Chapter one
Skye races into the lab, "Jemma! Jemma where are you?"
Jemma chuckles and pops her head out of a storage closet, "I'm right here Skye. What's up?"
"We should have a Skimmons day!"
Jemma smiles carrying out some chemical and setting it down where she is working, "sounds like fun, let me just finish this then we can do whatever you want. I need like 10 minutes then I'll be all finished here. Okay?"
"Kay Jem," Skye smiles and sits down near Jemma and watches.
Jemma continues her experiment with a chuckle. Skye is so funny. I wonder what she has planned for our Skimmons day...
Skye is watching Jemma amused by her love of science, the horrid thing that it is. Skye chuckles at her thought.
"What's so funny Agent Skye?" Jemma chuckles glancing up.
"I was just thinking how horrid science is," smiles pretending to gag.
"Science is not horrid Skye!" Jemma sets down her things and takes off her gloves, looking at Skye with a smile. Jemma walks over to her friend gives her a slight shove.
"Hey!" Skye squeals. She gives Jemma a slight shove back.
"Hey! Skye!" Jemma squeals back. Skye runs over to the sink in the lab and gets some water on her hands before flinging it at Jemma. Jemma races over to splash Skye back.
The two girls continue this notion both squealing and screaming at each other, grabbing the attention of someone else on the bus.
The person walks to the lab peaking in to see the two girls play fighting. The person sighs.
Though that sigh was quiet Skye froze as she heard it and she looks around.
"Ward," she hisses, stepping in front of Jemma. She feels for her gun. No! I left it in my room!
Ward walks into the lab and Skye stays in front of her friend. "I'm not here to hurt you."
"Forgive me for not believing you," Skye hisses.
"Skye," Jemma says stepping around and next to Skye, "give him a chance, maybe he's telling the truth. What if he did change?"
"No, Jemma! Stay back!" Skye grabs Jemma's wrist. "Please Jemma."
"Skye," she turns from Ward to face Skye, "at least give him a chance!"
"Jemma! He sent you and Fitz to the bottom of the ocean! I should just kill him!" Skye reasons.
"No please," Ward voices, "I want to be part of the team again. Speaking of the team, are they not here?"
Skye once again turns to him taking a step forward in once again shield Jemma. "You will NEVER be part of the team ever again."
"Skye, calm down. And no, they're not here right now."
"Jemma, he hurt you and Fitz!" lowers voice, "and I have no weapons on me."
"Skye..." Jemma's voice holds something in it but Skye can't quite figure it out.
"He can stay, if I get to cuff him."
"Skye, no! You're not cuffing him. What if he's telling the truth?"
"What if he's not?"
Ward clears his throat, "I'm right here."
"Shut up," Skye growls. Ward raises his hands in defeat. Skye spots a scalpel and grabs it.
"Skye!" Jemma says a little bit frustrated.
"Woah Skye! I said I'm not here to hurt you!"
"Well forgive me for not believing you. Sit," Skye points to a chair in the lab and waits for him to sit down, pulling out some cuffs.
Ward sighs frustrated, but goes over and sits down. Skye cuffs Ward to the chair and Ward grabs the key from her pocket.
"There. Jemma, I need to get out of here and I feel it's safe so I'm going to go make cookies, want any?" Jemma shakes her head with a sigh. "Scream if he tries anything Jem, and I'll be back in a heartbeat."
"He's not going to try anything, right Ward?" Jemma asks politely.
"Right."
"Jemma I'm serious, I don't trust it."
Skye heads off to the kitchen not bothering to hold in her frustration even a little. She gets to the kitchen and quickly gets to baking cookies, the first batch coming out within minutes.
"So," Jemma starts trying to make this as far from awkward as she can, "her cookies are really good."
"Like she'd share with me," Ward snorts. Jemma grabs her phone looking say the text she just got.
"Oh look at that," Jemma start with a frown, "besides the fact she's calling you it, she's offering you some milk and cookies."
In the kitchen a ding for the last batch of cookies sounds and it's heard in the lab through the vents along with Skye's voice of contentment, "these cookies will be perfect with some milk!" Jemma gets another text.
As Jemma reads the text Ward fiddles with his cuffs.
"Do you want some milk with your cookies Ward?"
"Sure she's offering to share Simmons," Ward snorts in disbelief.
"She is! She's not as heartless as you think Ward."
Skye pours two glasses of milk, not hearing an answer.
"Show me," Ward says with a straight face. Jemma walks over to Ward holding her phone out for him to read. "Closer Simmons, I can't read it, you have your text size so small." Jemma takes a step closer, she's right next to him holding her phone, not realizing the danger she's in.
Without hesitation Ward grabs Jemma's neck pulling her downward so he can get a better grip on her.
A scream erupts from Jemma's lips and Skye can hear it in the kitchen. Skye drops the tray of cookies and the glass of milk and is to the lab in seconds.
"Ward, Ward what are you doing?" Skye says taking a step towards them.
Ward tightens his grip on Jemma causing a gasp to erupt from her. Skye raises her hands and takes a step back.
"Okay Ward, you're in control of this." Skye sighs, I knew he shouldn't have been trusted...
