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Oh, one more thing, about the tags, I only add relevant tags (or pairings, or warnings) as the story progresses. I don't want to give too much spoilers away. I hope that's okay. So, for those who are rooting for Steve/Loki, stay tune to see IF that happens! =)

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"Loki! What happened?! Who did this to you, Loki?" Steve bristled as he stared at Loki's hands.

Loki shook his head and tried to pull his hands away. But Steve kept his hold on Loki and insisted on an answer.

He then turned his head away from Steve and remained tight-lipped on Steve's question, even as the Captain begged for him to answer. When it was evident that Loki was not going to offer an answer anytime soon, Steve let go of his hands.

The Captain thought about the possibilities of the suspects who would have the chance to hurt Loki. And then, it was as if the cartoon light-bulb lighted up on Steve's head, he turned towards the young prince and asked softly, "It was Tony, wasn't it? I noticed that you were more quiet around him, I had thought that perhaps, it was because your personalities clashed or that you did not have any similar topics to talk about. But it was because you were afraid of him, weren't you?"

Loki turned away and tried to keep his silence about the issue at hand, but the Captain would have none of it. Steve gently took Loki's hands again and asked him softly, "Did Tony do this, Loki? You can tell me. It's going to be okay. I won't be mad." 'At least, not with you,' Steve thought angrily.

It seemed like forever, but at long last, Loki offered him a small nod.

And then for once in his long life, Steve swore.

"What else did he do to you?" Steve asked as he took a seat beside Loki. When the prince gave no answer, Steve tried again, "Did he force himself on you?"

Loki shook his head.

"Did he ask you to sleep with him?"

A slow nod.

"Did you say yes?"

A slow but hesitant nod.

Steve turned the prince towards him and gently tipped Loki's chin so that he could see his face. He then said, "Loki, please, tell me the truth. Did you want to sleep with him?"

Loki bit his quivering lips, held back a sob and then gave Steve a fervent shake of his head.

And for the second time of the day (and in his life), Steve swore loudly. Then, the Captain got up and made his way to the elevator.

Loki knew that the Captain would confront the millionaire next, so he sprinted towards Steve and pleaded, "No, wait, please, Steve. Don't."

Steve turned towards the sobbing prince and stopped him from following himself to Tony's lab, "Loki, Loki, listen to me. You have to stay here, okay. Stay here, and I'll be right back. Don't worry about anything, okay? Just, stay here."

But Loki protested, "No, please, Steve. Please don't do this. I'm alright. He didn't mean to hurt me, he was drunk."

Apparently, that wasn't the right thing to say too because if at all possible, Steve looked angrier than before. But the Captain knew that he had to keep his calm for Loki's sake, so he said, "Loki, please, listen to me. You trust me, right? You will trust me to make the right decision, right?" Steve asked as he gripped the back of Loki's neck.

When Loki gave him a reluctant nod, Steve released his gentle grip on Loki's neck and then made his way to take the elevator down to Tony's lab.

When he reached Tony's lab, he found the millionaire at his workbench, hunched over some schematic drawings, with a glass in his right hand. It was obvious to him that Tony was already drunk.

"Tony!" Steve shouted as he walked towards Tony.

Tony turned towards Steve's voice, smirked and then slurred as he greeted the Captain, "Hey ya Cap! Whatcha doing here?"

Without giving the drunken engineer any chance to say anything else, Steve swung his fist at Tony's jaw and he stumbled at the impact before he slumped to the floor. Steve then hauled Tony up by his collar and slammed him on the wall.

"Why did you do it, Tony? Why did you do it?!" a furious Steve asked as he gritted his teeth.

Tony frowned and then spluttered, "WHAT. THE. HELL. are you talking about? LET GO of me!"

Steve slammed Tony on the wall again and said furiously, "I saw the bruises on Loki's wrist! You hurt him! And you took advantage of him, you piece of shit!"

Tony spat on the captain and then snarled, "Get the fuck off, Steve! Did he tell you that? Did he also tell you that he wanted me to do it? I asked him, Steve, and he said yes!"

Steve punched Tony again and then shouted, "Did you think he could have said 'No'? Did you even take a second to stop and look at him?"

To which Tony laughed and then said tauntingly, "Oh, I looked at him alright, Cap! And I liked what I saw! Are you jealous that you did not have the chance to cop a feel? Is that what this is?"

Steve slammed Tony on the wall again and Tony chuckled and continued, "You snoooooze, you loooooose, Cap! Don't hate me just cause you're too much of a coward to fuck the little princeling."

Steve threw a few punches at Tony, and as the engineer slumped to the floor, he pulled him up and slammed him on the wall again, "He was a rape victim, Tony. And you took advantage of him. You. Are. an Avenger. A friend of his brother. You were supposed to protect him. Not used him! Or trick him into your bed!"

"Steve," both of them heard Loki's small voice said, "please. Please stop." Steve did not have to turn to know that the young price was standing by the door.

Steve kept his glare on Tony, who seemed to be in a semi-conscious state. He kept his hold on Tony's collar and then slammed Tony on the wall again and said as he gritted his teeth, "You are lucky that we can't tell anybody that he is here. Or I would have had you arrested for rape."

Steve let Tony slumped down to the floor, pointed his finger at him and snarled, "You stay away from him, Tony. Or I promise you, you'll be worse off."

As he turned to make his way towards Loki, Tony hooked his leg to Steve's and when the Captain fell to the ground, Tony jumped on him and the both of them struggled and fought on the floor. As he threw punches of his own, Tony shouted, "He said yes, Captain America! He fucking said yes!"

From the door, Loki was terribly upset as he took in the scene before him. He kept shouting for both of the heroes to stop their fighting, "Stop it! Both of you, stop it! STOP IT!"

And then, to everyone's surprise, a loud blast could be heard and a burst of green energy separated the two fighting heroes as both of them were thrown towards opposite walls. Tony dropped to the floor, his head lolled to the side, unconscious.

A super human, Steve survived the sudden burst of energy better than the millionaire. As Steve got up, he chanced a look at Loki and found the young prince on his knees with his head down and both his palms on the floor. It was as if he couldn't even support his own weight. He made his way towards Tony first and checked for a pulse. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found one. 'Out like a light but okay,' Steve thought to himself.

Then he stumbled towards Loki and asked, "What in the blizzard was that? Loki, Loki, are you okay?" He was concerned when Loki did not reply him.

It took a moment but as he reached the young prince, Loki looked up at Steve with fearful eyes and panted, "I... I don't know."

It was then that Bruce came in running and shouted, "What the hell happened? Loki? Steve, Steve, are you bleeding?! SHIT! Is that Tony? What the hell happened here?"

Steve stopped him before he made his way towards the unconscious man and said, "Leave him be, Bruce. He's just unconscious, he'll be fine. Come, help me with Loki."

Bruce trusted Steve to make the right call so he helped the super soldier and together, they supported the young prince as they made their way to the medical room.

At the medical room.

Bruce exclaimed as he tended to Steve's (minor) wounds, "I can't believe he did that. I mean, this is Tony we're talking about. He's, you know, a friend."

Loki was seated on another chair and he had a faraway look on his face as he ignored both the doctor and his wounded friend.

Steve sighed and said, "He's a slave to his drinking. He needs to stop. And... jeez, I can't believe I just made an excuse for him."

Bruce shook his head and said softly, "Maybe we can talk to Pepper. Maybe we can get her to help."

And to which Steve disagreed, "He's been drinking for years. What makes you think he is gonna stop now?"

"We'll think of a way to deal with this later. Right now, I want to know if both of you are fine," Bruce said as looked at Steve with raised eyebrows.

Steve flexed his arms and then answered, "I'm alright. Loki, on the other hand... Loki?"

At the sound of his name, Loki was brought out of his stupor and then gave his attention to his audiences. When he had assured both of them of his well-being, he turned to Steve and said, "You didn't have to do that, Steve. I told you that I was alright."

Steve jumped off the bed that he was seated on and made his way towards Loki. He knelt by Loki's side, took the young prince's hands in his and then gently said, "Your safe-keeping is my responsibility, Loki. We promised Thor that we'd keep you safe, but we failed. I failed you, Loki and I am so sorry."

To which Loki frowned, shook his head and replied, "It is not your fault. Tony was right, I said yes. I said yes to him and gave him the permission to do what he did. I am to blame."

Steve's grip on Loki hardened and he shook his head as he said, "No, you listen to me, Loki. It doesn't matter what you said. You weren't yourself and he took advantage of you while you were hurt and..."

Before he could continue, Loki pulled his hands away angrily and shouted, "I AM NOT AN INVALID! I'M NOT!"

Steve shook his head and looked at Loki before he explained softly, "I'm not saying that you are, Loki. But you lost your memory, and you only just got a little better. You were not in the right frame of mind to make those decisions. And Tony, he took advantage of that. Do you understand what I'm trying to say here, Loki? It's not your fault."

And at that, Loki broke down and cried. Steve pulled the young prince into his embrace and held him tightly, "Hey, Loki... Hey, hey, hey... Listen to me. It's not your fault, okay. Shhh... It's not your fault."

"Please, please don't tell my brother," Loki pleaded.

Steve sighed and tried to convince him otherwise, "Loki, I don't think..."

But the prince pulled away from him and continued with his plea, "Please, I don't want him to know. Please, Steve. Let me make this decision for myself. Please..."

Steve gave another long sigh and then agreed to Loki's request, "Very well, Loki. But if Tony looks for you again, you will come straight to me, okay? Or to Bruce."

Loki nodded and rubbed at his tear-stained face.

Bruce cleared his throat and when he had the attention of both the Captain and the prince, he asked, "So, what happened?"

Steve nodded at the question and turned to Loki and asked, "Yes, Loki. What was that explosion at the lab? Was that magic? I thought you don't have magic now."

Loki nodded and explained, "Yes, it was magic but it wasn't my magic. I think, it was my child's magic."

Steve and Bruce stared at him in confusion.

And the pregnant prince took that as a cue to continue with his explanation, "My child is part magic, because I am part magic. And it appears that this child will grow up to be a sorcerer, much like his father."

Steve frowned again and then asked, "Your baby has magic from the womb?" at the same time that Bruce asked, "So you can tap into his magic?"

Loki nodded at both questions and further explained, "My child's magic is still raw, undeveloped. At the lab, I was angry at the situation and my baby must have felt my frustration and lashed out. If I had my magic, I would have been able to contain the raw magic."

Bruce nodded and then asked another question, "Will this happen again? You know, sudden bursts of magic?"

Loki shrugged but offered no answer to the question.

Bruce sighed and then decided to address the elephant in the room, "Loki, is it possible that Tony is the father of your child?"

What do you think should happen to Tony? Is he the father of Loki's baby? Do you think Steve had an ulterior motive for helping Loki?

I look forward to reading about your thoughts. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! =)