Imagine Loki

Grocery Shopping

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Requested by Spooka14 back in April but I'm barely doing it now since I am a terrible procrastinator.
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TONY!" You heard what sounded like Clint yelling. You put down your book, wondering what made him shriek like that. You slowly made your way to the kitchen, listening out for the argument that was sure to ensue.

"What is it, Bird Boy?" Tony asked nonchalantly.

"You know what you did, Stark!" Clint continued with his shrieking.

"Does he have an off button?" Loki asked. You made your way into the kitchen at that, seeing Clint holding the giant box of his favorite cereal.

"I really don't, Clint. Care to explain?" Tony asked, grabbing an apple from the fruit basket.

"You finished my fucking cereal! I'm not going to the store to get more either," Clint argued.

"Hey, calm down. It's grocery day anyways, I'll get you some when I go to Costco," I told him, looking to diffuse the argument as quickly as I could. As amusing as these arguments could be, you really didn't fancy having to pry arrows out of the wall because Clint used them to pin Tony there.

"Costco? What is that?" Loki asked, tilting his head to the side.

"It's a huge store that basically has everything anyone could ever need," you explained. "Oh, and everything is sold in bulk so we won't have to worry about Clint running out of cereal for a while. You could come with me, if you want."

"Yeah, get him out of the tower. All he ever does is read anyways," Tony said.

"Shut it, Stark. I should make you go since apparently you started all this," you said, pointing a finger at him. "I'm leaving in half an hour if you want to go." With that, you left the room, passing Natasha as you went to go get ready.

"What was all that yelling about?" She asked, grabbing your arm to stop you.

"Tony finished Clint's cereal apparently and Clint just found out. Oh, is there anything you want from Costco?" You asked her.

"Bring something from the bakery, I don't really care what it is," she replied before continuing to the kitchen. You shook your head a bit before making your way back to your room. Truth be told, you were ready after ten minutes, seeing as you just put on a (f/c) t-shirt and some black jeans, you just wanted the other twenty to get back to the reading that Clint and Tony had interrupted.

"Alright, you ready to go?" You asked, assuming that Loki was in the common room when you walked in checking that you had everything you needed in your purse.

"Yeah, I'm ready," he replied, standing up from his spot on the couch.

"Okay, great. Let's go," you said, leading him to the elevator. You chose a practical car with a large trunk once you got to the garage since lord knows that you can't go to Costco without buying a quarter of the store. Ten minutes later, you found yourself approaching the warehouse-like store, Loki staring at it in mild wonder.

"So this place has a gas station, car wash, and practically everything that a person could need?" Loki asked you as you parked the car.

"Yep, that's the beauty of Costco. Just saying, you're going to push the cart," you replied before getting out.

Loki was in amazement from the second that you entered the store. Everything from the giant shelves to the giant sizes ("But who'll ever need that many jelly beans?!") amazed him. However, the thing that caught his attention was something that you hated going in, especially during the winter: the giant fridges. You'd avoid them if you could, but you needed to get fruits, vegetables, and milk for the team. "I would say 'brace yourself, winter is coming', but you're you so I'm just gonna skip that part," you told him before leading him to the fridge with fruits and vegetables.

"Why is this entire room cold?" Loki asked, looking around at the produce that was lining the walls.

"It's supposed to keep all this stuff from spoiling. Well, it works but it still sucks when you gotta go in here," you said with a shrug. Loki seemed to be frozen in place while you grabbed what you needed, much to the annoyance of the other shoppers. It was the same story for the milk fridge, which left you laughing a bit. A god who had seen wonders beyond your imagination getting amazed by some giant fridges? C'mon, it had to be a dream.

You were finally on your way back to the tower after about an hour in the store. It honestly had taken Loki a little convincing to leave, it seemed like he just wanted to stay there forever. You both took some of the boxes that the workers had packed your groceries in and made your way to the elevator. "So, uhm, when are you going to be going again?" Loki asked once the doors shut behind you.

"I go once a month, the stuff I get normally lasts that long so," you trailed off with a shrug. "Why? Are you asking to be my Costco buddy?" You teased a bit.

"I suppose it wouldn't be the most horrid thing that I could do," Loki tried playing it off, but you could tell something was up by the light blush that dusted his cheeks.

"I'm just joking, Loki. Yeah, you can come with me whenever you want. It's nice to have the company," you told him as you guys came into the kitchen, met by the rest of the group. "C'mon guys, you know the drill. Start putting stuff away."

"YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH MY CEREAL THIS TIME, TONY," Clint shrieked, immediately going for the box. Everyone laughed, except for Natasha who kept a serious face.

"Clint, Tony didn't finish your cereal," she told him as she was putting things in the pantry.

"I doubt it, but then who did?" He asked.

"Me," she said with a shrug. Clint stood there in shock before accepting that there was nothing he could do about it. Tony he could deal with, but he didn't have a death wish just yet.