Disclaimer - Must I really bother? 'Cause I wasn't planning on it; if I owned the Power Rangers it would be a bunch of half-naked guys running around instead of completely covered in spandex. You know?
Right. So. I got bitten by a bug tonight and it's late so if it doesn't make sense, that's mostly why. I started with Rocky/Adam and realized that I'm getting in a rut. (I have Tempting Fate, Where I Belong, and Where I Belong the Interludes so that's enough Rocky/Adam). I ran pairings through my head until I came to my next favorite Hunter and Cam (they're tied with Wes and Eric but I have a story I'm working on involving them...). And it's in first person point of view which is a bitch to write.
I'm giving up now on trying to explain what's wrong with the story and instead get on with it. Fire - from the Power Ranger's Slash Write 22. It won't be 22 chapters though.
Fire
"Would you sleep with me?"
I couldn't help it; I choked at the unexpected question. "Huh?" came unintelligently out of my mouth so I tried again. "What?" That wasn't much better.
I glanced at Hunter to see him smirking at me. "You heard me, Cam." There was a questioning light burning his eyes and I felt the answer flame in my stomach.
My eyes dropped to the glass he was holding and frowned. "How much have you been drinking?"
Ignoring my question, he shrugged. "It's a simple question, really. It only requires a one word answer - yes or no." He looked at me and grinned.
You know, I had always considered myself a practical, rational, semi-intelligent, calm person. Maybe I was wrong because I sure wasn't feeling mellow now. My skin is crawling and my mouth is still hanging open like an idiot. I had never guessed. The possibilities ran through my mind – images of his golden skin, muscular body.
We stood there in silence; I could feel his arm pressed tightly against my shoulder. "Cam, I'm not expecting you to just fall over and us get down right here on the dance floor; Leanne and her husband would kill both of us and Sensei Omino would fire me."
"Then why ask?"
"I'm attracted to you. I'd like to think that you're attracted to me. My first thought was to ask you out but you'd ignore me. This way I've gotten you're attention."
From the corner of my eye, I saw him turn his head toward me. The longer the silence held, the more nervous he became. "I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable. We can forget I ever said anything and…."
"Yes." The word actually tumbled out of my mouth. Maybe I'm not as repressed as my father thinks.
"Yes?" Hunter appeared stunned.
The fire in my stomach burned hotter at Hunter's soft comment. For a guy that had just propositioned me, he sounded just as worried as I was. "Yes, I would sleep with you. But I'm not easy; you're going to have to date me before anything physical happens."
Hunter laughed loudly and the stiffness left his body; something that I hadn't been aware of even pressed up against him.
It garnered us some weird looks from the people standing closest to us but when Hunter's strong fingers brushed slightly against mine, I decided that maybe the only thing that mattered was what was happening between us.