Hope for the Lost
Spoilers: All of Season 1 but especially the season finale!
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Skye sat down across from Ward in the visitation area to find him holding a piece of paper. He handed it to her as she set the pack of cards down. Taking the paper, the hacker opened it to see a single phrase written on the small square.
Best Memory
"Is this what we're talking about today, our best memories?" Skye shrugged and opened the box of cards to begin shuffling them.
"I thought it would be an appropriate subject." Ward took the stack of cars she handed him after shuffling them out. "Dr. Huang said I should try to remember the good things independent of Garrett."
Skye smiled and turned one of her cards over and captured his as hers was higher. She figured War was a lot more fun that Poker or Rummy and as Ward liked to be competitive it was perfect for them both. "Well I think you should. Do you want to go first or should I?"
He shrugged and laid down a card, capturing hers in the process. "Whatever makes you most comfortable."
"Ward," she put a hand out to stop his arm and met his eyes. "This is about you not about me, I'll tell you if I'm not comfortable. No more orders or being a puppet so instead why don't you tell me what you want."
He looked down at the table, "I just wish you could stay here and we forget the world."
Skye smiled and squeezed his hand, "my best memory was the day I got my SHIELD badge. I knew where I belonged and I had everyone's support including yours. I finally had a family, one I always wanted but had all along."
"It was never a lie," he looked up and met her eyes. "Providence, everything I said wasn't a lie and despite it…that was my best memory, of being with you." His gaze shifted back to the table and Skye let what he said digest.
The sound of arguing made Ward look up and scan the area, she knew he was looking for a threat. She turned to see two inmates going at in the corner and immediately Ward was up to her side acting as a shield of sorts. Punches seemed to be thrown and it wasn't long before guards were escorting everyone out.
"Ward?" Skye looked at him as she was being asked to leave, she paused outside the visiting area to see shackles and handcuffs being put back on him. He looked up at her despite the chaos and she smiled at him before being pulled away by a guard.
Lockdown was in effect and Skye was forced to leave without saying goodbye. She found Coulson waiting outside for her once again and slumped into the front seat as she got in. He turned to her as he had before. "Something go wrong?"
"Yeah, two inmates couldn't keep their argument verbal and so lockdown went into effect. Everyone was asked to leave and I didn't get to tell him I'd be back tomorrow, you should have seen the look on his face when I was escorted out before I could say anything."
Coulson started the engine and sighed, "I'll see about getting you arranged visitation outside of visitation hours. I'm the new Director of SHIELD, shouldn't be an issue and if it is, I'll call in the big guns."
"Fury?"
The man chuckled as he shook his head, "Hill actually, the woman is a lot scarier than she looks or acts. If you want to take out a madman you call Fury but if you want to turn military leaders into infants…she's who you call."
"Sounds like we should have called her to take down Garrett."
"If you wanted Fury to shoot you then yeah," Coulson smiled. "Little known fact about Fury in regards to Hill, you intentionally put her in danger and he's like a lion protecting a cub. He's protective of her, has been since New York so if she throws herself into danger that's fine but you don't personally put her in it."
Skye smiled at him and nodded, "thanks AC, not just for me but for him."
Starring at the woman she'd heard about and had only seen, but never actually met, was something Skye wouldn't have missed for the world. Maria Hill had decided to fly to the Playground, their new base, and talk to Coulson about his request for her help. Of course that lead to Skye being roped into it.
"You want me to help you put your agent in a room with a psychopath not once but every day?" Hill threw her hand out, "have you completely lost it Phil because what happened to the man trying to get said agent away from that psychopath not even six months ago?"
"He's not a psychopath!" Skye remarked loudly and both looked to her. "He's recovering from Indoctrination and Stockholm Syndrome along with years of abuse by Garrett starting from when he was a teenager. Hell even before that he was abused by his older brother and made to torture his other siblings." Skye looked at Hill, "so don't call him a psychopath because he's not. Psychopaths can't care for or love anyone and he does so screw you. I'll just settle for regular visitation hours." Skye left the room with the door slamming behind her.
Hill looked at Coulson, "don't tell me she's in love with him."
Coulson put up his fingers to show an inch, "just a bit and it's not one sided."
"Dear God, why do you bring me into these messes?" She sat down and looked at the bottle of scotch on the table. "I was supposed to be on an island right now actually relaxing but instead I'm here managing your kids."
"You relaxing?" He looked up at the ceiling, "I don't see pigs flying so what gives."
"Who gives," she met his eyes. "Like I said, I was supposed to be on an island right now."
A/N: Couldn't not add a bit of humor to the chapter, after all you have some deep bonding moments going on then Skye defending Ward. Having Maria Hill in a chapter is always a joy and funny.
Next we see Hill pull in a favor and also see that Fitz isn't too happy with Skye's attempts to help Ward. Plus we see the first time Ward lashes out causing chaos to descend between Skye and the team.
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