A source of hope 36

Skye stumbled towards her room and with a groan fell on to her bed as soon as the door was locked. She had tears in her eyes that were spilling down her cheeks, she was mad but not mad at the people that hurt her but at herself. Skye was mad that she hurt everyone without raising a single finger, she paced back and forth in her room till she came up with a plan.

With a sigh she found paper and pen and began writing several letters. About half a hour passed and she was still locked in her room, Steve knocks right as she finishes the last letter. Skye walked quietly to the door with no thought to open it she listened as Steve began pleading with her to open the door and let him in. "Skye... Skye!? Please let me in... I am so sorry that you had to remember everything they did to you, I should've protected you better and I failed I am sorry. Please will you let me in?" he says with a voice filled with concern and sadness that ripped her heart apart at the knowledge of what she was about to go.

Skye sunk to her knees against the door as she rationalized with her self that what she was doing was the right thing for everyone. Ten minutes later Steve left her door with his final words being "Skye remember I love you and I always will." She felt her heart shatter and she silently sobbed on her bed for a hour, once she collected her thoughts she got on her tablet and hacked into Jarvis setting a few programs before she packed her bag full of clothes and sentimental objects.

Once Skye collected much of her stuff she shrugged on her backpack and looked at the hula girl on her night stand, with a sigh she put a letter that had Steve's name on it right in front of the doll before grabbing the bundle of letters and exiting her room. Skye walked quietly down the halls into the elevator, she put all the letters in a pile and went down to the lobby.

After the hacker got off the elevator she put the stack of letters on the floor of the elevator and left Avengers tower with tears trickling down from her eyes. Another hour passed before everyone in Avengers tower grew concerned for Skye, Stark was the first to ask the AI "Jarvis is Skye alright? Can you get her to come up?" Everyone looked to the ceiling in hope but to everyone's surprise Jarvis's answer was not what they were expecting.

"I am sorry sir I cannot do that." Tony and Coulson looked to each other in confusion before Steve piped up and asked "Jarvis? Why can't you ask Skye to come up?" there was silence for a response and immediately Natasha's eyes narrowed as she darkly asked "JARVIS where is Agent Skye?!" Everyone held their breaths as the AI finally responded " Agent Skye is no longer in Avengers tower... Please check the elevator for your required information. Sorry sir she over rid my protocols."

Clint muttered a curse while Natasha said a random phrase in Russian, Steve, Sam, Tony and Coulson all rushed to the elevator for the so called information. The elevator dinged and the doors opened, Banner, Thor, Fitzsimmons, May and Pepper all looked over their shoulders as Coulson picked up the large stack of letters and walked quietly back into the lounge to hand them out. "here's one for Stark, one for Pepper, One for Fitz, one for Simmons, one for Sam, one for Clint, one for Natasha, one for May of course, one for Doctor Banner, one for Thor and one for myself... Steve check her room I think that's where you will find yours." Says Coulson.

Everyone takes there letters and disperses to read them in private, Steve leaves the room to the elevator in hopes of finding his letter in Skye's room. Coulson was the first to read his.

Dear AC or shall I say DC,

I am sorry that I can't do this in person but if I did I would never be able to leave. AC I have been extremely grateful for your help and being apart of this wonderful powerful and caring family. You have given me people to live for and I thank you for that. I have left because I would die before hurting my family in any way possible, today

I hurt you all and it not only hurt but it stung my heart. I can never come back till my powers are fully developed and I have complete control. I killed hundreds of Centipede guards and loyalists the day I escaped because I couldn't control it and I wanted them to suffer like I did. There is no way to describe the feelings I feel right now at the thought of leaving my family but I will not be the one to cause any of you physical pain because I can't live with the thought of causing enough pain to be a monster. Please take care of Steve and Fitzsimmons and the of course the rest of the family, stay strong and never give up protecting those that can't protect themselves.

Please don't try to locate me because I will return when I feel it's right. With love - Skye

Coulson had years in his eyes but also a glint of determination in his eyes.

Clint was the next to read his letter while he was in the gym, he took a deep breath and read.

Dear Clint,

Well this is the first letter I have ever wrote to a Avenger so please bare with me. Firstly I want to thank you, I want to thank you for being one of the first people to welcome me into the tower and stay determined to become good friends. I also want to thank you for always backing me up when it counted for that I will always be grateful. I just want to say that you have become a older brother to me and I hope you don't mind that because you coming into my life was one of the best things that ever happened to me . Thank you for always looking out for me in your own way and always pushing me to become better when we sparred.

I hope you understand but I am leaving for everyone's protection, yes I know you know that I didn't mean to hurt everyone earlier but it still happened. Until I can control my powers you are all in danger and I cannot endanger the family, so I am going to somewhere I can learn to control and develop my powers. Keep a birds eye view of everyone please and I will be back for a rematch on our last spar. -TTFN Skye

Clint dropped the letter and immediately walked over to his bow and training arrows and released some frustration. Tony was the next to read his letter in his office.

Dear Tony,

I want to thank you for openly welcoming me to the tower, thank you for bringing a good sense of humor to this family. I am sorry that I left before saying this but Tony you are a amazing genius and if you put your mind and show humility to your team of Avengers you will have even more of their trust and respect. I don't blame you for not being able to protect me when I lost my voice or when I was taken because lets admit it... Your not Superman or immortal.

I updated your firewalls before I left and left a few schematics for some technology that i figured you could manufacture. Please Stark don't try to find me because I will know and I don't want to have to disappear in order to protect everyone, I will be back and when I do please don't be mad at me leaving in the first place. Be safe -Hacker AKA Skye.

Once Tony finished reading the letter his shoulders slouched and he went to his personal fridge and pulled out a bag of blue berries and began munching on them.

Steve walked into Skye's room and immediately a sense of dread spread through him at the site of her empty room, he looked around and his eyes landed on the hula doll on the bed stand and the letter leaning against it. He slowly walked towards it and with a deep breath ripped open the letter, sitting down upon her bed he read.

Dear Steve,

I I don't know what I should say this is so painful for me to write so let me start over.

Dear Steve,

I love you so so much, you managed to break down all the walls that I surrounded myself in, you did so gently with your kind and caring spirit. When I first met you I wasn't sure what to think of the fact that Director Coulson got his hero (Captain America) to come and agree to train someone who is as lost and broken as me. Your military professionalism reminded me so much of Grant Ward my former SO that had started training me and I had started to fall in love with that it naturally scared me because he betrayed my trust and that of my team... he broke my heart.

But Steve you mended it, when I told you what happened you made training work by doing things differently from what you were use to so I could be more comfortable around you and I am sooooooooo thankful that you did it. You slowly and gently pried your way into my heart first with your protectiveness then with your strength that pulled me back to reality and then eventually with your love.

Being with you the last couple months has been the absolute best thing that has happened to me, I want you to know that you need to stop blaming yourself for my capture and then eventual torture. The torture was my choice because I refused to use my powers against you guys and for evil, I don't blame you for what happened so please forgive yourself because I know deep inside of you it's burning like a wild fire of shame.

Steve you are everything to me... I would do anything to keep you from getting hurt and that's exactly what I am doing now. I am leaving so my powers can never hurt the team... My family again, seeing you in pain earlier shattered my heart and the only way to repair it is to boost my confidence and learn to control my powers. This is not good bye because God knows I would never survive saying that but it's more of I will see you later. Please don't come looking for me because I Need to do this. I hope and pray that you will forgive my cowardice for not saying this all to you face to face.

With every ounce of love I have within in me- XOXO Skye

Steve's body shook as he silently cried, he cried out quietly "I love you too."

Meanwhile Skye boarded a bus headed for DC in hopes that one day she would return to the Avengers and have her powers under control.

-Authors Note- Thank you all for reading the final chapter to this story! You guys have been amazing followers! Look out for my new Story A source of Strength that will be the sequel to this story when it's posted sometime next week. Hope to hear your last thoughts on this story -PiratePrincess16-