Hi guys, hope you like this chapter. I'm going to post two chapters today as I want to get to the reveal of Skye's powers as quickly as possible.
Sorry for any spelling and/or grammar mistakes.
Enjoy!
After Bobbi left the lab, she headed down to the training room. But on her way there, May stopped her.
"We need to talk" the older woman said.
"Okay" Bobbi prolonged the 'o' sound "We can go to mine and Skye's bunk"
May nodded and the two walked down the corridor towards the bunk.
Bobbi shut the door behind them then turned to look at May. "What's wrong?" Bobbi asked
"Skye's hiding something. Something's bothering her but she won't talk to me." May told the blonde
"She looked okay when I saw her this morning." Bobbi pointed out, remembering the events of the shower room
"Well she didn't when I saw her." The older woman said "She's putting on a brave face for you"
"Why would she put on a brave face for me?" the blonde questioned
"Because you're hiding something too." The senior agent declared "I don't know what it is yet, but I know there's something you're not telling us. Skye knows it too, she doesn't know what it is either but she knows something's up"
"What are you talking about?" Bobbi played dumb
"Look Morse, I know that if you've not even told Skye, there's no way you're gonna tell me. But I swear to god Morse, if you hurt that girl…"
Bobbi put her hands up "May, I'd never hurt her. I love her more than anything, she's my world"
"I know you wouldn't intentionally hurt her, but secrets can hurt people. Trust me, I know" May told the blonde
Bobbi nodded "I know…" she trailed off
"Just speak to her Morse. Something's up with her, she's not going to tell me, so you need to get her to talk to you, okay?"
The blonde nodded "Simmons is running some tests on her right now; I'll speak to her later"
May nodded, and then left the room.
Bobbi couldn't do this anymore. If she had to choose between Skye and the 'real shield', Skye would win every time. Maybe Coulson leading shield wasn't so bad. If Skye trusted him, she could too. She couldn't keep lying like this, lying to Skye, lying to Hunter, lying to the team. She was done lying and she was done with the 'real shield'.
Bobbi had decided to tell Coulson everything. She was heading to his office when Mack rounded the corner and stopped her in her tracks. He grabbed her arm and pulled her into the supply closet next to them.
"What the hell Mack!?" Bobbi shouted as Mack flicked on the light.
"I needed to speak to you" he said
"You know normal people just ask to speak to someone, they don't drag them into a supply closet" Bobbi glared at him
"It's about the 'real shield'" the man said
Bobbi sighed "Yeah, I wanted to speak to you about that as well."
"You're not having doubts are you?"
"Well…" the blonde trailed off
"Bobbi, we're not doing anything wrong. This shield isn't shield. Coulson's not the right man to lead shield. A man with alien blood running through their veins shouldn't be in charge of anything. He's unreliable and reckless. You saw what happened to Skye and Trip down in that temple. Skye had to witness the death of one of her closest friends, and who knows what else happened to her down there"
"Don't bring her into it" Bobbi growled
Mack threw his arms up "Alright, alright, I'm sorry. I just meant that if Coulson hadn't been obsessed with those damned alien writings Trip wouldn't have lost his life and Skye wouldn't have had to witness it."
"I just can't do this anymore Mack. I can't keep lying to everyone, to Skye. If I keep lying to her, I'm going to lose her, and I can't lose her, I just can't" the blonde told him
"Well if you trust her enough, why don't we bring her in on this" he suggested
"Are you insane?" Bobbi snapped at him "No way am I forcing Skye to lie like I have to. We do not involve Skye in this, okay?"
"Alright, but-" Mack started
"No buts" Bobbi interrupted him "You do not breathe a word of this to her. You do not get her tangled up in all this, alright?"
Mack nodded "Okay"
"Are we done here?" Bobbi asked impatiently
"Well, I guess. But I didn't get to tell you what I was…" he trailed off as he saw the glare Bobbi was giving him "It doesn't matter. We can talk about it later"
Bobbi nodded then walked out of the supply closet. She closed the door behind her, turned the corner and leant against the wall. The blonde sighed and tried to calm herself down.
She couldn't let this go on anymore.
She continued on her journey to Coulson's office, ready to tell him everything, no matter what the consequences. She couldn't keep lying.
Bobbi knocked on Coulson's door and waited until she heard "Come in" before entering the room.
Coulson was behind his desk, May was in the room as well, she was standing on the other side of the desk. Bobbi looked around at all the figurines and collectibles in the room.
"What do you need, agent Morse?" Coulson asked with a smile on his face.
"There's something I need to speak to you guys about"
May looked at her and raised her eyebrows. Coulson walked round to the front of the desk, stood next to May, and motioned for Bobbi to say what she needed to.
Bobbi told them everything, from when she met Gonzales on the ship up until the present moment.
May looked pissed. Her fists were clenched at her sides and her jaw was clenched shut. Coulson looked… well Bobbi couldn't read his expression. He just remained expressionless.
May growled then stepped up to Bobbi. She grabbed the blonde woman by the collar of her shirt. Bobbi was exasperated.
"May!" Coulson shouted as he walked towards her.
May put one hand out to stop Coulson and kept the other on Bobbi. Coulson stopped and May returned her hand to Bobbi's collar.
"Did you get Skye caught up in all this?" May said through gritted teeth
"May, no, I-" Bobbi started
"Is that what's up with her? Are you pressuring her into keeping this from us?" May's grip on Bobbi's shirt tightened and Coulson stepped closer to them, ready to stop May if needed.
"No, May, I didn't tell Skye anything. I've tried my hardest to make sure she knows none of this. I've not told her any of it. I swear" Bobbi said.
May sighed then released Bobbi. The blonde sighed and straightened her shirt.
"Look, Coulson, I didn't think it would go this far, I thought they'd-" the blonde began
"What did you think would happen Morse? You thought they'd come over here and talk with us over dinner?" May shouted
"May" Coulson looked at her and she backed away "Bobbi, I'm glad you came to us to tell us this, but we haven't got enough info on them. I need you to stay involved with this 'real shield' and I need you to find out what they're planning. You need to make sure Mack doesn't suspect you and you need to make him believe that you believe in this 'real shield' thing, okay?"
"Okay sir, but can I tell Skye what's going on, I can't keep-"
"Are you stupid?" May cut her off "No you can't tell Skye about this. I don't want Skye anywhere near this, you understand?"
"May, I can't keep lying to her" Bobbi cried
"Well the alternative is that you tell her about this and Mack or someone figures out that she knows something. What do you think they'd do to her, Bobbi?" May said
"They wouldn't hurt her, they're not like that. And I'll tell her to make sure that no one finds out that she knows"
"Bobbi, have you seen the state she's in. There's something wrong, something's up. She's already struggling to keep whatever secret she's hiding, she can't deal with another. She's dealing with Trip's death, her father being a psychopath and god knows what else. You can't add the 'real shield' onto her list of things to deal with." May told the blonde
Bobbi knew May was right, but Skye would hate her if she found out that she'd been lying to her. She didn't know what to do.
"Bobbi, it's for the best you don't tell her. It's only to make sure she's safe" Coulson said calmly.
"Alright" Bobbi reluctantly agreed "I won't tell her. But if the real shield start planning something that could endanger her, I'm gonna tell her. I can't put her in their crosshairs and not even tell her what's going on."
May and Coulson both nodded.
"Bobbi, don't let Mack figure you out, we don't know what he might do" May warned
"Mack wouldn't hurt me. He wouldn't do anything like that" the blonde said
"I didn't think he'd do something like this either, but he has" Coulson said.
Bobbi nodded then left the room.
Bobbi went down to the training room and began pounding on the punching bag without even wrapping her hands. She didn't even notice the cuts on her hands until five minutes later, when May walked in.
"Hey!" the older woman shouted "Bobbi!"
Bobbi's head snapped up and she stared at the older woman.
May walked over to her and flicked her eyes down to the cuts on the blonde's hands. Bobbi looked down to see her knuckles bleeding slightly.
"That is why we bandage our hands before we use the bag" May said
"I kinda wanted to just let off some steam, didn't want to stop and wrap my hands first." The blonde replied
"Come here" May sat down on the bench and beckoned Bobbi over. The blonde sat down next to the woman. May gently took Bobbi's hand and began to wrap a bandage around it. When she finished she did the same with her other hand.
"Thanks" Bobbi mumbled
"Look Bobbi, I know it's hard lying to her. I'm gonna have a hard time doing it as well. But it's for her own safety. I don't know what's going on with her, but it doesn't look good. We need to take care of her, alright?"
"Of course" the blonde assured May.
"Okay, I'm gonna go check on her, I think she's still in the lab" May said
"Okay, I'll come too"
"No, you stay down here. Let off some steam. Skye can't know anything's wrong, and if you go up there how you are now, she's gonna know something's going on" the older woman told the blonde
Bobbi nodded
"What about my hands" Bobbi motioned to the bandages "She's going to notice them"
"Just tell her you forgot to wrap them, she does it herself all the time" May said
"Okay, thanks May"
May nodded before walking back upstairs. Bobbi returned to the punching bag and began to let out her frustrations.
When she was done Bobbi wiped the sweat off her forehead with her towel, and then headed upstairs. She walked towards her bunk to get some clothes so she could get in the shower. She stopped in front of the door when she heard sobs coming from inside. She threw the door open and tried to locate the source of Skye's sobs. She spotted the brunette huddled on the floor in the corner of the room. Her knees were pulled into her chest and her head was resting on them.
The blonde quickly shut the door, and then ran over to her. She sat down next to the brunette and wrapped an arm around her.
"Skye, what's wrong?" Bobbi asked concernedly.
Skye sniffed then lifted her head from her knees. She looked up at Bobbi, who was looking down at her worriedly. The brunette moved so that she was sideways with her head on Bobbi's shoulder. The blonde supported Skye's back with a firm hand on it.
"Baby, what's wrong?" the blonde repeated
Skye shrugged "I'm just tired"
Bobbi looked down at her sadly. The girl wasn't even trying to lie anymore; she knew Bobbi wouldn't believe the lame half-hearted excuse she gave. Bobbi tilted her head and kissed Skye on the top of her head.
"Come on, why don't we get off of the floor" Bobbi said. Skye didn't reply so Bobbi hooked her arm underneath the woman and lifted her into her arms. Skye nestled her head into Bobbi's shoulder and clutched the neck of her shirt. The blonde felt her tears on her shirt. She walked, with the brunette in her arms, over to their double bed.
The blonde gently set Skye down on the bed, then sat down next to her. Skye was sitting up and was staring at nothing on the wall. Bobbi pulled Skye's shoulders back and laid her down. The blonde laid down as well and the brunette rested her head on Bobbi's chest.
Bobbi stroked Skye's hair and rubbed her arm.
"Skye, you need to talk to me" the brunette didn't respond.
Bobbi sat back up, pushing Skye into a sitting position as well. The blonde cupped the brunette's cheeks and gently tilted her head to look her in the eyes. "Skye, baby. I can't help unless you tell me what's wrong."
"There's nothing wrong. I'm just feeling a bit emotional" Skye lied unconvincingly
"I can see that" Bobbi tried to lighten the mood "But can you tell me why you're a bit emotional"
Skye just sobbed and let her head fall against Bobbi's shoulder. The blonde just held the back of her head and rubbed her back.
"It's okay, baby. It's okay, you're okay"
'No, I'm not' Skye thought to herself
Bobbi lowered them both until their heads hit the pillows. The blonde didn't release her hold of the brunette, and the brunette didn't remove her head from Bobbi's shoulder. Bobbi held her and consoled her and she eventually cried herself to sleep. The blonde could tell that she was asleep, but she still continued to hold her tight, still continued to rub her back and still continued to cradle her head against her shoulder.
Bobbi knew something was seriously upsetting her rock star. She vowed to find out what it was and she vowed to fix it.