Skye Ghul or Skye Coulson chapter 3
It had been a week and thanks to the medicine Jemma made for her Skye was healed enough to begin slowly working out. So she was with May and Natasha, surprised that they were still in the tower and not back on the bus. They had just completed tie chi and were stretching before they began their work out session.
"You should invite Sam back for dinner." May said as she began punching the bag as May held it steady.
"Clint has been trying all week to get me to share what I have, did he somehow get you on this too?"
"I am curious to know what you have on Stark but this is for you. Sam has an effect on you. I can tell you are distracted if you don't want to talk to me talk to her." May said
"What if Jiaying and Cal weren't my parents?" Skye asked pausing in her workout May raised an eyebrow at her over everything Skye had been dealing with this is not what she thought had her rookie distracted.
"There a reason you doubt it?" May asked
"I don't know, Sam said something and what if she was right? I mean I know after it happened it felt so wrong but I thought it was just you know the whole trying to kill me thing... but what if?"
"Invite her for dinner. If you want to I can get Simmons to run a DNA test on the samples we took from them?" May said
"I will message her but hold off on the DNA test I am not sure if I am ready for the answer yet." Skye replied so May nodded before they started running on the treadmill.
"She says she can come in two days." Skye said entering the lounge where May and Natasha was looking over some files. It was just after lunch and Skye was heading to the office Tony had set up for her.
"Good I will inform the others." Natasha said getting up to get a drink as she told Jarvis to inform the others that Sam will be joining them for dinner on Friday.
"Where are you going?" May asked
"Coulson gave me some work to do so I will be in my office."
"You will come out for dinner." May instructed knowing that Skye could be in there the whole day without eating or drinking without realizing it. Skye nodded her head knowing if she didn't May would come get her and would not be pleased, usually her punishments were unleashed in training but when she is hurt and on light duties May's punishments is much worse she extends her light duties.
Two days later all the avengers were there Bruce, Wanda, Pietro, Thor and Jane Thor even brought an Asgardian friend Lady Sif. Tony had made sure they came even the ones like Sam (Falcon) and Rhode (war machine) with Maria and Coulson's team. Sam had messaged Skye to say she was there and had left to go and get her. Sam was still in awe of everyone in the room,
Skye noticed that she looked over Bucky with a look she did not recognize before turning to Pepper who was talking to her. Sam smiled and accepted her welcome as they moved into the room. May pulled her aside first as Natasha called Skye over to her.
"Why did you tell Skye that? About her parents?" May demanded
"Because they were not her parents." Sam replied looking her in the eyes making May frown at her with her eyes Sam wondered how she could do that.
"How do you know?"
"I found her father. Her real biological father." Sam replied but before May could ask any questions they were called over to the table so they moved and they sat at the table and ate.
"So how long have you known Skye?" Steve asked as the table conversation died down they were all wanting an answer.
"We grew up together." Sam replied looking at Skye knowing Skye has not shared much of her childhood and couldn't blame her it was crap.
"How long have you been friends?"
"Since we were six, by then..." Sam stopped talking as she felt Skye kick her under the table. "Ow." She said glaring at Skye
"By then?" Tony prompted
"We figured the system was shit and no one wanted us."
"You were six though you still could have." Clint stopped himself he was in the system not from birth and not for long before running and joining the circus but still six they should have had a chance.
"By six I had been in 8 different homes so yeah. I was a troubled kid." Sam stated making it about herself and not Skye.
"I'm sorry." Steve said
"Why are you apologising?" Sam asked
"No one should have had to grow up the way you did."
"You don't even know the half of it Captain. Skye well some of the other kids weren't always nice to others it was a competition for families...Skye was being picked on after coming back from a family so I went up and..." Sam smirked looking at Skye who was also smirking at the memory.
"And?" Phil asked
"Stopped him, he was older 8 I think he never bothered us again."
"You made him cry."
"Yeah, got a pink slip for it and everything. It was worth it though we became friends."
"What did you do?" Tony asked
"He made Skye cry so I made him. Without touching him." She added if only she could have protected Skye like she did that day when she needed her the most.
"Hey, don't go there. You did." Skye said meeting Sam's gaze the table was in an uncomfortable silence as they tried to decipher what that meant.
"Anyway from then on we became the nuns worse nightmare. The terrible duo as I recall."
"Devil spawn." Skye added and both of them cracked up. "Do you remember Sister Leanne?" Skye asked
"Those pranks we pulled off pure genius. Dye in the soap dispenser, spider in the abbey."
"Zombie apocalypse?"
"The others threw us under the bus for that one pretty fast."
"You took the fall." Skye stated remembering the punishment Sam went under for pulling something like that.
"It was not that bad." Sam shrugged
"I remember the argument you had with the mother superior saying you were an atheist."
"I had plans for Sunday and did not want to go to church. Big mistake though two weeks of lectures on religion and I had to stand by her for a month each time she went to church and that was every day. I was glad to be fostered even if it was only for that long."
"You sound as though you know each other really well."
"Like sisters." Sam said, they had now finished eating and had moved over to the couches where Sam managed to get the others talking so it wasn't just about her and Skye. Thor was retelling a tale with Lady Sif when the window across from them smashed making them jump up Tony calling his armour as Natasha, Clint and Maria grabbed guns and Thor called his hammer. Three people swung through the window each one had an arrow aimed and ready.
"malak saqit wajadnak." (Fallen angel we have found you.) the man in front said in Arabic making everyone tense.