I'm so sorry for the wait you guys, i hit a major writers block. I didn't want to rush and post something I didn't like. I have the next chapters planned out so they definitely won't take as long to get out. Thank you to everyone for the reviews and favorites, you have no idea how much they make me smile :) You guys are amazing!

"Listen I think it's best if you stay here from now on, just as a precaution," Loki shook his head, "Alright I'm going to go down stairs and make sure everything is in order, just stay here and rest some more."

"Okay." Loki smiled at Tony, the smile morphed into a frown as Tony turned and left the room. He trusted Tony, he really did, he had saved his life; that and he was really starting to like him. But Tony had lied to him, he knew some of his past and had kept it from him. As much as he trusted Tony, he couldn't help but feel like a prisoner in this new house. Loki listened to the sound of Tony's descending steps and lost himself in thought.

Tony left the room and whispered, "Jarvis alert me if anyone tries to come in."

"Of course sir."

Tony made his way down the stairs and reached the bottom just as Fury was standing up to leave, "what I'd miss?" Tony said as he clapped his hands together.

Tony turned to see that Bruce had now joined them, sitting on the couch wringing his hands together and looking nervous. All of them now gathered in the living room in their casual clothes, except Thor, well casual for him.

"Just filling Bruce in on this circus act, that is the Avenger's mansion."

"Oh, so not much then," he smiled.

"Goodbye Stark." Fury turned and left, an agent on either side of him.

Tony came into the room to take a seat and complete the circle.

Steve spoke up first, "Tony are you really sure about this?"

"There's nothing to worry about, you know nothing goes on without Jarvis knowing. The Chitauri will come looking for him again, and at least this time around we know what we're up against."

"Which also means we need to come up with a plan," Clint chimed in.

"Which I am going to get started on right away," Tony turned to Bruce, "Bruce you up for figuring out how to get rid of these guys once and for all?"

"Of course," he said and gave a weak smile, Tony could tell Bruce was against the idea of Loki becoming a new housemate, but he wasn't going to push him to talk about it.

"It will be no easy task Stark," Thor looked to him.

"Come on Thor, a little more faith?"

"The last time you tried to get rid of them you nearly blew yourself up," Natasha said straightforwardly.

"Yeah, I'm going to refrain from doing that again."

"Hope so, I'm getting too comfortable with the lifestyle that comes with this mansion for you to go and ruin it by getting yourself killed," Clint smirked.

"You're only here for my money, that hurts Clint," Tony said with a mock expression of pain.

Tony was always good at dissolving the tension in any situation. Now that he'd gotten them okay with the idea of Loki staying now he would have to keep the fact that they had something going on with Loki a secret. He wouldn't call it a relationship yet, but it was definitely something, and he didn't feel his friends were ready for that at all.

"Is Loki awake?" Thor asked Tony.

"He was when I left the room."

Tony heard a couple of foot steps and "Yes I am awake, why?" came a voice from behind them.

Everyone turned to see Loki standing in the doorway to the room.

Everyone's instincts went into overdrive in an instant. Natasha pulled out her guns and had them aimed at him. Bruce knocked his chair over standing up in a panic, Steve rushed to him and starting calming him down before he hulked and tore the place down. "Bruce everything's okay, just breathe."

Tony turned to everyone, "Everyone just calm down!," he rushed to stand in front of Loki in some kind of attempt to shield him, "Jarvis you couldn't tell me he was coming down!?"

"You only asked me to alert you if someone entered the room sir."

Tony was getting real tired of Jarvis's attitude.

"What's going on?" fear obvious in Loki's eyes, "Tony, why is she pointing a gun at me?" Loki said clutching Tony's arm.

"Natasha, could you please lower the weapons?" Tony said in a bitter tone.

Natasha slowly starting lowering her guns, and Bruce sat back down, slightly rocking back and forth a little in an attempt to gain his composure.

"Everyone calmed down? Good." he didn't wait for them to answer, "they just get spooked easily," he said to Loki.

"Right…if you say so."

"Well now that we've had the worst introduction possible how about we try again and go around and introduce everyone? Yeah? Sounds good to me."

Everyone sat down and gained their composure, it would take time to not be on edge around Loki.

"Okay, so first this is Steve Rogers, aka Captain America."

"The Captain America!? I have seen you on the television," Loki had the look of a child meeting his idol.

"Yes, hello," he said scratching the back of his neck.

"Next to him is Clint and Natasha," Tony leaned in, "they're assassins for the government," Tony whispered into Loki's ear.

"He…hello."

Loki was starting to get even more worried about living in the mansion.

"This here is Bruce, the other genius of the house."

"Pleasure to meet you Bruce."

"Ah...Likewise," he said while avoiding eye contact.

"And last but not least, this is Thor."

"You are the man from earlier are you not?"

"Aye, I am."

"Thor, would you like to come with Loki and I to the kitchen to talk?" He thought it would be better for the brothers to get reintroduced to eachother in private. Tony wasn't sure how Loki would respond to finding out Thor was his brother.

"Yes, that sounds like a good idea," Thor said quietly as he stood up.

Tony led Thor and Loki in silence to the kitchen, leaving the others to go about their business. Loki was walking alongside Tony with Thor was a few feet behind them, "What are we going to talk about?" Loki whispered to Tony as he looked at Thor.

"I'll just let him be the one to explain it, no need to worried." When they got to the kitchen they stood in silence for a few minutes, the tension growing and Tony could tell Thor was stalling, "*cough* Thor? Isn't their something you would like to tell Loki?"

"Yes. Loki I…I am your brother."

Loki looked to Thor and eyed him suspiciously, "you are my brother?"

"Aye," Thor gave a weak smile, anticipating a bad reception.

"You are serious?" Loki smiled at him, "This is great news, I am so glad to know that I am not as alone as I had thought."

That hadn't been the reception he was expecting, joy overwhelmed Thor to see Loki smile again. He rushed up to him and wrapped him up in a hug lifting him off the ground. "I am so happy to have found you again brother."

"Hey big guy you're crush him," Tony said genuinely worried of the possibility.

Thor loosened his grip and set him down, "I am sorry," he said looking like a kid that had just been scolded.

"It is alright," Loki chuckled and patted him on the arm, "and not to seem rude, but what are you wearing?" Loki said pointing at him.

Thor looked down at himself, he was still dressed in his armor, minus the cape. Thor and Tony turned to look at each other, "might as well tell him the truth, no sense in lying at this point." Tony said.

"What is it?" Loki looked to both of them.

Thor and Loki took seats at the kitchen island, sitting across from each other, "You and I are not from this realm, but rather a place called Asgard."

Loki looked Thor right in the eyes for a moment and didn't see a hint of mockery, "Oh you are serious, I'm sorry you've lost me."

"Yeah I don't get it much either magic and space travel," Tony said waving his hand around leaning against the counter.

"Stark only doubts what he can not touch, but there are other realms besides this one. Different worlds with all kinds of different creatures."

Tony looked to the clock on the wall and saw it was already 3 o'clock, "Seems like this is going to take awhile, you guys hungry, I can order in?" Tony said to both of them.

"Yes I am rather hungry." Loki said.

"Pizza sound good?" Tony asked.

"That sounds great," he smiled back

"Okay I'm going to go order."

Tony left the room to let them talk in privacy, he knew Thor wouldn't tell him the whole truth. Which is what Tony would do in his place, the fact that he tried to take over the world would be a bit much to take in.

"So what do you mean we are not from this realm?"

"There are several realms, the one we come from is full of towering buildings made of gold, warriors, and is the place we call home."

"So what happened to me, why have I no memories of any of this?"

"You fell to this planet, as a mortal, and you must have been injured on impact." Thor knew lying about the details would only anger Loki once he did get his memories back, but he wanted his brother again, if even for a short time, even if it meant lying. "I would have come for you, but I could not find you, that is not until the Chituari returned here to Earth."

"I see. What do you mean by mortal? Are we some kind of alien as well?"

"More like Gods actual," Tony said returning to the kitchen, "Vikings worshipped you guys."

"Vikings? But that was hundreds of years ago though, how is that possible?" Loki starting rubbing his temples, "my brain is starting to hurt."

Tony came up behind Loki, "I think that's enough for today Thor," he went to put his hand on the small of Loki's back, but pulled back quickly and walked to the other side of him. It was going to be hard to keep this thing they had a secret from everyone, especially Thor, he'd pummel me if he found out, Tony thought to himself. It would be even harder to explain to Loki why it needed to be a secret. He had been able to keep it a secret from the public, he could be inconspicuous when he wanted to be. Now it had to be hidden when it was right in front of their faces. He rubbed a hand across his face, 'I need a drink.'