Chapter 20
Skye's POV
M and I had been siting on the floor of my room for almost an hour, we had both stopped crying, but neither of us seemed to want to move. "What did Coulson want?" I ask quietly, leaning my head on M's shoulder.
"He was worried about people seeing us going back into the playground so he wants us to wait until tomorrow to go back" She says both of us whispering for some unknown reason.
"Did you think I was going to be a boy?" I ask suddenly looking at the blue walls.
"No, why?" she questions leaning her head on top of mine.
"The walls are blue, and blue is normally a boys colour"
"Oh, no, it's supposed to be the sky, look," she said, pointing at the light which was yellow and shaped like the sun, it even had a face on it.
"That's cool" I say, but not understanding why it was like that.
"Your grandmother did it, she thought it would be funny because I named you after a flower" she says with a sigh. I was guessing that their had been an argument about how my room was decorated. "and flowers need sun" she finished.
"I guess that makes sense" I say. We fall into silence for a while and I contemplate asking about my father again. I hadn't asked since before the incident with Ian Quinn. "Mum, can I ask you something? You don't have to answer if you don't want to" I ask and a few seconds later she sighs and stands up. I panic thinking that she might be mad or she went in to Agent May mode like last time but she just holds out her hand for me to take. Once she pulls me she leads me down the stairs and into a room that I'm guessing is her office.
"You have an office?" I ask not seeing her as somebody to sit behind a desk.
"Yes, I left field work and I didn't want to sit in a base to do paperwork so I took it all home with me" She says looking through the drawers in the desk. She pulled out a piece of paper before walking over and standing next to me looking nervous. "The reason I haven't told you about your Dad is because I don't know who he is. I had just finished a mission and it hadn't ended well. I had gone out to a bar and while you don't really need to know the rest" she says awkwardly not once making eye contact with me and fidgeting with the paper in her hands. "When I found out I was pregnant I tried looking for him but it was hard trying to find someone when you only know his first name. I got a picture of him from that night in the bar, I tried running it through different programs at S.H.I.E.L.D, I searched the name I had on him but, I never found anything. After you were taken I gave up looking for him and focused on finding you" she says and I take the picture from her. I look at the picture and realize that I look more like M then I look like him. "I'm sorry Skye, I started looking for him again when I found out who you were. Knowing you would want to know who he was but, it's not easy with only a first name and twenty-five year old picture" She says moving her weight from foot to foot like she is waiting for me to get upset.
"Why didn't you tell me this when I asked you before?" I ask her again not understating why she went in to Agent May mode last time.
"I was embarrassed, I didn't even know his last name" she says and her cheeks go red.
"Are you blushing?" I ask her, laughing.
"No" she sys quickly "I'm sorry, Skye"
"It's okay, like you said it's been over twenty years there is nothing you can do about it now" I tell her walking over to a bookshelf. "Are these the books?" I ask her because she still looks uncomfortable.
"Yeah, I'll look for a bag or something later. Do you want to see the rest of the house?" She asks and I quickly agree since I had only seen parts of it.
"So where is the gym?" I ask her once she had shown me a around the rest of the house.
"I am not obsessed with training Skye, I don't have a gym in the house" She says and I can tell she is lying. I just raise an eyebrow. "It's in the basement" she says quietly, as we walk into the living room and I drop down on to the couch.
"It's nice here" I say looking around. "Although it is stuck in the past" I say looking at the TV, she sits down beside me laughing. I pull out my phone and see that Trip has text me. "Fitz's is still the same. Simmons only left the room long enough to change her clothes and get some food. Coulson has locked himself in his office and Billy is playing video games with his brother. Hurry up and get back I'm lonely and Simmons says I suck at making tea" I read the text out loud so M can hear. "Is Coulson alright?" I ask M, turning to face her.
"I'm sure he is just working" she says and I can tell she is hiding something from me.
"Okay" I say, worried about why she is keeping things from me. "So do we have any food here?" I ask because the only thing I remember having today is a chocolate bar.
"No, it was all emp…." She is cut off by a knock on the door.
"I take it you were not expecting anyone" I say when I see her slip in to agent mode. She just shakes her head and gets up to answer it.
"MUM" M says surprised, and then looks over at me giving me an apologetic smile.
"I bring you food and I don't even get a hello" I hear someone say before, M is pushed out from in front of the door and a lady who I'm guessing is M's mother comes in carrying bags with food. I get up as she begins to walk towards me and take the bags from her. "At least your daughter has manners Melinda" she says as M walks into the room still in a state of shock.
"Sorry, I just wasn't expecting to see you here" M says.
"What, I can't come and visit my granddaughter" I start taking small steps back towards the kitchen.
"Yes, but…. I'll help you with that" M says chasing after me and taking some of the bags.
"Did you just run away from your Mum?" I ask M once we were in the safety of the kitchen.
"Yes, it's your fault. Why did you have to take the bags from her now all I'm going to hear about is how I let her struggle with the bags and you helped her with them" she rambles.
"Sorry? Why are you so nervous around her?" I ask because M started acting strange the second she answered the door.
"She is just so judgemental and it just got worse when I joined S.H.I.E.L.D." she says leaning against the counter taking things out of bags.
"What she doesn't like S.H.I.E.L.D?" I ask.
"No, she doesn't like that I chose S.H.I.E.L.D over her agency" I was about to ask her more questions but I hear M's mum come into the kitchen.
"The house is dusty, Melinda" she says coming over and starts helping empty bags.
"I know. It has been over twenty years since anyone was here after all" M sighs.
"You could have got a cleaner" she suggests.
"I didn't like the idea of someone going through my house" M snaps.
"So…um are any of these safe to use?" I ask gesturing to the kitchen appliances, hoping to get some of the attention off M. I instantly regret it when they both turn their attention towards me.
"I am sure Melinda can work it out. Why don't you and I go into the living room so I can get to know you better" she says placing an arm around my shoulder and leading me to the living room.
"Yes, ma'am" I gulp.
"You can call me Grandma if you like" she says as we sit down.
"Okay Grandma" I say testing it out and she gives me a tiny smile.
"Now, Daisy tell me about yourself"
"What would you like to know?" I ask realizing that I wouldn't be able to find away out of this.
May's POV
Of course she would just show up here unannounced. Why wouldn't she, it's so something she would do. I think to myself standing in the kitchen surrounded by food thank god the stove still works. Half an hour later I was just waiting for the food to finish cooking and I went back to the living room to try and save Skye. Although when I walk in I see both Mum and Skye laughing, I don't remember the last time I saw my Mum laugh.
"Hey Mum" Skye says as I walk in and sit down.
"Hey, What are you guys talking about?" I ask feeling awkward and out of place.
"Oh Daisy, was just telling me some stories" Mum says vaguely. I look over at Skye thinking she would tell me but, she is pulling out her phone and standing up.
"Sorry, its Trip" she says walking out of the room.
"Who is Trip?" Mum asks.
"A specialist that works with us. He is probably calling with an update on the scientists on our team" I tell her.
"I like her, Daisy I mean" she tells.
"I would hope so she is your Granddaughter" I say clenching my fists. "妈妈"(Mum) I yell when I hear her muttering about Skye's hair in Mandarin. Before she can say anything Skye comes bouncing in.
"Fitz's brain activity is higher than yesterday. The doctors think that he will wake up within the next two days" she tells me excitedly.
"That's great" I tell her feeling a little weight lifting from my shoulders knowing that Fitz is on his way to getting better.
"I will go wash up ready for dinner" Mum says leaving the room and I drag Skye into the kitchen to help me finish before she comes back.
"What is wrong with my hair?" Skye asks.
"What" I say turning to face her.
"I couldn't hear well from the other room and judging by the way you shouted it couldn't have been nice" I just shake my head and hand her a salad to put on the table.
"Your hair is fine" I tell her "and since when do you speak mandarin?" I ask shocked she hadn't mentioned it before.
"Foster family number four" she says and walks away to get the utensils before I can respond.
"So Daisy how did you get involved with S.H.I.E.L.D. Your Mum never said which academy you went to" Mum says once we had all sat down to eat dinner. Dinner that she had complained about before she had even tasted.
"I joined as a consultant, then became an agent the day before everything exploded. I never went to any of the academies" Skye answers, it surprises me how easily she talks to Mum.
"Oh, How did you become a consultant then?" Mum asks her trying to get more information from her, something that drove me crazy as a child.
"Coulson offered me a position in his team after I helped them with a case" Skye tells her and I almost laugh at how well she is avoiding going in to detail.
"What did you help him with?" Mum continues to question her.
"I just gave him the name of someone he was looking for. Mum this is really good" she says before directing her attention to her food ignoring the looks Mum is giving her.
"Thanks" I say still staring at her in shock.
"So, Grandma what do you do?" Skye asks and I watch the two. As Skye asks the questions and Mum answers them with a straight answer, no avoiding questions like she does when I talk to her. After dinner Skye and I do the washing up before the three of us are sitting back down in the living room. A few minutes later Mum disappears and comes back with a small box with a bow on it.
"I got this for you, Daisy" She says handing Skye the box, who is sitting next to me, before she sits back down across from us. "Consider it a very late birthday present" she says when Skye hasn't opened it.
"I um you didn't have to" Skye stutters out nervous, I bump her shoulder with my own and tell her to open it, having a pretty good idea of what it is. She pulls off the bow and opens the lid pulling out the golden oval locket from inside. "Wow" she says turning it over and seeing her name engraved on the back.
"Open it" Mum says. Skye opens it and I grin seeing the two pictures that Mum had put inside, the one on the right was the same one that Skye had looked at in her room and, the one on the left a picture of Fury handing Skye to my Mum for the first time all of them smiling.
"Thank you" Skye says still looking at the picture.
"Your welcome just remember to wear it" Mum says.
"Um..Okay" Skye says looking up at Mum confused.
"It has a tracker in it" I explain to her. She opens her mouth to says something but Mum cuts her off.
"Both your mother and I have one similar. We can use them to locate each other if their is a problem all you need is a computer" Mum tells her and Skye mutters something about Spy Kids 2 under her breath.
"They can also be used to stalk each other apparently" I say, guessing that is how Mum knew where to find us.
"If I had waited for you, I might not have seen my Granddaughter" Mum says and I resist the urge to roll my eyes.
"Are you staying?" I ask Mum a few hours later. Skye had fallen asleep half an hour earlier and now had her head resting on my shoulder.
"Is she alright?" Mum asks looking at Skye.
"Yes, she has had some trouble sleeping lately" Mum just nods seeming to understand.
"and yes, thank you I would like to stay" she says heading upstairs to the guest room, or I'm guessing that is where she went.
"Skye" I say trying to wake her up. She just groans. "Come on Daisy" I say grabbing her hands and pulling her to her feet.
"Noooo" she whines but takes small steps to follow. I just laugh as she almost falls walking up the stairs.