A life together

Loki Odinson

Do not panic.

Do not panic.

Do not panic.

He wasn't panicking. Not at all. Why would he panic? The man he was crushing on magically changed his outfit and then disappeared in a flash of colors leaving a strange mark in the sand. Nothing more.

There's literally no reasons to panic. Right?

Right.

"JARVIS, please try to figure out what the symbol our favorite stranger left on the beach when he left means," Tony asked as he finished his second cup of coffee.

After Lukas' dramatic departure, the four friends had not spoken to each other again. They had stood for a while looking in shock at the exact point where the light show had happened only to then enter the mansion and go to their rooms. Everyone except Tony.

The genius couldn't get what Lukas had said out of his head. He thought and thought again about what he meant by it, but couldn't find the meaning.

Do not panic and please remember our first conversation.

Tony may not have been able to find the meaning because it was four o'clock in the morning and it had been 27 hours since he last slept. He also may not have found the meaning because that first time they had spoken he was terribly hungover and that memory was kinda blurred. Either way, he, at JARVIS 'insistence, decided to sleep and continue the next day - when his mind was clear and he was totally sure it was not part of his imagination.

"Sir, no match has been found regarding the brand on the ground"

"Okay. Shit. Uh, what else? JARVIS? What about the little colored lights that fell from the sky and made Lukas disappear?"

"I will look into it"

After five hours of interrupted sleep, Tony was back in his workshop drinking coffee, trying to fully wake up and thinking about the first time he met the dark-haired man.

"We have a match," JARVIS announced.

"Let's have it J"

"The way Mr. Lukas disappeared last night appears to resemble the Bifrost, a bridge located in Asgard"

"Are you talking about the rainbow bridge? The one in Norse mythology? That bridge?"

"Yes, Sir"

Tony broke into hysterics. He laughed until tears fell down his cheeks and he was short of breath.

"That's hilarious. Really. Don't be stupid J, how canit be the bridge in Asgard? C'mon, It's just a myth. Honestly, you're sounding like Lukas with all that Midgard nonsense and-"

Memories hit him like bricks to the head and caused him to fall from the chair he was sitting in, taking with him pieces of metal that were on the work table.

"What are you even reading?" "Nordic mythology"

"What a peculiar human you are."

"The son of Stark, I believe"

"Is this what midgardians call humble?"

"What is a movie?"

"Holy fucking shit! No way!"

Happy, Pepper and Rhodey appeared in the room a few minutes later because of the noise they heard and the cascade of curses that were added to it.

"What happened?"

"Are you okay Tones?"

"Do I need to call an ambulance?"

"Why would you call an ambulance? Do you see blood? You see him unconscious? No."

"You know what Rhodes? I-"

"We better let Tony explain, then you can fight like five-year-olds."

"Uh, okay so, here's the thing. I'm pretty sure we became friends with a Norse God."

Silence filled the air until everyone present could process the information.

"You're right, an ambulance is stupid, let's call a psychiatrist"

Loki had not prepared for what awaited him on earth. He had prepared to meet an angry Tony, a furious Pepper, a scowling Rhodey, and a confused Happy.

So when he rang the mansion doorbell and a quiet and serious billionaire answered, Loki forgot the speech he had prepared.

"Uh, hello"

"Oh good, you're here. Come in."

Puzzled by the reaction, he walked into the huge living room and noticed that there was no one else in sight.

"You, sit. I'm going to make a call. Try not to disappear again. If I find even one space symbol thingy, I'm gonna make you pay for the remodel. Got it?" Loki nodded, "Great. Be right back"

Fifteen minutes later, his four friends were sitting on a couch in front of him silently watching him. He felt like one of the sculptures in the palace.

"Well, is anyone gonna ask him what the heck was that stunt he pulled the other day?"

"I have a better one, what took you so long that we had to wait almost two weeks for you to come back?", Tony said without showing any emotion.

"I am sorry about that. My father needed my presence and that of my brother to solve a particular situation with giants"

"Uh-huh. Where exactly does this father of yours live?" Pepper asked. "Because Tony here has a theory that honestly made us consider committing him to a mental health institute"

Loki smiled at this, "Pray tell, what is that theory of yours Anthony?"

"That you are a norse god, you live in Asgard and the other night you used the bifrost to return to your planet", he replied with a small glint in his eyes.

"Tones, we've talked about this. There's no way"

"Why? 'Cause we don't have evidence of alien life? Honeybear, we haven't explored all of space, I mean, it's space! C'mon! We're never going to know everything that exists up there. Is it seriously so crazy to think there's more life than us in the universe? "

"Don't call me Honeybear"

"I'll call you whatever I please"

"Children, stop with the banter. Lukas, explain"

"Yes mom", the two friends said in unison.

Amused, Loki decided it was better to show them first than to try to explain. They probably think they imagined everything.

Focusing on his seiðr he returned to his Asgardian garments in a second, making Pepper spit out the water she was drinking.

"They don't pay me enough for this", escucho a Happy murmurar, "'Be my driver' he said, 'it's an easy and boring job' he said. Fucking hell, I need a drink"

Tony was beaming, "So I was right! Not that I've ever been wrong about anything, mind you"

"Sir, I do remember that time when you-"

"JARVIS, mute"

"Yes Anthony, you were right", he said chuckling. " My name is Loki. Son of Odin. God of mischief, lies and stories"

"This is awesome. This is literally the best thing that ever happened to us. I have so many questions"

"You also have a meeting with the board. You missed the previous one, Obadiah won't forgive you if you miss this one. They're getting anxious and they need something new Tony"

"Shit, this is why I hate being CEO," says frowning, "Okay, new plan. You stay here, do whatever you gods do to entertain yourself, I go to the meeting, finish it as quickly as I can and then I come back with Chinese food so we can have our little chat. How 'bout that? "

"Are you actually going to travel to China to get this food?"

"You were right man, he is adorable"

Everyone laughed and Loki, blushing, felt like he belonged again.