Hey guys! So. I have recently become obsessed with Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D! I just find the show amazing! It has all the action/fight scenes/car chases etc as a movie but isn't one! I love Chloe Bennet as Skye, she's just so sassy! Unlike most I don't ship Skyeward (Skye and Grant Ward) because whilst they would be pretty awesome, Ward and May are sleeping together and Skyeward just seems awkward with that happening… And I know that many people have already written a similar fan fiction, but hey, look up Somalia under the NCIS database and you'll see a HEAP of those ones.

Anyways. The story. Basically it just reveals some secrets regarding Skye's past, completely of my own design, if it is similar to another fanfic or completely different from later episodes then my bad.

I am in boarding school and currently writing another NCIS fanfic called 'Hasmia Haswari' and I've kinda lost my immediate muse to it. But when you love writing it gets a bit annoying, so I'm gonna just start writing them both. I should be updating either weekly or every second week. PS I live in New Zealand, and unlike America, I use the metric system, so when I say kilometres and kilograms get over it.

So, I think that is all other than a disclaimer.

Disclaimed.

Enjoy!

Special Agent Grant Ward had a habit. It wasn't a bad one of smoking, chewing nails or clicking his pen but one that every night at 1:37 he would wake, get dressed and go for a run. Ever since he had came upon the realisation that the world was still reachable at night at the age of nine he had snuck out and jogged the five kilometre loop around the block, wiping himself down with a damp cloth when he got back and returning to the comfort of his warm bed. But now that he was living on the 'bus' he had to adjust, doing a gym workout instead. Tonight however something was wrong. Maybe it was his time in the field or just a feeling he got, Ward had always had a strange ball of nerves that twisted around his heart, leaving his pulse hammering down to his knees, making his breath catch, whenever something was amiss. He paused on his way to the shower, outside Fitz's and Skye's bunks, hearing a faint moan. He recognised the sound. Pain. Not the immediate stabbing sensation achieved with a bullet wound, but the dull, throbbing pain the never quite leaves you. Ward stopped outside of Skye's door. Every part of his body screamed at him to open the door, his hands staying defiantly at his sides. His throat was determined to close, heart intent of breaking from his chest, he slowly reached for the handle. In those seconds between him touching the door and turning the knob there was a faint thud. Blood shattered through his system as Ward slid the door open, faster than he meant to, making it slam in it's frame. He scanned the room in the dim lighting. The bed was empty, sheets dragged off onto the ground, Skye lay amongst them. Ward cursed himself, she had only fallen out of bed, nothing more, nothing less, she was fine. And she was waking. Ward turned to leave, only just catching the look that flashed across her eyes as they flittered open. Fear.

He was immediately at her side as the young woman wiped her hair from her face, "Skye, are you-"

"What are you doing here? Robot senses detected movement and woke you?" She interrupted, glancing up at his sweaty gym clothes, "Do you even sleep?"

Ward smirked, even having just been woken she was still herself, "Couldn't sleep," He shrugged, it was simpler than explaining he woke every morning at 1:37 and would lie awake for hours if he didn't go and do a intense gym workout.

Skye looked at him strangely, but sat up further, glancing around, "Why am I on the floor?"

"You tell me," Ward answered, he reached to rub her arm, but she stiffened, and jerked her's away. Ward paused, confused. Skye's cheeks reddened slightly as her brown eyes met his, clearly showing a story Ward wished he didn't need to know. "Skye, what's wrong?"

She hesitated, shaking her head slightly she stood, Ward awkwardly looked away once he realised she was only wearing a bra and panties. Her silence intrigued him, one glance at her expression proved something was up with the normally bubbly and goofy hacker. She slipped a large Varsity tee shirt over herself, Ward couldn't help but briefly scanning her tanned skin.

"Skye," He began.

She turned to face him, "Huh?"

He gulped nervously, "What's that? Do you have a tattoo?" Ward asked, pointing to her upper thigh, a black, small print. The font looked as if it had been printed off a computer, normal and plain, it was simple and wrote DAWSON. He thought briefly that he had never seen Skye's legs before, she always wore jeans or sweat pants, even when it was really warm she covered them. He glanced again at them, noticing three small white lines that sat horizontally across the backs of her knees. They were scars. Ward couldn't search his mind for a scenario that would involve injuries like them.

Skye drew a deep breath, "It doesn't matter," She mumbled self consciously.

Ward could tell that the conversation would go no further, sighing quietly he stood, "I should go to bed, I'll see you in the morning," He hated to leave her when it was obvious she was upset, but also could see she didn't want him around.

Skye smiled faintly, "I didn't know robots slept."

S.H.I.E.L.D

Skye didn't want to avoid Ward, it just ended up happening. She hadn't fallen asleep again after her brief time with Ward, when he had spotted it. Not one person on earth, other than Skye knew about the tattoo, what it meant, why she got it. She didn't know why but the prospect of someone finding out pulsed dread through her already tense veins. Their morning routines became altered, instead of meeting at eight for a training session and then a shower, followed by them having breakfast together whilst watching some hideous reality show that was playing on TV. Skye now got up earlier, doing her workout by herself, missing Ward due to her shower, eating her cereal either in her room or in some strange place. Jemma had found her on the ground in one of the many hallways, leaning against the wall she was staring out the window at the mid morning sky.

The scientist had paused, "Skye what are you doing?"

She was immediately jerked from whatever daydream she was in, she glanced down at the half eaten bowl of cereal on her lap then back at Jemma, "Oh, uh, it's comfy here."

"On the floor," Simmons stated, not convinced.

"Well yeah, you think AC would have this fully decked out plane and not have a nice floor to go with it?!" She reasoned, grinning even though it wasn't funny.

Simmons responded with a similar smile, "Right," She sighed, "I'll be off then," It had been obvious to the team that Skye was avoiding interacting with them, it hurt Jemma especially considering they always used to hang out in the lounge and she was missing her company.

Skye saw the look of Jemma's face as she turned to leave, "You, you can stay if you want Simmons," She patted the floor next to her, Jemma smiled and slid down the wall, sitting cross legged next to her friend.

"So, what's up," Skye asked, a fake smile on her face.

She shrugged, "You tell me."

Skye drew a deep breath, "Nothing's up, but Ward, he, he saw something I wish he didn't." Releasing the truth was like releasing her worries, well some of them, she was still having mixed feelings regarding the entire subject but it felt better to be able to talk about it. It was so annoying to admit it but Skye knew she couldn't avoid Ward much longer, not just him, the whole team really. Even May. Who Skye was sure would prefer to have just about any other S.H,I.E.L.D agent than some hacker.

"Well," Simmons paused, unsure if she should say something, "Go tell him why, stop punishing him for caring."

Skye looked at her friend in the eye, "Ya know you're pretty wise for a scientist."

"Shouldn't I be wise to be a scientist?" Jemma laughed, causing a soft chuckle to escape Skye. It was a sound that warmed both Simmon's heart and Ward's, who had been standing around the corner.

Well. Chapter 1 down. So, I've got only a small idea of where I'm going with this, if you think you've got a great idea then lemme know! I'll credit ya for it ;)

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