So, yeah... I know it's like a lot of fluff right now, but I promise you that it will be a lot of drama soon O.O
Chapter 6
Tony woke up with a smile the next day. Even though he was alone in his bed, he wasn't in his mind. In his mind, Loki smiled at him and memories of his kisses made Tony want to jump on the bed. Maybe he was a high school girl.
'Good morning, sir. I trust you had a pleasant night. I want to warn you on reading the news this morning, sir. You are quite popular today. Jarvis told him with his normal tone.
Tony immediately got up and put on some sweatpants and a t-shirt before getting out to the living room. "Show me the news, Jarvis." Tony said and sat down on the couch. The big TV screen went on and the news was shown. First it was about the wars in Afghanistan before a picture of Tony and Loki making out in the café was shown.
In other news. Tony Stark has shown himself in public with a man that appears to be the well-known author Loki Odinson. Clearly it was a date that a lot of visitors at the New York Aquarium can confirm.
-"They were holding hands and kissing." A woman said to the camera with a small smile on her lips.
-"It's great to see openly gay couple, but all couples should restrain themselves in front of children." An old man said with a frown.
So it appears to you girls, who dreamt of sharing a night with the famous playboy, that you are too late. But the question is… How long will it last?
Tony chuckled at the news and the pictures that various people managed to take on them. There was one picture taken when Tony held Loki's hand when he petted the ray that Tony wanted. Tony wasn't really bothered that people didn't believe he could be in a relationship. He did what he always did, which was 'go with the flow'. It had been going really well so far, so nothing to worry yet. But he couldn't cut the nagging feeling of worrying about Loki's reaction to this.
Loki and Natasha sat on the couch, mouth hanging open and eyes wide by all the commotion. But of course it was Natasha who was the first to come back to reality. "I didn't know that it would get this big." She said and you could still here shock in her voice. Clint approached from her room in a t-shirt and sweatpants and sat down next to her, seeing what the fuzz was about.
"Wow, dude. You couldn't even keep your hands to yourself around children." He said and snickered, but stopped when he noticed the death glare from both the man and his girlfriend. "Okay, I'm going training." He said and left fairly quickly.
"This might set off Odin more than we thought." Natasha said and sighed. Loki hid his face in his hand, wanted to escape the world for a week maybe, until everything settles down. But he has no such luck when his phone starts ringing. "Either Odin has found your number or it's your mother." Natasha said and handed him the phone.
He looked at it and sighed in relief. "It's mom." He answered her and pressed the green button on the screen. "Hello mother." He said with a calm voice.
"My son, I have missed you." A worried woman's voice was heard on the other line.
"I've missed you too, mother." Loki said and watched Natasha go to the kitchen to make tea for them both, something she always did when Loki has a tough time.
"Why haven't you told me about your separation with Miss. Romanoff?" His mother asked worriedly. She was always against him moving to America, but she still understood that he wanted to get away from Odin and Thor. The tension back home was even too much for her.
"I'm sorry, mother. We broke up a week ago." Loki said and looked over at Natasha who nodded, to show she understood the new story they were going to tell people. "But we are still good friends and she is still staying with me." Loki told Frigga and earned a smile from Natasha.
"Oh, that is good to hear. She is such a sweet girl." Frigga said with relief.
"I will. Aren't you upset with me dating a man?" Loki just had to ask. But he could ask her anything because they were always that close. It wouldn't surprise him if she knew about him being secretively gay as well.
"Oh, no! I'm happy that you have somebody that makes you happy, my son." She said with her warm voice.
"I'm sure Odin is not pleased." Loki muttered to his mother, even though he was happy that she accepted him.
"You know how he is, so caught up on work that he forgets what's really important. He will come around eventually." She tried to make Odin sound like a good man.
Loki sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Yeah, maybe." He answered her.
"Have you spoken to Thor?" Frigga asked him a bit hopefully.
"You know I don't want to talk to him." Loki said with a stern voice. He hadn't talked to that oaf in a year. He would say since college, because he hasn't talked to him willingly since then, but it wasn't until when they moved to New York that he could stop talk to him completely.
"He misses you." Frigga mumbles, sadness in her voice that always made Loki feel bad and she knows it.
"Too bad for him." Loki manages to say and sounded completely uninterested.
'Is that Loki?! I must speak with him!' Odin's growl was heard in the background and Loki tensed up, feeling that he should run, but then he remembers that he is on the other side of the world.
"No, dear. It's my sister and we were just about to hang up. Goodbye, my dear sister." It was their agreement. Frigga was allowed to call as long as they kept it a secret. For all Odin and Thor knew was that Loki had cut contact a year ago and only sent postcards from the happy couple in New York.
"Goodbye, mother." Loki said calmly and hanged up. He let out a breath of relief and took the cup of tea that Natasha has prepared for him.
Natasha sits down next to him with a small smile. "It sounded like she was okay with it." She stated carefully.
Loki nodded. "She was, but not Odin." He stated with a stern look on his face. Natasha nodded and looked at the TV, still the same news of Tony and Loki on repeat for some reason. Loki looked at it and realized that he wasn't alone in this. "What are we going to tell your parents?" He asked her with a sad look.
She smirked at him. "I'm also tired of living a lie, so they will now that I'm dating Clint and that I'm going to become a cop." She said and held her head high determinedly.
"I'm happy for you, Natasha." Loki said with a warm smile.
Natasha smiled back and stroked her hand over his back. "I'm happy for you too."
'Sir, Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Rogers are on their way up.' Jarvis informed Tony, who was now sitting on the couch with a cup of coffee, the TV on mute so he could only watch the pictures of him and Loki. The elevator doors opened and the two, strong men, dressed in their uniforms, walked into the penthouse.
"I didn't know you've returned from Afghanistan." Tony stated with a smirk. "You want some coffee?" He asked them, but his smile disappeared when he noticed their serious faces.
"So, you're gay?" Rogers stated and sat down on the couch opposite of Tony, Rhodes sitting down beside him.
"Yeah, is that going to be a problem?" Tony asked them with a stern voice. To be fair, he was nothing against two soldiers.
"Hell no, Tony. We are both in the military, so we know a lot about fuck buddies." Rhodey said with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, well. Loki isn't my fuck buddy." Tony stated proudly and took a sip from his coffee.
"We know. We just want you to know what you are dealing with here." Steve said with a concerned look on his face.
"I know that his father is a British politician, who is not so happy about having a gay son. But I don't care." The genius stated and shrugged his shoulders.
"Clearly, but we know this man." Rhodey stated now equally concerned as Steve. "We have met him on charity events and meetings. He is quite a tough guy." He then told the genius.
"I'm also a tough guy and I'm not going to let anyone stand in my way of dating Loki." Tony said with a stern voice.
"You really do like him." Steve stated with a raised eyebrow.
"Of course I do." Tony said and rolled his eyes.
"We have heard rumors about Mr. Odinson." Rhodey started, trying to get back on the subject. "He apparently had something to do with his other son's affairs with women that didn't suit his standards." Rhodey continued.
"Rumors about causing the women to end up in worst places then they should be." Steve said with a sad look.
"What do you mean?" Tony asked, still not scared though since he was pretty much at the same level as this Odin.
"There was this one woman who suddenly had her grades dropped so severely that she was kicked out of college." Steve said with a sad voice.
"The latest one got fired from her job by a rumor that had started." Rhodey told the genius and had a look on his face that made Tony frown.
"This guy can pull whatever he wants. I'm not gonna stop." Tony said and got up to refill his cup with coffee.
"As long that you know what you are up against and that you know that we are on your side." Steve said and the soldiers followed the genius to the kitchen.
"Thanks, guys. It means a lot actually." Tony said and took out two more cups for the men.
"So, tell us. What is it about this guy that makes him worth it?" Steve said and sat down on a high chair at the kitchen island.
The genius gave them each a cup of coffee and leaned on the counter, trying to figure out the best way to explain why he likes Loki so much. He wasn't sure himself just yet. "He makes me smile… seriously, I don't quite know yet because we just started to date." Tony said a bit frustrated.
"It's okay, dude." Rhodey said with a smile. "It was kind of shocking to see it on the news. I never pictured you gay." He then said with a smile.
Tony laughed and nodded. "Yeah, I can imagine that it was shocking." The genius said and drank his coffee. "But we were prepared for it, so it wasn't that big of a shock." He then said and smiled.
"Isn't he a bit scared about what his father might think?" Steve asked the billionaire and took a sip from his coffee.
"He has been scared for some years, but he doesn't want to live by his rules anymore." Tony told them and dragged a hand through his messy hair. How he wished that it was Loki right now that had his hands in his hair. But then he felt guilty. Loki could have started to date anyone he wanted and still be sneaking around, but just because he was dating a well-known billionaire, their relationship was out in the open.
"This guy must be great in bed since you are going gay." Rhodey joked and made Steve blush.
Tony chuckled again. "Actually, I don't know yet." He said and shrugged his shoulder, knowing that it was very unusual for him.
"Tony Stark is actually dating someone and not knowing how they are in bed." Rhodey then said with wide eyes.
Tony was just about to answer that when his phone started to glow and vibrate on the coffee table in the communal area. He walked over and saw Pepper's face on the screen. "Hello, dear Pep." He said, hoping she was in a good mood.
"Hello, just wanted to make sure you are okay." She said with a calm voice.
Tony smiled. "Yeah, I'm fine, Pep." He told her and looked at the mute TV screen, seeing him and Loki kissing for probably the fifteen times this morning.
"That's good. Do you know how Loki is taking it?" She asked a bit worriedly now.
"No, I don't. But I better have something big for our next date and hopefully a bit secluded." Tony said and rubbing his eyes, hoping an idea would pop up into his head.
"I can help you with that. The new production of Phantom of the Opera has a premier this tomorrow and you got two tickets here waiting for you. Oh, and a package arrived to you." She said and Tony could hear her lifting stuff around.
"Pep, you're a saint." Tony said and let out a breath. A musical and a present for Loki should top it. Maybe even get further then just kissing. "I'll call Loki and ask him right away. I'll get the package later this afternoon." He said with a big smile on his lips. He said goodbye to Pepper and immediately looked after Loki's number. But before calling, he looked over at the soldiers who were chatting away about something. "Excuse me, I have to call my date." He said with a proud smile. The soldiers smiled at him and continued their conversation. He pressed Loki's number and waited for him to answer, mentally begging for him to answer so he could hear his voice.
"Loki, speaking." That British silken voice was heard and Tony wanted to melt.
"Hey, how you're doing?" Tony asked and sat down on the couch, feeling his legs go numb.
Tony heard Loki sigh. "I'm fine, making myself ready for the book signing." Loki answered calmly. "How are you? You said that this wouldn't be that big, so I'm wondering what else have you've done that I've missed." Loki said and Tony could actually picture him having that wicked smirk on his face.
"I'm fine and this was apparently bigger than I thought, but I don't care. The pictures are actually kind of nice." Tony said with a grin on his face and he heard Loki chuckle. "I was wondering if you would still like to date me?" Tony asked him and started to play with the lace on his sweatpants.
Loki chuckled. "I guess it wouldn't hurt to go out with you again." Loki said sarcastically.
"Awesome, I have two tickets for the premier of The Phantom of the opera that is tomorrow." Tony said with a smirk in place.
"Do you like opera?" Loki asked questionably.
"Phantom of the opera is nice." Tony argued, but couldn't help but smile. "So do you want to go with me?" He asked again.
"I would love to." Loki answered and Tony felt his smile become bigger.
"I'll pick you up at 20.00 pm and wear a nice suit." Tony said and mentally went through his closet to pick out the right suit for himself.
"I'll see you tomorrow." Loki said and they said goodbye.
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