Chapter 24

Tony drove out to the plane and quickly got on. “Finally some time alone. Well, more alone than usual.” He sniggered at his own comment.  
Fenrir smiled at Bruce.
"We were alone at the tower. But getting fresh air would be far better." Loki sat down next to Tony with a glass of cranberry juice. So much for wine at romantic dinners. "So where are we going?"
“Oh you’ll see. I don’t want to ruin the surprise.” Tony smiled playfully and sipped some juice as well. If he tried really hard, he could pretend it didn’t taste awful.  
Loki huffed but noticed the wince on his husbands face. “Anthony It can't taste that bad considering that green stuff you drink taste absolutely foul."
“True, but I’ve been drinking that longer, I’m used to it. This stuff is…yeah.” Tony set his cup down then looked out the window. “Besides, it’s not like you like this stuff either.”  
"Excuse me but I happen to love cranberry juice. Far better than that horse piss you call apple juice." Loki smirked.
Tony ran his tongue along his teeth then stood and kissed Loki deeply, letting his tongue venture through the god’s mouth before suddenly pulling back. “Hey, I like that horse piss.” He smirked back then sat down.  
Loki smiled as Tony pulled away from him. "That may be so but do you really want to have a round here on the plane with the pilot only separated by a curtain and a very thin door?"
“Heh! They’ve caught me doing worse things. Besides, they don’t have to watch if they don’t like it. This is my plane.” Tony shrugged and grabbed a green water bottle from the mini fridge.  
"Oh I don't think I want to know." Loki smirked sipping his juice letting his hand rest on his stomach. His magic was swirling around again. Loki smiled.
Tony took a large swig of the green drink and looked at Loki. “That’s an adorable look for you.” He smiled and walked over, kneeling beside Loki and placing his hand over the god’s hand. “I don’t know if you can hear me yet kiddo, but I’m the good looking one.”  
"Yeah if you ever wonder where your massive ego comes from you and blame the good looking one." Loki smirked laughing at the look on Tony's face. We'll have to make a trip to Asgard in five weeks because my clothes aren't going to fit." Loki sighed.
“I was just going to get you some cute maternity clothes from here. But if you wanna make a quick stop back at your place we can.” Tony grinned and kissed Loki’s lips lightly before sitting back in his seat. “I could have had em custom made, something in green and gold.” The brunette looked up as his mind began to wonder to images of Loki in maternity clothes and he smiled.  
"I will take a look but I prefer the clothes from home. A bit of magic on them and I won't have to constantly keep getting new ones every time I get bigger." Loki smiled fondly. “But then again we do have to go because I need to see the healer for a few things." Loki told him leaning on his shoulder.
“We’ll go as soon as our honey moon’s over. I wanna enjoy my time with just the two of you.” Tony chuckled and rubbed his knuckles against Loki’s stomach gently. It was faint, but Tony could feel something swirling under Loki’s skin.  
"You're not going to be taking pictures of me constantly just so you can show me how big I'm getting are you?" Loki asked. He kinda wished he hadn't because for all he knew he just put the idea into his husband's head.
A big grin split Tony’s face. “That’s a great idea! Why didn’t I think of that sooner? I can take pictures every month.” Tony rubbed his chin as he thought of how the pictures would look and how he could set them up as a collage. In an instant he’d pulled out his phone and began snapping pictures of Loki.
Loki took the phone and tossed it away to the other chair. "Now take a picture." Loki grinned in his usual way.
The playboy faked a hurt pout as he sat back. “Oh no, how will I ever get pictures of you now? It’s not like I have the whole plane rigged with cameras or anything that are constantly getting footage of you. Or like I already had JARVIS save them. Poor me, no pictures!” Tony covered his face and whimpered then grinned at Loki.  
"Oh you great ass. Those pictures will stay between you me and Jarvis until I say otherwise." Loki glared kissing his husband.
Tony laughed and kissed back. “Oh whatever, you know you want pictures too. And we can show em to our kid so he or she can see how beautiful you look like this.” He smiled then looked out the window as the plane began its descent.  
"You are evil sometimes. I'm, going to be fat and huge. Are you going to tell me where we are now?" Loki asked looking out the window.  
“You’re going to be a fat and huge amazing god. You’re going to be the most amazing looking pregnant man I ever saw. And we, my dear, are in China.” Tony grinned and tapped the small window. “I thought it would be a nice change from New York.”
"China?" Loki asked. "Now I see why you wanted to get clothes from here. Not to mention Barton did make a snide remark about how our clothes looked like we were from the middle ages." Loki liked the clothes from Asgard they were comfortable.
“It’s really a nice place. I think you’ll like the change of scenery. You know something other than the Ye Olde Time stuff you’re always wearing.” Tony grinned and kissed Loki then got off the plane with him, a cab waiting for them. A smiling woman stepped out and bowed her head to Tony then the both of them began chatting away.
"You weren't complaining about it when you wanted some clothes for yourself." Loki told him following him off the plane.
“But I don’t dress like that all the time. Babe, this is Min. Min, this is my husband, Loki.”
“So happy to have you two here. Come, I got everything prepared for you. It has been a long time since we saw you here, Tony Stark.”
“I’ve been preoccupied.” Tony shrugged and wrapped an arm around Loki’s waist as they got into the car. They rode out of the city and into a mountainous area, low fog hanging in the air.  
In the car Loki leaned on Tony trying to get comfortable. He needed a good stretch. "So what do you have planned for our adventures Beloved?"
“I’m going to show you around. We’ll spend a few days here then go to Europe. I’ll take you all over the place as we can take stupid pictures.” Tony grinned and looked out as they arrived at a house in the mountains.
“I hope it is to your liking, Tony Stark and Loki Stark. Enjoy your stay.” Min bowed her head again then left.  
"Thank you." Loki told the woman. He looked around the house with a smile. It was spacious. "This place is beautiful."
“I thought you might like it.” Tony smiled and kissed Loki’s cheek. “She really did a good job with it too. But Min’s been trying to get me to come back here for a long time now.” He shrugged and looked around, chuckling when he saw something etched over the door frame of the bedroom. “Very funny.”
"What does it say?" Loki called having ventured further into the house and out to the garden. The garden was defiantly impressive. He was going to miss this one. It was far better than New York.
“Min thinks she’s being cute. It says ‘room of the baby-maker.’ Guess Pepper told her I knocked you up.” Tony shook his head with a grin and walked over to Loki. “Nice huh?”
"I don't know how many times Ms. Potts thinks I'm going to let your knock me up but I can assure you that that room will live up to its name the second time around." Loki laughed.
“Oh come on, let her dream.” Tony chuckled and sighed out content as it began to rain. “You wanna rest first? Or do you want to see around?”
"I was hoping to get out for a bit but looks like the rain has other plans for us. How about dinner and a movie tonight?"
“Sounds good to me. Oh, there’s this place I need to take you to. They make the most amazing fried snake dumplings.” Tony licked his lips at the thought of the food.
"Fried snake?" Loki asked. Loki wasn't sure if he should go anywhere near it.  
“Trust me, it tastes amazing. Kind of like chicken but a lot more tender.” The playboy grinned and went into the kitchen. “Now I know you think I’m hopeless at cooking, but I’ve got this recipe down.” Tony cracked his fingers and began pulling out vegetables and other ingredients.  
Loki shook his head with a sigh and wandered into the kitchen keeping his distance as he watched Tony work.
"Mr. Stark I must remind you to call and check on Fenrir he's rather worried."
"Hello Jarvis." Loki greeted at the familiar voice.
“You go ahead and call Bruce. Tell him I say hi.” Tony grinned and kept cooking.
This wasn’t as bad as he thought. Bruce sat on the touch with Fenrir, having finally relaxed after a while. They’d started watching a movie when Fenrir had begun to whimper about missing Loki and suddenly hugged Bruce tight. The man didn’t have the heart to pull away, so he simply stayed there.  
Loki spoke to Fenrir in Old Norse the words passing between them quickly enough as they talked. It came to Loki at that moment what the doctor could do to keep the wolf occupied. "Perhaps you could try your hand at teaching him English?" Loki suggested.
“I think I’ll do that. I’ve been trying a little bit with just basic things like foods or places.” Bruce chuckled slightly. “He clings to me a lot at night. I kinda feel bad for you now; your kid is strong.”  
"That's my boy." Loki said proudly. "He had to keep his looks and strength from somewhere. And be aware Doctor that Fenrir works better when he isn't pressured to hard."
“I’ll keep that in mind. How are you guys enjoying the honey moon so far?” Bruce groaned a bit as Fenrir suddenly hugged him tighter. Clearly he was excited to be hearing from his dad.  
"Anthony is cooking dinner and I'll have to speak to Ms. Potts about her sense of humor. Anthony says hello."
“Ah, he’s trying to cook again huh? Other than pancakes I don’t think he knows how to do anything else.” Bruce chuckled a bit. “What did Pepper do?”
“I can hear you talking about me!” Tony called out from the kitchen and put the last details on their dinner.  
"He claims this is by recipe. And she had the master suite labeled 'the baby-maker'." Loki chuckled as he heard his husband call from the kitchen about their comments.
Bruce laughed at the baby-maker bit and shook his head. “Pepper did that? Well that’s new! Are you sure Tony didn’t do it?”
Tony set the table in the other room and smiled to himself when he was satisfied.  
“Well considering how much time she’s spent around Tony I’m not surprised. He really rubbed off on her, for better or for worse.”
“Hey babe, dinner’s ready.” Tony walked over to his husband and planted a kiss on his cheek.
"I have to go eat. Fenrir let the doctor breath please. I love you my great wolf. Good night. Thank you again Doctor." Loki told him.
“Have fun you two!”
“Does Fenrir miss you?” Tony chuckled a bit and sat at the table. He loved the idea of going traditional in China, but kneeling all the time was hell on his legs. So he opted for a normal table with chairs instead.  
Loki hung up. "Yes he misses me. He's taken to hugging the doctor in my place the doctor feels sorry for me because of his strength." Loki sat down. "Smells good."
“Of course it does, I made it.” The playboy smiled and took a bite of his food. “Mm, well Bruce is good for bone crushing hugs. I remember Thor grabbed him like that once before you came here. You were still missing I guess and he came here looking for you.” Tony laughed at the memory. “And I guess he just needed a hug cause he grabbed Bruce and wouldn’t let go!”
Loki chuckled. "Fenrir may be large and strong but he is quick and smart as are all my children. And he can be very gentle at times." Loki smiled.
“Well he is your son. And from what I’ve seen of you it’s only obvious your kids are just as amazing.” Tony smiled and took another bite from his dumplings. He served himself some tea and took a sip, enjoying the smooth taste.  
Loki poked at the dumpling wondering if he should really give it a go. "It’s a snake?" Loki stated.
Tony blinked at the question and swallowed a mouthful of rice before shaking his head. “No, not these. I can’t fry snake to save my life. These are just pork and vegetable dumplings. Snake ones we’ll try tomorrow.” Tony gave a coquettish smirk then continued eating.
Loki ate the vegetable ones first avoiding the pork as they seemed to make his stomach churn a bit at the thought of meat altogether.
Tony chuckled a bit and quickly finished his meal. “So when are you going to start craving weird stuff like pickles and ice cream?”
“I haven't a clue. It's been so long since I was last with child." Loki told him snatching one of Tony's vegetable dumplings for himself. Yup he wasn't eating meat for quite some time.
“They’re good huh?” Tony grinned satisfied with himself and sipped his tea. “I learned how to make these on a business trip here a while back. That’s when I met Min. You know she used to hate me. Then she realized I was funding an education project here. After that she was like my best friend.”  
Loki made a mental note to get Tony some pregnancy books while they were out. If he could find them in English that was. Or perhaps he could just ask pepper to find them for him and have them sent over. He had a feeling Anthony would need them.
It had finally stopped raining by the time they finished eating, so Tony took the opportunity to show Loki around. He took through secluded towns in the mountains, snapping a picture or two every so often. And he couldn’t help but notice how much the people ogled over Loki’s pale complexion.  
"Do I have something on my face or is it just me?" He'd noticed the strange stares he'd been getting from the towns people. They didn't seem to fear which was definitely a good sign.
“Heh! Nah, they’re just amazed at how pale you are. In Asian culture that’s a big deal, getting the skin as milky white as possible. They also have a big thing with facial hair. You shoulda seen em the first time I passed through here.” Tony grinned and nodded to several people. “They want to know how you got so pale.” Tony couldn’t help chuckling a bit at the questions, most of which came from the women.  
"But Anthony you know why I'm this pale. This is just what I look like. I don't tan because I can't tan. As for facial hair I remedied that long ago with a few spells and salves.
Again the playboy laughed and tried to explain that to the women, all whom only got more excited and inched slightly closer to Loki, as if doing so would bless them with pale complexions. Soon enough Tony took Loki to other towns before stopping by some shops in the cities. “I’m thinking of getting another outfit from here. The last one I bought doesn’t fit me anymore.”
He had to admit he did feel a bit vain that the woman were jealous of his skin. He'd always had pale skin and it was flawlessly smooth. "Do you know of a good tailor then?" Loki asked.