After dinner with your actor friends, you went back to the tower where you curled up on your usual couch in the common room to watch TV, read, and wait for your super friends to join you later in the evening. You couldn't help laughing when the pictures from the evening started coming through social media. They also ended up all over the news. The pictures the cast tagged you in and sent to you were better than the ones the news outlets had found, but that was to be expected.

You made the pictures of the cast all bowing down to you on your throne surrounded by props your new profile picture for all of your social media.

You had given Loki a couple books to catch up on, since he had missed some new releases over the last year. You had stubbornly set them aside for him specifically so he could catch back up when he got back. There were books piled on your coffee table waiting for Loki. You were really determined that he was coming back. No matter how many times Tony told you to put your books away.

Your thoughts were interrupted by a tiny black cat mewing next to your couch while you were reading. You looked down at her and couldn't help smiling. "Hey, Aunt Pepper. Tony had to go talk to Fury about something. You can hang out with us until he gets back if you want." you offered. The cat hopped up in your lap and you petted her while she purred. Pepper Potts was Tony's fiancé, CEO of Stark Industries, and practically your Aunt, even though she and Tony weren't married yet. She had also recently acquired the power to shapeshift into animals. She didn't get powers in the initial wave of magic that had swept the world, just like you hadn't. She'd only gotten them recently, so she was spending more time in the tower while she learned to control them.

Which meant you occasionally had a cat to curl up and read with you. You didn't mind, you liked Pepper for all that you had barely seen her before she got her powers.

"Do I need to turn into a cat so you will pet me like that?" Loki purred in your ear.

You looked up at him and giggled at his silly antics and his whispered teasing. "You can do that?" you asked instead of answering his question properly. You weren't dignifying his seductive purring with an answer. Despite the blush that rose on your cheeks.

"When you are feeling better, I will teach you how as well. It is not a skill I use often, but it is one of my abilities, and so it is also one of yours," Loki told you warmly. You'd gotten all of his magical abilities through the soulbond. As well as all of his years of study.

Tony arrived soon and you caught him scanning the ground as if looking for a missing cat. You waved at him from your spot on the couch. He waved back, but looked distracted, and worried. "Uncle Tony, if you're looking for Aunt Pepper, she's here," you called innocently. You saw Tony turn red, but he nodded and came to join you. He sat on your couch with you, as far from Loki as he could get, and next to your feet. You promptly put your cold toes on his warm leg, which made him yelp and glare at you. You giggled at the look on his face.

Pepper abandoned your lap and went to go curl herself on Tony's lap instead. Tony tried to act nonchalant about allowing it, but you knew him better than that. Even after all these years, he had issues showing how much he cared for Pepper or for you, though he tried his best. You grinned at the pair and settled yourself more comfortably in Loki's arms. Tony glowered suspiciously at you and you gave him an innocent smile in return, which just made him glower more deeply, which should not have been physically possible.

Pepper shifted back to human form. Thankfully she had clothes when she did it this time. That wasn't always the case and it had taken her a lot of work to learn how to shift back and forth with clothes. Everyone in the tower was grateful when she managed it, so Tony wouldn't have to kill you all for seeing more of Pepper than you should have.

Tony swore and cursed in surprise at the sudden change while you and Loki laughed at their antics. Pepper was curled quite comfortably in Tony's lap and wrapped her arms around Tony's neck, kissing your uncle on the cheek so Tony turned even more red. Though he used to be such a playboy. He was shy around Pepper and walked on eggshells for fear of losing her. "Pepper!" Tony exclaimed, you had never seen your super hero uncle so embarrassed.

"Calm down, Tony. They already know. Everyone in the universe has known since well before you proposed," Pepper replied with a grin. It was true. Everyone in the known world knew Tony Stark had proposed and knew he was dating his CEO before then.

You yelped when Loki grabbed you around the waist and pulled you into his lap, so you and Pepper were mirrored on the couch. "If it is proper for your uncle to have his love on his lap, then it is proper for me to have mine in the same place," Loki explained quite reasonably. You all laughed, except for Tony who glared, but couldn't easily fight Loki's logic. You settled yourself more comfortably on Loki's lap and he wrapped his cool arms around you once you were settled.

"You don't think-" Tony trailed off, losing whatever words he was trying to find. You grasped the concept behind his question, though. He wanted to know if you were ok with his relationship with Pepper. He had gotten so much flack over it and didn't want any from you too.

"Tony, I don't care who you love as long as they treat you well," you told him sincerely, trying to be reassuring that you really was open to whatever relationship made him happy. You were glad, of course, that he'd stopped being a playboy, and you loved Pepper, so it was great. The moment you saw the reassurance in his eyes though you couldn't help adding: "Unless you love Loki. You can't have him. He's mine," you added, because it was your job to tease him. You stuck your tongue out at him and he laughed.

"You can keep him," Tony replied, finally relaxing and wrapping his arms around Pepper.

By the time the news aired the footage of the crash again, Pepper's head was on Tony's shoulder and Tony was absently petting her hair. They were absolutely adorable together. Tony stiffened every time someone walked into the room, but all he got from them were waves and friendly greetings, so he finally calmed.

One idiot made a joke that was derogatory about Pepper in the relationship with Tony. It wasn't the first time, people were always saying derogatory things since she'd been Tony's assistant before he made her CEO. You were the first one on your feet to defend Tony and Pepper, daggers in both hands, one held to the idiot's throat. Loki was right behind you, not visibly armed yet. You were soon surrounded by supers, all of whom were prepared to fight and all of whom were defending Tony and Pepper. "I'm sorry! It was a joke!" the idiot insisted.

"It's not funny," you snarled. You were mildly impressed that this hulking brute was terrified of you, the tiniest girl in the room. And the one without powers at the moment. But then again, on a normal day, you were the deadliest person in any given room.

"No more jokes, I swear!" he begged.

"There better not be," you snarled. There were cheers from the others. Loki touched your arm.

"I believe he has gotten the point, darling," he said dryly. Lucky guy was getting saved by Loki. Hopefully he appreciated it. You saw his grateful look at Loki. Loki just glared at him in reply.

"He insulted Tony," you pouted at Loki.

"That is not a killing offense, dear, or I would be long dead," Loki's voice was still dry.

"Fine," you replied, stepping back from the idiot. You handed one of your daggers to Loki to vanish and sheathed the other one with a flourish.

"You summon excellent daggers," Loki commented appraising your dagger as you calmly walked back to our couch.

"A girl has to have standards," you replied with a smile. He laughed and vanished the dagger before he resumed his place on the couch and pulled you onto his lap. You curled up there contentedly and he wrapped a blanket around you to keep you warm against his chill.

Pepper pouted and looked pathetic until Loki summoned another blanket so Tony could wrap it around her. Pepper instantly perked up and you could hear her purring from your end of the couch. Sometimes the animal traits stuck more than she wanted to admit.

You were soon joined by the rest of your friends, who insisted that you watch Superhero Musical. That movie was the tower favorite and you watched it all the time, sang along every time, and somehow never got tired of it. You all sang along as per usual and you looked up at Loki surprised when he jumped in right along the rest of you. He didn't miss any of the words, either.

He'd been practicing.

You all stayed up way too late and ended up falling asleep in the common room, on various couches, chairs, cushions and beanbags. You had a feeling that it was Fury who took the picture that ended up on the official Avengers' website and Facebook page, heavily edited so no supers identities were compromised, of course.