Rebel Agent *Agents of SHIELD *

Chapter 20

MAY had followed Skye because of Hayley's reading on her, knowing the profiler must have been right and fortunately she was right. May had found Skye hooking up with Miles and called Coulson to tell him and the team to meet them there

Fitz and Simmons were working at the computers on Miles home.

Coulson was looking through paperwork

Miles was siting on a chair on another room and Skye on the living room. Skye was looking at the team guiltily

May was standing nearby Miles, keeping an eye on both hackers

Hayley and Ward were looking through Miles' belongings. Hayley seemed tired

"I know how this looks" Skye broke the silence

Coulson held up a finger, silencing her still looking at some files

Skye looked down in shame

Coulson turned to face Skye "How long have you two been in contact?"

"I contacted him once, the day I joined to tell him I was okay and once earlier today" Skye told them

"When you tipped off an active suspect?" Coulson asked

"No, it's not like that" Skye shook her head "Miles and I... We met when we were both a little screwed up. Scratch that. He was a little screwed up, I was a lot. But we looked after one another. That's why I warned him, not because we're working together on this, but because we're...friends" Coulson didn't answer, looking at her with a blank expression "I'm really sorry"

Skye looked at them apologetically but Coulson continued with his black expression

"Noted" Coulson told her "If not you, then who is Mr. Lydon working with?"

"No one" Skye told them, scoffing "He's an idealist, believes in freedom of information" 

Hayley paused and looked over her shoulder at Miles intently with narrowed eyes

"That information cost a man his freedom and you sabotaged our attempts to remedy that." Coulson told her

"No, I came here to find out what Miles knows about Chan." Skye told them

"And?" Coulson asked

Skye pursed her lips "Nothing. Miles is a dead end. He's harmless"

Hayley stared at Miles "We'll see" she murmured.

Coulson turned away

Skye looked at his back, speaking faster worriedly "Really, I was gonna find out everything I could to try to help. I just.... I felt like I couldn't tell you guys everything"

"We know" Coulson told her, tense "That's why Collins told us to follow you and May did" Skye looked down "Seems that wasn't a dead end"

Coulson walked away

Skye looked at Hayley and Ward.

Ward didn't look at her, continuing leafing through the papers belonging to Miles.

Hayley was looking at Miles over Skye's shoulder, profiling him

Behind them, Fitz turned to face Simmons, whispering "Why would Skye do this to us for him? I thought she was our friend"

Simmons glanced at Skye, "I think she is, Fitz. But he's just obviously more than that"

"Yeah, but we've been through so much together and she didn't even tell us that she has a guy" Fitz told her