Well, the break messed with my update schedule. I am going ahead and updating this story as well. I am quickly approaching my finals week. There are only 3 weeks before Christmas break and I am not sure how much time I will get to write and post my stories. I apologize in advance for that. It is unavoidable for me.
I really am grateful for all of the support for my stories. I am enjoying the ups and downs probably just as much as you guys are. It is not always easy for me to write but it helps me keep my calm in a hectic world at the moment.
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Skye sat at the table and was rather quiet. Clint looked at her and asked, "Is something wrong, Daisy?"
Skye tried to hide it but she slightly flinched at the name. "Please call me Skye," Skye said seriously. She didn't look up from the table.
"Why the sudden name change? Why Skye?" Tony asked curiously.
"I don't want to explain at the moment. I just found out something. I just started going by Daisy about a month ago. I went by Skye before that. That is why Mr. pirate over there called me Agent Skye earlier." Skye said briefly. She didn't want to get into too much detail. She was still processing everything herself.
"Well, anything is better than…" Clint started.
"Say the name and you will regret it," Skye said while glaring at Clint.
Clint playfully threw his hands up in a show of surrender. Skye just rolled her eyes.
"Children settle down," Laura said while looking at Skye and Clint.
Natasha smirked at Laura's reaction to the way Clint and Skye interacted.
"Well some of us have had experiences with name changes. Though you should tell someone later about why. It does help sometimes." Steve said as he began to eat.
Skye nods but doesn't say anything else. While eating the rest of her food she occasionally sends a glare at Fury who completely ignored her.
After Lunch, Skye made her way to sit on the porch again. She relaxed and was half asleep when she felt someone walk up to her. Skye sighed and opened her eyes. To her surprise, she saw Natasha looking at her.
"Whats up?" Skye asked her nonchalantly.
Natasha's head tilted slightly as she seemed to be analyzing Skye. After a minute of silence Natasha finally asked "What has Fury done to get the glares you were throwing at him at lunch?"
"It is classified and before you try to get the info out of me I am going to say this once. The story is not mine to tell." Skye said while keeping any emotion on her face.
"Oh, I like a challenge," Natasha said as she sat beside of Skye.
Skye closed her eyes and sighed as she calmed the rolling emotions that coursed their way through her. She suddenly remembered how Natasha looked in the Avenger's jet. "I am here to talk if you need it. We could trade horror stories." Skye said lightly.
"Only if you go first," Natasha said while smirking.
"Ok, but I would rather do this further away from the house. I am not very emotionally stable at the moment. I would rather not shake the house." Skye said as she got up.
Natasha raised her eyebrow but followed after Skye.
Skye sat on the ground against a tree. She could still see the farmhouse but was far enough away that a minor quake would not be felt there. "What kind of story do you want to hear? My horrible childhood in the system? Finding my deranged people who claimed to be my parents? Getting my powers?" Skye said as calmly as she could.
"The story on your fake parents sounds like an interesting story," Natasha said while looking at the younger women curiously.
Skye sighed and thought back. "I met Cal, the man who claimed to be my father after one of the team members kidnapped me. He was a hydra agent on my team. Cal was working with the head of hydra to try to get me and kill the head since he had been the cause of losing me." Skye began. She knew that Natasha just was collecting more info on her and probably was not going to tell her anything in return.
After 30 minutes of telling the story till the most recent events but hiding who all was on the team especially Coulson. Skye felt mentally exhausted. She looked at Natasha to see the women hiding her emotions behind a blank face.
Skye looked down and says "It turns out I would have been better off if I had never met these people. I just found out that they were not my parents a couple of hours ago."
"Sounds rough," Natasha said while moving closer to the younger women. Natasha put a hand on Skye's shoulder and says "At least you are doing the right thing now."
"Am I? I mean I have not done anything right. I know that my own team is wary of me back at Shield. I can't seem to do my job right and now I am almost like a ticking time bomb with how emotionally unstable I have become recently. It seems like every time I get settled something is thrown at me causing everything to change." Skye said bitterly.
Natasha seemed to hesitate before saying quietly "I felt that way after I left the red room."
Skye looked at Natasha in surprise and says "Really?"
Natasha just nods. She looked towards the farmhouse and says "I knew that I had to channel my anger somewhere else or I would end up hurting someone. I just began to train harder to better myself. I used the anger to become stronger."
Skye nods and says "Hey why don't we head back. You can tell me your story later. I feel like I am falling asleep again."
Natasha smirked and got up easily. She reached her hand down to help Skye up. Skye smiled slightly and accepted the help since she was so tired.
They walked back to the house quietly but it was not an uncomfortable silence.
Natasha helped Skye into a room upstairs where she could get some rest. She was amazed at how much the young super heroine had already healed. She sighed as she knew that Skye's past must be pretty messed up somewhat like her own.
Skye woke up an hour before dinner and only felt slightly achy. She got up and walked downstairs. She smiled as she heard Natasha talking to the kids in the kitchen. She made her way over and saw Natasha watching the Lila paint.
"What are you two up to?" Skye said while smiling slightly.
"Painting," Lila said happily. She didn't even look up to see who was talking to.
Skye smiled and the continued into the kitchen to see if she could help with dinner. She saw Laura and smiled at her as she walked in. "Need some help?" Skye asked curiously. She needed to keep herself busy to keep her thoughts off of the past memories.
Laura looked up at Daisy and smiled. "I would love some help. You cut up these vegetables."
Skye nods and took the knife and the vegetables as well. She began to cut them with ease. It helped that she had some training with knives from training with May. It helped her since she knew the best way to use it.
Laura looked over at Skye and asked "How are you feeling Skye?"
"Better. I ache a little but it is a lot better. It is my emotions that are out of control at the moment." Skye said easily.
"You have every right to be a little emotional," Laura said trying to boost Skye's confidence.
"Not when my emotions could trigger an earthquake," Skye said flatly under her breath.
Laura looked at the younger women and hugged her gently. "I am here to talk if you need it." She said gently.
Skye nods and looked over at the table to see Natasha looking at Skye with a small smile on her face. Skye quickly finished up cutting the vegetables. "Need anything else?" Skye asked curiously.
"No, I think I have it handled. Thanks for the help." Laura said gently.
Skye nods and walked over to the table to sit down with the kids and Natasha.
Skye watched the assassin and the kids interact. A small smile formed on her face as she watched Natasha seem to relax slightly around the two kids.
Before long dinner was ready. Skye had helped set the table and actually looked on the family with a mixture of happiness and sadness.
Clint gave her a questioning look but Skye just shrugged. She didn't look him in the eyes either. Clint was about to make a comment but Natasha quickly distracted Clint before he could say anything.
Skye knew that she owed Natasha since she helped her keep her problems semi-private. She could tell that Fury seemed to be watching her closely since she was not her usual verbal self.
By the end of dinner, Steve had caught onto Skye's mood but didn't comment as they began to discuss Ultron. Skye stayed seated at the table that Natasha was at. She just had not moved since dinner had finished. She was still on the mend and had been hiding some of her pain from everyone during the day.
She was feeling a bit lethargic but kept herself awake as they discussed their next move. She mainly stayed out of it. Once they had figured out what they were going to do Clint turned to Skye.
"What are you going to do?" Clint asked Skye.
"I am going with Steve. I came here to help with the Maximoff twins. I am not going to let a few cuts and bruises prevent me from doing that." Skye said honestly. She looked at everyone in the eye to let them know that she was not going to let herself stay down.
Steve nods and then says "everyone get some sleep. We are leaving at early tomorrow."
Skye finally got up but instead of going upstairs she went outside onto the porch. She felt the need to spend some time alone. She looked out at the dark landscape and sighed. The words the Pietro had said kept repeating in her head.
Is this real? Is she our sister?
She had been sitting there a couple minutes before Steve walked up.
"You ok?" Steve asked.
Skye shrugged and says "Physically I am ok. Mentally is a whole different story."
"Is this about the reason you are going back to being called Skye?" Steve asked as he sat down next to her.
Skye nods and says curtly "Yes."
Steve looked at her with a concerned look. "Why did you pick the name, Skye?" He asked curiously.
"Well, when I was little the orphanage gave me a god awful name. When I was young I had a friend who was blind and he said that he missed seeing the sky the most since he had lost his sight. I was only 8 then and decided that I wanted to be called Skye so that in a way he could see the sky again." Skye said as she began to fiddle with the edges of her sleeves.
Steve smiled and says "that is very sweet."
Skye smiled for a little bit before her smiled fell. "I kept that name until recently. I had only been going by Daisy for about a month before I came to the tower." She said quietly. She really wished that she could drink right now but knew that it was very much a bad idea.
"May I ask why you suddenly changed your name?" Steve asked.
"Might as well. I have already told Natasha earlier." Skye said quietly.
Steve looked at her and says "You don't have to."
"No, it might be better if you know," Skye said before sighing. She took a deep breath and carefully began to tell the story of her fake parents without spilling too much.
Skye was looking at her lap most of the story so she had not noticed Clint standing by the door. Clint walked up and says "Well sometimes your family is made up of those you choose not who you are biologically."
Skye looked up startled as Clint came out of nowhere. She sighed and asked, "Well the people I have thought as a family mostly treated me differently and were scared of me once I first gained my powers."
"You are always welcome here. Laura would love having you around." Clint said smiling at Skye.
"Really?" Skye asked him curiously.
"Would I lie to you?" Clint said while playfully looking hurt.
"Yes," Skye answered instantly but got up and hugged him. "But I know you would not lie about something like this." She said quietly as she hugged him.
"Well, Saint Agnes buddies have to stick together. We were the disastrous duo after all." Clint said while smirking.
Skye giggled and says "I have not heard that name in a while."
Clint smiled and says "Well who knows if the team will get to see that side of us."
Skye just smirked and says "Well I am going to take the couch. I already have taken over it. I am going to head to bed. I need to have as much energy as I can for tomorrow. Good night Clint, Steve."
Steve was about to argue with Skye but she had already gone back into the house. He sighed and got up. "See you in the morning, Clint." He said as he passed him.
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