Chapter One
Grant Ward, Alive. Daisy thought she had seen her fair share of the impossible. Yet here comes the universe flipping the tables once again. They slowly make their way towards him, hands on ICERS. At their movement a juvenile protectively stands in front of him. A dangerous stare in her chestnut eyes. Her long chocolate copper waves framing the sharp edges of her olive face as she prepares for what's to come.
"Not other step May." The Girl's voice is powerful. They come to a halt at her words.
"You know who we are?"
"Of course I do Coulson and I will not let you hurt him." She barks, the knuckles of her fists turning white. Her eyes dart to the scientists who watch from behind the others then to Daisy.
"How is this even possible? You died on another planet." Daisy exclaims gaping at Ward, "Then Hive blew up in space." Her voice rises, edging closer "So how are you standing here?" She looks at him, a weight in heart.
"We're gonna need to bring you in" Coulson looks away reaching for the his cuffs then moves closer to the pair.
"NO!" A swift kick knocks his hand away. A searing pain shoots through his arms.
"LILY!" Ward grabs her by the shoulders securing her in his grasps.
"His not a monster like you think." She spits.
"Lily you need to stop."
"No!" Lily sharply pulls from his grip. "You are the only thing I have left. I goddamn care about you." She wraps her arms around his waist. "I love you." She muffles in to his shirt. Ward sighs resting his chin on top of her head. "I love you too."
Daisy watches the two in awe. Having never seen Ward be so gentle, express so many emotions. This isn't the Ward she knew, but she still needs to know how he's alive, if Lincoln could be alive. This girl cares about him, like they should of.
"Lily is it." Daisy maintains a calm voice "I understand how much Ward means to you. But I think apart of you knows that we need answers. What if Ward's not the only one whose back?" She places a caring hand on her shoulder.
"Lily you know it's the right thing to do." Ward whispers in the girls ear. She nods stepping away acknowledging the team.
"Fine but I come to."
"We don't take kids." May firmly states.
"I go or we disappear forever." Lily's stare flickers dark.
"Fine. We can work with that." Coulson caves.
"How about we go get a few things from your place?" Daisy asks.
The older agents give her a wary look.
"We'll met you back at the Bus. Give us an hour."
"Welcome to the Ward Residence."
Daisy enters the small apartment behind the pair. Lily grabs some bags from a cupboard, throwing one at Ward.
"You want me to grab the candy you like?" He asks.
"Yea Thanks." She replies before disappearing into a room.
"This is shouldn't take long." Ward informs Daisy.
"That's okay." She takes in her surroundings. The apartment is open planned with oak wood floors. White and grey furnishings with splashes of blue. Not a thing out of its place except for a few books and a picture lying on the table. The summer sun creates a calming glow. She watches him moving around, once again surprising her. His relax posture, he's comfortable here and we're taking him away from that. I don't know what Coulson's going to do, but this isn't the same man. Maybe there is a bigger reason to why he's alive. He disappears behind another door.
Minutes later Ward returns to Daisy's side
"She's still packing?" He asks before turning back towards the adjoining rooms, "Lily hurry up."
"I'm just finishing up." She finally mergers from behind the door. "Just had to tell Katie we'd be out of contact for awhile."
"Well got everything you need?"
"Yea." She answers sweeping the things from the table into her bag then moves to grab her car keys when Grant shows he already has them first.
"And you are not driving." He turns the Daisy passing her the keys. "You can drive a manual right Skye?"
"It's my car."
"And the Skye's blue. Let's go, I don't wanna keep Coulson waiting."
Daisy can't help but smile a little at the pairs interaction.
The three make their way to a empty field just outside the city. As the Bus comes into view Lily voices her amazement. "Woah!"
Ward chuckles, and Daisy glances at him before returning her eyes to the cargo bay parking the car. Getting out she finds Coulson with a grim look.
"You won't be staying in the cage because of the gifted, but you are to remain in the living area supervised by either Daisy or myself. Do I make myself clear." Coulson states.
"Yes Sir." Ward answers. Coulson stare turns to Lily.
"Uh yea sure." She replies.
Daisy gestures for them to follow her up the stairs, they obediently follow till they reach a large open area with sofas and a T.V.
"A question whose Daisy?" Lily asks dropping down on the sofa next to Ward.
"That would be me." Daisy answers sitting down across from her
"I thought your name was Skye."
"Yea it was, before I found out my birth name." At the confused look on the girls face Daisy adds. "Long story."
"I'm sorry she got used of saying Skye, and it wasn't my story to tell." Ward interjects not lifting her gaze off the floor.
"It's okay. It took Coulson forever to a adjust. But you can call me either." She restrains herself from saying 'I missed the way you said my name'. Shaking off the thoughts "We'll land at the playground in a hour or so. Where Simmons.." She notices Ward flinch at the name, "..Or someone else will do medical things, for reasons."
He only answers with a brief nod.
"How about I go get some food?" Before either answers she heads towards the kitchen. Lily waits for Daisy to be out of earshot before scouting closer to him.
"I'm sorry."
"Why are you apologising?" He looks at her.
"If I hadn't ran to check you wouldn't have come looking for me. And then we'd be home. Away from all this."
"It's okay. Let's just do what we do best. It doesn't matter where are as long safe Lily."
"Okay. You know for a robot your care a lot." She teases. He lightly pulls her in a head lock giving her a noogie.
"Hey." She swiftly gets out of his hold "Come on, I was having a good hair day."
Moments later Daisy returns with a few bags of chips.
"Good this woman knows what a real snack is." Lily exclaims. Daisy chuckles, but Wards looks offended.
"You eat way to many sandwiches man. And you're always so precise. It's weird." She explains.
"We'll I'm sorry that I like to care of my body." He retorts. "But I don't just eat that."
"Eat the chips then. Eat em Grant." She stares him down, but he doesn't move.
"Grant Douglas Ward eat the chips." He reluctantly puts a chip in his mouth.
"Good Boy Grant." She giggles. They sit there for the remainder if the flight, eating and having polite conversation.
AN: Hi I know the ending is bad. I couldn't think of how to end it.
I wanna know what you think and where you want this story to go. I got a base plot line but I would love your thoughts on character development. Reviews and Critics welcome.