Harry gazed around in amazement as Tony led him into Stark Tower.

"This is incredible!"

"I designed it myself," Tony noted, enjoying the look on Harry's face.

"It's amazing," Harry gushed.

Tony smiled, noticing the lack of bodies around them, he took Harry's hand and entwined his fingers with the other mans.

"How much do you know about me?" Tony asked curiously.

Harry glanced at their entangled fingers and pondered the question. "I know you're famous," Harry said. "You don't have a worry about money, although that could be from the business you inherited. You've been through a lot of difficult things, ones that took a toll on you," Harry said carefully. "You're eyes say that much. I have heard you were involved in some sort of battle but that's all I'm aware of."

"I would have thought you'd have searched me up or asked about me," Tony mused aloud.

"I don't like disregarding someone's privacy," Harry shrugged.

"You're an interesting one," Tony said with a chuckle as he squeezed Harry's hand. "Now, let's show you around," Tony said with a gleeful tone as he led Harry into the elevator that was waiting for them.

"Jarvis," Tony said, making Harry shoot him a confused glance.

"Welcome home Sir," the AI responded, making Harry jump.

"Jarvis, this is Harry," Tony said with a smile. "Harry, Jarvis is my A.I., he runs the house and handles the security system in place."

"A.I.?" Harry asked.

"Artificial intelligence," Tony responded before elaborating, "A very smart robot."

"That's remarkable," Harry said softly.

"Remind me to show Teddy some time," Tony noted. "He'd love it."

"That he would," Harry agreed.

"Where is everyone J?" Tony asked as the elevator continued to climb the different floors.

"Captain Rogers is in the dining area, Dr. Banner is continuing work on the project in the lab and the others have been asked to attend a briefing," Jarvis replied.

Harry listened in wonder, this was beyond anything he had seen before, even with the influence of magic at his aid. A hint of nervousness overcame him as he realised just what that meant, he would have to have more control over himself to ensure he doesn't do any of the technology harm.

"From here on up are the living quarters," Tony said idly, shocking Harry as he was already able to see how high up they were. "First few floors are still empty, then we have some floors dedicated for the Avengers. There's the training arena that was built purely for everyone to practice their skills. Jarvis has a lot of control over that room, I might show you some time. It's pretty cool," Tony said.

"What kind of things are in the training arena?" Harry asked.

"Normal fitness equipment, weapons, targets and even a sparring area. That had to be expanded, we were forced to do team battles which were interesting. Still are, there is a lot to do to make a good team," Tony said.

"Trust as well as understanding amongst everyone," Harry agreed. "It isn't an easy thing to achieve."

"Exactly!" Tony nodded. "There's a few recreational floors; pool, arcade games, the works really," Tony winked.

The elevator dinged and the doors opened.

"An optional gathering space. There is a home theatre on this floor, as well as kitchen, bar and dining areas."

"This is really amazing Tony," Harry said.

"Come on," Tony said, pulling Harry forward by his hand.

Tony led Harry around, promising to bring Harry back to the home theatre as he had a severe lack of movie knowledge.

Tony had mentally made a note to create a database of children-friendly stuff for when Teddy was able to come see the place.

To get to the kitchen, Tony and Harry had to pass through the dining area. As Jarvis had said earlier, Steve was sat at the table, his sketching book in hand.

"Cap," Tony said as he entered.

"Stark," Steve responded, not looking up until he heard Harry enter. "I wasn't aware you were entertaining. I can leave," Steve offered.

"No need, just showing green-eyes around," Tony said with a shrug.

"I'm Harry," Harry said politely, noticing Tony roll his eyes slightly.

"Steve Rogers," Steve said, leaving his drawing so he could shake Harry's hand. "British, correct?"

"Yes, recently moved," Harry nodded, taking Steve's offered hand.

Steve rose an eyebrow at Tony when he noticed the two still holding hands. "I'm not sure what he's told you but –"

"With all due respect Captain, I am showing my friend around," Tony injected.

"Of course," Steve said, inclining his head slightly. He gave Harry a levelled look, feeling slightly more confident when Harry didn't look away. He gave the British man a nod before turning back to his drawing.

Tony tugged Harry's hand again.

"Oh my," Harry gasped, entering the kitchen.

"Nice huh?" Tony asked, a smile on his lips. He had been somewhat excited to show Harry the kitchen, it was a large area with all the latest equipment.

"How much do you cook?" Harry asked, his eyes taking in the whole area. He had let go of Tony's hand and stepped forward.

"Not much, none of us really do. Although Clint can make a mean pasta, a variety of them as well," Tony said.

"This poor kitchen," Harry muttered sadly, his hand running across the table top slowly.

"I would say you can cook some time but I wouldn't want you to feel like I'm using you for food," Tony said, his smile growing wider.

"I may take you up on that," Harry said.

"J, how is Bruce doing?"

"Dr. Banner has stated that he is prepared for stage two," Jarvis responded.

"Brilliant," Tony said. "Let's go see Bruce," he said, taking Harry's hand again and leading the man back out of the kitchen. "He's been holed in the lab for days and he could do with some human interaction."

Harry nodded to Steve as they passed before Tony had taken him back to the elevator.

"So what is Bruce working on?" Harry asked, interested in the idea that Tony and Bruce were working on secret things in the lab.

"We've been working on some Avenger business," Tony said honestly.

"What exactly are the Avengers?" Harry asked. "I know you said superheroes but I don't really believe it."

"The Avengers are superheroes, although half of the team are just human. There are two spies, assassins or whatever you want to call them, they're not around today. There is Bruce, who has a bit of an alternative personality when he gets angry. There is Captain America, who was frozen in ice for years. Thor, who is magical god Thor," Tony said, "it's true, he's real," he added, seeing Harry's disbelieving look. "Thor's not around yet but he will be arriving soon enough, big threat to humanity so super god is arriving."

The elevator made another noise again as the door opened.

"There is also me," Tony shrugged, leading Harry through the glass door. "We're a group of misfits that got luck when aliens attacked."

"Aliens?" Harry asked.

"Well, they were from a different world," Tony said. "There are nine realms, ours is called Midgard. Thor is from Asgard. The other realms are… what are they Jarvis?"

"Vanaheim, Jotunheim, Niflheim, Muspelheim, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, and Hel," Jarvis answered.

"Exactly, Thor will probably have more to say on them, he's been to almost all of them I think," Tony said.

"What happened when they attacked?" Harry asked, Death's words of 'the Battle of Earth' ringing in his ears.

"Loki, who is Thor's adopted brother, wanted to take over Midgard. He used magic to control people and he opened a portal to one of the other realms. New York suffered a lot of damage from the fight and we were lucky to overcome them," Tony said seriously.

"You were part of the battle?" Harry asked.

"Yes," Tony said shortly, not offering any more information on the matter.

Harry thought for a moment, part of him really wanted to push Tony for details but he knew first-hand how difficult it was to talk about battles that could have ended in almost world domination.

Bruce appeared, having come through a room further away from them. Bruce made his way straight to one of the tables, he tapped his fingers against the table top.

"Harry, it's good to see you again," he said.

"You as well Bruce. Tony says you've been camping out down here for a bit."

"Just a little, he's been with me for the most part," Bruce said, not quite looking Harry in the eye.

Harry frowned slightly, Bruce was acting strange.

"How is everything?" Tony asked, focusing on Bruce.

Harry's eyes narrowed slightly as Bruce nodded and said, "Everything seems to be clean and working correctly."

"Brilliant!" Tony said. "You should get some rest, we have to start again tomorrow."

Bruce said his goodbyes and left Harry and Tony alone.

Tony lifted his and Harry's hand, pulling Harry closer to him.

"Sorry, I was going to be good but this is cause for a celebration," Tony said softly before kissing Harry.

Harry closed his eyes, letting himself become lost within the kiss. He hadn't truly felt content around someone since his short relationship with Ginny. Kissing Tony, it was nothing like kissing Ginny. Tony was rougher, more demanding with his kisses. It made Harry want to keep going, it made him want things to escalate further.

"Sorry," Tony whispered, pulling back from Harry slightly to rest his head against Harry's forehead.

"I guess I can let you off this once," Harry whispered back, enjoying the feeling of Tony being so close.

"I'll be honest," Tony said suddenly, he stepped back and gave Harry some room. "I did have an ulterior motive for asking you here."

"Hmm?" Harry questioned.

"The other night, when I was called back here, it was for the Avenger stuff I've been working on. We were told that there was a possible danger threat, high energy readings that came from an unknown source."

"Go on," Harry said, pushing Tony to continue.

"The last readings that were identified were around the time that you fainted," Tony said carefully. "It was in the area and at the time, so both Bruce and I had a thought that you may have been effected by the energy readings."

Harry froze slightly, his heart rate increasing.

"We haven't been able to get the same readings from you so we don't think you are being controlled or effected anymore," Tony said, trying to be reassuring.

"You checked me? What did you do?" it was said in a whisper. Harry hadn't dared to speak any louder.

"Since we got the readings, Bruce and I have been working on a way to try and locate similar readings on specific areas. It was the same basic principle that was being used for New York, we just focused it a bit more. I asked Jarvis to scan you when you entered. Then Bruce repeated it in the lab," Tony admitted. "I needed to make sure you were you –"

"I think I should go," Harry said.

"Harry," Tony said.

"No," Harry said firmly, cutting Tony off. "You could have asked Tony."

"If you were being influenced –" Tony tried to explain.

"If I were being influenced and I was a threat I wouldn't be as focused on Teddy as I am. I would be focused on what my goal was," Harry paused momentarily. "I wouldn't have trusted you."

He knew he was overreacting slightly. Tony's actions weren't malicious, they weren't done without thought. It still hurt Harry though. Tony had no way of knowing that Harry knew what being under someone's control was like. Tony had no way of knowing that Harry was certain he was in control of himself. After all, Tony had no knowledge of everything Harry had been through.

Harry swallowed, his throat having gone dry as his mind sped up. Harry tried his best to push Tony's resigned look from his mind.

"I need to go get Teddy," Harry said. "I –" Harry faltered, deciding it was best not to speak.

"I'm sorry," Tony said. "We had to be sure and I didn't want to lie to you if I had to."

Harry nodded once, accepting Tony's words for what they were.