Prequel Chapter 107

“Ordered you some new books. They should be getting here in a few hours.”
"Thank you." Loki kissed his cheek before going on his way.
Tony smiled and watched Loki walk off before going back into his lab.
“Alright, what do we have?”
“Systems have been checked and secured Sir. They will need only installation and a quick run to make sure they function properly.”
“Good.” He put on his welding gloves and goggles then got back to work.
Fury called in two hours later, asking Loki to come in for more interrogations and then talking to Stark asking on the progress.
“The satellite will launch tonight and be ready early morning. It’ll be fully operational either at SHIELD or here at the tower.”
"Good. Call me when it's finished."
“You’ll be the first to know. You want a pretty decal on it?”
“Shut up and finish the damn thing.” Fury cut the call and Tony laughed.
Loki put his armor back on and got himself off to the SHIELD.
Tony wasn’t thrilled with the idea of Loki going off to SHIELD alone, but he had to trust Fury wouldn’t do anything rash.
Loki arrived at SHIELD with a dark look on his face that already made others step back as he walked in.
Fury greeted Loki down near the cells.
“You look ready for another interrogation.”
Tony finally finished putting the satellite together and gave it to two of his suits for delivery.
"They all seem to like what I can do and yet hate that I'm working with you." Loki shrugged.
“Hydra is your biggest fan Laufeyson. I’ve had several prisoners ask if we’re brainwashing you to work for us.”
Loki let out a laugh. "They wish it was that simple."
“We have a couple of them that might know more than they’re letting on. Agent Romanov did a good job getting information, but she seemed rather intent on bringing you in again.”
Loki nodded. "Line them up and bring them in then."
Fury took Loki to another cell where five Hydra agents waited.
“Anything you can wring out of them is useful.”
Loki nodded. "Can you give them to me one at a time? It's easier to break them down if they don’t have the others with them."
“There’s another room through that door. Knock yourself out.” Fury walked out to watch from the other side of the glass.
Loki nodded and used his magic to cuff one of the men and drag them forward to another cell.
The others watched quietly and sat tall. They hadn’t been interrogated by Loki yet and had no idea what awaited them.
By the time Loki was done with the first, the man was begging to be killed and Loki had not laid his hands on him.
The other four looked over terrified and blanched as Loki went back for another.
Fury nodded as they got all the information they needed out of the men.
By the time Loki got to the last Hydra agent, he was more than ready to talk. The god didn’t even have to ask for information.
Back at the tower, Tony was running some more tests on the satellite to make sure it worked properly. It had launched fine, so at least they didn’t have to worry about that.
Loki smiled as the man spilled his guts to him and gave up every secret he knew, even a few that didn’t matter.
"That is highly effective."
When the man was done, he was hauled back to his cell.
Fury stood outside of the room, impressed once again.
Loki exited the cell and stood before Fury. "Are we done for the day?"
“Surprisingly yes. You’re going to run some of my agents out of a job at this rate.”
"Enough of them hate me as it is." Loki replied.
“They have their reasons.” Fury looked at Loki. “You can go. Tell Stark thanks for the satellite.”
Tony was still in his lab, but at least now the satellite was done.
Loki nodded. "Everyone does." And just as he'd come in he left.
Tony was sipping on a beer as he finally finished the last bits of programming for the satellite. He grinned as it came to life without a hitch.
“Jarvis, pull up imagines of the Hydra locations for me.”
“Of course Sir.” The locations appeared a moment later. "Also Mr. Laufeyson has returned." Jarvis informed.
“Oh yeah?” Tony set his things down and quickly went upstairs to see Loki.
Loki was already changed and on the bed with a book in his lap and a plate of fruit and cheese next to him.
Tony walked into the room and grinned when he saw the god.
“Hey Reindeer Games.”
"Hello Anthony." He said with a smile. "All done."
“Yeah, the satellite’s up and functioning. We have live feeds on all the locations you got for us.” Tony went over and sat on the bed next to Loki. “What are you reading?”
"Little Women today." Loki replied.
“What’s it about?” Tony looked at the pages of the book, reading only a few lines.
"Four sisters." Loki replied. "They go through life during the civil war but are far from the fighting. It's their life, their loves their sadness."
“Sounds like a weird book. Why do you like it?” Tony didn’t think this would be something the god would be interested in.
"Because it was one of the books you bought me." he said.
Tony felt oddly pleased hearing this. He smiled at the god then sat back.
“Aw, that’s sweet.”
"What are you about to do?" Loki asked turning a page.
“Sit here and watch you. I don’t have anything else to work on.”
"Get comfortable then." He smiled.
“You going to read to me?” Tony curled up close to Loki and rested his head on the pillow.
"Is that want you would like us to do?" Loki asked.
Tony shrugged. “If you want to. If not then I’ll just lay here.”
"I'll read for you." Loki smiled.
“Good.” Tony smiled back and got comfortable.
Loki started reading out loud to him.
Tony listened quietly, letting Loki’s voice flood his mind.
Loki fell asleep while reading.
Tony smiled at the god and put the book to the side, moving Loki slowly so he wouldn’t be sore.
Loki curled up on his side, sliding in closer to Tony he stayed fast asleep.
Tony put one of his arms around Loki and adjusted himself so he could be comfortable. He smiled a bit at the sleeping god then closed his eyes.
Loki was quite happy to be in Tony's arms. That was until he heard the thunder booming outside.
Tony tensed slightly when he heard the storm outside. Had there been anything on the news about this though? He looked towards the window, pressing a bit closer to Loki.
"It's not Thor Anthony." Loki said. "There's nothing to be afraid of."
Tony blinked and snapped out of his thoughts when he realized Loki was awake. He looked down at the god and smiled a bit.
“Thought it might be him out there.”
"It's not. I know the difference." Loki smiled.
“As long as you’re sure.” Tony kissed Loki softly then sighed.
Loki nodded. "I am."
“Good, then we can relax.” Tony settled against Loki and tried to relax. It was easier with Loki there.
Loki rubbed Tony's back with a smile on his face. "I love you."
Tony smiled more as he heard those words. He kissed Loki’s forehead.
“I love you too.”
Loki let himself get carried off to sleep again.
Tony stayed awake a while longer, waiting for his heart to calm down.
The thunder went away but the rain continued through the day.
Tony stayed tangled with Loki on the bed through the night, mumbling every so often under his breath.
Loki woke up around late night and the rain was still coming down. Looking about Tony, he smiled at his sleeping face.
Tony’s cheek was pressed against the pillow, his mouth slightly open. He’d always had so much trouble sleeping before he started sharing a bed with Loki. Now he could sleep right through a storm.
Loki chuckled to himself before he got out of it to go find himself something to eat.
Tony mumbled and turned on the bed, taking up most of it as he hugged Loki’s pillow.
Loki sat at the table with a plate of food and a screen up with a movie for himself.
Tony woke up after some time, grumbling as he looked around the room. Where had Loki gone?
“Finally deciding to wake up Sir?”
“Shut up.”
Loki was still eating and watching TV. Outside it was still raining.
Tony walked out of the room, running his fingers through his hair.
“Hey. You sleep okay?”
"I slept fine, I was hungry." Loki replied.
“What are you eating?” Tony went over curiously and swiped a piece of fruit from the god’s plate.
"Fruit and cheese."
“Yummy. Weird but yummy, like those desserts Pepper and I had during those fancy meetings.” Tony went into the kitchen and grabbed a green drink out of the fridge.
"I don't know how you drink those nasty things." he said with a frown.
Tony took a large swig and shrugged. “You get used to it. I have to drink these every so often. Counteracts the toxins that my arc releases into my system.”
"Why not build a new one that won’t give off the toxins?" he asked.
“It’s a natural reaction to the excess of metals in my system. This is my newest reactor. I had to make the element for it myself.” Tony walked over and sat with Loki at the table. “My old reactor was releasing palladium into my system too quickly. Would have killed me in a few years. With this one, all it takes is one drink and I’m a new man.”
Loki nodded in understanding. "Okay."
Tony took another swig of the drink. “Really not that bad once you get used to drinking the stuff.”
"Glad I don’t have to drink it."
Tony chuckled a bit. “You do have to kiss me though.” Tony leaned in quickly, stealing a kiss before standing and finishing his drink.
Loki made a face. "It’s on your lips."
Tony chuckled amused and nodded. “Yep.”
"I hate you."
Tony grinned triumphantly then went back down to his lab to get some more work done.
Loki stayed up stairs and watched as the sky grew light a few hours later, though the skies were still grey.
Tony finished tinkering with the probes Fury had asked for and was checking the connection to the satellite. He frowned at some of the data he saw.
“Jarvis what is that?”
“Interference Sir, though I cannot say exactly from where.”
“Keep an eye on that for me, would you?”
“Of course Sir.”