NCIS and SHIELD Divided c35

Ellie drove to the pack house after getting permission from Maria, she had to admit she was nervous. Not only was she here to ask her sister a question most likely requiring her to think back to something she is trying to push past but she is also keeping a secret from her something personal. Maria ended up greeting her at the door as they walked inside she gave her a small warning and a reminder that Sam was still processing what she had been through. Maria led her to Sam's lab where she saw her working at her station Bobbie was sitting on a chair watching her.

"Sam?" Ellie stated trying to get her sisters attention when she made no reaction to her entrance.

"That can't be right." Sam mumbled as she was connecting some wires together, Ellie shared a look with Bobbie.

"Sam?" Ellie tried again but she was once again ignored.

"Sam, someone's here to see you." Bobbie stated making Sam tense before looking up from her work

"Huh? Ellie…when did you get here?" Sam asked looking from Bobbie to Ellie giving her a small smile but it was forced Ellie could tell.

"I…"

"What did you get George?"

"What?"

"I sent him a bottle of his favorite liquor…but have not heard anything from him."

"I…"

"If I recalibrate it by 3%..." Sam once again interrupted her before she could answer she returned her attention to what she was working on in front of her. "Nope too much." Sam stated as whatever she was working on began to smoke.

"I think that is enough for now. We should have a break." Bobbie stated moving over to Sam and stopping her from starting over.

"But…"

"Ellie wants to talk with you." Bobbie stated holding her hand when Sam started protesting.

"Right, yes Ellie is here." Sam stated looking from Bobbie to Ellie who had remained near the door. Ellie looked over Sam now, she had bags under her eyes and still looked tense.

"Why don't we go out to the lounge?" Bobbie suggested guiding her out of the room but Ellie could tell that Sam was already lost in thought.

"Huh?" Sam asked looking at her before nodding her head and walking out of the lab she had to blink a couple of times at the brightness of the room outside her lab and seemed to stumble back so that she was closer to Bobbie before the pair of them walked to the lounge. Ellie saw how Sam went on alert as soon as she stepped outside of her lab. She sat across from her looking at her sister who would not meet her gaze.

"How have you been?" Ellie asked at which Sam shrugged she was fiddling with something in her hands but Sam paid no attention to it as her fingers automatically worked on shaping it. To Ellie it looked like clay and Sam was shaping it into something.

'It help keeps her relaxed.' Bobbie informed her as she saw Ellie staring at it.

"Been better, just working through it I guess." Sam stated with a shrug still not looking at her. "Maybe if I half it, change it by 1.5…just ask me…2 would be too much if I change…"

"Sam." Bobbie stated placing her hand on her leg bringing her back to the present.

"Yes?" Sam stated looking over at Bobbie she could see sadness in her eyes which had Sam confused.

"Do you have any other information on the navy leak?" Ellie asked Maria had informed her to ask her questions now before she got lost in her calculations. Sam looked from Bobbie to Ellie and she managed to pull up a mask as she stared at her sister.

"I already told you what I know." She replied but seemed to stare off into space "yes 1.5 should do. 3 stars…09 Phile…Criel…Seil. Will it work better if I change the casing…I should get AIMEE to process this calculations would be easier. My mind is not…" Sam stopped she had her hands pressed up against her head as she was thinking. She did not notice that both Bobbie and Ellie were alert looking at her with concern. "Andrew should be able to help…partnered with tech…Grey no Brown or was it Black. Queen? No that is not right…Gwen? Still not right. Harmony. Come on brain work!" Sam stated standing up moving away from them "6 and 6 or 626 port clearing…Norfolk. I know I was right 1.5." Sam stated stopping from her pacing and turning to look at Bobbie and Ellie who were looking at her with weird expression Maria had also entered the room. "What?" Sam asked confused "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm going back to my lab." Sam stated

"Wait Sam." Maria stated making Sam stop and look at her. "Food and drink first."

"I'm not hungry." Sam retorted

"You missed lunch, you are to have something to eat and drink before going back in your lab." Maria stated, she did not like it but the last couple of days she has been having to rely on the wolf bond or Bobbie's soul bond to get Sam to eat and drink. She watched as Sam stood there for a minute before her wolf took it as a command as she sighed before heading for the kitchen. Bobbie going with her to make sure she would eat something decent. Ellie watched as the two of them walked away she shared a look with Maria who was watching her with a steady gaze.

"I know you said…is that how she has been since…"

"Yes. Sometimes she will give straight answers but lately…" Maria stopped herself lately her responses have been all over the place and not really making much sense, Maria knew this was her trying to solve more than one problem at the time while her mind tries to move on from the trauma it went through under Burt and Kurt.

"So was that her answering my question or someone else's?" Ellie asked

"What do you think?" Maria asked in return she knew that Ellie could understand Sam's code and knew how she would think.

"The leak has three stars something about 09 could be a graduation date or the date he was promoted...the rest I am not so sure Phile, Criel or Siel could be a name or something…a code maybe…something is happening in Norfolk port and is partnered with a tech company? Unless she was referring to Quin but if she was she knows his name so she would have said it. I don't know she isn't speaking in code…" Ellie stated with a frown. "Has she spoken much about what happened?"

"No, she is trying to push past it."

"That is not good for her."

"I won't force her to speak…she is only just starting to relax in others company."

"You call that relaxed?" Ellie asked Sam was still tense as anything

"At least she is not flinching away from us and is talking to us now." Maria replied

"She hasn't been sleeping properly." Ellie pointed out

"She will sleep for a couple hours, what they did to her…it is going to take time for her to work through." Maria replied at which she felt Ellie get angry at, Ellie had already expressed her thoughts on this matter, on how long they kept Sam there for. She did not make a comment though this time, mainly because Sam could still hear them. She did not want to upset her sister.

"Ellie." It was Sam she was standing in front of Bobbie holding a cup and plate.

"Yeah?" she asked stopping her frown to look at Sam.

"Play chess?" Sam asked surprising all three of them.

"Chess? Yeah sure, I won't be going easy." Ellie stated

"As I recall I was the one to win the last game." Sam retorted

"Exactly I need to even the odds." Ellie stated this did make Sam give a genuine smile at her. They ended up sitting and playing a game Bobbie sat away from them but still watched this was the most inclusive Sam had been with anyone else from the pack other than herself. Bobbie shared a look with Maria who was thinking the same thing.

"I hope you are going to finish that." Ellie stated as she took her turn indicating the half eaten sandwich.

"You going to mother me too?" Sam asked taking her own turn as she fiddled with her sleeve from her hoodie.

"Did you need me too?" Ellie asked again taking her turn but having a look at the board before she did trying to decide her best move.

"No, I have enough of that from the others."

"Good because I prefer being the older sister. Where I can do things like this…check mate." Ellie said winning the game as Sam tilted her head looking at the board before smirking.

"I should have seen that." Sam stated "How is McGee?" She asked as they reset the board.

"Healing." Ellie replied "You're distracted." Ellie pointed out as they began to play another game.

"Huh?"

"You have too much on your board, you need to wipe it clean." Ellie stated making Sam look at her she actually held her gaze for a minute before dropping it.

"I need the distraction…Don't give me that look El." Sam stated at this Ellie got up and walked away heading for the kitchen she returned with a triumphant smile she was holding a bottle and two glasses. "What are you doing?" Sam asked

"Bringing back an old tradition." Ellie stated placing the bottle down at this Sam looked at the bottle then back at her sister as she poured two glasses. "One for one." She stated

"Ellie I don't think…"

"This or submersive." Ellie stated at which Sam frowned

"That was a terrible game." Sam pointed out

"It was not one of Rob's finest ones true, so one for one?"

"You're going to lose…" Sam stated

"Most likely…" Ellie replied with a shrug "you start."

"I lost a hand." Sam stated

"My husband cheated on me." Ellie retorted

"I found my soulmate." Sam stated

"I caught Parsa." They both ended up drinking as Ellie poured another.

"I know what you are doing." Sam stated

"What is that?" Ellie asked back

"You want me to talk about what I went through."

"I just want a drink with my sister." Ellie stated

"You would make an excellent agent."

"I am an agent, of NCIS. My turn…I left the NSA."

"I ran from SHIELD."

"I found my place at NCIS."

"My family found out I'm a spy."

"A man I loved was killed because of me." Ellie stated this made Sam stop and look at her this was news to her.

"What?"

"Uh-uh not the way this game works." Ellie replied

"I can't distinguish what really happened to me while I was there and what they made me see. Like this brand…I know it was Garret that did it but when I look at it I can only see Coulson doing this too me." Sam stated

"I found the man that killed him." Ellie stated even though she was wanting to say something else she saw the look Sam was giving her, she will keep to the rules.

"I gathered information."

"I was brought onto a top secret project without really an option."

"I watched my friends kill my soulmate over and over and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I know it was not real…but it felt so real. When that didn't break me…they had it so they were hurting me…I have the scars to prove it. John is fucked up." Sam stated taking a drink before it was her turn.

"I found my mate." Ellie stated making Sam choke on her drink that she ended up in a coughing fit.

AN: So who do you think Ellie's mate should be...I wanted them to have a sisterly moment...What do you think? Until next time thanks for reading.