A/N: I tried to write in lots of different points of view for this chapter but I'm not sure whether it worked or it was just confusing and they were too similar to one another. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy!
Ward's P.O.V
"Agent Ward, go over to the med-bay and tell Agent Simmons to report to the meeting room, we have a mission." Coulson ordered. "Yes, sir." Ward replied solemnly. As he briskly walked through the bus he sighed inwardly, wishing that they could just land somewhere and take a break until Skye was better. The constant danger on the bus was becoming too much for him to handle and he was certain that the team would figure out his true identity soon. Ward lifted his hand to knock on the door but stopped himself when he looked through the window to Skye's room. He saw Simmons and Skye in the bed, curled up in a tangle of limbs and didn't want to intrude so he crept back along the corridor and slammed the door, taking heavy steps back to the room and coughing loudly, just for good measure. In the corner of his eye he saw the girls spring apart through the window and by the time he had opened the door Jemma was sitting on the chair next to the bed and Skye was lying flat on her back. "Simmons, we have a mission. Agent Coulson wants us to report to the meeting room in..." He pauses and looks around the room for a clock and when he can't find one looks down at his watch. "10 minutes." Skye looks up at him with a sheepish expression. "What type of mission, can I come with you for the briefing?" He sighs and looks over to Simmons who rolls her eyes and shakes her head. "I don't know what type of mission it will be and no, you can't come with us. I'm sure Agent Simmons will tell you all about it when we get back." Ward says in a stern voice, hoping that Skye will do as he says for once. Skye sighs in defeat, "Okay." Ward looks between the two of them as they try to avoid making eye contact with one another. There is a rather awkward silence hanging in the the air so Ward decides to slip out while they are too busy avoiding one another's gaze to object to him leaving. As he walks back down the halls he can hear Skye's light laughter and feels a smile tugging on his lips, happy that he is able to hear her enjoying life after being so sure that she was going to die at Quinn's hand.
Coulson's P.O.V
"S.H.I.E.L.D. have located a Deathlok warehouse and want our team to go in, eliminate the enemy and collect as much data as we can. Agents May, Ward and I will go in and take out the enemy threat. Fitzsimmons, once we have done that you will come in and get all the information you can from that place while Ward plants explosives. Once we are back in the air we will blow the place sky high, any questions?" Silence. "Good, we will be landing in 3 hours so I suggest you go and get ready. Agent Simmons, you stay here." Your team file out of the room, leaving Simmons behind. "Everything alright, sir?" She asks you hesitantly. "How is Skye?" You ask her, avoiding her question. "Well, she is recovering at a rapid pace since we injected her with the GH.325 but she is still very weak, unable to walk without someone's assistance." You stay silent for a minute, mentally preparing yourself to continue the conversation. "Do you think she would be okay with hacking into Deathlok to get us in there? She would be still be staying on the bus and it would be much easier than her having to explain it over the comms to Fitz." Simmons sighs and looks you straight in the eye. "I imagine she would be okay with that sir but I don't like the idea of it, we are already leaving her on the bus by herself. I will be sure to ask her about it when I get back to the med-bay though." You give her a tight lipped smile and thank her as she leaves.
Jemma's P.O.V
When you get back to Skye she sits up eagerly and starts bombarding you with questions, "When is the mission? Do I get do come? Will it be dangerous?" You raise you hand and she stops on cue. "We will be landing in 3 hours, you don't get to come and it will be dangerous but only for May, Coulson and Ward who are all more than capable of handling themselves." Skye listens intently, hanging on to your every word. "You don't get to come with us but if you feel up to it then you could hack into Deathlok to get us into the warehouse undetected." You feel guilty asking this of her when she is still in recovery but judging by the grin plastered on her face she is more than happy to do it. "So I would be left on the bus by myself?" She asks you, the grin on her face vanishing. "Yes, I'm afraid so. You will be fine though, nothing will happen while we are gone." You tell her reassuringly. She slowly nods, "But what if something happens to you guys, what if you are captured by Deathlok?" You thing for a moment before answering, "Then you call Agents Garrett and Triplett on the sat-phone, they'll know what to do."
You and Fitz are in the lab gathering everything you will need for the mission when he starts to talk, "You and Skye have been spending a lot of time together lately." You think for a moment, going over what he has said. "Have we?" You say dismissively. "Once we get back from this mission I will need you with me in the lab. You do know that, don't you?" You look over at Fitz, wondering why he thinks you need to be reminded of that. "Of course, Fitz. This is my job." He turns to you and looks into your eyes, like he can tell exactly what you are thinking just by looking deep enough and nods his head twice before getting back to work. As you continue to pack for the mission you can't help but wonder what Fitz had meant, does he know about you and Skye? You ask yourself and then you start to wonder if there even is a you and Skye. You walk out of the lab and go to the bathroom, splashing water on your face. You look in the mirror and see the bags under your eyes from months of sleepless nights. "Come on Jemma, focus! Just for a few hours." You say to your reflection as you slap your cheeks to bring traces of colour into the porcelain skin. As you wander back through to the lab you will yourself to try and focus on the task at hand, you can work out whatever is going on with Fitz another time.
