Disclaimer: I don't own any recognizable characters mentioned in this non-profit Non-copyright infringement..-ing fic. If I did...Sky and Bridge would be in my closet.
Author's Note: Okay, this is my first male/female fic. I know, weird. So yeah, plus it's SPD, i'm not that well verse with the characters still. Keep that in mind and enjoi.

Z /

B r i d g e

She wasn't a natural klutz and she wasn't a strict rule follower, so she wanted to know why she nicked her cheek on a thorn when she tripped over a rock and fell into a bush and she didn't have her kit. Z got up from the muddy ground and brushed the back of her hand against her cheek and there was blood covering her hand and she sighed, it was a lot deeper than she thought. Jack and Sky had passed her in their run, Syd was close behind her but she didn't want to ask her for help because she didn't want a pink band-aid on her face. Bride was also behind her, she knew he could run ahead with Jack and Sky if he wanted to but he always said he was pacing himself.

The slapping of shoes against mud came closer as Sydney approached. Fifth in command slowed to a stop in front of her, "Oh, Z, what happened?" her voice was full of concern for her teammate.

"I just fell over" she explained as she pointed to the thorny plant behind her.

"Do you need a band-aid?"

"Um, No, I was going to wait for Bridge" She looked down the path but the green cadet was no where in sight.

"Okay, I don't know if you know this, but Bridge doesn't have the cutest band-aids, well one or two are...look, I'll let you use one of mine" She offered with a smile as she started going through her kit.

"It's fine Syd...You should...finish running so you can get some make up together so you can cover the scar"

"Good idea" She put a hand on her hip and put a finger to her lips then nodded, "Okay" the pink ranger got back on the path and continued the run.

Almost three minutes later Bridge approached her, he didn't look tired at all and his breathing was even. "Bridge"

"Oh, hey Z, what's the matter?" he kept his pace in place as he talked to her, "I know it's slow running but if you pace yourself you won't get tired and it's not that bad because when I get done I'm ready for the next part of training" he said with a smile.

"I'll try it sometime...do you have a band-aid"

"Yeah sure," he stopped running in place in favor for pulling a bundle of band-aid from his kit, "Do you want one with you on it?" he held a band-aid up that had yellow ranger helmets all over it, technically it was the A-squad rangers but he didn't care.

"How many different ones do you have?"

"Oh, I have...well there's ones with us alone then with someone else, there's five of us so I have..." he trailed off as his fingers rose slowly, "Fifteen different ones, there's one with you then one with you and Jack, one with you and Sky, one with you and me and one with you and Sky and-"

"Yellow and green"

"Okay" He pulled a band-aid from the bundle with a green and yellow ranger helmet.

"You're kinda cute when you babble Bridge" She observed with a smile, she'd always thought he was cute she just never felt the immediate need to tell him. Not that she was embarrassed about her feelings she just never thought to bring it up because they weren't serious, she just thought he was cute.

"Thanks Z" He pulled the slick paper from the back and shakily placed it over the gash on her cheek, his own cheeks were burning softly, "There you go" he pressed the band down so it wouldn't come back up.

"Thank you Bridge" The fourth in command smiled then they started back on the last quarter mile of their six mile run.