Autum leaves.
Autumn Leaves. Richard Clayderman.
The week starts with a humongous mess, the dogs find the way to unlock the cupboard making a disaster inside, all would have been well, if those two had not eaten Coulson's Twinkies, but they did it, so the assault ends with both flurry girls locked in the cargo bay, one director so pissed off and everyone laughing like mad behind the Director 's back.
Two days afterwards, some encrypted signal makes the Playground burst of joy, the Quinjet was coming back home, but sadly they don't have Simmons with them. When the plane finally was back Coulson was the most happy, having May in home, and Skye safe at their side, he can breath in peace.
For the next hours all the agents had to blend in to the Medical ward for the monthly check up. The two girls take out her guns out when they see Grant out of the Vault, the poor one just smiles sadly and Fitz quickly guide him back to the basement without to say any word. Both girls try to avoid the checkup, but one single word from the Director makes them blend in.
Three big bruises, one broken rib, few nasty scars and a very bad temper are May's results, nothing than vitamins , regular food and a lot of rest can't cure. Skye was another story... cuts, bruises, old scars, tons of angry thoughts and no intentions to heal. After the blood samples, the girl skips the medicines, and run directly to the gym, to throw out her frustrations.
By night Alicia starts to register the new data on every file, and later she tries to isolate the GH-325 particle in Coulson's and Skye's fresh samples of blood. She wasn't surprised with the results, the amount of particles in every sample fluctuate and in Skye's case, always linked to her frame of mind. This time, with some luck Ali can start the new amount of analysis, with Simmons's old toys and Fitz's help maybe, just maybe, she can find a "cure", because she knows they are running against time.
Inside the Vault, Grant was playing with Matilda 's orange ball throwing the item against the wall. The dog was in the small bed, curling her tail over her face and nose, keeping herself warm in a typical Husky pose. Since the day Alicia has introduced the dogs to them, Matilda adopt him and Kala makes the same with Fitz. For Ward, seeing the scientist with 27.5 inches of Bernese Cattle dog behind him all the time, always playing and jumping trying to chew the D.W.A.R.F.S or his tablet, always make him laugh.
"Did you imagine she can forgive me Matty?" one angry growl was her answer " Ok, Miss Matilda, sorry, " he laugh, that dog hates the nicknames, " Did you think she can forgive me? Simply, why she has to, right? I am a monster, a murderer, " he said almost crying, like every time he thinks of her."Did you see her? She was more beautiful than I remember, her hair was longer and more curly... but her eyes... Matilda, there's something dark in her gorgeous eyes, and that was because of me, I broke her heart, I took her innocence. And her arms, looks like May was training her a lot, but she was hurting herself too, I can see that, and I'm worried..." he throws the ball angrily, never in his life he experiences so much frustration, he knows how much the rage can destroy a soul he knows it, and that makes him sad, and angry, because he can't do anything to help her.
Upstairs in the fourth room on the right hall, Skye hijack the feed system like she does when she was awake at that time, and like always, he was talking about her, how much of that words are true?, the anger burst again on her, why? Why he always was in her mind confusing everything, why? Why after all those days far from him, she was missing him like the very first day. Skye let her tablet in the Gym 's floor and punches the black bag until her knuckles are covered in blood, until she feels like every bone in her body aches in pain, but nothing can calm her wrath, how that can be, if the person who she most hate in the world, was herself.
In the director's bunk, the darkness of the night helps him to conceal the terror running freely in his veins, but the sweat on his face betray him, and the quiet noises, screaming in his throat transformed him in the same prisoner, the same lost person, the one who needs her to feel himself human.
Her body aches with every movement at her side, but like she already knows, he has those nightmares almost every night, the soothing movements of her hand on the side of his face help him to get calm, slowly she dried the sweat over his temples and calling his name sweetly helps him to be awake.
"Hi"she said smiling at him sleeply.
"Hi, did I wake you up again?" she stay in silence, and he can't see it clearly, but he knows she was rolling her eyes because his dumb question "Sorry?"
"Don't worry" she smiles "Did you miss me?"
"Too much, please never go away for so long" he begs with a sad funny face
"Dumbass" they laugh, but he was right, she misses him so much too, and weirdly, that physically hurts her.
"I love you Melinda May" he wishper getting more closer to her "I always love you since the very first day"
"I know Phillip, I..." She try to say the same, but for some reason she can't say the words.
"Hey, It's OK, I know that too, I know you love me" he said kissing her hair slowly, she smiles against her pillow.
"Oh yes Mr. Smart one? How do you know that?"
"I know it because your eyes say it to me every day when you look at me, you said that with every smile you gave me, with every kiss, with every touch... so yes, Melinda May, I know you love me, just like I love you"
"Phil..."
"I love you, I understand if you can't say the words, you show me the same and that's OK"
" I wish I can..."
"You don't need... you can show me..." he said with a playful smirk
"Phil!" She said laughing.
"At least I can try..."
"Phil!"
"Alright, I will not say it again... but I can show you my love"
"Oh yes? How?" She asks turning her bidy to face him in the dark.
"I can kiss you, here" he said touching briefly her nose with his lips
"Phil..." she whishpers slowly
"I can touch you here..."
"Phil..." she said shivering when his hand slowly traces the contours of her arm
"Or here..." he said drawing down his hand slowly
" Phillip!" She said and he chuckles
"It's working?"
"Shut up and kiss me you dork!" He laughs sweetly, doing exactly what she orders.
A few minutes later, all the pain in her body was replaced by joyful sensations making her forget her fears and remorses, maybe, having him so tight goes against her medical orders, but right now, she needs him all body and soul, inside, over, with... because she needs to love him to feel herself alive as well.
The sun was rising outside, the morning, looks happier for everyone, but not for Alicia Blythe, for her today was another day to hate, another day to fight against the rage inside , against that need to go back in time and have the chance to kill that man with her bare hands, another day to hate Phillip just a bit, because when he kills Garret, he took that right to her. Today was another day hating the same date, another anniversary without him. Alicia cries herself the first hours of the day, and later, acts like nothing happen. She gets up slowly like she usually does, feed the dogs and later, she took them to walk around the Playground, checking everything, just in case. Since the last security violation attempt they're walking on eggshells, avoiding almost every contact with the exterior world.
Matilda was the only one capable to exteriorize her pain, acting like she knows the exact date, she sits in front of the door in the cargo bay, waiting, crying softly, growling sadly... who knows, she has all the right in the world to miss her human father after all...
Coulson surprise Alicia with a small ceremony in the afternoon, all of them; except Skye; had lost someone inside the Triskelion, they write their names in paper sheets, pray for them and talk about them, remembering the small things their friends do when they're alive. Alicia thought on Eve, Diana, Giles, Jack, Liam, Rose... all her young and beloved friends.
Coulson remembers Mark, Hanna, Ivy, Robbie, Carl and Hameed, all loyal Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Both dogs howl sadly when every name was named, the crying sound brakes Alicia entirely, and for everyone; except Grant; that was the first time they see the rude and silent doctor express something.
Everyone goes in silence to their bunks after that.
Four weeks later.
Like every day, when no one was around, Ward and Ali are sitting inside the Vault chatting about their past, but this time, someone was also hiding in the dark, listening to the things they talk, that shadow was ready to attack, a few hours later, the poor doctor was the one who met all her rage, when one hard slap throws her to the ground.
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