Hey guys! Firstly, I'm so sorry for the update delay and I'm gonna apologize in advance for saying this: I'm going on a short writing hiatus. My exams are coming up and my college education comes first so I really need to focus on studying so I probably won't be updating this fic until after exams. I'll update I Trust You one more time this week but only because I already have the chapter written. I'm so sorry you guys!

Thank you so much for reading and as always, I own nothing (I wish I did) and all mistakes are my own xx

"I can help you unpack if you want." Skye was trailing after Raina and the other girl didn't object, she didn't say yes either but Skye chose to ignore that. She followed Raina into the house and up the staircase. Skye paused to wave at Trip and Natasha, both were watching a movie, before running after Raina. They walked down the hallway and into the room where Raina would be staying. It was kind of weird to see this room so empty, she was used to seeing piles of Wanda and Pietro's old things mixed in with some boxes that her mom and dad kept in here.

Raina set her bag on the freshly made bed, took a deep breath, and turned to her, "You don't have to help me, I can do it by myself."

Raina had the same look on her face that Skye had seen since she'd met the other girl. Raina was tough but Skye thought that she was acting a little too tough. It must be hard to be so cool and maintained all the time and on some level, Skye kind of admired that about her, but she wasn't sure that she would be able to hide what she was feeling as well as Raina did and she wasn't sure that she would want to. It had to be exhausting and lonely.

"I know, but I want to. Unless you want me to leave, then I will."

Raina studied her for a few moments and then shrugged. That wasn't an dismissal and Skye would take that as a win. She grinned, strode over to the bed, and plopped down. Raina shook her head a little, opened up her bag, and started pulling clothes out. Skye watched silently as Raina slowly and methodically put away all of her things. She had to admire how neat the other girl was, everything that wasn't hung up in the closet was folded neatly and placed in the dresser. Raina gingerly placed the photograph of her and her grandmother on the bedside table and set her laptop and books next to it. Skye leaned over and saw the paper flower sitting in her backpack, surprisingly uncrumpled.

Reaching forward slowly enough for Raina to have a chance to stop her, Skye grabbed the flower, held it carefully in her hand, and looked around the room. Even though Raina was nearly unpacked, the room still looked bare. Skye got up and set the flower on the windowsill. It looked lonely, sitting there all by itself, but it was a start.

When she turned around, she saw that Raina was watching her and gave her a smile, "You can make some more so this one isn't all alone."

Raina shrugged and sat down on the bed, "I don't know if I'll be here long enough for that."

The other girl sounded small but she held herself in such a way that made her look strong and unaffected. It must be tiring to have to put up an act all the time.

Skye sat down on the bed beside Raina and looked over to her. She wasn't really sure what to say, she didn't think Raina did either, but she hoped that just being there was enough to let her know that she wasn't alone.

Skye didn't know how long they sat in companionable silence, long enough for both of them to loosen up a little and relax, before Raina said, "We're alike, aren't we?"

Skye raised an eyebrow, a habit she seemed to have picked up from her mom and Nattie, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Raina played with her fingers and stared at her lap, "We both don't have parents, they didn't want us."

Skye twirled her necklace between her fingers, "I have parents and you have your grandma. They want us."

Raina let out a breath and looked up at her, "No, I mean our real parents didn't want us."

Skye didn't really feel like going over the history of her biological parents with Raina so she just shrugged.

When Raina figured out that she wasn't going to answer, she kept talking, "My parents took me to my grandma's house, said they'd be back in two hours, and have been gone ever since. I hate them. Do you hate your real parents?"

It was starting to irritate her how Raina kept implying May and Phil weren't her real parents but she didn't say anything, "I did for a while."

"You don't anymore?"

Skye kept twirling her necklace between her fingers, "I just… don't really think about them anymore. I have my real family now."

Raina studied her and Skye tried not to squirm under her scrutiny, "Some days I don't even think about my parents and other days I can't stop and those days suck."

She didn't know if Raina wanted to be comforted but she couldn't stop herself from reaching over and grabbing onto her hand, "I'm sorry."

Raina didn't pull away, she even squeezed Skye's fingers a little bit, and said, "Not your fault." There was a few beats of silence before Raina spoke again, "I still think we're alike."

Skye wasn't really sure what to say to that, she didn't know the other girl well enough to say if they were alike, so she squeezed Raina's hand again before letting go, "We can be friends, if you want."

Raina looked away, kicked her feet back and forth, and murmured, "I don't think I'll be around long enough to make friends."

"My family's really nice, we can all be your friends if you want."

Skye could tell that Raina wanted to say yes, that she wanted to be friends, but then she pulled back a little and said, "I don't know."

Giving her a little smile, Skye softly said, "The offer still stands."

Before Raina could answer, Skye heard a knock on the front door before she heard familiar voices float up from downstairs. Her eyes widened and she stood up. She was about to run out of her room when Raina stopped her, "Who's downstairs?"

Turning back, she grinned at Raina and said, "My other brother and sister."

Raina stood up and sighed, "There are more?"

Laughing, she ran out of her room and down the stairs. She could see Wanda and Pietro hugging everyone by the front door. They spotted her and grinned and she launched herself at Pietro. He easily caught her and spun her around twice before setting her back on the ground and ruffling her hair, "Have you grown since I last saw you?"

She pushed his hand off of her head and smiled, "I saw you three days ago and I don't think so."

Skye was still waiting for her growth spurt to come in, she was still shorter than almost everyone in her class, other than Jemma, and Pietro liked teasing her about it. He lightly pinched her cheek and she playfully shoved him before he said, "Don't worry shorty, you'll hit your growth spurt soon enough."

She rolled her eyes at him and stepped over to hug Wanda. Her sister squeezed her tight and Skye stood on her tiptoes and tugged Wanda down a little so that she could kiss her cheek. They leaned back and Wanda reached forward and brushed Skye's hair over her shoulder, "Hey little monkey."

Footsteps came from behind her and Skye looked over her shoulder to see Raina standing on the staircase, gripping the railing and looking slightly unsure of herself. Her mom gave Raina a smile and motioned for her to come forward and meet Wanda and Pietro but Raina stayed where she was. Her mom didn't seem to mind, "Wanda, Pietro, this is Raina. She's going to be staying with us for as long as she needs."

Skye's oldest siblings smiled warmly at Raina and Wanda waved at her, "Hey Raina, it's lovely to meet you."

Raina gave them a half-hearted wave before looking over to May, "Is it okay if I go lie down for a little while, I'm pretty tired."

Concern flickered across May's face and she took a step towards Raina, "Are you alright?"

Raina waved her concern off and stepped back, "I'm fine, just tired."

"Okay, get some rest sweetie."

Raina glanced at all of them quickly before making her way up the rest of the steps and disappearing down the hallway.

It was silent for a moment before Pietro quietly said, "Emergency care?"

Her dad nodded, "Yeah, her grandmother's in a coma."

Wanda made a sympathetic sound and Skye focused back on her. She carefully put a hand over Wanda's tummy and leaned in close, "Hi baby, how're you doing in there?"

Wanda chuckled and placed her hand over Skye's on her belly, "The baby's fine."

Skye looked up at her, "Is it any bigger?"

Wanda laughed, "The baby grows faster than you but still, we saw you three days ago. It's still the size of a plum, little monkey."

Natasha spoke up, "Hey, where's the baby daddy anyways?"

Wanda rolled her eyes, "My husband will be here soon. He had to work a little late."

Skye tugged on Wanda's hand and tried to lead her to the couch, "Come on! I want to talk to the baby."

Skye heard her mom chuckle and Wanda let herself be pulled into the living room by Skye, with Natasha, Trip, and Pietro trailing after them.

Again, I'm so sorry for the update delay and for going on the short writing break! Thank you so much for reading and I hope everyone else who is going through exams is doing alright! xx -Ariel