You Found Me: A Story of Sky and Syd

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Challenge: Moonlight

Timeframe: A few weeks post Endings.

They were at her parents' home for Christmas, having been granted a reprieve from active ranger status until the New Year. His mother was away on a business trip for Bio Labs and despite her best attempts hadn't been able to get away and come home to Silver Hills.

Sky wouldn't have minded staying at headquarters (what if there was an emergency and the red ranger was needed?), but Sydney wouldn't hear of it. And when she informed her mother of his plans to be alone on Christmas, Aunt Dana had called him personally and told him that she and Uncle Carter insisted on having him over. And so he went with Syd to her childhood home in Mariner Bay.

"Aw look, they're going away together," Z had cackled as the red and pink rangers loaded Sydney's nine suitcases into the trunk of Sky's car.

Sky liked the Graysons well enough- Dana was such a sweet woman and Carter had always been like a second father- but Sydney's über-perkiness was getting irritating. Not only had Syd dragged him along to every single store in Mariner Bay as she did her shopping for various friends and family members, but she had told her cousin Mia, who was eight and gullible, that yes, the grumpy man in the red SPD shirt was indeed one of Santa's helpers and could personally put in a good word for her with the old jolly man. Mia had bombarded Sky with requests for a pony as Syd watched on, giggling insanely.

Fed up with the cheeriness of the Graysons' Christmas Eve party, Sky wandered out to the patio and seated himself on one of the chaise lounges. The air had a tinge of frost to it, but it was bearable. He was wearing the sweater Syd had gotten him for his last birthday- cashmere, he'd never worn it- but it was warm and fit like a glove.

And so Sky sat out in the slight chill of December's air, alone at last with his thoughts. Occasionally a bark of laughter, usually Syd's, wafted out from the brightly lit home. For the most part it was silent outside in the night, the moon hanging low and full in the darkened sky above him.

When he'd been sitting outside for nearly half an hour, the pair of pristine white French doors slid open and Syd came out, a pink Santa Claus hat perching atop her golden curls.

"Hey stranger."

Some people just couldn't take hints, Syd thought bitterly.

Sydney crossed to him and perched on the armrest of Sky's seat. "What are you doing out here all alone?" she quizzed, resting a hand on his forearm.

"Oh, I just got tired of a little girl asking for a pony," Sky replied. "It's quiet out here. Or, at least, it was."

Syd scowled. "It's Christmas, Sky. Lighten up." She tugged at his hand. "Come on inside."

"I like it out here."

Demonstrating his statement, Sky turned away from her and looked out at the inground pool. Moonlight shone over it, offering a scene of utter serenity.

"Fine then."

Syd seated herself in his lap, cuddling against him and placing her head against his chest, listening to his heartbeat. A pair of arms wound themselves around his neck and without a second thought he draped his around her waist.

The two sat like that for some time, under the moon's spell.

OK, OK…so I did this one, Moonlight, instead of Helm because I had no idea what to do for it…