and Steve were the only sober people left, so you were talking and keeping an eye on the rest of the Avengers. It seemed that everything was winding down, until Tony suggested that they play a game.
"Let's play Truth or Dare!" yells Tony.
Before anyone could agree, you shouted, "No, absolutely not!"
"Aw, why not?! You ruin all the fun!" said Clint.
"We aren't playing truth or Dare, seeing as 4 of us have found our soulmates," before you continued, you could have sworn you heard Steve mumble something that sounded like 'not four, five,' but you decided it was best to just pretend that he didn't say anything, and you would ask him later, so, you continued "and I know for a fact, that two of them love each other, one of them would go insane if they lost there's and the other one doesn't want her relationship to get any worse than it already is! And knowing you, the only truth or dare you would play, is sexual truth or dare!" you say.
"Then what do you suggest we do instead, your royal bossiness," said Tony, sarcastically.
You looked around the living room to see if there was anything to do, when you spotted a karaoke machine in the corner, "Karaoke!"
Steve agreed with you, wholeheartedly. But, Clint and Tony took some convincing, but as soon as you said that you might give them more alcohol they agreed. You poured them some 'alcohol,' though both you and Steve knew it was apple juice, because Tony forgot to dump it out.
Tony wanted to go first, he chose the song Iron Man.
Heavy boots of lead
fills his victims full of dread
Running as fast as they can
Iron Man lives again!
Tony finished and there was a small round of applause, and Tony bowed multiple times. Tony pointed at Clint and said, "Your turn, Legolas!" Clint reluctantly got up, you knew he was an amazing singer, but he still got embarrassed by it. He choose to sing American Pie.
They were singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
And singin' this'll be the day that I die
Clint finished his song with flourish, everyone was just staring at him, mouths open, gawking at him. You started to clap and the rest followed. Clint sat down, red in the face, he buried his head in your shoulder, you patted him on the head and then whispered in his ear, "They're just surprised that you're that good."
"Okay! Who's going next?" asks Tony.
"How about you, (Y/N)?" asks Steve
"Nope! Nope! Noppity, nope, nope! Never in a million years!" you reply.
"Come on, (Y/N)! I did it! You have a great voice! Please! For your big brother?" Clint gives you a pouty face and puppy dog eyes.
You almost said yes, but you looked away at the last second, "Nope, I'm not drunk enough, nor will I ever be drunk enough to give in!"
"Please, (Y/N)! Just one song, for me?" says Natasha.
"Fine," you grumble. You walk to the front of the room and then turn to look at the machine. You saw the genre and topic choices and clicked one that said love songs. You started to scroll through them until you found one that sounded good, it was called, Iris. You sighed and clicked on the song, the music started, and you started to sing;
And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't wanna go home right now
And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
When sooner or later it's over
I just don't wanna miss you tonight
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
Loki and Thor had just arrived back at the tower. Thor had finally found Loki in one of the libraries in Asgard, he then proceed to talk to Loki, telling him about you, and your reaction, and that he was being an idiot. Loki had contoured and said that you were probably just faking it. Then, Thor had to talk some sense into Loki. That had taken a long time. But, finally Loki agreed to come back. So, there he was, in the elevator, going down to the main floor. The doors opened, and he was greeted with the most beautiful voice he had ever heard. Loki walked out of the elevator, in a daze.
"Loki? What are you doing?" asks Thor.
Loki was silent, still taken by the voice.
And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
You were putting your heart and soul into this. You weren't just singing this song for fun, you were singing about Loki, and yourself. You weren't paying attention to anything else, just the lyrics on the screen. But, if you had looked at the rest of the Avengers, you would have seen Tony and Clint falling out of their drunken state, slightly, and listening. You would have seen Steve looking sad and sympathetic. You would have seen Bruce swaying to the music and Natasha leaning on Clint. Even the animals scattered around the room, seemed to stop what they were doing to pay attention to you.
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
Loki followed the voice to the living room, not entering, not wanting to interrupt the voice. He did look around the corner to see who was singing. He was surprised and delighted to see it was you. He then listened to the lyrics, not the voice, but what it was singing. He realized it was a love song, about a person with an identity that no one understands. Then, the person finds their 'true love', and the person hopes and wishes that the 'true love' knows who they are, because they are the only one that understands them. He then realizes, that you are the person who no one understands, and he is the 'true love,' the one who truly understands her.
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
You finish the song, feeling like a weight was lifted off of your chest, like, now that you in a way, told the world about how you felt, that you were free of problems, at least for that moment. The Avengers are just sitting there, with a look a shock and delight on their faces, you guess you don't seem like the kind of person who's a good singer. You then see a flash of movement from the corner of your eye, so you quickly turn to face the door to the living room. You don't see anything, and you are about to turn back around to face the Avengers, but then Loki walks into the room, followed by a delighted Thor.
"Lady (Y/N)! I did not know that you had been blessed with a beautiful voice! You should use it more often!," he cry's, "Also, I have brought Loki back!"
You then realize that the flash of movement you saw seconds before Thor and Loki enter the room, was Loki's hair. He had been listening. "Thanks," you mumble, partly because you are embarrassed, and partly because Loki is back, and the last time you talked to him, it hadn't ended well.
Steve realizes that you probably want to talk to Loki alone, not with an audience, that includes your protective older brother, and Tony, who would end up making the situation much worse and more awkward than it already was. "Hey guys! I think it might be time to call it a night!"
"Why? It's only 11!" complains Tony.
"Because, I said so, that's why!" says Steve, "Hey Thor, could you help me over here?"
Thor walks over and grabs Tony and Clint by the arm and drags them out of the room, probably to the elevator. Steve helps Natasha up, and Bruce gets up, trailing after Tony. You and Loki are now the only people left in the living room, your eyes are trying to look everywhere but Loki, while Loki is looking directly at you.
"(Y/N), I, I am truly sorry for my actions. I do not know what came over. I usually just associate love, with resentment and rejection. Seeing as my father, was not the most loving towards me..." Loki was going to continue, but you stopped him.
"I forgive you, I did the second you left. I was just upset at myself, I thought I was being to forward and fast. I just haven't been in a actual, serious relationship. I mean, I have and one nightstands and one monthers. But never over one or two months. I have never really reached this point. And, I just figured, that since the universe put us together, you would be okay with me saying what I did. And I do understand, if you aren't at that point or are never going to reach that point."
"I, I, I..." you had caused Loki to be speechless, which didn't happen often, "No, we aren't moving to fast at all, I think we are moving at the perfect speed, I just wasn't ready to accept that you were at that point. That you actually cared me. And now, I see that you do. So," Loki took a deep breath and then whispered, "I truly love you, more than anything else in all the nine realms. And if anything happens to you, I would rather die."
Now it was our turn to be speechless, you couldn't think of anything to say, So, instead of saying what you were feeling, you showed it. You raised both of your hands to rest on Loki's cheek, and gently pulled him down. He got the message, so he pulled you up and kissed you. This kiss was different than all the others, filled with passion, fire, and something else, love, and not just everyday, run of the mill love, this was deeper, and stronger. And it was in that moment, you decided, the universe was right in there choice, you felt happy, complete, and most important, in love.
There's chapter 13! Thanks for being patient, again. I have had a lot of homework and tests over the past two weeks, since tomorrow is when my spring brake starts. But, I think this really makes up for it. I also hinted at a relationship that involves Steve, with, someone. Who do you think it is?
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Avengers, Loki, or J.A.R.V.I.S., they are owned by Marvel. I also don't own any of the song lyrics or titles used in this chapter. The only character I own is (Y/N).