Disclaimer: I do not own Skye, Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Grant Ward, or FitzSimmons. I only own the variation I have created off of this very popular idea.

I firstly must thank Neeeeeal who, as the author of Turn Back Time, has done such a very interesting and lovely job on their story I wanted to give my attempt of it a go.

However, because I cannot find B.J. Britt's wiki page or his age, I'm going with Ward. But that's not the only reason. It's because with the Hydra plot, I see no room or logical way for this story to make sense. So... It's AUish. Ward isn't hydra. Yay! Because I really did love Ward.

Warning, MAY include Avengers. I upped the rating for my own comfort.

Maria Hill sat stiffly on the couch, taking in the scene before her. She had only been here for roughly an hour and had no idea how to proceed. She would have came sooner, but she got caught in a last minute meeting and couldn't get out of it. At first she was worried, leaving four little kids with a dangerous gamma bomb and clueless captain but they managed to surprise her. While Steve made dinner, a delicacy of mac and cheese, Bruce sat on the floor with a big smile. The kids sat around him patiently, watching as he set some things up. For a man with anger issues, Bruce was amazing with the kids.

Bruce smiled, passing out safety goggles and securing them on, pulling the girls' hair into quick pony tails. Jemma and Leo sat the closest to him, with Skye and Grant slightly behind them. Despite their excitement, they followed Bruce's instructions like little soldiers, keeping their distance. Bruce smiles, pulling out a dark bag, the fabric slightly worn. He reached in, taking out a little white bag with the words Lava in a Cup written on it in green sharpie.

"Uncle Bruce? Are we really gonna make lava!?" Leo asked having read the bag.

"Yep," Bruce says, dragging the coffee table over and looked at Maria with a smile, "Maria, do you wanna come join the science class?"

"No thank you..."

"Ok..." Bruce shrugged, before pulling out a clear plastic cup, a measuring cup, vegetable oil, salt, water, a teaspoon and a set of food coloring. The children watched in awe, as he filled the glass with water.

"Ok, which color?" Bruce asks.

"Red!" Leo says, before anyone can say anything, "So it looks like real lava!"

Bruce smiles, and five red drops enter the water, staining it red. He pours one fourth of oil, and hands it to Grant to pour in. The sixth grader watched amazed as the oil sticks on top.

"Uncle Bruce? Why does the oil stick on top?"

"Because oil and water don't mix, water's molecular density is denser, heavier," Only Jemma and Leo seemed to understand that. They smiled, as Bruce fishes out a teaspoon of salt and drizzle it into the cup.

Maria leaned forward, watching with as much excitement as the children as blobs moved up and down. Now and then Bruce would add a little more salt to keep it going the children cheering and making so much noise it drove Steve into the room.

"What's going on?"

"SCIENCE!" Leo says, waving his hands over his head. Steve chuckled, watching Bruce. Bruce looked so calm and collected, like even the "other" guy enjoyed the kids presence.

"Can we take a break from science class to have dinner? It's all ready."

"Of course, come on my little scientists, let's go wash our hands!" Bruce smiles, leading the kids into the kitchen to wash their hands. Steve shook his head smiling, trying to not laugh at how surprising and unexpected this was. He expected Bruce to be as confused and awkward as he was. He expected Maria to come to the rescue, but she was as confused as he was when they first got here. But Bruce jumped in and eased Steve into it, which the soldier appreciated.

Turning towards Maria, the super soldier smiled, "I hope you like white cheddar mac."

The one thing that didn't surprise her was how well behaved the kids were or the delicious dinner Steve prepared. Steve made white cheddar mac and cheese, using the tiny little shell pastas, along with a side dish of blackberries, raspberries, carrots, and asparagus pieces that he cut really small to not intimidate the kids. The he kids got a small serving of the side dish, which they ate hungrily.

"Uncle Steve is a good cook!" Skye smiles before eating another spoonful of Mac and cheese.

"I completely agree," Bruce says, before his phone started to ring, in a chant of BRUCIE BRUCIE BRUCIE BRUCIE BRUCIE... Tony was calling.

"Excuse me, I have to take this," Bruce quickly walked out of the kitchen, leaving the kids with Maria and Steve. Grant ate quietly, finishing his second serving of the side dish. He ate the Mac and cheese, savoring the taste.

"Auntie Maria?" Leo asked gaining the woman's attention.

"Yes?"

"Are you and Uncle Steve dating? Because he talks about you a lot!"

Both adults turned the same red as the Black widows hair, looking flustered. But thankfully, before either could answer or any of the kids could pry deeper, Bruce re entered the kitchen.

"It's Tony, I gotta go. The genius ignored my warning and activated an unstable android I wasn't done fixing."

"Do you need help?" Steve asked.

"No, you both stay here. I'll call you after Tony and I sort this out," Bruce walked around the table, giving the kids a kiss on the head and a hug, "Be good for Uncle Steve and Auntie Maria."

"We'll miss you," Leo pouts, hugging Bruce tightly before the man slipped away and disappeared out of the kitchen. The sound of the front door locking told the kids he had left, leaving a melancholy air around the children.

Steve frowns, hating how sad and disappointed the kids looked as they ate dinner. He felt bad, since Bruce promised them that they'd have some fun with science tonight. Then, a little light bulb went off in his head and he smiles, standing. All eyes are on him as he moves to the fridge, taking out a left over ketchup packet. He goes over to the trash, taking an empty liter of Pepsi out of the recycling bin. The kids watch as he peels away the label, filling it to the brim with water.

"You guys wanna see something Bruce taught me?"

The kids nod, maybe because they were genuinely interested in what Steve wanted to show them, maybe because he mentioned Bruce's name. Either way, Steve had their attention. The super soldier wiggled the ketchup packet in, watching it for a moment as it floats in the water. Steve smiles, twisting the lid tightly on.

"Ok," He smiles, "You see the ketchup packet? Watch this."

Steve gently pressed against the sides, fighting his grip slightly on the liter. He watched the children's expressions as the ketchup packet sink. At first, they were only mildly amused, but when he let go, the ketchup packet went right back to the top. It wasn't the most interesting science project, but it definitely got a little smile out of all of them, even Maria. And that was good enough for him.

SCIENCE! I found these online. These do work, so the site says.

Please review, tell me if you like it. I couldn't resist adding Bruce for just a moment.

Also, last episode. BOBBI AND HUNTER?! O.o Drama