The impromptu game of football was quickly forgotten about after Commander Cruger departed the field. Dayu immediately noticed how distracted the red ranger looked and suggested that she called the rest of the session off. Whatever the Commander said to Lauren had clearly rattled her as she immediately agreed with Dayu's suggestion without hesitation.
During the walk back to their rooms, Jack informed them of the apparent Anti Nylok uprising. Dayu's reaction had been largely the same as the others, almost total shock and surprise. Once she reached her room Dayu retreated into the shower immediately, barely giving Lauren a chance to object. Living with the red ranger was becoming uncomfortable for Dayu. Her initial attraction had steadily grown into a full blown crush which was really embarrassing for the yellow ranger. She was a twenty nine year old human again, she shouldn't be crushing over Lauren like some horny schoolgirl. After all, she didn't even know if the blue ranger liked women. Lauren had some terrible experiences and even mentioning the word sex made her visibly uncomfortable. Trying to get her to open up about her preferences was an almost impossible task.
There were moments that gave Dayu hope though, like now for example. She exited the shower with just a towel wrapped around her body, her damp hair clinging to her shoulders. Almost immediately she felt Lauren's eyes on her body, the towel was pulled tight against her skin almost teasing at the curves underneath. The red ranger's cheeks instantly reddened, her eyes desperately trying to look anywhere other than at the yellow ranger. Dayu wanted to smile or show some indication that Lauren's reaction wasn't a problem but she was afraid of scaring her away, "Showers free", she mumbled gently.
Almost immediately Lauren leapt off her bed, muttering a vague thank you to Dayu before disappearing. The yellow ranger sighed, her heart breaking for her friend. Lauren had been damaged by her past experiences and Dayu wasn't well equipped to help her overcome them. It was an unusual feeling, being so far out of her comfort zone, for Dayu and she had no idea how to proceed. For now she resolved to keep things friendly between them and see how things developed. Maybe one day Lauren would feel the same way for Dayu that she did in return.
Dayu dried herself off and grabbed some casual clothes, a black pair of skinny jeans and a loose fitting yellow tank top. Sky had given them a couple of hours off before they were to meet up again to discuss Anti Nyloks. The yellow ranger was beginning to worry for Lauren, she had been in the shower for an unusually long time.