Another one that I had to think on quite a bit. But I liked how it went. I'm a big sucker for comfort with these two.

Flame

Leo tossed and turned in his bed anxiously. Sleep was evading him, and the reason behind it had brown hair, a bubbly personality, and the ability to hack into a supposedly secure government organization quicker than he could make a cup of tea. Perhaps a trip down to the lab was what he needed to tire himself out. Simmons would probably chide him for falling asleep in the lab, but at least he could wear his energy out in there by doing something productive. The Night-Night guns could use some more tweaks to them.

With his mind made up, Leo crawled out of bed and slipped out his bunk. As he descended down the spiral staircase, Leo noticed a speck of light. He stopped and leaned forward against the railing, squinting in the dark. It surprised him to see Skye sitting against the SUV. In her hands was a muffin. A lone flame burned on the candle stuck into the treat.

For a moment, Leo considered sneaking back up and leaving her in peace. However, the step he put his foot on creaked. Skye froze at the noise and looked in his direction. "Who's there?"

"It's just me. Just Leo," he called out, making his way down to the bottom. Reaching blindly toward the wall, he flipped the switch for the lights. Both of them flinched at the sudden brightness. Once he had blinked a few times, Leo looked over at Skye. Her cheeks were a little wet, and her eyes were a bit red.

"Hey," she said, her voice slightly hoarse. The candle was burning low, and she blew it out. "Sorry, were you going to the lab?"

"Yeah, that was the plan," he admitted, frowning. "Are you okay? And please don't say yes, because you're crying. Or were crying. I don't know, I just got down here."

Skye snorted. "It's really stupid, just…"

Her voice trailed off, and she looked down at the muffin. "It might be my birthday."

"As in yesterday, or as in today right now. Because it's midnight right now," he babbled, closing his mouth to stop himself.

"Well, since it's midnight, today."

"So why are you down here celebrating alone?" Leo wrinkled his nose at the muffin. "And with a muffin, I might add?"

Skye shrugged. "When I was growing up, birthdays were never a big deal," she confessed. "It was just you're another year older and then everyone would move on. I don't even know if today is actually my birthday. They just listed my birthday at the orphanage as the day I got dropped there. I didn't really want to disturb anyone by making a batch of cupcakes or a cake, so I grabbed a muffin and decided to use that as my 'birthday cake'."

Leo felt his heart crumple as she told him this. He walked over to her and took Skye's hand. It was small and soft and fit well in his own.

"It's really early right now, but later in the morning, we are going to celebrate your birthday properly. I'll get Ward and Simmons together and we'll all bake you a cake. And we will even get May and Coulson involved in this."

Skye smiled. "You don't have to do that," she mumbled.

Leo shook his head. "Of course we do," he replied, returning her smile. God, he loved it when she smiled. "If it's your birthday, then we are celebrating it. This team is like a family, and we're not going to forget to celebrate the birthday of a family member."

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