Chapter 11

Skye's eyes fall onto her hands, they were fuzzy from the medication she'd been giving earlier that day. Everyday new medication, at every meal and before she went to bed. But when it came time for them to give her the sleep medication Skye hid it under her pillow.

"Mary" The lady in a lab coat says sweetly. Her words are hidden with evil. "Time to take your pills like a good girl." The nurse's name was Nurse Viki, but Skye called her Icky in her head.

The Seven year old takes the pills from the woman and sticks them in her mouth, having already learned to swallow the pills without water. Whenever Skye could she'd hide the pills under her pillow. Or during meals she'd hide them in her uneaten food. Usually the food they gave her here was rotten and disgusting anyway. Feeding her wasn't their main concern.

Skye pretends to swallow the pills and rolls over on her side. Spitting them out into her hand. She closes her eyes, remembering the words her friend told her. "The medicine takes away the dreams, even if they're bad dreams isn't it better than no dreams. I mean after all, this place is all a bad dream, maybe your bad dreams will be better." Skye tries not to cry remembering her friend Ciel.

Nurse Icky turns the light off. Skye hugs the hospital smelling blanket to her chest. She hated this place, and missed the orphanage. Skye remembers the time she thought that place was awful, what a joke compared to where she was now.

Skye tries to fall asleep, but the beeping machines were annoying, and seeing the scientist/doctors walk past the window on the door kept Skye distracted. Finally after about an hour she was able to fall asleep, only to awake later to her hands strapped down on an examination table. Skye struggles, her arms unable to find strength. "Sir she's gaining consciousness." A person says in a medical mask.

"Viki, you gave her a heavy dose right? Darn, will have to sedate her." Skye turns her head to see the tools on the table beside her. Knives, thinly sharped familiar knifes. Skye tries to struggle, but Skye feels a prick in her side. A needle, she'd gotten so used to them they weren't supposed to faze her, but the sting hurt, especially without a lollipop filled with some sort of drug to quiet the pain and make her tried.

Skye tries to struggle against the drug, but the effect takes place. "no…"Skye whispers in her small voice. "I…"

"Don't worry Mary just go back to sleep." Skye falls unconscious with the picture of a man in a blue mask and creepy looking eyes over her.

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Skye wakes in her bed at Shield Academy in a cold sweat. "Crap." She moans as she wipes the sweat off her forehead. "Why now, why again?" Skye throws the covers off and takes deep shallow breaths. She hadn't had a dream in months, why now, why now of all times. Skye hugs her shoulders. "It's not real Skye, it's not real." Skye swallows her saliva, trying to mask the pain present in her stomach.

Skye was lying to herself and she knew it. Her dream wasn't a dream; it was a memory, and one of the better ones at that. She couldn't let herself caught up in remembering those types of things though. She was safe, gone from that facility and far away from anyone who could touch her again.

May's words come back. "Skye you are anything but safe"

"No, they're gone they burnt down in that fire!" Skye tells herself. But even Skye couldn't deny the pictures. "Oh Skye just because that place is gone doesn't mean there aren't ten others like it." Skye squeezes her shoulder.

It had been eight years since she'd been there, but whenever she even pictured it, that place felt real. They'd stolen three years of her life, so of course it was going to be hard to forget.

Skye grabs a hoodie from her drawer and heads outside. It was three in the morning and Skye didn't care where she was going, she just needed to get outside. Following along in the dark dreary hallways, Skye walk turned into a solid run. She needed to fight it, but the smells, the faces, the memories of that place had been opened with that single dream.

"No! Fight it Skye!" Skye shouts to herself as she moves faster down the hallway. "You can't let it control you." Skye doesn't pay attention to where she's going and before she can stop herself she's ran bang into an unsuspecting victim.

His mug of tea falls on the floor, spilling onto Skye's leg. Skye gasps from the hot liquid, backing up as the mug shatters. Skye looks up, and sees her headmaster still in a suit, and looking dazed.

"Why good evening Skye." He greets.

"Coulson?" Skye mumbles, the liquid still stinging on her skin.

"Headmaster to you." He replies in a joking voice. Skye's eyes tear up, and she tries her best to hold them back. She used to be able to, but now it was so hard. Coulson frowns. "Are you alright?" Coulson asks Skye.

"No sorry, my leg is just stinging." She makes as an excuse. Coulson looks down and sees the mark on her leg.

"Oh gosh, sorry about that. Why don't I take you to my room, and I can get a cool cloth on that." Skye found it funny how Coulson was apologizing when she'd been the one to run into him.

Skye follows Coulson down the hallways; he takes her to an area he has to unlock with a pass key and a finger scan. Upon entering another hallway, Skye is brought to a large double door. Opening it with another passcode, Skye follows Coulson into an apartment like suite. It was large and had all the fancy things you needed, with updated appliances. Along with old collectables hung on the walls.

"Take a seat." He offers, as Skye sits on his couch. Skye looks at her leg, the burn hardly even noticeable now. Skye still tries to hold back the tears though, her dream still overwhelming her. The dream itself hadn't been that scary, the memory not even close to one of the worst, it was just seeing that place again, being brought back there.

"Here I brought some hot chocolate, along with a cold cloth." He hands the cloth to her and places the mug on the counter. "I'm sorry I haven't been able to catch up recently." He apologizes. "But being the headmaster makes me a busy man." He takes a sip of a new tea he must have poured himself. Skye takes some deep breaths. "Now Skye, I may have miscalculated your pain tolerance, or something else is wrong." Skye shakes her head, trying to withhold her tears. "Can you tell me?" Skye shakes her head again the tear droplets now clinging to her eyes.

Coulson takes hold of her hand. "May told me what she said to you, and I'm sorry if that brought up some unpleasant things."

Skye shakes her head again trying to stop her body from shaking.

"I know you might not like it here at this school, but Skye I don't want you to go through something so terrible again, I just want to protect you Skye." He takes hold of her hand, squeezing it.

"It's…not that." Skye says in a shaky voice. "I get what you're trying to do for me." Skye sniffs back some snot. "It's just I'm scared Coulson, running away from the shield body guards also helped me run away from those distant memories I try to lock away." Skye squeezes her pajama bottoms. "I don't like to be in one place for that long with so many familiar surroundings, it brings back so many unpleasant things." Skye takes a deep breath. "But yet I really like it here so far, I love the new friends I've made. That was something I never got in my old high schools. But it just feels like I don't belong."

Coulson sighs, pulling his hand back. "Skye there is no one place a person belongs, and a person like you belongs anywhere you want to be. Now I know the classes here are different, and it may seem strange to you to be learning about shield, but Skye shield's a family, and I want you to be a part of that family."

"May said I might have to leave though, that you should relocate me every few months." Coulson frowns putting his tea back on the table.

"Skye you can stay as long as you want. I was hoping after you graduated you could go into one of our university's academies and perhaps go on to become a full-fledged shield agent." Skye's eyes go wide in shock.

"Shield would let me do that. But I thought I was just some project, something to keep an eye on in case I blow up. I mean I'm not even human Coulson." Coulson shakes his head.

"Just because you're labeled a 0-8-4 doesn't mean you aren't human Skye. You are human, very. Your emotions are strong, and I believe that you can turn into a fine shield agent if you try your hardest." Skye sniffs, her tears fading.

"You barely know me, how can you say these things." Coulson smiles.

"I know people Skye, and you deserve a normal life at this school. I want to give you that." Skye nods, taking a sip of the hot liquid. Skye cringes realizing it has gone cold through their conversation. "I'll get you some more." Coulson says heading back into the kitchen.

Skye nods, resting her head on one of the couches sides. Skye was tired, and keeping her eyes open any longer was hard. Skye closes them, feeling more relaxed after having talked to Headmaster Coulson.

Little bonding chapter between the two. I just thought you know I should reflect on the father daughter relationship they have. Because ... you know... it's just so sweet, and I just love Coulson as a father figure so much for Skye, I hope they develop it more in the show. Now the dream Skye had I hope will give you guys some hints on what Skye experienced 8 years ago, but also keep you in the dark XD Tomorrow more Coulson and Skye, along with some Nick Fury.