Once you were completely out of it, Loki made sure you were lying on your stomach so you wouldn't be lying on the burns as they healed and draped the blanket up to your waist. He kissed the top of your head. "Rest well, my love," he bid you softly before he left. You just settled further into much-needed sleep.

Loki left the room to return to the common room to speak to the others. The team that was gathered looked up when he reentered the room. Not everyone was there. Tony and Bruce were working and Clint may or may not have been in the ceiling tiles. "She ok?" Nat asked when she saw Loki. The entire team cared for you and they hated that you were injured.

Loki nodded. "She's healing and resting now. The sun took a lot out of her," he told them reassuringly. He wasn't going to tell them that he'd made you take his blood. He knew it would just embarrass you. Plus you hadn't exactly approved of his methods either.

They all looked relieved at that news. They knew how harmful the sun was to you and how careful you usually were about risking going out in the sun. "Are you going to make her a new necklace? She increased your powers, right?" Bucky asked. He'd gotten at least some understanding of how magic worked by being friends with Loki and living with the team and the trickster.

Loki shook his head. "Even if I did, it would have the same result and I might not be there to save her next time," he told them and they all looked downtrodden at the prospect of taking the sun from you. You'd enjoyed getting to see it again and had missed it so desperately over the last four years. Your friends hated the idea that you'd be without it again. "My mother has a plan, however," Loki reassured them quickly.

"And that would be?" Cap prodded. Loki hadn't told any of them about Frigga's plan. Thor remained silent. He knew of the plan and also knew his brother well. Loki would only share what he wanted known and would only share when he was ready.

Loki shook his head. He wasn't ready to share more information yet. "I will tell you what it is as soon as Mother informs me that it will work. I do not wish to get anyone's hopes up, especially not kitten's," he didn't want you accidentally finding out about the plan if it wouldn't work. Also this particular pet name of his for you had stuck it seemed.

Loki could see that they wanted to protest. They were too curious for their own good and incorrigible gossips all of them. Thor finally broke the silence, always willing to deal with Loki's temper. "Did you have a good time up until that point? She was so excited to take you out for a surprise. And wouldn't even tell me where she was taking you," Thor asked, sounding annoyed that you hadn't trusted him to keep the secret.

Loki smiled. "It was quite fun and an excellent outing," he agreed, then smirked at Thor. "Though I did find out something surprising," he teased his brother with information. Thor looked interested and gestured for Loki to continue. "Do you remember Lady Brynhilde, brother?"

Thor nodded. "Of course. She was Mother's best friend. She left Asgard years ago, did she not? Mother was quite saddened when she left,"

Loki inclined his head with a smirk. "Indeed, and it turns out she is our little vampire's mother," he told Thor, waiting for his brother's reaction to that revelation.

Thor's mouth dropped open. "What?!?!?" he demanded incredulously.

Loki laughed, pleased at getting the reaction out of Thor that he wanted. The rest of the team demanded answers as well, so Loki explained. "One of the destinations on our outing was to check in on her family. The little vampire insists that she cannot be seen by her family, but she likes to check and make sure they are alright," he explained. When the group nodded, he continued. "I recognized her mother as soon as I saw her,"

"But... that would make her... half Asgardian... and a..." Thor searched for a word as he tried to comprehend all of the implications. "A duchess," he finally decided.

Loki rolled his eyes at his brother's slow thought processes. "That it would, brother," he replied dryly.

Thor was still pondering over the implications. "Father will blow a gasket... so will the court if they find out what he did to a noble of the court, even if she is a -" the word he used was not a very polite word, but it was the one the Asgardians used for someone who was not a pureblooded Asgardian. Loki shot his brother a pointed glare for the word he'd chosen, but he silently agreed with Thor's sentiment. "What do you intend on doing with this information?" Thor asked his brother suspiciously. He didn't trust Loki not to have ulterior plans for the knowledge.

"Nothing, for now. But if the Allfather tries to pull anything when the three of us return to Asgard, I will not hold my tongue if it means keeping Y/N safe," everyone knew Loki was serious when he used your actual name instead of a pet name. Thor nodded, accepting that logic.

You came back downstairs in time for dinner. Your skin was still pink a flushed, but you weren't nearly as burned as you'd been earlier that afternoon. Not with Loki's blood and rest in your sanctuary of a bedroom. Loki greeted you at the elevator and kissed your cheek. He was being extra adorable and you smiled warmly at him. "How are you feeling, darling?" he asked you gently as he looked you over.

"Better," you replied with a small smile. You were still sore and in pain from the burns on your skin, but you were doing a lot better with Loki's blood and rest.

"Good timing kid, dinners ready!" Clint called from the kitchen. You smiled and took Loki's hand. The two of you made your way to the dining room.

During dinner, Nat turned her attention to Loki. "Boyfriend, I'm stealing your girl after dinner. Stark wants your help in the lab while we're out," she told Loki. He looked really confused by that, with an adorably raised eyebrow, but he nodded in acceptance. He wouldn't argue with Nat stealing you for shopping or whatever other girly activity she decided on.

"I need new clothes and I'm sure your girl could use some too, since she dresses like she's actually Stark's kid when left to her own devices..." Nat teased you. You huffed and stuck your tongue out at her in reply.

Loki smirked and kissed your temple. "Let Lady Natasha spoil you a bit, kitten," he bid you warmly, knowing you'd have fun once you were out with Nat. You huffed your distaste for shopping for clothes, but you relented when you saw Nat looking so earnest.

You and Nat left after dinner. You kissed your Loki goodbye and you were highly surprised that he was letting you go out without him. He was a touch overprotective.

By a touch you meant extremely.

Loki kissed you softly and tapped your forehead. "Call on me if you run into trouble, darling," he bid you. He was just a telepathic call away. And you and Nat were both fully capable of protecting yourselves. You waved again at the elevator and made your way out with Nat.

Once the two of you were gone, Loki headed down to the lab, wondering what in the nine realms Stark could need him for. He and Stark basically still hated each other. Loki knocked on the doorframe to the lab, drawing attention to himself. He would attempt to be polite. And would stay that was as long as Stark didn't annoy him too badly. "I was told you needed me, Stark?" he asked politely. He thought he was definitely earning brownie points for being nice to Stark, if only you were there to give him the stupid brownie points he was earning.

Stark nodded and gestured for Loki to join him in the lab. "I'm planning Tinkerbell's birthday party. Thought you'd want to help. I also bought her that laptop she wanted since she somehow hadn't dragged your ass to the computer store to buy it herself," he showed Loki the computer box. Loki knew nothing about computers except that you wanted a new fancy one for games.

Loki inclined his head. He wanted to throw you a party anyway and get you properly spoiled. If he could make Stark do all the work that would be even better. "She says she does want the party to be too crazy. Can you handle that, Stark?"

Stark rolled his eyes and huffed, looking put-upon. "Unfortunately yes, Tinkerbell doesn't exactly have many friends outside the tower..." he grumbled. He hated that the party was going to be small. He wanted to throw you a huge bash, but all your friends lived here.

Loki nodded. "I do have a couple of additional guests in mind. But you cannot tell her about them. It is a surprise," he told Stark when he came up with his brilliant idea. You were going to love it. He was sure you would.

He still wanted it to be a surprise.

Stark nodded with a gleeful look in his eyes at the prospect of being able to invite more people. His guest list was looking pretty pathetic.

Loki did have to warn the man as long as they were being civil. "Know that I know Y/N's mother is asgardian and her sister half, she will not need to fear that they will be in any harm if they know she is alive. Invite them as my personal guests, but do not make it too obvious. I wish for it to be a surprise,"

Stark looked downright shocked at your mom being Asgardian. He had met her before. But he processed the information much faster than Thor had. His big brain was good for something. "Are you going to tell them prior that she's alive?" They were using 'alive' loosely in this case as you were dead, but still walking around....

Stark wanted to make sure the invitations were worded correctly. Loki caught what he was really asking. "Let it be a surprise. I will personally escort them into the party so that I can prepare them,"

Stark nodded again and came up with a quick excuse. "I'll just say in the invite that it's a memorial celebration. That should get them here without raising their suspicions,"

Stark and Loki worked on plans for the party and the more important plans of keeping you from finding out about until Saturday. The more difficult part of that was letting the rest of the team know about it so they could buy presents.

Their temporary truce was interrupted by Jarvis annoucing: "Sir, Agent Romanoff and Miss Y/N have returned. You may wish to hide your activities before they make it up from the garage and discover what you are up to..." the AI suggested.

Loki snapped his fingers and everything vanished. Stark looked admitedly impressed by the display of magic. "You have some uses after all," he teased Loki, which just made Loki bristle.

"Not a word, Stark. I wish for her to have a wonderful surprise party,"

Tony grinned in reply and didn't comment. "C'mon, reindeer games, I'm sure Tinkerbell will be looking for you in the living room to show you whatever Romanoff made her buy." He could be civil to Loki.

For your sake if nothing else, the two of them could be civil.