Skye was sitting on the couch drenched in sweat, shivering, and trying to catch her breath. Just then Tony and Clint burst into the room and were crouched in front of her within seconds. She didn't even notice the rest right outside the door watching with worry.

She looked at Tony with a frightened look, "I...ant...eathe..." she choked out hand on her chest. Tony nodded another panic attack. "It's okay it was just a dream. Now breathe. Like this" Tony told her, then breathing in and out. Skye tried to follow, but all she could think of was her dream. It felt so real like it was actually happening. A flash of the knife cutting into Mr. Brody passed through her head and then the nightmare where she was the one being cut. Her breathing became more erratic as tears rolled down her cheeks.

Tony saw her getting worse and realized he wasn't going to get her to calm down. He sighed, "JARVIS please direct Barton to where I keep my medications and give him the right name and dosage?" he asked the AI, which responded immediately, 'Of course sir" Clint looked at him confused but followed the AI's directions anyways. Tony went back to trying to calm Skye down with no success. Clint returned a minute later with a bottle of pills, half a pill in his one hand which he gave to Tony. Tony nodded then went back to Skye, "Hey Skye, I need you to swallow this. It's going to help you breath ok?" he told her. Skye looked at him scared, but she couldn't breathe so she decided to trust him at that moment and took the pill. Tony smiled at her and then went to sit next to her. He didn't touch her or anything, remembering the conversation the team had.

It was about 10 minutes later that Skye's breathing evened out as she calmed down. She looked at Tony with a grateful smile, and then looked at the ground, thinking about her dream.

Flashback

Skye was watching as a man the group called Grant Ward, sliced into Mr. Brody with a knife, asking where she was. Mr. Brody had looked at her saying she caused their deaths and everyone around her was going to die.

The next moment she was in a room tied to a chair, Clint, Nat, Tony, Dr. Banner, and Steve opposite her also tied to chairs. She didn't want them to get hurt. They were so nice to her. Then Ward appeared in front of her with an evil grin. Everyone gets hurt because of you Skye, he told her. I'll make you a deal, I will hurt you instead of them, but if you scream, cry or make any noise for that matter, then I hurt them. He proceeded to cut her arm and she whimpered. He smiled at her then walked to Nat stabbing him in the gut. No! She yelled at him. Want to try again he asked her cutting her again, but she cried out. It happened 3 times, Nat stabbed, Tony shot, and Clint beaten. Then he shot her in the leg, and she screamed again, waking up in the workshop.

End Flashback

Tony and Clint watched Skye as she stared at the floor. Tears started running down her face again as she stiffened and went pale. Tony reached out to her, "Skye you ok?" he asked only to have her launch into his arms hugging him tightly. He hugged her back, looking at Clint over her shoulder. Clint sat down on the couch next to Tony, placing a hand on her back, rubbing soothing circles. "I'm so glad your okay Tony, all of you!" she said causing both Clint and Tony to look at each other, not understanding what Skye meant. Skye pulled back from the hug wiping her tears away. "You okay?" Clint asked again. Skye nodded slowly; "yeah," she said in a whisper; "it's just you, Tony, and Tasha" she looked up, realizing Nat wasn't there. She started panicking again. 'Was it real?' she asked herself glancing around. Tony and Clint noticed this. "She's fine, kid," Clint told her while Tony motioned for the others to come in. Skye looked up when the door opened and she saw Nat. She ran toward her and hugged her around the waist. She hugged her back glancing at Tony with a questioning look. Tony shrugged as he didn't even know what was going on. It would appear that she had a nightmare about them getting hurt.

Clint realized then that they still had to talk about Skye, but couldn't do it with her right there. He sighed, "Hey Skye why don't you and I go get lunch, you did miss breakfast after all." Skye let go of Nat and smiled at the group, then walked to Clint. She took his hand so he could lead her to wherever they were going to eat. Clint smiled at her, but bent down and picked her up. For a moment he regretted his decision as she went completely stiff, but then she smiled and asked him, "Could we have grilled cheese?" Clint smiled too but then looked at Banner for permission. Bruce nodded, "its fine, just add fruit and some juice" Clint nodded then started tickling Skye as he walked out the door. Her laughter could be heard by everyone who smiled hearing her being happy.

So what was that about, Nat asked Tony? So Tony proceeded to tell them what happened and what he thinks the nightmare was about.

"So Skye?" Clint asked as he put her down on a chair next to the Kitchen Island. He had taken her to the common floor kitchen, to give the rest of the group as much time and space as needed. He will catch up later. "You want a grilled cheese sandwich huh?" Skye nodded with a smile. She was watching Clint take things out of the fridge and so forth. She glanced at the bowl of apples next to her and remembered that Ms. Brody said if you wanted fruit, you have to wash the dishes. She glanced at the sink and saw that there were a few cups and plates, probably from that morning's breakfast. She got off her chair and went over to the sink, starting to run the water while looking for the soap. "What are you doing?" Clint asked her with a small smile. She looked at him, then the fruit, the sink, and then back at him. "Washing dishes" she stated. Clint shook his head, closing the taps. He grabbed an apple and handed it to her, already knowing why as he remembered her story from the previous night. "If you want something, ask. No need to wash the dishes for it." Skye took the apple from him and smiled. "Thank you" Clint went back to making grilled cheese for everyone.

Skye finished her apple, washed her hands, and went to Clint. "Can I help?" she asked. He smiled at her wiping his hands with a cloth. "You don't have to," he told her. She smiled, "but if I wanted to, could I?" she then asked, rephrasing the question. Clint shook his head but handed her a bowl of cheese saying she needs to place it on the bread that already had tomato on. She smiled and did what told, sneaking a piece of cheese every now and then. It soon turned into both of them eating cheese out of the bowl and laughing about it. Clint found cans of spray cheese and they both sprayed each other, trying to catch the food with their mouths.

When the rest of the team entered, it was to the sight of a giggling Skye, a laughing Clint, and a huge mess. Grilled cheese sandwiches lay on the counter on a plate, while Clint and Skye chased each other around the kitchen island. Both were covered in spray cheese and so was the kitchen. They stood there smiling at the sight with amusement. When Skye came round the table she saw them staring and stopped in her tracks. She looked around at the mess she had made and gulped. She looked at her own clothes and then back at the group, an uneasy look on her face. She took a step back, only hitting Clint in the process. She tried backing away from him too, but she was cornered, behind and in front of her counters and to the sides, the avengers. She curled in on herself, making her as small as possible, when Tony stepped up to her, "having fun?" he asked. She just stared at him waiting for the yelling and hits to come, but it didn't. Instead, they all smiled at her. She glanced at the mess again then back at them. Clint caught on, and sighed, "Skye you're not in trouble ok. Besides I started it so it's my fault. I'll just have to clean it up," he told her. She looked at him hesitantly and then glanced at the group with a grin. Just then she sprayed cheese in Clint's face as he was standing right next to her. He got an incredulous look on his face as Skye burst out laughing, everyone else joining in. Clint was about to have his revenge when Nat stepped in, "alright children. That's enough. It's time to eat" Skye smiled at her, "I'm sorry Tasha, I just couldn't let that opportunity go." Skye told her with a grin.

With that everyone turned around shaking their heads, grabbing the clean plates and food, to go eat in the living room as the kitchen was ruined. Nat mumbled something about her being just like Clint as she left. Clint just threw a cloth at Skye as he finished cleaning himself off. Skye smiled thanks and wiped the cheese off her. She was about to start cleaning when Clint guided her to the living room instead. He sat down with some food eating, but Skye just stared at hers. "Is something wrong kid? Thought you like grilled cheese?" Tony asked. Skye smiled at him, "I do. But I can't eat anymore I'm full." Clint looked at her confused, "you only had an apple." he told her. She nodded at him but grinned, "We also had grilled cheese, just without the grilled part" she told him making him laugh. She frowned then added, "also without the bread and tomato part." Everyone laughed at that. "Yeah, we did eat a lot of cheese. Even I'm a bit stuffed" Clint said looking at his still almost full plate. They continued eating, chatting, Skye, and Clint only nibbling on their food.

When everyone was done, they started cleaning up, and Skye walked over to Nat hesitantly. She glanced around to make sure they were alone before speaking, "Uhm... Tasha?" she asked. Nat looked at the girl with a smile, "yes Skye?" Skye looked around again, shifting from one foot to the other, fiddling with her necklace. She looked down at the floor, before softly asking, "I really want to take a shower..." she said drifting off. Nat crouched down in front of her, "there's one in your room sweetheart." Skye looked at her again. She noticed then that Nat was really good at hiding her emotions. "I know it's just..." Skye trailed off again. How do you ask a stranger, who was going to be a sibling, for help, doing something you were old enough to do yourself. Nat smiled at her, "need some help?" Skye only nodded, so Nat stood up walked over to Tony, whispered something to him before taking her hand and leading her to the elevator. "Where they going?" Clint asked Tony. Tony shrugged, "bath time I guess," he said before going. He needed a shower himself and then needed to get some work done.