Hey guys! Hope you guys werent waiting tooo long, but heres the next chapter. Some of you had some comments about the spelling and grammar of the last chapter, and I thought I should point out that I wrote that chapter half asleep at 1 am, so there were bound to be some mistakes, and I'm currently in the process of getting a beta. In the meantime, I ask that you please try to put up with whatever mistakes you encounter in the story, and let me know, so I can change them. Without further ado, heres the chapter.

Ward waited for May to emerge from the hospital room. She had made him wait outside while she went to go talk to Coulson. He couldn't leave without seeing Skye first. He had to see her himself to make sure she was alive.

May slipped out of the door, with Coulson trailing behind her. His face was marked with sadness and what looked like exhaustion. It made sense, neither man had slept since they had arrived at the hospital 36 hours ago. May nodded to the specialist, giving him permission to enter the room. He nodded back appreciatively and entered the room.

Even unconscious Grant thought Skye was the most beautiful creature he had laid eyes on. Even with tubes sticking out of her, and the color drained from her face, the sight of her still left him breathless.

Trying to regain his composure, Ward reached for the chair Coulson had vacated. He lowered himself slowly and reached for Skye's hand. It was still very cold. A weight rested on his heart as he could feel the hackers weak pulse through her wrist. She was alive, but just barely. He took a moment to gather his thoughts, pressing his forehead against the smooth skin of Skye's hand.

"I'm so sorry." He muttered, "It wasn't meant to be like this." The emotion swelled up in his chest, cutting off the rest of his words. He swallowed and opened his mouth in another attempt to speak. "I love you Skye-" His voice cracked at her name, "I knew it from the moment I laid eyes on you. And it kills me-kills me, that the last you saw of me, you hated me." He gave a deep sigh, "I wanted to keep you safe. I wanted you to be able to protect yourself. That's why I wanted to keep training. Maybe if I hadn't pushed so hard, maybe if I stood my ground, you wouldn't be in this mess." He moved his hand to push back the hair from Skye's face.

"I love you Skye, I don't know if you can hear me, but in case you do, I love you. I need you. You bring the light into my life, you make this job worthwhile. Without you- I don't want to imagine my life without in it Skye. I love you, and I need you. Please Skye, I need you to fight." Tears threatened to spill out of his eyes. Grant stood and bent over the bed, placing his lips on Skye's temple. A singular tear rolling down his cheek.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

The monitors started to beep erratically, and Skye began to convulse on the bed, Grant began to panic,

"Nurse! Hello? Anyone? We need some help in here!"

As suddenly as they had started, the monitors stopped. All that was left was a green flat line. People began to flock into the room, barking orders and pulling the tubes out of Skye's mouth. Grant couldn't do anything but look on as the nurses began preparing to shock Skye back to life. One of them finally noticed the specialist and began to push him out of the room. Grant was still too stunned to resist. His last view into the room was the doctors placing the paddles onto Skye's chest, in preparation for the shock.

"Skye."

Skye was blinded by the light. When she finally got her bearings, she was disappointed at the sight. It was white as far as the eye could see.

Is this heaven? Skye wondered, as she examined her surroundings. She turned and almost jumped when she saw a figure approaching from the white.

"May?" The silent specialist stopped right in front of her, she looked the same as always, in her black pilot suit, poised for action. "Am I dead? Are you my guardian angel?"

"Of a sorts." Skye remained silent, hoping for a better explanation, she got none.

"So what's going on? Do I have some decision to make? To live or die? Cause I choose live. Hands down." May pursed her lips together,

"Skye, you've flatlined. This is your subconscious shutting down. At this point there is no choice. Its death." Skye felt as though she had been punched in the stomach. She was actually dead. There was no going back, no way of getting back to Grant, telling him she loved him. It was too late. May waited for Skye to process the information before she resumed speaking, "At this moment there is a team of doctors working to try to shock you to life. Now you need to listen. You can go back, but only if you follow exactly what I say. Okay?" Skye nodded. "I need you to think back, to a moment that made your heart skip a beat. It has to be a powerful one, otherwise it won't work. Think back to that moment and relive it, feel everything you were feeling. Then, and only then will you be able to join us in the land of the living."

Skye closed her eyes thought for a moment and opened her mouth to ask May a question, but the pilot dissipated like a wisp of smoke. Skye retunred to her thoughts, thinking about a time when her heart skipped a beat. She first considered when she nearly fell out of Lola when she first joined the team. It didn't feel right though. She then thought back to when she first thought she loved Miles, but it still felt wrong.

Finally she thought back to when Ward jumped to save Simmons. Her heart a skipped a beat, not only out of terror, but out of love as well. It was when Ward disappeared from view of the plane that she truly realized she cared for her SO, in a romantic capacity. Skye took a deep breath and allowed herself to relive the fear and sadness that had marked that day. In her mind she saw Grant leap out of the cargo hold and into the clouds, and she felt her heart skip a beat as he disappeared into the white.

Skye felt a painful jolt, and opened her eyes. She was still looking at white, but rather it was the white light of the hospital room. She almost sighed in relief. A kind face appeared within her field of vision.

"Hello Agent Skye. Glad you're back. We almost lost you!" Skye attempted a weak smile, and spoke for the first time,

"Glad you found me doc!"

Whoohoo Skye is alive and talking!

I hope you guys enjoyed Grant talking to Skye! I want to clarify that May is not dead, but just a figment of Skye's imagination, for this reason May may seem to appear a little OOC and thats because its really Skye talking to herself through May.

As always, please rate and review and LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. Its really important to me to know what you liked and what you didn't so I may put things into consideration for the future.

Until next time - Alex