Fix the sky

Melinda May

Coulson was waiting for them the moment we enter the base, arms crossed, and eyes narrowed as he follows the SUV. From the corner of her eyes, Melinda can see how Fitz are tensing up beside her. Parking the SUV, she leans back in the seat and looks over at the young engineer.

"I'll deal with Coulson, just head to the lab or your room."

She tells him and Fitz nods his head before taking a deep breath, seeing that he is ready to leave she opens her door first. As she steps out, she sees that Fitz has followed her and with a small nod of her head to the side, Fitz takes off. Turning her attention back to her old friend, it was clear Coulson wasn't all to happy having Fitz head off.

Collecting herself, she starts to move towards him. Walking up the stairs, she sees how he is about to open his mouth. With a shake of her head, she heads for the main part of the base. The conversation that was about to go down between the two of them was one that couldn't happen in the middle of the garage.

Leading him through the base and towards his own office, Melinda realizes something is wrong whit him. Glancing over her shoulder, she can see how tired he looked. She knew her longest friend was under a lot of stress lately, added the fact about the effect of his recovery starting to show just added to it.

Reaching the destination, Melinda pushes the door to let Phil enter before her. He enters and as she steps in herself, Melinda is sure to close and lock the door behind them properly. Turning around, she can see that Phil had taken his seat, with a small shake of her head, Melinda keeps standing.

"So, what is going on here?"

"Nothing I can tell you at the moment."

"Melinda..."

"You said I could tell you when we were all back, as you might have seen, we are not all back."

From the look in Phil's eyes, she was sure he had not fully realized that Skye had not been with her and Fitz upon returning. She could also see the moment when he realizes that he had left a loophole and there was no way to get around it now.

"For the moment, just know that everything is alright. Everyone is alright and when the mission is over, you will learn all about it. Skye is now in a remote location, a place only Fitz and I know where it is."

Melinda explains, making sure to cover most questions he would normally ask. Seeing that he still wanted to ask question, she takes a deep breath, it was time to change the subject.

"Now, let's talk about you breaking your promise. I thought we had a deal, Phil; you were to call me when you felt another attack coming so that I could be there to watch over you."

She crosses her arms as she points it out and she could almost see Phil shrinking in his chair. Taking a deep breath, I narrowed my eyes. With a sigh of his own, Phil rises from his chair to open the hidden door, showing the carvings he done on the wall. They were more than the last attack and I started to worry once more.

Once Skye was properly in place and the avengers had learned that Phil was alive, she really needed to have a word with Maria about the T.A.H.I.T.I procedure and maybe find a way to get rid of this side effect. If anything, she could always ask Stark and Banner to help, at least once they have gotten over their anger.

Moving from the spot she had taken in his office; she moves towards the wall to take a closer look at what he had done this time around. It was all a mess, and she couldn't begin to figure out what it all meant.

"Have you managed to find anything about this yet?"

The answer she got was a shake of his head, by now it all seemed like a lost hope. Before the conversation could continue, there was a knock on the door. Sharing a look with Phil, he quickly covered up the carvings once more as Melinda turns her attention towards the locked door.

"Yes!"

"Wanted to mention that dinner is ready."

Simmons voice spoke from the other side, turning her attention towards the clock that had been placed on the desk, Melinda realized that they had been in the office longer than she had thought.

"Thank you, Simmons."

Melinda calls back, hearing the young biochemist walking away from the door once more. Moving towards the door, she unlocked it once more before looking over her shoulder. Phil was looking at the wall, it was clear that his mind was somewhere else.

"Do I need to worry about another attack?"

"No, I was just thinking about something else."

He answered, turning to look at her once more. Together they walk down to the common room, seeing that everyone had already shown up. Taking her seat, her eyes lands on Fitz who is sitting by himself once more. She knew that Skye had asked him not to at least try and be part of the group once more, she knew however it was going to take him a little while.

"Has anyone seen Skye? She wasn't in her bunk, and I couldn't find her anywhere in the base."

Simmons asks once Phil joins the table, since her eyes was kept on Fitz, Melinda could see how he shrinks down at the mention of Skye.

"Skye is at the moment doing work off base."

She answers, keeping it short and leaving no room for more questions. Melinda could see how the agent around the table looks at one another. Silence fell over the table after that as everyone eat their food. Hearing a phone signal ringing in the room, Melinda could see Fritz freeze up once more and she rolls her eyes. She had a strong feeling about who the caller is.

"You can take it, just tell her that I will call her later for a mission report."

Melinda tells him with a small smile, at all clear, Fitz was on his feet and through the doors, phone to his ear the moment he passes the door. She smiles slightly at his happiness before shaking her head, she could feel the others eye on her, she ignores it for now. They would learn the truth when the moment comes.