The one year rental (Loki and Thor- as brothers)

Drinking Buddies

"Bucky Barnes, drinking?" Loki had never seen Bucky drinking before, he had especially never stepped foot into the club he works at before.

The ex-assassin looks up at Loki solemnly, he had just sat down at the bar, which Loki keeps immaculate "lady trouble" he grumbles before ordering something strong.

"I see" Loki says as he gets out a glass and effortlessly pours the drink then smoothly delivers it "then allow me to bar tender you" Bucky seemed confused by this so Loki explains "I'll stand here and clean the same glass, or scrub the same spot while you tell me all of your troubles. I'm telling you pal, bartenders are better than shrinks and we don't get paid for it"

Bucky smiles and downs his drink in one gulp, nudging the empty glass forward to tell Loki he wants more "it's just... well we have this thing, I mean you see it, right?" Loki nods "and well, I asked her about it and she completely clammed up, I figured we have some kind of a past but she won't tell me about it"

"Sir... let me put this nicely" he leans forward as if he's about to divulge some massive secret "stop being a damn wimp and make the first bloody move before I lose more money!"

Bucky narrows his eyebrows, what does his life have to with Loki's income? "What?"

"Wanda and I have a bet, at the moment she's winning. I didn't think you'd be so bloody slow about it, I mean we've been waiting for about two bloody months for you two to bloody well get together but you bloody well haven't and I'm losing bloody money! So get off your arse, pluck up some of that Russian assassin courage, and go ask the bloody woman out!" He had scrubbed one particular spot within an inch of its life before he pulls his arm back and throws the cloth under the bar.

Bucky is stunned for a moment before he looks enlightened and starts smirking slightly "well I could tell you the same thing. We all know you like Wanda"

At that moment Loki looked furious "that is none of your business! Nor anyone else's!"

"Oh come on, man! It's so obvious! You practically drool every time you see her, so why don't you get up off your arse, and ask her out?"

Loki's left eye seems to twitch as he stares at Bucky, how absolutely dare he speak in such a way to a prince! "I'm not the one who came in here with his problems. Besides... have you seen Clint? He doesn't like me and he seems to be very protective over her"

The rest of the night is spent with both men swapping stories about the many times they had tried to ask their women out, Loki was always blocked by Clint or his own selfish reasons. Bucky was always blocked by his nerves and suspicions. Neither of them are having any luck, and it seems that even together neither of them can think up a strategy, it would probably be easier for them to complete impossible equations and plan a nuclear arms deal, because women are so much more complicated.

A/N Apologies for the crap-ass chapter, I've got a story line set up and already written and I'm just trying to get to it 😂 sorry again!