Hey guys! I'm back, and yes, I saw age of ultron. A big thanks to Brenda(guest), Reecse42, and annavale23 for reviewing! kookieznkream also reviewed, but I wanted to apologize, this chapter isn't very fight-y more emotion-y lol You'll get a ***hopefully*** good fight next week :)

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"And so after we went to the gym, we scoped out the casino and the other floors," Skye told May. "The casino is thankfully well guarded, but the rooms were kind of shady. Our bad guys are camped out across the courtyard and up a floor. I ran a undetected scan on the room and found that they had a couple of telescopes, regular and infrared. I think they've got something else, maybe like a vibration detector? I'm not sure, but as soon as I use my powers, they'll find me."

May nodded thoughtfully on the screen of her tablet. "Yeah, Coulson will continue to get an earful from me about this mission. I'm pissed he even thought this was a good idea."

"Yeah, me too. I understand that it's for the good of the organization, but I really didn't see myself sleeping in the same bed as my ex-captor at all."

"Hey," he lightly protested. "If we don't, they'll see us and our cover is blown." He was referring to the infrared scope in the other room. If the newlyweds weren't in bed together, it would be obvious that there was something wrong.

"The last time we hung out, I shot you three times for being a traitor. Excuse me if this situation is uncomfortable," Skye snapped.

Ward paused. "Well maybe we should talk about this," he told her a matter- of-fact-ly. He had sat down on the bed and kicked his feet up beside hers.

Skye tensed up and half scooted away. "I'll talk to you in the morning, May."

May nodded. "Be safe. And Agent Ward, I swear if we have any problems, I'll do a lot worse than breaking your larynx." They both signed off and Skye put her tablet on the nightstand beside her.

Skye sighed and turned to Ward. She sat up in the crisscross applesauce position and put her hands in her lap. "What is there to talk about?"

"Well, what are you feeling? What did you feel?" he asked her. Skye stayed silent. "Probably upset. Definitely hurt. Betrayed."

When he said the word 'betrayed', something in Skye's eyes lit up. "Yes, actually, all of those things."

"Okay, well if I'm feeling the same way, why can't we communicate properly?"

Skye shrugged. "Let's try. Why do you seem so okay with all of this?"

Ward avoided her gaze by looking to the bed underneath his feet. "After SHIELD fell, I knew that you guys would hate me and never want to see me to talk to me ever again. When I was in custody, that was more than obvious, and when I was feeling the lowest I made my worst mistake." He paused. "I allowed myself to begin to think that maybe you guys were healing, and you'd want me to rejoin the team. After Coulson so nicely handed me over to my abuser, I took a hit, discovering that my dream scenario was not the case. But instead of letting go, I held onto the feelings I had for you, hoping and praying that what we had before the fall was still special to both of us. Maybe you still liked me, or maybe you were doubted the whole thing. After you shot me, I might have died. The emotional wound I sustained was far greater than any feeling I had ever experienced in my entire life. The healing process helped me, and for it I am a better person. Still a shitty person, but better."

"How?"

"Kara," Ward sighed. "She was lost, like me. When we came out of San Juan, I had a lot of problems, but the problem Kara had wasn't one I did. I had known her problem, hell, even loved her problem. If I couldn't find the strength to save myself, I could at least tried to fix her. She was my project for a while, and then something more."

Skye interrupted. "Why are you telling me all of this?"

"Because you asked," Ward told her. "Because about a month after San Juan, I realized that what I was feeling was what the team felt when I betrayed them. The anguish and the hurt was unbearable, and I couldn't begin to think about what I had caused everyone else. But I picked myself up and called it even. A shot for Hand, a shot for Koeing, a shot for my team, and one for my own stupidity. I probably deserved more, but it was what I needed for the universe to change me."

Skye nodded slowly. "Wait, I thought I only shot you three times."

"No, it was four." And to prove it, Ward lifted up the right side of his shirt and leaned his body towards Skye's so that she could more easily see it.

Skye nodded again. "Well when you say it like that, I almost feel bad." Skye thought back to the day she had shot him. The adrenaline had tore through her veins as she stepped over a dying Ward. She had expected to feel satisfied and complete, but it had only left her with more questions. "I read your letters," she had also told him. Skye shivered. If they were putting everything on the table, the conversation was about to get messy.

May stormed into Coulson's office on the Bus, and with her came an actual storm. The sound of rain hitting the Bus's roof filled the cabin. "I can't believe you!" she told him. "Sending Skye on a mission a day after being released from the infirmary and a day after bringing Ward back in! I just Skyped Skye and they are not fine."

Coulson stood up and looked May right in the eyes. "I know what she's capable of, and I know she can handle this."

"I know she can handle this, Phil, but I'm worried." May's voice softened.

Coulson's voice did the same. "I think they'll be fine. My intention was to force them to have to talk and work together so that Skye can act as a bridge from Ward to the rest of the team. We need all the help we can get, Melinda, and he's not going to want to help us if everyone treats him poorly."

May's jaw dropped. "Out of everything that's happening, you're most concerned about Ward wanting to stay? He's been so shitty to us, Phil. Nothing good has come of his presence."

"We've been shitty to him too. And besides, he and Kara have taken about half of HYDRA."

"Don't say that," May said. "I understand your decision, but I think you should have waited a week. It's too early for them to be sleeping in the same bed together, or even pretending to be friends. You, of all people, know how hard undercover missions are. They might not even trust each other when this is said and done."

Coulson crossed his arms. "I understand that, but I weighed our options and this was the best one. There is no way we could have waited a week."

"Why not? What kind of supplier is this anyways?"

The director sighed and began to move back behind his desk. "It's a food supplier. SHIELD did a favor for them a while back, so they discount all do their food for us. I figured the faster we help them solve the problem, the more likely we'll have dinner next week."

May glared one last time. She was unsatisfied, but said nothing. Something was up.

"You shouldn't," Ward told Skye after a brief pause in conversation, "feel bad, I mean. It was exactly what you were supposed to do. I even trained you to do that. We're even."

Skye still felt a little guilty, but not for shooting Ward. "That's not what I have a problem with." Ward gave Skye a quizzical look. Obviously he didn't really understand that Skye had changed. "It's what I said afterwards that makes me feel bad."

Ward's expression darkened. He remembered. "Did you read the newer letters too?"

Skye nodded, unable to meet his eyes. "I did."

They sat in awkward silence. It probably wasn't the smartest thing to bring up, especially so soon. Skye couldn't tell if Ward was mad at her, so she turned away from her and felt herself begin to parallel him on the bed.

Ward spoke up first. "They were such a bad idea. I was in love, like some kind of hopeless romantic. I pretended that you'd read them, and then that you'd love me again. I was delusional, and the second batch was not as good as the first, which was definitely embarrassing. This is like talking about an old yearbook picture," he laughed. "Its embarrassing."

Skye chuckled. "Really?" She turned to the bedside table and retrieved her tablet. "Do you want to take a stroll down memory lane?"

Ward's eyes widened and he held his hands up. "Oh, no. Everything I needed to say about those was said. Do you want to keep talking though?"

"Sure, Doctor Ward. You've been awfully deep tonight. If you weren't an assassin, would you be a psychologist?"

He rolled his eyes and continued. "I think that the best way to end this conversation, is to start from the beginning of your story. I've shared my half, but what did you do? What did you feel? Who did you tell?"

There was silence as Sky began to fill in her side. "I found the letters the day after you escaped. I didn't read them until they all applied, just like you had asked. At first I was annoyed. Like, who does Ward think he is? As time continued, a bit before and after San Juan I felt kind of flattered. I think in San Juan I knew that you were trying to help, but I couldn't trust myself to trust you. Or, you know, trust you after you kidnapped me again and appeared with HYDRA. After San Juan, I began to think that maybe you weren't a liar, or a traitor, but I shut those thoughts down. You were dead, and I never felt bad about shooting you."

Ward's eyes met hers. "I never lied to you."

"Well, you were HYDRA."

Ward said nothing, his eyes returning to his lap.

"After San Juan, I returned to training. I strengthened my mind and my emotional state. I even learned to control my ability."

"What's your ability?"

"I can tap into the vibrations of objects around me." Skye sighed, not really willing to elaborate. She had told the story too many times to count, and received a wide range of reactions. Even more so, everyone wanted to know how her powers worked, which always annoyed Skye because she, herself, had not yet figured everything out.

Ward nodded. "That's huge. Sounds cool." He was impressed.

"Yeah well, I can be a burden." Skye didn't mean to sound bitter, her powers could be a blessing too, but her tone was harsh.

The pair sat in silence, yet again.

Ward spoke up first. "When I wrote the letters, I loved you, and I thought that you might still love me back."

"I know," she told him softly. "Why did you write them?"

"I wanted to tell you everything I couldn't say in captivity. It wasn't the time. Have we said all we want to say?"

Skye sighed, and as she exhaled her body slouched as well. She was wearing a tee shirt and shorts, while Grant wore the same on the opposite side of the bed. Ward scooched himself closer to her and wrapped his arm around her. Skye tensed up, but after remembering the mission, she obliged and allowed herself to snuggle up to Ward.

"I'm mad at you," she told him. "I had so much I wanted to say to you, and then your deep level headed talk made me forget, like ninety percent of it."

Ward chuckled. "We can always continue this conversation later. I'm sure I'll do something stupid to make you hate me again."

"Yeah, Skye responded. "I'd like that."

Ward leaned over, and with one swift movement, shut off the lamp. The room was dark and quiet, and for once, the atmosphere was calm.

Thank you for reading! Please remember to review, and follow and favorite! I feel like this was a good chapter, but it was a tad bit repetitive.

Did you guys see AoU? I thought it was REALLY good and really funny! Obviously, there was some let down with a certain ship but um... hey I thought it was pretty stellar otherwise. your thoughts?

Also, tonight's episode was craZY. Theres a lot of miscommunication going on, and I'm really worried.

Have a nice week!xxx