May had fallen asleep because the next thing she registers is a whimper, lifting her head from where it was slumped she waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.
Getting up she walked quietly over to the bed where was Skye was thrashing about on the bed, Skye was whimpering fists clenched in the sheets her eyes screwed tightly shut.
"Skye" Calling her name softly May sat down gently shaking her. "Skye wake up"
Coming awake with a strangled scream Skye scrambled away from the hands screaming low in her throat she sounded like a wounded animal. Skye was huddled to the head of the bed she was sobbing and mumbling something that May couldn't understand.
Sliding closer May took care not to grab her until Skye was more awake but when she heard exactly what Skye was mumbling her heart broke. Hands flew to her mouth as she heard the words May herself had to bite back a sob; with shaking hands she brushed the hair from Skye's eyes.
"Skye, focus on me" Tilting Skye's head so she could look at her. "Focus on my voice" Grabbing one of Skye's hands she ran her thumb over her knuckles.
She waited for Skye to look up and look around and realize who was there before she opened her arms and braced for impact. Skye threw herself at May arms and legs wrapped around her like she was a koala bear.
Rubbing her hands up and down Skye's back she rocked it, she couldn't tell her it was alright no part of the situation was but the fact that Skye was with them now.
Leaning back she attempted to lift Skye a bit so she could see her face but Skye wasn't having it, she was holding on as if her life depended on it so May let her.
"No one's going to hurt you again Skye not here, not so long as there is breath in my body" May held her so tight, it's when she realized this little slip of a girl had stolen some part of May's heart with her stubbornness and her tenacity she was protective of this girl who had clearly seen more than her share of the evilness in the world.
Skye bit her lip head still pushed in to May's neck "You promise?" She had to ask had to hear the words needed to hear what she said to what her response would be.
"I will kill them first" Tightening her arms around the Skye as she broke down tears was dripping down her neck but she held tight to her as she fell apart and May's arms.
"Do you want to talk?" Leaning back she settled against Skye's pillows and held her. "It might help"
She sat and waited, hand running soothingly down Skye's back rocking her gently back and forth she knew it would take a little bit but she knew Skye needed to get it out needed to say something or it was going to eat her alive.
"I was nine" her voice was soft, she didn't lift her head from May's shoulder her hands were clenched in fists holding tight to May's shirt.
"I think it was like my 10th foster family" Shrugging, she took a deep breath shaking breath and burrowed closer.
"He seemed nice at first you know, like a foster dad any kid could want" as she spoke her voice progressively got a little louder.
"He was nice" Blinking tears. "He bought me a bear; he used to pick me up from school, take me to get ice cream. He was like a dad" Sniffling she paused to take a break and gather her thoughts.
"Then he started doing weird things, I ignored them at first but then I woke up one night and he was just standing in my bedroom watching me. I was so confused you know."
She exhaled softly "He told me to go back to sleep but he started touching my back, and he took my pants off" She started sobbing.
"I heard stories, so I asked him not to take my pants off" Skye shook her head wildly.
"He didn't listen" Pushing back she looked up at May with tears running down her cheeks. "I was so scared" Burrowing closer she closed her eyes and listened to the steady thump of May's heart beat.
Taking a shuddering breath "I told him to stop and I begged him but he wouldn't" Closing her eyes she snuggled close to May.
"I told him May I promise" clutching tight to May as if she was afraid May would leave.
"I know you did" Rubbing her back May rocked her like a small child.
"I told his wife, but she told me I was lying" Skye blinked back tears she remembered being called a liar and feeling like her world has ended.
"It's not your fault Skye." Gripping her chin she made Skye look up at her. "Repeat it Skye"
"It's not my Fault" Shaking Skye's shoulders. "Repeat it Skye, now"
She tearfully looked up a May "It's not my fault" tears was running down her cheeks she clutched at May's shirt "it's not my fault"
Arms and legs wrapped around May she frantically whispered it wasn't her fault as May rocked her.
Grabbing her phone she shot of a quick text to Phil to let him know Skye was up, dropping the phone besides them May leaned back against the pillows holding Skye tight to her and just let cry it all out.
"Can I come in?" Looking up at the knock at the door, Phil was standing there with a tray in his hand on the tray was 3 mugs with what smelled like hot chocolate.
Waiting for Skye to nod her head Phil slipped in sitting on the bed he handed May her cup and slipped the other into Skye's hand.
Slipping on the bed on the other side of Skye he wrapped an arm around both Skye and May, he waited for Skye to curl up against his shoulder but she kept a tight grip on May's hand.
"You ok Kiddo?"Curling in to his shoulder with a shrug Skye cuddled close.
They sat Skye curled in between May and Coulson, they held her tight and she could dream that she was theirs and safe in their arms, closing her eyes she rested her head on Coulson's shoulder.
They held her quietly, waiting for her eyes to close and her grip loosened around the cup. Taking it from her hand May set it on the counter.
Slipping Skye's head on her pillow, May pulled the sheet up around her and pulled Coulson outside.
"Did she tell you?" They headed up to his office; sitting on the couch May buried her face in his chest.
"She was begging me not to take her pants off" Shaking her head she drew in a deep breath.
"I could kill those people, who hurts a little girl like that?" She held on to him fists clenched.
Phil wrapped his arms around her he would help her kill the people who hurt Skye if he could, holding on to her as May ranted angrily they sat for a bit.
"Go get your Pajamas on" Pushing her towards the door with a firm look he went to wake Ward and he was going to sit in the cock pit, heading to his own room he pulled flannel pajamas on and made his way to May's quarters.
"Come on" He lead the way to Skye's, entering quietly they closed the door behind them.
"I'm to the door" Nodding his understanding he climbed on the bed, jostling Skye a bit she lifted her head and blearily looked around.
Spotting Phil she shuffled over and sleepily snuggled close, grinning as May climbed under the sheet besides Skye he pulled them both close.
They wrapped their selves around Skye cocooning her in, she wasn't a little girl anymore but she was scared and they would do whatever it took to make her feel safe. She was a little messy and broken but so was both May and Coulson and she was theirs to take care of….
A/N – thanks for reading everyone, I am writing something new but I am still working on the plot and where it goes.