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Clint woke up to the room shaking half way through the night. He was up instantly looking around completely tense. He then noticed that Skye was tossing and turning in her sleep. He instantly went over to her and reached to touch her shoulder to wake her up. She startled awake and instantly threw her hand out sending out a shockwave that threw him into the wall. He grunted and felt his breath get knocked out him.

Skye suddenly realized that she was not in any cage or containment room and began to try and calm herself down. She suddenly noticed Clint against the wall taking deep breaths. "Oh god. Did I hurt you?" She exclaimed fearfully. She then notice the shaking and slowly began to make the shaking stop. By the time the shaking stopped he was already beginning to stand.

Clint smirked and says "Sweetheart Don't worry about me. That was not nearly enough to hurt me. I have been through a lot worse." He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed. He slowly reached out and hugged her gently. He wanted to make sure that she was ok. "We all get bad dreams. Would you like to talk about it?" He asked her curiously.

Skye clung to him but shook her head. She did not want him to know how truly frightened she was of hurting anyone she cared about. Her nightmare was actually about the team locking her away and leaving her to die unloved and alone like she had been her whole life. Without even noticing at first she began to cry into his chest.

He held her close and kissed her on the top of her head. He felt very protective of her even though he knew her less than 24 hours. She was his soulmate and he was not going to let anyone hurt her. "I will never let anyone hurt you." Clint whispered to her quietly. He wished he knew who upset her so much so he could make them feel the same way.

Skye slowly cried herself to sleep but her grip on his shirt had not loosened. He sighed and slowly laid down with her on the bed. He held her gently in his arms as she slept. He watched her for a little bit to reassure him that she was fine. He slowly fell asleep himself.


The next morning Skye was the first one to wake up. She woke up from the best night of sleep that she had had since before finding out about her father. She noticed that her pillow was slowly moving up and down and felt arms around her. She opened her eyes to see that she was lying next to Clint on her side. He was laying on his back and her head was on his chest. She blushed slightly but could not help but feel completely at ease in his arms. She looked at his face and saw that he was still fast asleep. She looked over at the alarm clock and sighed. Of course she would still wake up early. She slowly got out of his arms and left a pillow in her place for him to hold.

She began to do Tai Chi. Ever since she started to do this with May she could not break the habit. It also helped her feel more centered and in control of her powers. She was half way through the routine when she felt Clint's eyes on her.

Clint woke up the sound of movement nearby. He quickly woke up and looked around to see that Skye was doing Tai Chi. He smiled and knew that it had to have been May to have taught her that. He watched her go through the different forms.

Skye finished and without turning around commented playfully "You know it is rude to stare."

Clint chuckled and got up. "May taught you well. It is good to know that you were not lying about her being your SO." He said gently. He quickly walked over to the restroom to get ready to go once more.

Skye checked her computer once more only to see an email from Coulson. She shook her head and closed her laptop without even opening the email. She knew that they would probably try and bug her computer to find her location. She would not go back especially now that she had found on of her soulmates. Unless he went to SHIELD she was going to stay away. She quickly packed her stuff up. Once Clint was out of the bathroom she quickly changed cloths but was careful not to pull her stitches.

Clint looked at Skye's bags and was curious about what was in them. He knew that there had to be supplies for herself but what she packed could defiantly give him an insight to who exactly she was. He shook the thought of snooping through her stuff out of his head. He could do that later once they are safer. He knew that after her nightmare he would take her straight to his farm house. He didn't care that he didn't know her that well. He was his soulmate and he was going to protect her from those who wanted to cause her any harm.

Skye walked out to see that Clint was in deep thought. She walked over towards him noticing that he suddenly looked up at her. "You ready to go?" He asked her curiously. "We can pick up breakfast on the way out of town." He quickly added.

Skye nods and quickly picked up her bags. She felt better when her computer was close by so that she could monitor the cameras around them. She pulled out her tablet that she had recently gotten and began to tap into the cameras once more. "The coast is clear outside. We don't have to fight our way out this time." She joked to him.

He smirked and says "Oh but what a joy it is to teach the grunts a lesson in manners."

Skye smiled at his comment before opening up the door. She quickly got into his car. He followed after her and smiled. "Here we go again." He commented as he started the car. He quickly began to drive away. They stopped at a gas station to get food and gas so they would not have to stop again any time soon.

Skye kept an eye out for anything out of the ordinary as she got them both food. She was glad to find that nothing was wrong. She kept alert still that could always change. She got the food and quickly went back to the car. She put the food into it then ran to the restroom. She didn't want to make him stop earlier than he had planned. She walked back out and sat down.

Clint soon came back having filled the car already with gas. They soon got back onto the road. He ate with one hand and kept the other on the steering wheel. He had the sudden urge to ask her how she got her powers. He glanced over at her and decided that was a story for another time. "How did you grow up?" He finally asked. He wanted to get to know her.

She began to tell him the story of how she was an orphan, well that she was. She just called Coulson AC instead of saying his name. She knew that he did not know that he was still alive. She tried to mention Ward as much as possible to keep her emotions in check. She stopped just before the temple. She just said "In the Kree city I was changed. I gained powers." She knew that he had to have been curious about how she got her powers.

Clint nods. The story had taken over 2 hours to tell completely. "You will never again be all alone. I will be your family." He said gently as he put his hand over hers, which were together on her lap.

She looked up at him with a hint of tears in her eyes. "R-really? Do you really mean that?" she asked quietly.

He smiled and nods. She smiled at him gratefully. She looked out the windshield and suddenly asked "Where are we going? Now that you know about the new SHIELD and how they will be looking for me. Is there a plan?"

He laughs and says "I am taking you to a safe house of mine. Only a few people know of it. Most of them are dead and I doubt that May would think to look for you there. Nat is hiding out there right now as well."

"Wait are you telling me that I am possibly going to meet THE Black Widow?" She asked excitedly

He pouted and says "Why does it seem like you are fangirling over Nat and you didn't when you met me?"

Skye laughed and says "Because we got interrupted by Hydra and I was in pain from sleeping on my injured arm. I also did not recognize you till you were out the door."

Clint just shook his head and says "We will be getting there later tonight. I doubt that you will see Tasha tonight. If you fall asleep in the car before we get there I will carry you into the house."

Skye smiled and then leaned her seat back. "I am going to take a nap. I can drive a bit later if you want to get some sleep. I don't mind. Also wake me if anything happens or you are about to stop." She said quietly. She repositioned herself as comfortably as she could. She smiled knowing that Clint had her back and easily fell asleep.

Clint smiled as she fell asleep. He hoped that she would not have another nightmare. There was no telling how her powers would affect the car.


He continued to drive for another 2 hours before his stomach and bladder began to protest too much. He sighed and gently shook Skye's shoulder. She opened her eyes slowly and says "What is it?

"We should stop for lunch. Is there any place that you would like to go that is quick?" Clint asked her curiously. Skye shook her head.

Just to make sure that nobody recognized them they acted as a couple. They sat close to each other and held hands as they walked anywhere together. Once when they were about to get up Clint quickly kissed her on the lips. Skye blushed brightly and looked at him. He smiled at her blushing and led her back out into the car.

Clint laughed and says "You look a little bit flustered there Skye."

Skye punched him on the shoulder and "it's not funny." Clint just continued to laugh as he drove away.


They continued for the next few hours till it was time for dinner. They stopped in a small town at a dinner. When they were about to leave Hydra showed up. Skye quickly took cover with Clint behind some booths. "We need to use the back way out." Skye whispered. She looked back at him and says "You go get the car. I will distract them." She ran out of cover before he could say a word.

Clint cursed under his breath but ran out the back door to go get the car. He quickly got to the car and pulled it up to the front of the store.

Skye had everything under control till one of them pulled out a dendrotoxin grenade. Since she had already taken out the other guy, the guy threw it at her. She tried to take cover from it but didn't get away fast enough. Most of the blast hit her. It was a heavy dose grenade since she was a gifted individual. They wanted to make sure that they knocked out any targets.

Clint had seen this as he pulled up and quickly got out to help her. He took out the last guy and picked up Skye. He held her close in worry and carried her to the car. He could only see bruises and a few small cuts on her as he made it back to the car. He quickly put her in the back seat and got in.


As he continued to drive he had to lose the Hydra following him. He would occasional look at Skye worriedly. He had never found out about the dendrotoxin before the fall of SHIELD so he did not know why she was knocked out. He could see her chest rising and falling just like it would if she was just asleep. It comforted him at least a little bit to see that she was still alive.


He continued to drive them till they were a few cities away from the farm house. Skye still had not waken in the 3 hours that had passed. Clint had called Natasha to come pick them up since they could probably track his car. He was in the forest near the town where he had ditched the car. He had all of Skye's stuff with him. He held Skye in his arms gently. He looked at her worriedly and carefully put her down. He pulled out his bow and kept watch. He saw a car approach so he raised his bow ready to shoot if he needed to. He sighed in relief as he saw it was Natasha.

Before he could greet Natasha the ground began to shake. He instantly turned around and went to Skye. "Hey it is ok. I got you." Clint said quietly to her as he pulled her into his arms. Skye opened her eyes and gripped his shirt. She slowly began to try and calm herself. She was successful after a minute of deep breaths. Clint relaxed and kissed her on her head. Skye smiled weakly at him and then wince from the headache she had from the dendrotoxin.

Natasha walked over slowly looking at Skye nervously. She glared at Clint. Clint flinched at Natasha's glare. He had yet to tell Skye that he also had another soulmate. He and Natasha were soulmates as well. She had not really talked to him since before he left for the mission he had been on.

Clint picked up a bag and then Skye. He didn't want her to strain herself yet since she had just woken up. Natasha didn't pick up anything since she was a little mad at Clint. He had not shared that he had found his new second. But Natasha had not shared that she too had gotten a new soulmark at the same time. She had not let herself hope that they had both gotten the same second soulmate.

Clint put Skye into the back seat of the car and helped her buckle up. Skye gave him a gentle smiled. She was grateful that he was there to help her. She was still feeling the after effect of the heavy dendrotoxin dose.

Natasha got into the passenger seat since she was not going to help with the last few bags that Clint needed to get. She also wanted to talk to the girl privately. As soon as Clint walked away Natasha more stated then asked "So you caused the earthquake just now."


End notes:

Yes I am evil. I just left you on a cliffhanger. I just had to get to this part. I have some very big plans that are in development for this story. It is going to get really good later on in the story. I hope that you guys are enjoying this. I am having fun just writing this story at this point.

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