Hey guys, I'm really struggling to write right now, as I'm so excited to get to the events of the season finale but I don't want to rush the rest of the season.
Sorry for any spelling and/or grammar mistakes.
Enjoy!
Bobbi carried Skye's unconscious form off of the bus and into the med bay, with Simmons, Coulson and May trailing behind her. She kissed the brunette's forehead then gently laid her on the table in the med bay. Simmons gave Skye something to help her sleep then began to perform a more thorough check up than the one she'd just performed in the cage.
The whole way through checking Skye over, Simmons kept whispering something to the unconscious brunette. Bobbi heard something along the lines of 'I'm so sorry Skye. I should have been there for you and I wasn't. I'm so sorry'
When Simmons was finished, she stood up and looked at the three other people in the room. May was on a chair next to the med table, Coulson was standing at the end of the table with his arms folded and concern in his eyes. Bobbi was stood next to the table, with her hand in Skye's.
"The bruises were caused by capillary ruptures in her arms. X-ray shows over 75 hairline fractures from her clavicle to her fingers." Simmons said whilst looking down at her shoes, trying to hide the tears that were starting to form.
"How?" Bobbi asked "How is that even possible? She was fine less than two hours ago."
"I-I-I'm not really sure" the scientist admitted "The only explanation I can think of is that when she was trying to stop her powers she must have just been directing them inwards"
"So you're saying this was self-inflicted?" Bobbi said
"Well, I'm sure she wasn't trying to hurt herself, but she did do it to herself" Simmons said
Bobbi put her head in her hands "What is she supposed to do? She can't let the quakes out without hurting someone, and she can't keep them in without hurting herself."
"Well I can make some kind of, err, casts, maybe? They could minimise the damage and maybe help heal the bruises" the brit offered
"Thanks Simmons" Bobbi said.
Simmons nodded. "I'm gonna go get started on indexing her" she said quietly
Bobbi frowned "What do you mean?"
Coulson sighed and so did May. "I-I-we-err-she-uh" Simmons stammered looking to Coulson and May for help
"You're indexing her?! Bobbi raised her voice
"Bobbi, we-" May began
"Skye is not a threat!" the blonde shouted
"It's protocol Bobbi, we have to" Coulson said
"Skye's different… she's a shield agent"
"Bobbi, I've spoken to Skye about this, she said it was fine" the director told her
Bobbi looked confused "Why wouldn't she tell me?"
"Because she doesn't want you to worry any more than you already are" May told her
Bobbi sighed
"This won't make her any less of a shield agent" May assured the blonde
"Fine. Whatever." Bobbi frowned
Simmons nodded at May and Coulson, and then left the room. Then Coulson said he had to make sure that the safe house was empty. He looked sadly at Skye's unconscious form then left.
"Bobbi, we'll sort all this out" May assured her
Bobbi just stared at her. "She looks so fragile" the blonde murmured
"I know" May said quietly
"I'm gonna move her to our bunk" the younger woman said
"Are you sure it's a good idea to move her?"
"Well it's better than leaving her on the med table"
May nodded her agreement.
"Actually I'll take her to the cage, our duvet is in there so it's probably best to take her there" Bobbi gently hooked her arms underneath Skye and lifted her into her arms. She sighed in her sleep and burrowed her head into the blonde's chest.
May walked with Bobbi through the base, onto the bus, and into the cage. The blonde gently placed Skye on the bed; May passed her the blanket off the floor. Bobbi smiled gratefully then placed the blanket over Skye and tucked it in around her sides.
The blonde sat near Skye's head and began to stroke her hair. May sat by Skye's feet and smiled at the couple.
May let Bobbi stay with Skye for 10 minutes before saying "Bobbi, you need to go get packed, we need to leave as soon as Skye wakes up"
Bobbi shook her head "I don't want to leave her"
"It won't take you long to pack a bag. And I'll stay with her" May said
"But what if Mack comes for her" the blonde argued
"You think I'll let him take her?" May frowned
Bobbi sighed "But, what if-" she began to protest
"Go Bobbi, now" the senior agent ordered
The blonde huffed, but kissed Skye's hands then left the room
Bobbi jogged through the base and into her and Skye's bunk.
She threw some clothes into a duffel bag, and came across her black tank top, she smiled before tossing it into the bag. She put her tablet in the bag, and grabbed a few small items. She picked up Skye's dancing hula girl and added it to the bag. There was a picture frame on the bedside table and she smiled at the picture that Skye had taken of the two of them. The brunette had taken the picture when she'd woken up and Bobbi was still asleep. The blonde still remembered Skye in hysterics when Bobbi woke up due to the flash of the camera. Bobbi smiled and put the frame in the bag.
She stood up, threw the bag over her shoulder, then turned and left the room.
When Bobbi returned to the cage, May was sitting by Skye's head holding her hands, which Bobbi now noticed had some kind of gloves on them. She dropped her bag on the floor and walked over to look at the gloves. The blonde gently held Skye's arm and looked sadly at them.
'Skye doesn't deserve this' she thought to herself. Bobbi kissed Skye's hand and wiped away a stray tear that had fallen from her eye.
She felt May place a hand on her back "She'll get through this. She's strong" the woman assured her.
Bobbi nodded.
When Skye came to, she saw two figures sitting by the bed. One she recognised as May and the other was Bobbi. Then she remembered. She remembered what Bobbi had told her. She sat up suddenly and saw May and Bobbi looking at her with concern.
"Skye, it's okay-" Bobbi said as she placed her hand on Skye's. The brunette frowned at her and pulled her hand away. She saw Bobbi try to hide the hurt that she had just caused.
The blonde held her hands up "Okay, I guess I deserved that"
Skye pushed herself up into a sitting position and groaned when she felt the pain in her arms.
"Careful" Bobbi said quietly as she placed a gentle hand on Skye's bicep. The brunette squirmed out of the touch and leant back against the wall.
"We need to leave as soon as possible, so talk or do whatever it is that you need to do, but do it quickly" May said as she got up to leave.
"You knew" Skye said. May froze. "You knew" Skye said louder. May didn't turn around but she didn't open the door. "You knew what she was hiding and you lied to me about it"
May turned around and moved back over to the bed. "Skye, I-"
"How could you do that? How could you lie to my face like that? I thought we were close, I thought we trusted each other" Skye said with hurt in her voice.
"We are, and I do trust you. I lied to protect you, Skye" May said
"Oh my god. What is it with you two? I don't want your protection if it means you lying to me. I don't need nor do I want your protection. I don't want anything from either of you" Skye said through gritted teeth.
"You did the same thing Skye. You lied to me as well" Bobbi didn't mean to say it spitefully, but that was just how it came out
"That wasn't the same and you know it!" Skye remarked "I lied because I was scared of how people would react, not because I was secretly planning on destroying a base and everyone in it!"
"You think I'd let anything happen to you?" Bobbi frowned "You know how I feel about you, I love you"
Skye's expression changed from anger to shock. Her mouth dropped open. "Oh my god. You're – you're- you're just like him."
May and Bobbi looked at each other, both confused.
"You-you sound just like him. That's exactly what he said after he-he-after he..." The brunette trailed off and buried her head in her hands. Bobbi moved to sit next to her and rubbed her back. Skye arched her back and the blonde quickly moved her hand away.
"Like who, Skye?" May asked
"Ward! You sound just like Ward!"
Bobbi recoiled in shock and May was speechless.
"No, Skye, I'm nothing like him. It's not-it's not the same" Bobbi was more upset with herself than she was with Skye. She'd hurt her rock star just as much as Ward had.
"It's exactly the same!" Skye remarked "You've been lying to me for as long as we've known each other, you're working for a secret organisation who are planning to take down shield, and you're a-a traitor" the brunette spat "You're a traitor!" she shouted before breaking down into tears. Bobbi was there; she wrapped an arm around Skye and pulled the brunette into her side. Skye didn't pull away but Bobbi could feel how tense the brunette was.
"I'm sorry Skye, I'm so so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you like this. I thought I was doing the right thing by keeping it from you." Bobbi cried.
Skye sniffed and pulled out of Bobbi's hold. The blonde stared into the brunette's eyes, silently begging for forgiveness.
Skye shook her head and more tears started to fall. Bobbi went to put her arm around her again but Skye stopped her "Just-just go- just go"
"Skye, please-" The blonde started
"Please Bobbi. I just need some time" The brunette said
"Okay. I'll meet you on the quinjet in an hour" Bobbi said
"No" Skye said quietly
"What do you mean no?" The blonde asked, even though she had a good idea of what Skye was talking about, she just hoped she was wrong.
"I don't need you to- you don't- I think-" Skye was trying to put it lightly but she was struggling to find the right words. "I think you should just-"
"No, Skye, don't do this." Bobbi begged
"I think you should stay here" Skye finally managed to get out.
This shocked May. The older woman had been leaning against the wall by the door, not wanting to leave but not wanting to invade the couple's privacy.
"Skye, you can't mean that." May said
"I think we both need space, and we're not gonna get that if we're stuck in a small cabin together" the brunette said
"Skye, I love you. I don't want space, I want you" Bobbi said with tears in her eyes.
"We're not splitting up, I just- I just need some time" Skye also had tears forming in her eyes.
"Skye, please." The blonde started
"Look, Bobbi. I'm not doing this because I'm angry, because I'm not. I'm just really hurt, and I need some time to be on my own and think things through"
"No, just-just be angry at me. Shout at me, tell me I'm a traitor, tell me you hate me, anything. Just don't do this" Bobbi pleaded. People say things they don't mean all the time when they're angry so Bobbi could accept it if Skye was angry. But Skye was not angry she was calm, and that told Bobbi that she meant everything that she was saying.
"Please Bobbi, don't make this any harder. I love you, I really do, and I always will, I don't think I could ever stop loving you even if I wanted to. So please, just give me some time" Skye said
Bobbi had tears streaming down her face now. She looked at Skye before slowly nodding "Okay"
"Thank you" the brunette said.
Bobbi nodded then rubbed her eyes. "I love you"
"I love you too"
Then Bobbi walked over to the door and pulled it open. She looked back at Skye one more time before walking out.
May sat next to Skye on the bed and tried to put her arm around her. Skye moved over and away from the older woman. This was what May was afraid of. She'd built up such a bond with Skye, the woman was like a daughter to her, and she didn't want to lose that bond.
"May, please, I just need some space" the hacker looked the woman in the eyes and May could see the hurt behind them. She nodded sadly then got up to leave.
Just before she closed the door, she saw Skye sitting on the bed with her knees pulled up to her chest, crying into her pillow. May's heart clenched and she quickly closed the door.
About an hour later, Skye grabbed her duffel bag and made her way towards the hangar. She walked onto the ramp of the quinjet and saw May sitting in the cockpit. The older woman must have heard her footsteps as she got out of the chair and turned to look at the younger agent.
"You okay?" May asked, taking note of Skye's red and puffy eyes.
'What do you think?' Skye wanted to say. But instead she just nodded.
"You ready to go?"
Again Skye nodded and May nodded in reply. The senior agent went to walk back into the cockpit but stopped. She looked back at Skye. "Skye, I'm really-"
"It's fine May. I just- can we not- I don't want to talk about it" Skye told the older woman.
May nodded sadly before walking into the cockpit, she sat in the pilot's seat and began to get the jet ready.
Suddenly someone ran up the ramp and was beside her. Skye sighed when she realised it was Bobbi.
"Bobbi, I-" Skye started
"Please Skye; just think about what you're doing. You're gonna be on your own in that safe house, just let me come. I can look after you" the blonde said
Skye sighed "I don't need you to look after me, Bobbi. I'll be fine on my own"
"Skye, please. I know you want space, but I need to know that you're safe. I can't do that if you're not even in the same country" Bobbi pleaded
"Bobbi, I'll be fine. Safe houses are called that for a reason, I'll be safe" the brunette told her.
"Skye" Bobbi begged with tears in her eyes.
Skye could feel them forming in her own eyes as well. "Please Bobbi, this is already hard enough, don't make it harder"
"Okay, alright. But can I at least come with you to the safe house and then I'll come back here with May" the blonde said
Skye shook her head. "Bobbi, no"
"Why not" Bobbi asked almost childishly.
"Because I know you, and I know that if you go to the safe house with me, you won't get back on the jet with May, you'll insist on staying" Skye smiled sadly.
Bobbi laughed with tears in her eyes "You know me too well"
"Goodbye Bobbi" the brunette said
Bobbi gave her one last pleading look and Skye just shook her head sadly. The blonde sniffed. "I love you Skye"
"I love you too" Skye replied.
Bobbi smiled before taking a step closer to Skye. She put her hands on the brunette's cheeks and leant in to kiss her. She didn't press their lips together just in case this wasn't what Skye wanted, but the brunette placed her hands on Bobbi's neck and pressed their lips together.
When they pulled back, Bobbi kept one hand on Skye's cheek and took Skye's hand with the other. "Promise you'll come back to me" Bobbi looked the brunette in the eyes.
Skye looked into Bobbi's bright blue eyes "I promise"
The blonde nodded at her then slowly stepped backwards until she was off the ramp.
May looked at Skye and Skye nodded. May pressed a button and the ramp began to go up.
Skye and Bobbi met each other's eyes one last time before the ramp reached the top and separated them.
Bobbi rubbed her hand over her face tiredly and waited until the plane had taken off and was out of sight, before she traipsed back to her bunk with tears in her eyes.
Skye sat down in the seat next May and put her seatbelt on. She buried her head in her hands and squeezed her eyes shut to stop the tears that were threatening to fall.
May lowered the ramp and her and Skye walked off the jet. Skye saw the cabin directly in front of them.
"Looks okay" the younger woman commented
"It's nice for a safehouse" May nodded. The older woman looked at Skye with a concerned expression on her face. "You gonna be alright?"
Skye looked at her SO with a sad smile and nodded.
"You sure? I can go back and get Bobbi if you want. You shouldn't be alone" May looked at her sadly
The younger woman shook her head "I think I need to be alone. Bobbi and I both need some time apart. I lied to her and she lied to me. We need some time to calm down and let it all blow over"
"She's not mad at you, you know." May told the brunette as they walked towards the safehouse
"I know, and I'm not mad at her. But she's upset and hurt that I didn't come to her."
"And what about you?"
"What about me?"
"Are you upset that she didn't come to you?"
Skye sighed "A little" she said truthfully "But I guess some part of me knows that she did it because she thought she was protecting me"
May nodded "She will always do what she has to do to protect you"
"I know" Skye nodded sadly.
May unlocked the door to the safehouse and passed the key to Skye.
Skye set her bag down on the floor "So how long do you think I'll have to stay here?"
"Truthfully, I'm not sure" May replied "I don't want you near any of the stuff that's going down on base, so maybe just until that all blows over"
"You think it's all just going to blow over?" the younger woman raised an eyebrow
"No, I don't think that for a second" the senior agent replied "That's why I want you here, out of the way, so you're safe"
Skye nodded "So what am I supposed to do, go fishing?" the brunette said sarcastically
"Well, if you do go outside, you might want to be careful of the laser fence around the perimeter" May smirked and Skye rolled her eyes. "Come here, I'll show you how to disable it, but only for emergencies. It's safer if you stay in here with the perimeter up, but if you really need to go outside you can."
Skye followed her SO over to a panel on the wall and May showed her how to disable the laser fence.
"Thanks" Skye said once they'd finished.
May nodded "There's a direct line to the base via video feed and I'll try my best to pop in every few days"
Skye nodded in reply
"Just stay safe for me, yeah?" the older woman requested
Skye nodded "You too. With everything that's going on I need you to stay safe as well"
May nodded "I'll try my best."
The young hacker smiled before throwing her arms around her SO. May wasn't even surprised anymore, she'd grown accustomed to Skye's sudden acts of affection. The older woman smiled and wrapped her arms around the young woman who was like a daughter to her.
"Just don't do anything stupid, yeah?" Skye muttered into May's shoulder
The older woman raised an eyebrow "It's usually me saying that to you"
Skye smiled "Yeah, well, I can't do anything too stupid while I'm stuck in here"
May pulled back but held Skye at arms length. "Maybe I should have stuck you in here earlier then" she smirked
The older woman meant it as a joke but Skye smiled sadly "Yeah, maybe if you had I might not be stuck as a walking natural disaster" the brunette bowed her head and looked sorrowfully at her shoes
May looked at her sympathetically. "Skye" she called out. Skye continued to look at her shoes. May sighed before gently placing a hand on Skye's chin. She lifted Skye's head so that the two were staring each other in the eyes. "We're going to get through this. You can get through this. You can use this time to calm down and get a handle on everything. You can learn to control it"
Skye scoffed "Yeah, because that worked so well the last time" she said sarcastically. She tried to bow her head again, but May stopped her.
"If there's anyone who can find a way through all this, it's you, okay?"
The younger woman nodded with tears in her eyes.
"I need you to do that for me, okay? I need you to find a way through this, because I know you can do it. I know you can get through this. You're one of the strongest people I know, and you're going to get through this, okay?"
Skye nodded "Okay"
May smiled at her and lowered her hand from her chin.
"I need you to do something for me as well" Skye requested
May nodded "Anything"
"I need you to look out for Bobbi. Keep her safe through all this 'real shield' stuff. She's right in the middle of everything, and I know she thinks she can take care of herself on her own, but she needs someone in her corner, she needs someone looking out for her. Please be that someone May" Skye pleaded
"I will." The senior agent assured the young hacker "I won't let anyone hurt her. But she is involved in this 'real shield' thing and it's all gonna go down soon. They are gonna make a move on the base soon and Bobbi's gonna have to make some decisions. You might not like the ones she has to make." May told her "But you love her, and she loves you. You need to remember that through all this."
Skye nodded "Thanks May"
May nodded "Just keep yourself safe, and I'll keep myself and Bobbi safe"
"I will" Skye replied
"Okay, and if you need anything, you just call the base and ask for either me, Coulson, or Bobbi, okay?" May said
"Okay" the brunette nodded.
"Okay, I better get back to base" the older woman told the young agent.
Skye nodded with tears in her eyes. May cupped her chin and looked her in the eyes "I'll be back in a few days. You are not alone in this. I'll come visit and I'll send Bobbi to visit if you want"
"Just keep her safe for me, May"
"I promise I will"
Skye nodded and her and May walked over to the door. The older agent opened it and looked back at Skye.
"I've turned the laser grid off so I can get out, but as soon as I take off you need to turn it back on" the older woman told Skye.
The brunette nodded at her SO.
"You can get through this" May said before she turned and walked back onto the jet.
Skye nodded and watched her as she boarded the jet. May stopped on the ramp and looked at Skye one last time, before turning and walking further into the jet. Skye watched as the ramp closed and the jet began to take off. As soon as it lifted off the ground Skye did as she was told by closing the door and turning the laser perimeter back on.
The brunette slumped onto the sofa and took out her phone. She stared at her lockscreen which was a picture of her blonde. "Stay safe Bobbi" she muttered to the picture.