The Winds That Collide Us
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Chapter Five: Technology and Magic
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For the next couple of days, Tony worked on his suit more, Loki looked into the literature that Tony had suggested. He found himself rather liking the Harry Potter series which he'd found. However about the third day in, he heard a "fuck!" spouted from Tony's lab. He went down into the lab and saw Tony had broken something.
"What is the matter?" asked Loki.
"I broke the device that will allow me to move through space." said Tony.
"Can you fix it?" asked Loki.
"I can but I doubt it'll work after I do." said Tony.
"These things are rather sensitive?" asked Loki.
"Yep pretty much." spoke Tony.
"Hm well then how about this?" asked Loki.
Tony looked to Loki quizzically. "How about I make you a device with my magic that will allow you to enter the space outside of Earth?" he asked.
"You can do that?" asked Tony.
"I can but the problem is melding it with your machinery." said Loki.
"Well your magics are ice based, right?" asked Tony.
"Correct." said Loki.
"Then all we have to do is make a piece that conducts energy off of cold energy and the negative energy that is produced from ice rather then fire or electricity." said Tony.
"I suppose that could work." said Loki.
"I'll build it and we'll see what happens." said Tony.
Tony began to get to work, when he heard JARVIS. "Sir, Bruce is here." said the AI.
Tony went to the door, Loki hiding back immediately when Bruce came in. "Hey Tony," said his friend.
"Hey Bruce." said Tony.
"Tony, what are you working on?" asked Bruce.
"A cold energy reactor, to go into space with." said Tony.
"Ah, trying to improve your suit?" asked Bruce.
"As always." said Tony.
"Tony, I heard that Pepper dropped by for a visit. I'm just here to make sure you're ok." said Bruce.
"Yeah I'm fine, she was a bitch this time though." said Tony.
"Tony, can you really expect differently? You've been kind of pushing her away for a while now." spoke Bruce's wisdom.
"Yeah well this time I was nice to her. And she proceeded to insult someone I actually give a damn about." said Tony.
"Really? Who?" asked Bruce.
Tony froze, well he couldn't say Loki, he'd need to keep it vague.
"A guy I'm seeing. Someone I care about, I can't really go into details. But she caught him here yesterday and was pretty cruel to him." said Tony.
"You're seeing someone?" asked Bruce a little shocked.
"Yeah, what of it?" asked Tony.
"You don't see people unless they're Pepper, you sleep with them and then kick them out as quickly as possible." spoke Bruce.
"Yeah well maybe this one's different." said Tony.
Bruce looked a little shocked, but he smiled. "I'm glad, I was worried how you might be doing after she told me she saw you." said Bruce.
Tony smirked and nodded, before Bruce left. Meanwhile Loki had heard everything, while he knew they weren't actually seeing each other, he felt somehow flustered by the words. No one had ever defended him that way, or called him special. It was definitely something that had entered his heart, but he couldn't dare show such a thing to Tony, the person who had graciously took him in and helped him, someone who had been such a good friend to him. He couldn't dare cross that line. Tony moved back working on the reactor and everything else. He was trying everything to make it so his suit could go into space. Finally he got everything working by the end of the day, in fact with Loki's ice magics in, he was sure his suit would work perfectly, which was when he noticed Loki was examining one of his suits.
"Come with us." said Tony suddenly.
"Are you daft? Do you want my brother to imprison me?" asked Loki.
"No, come in one of my suits." said Tony.
"That's...well actually not a bad idea." spoke Loki.
"We could use your help, and that way if you're with me, you can make sure the magical parts are working." said Tony.
Loki nodded, Tony of course got the suit adjusted to Loki's height, making sure that everything was prepared. When suddenly he felt Loki's hand on his shoulder.
"I heard you when you spoke to Bruce." said Loki.
Tony gulped and turned looking at Loki. "Look, I know we're not seeing each other or whatever. But I needed to think of something." said Tony.
"Did you mean it...when you said I was special?" asked Loki.
Tony wanted to scream yes, he wanted to scream that he wanted to be seeing Loki, everything inside of him wanted to scream to the heavens what he felt for Loki in that moment. But he couldn't find the words.
"Well yeah, I did ask you to be my partner after all." said Tony, brushing it off a little.
Loki's heart hurt a little, but how could he have expected a different answer. Even so, Tony did think he was special enough for such an important job. So he felt that he had to take it at this point.
"I'll do it." said Loki suddenly.
"What?" asked Tony.
"I will become your partner. You know assuming that my brother doesn't throw me in jail." said Loki.
"I'm not sure how he won't know you're here if you're all over the tabloids." said Tony with a sigh.
"He won't take me, that's that. I'll face him when the time comes." spoke Loki.
Tony smiled a little, Loki seemed honestly to be becoming a stronger person. Loki of course moved back from Tony. He realized it, he wanted to be someone better for Tony, perhaps some day Tony would see him as truly special, the way that Loki was beginning to see Tony. Most humans, they were awful, stupid beings. But Tony, something about him made him special, made him someone so amazing in Loki's eyes. And Loki knew, he knew he was beginning to feel something for Tony in that moment, moreso then any amount of friendship. Tony had won over his cold heart, but now his heart was cracking, it was beginning to feel something he hadn't felt for such a long time, the warmth of love. The suits were completely ready soon, Tony of course spent the rest of the night and the next day teaching Loki how to use it, Loki seriously hoped that their plan would work. This lie though, the lie of being someone else in the suit, he was sure he could handle it, he was after all the god of lies.
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