AN: Some of you really seem to be able to read my mind….either that or my story has become predictable. I've decided to give this story a definite ending as I've got more ideas running through my head and I know what will happen if I do not end this story soon; I'll go and start another idea while deciding to keep working on this one and then get sucked into the other story. I would hate for you guys to end up with an unfinished story! So I guess I still have about 4 chapters or so to go to give this thing the ending it deserves.
GrimCharmer: Catch? What catch….I see no catch here (A).
i-dreamdragon: aww want some chocolate to sooth your heart?
IchigoRenji: I'm glad you like it and I really hope the next few chapters will be just as good, because I would hate it if the ending seems rushed.
Tooba K: Well you can keep your first born then, because I will not let them do that in front of the rest of the team :P.
WolfQween666: Bless you for saying that! Well as my author note already said; there will be more, just not another 30 chapter.
Mitsuki170: I'm glad you liked it and I'm not pure evil, I would not start a sequel with everyone wondering whether he will make it.
GuestWithAName: Okay, your name is pretty funny XD Thanks for the compliment and as you can read above I will finish this story.
The Sacred Heart 2: With the limited contact Fenrir has had with the outside world, to lose someone as close as Tony would indeed have a very strong impact.
Lokisely/TheGlowStickOfDestiny: Aww thank you for recommending me then .Please continue obsessing over it and flattering me, because who am I to tell you not to ;). I also want to thank you for the compliment that my story is just as good if not better than Off the Record. I think the story has so many followers because not only is it well written, but the plot is also far more original than most (or it was at least).
Spangledlemonade: Don't worry, it soon all will be over.
MysticWolf4976: Me, evil….you must be mistaken (A).
*wavz*: Aww I don't want to see you heartbroken and I've already been threatened if I killed Tony…so maybe your happy ending wish will come true.
Emma: bless you for saying that Emma and I hope you did get your sleep after 33 chapters…I hope you will like my other avenger stories as well then, even if "cold as you" is very different from this one.
legend of katie: I'm actually pretty glad I could make your eyes water, otherwise the chapter would have missed it's point. Thank you and I hope the job will be fun as well.
Guest: Thank you for saying that, I love your review too. Well as you can see I decided to continue the story .
TheWritingMonster: Hahah you and the rest of my reviewers! Maybe I will just not give you guys a happy ending, BECAUSE I DO WHAT I WANT!
fan girl 666: Evil, me? *whistles and looks the other way.*
writer's legend: well the only possibility is to read on and find out.
Thisisanauthor: *hands you salve for the burns* Sorry to kep you waiting.
Twinbats: Aww bless you for saying that
PrincessCupcake: I'm glad you like it so much and I hope I didn't make you wait too long .
GoldVioletEyes: 0.o okay that was creepily accurate for what I had in mind…did you hack my mind?
I Have Cullenism: Oh god no….how could I kill him before they have sex, I mean I promised you guys a sex scene didn't I….or maybe I just want to do something else after all..
.ninja: Okay, it sounds vaguely threatening to have someone tell me not to kill Tony when they have a name referring to killers…:P
Nicholls: Yeah I know right, though I think I would be torn between wanting to pet the wolf or walk away from it…slowly. I thought your drawing of Loki was awesome! Can I put it on Tumblr as I have done with the other fanart and such?
Kairicoollike: *hands you a tissue* Here is the next chapter. I hope it was worth the wait.
Littleblackneko: I try to update every day, as the reviews are addicting(I'm not going to lie; they are just awesome). I don't think I'll be doing a sequel for this story but I will write an epilogue at the end on how their lives continue. I want to work on different ideas for a while after this as it will be almost 40 chapters long once it's finished.
random-is-awsome: Don't I always?(A)
Nivala: Thank you, and I would be lying if I told you I didn't mean to make you cry.
Joeperrysbabe: Well here it is, I hope it makes up for the tears .
Aruyn: Well how could I dissapoint you, here is the next chapter which I hope you will enjoy.
MustacheBuddiesXD: Loki killing a death Tony would give him a reason to visit his daughter…just saying…
KattyByNature: Well as you can see I will be continuing this for a few more chapters and then I will give you an epilogue. I might add Mpreg in there, but more as a passing mentioning than the actual story. It might be one of my next projects though.
cara-tanaka: Well here is the next bit ;).
Blackie: hahah oh dear, when I started reading your review I thought: Oh god she hates the story….and now I'm kind of flattered really. I understand your frustration by depicting Seth the wrong way and I totally blame Wikipedia for it. Though I have to admit that my recollection of Seth (which I was taught when I was twelve) was that he did have a head that looked dog-like. However my knowledge of Egyptian Mythology is limited so I'll take your word for it. the other mistakes are currently being changed by my awesome Beta.
TheSneakyHobo: well the universe has screwed him over before..
You know, when I said a couple of chapter back to go for the 500 reviews…I was kind of joking and now here I am with over 600 reviews. So this chapter is dedicated to every single one of you that ever reviewed! Seriously you guys, you have me in tears over this (and a very creepy smile, which I think is freaking my parents out a little).
"Is he awake?" Are the first words that leave his mouth the moment he is in Tony's room. Nothing seems to be changed, but clearly something has happened because the rest of the team are slowly arriving as well.
"Not exactly, but his brainwaves are spiking. See how once every few seconds the areas will light up only to die down again. I've never seen anything like this before." Banner tells him as he points at several of the screens.
"It's the apple, it's magic must have finally reached the brain." He murmurs, casting a diagnostic spell over the still body in the bed. "It's working, I can feel the power coarsing through him." His voice rises a few pitches as it begins to sink in that he will have Tony back in just a couple of minutes.
They are the longest minutes of his life and he pays no heed to the rest of the people that entered the room. All he wants now is to see those brown eyes look at him again with that pure adoration he had found so difficult to accept. Wants that mouth to spill sentences involving technological terms he would never understand, but still listens to them because they sound so beautiful coming from those lips. He nearly jumps when the hand underneath his twitches.
The rooms seems to be permeated with a heavy silence as everyone waits with bated breath on a true sign of life. The eyelashes flicker, once, twice and then they open. The eyes behind them are hazy at first, but soon they start to clear up and take in the room. Loki is startled when Tony looks confused to see him and withdraws his hand from his own pale fingers.
"Tony…?" He hesitates. The warning he had gotten at the beginning had not left him yet. 'He might not be the same man.' Then why did he seem to recognize the others.
"What is he doing here?" The voice sounds groggy and raw from disuse the past week. The tube that had been in his throat had not helped matters either.
"No…" Tony had forgotten him. He had erased him from the brain. That was what he got for praying to the deities; the man would live but not remember him. He backed away from the bed and rushed out of the room, sinking down against one of the walls. He let out a howl of frustration and pain. This was far worse than losing the man. Now he had to live with the knowledge that Tony Stark was alive, but would always stay out of his reach.
He looked up when a pair of boot clad feet came in his sight. "Tony's asking for you." The captain told him as he held out his hand to pull the god up.
"I don't want him to feel guilty. It's not his fault he forgot… Please do not torment me by facing him as a stranger." He muttered. He could not bear the thought of looking into those confused and distrustful brown eyes.
"He didn't forget. His brain was just resorting everything. He did just recover from mayor brain damage." Tony had not forgotten. Tony had not forgotten. It took a moment to set in. Once he had heard the news that the genius was waking up he had immediately wondered about what would go wrong. He could not be so lucky to have it all being given back to him. He followed Rogers wordlessly and they went back to the room. The rest of the agents were already leaving, giving Tony their wishes for him to feel better. Even Fenrir left the room, a knowing look on his face.
"Loki, I'm so sorry…" the man began, but Loki held up his hand to cut him off.
"It doesn't matter, not to me. I'm…glad you're okay." He seated himself on the bed and once again took the tanned hand into his own.
"Come on, you can do better than that." At his puzzled look, Tony continued. "Never heard of a welcome back kiss? According to my lovely teammates I have apparently not been kissed in the past seven days, it brings down my average you….." To make the man shut up, Loki pressed his mouth against Stark's. he had to admit he had missed the man's touch and kisses. He wanted it to just be a quick kiss, the mortal was healing after all, but the moment he pulled back Tony put a hand on the back of his head and forced him back down. Without actually realizing what he was doing Loki found himself straddling the smaller man. When the need for oxygen became too much he finally pulled away.
"Is this how you greet everyone when you come back from the dead? I believe you took them to a…shawarma? Place the last time." Tony's hair looked absolutely messed up now the bandages had come off and Loki couldn't help but twirl his finger through one of the longer locks. "Has Banner declared you healthy?"
"All healed, though he wants me to take it easy the next few days. I have you to thank for it, or so I've heard…you went to Asgard for me." It was a statement, not a question, but Loki knew that Tony wanted the story.
"In Asgard we have things called healing stones. They help focus your energy into healing, without them difficult healings can get rather explosive not to mention dangerous for the victim. Odin asked me to choose between taking a stone and sending Fenrir back to the island. Mother gave me the apple. It's usually meant to make mortals immortal…" He trailed off. It was now or never to see if Tony wanted to take the leap and give up being mortal.
"How much effect will this have on me?" Loki shuddered as one of the hands came up to play with the hairs in the nape of his neck.
"Now it will only add a couple of years to your life expectancy. With the damage done to your body it's lost a part of its potency in favor of healing you first. I'm guessing you will live to be about a hundred and twenty." The hand stilled.
"So I'm not immortal, yet?"
"No, you would need to eat a few more of the apples in quick succession. Would you want to become immortal?" This was it, no turning back now.
"No, I do not want that." Loki tried to move away from his position straddling Stark, but two firm hands held him down. "Listen, I do not mean that I don't want to spend all my days with you, but we live here on earth. This place is filled with things that will soon decay and fall apart. I love you, but I do not want to stay alive while my world crumbles down. The team, with the exception of Thor, will eventually all die. While I like the thought of winning, in that case I do not want to be the last one standing. I'm sorry."
"We could go to another realm, in Asgard you do not have to worry about all that." He whispered.
"And you would be unhappy there, besides as much as I complain about it Earth is pretty much my home." Tony shrugged.
"So you would rather see me suffer by losing you than suffer the burden of immortality together?" He could not deal with this. He did not want to think about losing Tony so soon after getting him back.
"Is there any way for you to become mortal? We could go to Hella together. Look Lokes, it's not that I do not love you or want to spend the rest of my life with you and the afterlife for that measure, but I just do not want to be the only one left alive in the end to talk to. I need more people than just you in my life and I cannot watch and see them die time and time again" He had not thought of leaving his own immortality behind for Tony. The man had a point. While Loki had never known anything but the fact that he would probably live forever, Tony had already accepted death as part of the road.
"I will think about it." He murmured, leaning down to capture those warm lips again. They had done enough talking for the day.
When he finally was allowed to return back to the tower, Tony couldn't be happier. He had been bored out of his mind in the plain room at the SHIELD headquarters and he could not spend his entire time with Loki in his lap there. Now back at his tower, with the tree twinkling merrily and a happy welcome home from Prancer and Fenrir, he couldn't be better.
He knew that Loki had suffered a lot more than he had, simply because of the fact that he had not been aware of what was going on. He had lost a week of his life and did not even notice it really. The tall god however seemed to cling to him every moment just so he could make sure his heart was still beating. Tony wasn't complaining, but he understood their relationship needed to have some bonding time in a slightly more private setting. He had texted Jarvis a little while earlier to make sure his room was on the romantic setting, under the pretense of texting Rhodey to tell him he was okay.
The romantic setting had actually been more of a joke than serious thinking. He figured his conquests would enjoy the mood it would create, but he usually forgot about it and never had needed it to get them into the mood. Now however, when looking at Loki's surprised face, he did not regret ever programming it.
The ceiling had small twinkling light on it, giving off the impression of a starry night sky. Thanks to a projector there were candles glowing on every inch of the wall. It was a simple change in decoration really that could be removed by the press of a button, but it did the trick of charming Loki. The warm yellow of the lights made Loki's eyes greener and his pale skin seemed to simply reflect the light. He was rather literally glowing. He had wanted to go for the slow approach, but seeing the god standing there in front of him made it rather impossible.
Teeth clashed, tongues danced and moans were exchanged. It didn't take long for them to get rid of the clothes they were wearing. The silk of the maroon bed spread felt great on his feverish skin, but Tony had different ideas than letting Loki take all the control once again. He flipped them over so he was leaning over the god and was happily surprised when the man did not stiffen. Bending down he bit at the pulse point in Loki's neck and then soothed the red mark with his tongue. If the tugging and tightening of the hands in his hair were any indication, he was doing pretty well. He moved down the pale chest placing open mouthed kisses on any spot he could find that had the simplest of blemishes.
It took a while to get to the place he wanted to go, but by then he had the god breathing heavily and moaning with want. He decided to not torture Loki too much and immediately took the head of the cock in his mouth. Looking up he found a pair of green eyes, nearly black with lust, stare at him in surprise. Making sure he kept the god watching he lowered his mouth inch by inch until his gag reflex started to slightly protest. It was a rather big turn on to see Loki prop himself up on one arm to keep watching, It was sinful how that neck looked when thrown back in ecstasy and Tony let his hands join the stimulation of Loki's member. He felt the grip on his hair tighten as he was pulled off the panting go and up for a kiss.
"Don't want it to be over too soon, now. It's my turn, my love. " the god whispered at him and Tony had no problem at that moment with following orders.
AN: well I would add dun dun dun, but I'm pretty sure you guys know with what I'm going to start my next chapter ;). Once again I love you all and I would have finished the scene in this chapter if it hadn't been 3:15 in the morning. Love you guys!