Chapter 9

After Ward left Skye is left alone with Hunter. "What did you mean about Ward and Coulson's close relationship?" Skye asks him.

"Well I've heard rumors that Ward's been at the Academy even before grade eleven, since Shield Academy only offers training to grades 11 and 12, but rumor has is Ward was here even before that."

"Really?" Skye ponders.

Hunter nods. "Yeah he's been trained from a really young age to be an agent for shield. I heard his older brother is even a senator or something."

Skye gasps. "Woah, I thought he was just a stuck up person who has to follow the rules. Did his parents buy him his way in the school?"

"Not sure, he doesn't exactly have friends at the Academy; most people either just dislike him or are intimidated by him." Skye realized she fit into none of those categories.

"So why didn't he graduate early if he was here before grade eleven?"

Hunter shrugs. "Who knows, but he has private training sessions with May every day." Skye remembers the time Ward was late for Varity Sciences, was he training? "He already has his future set with Shield, he's going to be some big shot level 10 agent for sure. He already has Coulson's favor, though I'm just not sure how he got it."

"It wasn't a bribe with money?" Skye asks Hunter. He shakes his head.

"No Coulson's not that kind of guy, but Ward sure did something to impress him."

"I guess so." Skye remembers the way that Coulson looked at Ward on her first day. He looked at him almost like a son, it wasn't some money bribe that go him in. And if not, than how?

"Well I got to head back and deliver these groceries to Professor Hill." Hunter excuses, pushing his chair back. "I guess I'll see you later, and if not in Self Defense." Skye nods. "Want to walk back with me?"

"Nah I'm gonna check out town." Skye says. Hunter nods and Skye waves goodbye as she watches Hunter leave.

After Hunter left the coffee shop Skye decides to walk around the small town of Marvelton. The population was of about twelve, or that's what it felt like. It only had like one gas station, the one coffee shop she was in, a grocery store, a pub, and maybe one restaurant. Along with a few antique stores and old used clothing stores, Skye found the town like no place she'd ever been.

Skye luckily found the town library where she was easily able to access a computer, but like Coulson had said, the bracelet prohibited her from accessing the internet, along with all the other computers in the library after just typing in a few commands.

"Darn it!" Skye repeats as she bangs her fist on a table.

"Didn't believe Coulson when he told you?" May asks, sneaking up behind her. Skye turns around.

"What are you doing here?" Skye asks rather rudely.

"Ward left you unattended, which meant that someone had to come watch you." Skye bites into her lip annoyed she has to have another body guard.

"I don't need a babysitter." Skye complains. "I'm in no danger!" May keeps her face monotone.

"Move over." She tells Skye. Skye moves out of the way and May goes on the computer. She types in a private shield user name and password and the computer goes back to normal. She than types in some things into a private shield account. She turns the screen towards Skye. "See this report." Skye reads it over. "It talks about suspicious men walking around the exact alleyway where your van had been parked, where you'd been living the past two months."

"That's probably just a coincidence." Skye passes off. May types in a few more things. "And these were just coincidences." May asks. Skye reads over the articles about suspicious people being brought in and seen around areas she'd been the past few years. Skye's mouth hangs open as she reads. "Coulson thinks it's for your safety that we don't show you these reports, so you get this feeling your safe, but Skye you are anything but safe."

Skye holds her stomach, feeling a little sick, again. "But, I…."

"Hopefully now you realize why you need the protection. You need to be moved every few months, for your safety Skye. Your efforts at running we're meaningless, Shields always been keeping an eye on you, even when you escaped your body guards or thought to have given them the slip. It's just gotten to a point where leaving you on your own isn't going to protect you Skye."

Skye gulps. "You said every few months, does that mean I can't even stay at this school?" May frowns.

"Now that depends, if you do stupid things like reveal your past to anyone other than Coulson and I, maybe someone might turn up and we'll have to relocate you." Skye heart beats fast in her chest. "It'd be nice if you let Shield protect you Skye, there just trying to keep the incident that happened eight years ago from happening again."

May for the first time gives off a look of almost comfort. May was being honest, and maybe honest was what Skye needed. Skye sighs and leaves the computer chair. "Let's head back." May says. Skye nods and follows May out to a car. She drives Skye back to the school, but Skye can't help and feel that she'd been so stupid to have been running the past few years.

The mystery continues in this story, and now it's only a few more days till TUESDAY! Ah this episode looks the best so far and can't WAIT! Hope you enjoy this chapter, review please!