Chapter 3
"What the hell Coulson, who is this kid?" as soon as May and y/n were out of earshot, Daisy complained to Phil.
"Skye, I believe you two calling her that is the problem" he pointed out
"It’s Daisy, sir" she corrected him for the millionth time this day "and every person below drinking age is a kid to me"
"Well that kid was my only choice, without that kid, you would be dead" he couldn't understand where this was coming from.
"The driving style could've get us all killed, no need of HYDRA for that" Hunter continued to complain
"I'm aware of the driving style and I will talk about it with her, this would not go unnoticed" he nodded to the agents
"Good" Hunter agreed
"But, once you two get back we will have a serious conversation about following orders and manners towards my consultants. See you soon" he sternly ended the conversation before cutting the transmission.
"Well fuck" she sighed rubbing her forehead.
"Who the hell is this kid?" Hunter crossed his arms still annoyed
"Let's find out" she took her computer and started to look for any information on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s database.
She usually is really fast about looking for things like this, but information about y/n, none. No records, nothing.
"Damn it" she muttered
"Nothing?" He asked her
"Nada" she scrunched her brows thinking "well, Coulson contacted the kid, he must have something in his file" she figured there would be a tie or phone call records, something she could trace back to a number or identification. She searched in the Director's file and there was no record of someone named y/n. She also searched for the most recent phone calls made from the base, the one she could find were to known assets and organizations.
"How old do you think she is? She asked him
"No more than 22" he guessed.
"Well searching in that age range... there's nothing" she typed some adjustments and expanded the search "let's assume a bigger number, say 24"
No match
"25?"
No match
"26"
Daisy Johnson- read on the list shown on the screen, she was the only agent in that age, the rest of the people in there were kids from agents.
"Well good to know I'm the youngest here" she scoffed
"Then go lower, maybe the kid of some agent?" Hunter suggested
"22"
No match
"21"
No match
"20"
No match
"19"
Names and faces started to appear on the screen, but there was no match for any y/n or guessed age.
"These are kids from retired agents, they signed off after the whole HYDRA fiasco, and I'm sure the next ones we find would be the same case.
"18"
No match
"17"
No match
"16"
No match
"15?" He suggested scratching his head with a confused look on his face.
"Really? You think younger?" She wasn't convinced, Y/n was young but, that young?
"Well either she is a kid or a pubescent, but older isn't an option" she concluded.
No match
"Are we even sure her name is y/n?" He doubted the information they were dealing with.
"Well Coulson said that name, and she introduced herself with it" she remembered
"Well, then let's just ask Mack, he knows who she is" he gave up looking for it themselves.
"Right, May too, I mean, calling her Mellie, there's a connection there" she was sure May knew this kid "I mean, the kid is still alive after calling her that"
"Yeah, that's impossible" he agreed
"Let's go and ask Mack" she stood up to make their way to the cargo hold where Mack was checking on the vehicle they almost died in.
"5 minutes to base, buckle up" May announced from the cockpit through the speaker.
"Well I guess we'll ask Coulson himself" she huffed strapping herself in the seat
The Zephyr landed on the hangar where Coulson was waiting. Everyone gathered in front of him as they got off from the plane.
"Extraction team, good job" he told Piper, Davis, J.J and Martin. "We are doing a supply run, so inventory on the Zephyr please. After you're done, go to Fitz, he has some new toys he would like to show you" he ordered
"Copy that, sir" Piper answered for everyone, the others nodded to him and went back to the Zephyr.
"Strike team, my office, we'll debrief there" he gave the order. "May" he nodded to her, they were always able to communicate without words.
May just nodded and started walking, Mack and Hunter behind her.
Daisy just stood there with her arms crossed.
"Agent Johnson, is there something wrong?" He asked. He knew there was, but he also knew the best way to apporach her, so he gave her an opportunity.
"Oh there is something wrong" she stressed
Y/n was standing a few feet away, not being part of a team, or agent, there were no orders for them. Intrigued by the development of this meeting, she just kept her mouth shut.
"And I'm pretty sure what it is, so go to my office and I'll deal with it" he dismissed her, but wihtout making her feel bad of course.
"Yes, sir" she grumbled and started walking away.
When she was almost out of earshot she heard. "Just like your mother, kid" so she turned her head around quickly enough to see them hug, just the way he always hugs her, including the head cradle.
Daisy's mind began to race, Coulson had a kid? Is he married? His file has no record of any kid or wife.
A ping of jealousy filled her gut. She knew Coulson considered her his daughter, his family. Her brain knew that, but seeing them like that, calling this girl “kid”, defending her from not being heard just the way he used to do with herself, felt like betrayal.
She quickly turned around and left before they could see her. She arrived at Coulson's office and stood beside May. She was still her SO, nothing could change that, even though it seemed this y/n already knew May and called her Mellie. She was down to one mentor (parent, as she likes to picture them in her head, and as they appear in her dreams) she wasn't going to lose Melinda too.
"Daisy, Hunter" May started with her typical stern voice. Both agents stood straight in front of her. “Could you explain why you were late to pick us up?”
Both agents kept quiet. They were now aware that May knew this girl, so any attempt at complaining about her would be futile.
“Did you encounter any Hydra threats on your way to the extraction point?” She gave them a chance to explain their side of the situation.
“No ma'am, we didn't,” Hunter admitted. Great leave the hard job for me you idiot, Daisy thought.
“It was a misunderstanding, it took us by surprise to see someone that young behind the wheel” Daisy admitted, she might as well come clean to May, she knew nothing good ever came out when lying to her SO.
“Even though you had direct orders to get into that vehicle” It wasn’t much of a question but May wanted to let them know the real issue here.
“even then” Daisy valiantly answered with her head high.
May would not show it right in that moment, but damn, how she felt proud of Daisy, facing her responsibilities, not hiding from consequences. “let it be this be a warning, see that it doesn’t happen again”
“Yes ma’am” Both of them answered, Hunter almost let out a sigh of relief. Daisy not so much, now it was worse that her SO told her off because of that girl. She felt she was losing May as well.
"Everyone, good job. We recovered some valuable intel on unknown HYDRA bases so we all have some work ahead of us" Coulson said as soon as he entered his office with y/n on tow.
"Now, Daisy and Hunter, do I need to remind you of the importance of following orders?" he raised an eyebrow towards their direction.
"No, sir" both agents answered
"I'm sure agent May already addressed the issue so I won't get into it again" he was happy y/n was there, he didn't wanted to ruin the moment, and he trusted May handled the issue.
"Now, on other matters, I would like to introduce you to your ride" he began so y/n got closer to him.
"This is my niece, y/n" voice full of pride and with a smile on his face.
The jealousy and worry about losing a parent figure or being replaced disappeared from Daisy but a whole other thoughts and questions arose.
"Hi everyone" she smiled
"You know May and Mack, this is Daisy and Hunter" he introduced her
"Niece?" Daisy asked and was interrupted when she wanted to recite the list of question now rolling around in her head.
"And don’t bother about looking through our records” he clarified “After one mission involving out of this world technology in 1995, Fury recruited me for his team, he told me the risks of joining him, so my only request was for erase everybody from my file". He explained everything before Daisy even got the chance to ask the very clear questions written all over her face in that moment.
"And only a few agents knew about us, so it wasn't a big deal" y/n shrugged
"How old are you?" Hunter asked
"Does it matter?" Y/n went into defensive mode.
"Y/n" Coulson warned
"Fine, I'm 20" y/n narrowed her eyes, challenging for a comeback
"At least you're not old enough to drink so no drunken accidents when you drive" he sighed
"Okay Hunter that's enough, everybody dismissed" Coulson stopped any fight before it started
"Daisy, why don't you show y/n around and find an empty bunk, she would be staying with us for a couple of weeks" May ordered her, she knew something was up with her protegée so this was the chance to work it out
"Yes, ma'am" Daisy reluctantly agreed "come on" she nodded towards y/n.
Both of them were silently walking the long hallways, y/n with her bag around her shoulder and her empty hand inside her pocket. Daisy just walked like agent May, poker face and murder stride.