The first one-shot is Spenser/Solana, which is probably not a big surprise if you know me. I still refuse to call it LazyPervertShipping. I can't figure out if I actually like that name or not. And for those of you who may be reading my longer story No One Said It Would Be Easy, don't worry, I haven't given up on it. I just have a bit of writer's block and need something to occasionally distract myself with. ;)

So here's a little bit of info on the first oneshot.

Shipping: LazyPervertShipping, some Lunick/Aria

Summary: Everyone is decked out in their finery for Chairperson Erma's birthday party and ranger romance is in the air.

Yes, I know. Cheesy summary. I couldn't think of anything else.

Awestruck

"Lunick, stop staring."

"I'm not staring."

"Psh. And I know how to cook."

"You're pretty clever, Solana."

"I know."

"Good."

Solana's smile curved even farther as Lunick's eyes once again crept toward the far side of the room. "Lunick, if you want to go talk to her, just go talk to her."

"Easy for you to say," Lunick shot back, taking a sip of the punch and making a face. "I feel like I'm at the Ranger School Ball again. It was like my mom's prom pictures, but worse."

Solana took the punch from Lunick's hand neatly, quickly disposing of it by drinking it all before continuing. "Maybe if you lightened up and had fun, you wouldn't have this issue. These people are all rangers," she glanced around the room as if to prove it. "It's the Chairperson's birthday party for Suicune's sake. What are you scared of?"

"Right now I'd rather face Suicune again," Lunick answered, his face a nervous wreck yet again. "And was it really necessary for you to drink my punch?"

"Yes," the blue-haired Ringtown ranger answered, gracing him with a smile again. "Because now you have no excuse. Go talk to her."

Lunick shot another glance over at where the sleek, put-together Fall City ranger was standing, talking with Leilani, a ranger from Summerland. "I can't, Solana. She kind of-" Solana heard a click as Lunick pantomimed a biting motion.

"Please. Her bark is worse than her bite, Lunick. Besides, all it takes is for her to respect you. Once you earn her respect, the rest is easy. Take it from me." Solana explained, slowly walking over to where Aria was standing. Lunick followed close behind, as she suspected.

"Wait, is there something I should know about?" Lunick asked mischeviously, his dark blue eyes laughing. "You guys didn't go out of anything, right?"

"Oh, shut up, you pervert," Solana retorted dryly, rolling her eyes. "You know what I meant."

"Care to offer a conversation starter?" Lunick suggested as the two Ringtown rangers neared.

"You're free to diss me in any way you'd like. Aria would love that," Solana grinned, watching as he went the rest of the way on his own. She turned to see someone else looking at her in the very same way Lunick had been looking at Aria. Like he was awestruck and couldn't think of anything to say if he tried. Like no one else in this room held his attention like she could.

She saw this look on the face of Spenser Hayate from across the room.

She felt a grin come to her face as she made her way over to the Ringtown base leader. "Hey, Spense. Having a good time?"

Spenser had returned to normal by now, having been given a few moments to pull himself together while Solana was walking over. Still, Solana had seen that look. And it sent a shiver down her spine. Spenser and she were close after all those base conversation they had, sometimes late into the night. They shared laughs over their favorite pastime (teasing Lunick and sometimes Murph) and they suffered through the cooking lessons Spenser had attempted to give Solana. There was something that drew her to Spenser, regardless of the outside situation. She had always felt like she just wanted to be around him.

"Well, I wanted to talk to you a bit, but seeing as you've practically been attached at the hip to Lunick, I didn't want to interrupt any moments you guys were having," Spenser explained dryly, raising an eyebrow at the female ranger.

"Well, Lunick was working up the courage to go talk to Aria," Solana grinned. "I was being a good friend and he appreciated it."

"Ah, so it's Aria. Joel always tells me that her bark is worse than her bite."

"That's what I told him," Solana answered, shooting another quick glance at Lunick and Aria. Leilani had floated away to talk to Murph, so it looked like Lunick and Aria were hitting it off well. Either that, or Aria was showing such disdain for Lunick that Leilani couldn't even be around them. Solana was hoping the former.

"I think we've found another thing to tease Lunick about," Spenser grinned broadly, waiting for the response from Solana that he already knew was coming.

"Spense!" Solana swiped at him, barely missing as he ducked out of the way. "He's at a delicate stage at this point. Don't make fun of him. Let him be." She looked away, rolling her eyes and blowing a strand of blue hair away from her face. There was a moment of silence. Spenser waited for it. "Okay, so maybe," Solana finally said, suppressing a smile. "But not until he's actually talked to her a few times. We don't want to blow his confidence."

"Of course not."

"Don't mock me."

"I would never."

Their eyes met for a second, both of them caught up in the banter. There was something so light and refreshing in their exchanges that just made Solana happy. She was happy when she was around Spenser and she hoped that he felt that way too. It was a delicate thing, this liking someone.

"You look good tonight, Solana," Spenser finally said, smiling at her.

"Ya think so?" She grinned in reply. She had tried, she really had. She even wore her hair down, although it had been tough keeping it down. It just got in her way. "You don't look too bad yourself, Spense."

He glanced down at his tux appreciatively, raising his eyebrows. "I am spiffy, ain't I?"

"Aren't I, Spenser," Solana straightened his jacket, as it was a bit off-kilter. She was a grammar Nazi to the end. "And let's not go that far." She smirked at him. "Besides," she continued, careful not to meet his eyes and focusing on getting his jacket right. "I saw the look you gave me. You think I look more than just good."

There was silence. "Well…" Spenser opened his mouth a few times, then closed it. "You know. I just, well. Uh." He shrugged sheepishly. "Okay, you got me."

"It was cute," Solana reassured him, her mouth curving upward into a smile. She rested her hand on his chest for a second, biting her lip, halfway between what she wanted and what should happen. Finally, she decided that she didn't want to push it. "Let's just talk some more."

Spenser looked a bit disappointed if anything, but he quickly bounced back, doing what he did best. Making her smile. "Alright, Solana. Let's make a bet. How many minutes do you think Lunick will last?"

Solana grinned, back in her element. "No more than five."

"I'll say… seven," Spenser estimated, looking thoughtful. "Let's give him the benefit of the doubt."

"Okay," she answered, flicking a glance over at Lunick and Aria. "You wanna time?"

People came and went, but for the rest of the night Solana didn't leave that corner. Neither did Spenser.

Yeah, the end is kind of weak. I couldn't find the right way to wrap it up. Thoughts?