I am really sorry I haven't posted this sooner, but here it is! Enjoy!
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Boom.
Ward sighed as another digital explosion shook his walls. Skye had been watching some loud action movie marathon for the last six hours and he was going kind of crazy. He had done everything to try and drown out the noise: he worked out, he listened to music, he tried to sleep. But nothing could block out the dumb explosions coming from Skye's apartment. He was on the verge of walking into her apartment and either bashing her TV in or joining her in the marathon. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right? He thought to himself as he walked to Skye's door, knocking loudly.
The loud music from the movie paused momentarily and Skye opened the door, glaring for a minute before seeing who it was.
"Oh, hey, neighbor. What's up?" she grinned.
"Your movies are too loud," he said grumpily.
"Are they?" she asked, and he couldn't tell if she was being serious or if she was taunting him, "Sorry, I kind of lost some of my hearing by movie two," she said with a chuckle.
"Well could you please turn it down?" he asked, and she smirked.
"It's only eight o'clock. Isn't it a little early to be going to bed, old man?"
"It's never too early to have some peace and quiet," he quipped and she laughed.
"You really do sound like an old man," he sighed.
"Can you please just turn your movies down?" he asked and she nodded,
"Aye aye, Cap'n," she said and Grant heard someone from inside her apartment call her name.
"You have company?" he asked. Skye never invited friends over. Sure there were nights she went out with friends and nights when she didn't come home until the next morning (he wasn't jealous. He wasn't), but she never had friends over.
"Yeah, just a couple of friends over for a movie night," she said as a guy almost as tall as Grant walked up behind her.
"Is this that neighbor you told me about?" the man asked and Skye nodded, "Hi, I'm Trip," he said, holding out a hand for Grant to shake.
He took his hand and gave him a polite, if a little stiff, smile, "Grant. It's nice to meet you."
Skye talked about him? What did she say? Did she say he was her annoying neighbor that sometimes woke her up at five in the morning? Or maybe she talked about how much of a jerk he can be sometimes. No, Grant, he scolded himself, you don't care. What she thinks about you doesn't matter.
"Likewise," Trip said, flashing him a blinding smile before turning to Skye, "We're starting the next movie soon."
She nodded, "Tell Miles and Jem to stop arguing about the believability of the aliens!" she called as he walked away and he gave her a quick thumbs up before disappearing around a corner.
She turned back to Grant and gave him a mischievous grin, "You want to come in? Have a little fun?"
He hesitated for a second, "I don't know…"
"Oh, c'mon. Live a little," she said, opening the door wider, "Meet some fun people for once."
He almost gave in, almost walked in and spent time with Skye for the first time in months, when he heard a new voice call out, "Babe? You comin'?"
Skye sighed and tilted her head towards where the voice came from, "Yeah, Mye," she called, turning back to him with a shake of his head, "Miles is an idiot, but he's fun to be around. So. You coming?" she asked.
He shook his head. He really didn't want to meet Skye's boyfriend. "I better not. I have an early appointment tomorrow."
"Boo," she pouted, sticking her tongue out at him and he'd roll his eyes if she didn't look so adorable. And sexy.
Crap.
He did not need to think of her like that. She was just his irritating, loud neighbor. He didn't like her. No. He didn't. He couldn't. Besides, she had a boyfriend.
"Well, have fun reading alone on a Friday night," she teased and this time he did roll his eyes.
"Turn down your movie," he said as he walked away.
"Yes, sir," she saluted, closing her door.
He sighed, shutting the door of his apartment behind him before leaning against it, running a hand over his face. He really needed to stop thinking about her. About how it was like before. When she first moved here. No. No, that was months ago. Things were different now. He was her neighbor, she didn't even like him. And he certainly didn't like her. Not at all. Nope. Not. At. All.
Ugh, he sighed. He really needed to get his mind off of her. Now.
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Well, it's half way done. What did you think? One of my favorite chapters is coming up so I'm excited for ya'll to read it. Also, I was thinking about doing either a The Fault in Our Stars skyeward AU or a Crazy Stupid Love skyeward AU and I was wondering which one ya'll would like. So, tell me what you think of the new chapter, and then tell me which AU you would like.
