"Dad!" A 10 year old Lila yells over the noise of the Quinjet, running towards her father, followed by her 13 year old brother Cooper and her other brother, 8 year old Nate.

The team just touched down at Clint Barton's farm, around 3 hours after their talk. Everyone is still digesting the information and just trying to relax.

"Lila, wait for me!" Nate yells, but Lila just runs and jumps into her father's arms.

"Oh Lila! You're so grown up" Clint gleams.

"Cooper!" Clint smiles hugging him and Nate, "Nate! How's it going, bud?"

"Great!" He giggles, "I missed you"

"Me too guys. I always miss you and your Mom"

"Clint" Laura breathes. She hasn't seen her husband for a while. Clint moves to his wife and kisses her, realizing just how much he misses them every day.

"Laura" Tasha smiles.

"Tasha" Laura says, "You look great, keeping him in check?"

Clint fakes hurt, giving his children some laughs. Natasha responds by playing along, "Of course I am. I have to babysit him all the time"

"Aunt Nat! Aunt Mel!" The children gleam. They rarely see either of their aunts, so it is always a joy to see them.

"Where's Uncle Phil?" Coop asks.

"Where in deed" Melinda says," He was right behind me"

"Here I am"

"Uncle Phil!" Coop, Lila, and Nate squeal. They immediately jump on their uncle before Laura yells to say their Uncle is here to relax. They climb off before running to meet up with Kora, Zach, Robin and Brooke.

"Oh" Clint says, " You know Jemma and Leo"

"Yes, I do," Laura smiles.

"Hi, I love your farm," Jemma smiles.

"Thank you, here I'll show you your room."

Laura, Jemma and Leo walk in and get settled before Skye shows up.

Clint calls out to Cooper who is talking with Zach and Kora, "Hey Coop, can you get your mom?!"

"Yeah"

"Thanks bud!"

A few more minutes and Laura returns alone, "Hey, Cooper said you called."

"Yeah, uh see that girl over there" Clint says, pointing to Skye who is running her hands through the grass looking lost.

"Ahh, yeah"

"Her name is Skye, she's had a hard time, we're just trying to give her space. Do you mind showing her to a room? I would by I feel like it would be the best coming from you"

"Oh yeah"

"Thanks babe, you are the best," Clint smiles, kissing her again.

break

When Laura approaches the girl, her heart breaks. Her eyes are puffy and red, and her hair is a mess.

"Skye?"

Skye's head whips around and puts on her best face, "Hi, you must be Laura, Clint's wife, sorry I look terrible"

"Nonsense you look fine, but I wanted to show you to your room, in case you just wanted to relax"

"Oh, uh, thank you"

Laura leads Skye through the house, Skye browsing the pictures of the kids. There are a few with Melinda and Phil, with Natasha and Maria. Some include Melinda and Phil's kids too. They all look very happy. Wow this is all crazy.

"Here's your room, bathroom is connected, I'll let you get to it" Laura smiles gently,

"Thank you" The door is closed behind and Skye makes her way to the bathroom to freshen up. Once she looks a sliver normal she starts to unpack.

break

It's a knock on her door that makes Skye pause. She opens the door and finds a little girl looking at her intently. Must be Lila.

"Hi, can I help you? I mean hey, what's up?"

"Hi I'm Lila. You must be Skye. Mom wanted me to check on you."

"That's sweet" Skye smiles,

"Aunt Mel said you were sad, why?"

Oh, that's blunt. But Skye doesn't want the first thing she says to this kid to be a lie so she tells a truth, "I lost a close friend"

"Oh, I'm sorry" Lila frowns.

"It's okay…" Skye trails, what else is she supposed to do? She glances back up at the girl and notices ballet shoes. Was she always wearing them? "Do you like to dance?"

"Yes, and I love shooting arrows, dad always gives me a lesson every time he's back. I love dancing with Auntie Nat, but she said she has something to do before we dance. She's probably hanging with Cooper and Nate. I really want to show her my dance."

"If you want, while you're waiting, I could give you some pointers? I've taken a few classes, but I'm obviously not as good as your Aunt Nat."

"Would you?"

"Sure"

break

What Skye finds out is that Lila is a ball of energy. Her ballet is very impressive and it's clear she loves to dance. Her nice brown hair is tied up in a bun. She is wearing a cute blush pink leotard. Her pointe shoes looked neat, but worn. The girl must be very dedicated, Skye thinks. Lila brings over her ipad and plays a Nadia's Theme. It is an amazing song.

The way this 10 year old could move so gracefully was beautiful, really. Her smile is bright and her energy up. Her turns were perfect, like she's been dancing all her life. Every step is calculated, and picked perfectly. As the music flows, so does she. Skye can see her getting lost in the music and in the dance. When she comes to, Skye smiles gently and claps., "That was very good"

"You think? Honest?" Lila huffs, a little out of breath.

"Yeah, you have a gift. You also clearly love to dance so, that's the most important thing"

"That's what Aunt Nat says" Lila beams.

"Well, she's a smart woman," Skye comments.

There is a peaceful silence before Lila turns to the window. Her Aunt is walking by, seemingly walking to the door.

"Aunt Nat!" Lila gasps, "Thanks Skye-"

And before Skye could reply, Lila runs out to meet her aunt. Skye sighs and lays her head back to rest.

break

Skye must have fallen asleep. The next thing she knows is Coulson is shaking her shoulder.

"Skye…wake up"

"Huh-uh"

Her eyes flutter open and sees AC standing over her.

"Oh- uh what's up AC?"

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah- I'm getting better" Skye says, trying to be truthful.

"Well- Clint and Laura just finished dinner. Want to join?"

"Oh- uh, yeah" Skye responds, pushing herself off the chair she was sleeping in.

They both make their way into the kitchen. Melinda and Brooke were helping to set the table. Briefly Skye can see Natasha and Clint outside trying to wraggle the kids inside. Robin was running around, playing tag with Nate on her back and Coop and Lila were chasing after her. Fitz and Jemma were talking with Kora and Zach about something Skye could only guess had to do with the Academy. Coulson passes Skye to give Laura a hand, bringing all the food over to the table. Skye stands there feeling awkward, but then Jemma waves her over.