As promised, here's the next chapter! It's been too long since I worked on this story! And I know you've been waiting patiently for it to return and for that, thank you for your patience!

Disclaimer: I own nothing Power rangers related! SO wish I did though!

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Chapter 27: The Benefits of Tripping

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Alli sighed as she put her cell phone back in its holster and started to walk back towards the living room. She lazily plopped onto the couch with Sky sitting down beside her.

"I honestly don't know how you put up with Xander." Sky chuckled. "You have the patience of a saint!"

Alli laughed as she remembered the phone call and let her head go back onto the couch.

"Oh, it's not an easy task; battling monsters is easier. But I do it. He's my friend and I care about him no matter what." She replied truthfully.

Sky smiled. She was a true blue friend to the other rangers despite whatever quirks they might have. And did her group have some quirks.

"Yeah, I can see that. Still don't know if I could do it, though." Sky chuckled.

Alli stood up from her spot on the couch and stretched. She didn't realize that the events took so much out of her.

"You get used to it after a while." She commented. "I think I'm going to go take a shower. I feel really grimy for some reason. Are you gonna be alright by yourself?" She asked the blue eyed ranger.

Sky looked up from the couch and grinned. If only she knew that he was used to being by himself before he let his friends in.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. Don't worry about me. I'll just sit here and read if that's alright with you?" He asked as he eyed her collection of books on a nearby shelf.

"Of course; that's fine with me." She reached into her holster and put her phone on the side table next to the couch. "I'm going to leave my phone out here. If it goes off, please don't hesitate to get me out of the shower. It could be one of the rangers calling about a monster attack."

"Alright. Have a nice shower." Sky called out.

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Sky smiled as he watched her walk in the bathroom. He looked down at the table where Alli's phone sat and saw the book, The Da Vinci Code. A grin came to his face as he remembered seeing the same book on Bridge's bedside table the night before coming to the year 2006. He picked up the leather bound edition and started to read the second chapter when he heard Alli's phone go off. He groaned as he picked it up and answered it.

"Yes?" He answered.

"Hey there, gorgeous. Any chance you changed your mind about switching roommates?" Xander asked trying to work his charm on who he thought was Alli.

A wicked grin appeared on Sky's face when he heard Xander's voice and decided to play along.

"I'm gonna screw with this guy's head so bad he's gonna look like Mr. Softee!" Sky thought evilly.

He quickly prepared his voice to sound as feminine as possible and went back to talking to Xander.

"Give me one good reason why I should switch with you, Xander." Sky asked in a falsetto voice.

"Because you're the most beautiful and understanding girl in the world. You wouldn't want me to be stuck with mean old Bridge, would you?" Xander asked sweetly.

Sky covered the receiver and started laughing his fool head off. He couldn't remember the last time he had so much fun. When he regained his composure, he cleared his throat and spoke in his falsetto again.

"I need to think about this." Sky replied with a grin.

At that moment, he heard a door open and saw Alli walking towards him rubbing her dripping, wet hair with a towel. She was wearing a lacy, black tank top and a pair of black sweat pants. She looked amazing and Sky lost his voice for a second. The black ranger looked at him quizzically and was about to ask what his problem was but Sky held his hand up to his mouth to keep her quiet and motioned to the phone. When she pointed to the phone to ask who it was, the blue ranger mouthed the word 'Xander'. Alli rolled her eyes and sat next to Sky to listen in on the conversation.

"Please, babe? Do this tiny favor for me? You'll be my number one girl." Sky and Alli smiled and then the blue S.P.D. ranger spoke again; this time, in his normal voice.

"You know, I've never been called 'babe' before and I think Alli has something to say about that." Alli was sporting a Cheshire cat grin as he handed the phone over to her.

"Xander, Xander, Xander. You weren't trying to charm your way into switching roommates with me, were you?" Alli accused.

"I...uhh, I…" The green mystic stammered.

Alli let out a drawn out sigh. She had met some stubborn people in her time but Xander took the blue ribbon.

"Look. How many times are we going to go through this? I am not, under any circumstances, switching with you! You made your bed and now you have to lie in it! And if you call back again, I'll personally make sure that you will NEVER have children! Understand?" Alli threatened.

"Yes, ma'am!" Xander responded. "I'm going to get smacked for this later, aren't I?"

"Sleep with one eye open. Good night, Xander." She heard Xander gulp over the phone and smiled as she shut it. She then began to giggle which grew into boisterous laughter.

"That was priceless! What did you do?" She asked.

"He called while you were taking a shower. I just thought I would screw with his mind a bit."

By this time, Sky was laughing as well and pretty soon they were both laughing hysterically. After five minutes of laughing, they calmed down and just sat on the couch in comfortable silence. Alli looked at the wall clock and saw that it was getting late.

"Well, I think I'm going to head off to bed. I've got to be at work by 9 a.m. tomorrow." The black mystic announced.

Sky was about to argue but a yawn came form his mouth instead.

"Now that you mention it, I think I'm going to turn in for the night, as well."

They both rose off of the couch at the same time, only to bump into one another. The next thing Alli knew, she tripped on a loose patch of carpet and felt herself fall. As she prepared to hit the floor, a pair of strong arms caught her. Recovering from the shock, she looked up and was met with the sparkling blue eyes of Sky.

"God, his eyes are perfect. Being in his arms is perfect. How could I have hated him?" She asked herself in her head.

"She's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen...and she's in my arms. Why am I just standing here? I should do something!" Sky thought to himself.

Sky helped Alli to her feet but never let her out of his arms. Sky couldn't take his eyes off of Alli's hair. Sure, it was curly from just being washed, but it still held the scent of her orchid shampoo and he drowned in its sweet aroma. And Alli. She became lost in his piercing blue eyes, as she did when she first met him. They were windows to the soul and the black ranger wanted nothing more than to know everything there was to know about him just by gazing into his baby blues. They just stood there for a moment before either of them made a move. Sky's head slowly descended towards Alli's as hers went up towards Sky's. They met halfway and soon their lips crashed down onto the others. The kiss was filled with the pent up passion both rangers had been building up since the beginning and soon became something neither of them wanted to end. They moved back towards the couch with their lips never leaving the others. Alli somehow ended up in Sky's lap as their sweet kisses turned into a full blown makeout session. Alli's arms were around Sky's neck and his were snaked around her waist. There was absolutely no space between them as their lips sensually rubbed against each other time and again. Time...that no longer mattered to either of them as they clung to the other, each fearing the other would vanish into thin air if they let go. They broke the kiss, only because of a desperate need for air, but they didn't pull apart from the others embrace. Alli still clung to Sky as her breath came in small gasps. Those gasps turned to soft moans as Sky's breath came out hotly against her neck. Alli moved to look into Sky's eyes and she could only think of one thing to say about what just happened.

"Sky...what the Hell did we just do?" Alli asked wide eyed.

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End of Chapter 27

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Okay, I think someone needs a refresher course on the Birds and the Bees. ;) So the smart mouth and the loudmouth locked lips. What's gonna come out of this? Keep reading and reviewing, Folks! Especially reviewing! ;) More to come! Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy New Year and any other holiday I left out! :)