Chapter 24
Skye's POV
"Ugh" I groan as I walk in to the gym.
"Good morning to you to" Mum says as she wraps her hands looking far to awake for this time in the morning.
"Stop being so awake" I whine as I take the tape from her and attempt to wrap my hands.
"Warm up" she says getting straight to the point. After stretching and spending some time with the punching bag Mum leads me over to the middle of the mats. "We are going to start sparring today"
"Like fighting?" I ask taking a few steps back.
"No sparring" she says crossing her arms.
"Same thing" I tell her not liking the idea of sparring with her.
"No, it's not sparring is going to help you. People that are about to attack you are not going to announce what they are about to do or move slowly so you can watch exactly what they are doing like I have"
"Yeah, but" I stutter trying to find something to argue about.
"Why don't you want to spar?" She asks.
"I don't know. I don't want to hurt you" Mum just raises an eyebrow "I don't want to try and hurt you it feels weird" I tell her nervously biting my lip.
"You're not going to hurt me Skye. Sparring it's just like testing everything you have been learning so far" She says and pulls me back in to the middle of the maps. "Come on we will start slow"
"Okay" I tell her still nervous.
"Ow" I groan lying on the mats. "I take it back I want to try and hurt you" I tell Mum as I attempt to push myself up from the mats but just fall back down. I hear Mum laughing as she comes and sits down next to me carrying water bottles and a small box.
"That was good" She say helping me sit up.
"Yeah, for you I just continuously got knocked on my back" I say glaring at her.
"I think I knocked you on your face a few times too" She says and I give her a weak push. "Here this is for you" She says handing me the box.
"Wow a…What is it?" I ask her taking out the bracelet, watch looking thing and putting it on my wrist.
"It is to monitor your heart rate"
"Oh so the next time we spar you don't have to keep stoping to check if I have a pulse. Its smart it will save you a lot of time" I ramble turning the monitor on.
"Ha Ha no, it's to help you control your emotions" When I just look at her confused she launches into an explanation.
"Hey AC, Billy said you wanted to see me" I say as I walk in to Coulson's office after training.
"Yes, have a seat"
"So….What did you want to talk about?" I ask after a few minutes of silence.
"I wanted to see if you had made any progress with the pictures I gave you"
"I have different programs running and I have sent them out to a few old Rising Tide contacts. That's the best I can do unless you give me more information" I tell him.
"Skye, Its need to know"
"But…." I start before he cuts me off.
"Skye" He says beginning a rather long speech.
May's POV
"Hey Bookworm" I say as I walk into the kitchen to see Skye sitting and the breakfast bar with her head buried in her arms.
"No" She groans covering her ears with her hands "No more lectures"
"What are you talking about?" I ask pulling her hands off her head.
"TWO AND A HALF HOURS MUM" She say slowly "that's how long I was stuck in Coulson's office, listening to him go on and on about following order and how some things are need to know " complains dropping her head back on to the counter. I just laugh walking into the kitchen to start making lunch, ignoring Skye still complaining.
"Have you been checking your heart rate?" I ask but I wouldn't be surprised if she hadn't.
"Yes, but I'm Still not entirely sure what I'm trying to do exactly" She says as I grab her wrist to check for myself.
"That looks really good" she says a few minutes later as I start making myself lunch, she leans over the counter to see what I am making.
"Its bread, Daisy" I tell her pulling out the rest of my ingredients to make a sandwich.
"I know I'm just sooo hungry" She sighs dramatically.
"Then get yourself some food"
"You said I can't go in the kitchen" she says leaning over to grab some food but I smack her hand away and roll my eyes when I hear her mutter an ouch. "Which I still don't understand why I am not allowed"
"You started a fire making pancakes"
"It was one time" She mutters.
"You also knocked the door off the oven" I continue.
"It was an accident"
"You also set fire to your oven mitt"
"I didn't burn myself and I put out the fire" She says defending herself.
"You put orange juice in your cereal instead of milk"
"It tastes better like that"
"You put washing up liquid in the dishwasher and flooded the entire kitchen"
"Okay, I shouldn't be allowed in the kitchen" She frowns.
"You just need to learn how to cook" I say handing her one of the sandwiches I had been making and she grins. "I could show you how to make a few things"
"Really" she says pausing before taking a bite of her sandwich and I nod. "I'd like that"
"Do you still want to fly?" I ask a few minutes later and she nods.
"Yes," She says excitedly "I mean if you would…ah want to teach me or…um" She stutters out, nervously playing with her locket.
"I want to teach you Daisy, and I will once we have a plane or when we can use the Bus again" I tell her
"Okay" she says checking the heart rate monitor and frowning "I still don't know what I'm doing" I just roll my eyes and explain to her again, what she is supposed to be doing.