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"You good?" Grant Ward's dark eyes seared into Skye's as she suppressed a shiver.

"Yeah, no," she breathed, looking back up at him with the same level of intensity, "I want this."

The kiss was slow at first, giving them both time and opportunity to back out. But then in a split second, they were both clutching at each other desperately, like there was no tomorrow and Ward's mouth was hard on Skye's, leaning in for more, fighting for dominance. Skye gasped when his fingers skimmed the bare skin at her waist and she tanged her hands into his shirt.

"Skye," Ward whispered as his mouth traveled down her neck.

"Oh God, Ward…" Skye heard herself say aloud. She clamped her mouth shut as he reached her collar bone to prevent any more embarrassing moans from coming out.

He lips brushed her neck as he whispered, "I'm sorry."

"Wha-?" Then she gasped again, but this time it was because she felt the cool metal of the flat of a knife sliding down her ribcage.
"No, no-" she tried to untangle herself from him but her hands were stuck in his shirt. The blade stopped just under her ribcage and the knife was turned to the tip was positioned at a soft spot in her stomach.

"No, please, Ward, NO-!"

Skye jerked awake, her heart pounding, hair plaster to her face by cold sweat. Throwing back thte blankets, she drew her knees to her chest, rested her elbows on her knees, and held her head in her hands, trying to control her shaky breaths. After a few moments, she stumbled out of the bed, knocking over a trashcan in the process. Some nights, she threw up right after the nightmare, so she always kept a trashcan nearby. Skye crashed into the bathroom, not caring if she woke the others in their own respective rooms. Ripping off her sweat soaked pajamas, she stepped in the shower, not bothering to wait for the water to become hot. She gulped water from the showerhead, not caring if the water was contaminated, anything to stop the tears from spilling over. In her haste, she began to choke but she ignored the burning sensation in her throat and continued to drink the water.

Eventually, she got out of the shower, threw on some clothes and walked out of her motel room. The usn was just beginning to rise and Melinda May was already in the tiny courtyard doing her daily tai chi. Skye dropped down on an old, rusted bench to watch. May barely spared her a glance of acknowledgement. They spent most of their mornings in this fashion; both enjoyed the quiet companionship as they waited for the rest of the team to rise.

"Which one was is this time?" May asked in her monotonous tone as she drew her hands together in an arc and rolled back her shoulders, showing that she was done.

Skye's hand drifted to her abdomen unconsciously, "The knife." She had explained to May the gist of her nightmares, that she was with Ward and everything was normal up to the point where he killed her in some gruesome way or another. She didn't voice the part where they were almost always intimate, but she was sure that May read between the lines.

"It's been two months, Skye. I think you need to go see him." May pronounced, walking over to the bench to sit next to Skye.

The young hacktivist scoffed and crossed her arms, "So I can get more nightmares about his lies? Remind myself what he looks like? No, thanks. I remember quite well."

"You need closure."

"Well I sure as hell am not going to get it from visiting him in his jail cell!" Skye was the only member of the team that had yet to go see Ward since he had been arrested. Coulson and May had watched him from outside of his numerous temporary holding cells, never speaking to him. They had said all they wanted to say to him when he was arrested. Simmons had spoken to him first. From what Skye had gathered, it was a stiff, somewhat awkward conversation. Simmons didn't disclose what words they had exchanged but hadn't completely forgiven Ward, although she went to sleep somewhat easier after confronting him and looked a little more at peace.

Triplett had been next. There was something of a yelling match that went on while he was with Ward. That was, of course, after Ward had regained some of his voice, which was mostly due to Simmons healing. At first, Skye was furious with Simmons because she was healing him, but May explained that it would be easier to extract information from Ward if he was able to use his voice. The visit from Trip had put Ward's healing process a few weeks back, but Trip had come out of the room somehow more appeased than when he entered.

Maria Hill came after Trip. She left quickly after a thirty minute talk with Ward, so Skye wasn't sure what had gone down between the two of them and she never asked.

Fitz never went to see Ward. He was still in a coma after Simmons pulled him out of the ocean. However, Fury himself sent a doctor who reported that there were indications that Fitz would eventually wake up. Skye half suspected that the doctor was there to take care of Fitz and Simmons. Without the doctor there, the biochemist wouldn't be eating or sleeping at all. The only person Simmons trusted with caring for Fitz, other than herself, was the said doctor who made sure than Simmons reached her basic needs. The doctor was also the one who suggested that Simmons should work on Ward's damaged larynx to take her mind off Fitz every now and then. Skye saw an improvement in Simmons' mood and confidence as Ward's healing became successful.

There were many reasons that Skye gave herself for not wanting to see Ward. She didn't want to hear his excuses, his proclamations of his feelings for her. She didn't want to be fed more lies, didn't want to be led on into thinking that he was actually the good guy, only to realize that he was still evil. But most of all, she didn't want him to turn out to worse than before, somehow more evil. There was also a tiny voice in the back of her head that told her that if she saw him, she was at risk of having her feelings toward him rekindled. Really, she was just trying to protect herself.

"He's in the past now and we need to move one from that." Skye replied stonily to May, who said nothing. They sat in silence until Coulson emerged from his own motel room.

"Good morning. As soon as Agent Triplett comes out, we should head back to the Bus. We can go back to the Playground now that we've picked up the doctor for Fitzsimmons and…other necessary items." Coulson announced, straightening his tie.

"Whatever you say, AC," Skye replied before heading back to her room to collect her things. Simmons had refused to leave the Bus while Fitz was still on it. Just in case any sudden developments were made on his condition.

Once they piled into the SUV, Skye turned to Trip, a playful note in her voice, "So what do you think? Billy and Eric- twins or clones? Or maybe they're triplets and Fury has another secret base hidden, waiting to present to us in another crisis."

"Man, I don't know, they could even be quadruplets." Trip replied, shaking his head.

"What about you, AC? What do you think?" Skye asked Coulson, who was driving. He glanced up in the rearview mirror.

"It's for Fury to know-"

"And us to find out?" Skye finished skeptically, "That makes no sense. How're we supposed to rebuild SHIELD if we don't know where all our assets are and we can't take advantage of them?"

"It's better tactically. If only Fury knows, then there's a considerably smaller chance that it will be compromised." May replied smoothly, but the hidden implication was heard by all occupants of the car. Just in case we have another traitor in our midst. Skye looked about the window, all playfulness gone. She was beginning to doubt her words from before. Just because Ward was in the past, he still kept on coming back to them in one way or another.

Hey guys, thanks for reading! This is my first Marvel AoS fanfic and I'm pretty excited about it! I recently got into Marvel so I'm working my way through the movies. I'm not entirely sure where this story is headed so if you have any suggestions, feel free to PM me! I'm going through season one to see if I can pick up on anything, plus, I'm trying to be as accurate as possible. Reviews are greatly appreciated- let me know how I'm doing!

P.S. Next chapter's from Ward's PoV