A/N: This is a little one shot cause I'm loving the Skyward fics that are going nuts all over the net atm. I'm considering doing a set of one shots that start at the beginning of the series that highlight that moments (like this) that Ward developed his feelings for Skye. Mainly depending on the feedback and want for such a thing.
Enjoy.
Standard Disclaimer.
Pull the Trigger
He knew the moment her name came from the computer sounding voice that his choices had narrowed to none.
They didn't want Skye as a way to get to Coulson anymore, she was a part of it now. She had they answers they wanted all on her own.
Skye, who had gotten under his skin from day one, somebody who had made him feel. Jealousy, fear, warmth, attraction, respect. She had made him feel so much but the over whelming feeling that pulsed through every vein in his body was the riding need to protect her. To keep her safe.
From everything.
So he pulled the trigger.
He would always pull the trigger, and he would pull it on anyone. To keep her safe.
Then hydra came to light and with a sinking feeling that he had never known before Ward knew he couldn't save her from them. The whole organisation would want the secrets her small body held. He could never see from the outside. He needed in.
No matter his past allegiances, his past orders, his past mistakes. This, she, was his new mission.
So he went too, no matter the orders from either side he went. And he pulled the trigger again. On the innocent people in the carrier, on everyone but who he truly wanted to. The one who had ordered Skye shot.
He cemented the trust needed. And heard the words he needed to hear most.
"Welcome to Hydra."
Now was the time to get to work and hope that, at the end of this, she would forgive him.