Troy walked out to his porch for a breath of fresh air. His afternoon had been so hectic with having to fight Creepox. The last thing he wanted to do was to see any of his ranger counterparts, that is, except for Emma Goodall.
To Troy, Emma was a different kind of person. She was bright, smart, pretty… but he was trying to keep all of that behind him. He had to keep all of his ranger duties first. It was a crisp fall evening. The sun was about to set, and the sky was turn a bright shade of orange. After saying goodbye to his widowed mother, Troy walked down the porch to go to the park.
Emma was getting ready to go to the park and take some pictures. She pulled out her black Canon camera from her pink backpack, and slid her binders inside. Zipping the bag, she walked out the door. Her dad was on the sofa, watching football. Wishing him goodbye, she headed out the door. Immediately, she felt a cool breeze brush her hair strands out of place. She scanned the area with dark brown eyes, looking for something to inspire her.
She walked to her bicycle and dropped her camera on the handlebar. Emma slowly started to pedal, picking up the pace.
Troy finally reached the park, stretching out as he sensed somebody else in the same place. "Something's wrong here," he thought. He took one step forward. "Hi Troy," he heard a familiar voice say.
"Hey Emma. Why're you here so late?"
"Why are you here?"
"I always come here to calm down. Today, especially, was really hard on me. Creepox literally beat the stuffing out of me."
Giggling, Emma gave his shoulder a squeeze. "Well, you're here now, and that's all that matters."
"Emma, what do I do? The enemies are getting stronger and stronger these days, and it seems as if I'm all alone."
"Well, don't be. I'm sure things will turn out right. See? Robo Knight's already on our side, and I don't think it's possible to get him to turn back. Troy, what you should remember is that you've made a big difference to this team. Everyone cares about you. Heck, if you hadn't come up with that plan when we were fighting Dizchord, I would be deaf!"
"Well, I had to do something about it. I always put my ranger duties first."
Emma frowned at this. It seemed that Troy wasn't ever going to loosen up to her. She felt as if she was another regular member of the team. She wanted to be special to him. She wanted to be his. This girl wasn't going to stop at anything to get her Sky Counterpart to become relaxed.
"Troy, can I take you somewhere?"
"Sure, where are we going?"
"You'll see. Gia and I go here all the time."
Emma led Troy to a tall tree in the middle of a field of flowers. She started to climb up, struggling a little at the beginning because it was so cold. Troy noted this and quickly shrugged off his jacket.
"Here Emma. I have a sweater on underneath. Wear this."
"Thanks Troy. It feels so much better."
Emma was able to climb up easily, and Troy followed her up. Finally, they reached an area that was covered in leaves and held together by a few, huge branches.
It was almost 7 o'clock now, and the sun was just about set. The duo sat there, staring at the sun, inhaling the cool air. Very soon after, Emma started to get drowsy. She started to lean to her right, where Troy was sitting. He noticed this, and adjusted his shoulder to make it feel comfortable for her. She rest her head in the area between his chest and shoulder. Troy was enjoying this, realizing that all Emma wanted to do was teach him to loosen up.
And he did that just for Emma.
