"Why do you ask?" Tony asked, his heartbeat beating faster due to being nervous. He wanted Pepper to not ask any further questions and get on with the show.

"Why? You don't want me to ask any more questions? I just want to know what you were up to since the last time I talked to you," Pepper responded. She left all her belongings near the door.

Both Bucky and Bruce were looking at the interaction between them and they want to say something about the matter. Bucky decided to speak up. "Miss, can I say something?"

Pepper then turned to look at him. Bruce looked at Bucky with a questionable look on his face. He saw Bucky rise from his seat and stood right next to Tony.

"Well, the three of us were talking about the new guest we have. It is Thor's younger brother, Loki. I do not know whether or not you two have met, but that was the topic of our conversation prior to your arrival".

"Oh really?" Pepper asked in shock. She never knew that Thor had any siblings.

"So Thor has a brother you say? Loki? Isn't the Loki who had that attack not too long ago Tony. Is that him?"

Tony simply nodded his head in response. His eyes were fixated on the floor instead of the woman before him. Bruce stood from his place and approached Tony.

"So, what is exactly happening Tony?" Pepper asked. She wanted confirmation that Loki was indeed living in the Stark Tower, under the same roof as the rest of the Avengers. She hoped that Loki isn't plotting anything evil against them.

Loki decided to reveal himself from the small library that was located a few away from the 4-person conversation in the large room. Pepper saw the God of Mischief appear from the corner of her eye and turned her attention to him.

Loki saw Tony, Bucky, Bruce, and Pepper focusing on him. Tony looked like he wanted to run and hug him.

"So, you're Loki, right?"

Loki nodded in response. He is carrying a small book in his hands. He wanted to ask Tony about it but it seems that he busy talking.

"You do know that most of New York people aren't fond of you?"

Loki's mind went back to that event. He wished he never done it because of that action, he disappointed a lot of people in the process.

"Yes, I do know. I do not need the reminder. Thank you for that".

"Oh, you don't need to thank me Loki. You should get your well-deserved punishment for your evil actions".

Loki frowned at Pepper's response. He knows what he should get from his past actions but he already earned his punishment back in Asgard. Thor wasn't very happy when it happened.

Tony got angry at the way Pepper was talking about Loki. He didn't understand why Pepper was talking the way she did. She isn't normally that angry with someone and he knew from all the time he knew her. And he is talking about years of knowing Pepper.

"Pepper, what the hell is wrong with you? You are never this mad about something" Tony screamed at her, causing Bruce to leave the room in case he hulked out. Both Bucky and Loki left together to another room, leaving Pepper and Tony to sort out their issue on Loki.

"What the hell is going on Tony? Why do you let Loki be here? Do you want to have another evil attack to happen with him here?"

Tony just got angrier by the second. "We are not in danger Pepper. Loki will never do another attack of that level ever again. Please, I know what I am doing with his, but please calm down. Since you have to stay here, please at least, ignore Loki if he bothers you that much. If any case the both of you happen to be in the same room, then I can do something about it so that there wouldn't be any tension between the two of you, okay?" Tony said, trying to calm Pepper down from her anger.

"Okay, I will do my part, but I can't promise anything Tony".

"Okay".

"Well, what do you think, Nat?" Steve asked the red-haired spy. Both Avengers overheard the argument between Pepper and Tony from across the hall in the training room. Both were getting ready and preparing new techniques and improving their old ones.

"Well, at least Pepper has to know that Loki is living here because at some point they will cross paths. Besides, I don't think Loki will cause any more trouble for us".

"Oh? Do you have a change of heart Natasha? Because not too long ago, you despised Loki," Steve said.

"I know that Steve but, you know, the entire time Loki has been here, he's been actually acting calmer and not acting mad over everything," Natasha responded.

"Well, that is a good thing," Steve replied back.

"Yeah, I hope he continues his good behavior," Natasha said in response.

Just then, both Bucky and Loki entered the training room together. Bucky had his poker face on while Loki looked sad.

"Why the long face, Loki?" Steve asked in concerned. He didn't like seeing people sad.

"Both Tony and Pepper are arguing about me. Pepper dislikes me," Loki answered.

"It is nothing to worry about. Besides, Pepper will come around when she gets to know you Loki," Bucky replied back to Loki. His metal arm grabbed Loki's left hand and gripped it a little hard for reassurance. Bucky knew what it was like to not have someone like him due to his past.

"Well, I am not going to have someone like Pepper make me feel this way," Loki said. Both his eyes were beginning to get watery. He would make sure not to have Thor see him in that state so that he wouldn't get angry at the fact that someone made Loki sad.

Both Natasha and Steve looked at Loki in approval.

"So, what are you going to do now, Loki?" Steve asked, wanting to know.

"On what?" Loki replied.

"With what Pepper said about you? And what about Tony?" Natasha asked.

"On Pepper, nothing. Let her with her opinions on me. On Tony, I will ask him something, but that will wait until later".

"Is it what I am thinking about, Loki?" Natasha asked.

This question made Loki blush in response. Both of his pale cheeks turned tomato red.

"What makes you think that?"

"Well, I don't know. Something tells me you two have something between the two of you," Natasha answered.

Both Steve and Bucky laughed at the conversation and Loki's reaction to Natasha's question.

"Well, I have to get going. Bruce wants to do I don't know what with my arm, see you all later," Bucky said and left the room.

"Natasha, I got to go. I made a promise to Prieto about something I have said yesterday," Steve said also left moments after Bucky, thus leaving Loki and Natasha alone.

"Loki, I know you have something for Tony," Natasha said, turning her attention to the God of Mischief. He was sporting a poker face.

This comment made Loki nervous. Maybe his actions about wanting Tony in a romantic way seemed obvious to the red-haired spy.

"What do you mean by that?"

"I know everything that happens in this tower."

Loki internally groaned. Maybe she has seen the footage from Jarvis at some point between the interaction between Tony and him.

"Okay, so what do you think about that?" Loki asked, wanting to know her opinion on two males being together.

"Well, in my opinion, go ahead. Knowing Tony, I am pretty sure he was to do things, in that context, with a male at some point or another. I mean come on, he's Tony."

Loki blushed for the second time. Hearing her response on the aspect of Tony, he thinks she approves in a way.

"So, I have a chance?"

"Yes, Loki, you do have a chance. And I think it will be obvious Tony will want you too," Natasha said. She then had to leave for a quick meeting with Fury, leaving Loki alone with his thoughts.

"I will have to do something about this, and soon," Loki said to himself. And then vanished to Asgard.