Codename: Battleship
Spoilers: AU but can consider all Season One episodes. Read Battleship: SHIELD to understand or you WILL BE LOST.
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After two meetings with Coulson and Hill, Ward returned to the quarters he shared with Skye only to find her starring at the piece of paper with tear tracks on her cheeks. As the door shut she looked up at him and he saw pain and regret in her eyes, immediately Ward was aware of what she'd been crying over. Instead of standing silently, he was over to Skye and pulling her into his arms. The picture in her hands fell to the table and Ward found it hard to breathe at the sight of the generated photo of a young boy.
The photo showed a young boy with his black hair and cheekbones but the rest was all Skye. Ward had never seen such a beautiful child in his life, one with the face of the angel in his arms. The sight made him want to resurrect and kill Garrett over and over, more violently than previous thoughts in his head had conjured. The delusional and psychopathic madman, one he had once looked up to, had stolen an innocent angel from their arms with one last final act.
Without hesitation, Ward picked Skye up in his arms and carried her to the bed. Once she was laying down, he laid down beside her only to watch her try to contain her emotions. She wiped her eyes and found his to stare into.
"I don't know why I'm crying." She wiped her face with the edge of her sleeve. "I mean, it wasn't like I wanted the baby and then it was gone. I didn't know I was pregnant and rationally I know that I lost too much blood to keep it alive." Skye rolled onto her back, "besides, didn't Sif say it was impossible to even have a kid because of everything? I should just suck it up and face the fact that kids aren't a reality. I mean, setting all biology aside, between living on a plane and getting shot at every other mission, we can't provide a stable environment for a kid."
Moving closer, Ward took her hand and held it to his chest. "Doesn't mean we can't try later on, once the world is saved and we put in a good set of years." His free hand went to her cheek and she turned her head to look at him. "I feel the same hallow feeling in my chest, the idea that something precious could be taken away with a single bullet. One day it won't feel as horrible as it does now but until then we have to realize that just because he's gone doesn't mean we can't love him."
"I don't want to ever go to Asgard, I want to stay here with you and the team and SHIELD." She snuggled up to him and closed her eyes as his arms encircled her. "I can't imagine living in some palace just sitting around all day doing nothing. I'd lose my mind without my computer and you. You heard what Sif said about my mother, how she wasn't allowed on Asgard because she was mortal…"
"Don't think about that," Ward kissed her forehead. "Think about the next mission and the stupidity of the world causing us to have to deal with their messes."
Skye pulled her head back and looked at him, "I hate humanity and their messes, we're basically a huge cleanup crew."
"Says a former hacker for the Rising Tide who wanted to air out all of SHIELD's dirty laundry."
Skye sat beside Ward as they underwent a briefing, the team would be working on containing another 0-8-4 in the Thailand jungle. Hill seemed to be having fun with the whole undercover aspect because what she was proposing was halfway funny and halfway adorable. It was Coulson who seemed to be having a heart attack about the whole thing.
"You want them to play honeymooners?" Coulson pointed at Skye and Ward, "honeymooners who take their honeymoon in Thailand. Have you met those two, it's like sending Romanoff and Barton into a play yard and expecting them to act like teachers. You can't get her away from some type of computer and Ward doesn't even know the meaning of relaxation."
"The Thailand government isn't exactly on the joyful side of SHIELD and if they even get a whiff of us we'll be in a firefight so fast it'll be like a blitzkrieg. So the idea of two honeymooners exploring the jungle, possibly getting lost…it'll be nothing new."
Ward looked at Skye and watched her eyes go wide at the idea of being in Thailand. She had expressed wanting to travel and with everything that had happened, he figured they could use a break. "Actually sir, it's not a bad idea. Considering everything that has happened and Skye's been through, a relaxing mission would actually benefit her."
Almost immediately Coulson nodded, "sold, you can go."
"Actually I make the final call." Hill said and looked at the two. "You have a go, we'll put you in a quinjet within a day. Come up with some cover story that you can both agree on and meet me back here by noon so we can get the appropriate cover."
Standing in their quarters packing, Skye looked over to see Ward with several different knives laid across the table. She walked over and picked one up, carefully handling it as she turned it side to side in examination.
"You like it?"
"Balance is right, easy to handle." Skye turned and moved the knife in the air side to side before stabbing at nothing. "Little to no resistance."
Ward moved around the table and took the knife from her, sheathing it. "It's yours now, keep up with it."
She shoved it in her back pocket and turned back to the bag of clothes she was packing, his hands went to her arms and down to her hands before pulling them tight against her stomach. He kissed her neck and watched as a smile crossed her face. "What are you up to Agent Ward?"
"These look good on you." He pulled her hand out and admired the rings they acquired from Mission Storage. Ward kissed her head and let his chin rest on her crown. "How long have we been together?"
Skye thought for a moment and quickly did the math, "four months physically, but emotionally it's been close to six months, why?"
"Doesn't matter, what matters is that I plan on having a couple dozen more years with you." He kissed her temple and moved away to his own bag, "I hope you packed a bikini…"
"You wish, the scars on my stomach are not suitable for a bikini anymore." She turned to look at him, "but you on the other hand get to see all of this in private so don't complain."
He smirked and zipped up his bag, placing it on the floor next to the bed. "Do you have your cover down?"
"Yep," she zipped her bag and looked at him. "I'm Skylar Wade, a CS grad student at Columbia U and you're Grant Wade, security personnel for Stark Industries. We just got married after meeting five years ago when I tried to hack into Stark Industries as an undergraduate prank. I failed at doing so but you fell head over heels for me the moment we met. We're on our honeymoon while I'm on break from grad studies and we're currently looking at settling in New York afterwards."
Ward chuckled, "not exactly head over heels…"
"Oh yes," she smiled widely as she turned to him, "head over heels and you're totally in love with me." Skye wrapped her arms around his neck with a smirk on her face. "You took one look at me and lost all coherent thought, drawn to the audacity of a young college student who thought she could hack into Stark Industries, a girl at that."
Shaking his head, he leaned down and kissed her. "You're right about one thing, I admit that I am totally in love with you."
Skye narrowed her eyes, "some of that might be because of my little resurrection ability."
"Maybe but most of it, just comes from being Skye." Bringing her hand up to his lips he kissed her palm. "I fell in love with you long before I knew you could bring me back to life and if it meant dying so you'd stay safe I would do it in a heartbeat."
They walked the tarmac of the Helicarrier to see Coulson and Hill waiting by the quinjet they would be getting. Hill looked at them and folded her arms, trying to take in the strangeness of the agents before her.
"You two sure look the part." She let her eyes roam Skye in black sundress and sandals while Ward wore a white t-shirt and jeans with tennis shoes. "Never in my life have I ever seen two agents look like this in preparation, most of them are too high strung not to wait until they got to the hotel. Romanoff and Barton could learn a thing or two from you, I'll set that up when you get back."
Coulson looked at Ward, "bring her back in one piece, no bullets or knife wounds. Also, if you bring her back pregnant I will make you eunuch understand?"
"Okay AC," Skye laughed at Ward's expression of partial fear and surprise. "Laying it on a bit thick."
"Also, do me a favor and enjoy the honeymoon but remember she's like my little girl so when you report…don't go into details. Pictures need to be clean with nothing that could be portrayed as pornography or I definitely will make you a eunuch." Ward was quickly in the jet starting take off procedures while Skye gave Coulson an 'are you serious?' face.
A/N: Okay, you just witnessed Coulson go all 'Daddy Dearest' on Ward. Next we see them trying to find the 0-8-4 in the Thailand jungle while trying to enjoy the vacation.
These next few chapters were inspired by Chloe Bennet (actress who plays Skye), she posted pictures from her trip to Thailand on Instagram and I could totally see Skye also doing the same things. If you want to find her on Instagram or Twitter, you can find her under chloebennet4
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