Fix the sky

Skye

"So, how are things going over there?"

"It's absolute madness."

Skye was shaking her head, a smile playing on her lips. It had been almost three weeks since they had left Skye at the Avengers Tower and this was the first time, he had seen her face since then. They had been talking every evening, this was however the first time she had accepted a video chat.

"Well, from what I have heard before, you are having a good time."

"The number of stupid things that goes on in this building, it's absolutely crazy."

"It can't be that bad."

At this, Skye leans closer to her own screen, a serious look now taking over her face.

"Stark can change the floor to look like lava with a push of a button!"

This made Leo look up from what he had been working on.

"How did that go?"

"Instant chaos!"

This made him laugh, with what he had seen the week they had spent at the tower, he can almost imagen how it all went down.

"At least you are getting a lot of training."

This time it was Skye who is laughing hard, making Leo smile. He had missed seeing her happy face. He knew he wasn't the only one in the base that did.

"Alright mate, who are you talking to in here?"

Rolling his eyes, Leo turns his head towards the lab doors just in time to see Hunter entering the room.

"You haven't managed to get rid of that one yet?"

"No/Oi!"

Him and Hunter said at the same time, before staring at one another. It took another few second before Hunter realizes who made the comment and turns his attention towards the computer screen to see a grinning Skye.

"Skye?"

"Hello Hunter, still trying lay low or have you shoot anyone else on my team?"

"I did apologies for that."

Hunter comments, eyes narrowed as he stares at Skye. Looking at Skye, Leo could see that she's somehow keeping calm and collected. Had this been a few weeks ago, she would have been showing of more of her emotions. Seems like spending time with the Black Widow were rubbing of on her.

"And have May forgiven you yet?"

And there it was, the same stoic looking face Leo had seen so many times in May. Seeing it now on Skye's made a chill run through his body. Until that moment he hadn't realized how similar the two were to one another. Hunter on the other hand, didn't give her an answer, instead he turns around and walks out of the lab once more and Leo could hear how he is mumbling to himself.

"You know the others will be here within minutes once they learn from him that I'm in a video call with you."

"Yeah, I know. JARVIS!"

"Miss Skye."

Leo smiles as he sees the hacktivist rolls her eyes at the miss part.

"You haven't hacked him yet to fix that?"

"I will. JARVIS, I don't want anyone to enter or even knock on my door until I'm done with this video call. If it's something important, tell them to just text me."

"Will do."

Hearing running footsteps, Leo turns to look over his shoulder to see Trip and Jemma coming to a complete halt at the door opening. As their eye's lands on the computer screen, Trip starts to grin large and steps into the room.

"So, he was telling the truth, what's up girl?"

"Some time has to be first. It's good to see you Trip! And I see you to Simmons!"

Hearing her name, Jemma enters the lab carefully to stand beside him.

"It's good to see you Skye, where are you even calling from?"

"That's classified."

They all jump at that, even Skye flinched slightly on her end of the video call. Leo, alongside with Trip and Jemma, turn their heads around to see that May and Coulson is standing in the door opening this time around.

"May! Perfect! Since you are here, I won't have to call you later. Everything is going along as we planned, no complications or any new development."

Skye says, smiling slightly and Leo can see that May rolls her eyes and there is curiosity in Coulson's eyes about what is going on.

"Nice try Skye, I will still call to night."

"It was worth a try."

Leo can hear mumble and he smiles.

"It was a very good try."

"Do not encourage her Fitz."

May warns, making Skye laugh this time. He can feel Trip and Jemma looking at him and he shrugs, it would be a too long story to explain and even if he would, then he would give away the secret that he keeps with Skye and May.

"Can we talk about something else that isn't me being stuck in this place all alone."

Skye points out, trying to change the subject.

"Tell me, has anything fun happened when I was gone?"

"Oh, you know, work, work."

Trip comments with a wave of his hand and Skye rolls her eyes.

"Please tell me something fun have happened."

"We had a movie night, I don't know whose idea it was to pick a horror movie, but Hunter screamed like a girl."

Jemma tells her, making Skye burst out laughing, Trip and Leo smiling big at the memory.

"I think it was Bobbi's revenge."

Trip adds and Skye just shakes her head on the other side of the computer screen.

"That wouldn't surprise me. But please tell you got it on video?"

"I'll send it over to you later."

"Leo! You are an angle! And tell Bobbi that she is an awesome woman!"

He chuckles at this, hearing and seeing the happiness in Skye was lifting his spirit. It had taken some time to get use to not having her around in the base or in the lab with him. At least things have become better between him and Jemma, they didn't get into as many arguments anymore, but it wasn't like the old times. He missed those old times, but he also knew he had an awfully long way to go before he could even come close to that once more.

Feeling her eyes on him, Leo turns his head to the side to see a slightly worried looking Skye. She didn't have time to say anything before a sound could be heard on her end of the call. She looks down and smiles slightly.

"Well, I have to go. Work is calling me. Yes, yes, I will call you later with a full report agent May."

Skye tells them and with a quick nod of her head, the screen goes dark. Silence filed the lab and Leo turns his head slightly to look towards May, seeing how she shortly nods her head.

"Agent May, any idea of when Skye would return back?"

Jemma asks, turning her attention towards May who keeps the same stoic face Skye had done earlier and a shiver went through him once more.

"Once her mission is over, at the time being, we don't know when that will be."

May's answer was short and to the point, and before anyone else in the room had a chance to speak up, she turns to leave. Looking after her, Leo has a feeling he and Skye would hear about the video chat later.