A/N: I apologize in advance for the errors in this chapter if you find them. Or just the horribly written chapter altogether. I kinda feel like I've been half-dead writing this, so that's pretty much my only excuse.

Uh, I want to to know how many of you found this through tumblr. Just out of curiosity. I put the name under the Frostiron tag and...well that's about it but I want to know. Oh and I saw the new Spiderman movie, so my mind is kinda Superfamily right now. But, I don't know if I'll write a fic about it. FROSTIRON IS MY OTP.

Uh, anyway. I promise there will be cuddly moments in the next chapter, okay? If not...then one of the chapters after that. I'm not sure. We'll see. *Evil Loki grin*

Tony wasn't sure what had happened, but there was a large explosion followed by several popping noises around him. Before he could register what had happened he was thrown onto the ground and trapped there, his heavy suit buried under what could only be chunks of metal. The only thing he could see was the screaming civilians that were trying to get out of the destruction around them and the flames surrounding him.

Then Steve was there, throwing the broken metal off of Tony with force along with a -very green and very big- Bruce. JARVIS's connection was still up in Tony's suit along with the usual information and graphs. He flipped his visor up so his face was showing.

"We're so sorry, Tony," Steve yelled over the thundering booms that Thor was most likely creating after they had managed to get the man to stand.

"Focus on what's happening right now, Cap. But don't doubt me again next time," Tony responded while darting his eyes between the Hulked out Bruce and Steve.

"Right," he said, looking around for a moment to observe the destruction. "You go find Loki, if you can find out where he is and if you're sure that Doom did take him. The rest of us will take care of the rest. You think you can do it on your own?" Steve asked.

"Yes, Steve. I'm Iron Man, for christ's sakes," he responded. "I can do this by myself."

Steve looked to Bruce and then back at Tony, a skeptical look on his face. "Okay, okay. Don't…don't die. Be careful," he said.

"Yes mother," he said before flipping the helmet back down to cover his face.

Loki was half asleep when he heard a very loud thud that echoed through the chamber. His eyes opened wide in shock to meet Leah's, who must have also been resting. The noise was beginning to die down when another made its way to their ears, causing the girl to cover hers and wince.

"Is he back?" Loki tried to mouth at her and pointed to the door. She understood what he was trying to say and rose to her feet quickly, rushing to the door.

She disappeared just as another thud and then a high pitched, piercing sound circled around him. The sound made him cover his own ears just like Leah had and cringed in pain. He shouted out her name twice but received no response.

Suddenly the room began to shake and the door burst open with another thud, but not as loud as the others. He was utterly surprised when he opened his eyes to look up at the doorway. Loki was expecting Leah to be there to inform him that Doom was back and obviously angry, but instead he was greeted with a suit decorated in red and gold.

He couldn't hold in his excitement as Tony made his way towards the cell, kicking away the debris from the door in his path. Loki was already standing up and ready to pounce from the filthy cage-like space when Tony raised him arm to blast away a hole in the bars with his repulsors. There was a flash of light and the leftover broken parts of the bars fell to the ground in a useless pile, letting Loki jump through the space. The movements brought much unwanted pain to the god and caused him to take sharp breaths. He felt like a rib must have broke and there were several gashes along his right leg, but he wasn't focused on those.

As soon as he was standing outside of the horrible, cramped cell he took one longing look at the Iron Man mask. Tony understood what he wanted and lifted the face cover once more. Loki then pounced, wrapping his arms around Tony's neck even if there was a layer of metal between him and the man. He reached down and crushed their lips together, moving in sync. Tony returned the kiss with much force and felt light-headed before breaking their lips apart. He would have enjoyed this, he even admitted to himself, if the situation was different.

"We have to move," he whispered as Loki put a quick peck on his cheek.

"I'll follow," the god responded.

"Okay," Tony said but didn't move. He was much too relaxed with Loki this close to him. Relief flowed through him even though they still needed to get out of the building.

"Tony," Loki began.

"Yes?"

"We need to go."

"Oh, yeah, right, sorry," he mumbled out before flipping down his visor and leading the way. Loki chuckled softly at Tony and took a deep breath once they made their way out of the stuffy room.

The sight around Loki was horrifying, to say the very least. It was evident that there were other people, 'guests' that were in the building either before or after Loki had arrived. Doom must have decided that cleaning bloody handprints off the smoke-stained walls wasn't mandatory enough to do so. There were pools of crimson as well, just like in the cells. A part of the wall to their right was busted down and debris littered the floor. He grabbed Tony's hand and closed his eyes, afraid of what else there would be to see later down the hall.

"Wait!" a young voice called out before Tony had reached the door. At the voice, Loki turned and opened his eyes to find Leah standing there with a small black box. He momentarily let go of Tony's hand and took three steps toward her, very aware of the stare he was getting from the other man.

"What is it, dear? You may come with us, if you wish," he said in a small voice. The booming and loud noises seemed to stop for awhile, thankfully.

She extended her arms with the box facing Loki. "Just take it. It makes him weak. I'm not sure what it's made of, but every time he goes near it he begins to burn. I wasn't even supposed to know," she explained as Loki cautiously took it from her, fearful that it would burn him as well.

Thankfully, it didn't harm him. The material felt like a type of wood, but appeared to be a kind of metal. There was a tiny knob on the top so it must be able to open. Without glancing up, he could feel Tony inching towards him to expect the object as well.

"How are we supposed to use it?" Loki asked confidently.

"There's a small hatch right there," she said and pointed to the knob. "Inside, there is a powdery substance. You can simply throw it on him, or light the box on fire and chuck the entire thing at him. I personally recommend the second choice."

Tony nodded and another boom sounded from outside. The building shook and the light from above fell onto the ground, causing small sparks to leap up.

"Thank you, darling," Loki whispered softly. He was almost afraid that she wouldn't be able to hear him, or understand him at least, but she nodded. A small and genuine smile tugged at her lips.

"You two better get going, Loki. Best of luck to the both of you," Leah said knowingly. Loki understood that she meant beyond the current situation, but he didn't dare ask her how she knew of this.

"Aren't you coming?" he asked worriedly.

"Don't worry about me, okay? I'll be out in a moment. Just go," she said while placing her hands on his chest and pushing him roughly. "And quickly!"

Loki didn't need to be told again as Tony grabbed his waist from behind and literally flew through the door as the roof collapsed. Tony stayed in flight as he put distance between them and the building, of which Loki was only then aware that it was a kind of townhouse before it came crashing down and became only a pile of worthless rubble. He stared wide-mouthed and in shock and knew that Leah couldn't have gotten out in time to escape.

He still clutched onto the box protectively to make sure that he didn't drop it as they reached higher altitudes.

"Hey, Stars and Stripes, where you guys at?" Tony called into his com. It took a few silence-filled moments before the Captain replied.

"We're leading him away from the building he was attacking," he replied. "Where are you?"

"Well, you don't need to do that anymore. The building's down to the ground and I got Loki here. We have something that might help you guys out."

"STARK! Have you received any injuries that would compromise your fighting abilities?" It was Fury's voice this time and Tony couldn't help but catch a tone of worry in his voice, mixed in with the obvious urgency and terror-inducing attitude, of course.

Tony thought it over for a moment. "Yeah, the arc's power is down to a dangerous level and the suit has a ton of damage done to it. I can still fight though. Don't worry, honey," he said, directing his words specifically at Fury. He glanced to the god in his arms for a split second and wondered for a moment why he looked so frightened.

"WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT YOU TALKING TO ME LIKE THAT, STARK?" his voice rang through his ears. The man sounded like he was living up to his name.

"Tony, you should go back. Go take care of Loki and we'll take care of this," Steve's voice said. It was quite a pleasant change from a voice that sounded like it was going to rip you apart just from hearing it.

"But I can-"

"No buts, Stark," the director interrupted, somewhat calm again. Tony pictured him rubbing his temples in frustration with closed eyes.

He grunted. "Fine, but I have something I need to give to you guys. Where are y- oh there. I see you."

Tony squeezed the god tighter into his chest, and then regretted it only a second later. He knew it already must have been painful enough with all the bruises Tony had noticed. He just wanted to make sure that he didn't drop precious cargo. Then he swooped down, diving lower and lower until Steve looked up and acknowledged Tony's presence. Without being told, Loki extended his arms towards the super soldier and dropped the box into his hands.

"Find a way to light it on fire," Tony rushed the explanation and looked straight into Steve's eyes. "Throw it at him as quick as you can. I expect there to be an explosion so I want all of you out of the area as soon as possible."

Steve nodded quickly. "Go home, Tony. Make sure you guys are alright. We'll be there as soon as we can."

Even though Tony still wanted to stay and fight, as he knew that Loki would be a good advantage as well, he didn't wait around for somebody to tell him to leave again. He shot up into the sky as Steve ran ahead towards chaos, making sure that Loki was securely placed and tight in his chest. By the look he managed to catch out of the corner of his eye, he could tell that Loki was not very comfortable.

Because of Tony's urgency to get back, he reached the mansion in less than five minutes. He made a mental note to put that on the scoreboard, a new record of flight.

They reached the deck and Tony put Loki down on his feet, making sure to be very gentle. The god took a few steps to be sure that he was balanced correctly and would have fallen to the ground if it weren't for the arms that were helpfully extended. Loki twisted around in the hold and was surprised to see that the Iron Man suit was already taken off.

He quickly noticed that Tony was about to open his mouth to speak and reached his lips down once again to meet the other's. Cupping Loki's chin, he slid his tongue along the god's bottom lip and received a slight moan in response. Soon, too soon for Stark's liking, Loki broke away sharply. He backed away slowly with wide eyes.

The glass door opened for him automatically as Tony stared after him, speechless. He really didn't know what to do after Loki had broke away from the kiss like that. He knew what he wanted to do; he wanted to run after him and demand more kisses from him to make his heart flutter and his head to spin. He fought against it though, making silent curses to himself as he waited a few more moments to head inside.

If they weren't going to let him help the team, and if Loki wasn't going to kiss him, then he was going to need a drink before taking a look at his arc reactor and the god's wounds. If he was going to let him anywhere near him, that is.