p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"After successfully back into the kitchen, Tony remakes his pancakes. Once on the plate, he cuts them into bite sized pieces and places them in front of Loki./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Ok," Tony says, sitting next to the god, "I'm going to feed you because can't move too much for the next couple of hours so your stitches don't pop."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I hardly think it necessary to feed me like an infant. I may be wounded, but I can still eat by myself. I am a god and a 'bad guy' after all, I have a reputation to keep up." Loki replies, unimpressed by Tony's suggestion./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""It isn't up for debate reindeer games."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Then give me my fork Stark."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Mmmmmmm, no."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki stares at him for a minute, then hi picks up a piece of pancake with his elegant fingers./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""See," Tony says as Loki raises it slowly to his mouth, "That's emexsactly/em what I didn't want you to do. If a stich comes out I won't do it back up for you."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki chews and swallows, looking at Tony smugly. "I'm quite capable of healing myself Tony."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Then why haven't you?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Healing magic takes quite a bit of energy, and I would rather conserve said energy until I am in dire need of it."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Tony nods in understanding, but is secretly upset he doesn't get to feed Loki who and takes another piece and puts it in his mouth./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Can you teach me Norse?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"The question catches Loki off guard, causing him to freeze in the middle of raising his third bit of pancake to his lips./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Why?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Because, then I could talk to you and nobody - Apart from Thor – Will be able to know what I'm saying."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki looks at him, a smirk tugging at the corners of his mouth. "I warn you now, my native language is not an easy one to learn. You would also have to learn all the mythology and even the runes."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Tony grins, "Well then Professor…?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Hemsworth."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Well then Professor Hemsworth, when can we begin?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""After my pancakes Mr Stark." Loki replies, in full teaching mode./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Severn hours and ten cups of coffee and tea later, Loki rubs his tired eyes./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""That'll be all for today." He says through a yawn./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Wow. Did you really do it with a horse?" Tony asks as he shuts the book he was reading./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki stares at him unimpressed. "Yes. Although I didn't have to help the Asgardians. I also got a beautiful son in the process and I wouldn't change him for anything in the nine realms. Needless to say Thor and his band of merry idiots loved teasing me about it for weeks… You can hardly blame me for exacting my revenge on them and giving them horse's tails and ears for the day." Loki smirks at them memory./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""And why isn't that in the books?!" Tony asks with a grin./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Because it isn't important." Loki replies and stands up. "Where am I to be sleeping?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Uhhh, with me of course." Tony replies./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"He also stands up and takes Loki's hand. He leads the god down a darkened corridor and opens the door at the end of it. He opens this door and gently pusses Loki inside, closing the door behind them. Tony moves so he his standing behind Loki, his arms wrapped around the unhealthily thin waist, resting his chin of a pale shoulder./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""When are you going to teach me the language?" Tony asks quietly. "Today's been all myths."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki chuckles and turns to face Tony. "Tomorrow, I promise."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Tony nods and gently forces Loki to walk backwards. The back of Loki's knees hit the bed and Loki falls onto the soft mattress with Tony falling on top of him. They both crawl under the sheets and Loki curls into Tony's chest. Tony smiles softly and kisses Loki's raven hair goodnight. He feels Loki's smile and shuts his eyes./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"The next morning, Tony awoke to a cold empty bed, the smell of cooking and a soft voice singing quietly. Wiping sleep from his eyes, Tony gets out of bed and follows the sound of the voice. It leads him to the kitchen where he can see Loki making something. He stays hidden and listens to Loki's singing the next song that plays from the speakers./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"em"This Romeo is bleedin'br /But you can't see his bloodbr /It's nothing but some feelingsbr /That this old dog kicked up/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emIt's been rainin' since you left mebr /Now I'm drownin' in the floodbr /You see I've always been a fighterbr /But without you I'll give up/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emNow I can't sing a love songbr /Like the way it's meant to bebr /Well I guess I'm not that good anymorebr /But baby that's just me/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emAnd I will love you babybr /Alwaysbr /And I'll be there forever and a daybr /Always/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emI'll be there till the stars don't shinebr /Till the heavens burst, and the words don't rhymebr /I know when I die, you'll be on my mindbr /And I'll love you Always/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emNow your pictures that you left behindbr /Are just memories of a different lifebr /Some that made us laugh, some made us crybr /One that made you have to say goodbye/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emWhat I'd give to run my fingers through your hairbr /Touch your lips and hold you nearbr /When you say your prayers try to understandbr /I've made mistakes, I'm just a man/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emWhen he holds you close, he pulls you nearbr /When he says the words you've been needin' to hearbr /I wish I was him 'cause those words are minebr /To say to you 'till the end of time/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emThat I will love you babybr /Alwaysbr /And I'll be there forever and a daybr /Always/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emI'll be there till the stars don't shinebr /Till the heavens burst and the words don't rhymebr /I know when I die you'll be on my mindbr /And I'll love you Always/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emIf you told me to cry for you, I couldbr /If you told me to die for you, I wouldbr /Take a look at my facebr /There's no price I won't paybr /To say these words to you/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emWell there ain't no luck with these loaded dicebr /But baby if you give me just one more trybr /We can pack up our old dreams and our old livesbr /We'll find a place, where the sun still shines/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emAnd I will love you babybr /Alwaysbr /And I'll be there forever and a daybr /Always/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emI'll be there till the stars don't shinebr /Till the heavens burst and words don't rhymebr /I know when I die you'll be on my mindbr /And I'll love you always"/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki looks up to where Tony is hiding beckons to him. Tony numbly complies and stands in front of Loki./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Tony? You're very pale…" Loki says worriedly, "Do you-"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""He gets cut off by Tony pulling him in and smashing their lips together. Loki chuckles softly and pulls away slightly. Tony whines at the loss./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I'm guessing you knew I was there all along…" Tony whispers./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki nods./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I'm also guessing that song was the best way for you to get out your feelings for me…"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Another silent nod./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""And, your making omelettes aren't you."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki looks towards the bowel he placed on the counter. "You're correct."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""God!" Tony exclaims, "I'm on fire today!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Kjánalegt dauðlega." ("Silly mortal.") Loki says with a roll of his eyes, focusing on cooking the egg mixture. Tony stares at him blankly./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""What?" Tony asks./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I did say I would teach you Norse today…" Loki reminds him./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Teach, not bully me with it." Tony mutters./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki chuckles, this was going to be an interesting day to say the least./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Ok, lesson over for today Stark." Loki says glancing at the clock./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Tony pouts, but never the less begins packing away the mountains of notes he's made. "By the way," Tony says while finishing his task, "I forgot to mention anything earlier what with me being so awesome, but since when have you listened to Bon Jovi?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I have liked and listened to that band for a little over five months. I'm drawn to that type of music in all honesty Tony… Although I do like a little classical every now and again. I suppose it depends what type of mood I'm in." Loki shrugs and gets off the floor to sit on the sofa./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""JARVIS, play 'In my Arms' by Plum." Tony requests sitting next to Loki, who raises a delicate eyebrow in question./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Just listen," Tony whispers as the song starts, "You're not the only one who can express how they feel through music."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki nods and a sweet female voice fills the room. When the chorus starts, Tony gets up off the sofa and stands in front of Loki, holding out his hand. Loki takes it hesitantly and is pulled up by Tony who pulls him close. Loki buries his head in the crook of Tony's neck, Tony doing the same to him. The sway with the music, getting lost in the lyrics that speak so much truth to and from both men./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Once the song has finished, Tony pulls away and stares into Loki's eyes./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I've been thinking about this for a while now. And I need you to believe me when I say what I am about to ask you, I ask in all seriousness."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki looks at him confused, "Tony? What-"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""No!" Tony says suddenly, "Please don't interrupt or I might lose my nerve."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki nods silently, and Tony runs a shaking hand through his hair. "Look... I may not say, or even show that I love you enough but I need you to believe me when I say that I cant't lose you... Because I do love you, so so much..."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki looked at him silently as he continued. "And if we make it out of this alive, i would very much like to... to marty you, if you'd have me of corse."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Tears sprang to the gods eyes as he nodded, "Of corse!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"They shared a heated kiss, pulling eachother flush against the others body./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"In the distance, eyes watch the scene with a sinister smirk./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Have fun while it lasts Loki. After all, mortals are so very fragile… That will teach you never to cross Doctor Doom again."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Ok," Tony says, sitting next to the god, "I'm going to feed you because can't move too much for the next couple of hours so your stitches don't pop."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I hardly think it necessary to feed me like an infant. I may be wounded, but I can still eat by myself. I am a god and a 'bad guy' after all, I have a reputation to keep up." Loki replies, unimpressed by Tony's suggestion./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""It isn't up for debate reindeer games."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Then give me my fork Stark."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Mmmmmmm, no."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki stares at him for a minute, then hi picks up a piece of pancake with his elegant fingers./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""See," Tony says as Loki raises it slowly to his mouth, "That's emexsactly/em what I didn't want you to do. If a stich comes out I won't do it back up for you."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki chews and swallows, looking at Tony smugly. "I'm quite capable of healing myself Tony."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Then why haven't you?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Healing magic takes quite a bit of energy, and I would rather conserve said energy until I am in dire need of it."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Tony nods in understanding, but is secretly upset he doesn't get to feed Loki who and takes another piece and puts it in his mouth./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Can you teach me Norse?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"The question catches Loki off guard, causing him to freeze in the middle of raising his third bit of pancake to his lips./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Why?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Because, then I could talk to you and nobody - Apart from Thor – Will be able to know what I'm saying."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki looks at him, a smirk tugging at the corners of his mouth. "I warn you now, my native language is not an easy one to learn. You would also have to learn all the mythology and even the runes."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Tony grins, "Well then Professor…?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Hemsworth."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Well then Professor Hemsworth, when can we begin?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""After my pancakes Mr Stark." Loki replies, in full teaching mode./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Severn hours and ten cups of coffee and tea later, Loki rubs his tired eyes./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""That'll be all for today." He says through a yawn./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Wow. Did you really do it with a horse?" Tony asks as he shuts the book he was reading./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki stares at him unimpressed. "Yes. Although I didn't have to help the Asgardians. I also got a beautiful son in the process and I wouldn't change him for anything in the nine realms. Needless to say Thor and his band of merry idiots loved teasing me about it for weeks… You can hardly blame me for exacting my revenge on them and giving them horse's tails and ears for the day." Loki smirks at them memory./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""And why isn't that in the books?!" Tony asks with a grin./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Because it isn't important." Loki replies and stands up. "Where am I to be sleeping?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Uhhh, with me of course." Tony replies./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"He also stands up and takes Loki's hand. He leads the god down a darkened corridor and opens the door at the end of it. He opens this door and gently pusses Loki inside, closing the door behind them. Tony moves so he his standing behind Loki, his arms wrapped around the unhealthily thin waist, resting his chin of a pale shoulder./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""When are you going to teach me the language?" Tony asks quietly. "Today's been all myths."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki chuckles and turns to face Tony. "Tomorrow, I promise."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Tony nods and gently forces Loki to walk backwards. The back of Loki's knees hit the bed and Loki falls onto the soft mattress with Tony falling on top of him. They both crawl under the sheets and Loki curls into Tony's chest. Tony smiles softly and kisses Loki's raven hair goodnight. He feels Loki's smile and shuts his eyes./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"The next morning, Tony awoke to a cold empty bed, the smell of cooking and a soft voice singing quietly. Wiping sleep from his eyes, Tony gets out of bed and follows the sound of the voice. It leads him to the kitchen where he can see Loki making something. He stays hidden and listens to Loki's singing the next song that plays from the speakers./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"em"This Romeo is bleedin'br /But you can't see his bloodbr /It's nothing but some feelingsbr /That this old dog kicked up/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emIt's been rainin' since you left mebr /Now I'm drownin' in the floodbr /You see I've always been a fighterbr /But without you I'll give up/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emNow I can't sing a love songbr /Like the way it's meant to bebr /Well I guess I'm not that good anymorebr /But baby that's just me/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emAnd I will love you babybr /Alwaysbr /And I'll be there forever and a daybr /Always/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emI'll be there till the stars don't shinebr /Till the heavens burst, and the words don't rhymebr /I know when I die, you'll be on my mindbr /And I'll love you Always/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emNow your pictures that you left behindbr /Are just memories of a different lifebr /Some that made us laugh, some made us crybr /One that made you have to say goodbye/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emWhat I'd give to run my fingers through your hairbr /Touch your lips and hold you nearbr /When you say your prayers try to understandbr /I've made mistakes, I'm just a man/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emWhen he holds you close, he pulls you nearbr /When he says the words you've been needin' to hearbr /I wish I was him 'cause those words are minebr /To say to you 'till the end of time/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emThat I will love you babybr /Alwaysbr /And I'll be there forever and a daybr /Always/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emI'll be there till the stars don't shinebr /Till the heavens burst and the words don't rhymebr /I know when I die you'll be on my mindbr /And I'll love you Always/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emIf you told me to cry for you, I couldbr /If you told me to die for you, I wouldbr /Take a look at my facebr /There's no price I won't paybr /To say these words to you/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emWell there ain't no luck with these loaded dicebr /But baby if you give me just one more trybr /We can pack up our old dreams and our old livesbr /We'll find a place, where the sun still shines/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emAnd I will love you babybr /Alwaysbr /And I'll be there forever and a daybr /Always/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"emI'll be there till the stars don't shinebr /Till the heavens burst and words don't rhymebr /I know when I die you'll be on my mindbr /And I'll love you always"/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki looks up to where Tony is hiding beckons to him. Tony numbly complies and stands in front of Loki./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Tony? You're very pale…" Loki says worriedly, "Do you-"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""He gets cut off by Tony pulling him in and smashing their lips together. Loki chuckles softly and pulls away slightly. Tony whines at the loss./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I'm guessing you knew I was there all along…" Tony whispers./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki nods./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I'm also guessing that song was the best way for you to get out your feelings for me…"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Another silent nod./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""And, your making omelettes aren't you."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki looks towards the bowel he placed on the counter. "You're correct."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""God!" Tony exclaims, "I'm on fire today!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Kjánalegt dauðlega." ("Silly mortal.") Loki says with a roll of his eyes, focusing on cooking the egg mixture. Tony stares at him blankly./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""What?" Tony asks./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I did say I would teach you Norse today…" Loki reminds him./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Teach, not bully me with it." Tony mutters./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki chuckles, this was going to be an interesting day to say the least./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Ok, lesson over for today Stark." Loki says glancing at the clock./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Tony pouts, but never the less begins packing away the mountains of notes he's made. "By the way," Tony says while finishing his task, "I forgot to mention anything earlier what with me being so awesome, but since when have you listened to Bon Jovi?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I have liked and listened to that band for a little over five months. I'm drawn to that type of music in all honesty Tony… Although I do like a little classical every now and again. I suppose it depends what type of mood I'm in." Loki shrugs and gets off the floor to sit on the sofa./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""JARVIS, play 'In my Arms' by Plum." Tony requests sitting next to Loki, who raises a delicate eyebrow in question./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Just listen," Tony whispers as the song starts, "You're not the only one who can express how they feel through music."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki nods and a sweet female voice fills the room. When the chorus starts, Tony gets up off the sofa and stands in front of Loki, holding out his hand. Loki takes it hesitantly and is pulled up by Tony who pulls him close. Loki buries his head in the crook of Tony's neck, Tony doing the same to him. The sway with the music, getting lost in the lyrics that speak so much truth to and from both men./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Once the song has finished, Tony pulls away and stares into Loki's eyes./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""I've been thinking about this for a while now. And I need you to believe me when I say what I am about to ask you, I ask in all seriousness."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki looks at him confused, "Tony? What-"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""No!" Tony says suddenly, "Please don't interrupt or I might lose my nerve."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki nods silently, and Tony runs a shaking hand through his hair. "Look... I may not say, or even show that I love you enough but I need you to believe me when I say that I cant't lose you... Because I do love you, so so much..."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Loki looked at him silently as he continued. "And if we make it out of this alive, i would very much like to... to marty you, if you'd have me of corse."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"Tears sprang to the gods eyes as he nodded, "Of corse!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"They shared a heated kiss, pulling eachother flush against the others body./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"In the distance, eyes watch the scene with a sinister smirk./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;""Have fun while it lasts Loki. After all, mortals are so very fragile… That will teach you never to cross Doctor Doom again."/p