So...this was the exact opposite from the last chapter with wanting to be written. I couldn't stop typing for the most part! ehehe HAVE A CHAPTER EARLY!
Killing Loneliness
Chapter 16: Play With Hearts And Throw Away It All
It had been two weeks since Loki had asked Tony to explain how to create the Arc Reactor. They had continued to be attached at the hip. The only time they were not near each other was when Tony was being forced to go to a meeting with Pepper, or at night when Loki would go back to his own apartment.
It was around three AM when Loki was awoken one morning. He was being shaken awake. Slowly his eyes opened and peered up. Tony was looking down at him with a grin.
"Wake up sleeping beauty, I have something to do." Tony shook him a bit more.
Loki glared up at him. "And why is it at this ungodly time in the morning?"
"If we don't leave now we won't make it in time," Tony explained, attempting to drag the god out of bed.
"Let go, Anthony. Go home," Loki mumbled, shoving his face in his pillow.
Tony let out an exasperated sigh. "Loki, You can sleep on the way. Come on."
Loki grumbled some more.
"Fine. I will go by myself," Tony told him, annoyed, but still stood beside his bed waiting.
Loki glanced up. "Get me some clothes."
With a winning smile, Tony went into Loki's closet, grabbing the first things he found, throwing them at Loki. "UP!"
Loki sighed before standing up. "Get out so I can change." Tony quickly exited the room. Loki looked down at the outfit Tony had grabbed. Rolling his eyes, he went to his closet, picking his own out, and changed.
Walking out into the living room he found Tony standing there waiting. "Let's go!" Tony grabbed Loki, dragging him out of the house and into a car.
"Anthony, may I inquire as to where we will be going?" Loki asked, eyeing the man who had awoken him.
Tony gave a mischievous grin. "That would ruin half the fun." Tony paused a minute in thought. "I wouldn't fall asleep yet, it would be better to wait until we are on the plane."
Loki raised an eyebrow. "the plane…?"
"We can't just drive there. That would take way too long. The plane will be much faster," Tony explained nonchalantly.
"I see." Loki eyed the man suspiciously.
The entire drive, Loki had issues with trying to stay up, as Tony drove them to their destination. It wasn't long until they found themselves at a small airport with a jet. This jet, of course, belonged to Tony. Loki was still being dragged as they entered the jet.
Loki glanced around the plane. "Dare I ask what those poles are in here for?"
Tony gave Loki the biggest smirk he could muster. "I like having entertainment when I travel."
Loki rolled his eyes, but moved and sat in one of the many chairs. "I am going back to sleep. If you wake me once more I will skin you alive," Loki told him, closing his eyes.
"Ok. But you know, if anyone else had gotten on this jet they would be thinking, 'hey I am on a jet, cool' not, 'I am tired'. I bet they would even talk to me," Tony told him, taking the seat opposite him.
"I apologize for not being on a strange sleep schedule like yourself," Loki snapped back, still having his eyes closed. Loki heard a sigh come from Tony, but he did not speak anymore.
Loki awoke not too much later from the sound of someone on the phone. He opened his eyes to see Tony speaking with someone on the phone quietly.
"Yes, Pepper. I am fine. Just need a little break is all." Tony spoke. There was a pause before, "Yeah. I will be back for that. Don't worry. The expo will happen on schedule." Loki leaned over to watch the man from his seat.
"Ok. Bye Pepps." Tony hung up the phone, glancing towards Loki. "Hey! You are awake."
Loki nodded. "Indeed I am."
"You slept forever. Seriously, how do you sleep that much?" Tony questioned.
"I sleep like any average Asgardian," Loki told him. "You do not."
Tony nodded in agreement. "Well I guess that is true."
Loki looked outside, which still seemed to be quite dark out. "Why won't you speak of where we are going?"
"It is a surprise! Just think of it as a birthday gift." Tony smiled towards him.
"But it is not my day of birth, it is yours. Does that not mean you are the one supposed to be receiving the gifts?" Loki questioned; he still was a bit confused by Midgardian custom sometimes.
Tony chuckled. "Well, yes. But I thought your gift to me could be just coming with me."
"You could have requested such, and I would have prepared," Loki informed him.
"I hadn't thought about it till last night. It couldn't wait," Tony said. "We only have about 20 minutes before we land anyways. After that it won't take too long to get where I am planning."
"I see." Loki nodded. The rest of the flight went pretty fast. Loki kept questioning Tony as to where they were going, only for Tony just to give him a humored smile. When they finally landed Loki was very interested to figure out where they were. When they got there, a limo already was waiting for them. Loki couldn't really see much due to how late it seemed. The car had tinted windows to the point that Loki could not see out of them either. While in the car, Loki was getting even antsier as more time passed.
"Anthony, if you do not tell me where we are right now, I swear I shall never speak with you again," Loki told him, getting annoyed.
"No you won't, you like me too much to ignore," Tony told him in a sing-song voice. "We are there anyways."
After another 5 minutes, the limo finally stopped. The driver came around, opening the door.
"See that wasn't too horrible," Tony told him, throwing a coat at him. "You will need this." Tony then put one on himself before exiting the car.
Loki cursed at Tony, but put on the jacket and left the car. He glanced around the empty area, stopping once his eye met Tony's.
"Well?" Loki asked, a bit confused.
Tony rolled his eyes. "Tonight is actually dark enough to see them. Normally you can only see them during winter months." Tony turned and look towards the sky.
Loki was going to question Tony before following his eyes up to the sky. His eyes widened a bit before he walked next to Tony.
"The Aurora Borealis, also known as the northern lights," Tony spoke. "Come on! Gotta get to our cabin!" Tony took Loki's hand before pulling him towards the small cabin that was not too far from where they stood.
"Why take me here?" Loki whispered, still eyeing the northern lights, allowing himself to be dragged.
"Well, I remember when I was going through Old Norse Mythology; it spoke of the lights as a gateway between worlds," Tony explained thoughtfully. "Now, people believe it to be the sun from solar rays. They think it is the solar waves interacting with Earth's magnetic fields and atmosphere," Tony told him, pausing and looking back at Loki.
"At this point I don't know which to believe." A grin began to form. "And since I have a god here, I thought I just might ask him."
Loki shifted, a smile on his face. "It is not all that amazing, I could have gone back to Asgard if I wanted to see shining lights in the sky."
"But I wouldn't be there. This makes it loads better," Tony replied.
"Indeed." Loki nodded in agreement for once, which got a raised eyebrow from Tony.
"I was also thinking, since I showed you how to create the Arc Reactor, that maybe you could teach me something from your world," Tony told him, looking up at the sky. "How different your world is to ours; I would like to hear it from you."
"Perhaps we can speak of it as we sit in this so called cabin." Loki was now leading them towards the cabin. "Come along, Anthony."
Tony chuckled but followed Loki. It wasn't long until they were staring up at the sky from the cabin.
"What would you like to know?" Loki asked, making himself comfortable on the chair.
"Are the Northern Lights a way for you guys to travel?" Tony asked first.
"Yes, actually. They were correct on that aspect." Loki nodded.
Tony hummed in acknowledgement. "Is the legend of you getting pregnant by a horse true?" he asked, eyeing Loki curiously.
Loki couldn't help but grin. "No. I enjoyed playing jokes on the stablemen that worked during my first visit." He let out a laugh. "It was quite enjoyable to see their faces."
Tony followed in the laughter. "What about magic and science? How different are they really?"
Loki thought about that question a moment. "There is quite a bit that make them similar." Loki began to think about all the people in Midgard. "It is not really the issues of magic against science; more of, people here refuse to believe in even the slightest concept of magic."
Tony seemed to be attempting to understand. "I think I get what you mean."
"Magic is just the same as science. Both are a form of getting what is needed." Loki spoke to the mortal.
Tony continued to ask question after question, trying to wrap his mind around the other's world, each one building from the next.
At one point Loki finally asked, "Anthony, I must ask you, why bring me here now?" Loki questioned, still puzzled by the action.
Tony was silent for a moment. "My Arc Reactor, it is -" he stopped himself, "Never mind. It doesn't matter." The expression which Tony wore was one of sadness.
"It what, Anthony?" Loki asked.
"Nothing, just when you asked how to make the Arc Reactor, it made me happy." Tony looked over at the god. "I wanted to repay that to you in some way." His smile did not meet his eyes. Loki knew there was more to it.
"Anthony. You can tell me anything." Loki paused. "You listened to me; I will always do the same for you."
"You have already done enough," Tony tells him quietly.
"It will never be enough," Loki whispered more to himself.
Tony then looked back up at the sky. Loki's eyes followed.
"It really is remarkable," Tony mumbled. "Do you think, someday, I could go and see Asgard? I want to see where you live."
"I hope in the future one day that shall happen," Loki agreed, watching the sky.
"Do you like the gift anyways? You haven't said so…," Tony asked, quite curious.
"Yes. It is magnificent. I never thought I would see the workings of the rainbow bridge from here," Loki stated, still eyeing the phenomenon.
"Thank you." Loki took a deep breath. "Tony. The present is perfect."
Tony looked back at Loki with pure happiness. "It only took a couple months for you to say it. Do it again," Tony said, gaining a mischievous grin.
"Do not tempt me to go back to calling you Mr. Stark." Loki chuckled.
"After we made so much progress?" Tony said, still having a smirk in place.
Loki raised an eyebrow. "I was the one making progress. You just acted normal."
"Are you saying I didn't work?" Tony asked, pouting a bit.
"No. You are still the arrogant man I met at that party so long ago," Loki told him.
Tony smiled. "Hey. You forgot beautiful, charming, and amazing man."
Loki chuckled. "I apologize for forgetting such words."
Tony stood from the chair. "Well, that seems like a good evening to me. Let's go inside." He reached out towards Loki, offering him a hand. Loki grabbed the hand and stood. He waited for the man to let go of his hand, only for it to squeeze tighter.
Loki gave him a puzzled look. "Anthony?"
"I thought you were going to call me Tony?" Tony questioned, eyeing the god's lips.
"Old habits die hard," Loki answered before Tony attached his lips to Loki's. His hands grasped Loki's hair immediately. Loki let out a groan in surprise, before he returned the gesture. Tony's tongue made its way into Loki's cavern, roaming it completely.
Loki's hips jerked forward suddenly, causing Tony to let out a moan. They both fell away from each other to gain back their breath.
"To the bed room?" Tony asked, huffing.
"After you." Loki motioned towards the door.
THE FLUFF. OMG THIS IS LIKE THE FIRST FLUFF I HAVE EVER WRITTEN EVER. HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN? IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THIS FLUFFY.