AN: As always, give many thanks to my awesome beta MegaDiary123, without whom this chapter would have so many grammar/voc mistakes. Also, a big thank you to all those you followed and favourited this story! If you find time and you want to, please review. I would like to hear what you think.
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Skye's POV
"I'm telling you. I'm better off with you, guys! Why do you even make me go there?", I pleaded one more time trying to make them change their minds. With a pout I looked at Nat, who was sitting in the shotgun seat next to May.
Natasha's smile only grew larger every time I asked. She was enjoying this more than she should. Couldn't she see that I was suffering?
"Oh, come on Skye. The Academy isn't that bad. You're gonna make a lot of friends and have lots of fun" she tried, but wouldn't get off that easily.
"Say's who, you?", I peeked between the two sits ignoring Mays protest to get back to my sit. "You've never even been to the Academy" I resorted trying once again to make her see reason.
"Maybe not this Academy, but I had my kind of training…" she answered quietly and I immediately felt bad for bringing back the memories of the Red Room. But quickly enough she cleared her throat and turned back to look at me. "Trust me, you'll have a blast" she said smiling. One of the rare genuine smiles that I was one of the few who got the chance to witness it. And it almost made me believe her. Almost…
Before I even opened my mouth, the car stopped and May turned around as well. My eyes suddenly found the floor of the car much more interesting and I was patiently waiting for the scolding to come. So, when I felt a hand on my shoulder I flinched a little bit and closed my eyes, still not used to being touched. Even after 4 years. But nothing followed the action I took a deep breath and opened my eyes to meet May's kind ones.
Wow, it must have been a special day. Natasha's smile and May's soft gaze occurred with a difference of mere minutes? I'd be damned.
"We're here" May's voice broke through my trace. Well, of course. That explained everything.
Without having any other choice but to accept my fate I nodded and moved slightly, letting May know to take her hand off my shoulder. Grabbing the bag from next to me, I opened the door and made a move to exit the vehicle but hesitated a bit in the end.
"See you when I'll see you" was all I managed to say before heading out to the new home I would be stuck with until they decided that I was trained enough to be in the field. I didn't even look back, because I didn't trust myself enough to have the strength to say a proper goodbye.
Having nothing to lose, I looked at the tall building in front of me, mastered whatever strength I could find and walked through their 'doorstep'. This word being an understatement considering how enormous the entrance actually was.
I opened the bag and took out the paperwork that I needed and walked to the front desk.
The woman behind the desk didn't even look up to see who came in. Her focus still on the computer when she mechanically lifted her hand, palm up towards me. I put the papers in her hand and watched as she brought them down next to her computer and started reading everything and typing at the same time.
"Name?", she asked and I had a hard time not rolling my eyes. What did they even need the paperwork for if they were going to ask me either way? I was this close to opening my own pc and hacking to their system to make this whole process go faster, but I had made a promise that I couldn't break.
"Skye" I replied after a while. At the sound of my voice her eyes snapped up to mine and she looked me up and down as if not believing what she was seeing.
"Skye what?", she continued and that was it.
Screw the promise, I just couldn't stand the tone of the woman in front of me. My laptop already at hand and my fingers working quickly and without hesitation. Soon, the woman's computer page blinked and the almost-empty form that was laying lately at the screen was now full with all the necessary details.
"Would that be all?", I asked. I imagine May beside me with a frown on her face, trying really hard to hide the smile underneath but she was not here. So, the mischievous smile on my face was truly and well felt.
The agent opened her mouth in shock as she inspected the screen in front of her, her eyes darting between the filled form and me.
"I believe I won't need those anymore, so feel free to do anything you want with them" I continued pointing at the papers still at her hand. "Don't worry, I'll find my way" I pointed at the screen in my hand with the floor and number of my room.
As I kept walking through the corridors I almost forgot why I was so nervous in the first place. Oh yeah, I thought to myself. How could I ever forget the two factors that changed everything?
The first problem was the Academy's specialty. Which I might had been able to avoid somehow and I had to admit that I brought it down to myself.
Lost in my thoughts, I reached my bunkers and opened the door. I walked to the empty bed and turned around, not really bothering putting up a smile and was met with the second factor that I had momentarily forgot.
"Hi there, I'm Jemma. Nice to meet you!"
People.
