Duncan was now faced with a huge challenge. He had to try to win Loki as a mate if he wants to get home. Well, either get Loki as his mate or he had to hope his kaiju side found something wrong with Loki that would rule the guy out as a mate, but given how that last thought seemed to upset him Duncan was sure it would happen. But how the hell does he go about winning the heart of someone like Loki?

What did Duncan even know about Loki? Well, he knew the guy was a villain, had what could almost be called a sexy british accent, tall, handsome, felt great against Duncan's bod-.

"Stop thinking about that!" He scolded himself as his mind was heading right for the gutter. "Ok, he's Thor's brother, that much I know. And didn't Thor say they are royalty?" Duncan asked himself. "Huh, so we're both technically princes. Something we share in common. And Loki doesn't get along with his dad, something else we kind of share." He listed before sighing. "That's not a lot." Duncan dropped onto his bed with a huff. "So far the most we could do is compare kingdoms, not that I know much about that, and bitch about our fathers, which isn't the best thing to kick start a relationship." He groaned.

He was going to have to talk to Thor about Loki, as if that wasn't going to be weird enough as is. Asking for information about Loki from Thor just so Duncan can use that information in the hopes of having sex with Loki. That was going to go over so well with Thor!

"How would I even get him to listen to me? Or even be interested in me?" Duncan asked himself before sighing. "What reason could he have to be interested in me? We didn't exactly get off on the right foot." He thought back to that first meeting for a while, before having to shove that memory away as he began to focus on the part when he had Loki pinned under him.

A knock on his door made him sigh in annoyance. "Come in." Duncan called, deciding to just get it over with and hope the person goes away afterwards. Then he saw Belloc enter. "I change my mind, get out." He really didn't want to hear about anything else about his kaiju side that might be effected by this whole mate thing that his father might have to say.

"I take it things are not going well?" Belloc asked, making sure to show only concern towards Duncan's situtation so as not to trigger a reaction from his son's Alpha side.

"I wish I could say you're wrong, but you're not." Duncan sighed. "Why does this have to be so hard?"

Belloc smiled a little. "You should have seen the trouble your mother and I had when I was courting her. Trying to prove that I truly had a feelings and desires for a human woman was more difficult then one would think. Even more so as I did not feel comfortable showing her this form until the night we formed our bond." Belloc had carefully walked over to Duncan's bed, making sure to watch for any sign that his son might not want him anywhere near him, before taking a seat next to Duncan. "Try having a relationship with a human in my true form and tell me it's not difficult."

Duncan gave a small nod. He could see the trouble his father had to have had back then, even more so as the world was at war with kaiju back then. But Duncan didn't have that kind of trouble, his problem was that Loki was a villain, male, from another world, and most of all most likely sore about the humilation that Duncan had beaten and captured him in the way he had. Duncan had the problem that he hadn't really spent a great deal of time around people that weren't MEGTAF.

"I was shown Loki's file. He appears to be a good man in terms of appearance, and he is royalty as well. A fine choice for you I think." Belloc commented, lying about having seen Loki's file when really he had watched the video that Tony had offered. That video had told him that the odds of Duncan rejecting Loki in the end was very slim.

"Yeah well that still doesn't get me any closer to him." Duncan sighed. "What little I do know about him suggest that I'm never going to see home again." He sighed.

"Do not be so sure Duncan. I myself doubted I would ever be able to be with your mother at the start of our courtship. I am certain you will be able to win your mate over." Belloc was trying to encourage his son to not give up.

"Yeah but you're the king of kaiju. You've spent your whole life being someone important. Mean while I've spent most of my life trying to hide that I'm different from everyone else and live a normal life. Then there's Loki, raised his whole life as a prince in some fancy castle, most likely knowing the best kind of people and things. What the hell could I give him that would make him want to be with me?" Duncan asked.

Belloc sighed. "If you continue to doubt yourself then you may lose your chance at him." Belloc then gave Duncan a very serious look. "You can prove him with protect, you can provide for him, as well as give him a kingdom. You have far more to offer him then you think my son."

Duncan still didn't think he was all that suited as a mate for anyone. "Provide for him? I'm still in school! What the hell do I know about providing for anyone?"

Clearly Belloc wasn't helping as much as he'd hoped to. "Regardless of what you feel you can or can't offer him," Belloc began. "There is little doubt that you are a fine young man. Brave, strong, selfless. These are traits that will surely draw a mate to you." Belloc praised. "The fact that you have bested so many kaiju, despite only being half kaiju is an impressive feat on it's own. How many others can truly boast such a thing?"

That last part Duncan could agree with. There he was a mere half human half kaiju guy and he's defeated so many full blooded kaiju on his own. A fact that filled him with pride. But that still left him with the problem that he didn't really have all that much to offer Loki. Sure, he could beat Loki's foes, but right now those foes seemed to just be the very people letting Duncan stay with them. Sure he wanted to win Loki over, but was it really worth it to make enemies out of the people that were trying to help him? Not to mention the Avengers really didn't seem to have an issue with Duncan and the whole Loki mate thing, which he was thankful for. Even Thor was being surprisingly cool about it.

Belloc sighed. "You will neve know how things will go between the two of you unless you try. You can not let things like doubt and fear hold you back from possible happiness." He told him as he stood. "This is not a fight you wish to lose, the pain and lose will be more then you would ever want to experience." He warned before leaving.

Duncan sighed. Though he'd never been through that kind of lose before now he knew what it was like to lose someone you are in love with. Duncan had to double take at that. Since when did his feelings for Loki love? When the hell had that happened? Duncan shut his eyes and buried his face into the bed.

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~Loki's home on Earth~

He had only gone to Central Park to see what the energy he had sense was, which had been similar to the one he had sense the day he'd met Duncan. He'd just wanted to see what was causing these things, but had learn more about the strange dragon man named Duncan. Like that he was the son of a kaiju, who was now in the city, that Duncan seemed able to sense Loki's present when near by, that both Duncan and his father seem to be from another world.

That last part had Loki wondering just what kind of world Duncan and his father had come from. Was it anything like the one they were in now? How did it differ? Well, Loki had one difference, and that was that kaiju existed in that world. But what were these kaiju like? According to this world they are giant monsters, but Duncan's father had been the size of a human and even looked humanoid in shape. But Barton had commented that Duncan had claimed his father was a giant dragon like kaiju, so could all kaiju take such forms? Did Duncan have another form?

The memory of Duncan with wings, claws, and horns flashed in Loki's mind and he had to push it away quickly before his mind wandered to places he did not want it going right now. He had things to think about and getting distracted by thoughts of the scaly young man would not help. Or at least thoughts like those, like the ones that kept him up at night preventing him from getting any work done and leaving him to rub at the back of his neck where he could still feel Duncan's fangs as if the young man had never let go of him.

Letting out a sigh Loki realized the only way he would ever truly get any answers regard Duncan would be to speak with the young man himself. However Loki was certain that Duncan had already heard all about him from the Avengers and thus wouldn't want to go anywhere near him. He had to come up with a way to get the young man to be willing to speak to him. Maybe he could use another form? No, that would not work as Duncan can clearly sense Loki when the two are close to one and other. Maybe a direct approach? That would certainly draw the young man's interest. An open invitation with the assurence that no harm will befall him. But that would only work if Duncan was willing to believe that Loki could be trusted to keep his word. He thought about abducting him but then Loki remembered the last time he'd grabbed Duncan and the position he'd ended up in.

"I guess I'll have to hope he's not all that bright and simply invite him to meet with me." Loki sighed. Though now he had the problem of how to get such an invitation to Duncan.

This wouldn't be as simple as luring the Avengers to where he wanted them. After all Duncan is not like the avengers and most likely wouldn't come out if challenged by Loki or with enough damage done to the city. So how does one bring someone like Duncan to them?

"This will require a little more thought." Loki sighed.

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~Back at Avengers Tower~

"No I don't need your advice Tony!" Duncan shouted as he tried to walk away from said person who was following him.

"Oh come on, I've had tons of practice when it comes to picking people up." Tony defended. "Who could give you better advice them me?"

Duncan turned to him with an annoyed look. "I don't need advice from some old guy." He growled.

Tony was clearly offended by that. "Old guy!"

"And just what do you know about attracting Loki?" Duncan growled lowly.

"Oh come on, we've been chasing Reindeer Games for years now." Tony waved off, not noticing the way Duncan's eyes narrowed at that.

"Is that so?" Duncan asked as his claws began to sprout from his hands.

"Hell I've captured him more or less on my own a good number of times. Hard to keep hold of but of so satisfying when caught." Tony went on.

"Tony, back away now." Natasha called, seeing the danger he had gotten himself into.

"What? Why?" Tony asked before he was tackled by Duncan.

Duncan was now glaring down at Tony with his fangs bared and the only thought going through his mind being to make sure Tony knows that Loki isn't meant for anyone but Duncan himself.

Tony was nearly shitting himself at the sight of the angry fire breathing half kaiju above him and his mind was blank as to what to do in this moment.

"So, you like to chase Loki do you? Like to catch him?" Duncan asked in a growl.

Tony went to nod before realizing that that is most likely what triggered Duncan to attack him. "I didn't mean it like that. When we go after him it's to keep the world safe from his plans. I have no personal interest in him outside of making sure he doesn't cause anymore harm to this world." He tried to assure Duncan. "You want Loki you can have him. Been a big weight off our backs if you took him to your world. Hell I'm rooting for you two to get together."

Duncan allowed himself to accept this as true, but felt the need to give one final warning. "Make sure that is all you feel regarding Loki!" He then got off of Tony and stormed off, just as Belloc entered the room.

Looking between his retreating son and Tony, who was still on the floor Belloc let out a heavy sigh. "You didn't pay attention to the warning signs, did you?"

"How was I to know he was going to go all beast mode on me like that?" Tony asked as he got up slowly, a little worried Duncan might reappear and tackle him again. "Least I managed to disarm the tension."

"For now. You must have only annoyed the Alpha within him and that is why what you did to 'disarm the tension' worked as well as it did. Do not expect it to work everytime." Belloc warned.

Tony sighed. "Why couldn't he just be a moody kid like every other one I've come across?"

"Because in order for that to happen you would have to be normal yourself." Natasha pointed out.

"Normal's over rated." Tony waved off, ignoring Belloc's chuckles at his expenis.

"I'm going to guess Tony pissed of dragon boy?" Clint questioned as he entered through the door Duncan had left through. "Cause he's looking about ready to murder someone." Clint had been lucky to remember the who 'appear submissive' talk Belloc had with them about Duncan should he go into Alpha kaiju mode.

"Laugh it up Legolas. Wait till you are the one who's laying on his back with him about ready to claw your face off." Tony grumbled.

"Why didn't you just do what Belloc told us to do? Play sub." Clint asked, knowing that Tony hadn't really been paying attention when that was covered.

"I was trying to help Scaly there with his Loki problem. Didn't expect it to take that kind of turn." Tony defended.

Belloc sighed. "That is why I advised caution when speaking of Loki around my son until he had decided if they are meant to be mates or not. Until this matter is resolved it is not safe to carelessly speak of Loki in any way that could be taken as any of you being competition."

"Ok what would happen if he did see us as competition?" Clint asked, not that he had any plans to be anything like that. As far as he was concerned as long as Loki was A) away from him and B) not causing anyone anything more then a slight headach Clint was fine with letting Loki run off to another world with Duncan if that's what Duncan wants in the end.

"Kaiju who feel their claim on a mate is challenge will fight to the death over the matter. So there is a strong chance my son may feel the need to kill those who threaten his claim unless that threat submitts to him." Belloc explained. "It would be better to avoid the matter as much as possible."

"Agreed. Seeing as we can't really replace you guys all that quickly, nor do any of us want to clean up the mess that would be left." Natasha pointed out.

"Damn straight you can't replace me." Tony said, ignoring the roll of eyes he got for that.