Skyes POV

"Ok. So you have an advantage. Ward doesn't know you and won't immediately associate you with SHIELD." I say to the petite blonde sat across from me.

"I know how to handle men." She tells me, pulling some fluff out of the stray strand of hair across her face.

"Not this one you don't. He has no moral compass. He can and will shoot you at the slightest hint of betrayal and if he doesn't he is very handy with brainwashing."

"Really?"

"Really. He's going to be suspicious of you from the start so you'll need to win him over. You know, make a few missions a success before sabotaging them."

"So what is it you're trying to say?"

I swear this girl is thick. I want to scream in exasperation. Instead I take a deep breath.

"I am not trying to say anything. What I am saying is this: Grant Ward is a psychotic lunatic. He is always two moves ahead. You are being sent in to level the playing field. Just remember the aim is to gather intel, not get close to him. Just because he's a leader of Hydra and has a head of security doesn't mean he can't fight, it is the opposite. I only know May won their fight because she nailed his foot to a floor."

"She nailed his foot to a floor? That had to hurt!"

"Don't do that."

"Don't do what?"

"Don't feel any form of sympathy for him. He deserves everything he gets."

"That's a little harsh."

"Forget this. I'll gather the intel myself."

"Daisy. I can do this."

"No, you can't. He stabbed us all in the back, nearly killed Fitz and Simmons by tossing them out of a plane and he DID kill his family because he blames them for the way he is. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain by beating us." I scream at her.

I don't know why, but I want to smile at her shocked face.

She clears her throat and opens her mouth to speak, but no words come out. Once, twice.

"He is also a very talented manipulator, so don't spend too much time with him. He might turn you."

"He won't turn me."

"Are you not listening to a word I am saying? This is what he does best. He managed to con May. You know May. The human lie detector? He also managed to con Coulson, not to mention Fury and Maria Hill."

The blonde sat still simply staring at me.

"Why are you telling me all of this? Why isn't May or Coulson?"

"Because out of all of us, I was the one who managed to get close enough to Ward to find some form of truth."

Is it lying if I leave something out?

"Why you?"

I want to smack this girl. She is so dense. I look behind her and I can see the pen pot on the side begin to shake.

I feel like I am about to lose control, so I take some deep and calming breaths, just like my mother taught me. The pen pot stops shaking, but not before the glass of water next to it shatters into a million pieces.

"You don't think I can do this do you?"

It was so quiet I almost missed it.

"It's not personal. I just don't think putting someone in with Ward is a good idea. If you get caught, you will die, or worse. He can turn you and you wouldn't even realise it."

"I'm not dumb. I've done this before."

"Gone UC into an organisation hell bent on ending the world with a guy lacking in social skills but still managing to adapt and convince people to trust him."

"Well, no, but I have gone in deep cover multiple times."

"Ever been compromised?"

"No. Not even close."

"What's your way in?"

"I have a contact who can get me the necessary credentials."

"You can't just walk in through the front door."

"My files have been amended to show that I have transferred from another cell."

"Ward can spot a fake ID from a mile away. The unknown here is his unpredictability and also his head of security. We know nothing about her. So mission is to also find out what you can about her as well as what they're up to."

"I know this."

"Go talk to Coulson. You'll need to go through contacting SHIELD. It's not like you'll be able to just pick up a phone and Ward knows all our tricks. Hell, most of them we learned from him."

A/N: Please stick with me! what the Rose is will be revealed in the next chapter...