"I'm fine!" Thor's angered voice shook the whole common floor and Maisy jumped up from the computer she'd been trying to focus on and looked over at the glass doors. Her brother-in-law was currently being dragged in by Barton and Rogers as blood leaked from his side.

"Oh my gosh," she moved closer to them and Thor snarled angrily as he was helped down a small set of steps, "Are you okay?!"

"This is nothing!" He tried to smile at her, but howled in more pain as he tripped a little.

"Thor, it's not nothing," Steve sighed, "Catching a laser blast from a tank in your gut is not nothing."

"I wasn't trying to catch it," Thor snapped, "I was trying to keep it from hitting Loki!"

"And it turned out you were protecting one of his illusions," Barton patted his teammate's bicep, causing Thor to hiss angrily, "Happens to the best of us."

"And then you passed out and he had to drag you all the way back to the quinjet!" Steve added, "You aren't fine."

"Shouldn't you take him to the hospital?" Maisy asked, trying to address Thor's situation properly before she broke down and frantically looked for Loki.

"This small wound will heal in a day or two," Thor smiled at her and shook his head, "I do not need silly human things like hospitals."

"Dr. Helen Cho is here. She'll take care of him," Steve nodded, "C'mon, you can chat later, you're bleeding all over the floor."

They started to pull him away and Maisy watched them anxiously as they boarded the elevator, but then turned back to the glass doors to see Tony stride through them. He was not who she was looking for so she barely glanced at him when he waved cheerfully to her. Next off the Quinjet were Banner and Natasha. They were speaking with each other amiably and said hello to Maisy.

"Uh… hi," she didn't look at them much longer, walking closer toward the glass doors. There was no sign of Loki and her heart was gripped by fear. Even though she knew the others would have said something if something had happened, she couldn't stop thinking about Thor's blood dripping all over and the fact that tanks were firing some kind of laser blasts at Loki. Laser blasts that obviously had the ability to wound an Asgardian. If Thor had been hit so badly then what condition might Loki be in? He could be bleeding out in the jet or maybe the Avengers left his body back wherever they'd been or his dead body might be hidden someplace on the jet or...

"Miss me?" A voice said from behind her and she spun around and saw Loki standing ten feet away with a wry smile on his face. Her shoulders relaxed and she smiled, running for him and opening her arms for a hug. However, she fell right through the illusion of her husband and gasped in surprise. Before she could waste another moment on the fake, she spun around and spotted the real deal inches behind her.

"You jerk!" She exclaimed, throwing her arms around him and refusing to let go, even when he staggered backward.

"Oof!" He wheezed and pulled her back a bit, "Is it my fault you are so gullible?"

"If I weren't so happy to see you, I'd slap you."

She glared up at his face and saw that, while he was in no where near the condition of his brother, he had a cut across his cheek and another on his brow. Her fingers touched the wounds hesitantly and came away red.

"You're hurt!"

"Nothing time won't heal," he wiped his cheek on the back of his hand, smearing blood across his face. "I am still in one piece."

"And you're home," she sighed and hugged him again, jumping back with a gag when she caught a whiff of his leather armor, "Blergh, and you need a shower!"

"True enough," he laughed, "The smells of battle never were sweet."

"Battle smells a lot like sweat, blood, and yuck."

"Yuck?"

"I'm not sure, but it doesn't smell good," she pinched her nose, "Off to the shower with you."

"What, no welcome home kiss?" He grinned at her and took a step closer, "No token of gratitude for keeping your realm safe?"

"Back away, Stinky Man!" She stepped back and he stepped forward until she hit a wall, "Loki! You smell terrible! Stay back!"

"One kiss."

"No!"

"Please?" He planted his hands on either side of her head and she was in the blast zone for his stench, "I think after all of that hard work I deserve it, wouldn't you say?"

"Alright, fine!" She gave him a quick peck and then wiped her mouth on the back of her hand when she tasted sweat, "Gross! Go shower. Now."

He laughed, kissed her cheek, and then started to wander toward the elevator, looking back at her with a playful smile.

"Join me?"

"Not on your life, Stinky Man! I'm not getting all of the yuck all over me!"

"Suit yourself." He tossed his hair over his shoulder and wiggled his eyebrows in an attempt to convince her. She snorted.

"Go!"

Maisy watched him leave and her heart swelled with the relief of him coming home safe. Even if he came home smelling like he'd just had a party with a bunch of skunks.

A note from the author: More flirty stuff because I'm a hopeless romantic. I hope you guys don't mind lol. Thanks for reading!

Special thanks to my reviewers:

(for Chapter 50) Guest: Hmm... hmm... I probably won't write any with Peter Parker but... hmm. I may or may not have come up with a story idea for Bucky while I was at work yesterday. I've just gotta find a way to keep the OC I thought up from becoming a Mary Sue. Also a name for her. Hmm... we shall see.

ferbette: Whaaaat? Blaze do something bad? *nervously pulls at the collar of my shirt* Why in the nine realms would she do that? She's probably just baking a cake or something! Yep! After all, I'm never mean to my characters. *coughs awkwardly*

Ninja Squirrel: Jerkface McStabbyStab. XD Yeah, that's our boy. Specially with what he did to poor Coulson! Like, I can forgive the genocide but killing Coulson? I don't think so buddy. (In case any one who doesn't get my sense of humor is reading this, I do not actually approve of genocide! Okay? Okay.)

Dragoncat: Paths crossing? Whaaaaat? I would never! ;) Lol.

xlokiswolfx: Don't worry, Thor told them all about what happened. He came to right as the Avengers were starting to yell at Loki (he could sense they were bullying his baby brother) and told them to stop blaming Loki for everything. They aren't going to stop, probably, but they at least know he didn't do this one. *glances at army of goats* Nice goats! Such pretty goats! Don't eat me if things go sideways! lol

You guys are the best! Now I gtg before I'm late for work!