Piuuu, my week have been quite busy and a bit traumatic. Hope you like this chapter though ^^


Chapter 17

While Tony had been sleeping after the very dramatic and almost traumatizing moment with Obi, Loki had set to work to get that bastard in jail, so he told Jarvis to call the police and also to send them the security tape on everything to prove he wasn't lying. The police reassured that they would find Obadiah Stane and put him behind bars as soon as possible and to close off the tower while they searched. Loki then asked Jarvis how he even got in without Jarvis informing Loki of him.

'Mr. Stark has not changed the code that lets people like Mrs. Potts or you to get in without me having to ask for permission.' Loki sighed at the information.

"Can I change the code right now or is Tony the only one who can?" Loki asked from his place on the couch, cleaning his throat from the blood and puts a patch on the not so deep cut.

'Since you live here, sir, and the police want no one to enter, I guess you could do a temporary code until Mr. Stane is caught' Jarvis told his now second master.

"That's good, the new code is 120512." Loki said, feeling that code sucked, but it was the only number he could come up with at the moment. The day Tony asked him out for coffee. "And inform Mrs. Potts of the changes and why the penthouse is under lockdown." Loki said and leaned back on the couch.

'As you wish, sir. My master wants you to join him in the bedroom.' The AI said almost a bit worriedly.

"Thank you, Jarvis." Loki said and got up from the couch and walked with quick steps to the bedroom. He walked in and saw Tony lie on his back, looking up at the ceiling with tired eyes. "I told you to sleep." He said with a calm voice as he sat down on the edge, facing Tony and placed a hand on the other side of his boyfriend's body to lean on.

"Can't sleep. Not without you." Tony said and let his hand run up the long arm that had most of Loki's weight on it.

"I have put a lockdown on the penthouse until the police catch Stane. The temporary code is 120512." Loki informed him as he climbed over him and lied down close to his genius and draped an arm over his chest.

"The date when we drank coffee at the small café." Tony said with a smile and played with the black hair.

"Sleep now." Loki said demandingly and closed his eyes as well.


'Sirs, I just wanted to warn you that Mrs. Potts is on her way up and she has Mr. Odinson with her.' Jarvis announced to the two sleeping men.

"Thank you, Jarvis." Tony said and rubbed his eyes with his free hand, the other was busy holding Loki close.

Loki grunted and sat up to stretch, feeling strong arms wrap around his waist and a chin resting on his shoulder. "We should get up." Loki said and caressed one of the arms.

One of the hands went away and then Loki felt a finger press lightly on patch, but since it was still a cut it stung at contact. He gave out a whimper that made the hand go away. "I'm sorry. We should have Banner look at that." Tony whispered and stroked his boyfriend's back.

"Later." Loki said and turned to face him and gave him a soft kiss before getting up from the bed. "You can stay here and continue sleeping." Loki said and walked over to the door.

Tony sighed and shook his head. "I told you I can't sleep without you." Tony said and got out of bed. Loki couldn't help but smile and took the genius hand as they walked out to the living room together.

"Oh my god, Tony! Are you okay?" Pepper exclaimed and walked up to the genius and hugged him, then checked him for injuries and then when she looked at Loki she gasped at the patch on his neck.

"Brother, are you okay?" Thor asked and looked at the patch closely.

"We are fine and it could have ended a lot more ugly then this." Loki said and managed a small smile to Thor.

"What?! What do you mean?" Pepper said with a high pitch voice.

"It's nothing, we are fine and that's all that matters." Tony said and looked at Loki with a look that said 'don't you dare'. It would just start the preaching Pepper.

"I didn't know you were back in New York, Thor." Loki stated, dropping the subject.

Thor nodded and for once he didn't have that big smile on his face which he usually had. "I bare news from mother." He said with a serious voice.

"Let's get some coffee before we continue this or I might fall asleep on the spot." Tony said and heard the coffee maker start and mentally thanked Jarvis.

"I told you to continue sleep." Loki said and rolled his eyes.

Tony wrapped an arm around his boyfriend's waist. "And I told you that I can't sleep without you." He repeated and led him to the kitchen with his best friend and the brother following them. Loki got everyone mugs and Tony poured the coffee into them and then handed the mugs out. They stayed in the kitchen, Pepper sitting on one of the high chairs, Thor standing beside her and on the other side of the kitchen island were stood Loki and Tony sitting on another high chair.

"So, Thor, tell what news mother has. Did you give her my new number?" Loki asked and moved closer to Tony, so the genius could lean his head on his shoulder.

Thor shook his head. "She didn't want it. She's afraid that father will find out and find you." Thor said sadly and took a sip from his coffee.

"It's ridiculous. Why is she still there with him?" Tony exclaimed with hint of anger.

Thor sighed and Loki just bit his lower lip. "It would be worse for her to leave him since he wouldn't let her." Thor explained and dragged a hand through his blond hair.

Tony was too tired to argue at the moment, so he just snorted and took another sip from his coffee. "What was the news, Thor?" Loki asked again.

"Father and mother are coming over to New York in two days." Thor said with some hint of worry.

Loki looked at him with wide eyes and then he looked at Tony, who didn't seem that fazed about. "Let's go to Malibu." Loki breathes out. Yes, they could go away and hide while the monster was in New York. He didn't know about Tony's other mansion, did he?

"I'm not going to hide, babe." Tony said with a raised eyebrow at his boyfriend.

"Mother wants to see you, Loki." Thor then told his brother with a stern voice.

Loki felt like he was cornered. He wanted to see his mother, he had missed her so much, but if they met Odin would find out and hurt her again. He didn't want to risk her safety. "We can't and she knows why." Loki said with a stern, but yet sad voice.

"She has friends here. She said she could lie to Odin, and I will be there as well to make sure she is safe." Thor said, understanding why his mother wanted to see her youngest son.

"Oh, like you would stand up to that monster." Loki hissed and tensed up, feeling his old anger towards his stepbrother return.

"She is my mother as well and I want her safe. If that means protecting her from father I won't stand down." Thor growled back, his eyes narrowing.

"Hey, both of you calm down." Tony said and placed a hand on Loki's to get him to calm down.

"You won't get anywhere if you argue." Pepper said with a stern voice.

Thor sighed and rubbed his eyes. "She wants to meet Stark." He said and looked at the billionaire, who was busy making soothing circles on the lean hand he was holding.

"No, I will not risk the safety of them both. It would been better if I cut of all my contacts including her." Loki said with a stern voice.

Tony sighed and released Loki's hand. "I'm too tired to do this." Tony muttered and walked out of the kitchen, leaving the three in awkward tension.

"I can't believe you don't want mother to meet Stark." Thor said with sad eyes. "She accepted you from the very beginning, the least you could do is to let her see who makes you so happy." Thor said and walked out of the kitchen as well.

Loki's grip on his mug tightened to the extent that he actually managed to break it. The pieces cut his hand and the still hot liquid washed over his hand, making it sting even more. Pepper was quick on grabbing his hand and put it under running water. While holding the lean, bloodied hand she noticed that it was shaking and when she looked up at the man, she saw tears slide down his cheeks. "I just want to protect them." Loki kept mumbling as Pepper walked to a cabinet to get the first aid kit. "They have no idea, no idea." He kept going as she cleaned the cut with some alcohol that made the man whimper a bit. "They are all going to leave me." He then said and that's when he fell to the floor and having a hard time to breathe.

"Shit! Jarvis, get Tony in here." She called out and sat down next to him. "Loki, you need to calm down." She said and wrapped the bandages around his hand.

"He is ruining my life… I will have no one that loves me… he takes them away from me." Loki kept going between breathes, his face going pale and sweat lingering on his forehead.

Tony walked in with an angry face. "I need to sleep… Loki!" The genius called out when he saw his boyfriend on the floor in the worst state he has ever seen him. "What happened?" Tony asked and looked at the bandaged hand.

"He broke his cup and got a nasty cut, then he just started to ramble and now he is having a panic attack." Pepper explained, getting a small paper bag. "Loki, breathe into this." She said calmly and gave him the bag. Loki took it and did what he was told, watching the bag get filled with his breath and then took all of the air in the bag into his lungs again. Tony sat down beside him and wrapped an arm around his shoulder, making Loki lean on his shoulder while he was breathing into the bag. "He started to mumble about losing everyone and that Odin is taking everything away from him." She then told her best friend, who was carding his fingers soothingly through the black hair.

"You will never lose me." Tony whispered into his boyfriend's ear, hoping he could hear him. "I love you." He then whispered and nuzzled his nose into the hair that smelled like coconut.

"Bruce should look at the cut, it looks pretty deep." Pepper said and got up to get a glass of water.

Tony only nodded, but right now he didn't want to move. Holding Loki close to his chest as he heard his breathing even out and saw his eyes close slowly. "I'll carry him to the couch and you get Bruce." Tony said and managed to lift Loki up bridal style. He placed him on the couch and before lying down his head he sat down so Loki's head was in his lap, continuing to stroke the silken hair. Loki had fallen asleep, dried tears covering his face and his eyes slightly swollen.

"Bruce is on his way up." Pepper said when she came out of the kitchen and placed the glass of water on the coffee table and then sat down on the opposite couch. "That Odin must really be a monster." She muttered as she watched the sleeping man who had been panicking just a minute ago.

Tony nodded and felt anger go through him. How could he be so insensitive and just leave Loki like that in the kitchen, knowing what that man had done to his Loki.

'Dr. Banner wonders why the penthouse is under lockdown' Jarvis voice cut the silence.

"Let him through, Jarvis." Tony said and sighed. It didn't take long until the doctor entered the living room with a leather bag in his hand.

"Somebody who wants to tell me what has happened?" Bruce asked as he crouched down in front of the couch and started to get the bandage off Loki's hand.

Tony started first with what happened with Obi and that made Bruce look at the patch on the man's neck, but kept going on the hand instead. Then Pepper continued to tell the men what Thor had said to set off the panic attack, even though it really started with Tony leaving the kitchen. Meanwhile the doctor examined the cut and cleaned it again.

"You did a good job, Pepper. And luckily he doesn't need stitches, but he shouldn't use the hand for maybe a week at least." Bruce said as he took some new bandages out of his bag and wrapped it around the hand. "Now, let's see the cut on his neck." Bruce said and moved close to the man's head. Tony managed to turn Loki's head without waking him, amazed with how deep he was in sleep. Bruce took the patch away and examined the cut. "This isn't that bad as well. Just clean it again tonight and it will be fine." The doctor said and puts a new patch on the man's throat.

Tony let out a breath and nodded, feeling slightly more relieved to hear this. He looked down on Loki who was still sleeping peacefully and remembered himself that he was tired. "I think I should take him to bed." Tony said and got off the couch to lift Loki up.

"Do you want me to make preparations for Malibu?" Pepper asked carefully.

"No, I want to meet his mother and he should be around people that clearly love him." Tony said and grunted a little when he lifted the tall man up bridal style again. "Talk to Thor and come up with the safest plan." The genius said before leaving the doctor and Pepper in the living room.