AN: Wow, thanks you guys for the great reviews once again! WOHOOOOO PAST 20 CHAPTERS! This is the longest story I have written so far!
9shadowcat9: Not to mention Seth is going to die! (Which I probably should not be so happy about, but hey it's my story anyway).
SceneNeko: Of course he is okay! Like I would ever kill a son of Loki.
Graceful Whovian: Happy to hear it!
Anastacianott: Of course there will be some family time :D. I am very glad you liked it.
KatyAsPerry: I'm GLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD.
Zedax: I'm trying to update as fast as I can, unfortunately I'm only human.
MustacheBuddiesXD: God damnit you made me cry! Really thank you soooo much all the compliments I want to hear rolled in one review. There will be an update soon enough. (Btw Snape is awesome indeed!)
HarleyJaneJacksonWinchester: All-in good time my dear, all-in good time.
Random-is-awsome: I'm very happy you like it that much .
Anonymous: I'm trying to add as much fluff as I can without making the characters too ooc, but I think I can up the dose a bit.
MustangTaisaNoKoibito: I'm glad your heart is a little warmer.
icis182: It's Stark….there is always some Snark around.
ZombieOnTheMoon: I think that can be arranged, I am very happy you like it.
yaoiuke101: Of course he is adorable, he is Loki's son.
Writer's legend: It's not finished yet!
Joeperrysbabe: So freaking awesome, your review. I really do like a little family time.
Cara-tanaka: Well it's a good thing I succeeded in what I set out to do then. I will get to Frigga later.
Anonymous 2: Thank you for that awesome compliment :D! I hope you like the next chapter then.
"So you are the son Loki is so proud of." Tony said as he held out his hand to the boy. In his human form he looked no older than fifteen, which was his Midgardian age if you compared it to how time traveled in the different realms. For a moment Fenrir hesitated, but in the end he grabbed his hand in a firm shake.
"Who are you, exactly?" The haughtiness, the sharp tone, if he didn't know better Tony had expected the boy to have been raised by Loki. Apparently some things really were hereditary.
"I'm Tony Stark, billionaire, awesome and a good friend of your father." He tried not to rub his hand when the kid let go, some people really forgot their own strength. He saw Loki's eyes soften as he looked at his son. It was rather endearing, not that he would ever admit that. They could speak no further as Steve came to interrupt the scene.
"Guys, Fury wants a meeting….with all of you. We are to bring the boy with us." A cold fear gripped Tony's heart as he realized that Fury probably would want the boy contained. One look at Loki's face told him that he had realized the exact same thing.
"We will be along shortly. Tell Fury we'll meet him at the tower, I need a drink." Steve looked like he wanted to object, but one look from Tony told him he would be fighting a losing battle.
"Hurry up, Tony." He muttered and left them once again alone. The other avengers were looking on from a distance and seemed unhappy with the news that Steve brought them. They however did seem to realize how young exactly Fenrir was, more than that, they realized how innocent the boy was.
"Listen Loki, I have a pretty good idea what Fury wants and you need to know I am on your side in this. If it comes to a fight I will help you to keep Fenrir here, just don't start blasting things immediately." Loki seemed conflicted. The genius realized that the god could probably disappear now with his son and never come back. "Loki, you said you wanted to stay. If you leave now you and your son will be hunted forever. Just try…"
"What's going on?" Fenrir's voice sounded rather hoarse, like he wasn't used to speaking. Which Tony realized with a sickening feeling, he probably wasn't.
"I have made some enemies on this planet and they do not trust me, or anything that involves me. Do not worry; I will not let them touch you." The steel in the god's voice made it clear that if anyone so much as touched his son they would probably have no limbs left. It made him realize how happy he was to be on the man's good side. Loki grabbed both of them by the arm and proceeded to transport them to Stark's tower. He had his powers back then, great.
"Brother!" Oh, did Thor never learn. "I went to the All-father to request more protection for Fenrir, but it was too late. I am happy to find that you are both in perfect health." Thor was the only one who seemed really happy to see them. The other Avengers looked all rather uncomfortable to be there. They clearly were not on board with whatever plans Fury might have. That gave Tony some faith in how things would turn out.
"Thor could you please shut up." Loki hissed as he placed his hand protectively on his son's shoulder.
"I agree, there are more important matters to discuss." Ah, the one eyed Cyclops decided to get to the 'problem' immediately. "Your son forms a threat to our city."
"My son has done nothing to warrant your anger. Is it not your law that you are innocent until proven guilty?" Tony got a look from the avengers that told him they thought him to blame for the fact that Loki knew about their laws.
"I'd rather not find out what a gigantic wolf can do to my city. Either take him away or I will make sure he cannot do any damage." Well one could never say that Fury did not have a sense of diplomacy.
"If you touch my son your city will be flattened to the ground in seconds." Loki threatened and not one person in the room doubted it. It was really more of a promise.
"Loki, please do not harm innocents over this. I can take back Fenrir to his island where he can do no harm and he will be safe." Thor seemed uncomfortable at suggesting it and if it wasn't for the fact that this was Loki's son they were talking about he would have probably agreed to the plan. The other avengers seemed very conflicted over the idea of separating father and son once again. Would Fenrir be the thing they needed to see that Loki wasn't as evil as everyone thought. There was a bark coming from the other room and Tony realized they had not seen Prancer yet.
"Jarvis, door." He was not going to leave Loki's side until he knew the god and his son were safe. The dog was it's ever bouncing self and rushed towards his owners who both gave him a pet in recognition. He seemed very curious about Fenrir, who of course was carrying the smell of another animal. It amused Tony to see the dog sniff the boy a couple of times and then sneezing. Once gotten over the shock he immediately jumped up again to get some attention from the amused boy. 'attention whore.' Tony thought fondly as the dog rolled over to let Fenrir pet his belly. The other avengers seemed equally amused by the dog's antics.
"Thor, if you try to take my son once more I will not hesitate to tear Asgard apart till I find him. You may have succeeded once to keep him from me, but I do not care about the faith of Asgard this time around." Ah, back to the topic again.
"Look, you guys. I still do not like Loki very much, but Tony clearly trusts him and Fenrir is just a child. He has done nothing to be treated with hostility. We might even be able to learn from him." Tony never really appreciate Bruce more than at that moment.
"My son will not be treated as a lab rat!" Loki snapped. Way to go to ruin the moment.
"Let him stay here Fury. The same threat counts for the boy as it does for Loki. Take one of them, or both, and I will personally come to get them back and you will lose all your funding and iron man." The rest of the team looked rather surprised. So they didn't know about his threat to Fury.
"I'm with Tony on this. I will not work with a team that harms innocent children and tears families apart." If Tony wasn't so in love with Loki he would have kissed Steve. Wait…in love? Well that was new.
"I have a lot of red in my ledger and I will not add child abuse to it." Natasha muttered, which meant Clint would follow them. Fury seemed to realize that he would lose his entire team if he didn't leave the child with Loki. For a moment Tony thought he was going to flip the table they were seated at, but after a few second he just sighed and left the room. He almost wanted to do a little dance. Fenrir had sat down and was now cuddling Prancer who seemed very happy with other boy. If he had been a cat he would probably have been purring.
"Thanks you guys." He told the team who were all looking at the child playing. They seemed to realize exactly who they were in the room with.
"I know we do not have the best of history, so I understand that your actions today are to be considered of an even bigger worth. I cannot thank you enough." Loki bowed, he actually bowed to all of the avengers. Tony really did not think he would ever see the day, but he could understand how much this meant to the god. He had his enemies to thank for being able to keep his son without bloodshed. They all seemed rather uncomfortable with it.
"It doesn't mean we like you though." Clint muttered and only Tony was able to see the corners of the god's mouth turn upwards. "But I suppose we can learn to tolerate you." That coming from the person Loki had once stripped of all his own will meant even more than the support earlier.
"I can understand that. I will try not to give you a reason to feel the need to attack me. " Even Natasha cracked a smile at the exuberant face of Thor. "My friends this is cause for a celebration!"
"Uh Thor, I think today is not the time. Let's do it in a week or so when Fenrir has settled in and all." He intercepted before Loki renegaded his promise and blew Thor's head off. The avengers left quickly after that, not really wanting to stay in the awkward situation any longer. Tony watched as Loki slowly approached his son and sat down next to him. They had a lot of catching up to do and they needed to do that on their own. He himself had some things to sort out anyway: In love, how in the hell did that happen?
Loki was rather wary of approaching his son, now nothing stood in the way of having a real conversation. The boy tensed as he sat next to him, but continued to pet the dog in his lap.
"He likes you a lot, you know." Fenrir muttered, which took Loki off guard.
"Who does?"
"Prancer does. He has a lot of fond memories of you and Tony. I feel rather jealous of him. I could not even remember what you looked like." These weren't the words of a boy, but of a young man scarred by the events of his life.
"I…"
"Why didn't you look for me? Why didn't you get me off that island? Why weren't you there?" all the questions Loki wanted to answer, but had no idea how to approach the boy about.
"The moment I learned of your kidnapping I searched every realm and everything in between, but it yielded no results. I threatened the All-Father, went to Frigga, went to Thor and begged them to tell me. They all told me it was for the best. The All-Father made them swear an oath of silence. I tried my son, I tried every year when I had a moment. I never stopped hoping that one day I would find you. I have missed so much of your life." He choked and really didn't care that he sounded weak. He had hurt his son. If only he had tried harder.
"That man, he came to me. He told me you were hurt and you wanted to see me in case you died. I am sorry I cause you and your friend trouble." The monotonous sound of his voice told Loki his son was drawing away from him. He had used it so often when he talked to Odin.
"If I had known Seth was capable of finding you I would have gladly joined his side to have you back. Do not think for one moment that I have stopped loving you. You are back here with me and I do not care how that happened. I know I have much to make up for, but I would like it if you gave me a chance to do so…" Fenrir looked at him and he could see the doubt twirling behind those eyes that were so much like his own.
"I missed you…" Fenrir whispered. If he ever saw Odin again no one was going to stop him from tearing the man apart, piece by piece.
"Not as much as I have missed you." He pulled his son in his arms and the boy did not protest. It took a few seconds but slowly two smaller arms wrapped themselves around his waist, pulling him in even closer. He felt his son let out a few sobs and it took him a moment to realize he was crying as well, albeit silently. When he spotted Stark in the doorway the man gave him a small smile and a thumbs up. It didn't matter to Loki that the man had seen him so weak. He trusted the man with his life and heart. Oh….oh!
AN: well I will not be able to update tomorrow and I will probably not be able to do so the day after that either….I'm very sorry for that. I still hope you guys liked it, as I always find it difficult to keep characters in character while writing emotionally heavy scenes. Let me know what you would like to see in the next chapter.
