OMG best reviews EVER for last chapter. I am so happy! Thank you everyone. Anyway here is chapter 14. Little bit a drama and moving on with the plot.
THERE WILL BE NO CHAPTER NEXT SUNDAY! I will be out of the country and 70 feet underwater next Sunday. I may post a chapter in the middle of this week or post two chapters the week after. Unfortunately there is nothing I can do. So please don't yell at me.
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When Tony woke up he was securely wrapped in Loki's arms. Not even just Luke but black haired, green eyed Loki. He sighed contently and borrowed deeper into the thin arms. The man behind him chuckled lightly and kissed the back of his neck.
"That tickles." Tony snorted, turning over so he could face Loki. Loki smirked down at him.
"Are you okay?" Loki asked, concern plastered all over his face.
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"After last night . . . I just sort of assumed . . ." Loki trailed off. He ran his fingers through Tony's short hair. The other man relaxed into the movement, groaning slightly.
"I actually am." Tony sighed. "Oddly enough that's not the most horrible thing that has eve happened to me. The worst part isn't that everyone knows. That Steve is going to spend the rest of my life pitying me. Or even the fact that Pepper is probably going to spread every dirty secret that I have to the media. It's the fact that she knew everything I had told her last night. Every gruesome detail had been told in confidence. Yet she still believed I owed her something. That's what hurts."
"Oh my ást. You owe no one anything. In fact, I would say that the world owes you much more." Loki pressed his lips to Tony's forehead.
"I would give my entire fortune for the world to think that we are even, not that I'm indebted to them." Tony smirked. He gasped as he felt a cool finger trace around his arc reactor. The hand crept lower as lips descended onto his. He raised his hand to trail them through the inky locks. All he could think of was teeth, tongues and heat. Hands wandered as arousal grew exponentially. Suddenly Tony pushed away.
"Sorry." He mumbled, blushing slightly. "I don't want our first time to be in the morning after emotional turmoil." Loki giggled and sat up, his hair sticking up wildly.
"You are such a romantic Tony Stark."
"Oh I know." Tony hugged him from behind, nuzzling his neck. "I guess you just bring out the worst in me."
They both dressed quickly and went to the kitchen. Loki had slipped into his Luke image and was in the process of making a platter of omelets. All the Avengers ate the same things in their omelets so it was no stretch to make all of their orders and set them out on self warming plates (an invention of Tony's that he never sent out to market). Just after they ate there was the executive decision to skip any meetings today and work on the bracelet for Bruce. Just as they left, however, Steve walked into the room. There was an awkward silence as genius and solider stared at each other.
"Tony I . . ." Steve started, red in the face.
"No." Tony put up his hand to stop the man. "Please you don't need to do this. What was said has no reflection on to you. My father was his own man and his actions towards me gives you no responsibility."
"I don't agree with you, but I will agree not to speak about it." Steve said, pushing his shoulders back boldly. "However that is not what I was going to say." Tony tilted his head like a confused puppy. Steve braced himself and took a deep breath.
"I realized you were right about me." That caused two confused head tilts. "You were right that I misjudged you because I don't know about war the way you do. I lived in an era where there were no mass killings and weapons were not nearly as strong. People didn't torture during war and I was never captured and forced to endure imprisonment like you had. I judged you because I still think that the world was like it was in the 40's. I am sorry for the way I have insulted you." Steve bowed his head.
"Hey no problem buddy." Tony clapped the captain on the back. "We all make mistakes. I would rather it not change us." With a smile he led Luke down into the lab. Steve smiled in the kitchen, happy and guilt free.
Tony was staring in fascination at Luke. The bracelet he had created was floating in a green mist in between his hands. The little bracelet was by far one of his favorite pieces of works. It was three pieces of metal intertwined together. At the top he had created an arc reactor that was the size of quarter. Inside the metal was a mess of wires and hardware. He could explain how it was supposed to work but it would take three weeks and a thousand presentations to explain it. Now he was watching Loki do his thing.
He really didn't know what he was doing exactly. Loki had tried to explain his magic but it was impossible to describe if you could not feel the energies of the realms yourself. Basically Loki's plan was to take the basic idea of the bracelet and focus it into the radiation that changed Bruce and then enhance the bracelets ability to stop it.
Suddenly the glowing stopped and the bracelet fell delicately into the sorcerers hands. The arc reactor was now lighted up with an eerie green light. When Tony touched it he could feel the power that was coming off of it. With a smile he ran JARVIS through the final checks and pronounced it finished.
"My god! I did it!" Tony whooped, clutching the bracelet with glee. "I mean, we did it!" Tony grabbed Loki's face and pulled him in for a deep kiss.
"It is stunning." Loki smirked as they gasped for air.
"It's more than stunning. It's a miracle." He grabbed the god again, pulling him into his lap and onto his lips. As they sucked face JARVIS (the cheeky bastard) played a romantic song.
"Change back." Tony huffed. Loki gave him a look of confusion.
"Change back into Loki."
"But what if anyone sees?"
"Don't worry. No one can come in here. We will be fine." Tony watched in fascination as the magic swept over the man in his lap. Hair turned black and lengthened. Eyes darkened into an enthralling green. Tony couldn't stop himself as he grabbed the man and plastered him against his chest.
"Never leave." Tony moaned against the thin lips. Those lips pulled into a small smile.
"Promise. Never willingly will I leave you." The god of mischief whispered back.
They broke away when the music shut off and a cough pulled them away from each other. They stared in horror as Bruce smirked from across the lab.
"I knew it." The other resident genius stated. His pulled his glasses off his face to wipe them gently.
"But . . . How? You knew . . . You're not supposed to be here!" Tony yelped, pushing Loki off his lap quickly. He pointed his finger accusatorily.
"You gave me an all access pass. When you lock the lab you forgot to tell JARVIS that I wasn't allowed in." The small man said with an unerring smile.
"That's true sir."JARVIS interrupted. Tony took a few seconds to glare at the ceiling before looking back to Bruce. Loki took this time to stand from the floor and dust himself off. He perched himself on the desk and stared at the man, who looked right back.
"You said you knew?" Loki asked quietly.
"It was a bit obvious. I'm surprised that it took this long for you to slip up." He took a sip of his coffee before plonking down behind the desk that Tony had given to him months ago.
"Obvious?" Tony parroted in disbelief. Loki pulled him from where he was standing to push him in the chair before he collapsed. The man ran his grease covered hand through his air in an agitated manner.
"Oh yes, very obvious. First of all, changing eye color and hair color isn't really a disguise. Then you changed his name to Luke, which isn't very far from Loki. It wasn't much of a stretch to make that leap. Also the time was a bit sketchy. You weren't really paying attention last meeting when Thor informed us that Loki left prison much earlier than he previously stated." He gave them a withering glance. Both had the decency to blush at this. Fury had already yelled at them last meeting for not paying attention. They had both ignored the droning of the director by playing a game of travel UNO.
"You have known. Oh my god. So are you going to tell Fury?" Tony asked. He reached for the bottle stashed under his desk. Loki smacked his questing hand and glared at him.
"I don't see why I should. I agreed that Loki needed a second chance. As far as im concerned this is his second chance. He has had free reign of the world and your company and still not tried to take over the world." Bruce said.
"I've been tempted though." Loki quipped, causing Tony to sock him in the arm. There was a heavy silence as the three men stared at each other waiting for someone to break the discomfort.
"Well that went better than expected. I guess it's time to show him what we made for him." Tony groused, reclaiming the bracelet from the table.
"You made something for me?" Bruce asked suspiciously. He had heard that term far too many times and was not normally happy with the outcome.
"Yep." Tony barked happily. "Try it out." Tony left no option for arguing as he slid the metal over the other mans wrist. He tapped the arc reactor to turn it on and sat back. Bruce gasped slightly as a green mist crawled up his arm. The mist soon enveloped him completely. It only lasted three seconds before disappearing completely. Bruce was staring at the bracelet, stunned into silence.
"Well?" Tony asked eagerly.
"I can't feel him." Bruce muttered, stroking the bracelet lightly.
"Hmm?" Tony grunted in confusion, face falling at the answer and its composure.
"The Hulk. I can't feel him. Well . . . I can. But he is not as strong. Like he is almost not there. He doesn't feel as if he could take control."
"That is because he can't Mr. Banner." Loki hopped lightly off his desk to come and examine the bracelet closer. "This bracelet will prevent your monster from appearing without your say. No matter how angry or strong he becomes you will remain you until the bracelet comes off."
"You are not the only person in the realms with this type of affliction Mr. Banner. Scores of people are forced to try and contain a monster who would cause destruction should they be released. They use specially infused bracelets to allow them to live a normal life. By adding in Tony's technology we have made your cuff stronger and everlasting. Rejoice. You are finally free." Loki smiled at the little man who was gaping at him through his speech. Suddenly Bruce threw himself at Loki, pulling him into a tight hug.
"Thank you. Thank you so much." The man mumbled into his chest.
"You're welcome." The god of mischief returned the hug happily.
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I know that the stuff about Captain America is probably wrong. For this story, however, his past is how I say it is.
Well that's all done. Review if you want. No pressure.