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"How long are you here Yelena?" Tony asked. "Just the summer. I thought I'd come see my favorite niece and my sister." Yelena said. "Isn't Athena your only niece?" Wanda asked. "Yes, so she's my favorite by default." Yelena said smirking. Athena rolled her eyes as she continued eating her dinner. "Well isn't that sweet." Pepper said. "Yea sweet..." Carol muttered. "Something wrong Danvers?" Clint asked. "Yea..Yelena came in while Athena and I were enjoying a movie." Carol said. "Hey now! I came to see my niece...you were just there." Yelena said. "Just knock next time...or you may see us having sex." Athena blurted with a smirk.

Yelena paled at the thought. "Fine. I'll knock from here on out." Yelena grumbled. "Good." Carol replied. "So you and Romanoff jr are together officially?" Tony asked smirking. "Yes Stark. Athena and I are a couple now." Carol replied smiling. "Damn...I owe Valkyrie twenty bucks." Bucky muttered. "You made a bet on us?" Athena asked arching an eyebrow at Bucky. "Of course I did." Bucky said nonchalantly. Athena rolled her eyes at him as she finished her food. "What are you two gonna do now?" Wanda asked. "I've got to go exercise Maverick and Sage. Work on their bite skills, why are you offering to be the target?" Athena asked looking at Wanda. "Nope! Ask Steve or Clint." Wanda said shaking her head.

Athena looked at the two men. "Fine...I'll get the bite suit on." Steve muttered. Clint snickered at him. "Go on Rogers, go get the suit on." Clint said laughing. "If it was for anyone but Nat's kid I'd say no to this foolishness.." Steve mumbled to himself as he put his plate, silverware and glass in the sink before he headed sown to the training room. "Oh I've got to watch this!" Tony said laughing. Athena got up put her stuff in the sink and headed downstairs to prepare Maverick and Sage. A few minutes later she walked in holding their leashes tightly. Steve stood in the middle of the room waiting in a dull yellow kevlar body suit while everyone else stood around the training room watching in anticipation. Tony was recording the whole thing. "You ready Steve?" Athena asked. "Yea...let's do this." Steve muttered.

Athena nonverbally gave the ok to Sage who ran at full speed at Steve before clamping down on his arm causing captain America to fall backwards from the hit. "Damn!" Tony gasped. "Yea...they're good." Natasha said. "Leave!" Athena called and Sage ran back and lay down beside Athena. Steve got up and shook himself off still a little dazed. "Ok!" Steve said. Once again Athena gave a nonverbal signal to Maverick this time to attack. Maverick bolted and lunged at Steve's other arm biting down hard on the suit. Steve stumbled and swung his arms around however Maverick didn't budge, even when Steve took the rubber baton and hit Maverick to represent a stick or something, Maverick still held on. "Leave!" Athena called and Maverick back. "That was amazing!" Bucky said. "Thanks." Athena replied smiling.