Author: I'm back! Let me again say thank you to everyone who faved, followed and reviewed Long Before The Hawk We Know. It is absolutely because of you guys that this second book is getting written. This chapter sort of came about because I realized that while we saw Tony having PTSD, we never see it in anyone else. So I figured... who else could help superheros with PTSD but other superheros. Just call it Avenger Counciling session.

November 3rd, 2013

"Does Tony know we're coming?" Clint asked.

"He knows that me and you are. I might have neglected to mention that the girls were coming with us." Steve smirked, casting a glance over his shoulder.

"That's nice Cap. Don't tell the wacky billionare he's gonna have more company that usual." Rain scoffed.

Natasha smiled and slid an arm around Rain's waist, giving her a squeeze.

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Tony looked up when his music shut off and called, "Jarvis?"

"Forgive me sir, but you have company. Captain Rogers and Clint Barton are here to see you." Jarvis told him.

"Already? I thought they were just here the other day." Tony asked.

"That was a week and a half ago sir." Jarvis said.

Tony rolled his eyes and said, "Tell them to make themselves at home. I'll be there in a few minutes."

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"So how long have you two been showing up here like this? Having little heart to hearts with our favorite billionare?" Rain asked, stretching out on the couch.

"I've been coming up here since March. I started bringing Clint with me back in July. When I could tear him away from SHIELD." Steve told her.

"How successful have you been in that?" Natasha smirked.

Clint chuckled and said, "Pretty successful actually. I've been dragged up here a fair few times. And came willingly several other times."

"Don't make it sound so dirty Hawk. I love you but not like that."

Steve rolled his eyes as Tony walked into the room. "How much have you had to drink Tony?" he asked.

"Not as much as I should. Maybe we should remedy that. What do you say Hawk?" Tony shrugged, throwing an arm around Clint's shoulders.

"Sounds fun." Clint agreed.

"Drinks all around then?" Tony asked.

"Not for me." Rain called.

Tony spun to look at the figure sprawled out on his couch and asked, "No drink Hell-Cat?"

Rain shook her head and said, "Never Stark."

"Why not?" he asked.

"My biological parents drank way too much when I was a kid." she told him.

Tony poured himself a drink and said, "So did my dad."

Rain got up, went over to him and hissed, "Did he ever hold you down on the kitchen table and cut your arm up for the hell of it?"

Tony stared at the scar on her arm, which he had seen before but never thought much of. "Your dad?" he whispered.

"No the bitch who gave birth to me." she told him.

He nodded slowly and said, "No drink."

Natasha gently pulled her away to sit back on the couch. "Come on Milaya." she said.

Clint brought them a bottle of water to share before he settled down on the floor in front of the couch. "So? What kind of heart to hearts are we having now?" he asked.

Steve smirked and said, "That depends. Tony, how have you been?"

Tony sat on the other couch and said, "Not bad actually. At least according to Pepper."

"Mr. Stark is doing quite well. He is eating regularly, sleeping semi-regularly and is having very few nightmares." Jarvis piped up.

Clint touched his beer to Tony's and said, "Congrats man."

"What about you Birdy?" Tony asked Clint.

Clint leaned back and said, "I'm not doing too bad. Been about a week since my last nightmare. Over a month since I've had one with Loki being involved."

"That's pretty damn good right?" Natasha asked from where she was curled up next to Rain.

"A hell of a lot better than waking up every night screaming my lungs out." he said.

Rain flashed him a sympathic smile and whispered, "Nights like those suck."

"Agreed." Tony muttered.

Steve looked at the girls and asked, "What about you two?"

"Not doing too bad. Had a few rough nights right after and I almost froze up on a couple of milk runs but... I'm doing a lot better now." Natasha admitted.

Rain pulled her phone from her pocket and glanced at the screen. The SHIELD insignia with Fury's name under it flashed on the screen. "Yeah boss." she asked.

"I have a mission." Fury said.

Rain got up and said, "I'm listening."

"I need you in London. Off the record." Fury told her.

"Why?" she asked.

"I'll have packet waiting for you in DC when you get here to collect your gear and catch the flight to London." Fury told her.

"I'll be there as soon as possible sir." she assured him.

Natasha looked up as Rain tucked her phone away and grabbed her jacket off the couch. "Mission?" she asked.

"Yeah. I gotta get to DC to collect my gear, the mission packet and catch a flight to London. Will you be okay?" Rain asked, kissing her.

"Yeah, I'll get a ride where ever I want to go with one of the boys." Nat told her.

"What's in London?" Clint asked.

"Mission. Fury didn't say anything beyond that." Rain told him.

Tony raised his beer to her and said, "Best of luck Hell-Cat."

"Stop calling me that. And you boys better take care of my woman." she called over her shoulder.

"You know, the fact that she doesn't want to kill you anymore means she likes you." Clint told Tony.

Steve laughed as Tony asked, "Is that how you guys say I love you?"

Author: btw count this as a prologue. I'll be back in a few days with more action.