She flat lined. He couldn't believe it. After everything they were going through. It was too much for her so she upped and left him. After he told her that he loved her and asked her why she loved him. He just told her the truth that he just told himself after pushing his feelings down. He couldn't believe it he wanted to give up too but couldn't. He had people to care for. He thought what she would want him to do. She would want him to get off his duff and continue taking the bad guys out. To stop the rising tide from their destruction. He smiled at that. She would pout like a child, cross her arms in front of her and pout. She was like a grown child. He adored that in her even if it did bug him from time to time.
All he could do was hope for the best with the team. They all sent him looks of pity. Coulson looked stressed. He knew that Skye became a daughter figure for him. He knew that Coulson came close to dieing well he died for 40 seconds as he says or 8 which Hill says because he adds eight seconds each time when he tells the story. He remembers Coulson telling Skye the story adding eight seconds to it.
He almost chuckled at that. He still had his head in his hands and he let out a small smile. She always made him smile. A nurse came out of her room. He could tell by the light steps that she took. He didn't want to hear the news that he was sure that he would hear. That the person that he finally opened too is gone. He heard Coulson and May get up. FitzSimmons moving to face. He stayed where he was, head in hands. Looking down. He stared at the tile, counting the spots on it. He wanted out of here already. He heard the doctor talking with the group. "Does she have any family"
"No." he said surprising everyone. "She has no-one but us."
"Okay. Thank you"
"Is she okay?" Coulson asked.
"Yes, she is stable right now. She is still asleep and I will tell everyone to let you know if something changes with her." The nurse promised and left. Everyone sat down and went to their thoughts.
Ward hated the silence. It drove him crazy. When everyone is making noise he can hear where they are. He sighed. He hated waiting. He was really never patient. He stood up and started to pace. The others left him alone. They knew that he was going through a hard. Hours passed, Ward didn't pay any attention to the time. Time was meaningless to him right now. It just reminded him of Skye. He didn't eat or drink anything despite the teams request and Coulson's order. The nurse finally said that she was stable enough for visitor's. Ward breathed a sigh of relief. The team nodded at him. Ward about ran into her room.
When he got there he saw that she was sleeping. He was happy to see that she was breathing deeply and softly. He was excited to see that she had color in her face. He walked over and sat in the chair by her bed. He scooted closer to her. He never wanted to leave her again. He cared very deeply for her. He picked up a hand and held it carefully. He smiled at the warmth it gave out. It was much better than her cold hand. He kissed the top of her hand. He started to talk.
"Don't do that ever again. After I spilled my guts out you had to about leave me. You are not allowed to leave me and that is an order." He smiled at that. She would smack his shoulder if she was awake. "You gave me a scare there. I thought I lost you again. I can't go through that again. Please don't do that to me. When you get better we are going to talk. You will have to train better and I'm not sure if I'm going to let you out in the field again. I don't know. This is weird. I have to admit. Talking to you. Can you please give me a sign anything to tell me that I'm not just talking. Please?"
Ward waited for a minute and nothing happened. He sighed, he didn't think that he would get anything but he had some hope. He couldn't wait to get back on the bus where he can watch her better. That he could be alone and not worry that she is going to die at any minute. He laid his head right next to their entwined hands. He tried sorting his feelings, they were everywhere. His thoughts started to drift to all the good times. The times when she would tease him or call him robot. Minutes past, he didn't care. Finally something happened.
He felt a squeeze. He couldn't believe it. He shot up and looked down and saw her hand move. He felt her grip, it was weak but it was their. He smiled. He looked at her. Her eyes were open. She looked at him. "Hey." She said. Her voice sounded horrible but to him it was music.
"Hey." He said. He was still smiling. He couldn't believe what his eyes were telling him. If this turned out to be a dream he was going to be very disappointed.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I'm here for you. Was it true when you said that you loved me?" He looked at her hoping it was true.
"Yes." She said looking down. "I also heard everything you said just now and before the doctor was talking about me with the nurses and about my family. That you said that you guys were my family. I also heard that you cared for me. That you were going to try and get along with people and...also that I couldn't leave that you wouldn't be able to handle it." She looked up at his face and then went back to looking at their hands. "That I may not be allowed to leave the bus much less the van when we do go out. That I will have to train harder so this wont happen again. That I'm not allowed to leave you and that is an order."
"It's true, all that I said." I wouldn't be able to live without you. He thought. I also love you too.
She smiled. He smiled back at her but she didn't see her eyes were still on their hands. He brought their hands to his mouth and kissed her hand. She gasped.
She looked at him and he mouthed, "I love you too."
She started to cry. He wiped her tears with his other hand. He could feel tears in his eyes. He didn't allow them to fall. "I love you." He said out loud.
She smiled and said, "I love you too." She did with all her heart and he could tell too.
"Good because I'm not letting you go. Now no more scaring me to death. I can't go through that again."
She looked down, her smile falling from her face. "I'm sorry." She said and started to cry again.
"Hey, it's not your fault." Ward tried to tell her.
"It is. I gave them the information. I told them that you guys were going to be there. When we got their I realized that I made a mistake." She was still crying. "That I was a traitor. I realized a little to late that they were using me. Now that I'm going to be a traitor for them, they won't let me go easy. Maybe you guys should just let me go and I will see what fate has for me."
Ward wiped her tears. He was in thought. It was her fault but she saved one of us. She is trust worthy. I just should give her a new phone. "It's okay. You saved on of the SHIELD agents. You wont be in trouble. I will make sure of that. Your one of us. It doesn't matter that you were one of them. You saved one of us you are one of us. Also I'm not letting you go. Coulson doesn't even care... much. I mean you did break his trust but he does care for you." He smiled at her. "I still love you."
She smiled and looked up at him. "I love you too. So how much longer till I get out of here?"
"A while. You got hit in a bad place. It will take weeks to heal and only then will you be able to get out but you will have to stay in bed and can only walk around so much. You can't go out in the field till after 3 months. Don't look at me like that." She gave him a look. Like she was going to stay in bed with minimal walking around. "It's doctors order's. I don't know but I think Fury might be nicer to us and wont give us missions when we have someone down. Besides I think Coulson may have a broken arm and May was limping. I don't think FitzSimmons could handle being alone that long. You will be back on your feet in a jiffy." He looked at her with caring and content in his eyes. She was so happy that she didn't die. That he loved her too. "But not too soon. I get to take care of you. I wont be persuaded much to let you out on field again. I may never allow you to go back again. Its not your job to jump in-front of a bullet. Leave that to me or a different man. You need to keep yourself safe. You scared me to death." She squeezed his hand again. He smiled and looked up at her. "Come on, lie back down. You can't be doing to much and besides the doctor said if you were to wake up to tell him." He went to push the nurse button but she stopped him.
"I don't want to go back to sleep yet. I don't want to do much actually." She admitted.
He knew that she must be in some pain. She really should be going back to sleep. She needed to heal but he was happy that she wanted him to stay with her for a while before going back to sleep. "Okay for a few minutes. I guess it wont hurt."
"Thank you." She mouthed at him.
They sat in silence for a while. Happy to be just by each other. "What about you? Are you hurt?" She asked him.
"Nope only a few bruises and scratches. The doctor said I was fine. I just need rest."
She nodded her head. She looked his arms over seeing the different cuts. He watched her as she checked how bad he was. He smiled down at her. He tipped her head back up. "I'm fine. Its you who I'm worried about." He told her.
She nodded her head. She made a motion for him to come closer. He listened to her and got close. She used her other hand and pulled his mouth to her's.
He was surprise to say the least. She had strength. He kissed her back. He enjoyed this kiss. He moved back after a while. She gave him a look. "What? You know I had too. We both need to breathe and plus it's been a few minutes."
"I don't care. I'm not in any pain. She moved a little and a shot of pain went through her. She tried hiding it but it didn't work. He still saw.
He shook his head. "Still stubborn I see. Well since your not in pain I'm still calling the doctor." He pressed the button. A nurse would be here in a minute. He looked at Skye. She was giving giving him a look. No, a glare. He just smiled back at him.
A nurse walked in, "Oh, I see that you are awake. That's good much quicker than we thought. I'll be right back with the doctor." She walked back out.
They listened to her retreating footsteps. They looked back at each other trying to read each others thoughts. One was glaring and the other one was smirking. He couldn't wait till she got better. He also couldn't wait to get back into action. The doctor came in, he went over to where they were and started talking. Ward ignored him for the most part. He injected something into her IV. She didn't say anything just looked at Ward. The doctor left.
Skye looked at Ward but her eyes started to droop. She fought against it. She didn't want to go back to sleep. Ward saw this and rubbed his thumb over her hand. "Shh, go to sleep I'll be here when you wake up." She closed her eyes listening to his breathing and matched her's with his. He kissed her lips lightly. He didn't care if it woke her up a little. She blinked and looked up at him. "I love you." She whispered.
"I love you too." he said. Her eyes closed and she fell asleep. True to his word. He stayed there all day and night waiting till she woke up.
Writer's note- I think this is going to be the end. I hope you guys enjoyed reading this. I enjoyed writing it. I love Skye and Ward together. Please review. I can't believe that we have to wait till Nov. 5th for the next episode. Its so far away. Who can't wait? Okay I have a question for all of you guys, should I continue a make this a short story or should I end it here? COULSON'S ALIVE! I had to do it. I loved it when he was announced alive.