AN: Hi guys! Here is Chapter 4! Also, I was disappointed to see the lack of reviews for the last chapter, but I did notice that more people are following this story. Once again, I would really appreciate it if you guys could review! If you have any ideas that I could incorporate into my story, any suggestions, any thing you may want to see, I may just add it, but only if you guys review and tell me! Please REVIEW! :)

Also, this is more of a filler chapter, it will slowly lead towards the plot I have in mind.

Skye recovered fairly quickly soon after and was falling pack into her normal routine. Today, she could finally resume her training with Ward as Simmons had cleared her earlier that morning. She made her way towards the cargo ramp, stopping at the staircase, watching her SO punch the bag, as if it had personally offended him. God, she loved how his shoulders flexed every time her punched the bag. "He looks so HOT when he's all sweaty!"

"See something you like?" Skye was shaken out of her thoughts at the sound of her SO's voice. She looked over to see him smirking at her. Over the past several days, as Skye was recovering, Ward and Skye developed a strengthening relationship. Skye wouldn't quite label them as 'boyfriend and girlfriend' as she didn't know what Ward thought of their relationship, but she really hoped that he felt the same way. She felt attracted to her SO, but it was more than that. She felt a bond with him that she had never felt with someone else before, not even Miles. With Miles, it was just a friend with benefit sort of thing. Sort of. But with Ward, she felt love, protection, and warmth; something she hadn't ever felt before.

"Rookie, you okay?" Ward asked, concerned when she hadn't replied.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Skye really wanted to kiss him right now, but Fitzsimmons were in the lab and they had agreed to keep their relationship a secret for now. She hadn't looked into the S.H.I.E.L.D. fraternization policy between agents (or a rookie and SO) but she wanted to make sure that Ward wouldn't get into any trouble for being with her. She was just a consultant so S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't really do much to her, but Ward, he could be demoted, transferred to a different team, or even kicked out of the agency if he lets his emotions compromise a mission. She didn't want to be the reason behind it. Skye looked back up at her SO and grinned.

"So, what are we going to do first?" Skye asked enthusiastically.

Ward smiled at her enthusiasm and they started training. Throughout their session, whenever Fitzsimmons were occupied in the lab, they would sneak in small kisses and touches, making sure that no one was watching.

An hour passed, Fitzsimmons were up in the lounge, and Skye and Ward were engaged in a heavy make-out session on the training mats. Skye had finally managed to pin Ward down and was currently running her hands beneath his tight t-shirt, feeling and admiring the tense muscles underneath. Things were just about to get out of hand when Skye heard footsteps coming towards the cargo bay. Skye pushed herself off of Ward and got up and landed about 3 feet away from him. She looked up to the staircase and saw Coulson appear at the stairs.

"Command Center, five minutes." Coulson said before leaving.

Coulson frowned as he made his way out of the cargo bay and into the command center. Something was going on between the specialist and hacker, something more than an SO and Rookie relationship. He had a feeling that something blossomed between the two while Skye was ill. He remembered the look on Ward's face when Simmons had told them that Skye had dengue fever. He looked scared, scared that he would lose his Rookie. Coulson smiled slightly. Skye brought out a different side of Ward. Ward's reputation with people was well-known, a poop with knives in it according to Deputy Director Hill. But Skye changed him. She made him more human. "Well if they are together, there better not be any mini Skyes or Wards running around my plane." Coulson thought as he pulled up the mission files on the hologram.

"Mission's simple. We need to extract Agent Shaw, an agent who was undercover in an underground Siberian prison retrieving information about a new weapon that they have created. His job was getting the information; our job is getting him out."

A while later at the Hub…(I know you all have seen this so no need to drag everything out)…

"So Ward and Fitz are going on a classified mission all by themselves?" Skye asked, extremely skeptical of the entire situation. Something was just not sitting right about this whole thing.

"It's a two man operation, one with Ward's skills, one with Fitz's skills. That's all that's needed." Coulson said.

"But I mean…" Skye said, only to be interrupted by Coulson.

"Skye, you don't have the clearance for it. End of discussion" Coulson said before walking away.

Skye frowned after him, this whole operation still bugging her.

Skye was watching Ward as he was packing for the mission.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Skye asked worriedly.

"Rook, these ops are designed by the best of the best. It will be fine." Ward said reassuringly.

"I just keep getting a bad feeling about this whole thing." Skye said. Ward looked at her for a moment before closing the door to his bunk and pulling her into his arms.

"Just promise me you'll come back." Skye said softly, eyes shining with unshed tears.

"I promise." Ward said before capturing her lips with his own into a passionate kiss.

At the Hub…

"There's no extraction…" Skye whispered to herself before she found her computer being slammed by and angry-faced Coulson.

"What did I tell you?"

"You told me to trust the system and they sent Ward and Fitz in there to die."

"You go the information, now we react." May said, determinately

"We're gonna get our guys." Skye said, relieved that they would be able to rescue Ward and Fitz.

"What about the S.H.I.E.L.D. assault?" Jemma asked.

"We won't interfere. You don't need a battalion for an extraction. Three can pull it off." May said as they entered the cargo hold.

"Four's better." Came Coulson's voice from the top of the stairs.

"I thought we had to be Level 8 to discuss this." Skye said

"We're not discussing anything." Coulson said.

After the extraction…

Skye immediately tackled Ward with a bear hug as soon as he was safely on the plane. She wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tight, eyes wet with tears. Ward hugged her back just as tight, not caring that the whole team was watching them. "Well, might as well tell them now, more like show them I guess." Just as Skye was pulling away from the hug, Ward crashed his lips against hers in a passionate and fiery kiss. Skye responded with just as much enthusiasm.

"I'm so glad you're alright." Skye said when they finally broke the kiss.

"I promised I would come back didn't I?" Ward asked, smiling down at his rookie.

"Well it's about bloody time." Came the voice of the Scottish engineer.

Skye and Ward simultaneously glared at him.

"Oh Fitz, you were ruining their moment." Simmons lightly scolded.

Coulson just stared at the two and May had a small smile on her lips as she watched them from the top of the stairs.

Coulson cleared his throat before speaking.

"Well, since there is no rule against agents dating, I can't stop you two from being together, but just so we are clear, if your relationship jeopardizes a mission or anyone on the team, it stops. Are we clear?" Coulson said, staring hard at the couple.

"Yes Sir. Yes A.C." came the reply.

"Good."

After Coulson left, Jemma squealed in excitement and squeezed Skye in a huge hug.

"Oh my goodness! I knew it! I knew you guys were together!" Jemma shrieked excitedly, still hugging Skye very tightly.

"Jem…can't…bre-breathe." Skye gasped out, slowly turning blue from the lack of oxygen. Jemma quickly let go and apologized. Skye just smiled at her, slowly trying to breathe normally again.

"Well, thanks for the extraction guys." Fitz said, trying to change to topic from mushy gushiness to something else.

May looked down at the four younger agents. "We take care of our own." She said before making her way back to the cockpit.

After another minute of talking, the four younger agents dispersed, Fitzsimmons making their way into the lab, Ward going to take a shower, and Skye went back to her bunk.

In Skye's bunk…

Skye was sitting in her bunk waiting for Ward to finish his shower. She still couldn't get over the fact that she had almost lost him. When she had seen the mission plan after hacking the Level 8 server, she didn't want to believe it. S.H.I.E.L.D. had sent in two of her best friends to die. Skye was pulled out of her thoughts by a knock on her door. She looked up to see her boss standing in front of her, face showing no emotion.

"A.C. I'm sorry about earlier. What I…"

Coulson cut her off. "Don't worry about that. But I didn't forget what you asked of me. I did look more into the redacted file on your parents. That file requires Level 8 security clearance, which I have. But when I requested more information, I couldn't get access to it, apparently it now is only a file that Agent Hill and Director Fury can access." Coulson said seriously.

"Okay and what does that mean?" Skye asked slowly.

"It means that this is much bigger than any of us anticipated. There have only been a select few redacted files that only the Director and Deputy Director have access to. This is much bigger that I thought, than what you thought. What I need to know from you is that…are you sure you still want to know what's in that file? I know for a fact that whatever S.H.I.E.L.D. redacts, it's for an extremely good reason with much anticipation of what can happen in the future if that information is leaked out. Do you still want to know?" Coulson asked, hoping that Skye wouldn't want to know.

"Of course I still want to know. Coulson, that file is the only information I have about myself, my real self. I need to know. "I need the closure." Skye thought that last part in her head.

"Skye…" Coulson started.

"A.C. I told you that nothing could be worse than what I have imagined. I'm prepared for every scenario you can throw at me." Skye said confidently, although her eyes told a different story. She was scared, scared about her past. But she needed to know and Coulson wasn't going to take that from her.

"All right. I'll try to get in contact with Director Fury and see if he will give me access to the file." Coulson said before making his way out of her bunk.

"Coulson…" Coulson turned around. "Thank you. Thank you so much." Skye said, her voice cracking at the end.

Coulson gave a soft smile and nod in return.

Ward caught sight of his boss leaving his Rookie's bunk and wondered what they were talking about.

"Ward, you have a minute?" Coulson asked as he saw the specialist enter the bunk area.

"Yes Sir. What's going on?"

"I told Skye about some information I discovered about the redacted file on her parents." Coulson relayed the whole story of what he found back over to Ward. "She doesn't know how to approach this. She needs a sense of comfort that I think only you can provide."

"I'll take care of her." Ward promised sincerely. He watched Coulson walk away before calling out to him. "Thank you for coming in to get us sir. I was sort of distracted by Skye practically tackling me earlier."

Coulson smiled. "You should really be thanking that girl of yours. She hacked the Level 8 server at the Hub and discovered that your mission didn't have an extraction. Without her doing that, we would never have known." Coulson said before making his way back to his office.

Ward entered Skye's bunk to find her staring at the wall, completely lost in thought. He quietly made his way over to her and grabbed her hand.

"Skye, you okay?" Ward asked gently.

Skye looked over at him and nodded. "Coulson told me about what he found out about that file. It's so much more than I thought. I keep thinking about all the possible reasons for why the Director and Deputy Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. are the only ones that have access to my file. What really is in that file?" Skye spoke softly.

Ward grabbed her face in his hands and placed a kiss on her nose.

"Whatever it is, just know that I am there for you. Whatever happens, we will go through it together." Ward said before kissing her softly on the lips.

After a while, the two broke apart, oxygen becoming necessary. Ward began to get up and leave but Skye grabbed his hand.

"Will you stay? Please? I really don't want to be alone right now." Skye pleaded.

Ward smiled softy and nodded, the look in her eyes breaking his heart. The two situated themselves on the small bed and laid together, Skye's head resting on Ward's chest and Ward rubbing soothing circles on her back and arm.

"So Rookie…what's this about you hacking a secure Level 8 server at the Hub?

AN: Well here is Chapter 4! This is more of a filler chapter; I mean you all know what happened in this episode so yeah! Also I know that a lot of the lines are switched up amongst the characters, but I just felt that they flowed better this way. In this episode, Coulson was a bit stricter than in others I feel so that's how I tried to portray him. Please REVIEW and let me know how you like it. If you guys don't review, then I will have to assume that you guys don't like this story and will just stop posting. I really don't want to do that as I have a great plot line in mind and would love to share it with you all. So once again…REVIEW! :)