NCIS and SHIELD Divided c9

Maria was at her desk, looking over a file…one of many that now sat on her desk waiting for her attention. It had been three days since meeting with Ellie and in that time she has been busy with her duties as deputy director. She has found it rather awkward being around Sam at the moment and had been taking longer in her office in avoidance of the apartment. Sam had asked only once, but she could still feel her need to change and run in wolf form. Maria has kept her in the apartment so she wouldn't turn mostly because she knew that once she turned her mark will seal and her dominance will wash over her every time they were in the same room. It was difficult as it was each time she saw Sam the younger girl would look to her for instructions. She would comply with every suggestion even if it was not aimed at her and she was quieter, the spark and fire in her eyes that she first noticed in the academy was no longer there. Instead they were filled with…she couldn't even describe it…she looked lost. The only time she saw a small slither of the spark was when she was next to Bobbie…she just hoped that this mark won't change her permanently. Each night she would talk with pack mates and check on those in her pack through the link, each time she entered Sam's link it was filled with a raw need to please her. No walls to block her out and she never protests. Maria was still trying to figure out why Sam ran in the first place, the way she did, it just didn't sit right with her. It seems though that even Sam does not know why she did it and this is had her concerned because only one wolf could influence someone within her pack without her permission and if he had something to do with this…she did not know what she was going to do. On top of that she was now ignoring NCIS, she still had Sharon keeping an eye on them but after getting a very blunt message from agent Gibbs she was still thinking on how to respond. A knock at her door made her look up and clear her head.

"Enter." Maria called out and watched as Steve came into her office, surprising her but she did not let it show.

"Sorry to disturb you, I was told to come to you for a request." He said now he had her full attention.

"What can I do for you Rodgers?"

"I have a mission, I would like to request Agent Morse and 22." He said he had been on 2 missions with them and they were really good, even though he did not get Sam's last name but she reminded him of Wilson. "I was told they were here on base."

"Who told you that?" Maria asked surprised seeming they haven't left the apartment for four days.

"Admin. I need a two man team, Romanoff and Barton are away, Daisy is away with Coulson's team and Alexa is busy with Wanda."

"I can get you another team." Maria said

"But I know Morse and Sam." He said as Maria looked over at her computer she checked the records and it did indeed say they were on base. That was Blake's doing she saw one of his wolves was the one that had them as active. She couldn't give him a decent reason as to why she would refuse his request, Sam was healed (Maria didn't take into the fact that her soulmate bond would speed up her recovery) She couldn't exactly say they were grounded, as Sam's record was clean after she went AWOL they couldn't mark it down as it would ask too many questions as to why so for those three weeks she was put under 'special circumstances.' She couldn't exactly say she was grounded…What was Nick getting at?

"Request granted." Maria said seeming Nick told her to through the link he normally stays out of his Alpha's heads but lately she has felt his presence.

Sam looked across from Bobbie as they were called in on an assignment, she was clearly confused but didn't question it. They rode the elevator up to the floor where they were meeting at conference room 23e. When they entered the room they saw Nick was standing there he turned to look at them as they entered, for a split second Sam thought he was there to chew her out but that thought disappeared as she saw Steve was also in the room suited up.

"Mission briefing." Nick stated indicating two folders on the table so they picked them up and flicked through it. Sam couldn't help but look back up at Nick as she could feel his eyes on her.

"You two and Rodgers will be on this." He stated when she met his gaze she nodded her head as she looked over the objective. As soon as she read it she looked back up at him not being able to mask her surprise. "Is there a problem Agent 22?" he asked making her look back down at the folder.

"No sir. When do we leave?" She asked this question to Steve seeming he had point on this mission.

"Grab your gear. We leave in ten." He said they both nodded before walking out of the room. Bobbie grabbed Sam's arm once they were far enough away from the room.

'You okay with this?' She asked over the link seeming she wanted to talk privately but also needed to see her eyes as Bobbie could read her true feelings in her eyes.

'It's a retrieval, Steve has point.'

'Sam, I know what your mission was…same as mine.'

'Do you think Steve knows?'

'I have a feeling that he does not.' Bobbie replied they were standing against the wall looking at each other no doubt looking weird to other agents.

'Come on we need to grab our gear.' Sam stated leading to their lockers where they grabbed their things including ICERS both of them placed one in their holsters. Sam watched as Bobbie put her batons into their holders as she placed her knives in the right places. The two of them were ready so made their way to the garage where they were meeting Steve. He was carrying his own bag and looked at them as they came over to him.

"All good?" he asked they both nodded as Bobbie got in to the driver's seat, Steve took the passenger as Sam got in the seat behind Bobbie. After telling Steve he could take the front. Sam felt it was rather odd that Steve was on this mission, it was a task for a strike team not Captain America.

"So you requested us?" Sam asked once they were away from the Triskelion.

"Well Natasha and Clint were on assignment." He replied, Sam remembered Natasha being called away earlier this morning leaving her and Bobbie alone in the apartment.

"So we are your back up?" Sam asked and had to smirk as she saw him shuffle in his seat.

"I mean…"

"Relax Steve she is messing with you." Bobbie stated going to the super soldier's defense.

"Ruin my fun." Sam said but her smile falters as she remembers having this sort of banter before. Bobbie seemed to sense her mood change so did Steve but wisely neither of them commented on it.

They drove for an hour arriving at their destination Bobbie pulled up down the road giving them a chance to look it over from a distance.

"There it is." Bobbie said

"It looks ugly." Sam said leaning in between them as she looked over the building they were to breach. "How many do you recon?" She asked

"Intel suggests at least 20, the higher we get the more fortified it gets."

"In the middle of downtown who would have guessed…tell me again why we don't have a strike team with us."

"Because we are in the middle of down town and Nick knows we can handle it." Steve stated

"No offense Steve you are not exactly low key." Sam stated sitting back and he had to agree, he was well known after the battle of New York. "Maybe your status will encourage them not to fight?" Sam asked only part of her was joking.

"You know the play?" he asked both agents nodded the mission was a go.