Hey, guys! This is my new fan fiction. It doesn't follow any of my old ones, so here's the background:

Skye dated Grant for 6 months before HYDRA emerged and S.H.I.E.L.D was dismantled as a corrupt institution. Coulson had Grant locked downstairs in a cell so he can get inside information on HYDRA, but Grant will only talk with Skye. So Skye has to face her ex for Coulson.

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CHAPTER ONE: MY EX LIVES DOWNSTAIRS

Skye

"And how do you think I feel?" I say to Hunter, Mack and Triplett. "My ex boyfriend is locked up in the basement downstairs!"

"Oh, if my ex wife lived downstairs..." Hunter grins as he gulps down his beer. We all groan in unison.

"You and that ex wife..." Mack says. "The amount of times you mention her, one might think that you still love her."

"Not a chance." Hunter chuckles. "She's a she devil. But anyway, must be awkward having to talk to that Ward guy since you and him were an item and all."

"Yeah. And guess what? Coulson's asked me to go and talk to him again." I finish off my drink and get up.

"Good luck." Triplett says, his dark eyes meeting mine. I smile back and walk towards Vault D: Grant's cell.

Grant and I dated for 6 and half months before the secret came out that he was HYDRA. Before S.H.I.E.L.D was destroyed, and before we had to rebuild ourselves. Before I realised that the man I loved was really the enemy.

The door swings open easily and I descend onto the dark coldness, holding the pad that controls the cell wall screen. I stand in front of it for a second before removing the opaque wall so I can see Grant Ward, the man I once thought that I was in love with.

He sits on the floor, but stands up when he sees me, smiling slightly. I shudder inside and fix a neutral expression on my face.

"Hello again, Skye." He says in a soft voice. "I trust you are well?"

"Shut up." I snap back.

"Oh, but then what would be the point of you being here?" Grant points out. "Because then I couldn't tell you any information, could I? So what do you want to know today?" All through his speaking, his voice remains in the same tone.

I try and control the emotions rising up on me, just like May taught me. But I'm not a total May-bot like her yet, so some of my anger displays itself in my clenched fists and tight jaw.

"Tell me why you worked for HYDRA." I ask, remembering that this time, Coulson wants to know Grant's past intentions, not information on HYDRA.

Grant shrugs.

"He offered me a way out. I took it. Really, Skye, it's nothing but that. There's no big reason why I chose to join HYDRA. I was loyal to Garrett, and that's what he wanted."

I look at Grant and wonder how I could of ever thought myself in love with him. I should have known that he was a psychopath. I mean, I dated the man! I shared my secrets with him, and he didn't tell me his. I trusted him, and that's how we ended up like this.

Hunter's lucky he doesn't see his she devil ex wife, I think darkly. 'Cause I wish I didn't have to see Grant.

"Skye, I know you want me to say that I didn't choose HYDRA, but I can't." Grant says gently. "Trust me, I wanted to tell you, but-"

"But you didn't, Grant. You didn't." I say angrily. "We dated for 6 months, and you didn't tell me!"

"Because I knew you wouldn't understand." He says, his voice never changing in pitch.

"What's there to understand, Grant? You are evil. You tried to kill Fitz and Simmons!" I shake my head. Then, in a quieter voice, I say:

"I would have understood if you had told me."

Grant gazes at me with expressionless eyes.

"Would you of, Skye? Because I don't think so."

I hit the button that turns the cell wall dark, breathing hard. And then I walk away, back up to my new team.

When I'm outside, I lean against the wall and close my eyes, feeling my heart beat fast in my chest. May wants me to move on, but I don't know if I can, if I have to keep talking to him. It reminds me that I once loved the man. And how can he remain so calm around me? Did he ever really love me? Was it all a lie? Somehow, I can't believe it. The Grant Ward I saw was the closest to the true Ward anyone had ever seen.

"But he's HYDRA, Skye." I whisper. "HYDRA."

"Looks like he got to you." Triplett says when I rejoin the guys. I force my lips to smile and grab a fresh drink.

"Nah, I'm fine." I lie perfectly, gulping down the drink.

"Skye-" He starts, but cuts himself off with a 'never mind'.

May walks in, her face impassive.

"Team," she starts. "We have a mission. Straight from the director."