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Well get straight into this one. Quick point, this chapter may be a tad boring but its the lead up to what happens next!
"You mentioned Pepper...how much did I tell you about that?" Tony sighed in exhaustion. He had come to the conclusion that while he had a God living in his house...he should really stop drinking.
"Oh not much," Loki smirked, "Only how you and her were in a relationship and she went and slept with someone else. Her ex-boyfriend I believe...and didn't you also tell me he was a reporter? That's right...and how Pepper told him several company secrets that he published in his next article. But don't worry, that's all you told me".
Tony stared at him in shock. He really told him all that. Everything was true. In the couple's relationship, Tony had never slept or looked at another woman. Pepper admitted that after she and Tony had a fight, she went to the local pub where she met her ex. They started chatting and many drinks later, she had not only disclosure important company information, she had also slept with the man. Pepper, being as sweet as she is, couldn't bear the guilt so she told Tony and it completely shattered his heart and his trust in her. Hence why the two only have a professional relationship.
"I didn't tell you anything else did I?" Tony asked.
"Maybe," Loki's smirk got wider, "Maybe not".
"Urgh. Not in the mood. I'm going to go and entertain my guests before I go and drink so much that I forget we ever had this conversation. So stay here. I mean it Loki. Don't leave this room. The last thing I need is to answer questions about you," Tony explained, staring at Loki with no emotion on his face.
"I promise tinman," Loki mocked. Tony scoffed before he left the room.
"My poor tinman. I am the God of Lies. Why would I keep that promise when I can have so much fun with you?".
"Great party Mr Stark! Fantasy world as the theme, absolutely brilliant!" a random man said as he shook Tony's hand.
"I'm glad you like it," Tony replied with a smile.
The man chuckled, "Like it? Try love it! This is probably the one charity ball I ever look forward to going to".
"Wonderful to hear. Don't forget to donate big and I'll catch you later," Tony gave him a pat on the back before he walked away.
"You do this all night?" a voice beside him asked. Tony spun around and glared at the person. Loki raised his hands up in a sign of defeat.
"Didn't I tell you to stay in the room?" Tony hissed.
"You did...but I don't take orders from my pet," Loki smirked.
Tony rolled his eyes, "Back onto the pet thing. I already told you, I'm not your pet".
"I'm sure we have already had this conversation...or does my dear pet need a reminding?" Loki taunted him.
"Shut up Boney," Tony groaned. When Loki didn't reply, Tony looked at him and was surprised to see the God staring intently at a blank spot in the room.
A confused look appeared on Tony's face, "What are you doing?".
The God didn't reply but after a few moments nodded before he looked at Tony, "What did you say dear?".
"Dear? Oh hell no. I need more wine for this," Tony started looking around for a waiter.
"Perhaps I could help Mr Stark," a voice said. Tony and Loki both turned around and saw a man in his late thirties with short spiky blonde hair and blue eyes wearing a white suit. Loki mentally groaned. He did not understand how his pet could do this time and time again. When he and Thor had to attend feasts, they never had to entertain all the guests; they gave their greetings to a select few and that was it. His pet had to talk to everyone as it was considered 'polite' according to the orange haired mortal called Pepper. The God tuned out of the meaningless conversation as he had heard Tony say it several times already with numerous other people and was brought eventually bought back to reality when the unknown man handed Tony a glass of wine.
The man raised his glass, "To the success of our companies".
"I'll drink to that," Tony tapped his glass against the man's before the two took a sip.
"It's been wonderful talking to you Mr Stark but I most go. You're not the only company contract that I have to suck up to," the man laughed as he gave Tony a pat on the back and walked off.
"Please tell me this is almost over," Loki whined.
Tony sighed, "Stop whining and go back to the room".
"If you insist," Loki lent forward and whispered into his ear, "I'll be eagerly waiting".
Tony's eyes widened, "I didn't mean it like that and you know it!".
"Of course my dear".
Overall, the charity ball had been a success. Millions of dollars had been donated to various charities and Stark Industries had several new contracts. Tony was very pleased with him. Not only had the night gone over well, ignoring the God issue, but he had kept his drinking to a minimum; the first time in months. He was about to go to bed when he chest started throbbing, almost as if someone was squeezing his chest. Tony hissed in pain as he dragged himself to the bathroom, hoping to get some medication to stop it. He quickly took his shirt off and stared in the mirror in disbelief. There were several hair thin black veins crawling out of the arc reactor underneath his skin.
"What the?" he whispered as he slowly raised a hand before placing it on one of the black veins. When he fingers made contact, pain shot through his chest causing Tony to hiss in agony and quickly draw his hand back. He looked in the mirror and watched in horror as the black veins slowly started getting thicker. The veins finally stopped growing but they were now as big as Tony's thumb.
"What's happening? Lo-," he was suddenly cut off when a sharp pain went through the arc reactor. He collapsed to the floor and his body started shaking uncontrollably.
Loki appeared in the mirror, "What is all this nois-Tony!". He disappeared from the mirror and reappeared in the bathroom. He knelt next to Tony, who was still shaking wildly, and his eyes scanned his body, trying desperately to find the cause of his pet's pain. He's eyes stopped on the black veins growing out of the arc reactor and he clenched his fists in anger.
"What in the name of seven realms?" he rolled Tony onto his back and held his hand over the arc reactor. Loki started whispering a chant and his hand started glowing bright yellow. Tony, who had passed out ages ago due to the pain, moaned softly but did not wake up. The veins slowly started shrinking in size before they disappeared without a trace. Loki stayed there for about an hour until he made sure Tony's body was completely free of whatever it was that was causing him trouble. He scanned his pet's body once more before he waved his hand and a tracksuit appeared on Tony's body. Loki carefully picked him up and walked to the bedroom before Tony placed him on the bed. The God waved his hand again and the sheets pulled themselves out from underneath Tony before they settled on top of him, tucking him in tightly. Loki sighed in relief as he watched Tony's peaceful face.
"Now time to find out who dared messed with my pet," Loki muttered to himself before he disappeared.
Loki used his powers to temporary create a time hole which he used to travel back in time to the Stark charity ball. He was like a ghost; invisible to the human eye. He walked through the people until he found himself and Tony. The other Loki made eye contact and his eyes widened in surprise. Loki smirked and placed his finger in front of his lips, signalling the other Loki to not talk or approach him. The other Loki hesitantly nodded and began to ignore him. Now that that issue had been dealt with, Loki went back to business. He watched everyone who approached the two but he also kept an eye out for anyone who looked suspicious. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a man in his late thirties wearing a white suit with short spiky blonde hair and blue eyes walk into the corner of the room with two wine glasses. The man one down on a nearby table before he pulled out a small vile of red liquid and poured it into the wine glass. The wine turned black and bubbled slightly before it returned to its normal colouring. Loki watched as the man picked the other wine glass up and made his way towards Tony and the other Loki. He engaged Tony in conversation before he handed Tony the glass which he had poured the liquid into. Bingo. Tony and the man shared a toast before each drunk some of the wine. The man said his goodbyes and left the two, Loki following right behind him. He needed to know the identity of this man. How dare he think he could harm Loki's belongings and not pay for it.
"Richard? Richard Wilston is that you?" someone called out. The man stopped and looked towards the caller. Little did the mortal know he had made a critical mistake that would cost him dearly. Loki now knew his name. He was ready to hunt and get his revenge.
Richard Wilston paced his hotel room nervously. He still couldn't believe he had done what he did. He poisoned billionaire Tony Stark. Richard was confident he wouldn't get caught; he covered all his tracks. However, he had a gut feeling that he was going to pay severely for what he had done.
"Stop doing this to yourself Richard," he muttered to himself, "You're not going to get caught".
"I beg to differ," a voice said. Richard yelped in surprise and quickly spun around to come face to face with a very pissed off God.
"W-Who are you?" Richard stuttered, "H-How did you get in here without me hearing you?".
"I am Loki of Asgard and you have touched something you should not have," Loki grabbed Richard by the throat and slammed him against the wall.
"W-W-What? I didn't touch a-anything that b-b-belonged to you," the man whimpered in fear.
"You truly are pathetic mortal," Loki hissed, "You injured my pet and you will pay dearly for your crime".
"Look dude! I only hurt Tony Stark! I didn't harm your p-," he was suddenly cut off when Loki pressed his free hand to his forehead and whispered a chant. Richard's eyes widened as he opened his mouth in a silent scream and his body started twitching. He stayed like this for several minutes before his eyes rolled to the back of his head and his body stopped moving.
Loki smirked in satisfaction and dropped the body, "That was a new spell I was working on. It causes the victims to live their worst nightmares over and over again until the body cannot handle it anymore and destroys itself. I'm glad to see it worked. Thank you for volunteering".
Tony slowly opened his eyes and was greeted by blackness. He tried to sit up but stopped when he felt pain erupt in his chest. Remembering everything that had happened, he quickly looked down and was surprised to see everything was back to normal. There were no black veins, bloody skin or even a scratch on his chest. The arc reactor appeared to be fine as well.
"Your awake," Loki said as he walked into the room, "How do you feel?".
"Like crap," Tony groaned. Loki waved his hand and a glass of water appeared. He passed the glass to him and Tony scoffed it all down, not realising how thirsty he was.
"That's to be expected. I had to use very complex magic to heal you," Loki took the empty glass out of his hands.
"Do you know what caused it?" Tony asked as he ran his fingers over his now perfect skin.
"That man, Richard Wilston, poisoned you at the charity ball. He found an element that reacts with the one your arc reactor is made out of and well...you saw firsthand the effects of it," Loki explained, his face had no trace of any emotion but his eyes burned with something Tony couldn't identify.
Tony stared at him, "How do you know it was him?".
A smirk appeared on Loki's face but his eyes remained the same, "I'm very thorough with my research pet".
"That bastard," Tony growled before he sighed, "It's going to be hard to get him arrested. Wilston always manages to cover his tracks". He tried to get out of bed but his body was so weakened by everything that had happened he collapsed back onto the mattress.
Loki chuckled as he sat next to him on the bed and began stroking his head, "Don't worry about him. I've already dealt with the issue".
Tony went to protest but Loki placed a finger on his lips, "Sleep. Regain your strength pet". Loki lent forward and kissed his forehead before he stood up.
"Yuck," Tony groaned and wiped his forehead with the back of his head.
Loki smirked, "Don't worry pet. In due time you will come to love and treasure those kisses".
"Doubt it...and for the record, I'm not your pet," Tony muttered, his tiredness could be clearly heard in his voice. Loki watched him silently and waited until Tony was completely asleep.
"You will be mine," Loki brushed a few strands of hair out of Tony's face and kissed his forehead once more, his lips stayed there several moments longer than necessary, before he left his dear pet to rest.
In conclusion ladies and gentlemen, you mess with Tony, you die. On a side note though, how sweet was that! Loki went and killed someone because he hurt Tony. AAAWWW!
Heads up everyone, the rating will change to M next chapter *wink* *wink*
Chapter Inspiration: Stranger In A Strange Land - [Tony/Loki] by DisneyOverdose
Ironfrost Question: Last time, who's on top?