Aquaphobia

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*Aquaphobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of water. Sufferers from aquaphobia experience anxiety, you might refuse to enter the water or begin panicking as soon as you step in. The most common cause of aquaphobia is a previous negative experience with water*

Tony woke up in cold sweat that morning. Another nightmare. Well, what a surprise!

He dragged himself out of bed and rubbed his face, trying to shake off the unpleasant memories that haunted his dreams. The old car battery that was the only thing to keep him alive. Yinsen laying dead, his eyes glassy and his body filled with riddles-

The battle in New York had definitely taken a toll on Tony, but so had Afghanistan.

"Good morning Sir, did you sleep well?" the AI asked. Tony snorted.

"Was that irony? Sometimes I can't tell if you're just being extremely polite or your a mean asshole who likes to mock me" he mumbled, sitting on the edge of his bed, wrapping his soft duvet around his naked body.

"Its never my intention to hurt you" the AI resonded sounding sad, after being silent for a few seconds "is there anything else I can help you with?"

"I'm sorry Jarvis... Can you tell me who is awake?" Tony asked and looked at his watch. It was 7:14 am and he should probably get some more sleep, but he didn't even want to try after the nightmare he had just experienced.

"Everybody are, except for Mr. Thor" Jarvis informed him "Ms. Romanoff and Mr. Barton have just returned from a run. Captain Rogers are in the gym and Dr. Banner are meditating in his room."

"Why would they willingly get out of bed so early?" Tony grunted and stood up. He was not a morning person.

"Your guess is as good as mine" JARVIS said.

Tony walked into the bathroom and took a warm shower, before putting on some clothes and leaving the room.

"Good morning Tony!" Bruce said happily when he walked into the kitchen, where all the Avengers were gathered.

"Morning green bean" Tony said and ruffled the doctors hair when he walked past him.

"Wow you look like shit! Have you even slept last night or did you stay up, playing with your robots?" Clint teased him, sitting on the counter.

Tony narrowed his eyes. "I don't play with them and thanks Katniss"

Natasha was in the middle of making eggs. "You want me to make you some, you seem like you could use it?" she offered. He shook his head.

"No thanks I just need some coffee" he said and grabbed the coffee pot.

"I would like some!" Thor and Steve said in unison.

Natasha smirked and playfully rolled her eyes. "Geez, you two are not the ones who needs to grow" she said, but opened the fridge anyway to find more eggs.

"Have you guys seen the weather report for today?" Bruce asked them and scooped a spoon full of cereal into his mouth.

Clint took another sip of a protein shake. "Yeah I checked it, it's going to be really hot"

Bruce nodded. "32 degrees to be exact"

Tony noticed how Steve's eyes lit up, which could mean that either he got an idea or he saw a dog. Tony guessed it must be the first option since they didn't have a dog, but he already dreaded what Steve could have in mind.

"We should totally go to the beach then!" Steve said exitedly. Tony's heart sank. The beach was one of the last places on earth he wanted to pay a visit.

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