If Nothing...

Ward

I wipe my nose eyeing the blood painting my finger. The boy convulses in fear.

He screams as he charges. I sidestep,sticking my foot and letting him trip.

He flies forward,his face slamming into the cold hard concrete.

Roars and triumphant cries erupt from the throats of the men standing around us watching the fight.

The boy does not move. Maybe he's dead.

I prefer it this way.

I walk around the circle demanding my pay for the fight,collecting multiple hundered dollar bills from the ragged and rough looking men.

I stuff the money into my pocket,and shove the men aside.

"Get out or I start shooting!"When they don't move I snatch the gun from the table I stand beside and fire a few shots in the air.

"Get outta here you bastards. I won't say it again."

They exit the are in an unrully manner,screaming and yling hateful responses to my threat.

I shoot a man in the head,laughing as he falls to tbe ground.

"What was that you were saying."

I laugh as they run from the building, frightened that they too will end up like their filthy scoundrel friend.

I laugh as I take a swig from the scotch bottle.

I smile as she emerges from the small hallway that leads to a series of offices and bathrooms.

She wears a black leather jacket with a small black crop top beneath it. Her pants are ripped at the knees and her boots are faded.

Her eyes are heavily made up with black eyeliner and on her hands are fingerless gloves in which are studded with silver spikes.

"You look nice."I say taking another swig.

"We have a mission."She states flatly.

She slides the cellphone from her pocket holding it out to me.

I snatch it from her,reading the encryption code on the screen.

I throw the phone at the wall watching as it shatters into small fragemnts of glass and metal.

Skye looks down at her phone,her face lacking any emotion.

"You know how long she's been back?"

"Few weeks is what I heard from Jonas."

I laugh.

Double over in laughter.

Tears form in my eyes.

Run outta breath.

The whole nine.

I stand up straight,trying to catch my breath."She's back,huh?"I spit blood to the ground.

Skye nods.

I clench my jaw."Damn good son of a bitch,I tell you. Come back from the dead."

"Damn good son of a bitch she is."I turn looking back at Jonas,my face twisting in disgust.

"The hell'd you get here."

"Few seconds ago. Look good,Daisy."

He traces her collarbone with his finger and Skye watches hin,never moving. Only now does she show any form of emotion.

She is frightened by his presence.

She remembers him.

"What're you doing here. Better yet,how the hell did you find me?"

"Sniffed you out."He says with a laugh.

"What do you want? Elektra send you to kill me?"

"Elektra and I are at odds right now."He turns to face me."So no. But that killing doesn't sound so bad."

"You know I'm not scared o' you,kid."

"Oh I know. That's something I hate about you,Ward."

"What do you want?"

He points at Skye."Right now I'm pretty interested in her."

"What did Yelena send you here for."

"Hold on,Grant,don't go jumping to conclusions. Who says Yelena sent me. Who says this isn't just a,"He disappears in a flash of movement only to reappear right in front of me."pop-by?"He smiles.

"Did she send you?"

"You know damn well she did."

I spit in his face."Tell her that's what I think of her proposal."

He wipes his hand down his face,a look of pure disgust claiming his features.

"I don't think she'll enjoy that response."

"That's the point."

He laughs."I don't think you understand what I am saying here."

"What does she need me for?"

"What the hell do you think she needs you for Ward? You may be dumb,but you aren't that dumb. There are utterly lightless fools out here,don't be one of them."

"I don't want anything to do with her. And if she really wanted me on,she would have come herself."

"Who said I wasn't?"She steps from behind Skye,swathed in black."Nice to see you again,Grant."

"I don't do reconciliation."

"I hadn't been looking for it."She steps up to me."I'm here on buisness,not pleasure."

"I don't want anything to do with you or your mind games."

"I have no intention of playing any games this round. I've learned from my mistakes, and I don't plan to make anymore. You make your own decisions,but I need you,Ward. We need to finish the Hand once and for all if we have any chance of putting either of our orginizations back on the map. Perhaps this a new era for the both of us. Heirs to our predecessors thrones. Joining for a new orginization. We slam S.H.I.E.L.D with something they never knew could happen."

I step closer to her."How do I know you won't do me just like you did the Hand?"

"My word won't do you any good will it?"

"No."

"What do you want?"

"You cross me,I kill you publicly like you killed everyone in those executions."

She clenches her jaw and looks up at me."You have my word."

"First mission?"

Yelena looks back at Skye."Back to Kunsazi. You and her are gonna give S.H.I.E.L.D a reason to pay the Hand a visit. Jonas?"Yelena acknowledges.

"Yes?"

"You're gonna make our girls want you more than ever."

"How?"

"Lure them out."Yelena says with a smile.