The smell of ham and the twinkling of the Christmas lights were inviting as the elevator sounded, marking the arrival of the first guest. As the doors slid open out stepped a tall, well-toned, short-haired blonde, blue eyed man. He fixed the tie on his suit, wishing to not have to wear the thing. Tony smiled as Steve stepped into the room. Steve carried a box and pointed it at Tony.

"You promise he'll like what I got him?" Steve asked, placing the parcel under the tree.

"Does this look like a face that would lie?" Tony gave him a huge grin.

"Yes. To multiple people," Steve gave him a playful punch as the doors slid open again.

A short brown haired man stepped in. He wore a suit with purple shirt and no tie; he wasn't one for confining clothing. His hazel eyes twinkled like the lights as he smiled. He approached the mean and pulled a small package out of his pocket.

"Pepper was my secret Santa this year," he stated as he placed the gift under the tree.

"You know I should have got that after I knew Thor's and Clint's. Why can't you just tell me like those two?" Tony asked.

Bruce chuckled, "see now that would be too easy, plus, you like the challenge of guessing who got who."

Tony nodded with a chuckle. He fit all the pieces together now. Bruce was Pepper's Secret Santa, and he knew that Steve was Coulson's, Clint was Steve's, and Thor was Clint's. This meant that Pepper had to be Thor's and Coulson had to be Bruce's. Tony was the only one who didn't do the Secret Santa. He figured his present was the puzzle, and he just bought everyone gifts anyway, so it really took away the purpose of having him in the mix. The others began to arrive one by one until only two guests were not present. Everyone mingled till the sound of the elevator brought the two to the room. Loki and Natasha stepped into the room of spirited faces.

Clint walked over to meet Natasha and put his arm around her, Tony decided to meet Loki. Loki was holding a present as well. His face was bright with excitement as he saw all of the decorations, especially the tree. Tony led him to the tree and had him put the present under it.

"Loki?" Thor's voice came from across the room.

Loki's eyes went big and then he sight. He looked at Tony, and then looked to his cousin.

"Why am I not surprised that you are friends with my babbling buffoon of a cousin?" Loki asked.

Thor practically tore across the room and embraced his cousin. Loki's eyes nearly popped out of his head at the bone crushing hug.

"Yes, hello Thor; it has been a long time," Loki said as he brushed the wrinkles rom his clothes when Thor released him.

Thor was as giddy as any child had been just hours earlier. He began going on of all the happenings in life since they had last seen each other. After he was done with that he went on about the amazing coincidence of them sharing the friend in tony Stark. Everyone in the roomed seemed to chuckle at the antics of the giant blonde. Even Loki seemed to settle a little from his surprise. When Thor stopped talking Tony got everyone's attention and directed them to the table for dinner. Their eyes were wide at the feast.

"You cooked all of this?" Clint asked, astonished.

"You can cook?" Steve asked as he pulled out Phil's chair for him then sat down himself.

"Yes, I can. Quite well actually," Tony began to carve the ham as everyone dished up their plates.

"He wasn't alone in this endeavor. I did help, but it was probably the worst idea in my life. Next time you decide to cook a big meal Tony, let me sleep in," Pepper stuck her tongue out at him.

Everyone around the table chuckled and fell into different conversations. Tony smiled, glad that Loki got a seat beside him. Loki munched silently on his dinner.

"I finished Psychosis this afternoon. How could you end it like that you bastard? That was just cruel," Tony cut at his piece of ham and put a piece in his mouth when he finished talking.

"Well it is more fun to keep the reader wanting more. Gets them to pick up more of your books, or hate you completely. I'm sure the ending works in my favor though," Loki shot Tony a smirk and he dug into his potatoe salad.

"You're a lucky little bastard, who likes to play on chance, aren't you?" Tony eyed the raven haired man.

"Perhaps, but it also depends on if I have the two books I promised you in my bag, and if my way of writing has left you wanting to read them."

"And cheeky at that," Tony added with a smile. "You really brought them?"

"Of course, I couldn't let you suffer for too long," Loki chuckled.

Tony happily munched on his dinner as Bruce decided to strike up a conversation with Loki, essentially asking him how he became friends with Tony. The two talked for the rest of the meal and Tony silently devoured half of the meal. By the end of dinner the large amount of food was easily all eaten by the men with monstrous appetites. They all moved to the living room, leaving the dishes for Later. Tony took a seat at the base of the tree and began passing out the presents. Everyone ended up with two, except himself, Loki, and Natasha. They had one each. Tony had figured since he would be buying everyone a present then he should buy one for Natasha as well. Everyone began tearing paper from box.

Coulson had gotten a new watch from Tony, and a few limited edition Captain America comics from Steve. Steve had gotten a plush eagle from Clint, and an American flag from Tony, the two givers had 'collaborated', as they put it. The man chuckled at the two and rolled his eyes. Thor had gotten a Tiara from Tony and a mug from Pepper that said "This is my favourite mug" on it. Thor was ecstatic. The long-haired blonde even put the tiara on his head. Clint had received a box of pop-tarts from Thor, and a dart board from Tony with his boss's face taped onto it. Clint broke out in laughter upon seeing the one eyed man on the board, his only good eye at the center of the target. Pepper had received the dress she was wearing from Tony, she would take nothing else and a pair of snow drop earrings. She decided to trade the ones she was wearing out for the new ones because they fit her dress perfectly. Coulson had given Bruce some new beakers, and Tony's gift to him was a pair of sock-em-boppers.

"I have a pair too," Tony commented when Bruce opened the gift. Bruce shook his head in amusement but promised to bring his over sometime.

Natasha opened her gift skeptically. She still didn't know Tony too well, but she was grateful for the gift. She pulled out a necklace with a diamond spider pendant on the end with a small ruby black widow symbol. For a guy she just met he wasn't too bad. Loki and Tony were the only two who had not opened their presents yet.

"You actually have a present this year? Who is it from?" Pepper asked.

"It's from Loki," Tony said nonchalantly

"Well open it," Clint said.

Tony tore the paper off to reveal a brand new remote control car. As he stared at the box he could barely control his laughter. Loki chuckled from his spot as well. Pepper placed her face in her hand, a smile clearly on her features. Everyone else was lost on the joke.

"I figured you'd need a new one," Loki said after he calmed himself.

"Definitely. Maybe I'll figure out a way to keep the plastic from melting. Well what are you waiting for Loksters? Open your present," Tony said.

Loki had nearly forgotten that he had a gift to open. He pulled the large box in front of himself and carefully pulled the paper off. He raised his eyebrows at the unmarked box. Peeling off the tape he opened the top of the box. His jaw fell open as he saw a familiar thatched roof of a favourite wall hanging of his. He pulled the cuckoo clock from the box and watched as the seconds hand ticked away. His breath was caught as he stared at the completely functioning clock.

"But, how did you…"

"I called up Natasha and asked her if I could get the clock and fix it for you. So I did," Tony shrugged his shoulders as if it weren't a big deal.

"Natasha, you knew? You told me it was stolen," Loki looked at the woman accusingly.

"It isn't my fault you believed such a ridiculous lie, and I thought it was a cute idea," she winked at Loki.

Loki carefully put the clock back in the box. "You are an absolutely ridiculous man Anthony Stark."

"I try," Tony grinned.