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"Skye, come on. It's 9 o'clock, you gotta get up." Bobbi said.
Skye groaned "Get lost Bobbi." She threw a pillow at her.
Bobbi caught the pillow and smirked. She yanked back the covers and Skye moaned. She automatically tried to curl up into a ball but winced at the pain that shot through her ribs.
Bobbi automatically went into worry mode "Are you alright?" she said concerned.
"Bobbi, I'm fine. Now let me sleep,"
"It's 9 o'clock. You've slept enough,"
Skye groaned and turned over to bury her head in the empty space where the pillow was. Bobbi smirked then walked over to the end of the bed. She pulled the cover off of Skye's feet and began to tickle them.
Skye giggled and quickly sat up "What the hell are you doing?" she smiled "Did you just tickle my feet?"
"Well it got you up, didn't it?" Bobbi smirked.
Skye sighed then again tried to lay down "Uh uh," Bobbi said as she quickly sat in the space where Skye was going to lay her head. Skye just looked up at Bobbi, smiled and then proceeded to lie on Bobbi's lap. Bobbi sighed and Skye laughed.
"Come on rock star, we gotta get up." Bobbi coaxed as she ran her fingers through Skye's hair.
"Why? It's not as if I have to do anything besides sit in this room," Skye replied.
"Yeah, but it's not good to just sleep the whole time. You should read a book or something." Bobbi smiled.
Skye scoffed at the idea, but said "why can't I read a book in my bunk, or on the bus. Why do I have to stay in here?"
"Because you were shot in the thigh yesterday and your ribs are bruised," Bobbi replied.
"The shot in the leg thing wasn't exactly life threatening. There was no way I'd die from a bullet to the thigh. At least not with shield tech around to fix it," Skye sighed.
"You could've died from the blood loss. And you nearly did. I had to practically drag you out of that safe house." Bobbi said.
"And I'm eternally grateful for that, but I'm fine now." Skye insisted, pouting at her.
Bobbi carefully lifted Skye's shirt to reveal the bruises "that's not fine. You need to let yourself heal."
Skye squirmed out of Bobbi's grip and pulled her shirt back down.
"Skye what is your problem with people seeing those bruises?" Bobbi asked loudly.
"I don't have a problem," Skye shot back.
"You clearly do. What is it? Are you worried they make you look bad? Because I didn't think you were that shallow, Skye."
"It's not that," Skye said.
"Then what is it Skye?"
Skye sighed "I got those bruises from fighting that guy. And if I can't even protect myself from one hydra agent, what chance do I have of being a proper field agent? I would have been killed if you didn't come in." Skye bowed her head.
Bobbi cupped the girl's chin, and lifted her head to look her in the eyes "Skye, you don't have to win every battle. Sometimes you have to lose a few to improve yourself. But it doesn't matter if you lose a battle, it matters if you pick yourself up and keep going."
"Yeah but I didn't get up. You pulled me out!" Skye argued.
"I didn't mean literally get up, you idiot." Bobbi smiled. "I meant it metaphorically, like your recovery process."
Skye smiled and Bobbi put her hand on her cheek "and anyway, none of the team cares about how many battles you lose. We all love you for who you are. A rock star." Bobbi smiled.
"Fine. I won't go back to sleep, but I'm not reading a book. And if I'm stuck in this room, you are too." Skye smirked.
"That's fine. You think I trust you to not leave this room." Bobbi scoffed "If I left the room you'd probably sneak out about a minute later." The blonde smiled a like exasperatedly.
"Hey," Skye said, pretending to look hurt. "That's" she paused. "That's… Probably true," she conceded.
Bobbi shook her head in mock disapproval and the young agent smiled.
Bobbi was sitting on the chair next to the bed, reading a book. Skye was on her laptop doing some pointless hacks.
"Bobbi, I'm bored." Skye moaned.
"I thought you were entertaining yourself on your laptop," Bobbi said without looking up from her book.
"Yeah, but you said to not get into any trouble. That really limits the hacks that I could do. So now I'm bored," Skye huffed.
Bobbi sighed and put her book down.
"Can't we go for a walk or something?" The brunette pleaded.
"You were shot in the thigh less than 24 hours ago, and you wanna go for a walk?" Bobbi said raising an eyebrow at the inappropriate suggestion.
"Well I'll use crutches if it makes you feel better," Skye offered.
The blonde smirked then said "Ok. We can go take a walk if you go in a wheelchair and I push you." She knew Skye would never agree to being pushed around in a wheelchair.
The young girl frowned then replied "Fine."
Bobbi was shocked "What? Really?" she asked, astounded.
"No. Of course not." Skye said like it was obvious "No way I'm going to be seen being pushed around in a wheelchair,"
Bobbi sighed and Skye smiled "Aaw Barbara. Did I get your hopes up?" she grinned.
Bobbi frowned "I told you, no one calls me that."
Skye grinned. "Why not? I think it's great. It really suits you." Skye laughed.
"I hate you," Bobbi frowned.
"Love you too Barbara," Skye smirked.
The blonde huffed, and Skye laughed.
"But seriously, I'm really bored." Skye said, once she'd stopped laughing.
"Well there's not much else to do in here," Bobbi said as if that was the obvious reason that she was bored.
"Exactly. So why don't we go do something on the base" Skye said, giving Bobbi her cutest smile. She stuck her bottom lip out and stared at the blonde with the best puppy dog eyes that she could muster.
Bobbi sighed. "Ohh. I hate you. You know what those puppy eyes do to me," the blonde stood up, leant over the bed and kissed the brunette on the lips. Skye reached up and clutched the neck of Bobbi's star wars shirt.
Skye needed to take a breath, so she placed her hands on Bobbi's chest and gently pushed her back. Bobbi moaned and tried to kiss her again, but Skye placed her finger on Bobbi's lips and said. "If you let me leave the room, I'll give you the best kiss you've ever had."
Bobbi hesitated before saying, "no deal. I love you and your kisses, but I care too much about your health."
Skye huffed "Bobbi, please. I'm so bored."
"Skye you've got to stay in bed. I'm only trying to look out for you." Bobbi explained.
"I know you are, and I'm grateful, but I've been in here all day." Skye complained.
"I'm sorry rock star, but you've got to stay in bed and keep weight off of your leg," Bobbi replied.
"Ok so how about we compromise? How about I stay in bed in my bunk. And we can watch a movie or something." Skye smiled.
Bobbi sighed and rubbed her forehead, "you're not gonna give up till I say yes, are you?" Skye smiled and shook her head. "Alright fine. But you have to use crutches to get to your bunk. And if it's too hard for you to walk there, you have to tell me."
Skye grinned and nodded.
When Bobbi returned with the crutches, Skye was a lot less eager to use them. She didn't want to walk through the base looking like a cripple.
"Come on then, rock star." Bobbi said before she helped Skye out of the bed. Skye stretched out her arms then took the crutches from Bobbi.
It was a lot harder to use them than she thought it would be. Bobbi walked beside her, never walking more than a step behind or in front of her.
"A little space, Bobbi," the brunette said, when she finally got frustrated with how much Bobbi was coddling her.
"I'll give you space when you're safely in your bed." The blonde replied firmly.
Skye huffed and Bobbi continued to crowd her.
When they finally got to her bunk, Bobbi pulled back the covers and guided Skye into the bed.
"Bobbi, I'm not a total invalid. I can get into bed by myself!" Skye said, a bit too harshly.
The blonde held up her arms and backed away.
"So, we watching a movie or not?" Skye said when she was safely tucked in bed.
"Sure. What do you wanna watch?"
"If you let me choose, we'll probably end up watching a Disney movie." Skye smirked.
"You know what rock star? Just because it's for you, I'll watch a Disney movie." Bobbi smiled.
"Aaw Bobbi. You really know the way to my heart," Skye smirked. "So how about we watch Frozen?"
Bobbi cringed and Skye smirked. "If you wanna choose the movie, I don't mind."
"No no. I don't mind watching Frozen. It sounds great." Bobbi lied to please Skye.
The brunette laughed, "Bobbi, I really don't care about what movie we watch. As long as you watch it with me,"
"No it's fine. I'd love to watch Frozen with you." Bobbi smiled sweetly. Skye smiled at the woman she loved and started to get the movie up on her laptop.
Bobbi hooked the laptop up to the TV in Skye's bunk and then settled herself in next to Skye. Skye cuddled up to Bobbi as the signature Disney castle appeared on the screen. Bobbi wrapped an arm around the girl and pulled her in closer. She kissed her forehead and the brunette smiled up at her. Every time she looked at the young hacker, she got lost in her big brown eyes.
"I love you Skye." Bobbi felt the need to make sure the girl knew that.
The brunette looked up at her, confused. "I know you do Bobbi, and I love you too. Are you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Can't I tell my soul mate that I love her?" Bobbi smiled.
Skye shrugged and nuzzled her head into the crook of Bobbi's neck.
"Skye, why the hell does that guy talk to his reindeer? And what is up with those rock troll things?" Bobbi asked, confused about the logic of the film. "Skye?" she repeated when she didn't get an answer.
The blonde looked down to see Skye sleeping peacefully. She smiled at the younger agent and gently stroked her hair. She pulled the cover up to Skye's shoulders and tucked it in around her.
She then got up out of the bed, switched the TV off and shut Skye's laptop. She left the room and walked towards the kitchen to make herself something to eat.
Skye woke up with her cover tucked around her instead of Bobbi's arm, which she had now gotten accustomed to. She slowly sat up and looked around the room. The TV had been switched off and her laptop had been shut. The door to her bunk was shut and her crutches were still on the floor by the bed.
She pushed her legs off the bed, and bent down to pick up the crutches. She slipped her hands through the handles and slowly stood up. She was still a little shaky on them, but could use them better than she could at first. She limped over to the door and slid it open.
She limped through the hallway, thinking of where she thought Bobbi might be. She decided to not check in the training room because she knew she wouldn't be able to get down the stairs. She started to hobble towards the kitchen as she knew Bobbi hadn't eaten since the bowl of oatmeal that she'd brought into the med bay.
She was halfway there when May walked out of one of the bathrooms and nearly knocked her over. May instantly put her arms out to steady the young girl.
"What the hell are you doing out of bed?" She asked.
"Trying to find Bobbi." Skye replied.
May still had her hand on Skye's bicep to make sure she was steady.
"Who gave you those crutches and who let you leave the med bay?" May demanded.
"Bobbi. But only because I said I wouldn't get out of bed, if she let me stay in my bunk."
"Well clearly you stuck to that." May said sarcastically.
"I was in bed but when I woke up, Bobbi wasn't there. So I'm trying to find her," the hacker told her SO.
"Well, now you're going back to bed. Come on." May informed her as she started to guide her back to her bunk.
"No, May. I need to find Bobbi." Skye insisted.
"Skye, she's probably in the kitchen or something. She's not left you," May said, making sure Skye knew the last part.
"I know, but I was just wondering where she was." The girl replied.
"Ok, well I'll go find her when you're back in bed." May said.
"Can't I just go find her myself? I'm fine on these crutches. I made it this far on my own." Skye argued.
"Skye. You need to go back-"
"Please May. I've been cooped up in bed all day." She pleaded.
May sighed "Fine, but I'm coming with you. And if Bobbi's not in the kitchen, you're going back to bed. You're not walking round the whole base."
"Ok," Skye agreed seeing that was the best she was going to get.
"Look who I found wandering the halls." May said when they found Bobbi in the kitchen.
Bobbi turned to look at the door, where they were currently standing. "What the hell are you doing up?" The blonde exclaimed, before she got up off her stool and walked over to them. Skye sighed.
"She was looking for you," May answered for her.
Bobbi led Skye over to the kitchen counter and sat her down in a stool. "Skye, you can't just get out of bed and start wandering around."
"Yes, I can Bobbi. I'm a grown woman. I can take care of myself."
"I know you can, but I'm just trying to make it easier for you. I'm just making sure that you heal properly." Bobbi said.
"Bobbi, stop treating me like I'm about to break. I'm not some fragile thing that you have to wrap in cotton wool. I don't need you to baby me. I'm fine." Skye got up out of the stool and limped towards the door. "I'm going to my bunk, and I don't need either of you to help me get there."
Bobbi sighed and put her head in her hands as Skye hobbled out of the room. May crossed her arms and leant against the door frame. She watched Skye up until she turned a corner and could no longer be seen.
Bobbi looked over at May "She's quite a handful,"
May scoffed then said "I guess that's one way to describe how stubborn she is."
"I love her though." The blonde said.
"Yeah. Unfortunately, so do I."
The two smiled at each other.
"We'll let her cool down for about five minutes, then we'll go to her." May said.
Bobbi nodded.