"I don't know about this though, Stark." Loki said as Tony eagerly started pushing him towards the elevator.

"What? Don't tell me your going to be a lame old prude like Cap, Lokes." Tony ignored the captain's quick, "I heard that!" from across the room. Instead he focused on Loki, giving him an easy smile.

"No, it's not that." Loki reassured. "I just think I'll be recognized."

"Oh...yeah." Tony blinked. He had forgotten that the rest of the world still hated Loki for his attack a year ago, and they weren't aware of his current situation. There would be plenty of paparazzi, police, and angry citizens on their hands once Loki was recognized. That wasn't good. SHIELD would be all over Tony's ass within minutes. He frowned for a second, thinking of what they could do.

"I think I know how I can fix that," he said, then dragged Loki off to the direction of the community clothes box. He quickly rifled through the thing before taking out a few pairs of sunglasses. He handed a black pair to his guest. "Put that on. I'm sure they'll still think you're familiar though. We'll get you a hair while we're out, if that's okay."

"My...hair?" Loki replied, already putting on the glasses.

"Yeah. It's getting a little too long, don't you think?"

Loki supposed that was true by Midgardian standards. The black locks of his were well past his shoulders and a little too wavy. It was getting pretty heavy and a fresh haircut would be nice.

"Fine," he said after a few moments of Tony looking eagerly at him. "But-"

"You know what? You'll be fine Lokes." the iron man patted his shoulder reassuringly. Then he reached into his pocket, and pulled out a small metal object. "You know what? Here, hold on to this."

Loki stretched open his hand and the shorter man pressed the small object right into his palm. It was a comfortable warm thing bent in a peculiar oval. It didn't look lethal, so he guessed it wasn't a weapon of any sort.

"This is a paperclip, Lokes. It's a creature usually used to hold paper together. However, I found this one all alone and sad. I guess he just didn't have any paper to hold or a family." The frost giant listened to every word intently, sympathy for the paperclip growing in his eyes. It was so cute, Tony thought. He was almost like a small child. "I was taking care of him for a while, but I think you'll do a better job of it. How about you keep him safe while we're out?"

"I-I - thank you, Stark. I don't think I'm worthy-"

"Shh! You'll do fine."

"T-thank you. I shall perform to my greatest potential." Loki stood straighter, attempting to look determined. He held the clip tight to his chest and nodded.

"Thank you." Tony smiled.

The trio were picked up by Happy minutes later. Steve and Tony chatted with the driver casually, while Loki kept himself unnoticeable as possible. It was normal behavior for him, and luckily Happy didn't say much about it. Instead he drove them on to a lovely shopping center near a boardwalk before pulling off. Tony eagerly led the way to the first store. It was an upscale shop for men's formal wear.

In there he insisted on buying everyone a new suit. He had to scold Steve a few times about being extremely frugal ("Jesus Cap! I'm a billionaire, everything in here is pocket change for me! Just pick whatever you want!") but eventually the captain opened up.

After spending a good two hours trying things on, the men finally checked out. Loki had picked out a couple of suits that were slightly similar to the one he wore in Germany. He had even found a couple of scarves to go with them that were soft earthly tones. Tony had thrown in a tie for him with a tiny skull pattern on it as a joke; Loki couldn't help but roll his eyes. Steve stuck with more classic suits, nothing too eccentric. He still insisted on staying basic and paying for at least a portion of his new additions to his wardrobe. He payed only twenty dollars of the four hundred rung up for his clothes.

Tony just bought himself more ties in many different patterns in the end. He figured he could just get a custom one made later.

They moved on to three more stores, buying a pretty decent amount of stuff. They had to get Happy to put most of their shopping bags in the trunk though. It filled up most of the space, and Steve suggested they go home and rest. Of course Tony waved his hand and told him the night didn't even begin!

He took Loki to a barber shop and got his hair cut. Really it was just trimmed back to the middle of his neck, just about the length he had before Thor got himself banished. Tony gave him a whistle once he was done.

"Lookin' good, Lokes." Loki couldn't help but smile.

They hit about ten more stores. The captain and the iron man noticed Loki picked out loads of leather. Pants, jackets, belts, all made of leather. Not that Tony was complaining, hey, Loki had a body for it. He could wear it if he wanted to. But he still found it interesting. Steve just shrugged and suggested it was because of Asgardian fashion or just preference. Tony just agreed. Steve himself piled on simple things, nice and classic. It was just their styles.

Once their round of shopping until they dropped concluded, Tony suggested they eat then head towards a club. Steve groaned, still not wanting to go anywhere near one.

They got a quick bite from a hotdog stand before heading on out to a nice place. It was a newer club, upscale, one Tony had yet to go to. The building had a few neon lights out in front, a bouncer guarding the door, and a few women walking in.

Somehow Tony ended up having a night out with two unlikely people. To his left was the straightest virgin prude on the planet. To his right, an ex-genocidal medieval alien with so many family issues he could write off a sitcom about it. And smack dab in the middle of the trio was Tony Stark himself, a drunkard genius with a few screws undone himself. Oh yes, this was going to be an interesting night. He hoped he had enough Advil for the morning.

A/N: Hey guys! Thanks for the lovely reviews! They make writing this so much more fun.

And I'm glad someone mentioned the paperclip! Haha, I haven't forgotten about the little bugger. He'll be important later. (;

Anyway, have a nice day. I'll update soon.