So first explanation. I am so sorry for that unplanned break. There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that I'm giving this up. So the best way to explain it is that remember how in Harry potter Harry had to give his OWLs? Well it's my year to do that only its spread out in two years. So before those we have to give school exams so yeah. Also my phone was taken away cos my parents wanted me to concentrate. Boo. Currently doing this on my grandfather's iPad so sorry about any problems. Thanks for putting up with me.

MarburyBlur thanks for your review. I will definitely keep that in mind and umm I know about the line breaks but I have literally no idea how to do it.

Sierra Wood I might just do that but I'm not entirely sure how to incorporate that into the story but I will definitely try.

To all those who asked for Thor- do you know how impossible he is to write?! I'm trying to read other fics just so I'll get an insight as to how the hell I'll write him.

So this was never just about the Avengers, I wanted Rhodey too cos he's pretty important in Tony's life, I mean he was the first to learn about the palladium poisoning and pretty much about the panic attacks too so this chapter is about him. I'm working on the other chapters especially Loki's so hopefully you'll get that soon. I really hope you'll enjoy this.

James Rhodes first met Tony at MIT. He had walked into Physics to see a scrawny little fifteen year old sitting at the back arguing with the professor on how and where he went wrong in his explanation. The kid was using logic and sarcasm in the same sentence and at the end offered to show the professor how to give a lecture.

He liked him already.

Over the next few years he got to know the kid and they became friends. Sometimes he was pretty sure he was Tony's only actual friend. Those first few years, before Tony's mask snapped fully into place, before his parents died, when he was still willing to show more than just flashes of the vulnerable person beneath his walls, he learnt all he could about him.

He learnt that Tony could survive a week on coffee and takeout and about three hours of sleep. He also learnt that Tony had an IQ level that probably rivaled Einstein himself and when he saw a problem he had to solve it on sheer principle alone.

He also knew Tony was desperate for his father's approval. He knew the kid suffered from depression and cut himself. That was the main reason he learnt basic first aid. He knew all Tony's tells, even when nobody else was aware of Tony's life not being all sunshine and roses he could always tell when something was more wrong than usual. He also knew that while most kids looked up to Captain America Tony hated him for being the reason he was never enough for Howard Stark.

He became more of an older brother to the kid, feeling an inexplicable responsibility towards him. Tony may have been a genius but he didn't always make the best decisions in life.

So Rhodey, as he became thanks to Tony, was always there for him.

He was always there when Tony cut himself, bandaging his cuts and trying to distract him. He was there the first time Tony got drunk, taking pictures and videos as blackmail while preparing his own version of the *Stinson's Family Fixer Elixer, was there when Tony first wanted relationship advice. And he was always there covering both their asses when Tony got them into trouble.

He was also there for Tony when his parents died, went with him to their funeral And saw Tony sit through it stonefaced with no emotion in his voice as he talked about his father.

And after it he went with Tony to another funeral right after his parents' one-his butler's. He was there as Tony cried next to the ornate wooden casket of Jarvis, witnessing the one of the last instances when Tony cried. He comforted him that night when he got drunk and told him Jarvis was more of a father than Howard ever was. He was the first to be introduced to JARVIS and one of the very few to know the real reasoning behind the name.

So Colonel James Rhodes was ever so slightly pissed when Tony had his little "adventure" in Afghanistan. He had mixed feelings about the suit, going between incredibly impressed to incredibly worried for his friend.

He regretted the birthday incident as soon as it happened but Tony had serious self destructive tendencies and he had his orders. He didn't know what to think later when he found out he was technically the first to find out about the palladium poisoning, technically because SHIELD didn't really count.

But really, the biggest show of Tony's trust had to be when he gave him one of his suits. He was also pretty sure he was the only person besides Pepper who knew about his PTSD after New York. And after that whole mess with AIM he swore he would never let Tony out of his sight.

So that's a wrap people! Hope you enjoyed and once again sorry for my absence! Oh and the Stinsons Family Fixer Elixer is a reference to How I Met Your Mother.