You Found Me: A Story of Sky and Syd

Written for the Ars Amatoria Romance Themes Challenge

Disclaimer: Oh, I totally own Power Rangers. Yeah right. Let me tell you, if I did own PR, SPD wouldn't have ended. : )

Challenge: Green-Eyed Monster

Timeframe: Can take place anywhere after Endings.

He had no reason to be jealous, but yet he was. Syd wasn't his girlfriend, nor had she ever been. Just because he happened to be in love with her didn't mean he had the guts to tell her.

Sky Tate glared at the man who had his hands all over Syd. The little worm looked familiar, which probably meant he was a cadet at the academy. Why was he here anyway? The club scene was not for him, something he'd always known.

'Syd asked you to come,' a nasty little voice in his head reminded him.

Yes, the pink ranger definitely had him wrapped around her finger, and what was worse was that she knew it. One flutter of her long eyelashes made him as weak as a plate of butter. Sky both hated it and loved it at the same time. He should have known better than to let anyone affect him emotionally, especially after Mirloc.

The song ended. Syd let her hands fall from the other man's shoulders, flashed a brilliant smile at him, and returned to the table where Sky sat alone.

"Hey stick in the mud," she greeted loudly, swooping in and giving him a swift kiss to the cheek. "Come dance with me."

"Oh yeah, because I just love to dance," Sky grumbled sarcastically.

"Don't be such a grump, Sky," Syd pouted. "Dancing is fun."

"Whatever, Syd."

"When you decide you want to have some fun, come find me. I'll be the one having a good time."

She looked good, Sky had to admit to himself, even if she was alone out on the dance floor. A pink V-neck halter top showed off her voluptuous figure, revealing a fair bit of cleavage and exposing her flawless hourglass shape. A black leather miniskirt clung to her hips, and matching boots with three inch heels went to her knees.

A particularly sleazy-looking man had worked his way through the throng of sweaty dancers, steadily getting closer to Syd. Sky didn't like it one bit. The green-eyed monster in him was coming out.

Another man's hands were all over her for the second time in ten minutes. Sky clenched his fists.

Syd was smiling flirtatiously at the guy, swaying her hips in a sinfully graceful motion. Oh, yes, Sky was jealous. For the first time in his life, he decided to do something about it.

"Mind if I cut in?" he asked casually, pushing the other man away and wrapping his arms around Syd's waist. Syd practically glowed with excitement.

The song ended subtly, the rhythm changing to a soft slow tune. Syd's arms wound around the back of his neck.

"This is new," she whispered. "You hate dancing,"

"That creep had his hands all over you," Sky replied, a gruff quality to his tone. "I had to do something."

Syd smirked in response, stepping in closer. She was pressed against him now. "Why?"

"I guess it was the green-eyed monster in me."