Hopefully, everyone's doing better after yesterday. It's the end of the second week on this, and in the next their relationship is going to evolve a little more.

Wind

For the longest time, Skye had felt like a leaf. Ever since she could remember, she'd been tossed from place to place, just like a leaf when the winds kicked up.

No one ever really wondered where leaves went. They were something that quite literally blew by people. One moment they were there, and the next they were gone, headed off to some unknown destination. Some people wondered, but most people ignored the leaves.

That had been her life, moving all around with no plans, or even a final destination in mind. It had been a lonely life, punctuated here and there by interesting events. Rising Tide, Miles, New York, and a few other places stood out. After arriving at SHIELD and then joining the organization, Skye had wondered how long it would be before the wind picked back up again to carry her away.

"If you could control one element, what would it be?"

Skye looked over at the chair where Fitz was sitting. He was holding one of the magazines that she'd gotten from Simmons to keep herself occupied in her little portable hospital room. Fitz had been gracious enough to spend time with her as she recovered from her near-death experience. Even if he was giving her silly little magazine quizzes, the fact that he was voluntarily giving up his time to sit with her made Skye feel a lot better.

"Does not screwing up everything count?" she muttered dryly, scratching the back of her hand with the monitor on her finger.

Fitz lowered the magazine. "You don't screw everything up, Skye," the engineer responded. "Just because something goes wrong doesn't mean it's your fault."

Skye shrugged. Somehow, no matter how horrible she felt about herself, Fitz found a way to make her feel better. He was always there for her, no matter the situation. It was one of the things she loved most about him. If only she could tell him, and if only he felt the same way. But he was clearly in love with Simmons. Nothing could break the bond those two had. (Although Ward and Simmons were clearly…something)

"You did nothing bad, Skye," continued Fitz. "You always have a good goal in mind when you set your heart to something. You put everything you can into it, and it's admirable. Not everyone can be like that, like you."

"Wind," she answered quietly.

"Huh?"

"The question you asked," Skye explained. "I want to control the wind."

She'd blown around for so long, never knowing where she was going.

Maybe this leaf had found its final destination.

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