Hi guys, sorry for posting a bit late, I've just been really busy.
Again thanks to FireflyOfTheShadowWolves for betaing for me, I appreciate it so much.
Skye limped down the hallway, she felt angry. But when that anger started to fade, she felt guilt. She knew Bobbi was only trying to help but it was still annoying. She knew Bobbi and May would let her cool off and then go to her bunk to find her. But she didn't want to be found, so she headed towards the bus.
The cargo ramp was always down now, so Skye walked up to the ramp and towards her old bunk.
She heard a thud "Shit" she swore under her breath. There was never any shield agents on the bus. No one used the bus except the old team and that was only when there was a mission. So who the hell was on the bus?
She was defenceless. She had no weapons, she was on crutches and she was in an open area of the bus so there was nowhere to hide.
She leant against the wall and lifted one crutch and held it up like a weapon. She heard footsteps getting closer. Then they were just round the corner. She swung the crutch and saw someone duck under it. The force of her swing had made her fall forwards. Before she knew it the person had their hands on her arms, steadying her.
She lashed out with her arms, but the person kept their grip solid.
"Skye, calm down. It's me" she heard Coulson's voice.
She looked up at the man and sighed in relief. She felt tears pricking at the edges of her vision. The brunette relaxed in his hold and he wrapped his arms around her.
"I thought you were supposed to be in the med bay" Coulson said
Skye didn't know what to say. She couldn't say that Bobbi let her go to her bunk; he didn't know that Bobbi was her soul mate. "Well… I, erm, I, err" she stuttered out
"I already know that Bobbi's your soul mate so maybe that helps you explain why you're out of bed." Coulson said
Skye was shocked "How the hell do you already know that? I only found out myself yesterday."
"May told me this morning" Coulson replied
"Of course she did" Skye sighed
"So, why are you out of bed?" Coulson asked again
"Bobbi said that she'd let me go to my bunk if I promised to stay in bed. I fell asleep and when I woke up, Bobbi wasn't there. I went to find her but May caught me. She took me to Bobbi, we had an argument and now I'm here" Skye summed it all up.
"Skye, you can't-" Coulson started
"Coulson, please don't tell me that I can't just get up and walk around. I've already heard that today, and it didn't go well the first time." Skye said irritably.
Coulson put his hands up in surrender "I was gonna come and see you when I found out that you'd been shot but I had to get Intel from Bobbi about her mission. And then I had to sort out some hydra thing. And I'm really sorry about that safe house, we thought it was empty." Coulson apologised
"Coulson it's fine. Don't worry." Skye assured him.
Coulson smiled slightly then said "Now, what are you doing on the bus?"
"I was just going to hang out in my old bunk for a bit. What are you doing here? You scared the hell out of me. I thought there was someone sneaking around."
"Yeah, I think I got that from the way you almost killed me with your crutch" Coulson smiled
"Yeah… sorry about that" Skye cringed "but nice reflexes"
Coulson chuckled. "I was just getting some stuff from my old office. I kinda miss this place." He said as he looked around.
"Yeah same. That's why I come and relax here sometimes. No offense, but it's more homely than the base"
"Yeah I agree. We had some really good times on here" Coulson said with a sad smile on his face.
"And some bad" Skye said, thinking about Ward.
Coulson cupped her cheeks "He can't hurt you anymore Skye. I won't let him" he said as he looked her in the eyes.
Skye smiled appreciatively at him.
"Alright, I'll let you get to your bunk. Do you want me to help you there?" He offered
"Coulson, stop worrying. I think I can make it to my bunk, which is literally just round the corner from where we're standing" Skye replied.
"Ok ok" Coulson chuckled "I'll leave you to it" he said before walking towards the back of the bus.
Bobbi and May waited in the kitchen for about 5 minutes before heading towards Skye's bunk.
"You know, she won't be in there" May smirked
"What?" Bobbi remarked
"She knows we're going to come look for her, there's no way she'll be in her bunk. She knows that's where we'll go looking." The senior agent explained.
"She wants to be alone, but that's not what she needs. I'm going to keep looking" Bobbi said
"I never said I was stopping" May replied. Her overwhelming love for the young girl was obvious. More obvious than she'd like to admit.
They checked Skye's bunk, just in case. Unsurprisingly, she wasn't there.
"Well, there's not many other places for her to go. She doesn't like many places on the base" Bobbi said
"Exactly" May said "She doesn't like the base"
"What are you talking about?" Bobbi said, confused
"I know where she is" May smirked
Skye walked into her bunk and slid the door shut. She climbed onto her bed and lay on top of the covers. She grabbed the Ipad that she'd taken from one of the computer rooms out from under her pillow. She was already bored and the Ipad was the only possession she'd left in the bunk, so she began to play some stupid game.
She was beating her high score, when the door slid open. May and Bobbi stood in the doorway.
"If you're waiting for me to invite you in, you'll be waiting a long time" Skye said coldly.
Bobbi sighed and they both walked in. Skye huffed and placed the Ipad back under the pillow. "What do you want?" She said impatiently.
May sat at the end of the bed by Skye's feet. Skye sat up, pulled back her feet and sat cross legged.
May sighed and studied Skye, trying to gauge her mood. Skye frowned "What?" she said to May rather harshly. May shrugged.
"Look Skye, we were only trying to look out for you-" Bobbi started
"There's a difference between looking out for me and treating me like I'm about to break" Skye interrupted.
"Okay, maybe I was being a little bit overprotective but what do you expect Skye. Of course I'm going to worry about you. I love you. You need to learn to let me love and care for you" Bobbi stated.
"Yeah, I've already been told that" Skye said, looking at May
"Yeah and it's the truth. I love you and I care about you. You need to learn to let me in"
Skye sighed and buried her head in her hands. May leant over and pulled her hands away. "We both love you" she stated. She took the young girl's hands in hers. Skye looked at her and May met her gaze. "And we both care about you." May squeezed her hands in reassurance.
Bobbi saw tears forming in Skye's eyes and felt them brimming in her own. She went and sat next to Skye on the bed. She pushed a bit of hair out of the hackers face and gently wiped her eyes. "I may have been a bit protective but I'm not sorry for that. I love you and I worry about you. That will never change. So I may be a bit overprotective but that's only because I love you" Bobbi cupped Skye's cheeks "you're my little rock star and you always will be"
Skye sniffed and wiped her eyes. Then she leant forward and wrapped her arms around the blonde.
May smiled and got up to walk out "May" The hacker called out. May stopped and turned back around. Skye pulled back from Bobbi and they both stared at the senior agent. "Stay" Skye pleaded quietly.
May nodded. Bobbi moved to sit on the other side of Skye, by the wall. May sat down next to Skye and smiled at her. Skye quickly threw her arms around the older woman. May tensed up out of surprise but relaxed when she felt Skye's head rest on her shoulder. She smiled and used one hand to stroke the girl's hair and the other to rub her back. Skye clutched at the back of May's shirt, never wanting the woman to leave.
May lowered her hand from Skye's hair to the small of her back. She held the brunette tighter. She'd never admit it, but she loved the girl that she was holding. She'd do anything for her, and she wasn't afraid of that. She wasn't afraid to show emotion like she used to be. Skye had changed her. She'd softened her. She'd wormed her way into the woman's heart and May had let her.
Reluctantly May pulled back. "I think you and Bobbi need some space"
Skye looked at her with fear in her eyes. The young girl thought the woman was leaving her. Skye didn't want May to go back to the way she used to be. The hacker liked this side of May. She liked the emotion that she saw in her SO's eyes.
May got up and Skye's hand shot out to clutch at the bottom of her shirt. Skye silently pleaded with her. May reached for Skye's hand and held it. She rubbed her thumb around the girl's hand in soothing motions. "You and Bobbi need some time together. I'll come check on you later" May assured the brunette. Skye looked May in the eyes to make sure she meant what she said. May looked at Skye to assure her. Skye nodded and May let go of her hand. May smiled at the couple before leaving the room.
Bobbi laid her head on Skye's pillow and Skye laid her head next to her. They looked at each other and Bobbi kissed Skye on the forehead. When she laid her head back on the pillow Skye cupped her cheeks. She smiled then pressed her lips against the blonde's. Bobbi pushed her hands into Skye's hair.
Skye pulled back gasping for air and Bobbi smiled "I think that's the longest kiss I've ever experienced" she panted "How are you not out of breath?" she asked incredulously.
Bobbi smirked "Not the longest kiss I've ever had"
Skye raised her eyebrows and smirked "Oh and how many people have you kissed?"
"Oh loads, baby" Bobbi smirked
Skye pretended to look hurt
"None of them meant as much as yours do" Bobbi buttered her up
"Yeah, nice save" Skye smirked
"I know" Bobbi grinned before pulling Skye in for another kiss.
Bobbi was still lying in Skye's bed at about 11 o'clock. Skye was on her laptop (as Bobbi had gone and got it for her) and Bobbi was watching something on TV.
Skye closed her laptop and looked at Bobbi. Bobbi turned the TV down and looked at Skye.
"You can't sleep in here. Not that I don't want you to, but the bed's too small and I don't want you nearly falling off. You'll probably give me all the space because you don't want to hurt my ribs, and that'll mean that you're either squashed against the wall or falling out of the bed on the other side." Skye told the blonde
"I don't mind either of those scenarios" Bobbi replied
"Yeah, but I do. I don't want you sleeping uncomfortably and hurting your back or something"
"Skye I'm not that old!" Bobbi remarked.
Skye snickered.
"I don't get back pains." Bobbi grumbled and Skye continued to laugh.
"Sure you don't Barbara" Skye laughed
Bobbi frowned and huffed "I do not get back pains. And don't call me Barbara, Mary Sue Poots" Bobbi smirked.
Skye's jaw dropped "How the hell do you know that?"
Bobbi laughed "I just looked you up in shield's data base"
"I thought I erased all traces of that name" Skye said, shocked that Bobbi now knew her old name.
"You almost did. It took me ages to drag that up. I only found out that Skye wasn't your real name when May told me" Bobbi said
"Oh my god. Does May know about that name?" Skye said
Bobbi laughed then said "No. I didn't tell her that I found it"
Skye sighed in relief then frowned "I can't believe you went searching for my name"
"Well, I knew it had to be bad, otherwise you'd have already told me. And now you can't use my name to take the piss out of me" She smirked.
"I hate you"
"I love you too, rock star"
Skye grinned at her nickname then said "whatever Barbara. Now back to the sleeping arrangements. I think you should go back to your bunk and get a proper sleep"
Bobbi huffed then grinned "Fine, Mary sue, I'll go"
"I swear to god Bobbi, if you call me that again I'll-"
"You'll what?" Bobbi interrupted with a smile
"I'll kick your ass" Skye finished with a smile of her own. "Now go to bed" she ordered
The blonde performed a mock salute before kissing Skye on the forehead and getting up to leave the room.
"Love you Bob" Skye said
"Love you Mary" Bobbi smirked.
Skye glared at her
"Alright." She snickered "Love you Skye" Bobbi smiled
Skye sat in her bed for 5 minutes, silently wishing she hadn't asked Bobbi to leave. She missed her, but she knew that letting Bobbi get a good sleep was the right thing to do.
The brunette sat up when she heard the door slide open. Bobbi was stood in the doorway juggling a duvet, a blanket and two pillows. Skye was about to get up and help her when Bobbi said "No. Stay in bed. I've got this" she walked into the room and dropped the stuff on the floor next to Skye's bed.
"What the hell are you doing?" Skye asked once Bobbi had emptied her hands.
"What does it look like? I'm making a bed" she said.
"What? Why?" the brunette said
"You didn't think I was actually going to leave you" Bobbi frowned
"I told you to go get a good night's sleep. Sleeping on the floor will not achieve that" Skye said
"No. You said that I wouldn't get a good night's sleep if I was squashed in your bed. I can get a good sleep on the floor. I've slept on the floor many times. You seem to forget that I'm a world class spy" the blonde smirked
Skye sighed "fine. Whatever. Do what you want; it's clear that I'm not going to be able to change your mind"
Bobbi smirked and started to lay her duvet out on the floor. She placed the pillows on the duvet and sat down. She pulled the blanket over her and smiled up at Skye who was watching her from the bed.
"Night rock star" Bobbi said
"Night Barb-"
"Don't you dare. Mary Sue" Bobbi smirked
Skye smiled "Goodnight Bobbi"
At about half eleven, May silently slid open Skye's door. She peeked in and smiled at the sight of Skye sprawled across her bed and Bobbi sleeping peacefully on the floor. Skye's hand was hanging off the side of the bed and Bobbi's was stretched out near the bed, so their hands were about a centimetre apart.
May crept over to Skye and pulled her covers up to her shoulders. She knew that Skye would probably kick them off by accident in her sleep, but she did it anyway. She kissed her on the forehead then looked at Bobbi. The blonde had the blanket pulled over her head, so that her feet were peeking out at the bottom. May smiled then bent down and pulled the blanket over her feet and tucked it in around her shoulders.
The TV was quietly playing to itself and Skye's laptop was open at the end of her bed. May grabbed the TV remote from beside Bobbi and switched it off. She quietly shut Skye's laptop then left the room, silently sliding the door shut behind her.
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