Author's Note: This was not one of my bests. Just some fluff. I do not own any characters created by Marvel. I only created Hayden, Cole, and Macy (whom you shall meet later). Read and review, please.
It was a week after joining SHIELD when Hayden trudged into the kitchen at five in the morning. Still used to wake up calls in the middle of the night courtesy of a rescue mission, he rather enjoyed his version of sleeping in. However, that didn't mean he could function without a cup of coffee. His calloused feet shuffled along the cold concrete floor, the hem of his flannel pajamas occasionally slipping under his heels. He started up a pot of coffee and grabbed some eggs from the fridge.
That was when she walked in.
Wearing basketball shorts and a baggy Little Mermaid pullover and hair pulled into a messy ponytail, Hayden could tell Skye would much rather want to be asleep. Her groggy eyes screamed DO NOT MESS WITH ME UNTIL I GET CAFFEINE. While she was normally chipper and lively during the day, this was Hayden's first encounter with Skye's disgruntled alter-ego. He glanced over when she stopped next to him and the stovetop. "Good morning," he mumbled, daring to speak to her at the ungodly hour of the day.
Skye could not believe he did not receive the memo to not mess with her this early in the morning. His greeting seemed genuine enough, so she tried something new today—greeting back. "Morning, Hayden," she grumbled.
The coffee pot alarmed that it was done. "You look like you could use some coffee." He reached into the cabinet and grabbed two mugs. She couldn't help but giggle at the Grumpy Cat one he passed to her. "Thought that would work." Her smile illuminated the dim lighting in the kitchen. "Want some eggs?" he asked while pouring himself a cup.
She shook her head while downing a large gulp. "No, I'm going to grab some Cocoa Puffs." Hayden desperately tried not to make his laugh noticeable when she left to the pantry. He had noticed an almost childlike quality in her animated personality rather quickly.
After a few awkward minutes of silence, they both sat at the empty table enjoying their breakfast. "So, why are you up so early if you hate mornings?" he questioned.
"May wants me down in the shooting range before five-thirty, so I wanted to grab a quick breakfast beforehand. You?"
"Bobbi's been having me train every morning this week. Never thought I would miss basic training," the young agent deadpanned. She grinned at his attempt at joking this early. "Ariel your favorite?"
"Hmm?"
He nodded at her shirt. "The Little Mermaid, is Ariel your favorite Disney princess?"
"Oh, most definitely," she tried to say as seriously as she could. "What's not to love about mermaids?"
He could not help but laughing when he added, "I was always more of a Beauty and the Beast fan."
They were still going back and forth about Disney movies when Leo and Jemma walked in wanting their daily morning cups of tea. Hayden had done an impression of Zazu, and Skye couldn't take any more. She let out loudest laugh that included a snort or two when Fitz turned to his girlfriend and asked, "Should we be concerned?"
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