Finally Got
You
Summary: It was the tattoo that
got him. Sky learns that losing all inhibition when it comes to love, is really
not so bad after all.
Challenge#1:
Challenge#2:
This story
came from the challenges at CathyD’s Sky/Syd website. As soon as I read the
challenge, little plot bunnies started to form and this is the result. It’s
been awhile since I’ve written a Sky/Syd fic, and I really struggled writing
this, so constructive criticism is really appreciated. Keep in mind that I may
have lost my touch where Sky/Syd is concerned. Aiii…
Not overly
graphic, but rated M just incase.
Dedication: To Kim, because
no one else in the world understands my obsession with Sky/Syd better than she
does. And this was meant to come out on her birthday. So… Happy Belated Birthday,
my dear! (hehe)
Disclaimer: Really, really
broke college student. Please don’t sue. I own nothing you recognize.
xxx
“Are you
seriously going to do it?”
Her roommate
stared at her with a look of disbelief in her eyes. Syd stared right back at
her with a confident, if not a little devious, smirk on her face. Z regarded
her with a little apprehension and skepticism. The pink ranger’s plan was a
little kooky and definitely took a lot of guts. While she knew that the pink
ranger could pull it off, she wasn’t sure that the outcome would be what was
desired. What if Sky didn’t fall for it?
“Of course!”
Z let out a
sigh. “Not that I care, but what if it blows up in your face?”
“Why would
it?” Syd gave her a look that spoke volumes. The pink ranger was definitely
going to go through with her plans and nothing was going to stop her, that
much was clear.
The yellow
ranger shrugged. “I don’t know - so much could go wrong.”
“Well, on the
bright side, so much could go right.”
“You got a
point there.”
“And besides,
don’t you think it’s about time Sky and I got things straightened out?” The
pink ranger got off her bed and headed towards her dresser. She admired her
reflection in her mirror that hung on the wall. She ran a hand through her long
blonde hair and pulled it too the side. She studied the way it made her look.
“We’ve been dancing around our feelings for too long. Now that Gruumm’s gone
and he’s finally been promoted to red ranger – there’s really nothing standing
in our way anymore, is there?”
“Do you think
seducing him is really the answer?” Z sounded doubtful. “I mean, maybe getting
laid might get that stick that’s shoved up his ass outta there once and for
all, but won’t things be weird afterwards?”
“Not if things
go according to plan,” Syd turned away from the mirror and threw a nonchalant
glance at her roommate. “Trust me, I have so many tricks up my sleeve. All men
are the same – they have needs and Sky is no different, he definitely has no
chance against me.”
The yellow
ranger laughed for the first time since she had heard the pink ranger’s plan.
“Alright, if you need any help, you know who you can count on!”
Syd grinned.
“Thanks! You never know when that can come in handy. Sky might prove to be a
little difficult.”
“Well, good
luck. I think you’re going to need it.”
“You totally
underestimate me.”
xxx
It started off
as a normal Wednesday morning.
He had woken
up, gone for his normal routine of running five miles and weight lifting before
showering and putting on his new red ranger uniform. He then proceeded to go in
for a debriefing with the Commander and then worked on the training schedules
for the D-level cadets before arriving for his shift at the Command Centre. All
in all, it was a perfectly normal morning.
His normal
routine was drastically interrupted when it came time to train with his own
team.
Bridge had
come into the gym in his usual spastic manner. Sky had felt a little nostalgic
at seeing his friend wear his old color but had brushed off that fact quickly
enough. He had enjoyed being the blue ranger but now he was red – that was
something he had always wanted and now, had finally achieved his dream. He was
happy being red. Z had come in seconds after Bridge had, wearing her usual
workout clothes consisting of black sweat pants and a yellow tank top over a
grey t-shirt. For some reason, the yellow ranger had thrown him a smirk before
starting to spar with the blue ranger. Not even bothering to figure out what
that smirk meant, Sky had just shaken his head and proceeded to stretch.
He hadn’t
expected for the pink ranger on his team to come into practice, looking so
incredibly sexy. Sydney had come in wearing a simple pink t-shirt and training
shorts, showing off her long and tanned legs. Her hair was in its usual waves,
tied back into a long ponytail. Her face was void of makeup with the exception
of the palest pink lip gloss on her lips. She flashed him a smile as she walked
past and he could faintly smell something resembling strawberries – his favorite
fruit.
Sydney had
chosen a spot directly in front of him to stretch. Her front was facing him and
he couldn’t help but stare at her as she leaned over and her shirt slightly
dipped down. He could see a red lacy bra strap across her right shoulder and
his breath hitched. Without meaning too, Sky’s imagination began to soar. The
pink ranger suddenly straightened and looked at him right in the eye and he
froze – she had caught him staring down her shirt. He was sure that he was
going to get a fistful of iron to his face in a nanosecond for being… such a
guy.
And then to
his big surprise, Syd grinned and winked.
He couldn’t
help it, his face turned red enough to match his red workout shirt.
Sky had a
feeling that it was going to be an extremely long training session.
xxx
“I can’t
believe you actually did that.”
Syd smirked at
her roommate as she saw the growing respect in the yellow ranger’s eyes. “It
was nothing.”
“Still, that
was pretty brave. I could never willingly let a guy look down my shirt – I’d
beat them up before they even have a chance to try.”
She shrugged.
“It’s no big deal when you’ve been a model. I’ve worn way less than just a
t-shirt and shorts. I need to use my looks to my advantage. When it comes to
Sky, nothing can be left up to chance.”
The yellow
ranger held up her hands. “Touché.”
The pink
ranger headed towards her dresser, just as there was a knock at their door.
Bridge entered their room with a flourish and headed towards the yellow
ranger’s bed and sitting down next to Z. “Yes, please come in,” Z said
sarcastically. She wrinkled her nose. “You stink. Did you shower yet, Bridge?”
The blue
ranger was munching on a piece of toast that he had brought with him. “Sorry,”
he mumbled. “Not yet. I just wanted to find out what was up. Syd was sending
Sky major flirt signals today in training. And don’t try denying it! I know
what I saw… or felt… or… touched?” The blue ranger trailed off in thought
before he shook his head. “So, what gives?”
“If you must
know, Bridgey,” Syd straightened from her dresser as she pulled out a fluffy
soft pink towel. “I’ve decided that it’s time for my relationship with Sky to
move a step forward. I’m sick of just waiting around for Sky to make the first
move, so I’m doing it myself.”
“In other
words, she wants to seduce him into doing the horizontal tango with her. Well
put, Syd. Well put!” Z clapped. “Girl Power!”
Both Bridge
and Syd stared at the yellow ranger. Z shrugged, “What? I’m being supportive!”
“Thanks Z,”
the pink ranger gave her roommate a sincere smile. “But you didn’t need to do
that… cheer... or whatever you call it.”
The yellow
ranger shrugged once more.
“What’s with
the towel?” Bridge asked as he finished off his toast.
The pink
ranger’s devious smile was back. “You’ll see.” She slipped off her shirt and
shorts, revealing a red lacy bra and matching panties underneath. Both Bridge
and Z immediately avoided looking at her, with the blue ranger even going as
far as to cover his eyes with his hands. “Syd!” Z exclaimed. “What are you doing?”
“Oh, come on,”
Sydney rolled her eyes. “You guys, lingerie is no big deal. You’ve all seen the
photos of me modeling them before.”
“Umm… well,”
Bridge sputtered, his eyes still covered. The pink ranger could see a blush
starting to form on his face. “It’s not about the lingerie really…well… yeah,
it kinda is… but… you’re practically walking around half naked! Actually, it’s
more than just half naked! I don’t think the Commander is going to like that
much if he catches you.”
The pink
ranger shrugged. “Whatever. Who says he’s going to catch me? All the rangers’
rooms are in one area – and need I remind you, this is an area that’s private?
Only the rangers and the Commander have access to our rooms. The Commander
never comes into our rooms and Sky’s room is just across the hall. The only
ones who will see me, are you guys,” she paused. “And Sky.”
“You still
can’t walk around like that, Syd!” Z protested. “I may supportive of your plan
but I don’t want you getting a bad reputation around the Academy.”
“Who says I’m
going to walk around the Academy like this?” Syd asked as she wrapped her towel
around herself. She grinned. “I’m going to take my shower in Sky’s room.”
That got her
teammates’ attention. The yellow ranger turned to face her just as Bridge
uncovered his eyes. The blue ranger breathed a sigh of relief as he saw that
his teammate was semi-covered. “You’re going to… what?” They asked at
the same time.
“You heard
me.”
“And what
exactly are you going to tell him?” Z looked doubtful. “You can’t just go into
his room looking like that without an explanation.”
“Well, that’s
the easy part,” Syd looked nonchalant. “I’ll just tell him that you guys are
using the showers and that there isn’t one available except for his. He knows I
don’t like being dirty.” She took one more look in the mirror before her
expression became determined and she started to head towards the door.
“I just have
one more thing to ask,” Bridge’s question stopped her and she turned to face
one of her best friends. “Why are you doing this?”
She took a moment
to think, but the answer came to her just as easily. “I’m tired of being lonely
and in love with Sky. I know he has feelings for me – I can see it in his eyes.
I’m sick of just waiting, what am I waiting for? We’ve finally defeated Gruumm,
his life long dream of being red ranger came true – why do we still have to
dance around our feelings? I want to go on dates, none of those stupid short
conversations that we always seem to have but still manage to learn and decide
nothing about our relationship. Don’t you think it’s time we fully live our
lives now that our biggest threat is gone?” She paused and grinned. “And
besides, I have needs too!”
“Wow Syd,” Z
murmured. “That was pretty deep – until that last sentence, that is.”
“I’m done
waiting,” the pink ranger repeated. “It’s now or never. If things don’t work
out, then I’ll move on, but hopefully it won’t come to that because that would
mean that I’ve wasted years waiting around for Sky.”
Her friends
stared at her. “Good luck, Syd,” Bridge finally ventured. “If you succeed,
we’ll celebrate with a huge plate of buttery toast!”
She laughed.
“Sounds good, Bridgey! I’ll see you guys later!”
Bridge and Z
watched as the doors slid shut behind the pink ranger. “I hope she knows what
she’s doing,” the yellow ranger murmured.
Bridge
shrugged. “If she’s going to use her looks to her advantage, then I say she
does. You should see some of her modeling photos! I’d say Sky has no chance.”
xxx
Though her
exterior didn’t show it, the pink ranger was a bundle of nerves on the inside.
Her heart was pounding wildly as she made her way towards the red ranger’s
room. She gripped her towel slightly, knowing that she could turn back but
couldn’t bring herself to do so. Before she knew it (the two seconds it took to
get to Sky’s room went by so fast!) she was standing right in front of
his door. She could do this… she had been an actress! All she had to do was
think of this as a movie… and that she and Sky had the leading roles… She took
a deep breath… here goes nothing…
The pink ranger
knocked and when she heard Sky call ‘come in,’ she breezed right in with a
confident smile. The red ranger was sitting on his bed, the SPD handbook in his
hands. Sky looked up as she entered and his face took on a startled expression
as he realized her state of dress. “Hi Sky,” she said, her own expression
molded into the pout that she was famous for. She could get almost anything she
wanted with her pout. “May I use your shower? Yours is the only one available,
Z is using ours and I think Bridge is also currently occupying his.” She let
her towel slip a little, so that part of her bra showed.
Sky seemed to
have trouble breathing. She inwardly smiled as she saw the red ranger swallow.
“Um…sure,” he sputtered. “Go… ahead.”
“Thanks!” She
gave her usual sunny grin and waltzed into the bathroom.
Sky let out a
sigh of relief as Syd turned to go into the bathroom. Her gaze was alluring and
he suspected that if she had stared at him any longer, he would have lost
control and probably have done anything she wanted. Still, he couldn’t help but
stare at her back as the doors to his bathroom began to slide shut. The pink
ranger had just loosened her hair, the blonde waves cascading down her
shoulders and he was suddenly mesmerized as her towel slowly began to slide down
her body. Just before the doors closed, he spotted colorful images on Syd’s
back. He stared at her tattoo in fascination before he noticed that Syd had
turned her head and winked at him, giving him a sultry smile to go with it.
And then the
doors slid shut.
Sky let out a
sigh of relief and collapsed back into his bed. The uncomfortable feeling
raging down in his lower area did not go away.
He didn’t know
which fact shocked him more – the fact that Syd had a tattoo that no one knew
about or the fact that she was currently naked in his bathroom.
The red ranger
had known for sometime that sooner or later, he would have to confirm his
feelings for Syd and admit them to her. There had been a lot of sexual tension
between them ever the diamond incident that he knew wasn’t just one sided. And
ever since then, things hadn’t been the same – there was no way he could ever
go back to the platonic relationship they’d had before they became Power
Rangers.
Sky was sure
he didn’t want to, either. He found her just too attractive and distracting.
He wanted to
move forward, live.
Now if only he
could somehow find a way to tell Sydney and get past the fact that they were
coworkers.
By now, the
shower had stopped and he could slightly hear the pink ranger humming through
the closed doors. How long had she even been in there? He was sure that it had
only been minutes since Syd stepped into his bathroom – a glance at the clock
told him that the pink ranger had been in his shower for twenty minutes. His
guard was instantly up, knowing that Sydney had something up her sleeve.
Or, lack of
sleeve so to speak.
As the doors
to his bathroom slid open, Sky couldn’t help but stare at Syd as she stepped
out, wearing nothing but her towel. Her blonde hair was still wet and dripping
and she was holding her unmentionables in her left hand. She made a very sexy
picture. He swallowed. Desperately, he searched his mind for something to say.
“Uhh… hi.”
Oh, that was
smooth. Real smooth.
The pink
ranger grinned. “Thanks for letting me use your shower, Sky.”
And just like
that, she was gone from his room. The red ranger swore under his breath and
leaned back into his pillows once more, feeling quite aroused. What had he ever
done to deserve this torture?
He needed a
cold shower.
xxx
Z looked up
from her magazine as Syd came back into their room. Her eyes went wide when she
saw the state of dress her roommate was in. “You have got to be kidding me.”
She stared at the pink ranger in disbelief. “You actually let him see you naked?”
The pink
ranger gave her an offended look as she took some clothes out of her dresser
and went to their shared bathroom and changed into them. “Of course not! I have
to leave something to the imagination. All I did was let him take a peek at my
tattoo.”
“Whoa, back
up,” Z set her magazine down. “You have a tattoo?”
Sydney came
out of the bathroom with her towel now wrapped up in her hair. “Sure do, got it
the day we defeated Gruumm, actually.”
“Wow,” the
yellow ranger paused. “So, that’s where you went.”
“It was a
meaningful day,” Syd explained. “Remember the happiness and disbelief we felt
when we won? I remember hugging Sky and when I looked at him, I knew I wanted
forever with him. So, I wanted my tattoo to reflect that.”
Show me,” the
yellow ranger demanded. “I can’t believe you got a tattoo and didn’t tell
anyone!”
The pink
ranger obliged and pulled up her shirt halfway, turning her back towards the
yellow ranger. Z examined it closely. “Nice,” she observed as Syd pulled her
shirt back down. “It suits you.”
The pink
ranger flashed a smile. “Thanks! I love it.”
“So, what are
you going to do next – show up at his room in the middle of the night without
any clothes?” Z looked amused. The yellow ranger was starting to become very
interested in her roommate’s plans. This was the best entertainment that she’d
had since they defeated Gruumm.
Syd didn’t
give her the answer she was looking for. Instead, she picked up her phone and
gave her a confident look. “You’ll see!”
xxx
“Where is
Sydney?”
It was obvious
that the question was directed at her.
Again.
Looking up, Z
gave the red ranger a bored look. It was another morning of torture, as she
liked to put it. She, Sky and Bridge were gathered in the training room and
they had been waiting for the pink ranger to show up for about an hour now. The
three of them had gone ahead and had started their training but they really
couldn’t go all out without Syd – they needed to function as a team now that
they only had four members. The pink ranger had been gone for most of the
morning, it was nearing noon now and Sky was starting to get a little edgy. The
yellow ranger had no idea what her roommate was up too, but she knew being late
was not going to win any brownie points with Sky. She really hoped that
Syd would show up soon, otherwise they would all suffer the wrath of Sky Tate.
In the
meantime, she had to deal with the stick that was still stuck up his ass. Sky
may have come far in her time at SPD, but that stick was still wedged there
tightly – and had been wedged a little more tightly since he had been made red
ranger. Z let out an exasperated sigh. “You’ve asked me that question three
times already, Sky. And each time, you still get the same answer – I have no
clue where she is! I’m not her keeper!”
The red ranger
growled and resumed pacing.
Bridge set
down the barbell that he was currently using and picked up the green towel that
he had lying at the side. “Maybe she’s in trouble?” he suggested.
“Doubtful,” Z
shook her head. “She would’ve paged us if she was in trouble. Or Cruger
would’ve let us know by now.”
“Well, where
is she then?” Sky barked, looking irritated. “Syd should be here in training,
like the rest of us!”
“What are you
talking about?” The pink ranger’s sudden appearance startled all three of them.
“I looked at the training schedule before I left. We had the morning off!”
“What?!” Z sat
up straight and glared at Sky. “We had the morning off? I could’ve
slept in!” The yellow ranger then took a good glance at Syd and stopped
short. Her eyes widened in shock. “Oh my god… what did you do to your hair?”
Bridge and Sky
turned and their jaws dropped. Sydney stood at the entrance of the training
room in her usual SPD uniform trimmed in pink, looking like her usual glamorous
self. That wasn’t what had captured their attention though. The pink ranger
grinned as she walked toward them and ran a hand through her newly dyed (and
straightened!) chocolate locks.
Sky swallowed.
He had thought that Sydney looked amazing as a blonde. That was nothing
compared to how gorgeous she looked as a brunette. The red ranger knew that his
teammate had been contemplating dying her hair for awhile now, but he never
thought that she would actually go through with it. What was he going to
do? It would be even harder to resist her now. Her dark hair made her blue eyes
stand out even more than it did before.
”Do you guys
like it?” Syd tucked a strand of hair behind her left ear.
“It looks
awesome!” Z gushed. “Your hair looks so much better straight!”
Bridge
grinned. “I think you can pull off just about any look, Syd. It’s going to take
some getting used too though.”
The pink
ranger grinned and looked at Sky. “What do you think?” she asked, edging closer
to the red ranger.
Sky
involuntarily took a step back as she neared, causing Bridge and Z to exchange
amused looks. In a way, stepping back was almost instinct. It was almost as if
Sydney had this dangerous alluring quality and once he embraced it, he had a
feeling he would never get back. “Uh… I… it looks… good,” he choked out.
“Thanks guys,”
Syd’s dancing blue eyes told everyone exactly how she was feeling about her new
hair do.
The red ranger
cleared his throat, his moment of ‘weakness’ seemingly over. “Alright, now that
Sydney is here, we can really train.”
Z gave Sky a
look of disbelief. “I don’t think so! We had the morning off! And you pulled us
out of bed to train! We should get the afternoon off.”
“Yeah,” Bridge
paused, wanting to add his complaints but couldn’t seem to come up with any.
“What she said!”
“It’s not my
fault the both of you forgot to check your schedules,” Sky countered smoothly.
“Maybe if you two had woken up early, you would’ve seen the memo.”
“Some of us
don’t wake up at the crack of dawn! Some of us are normal people and like to
get eight hours of sleep every night!” Z argued.
The blue
ranger looked thoughtful at the yellow ranger’s comment. “Can we really be
considered normal when we have special powers?”
Z whirled
around and pinned Bridge with a glare. “That’s beside the point! You’re
supposed to be backing me up!”
Bridge’s
expression turned apologetic and he turned to Sky. “Let us have the afternoon
off… please?”
Sky visibly
softened just a smidge but was still unrelenting. “No, we have to train!”
Watching
Bridge and Z try to convince Sky to give them the afternoon off suddenly gave
the pink ranger an idea. This was most definitely a perfect opportunity to be
alone with Sky for more than ten minutes. Her eyes surveyed the training room;
thinking of all the possible scenarios that could happen… hmm… this could work
to her advantage… a mischievous smirk crossed her lips and she moved forward.
Z and Sky were
still arguing. If her mind hadn’t been so focused on her impromptu plan, she
would’ve been laughing to tears. Both of them were stubborn and if she didn’t
take action soon, they would all be there for days. It was a good thing Sky
didn’t think about ordering them to all stay. She gently placed a hand on the
red ranger’s back and grinned as she felt him stiffen. Sky turned towards her
with a questioning look on his face. “Come on, Sky,” she urged. “It’s not fair
that I didn’t train this morning and they did. Let them have the afternoon
off.”
“But…” Sky
looked hopelessly lost and downtrodden at the thought of less training.
The yellow
ranger had a large grin on her face as she saw that Sky was starting to cave.
Oh, Syd was good. How did the pink ranger manage to do that within only
minutes? Must be the sexual tension between them, she concluded.
The red ranger
sighed. “And I supposed you’ll want to go with them?” he asked.
Syd shook her
head. “Actually, I thought it was kinda implied that I would stay to train.”
Z raised an
eyebrow and exchanged a glance with Bridge. Syd was really good. The
pink ranger definitely knew where to make an impact on Sky. Mentally, she
shrugged. Oh well, whatever got her out of training! The yellow ranger made a
mental note for future reference: the one person that could get to Sky was
Sydney Drew. Knowledge was a powerful thing indeed.
Sky sighed.
“Alright, you guys can go.”
“Yes!” she
cheered, as she gave Bridge a high five. The yellow ranger quickly grabbed her
stuff and bolted out the door, the blue ranger at her heels. “Bye guys!”
The door
slammed and Syd gave a giggle at her roommate’s antics, slightly shaking her
head. Then she sighed and looked at Sky. What to do now? Inwardly, she
shrugged. She had been fluking this entire exchange so far, might as well
continue. She moved across the room and checked her belt to make sure that all
her metals were at her disposal. Sometimes it didn’t pay to have a genetic
power that required a secondary source. She glanced at Sky and was satisfied to
see him looking at her with a nervous expression in his eyes. She grinned. Good
this means I’m slowly getting to him.
She decided to
start off easy and pretend that everything was normal.
Not to
mention, training should be done and out of the way. That always came as a
first priority after all.
She pulled the
blaster that was attached to her side and looked at the red ranger. “Cue the
simulation, Sky.”
Sky looked a
bit concerned. “It’s a new simulation, Syd. We haven’t faced it before – we’re
probably going to get our butts kicked.”
His comment didn’t
even faze her as she gave him a mocked look. “So what? Can’t be worse than
anything we’ve faced, right? We can handle it.”
The red ranger
had to admit to himself that Syd’s explanation made sense. He grinned. This was
going to be a fun training lesson! It was too bad that the yellow and blue
ranger weren’t there – they were totally missing out. Ah well, he wasn’t
complaining… it wasn’t exactly a chore to be alone with Sydney… and not to
mention, he found her attitude about their workout extremely attractive… Sky
shook the thoughts from his head and activated the room. “Right.”
He definitely
did not miss the challenging look that the pink ranger sent his way.
xxx
If anyone had
asked him how he got to be in this position, Sky could honestly answer that he
had no idea. One minute, he and Sydney were intensely sparring on the mats and
the next, the pink ranger had pinned him down and her lips were on his and they
were grabbing at each other frantically. He wasn’t even sure if he had been the
one to make the first move.
He had never
been so turned on in his life.
They continued
to make out for several more minutes before the pink ranger gently pulled away,
causing him to groan in protest. Their eyes met and Sky suddenly realized just
how much control he had lost without a second thought. And strangely enough, in
the heat of the moment he found that he didn’t mind.
The pink
ranger cleared her throat and began straightening her rumpled uniform, moving
away from him as she did so. He resisted the urge to pull her back into his
arms and to continue what they had been doing. Awkward silence ensued as they
stared at one another. Sky was at a loss of words. What do you say to the girl
you loved right after an unexpected make out session? Never mind the fact that
he hadn’t even told Syd he had feelings for her yet!
From his
perspective, Syd looked just as uncomfortable as he was feeling. He felt his
confusion grow as the expression on the pink ranger’s face turned from one of
awkwardness to one of amusement and she flashed him a smile that had his heart
racing. “I guess our training session is over now, huh?” she asked as she stood
up. He could only nod dumbly, unable to think of anything to say. The pink
ranger let out a giggle as she flipped her hair over her shoulder. “Thanks for
making out with me,” Syd winked. “It was fun. We’ll have to do it again
sometime.” And with those words, she walked out of the room, looking as if she
wanted to skip down the hallway.
And he was
left alone with the knowledge of needing a cold shower. Again.
Damn.
xxx
So, what do you
guys think? I don’t normally write seduction type fics, but this little plot
bunny won’t go away. Anyway, I thought I’d give it a try!