A/N- I put it on Tumblr and now I'm putting it here. I know its short but there's a lot more where this came from. Enjoy!

Ward walked out into the hall. He could swear that he'd heard movement but the plane seemed empty with the exception of the other agents fast asleep in their bunks. He quietly snuck down the hall, being especially careful not to wake May. The Cavalry was not someone who wanted to wake up in the middle of the night for no reason. He entered the common area and saw that a side lamp was on. Skye was lying on the couch with her arms wrapped around her legs. When she saw him coming she sat up.

"Ward. What're you doing up?"

"I, uhh, I thought I heard something."

"That would've been me. Sorry if I woke you."

"Can't sleep?"

"Nah. Too much caffeine. Remind me to have less coffee before bed next time." Ward looked at her skeptically.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?"

"I'm no expert but you look like you've been crying."

"Its- I'm fine. Go back to sleep."

"Nope. I'm gonna sit right here until you tell me what's going on." He sat on the couch and looked at her expectantly.

"It's no big deal and really I don't think it's any of your business."

"Skye. I know you're used to being alone. I get it okay? I get it. But you don't have to do that anymore. You have people on this bus and maybe we don't always get along but you can tell me whatever you want."

"It was just a bad dream. Okay?"

"What about?"

"It was about one of my foster homes. I really don't want to talk about it. Alright?"

"Fine. Okay. Come here." Ward reached over and awkwardly wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in close to his chest. She resisted at first but he felt her give in. She didn't try to pull away. He felt her start to cry as her tears soaked through his shirt.

"It felt real." He heard her whisper, "Like I was really back there again. And I was so scared. I didn't know what they were going to do to me."

"Skye. Listen to me. You don't have to worry about that anymore. You have a family right here and yeah we're dysfunctional but that's how families are."

"I love you." She said to herself. Ward didn't hear her quiet voice that time and Skye wasn't sure he ever would.

A/N- Hope y'all liked it! Reviews make me happy!