So here is chapter 13, hope you all enjoy :-) No Copyright intended!
Chapter 13
Melinda May's Point of View.
As I watch Skye sleep in the seat next to me I couldn't help but smile. We finally seemed to be making progress in our relationship despite a few arguments. She reminded me so much of myself especially on the mission we had just completed. She was determined, stubborn and a little bit of a prankster. She was making me feel like I had felt years before just after I had her. I was happier, I had even pranked Fitz by putting cream over his hand as he slept. It was hard to believe how much her disappearance had affected me. I hadn't realized it myself until she found me again. Before she was back I was miserable I felt like I was just surviving but now I had something, someone to live for.
All I wanted to do was share in her memories even if she just considered me a friend. As long as I was in her life nothing else mattered. As I continued to watch her she turned over in her sleep and before I had time to react she rolled herself off the seat. She woke with a start "WHAT THE FUU" she started to say but caught herself on when she saw me. I mean, "what happened?" she asked more politely. I burst out laughing and could barely answer her "you rolled yourself off in your sleep" I choked. She got off the ground and replied, "Thanks for catching me" I started to laugh again and replied "how was I supposed to know you would fall off?" she looked at me and giggled, "I don't know mother's intuition?"
We grew silent for a while after Skye's fall. "What time is it anyway?" Skye asked. I checked the clock "Just after 6" I replied. "HAVE YOU BEEN UP ALL NIGHT?" Skye yelled. "I guess so" I replied. Skye stared at me before saying "are you not like really tired?" I looked at her and replied, "No not really I was enjoying sitting here with you. Especially as you were asleep and not talking constantly," I joked. She looked at me surprised "I'm sorry but did you just make a joke?" she asked. I smirked and said, "I don't do that remember." She laughed and replied, "I think things are changing. However seeing as how you aren't tired fancy making me breakfast again? I'm starving" she looked at me with puppy dog eyes.
I looked at her and replied, "How could I resist that face? What do you want for breakfast Skye?" She practically jumped off the seat and said, "Can you make a fry? And maybe some pancakes?" I looked at her shocked "how you stay so skinny I will never know. You eat like a horse Kid!" She grinned and replied "It's a gift!"
As we headed out to the kitchen I was surprised to see that everyone else was awake. Skye looked at them all and yelled "MAY'S MAKING BREAKFAST GET YOUR ORDERS IN!" I slapped her gently on the arm and said "seeing as how you're offering my services to everyone you are my assistant!" She looked horrified and said "but mummy I can't cook!" Just hearing her call me that even in a joke made my heart beat a little faster, I hoped one day she would call me mom for real. "Nice try kid but you will learn." I replied.
The others all started shouting their orders at us as we walked over to the cooker. "ONE AT A TIME!" I yelled. Before long we had a huge list of things they wanted. I handed Skye an apron and said "get to work on the toast." Before long the kitchen was filled with the smell of bacon, eggs and pancakes. I had only trusted Skye with the toast and I was glad that was it. Within the few minutes I had left her alone in the kitchen to go and set the table the place filled with smoke. The smoke alarms screamed into life. I raced back in to see what she had done only to discover her holding two incinerated bits of bread. "Skye just go and sit with the others. We can practice cooking later when the only person you can poison is me." She looked relieved and threw her apron off.
After I had made new toast breakfast was finally ready. I called the others to the table. They all raced in and within a few minutes they were more than half way done. "This is really great May!" Fitz said with his mouth full. "Yeah May you should do this every morning!" Coulson said. As I sat and watched them all enjoy there breakfast I was once again filled with happiness. Not only had I got Skye back but I now considered everyone at this table family and nobody would mess with them. I just had to figure out the Ward thing because Skye was giving me the impression she wasn't really ok with it, she just said she was.
As we finished up the discussion turned to whose turn it was to do the dishes. "I think it's the kids turn don't you May?" Coulson joked. The three youngest members of our team turned and looked at us with shock on their faces. "I hardly think age should come into the equation when the dishes need to be done!" Fitz replied. "Yes I agree with Fitz age is just a number" Simmons backed him up. "Yeah Fitzsimmons are right plus I was May's assistant so I shouldn't have to do it!" Skye joined in. Coulson looked at each of them in turn "Ok I see your point however I'm the boss and I say the young ones have to do the dishes" he joked.
They all looked offended before Coulson replied, "I'm kidding, well not about being the boss of course. Simmons's you don't have to do them, Skye even though you done next to nothing in helping May you're free as for Fitz and Ward you need to decide which of you is drying and which is washing!" The boys looked horrified and the girls started giggling. "Sir this is totally unfair!" Ward argued. Coulson looked at them and replied "bosses rule, off you go." Both of the rolled their eyes but set off to wash the dishes.
"So AC what's on the agenda for today?" Skye asked. "Well for the minute we are mission free so how about we watch a movie or something?" Coulson replied. Both Simmons's and Skye got really excited and squealed, "Can we choose the movie?" Coulson nodded and the girls raced off to pick one. Once they were gone Coulson looked at me and asked, "So are you enjoying being part of a family again?" I smiled and replied, "It's pretty nice I have to admit." He smiled back and said, "Yeah it is we have a prefect little family."
By the time the guy's had finished the dishes the girls had returned with the DVD. "What the hell is this?" Ward asked. "The girls have chose a movie for us to watch" I replied. "WHAT? So not only do we have to do the dishes but they get to chose what we watch?" Fitz asked in horror. Skye hit him on the arm "shut up it's girls day you can choose the next one we watch." She told him. "Ok so what are we watching?" I asked. Simmons's grinned and said "Pitch Perfect!" I had never heard of it but judging by the two that had chose it, I didn't think I would enjoy it. Nevertheless we all sat on the sofa together to watch the movie.
It was the perfect day. After Pitch Perfect, which I loved, we watched 3 more movies. By the time it had reached dinnertime we were starving. "Lets go out for dinner!" Coulson said as we looked for things to eat. Everyone agreed and we left the BUS. We settled for a Pizza place, which had the nicest Pizza I had ever tasted. To end our perfect family day we found a fun fair where we spent the rest of the night screaming our heads off on rides. Skye even managed to get me on the bumper cars, to which I learnt how bad a driver she was! It was one of best days of my life. However all good things must come to an end and by the time we returned to the BUS our next mission was waiting for us…
Ok so thats chapter 13, hope you enjoyed. Please let me know what you think :-) Until next time ;-)
