Hopefully this story will center around the agents... and I seriously hope this lives up to your expectations. There probably isn't going to be much romance in this one but there may be some family fluff. Yay.

Also, according to my theory, a main agent of SHIELD gets shot every episode. So if this is true for Season 3, who is the most in danger? Since the writers seem determined to keep Fitz and Simmons apart, I'm guessing one of them will get shot, or perhaps May or even *gasp* Coulson. Anyway. Tell me what you think about that.

It's practically official, guys! AOS gets season 4! I'm so happy!

Anyway. Sorry. Fangirling moment over.

SPOILERS for Hunger Games 1- you'll see why.

Back at the Playground, Coulson ushered the girl into the main common area. She hadn't spoken to anyone after they saw her for the first time in the band room. She had sat next to Bobbi and had answered the agent's questions with a simple shake or nod of the head. Coulson wasn't sure what he should do.

"Does she have family?" Hunter asked Coulson when they arrived back at the base.

"No. Her parents were both teachers at the school, and we searched the building. They're dead." Coulson said heavily. "I don't know what to do. She won't speak at all, but she doesn't seem to think that she has any relatives."

"You can't just take a girl from her home, Coulson." Hunter protested. "Someone is probably looking for her."

"I wasn't just going to leave her there with all her dead classmates and teachers. It was a wreck in there. Everyone was gone. Nobody is going to come looking for her." Coulson insisted. "It was the right thing to do."

Hunter looked doubtful. "Is that you trying to convince me that you did the right thing, or are you trying to convince yourself? Look, Director, I understand that it was the right call. But did she even have a choice?"

"We asked her if she wanted to come with us and she agreed. I told her I would keep her safe." Coulson said. He looked over to where Bobbi was introducing the girl to Simmons and Fitz. The girl looked nervous but she seemed alright.

"What's your name?" Simmons asked the girl. Bobbi shifted her stance a little. She herself hadn't been able to get a name out of the girl.

"Rae." the girl said quietly. Bobbi raised her eyebrows. Interesting. It was surprising that Rae had responded to Simmons, but perhaps since they were both British, there was more of a connection between them. Simmons was also the shortest and youngest looking of the group, which might also have made Rae more comfortable.

"My name is Jemma." Simmons told Rae. Rae remained silent but nodded. Fitz introduced himself, too, and Rae seemed okay with that. Bobbi decided Rae would be fine left alone with the two scientists and went to discuss the girl with Coulson.

Bobbi waited for Coulson to wrap up his conversation.

"She spoke to Fitz and Simmons. Her name's Rae." Bobbi told him.

"She spoke? That's good. Great." Coulson said, pleased with the new development. "I had hoped that they could bond with her." Coulson started walking towards the hallway. Bobbi followed him after a brief glance back in Fitzsimmons' direction. Rae was nodding, but it still looked like she wasn't saying much.

"Coulson, you realize the risks of having her here?" Bobbi asked. "We have no idea who she is, what she's capable of, and why she alone survived Lash's attack. Someone might be looking for her, and if they find her, we're going to have a lot of trouble on our hands. She's a liability."

"I'm perfectly aware of the consequences, Agent Morse." Coulson said, stopping and turning to stare at the blonde agent. "And I understand your concern- but we have her and we'll deal with the issues as they come." He continued walking. Bobbi hurried to catch up.

"Sir, she's just a kid." Bobbi said.

"She's a child who has just lost her parents and seen her schoolmates killed by a huge alien creature. She needs our help, but if you're unwilling to give it to her, you can ignore her. That's my final word, Bobbi."

Bobbi sighed and returned to the common area, where Fitz was showing Rae Bashful, the dwarf he created.

In the lab, Simmons and Fitz examined Rae under Coulson's watchful eye. The girl performed every test the two scientists asked of her without a word of complaint- she only looked away when Simmons drew a blood sample from the inside of her arm.

Judging by her performance on the intelligence questions, Rae was a smart girl. She clearly trusted Fitz and Simmons the most- then most likely Bobbi, then Daisy, then Mack and Coulson. Rae hadn't met May and had only just been introduced to Hunter.

Daisy came into the lab. "Coulson, Mack's wondering who's choice it is for movie night tonight." she said, poking her head in the doorway. Coulson glanced in Daisy's direction.

"Check the calendar. I think that it's his, but I'm not quite sure. Just tell him nothing above PG-13, alright? We have a guest." Coulson told her. Daisy nodded her understanding and disappeared again. Coulson went over to where Rae was standing.

The girl was intently watching Simmons run her blood under the microscope and put a sample into the computer for analysis.

"When you're done here, take her to Bobbi's bunk. She's sleeping with her tonight." Coulson told Simmons. Simmons nodded, not even taking her eyes off the microscope. Rae just gave Coulson a glance and returned to watching Simmons.

Fitz was fiddling with a new gadget.

"How's that sound muffler coming on, Fitz?" Coulson asked.

"It's coming." Fitz replied, focusing on the device he held in his hands. "It's too large to put on the dwarves so I'll have to compress the mechanisms and redo some of the wiring for a smaller area, but it's almost there."

"Good."

Hunter dimmed the lights and handed each agent a bowl of popcorn. Rae was sitting in the middle of one of the couches- on her left was Bobbi, on her right, Simmons. Mack's selection for the night had been a surprising choice- he had picked The Hunger Games, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson.

The movie was quite good, Bobbi thought. It had good special effects and the actors were talented. She wasn't sure if she really liked Peeta all that much- but she cried when Rue died. Halfway through the movie, when it started to get really violent, Bobbi felt a weight on her leg.

Rae had curled up and rested her head on Bobbi's leg. Bobbi could see the girl's eyes opening and closing slowly, and knew that Rae was about to go to sleep. Bobbi didn't want to disturb her so she let the girl stay there.

She knew what being alone felt like- and she could only guess how hard it was for Rae to be surrounded by strangers. In addition to that, she had just witnessed something horrible. She needed more comfort than Bobbi knew how to give.

So she let Rae stay there, even though it was Bobbi's right leg- the leg that had the knee that Ward had broken months before.

But if it meant that Rae was peaceful, Bobbi was willing to make the sacrifice. She knew the rest of the agents in the room would do the same thing for her.

Sorry it took so long- I got really distracted with 3x11, which was AMAZING, by the way. LOVED the Fitz-Simmons moments in that. REVIEW.