What Was Missed
Chapter Nine: Back to Siberia
Coulson was fully healed, much to Hawkeye's joy. He showed that joy in a very adult manner, multiple times. It also marked Coulson returning to full duty and his sessions with the psychiatrist being limited to when he had time and Coulson looked like he had every intention of insuring he never had the time to go see the psychiatrist, as Coulson just seemed to dislike the man and, even if Hawkeye asked nicely, Coulson refused to tell him about it.
He flat out refused and if Hawkeye pushed after the third refusal, he had to deal with a pissed Coulson who barely held himself in check.
He stopped asking why after the fifth time Coulson got pissed at him.
That didn't stop him wanting to know, Hawkeye just decided to let it go and proved, through various things that were 'small and insignificant', that yes, Hawkeye did in fact love the impossible Coulson.
Because Coulson was impossible, but Hawkeye really wouldn't have it any other way. And it really sucked that Coulson couldn't say those three little words though.
Coulson sighed softly when he received the news. "I know how it was lost, Director Fury. Iā¦removed it, as the communications were down," he explained and Furry nodded.
"It probably slid under a desk," he added.
Fury rubbed his eye a bit. "That means Lowe and Rush were on clean-up," Fury growled in annoyance and focused on Coulson. "You know what this means," he stated.
"I'll get the Avengers ready to return to Siberia, as well as myself," Coulson answered and Fury nodded.
Coulson left, every inch the agent that Fury felt deserved more then to be a glorified babysitter. However, he was the only one who could handle the Avengers. And it wasn't entirely Fury's decision, either.
There were those above him 'smarter then him' who made a few executive decisions he didn't always agree with. Well, he could always get around those.
Which was the only reason Coulson and Hawkeye hadn't been forcibly separated by a few homophobes above him.
"We're going back?" Tony Stark whined.
Coulson stared at him. "We are returning to Siberia as there is suspicion of someone stealing one of our communicators and using it to spy on our communications. Until the new communicators are requisitioned, we have to create a crash and seem to be investigating it, with the Avengers as guards. We are going to be sending out false reports and then calling you guys off, mostly. We'll be stationed at a movable S.H.I.E.L.D. base that is north of the stationary base," Coulson reported, Hawkeye wincing sympathetically.
Poor Coulson was going to freeze.
"When do we leave?" Hawkeye asked.
"Today," Coulson answered and the Avengers immediately moved to pack.
"Someone make sure Mr. Stark isn't late," he added and Captain America saluted before he followed after the genius billionaire.
Coulson then turned and packed up his warmest clothes. He hated Siberia.
A/N: Well, that's done. Stay tuned for the sequel, Confession of Love.
