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Chapter 5- The Past, The Present and The Food.
This was the second time Loki had fled from Stark, it couldn't go on. It wasn't impossible to avoid the man, it was just a bleedin' nuisance, and there was no where to hide from JARVIS.
The first conversation between the trickster and the AI took place not long after Tony had finished is pancakes. Loki was hesitant at first to simply talk to the ceiling, but he needed to eat and avoid Tony at the same time, it seemed the most logical course of action would be to ask the one person constantly present and aware of his master's every movement.
"Erm... JARVIS? Ceiling creature?" Loki looked up cautiously.
"Yes Mr. Odinson, what do you require?", the unmistakable accent asked.
"It's Laufeyson actually, but please, call me Loki" Loki replied, his confidence growing.
"Loki, what do you wish?"
"I wish to know your master's whereabouts." Loki answered, unsure if the information would be classified. Thankfully it wasn't thought of as dangerous knowledge.
"Mr. Stark is located on the floor beneath us, the labs, Lab 42 is the precise whereabouts."
Loki thought the lab number was a bit preposterous, Lab 42, are there 42 of these studios? Seeing as there was no reason not to, Loki voiced his question to JARVIS, to which he replied:
"No, there are not 42 laboratories in Stark Tower. The lab is seemingly used when Mr. Stark has questions he believes he has to find the answers to on his own. The lab was called '42' because it was thought to be the answer to everything according to a scientific fiction book called 'Hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy'."
The thought of a single number being the answer to everything seemed extremely unrealistic, but it seemed that Midgardian fiction is exactly that: fiction, based on mythology and inspired by other works of previous fiction. But back to the topic at hand, Tony was on the floor beneath him contemplating what ever goes around that funny little brain of his, probably new designs for his suits or something similar. The inventor imagines before the engineer creates. With the kitchen now unoccupied it was time to get something to eat, or so his stomach told him. He collected his book; "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and cautiously exited his room.
Loki made his way to the kitchen and opened the fridge. He was surprised at the amount of food that required very little preparation. There seemed to be a lot of microwave food and cold, ready-to-eat pasta. Further inspection of the kitchen resulted in findings of the same, cereal, tinned foods and Pop Tarts in the cupboard and non-alcoholic drinks such as coke and redbull. These are all things he was accustomed with on his previous journeys to this realm.
Despite what Thor believes, the days he wasn't in the library or with the elves or fae, he was on Midgard. He had made a modest life in England, he worked as a clothing designer, for both women and men. He found the Midgardian clothing a lot more comfortable than the outfits on Asgard.
At first he lived by himself, but then found someone. He was on his way to the tube station when he heard a curious sound. Following the noise he came across an old and soaking cardboard box being battered by the onslaught of rain that seemed to never cease. Peering inside the soaked box he found his companion. The young, black, female kitten crawled onto his knees and made his way up Loki's arms and onto his shoulders, contented sitting there for all eternity it simply sat there purring away, nestling into his neck before promptly falling asleep despite the heavy rain which soaked the two of them. Loki fell for the curious creature immediately. It had been abandoned by it's owners and left outside to die. He knew how that felt. They soon became close companions.
The kitten, which Loki had named Valkyrie, would not leave him alone. It followed him to work for the first couple of days before Loki realized that she wouldn't stop following him and he decided to carry him in his hood. At work he let her have free reign around his studio. The morning after he found her he realized that he would need food, preferably cat food but she needed food now. As the pop tarts popped out of the microwave, Valkyrie jumped up on the side, up to the toaster and plucked a piece of the tart from his fingers. It seemed that Val also agreed that Pop Tarts are the best breakfast on Midgard.
After picking up the food he went to the vets to book a check up. it was scheduled for 2 days later. Unfortunately the next day one of his fae allies gave him the signal that he was needed on Asgard. Thankfully there was one person that Loki knew he could trust to look after Valkyrie, his good friend Celestrian Legorn. Celestrian was more than happy to look after the cute kitten for a few days.
Celestrian was a fellow designer, he was co-founder of Loki's brand- Alfheim. They had built their business from Celestrian's vast inheritance and Loki's knowledge of fabrics and fashion on Asgard and Alfheim and how they could be adapted into suitable Midgardian outfits. Celestrian was more than happy to look after the cute kitten for a few days.
Of course he never told his friend where he got his inspiration from, he didn't even know his real name. His Midgardian name was Tom Hiddleston. He had created his own identity, he had a fake ID which he had acquired from Joe in Russia where he had come out from the Bifrost. The business became quite successful, Loki had learnt many skills from his times with the light elves and talents were put to good use.
While on Midgard he found himself enjoying many different selections of their foods from all around the world. Over the years he was there he had been to many places with his friend. Mostly on business trips to fashion shows etc. But once, just once they took a holiday together. It was amazing how good friends they had become. They ended up sharing a penthouse when they came back from Rome.
Loki soon discovered Celestrian's love for cooking. He even taught Loki how to make a large variety of dishes, everything from simple Risotto to creme brulee, and everything from scratch! So it was no surprise that Loki had picked up his friends annoyance for these unhealthy ready meals. He would have to talk to Tony about his diet, they shared this floor and they shared this kitchen, Loki would not be eating these disgustingly salty meals for his remainder of his time here. He would have to go shopping tomorrow and pick up some proper ingredients. But for now, the Pop Tarts were calling him...
TBC
A/N I think I might do the next chapter from Tony's POV again...
The name Celestrian is one I made up. I googled it because I wanted to know if it could be the male form of Celeste. Celestrian is a race of people from Beast Quest apparently...