Hey guys! This is where I'm going to put all my one-shots for kid!Skye. All of them will be in the same universe as my multi-chapter fic, 'You Can Trust Me'. I would encourage you to read that before reading these one-shots just so you know what's going on, but you don't have to. I hope you guys like it!
Inspired by GothicPheonix's prompt: Five times (or more) Skye uses her cuteness to stop the fighting or gets her way. Like maybe if the brothers fight over the remote again, she goes between them with the puppy-eyed look, she asks if she could watch Frozen or some other non-Tangled animation movie on TV and it stops the fighting and they eventually cave (with background Nat and/or Wanda laughing at them for giving in so easily), another fight could be Fitzsimmons over usual science-y terms.
Thanks for the prompt! xx
Skye had a certain way of getting what she wanted. Natasha had started noticing that within the first few weeks that the little girl had come to stay with them. Her little sister knew what she had to do to get people to see her way. Natasha wouldn't say that she was manipulative… she would say that Skye just used her cuteness to her advantage and there was nothing wrong with that. It was sneaky and underhanded but so freaking adorable that Natasha couldn't find it in her to be upset about it.
Natasha was in the living room on her laptop enjoying her winter break from school. She was lying on her stomach on the floor with Wanda right next to her. They were perusing the internet while the boys fought behind them on the couch. Trip and Pietro always fought over the stupid remote. She didn't understand why they couldn't just share, apparently that was too difficult of a concept for those two dummies to understand, but it was amusing to watch.
They would play rock, paper, scissors to see who got to watch their own show. One of them would win and the other would accuse him of cheating. That would lead to an argument, and then a rematch, and then the cycle would continue on and on until her mom or dad got tired of it and told them to play nice and share. She and Wanda liked to guess which parent would snap first. It was usually her dad.
Trip and Pietro had been bickering over the remote for a solid fifteen minutes. Pietro wanted to watch some action movie and Trip was arguing against it because Shark Week was on. She didn't know what the big deal was. It felt like Shark Week was on every other week anyways.
She continued to stare at her computer screen while periodically giving Wanda knowing looks as they listened to their brothers bicker. She had bet that her mom would be the first to crack this time while Wanda had said that it would be her dad.
Their parents were in the kitchen with Skye. The little girl had seen an episode of Cupcake Wars and had become enamored with the idea of baking cupcakes, especially Frozen-themed cupcakes. Apparently, she had never done that before. They were frosting the delicious treats right now and Nat kept glancing over to them.
Skye looked very happy from where she sat on the counter, sprinkling blue and white sprinkles over the freshly frosted cupcakes. Her parents didn't seem to be acknowledging her brothers' squabble and while it might not be bothering them, it was starting to grate on her nerves a little bit.
She let out a breath and turned back to her computer. She tried to ignore her brother's stupid fight for the next couple of minutes and just as she was about to turn around and yell at them, Skye came skipping into the room. She had a smudge of blue frosting on her cheek and some in her two pigtails. She had a smile on her face and her eyes were bright. Natasha liked seeing her so happy.
She sat up and watched as Skye wandered over to the couch, which was occupied by her annoying brothers. She looked at them, "What are you watching?"
Pietro shoved Trip, "I want to watch Bourne."
Trip pushed him back, "Bourne is lame, man. Besides, we've seen it like eight hundred times!"
Pietro threw his hands up in the air, "Yeah, because watching sharks swim around is so much more interesting!"
Trip was about to reply when Skye spoke up, "We can watch Frozen!"
Both boys paused and looked at each other. They both had pained expressions on their faces and Nat knew why. They had all watched Frozen way to many times in the past couple of weeks. She knew all the words to the songs in addition to most of the lines in the movie, which was something she never thought she would say. She didn't know how Skye could watch it over and over again without growing tired of it.
Trip rubbed the back of his neck, "Actually Skye, I don't think-"
Skye interrupted him, "Please! Please, please, please!" She grabbed onto his arm and tugged on it. Nat watched as she widened her eyes, stuck out her bottom lip and leaned in close to him. Her little sister had the ability to look like a sad, little puppy and she was using it to her full advantage.
Trip stared at Skye for a moment before sighing and turning to Pietro, "I mean, I guess Frozen isn't too bad."
Pietro jerked his head over to look at Trip, "What? Skye, I don't think I can sit through that movie again. Have you ever seen Bourne? It's a classic and…"
He trailed off as Skye turned her puppy-eyes onto him. She climbed onto the couch and put her arms around his neck before she set her head on his shoulder and gave him a tight hug. Nat looked over to Wanda to see if she was watching this. She was. With a proud smirk on her face.
Nat turned back and heard Skye say, "Please Pietro? I love watching Frozen with you. You can do the same voice that Kristoff does when he pretends to talk for Sven! It's so cool. "
She heard him sigh before getting up to put the DVD in. Skye sat back against the couch with a smile on her face and Nat couldn't help but laugh. She leaned into Wanda's side and gave Skye a thumbs-up. Wanda whispered, "Sucker," under her breath and Pietro threw her a dirty look but continued to set up the DVD.
Natasha was in the playroom with Skye and her two little chatty friends. She had opted to chaperone while her mom went downstairs and made lunch for everyone. Everything was going great, the little ones were playing with Jemma's chemistry set and she was casually watching t.v. while simultaneously keeping an eye on the little rugrats.
Jemma and Fitz looked like they knew what they were doing with the chemistry set while Skye was content to sit back and watch them. It all started to go downhill when Fitz suggested they divert from the directions and try to complete the miniature volcano by themselves. Jemma was fully against that idea, "Fitz! We can't do that! It says we need to follow the instructions!"
Fitz sighed deeply, "Come on Simmons! You always have to follow the directions! It's boring!"
Jemma sat back, "Are you saying that I'm boring?"
Fitz looked over to Skye but her sister just shrugged and held up her hands. He wasn't going to find help there. He turned back to Jemma, "What? No, I didn't say that! I just meant-"
Jemma interrupted him, "The only way we can do it right is to follow what the directions say!"
She watched as Skye sighed and scooted forward so that she was between her two friends, "Guys, come on! Stop fighting!"
Jemma turned to her, "Tell him I'm right Skye!"
Fitz puffed out his chest, "No Skye, tell her I'm right!"
Skye looked between the two, "You're both kind of right. Sometimes it's better to go by the instructions and sometimes it's better to do your own thing." Skye paused and smiled at both her friends, "Besides, it stopped raining. Let's go play outside!"
Jemma and Fitz both looked at their half-finished volcano before standing up and running out of the room with her little sister with smiles on their faces. They seemed to have already forgotten about their fight. Natasha shook her head and laughed under her breath before following them.
After dinner one night, she pulled Skye aside and whispered to her, "Skye, do you want ice cream?"
She watched the little girl's eyes light up and she jumped up and down on her toes, "Yes! I love ice cream!"
Natasha leaned in close and whispered, "You should ask dad if we can all go and get some."
Skye nodded and looked up at her, "Why can't you ask too?"
"Well, because you're so good at it!"
Skye nodded and ran off to her dad after Nat gently pushed her in his direction. She followed after her and watched as Skye tugged on his arm, jumped up and down, and made grabby hands. Her dad picked her up and held her so that they were face to face, "What's up sweetie?"
Skye put her arms around his neck, "Can we go get ice cream?"
She watched her dad look over to her mom, "Um, I don't think you should be having ice cream so close to bedtime sweetie."
Skye stuck out her bottom lip and tilted her head, "Please? I haven't had ice cream in a really long time."
Her dad looked like he was going to say no again and this was when the real magic happened. Skye widened her eyes and leaned in to kiss her dad's cheek, "Please daddy? Don't you love me?"
Nat couldn't help but grin when she heard that. There was no way her dad would be able to stand up to that.
She watched as Skye broke her father down. He shook his head and leaned forward to kiss Skye's forehead, "Of course I do Skye, you know that."
Skye smiled at him, "I love you too. More than I love ice cream. It's okay if we don't go."
Her dad had a pained expression on his face. She watched as he looked over to her mom for help. Her mom shook her head no but her dad just let out a breath and said, "Let's go get some ice cream. But you have to go to bed when we get back."
Skye nodded eagerly and her family rushed past her to put their shoes on and pile into the car. Skye was still in her dad's arms and as she passed, Nat held out her hand for a high-five. Skye clapped her little hand against Nat's and smiled real big at her. She knew that she should feel guilty for using her sisters cuteness to get what she wanted, but she couldn't find it in herself to feel bad with ice cream in her near future.
Nat knew that her sister was powerful, but she didn't know how powerful she was until they were in the grocery store with her mom and they were standing in front of the bakery section. Her mom was standing to the side, ordering different sandwich meats, while she and Skye were admiring the baked goods.
Skye was pointing to the sugar cookies with sprinkles, "Nattie! That looks so yummy! I wish I had a cookie like that!"
Natasha wrapped an arm around Skye's shoulder in an attempt to get the little girl to stop hopping up and down. It didn't work.
Skye kept commenting on the delicious looking cookie until a nice looking lady in an employee uniform walked up to the counter. She was older, mid-fifties, and had a smile on her face. She leaned over the counter and looked at the two of them, "Hello ladies, how are you today?"
Skye straightened up and took a step back so that she was pressed up against Nat's side. She still didn't like talking to strangers that much and Nat couldn't fault her for that.
She smiled up at the lady, "We're alright, just looking at all the delicious treats."
Skye nodded enthusiastically and apparently forgot about her shyness, "Yeah, your cookies look really yummy. Are you a famous chef?"
She watched the older lady blush a little and laugh off the compliment, "Aren't you a kind little girl! I wish I was a famous chef! My cookies are pretty good though."
Skye leaned in close to the display, pressed her forehead against the glass, and stared at the cookie, "They look really good. I bet they taste awesome and you could win on one of those baking competitions! Like Cupcake Wars! But for cookies."
The older lady looked left and right before bending down and taking one out of the display. She held it over the counter and offered it to Skye, "Here you go sugar."
Skye stared at it and hesitated. Nat wondered what she was waiting for. Skye reached out but didn't take the cookie, "Are you sure? I didn't pay for it."
The lady shook her head, "It's alright dear, I'll take care of it. Here." The lady wiggled the cookie and she watched Skye take it and smile.
She took a bite, "Thank you!"
The lady smiled and stood up straight, "No problem sugar, you remind me of my granddaughter."
Skye waved goodbye and they made their way back over to their mom. The little girl split to cookie in half and gave part of it to Natasha. She just shook her head in disbelief and took the cookie half from the little girl.
Natasha stared in astonishment as Skye talked her mom into taking her to the movies. Her mom barely ever changed her mind and Nat distinctly remembered her telling Skye that they weren't going to the movies today.
Skye was sitting on her mom's lap. She was facing her and had her little legs wrapped around her mom's waist and her arms around her neck. "Please mommy, I love the movies."
Her mom shook her head, "I'm sorry Skye but I just wanted to chill out today. Work was terrible yesterday."
She watched as her little sister widened her eyes, "We can chill at the movies mommy. Please? I love it when you take me to the movies. We get to spend time together."
Skye leaned in and put her head on her mom's shoulder. She watched as the older woman obviously had an inner debate with herself. There was no way that this would work, there was no way… May nodded her head, "Okay, let's go see if anyone else wants to go."
She could not believe that that had worked. She saw Skye sit back and kiss May on the cheek before hopping off of her lap and making her way over to her. Skye grabbed her hand, "Do you want to go to the movies Nattie?"
Nat mumbled, "You have got to be kidding me," under her breath before taking Skye's hand and going to see if anyone else wanted to go.
What'd you guys think? My little brother has a way of getting everything he wants, so parts of this was inspired by things that have actually happened!
If you have a prompt for me, please send it in! You can do that on here or on my tumblr page and I'll write it down and write it out sooner or later! Thank you for reading! xx -Ariel
