Skye's POV
"Every decision you make from here on out have consequences. So be warned..." Ward said, trying to sound intimidating. "The kiddie gloves are off!" Oh, I'm so scared...not!
"G7!" I said watching as Ward slowly closed his eyes in disappointment.
"Hit."
"Yes! Ha!" I said, punching the air. "So, explain to me again what this has to do with my training?" I asked. I couldn't understand it. Hydra would never have allowed anything like this.
"It's important for every S.O. to evaluate their student's thought process," Ward explained. I gave him a look, not sure if I believed it.
"Mm-Hmm."
"And I like board games. B10," Ward added.
"Nope. This isn't thinking, this is stabbing in the dark. But, it's nice to take a break from the workouts," I commented. I had been using the fact I never slept to my advantage to do two sets of training - the dulled down version with Ward, and my own secondary one when everyone was asleep - so that I could keep me and my powers up to speed.
"Well, you deserve a break."
I gave him a surprised look. Was that a compliment?!
"I got to give Coulson credit. I would never have pegged a hacker as a good fit, but – you're picking things up pretty fast."
I gave him a pleased smile. "Did you just give me a compliment?"
"I...no, I made a comment," Ward tried to recover.
"Yeah, a kind one!" I said while he tried to shrug it off. "Did it physically hurt to do that?" I laughed as I leaned forward with a worried look. "Do you need an icepack?" I giggled as I managed to make him laugh. "Wow! A compliment and a smile!"
"Comment," Ward corrected quickly. I rolled my eyes.
"I don't want to ruin the moment, but I'm going to have to respond with...G4!"
Ward looked down at his board and what little grin was there disappeared, however, my own grin grew. Ward was wearing a pouting look as he sighed.
"Say it, Ward!" I leaned in close and wiggled my brows. "Say it!"
When he spoke, his voice was low and he mumbled; though I also noticed a roughness to his voice as his eyes gleamed at me; taking in our proximity and my words. He finally said it. "You sank my battleship."
I laughed and pumped my arms into the air in excitement.
"Yes!"
Ward bent forward and reset his board. "All right, best 2 out of 3," He said.
"I beat you," I pointed out. We argued and teased each other as we set up our boards and started another round. I was quite surprised to find that we had been getting along rather well these last few weeks.
We looked up as the beep of an alarm rang through the lounge. We slowly got up and headed to the Planning Room to learn what our latest case would be along with the rest of the team.
"Chan Ho Yin. Just a struggling street performer until a few years ago, when Mr. Chan began to exhibit moderate pyrokinetic abilities," Coulson said as he began to fill us in.
"So what gave him powers?" asked Fitz. I looked over; curious to know as well, since I had a little control over fire myself - just nothing major yet since I refused to practice it.
"It's still under investigation, but Chan did live near the decommissioned Wan Tai Nuclear Plant when it caught fire. To our knowledge, no other nearby residents have exhibited similar traits," Coulson answered.
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The Avenger's Soul
FanfictionBilly doesn't know what her powers are. She has too many to count. She was taken by HYDRA when she was just a little girl and ever since then, they have been experimenting on her and training her alongside the Winter Soldier. In a world where every...