Skye sat at the end of her bed and sighed. She had just been given the all clear to leave the hospital wing, yet she couldn't find herself to leave.

As usual, she had been itching to leave, only seeing the faces of those given a free pass by Coulson, but now that she was free to leave, she couldn't step out the door.

She sighed again, as there was a slight knock.

'Come in.' Skye allowed, knowing who it would be. Skye looked up at the ceiling, blinking into the light to hide her watering eyes.

She felt the bed shift next to her, felt a hand lace into hers, but she couldn't look at Tasha.

'Skye,' Tasha began quietly. 'Whats wrong?'

Skye shook her head, letting out a self-pitying chuckle. 'Nothing. It's stupid.'

'Skye, it's not nothing. Look at me.' Tasha gently pulled Skye's face towards hers. Looking deep into Skye's eyes, Tasha swallowed her emotions. 'You can tell me anything,' she reassured, her voice quiet, yet filling the room.

Finally, Skye broke, words spilling from her mouth. 'How do you do this? At the end of the mission, how do you tell everyone you've met, that you have been lying to them. The Skye Daniels they know doesn't exist.' She trailed off, her voice brimming with desperation.

Tasha pulled Skye into a hug, her body softly enveloping her, despite the hardened muscles. 'Skye,' she whispered lovingly, 'your name may not be Skye Daniels, and the back story may be different , but the Skye they know, she's you. The best lie is based on the truth, that truth is you. They know and care about you, being an agent doesn't change that.'

Skye pulled away, smiling sadly. 'Thank you Tasha, but you can't know that. I lied to them for months. Nothing can change that.'

Much to Skye's surprise, Tasha snorted. 'Skye, the students are all convinced of a rumour that you were trained in the Mafia, that didn't stop everyone bothering me to give you all their get well soon cards. They care.'

Skye giggled, surprised that anyone had the nerve to give Tasha her cards. 'Okay, fine, I'll go. But I want you by my side.'

Skye braced herself against Tasha as she stood at the entrance of the largest lecture hall. Inside waiting for her sat all 300 students and 60 teachers at the school. They were waiting for an explanation for what had happened, and for any answers that Skye could give. To say Skye was nervous would be a massive understatement. The only thing keeping her calm was Tasha standing beside her. Finally, after a deep breath, she moved to open the door. The hall was silent as she walked to where the avengers and her team stood at center stage, no one dared to utter a word. Finally, Coulson cleared his throat, stepping up to the podium to address the group.

'I know you have all been wondering what occurred in recent events, and I would like to thank you for waiting for Skye's recovery to receive that knowledge. Skye and agent Romanov were placed here under my orders as a precaution. Their mission was to find any hydra sleeper agents that might have passed our tests. I am pleased to say their mission was accomplished with minimal damage to you or my agents.' Skye snorted at this.

Coulson shot a smirk at Skye before he continued, 'As I was saying, I'm sure you all have a lot of questions, and Agent Skye and Agent Romanov are prepared to answer them, with reason.'

The room burst into applause at their director, but died down as Skye struggled up to the podium with the help of Tasha.

'Um, hey guys. So do you have any questions?' Skye awkwardly asked, unsure how to proceed.

Hundreds of hands shot into the air, causing Tasha to chuckle. Skye randomly picked a girl in the crowd.

'How long have you been agents?

Natasha responded, 'I've been with shield a little over ten years, and Skye has been an agent for about a year.'

More hands shot up at that, and Tasha picked one out who asked Skye, 'How come no one at the academy remembers you then? The teachers and the seniors would have been here at the same time as you.'

Skye chuckled before answering, 'I never went to the academy. I got on shields radars in a bad way, Coulsons team picked me up. I worked with them as a consultant, before I was made an agent like 2 days before hydra resurfaced. I trained with an ex agent on the team, and by Tasha.'

The questions continued like this for half an hour till someone asked, 'What's it like living with the avengers?'

Before Skye could answer, Clint interrupted, 'Well, she's sleeping with one too, ain't that right Tasha.'

Silence filled the room, before Skye growled, 'Clint, I swear, as soon as my legs are healed, I am going to kill you.'

Clint only grinned as Tasha whispered to Skye, 'I have a feeling the questions will be a little of topic from now on.'

'Well that went well.'

They had just come out of the lecture hall, and everyone began splitting off.

Skye stared at Clint in disbelief.

'What the hell, Clint!?'

Clint chuckled, before patting Skye on the shoulder. 'Skye, they're training to be spies, they would have figured it out. Besides, Nat really can't keep it in her pants. It's probably the first time any of them have seen her do anything other than glare.'

Clint winked before running off to avoid a shove from Tasha. Skye sighed, before leaning into Tasha, only half due to using her as a crutch.

'So, we have one evening before we leave for the base. I think it's about time we had a date, don't you?' Tasha suggested, placing a kiss to Skye's head.

Skye smiled, before looking up at Tasha. 'What did you have in mind?'

I know, i know, its been way too long. i was fully expecting my personal stuff to have cleared up ages ago, but it took longer than i thought. I am really sorry. i know this is a short chapter, but i have to write for my other fics too, and i have a lil bit of writers block (sorry if this chapter sucks). I am trying to get into a more regular cycle. I hope you like this, send a review with any opinions.