I hope this makes up for being away from this story for a while… Sorry again for that! I would like to thank Azaira for their review! Hopefully this chapter is easier to understand. Reviews and Comments really help me write! Please please please leave your two cents on this fanfic! Thank you awesome readers!

-Cluelessreader

Chapter 6

Alright plan of action. Get Thor in here alone. Without his axe. That would be nice. Have Loki in here too. Maybe hidden for the time being, enough for him to try to explain. Then just let Thor and Loki have a nice reunion. But how is that gonna happen with the kid not remembering things… Nope! No thinking! Just doing. If he thinks any longer about it, he'll never do it and Bruce will handle it. Which he doesn't want happening.

"F.R.I.D.A.Y?" He asked out.

"Yes boss?" Her curt reply came. He was gonna do this.

"Tell Pepper to bring Loki back." He told. He was gonna do this.

"She says they are on there way back." F.R.I.D.A.Y answered. Alright there coming. He was gonna do this. Just follow the shaky plan. He can do this. The Tony Stark freaking out over talking? Ha! Never! He was just gonna talk to a griefing, decapitating, thunder god… he can't do this. Fuck… He takes it back. He's not-

"Tony? What happened?" Peppers voice took him out of his thoughts. There was a very confused and angry looking Loki in her arms.

"What's wrong Loki?" Tony asked, avoiding Peppers question entirely. He got up and walked to the pair by the door.

"Why were you and that man talking about Thor…" Loki asked a huff in his voice.

"He wouldn't focus on anything else the whole time you and Bruce were talking…" Pepper whispered. Loki's eyes narrowed at her before quickly looking away to the ground.

Of Course he was asking. It was his brother that he hasn't seen yet. "It's okay kid, we were just talking about you getting to see him." Tony half lied. Loki's head snapped up, his brow elegantly cerving. A questioning look on his face.

Fuck right, he can tell when your lying... "He's gonna see you in a bit, but you have to hide in the bathroom until I give you a signal." Tony diverted.

"Why?" Loki asked. Still looking at him suspiciously.

"Are you telling me the, the god of mischief, would give up the chance to prank his brother?" Tony said faking astonishment. Loki looked away, thinking deeply. A small smirk on his face, but it quickly left.

"Being Prince of Asgard comes first, father would rather I don't mess with The Crown Prince. I'll be in more trouble than it's worth." Loki explained. Well that really puts a damper on things… unless…

"But were not on Asgard, Loki. Your dad won't get mad," Really he won't. "I promise. You'll pull of the greatest prank with me! One for the ages!" Tony once more half lied. But he could keep the promise that his dad wouldn't get mad. Sure it's a little morbid but still.

Loki looked unsure. Looking at Tony, as if reading his thoughts. Wait. Can he read people's thoughts… Fu- "Okay… but only because your promised." Loki finally agreed. Okay, step one done. Now to get Thor.

"Alright, I need you to go into the bathroom, when I say your name you come out then bam! He'll be so pranked!" Tony said with fake happiness. He really hoped he didn't regret this. Loki nodded, Pepper setting him down. He slowly walked to the bathroom eyeing the pair with suspicion still. The white door slid shut and Tony could finally breathe.

"What did you and Bruce talk about? What happened?" Pepper asked again. No way out for him this time.

"Bruce told me about what happened when he was gone. It had a lot to do with Thor and the kid. Before he ended up like this. Its bad Pep." She walked in closer, concern shining in her eyes.

"What else could possibly have happened. Were not even done with that drive…" Pepper said. He didn't want to tell her but she was the only one he could tell without being concerned. Well without concern for the most part.

"His home was destroyed, there is no Asgard anymore." Tony said in a whisper, really hoping the kid didn't have super hearing or something. Peppers response was quick, a gasp with her hands flying to her mouth.

"His parents are gone too. His mom a few years ago, his dad not to long ago." Tony continued. Pepper only shook her head lightly. Her small frame shaking.

"His people are here, only half of them left. I don't know where they are but there somewhere here on earth." Tony finished. Pepper sucked in a breath. Releasing it out shakily.

"Okay… alright… what do we do? How do we tell him?" Pepper asked trying to gain her composer.

"That's the million dollar question babe. I don't know." Tony answered.

Well he'd better get Thor over with. "F.R.I.D.A.Y? Can you get Thor over here?" He asked for yet another person. Pepper gave him an odd look. "Your gonna wanna leave… Bruce is making me tell him about the kid. Just wanna get it over with." Tony told. Pepper huffed a laugh. She gave him a hug as she left. Not long after did he hear the familiar footsteps of the god.

Just don't lose your head. Just don't get killed. Just get through this and live! "What is it Man of iron." His deep voice said. It wasn't the normal Thor voice he remembered but seeing all he lost it made sense.

"Hey golden boy, whats up?" Tony asked, trying to not seem nervous and failing miserably. Could he help it? Thor still haven't cleaned himself up from the fight. He was still covered in some blood. Not too nice to look at when your trying not to die.

"What did you need?" Thor asked back. Okay… right to the point. Just take a deep breath and say it.

"You know Loki?" Because he's gonna say 'No I don't who is he?' Gotta admit not the smartest decision.

"Why are you speaking of my brother." Thor growled dangerously.

"Well… he's alive and well." Tony finally said.

Thor just looked at him with the deadliest glare he could. "You choose to taunt me Man of Iron. Do I look in the jesting mood." Thor growled clenching his fists.

Shit. "No! Nope! I'm not joking! I swear!" Tony tried to show he was being honest. Clearly telling when others lie was a skill only Loki had.

"You think this a good joke." Thor said stalking forward. Red cape billowing behind him.

"I'm not joking! I know bad things happened to yo-"

"You know nothing! You know nothing of my murdered people! Half my people gone!"

"Thor I know! Bruce told m-"

"He told you! What did he say that Loki took the place of my father leaving him here to rot. Ruling Asgard, ruining the nine! All because I never bothered to check! Did he tell you that I tried to kill my brother had it not been for the interference of my lost sister? What about me ignoring and electrocuting him!"

"Thor! Please! I'm not trying to jerk you around I swea-"

"I refuse to hear this! You think its funny Stark but its not! I made him cause Ragnarok! I made him destroy Asgard! Because he just had to take the tesseract, Thanos came right to us, killing half of my people that I needed to protect!"

"What if he needed to!?"

"You wouldn't know! My last words to him destroy me! I failed to do my job for him. I missed! I didn't avenge my brother, even now!"

"But you killed Thanos!"

"Yet it's never gonna make up for what I did to him! He ruined everything and right when he was doing good, I get him killed! How could you possibly understand that!"

"Your not the only one that lost people! I lost- we ALL lost people!"

"You didn't lose half your-"

"I lost the kid! I lost half the population of everyone! I failed! Not just you! Each of us failed! We all lost people but you choose to make it extra personal! But guess what King Thor your people are not the only ones that matter!"

That shut him up. Good. He hated this but yelling did make him feel good.

"So what if you don't have Asgard anymore! You have earth! Your people are here somewhere! So suck it up and start helping the people that are alive! You killed Thanos! Good! That's what needed to happen!"

"But I couldn't avenge Loki!"

"Who the fuck cares!"

"That's why we exist! To avenge and I couldn't avenge anyone! Not my mother, not my father, not even my brother!"

"Suck! It! Up!"

"TONY!"

The loud woman's voice broke that spell that was on Thor and him. Finally seeing their surroundings. Pepper standing at the glass door. Hand still gripping the door. A line of light running through the room. Silence rang out. Without all the yelling, Tony could hear a soft sound. The light was blocked out by a small silhouette.

Tony's breath stopped. Already knowing who was behind him. Thor was staring behind him. Eye's widening with hope and horror. Pepper's hand was covering her mouth the other holding herself up on the door. Her legs looked like they would give out any moment.

Slowly, agonizingly slow, Tony turned. His heart would break.

Light illuminated behind him. Black hair down a little past his shoulders. Light curls bending light through them. White bandages ever more prominent with the white fluorescent light shining behind them. Two small arms fidgeting together. Bright green eyes meeting only Tony's. Full of confusion and pain. Small hiccups traveling to Tony's ears.

"M-mr. Stark?"

Everything once more faded away. Not in the way it did with him and Thor yelling. But now its just and asshole of an adult and one scared child. A scared child who he told was gonna go home, was gonna see his brother, who said everything would be okay. Clearly Loki had doubts, but he chose to believe him. He could see that trust was destroyed.

"There's no way. No. It's not true." Tony could hear Thor muttering behind him. Shut the fuck up. Apparently is brain and his mouth are working together. The moment he thought it, Thor stopped muttering. So he had said it out loud.

Tony stepped closer, but Loki flinched and backed away. Tony stopped approaching. Slowly opening his arms out. Going down to one knee. Loki only watched, his hands moving from fidgeting to close to his chest.

"Loki. It's okay." Tony said. Keeping it light, as if talking to a scared animal who thinks it's cornered.

Tony noted its the first time he could hear Loki's breathing. It's quick and panicked. Not at all what he wanted to hear.

"Brother? Why- why are you like this?" Thor voiced breathless. His loud steps echoed in the almost silent room. Loki's gaze switched from Tony to Thor. Something in his eyes changing. It wasn't the look of familiarity, it was pure terror.

"Ge-get away from me!" Loki squicked stepping backwards.

A green light filling the room for a split second. It had made a ring around loki flaring upward. For a second Tony could swear he smelled mint and pine. Hints of Gold and white mixed in the emerald green.

"Loki, it's me. It's your big brothe-" Thor started taking another step forward. Passing by Tony.

"No your not…" Loki muttered holding himself tight.

"Little broth-" He tried again.

"NO!" Loki yelled magic flaring again leaving a blazing trail on the sleeves of his jacket. But it didn't look like it was burning the cloth. He was no longer holding himself. Fists burning green fire at his sides. Eyes lit white with magic.

"Thor get away from him…" Tony warned. Standing back up moving extra slow to get closer to the distressed boy.

"That is my brother I will do what I think necessary!" Thor yelled.

"You are not my brother." Loki said. Is tone reminding a lot of the 2012 Loki he had met. It kind of scared him. Loki standing alight with magic, pissed and scared, and sounding exactly the same as he did before.

"Loki. Please. You need to calm down. You're scaring Pepper. You know that's not right." Tony tried to calm the boy.

Loki's head moved, facing Tony once more. Looking a bit sad. The magic diming a bit.

"You will not speak to him as though he is a child. He's faking it, Loki get over this! Turn back! Your people need you! Stop this and come home." Thor yelled. Standing up tall. Looking the King he was. Tony hated it.

The moment Thor spoke, the magic flared. Loki looking back to Thor.

"SHUT UP THOR! He's not the Loki you knew! He's a child! He's back and I don't know how but I know he's just a kid! He doesn't remember anything!" Tony yelled eyes blaze with anger. In all honesty, he didn't know why he was acting like this but he knew he wasn't gonna stop.

Thor was pissed. Simple as that. Thor turned from Loki. An arm rearing back. He was really gonna get punched by the god of thunder. Tony closed us eyes bracing for the hit.

He heard as Thor yelled, glass shattering, then a heavy thud. Tony opened his eyes seeing Loki's hand outstretched. Thor's back on the wall, outside the glass doors. Pepper having jumped to the bed to avoid the broken glass.

"Your not my brother. My brother promised to never hurt anyone no matter what." Loki said stalking forward. Magic flaring around him. Sending sparks of white light every now and then. The sight of Loki like this made Tony scared, for two reasons. One, if this is his power as a child, how much of it did he have when he grew up. And two. If he had all this power… Why didn't he use it during the invasion?

Loki was already by the broken glass, Tony had to do something. With only a 'do something!' in his mind his body reacted. Leaping forward reaching out for Loki's arm.

"You'll hurt yourself don't!" He heard Pepper yell. Maybe she was right. With the power flooding off of the kid, maybe it would really injure him. But that didn't matter.

Tony reached out, heat reaching his hand. So Pepper was right… It was gonna hurt. He grabbed Loki's hand ignoring the burning in his own. "Loki! You've gotta snap out of it!"

"His magic… why do I sense them…" Tony heard Thor mutter.

His hand was gonna hurt for a while but Loki was still trying to move. Fuck it.

Tony reached both arms around him, sinking to the ground. Planting his knee down, trying to make sure it didn't slip on the tiled floor. Effectively stopping Loki.

He noticed as Loki's head turned a little, but moving back to facing Thor. Tony could feel as Loki tried to move. He knew if the kid really wanted to move he could have. But something was making him stop. Tony just needs to reach that.

The black shirt he was wearing was burnt. The smell of burnt hair filled his nose. But the magic wasn't as strong. It still hurt like a bitch but somehow it was weaker.

"You have to stop Loki, your hurting me. Don't be like him," Tony said, avoiding Thor's name. If Loki didn't think this was his brother, it would probably be best not to use his name.

Loki's body tensed, the magic snuffing out as though it was just a small flame blown out. His head turned looking over his shoulder. Tony realising his hold a little bit. The white glow of his eyes fading out to show the emerald green that still awed Tony. really, he never saw anyone with the green eyes the kids got.

Tony saw fear in those eyes. Not at Tony, but at himself. A split second passed before Tony saw tears make there way down Loki's checks. "I'm so sorry." He breathlessly voiced.

"It's oka-" The kids eyes closed as he fell backwards. Tony easily catching him as he was already right there.

Tony huffed a sigh of relief. Tony could finally focus on his surroundings again, hearing the running feet of multiple people. Great. The whole team was gonna show up. Just what he needed. How the fuck was he gonna exsplain this to everyone. If he couldn't handle just Thor, how can he handle literally everyone else.

He would have to figure it out, and soon. He looked down, seeing the passed out kid half in his lap. Somehow his clothes were not burned. Nothing on him looked injured or singed. At least he can thank god for that small grace.

He looked to Thor who was just staring at Loki. He saw as the whole group rounded the corner. Well this is definitely gonna look bad.

"Tony! What happened!" Rogers yelled in concern as he slid to Tony's side. Not giving a fuck about the glass. Not like its gonna hurt him or anything. Steve was reaching toward the kid and pulled him away. It wasn't even something he thought about doing, just a natural twitch.

Steve gave him an odd look. Which is something he had expected. "Is he okay?" Rogers asked as he put his hand on the ground.

"He will be fine, this is something that I've seen before." Thor's voice traveled. It sounded to quite to be Thors. In all honesty, Tony didn't know he could speak so quiet. Tony's eyes snapped right back to Thor.

"What do you mean you've 'seen this before'?"

Thor looked down, clearly ashamed. "When we were children, we learned he had magic when his power spiked. As a child it would happen at random times. The second is magic burns out he passes out with it. He'll come to in a moment." Thor explained.

"Magic? When you were kids?" He heard Steve voice in confusion. Not very important right now Rogers. He thought as he felt Loki move his head.

Tony looked back down. Seeing Loki's brow twitch. Huh, so Thor was right. A second later, his eyes opened. The kid sat up slowly, putting a hand to his head. Swaying dangerously but staying upright.

The group in the hall was watching but not really doing anything, observing and listening. Thank god again. He didn't need to be bombarded with questions by anyone at the moment.

Tony moved to Loki's side. Being extra careful with the glass that littered the ground. "How are you feeling kid?" He asked resting a hand on Loki's back.

He saw Loki's eyes widen. What? He looked down at himself. His clothes were darker and burned. His skin red from the heat. His right hand badly burned. Well he certainly didn't feel that… TILL NOW! FUCK!

He moved his burned had close to him. Hissing in pain.

Loki jumped. Quickly moving his own hands to Tony's. He wasn't gonna lie, he flinched back a bit. More at the prospect of pressure being on his hand then it being Loki at this point.

A bright green mist moved from Loki's hands to around Tony. A small light radiating from the kids hands.

"Please… forgive me…" Loki said, his tone was filled with regret.

A cold feeling rushed to where Tony was burned. The smell of mint filling his nose again. He remembers smelling that when Loki first summoned his knife, used all-speak, and when his power was first flaring to life. He really needed to ask him why his magic smelled or if he smelled it.

The magic was hovering over the wounds. The smell reminding him of vix a little bit. The burns were disappearing, slowly getting smaller, but they were fading away for sure. The magic around him felt cold. Why was his magic cold? Really, the science side of him wanted to know everything about magic. After all magic is just science we don't understand.

"Thor are you alright?" Tony asked but keeping his eyes on the magic in front of him. It was mesmerizing to watch in all honesty.

He could hear as Thor shuffled a bit. Getting up he thinks. "I am fine man of iron."

Tony saw as Loki's eyes watched Thor in his perif. Not moving though.

"You sure?" He checked finally looking at the other blonde man in the room… hall? In the general area. He was sitting, one leg tucked under him, the other tucked up. His arm resting on it. He looked okay, except being covered in old thanos blood and a bit of his own from Loki's attack. He simply nodded.

Tony shivered a bit as the magic drifted away. The greenish light fading away. "I hope it feels better." Loki said moving his hands away. Tony opened and closed his used to be burned hand. Feeling nothing wrong with it anymore.

"Thanks kid, it really does." Tony confirmed a small thankful smile on his face.

"What happened?" Tony recognized the womens voice ask. Nebby again.

"Just a little anger, nothing to bad." He responded pretty cool like if he said so himself.

She only rolled her eyes. Everyone else still just watching.

Okay time to end this. Thor and Loki needed some time. Without praying eyes!

"Alright guys shows over! Thor and the kid are fine. Nothing to crazy happened. You guys can leave now." Lucky adding some attitude, maybe they'll think he's still mad. Which he his, but that's besides the point.

"Tony, are you sure?" He heard Rhodey ask.

"Yea I'm sure, go. Y'all had a fight right. Get some rest." He snipped a bit.

Most of them, especially Rogers, slowly left. Clearly not convinced but not wanting a repeat of what happened in the main room.

"I'm not leaving." Nebula said walking into the infirmary, not through the door he might add. Sure the glass was broken, but come on, standards people.

He just shook his head. Looking back to the two Asgardians.

Loki was sitting on his legs, hands in his lap, head bowed down a bit. He still looked very sad but also a bit angry. Thor just looked depressed. Looking down and not really focusing anymore.

"Loki," The kids head turned to Tony. "Ask him, you can tell when people lie right?" A small nod. "Then ask him. Ask if he's Thor, if he's your brother. No one can make you think he is, except you."

The kid sucked in a deep breath. Looking back to Thor. Slowly he picked himself up. Stepping gingerly closer. Tony really hoped that this power of Loki's would help him see that Thor really is his brother. And really hoped that Thor would know what to do once that happens.

"You…" Loki's small voice finally came. Thor not moving to it. "Are you re-really Thor?" He asked. Standing right in front of the blonde man.

"Yes. I am." He answered but not looking at Loki.

Pepper had walked up next to Tony, he turned a bit to look but her eyes were on Loki and Thor. "Do you think this will work?" She whispered.

He really hoped it did. "It might." Was what he could get out.

The kid's eyes went wide. Looks like it worked. He stepped a little closer.

"Then… then why do you look so much older…"

Tony knew Loki would ask that. He was happy that he asked Thor and not him but still felt bad. What was the kid gonna think of answer once he heard it.

"Because we grew up together. Me and you aged." Thor answered. Still refusing to look up. That kind of ticked of Tony if he was gonna be honest.

"But how can I be a child and you an adult, if we both grew up?" Loki asked.

Tony's eyes widened seeing Thor's shoulders tremble. A soft intake of air to hide a sob. He was crying.

No wonder he wouldn't look at Loki.

"I don't know." Was all Thor could get out. His crying gaining volume. Loki seemed to flinch a bit at it. Nebula was shitting around behind Tony, but he couldn't tell what she was doing.

"Wh- what happened to me?"

That one question shook Tony. He knew it got to Thor, for no sound was leaving him anymore. Pepper had grabbed onto Tony's arm, laying her head on his shoulder. He still couldn't see Nebula but he wasn't about to go looking for her now.

"You fought. You fought for your people. You saw Thanos ship, recognizing it somehow, then instantly reacting. You started an evacuation. But Thanos and the ones who follow him had started boarding the ship. People started to die, yet you kept your calm. Because of you, half of our people were able to escape. You saved lives…"

"But then…?" Loki asked, knowing there was more to this story. Careful with him Thor, he's only a child now.

"But then Thanos got me. At first you were going to let him kill me, which I was okay with. It would mean more people and you would escape with your lives. But you told him to stop. Giving him what he wanted for my life… And I hated you for it."

Loki twitched at that.

"I told you something that I said out of anger. But I regretted it once It left my mouth. You saved me. Thanos had me restrained. I couldn't move. I couldn't even speak. You tried to bargain with Thanos. You were saying such terrible things. That you were of use to him, that you could help him. You lied so well I thought you were telling the truth. And I resented you all over again. But I saw your magic. You made one of your knives appear…"

Tony was in all honesty on the edge of his seat, or bed. The knife Loki had in space with him was what he was gonna use against Thanos? How on earth did Loki think that was gonna work?

Unless… he knew it wouldn't.

"You kept on creeping closer, until I saw you strike. It was so quick I couldn't even follow. I only knew what you were gonna do since I had seen the knife. I thought you were gonna get him. That you were gonna kill him so quick. But he caught her arm with that damn stone. Twisting your arm till the knife fell out of it."

Did Loki really think a knife was gonna work against Thanos? Or was it all a ploy. Did Loki really think only stabbing him would kill him, or did he have a different endgame in mind?

"He- he grabbed your neck… and started choking you."

The mark on the kids neck. Clearly Loki realized too, his hand went up to his bandaged neck unconsciously.

"You never gave in, you never stopped fighting. You kept on kicking. Telling him off with that attitude of yours." Thor said a small smile at the end.

"But eventually, I heard a crack. You stopped moving. He kept you in his hand, dangling you off the ground. Until he dropped you right in front of me. Finally letting me move, I could only hold you. But he wouldn't even let me have that. He used a stone and made the ship blow up."

Which explains the burns on his right side when he had first made it on the ship. He was literally left to burn.

"I couldn't hold on to you. I had passed out and when I came too, you were gone. The guardians of the galaxy not having seen you."

So is that why Loki was just in space? He got separated from Thor?

"I couldn't hold on to you. I wish i could. I wish that you didn't die. That you didn't give yourself up for me. I couldn't even avenge you."

Thor was rambling. Tony was about to go to the kid, but Loki was already moving, getting closer.

"I couldn't get his head. I got half the universe killed but I don't even feel guilty for that. Its that I couldn't avenge you! I couldn't kill your murder! You saved me and gave up your life for me! And I couldn't even repay th-"

"Please don't cry…" Loki's soft voice said instantly quieting Thor's.

Loki had crouched to Thor's level. Since Thor was sitting, Loki looked taller by a few inches. He had placed on arm on Thor's shoulder. The other placed on Thor's head.

"You did what you could. I don't remember doing any of this but I can tell your not lying. When I saw you I only saw dispare. Hate and anguish. I have never seen those on my brothers face." Loki said as he pet Thor's head.

Thor's hand moved up. Gripping one of Loki's arms as he trembled.

"I know I don't remember but I can tell you this with certainty. You living is avenging me. You helping our people is avenging me. You did get Thanos today. I remember, the man that was in here had said so. I don't know how I'm back if I had died, but.. I'm here."

Tony supposes that was all Thor could handle. His head snapped up. Blue eyes full of tears. The floodgates braking as Thor broke down. Crying into Loki, the kid simply holding his head. Saying sushed words of reassurance.

They stayed like that for a bit until Loki spoke up.

"Remember my snake magic?" he asked still holding his brother.

Thor only nodded.

"I can't believe I was able to get you like I did. I bet I could do it again too. Even with you being grown and strong." Loki lightly taunted. Tony couldn't help but smile.

A small laugh escaping Thor's lips, a sign for Loki to continue.

"And you thought my magic wasn't strong. But to think, I caused the golden prince to go to the infirmary. I was rather proud of myself." Loki continued.

"Not what I heard…" Thor spoke up. Loki looked down at his brother.

"Hmm? And what did you hear?" He asked a slight smirk on his face.

"That once father and mother came and took me, you were crying like a baby." Thor answered, lifting his head, looking at Loki.

"Did not!" Loki yelled a large smile on his face. "Who ever told you that is a liar."

Thor bellowed out a laugh. Shoving Loki a bit. The kid pushing back. Both laughing. Tony was really happy to see and hear this. All the yelling and all the scare's were kind of worth it. He was happy to hear not only Thor but Loki laughing as well.

"Alright Thor I don't know about you but I think Loki needs to get some sleep. Some real sleep! Not an hour nap type thing. The whole 8 hours minimum" Tony said, joking a bit to Loki. Thor nodding in agreement. The kid giggled a bit, but did roll his eyes.

He lifted himself up off the ground, now totally towering over Loki. When Tony last saw the two of them side by side, Loki was maybe 1 inch shorter. Now the kid was only waist height at best.

"Come little brother. You should sleep." Thor said taking one of Loki's hands.

Loki looked at Tony as if asking permission. Tony huffed a laugh, tilting his head in affirmation. "Go on." He said quietly. The kid smiled walking off with Thor.

Once the two turned the corner Tony's smile fell a bit. He really didn't know why he felt so disappointed… No. That's a lie. He knew exactly why he was disappointed. But he wondered why he felt like this. Loki was finally back with Thor. Back with family. Maybe even going back to the last of his people. Thor returning to be king, Loki to be prince. His life was going to go back to normal. As normal as it could get. But Tony really wished he would stay. But soon they would leave. Which he should be happy about. Happy for Thor. Getting is brother back, going home. Back to help the remaining Asgardians. And for Loki. He should be happy for the kid.

But he wasn't. He felt like an ass, but he wasn't happy.