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When Skye woke up the next morning, she was relieved that she had only had one nightmare during the night. Phil had calmed her down and told her a silly story before she had fallen back asleep. She stretched out and fished around for Rapunzel in the bed. Mara and Alice were keeping each other company back in her bed and she had slept with Rapunzel because she felt bad about ignoring her in favor of Mara.
She grabbed the doll and looked from side to side and saw that May and Phil were still sleeping. She had asked them if she could sleep with them again last night and they had let her. She was glad that they hadn't forced her to sleep in her own bed. She held Rapunzel in front of her face and stared up at her.
Yesterday had been pretty fun. She had played with Ward and Thomas for an hour or two before they had to leave. They had begged their parents to set up another play date for them and the grown-ups had laughed and promised to do so. Natasha and Trip had come home and had played outside on the new playground with her until Wanda and Pietro got back. Then they all went into the playroom and had played Mario Bro's until dinner time. Skye had forced herself to eat half of her meal and that had made May really happy. She hadn't had to talk to Jay, she wasn't supposed to come back over until Sunday, and Skye was kind of happy about that. She bet Jemma didn't have to talk to a therapist. It had been a good day.
She didn't know if today was going to be a good day because Wanda and Pietro had to leave. They had explained to her yesterday that they had to fly back to Europe to join their school group. She didn't want them to leave her, she loved them.
She pulled Rapunzel back to her chest and sat up. She slowly crawled to the end of the bed and slid off of it before tiptoeing down the hall. Quietly, she stopped in front of Nattie's door and twisted the doorknob. She poked her head inside. It was pretty dark in the room and Skye quietly made her way towards the bed. Nattie was lying on her side facing Wanda who was sprawled out on her back with an arm over her head.
She slowly climbed onto the bed and sat down between the two. She stared at Wanda's sleeping face. She didn't want her to leave today.
Wanda groaned and shifted. Skye leaned over her, "Are you waking up?"
Her sister opened an eye and looked at her, "I guess so."
Skye sat back, "Okay, good."
Wanda rolled over and motioned her forward. Skye crawled over and laid down next to her. She rested her head against Wanda's chest and they stayed like that for a couple of minutes before Wanda said, "What's up buttercup?"
Skye looked up, "I don't want you and Pietro to go away."
Wanda combed her fingers through Skye's hair and whispered back, "Me neither."
"If you don't want to, then don't leave."
Wanda softly chuckled, "School costs a lot, I have to go back little one. But the semester is over in about a month and a half and then we'll be back for a whole month and we can have fun together."
Skye nodded even though she was still sad, "Okay. I'll miss you."
She jumped a little when she heard a groggy voice speak up from behind her, "Me too."
She twisted around in Wanda's arms and looked over. Natasha was rubbing her eyes and stretching her legs out. She looked over to the bedside table and whipped back around, "Oh my god, it's 6:30 in the morning. It's Saturday and it's 6:30 in the morning and my eyes are open. What's going on?"
Wanda chuckled, "Go back to sleep Nat."
Nattie groaned again and sat up, "I can't, I'm awake now. Besides, I don't wanna miss the sister pow-wow you've got going on here." She focused on Skye, "Where'd this little monkey come from?"
Skye shrugged, "Mommy and daddy are still sleeping."
Nat nodded, "How did you and Rapunzel sleep?"
She handed Rapunzel over to Nattie, "Good. Rapunzel missed Alice and Mara though."
Natasha took the doll and talked to her, "It's okay Rapunzel."
She sat up and Wanda followed her, "Skye, did you say dad was still sleeping?"
She nodded and reached over to take Rapunzel away from Nattie and tucked her under her arm. She watched Wanda smile and gave her a look.
Wanda spoke up, "Let's make breakfast. Dad always makes it for us."
Skye nodded immediately, she always helped make breakfast anyways, and Natasha contemplated it, "Yeah, but only if I don't have to make the bacon. I always get burned when I do that."
Wanda nodded, "Whatever, I'll do that. Let's go."
Natasha groaned, "I hate waking up." She threw the covers off her legs and got out of bed anyways.
She and Wanda followed suit and went to the kitchen. She helped Wanda make pancakes while Nattie cut up some fruit. They put smiley-faces in the pancakes with chocolate chips and Natasha made her phone start to play some music. She didn't know the words to the song, but she giggled with Wanda used the spatula to serenade Nattie.
She sat on the counter and tried to braid Natasha's hair while Wanda made the bacon. She wasn't very good at braiding, not as good as Nattie was, but it was still fun to try.
The bacon was almost done when she heard footsteps coming towards them. Natasha shook the haphazard braids out of her hair and moved to sit on the counter next to Skye.
She heard Phil's voice from the living room, "Hey guys, have you seen Skye?" He walked into the kitchen and spotted her, "There she is."
Skye smiled and waved at him. He glanced around the kitchen and Natahsa turned off the music, "Did you guys…make breakfast?"
Skye nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah, Nattie was too afraid to do the bacon though, so Wanda did it."
Natasha turned to her, "I wasn't afraid Skye, I just didn't want to suffer bodily harm."
"Oh, sorry Nattie."
Natasha wrapped an arm around her shoulder, "No problem маленькая звезда."
She grinned and watched as Phil walked outside to grab the newspaper. He came back inside and waved it towards her, "Comics?"
She nodded and he picked her up from the counter and brought her over to the table. She read the comics while Wanda finished the bacon and then they brought everything to the table. She made herself eat half of her plate, it was becoming routine, and talked to Wanda about her adventures in Europe. Soon enough everyone was sitting at the table. Skye had voiced her astonishment at Pietro and Trip being up this early but Phil told her that they had to leave to go to the airport in two hours and they still needed to pack.
They finished breakfast and she followed Wanda and Natasha back up to their room and watched her pack. May came in after she got dressed and chatted with them. Skye felt sad watching her sister pack but her family wouldn't let her dwell on it. They kept talking to her and cracking jokes. Wanda asked her to sit on her suitcase because it wouldn't shut and then she and Nattie helped her pick out some clothes and do her hair.
Phil hustled them all out the door and into the car. Skye was grateful for the extra rows of seats in the car otherwise it would be too crowded. Pietro sat beside her and sang Disney songs with her. He held her hand and she tried to stop being sad so that she could be happy that the twins were still here for now.
They parked in the parking garage at the airport. Even though it was daytime, it was dim in there and Skye didn't really like it. Phil helped her out of the car and she raised her arms and jumped up and down until he caught her and placed her on his hip.
They made their way through the parking garage and Skye glanced around nervously, "I don't like it in here."
Phil rubbed her back and Wanda held her suitcase with her other hand so that she could hold Skye's with the other one. They stepped into an elevator and Skye felt better once the scary parking lot disappeared behind the elevator doors. They got out of the elevator, walked into the building, and waited in a line. Phil said it was so that Wanda and Pietro could check their luggage in and get their boarding passes. He set her down so that he could help handle the bags and she ran over to May and latched onto her leg. There were too many people in here and she didn't like it. They were all rushing around and kept bumping into each other. May ran her fingers through Skye's hair and it helped her feel better.
Phil finished up and they all started walking towards the escalator. Skye clenched May's pant leg between both fists. May stopped and stooped down to pick Skye up before hurrying after the rest of their family. They all rode up the escalator and Skye thought about asking to be put down so that she could ride up it by herself but she felt safe with May and didn't want to risk it.
They walked for a pretty long time and the closer people got to her, the tighter she wrapped her arms around May's neck. May kept one arm wrapped around her while the other one pulled her around so that they were face to face, "Are you okay?"
She just nodded, put her head on May's shoulder, and pressed her face into her neck so that she couldn't see all the people around her.
After a minute or two, she felt May stop walking and looked up. There were a bunch of people in lines, putting their things in plastic bins and walking through giant rectangles. She gave May a questioning look and the older woman shifted her a little, "This is as far as we can go."
Skye made a distressed sound, "What? No!"
She wiggled around until May set her down and ran over to Wanda, "Don't leave Wanda, I don't want you to go!" She threw her arms around Wanda's waist and pressed her face against her tummy. She held on tight and hoped that by doing that, Wanda and Pietro wouldn't be able to leave. She didn't think it would work but she hoped nonetheless.
She felt arms wrap around her and heard Wanda speak up, "I have to leave little one, I'm sorry."
She felt tears well up in her eyes and couldn't stop them from trickling down her face. She shook her head and felt Wanda gently push her back and crouch down in front of her, "I'm sorry Skye but we have to go. I wish you could come with us."
Skye quickly ran a hand over her face, "But you're my family and family isn't supposed to leave each other!"
She saw Pietro move over and crouch down beside Wanda, "We are your family Skye and us being away from each other won't change that, okay? That'll never change."
Skye sniffled and looked over to him, "What if you're gone so long that you forget about me?"
Pietro breathed out a laugh and pulled her in for a hug, "That will never happen."
She felt Wanda reach over and rub her back, "Yeah, it's not like we'll never speak again. We're going to school, not jail. We can talk on the phone all the time and arrange video chats. We'll be back before you know it."
She stepped out of Pietro's hug and looked over to her, "Do you promise?"
She held out a pinky and waited for Wanda to take it. Her sister grinned at her and intertwined their pinkies, "Yes, I promise."
Wanda leaned in and kissed her cheek and Pietro brushed the tears off her cheeks. She sniffled, "Okay, I'll miss you though."
Pietro pushed her hair behind her shoulder and tapped her nose, "I'll miss you too little one."
She saw Wanda hastily wipe her eyes and the twins both stood up. She tried to stop crying but couldn't. She stepped back and watched as everyone else said goodbye. Wanda tried to look like she wasn't crying but Skye knew that she was. She ignored it to try and make her feel better. Everyone looked really sad and she didn't like it. She hugged Wanda and Pietro one more time and watched as they slowly made their way through security.
She leaned back against Phil's legs and watched them walk through the giant rectangle and grab their things from the bin. They turned back and smiled at them, waved, and then disappeared. She grabbed onto her moon pendant and held back her sob.
She felt Phil reach down and put both hands on her shoulders. She looked up and saw him staring at her, "Are you alright Skye?"
She shrugged her shoulders. He leaned down and picked her up and hugged her close. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and put her head on her shoulder. He rubbed her back and she felt him start to walk away. She looked over and saw May walking beside them and she reached out a hand. May took it and held it tightly and gave it a reassuring squeeze.
Skye woke up when Phil gently pulled her out of her booster seat. She blinked a couple of times and squinted in the sunlight. The last thing she remembered was watching the cars go by out of her window in the car. She should've known she'd have fallen asleep. Crying always made her tired.
She let Phil carry her inside and didn't say anything when he set her down on the couch. She watched t.v. with Nattie and Trip until it was dinnertime and then she forced herself to eat. She could only eat a quarter of her meal rather than half of it. She felt bad because of that.
After dinner, May took her upstairs and sat with her while she showered. She had been pretty quiet since they left the airport. Maybe May didn't like talking when she was upset. Skye could understand that.
She got out of the shower, put on her pajamas and followed May into her room. She grabbed Mara and turned around so that May could detangle her hair.
She still felt pretty sad that Wanda and Pietro were gone. She looked over to her desk and saw her crayons sitting in a messy pile on it, "Can I color?"
May kept running a comb through her hair, "Sure sweetie, I'm almost done."
When she finished, Skye walked over to her desk and started drawing. May watched her from the bed. She glanced over, "Are you sad too?"
May nodded, "Yes, I miss them when they're gone but I know that they're happy where they are. That makes me feel better."
Skye nodded and held out a blank piece of paper, "You can draw a 'sad' picture if you want to."
May walked over and took the sheet of paper from Skye, "I think I will sweetie."
May picked her up and sat down at the desk chair before placing Skye on her lap and grabbing a green crayon. They both colored for a little while and when Skye finished her drawing, she sat back and looked at it. May glanced over to it and pointed to the prominent figure in the middle, "What's that baby?"
Skye pulled it closer and traced the figure lying on the ground, "The person is so sad and upset that they pass out. That's what it's called right? When you can't breathe right and then you go to sleep?"
"Yeah, it's also called fainting." May gave her a worried look, "How do you know about that Skye? Did you see it on t.v.?"
She kept tracing her picture, "No, I did it once."
May placed a kiss to the top of her head, "That must have been pretty scary baby. When did it happen?"
She paused and pushed herself further into May, "When I was in the room and he was talking to me… I was getting upset and I think I had a panic attack like at school that one day. I don't know, but I couldn't breathe and you weren't there to help me so I guess I just passed out. It wasn't very fun."
She started tracing her finger over her drawing again but flinched when May's fist came down on the desk. It made her pink lamp fall over and she scrambled off of May's lap. When she looked over to her, May's eyes were squeezed shut and she was breathing fast. When she spoke, her voice was quiet and low. It was kind of scary, "He did that to you? He made you feel so panicked that you couldn't breathe and passed out?!"
She didn't say anything but she felt something wet hit her check and realized that she was crying. She held Mara to her chest and backed up until her back hit the wall. She had never seen May like this. She was mad. May had never been mad before and she had made her that way.
May raised her hand to her head and Skye couldn't stop the whimper that escaped her. May's eyes snapped open and her whole demeanor shifted, "Oh god, Skye I'm not mad at you. I'm never mad at you." She got up from the chair and Skye stood still as she slowly approached her.
May gave her a pained look and sat down on the floor in a couple of steps in front of her, "I'm sorry Skye, I didn't mean… I shouldn't have reacted that way." May ran a hand through her hair and let out a frustrated breath. Skye forced her tears to stop and wiped her face.
May kept talking, "I'm not mad at you baby, I swear. I'm mad at him for what he did, for what he put you through… And I'm mad at myself. I couldn't keep you safe. I couldn't…I couldn't do anything. You were missing and I couldn't do anything to help you, you were by yourself and you needed me and I couldn't help you. I'm sorry Skye."
Skye stared at her. May's shoulders were hunched but she was looking at her desperately. Her eyes were all watery again and Skye couldn't believe that May felt that way. She rushed forward and wrapped her arms around May's neck and collapsed on top of her. May hugged her back tightly and combed her fingers through her damp hair, "I'm sorry sweetie, I didn't mean to scare you."
Skye pressed her face into May's shoulder and whispered, "It's okay."
May leaned back and shook her head, "It isn't okay, you should never be afraid of Phil and I. I should have never responded that way and I want you to know that I'll try to never do that again. I want you to know that you're safe around us and don't have to be scared."
May sounded serious so Skye nodded seriously, "I already know that mommy."
May kind of looked like she was going to cry again but Skye pretended not to see, just like she did at the airport with Wanda. May rubbed her back, "I love you sweetie. To the moon and back-"
Skye finished for her, "More than all the stars in the sky."
May's lips tugged up into a small smile and pulled Skye closer to her for another hug.
What'd you guys think? silverliningineachcloud wanted to see a scene where Skye told May about her fainting. I hope you like it!
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