Chapter 23
Skye goes through classes in a daze; all she could look forward to was her Ski trip.
History and Shield Coding, all of a sudden became a lot harder without Simmons. The class had been fun with her, but now it was just awful. Especially with Professor Victoria Hand always beating down her neck with questions she knew that Skye couldn't answer.
Varieties Science was now being taught by some intern until the new teacher arrived a few weeks from now. Fitz seemed to be taking it hard now that Simmons wasn't there. Mack took over as Fitz's lab partner, and because Ward was late Skye went with Roy. He was annoying and childish like, Skye found. But he did have a certain charm to him that lots of guys didn't have. She was still curious about the last name though, where had she heard Quinn before?
At lunch Ward told Skye, Coulson requested to see her. She followed Ward to his office. He sat in his desk, and this time he seemed less menacing now that the two of them had bonded over a day trip last weekend.
"Skye, Ward told me you two are leaving for a weekend ski trip."
"Yes, he said you said it was okay." Coulson crosses his arms.
"Did he?"
Ward takes a step forward. "Sir, you said—"
"I said a very possible maybe, not a yes." May walks into the office. "Perfect timing May, I have a mission for you."
"Sir?"
"I want you to accompany Skye on her ski trip."
"You can't be serious." Skye says. "No offense to May or anything, but come on Coulson."
"Headmaster Coulson, and Professor May." Coulson says cautiously.
"Sir, I promise to never have my eyes leave Skye. She'll be in very capable hands, nothing will happen to her." Ward explains.
"Besides I've never been skiing and this will be such a fun experience." Skye adds. "Nothing will happen to me." Skye confirms.
"I still want May there though." Coulson explains. "You just don't know what will happen."
"I take responsibility; Bobbi will be there as well." Ward confirms. "Besides no one will attack us, it's basically a private mountain, anyone that seems suspicious will be reported right away. There's only like four cabins up there." Ward says. "I trust that nothing should go wrong."
"And the kids you're going with, are they trustworthy?"
"They're students here, you vetted all of them." Ward explains. "Meaning if they aren't that's your fault not mine."
Coulson taps his pen on his desk. A Captain America shield on top.
"You have to call, when you arrive, the next night, and the morning you're leaving." Skye smiles so brightly, she wasn't even sure why. "If anything even remotely suspicious happens, leave. Am I clear."
"Crystal." Skye says for Ward. "Ward, I get to go on a trip with friends, this will be so much fun."
"Be careful, and if you want to borrow some winter jackets May should have some that fit you." Coulson says. May lifts her eyebrow. "May why don't you show her." May nods, and Skye follows May out with a giant smile on her face. Ward stays in the office.
"Ward." Coulson begins. "She's your responsibility, I don't want to have to remind you what an asset Skye is, and that if anything was to happen…" Coulson doesn't finish. "She's also a student here, and I'm letting her go, because we shouldn't treat her differently. But that doesn't mean she isn't different"
"Aren't we all Sir." Ward says without hesitation.
Coulson crosses his arms. "I suppose your right, I suppose your right."
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Skye sat outside with a small duffel bag May had lent her. It had all the necessary things she needed for the trip. Which ironically was probably more she had carried between foster homes to orphanage. "Ready?" Bobbi asks Skye, as she comes up behind her. Skye nods, a smile still perched on her face.
"So am I." A man with an accent says behind them. Skye raises an eyebrow in surprise.
"Hunter." Bobbi says with distaste. "I don't remember inviting you."
"Really because asking to borrow my car I thought was my invite." He walks down the steps to where Mack and Roy are bringing the cars around. "Don't worry I won't be riding with you love, Roy's already offered."
Roy's steps out of the car. "I have?"
Hunter brings his arm over his shoulder. "You have, little rich boy."
Triplett and Fitz starts moving their stuff into Bobbi's car, Mack giving them a hand. Skye gives her stuff to Roy, who takes her duffel bag and throws it in the back. Ward comes up behind her and throws his stuff in the back, Hunter smiling and doing the same. Roy frowns. "And here I was hoping for a romantic car ride with a beautiful girl and myself."
"Oh cheer up Roy, the four of us will have a jolly good time." Lance says earnestly.
"You guys know there's one more spot in this car." Mack explains.
Hunter gives a crooked smile. "And you know that me and my exe in one car together is just asking for trouble." Mack looks up thinking about it, than nods as if imagining the situation. "And I don't think thick head here will be leaving Skye alone."
"I have a name." Ward protests.
"Course you do second best."
Maybe Hunter and Bobbi would kill each other in one car, but Ward and Hunter didn't seem like that great of combo either.
"Well guess we can get moving than." Bobbi says.
"Let's."
Sorry if this chapter seemed sort of boring, it'll pick up in the next chapter. Just sort of setting the stage for the ski trip, there will be SkyeWard moments, and maybe a HuntingBird moment. Sorry it's been a few days since an update, but here is a short chapter, next one will be longer. Review please, and maybe I'll post another chapter tomorrow :D