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"More coffee isn't going to help you know."

The sudden voice startled Spencer nearly causing him to spill his precious cup. He turned and his eyes widened when he saw Tony Stark there. Most of the team was out on the field finding what evidence they could find at the previous crime scenes and Garcia was raking up all the information she could get; as little as there was. He had opted to stay behind and see if he could get a geographical profile and find out more about the runes.

Thor and Steve had gone with the team to the murder sites. Thor went to the most recent to see if he could detect anything and Steve had gone to the older ones simply to help in any way he could. It seemed that Tony had decided to stay behind as well.

Reid blushed and shuffled the papers around on his desks. He jumped slightly when the map that he had finished and given to the team was pulled off the table. Tony was holding it and his dark eyes were scanning it as he said slowly "Interesting…So you're using the sites of the murders to try and figure out our man's comfort zone." He looked up and gave the map back "Very clever."

Scratching the back of his neck Reid nodded "It's proven useful in past cases and we have nothing else to go on. Even if this unsub is not following a pattern he will unconsciously stay in an area that he feels safe in."

Nodding along the logic made perfect sense to Tony "Fascinating…" He turned and looked at the other papers that Reid had been working on "And what's all this now?" He had opted to stay behind and help out Reid, in reality he found the mind of Spencer Reid to be…intriguing to say the least.

He leaned down and looked over Reid's shoulder. He smiled and noticed that the boy genius kept his hair long and disarrayed. He was also wearing that same silly purple scarf that he had seen earlier. He smirked when he felt the young man tense and pulled away. So he was interesting on both a mental and physical level…good to note. "How old are you again? Twenty five?"

Reid gave the hesitant laugh that always came out when someone asked about his age "Twenty four actually…" He said slowly waiting for the usual remarks.

The moment seemed to hold for a moment before he removed himself out of the genius's personal space. It seemed like perfect timing as at that same time one of the Police officers came in and said "Dr. Reid, Mr. Stark There's a Mr. Lauf here to help with the translation of the runes?"

This meant nothing to Tony who just stared at the nameless officer blankly. Spencer however nearly jumped out of his chair as he hastily pulled out pictures of the cut runes. Tony turned to him and arched a brow "You know this guy?"

Nodding eagerly Reid made sure that they were organized and waited for the expert to come in "He's one of the most renowned experts in Norse runes; actually… his expertise extends to all runes and many early forms of writing. He happened to be in town so we asked for his help on the case."

Spencer's eyes were bright with excitement and he continued to fix and change the pictures to make them easier to look over. Tony watched him for a moment and refused to be put out over the fact that he wasn't the only person Reid could turn into a fanboy over.

"I believe that you are expecting me?" A voice came from the doorway

It was hard to look away from the excited brown eyes but Tony made the effort and felt his heart nearly stop beating when he saw who was leaning so casually in the doorway. Green suit, green tie, black walking stick, polished shoes and styled hair. Standing in the doorway was none other than Loki using his 'human' look. A look the Avengers were quite familiar with. Which was stupid. Why was he walking around like that?

It seemed that Loki was shameless enough to even wink at him as he went over to Reid and looked him over as he said "I would like to take a closer look at these runes. Is there any way we can look over the wounds?"

Completely missing the unspoken communication between the two other men Spencer was quick to agree "I asked the coroner if we could have time with it I thought it might be best if I waited until you were able to make your own observations."

Loki studied the young man and gave a slow smile "How thoughtful…" He murmured

He moved to follow Dr. Reid out of the room but Tony grabbed him and pulled him to the side "I hate to sound doubtful of your brilliance but what the hell are you thinking?"

Shrugging carelessly Loki stared down at him "By now Thor and the other Avengers should realize that I am not the one they are searching for and I can provide valuable insight to the case. They will not turn down my aide."

Tony thought it over and gave a jerky nod "Alright but if this blows up in your face just remember I was no way involved in this."

Loki smirked as his eyes followed Spencer "I believe this will all work out for the best."

He turned and followed after the Dr. Reid who had been the one to gain Tony's flighty attention. At first he seemed no more than a mere boy to him. However as they conversed over the bodies about runes and their formations he quickly gained an appreciation for the sharp and insightful mind. The way he would shyly stutter out facts and go on tangents was…endearing. He also happened to agree with his conclusion. Whoever was doing this would only escalate.

Sometimes Reid hated it when they were right. The new body was even worse than the others.

It had been interesting to see the reactions the other Avengers had to Loki being in human form and helping with the case. But it seemed the banished God was right. They did not call him out only gave him looks that promised talking later. Even Thor held his tongue though he had to suddenly leave the room to do so. No one could argue with his findings and Dr. Reid made it apparent how essential his knowledge was needed. Tony wondered if the Kid realized how much influence he had on the rest of the team. Right now the most they had was the geographical profile he had narrowed down and they were going to patrol the new area as they body was looked over. They split up and Tony noticed how naturally Reid and an Agent named Morgan partnered up. He volunteered to partner with the 'other doctor' in order to spare him a few more hours from being grilled by the rest of the team. Loki so owed him for this.

They were scanning the new runes that were left with the body. Loki smirked and slid up next to Tony and talked low enough so that they wouldn't be overheard "I have to admit…Your interest in the young doctor proves your exceptional taste."

Tony knew that this was a strange way of Loki giving both his approval and a compliment to himself. It was a talent he could admire. He nodded but watched Loki warily "Well, there's nothing wrong with taking notice is there?" His tone was casual but his dark eyes watched for Loki's reaction. Their relationship was…undefined to say the least. He knew how temperamental this God could be and didn't want to push him if he didn't mean to.

Watching in amusement Loki wondered if Tony realized how open he was if one cared enough to look. Though so few took the time. He wondered when he had let himself become so…attached. He supposed that there was nothing he could do but take care that this…weakness of his. He looked thoughtfully towards the young doctor. Perhaps…

He turned his attention back to the body that was presented before him. It was indeed rather gruesome and he knew that the Doctor had been right. It was only going to get worse. On this body the runes were intelligible he had no idea what the message trying to be passed on was, but the violence was unmistakable.

"Hey Hey!" The voice echoing in the alley turned their attention. The Agent Morgan that Reid had partnered up with was taking off down the street. The rest of the team followed after their Supervisor Hotch following quickly behind. Reid seemed to be talking rapidly on the phone with someone called Garcia.

Loki was walking past to see what had caused the disturbance when something caught his eye. He narrowed his eyes as he leaned down and picked up a few stones that had been littered on the ground. He frowned; perhaps there was more to than this than he thought…

He heard someone move behind him and did not need to turn around to know it was Thor. His…brother, for lack of a better word, had been lurking around him. The tension was palatable but he managed to ignore it. Though he had noticed that he was not the only one with a preference for geniuses. Perhaps there were some family traits after all.

Turning slowly he arched a brow at Thor "I was wondering when you would speak to me when the others weren't present. Perhaps you came to assure yourself of my intentions?"

Thor knew this was meant to raise his ire and was frustrated more by the fact that it was working. He took a breath and said calmly "I only wish to know why you informed the Man of Iron to you change of heart before I." He ignored Loki's amused expression "I have ever only wanted us to be as we once were."

There was that same sad, lost look on Thor's face that managed to make Loki both irritated…and guilty. He turned roughly away "What I do has not concerned you since you betrayed me brother. Though I no longer actively seeking dominion over Midgard…I would not consider us anything more than temporary allies."

The words Loki spoke he knew were true. But Thor was filled with determination to prove him wrong and renew their closeness. "Perhaps…but I will keep your secret from the BAU of your identity…and I will wait until I may prove to you in my heart I never betrayed you."

Loki gave a small sneer but continued on. It was true that while the Avengers knew who he truly was the BAU team was unaware. They were rightly justified in thinking that if his identity were found out…they would lose the team's backing. All they were able to do was convince them that Loki was not connected to this.

It was obvious by Thor's expression that this conversation was not over but as Spencer approached them they had no choice but to draw it to a close. The young doctor came up oblivious that he had just walked into a wall of tension. "They tried to chase them down but lost them in an alley. I think we should take this as a sign that we're closing in on his comfort zone and he'll probably try to surprise us by going outside of this area but he'll start devolving when he does…"

Loki tried not to notice how…adorable…the genius was as he went inside that marvelous mind of his as he connected dots that no one else even saw. He caught Thor's thoughtful look and quickly looked away. Still…he wondered what the genius was thinking.

From a long distance telescope a figure watching growled as he watched the teams reconvene. This wasn't what he wanted at all. Maybe his message just wasn't clear enough. He narrowed his scope on the Doctors reading the runes to the others. Perhaps he would get some help spreading his message.

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