A/N i do not own any of the avengers. they definitely belong to Marvel. Hope everyone enjoy's.^_^

After having defeated Loki and his army of beings from another world and repairing the broken city, the Avengers team was talked into having some relaxing time at Tony's rebuilt Stark towers, which also now serves as his primary living building. Tony can be quite persuasive when he wants to be. Even Thor agreed to show up as well, much to Tony's delight. Tony may give off a very straight womanizing appearance but deep down he was actually quite bisexual. And the Norse God very much tripped his trigger. The only one who actually knows this particular preference of Starks is Dr. Banner, who recently has become what you would call a best friend. They have shared many things over the past few months.

So Tony being Tony wanted to get to know the man with the Hammer more, whether it be just as friends or something more, came up with the most brilliant idea. At least Tony thought so. Though to be fair in Tony Stark's mind all his ideas are a brilliant work of art to which there are no equal. And his brilliant idea! Well all he needed to do was get everyone together at his new place as a celebration and let everyone enjoy the new toys of the very new and improved Stark Tower's while he puts his other plan into motion. The best part. He talked everyone into it with almost no issues. Bruce was easy. Just let him play with all his technology that almost no one else in the world has. Romanov was enticed with his new martial arts equipment and new state of the art weapons. As was Legolas. Capt'n was probably the hardest. There was a work out room that did interest him but Tony had to pull the "It will be good for everyone if everyone is there card" to get him to say yes. Thor was satisfied with the explanation of "It's just a Midgardian custom".

So it was settled. Everyone was to spend at least one week at Stark Towers. And they arrive tonight. Tony was nervous. Not that he would ever admit that, maybe to Bruce, but even that is iffy. Bruce only vaguely knows of how he feels towards Thor, he never got the courage to actually tell him the truth. He wanted to, he really did, but it was just too embarrassing and awkward for him to admit, even to his best friend and only fellow English speaker of the group.

The first to arrive was Bruce, always punctual when not a giant green rage monster. They had some mindless chatter about how Tony finished the repairs on the tower and some new theories on arc reactor technology, and about halfway through the conversation the object of Tony's affections came barging into the towers with the exclamation, "Metal Man! I have arrived and made it to your domicile with no troubles!"

"Thor, hey, welcome to my new abode. Do make yourself at home. Just oh, one thing, please don't break any dishes. We don't do that here. Maybe at Doc's place but my things are much too…well they are mine."

"I shall refrain from breaking of the dishes." The smirk Thor gave was adorable but at the same time ever so suspicious to Stark and sent a shiver down his spine.

About two hours later everyone else arrived and all said gave greetings and chatted briefly before all dispersing into the areas of the Tower in which they all had an interest. Oddly enough Thor stayed in the kitchen. Apparently he has been practicing making Midgardian cuisine for just this occasion.

Tony followed Banner into one of the many labs to show him some of the special tricks and before he left to work on one of his new Iron Man suits he couldn't help but ask Jarvis what everyone was up to. That's when Tony saw Thor in the kitchen trying to cook. "Jarvis is he doing what I think he is doing." Tony stared in disbelief at the image that appeared on the screen in front him.

"It appears that he is cooking sir."

"That's what I thought. That'll be all for now Jarvis, thanks." With that Jarvis returned the screens to normal. Bruce having saw all this gave Tony quite the quizzical look.

"Tony…what are you planning?"

"Oh nothing much. Just a little of this and that. But for now, Ill go see if the mighty Thor needs some help in the kitchen." With a wink at Bruce he left the lab, leaving Bruce standing there confused and suspicious of his newfound best friend.

Tony found his kitchen in utter disarray. Utensils scattered everywhere, ingredients to only Odin knows what on every counter and stove top available, and Thor too was covered in many a things. The apron he had found did him no help. "Hey Man of Thunder, need some assistance with this…well whatever it is you would like to call it?"

"AHH! Metal Man! Just the person I would like to speak words with! I seem to be having trouble finding the things I need to complete the meal I was training to prepare. Your…what is the Midgardian word…kitchen! That was it! Your kitchen is quite vast and much confusing. I could use your help in finding my lost items."

"You can call me Tony, since, it just HAPPENS to be my name," he couldn't hide the smirk on his face as he continued, "but I would be glad to help you out if that's what your asking. But first you must tell me what it is you are trying to make."

"Well I found this amazing recipe for fried chicken, and this thing called cheesy potato's and the item known as macaroni and cheese but made in the most…intriguing of ways. Instead of putting it on the stove they put in the oven! What an odd thing to do. But you Midgardian's have all sorts of odd things. And I was also attempting to make a cake for dessert. I found chocolate cake to be most enjoyable. Metal ma- I mean Tony, you will help me with my challenge of the dinner?"

"Yes Thor, I will help you with your 'challenge' as you put it. But first I suggest we clean up this mess you made so we actually have some counter space to work with." It took them 2 hours but they finally got everything together. And cleaned. With dinner made and ready to eat and the cake in the oven baking, Tony had Jarvis call everyone to dinner.

They all got to the dinning area to see Thor standing there with the biggest smile they had ever seen. They looked at the table to see the food he had prepared. "Well does it look acceptable to everyone's eyes? I had done many a research on what I should learn to cook. And this seemed the most desirable to your average Midgardian."

Legolas oh sorry, Hawkeye, was the first to speak, "Thor, you made all this? Thor?"

"Yes. I thought to partake in one of your customs and make a meal for my friends. Though I did require the help of Metal- Tony. Since I do not know the workings and location of all the things in the kitchen."

"It looks delicious Thor. We appreciate it." Was Banner's reply. Capt'n was the first to sit down and try the food.

"It's incredible! Who would have thought. Oh…no offense meant. It's just your not…from around here and all."

"None taken…uhh…Captain. Glad you are enjoying it. There is dessert to come." Everyone was definitely impressed with Thor and I couldn't blame him. He had a knack for cooking. Even knew what little thing to add to make it just perfect. And if the cake is anything like the batter…it's going to be amazing. Tony couldn't get over how smooth and rich it was.

This was how most of the week went. They relaxed as a group on occasion but more often then not everyone did their own respective thing and Thor did most of the cooking. He sure can learn a lot in a short amount of time. And when the end of the week came and everyone left, Thor did something that threw a curve in his plan. But he wasn't going to complain. He asked Tony if he could stay with him for some time yet. He was not ready to go back to Asgard and he was not needed since his father was in excellent health. How could Tony say no. He had bonded some with the Norse God and this just gave him more time to get to know him. Alone at that. Tony really couldn't believe his luck.

One thing Tony quickly learned about Thor, he was not shy. He would frequently walk around in nothing but boxers that Tony had provided him with and not understand how that could be possibly be awkward in any way.

And then…it only got more awkward. It was there first weekend alone without the rest of the Avengers team, and Tony woke up about 10am, which was late for him, and he headed to take a shower. The door to the bathroom wasn't shut all the way so Tony didn't think that Thor could possibly be in there. But he was ever so wrong. He opened the door to see a naked God of Thunder standing bent over trying to figure out how turn on the shower. Tony was breathless and speechless and maybe just a little turned on, though that he may contest to. He was so busy staring at the perfect body before him that he hadn't realized he dropped his towel and clothing that he had in his arms, which in turn alerted Thor to his presence.

The Man of Thunder was a bit startled at first but when he turned to see it was just Tony he jumped with what seemed like relief. "Tony! I require your assistance once again! This contraption of which I am to become clean will not dispense water! It is most frustrating."

Thor must have missed the fact that Tony was…flustered and by all other accounts very aroused, which for once he was grateful of Thor's foreign way of thinking. Still not able to find his voice he walked over to the shower and turned it on, while Thor watched intently. Once the shower was on Thor was grinning like a child. "This is magnificent! Such interesting ways of becoming clean. Would you care to join me? There seems to be plenty of room for two."

The question made Tony turn at least five shades of red. And this Thor seemed to notice. "Tony, your face has become a most bright of reds. Is something the matter?"

"NO! I uhh…no…everything is fine. I just…have some things to go finish. Ill shower at another time." With that he practically ran out of the bathroom. He would hide in his room for a while but Thor for some reason found it necessary to use his personal bathroom. So he just got dressed and went to go work on a suit and try very hard not to think about the naked Asgardian in his shower. Easier said than done.

Finding no focus in the mechanics of his work, he gave up and went to watch T.V. maybe the news could calm his racing mind. There was some success in the T.V. idea until that is, Thor came out to stand right in front of him wet and naked just drying off his long hair with a towel that would barely cover anything on the giant mans body. "I cannot seem to find where I put my clothes. Have you seen them?"

Tony again was…speechless. But he had to answer, and he did recall seeing clothes somewhere…"Oh, uh…yeah…I saw some clothes on a chair in the kitchen." He was trying hard not stare or blush but he was having no such luck. "I'm going to go…take my shower now." As Tony bolted to the bathroom he could have sworn he saw the Man of Thunder smirk. Could he know more than he is letting on? Tony shivered. He almost hoped he did.

A/N this is my first Avengers fic. Reviews are welcome. hope it's ok^_^