Resurrection

Chapter-17

“By the Norns, am I not to have one single piece of moment?” Loki asked barely glancing back.

“Well Hello to you to Mr Grumpy” Tony greeted back moving to the round table sitting on the dining hall.

“Have care how you speak Anthony lest you want my anger first thing in the morning” Loki replied his eyes dancing with mirth.

“Do you know that your Shakespearean accent is sexy, really it’s taking off the edge in your threatening” Tony said giving his smile that he usually reserved when he was annoying his Brucie bear.

“I can very well make it threatening if I intend to but then again… you would know that” Loki answered sending a shiver through Tony.

“Stop antagonizing Loki, good morning Mr Loki” Peter said stepping in trying to ease off the tension.

“Good morning my child” Loki answered hugging Peter and ruffling his hair.

“Hey, it’s not fair! how come he gets the hug and I get the ‘I will murder you look’ from reindeer games?”

“Oh, shut up!” they chorused back.

“Uh-oh now tag teaming, I see”.

“Anthony, I assure you I know just the spell to shut your mouth and it’s a simple enough spell to stay for few days”.

Tony tried to retort but then thought better of it and sat up pouting. Loki just rolled his eyes and turned back to Peter- “how are you, any aches … do you want me to heal you again?”

Peter smiled fondly. He knew Loki really cared about him and he couldn’t help but blush. Care from a God/ Goddess. He felt his cheeks heating up again.

“I am fine. These will heal fast. I could sense my spider healing, it looks bad than you feel. I will be okay”.

“Uhm” Loki replied in non-committal and continued – “why don’t you both grab plates, I will make you breakfast.”

“Petey pie, could you grab me a plate too?” Tony asked trying to make the face that made him irresistible.

“No, you want food, you take the plate! No working up the kid” Loki beat up knowing full well what the man was trying to. Had it been anyone else it would have worked.

“Fiiine” Tony all but whined and got up “I didn’t know what I ever did for you to hate me anyway” he grumbled trying to act out in his usual flare.

“I don’t like anyone, Anthony” Loki answered dramatically with a sigh.

“Liar!” Tony called out his bluff.

“Would you both stop acting so childish? And Tony grab the plates” Peter asked although enjoying the quips. He could get used to it.

Both of them looked up disgusted and lowered their heads as if they got reprimanded. It was comical. He knew what they were doing. Trying to cheer him up but he loved it.

“Tony, huh?” Loki asked seeing the fierce blush coming back to boy’s face. Really it was a lovely sight. A stark contrast to the usual despondent look that usually the boy had.

Tony meanwhile had grabbed three of them plates and got the matching cups.

“That is not my cup” Peter answered trying to find the cup he usually had the tea.

“I am afraid it is lost” Loki answered apologetically.

“Lost?” Peter asked confused.

“My brother had come to visit me and I put a spell to annoy him, turning the cup into a snake but he wanted to keep it”.

“Wait” Peter blinked –“what you turned a cup to snake and it still stays as a snake. I thought it was an illusion”.

“It is. But it’s just a small spell, I could very well keep it in the image forever and it will barely take any energy”.

“Uh oh imagine that, Thor trying to pet the snake and it turns to a cup” Tony said laughing.

Loki threw a dirty look-“I am a powerful mage, you senseless man!” and waved his hand.

“Let me guess, there’s a snake on my back” Tony asked looking at Peter.

“Uhh… Tony I am afraid it’s not a snake”. Peter answered shell shocked. As if in cue, Tony heard a growl and looked back to see a giant wolf looking at him baring his teeth.

“Loki! Loki!” Tony said sprinting out, the wolf tailing him.

“Loki” Peter called worried seeing the wolf tackling the man, rubbing his nose but almost menacingly.

“Fine” Loki replied waving his hand off dispersing the illusion only to find Tony crouched down clutching his torso.

“Not cool, Lokes. Not cool” Tony answered his voice shaking. “Your mother was absolutely wrong”.

“What?” Loki asked hearing his mother’s name. He almost felt jealous for Tony.

“She thought we were match made in heaven” Tony answered standing up.

“Did she know?” Loki asked more to himself in a fond expression.

Tony could see the love in Loki’s eyes and the intrigue. When they met he gave a curt nod and replied –“May be later” tony answered to the unasked question. He would answer every question Loki had about his mother.

Loki just smiled moving to the dining table and sitting in other side of Peter. Peter if he was curious about change in the atmosphere he didn’t question it. whatever it is, he knew that when the time comes, he will know.

“So do you like the cabin, Pete?” Tony asked while they ate.

“It was nice but I only visited a couple of times” Peter answered biting into the sandwich.

“What do you mean by visit? Were you not living there?” Tony asked clearly surprised.

“Ah, no... I had an apartment. Besides it was where you three lived. Mrs Potts had asked me whether I would be interested in moving in but I know that the house meant more to them. So I … I said no” Peter answered in confusion. Tony was looking at him strangely.

“Are you telling me, Pepper didn’t tell you anything?” Tony asked frustrated.

“What?”

“Peter, do you know what its name is?” Tony asked trying to not show his sudden irritation creeping in.

“What?” Peter asked. He didn’t know that the cabin had name but somehow he knew that the name was important.

“Its name is Parker Mansion, kid. It’s yours. I built it for you. Someday when I am gone I wanted you to have it.”

Peter stared wide eyed. Friday had addressed him once Boss and opened for him the underground vault then no one knew about it. It was a lab. An incredible lab but when he saw an iron suit he knew he had to get out of it. So Peter quickly backed out of the room, never to return to the cabin again. Did he mean that much to Tony?

“Perhaps then you should take him to the mansion today, give him a tour” Loki answered  not bothered.

“You are right” Tony answered cheerfully and continued –“we could use some teleportation”.

“I am not a chauffeur, Anthony” Loki scoffed.

“I know” Tony replied quietly “But I want you to come.”

Loki looked up with a fond expression and turned to Peter who was nodding his approval for the day’s plan excitedly.

“Let’s go! Let’s go!” Peter all but squealed.

“Nah uh... You eat first and then we will go and that goes for you too, Anthony” Loki commanded.

“Okie Loki” Both of them answered sulkily in unison.

“Parker mansion it is” Loki answered nursing his tea lost in thoughts.