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A/N: Well, this may be my last update until my exams get over, or at least until I cool off thanks to my (sounds of explicit words) French sir. May that man choke on his own cholesterol! I know I'm not a very vindictive person, but when you have to take two hours of continuous French due to his own inability to finish the portion tends to piss you off. Anyway, onwards!
Episode: Stakeout!
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"Go Sky!" Bridge cheered as he sat next to Z and watched the blue and red Rangers battle it out on the game station.
"Bridge, why are you only cheering for Sky?" Z asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Why are you only cheering for Jack?" Bridge retorted and Z slapped his shoulder playfully and snorted.
"Nice retort," Z said and Sky was thinking the exact same thing at the same time. He continued to keep his attention on the battle, but a part of his mind kept straying to the past couple days.
It had been two days since Dru's betrayal and his hooking up with Bridge and, though the Dru issue was still painful, he was happy with the way things had gone. After they had admitted their mutual desire to start a relationship, Sky felt happier than he eve had since his father's death.
Bridge was happy as well, finally having someone who he loved, who loved him back and who he could touch without harming. Whenever they kissed, Sky always persuaded Bridge to take off his gloves, knowing it made Bridge extremely happy to know that he didn't have to fear skin to skin contact with him.
Sky had only one problem with their relationship: their friends. He knew that he and Bridge were eventually going to have to talk about telling their friends and he wasn't ready for that. That would be a problem, but they would overcome it easily, Sky was sure.
"Ok, how did I not get the memo about the uniforms?" Bridge's surprised voice broke through his music and Sky saw Syd in her dressed up state, which he apparently hadn't noticed before. After listening to her go on about her birthday, he and Bridge exchanged amused glances before shaking their heads at their spoilt friend.
After learning that both Jack and Syd were to do stakeout, Sky retired to his room to maybe get in a little exercise in before another emergency. Sky had finished his squats and was just beginning his push-ups when Bridge entered the room and stepped over him to lie down on his own bed.
"Really, Sky...can't you just relax with the time we have?" Bridge asked with a smiled as he turned so that his head was hanging backward over the edge of the bed.
Sky smiled at him and continued his push-ups, "This is my way of relaxing."
"Really? I thought it would be something like this..." Bridge shifted forward a bit so he and Sky could share a soft upside down kiss.
"...That is another way," Sky agreed after they broke apart, "hmm, tell you what. Normally I do about fifty push-ups, but if you sit on my back while I'm doing this, I'll only do twenty."
"You're sure you'll be able to support my weight?" Bridge asked with a raised eyebrow."
"I think I'll survive, if you've been laying off junk food for a while," Sky snorted and inwardly smirked at Bridge's pout.
Bridge jumped off the bed and sat down cross-legged on Sky's back, carefully balancing himself so that he wouldn't fall off.
"...Bridge?" Sky asked after a few seconds.
"What? Am I too heavy?" Bridge asked back.
"What do you eat? You're surprising light!" Sky said in slight shock.
"Eh," Bridge shrugged, "Muscle weighs more than fat and I have neither. I prefer working on speed and flexibility rather than strength. Plus, with enough momentum, I can hit hard and fast."
"Mind if I see that later?' Sky asked as he began his push-ups.
"See what?"
"Mind if I spar with you?"
"Sure, but why?" Bridge asked, surprised.
"Wanna see how good you really are," Sky flopped down onto his stomach on purpose.
"Whoa!" Bridge yelped as he fell off Sky's back onto the floor, "dork."
"Come on."
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Sky tried to land another punch on Bridge, but it wasn't with the Green Ranger moving so fast. Both of them had gotten their fair chare of hits, Sky more than Bridge. Whereas Bridge's speed helped him land more hits, they weren't as powerful as Sky's.
Bridge ducked another punch and knocked Sky down with a sweeping kick, before hopping back onto his feet and putting some distance between them.
"Time out!" Sky called as he remained on the ground, but in a sitting position. "Pretty good workout," he commented as Bridge sat down next to him.
"I can get in more hits, but what I do with four punches, you do with two," Bridge grinned.
"Yeah, if you were as strong as you are fast, Grumm would be in trouble," Sky stated.
"Thanks," Bridge grinned and then sprang to his feet with Sky as the alarms began ringing. After receiving a debriefing from the Commander, both of them along with Z were crouching among the sand, waiting for Sinuku to show up.
"Sinuku!" Bridge began to get up, but Sky quickly placed a hand on his back and pushed him down.
"Whoa there, cowboy," Sky whispered, "wait."
"Sorry," Bridge whispered back and this time waited until Sky gave the order.
"What now?" Z asked as they were surrounded by Krybots.
"Attack!" Sky went towards the closest group of Krybots as Bridge and Z went towards the others.
Sky flipped over the head of one and kicked it in where the small of the back of a man. He ankle-swept another to the ground before slamming the palm of his hand into the stomach of one more Krybot and elbowing another behind him.
Bridge somersaulted beneath the blow of one Krybot and donkey-kicked it from behind before flipping to his feet and round-housing another to the ground. He jumped to the top of one of the large rocks and kicked another Krybot to the ground before leaping off and kneeing two more in the head.
Z jumped over the kick of a Krybot before replicating and sending one of her duplicates to help Bridge and Sky. She punched one Krybot and kicked another in the stomach before flipping another over her shoulder. Her duplicate threw one Krybot into others, knocking them all down.
"Well, that went well," Bridge stated as he straightened his uniform jacket.
"Bridge, Sinuku escaped!" Z looked over at him.
"Hmm? Oh, I was talking about the fight," Bridge said with a smile and Z sighed in exasperation.
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Bridge straightened out his tie as the party went on and skipped to where Sky was standing apart from the others.
"Wow, you're really going wild, huh?" Bridge said in a perfect dead-pan voice as he eyed Sky's uniform.
"I unzipped it," Sky pointed out.
"Hence the wild sarcasm," Bridge shook his head and stood next to Sky, "we need to talk."
"What's up?" Sky asked, hoping it was not the topic he was dreading. Please, please, don't let it be about telling the others. Anything but that, please. That's all I ask.
"I wanted to talk about us and about telling the others," Bridge said seriously.
So much for my ever joining the clergy, Sky thought darkly and inwardly sighed. "What about us?"
"Sky, shouldn't we tell the others that we're... you know, together?"
"Bridge, I know you want to tell them, but... I'm not ready for this," Sky admitted.
Bridge still looked confused and Sky clarified, "Bridge, you know that our type of love isn't really accepted by SPD. Or anywhere else for that matter. That's what I've been raised to believe."
"Then how..."
"That belief went out of the window the day I met you," Sky smiled and grasped Bridge's hand in his hand. "Just because I'm willing to accept this doesn't mean the rest of them are too."
"But Sky, they're our friends," Bridge insisted.
"I know, but..." Sky bit his lip.
"Alright," Bridge's smile dropped a little, but it was still genuine, "I'll wait until you're ready, but Sky," he turned serious for a second, "I want you to promise that, even if we're just friends in front of the others, you won't be harder on me thinking you have to compensate for something."
"I promise," Sky pressed a kiss to Bridge's hand and then slowly dropped it, not wanting the others to catch them.
"Well then, I'll wait for the day you're ready to tell them," Bridge pressed a small kiss to Sky's cheek before heading back to the party, leaving Sky alone under the tree, blushing red due to the kiss and with a large smile on his face.
Bridge looked back at Sky and saw the smile, a small one creeping up on his face as well. As much as he wanted to tell the others, he wouldn't for Sky's sake. But there was one person who he couldn't lie to.
"Boom, can I talk to you?" Bridge asked the technician.
"Sure, what's up?" Boom asked and blinked as Bridge dragged him off away from the party.
"I need to tell you something, but you have to promise not to tell anyone, especially Sky, about this," Bridge said solemnly.
"Sure, what's wrong?" Boom asked in a slightly worried voice.
"Boom, I'm dating Sky," Bridge said in a rush and waited for his reaction.
"What?" the technician said in surprise and then with a smile, "that's great! When did you guys start?"
"A couple days ago," Bridge smiled, "I would have told you earlier, but Sky doesn't want anyone to know about us. That's why you can't tell him you know about us, okay?"
"My lips are sealed," Boom gave his friend a hug, "I'm really happy for you, buddy and I hope this works out for you two."
"Thanks," Bridge returned it, "I hope it works out too."
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A/N: WAH! Stakeout is done and thank God it came out somewhat good! I was worried about this one! Next up will be a part of the Holiday Series for SkyTate18's birthday which is on the 12th! ST18, you want any specific plot for the story?
