The Truth - Skye tells Ward the truth.

"WITH DAD?!"

"Huh?"

"Are you out of your freaking mind Agent Grant Ward? AC is like a father to me! What makes you think I have something going on with him? Are you already exerting your jealous lover act so soon?"

"Kind of hard not to," he grinned sheepishly, "if I'm already the boyfriend."

"Actually you should hold that thought. With what I'm about to tell you, you might change your mind about being my boyfriend." Skye tried to make the matter light. "You may even want to put on a parachute on now, just in case you need to jump off the plane."

"What are you rambling about, Rookie?"

"Honestly, there is nothing between AC and I. But you are right. There is something that we share?"

"What?" Ward asked worriedly when Skye suddenly looked sad. "You can tell me."

"This is supposed to be classified between AC and I. No. Wait! Hear me out ok?" Skye pleaded when Ward looked hurt.

"I'm listening."

"The reason for not wanting to tell you and FitzSimmons is because we do not want you all to be implicated in this. Fury must have kept this secret for a reason."

"Fury? Whoa! Hang on! You said FitzSimmons and I. What about May?"

"She knows."

Skye jumped when he suddenly got up and was all ready to punch a hole through the wall.

"Ward No!" Skye yelled as she scrambled to get out of bed, only to winced in pain.

Ward came to her immediately. His sudden rage was replaced by concern instantaneously.

"Don't do that, Rookie," he whispered against her ear as he held her close. "I don't want you to hurt yourself because of me. Are you alright? Need me to get you anything?"

"I'm good. Thanks."

"Sure?"

At Skye's nod, he gave her a soft kiss on her hair as if he had done it hundreds of times before. It was so natural that there was no awkwardness at the tender gesture by either of them. He held her as he calmly continued.

"What is this classified issue that you are talking about?"

"You should know that you still have time to change your mind about being my boyfriend." Skye tried to make the matter light.

"What can be so bad?"

"I'm an 0-8-4, Ward. It's a long story, but that's what I am." Skye told him straight.

Ward was rendered speechless.

"There's more. I might as well let you hear it all," Skye said and didn't wait for his agreement. "That serum you guys injected in me, came from some alien. Coulson saw it before the place blew up. He thinks they had given it to him too. That's how they got him back from the dead. I don't know what powers I have originally. And added to that alien whatever, I have no idea if I'll turn blue, green, purple or something really weird.

"So, here's the question: do you still want to be my boyfriend?"

Skye stared at Ward shocked expression before another thought occurred to her.

"Oh! One more thing I forgot to add. Death follows me."

To Be Continued...