Skye Ghul or Skye Coulson chapter 8
Skye landed on the mat with a thud looking back up at May before jumping back up to her feet.
"You ready to talk?" May asked
"I already apologized for running off like that." Skye replied blocking one of May's kicks
"Not what I was meaning." May replied landing a blow on Skye's arms. That took the brunt and made her step back.
"What were you meaning then?" Skye asked launching herself onto the offensive. Only for May to reverse it and Skye once again ended up on the ground but this time May had her in a tight hold.
"You know why Sam is here, what she wants from you." May stated it had been two days since the party and Skye's visit with Sam and ever since she has not been left alone. Skye faltered in trying to get out of the hold that was how May knew she was right even if she knew it before.
"I don't…"
"Don't even think of lying." May stated making two jabs at Skye's shoulders before letting her get back to her feet. Skye shook her arms out rolling her shoulders. "You lie and I will teach you the way my mother taught me." May stated making Skye pale at the implication she had only had that discipline once and that was after she hacked Coulson trying to get information on a case she was not on. She learnt not to hack Coulson again. He hands automatically went down trying to protect her rear and she took a step back. May could not stop the smirk from pulling at her lips.
"You wouldn't." When all Skye got back in response was a devilish grin it had her looking down.
"She knows who my parents are. She wants to introduce me to them, this is the favor she thinks she owes me." Skye replied at which May stood there for a few seconds giving her a calculated look.
"How do you feel about that?" she finally asked
"I don't know, I mean look how well Cal and Jiayang turned out. I guess I don't want to be disappointed again…"
"But they weren't your parents."
"But I thought they were." Skye rebutted
"Skye…"
"Drop it May, please…my life is a mess can we just leave it at that? I think I am done for the day. I might go help Stark look for the ladies from the airport." Skye stated leaving the gym after May gave her a small nod.
Skye walked through the hallway entering Stark's lab to see him busy he paid her no attention as she entered and sat on a chair looking at the screen in front of her blankly. She then started searching cameras, but was doing it robotically as her mind was somewhere else. Did she want to meet her parents? Skye typed away until she froze looking at the screen knowing that Jarvis was overseeing her she did not react. She knew that person but was hoping Jarvis did not pick it up so she changed cameras searching a different place trying to think of what Sam was doing. She continued to type away when she turned to see Natasha leaning on the desk behind her, just standing there.
"You going to stand there all day or are you going to talk?" Skye asked turning back to the screen.
"We have a plan." Natasha replied this made Skye stop what she was doing and turned to face her.
"Oh?"
"Come on they are waiting in the command room." Natasha stated leading her back to the command room where the others were waiting for them, Skye looked at May whose expression she could not read before turning to Coulson. But it was Stark that did the talking enlightening her of their plan.
"Sounds doable, but only one problem. She said to go alone…" Skye stopped talking as her phone went off. She looked at it and frowned.
"What is it?" Coulson asked
"Nothing to do with Sam, but it's an alert. Trouble in DC." Skye stated moving over to the computer and pulling it up on the screen. An inhuman was on the loose and causing trouble. She pulled up footage of this person fighting with the police and ended up setting the place on fire.
"We will get a team there now, this mission will have to wait." Coulson stated the others agreed when he saw that Skye agreed but looked to be getting ready to go on this mission he stopped her. "I still want you here…keep trying to locate them with Stark." Coulson stated
"Stark does not need my help, this is my job Coulson."
"Skye please." Coulson asked and this made Skye sigh before nodding her head, she took a step back and watched as the others all left the room to get what they needed. Stark had moved back over to the computer as they left the room
"Do you need help with anything?" Skye asked him but he just waved her off saying he had everything handled. Skye moved through the building the others had already left, it was now only Bruce, Tony, Steve and Bucky left but Steve and Bucky had left to go on a run, Bruce was in his lab and Tony was busy doing his own thing. Skye looked at the computer screen for half an hour before she began researching the area. She was thoroughly bored and had gotten onto the SHIELD frequency so she listened to the mission going on in DC. They were about to be arriving on scene now Natasha and Clint were leading it.
"Hey." A voice stated making Skye turn to see Bobbie standing in the door, she had forgotten Bobbie was still technically on medical leave.
"Hey."
"Should you be listening to that?" Bobbie asked
"Just keeping tabs on them." Skye replied she wasn't told not to do it. "What have you been up to?" She asked
"Doing exercises." Bobbie replied she was walking with a crutch as she looked down at her leg.
"You good to go out?" Skye asked
"Out where?"
"Out anywhere, they have a nice ice cream place two streets over. Or there is a decent bar if that is more your speed?" Skye asked
"Aren't you grounded?" Bobbie asked
"Technically benched, seeming I am an adult and not going on a mission that is made for me that is benched enough. If I keep looking at this screen I might steal a quinjet and fly to DC. I need the distraction." Skye stated, "This way I will have you and can't get in trouble seeming I am being supervised." Skye added and Bobbie sighed before agreeing to it they went and grabbed their jackets before going to the garage where Skye borrowed one of Stark's cars she was driving down the road deciding on icecream over alcohol considering Stark had a decent liquor collection in the tower. Stopping to grab some ice cream the sat on a table out in the street. Skye saw that Bobbie was still on alert she couldn't help but also be on alert looking at the people that were walking by.
"What's on your mind Skye?" Bobbie asked after several moments of silence.
"You know what is on my mind." Skye replied not looking at Bobbie but staying focused on the ice cream in her hands. "Did you ever have dealings with the…you know."
"League? Not personally, but I have heard the stories." Bobbie replied
"I just know that I need to help her." Skye stated looking up from her ice cream to Bobbie who then decided to change the subject.
For an hour they were not spies they were two friends talking about random things. As they made their way back to the car both of them felt it, they were being watched but they pretended they didn't but both agents were on alert. Skye looked at the car sitting on the window was a note she picked it up and opened it. It was in code, one she remembered coming up with Sam Bobbie asked her what it had said but Skye was looking around.
"Skye what is it?" Bobbie asked
"A flyer." Skye replied showing Bobbie who huffed before getting into the car. Skye gave one last look around before joining her in the car before taking off once again heading for the tower. When they got back to the tower she moved to her computer Bobbie followed her when she noticed that she was going to work she left her. Skye pulled out the flyer and looked at it, noting the code she decoded it. Sam was reaching out, giving her a time and place. Also reminding her to come alone. She spent an hour on the computer when the others returned Coulson requested her presence thinking she was in trouble…she was not in trouble. He ended up asking her for help in the kitchen he was going to cook dinner. She ended up enjoying herself, this one on one time with him. He didn't bring up work or Sam they talked about food. He was teaching her one of his favorite things to cook and she had to admit he was a great cook, nearly as good as Sam but she knew his feelings on her at the moment so didn't mention her.
"Something smells good." Tony stated entering the room looking over at Skye and Coulson cooking.
"It will be ready in ten." Coulson replied
"Good, I have had no leads on finding the ladies from the airport…but there is chatter that something is going down." Tony stated
"Where?" Coulson asked growing serious looking at Stark.
"Not sure yet, it might not be anything." Stark stated
"Keep me posted if anything changes." Coulson stated and he nodded back before Coulson ended up helping Skye set the table. Stark left them alone to finish cooking. 15 minutes later everyone was around the table enjoying their dinner giving compliments to the chefs. Skye looked around the table at her family, Fitz-Simmons was in a conversation with Tony, Bobbie was talking with Clint and Natasha, Steve was in the middle of a discussion with Pietro and Bucky, Wanda was sitting on the other side of Natasha, Coulson was sitting next to May a smile on his face as he spook with Pepper she had to smile as she saw him looking at May every now and then. Sam was right when she told her that May and Coulson were the parents she always wanted. She knew that he was hard on her because he cared especially when it concerned her safety, he knew that Sam was a possible threat and she could understand his hesitancy over her but she also knew that Phil trusted her and could see that this was important to her. It was why he agreed to the plan, that and he also knew if they didn't help she would go off book and do it on her own, he knew her too well. That night the mood was light amongst them as they knew that tomorrow they would be putting their plan into action.