Author's Note: Tothephoenixandthedragon4ever: If you go back to re-read chap. 19 you'll see that Laufey sent a guard with Loki to protect him. Odin murdered the guard and kidnapped Loki. As for why we didn't see evidence of Thor's liking Fandral we're not in his head. Also, Fandral's always been more focused on Thor's loving Loki and not Thor himself.
Answer - Part 2
Loki blinked owlishly at Fandral and Thor, his head tilted slightly in shock. Coulson and Stacy also looked on in disbelief. At his feet Villr started barking and he crouched to pick the dog up. 'I thought Thor was jesting when he said that he wanted to court Fandral. Of course, I would think it a jest - that was well over three hundred years ago. Also, he's never mentioned it since. How did I manage to not notice this ?'
Flashback
If Thor wanted to pace, why could he not go pace in his own chambers ? It was making him nervous. Half-interested and startled, he looked up from his book as Thor asked, "Loki, what do you think of Fandral ?"
'Why is he asking me what I think of Fandral ? Obviously I can't tell him what I really think. Unless, he would think it another of my jests anyway.'
"Well, Fandral is quite handsome and those deep grey-eyes. He might even be more charming than you."
"I want to court Fandral."
That phrase was random enough that he burst into laughter, "That is a good jest, brother, not even I would have thought of it."
It made him shake his head slightly, 'With all the maids Fandral has bedded how could he ever love a man ? He never would.'
Thor shook the thoughts away and smiled, "Of course, love. Still, I think we should leave the jesting to you."
His brother walked over to kiss him, it felt oddly reluctant compared to normal.
End Flashback
He moved to stand beside Thor as Fandral asked, "T-Thor ? Why, when did you ever want to kiss me ?"
Thor replied, "I knew that Loki loved you and that you loved him. I thought that perhaps...perhaps you and I could work something out as I love you too. That is what I wanted to tell you this morning when Jane interrupted us. You were always so focused on Loki that you never noticed me. You know how we were raised - one love and unless they don't love you that is the only love you have. You, Loki, myself we all repressed our own feelings for each other, well, because of each other."
At the end of Thor's words both Thor and Fandral looked at him and by extension Villr. Villr curled up in his arms as he replied, "It is not my fault that you both love me. If anything it is Father's courtship laws that need to be changed."
'I think we need it changed badly. Yes, with the current laws you can bed however many people you want, but don't dare fall in love with more than one person.'
His gaze was drawn to Tony who had climbed to his feet, again. The man looked at them then walked over to Coulson and Stacy. 'I suppose Mason must have gotten knocked out by Father too as I don't see him here.'
Off to the side where Thor and Fandral had stood were Erik, Darcy and Jane. Darcy asked, "Do you think all the Asgardians have as complex love lives as these ones ?"
It was Jane who answered, "I hope not or they'd never get married or anything."
He walked over to Darcy and wondered, "Are you well, Darcy ? There were not any more Midgardians waiting to ambush you ?"
It surprised him when Darcy, besides just petting Villr, hugged him. That was when she exclaimed, "Thanks, Loki ! There weren't any more Agents, but the Blond Brigade over there weren't happy that you left with Hawkeye. Thor thought he kidnapped you and after the library, well he and Fandral were just raring to go find you."
'While it is nice to know that Hawkeye kept his word, where exactly is he ? I know Father won't have killed him, though given his skills it's more likely he would have gotten captured by the Jotnar. Is he hidden back in the crowd somewhere ?'
Villr shifted as he replied, "You are most welcome." While that was going on Erik was still staring at Thor in awe. If Erik hadn't already believed that he was the real Loki, he definitely would have believed that Thor was the Thor of his youth.
The black-haired woman let go of him and Jane ran a hand through her hair. Jane scuffed a foot over the street, then said nervously, "I don't know why you made the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents give me my things back, but thank-you."
Overhead the sun was mostly blocked by clouds, leaving the iced over Triskelion to glow almost eerily. Stacy and Tony walked up to him, Jane, Darcy and Erik. The oldest Midgardian introduced himself to Tony as Darcy and Jane exclaimed over seeing Stacy again. With his friends and aquaintances talking, he turned to see Thor and Fandral laughing about something.
A few feet away, Laufey said to Father, "I may still dislike you and your Asgardians, Allfather, but I will appreciate Thor's stopping Ennsturm from killing Loki. Ennsturm never would have accepted Loki as King of Jotunheim even if he had not tried to murder him. He despised babes who needed testing, if any of them approached me when they were older to ask something of me he would tell them to bother the priestess instead. He thought of them as lesser than vargs. So, too he would have been with Loki, more so, if we had arranged a marriage between our houses. Though, Thor does not have any tatooes. So, tell me, Allfather, how can your Asgardians be worthy of my Loki ?"
Father replied, "Loki was raised as an Asgardian, he does not need tatooes to prove worthiness of courtship."
Fury walked up to stand beside him in front of Father and Lafuey. Fury interrupted with, "Cute as this is, do Their Majesties think we can cut this matchmaking bullshit out until later ?"
Tony suddenly asked, "Fury ? Hawkeye's reporting Hel-icopters. Why are Hel-icopters on their way here ?"
Tony's words had him looking around in confusion, but, at least, Hawkeye was not captured by the Jotnar.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Director echoed, "Hel-icopters ? What Hel-icopters ? I never ordered any here."
Tony strode up to stop beside Thor and Fandral. The inventor quipped at Fury, "Oh, you know... the ones that want to blow Loki and the ice-aliens to snow chunks and us into bloody bits right along with them I might add."
Thor replied, "I know not why you suddenly help us, Iron Man, but I will get rid of these Hel-icopters."
Stacy all, but shouted, "No ! Thor, if you do that they'll kill every one of you. Actually, they'll probably just kill all of us."
Erik asked, "What about the Bifrost ? Couldn't we use that to escape ?"
Behind them the Jotnar were grumbling and he turned slightly to look at them, startling to see Ennsturm's body on the ground. Laufey kicked Ennsturm's body out of the way as he looked at him, at Father, the Asgardians and Midgardians with a caculating gaze.
His birth father answered, "The Allfather's Bifrost is not big enough for us all to fit. To use that would be to leave some behind. The Casket cares not how many people it moves at once, but we can not take it to Jotunheim as the Midgardians would die too quickly."
Impulsively, he winded around Fury, further up to Father and Laufey to, carefully, because of Villr, touch the Casket again. Then he looked up at Laufey saying, "I know a place where we can go, but it is far hotter than here."
"We will deal with it, I will focus the magic on us all. You, Loki, will picture where we go."
He almost bristled at Laufey's commanding tone, but recognized the faint worry in the King of Jotunheim's eyes. So, he pictured Puente Antiguo and the part of the desert where he'd met Hawkeye. They disappeared in a swirl of scintillating, dark and light-blue energies.