Back at the Avengers Tower, Tony was seen writing down some notes on his Starpad when Bruce interrupted him.
"Tony, can I speak with you?"
Tony slightly jumped due to the fact that he wasn't expecting anyone at the moment.
He turns around to see Bruce behind him and was carrying a small briefcase in hand.
"Yes, Bruce. What do you need to speak about?"
Bruce sighed. "It is about the missions that we have coming up. And I am not we are not ready for it."
Tony completely forgot about the upcoming mission. His mind kept going to Loki and making rounds about asking him out and chicken out at the last second.
"To be honest with you Bruce. I am not ready for it. It totally slipped my mind entirely".
"Really Tony? These things never slipped your mind before. What is keeping you from this mission in particular? Is there someone already occupying your mind already," Bruce teased.
Hearing this, Tony blushed. "W-what makes you say that?"
"Well, you just stuttered and I know you well enough to know you like someone. When you do, other important things slip away from your hands and your mind."
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No, it is not Tony. Being in love is never a bad thing. We all crave it at some point."
Tony then looked at his hands. 'I am already caught by Bruce. I already had my suspicions that he had already'.
Moments later, both Natasha and Pepper arrived at their workshop, carrying countless bags of newly bought clothes.
"When did you two went shopping?" Tony asked in disbelief.
"Like two hours ago. And I have used your unlimited credit card, Tony," Pepper replied.
"Shouldn't you ask permission first Pepper?" Tony whined. He didn't like when Pepper used his credit card without letting him know first.
"Should I?" Pepper asked back with a smirk.
"Yes, you do Pepper."
"Okay, the reason why went shopping will benefit you later Tony," Natasha said and she and Pepper left.
"What did Natasha meant by that?" Bruce asked, confused.
"I have no idea either," Tony answered.
"Okay Thor, can you help me on this?" Loki asked, both his hands fidgeting behind his back. The flowers he picked from Asgard were already arranged into a beautiful arrangement, tied with a red and gold ribbon at the stems, and sitting at the edge of Loki's bed.
"Wait, what I am getting is that you want to ask the man of iron out, on a date, but you want my help asking him out, right?"
"Yes, Thor. I am very nervous. What do I do?"
"Why do you think I am the best person for this job, Loki?"
"Because you know me better, Thor. Do you even have to ask that?"
"I was just asking to make sure. What did you have in mind?"
"Well, I had planned to discretely ask Stark out, but then I have backed out on the idea. Where do I go?"
Their conversation was cut short when someone knocked at Loki's room.
"Pass," Loki said.
The person on the other side opened the door, revealing Natasha carrying a large black shopping bag in her right hand.
"Hello, Lady Natasha. How was your shopping with Lady Pepper went?" Thor asked with a smile.
"It went very well, Thor. We managed to find some good deals for ourselves and for some other people here."
"That is great to hear. What did you find?" Thor asked.
"You'll see in a minute, Thor. Loki, I have something for you".
Hearing this, Loki's mind went blank.
"You bought me something?"
"Yes Loki, I have. Remember when I said to you that I have noticed that you like Tony in that direction?" Natasha asked.
Loki, while blushing because Thor was there, nodded.
"Yes, I do recall you saying that," Loki answered.
"You know about Loki fancies Start, Lady Natasha?" Thor asked, surprised.
"Yes, Thor. I am a spy if you forgot. Nothing escapes me and I know both Loki and Tony seem to like one another".
And at that moment, another knock interrupted the conversation.
"Come in," Loki said with a sigh. 'What is this? People do actually want to converse with me?'
Clint came in with a smile.
"Hi, Clint, what brings you here?" Natasha asked in surprise. She never expected him to step into Loki's room.
"To talk to Loki, in private," Clint answers.
"You do?" Loki asks.
"Yes, Loki. Come here. I want to talk to you about something. And Thor? Don't worry about a thing. I am not going to hurt your brother".
"You better not, Eye of Hawk," Thor said with a stern face.
Both males left the room in silence, leaving Natasha and Thor behind.
"So, Lady Natasha, what have you bought for my brother?" Thor asks.
"So Odin, do you think that Loki will have the courage to ask the person he fancies out?" Frigga asks her husband. She was busy arranging some of the garden's flowers. She adores the palace's gardens becaus it brought her so many good memories.
"Yes, I do. Although Loki is the way that he is, he has courage to conquer anything he sets his mind to," Odin replies. Besides all of their disagreements in the past, Odin loves Loki as much as Thor.
"You think so?" Frigga asks with a smile.
"Of course I do think so, Frigga. Loki has every right to love someone".
"Oh Odin, I love you so dearly".
Odin smiles fondly at his wife and kisses her on her lips.
