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The Avengers: Tainted Love	By : ParadoxdelaPaladino Category: Marvel Verse Movies > Avengers, The Views: 6390 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Author’s Note: I just want to say thank you for all the comments. The minutes you guys take to make a comment really makes my day!

My inspirations for Clint are partially based on the comic and the setting of this chapter is from (obviously) the movie “Thor” and Assassin’s Creed II (an amazing game, to put it lightly).

Why this took so long:

I apologize for the delayed chapter but some good news – my life has gotten on track! After graduating in December, I lacked the two years experience needed to get a job in the finance field. The good news – I found a bigger apartment and a job! I also got accepted into graduate school! Thanks for your patience!

Recap (Since it’s been a while):

After falling from Asgard, Loki begins his plan of world domination while Fury assembles the Avengers. After stealing the Cosmic Cube, Loki uses its powers to duplicate each of the Avengers, except Tony Stark, whom he tries to coax into joining him. Tony refuses Loki’s offer and gets thrown out of a window; meanwhile, the Black Widow discovers that the Red Country is working with Loki’s ally, who has plans of his own. Feeling that the time is right, Loki launches an attack on NYC with the duplicate Avengers in an attempt to turn the world against them while he simultaneously takes advantage of Tony. Afterward, the Avengers are dispersed into different parts of the world. As soon as he wakes up a week after the attacks, Tony helps SHIELD curb Loki’s magic and force him on a quest to find the Avengers and assemble them again. As Tony and Loki rescue the Black Widow and travel to Jotunheim to save Thor, Loki’s ally moves in for the kill.

Thanks to my beta readers Paradise and AG!!!

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The Tauntaun obediently bowed his head as Loki gracefully swung his leg over and dismounted the beast. As soon as Loki was on the ground, the beast unexpectedly snapped its neck back up before Tony was able to lift himself down. Quickly assessing his predicament, he began to plan different routes to climb off the creature. He took notice of the thick tail, which seemed like the best method to escape, but as he began climbing down it, the Tauntaun began violently whipping its tail back and forth. Tony was thrown off like a rag doll, and with a yelp, Tony greeted the snow unkindly with his face.

Again.

“Stop laughing.” Tony stood up and brushed the snow from his clothes, determined to salvage the remainder of his dignity.

Loki gave an amused sideways glance before patting the Tauntaun’s flank and whispering something in its ear. As if understanding, the creature nodded his head. Tony suddenly felt very uneasy as he started to suspect that the pair was plotting against him. Scenarios raced through his head, mainly involving the creature running him over or eating him, but to his surprise, it bolted away into the distance.

Tony turned around just in time to watch Loki disappear in a sea of swirling snow. Swiftly grabbing the discarded suitcase, Tony ran after him. Trailing Loki turned out to be quite a challenge as he was barely visible in the snowstorm. Pieces of ice whistled past him like piranhas that seemed intent on assaulting him through his clothes until they drew blood. Gripping his suitcase tighter, Tony shielded his eyes from Mother Nature’s wrath.

After awhile, he realized he could no longer make out Loki through the curtain of white snow and quickly began to panic. Every direction looked the same. He was lost and needed to find his way. He began to wonder if his sonar could be useful on Jotunheim to differentiate the gray and white snowy mountains. Before he had a chance to complete his genius musings, a hand shot out of the white miasma and grabbed him by the arm. He breathed a sigh of relief and closed his eyes, his fingers wrapping around the hand that was clutching his arm.

“You can open your eyes.”

Tony slowly relaxed the muscles in his face before he cracked open an eye. Since no icicles tried to pierce his cornea, he opened his other eye and looked around. Loki’s hand released his arm before he walked towards the edge. In every direction Tony looked there seemed to be a copy of the same template: a large mountain surrounded with identical looking spires in a ravine followed by flat terrain before they reached another ravine. Loki’s intense scrutiny of the area below got Tony’s attention and he moved to join him at the edge.

His stomach did a loop; his fists clenched. His nightmare had become real.

Large, pointy spikes stuck out of the ground like a sea of broken glass. For the first time since landing in Jotunheim, Tony took a look – a real look – at the colors. Everything around him was a shade of blue but only in its darkest spectrum; sometimes culminating in black. The sky above him loomed as if it its burdens were too heavy to carry.

Tony trailed his eyes down from the sky to observe this new world in its fullest detail. Between the spires of blue-black ice lay what seemed to be the remnants of a post apocalyptic world. Slabs of jagged material similar to concrete covered the many fallen columns and arches. Perhaps Jotunheim, like Rome, had been a great civilization but was torn apart, never to regain even a fraction of its glory.

“This is where –”

“– You took me. I know.” He watched his breath come out like steam.

He closed his eyes briefly and the memory came at him with the force of a punch. He fired a laser beam; large angry green eyes glared at him. He flew towards the creature; the colossal giant roared. His boosters failed to start; a giant arm encircled him. He began to panic; the giant hurled him towards a building.

His eyes shot open as Loki gave him a startled look.

“Ah . . . you are referring to that vision.”

Tony nodded wondering why Loki would chose to show him a vision of Jotunheim, a realm he supposedly despised. Was Asgard not his home? Perhaps he was missing a connection somewhere.

“I assure you that this is no illusion.”

“Thor?”

“Here.”

Loki whipped his head to the side, his eyes darting around. Before he could ask, Tony heard an eerie whistling noise and began looking around as well. His heart skipped a beat when the tip of a spear stopped in front of his eye while another landed near his feet.
“T-thanks,” he managed to breathe out as Loki snapped it in half with a flick of his wrist.

“Asgardian.”

A deep voice boomed around them.

“You are not welcome here.”

Another voice added its opinion. Red eyes glowed among the darkened slabs of stone.

“We have not forgotten your treachery.”

A creak echoed as a column gave way before crumbling to the ground. In thin slices, stone slabs broke away and fell like badly shuffled cards as three figures emerged from their hiding places.

Tony suddenly forgot all his manners and just stared, his mouth agape.

All three looked like distant cousins to the Hulk in terms of their size. Every inch of their bodies was covered in lean muscles and certain bones, such as ribs and collarbones, protruded from their blue-tinted skin. Other than a leather kilt and leather arm bands, none of the beings seemed to wear much else.

For once, Tony was speechless. Sure, he tried to formulate a statement but his mouth merely opened and closed.

“A Midgardian for an ally? You fool!”

Loki’s lips curved upward before he stepped forward. Snarling at his challenge, the four creatures flexed their right arms. Ice grew on the arms like moss before its jagged pieces engulfed the entire limb, effectively turning it into a sword.

“Now why can’t we all just get along? Hmm?”

Loki’s eyes darkened with chilling laugh as he kicked up the spear from the snow before launching it towards one of the creatures. The spear was quickly propelled through the lungs of the brute, who screamed momentarily before crumpling to the floor. Loki turned to Tony with a grin, his wild eyes flashing.

“Giant enough for you?”

Tony watched him sprint away before throwing his suitcase on the ground, watching it unravel. Before he had a chance to put it on, one of the giants intercepted him and picked up the contraption, which had begun to rollback into its original form. Tony breathed a sigh of relief that that the safety device had sensed the intrusion.

“What a strange contraption.”

Finding no use for it, the giant casually tossed it over his shoulder. Following the trajectory with his eyes, Tony mentally marked out the suit’s landing spot. He lunged at the giant and managed to land a punch to its torso. Attacking the Frost Giant was like picking a fight with a concrete wall and Tony regretted his action as soon as he retracted his bloodied fist.

“Pitiful!”

The giant shook with laughed before grabbing Tony by the shoulders, its large hands covering most of Tony’s arms.

“Frost Giant, right? As soon as I get my suit, I’ll happily send you to whatever underworld you have.”

“It would bring me great amusement to see you try.”

Although the grip on his arms remained bearable, Tony suddenly found breathing difficult. His eyes stilled as they caught a glance of his arms, which were rapidly turning blue. Like a cornered animal, Tony began thrashing in the giant’s grip, intent on doing anything physically possible to escape.

The giant grew bored with his new toy and hurled Tony against a nearby ice formation, knocking the last remaining breaths from his lungs.

“Loki!” Tony’s voice cracked as gulped in oxygen. Gathering his last remaining strength, he managed to stand upright on shaky knees. “Loki, Don’t let them touch–”

Mimicking ripples in water, Loki’s once pale skin changed to an eerie blue. His green eyes flickered once before they were replaced by a demonic red. The more Loki fought the giant, the more he became one of them.

Tony moved backwards, his back hitting the ice spire. His body shook as he watched Loki with wide eyes. Using his smaller size to his advantage, Loki side stepped a blow before thrusting the spear into another giant’s throat, watching him topple to the ground in a lifeless heap.

Satisfied at defeating his enemies, Loki turned to look for his companion, who currently pressed himself against the ice spire in an attempt to merge with the formation. The markings on his face grew more prominent as his eyes clouded with betrayal. With a snarl, he stalked towards the cornered man who had fallen to his knees. Just as Tony scrambled to his feet to run away, Loki caught up with him and knocked him to the ground.

“So you want to kill all of us, is that it? All of us Frost Giants.” Loki growled as he seized Tony by the shoulders, slamming him against a wall of ice.

“Loki – wait!” Tony coughed as he tried desperately to move his arms. His earlier encounter with the Frost Giant had left both of his arms feeling numb and Loki’s seizing grip only served to burn his arms, rendering them useless.

“I told you I would turn on you, Stark!”

Loki slammed him against the wall as Tony continued to struggle in vain. His mind tried to process the new situation in an attempt to placate the newly revealed Jotun but his tongue felt like lead.
Before he had a chance to say anything, Loki grabbed his arms in irritation and slammed him into the ground with enough force to draw out any oxygen Tony had managed to salvage.

Panic surged through Tony as saw Loki fall to his knees and move his hand to travel up his tunic to seize the arc reactor. His fingers gripped the metal and began twisting with a sadistic grin.
Tony felt a wave of nausea overtake him at the memory of his mentor Obadiah doing the same thing before he had left him for dead. He heard the grind of metal as Loki twisted the arc reactor out of place, holding it in his hand.

With his tunic pulled up, the wind ghosted over Tony’s chest, but he could no longer feel the cold. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he felt a burning sensation on his neck most likely caused by the blue crisscrossed patterns appearing on his body.

Red eyes widened in shock as Loki continued watching the patterns appear on Tony’s body which Tony could feel by their burning sensations. His vision began to blur around the edges and everything moved like a disjointed image. A blue form appeared behind them with a large shield and began leaning back with the weight, obviously intending to release it towards them.

Reacting on instinct, Tony used his last remaining strength to grip Loki by his forearms and shove them out of the way of the hurled shield, which collided with the spire next to them and broke it in half.

Loki had let go of the arc reactor in surprise and it lay a few feet away, blue light blinking in the snow. Red eyes darted to Tony and narrowed with confusion and suspicion.

“We . . . we all have our secrets,” Tony wheezed, feeling his body begin to shut down. “But-But why are you so intent on having people hate you?” He moved his trembling hand to touch Loki’s face, forcing a weak smile. “Is that what you want?”

Loki’s eyes darted between Tony’s face and the multiplying blue lines.

“I don’t want kill you. I was . . . I was just surprised, that’s all.”

Tony’s hand slid down Loki’s face as it fell on the ground, joining his dying body. A sharp pain seized his chest and he closed his eyes as his lungs began collapsing. In the distance he heard a feral growl followed by thunderous footsteps.

Tony felt Loki move away before the arc reactor was replaced in his chest with a click. His eyes shot open and a hoarse scream left his throat from the sudden influx of pain. With his vision restored, Tony looked down at his chest and noted the receding lines. He smiled at Loki who replaced his tunic over his chest before hurling him over his shoulder.

With ease, Loki darted from icicle to icicle before reaching a high ledge to the chagrin of their pursuer. He gently deposited Tony near the case and crouched near him.

“Can you use your suit?” Loki eyes darted back to their pursuer, judging his proximity.
“I think so.”

“Good. I will hold them off. Do you think you can free Thor?”

Tony gave a curt nod. He flinched when Loki’s hand lightly moved the tunic to look at his neck. Relief crossed Loki’s features before he smiled and leaped from the ledge.

As the sounds of battle raged below, Tony clenched and unclenched his fists before wiggling his fingers, feeling the blood flow back into his limbs. Satisfied, he hoisted himself to his feet and kicked his suitcase into action, punching both fists in the center. A thrill coursed through him as the armor engulfed his arms in one fluid motion. He brought his arms to his chest and felt the rest of the metal move to fit his form, completing the transformation.

“Jarvis – Use Thor’s energy signal to locate him.”

After a beep and a quick scan, his reliable AI displayed Thor’s location.

“He’s in the cell below, Sir.”

“Perfect,” Tony grinned as his boosters flared to life.

He jetted in the air and released a blast, creating a crater in the ground. He didn’t even need Jarvis to pinpoint Thor’s location since the thunder god’s yells could be heard a mile away. He flew into the tunnel, landing in front of Thor.

“Long time big guy!”

“Man of Iron!” Thor bellowed in relief.

“You might want to step back,” Tony smiled as he brought both of his arms in front of him. Thor dutiful moved to the side as Tony blasted through the bars.

“Many thanks!” Thor nodded before yelling for his hammer which zoomed towards him through what must have been a few miles of iced walls.

“So why couldn’t you –”

“Elfian magic,” Thor snarled his answer. Tony nodded as if he understood before Thor swung his hammer and flew into the air.

As soon as he flew through the crater, Tony scanned the area and turned just in time to shoot the Frost Giant currently trying to crush Loki.

The thunder god whipped around with his hammer raised and a vengeful fire in his eyes. He easily knocked down one of the giants with a powerful swing before turning to face Loki. Surprise briefly flitted across his face as he took in Loki’s blue form before rage easily replaced it.

“Brother! This is your doing!” He shouted as he aimed a bolt of electricity that sent Loki hurtling into a wall. After his attack, Thor stood rooted to the spot, bringing his hammer down to rest near his thigh. He tilted his head in confusion, clearing expecting his brother to retaliate or at least avoid his attack with magic. Tony used the opportunity to move between them.

“Now, now, playtime can wait for later. Right now we need to get out of here. Fast!”

Tony’s words went unheard as Thor’s eyebrow furrowed in worry. He continued to stare at the crater he had created. A hand shot out and gripped the ice before another joined it. Loki clawed at the ice before finally getting a secure grip and hoisting himself out of the giant hole.

His skin had returned to its normal pale hue as he sat on the ice, rubbing his shoulder. Spotting a Frost Giant running in their direction, Tony flew towards Loki and tossed him over his shoulder before he took to the air.

“Follow me!” He yelled down towards Thor who began swinging his hammer furiously.

Once they were a respectable distance from the giants, Tony landed on the ground and gently placed Loki on his feet. For a moment, Loki wobbled before stilling himself and looking at the landing Thunder god with a scowl.

“Loki, I –”

“Hey guys, we can talk about this later. Right now we need to get back to Earth,” Tony cut off Thor’s well-intended apology. “Any ideas?”

“Heimdall,” Loki wheezed. “Call Heimdall.”

Tony looked back at Thor who only nodded in agreement, eager to earn his brother’s favor by doing a good deed.

“Heimdall! We require your assistance! We must make haste to Earth!” He yelled towards the sky.

“Seriously, what the fuck is a Hei –”

Tony’s question was cut off by a beam of light which engulfed them and he instinctively grabbed Loki around the waist before the three of them beamed into the sky.

~*~
Just as Tony adjusted to being hurtled upwards, the vortex decided to bend backwards, causing him to free-fall. The three continued to spin around rapidly to the point where none knew where one ended and the other begun. The situation reminded Tony what a goldfish flushed down the toilet must feel like.
From time to time he got hit by Thor’s hammer and he could have sworn someone had grabbed his butt. The thought of either Thor or Loki trying to make a pass at him in this situation made Tony laugh until he looked beneath his feet and noticed a rapidly opening hole.
Without warning he descended towards the sand dunes. A quick flash of green zipped by him and he dove to catch Loki. Unfortunately, Thor beat him to it and the three of them landed on the dunes with Thor holding Loki over his shoulder.
“Release me you oaf!” Loki shouted as he twisted his body to land a punch to Thor’s jaw causing said god to subsequently lose his hold. With an undignified ‘thud’ Loki landed on the ground in a heap. As Thor rubbed his jaw, Loki got up with his usual royaler-than-thou attitude and began brushing himself off.
“Well that was quite a ride,” Tony replied as regained his breath. “Let’s not do that again.”
Thor took a step towards Loki, concern evident in his eyes. “Brother, are you injured?”
“Hands off!” Loki swatted away Thor’s hand as he continued smoothing the crinkles out of his outfit.
“Where to?”
Loki pointedly ignored Tony’s question as he continued adjusting his armor. Once he was satisfied he finally turned to the man in the iron suit.
“Italy.”
“Great! Here I’ll get us there,” Tony walked over to Loki extending his hand.
“Thank you for your kindness, Man of Iron, but he is my brother, I shall fly him to our destination.”
Thor stepped towards Loki, grabbing his arm.
“No really, I insist,” Tony replied as he grabbed Loki’s other arm. “Seriously, I owe him for taking me on a ride with those Tantans.”
“Tauntaun,” Loki corrected, slightly squirming in simultaneous iron grips.
“I applaud your chivalry, but–”
“I don’t mind,” Tony cut off Thor as he pulled Loki closer to him.
“It is I who should do the honor of aiding my brother,” Thor’s smile began to fade as he tugged harder at Loki’s arm.
“I’ve flown him this far.” Tony gritted teeth as he tightened his grip on Loki’s arm and pulled him away from Thor with a rough jerk.
“Enough!” Loki yelled as he dispensed glares to both of them. “Unhand me you brutes!”
Unfortunately, Loki’s words went unheard as both thunder god and Tony stared at each other evenly, neither willing to relinquish their hold.
“Oh for the love of – I’ll just walk.”
“Too far.” Tony began levitating off the ground.
“Indeed.” Thor began swinging his hammer in the air.
“Are you both serious?” Loki’s eyes frantically darted between both men.
“Last warning Man of Iron. Let go.” Thor glared; his words barely escaping his clenched teeth.
“I will if you will,” Tony grinned.
With a startled yelp, Loki was hoisted in the air as Thor’s hammer and Tony’s boosters took him into the sky.
~*~
To say that Loki’s flight was awkward is putting it lightly. Once he was in the air, both Thor and Tony had kept their iron grips on his arms. Loki had yelled obscenities in various languages until his voice became hoarse.
Throughout the whole flight, Tony had only spoken to Jarvis to pin-point Clint’s location and miraculously whenever he shifted his flight direction, Thor followed, never relinquishing his hold.
When they were near enough their location, Tony began to descend slowly with Thor taking his lead. As they landed near a warehouse on the docks, they finally let go of Loki’s arms and he instantly slumped to the ground, rubbing feeling back into his sore limbs. Once he could feel his arms, Loki stood up and began walking away from the two who were currently engaged in a glaring contest.
“Brother, are you –”
At his brother’s voice, Loki whipped back around with his eyes flashing and his coat swirling about him.
“No! I am not your brother!” Loki pointed an accusing finger at Thor who took a step backward, putting his hands up defensively. “That!” He pointed to Tony, who nearly jumped out of his skin. “That creature is more your brother than I’ll ever be! You’re both stubborn, inconsiderate oafs with the mindset of a battering ram and I’m through with both of you!”
After finishing his tirade, Loki took a few audible breaths before turning on his heel and walking away.
“Wow. Has he always been like this?”
Thor shrugged as he watched his brother’s retreating form.
“He has a temper although sometimes I know not from where it comes,” Thor sighed.
“I guess I should have brought some mead,” Tony playfully elbowed Thor in the ribs. Thor turned to look at him with a smile.
“You have tried the glorious drink!” With a hearty laugh, Thor clapped Tony on the shoulder hard enough to almost make him lose his balance. “Man of Iron! You and I shall be the greatest of friends!” Tony laughed as Thor put an arm around his shoulders.
“So what do we do about him?”
“Ah, he shall cool!”
With a command to Jarvis, Tony suit came apart from his body with mechanized clicks before assembling into a suitcase.
“What sorcery is this?”
Thor took a step backwards, his hand moving instinctively towards his hammer. Tony laughed as he looked up at the confused god. He bent down to pick up his suitcase.
“Not sorcery, my dear friend, science!” He winked. “Hey do you mind carrying this thing? It’s kind of heavy,” He asked handing Thor the suitcase.
“I would greatly enjoy aiding a comrade!” Thor beamed as he took the suitcase from Tony’ hand.
Moving his eyes towards the water, Tony spotted a boat and decided that the best way to enter the famed city on the water was through the various channels.
~*~
Tony jerked awake at the sound of a shot in the air. Upon seeing the source of the explosion, Tony eased back in his seat and watched the fireworks shoot in the air with a marvelous display of color. As he continued to watch the shimmering brilliance in the sky, he noted a heavy weight on his shoulder and a coinciding numbness.

Craning his neck to the side, he saw that Thor had fallen asleep on him and was subsequently drooling. He grinned as he shook his head and continued to take in the sights as the singing boatman continued to maneuver them through the water.

Night had descended which only brought out the full colors of the beautiful city, hand crafted on the water. He continued to breathe in the fresh air and take in the sights until their boat hit the edge of the riverbank. Luckily, Tony had the foresight to carry cash wherever he went and after paying the man driving the boat, he gently prodded Thor.

Unfortunately Thor was a heavy sleeper and in the end, Tony was practically bitch-slapping him in his attempt to wake him up. For a moment he understood why Loki always seemed annoyed with Thor.

Thor growled before he groggily opened his eyes. The bright colors and lights must have caught his attention because his eyes bolted open and his face lit up with the joy of a child.

“What is this marvelous world?” Thor whispered as if his words would break the illusion.
“Venezia, a city in Italy. We’ve come in the middle of Carnivale,” Tony replied as he massaged some feeling back into his shoulder.
Thor looked at him as if Tony spoke to him in another language.
“Let’s go, I’ll show you around!”
Thor leaped out of the boat with Tony’s suitcase in hand and almost managed to capsize it. Tony jumped from the boat and began giving Thor a small tour as he pointed out landmarks he remembered from his last visit.
They crossed a bridge and passed people wearing clothes dating back to the Renaissance, complete with the famous Venetian masks that New Orleans only dreamed of duplicating. Tony briefly wondered if Thor felt at home with all of the 15^th century outfits.
They crossed a bridge to the Piaza de San Marco, a large plaza with beautiful marble buildings surrounding it on all sides. Jesters stood in the street – some doing acrobatics while others swallowed fire to the amazement of onlookers.
Coy looking women walked throughout the streets wearing identical, full dresses with an assortment of colors. As men would pass by, they would lower their fans to wink at them longingly. Tony smiled at a fond memory of a night spent with an Italian prostitute and looked to his side to see Thor eyeing them.
“Watch out. They’re not as nice as they look,” Tony playfully punched Thor on the shoulder. “Hey let’s split up, ok? We’ll find him faster.”
Even though Thor gave a curt nod, Tony knew his mind was elsewhere.
~*~
With the various costumes, Tony knew that both Thor and Loki would blend in unnoticed and he found the task of locating Loki extremely daunting. He had been walking for hours and hoped that Loki hadn’t put on a mask. At least his pale face would be easy to spot in a crowd of masks.
He had almost given up hope until he spotted Loki leaning against a wall with three courtesans hovering nearby. Tony crossed his arms and grinned in amusement as he watched Loki speak to the women with ease. The three women fanned themselves repeatedly and two clung onto his arms as he spoke to them. Clearly, Tony wasn’t the only playboy in Venezia anymore.
Pushing past dancing couples, Tony finally stood in front of Loki. Evidently catching the man off guard, Loki could not hide his amused smile.
“Ladies, I’m afraid he’s with me,” Tony spoke in Italian.
At his words the women grabbed onto their prize harder and protested while Loki quirked an eyebrow. After a few more consoling words, Tony finally got the women to leave. He smiled triumphantly before Loki turned on his heel and walked away.
“Hey wait, come on!” Tony pleaded as he caught up to Loki and managed to catch one of his arms. Loki stopped to look down at Tony’s fingers with disdain before prying them away.
“Have you not done enough? I have bruises.” He sneered in Tony’s face, towering over him like the angry god he was. Intent on placating him, Tony scanned the area before his eyes landed on their intended target.
“How about I apologize with some cotton candy?”
Loki pulled away in disgust. “Candy? Made of cotton? How disgusting!”
“No wait! Give me a chance – Just hear me out,” Tony moved towards Loki who sighed with exasperation. “If you don’t like it then you can –” Tony looked around, “– throw me in the river like you threw me out of the window.”
Loki crossed his arms as he considered Tony’s request. He finally shrugged his shoulders.
“Fine.”
Tony smiled before he bounded towards the stand with Loki hesitantly following behind him. Grabbing a wad of cash from his wallet, Tony bought two large sticks which had a thick layer of cotton candy wrapped around them in a swirl.
“Here,” Tony handed the green one to Loki and watched him take it with apprehension.
To get Loki to try it, Tony began eating his red one in large bites. Loki put the green mass at eye level as if studying it before taking a tentative lick. Surprised, he took another lick before taking a full bite.
“See? Not bad, right? I guess you don’t have to throttle me,” Tony grinned as he continued taking bites of his treat. He yelped in surprise when he felt Loki’s hand circle his throat. With a grin, Loki bent down and flicked his tongue over Tony’s lips, licking away some of the candy that had stuck there.
“Hmm, it seems I rather like your flavor better,” He grinned as he slowly reached out his tongue and began sensuously licking at Tony’s cotton candy. As intended, Loki’s actions went straight to Tony’s groin.
Leave it to Loki to turn something as innocent as cotton candy into an erotic display. Over and over he watched the pink tongue flick over the red mass. He only noticed his treat disappear when Loki pulled back to finish his own.
“Where’s Thor?” Loki mumbled his question in between bites.
“I . . . uh . . . don’t know,” Tony replied as he looked at his empty stick in lament.
“Good job. Letting a thunder god, unfamiliar with your human ways, run about unattended in a crowd.”
Tony scowled at Loki and watched in envy as his finished his treat.
“How hard could it be to find him?”
Loki gave him that look before finishing his treat and tossing stick in a nearby rubbish bin.
“Well?”
“Hey, I found you didn’t I?”
Loki shrugged and began looking around, oblivious to the mischievous light shining in Tony’s eyes. He grabbed Loki’s arm as he began tugging him to the river bank.
“I have something fun to show you.”
Curious, Loki allowed the mortal to steer him towards the river. At the bank, Tony paused and Loki crossed his arms impatiently.
“Well, what is –”
Tony cut off Loki’s question by shoving him forward. He leaped into the boat just as Loki jumped to his feet in anger. The man driving the boat looked at them in shock. In Italian, Tony casually told the man that they would like a ride. With a shrug, he began singing again as he maneuvered the boat with an oar in the back.
“What is the meaning of this?”
Loki may have been attempting to sneer but Tony could tell he was more shocked than angry.
“Relax,” Tony sat down, patting the seat next to him. “Just because we have to find Thor doesn’t mean we can’t do it in style.”
At a loss for words, Loki finally gave in and sat next to Tony on the plush velvet cushions. Accomplishing his task of placating the god, Tony lay back and gazed at the stars. After a while Loki leaned back as well and from the corner of his eyes, Tony watched Loki close his eyes in content.
A full moon loomed above, illuminating Loki’s face in an ethereal glow as the gentle wind stirred his hair. Propping himself on his arm, Tony continued to watch the god who cracked his eye open to peer at Tony. On instinct, Tony moved a lock of hair from Loki’s face and the god caught his wrist. Tony’s heart skipped a beat.
Slowly, he moved closer to Loki’s face, surprised that he wasn’t pushed away. Tentatively, He brought his face downwards to place a chaste kiss on the alluring lips. Instantly, Loki’s hand released his wrist and grabbed the back of Tony’s head, bringing him down for a proper kiss.
Tony crawled on top of Loki without breaking the kiss and began rubbing himself against him. Unlike the one they shared during the battle in New York, this kiss was soft and gentle, his tongue gently sliding over Loki’s as he tasted the remnants of the cotton candy.
A familiar shout broke their tender moment and Loki pulled away as his eyes shot towards the river bank.
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