Welcome to chapter 20 of Key To Redemption my loyal readers! Hope you all enjoy this chapter, and that you stick with me to the very end of this story! But heads up, near the middle things get a little raunchy, so be warned. Without further ado, let the chapter begin!
LokixTony(explicit)
DianaxTony(explicit)
Chapter 20
Diana's P.O.V
I sighed as I took another sip of my drink to stave off the headache I could feel coming up.
"Come on doll face, let me buy you a drink." The man next to me said. "I'll make it worth your while."
"I appreciate the offer, but I already have one and I don't plan on getting another after this." I said thinly.
"Then let me at least show you around the gallery. I happen to know one of the artists, he can probably get us a private showing." He said, eyebrows "suggestively" moving.
I barely repressed a shudder before I threw back the rest of my drink and set down the glass on the bar. I slid a twenty under for the bartender, then turned to the guy.
"I happen to know one of the sponsors of the gallery, so that line isn't gonna work. I also happen to have a boyfriend waiting for me at home, so I'm asking you to back off." I said with an icy glare, causing the guy take a few scared steps back before leaving like a bat out of hell.
I sighed as the tension bled out of my face and shoulders. I went to go find Andy, and found her surrounded by her fellow sponsors and a few of the artist featured in the gallery.
She turned to me, a wide smile on her face. Her tight black and silver dress showed off her petite figure, and highlighted her now platinum blonde hair.
"Hey Anni, having fun?" Andy asked me, and I sighed but nodded my head.
"I was, but I think it's about time I was heading home." I told her. "It's getting a bit late, and my boyfriend is waiting for me."
Andy giggled. "Of course girl, tell him I said hi ok?" She said, then winked. "Hope you two have a fun night."
"I'm sure we will." I said with a wink back, before leaving the gallery. I caught a cab outside, and instructed the driver to take me back to Avengers Tower.
After paying the driver and showing my ID pass to security, I entered the elevator to take me to the upper levels.
"Hey JARVIS, what level are Loki and Tony on?" I asked the A.I.
"Sir and Mr. Laufeyson are currently in Sir's workshop having a bit of a disagreement." He answered.
I groaned, knowing this was my cue to break up the argument. " Damn it all."
As JARVIS dropped me off on to the workshop floor, I sighed as I saw Tony and Loki gesturing wildly about each other. As I entered the section they were in, their shouting became distinguishable. They barely noticed me coming in through the glass doors.
"I told you before, magic doesn't work like that! It comes from within, you can't replicate it unless you were born with it or granted it!" Loki said, a sneer on his face as he looks at Tony.
"Magic is nothing more than science we haven't discovered yet! If you were actually able to do it, I'd be more than happy to analyze it." Tony said, a glare on his face. "Oh no, you can't cuz it was taken away after you tried to take over the world."
Loki growled and looked like he was gonna say something else, but I loudly cleared my throat.
They both turned to me, the glare fading from Loki's face but staying on Tony's.
"It seems like you two could use a break for the night, considering it's almost one in the morning." I told them.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure I know when I'm done for the night Diana, and I'm not done yet. I still have projects I need to work on." Tony told me with a shrug.
I narrowed my eyes, taking that as a challenge. "JARVIS, how long has Tony been up for?"
"Sir has been up for a total of 26 hours, 43 minutes, and 18 seconds and counting Miss Sullivan. I would also like to add that the last time he ate or drank anything was during lunch with you and Mr. Loki." The AI replied to me.
"JARVIS you traitor! I should make you into a personal toaster!" Tony said.
"I'm just looking out for you Sir. That is what you programmed me for." JARVIS snarked back.
As Tony and JARVIS started arguing back and forth, I turned to Loki with a questioning look.
"Ms. Potts called earlier. Apparently she and Tony came to the agreement that they were better as friends than as lovers. Or Ms. Potts came to that decision and Tony went along with it." Loki said, causing me to sigh as I looked at Tony.
"We should get him some food, something to drink, and then get him in bed." I said softly. "And then we'll go to bed as well."
"Agreed." Loki said before kissing me softly. I shed my heels, handed them to him, and approached Tony.
"What do you want Big Red?" Tony asked, a scowl on his face. I could tell he was tense, his eyes were bloodshot with bags under them, and his hands were shaking a little.
"Come on, Tony. You're coming to bed." I told him gently.
"Yeah no, not happening. I have stuff I need to do, and I'm pretty sure Lokes doesn't want to share you." Tony snapped before turning away from me.
I sighed and turned him back around before grabbing him and tossing him over my shoulder. Tony yelped and immediately started thrashing.
"I am not a bag of potatoes Diana! Put me down!" He said, before yelping. I had just smacked his ass.
"Settle down, Tony. You're gonna have something to eat, and then you are going to bed." I told him sternly.
"You are not my mother, Diana! And I am nearly twice your age." Tony said as I walked into the elevator.
"Then act like it." I said, tightening my grip on Tony's legs. "You're taking horrible care of your body, you never get enough sleep, and at this rate you won't last another 20 years, if that."
"Yeah well no one cares anyway." Tony mumbled to himself, but with my hearing I could pick it up.
I sighed as we reached the guest level Loki and I were staying on. I walked forward, Loki beside me as we both went into the living room. I put Tony down onto the couch, with Loki sitting beside him. I went into the kitchen, and looking at what I had to work with I made grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.
I put down a plate with one sandwich and a cup of soup for each of them, while I had double the food. Late night cartoons played on the TV in the background as I added water bottles next to the food.
"Thank you darling." Loki said, while Tony just crossed his arms belligerently.
"Eat Tony. I'm not gonna hand feed you." I said with a smirk. Tony glared at me, but he started eating.
As we started to finish, Tony was dozing off on the couch.
I looked at Loki, who sighed and nodded.
"If we leave him out here, he might just get a few hours of sleep and then go back to the lab. He can sleep with us tonight." He said.
Tony scoffed. "I'm right here you know. And I'm sure Loki snores and you hog the covers, so I'd rather not."
I sighed, before standing up. "Tony just do this, if just to make me feel better. You don't deserve to be alone tonight."
"I don't need your pity ok?! Yeah, I got dumped. So what?! It's not like it wasn't a long time coming. We've been drifting apart for the last year." He started out aggressive, but his voice tapered off near the end.
"We're not pitying you Stark, we're sympathetic and offering you comfort where we can." Loki said. "If you don't want it fine. But we're better than a cold bed."
"We'll give you some time to think about it. I would like to talk to Loki and shower if you don't mind." I said before heading to the bathroom. I heard Loki following me as I grabbed my pj's, as did he, before we headed to the bathroom.
I removed my makeup and we both stripped down before stepping into a hot shower. I relaxed as the hot water fell down my body, soothing my tense muscles as it beat down on me.
Loki sighed next to me, also relaxing as the hot water fell over him. He leaned towards me and kissed me, gently moving his lips against mine. I reached up and put my hands on either side of his face, caressing his cheeks with my thumbs.
"What are we gonna do with him?" Loki said as he pulled back.
"I don't know love. I want to comfort him, but I don't know how besides offering a shoulder to cry on and a warm bed." I said, looking at Loki guiltily. "How do you feel about that?"
He shrugged, stepping back and pushing some of his hair out of his face. It was getting long enough to go past his shoulders now, and he had to braid it back every other day.
"Asgard has differing views on something like this. Romantic triads are rare, but not uncommon. Two women with one man are more common, but either way is accepted. I was a part of two triads, one each way. They ended amicably enough, but I have heard stories of some going badly." Loki explained. "Some aren't even physical, just an emotional support system where all three members rely on each other to get through hard times."
"Polyamory, that's what we call it, isn't as accepted here. At least not in most of the world. The majority of it thinks that we're a monogamous species, supposing to have only one partner at a time." I told him as I started to soap up my body.
"Unusual. If the participants are consenting adults I don't see how it's anyone's business but theirs." Loki said, his brow furrowed in confusion. I passed him the soap, and I rinsed off as he washed up.
"Some people are just old fashioned I guess." I shrugged. "I've honestly never considered being part of a relationship like that, but I guess structurally speaking it would be more beneficial to have three people offering each other support instead of just two. However, most people here would be too jealous to share a partner with someone else."
"Communication is a large part of the relationship, and equal attention between each partner is also key." Loki said as he rinsed off.
"Honestly we're assuming a lot right now. We don't even know if Tony will want this." I said as I shut off the water. "We don't even know if we want this."
Curiosity, guilt, and nervousness were all boiling inside my gut as we stepped out of the shower. With a flick of my wrist I sent the water on us down the shower drain, reducing the need for towels.
"I just...I hate seeing him like this." I said as I put on simple cotton shorts and an over-sized shirt over my underwear. I had stopped wearing a bra to sleep months ago.
"I know you do darling. You're a natural caregiver." Loki said, dressing in black cotton pants and nothing else. "We can start with just being there emotionally for him. Which starts with him spending the night with us. We can go from there in the morning."
I nodded my head as we exited the bathroom and entered the bedroom, finding Tony sitting on the bed in a black tank top and sleep pants set.
"I uh, went upstairs to change real quick." He stuttered out. "I didn't want to sleep in my jeans."
"That's fine Tony, we want you to be comfortable." I told him.
"But are you sure about this? I'm not exactly known for being the most emotionally stable person." He said.
Loki snorted as he got into the bed on the left, his back facing the window. "Stark, I do believe I have you beat when it comes to emotional instability."
"All the more reason for me to not be here! You already have enough to deal with without adding my problems to the mix." Tony said, standing up to leave. I stepped in front of him and pushed him back onto the bed.
"Sometimes helping others helps you figure out ways to fix your own problems. Unfortunately you've been focusing so much time on other people that you have no time to spend on your problems Tony." I told him as I grabbed my hairbrush and sat on the bed. I barely clenched my teeth as the brush untangled the knots in my hair roughly.
"Which is why we're offering you this night in our bed. Not to have sex, at least not yet, but for emotional support." Loki told him. "Now come here."
Tony yelped as he was pulled back and against Loki under the covers. "Hey! There's no reason for the manhandling!"
I tossed my newly braided hair over my shoulder and sat on the bed. "Just one night Tony. If you feel better in the morning, we can set up an arrangement then. If not, we'll never speak of this again."
He looked like he was warring with himself on what he wanted, but he soon settled back against Loki's chest.
"Fine, just one night." He said.
I smiled, before turning off the light and joined them under the covers on the right side of the bed, my back facing the door. Thank goodness for the king sized bed, otherwise I don't think we would've all fit.
The three of us shifted a little to get more comfortable before we settled down. Loki had Tony against his chest, essentially spooning him with one hand resting on his ribs.
Tony was curled a little in on himself, hugging a pillow to his chest to hide the arc reactor's glow no doubt. His knees were bent, letting Loki's and my feet touch below him.
I was on my stomach, one hand touching Tony's arm and the other reaching under my pillow to grab Loki's other hand that was in the same position. We were basically offering a shield from the outside world for our resident genius.
Tony was the first to fall asleep, the day's exhaustion catching up with him fast. Loki was next, his mouth slightly parted as he breathed gently in his sleep. I was last, just observing the two of them as they slept before I joined them.
I didn't know what woke me up a few hours later, but I went from asleep to awake but groggy in seconds. I looked around the room, scanning it for any threats before I felt the bed move next to me.
I looked down and saw Tony shifting in his sleep, little whimpers escaping his throat as he twitched.
Nightmare. I thought to myself, before I sighed and gently grabbed Tony's shoulder and lightly shook him.
"Tony, Tony wake up. You're having a nightmare." I said softly, trying to be gentle in waking him.
It took a few more shakes, but with a jolt and a yelp he awoke. His eyes were unfocused as he looked up at me, panting as if he had just ran a marathon.
"Shh shh, it's ok Tony. Whatever it was, it's over now." I said soothingly, bringing a hand up to caress his cheek. "You're safe right now, in bed with Loki and I."
He sat up, causing Loki to grumble in his sleep as he was jostled before he settled. Tony looked around, and seeing that he was in fact safe in the guest apartment in Avengers Tower with us he relaxed.
His body slumped back onto the bed like a marionette whose strings had been cut, holding on to his extra pillow like a lifeline.
"I was back there...in that fucking cave where they tortured me..."He said. "Except Pepper was there too, and she was just watching it happen. Like I meant nothing to her. Like I am nothing."
"Nonsense." I said, gently bringing Tony back snug between Loki and I. "I'm sure Ms. Potts isn't that cruel, and you already survived that cave once before Tony. You're never going back there again, and you're not nothing."
"I just want some damned peace, for once." Tony said as I gently ran my fingers through his chocolate brown hair.
"Shhh I know you do Tony." I said softly, before putting just a little bit of energy out to help him fall back asleep. "Just relax, and go back to sleep."
He tried fighting it, but he was just too exhausted and so he went back asleep with his pillow. I soon fell back asleep myself, and so the rest of the night passed peacefully.
When morning came, I was the first one to wake up. I yawned, stretching out my limbs, and looked over at my bed-mates. A small smile crossed my face as I saw the position they were in.
Tony was flat on his stomach, one arm over my collarbone and one leg brought up to entangle with mine. Loki was all long limbs and pale skin, his face cradled between Tony's shoulder blades as his legs stretched out under him.
I bit my lip as I slowly moved out from under Tony's arm and leg before I got up and went to the bathroom. After brushing my teeth and peeing, I washed my hands and went to start on breakfast.
Soon enough I had coffee brewing, bacon frying, and blueberry pancakes cooking to make a full meal. I set up the pancakes and bacon on the floor's dining room table, along with plates and utensils, before I went to wake up Loki and Tony.
I got back on the bed, facing Tony before I gently scratched the tip of his nose. His face twitched, so I did it again. He groaned softly, reaching up to run his hand over his face. His eyes slowly opened, blinking at me in a stupor.
"What time is it?" He asked softly.
"A little before nine. I made breakfast if you're ready to get up." I told him softly.
Tony looked over his shoulder, the best that he could. "I kinda can't with Sleeping Beauty on me."
Loki shifted before tightening his grip on Tony and nuzzling against his back. "Thank you for the compliment, Tony. I had no idea you thought me beautiful."
I laughed softly as Tony blushed under Loki, Loki's eyes opening to show mischief in them.
"Come on you two, before breakfast gets cold." I said, getting up and heading back to the kitchen. The they groaned, but I soon heard them following my lead. Loki detoured to the bathroom, while Tony was right behind me.
Tony got right to making himself a cup of coffee, while I served up the food and set syrup on the counter.
"I thought you didn't drink coffee, Big Red." Tony said as I made myself a cup as well.
"I normally don't, but you don't have tea and I need my daily dose of caffeine." I said as I doctored my coffee the way I like it. Little bit of cream but plenty of sugar.
"That's not coffee, that's a liquid sugar bomb." Tony said with a disgusted look on his face.
"If I have it black Tony, I'm gonna gag at the taste." I explained as Loki joined us at the table, a cup of orange juice in his hand.
"So,about last night..." Tony started, but I gently interrupted.
"If you don't want it to mean anything Tony, it doesn't have to. It can be just a night of sleeping between friends." I told him. Tony swallowed, his brow furrowing as he looked down at the table.
"I don't want it to not be something, I just don't know what I want it to be." He said hesitantly.
"Then why give it a label? Just see it as us offering you the chance for emotional support in the future." Loki said as he ate his pancakes. "And possibly sex if you think you can keep up."
I choked on my coffee as I laughed at the wrong moment, causing Loki to reach over and thump me on my back as I coughed.
"Damn it babe!" I giggled. "Don't make me laugh as I'm drinking!" Loki gave me an apologetic look before turning back to Tony.
"But this isn't normal!" Tony argued.
I gave him a deadpan look. "Tony, you're having breakfast with a Norse god and a mutant who controls the elements, and you have friends who are a super soldier from the 40s, a scientist who turns into a giant green behemoth, and two spies from a secret organization. I think normal is a bit out of our equation."
Tony let out strained laugh, reaching up to pinch the bridge of his nose with clenched eyes.
"Look, I don't quite know what your hesitance with this is Tony, but we don't have to do anything physical beyond cuddling and listening to you air your woes." Loki said.
"Why are you doing this for me?" Tony asked.
"Because we care about you Tony, and we don't want you to go down a messy spiral into depression." I told him, putting my hand over his on the table.
"You wouldn't be the first, but as you can tell you two are the only people here right now." He said, causing Loki to reach over and swat him behind his head.
"You idiot, if you would just talk to everyone else then they would be here for you too." He said as Tony glared at him. "How many other people know about your nightmares?"
Tony shrugged, staring moodily down at his half finished breakfast. "Pepper and Rhodey for sure, Happy and Bruce suspect I think, no one else as far as I know."
"And that's where we come in." I said. "Going through a break up can cause an increase in your nightmares, so we're basically offering you the security of sleeping in the same bed as us to give you a sense of peace."
"But you two won't be here all the time." Tony argued.
"Then come visit us on the weekends. Coulson and Steve have already gone off on missions for S.H.I.E.L.D so its just gonna be us, Bruce and you." Loki offered. "We would visit you, but with Diana's animals, greenhouse, and her trail riding business she can't leave her land for very long."
"I guess I can work from your place on the weekends, but Pepper is going to eventually come back and we're going to have to talk about the break up, and see what we're gonna do about our stuff." Tony said.
I shrugged. "Save it for during the week. Or she can call you when she's on her way over here or something. Is she still in California?"
"Yeah, she was suppose to be coming to New York next week to go over the final paperwork for us branching our company into another area, and for us to spend about two weeks together. But I guess now it'll be for her to move her stuff out of the tower or something." Tony said softly.
"Then until then you can come stay with us for the next few days. It'll give you a break from your problems, and it'll help you get ready to face her again." I said.
With that, the discussion was over. We finished our food, and then we went our separate ways to get ready for the drive back to my home. Loki and I dressed in warm clothing and gathered our stuff before meeting Tony in his underground garage. He had a suitcase with him, and I knew he had taken up my offer for a few days of peace.
We got into a sports car that was probably worth more than what I made in a year, and Tony maneuvered us out into the streets of Manhattan. With his know-how of the city, we managed to avoid a large portion of traffic. Which meant that we got back to my home about two hours before lunch.
I was the first out of the car, groaning as I stretched and my back cracked. "Ugh, I hate long car rides."
"I agree." Loki said, also with a groan as he stretched his no doubt sore muscles.
"It wasn't that bad." Tony said with a laugh.
"Maybe not to you, but I hate being cooped up in one place for too long." I said with a shrug as I unlocked my front door. "At least in a place as small as a car."
Whatever Tony was going to say was interrupted as Kida and Taboo came barreling through the front door at us, barking up a storm in excitement. The breath was knocked out of me as Taboo jumped up into my arms, and Kida into Loki's. Seventy pounds in his arms and eighty in mine wasn't anything to sneeze at.
"Yes yes, we missed you too." Loki laughed through Kida licking his face. I was thankful that over the months he had lived with me had put weight and muscle back on him. Otherwise he would've been knocked on his ass.
We set the dogs back on the ground, and Tony smiled as he sat down on the couch next to Bruce, who was brushing out Atlas's fur. He had really taken to all of the cats, brushing out their few every few days. Said it relaxed him, and who was I to take away a relaxation technique for him? Plus, it helped cut back on the on the amount of cat hair I needed to sweep up.
"Hey Brucey Bear, how have you been?" Tony asked the fellow scientist with a smile.
"It's been going well Tony." He replied. "Not to be rude uh, but what are you doing here?"
"Loki and Diana seduced me and have turned me into a sex slave. They just took over my company and sold it." Tony replied with a smirk and a toss of his head.
"And what a good little boy he is. We were thinking about getting him a leash and collar." Loki said, draping his arms loosely over Tony's shoulder and a grin on his face.
Bruce looked at the two of them in shock, before slowly turning to me. "Uh..."
"Yes they're fucking with you. And also yes, Tony's gonna be here for a few days." I replied, not even looking up from the stack of bills on the counter. "Hm, electric bill is higher this month.."
"Can you do that? Don't you have that company expansion deal coming up?" Bruce asked Tony.
"I do, but it's not till next week. Besides, I'll still be working. It'll just be from my laptop, which is still pretty handy. I'm thinking of this as a vacation."
"Ok, but Pepper isn't gonna like this." Bruce said.
"Pepper hates a lot of stuff that I do. This will be just another reason to show her that she's right." Tony said with a frown, before taking the luggage he packed for the next few days to what was previously Steve's room.
Bruce turned to us, a confused expression on his face.
"Ms. Potts felt it was pertinent to their relationship to end being lovers and go back to being friends days before coming to the tower for an extended stay." Loki explained. Bruce's face turned from confusion to shock.
"I did not see that coming." He said softly. "Is he gonna be ok?"
"We hope so." I said, putting down the bills and walking to the back door. "Until then, he's more than welcome to stay as long as he can, and to visit often."
I left the house, heading to the barn to check on my horses. As I opened the barn doors, I laughed as a fair amount of them poked their heads over their stalls.
"You miss me, everyone?" I said, and a chorus of neighs answered me. I walked down the middle of the stalls, patting heads as I passed them. "I'll take a couple of you guys out in a minute. Just wanna check on the tack room."
Minutes later I frowned as I looked over some of the blankets. "Looks like I need to sew these up, and that I have a rat problem. Or something bigger." I muttered to myself as I looked over the size of the holes in my good blankets.
I started looking over the space. I found a hole in the roof leading to the hay loft. I sighed, exiting the tack room and heading to the hay loft. I found evidence of animal activity in the fact that some of the grain and feed bags were chewed up, but I couldn't tell what animal. I couldn't blame it for wanting a warm place for the winter, but depending on the animal it could track in diseases or attack my horses.
I decided on leaving it for later, and started leading out some of the horses. In the middle of taking Angus out to the paddock, Tony came walking up to me.
"Hey Red, just wanted to let you know that I fixed up your internet so now it runs twice as fast as before." He let me know.
"Tony, I've only been out here for twenty minutes." I said in surprise.
"Yeah, it would've taken me less time but with how far you are out here it took me longer." He said with a shrug.
"Tony no, I meant that that's great! Thanks." I smiled, making him clear his throat as he saw my appreciation.
"It's no problem. Anyways, what are you doing?" He asked.
"Just taking some of the horses out. You wanna help?" I said.
Tony backed up. "Thanks,but I don't do well with animals that are bigger than me."
"Then why did you offer to buy a trail ride from me a few weeks ago?" I said with a smirk.
"I was hoping you'd forget about that..." He muttered.
I took a peppermint candy out of my pocket, unwrapped it, and grabbed his hand.
"Hey hey hey! What are you doing?" He tried pulling away, but I got behind him and held his wrist in one hand and the lead in the other.
"Angus isn't gonna hurt you Tony, just relax." I said in his ear as he pushed back against me. I straightened out his fingers and laid the candy in his palm.
He stopped moving, his hand outstretched as Angus lifted his head up from nibbling at some exposed grass. He sniffed at Tony's hand, and then swiped up the candy with his tongue and lips.
"His mouth tickles." He laughed a little as Angus licked the sweat from his hand. He moved his hand up to pet Angus on the cheek, and Angus moved his head up to sniff at Tony's face.
"What happened to this guy?" Tony asked as he relaxed against me.
"He was beaten with a silver buckle after collapsing from exhaustion and starvation. His left eye had to be removed because of infection, and it took months for him to get back on his feet." I told him, reaching up to scratch the middle of Angus's forehead.
"Every single one of my pets is a rescue animal in one way or another Tony, some of them were in worst places than others. But with some love and care, they've all come out on top." I said, turning him around to face me. "Now I wonder how you'll come around."
Tony gulped as he looked up at me. "You know it's not fair that you're taller than me."
"I have no control over that. Now, you gonna help me? Or would you prefer to entertain Loki?" I asked, turning my head to look at the aforementioned former god, leaning against one of the porch's supporting beam like a reclining predator. He was eyeing Tony like a lion eyes a zebra, with a hunger that was unique to him.
"Why are you so calm about this?! Shouldn't you be all possessive and not want to share?" He demanded of me.
"I don't know why I don't mind this Tony, but what I do know is that we want to show you that we care. If this is the only way to show that, then so be it." I said. "Besides, Loki and I had talked about adding another person in our relationship temporarily. You just happened to be available sooner than we expected."
"But-" I cut him off, drawing him into a hug. It took him a second, but he soon hugged me back. I could feel him slowly start trembling, and I tightened my grip.
"We care about you Tony, let us show you." I said softly into his hair, kissing the corner of his mouth before gently pushing him into Loki's arms as he came up next to us.
"Starting with me of course."He said as he nuzzled against Tony's neck. "I do hope you're up for it Tony."
"Take your time with him, love. I expect you two to take a break for lunch." I felt a wicked rush of pleasure as I saw Tony blushing as he looked up at Loki. I laughed before turning, going back to letting out my horses. I heard more than saw them going back inside, and soon enough I was giving Lyse and Mörk a rubdown to help them get use to me.
Once I finished that, I mucked out the dirty stalls, laying down clean straw. I also checked in on Goldenrod, feeding her half an apple as a special treat for becoming less skittish.
"There's a good girl. Yes, you are." I said to her, stroking her face. "Something I can do for you Bruce?"
I turned, catching the surprise on his face. "How did you..."
"Heightened senses kinda come with the territory." I said with a sheepish smile. "Great when it came to smelling out the cookie jar, not so great when you could tell that people were talking about you behind your back."
"Sounds...overstimulating." He said slowly. "Hey, do you know that Loki and Tony are-"
"Most likely having sex right now? Yes, yes I do." I said, turning around and going to check on Commander. "Hm, still not feeling too good big guy?"
Commander huffed, stretching his neck to nuzzle his face into my chest. "Don't worry love, I'll ask the vet to come by next week."
"Aren't you worried?! Your boyfriend is having sex with Tony!" Bruce almost yelled, before taking a step back and breathing deeply.
"Yes, I know. And most likely we'll be switching places after dinner tonight." I said with a wink, and laughed at his expression. "You think I'm crazy don't you?"
"Well I wouldn't say crazy..." He said, causing me to laugh again.
"I'm pretty sure Tony thinks I am too." I said, walking forward and putting my arm over his shoulder. "Come on Bruce, we'll go for a ride and I'll tell you all about my reasoning behind this."
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I turned my head from the sandwiches I was making for lunch to look over as Loki entered the kitchen. His hair was mussed, a hickey was blooming on his neck, and he had a giant shit-eating grin on his face.
"Well, you look heavily debauched. How was he?" I asked.
"Thoroughly pleasing." He said with a happy hum as he hugged me from behind. "He did the most wondrous thing with his tongue, it was truly fantastic."
"Mm well I'm glad you had fun." I purred, nuzzling back against him. "He passed out on the bed?"
"No, simply trying to catch his breath." Loki said, laying his head on my shoulder. "He should be down here by the time lunch is ready."
"Good. Afterwards I figured we could maybe watch a few movies until dinner?" I said. "Giving him a break until I get a hold of him tonight."
"Sounds like a plan love." He said, stepping back. "Oh, and a heads up. He loves his testicles being played with as you suck his cock, and he has surprisingly sensitive fingers."
"I'll keep that in mind." I said with a laugh and a wink, before finishing the sandwiches. Soon enough they were all plated, with some chips on the side and a soda.
That done, I went upstairs to check on Tony in the master bedroom. I found him on his stomach on the bed, hickeys up his neck and and nail marks down his back.
I sat down near his head, causing him to look up at me with wide eyes.
"Hey, you alive?" I asked with a wide smile.
"Barely." He groaned out. "How the hell do you manage to keep up with him?!"
I laughed, leaning down to give him a gentle kiss on his temple. "One, I'm a mutant Tony. Two, my recently awakened sex drive is just as strong as his is. And three, we're gonna end up savoring every moment with you because we don't know how long we'll have you for."
"Now up! Lunch is ready, and you're needed at downstairs." I told him, turning him over. He yelped and covered himself.
"Have you no shame? I am naked here!" He said.
"Not really. Lord knows I'll be getting my fill of you later." I said with a wink. "Now put some pants on and come downstairs."
He groaned as I left the room, but he did as he was told. As I set up the plates downstairs on the coffee table I tried to decide on what we should watch.
I finally settled on the first Lord of the Rings movie, and I put it in the DVD player just as everyone started heading into the living room. Tony had almost wobbled down the stairs, dressed in jeans and a loose flannel shirt that was only halfway buttoned. I could almost feel the smugness radiating off of Loki as he saw his handiwork dotting along Tony's neck.
It was after everyone had eaten and Frodo had woken up from being stabbed that the seating situation became more comfortable. Loki sat at one end of the sectional while I sat next to him, leaning my weight against him comfortably. Tony was lounging against me with his feet underneath Bruce, who was lying on the daybed at the opposite end of the sofa.
The dogs lounged at our feet, and the cats minus Cleo were napping on one of the house's cat trees in the far corner. Cleo, the little attention sponge, was sleeping in Tony's lap.
"Gimli reminds me of Thor." Loki said with a laugh as the aforementioned dwarf tried smashing the One Ring. "He always acts first and thinks later like him."
"Gimli starts thinking things through a bit more near the end of the movie." I told him, wrapping an arm around Tony and drawing him closer to me.
He stiffened at first before relaxing back against me. I maneuvered until one leg was drawn up on his other side, straddling his back to be more comfortable.
I felt Loki stiffen next to me as Gandalf sacrificed himself to save the Fellowship from the Balrog. I nuzzled back against him, making him smile at me before he drew his arm around both Tony and I.
"You know, you kinda remind me of Aragorn Red. You both like keeping the peace between the people you care about." Tony observed as the Fellowship made it into Lothlorien.
"I don't like unnecessary confrontation." I said with a shrug. "Barton and Sif notwithstanding."
Loki laughed. "Oh I can't wait until the next time Sif tries to show her face to you! She'll live to regret it."
"I think she already regrets messing with me. Or if she's smart she does." I said with a smirk. "I do not like her attitude one bit."
"Well hopefully you'll never see her again." Bruce said. "Now Clint will be a bit harder to avoid."
"I hope he manages to get through his anger." I said softly. "I don't blame him, but it's being misdirected."
No more was said until the movie finished, with Loki glaring at the screen. "First Gandalf and then Boromir?! How many more people will they kill in this series?"
I nuzzled against him. "I know love, I disliked it when I first saw the movie too. But the second one is better."
"Do we have to watch it now? I'd like to get over this feeling of loss." He said with a frown.
"Of course not babe, we can wait a little bit before watching the next movie. I need to go check on the horses anyway." I said, nudging Tony and Cleo up and then standing.
I stretched my muscles, yawning as they relaxed from their stiffness. I cracked my neck as I headed outside, Kida and Taboo on my heels.
The snow crunched under my booted feet as I made my way to the stables, checking on all the horses inside and then looking over the ones in the fields.
I laughed as I saw Holly, Aztec, and Delilah running through the snow, kicking it up as they played. Phoenix and Angus placidly watched them, while Ox was rolling on his back in the fresh powder.
I looked down at Kida and Taboo. They looked up at me and wagged their tails, their eyes begging please.
"You wanna...play tag?" I asked, then laughed as they started running around me, tails going a mile a minute. "Alright,alright! You two think you can handle it?"
They barked, answering my question. "Alright, let's go!" I said, before shooting off like a rocket.
I ran to the edge of the forest, Kida and Taboo pounding behind me, before I jumped up and used a tree trunk as a spring board to fly backwards over their heads. I flipped, landing on my feet before turning and heading to the paddock fence.
I laughed as I repeated the process, flipping over their heads using a bit more force with my air bending. Adrenaline rushed through my veins as I ran, giving me a euphoric feeling.
"Come on! Try and catch me!" I shouted, laughing out loud as I kicked up snow in my path. I heard the front house door opening as I pushed off from one of the porch beams and ran back towards the forest.
I yelped as I suddenly stumbled, falling forward towards the ground. Acting on instinct, I thrust my hands towards the ground.
A whirlwind burst from each hand, propelling me forward and up head over heels. I felt myself shoot into the air before I started falling down to the forest below. I screamed as I braced myself before making impact with the trees.
I felt and heard branches snapping under me as I crashed through the canopy, before my leg got caught in the fork of a branch strong enough to support my weight. I yelled in pain as my body crashed into the tree trunk, my ankle supporting my weight. I groaned as my vision went fuzzy for a moment.
"Diana!" I heard Loki shouting. I looked down, and saw him running up with the dogs and Tony and Bruce on his heels. I estimated myself to be at least ten feet up the tree.
"I guess I overshot." My voice sounded groggy to me, but I started laughing up a storm. "I'm stuck!"
They all looked at me like I was crazy as I kept laughing, the blood rushing to my head from being upside down. Honestly, I was probably in shock from landing in the tree, and I was getting lightheaded.
"Does anyone have an idea on how to get her down?!" Loki asked Tony and Bruce.
"If I had one of my suits that would be perfect, but ever since the Mark V got destroyed I haven't made another one that's portable." Tony said.
"And I don't think the big guy is able to do something this delicate." Bruce said.
"Bruce, you need to accept Jolly Green! Otherwise you'll never be able to put the past behind you!" I shouted down to him, causing him to look up at me in shock. "I know he hurt a lot of people, but what do you expect when he doesn't have any social interaction? If you don't trust him, you can't live with him!"
"I don't want to live with him! I want him gone!" He shouted up at me.
"You didn't think I wanted my powers gone when I first got them? I hated being a mutant, I hated being who I was! But I learned to control my powers, and I learned to live and to trust them!" I shouted back, my vision going fuzzier as I started kicking at the branch holding me up. With a burst of strength, I snapped the branch clean off with my heel.
I yelled as the branch fell to the side and I fell straight down, right into Bruce and Loki's arms. Bruce catching me around my chest and Loki around my legs.
"Ugh, my head." I whined as my blood rushed from my head as I was righted. I groaned, and brought my head back against Bruce's shoulder. "Did you guys see how far I flew up?"
"About forty feet into the air, before crashing down." Tony said as he helped Loki and Bruce right me onto my feet. I yelped as my ankle painfully gave out under me, and I heavily leaned on Loki and Bruce. The dogs and Tony ran ahead of us as Bruce and Loki helped me hobble back to the house.
"At least I didn't break anything besides my skin this time." I said as Bruce plucked wood slivers and bark out of my ankle in the bathroom. Loki and Tony had gone to check on the plants in my greenhouse as Bruce played nurse. They didn't want to, but I assured them that I'd be fine.
"You're lucky your ankle didn't snap when you got caught on that tree." Bruce chastised as he wiped blood away from my swollen skin. I winced as he plucked out a particularly large wood sliver and tossed it in the trash.
"Yeah, I know. I can't believe I tripped over a damn block of ice." I groaned, then hissed as Bruce pulled more wood from my skin.
"Considering how much it's been snowing, I'm not surprised that some of it melted and then froze again." He said, gently wiping more blood from my skin and checking for missed slivers. "I think I got them all."
"Thanks Bruce." I said as I brought some water up to heal the wounds closed and make the swelling go down.
"It's no problem." He said softly. "Hey, did you mean what you said? About the big guy?"
"Every word." I said, looking him in the eye. "You need to learn to accept him Bruce, otherwise the past will keep biting at your heels. If you don't learn to trust him, you'll never be able to trust anyone else."
"That's not true. I trust Tony." Bruce insisted.
"Really? Is that why you haven't told him about your nightmares?" I asked.
"H-how did you know I had nightmares?" He asked baffled.
"You just told me." I said, causing him to frown. "I suspected Bruce, since Tony has been dealing with nightmares as well. Both of you seem to be suffering from a mild form of PTSD, and you both need to talk about what's been happening."
"You're sounding like a therapist." Bruce grumbled, glaring at me.
"I may have went to school for animal studies and art history, but I've also taken my fair share of psychology classes." I told him evenly. "Plus, I'm a good listener and a people watcher."
He scoffed, standing and turning to leave. I gently grabbed his wrist, forcing myself to stand up. I kept my posture easy and non-threatening, since I didn't want to crowd him.
"You're gonna want to let me go." He said quietly.
"Why? Because you think I'll get hurt?" I asked, before shrugging. "I trust you."
"You shouldn't." He said, and I could see him getting angry. "You should be afraid of the other guy for the monster he is."
"And yet here I am." I said softly, slowly bringing a hand up to touch Bruce's cheek. I felt him instinctively lean into it before he backed up. That told me he was touch-starved, meaning he probably hasn't had enough physical human contact recently.
"You really are crazy aren't you?" He asked, shaking his head in surprise.
"I like to think I'm more giving you the benefit of the doubt." I said with another shrug. "Bruce, I want to help you, the same with how I'm helping Tony."
"With sex?" He asked, causing both of us to laugh.
"Well, Tony's a special case. He needs more of billboard instead of a street sign to show he's cared about. I'm hoping to do a more subtle approach with you."
"Subtle huh?" Bruce said.
I nodded, bringing my hand up again to put it against his cheek. He hesitated before leaning into it, his eyes closing as he sighed. I slowly brought him into a hug, giving him plenty of time to back out of it. Instead he allowed himself to be hugged.
He relaxed as I gently rubbed the back of his neck. "This is actually pretty nice."
"See? Not so bad is it?" I laughed.
"I guess not." He chuckled, before we both stepped back.
"Now then, I'm gonna go check on Tony and Loki. Can you do me a favor and take out the chicken that's in the fridge? I was thinking about doing a Marsala tonight." I said, pulling my pant leg down and pulling my boot back on.
"Are you gonna make it spicy?" He asked.
"Not very,but with just enough of a kick to get your taste buds going." I said with a smile.
"Sounds good." Bruce said with a returning smile, before we went our separate ways.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
As I approached the greenhouse, I could hear moaning and heavy breathing coming from it. I arched an eyebrow with a smirk, before entering the building to an erotic sight.
Loki was leaning against one of the frosted glass walls, head thrown back and moaning with his pants and boxers down his thighs. Tony was on his knees before him, his lips around Loki's cock and his hands on Loki's hips.
Loki turned his head to me as he heard the door open, sending a sheepish smile my way. "I'm sorry darling, I couldn't resist."
Tony tried pulling back, no doubt to get up and right himself, but Loki wasn't having it. He grabbed Tony's head and pulled it back down on his cock, making him whimper as he no doubt choked on it.
I sighed,shaking my head in mock disappointment. "I thought we agreed that after lunch he was to get a break love, and then it was my turn."
"I know." Loki whined as I grabbed a handful of his hair. "But his lips just looked so tempting. You know how little self control I have."
"Yes I do, but I hope you enjoy this because you're going to get punished tonight." I said before kneeling down with Tony.
His bushing only added to this picture of erotic stimulation. He looked at me out of the side of his eye, and his blush grew darker as he bobbed his head on Loki's cock.
I smiled and brought my nose up to nuzzle it against his ear. "You like this don't you, Pet? You like sucking on his cock?" I whispered in his ear. His moaning answered my question, along with the fact that he seemed to start sucking Loki's cock harder. Or at least that what Loki's increased moaning indicated.
"You're so good at this Pet. It's almost like that mouth of yours was made for it." I said, nipping at Tony's earlobe. He moaned, his body shaking from pent up arousal no doubt. I brought my hand around to rub at his cock through his jeans, causing him to moan louder.
"Shh, you've got this Pet. You're doing so good." I murmured, rubbing his cock harder through his jeans as I bit down on his neck. He jumped, choking down Loki's cock with a wet gagging sound.
"Ah fuck!" Loki choked out, his head falling forward and his eyes opening. "I'm getting close!"
"Do you want his cum? Do you want it to shoot down your throat?" I whispered to Tony, but locked eyes with Loki.
"Mhmm!" Tony moaned, also looking up at Loki as his throat bulged with his cock. I heard his sucking increase, and he bobbed his head faster. I saw Loki clench his hands in Tony's hair, before shoving his cock down his throat with a shout.
I watched it pulse in Tony's mouth as Tony gently suckled it. Loki loosened his hold on Tony's head, gently running his hands through his hair to soothe him.
A small trickle of cum leaked out of Tony's mouth as Loki extracted his softening cock from it. Tony whimpered as I moved him to face me so I could swipe up the cum with my tongue. His mouth opened to allow my tongue to entwine with his, sharing the taste of it.
When we finally part, I give him a final kiss before I help him stand. He groans as his knees straightened out.
"I hate to admit it but I'm getting too old to kneel like that." Tony said. "Especially when someone gets impatient for a blow job."
I laughed, stepping forward to nip at Tony's neck before approaching Loki. "Oh don't worry. He'll be punished for his impatience later. Won't you, Loki?"
At the sharp grin I gave Loki, he gulped as his cock gave an interested twitch. "I suppose I will." He gasped as I helped him stuff his cock back in his pants and then buttoned and zipped them.
"No supposing about it. Now then, I do believe you should go get cleaned up for dinner." I gave him a kiss as he left the greenhouse, before I turned to Tony.
"Please tell me I'll be getting some relief. This is starting to hurt." Tony said with a wince.
"Oh, poor thing." I said, before making him step back against the same wall Loki had leaned against. I opened his fly, releasing his poor cock from his jeans and boxers. He hissed as it came free, the head of it a dark red as it leaked clear pre-cum. I knelt down, taking the first half of it into my mouth.
Tony moaned and gasped as I worked his cock with my mouth, licking and sucking on it with gusto. Remembering Loki's advice, I moved his pants down his hips to be able to play with his testicles. Tony's increased moaning showed me Loki was right.
A few minutes later I felt his testicles tightening, and his cock throbbed as he released in my mouth. I swallowed, cleaning his cock of every bit of cum before standing.
"Fuck, you two are gonna be the death of me. I hope you know that." Tony said. "As much as I'm loving this, I don't think three orgasms in half a day is very good for my health."
"At least with me cooking you'll be eating better than when you're alone at the tower." I laughed. "Take out every other day, and frozen TV dinners when you don't end up surviving on donuts and coffee alone."
"Were you talking to JARVIS again? You've been talking to JARVIS. I swear he's such a blabbermouth. I should turn him into a coffee maker for his insolence." Tony said.
"Oh hush." I said, righting his pants and trying to fix his hair. "You know you'd be lost without JARVIS, don't lie."
"Quiet you, don't ruin my image." he said, making me laugh again as we left the greenhouse arm in arm.
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Jotunheim
Helblindi Laufeyson, the current King of the Frost Giants, stood in a magically protected room deep in his castle. He stood over the mage kneeling on the floor and carving symbols into the ground.
"Are you sure this will work? Because if it doesn't, it will be on your head Kraka!" He snarled at the mage, causing the smaller Jotun to look up at him.
Helblindi was an impressive Jotun, tall as his father before him and just as wide. The main difference in his visage to his father's is that his face doesn't have the same sharp ridges, nor was it lined with age and the weight of ruling a kingdom yet.
He had also inherited a full head of inky black hair from his mother, which he kept back in tight braids the barely brushed his shoulders.
"It will work my king. I just need my attendants and I to cleanse our bodies and charge the portal, and then you will have the kinslayer in your grasp." The Royal Mage said, standing. Kraka stood shorter than Helblindi, being roughly the same size as the average Asgardian.
Most Jotun mages stood shorter than the rest of their race. The people believed that is was because it made them closer to the earth, which their magic was attuned to. All Jotun have magic in them, but only the mages could do great feats of power, such as teleportation.
"And how long will that take?" Helblindi asked with a growl, his blood red eyes narrowed.
Kraka cleared their throat. "It will be fully charged by the full moon, my king."
"That is a week away Kraka!" Helblindi snarled, stepping towards the Royal Mage threateningly.
"Oh do have some patience brother. A week is not that long." A different Jotun stepped into the room. Just as tall as Helblindi, but with a more lithe body, Býleistr fixed the fur skin over his shoulders. "It is not as though he is going anywhere. According to our seer, he is trapped without his magic on Midgard."
"I want him here as soon as possible to pay for his crimes, Býleistr! He has evaded us for too long!" Helblindi growled at his younger brother.
"It's not like you couldn't wait for our father to die. You were itching to become King." Býleistr shot back.
"That's not the point! His murderer needs to come to justice! And I intend to see it through!" Helblindi shouted, before he turned and with a swish of his cape he left.
Býleistr sighed, turning to Kraka. "My brother means well, but I fear he might be a bit too hot-headed at times. Either way Kraka, do your best to get that portal running. Otherwise I have no idea what my brother will do." He said, before he also left the room.
Kraka sighed, before turning back once again to carving the symbols needed into the ground needed for the portal. After carving a few more, they stood and left the room. They made sure the protective seal was in place, making it so that not even Heimdall could see through the walls. However, that did not stop him from seeing you leave it.
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Asgard
Heimdall's eyes narrowed as he watched the sudden appearance of the King, the King's brother, and the Royal Mage of Jotunheim from a room hidden from his eyes. He thought it strange, especially since the Royal Mage seemed skittish and the King seemed impatient for something, but also triumphant.
Making a decision, Heimdall made sure to mention it to Prince Thor the next time he came to make his way to Midgard.
Luckily that happened to be later in the day, with the Prince coming alone instead of accompanied by one of his friends.
"Just the Prince I was looking for." Heimdall intoned. "Heading to Midgard again, Prince Thor?"
"Yes, to New Mexico to visit Jane! I shall hopefully spend the weekend with her, and then a few days in New York with my friends." Thor said with a wide smile.
"Before you go, my Prince, I must tell you to be wary on Midgard and to be ready at a moment's notice. The Frost Jotun are acting suspicious, and I will be mentioning it to your father next time I send in my report."
"Keep me informed my friend, and have father send one of his ravens if he has need of me." Thor said, clapping Heimdall on his shoulder.
The gatekeeper nodded before opening the Bifrost for Thor. The young prince stepped into it and was gone. Heimdall closed the portal, and then turned his eyes to Diana's home in Midgard.
He saw Loki sprawled on the couch, talking magic versus science with Bruce, and then turned his eyes to the master bedroom.
He smirked as he saw Tony and Diana lying on the bed, their bodies bare and covered in sweat after a vigorous round of sex.
"Lucky bastards." He chuckled before his eyes wandered elsewhere in the universe. "She certainly does spoil them."
After months without an update I finally finished this chapter! Life has been kicking my ass and I have barely been motivated to write, so I'm sorry about the wait between updates. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I'll see you next time! Oh, and I'm still looking for superhero names for Diana everyone! So leave a review on some ideas if you can!