This is the sequel to Mischief Loves Company. You don't necessarily need to read the first one to understand this, but it is recommended. There will be references to the other story in this (it is a sequel after all) but nothing that isn't gonna be at least explained enough to understand. There are a few shorts I want to put up between the end of Mischief and this.

I don't own Thor or any of the characters here. This is purely for the enjoyment of myself and others.

- Illusinia

Darcy watched the two men stare at each other as she pulled on her coat. Pepper and Jane were already waiting outside, ready to leave for their night of mischief, and were only waiting on her. Originally she'd thought it would be a good idea for Thor, Loki, and Tony to have a guys night while they went out, ease some of the tensions that still existed. But Thor had been forced to bow out at the last minute to deal with something on Asgard, leaving Loki and Tony alone. She was starting to regret her idea. Not that I could have predicted the God o' Thunder's spectacular exit.

"You guys sure you'll be alright?" asked Darcy for the third time as her eyes darted between both men.

Loki chuckled slightly. Apparently he found her apprehension funny. "I assure you Darcy, leaving you and Dani alone placed the world in far more danger than myself and Stark."

"We aren't gonna kill each other Darc," confirmed Tony with a grin. "I actually have more respect for blue-boy here given how much trouble he went through to save you."

"I am not blue," sniffed Loki self-consciously.

Tony just shrugged. "Sometimes you are, and its damn cool. Wish I could turn blue at random."

"You'd do it just to scare people," giggled Darcy.

"Damn right!" laughed Stark. "Now get out of here and see if you can loosen up Pepper and Foster. God knows, they need it."

Darcy rolled her eyes. "Tell me about. Wish me luck and hope I don't create a monster in the process."

"Good luck," called back Tony as she shut the door.

Turning back to Loki, he found the other man staring at him uneasily. Tony just stared back. After almost five minutes of their strange staring contest, Loki leaned back slowly into his chair. "So, what do Midgardian men do on these 'guy nights'?"

Tony shrugged and leaned back himself. "Eh, any number of things. We can watch a movie, drink ourselves stupid, hell we could go get drunk at a bar and pick up random women. Well, I could pick up random women."

Loki looked confused. "Is monogamy not common place here?"

"Monogamy?" laughed Tony. "Of course its common place. You lived here for, like, three years. Didn't they kinda tell you that?"

The alien-god's confusion just seemed to grow more. "Then you, personally, are not a practitioner of monogamy? Interesting. I would not have thought Pepper would put up with anything less."

Tony choked. "What does Pepper have to do with anything? And for your information, yeah, when I'm actually dating someone I do practice monogamy. Mostly."

"Mostly? That sounds like what Darcy refers to as a 'cop-out'," chuckled Loki. "Alternatively, are you not dating Pepper at this time?"

He just turned a bright shade of red. "No, definitely not."

"Ah. You should consider pursuing her then," commented Loki. "You clearly have deep feelings for the woman."

Tony snorted. "Please, its Pepper. That would just feel strange." He glanced at Loki, seeing the disbelief written on his face. Sighing, he stood and poured himself and Loki each a glass of scotch, carefully setting Loki's before the god. "Besides, she wouldn't accept me."

Feeling bad for Tony, and knowing his feelings all too well, Loki attempted to make a joke."As long as you do not inform her that you relieve yourself to her image every night, she will likely accept you."

Tony choked. Violently. "How the hell do you know-"

Loki quickly held up his hand, a pained and horrified expression crossing his face. "I do not need to know if that statement was accurate or not."

He could see Tony was biting his cheek to keep from laughing, though the man's face was still doing a lovely impression of a traffic light. Loki said nothing. After all, he had promised he wouldn't kill anyone unless absolutely necessary as part of the deal he made with S.H.I.E.L.D to keep Darcy from harm. Though I wonder if anyone would care if I mildly maimed Stark. Besides Pepper that is. No, that is a good enough reason not to. Besides, the man could provide amusement when Darcy is too occupied to do so.

"So, were you nervous when you jumped Darcy for the fist time?" questioned Tony with a smirk, clearly looking to get his revenge and change the subject simultaneously.

Loki shot him a confused look. "When I jumped her? Why would I jump on top of her? She could be hurt if I did."

Tony choked a little on his scotch. "Not that kind of jump! You know, did the horizontal tango, sheathed your sword, showed her exactly how big Asgardian princes got."

Each analogy turned Loki's face a slightly different shade of red. "Are you asking if Darcy and I have ever had sexual intercourse?"

Both of Tony's eyebrows shot up. "'If'? I thought it was kinda a foregone conclusion that you guys had. I mean, you kinda threatened to nuke a whole city when you thought she was in danger."

"She's one of the only true friend's I've ever had," pointed out Loki uneasily. "Of course I threatened to destroy a city for her."

It was Tony's turn to look at Loki with disbelief. "Ok, that's bull. I'm sorry, but no guy threatens to destroy a city for someone who is only a friend. Besides, I saw how you held her. There is no way she is just a friend."

Loki's eyes fell to the carpet, one of his hands reaching for the glass on the table. "If they are one of the only true friends you have ever had, then you will do anything for them."

Tony felt sympathy welling inside. He and Loki, on this matter they weren't so far apart. Perhaps on a lot of matters they weren't so far apart. Well, once you stripped away the stolen-as-a-baby-to-be-used-as-a bargaining-chip-later bit. If Darcy ever found a way to get back at Odin for that, Tony was pretty damn sure he'd go along with it. "Man, I hate to say this Loki, but stuff like that? It only reinforces the idea that you love her, and that she loves you."

Loki downed the drink quickly, apparently somewhat uneasy with this discussion. "You are delusional Stark. Darcy has no love for me that is not platonic." He paused for a moment, debating something, before releasing a heavy sigh. "I saw to that years ago."

Both of Tony's eyebrows rose. "Sounds like a story."

"Yes," murmured Loki. "Though I doubt you care much for it."

"Sure I do," grinned Tony. "Its nice to see that Gods suffer the same relationship crap that we do."

Loki groaned slightly. "Thank you, as if that does not make me feel like a sideshow act."

Tony just grinned and leaned forward. "So, spill."

"Are you secretly a girl?" questioned Loki with a raised eyebrow. The glare Tony shot him was a clear warning. Loki chuckled weakly. "Very well. Darcy and I were friends for three years during her high school time. I had disguised myself as a student so I could attend the aforementioned school with her and Dani. They were chaos incarnate in some ways, a fact which drew me to them. Especially Darcy. Dani enjoyed the rush of the prank, was a prankster in her own right, but she lacked the creativity that Darcy so frequently showed. I loved both women as friends, but Dani began to draw away a little as collage began to approach. She was still there, still associated with us, but her time became occupied with other things as well. That left Darcy and I alone far more often."

Loki paused, glancing at Tony to see if he should stop or not. The man actually looked interested. "We became closer with the more time we spent alone. At first, I thought nothing of it. Such things are bound to happen, and Darcy is a beautiful woman so a degree of attraction is expected. I did not realize she had any form of deeper feelings for me until one night, when we were alone."

Flashback

Darcy leaned against Loki's side, eyes glued to the movie currently playing. Her eyes had begun to droop a little while ago, and she now looked about ready to fall asleep. Loki had been paying more attention to her than the movie, preparing to put her to bed if she fell asleep on him.

"Loki, do you love me?" murmured Darcy quietly.

He was a little surprised by the question. It had never come up before, simply remained an unspoken aspect of their friendship. "Of course Darcy. You are my best friend."

A soft smile spread across her lips and she snuggled a little closer to him. "Good to know." Silence settled between them again. She started to drift more and more towards sleep. "Would you ever date me?"

That was highly unexpected, to the point where Loki almost jumped at the question. Darcy didn't appear to expect a response, because she yawned and continued even as she fell asleep against him. "Because, I'd definitely date you."

Loki had remained frozen on the couch with Darcy sleeping heavily at his side for quite a while before his mind began to engage again. Slowly, his eyes traveled over Darcy and he felt his stomach drop a little. She was beautiful, he would never in a million years deny that. But he could never date her, she was too good of a friend to him. One of the only ones he actually could call his own. How could she have grown so attached to him without his notice? It could not happen. He could not allow her to risk their friendship on some bout of what he was certain to be lust. And really, perhaps it was time he left again, returned to Asgard to see what exactly was happening at home.

End flashback

"So you ran away because you thought she was only lusting after you," confirmed Tony with a raised eyebrow. Loki nodded. "No offense Loki, but at her age and with the best-friend aspect in there, it probably wasn't lust. And if it wasn't, she probably won't put herself out there again, assuming she even remembers doing that to begin with."

Loki's eyebrows furrowed. "What is your point?"

Tony rolled his eyes. "The girl ran onto a battle field to save your ass. She loves you, but she probably won't ever put herself out there again because she won't want to risk rejection. If you want her, and don't lie because I know you do, you'll have to make the move. Might want to do it soon."

The advising tone to Tony's voice wasn't lost on Loki. "What do you mean by that?"

"You aren't the only one with eyes for Darc," explained Tony as he poured himself and Loki each another glass. "Good ol' Captain America has been making eyes at her for almost a month now. And when Thor gave Darcy to you, well, Steve wasn't too happy about it. He looked ready to sock your brother."

One of Loki's lips curled in a bit of a growl. "The man has my respect for his willingness to stand up to my brother, but I do not see Darcy allowing such a man to pursue her. She has a thirst for chaos that he could never quell."

"He's the quintessential golden boy though," pointed out Tony. "Between his manners, protective nature, and gentlemanly appeal, well, he's got a lot of attractive qualities. The whole frozen-in-ice-for-40-years thing is probably a bit of a turnoff, but some girls might dig it."

"Not Darcy," insisted Loki firmly, springing to his feet and beginning to pace. "She would never date such a man. He is too soft, she would need..." His pacing stopped abruptly, horror donning on his face.

Tony finished his thought. "She needs someone who loves her, who she knows loves her. Women want to know they're loved, not just told once. Everyone knows the Cap' is the kind to tell his woman he loves her every day and prove it to her every night. He's the kind who wants to settle down and have kids. Wants to get married. Sorta every girl's dream."

"What about Pepper," challenged Loki, grasping at straws. He recalled Darcy jokingly saying she wanted all of that once, but now he wasn't sure it had been a joke. "Do you not worry about her falling for the American Captain?"

Tony clicked the cubes in his own glass before tossing back the liquid. "If Steve was showing any interest in her, yeah. I'd be worried. But he's not, so I'm not. Simple as that."

"What will I do," muttered Loki as he again sank into the armchair he'd commandeered for the night. "She will never believe me if I attempt to court her. It will sound like a cruel joke."

"What happened to 'she's only my best friend'?" asked Tony with a smirk.

Loki glared at the man. "As you so astutely observed earlier, my objections were a ruse in part. Still though, the idea that I might deeply love her did not fully drive home until your comment concerning the Captain's actions." He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I honestly do not believe I could stomach seeing her with another man."

Sighing, Tony moved to sit on the coffee table before Loki. "So woo her. You're capable of it. You just need a plan." Green eyes looked up at Tony with a mixture of apprehension, hope, and a touch of desperation. Close to the same combination he'd seen in Loki's eyes when the man had spotted Darcy unconscious in Steve's arms. "Come on man, lets start planning. The girls aren't the only ones who can plot mischief."

A small smirk crossed Loki's lips. "Where do we begin?"

Good, bad, don't bother to continue? Seriously, I do need some sort of support on this and any suggestions are welcome. I'm neither romantic nor sentimental, so any suggestions are welcome. Also, I am going to at least attempt to incorporate every one of the prank suggestions I got before into either this story or other stories, so keep your eyes open people! Hope everyone enjoyed this.