Hey guys! This was inspired by trshr . nclx's prompt: 'What if May and Skye have a fight and Skye chooses to ignore her despite May's many many efforts for them to get along?' I changed it up a little bit, mainly because I couldn't see Melinda as the type of parent who would tolerate her children acting that way :)

I survived my first week as a sophomore and I can already tell that this semester is totally going to kick my ass! That being said, I could really use some new fics to read to distract me from my ever-growing workload :) If you have any suggestions, please let me know! Thank you so much for reading and as always, I own nothing (I wish I did) and all mistakes are my own xx

Usually, Skye was a ridiculously well-behaved child. Mel wasn't sure how she had lucked out with such a laidback and easygoing kid but she wasn't going to question it.

Skye almost always followed the rules, even if she didn't particularly like them. It was sometimes amazing to her, that Skye would just willingly do what she was told without putting up much of a fight, especially considering how Natasha had been as a child. Skye hardly ever yelled, she always did what she was told even if she didn't want to, and she almost never got into fights with family members.

Even with Skye being so well-behaved, every kid had their off days and Melinda knew that this was one for Skye. It didn't help that her daughter was cranky from lack of sleep due to nightmares and the fact that their air conditioning was broken in the middle of September wasn't helping anyone's mood. Since she had woken up, May had known that Skye was extra irritable. Her daughter had gotten upset when she had asked her about her nightmares and had possessed a little attitude when she had picked her up from school. It wasn't normal for Skye to act this way but she knew kids weren't perfect, they had bad days just like everyone else, and she was just hoping they could get through this one without there being an outburst.

Apparently that was too much to ask for.

Skye gripped her pencil tightly and tried to focus on her homework but it was too hard and she couldn't concentrate on it.

Today hadn't been a very good day so far. It had started off bad with a nightmare that woke her up in the middle of the night and had kept her awake until the morning. It had stayed bad when the air conditioning repair guy said that he couldn't come in until tomorrow to fix theirs for them so their house was uncomfortably warm. She had gotten in a fight with Fitz over something stupid at school, she honestly couldn't even remember what had started the fight, and that made her feel sad and upset.

Today was bad and she just wanted it to be over but it wasn't and she was stuck sitting next to her mom who was trying to help her with her math homework but it was just too hard for her to understand.

She kind of just wanted to go to her room and shut her door and play with her dolls by herself and this was a weird feeling because she loved her mom and the rest of her family and she always loved being around them… except for right now apparently.

She chewed on her pencil as her mom tried to explain the math problem to her but it felt like her mom was speaking in a different language and she was feeling so stupid that she couldn't take it anymore. She threw her pencil on the table and watched as it rolled over the edge and onto the floor.

She crossed her arms and her mom said, "Skye, we don't throw things in this house. Pick that up please."

She didn't move for a second before angrily bending down and grabbing her pencil from the floor. She gripped it tight in her hand and stared at the table even as her mom tried to get her attention so that she could continue explaining the math question on her homework.

She heard her mom sigh and saw her turn in her seat so that she was facing her, "Skye, what's wrong?"

Letting out an irritated breath, she said, "I can't do it!"

She hadn't meant for her voice to be as loud as it was but she didn't apologize for it like she usually would have. She was in a bad mood today.

"That's why I'm explaining it to you sweetie. What don't you understand?"

She threw her hands up, "Any of it!"

Her mom studied her for a second before rubbing a hand over her face and sighing, "Okay, why don't you take a break and we can try again in half an hour?"

She shook her head, "I still won't understand it in half an hour!"

Skye watched as May's face hardened a little and her mom gave her a stern look, "Not with an attitude like that young lady. What's going on with you Skye?"

If Skye knew why she was in such a bad mood, she would gladly tell her mom what was going on with her but she honestly didn't know why she was acting like this. Either way, she couldn't stop herself from growing angrier and more stubborn.

She stuck her chin out, "Nothing. I don't want to do my homework."

Her mom shook her head, "I'm sorry but you need to finish it."

Skye felt really warm and she jumped out of her seat and glared at her mom, "No! I don't want to do it!"

May tilted her head at her and gave her an incredulous look. She had never yelled at her mom like that, she had never really yelled at anyone like this before. There was no good reason for yelling like this other than the fact that it made the unsettling itching feeling of aggravation that had taken root inside of her slightly dissipate.

May's voice held a warning in it, "Skye…"

She stomped her foot and put her hands on her hip, "I don't want to do it! I'm not doing it, you can't make me!"

Her mom raised an eyebrow and stared at her. For some reason, her mom's lack of response made her feel compelled to keep talking, "You can't make me do it, I don't want to!"

Her mom continued to stare at her quietly and Skye wasn't really sure what to do so she crossed her arms and stared at the table angrily.

It was silent for a few moments until her mom spoke up, "Are you finished?"

She didn't say anything, she just continued to stare at the table.

She heard her mom let out a sigh, "Skye, if you would let me help you, we could figure out this homework. Are you ready to try again?"

Biting the inside of her cheek, she stayed silent.

This time when her mom spoke up, her voice was firmer, "Listen up young lady, I know this house is pretty laidback but your father and I don't tolerate temper tantrums. Like it or not, we're the ones who make the rules around here, not you. Are you ready to act like a big girl and talk to me or are you going to stand here and be quiet for the rest of the night? Because we aren't leaving this table until you finish your homework."

The fact that her mom thought that she wasn't being a big girl made her angrier while simultaneously causing her to deflate a little. She didn't know why she was acting this way and it wasn't fun to fight with her mom, it was making her feel worse.

Torn between not wanting to be the one to give in first and break the silence and wanting to beg her mom to forgive her for being so mean, she took her hands off of her hips and looked up at her mom's face.

May nodded at her, "Good. Do you want to talk about what's going on with you? You normally don't act this way."

She shrugged, "I'm angry."

Her mom gave her a questioning look, "Because of your homework?"

Letting out a breath, she shook her head, "No, well a little bit. I don't know, I just feel angry."

Nodding, her mom's face softened and she reached out to brush Skye's bangs out of her eyes, "I'm sorry you're angry but that doesn't give you the right to act this way, understand?"

She nodded.

"Good, now do you want to talk about why you're angry?"

She really didn't, "No, I kind of just want to be alone."

She had expected her mom to be upset that she wanted to be alone but she just nodded in understanding, "Alright, you can hang out in your room once we finish this."

The finality in her mom's tone left no room for discussion and Skye peered at her, "You aren't going to make me say sorry?"

"You should only say it when you mean it. Are you sorry?"

She still felt angry but she felt even more terrible about being so rude to her mom, "Yes, I'm really sorry for being so mean."

May nodded, "I forgive you."

She sat back down in her chair and listened as her mom explained the math problem on her worksheet. It took about twenty minutes for her to finish her homework and she shoved it back into her backpack before standing up.

She felt a hand grab her arm and her mom kept her from leaving, "You know Skye, it's alright to feel angry sometimes. Next time, talk to someone before it gets to the point where you explode like that okay? It's not fun for anyone when you're that unhappy, and it especially isn't fun for you."

Her mom was right, it hadn't been fun when she had exploded like that. If anything, in addition to feeling angry, she now felt guilty. She leaned forward and wrapped her arms around May's neck and gave her a quick hug, "I'm sorry mommy."

Her mom patted her back, "I know baby. Why don't you go spend some time with yourself in your room. I'll let you know when dinner's ready."

She gave her mom a grateful look, she was relieved to know that her mom understood that she really just wanted some alone time right now, and made her way up to her room. She still felt pretty bad for yelling at May but at least she knew that she had been forgiven for being so bad. She walked up the stairs, into her room, and gently shut the door.

Melinda May definitely wouldn't put up with temper tantrums! Let me know what you guys thought and don't forget to go vote on the poll for which one-shot you'd like to see written out next! Thank you so much for reading and an extra thank you to everyone who has followed, favorited, or reviewed this fic! xx -Ariel