'Skye, we never wanted to leave you...'

Skye's eyes filled with renewed tears as she looked down at her hands.

'Then why did you? I was alone, all my life. How could any parent do that?'

'Skye, me and Clint are assassins. There is no way of saying it nicely. We kill, and we destroy, but yours was the one life we would never risk.' Tasha confessed, tears beginning to roll down her face.

'If people found out we had a child, your life would be in danger, and I couldnt promise I would always be there to protect you.' She paused, wanting her words to sink in.

'Clint never knew. He was undercover at the time of your birth, so I told him I miscarried. If he knew you were alive, he would have never stopped looking. I'm sorry, you must hate me, but don't hate Clint, he had no part in this.'

Skye brushed her hands against her eyes, before she looked up at Tasha. Taking a shaky breath, she muttered, 'All this time, you were protecting me. I always felt so alone, that it was me against the world, I guess I wasn't completely on my own. I don't hate you'

Tasha smiled at Skye tentatively , her body sinking in relief. 'I... I understand that this is hard for you, and I don't expect you to welcome us as your parents in your life, but maybe... I just want to know you, maybe we could start with friends.'

Skye grabbed Tasha's hands, giving them a gentle squeeze, 'I'd like that.'

'Is she going to-'Clint started before Coulson interrupted him. 'She'll be fine. She's probably in the van. Skye always bounces back.'

Clint nodded, and settled into a seat by the bar, ignoring all the stares from Coulsons team. He grabbed the closest bottle, before he started swigging at it. He would need it to make it through the evening.

Simmons sat on the edge of the sofa, almost bouncing from her need to sate her curiosity, which was denied by Mays stern glances, silently telling her not to go there.

'So, Clint, hows the avengers?' Coulson finally broke the ice.

Clint looked up from the bar, and grinned. 'You'll never believe what Tony did.'

Their conversation seemed to ease the tension in the room, and continued, till they heard a timid knock at the door.

All eyes turned to the noise, as the door opened to show Skye and Tasha. Clint searched Tasha's face, relaxing in relief, when he read the easiness in his partners eyes.

'Clint. I'd really like it if I got to know you better. Do you recon we could hang out?' Skye asked, quickly answered by Clint's eager nodding.

They had asked for some privacy, so whilst Skye, Tasha and Clint stayed in the living area, the rest of the team headed of to their own respective areas. FitzSimmons to the lab, Ward to the training area, May to the Pilots Cabin and Coulson to his office.

They all settled into the various sofas, in an awkward silence, till Skye spoke up.

'I have imagined this moment for my whole life, but now I'm here, I have no idea what to say.'

Clint chuckled, before Tasha suggested, 'Why don't you just tell us a little about yourself?'

Skye nodded, relieved she had something to talk about.

'So, I am a hacker, a good one, if I say so myself. I work as a consultant for Coulson. I've been with them for about a month. I lived in various orphanages, and got shoved around a bunch of foster homes that never stuck. When I was 16, I ran away, I had saved up some money, so I managed to buy a van, and that was my home for the next few years.' Skye paused, expecting to see pity in their eyes, but only saw understanding. They had, like skye, lived in worse than a van. Skye didnt tell them that.

'So, I worked a couple of times, freelancing for various people and companies, before I joined the rising tide. I-'

'Wait, you were in the rising tide?' Clint interrupted. 'They blew 3 of my covers!'

Skye chuckled, before replying teasingly, 'Sorry about that, I thought shield was a douchey, secret organisation that withheld information and advancements in technology that the world needed. But, hey, it's not that bad.'

Tasha laughed before Skye continued, 'Anyway, I figured, why not see shield from the inside, ya know, the belly of the beast, so I set a trail, which Coulson picked up. He took me in, we saved a bunch of people from an exploding man, and then I joined as a consultant. I've started my training to become a field agent, Ward is my SO, but hes not exactly the patient type, so I have a long way to go. Don't worry, I'm not going to betray shield. I only joined the rising tide because I wanted to find my parents, but now that I'm here, I am actually helping people, I don't want to give that up.'

Clint and Tasha smiled at Skye, before Skye asked them, 'So, you guys live with the Avengers?'

They continued to talk, for what seemed like hours, until they heard Mays voice over the comms, 'We're landing in five. Clint, Tasha, you need to grab your gear and be ready to leave before someone notices you are gone.'

Skye looked at her parents, Wow, it felt weird for Skye to even think that, and smiled, 'I guess this is it.'

Tasha pulled out a phone from her pocket, and gave it to her. 'Here, its an untraceable connection, only Clint and I have the number, call us if you need anything.'

Skye took the phone, 'Thanks, come on, lets grab your stuff.'

Skye followed Clint and Tasha, to where they had left their bags, and then showed them the way to the ramp, to join the rest of the team who were waiting for May to touch ground.

Everyone said their goodbyes to Tasha and Clint, till only Skye was left. Just as the ramp began to lower, Skye turned to Tasha and Clint.

'It was amazing to meet you, finally. Thank you for being so understanding.' Skye grabbed both of them and pulled them into a hug, cherishing what it felt like, as she didn't have the time last time.

'WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!' Skye froze, as she heard a man shout from behind her. She slowly untangled herself from Clint and Natasha, before turning to see a man, in a black, leather trench coat, combat boots and a eyepatch, covering a large scar.

Fury.

Skye paced back and forth, outside of Coulsons office, as she heard Fury's shouts.

'THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. YOU ALL DIRECTLY DISOBEYED MY ORDERS! I SHOULD RELIEVE YOU OF YOUR DUTIES RIGHT NOW!'

There was silence as someone said something to Fury in a much calmer voice.

'I HAVE OVERLOOKED ALL THE MISTAKES, ALL THE DISOBEDIENCE, BUT THIS, THIS IS THE WORST. I LET YOU GET MARRIED, I IGNORED ALL THE MISSED DROP INS, AND ALL THE BREAKING OF PROTOCOL, AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME?'

Silence, again.

'NO, COULSON. THERE IS MORE TO THIS THAN YOU WERE TELLING ME. IF YOU ALL KNEW FROM THE START, WHY WOULD YOU ONLY MEET NOW, WHAT CHANGED? YOU ARE NOT TELLING ME SOMETHING AND IF I DON'T FIND OUT, I SWEAR, I WILL DISBAND THIS TEAM AND MAKE SURE NONE OF YOU ARE EVER EMPLOYED AGAIN!'

Skye had had enough. She wasn't going to hurt her team again. Walking up to the door to Coulson's office, she barged in without knocking. Ignoring the look of worry on everyone's faces, bar Fury, she looked at Coulson.

'Just tell him, its fine, I don't mind.'

'Are you sure?' Coulson asked quietly. Skye nodded.

Silence filled the room, before Coulson finally said, 'Fury, Skye is Tasha and Clint's daughter.'

'Fuck.' Fury seemed to think for a moment, everyone tense at what his verdict would be.

Finally, he said, 'I think it is time Skye took a Sabbatical away from the team.'

'What?!' Skye responded, before Coulson argued, 'You cant do this! Please Sir, reconsider.'

'I damn well can do this, Coulson, and I will, especially considering Skye's recent exploits.' Fury paused, and seemed to grin, only confusing everyone in the room.

'So, Tasha, do you recon Tony's got a spare room?

Hey guys, sorry for the massive wait, i know, i suck. Thanks for all the awesome feedback. So, yeah, i promised a post on this by the end of the week so here it is :) so yeah, skyes gunna live with the avengers for a while (i know, original, right) so yeah, theres that. If you have any ideas/comments or you just wanna send a review, go a head, i love hearing what your opinions. Let me know what you think, lovelies :)