Chapter 1: Skye and Jemma

Authors Note: Alright guys. Some of you might have noticed me leaving kudos for days on your work. I've decided to try my hand at writing. This is my first fic ever so feedback would be lovely, but obviously I'm learning as I go. So play nice. I can take it if you guys have suggestions on how to make it better or something I'm doing wrong. Obviously I sadly don't own Agents of SHIELD or the characters. But Skyeward is ruining my life and I feel the need to write it out. I have the first few Chapters written. We'll see how this goes. Wish me luck! Enjoy!

Skye had been an orphan ever since she could remember. She knew nothing of her parents and decided at a young age that her name would be Skye because it was endless and full of possibilities. The nuns went along with it because in reality they didn't know her name anyways. She was placed at the doorstep of the orphanage in a basket as a very young baby and encouraged her to be her own person.

When Skye turned 18 they gave her the opportunity to stay at the orphanage if she assumed the responsibilities of an employee. She was mostly expected to clean and help with the children. She had tried to cook and the nuns quickly decided it was in everyone's best interest and safety if she did nothing more in the kitchen than make cereal. It worked for the best anyways as the kids were attracted to her like a magnet. They loved playing games with her (Battleship being a favorite) and the new arrivals would always seem to attach themselves to her. Being an orphan that was always returned to the orphanage hadn't jaded her at all. She was optimistic that it was all due to some greater power and everything would work out for the best. She radiated positive energy and it was her positive energy that had attracted her best friend Jemma Simmons to her.

Jemma was a gorgeous Brit who was visiting the states with her parents. They were busy at medical conferences and since she had graduated a few years ago at 16 due to a high intellect was allowed to accompany them to the states for the 6 months they were to be out here. She had developed a love of medicine and spent her time volunteering as a nurse for the orphanage. She ended up loving it so much that when her parents when back to the UK, she decided to stay and test her luck in the states. She was a year older than Skye and once Skye became a collegue, she found they ended up in the same places at the same times and discovered they mutually enjoyed the company of the other. They both lived at the orphange and found that they surprisingly didn't tire of each other. Skye considered Simmons a sister of sorts, and in all honesty Simmons felt the same way about her. They were inseperable and could always be found playing with the children or laughing amongst themselves during the day.

Late at night their sanctuary was the front of the orphanage. There was a grassy patch that was lit by a street lamp, perfect for reading aloud to each other or telling each other stories of their childhood. Sometimes they would lose track of time, planning on saving their money to get a place together that they could call their own. She loved the idea of going places and had always found computers could take her anywhere and were capable of anything. It was peaceful late at night and was welcomed as a nice change from the chaos that was orphan children during the day. Between keeping the children entertained and each of them performing their duties as employees, they would welcome the cool grass out front to lie back in exhausted.

It was late one particular night when they found themselves finishing up a romantic book about a man whisking a woman away from her ho-hum life in a small town. They giggled to themselves thinking that the small town in the book sounded like the one that they were living in now.

"Oh how I wish a man would come whisk us away, Jem. Don't get me wrong. I love volunteering here, but I've lived here all my life and would love my own place with a life somewhere away from the orphanage."

"I'm tellin ya, Skye. In a few more months we should have enough money to get a small place here in town. I like the small-town USA life here and I don't mind working as the orphanage nurse, but it would be nice to start my own practice out here. I think I could pass the medical tests to get my credentials to open a clinic out here. The closest one is miles away!"

It was during that conversation that movement caught their eyes. There was a figure slowing walking down the other side of the road from the orphanage. Looking at the clock tower at the orphange they noticed it was 1am. Nobody in town roamed around this late.

"Who could it be?" whispered Jemma.

"I haven't seen him in town before, but man he is gorgeous! I'd like to learn who he is!".

Jemma just shook her head and giggled at Skye's response. She definitely had a type. And the muscular man accross the street fit the bill. They watched as he kept his head down and his hands in his pockets. Once he got past the orphanage he walked up the path towards the huge mansion up the hill. It was at that point they realized he must be the mysterious bachelor that moved into the mansion up the hill earlier in the week. They had heard people in town talking about seeing activity, but had yet to actually meet the bachelor that lived inside. Skey decided it would now be her mission to try to bump into the man, and what kind of best friend would Jemma be if she left her to do it alone?