CH 13: Flirting Ali

As the quinjet flew, Ali sat on the chair right across Loki with his elbows on his thighs, his chin in his hands, hood still on and mask in its place as he looked at Loki who looked back at him :"You know, you're nothing like how the Northern mythology describes you."

Loki raised an eyebrow as he looked back at Ali's crimson red, snake like eyes :"Oh? Do you humans have legends about me? I Guess you aren't that uncivilized."

Ali couldn't help but chuckle as he shook his head in amusement :'If only he knew... poor guy...' "Yeah, but you're seriously a lot more beautiful than how the Northern mythologies describe you. I would say handsome, but beautiful suits you a lot more."

"Ali." Natasha warned from her seat with a warning gaze as she looked back at him while she piloted the quinjet with another agent, jealousy hidden in her eyes, but Ali easily discovered it.

Ali didn't falter as he shrugged with his cheeks still on his hands :"What? I'm telling the truth. Bro is beautiful, and I just stated a fact."

Tony raised an eyebrow while standing :"But you do realize that he's our enemy and prisoner, right?" And Ali shrugged again :"Show some sportsmanship, Tony. We may be enemies, but that doesn't mean that I should disrespect him."

Steve raised a confused eyebrow as he looked at him :"Weren't YOU the one that was cursing him out nearly the entire fight? By the way, aren't you going to take your mask off?"

And Ali shrugged again :"That's called trash talking, Steve. It may have not been a thing back in your time, but it's just a normal thing now. You can hardly play a game without someone cursing your mom out."

"Hehehe, true that." Tony chuckled as Ali took his mask off and pulled his hood back, running his fingers through his hair and pulling it back.

"Well damn." Tony let out as he nodded a few times with an impressed look and smile :"If I knew someone so beautiful was going to be here, I would've dressed up better."

Ali chuckled as Loki surprisingly chuckled as well :"Thank you for the kind words, Ali. I must admit that you are also exponentially beautiful as well. Even in Asgard, I haven't seen anyone equal to your beauty."

Ali flashed a huge smile as he leaned back and spread his arms :"See?! He gets it! Complimenting others' looks isn't a bad thing at all."

He got up and sat beside Loki before putting his arm around his shoulder, causing Loki to smirk :"Indeed it's not. It would be a sinful thing to not compliment your mesmerizing beauty."

Ali chuckled with a toothy smile as he winked at him :"You're one to talk. I'm head over hills for your gorgeous black hair, it's like a black waterfall."

Loki chuckled as he shook his head in amusement before winking back :"Oh please, you're going to make me blush. I can get lost in your bewitching eyes for centuries. They are a work of art to look at."

Ali chuckled as he put his hand over his chest and flirtatiously winked :"Aww, aren't you a talker? I can feel my face heating up, you know?"

Loki returned the wink with a flirtatious smile :"It makes me glad to hear that. I wonder if I can have the honor of inviting you to a drink and a dinner after I conquer the Earth?"

Ali laughed as he patted him in the shoulder and winked once again :"Sure, buddy, sure! If you are able to win against me and conquer the Earth, I wouldn't have a problem with going on a date with you."

The few people around them were silent as Tony and Steve just stared at them with confusion while Natasha's hands were clenched around the yoke (airplane's steering wheel) while her gaze had hardened as she stared ahead.

She was using every bit of her willpower to not just get up and put Ali in his place, which may or may not be over her knees... Tony tilted his head in confusion as he looked around :"Uh excuse me, is he our prisoner or is he Ali's date? Are we bothering you two? We could just get on another jet if we are, you know?"

Ali chuckled as Fury's voice suddenly sounded in Natasha's headset :"Agent Romanoff, is he saying anything?"

Natasha sighed through gritted teeth before taking a deep breath and then answering calmly :"Other than flirting with Ali, he hasn't said a single word."

Fury tried to hide it, but she heard the smirk as he talked :"Alright, don't lose your cool. Just get him here. We're low on time."

Ali smiled mischievously at Loki as he raised an eyebrow :"By the way, do you have children like in the Northern mythologies? The World Serpent? Fenrir? Hel? Sleipnir~?"

Ali knew that the MCU Loki didn't have any children, but he still wanted to have some fun and gossip around with Natasha. Loki raised a confused eyebrow as he looked at Ali :"Children? I do not have any children. And why did you say that last one in a weird manner?"

Ali's smirk grew bigger and even more mischievous as he patted his shoulder before getting up :"Don't worry your pretty head over it." He made his way to Natasha as he put his elbow on her chair and leaned down and looked at her :"Hey, there, Nat~. You're awfully quiet."

Natasha spared him a single glance before looking ahead with furrowed eyebrows as she whispered :"I thought that it would be rude to interrupt your flirting."

"Aww, are you actually jealous?" Ali couldn't help but chuckle as he raised a teasing eyebrow, but before Natasha could say anything when she glared at him, he got even lower and whispered in her ear :"Forget about that, do you know why I said that last name like that?"

Natasha kept her glare on him for a moment before sighing and looking ahead again :"No, why did you say it like that?"

Ali snickered as he answered :"Because the story behind that child of his is seriously fucked up. In Norse mythology, Sleipnir is an eight legged horse. Loki actually turned into a female horse and got fucked by his father's horse and gave birth to it."

"What?!" Natasha's eyes shot wide open as she whipped her head to look at Ali with such force and speed that it actually hurt, causing Tony, Steve and Loki to look at her.

Noticing her outburst, she got closer to the snickering Ali as she whispered :"Are you serious right now?! He seriously did that?!" Ali seriously had to try and not just burst into laughter as he nodded while he silently laughed :"Yeah, I'm serious. Messed up, right?"

Natasha gave a quick glance at Loki with a disgusted and taken aback look, causing him to get confused before she looked ahead and leaned back, slamming her head on the chair as she whispered in multiple emotions, disgust, confusion, and some more :"Messed up is an understatement..."

Ali nodded while chuckling :"Yeah, seriously. But thankfully, seems like it was just a fucked up story, since the real Loki doesn't seem to have any children."

Natasha sighed in relief and disgust as she brought her hand to her face and rubbed her temples in annoyance :"Thank god for that... Why did you have to give me such cursed information exactly?"

"So what do you think about the kid?" Stark asked Rogers beside him as they looked at the snickering Ali beside Natasha.

"He did seriously well in the fight. He was basically toying around with him in the fight." Steve answered as he glanced at Ali :"And from what I heard, there is still a lot more to him."

Tony nodded as he curled his lips :"Yeah, he was actually kicking ass in my Expo a few years ago. The kid almost had me shed a tear at how awesome he was."

Steve sighed as he glanced at Loki with slight worry :"I don't like it."

Tony :"What, Rock of Ages giving up so easily?"

Steve :"I don't remember it being that easy. This guy packs a wallop."

Tony :"Didn't seem like it with how the kid was playing around with him. But I've seen his strength for myself, so I'm not surprised. Still, you are pretty spry for an older fellow. What's your thing, Pilates?" <What?>

Steve :"What?" <No jokes, what?>

Tony :"It's like calisthenics. You might have missed a couple of things doing time as a Capsicle."

Steve :"*Annoyed slightly* Fury didn't tell me he was calling you in. Neither did he tell me about the kid till I met him."

Tony :"Yeah, there's a lot of things Fury doesn't tell you. But the kid was a nice surprise, definitely a good eye candy."

Just as he finished speaking, thunder suddenly rumbled in the dark sky, causing Ali to smirk and Natasha to look around the cockpit and at the sky in confusion :"Where's this coming from?"

Thunder roared even louder, causing Loki to look around in slight worry. Steve noticed as he asked :"What's the matter? Are you scared of a little lightning?"

"I'm not overly fond of what follows." Loki lets out, causing Ali to chuckle :"With his tone and the thunder around us, I feel like I know what's going on."

Tony and Steve looked at him in confusion, but before they could say anything, something suddenly landed on top of the quinjet, causing it to shake slightly.

Ali just stands next to Natasha's chair while Tony and Steve move quickly and put their masks on. "What are you doing?!" Ali looked back over his shoulder in interest at Steve's confused shout as Tony opened the door of the quinjet and another person entered the quinjet :"And another one."

The man was tall, about 6'3 (1.91 m) with a toned body and long blond hair, wearing a cape even though Edna had specifically said :"No capes!" with a one handed small hammer in his hand.

It wouldn't take a genius to know that it was Thor, the god of thunder and the brother of Loki with Mjölnir in his hand. As he walked in, Tony raised his hand to shoot at the intruder, but Thor slammed him in the chest with his hammer, causing him to fly away and collide with Steve before Thor grabbed Loki by the neck and flew away.

Ali snorted gently with pursed lips :"Well wasn't that rude. He just walked inside and took him away without permission even a greeting. And I was just beginning to get along with that guy."

Tony got up as he sighed :"And now there's that guy..." As he walked towards the door, Natasha looked at Ali :"Another Asgardian?"

Ali shrugged with a small smile :"The only guy I know who can control lightning in Northern mythology and has such a salty attitude toward Loki, is Thor."

Steve got up as he looked at Ali :"That guy's friendly?" Tony turned towards them and let out :"Doesn't matter. If he frees Loki or kills him, the Tesseract is lost."

He turned around and walked towards the open door again as Steve talked :"Stark, we need a plan of attack!"

"I have a plan." Tony said as he looked over his shoulder :"Attack." And then just flew away without another word spoken. Ali shrugged as he leaned away from the seat and walked towards the open door :"I like that plan, has me written all over it."

Natasha looked back as she glared at the back of Ali's head :"Ali, don't you fucking dare even think about it!" But Ali just chuckled as he turned around right over the edge and gave a two finger salute at Natasha and Steve :"Keep the lecture for later, Nat, I have a god to freeze. Or burn. Whatever, see you in a little while." And then he fell back before releasing his dark blue wings and flying away.