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"So, when were you planning on telling me that Loki likes to visit my tower in an incorporeal manner?" Tony asked as he barged onto Clint's balcony with two drinks in hand. He sipped from one and offered the other to the archer.

"I wasn't?" Clint replied as he took the offered drink.

Tony raised an eyebrow and leaned against the railing. It was warmer than it had been in a while but still cold. "Really?"

"I was thinking about how to approach it. If I just said 'I'm seeing Loki on the balcony and he's kinda see through' you all would have had me on a psych eval and in a padded room so hard and so fast my head would be spinning," Clint explained in a rush.

Tony nodded sagely and took another sip. "I understand. And since he's Loki you never really know when he's going to show up."

"There's that too..." Clint trailed off.

"And?" Tony nudged.

"And it's hard for him. His magic is locked down in case he has a relapse. Remember what Thor said about him having been brainwashed by the Chitauri? Well, I knew about it. But it took a while for my brain to process everything that happened to me then." He sighed and took a drink, uncertain of where to go with the conversation.

"So you have a thing for him, right?" Tony asked.

Clint felt his cheeks heat slightly.

"I see. Well, at least he's not a crazy super villain any more. Right?"

"Too true, Stark," Loki's voice purred from behind the playboy. He smirked as Tony flailed away from the railing but managed to keep from spilling his drink.

"Loki!" Tony sputtered.

"That would be my name, would it not?" Loki asked from his perch as he looked at Clint. He noted the way the archer was trying to hold in his laughter.

"What...? Why? How?"

"I enjoy Clint's company. My Hawk fascinates and stimulates me," Loki replied. "And the balcony is because this is where Clint likes to come to think and there is no building in the way. It's easier than trying to appear inside of a room when my sedir is not at it strongest."

"Really?" Tony asked as he passed a hand through the projection of Loki and then looked back at his own hand. "That's cool."

Loki looked mildly uncomfortable. "I can feel that."

"Tony!" Clint snapped at the same time.

"You can?" Tony asked as he pulled his hand in close to himself. "How? You're not actually here."

"I may not be there physically but all of my projections have some substance. That makes them seem more solid. And when you pass your hand through it I can feel it. Distantly, but all the same. I would appreciate it if you would refrain from such actions in the future."

Tony nodded, slightly dumbfounded. "Sorry. But you kinda earned it for throwing me through my own window."

Loki laughed, the sound was joyful and clear. "True. Perhaps I shall allow you to throw me out of a window at some point. Though I warn you, I don't fly."

"Nah, defenestration isn't usually my thing. I just like to blast things. But I might have you drink with me. I hear you like a good joke."

"Or two," Clint added. "And so do I."

Tony looked at the agent. "Really?"

"Who do you think got the dye in Steve's shampoo? And managed to reset his clock to play 'Highway to Hell'?" Clint replied with a smirk.

"That was amusing indeed," Loki commented.

"And how would you know that?" Tony asked, genuinely curious even as he offered up his hand for a high-five from Clint. His five was returned.

"I told him. He visits about once a week or every other week. Depends on how drained he feels. And he can see into my head if I let him," Clint replied with a shrug. "Kinda like sending a video file. He really only sees what I tell him he can."

"Very accurate," Loki replied. "And only because I share a deep bond with Hawkeye."

"A deep bond? Because you two are dating?" Tony scoffed as he took another drink. He paused as he noticed the serious expressions before him. "I was kidding. But if you are that's cool too! I really don't care. Just... warn me if I'm gonna walk in on it. Okay? Though I guess you can't do anything until Loki's cleared to come here, right?"

"Actually, father wanted me to convey a message. You are all invited to visit Asguard," Loki replied with a cordial head tilt.

"And how are we supposed to get there?" Tony asked.

"When Thor next visits," Loki replied simply. "He will have the Tesseract with him and will bring you all with him. If you choose to accompany him."

Clint nodded in agreement. "I'm game. We all need a break," he added after a few moments. "Wouldn't you like to see the fabled city?"

Tony looked thoughtful for a few moments and took another sip of his drink. "Sounds like an idea," Tony replied with a shrug. "Should be fun. I like to travel and see knew places. I'll bring a couple of suits. One for dinner, and one for action..." he looked thoughtful.

Clint shook his head at the other man. "You're almost unbelievable."

"Almost?" Tony asked as he turned to the archer.

"Well, I've known you just long enough to believe you're really like this, but yeah. Almost," he replied with a laugh. He turned back to Loki. "We'll let the others know. When is Thor coming?"

Loki watched the two, green eyes sparkling. "Four days. I can check with you tomorrow if you'd like."

"That'll fine," Tony replied. "Same place? Same time?"

"That would be just fine. Now if you do not mind. I would like to spend some time alone with Clinton," Loki replied with an air of superiority. He waved a dismissive hand at the billionaire even as a smile threatened to break out over his face.

Tony rolled his eyes and walked off muttering something unintelligible. before he was gone.

"So, now we're alone," Clint said after a few minutes of nearly awkward silence.

"That we are, my Hawk," Loki replied as he turned back to the archer and smiled. "And I had hoped to have some alone time with you. Before my strength runs out."

"Well, I don't want you hurtin' yourself because of me," Clint replied with a shake of his head. "You can rest if you want. It was good enough getting to see you."

Loki smiled patiently. "It will not hurt me to spend a few moments with you. Enjoying your company. Though it will be brief."

"Yeah. But four days until Thor gets here and then we can see each other face-to-face," Clint replied with a grin.

"Yes. I look forward to it. But until then I will have to save my strength. And I wish for you to pack for an extended stay. If you wish."

"I'd like that."

"Good."

TBC...

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"So, when were you planning on telling me that Loki likes to visit my tower in an incorporeal manner?" Tony asked as he barged onto Clint's balcony with two drinks in hand. He sipped from one and offered the other to the archer.

"I wasn't?" Clint replied as he took the offered drink.

Tony raised an eyebrow and leaned against the railing. It was warmer than it had been in a while but still cold. "Really?"

"I was thinking about how to approach it. If I just said 'I'm seeing Loki on the balcony and he's kinda see through' you all would have had me on a psych eval and in a padded room so hard and so fast my head would be spinning," Clint explained in a rush.

Tony nodded sagely and took another sip. "I understand. And since he's Loki you never really know when he's going to show up."

"There's that too..." Clint trailed off.

"And?" Tony nudged.

"And it's hard for him. His magic is locked down in case he has a relapse. Remember what Thor said about him having been brainwashed by the Chitauri? Well, I knew about it. But it took a while for my brain to process everything that happened to me then." He sighed and took a drink, uncertain of where to go with the conversation.

"So you have a thing for him, right?" Tony asked.

Clint felt his cheeks heat slightly.

"I see. Well, at least he's not a crazy super villain any more. Right?"

"Too true, Stark," Loki's voice purred from behind the playboy. He smirked as Tony flailed away from the railing but managed to keep from spilling his drink.

"Loki!" Tony sputtered.

"That would be my name, would it not?" Loki asked from his perch as he looked at Clint. He noted the way the archer was trying to hold in his laughter.

"What...? Why? How?"

"I enjoy Clint's company. My Hawk fascinates and stimulates me," Loki replied. "And the balcony is because this is where Clint likes to come to think and there is no building in the way. It's easier than trying to appear inside of a room when my sedir is not at it strongest."

"Really?" Tony asked as he passed a hand through the projection of Loki and then looked back at his own hand. "That's cool."

Loki looked mildly uncomfortable. "I can feel that."

"Tony!" Clint snapped at the same time.

"You can?" Tony asked as he pulled his hand in close to himself. "How? You're not actually here."

"I may not be there physically but all of my projections have some substance. That makes them seem more solid. And when you pass your hand through it I can feel it. Distantly, but all the same. I would appreciate it if you would refrain from such actions in the future."

Tony nodded, slightly dumbfounded. "Sorry. But you kinda earned it for throwing me through my own window."

Loki laughed, the sound was joyful and clear. "True. Perhaps I shall allow you to throw me out of a window at some point. Though I warn you, I don't fly."

"Nah, defenestration isn't usually my thing. I just like to blast things. But I might have you drink with me. I hear you like a good joke."

"Or two," Clint added. "And so do I."

Tony looked at the agent. "Really?"

"Who do you think got the dye in Steve's shampoo? And managed to reset his clock to play 'Highway to Hell'?" Clint replied with a smirk.

"That was amusing indeed," Loki commented.

"And how would you know that?" Tony asked, genuinely curious even as he offered up his hand for a high-five from Clint. His five was returned.

"I told him. He visits about once a week or every other week. Depends on how drained he feels. And he can see into my head if I let him," Clint replied with a shrug. "Kinda like sending a video file. He really only sees what I tell him he can."

"Very accurate," Loki replied. "And only because I share a deep bond with Hawkeye."

"A deep bond? Because you two are dating?" Tony scoffed as he took another drink. He paused as he noticed the serious expressions before him. "I was kidding. But if you are that's cool too! I really don't care. Just... warn me if I'm gonna walk in on it. Okay? Though I guess you can't do anything until Loki's cleared to come here, right?"

"Actually, father wanted me to convey a message. You are all invited to visit Asguard," Loki replied with a cordial head tilt.

"And how are we supposed to get there?" Tony asked.

"When Thor next visits," Loki replied simply. "He will have the Tesseract with him and will bring you all with him. If you choose to accompany him."

Clint nodded in agreement. "I'm game. We all need a break," he added after a few moments. "Wouldn't you like to see the fabled city?"

Tony looked thoughtful for a few moments and took another sip of his drink. "Sounds like an idea," Tony replied with a shrug. "Should be fun. I like to travel and see knew places. I'll bring a couple of suits. One for dinner, and one for action..." he looked thoughtful.

Clint shook his head at the other man. "You're almost unbelievable."

"Almost?" Tony asked as he turned to the archer.

"Well, I've known you just long enough to believe you're really like this, but yeah. Almost," he replied with a laugh. He turned back to Loki. "We'll let the others know. When is Thor coming?"

Loki watched the two, green eyes sparkling. "Four days. I can check with you tomorrow if you'd like."

"That'll fine," Tony replied. "Same place? Same time?"

"That would be just fine. Now if you do not mind. I would like to spend some time alone with Clinton," Loki replied with an air of superiority. He waved a dismissive hand at the billionaire even as a smile threatened to break out over his face.

Tony rolled his eyes and walked off muttering something unintelligible. before he was gone.

"So, now we're alone," Clint said after a few minutes of nearly awkward silence.

"That we are, my Hawk," Loki replied as he turned back to the archer and smiled. "And I had hoped to have some alone time with you. Before my strength runs out."

"Well, I don't want you hurtin' yourself because of me," Clint replied with a shake of his head. "You can rest if you want. It was good enough getting to see you."

Loki smiled patiently. "It will not hurt me to spend a few moments with you. Enjoying your company. Though it will be brief."

"Yeah. But four days until Thor gets here and then we can see each other face-to-face," Clint replied with a grin.

"Yes. I look forward to it. But until then I will have to save my strength. And I wish for you to pack for an extended stay. If you wish."

"I'd like that."

"Good."

TBC...