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"I believe the term is…Honey I'm home?"

Tony had been lounging in bed going over some papers. Despite his interests he had a business to run and while he trusted Pepper implicitly he still liked to keep tabs on how things were going. He made a few last notes on a piece before shuffling them off onto the nightstand. He turned and took in the visitor who had appeared in his bedroom. "Does that make me the wife in this relationship?"

Loki chuckled and slowly stepped forward. His father's prison hadn't been able to hold him for long, but he doubted that any real effort was being made to find him. Thor had argued in his defense that his own mind had been tampered with. He had played along knowing from the past that it was far better to have Thor's mercy. He had his lips sewn shut once and had no desire to revisit that experience. So instead he had been put in the dungeons while the All Father ruminated over his fate and he had simply left. Asgard held nothing for him anymore.

Earth however was an entirely different story. Despite his attempt to take it over he was beginning to see what had attracted his brother's attention. Humans, while for the most part weak and worthless, had an interesting capacity to create marvels. He studied Tony before him and noticed that there was a certain reservation about him that had not been their previously. While their…visits weren't known to the others he knew that Tony held no fear of him. As he said quite eloquently the first time he had appeared in his private chambers 'If you wanted me dead you certainly would have done so by now. So it's clear you want something else.' That was indeed true.

Shifting Tony turned and faced the God "You know coming here might not have been the smartest thing you've ever done. Nearly as bad as giving the Hulk your little speech."

Raising a brow Loki grinned slowly "Really? And why would that be? As far as I know nothing has changed since my last…visit."

This brought an interesting reaction out of Tony. Loki studied it intently. The normally boisterous millionaire was looking at him seriously as if attempting to find out if he was lying. Of course since he was the God of Mischief and Deceit if he wished to lie there was no way this mortal would be able to realize it. Still Tony trying was almost…endearing. "Anthony I must admit I am intrigued at what has caused me to be worthy of such cold treatment."

It seemed that Tony had come to a decision about him and he pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from the drawer next to him. "I thought you might know something about this but you're going a pretty long way to convince me that you don't."

Taking the paper Loki casually lowered himself to the bed and studied the crude writing before him. All amusement slowly vanished from his face as it took on a stony look. "No Anthony…I did not know of this…" Anger seemed to flash against his features "It almost appears as if whoever is responsible for this wishes to summon me. How amusing." Tony was inclined to guess that from the look on Loki's face it was anything but.

He hated to admit it but Tony was relieved that Loki had nothing to do with this. He didn't think this was something that the banished God would do. As he said before Loki had Drama Queen Tendencies, he would have made sure they knew it was him. He would have also been a bit neater about it.

Nodding he took the paper back "That's what the BAU kid said too…He said there was something wrong with the Runes though…That they weren't quite right or clear."

Temporary lost in thought Loki nodded absently "Indeed they appear to be nothing more than gibberish to me, simply the number thirteen and my name but not in any way that makes sense. Whoever this is has a poor understanding of Runes."

Shrugging off his irritation Loki turned to Tony and smirked "I suppose my brother has doubts about my innocence in this…Who is this BAU?"

Loki wasn't really looking for an answer about Thor so Tony didn't give it to him. "They're a group from our friends the FBI, they study behavior and try to get into the minds of criminals to figure out their motivations and their next move. They call it profiling, it's interesting and it seems to work." Again he thought of Reid "They certainly have unique members."

The green eyed God had not missed the small smile Tony had made in referencing this…BAU, it seemed that someone had gained his attention. He decided to look into that later, it appeared he had some business to do here after all. He delighted creating mischief but no plain little mortal had the right to try and summon him. He would find the upstart and deal with them.

Deciding they had talked enough of serious things for tonight Tony turned and looked at Loki "Spar to see who tops? No suit no powers. We do it here and first one down for three counts looses."

Smirking Loki shrugged off his mantel and chuckled "Very well as you wish." That was one of the remarkable things about Anthony Stark that drew him; the mortal never seemed to bore him. Perhaps he would purposefully lose tonight…Perhaps.

Down in the Stark Labs Bruce was staring intently at a white board. He was trying to work out an equation that Tony had given him. It was a game they played between themselves and as self declared 'lab bros' it was just something they did. He swore that this one can't be solved but Tony promised that none were impossible. He was so enrapt in it that he didn't hear the door open and close or Jarvis welcome Thor into the lab. At least he wasn't aware until two unbreakable arms wrapped around him and a husky voice murmured in his ear "I was starting to think you had forgotten all about me…"

Bruce smiled softly and leaned back into the embrace. Their relationship hadn't been an easy one. For a long time Thor had kept his dutiful devotion to Jane, despite knowing that his strength and life were a constant danger to her. Finally one day he had been observing her and saw her in the park with another man smiling. He didn't know if had been a date or not…but it made him realize that while he and Jane had indeed shared something amazing and even magical. But that time had passed…She deserved a normal life and could not fit into his new role as an Avenger. He had seen her one last time and the sad but content smile she had given him told him she had realized this a long time ago and was waiting for him. One last kiss was shared and he had returned to Stark Tower for the duration of his stay on Earth.

Time had passed and slowly the two had begun to slowly drift together. As the Hulk Tony was the only one who could really calm him down and Thor was the only one who could really take him on. It was such a relief to finally have someone he didn't have to be afraid of hurting. They had started sparing together. One thing had led to another and then the day had come when Thor was once again frustrated with the modern devices and threatened the microwave with his hammer. Bruce had chuckled and said "When the only tool one has is a hammer, one tends to treat each problem as a nail."

Thor had looked up at him for a long moment and then to Bruce's utter disbelief murmured "I would like to nail you." It was a strange beginning but one spilt cup of coffee had now led to this comfortable embrace months later.

Turning Bruce smiled up at the God that he mentally compared to a Golden Labrador frequently, but quietly, in his mind. "I'm sorry…Tony gave me this new problem and I got carried away." Studying Thor's expression for a moment Bruce gave a small concerned frown "Thor…I know you are worried but if you look at this from a logical angle I can't really say this looks like Loki has anything to do with this. As Tony would say 'it's not his style'."

Pulling the scientist closer Thor murmured "In my heart I believe you, it is my mind that cannot be put to rest. I wish I could confront him and know the truth…"

Caressing the God's golden lined cheek Bruce chuckled "Well let's leave the head stuff to me okay? Besides you always say I think too much…"

The haunted look traced out of Thor's features and a roguish smile replaced it "Indeed and I know many ways to cease that particular function."

As Thor's lips pressed intently against his own Bruce was as always grateful he had enough control to have sex. He chuckled and murmured "I think you have an intelligence fetish Thor…"

The throaty chuckle against his throat made him arch and gasp softly as he dug his fingers into the strong shoulders supporting him "Indeed…However I would rather say that you are my fetish."

Realizing where this was going Bruce trembled slightly against him "T-Thor…Not in the lab…you don't know how many camera's Tony's got in here and I can promise you he will watch."

The grumbled reply he got was muffled out when Jarvis, polite as ever, interrupted "Pardon me Mr. Banner there is a rather urgent call from Agent Coulson and he requests everyone gather in the living quarters."

Bruce sighed, Thor growled, and they made their way upstairs with Thor promising death to the AI with every step.

In his room Tony was informed of the call and he was grateful that he was indulging in some post sex cuddling. Not that he would ever call it cuddling out loud…not while Loki could hear him anyways. He sighed and decided he had better go there or else everyone would come here; and that just wouldn't work for him. He turned to Loki "What are the chances you'll still be here when I get back?"

The Cheshire grin he received in no way reassured him. "Don't worry Anthony I will not be going very far. This 'unsub' of yours has irritated me and I am invested in the outcome of all this."

Taking that as a yes Tony put on pants and a shirt, not bothering with things like underwear and socks as he headed out. Hey they get what they get.

Not all of the Avengers were currently in Stark Tower. Natasha was off doing mysterious things she refused to talk about. Clint was also off doing mysterious things though Tony had the impression that the two were not doing mysterious things together. For now it was just him, Bruce, Thor and Steve they were all in the living room and he was the last to arrive. He felt the hair on the back of his neck rise and knew that Loki was somehow here and watching.

"I'm sorry to disturb you all this late at night. I have been in contact with the BAU team and they believe that this killer will continue to escalate. I understand that we at first wanted to aid them in understanding Loki and if he had any involvement in it. But unless something else comes up I think we should work with them to try and solve this case. Their expert Dr. Reid is afraid of the escalation the unsub is showing. He's concerned that if the unsub doesn't get the result he wants…he'll resort to killing on a larger scale to get the attention of his target."

Though this wasn't exactly the type of thing they did, no one was arguing that they wanted to prevent any more deaths. Even Tony kept his mouth shut. He smirked to himself; he supposed working with the BAU team would have a few advantages. He was always interested in meeting someone he could have a real conversation with.

Loki was indeed watching. He frowned as he invisibly floated around the space. So…someone was killing in his name trying to summon him. Paltry. However he did want to teach them a lesson, he was not called on anyone's whim. That and also the fact that something about this BAU team had gained Tony's interest. He was not jealous by nature and their relationship was not one of commitment. He was merely curious. Earth once again had provided him some amusement.

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