Thanks for all your reviews on Breakdown. Here's mine and Jnr Cpl Nottingham's favourite pairing. If you have it, put the Peter Pan (2003) theme tune on whilst reading this! LOL! Enjoy!

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Sunrise

Z stirred in her sleep. She was dreaming.

The young man stood only inches in front of her, looking out of his window. He turned around, but the sun came flooding in, blinding her view…

She awoke to the sound of Syd snoring. Her blonde ringlets were placed randomly over her pillow. Z rubbed the sleep from her eyes and grinned at her roommate. She yawned loudly and stretched her arms high above her head. Groaning, she checked her clock. It was only a mere five thirty. Why did she always have to wake up so early?

Images of the past day came flooding back to her as she sat on the edge of her bed in the dark. One hit her like a ton of bricks in the chest. Jack and Sky had had an argument. Had Sky still not accepted them? Z wasn't sure what it was about, only that Sky had started it.

According to Jack, Sky had said some pretty nasty things about them.

Jack came storming into Z's room without thinking to knock first, practically scaring Z out of her skin.

"Jack? What's up?" she asked, frightened.

He grabbed hold of some of his dreadlocks and pulled them as hard as he could.

"Sky!"

"What? I thought he was over us joining SPD!"

"He is about me, but not about you!"

What did that mean? Jack didn't bother going into further detail about the matter, but Z couldn't get her head round it. Didn't Sky think she was up to being a ranger? She had proven herself on countless occasions, but was it good enough? Z thought Sky had softened up. Obviously not…

Z got to her feet, deciding she couldn't go back to sleep for only two hours. Her door opened and she stepped outside into the corridor. The lights were all on, which strained her eyes. The Delta base was so quiet that she'd have heard a mouse whisper. Putting one foot in front of the other, Z made her way to the cadets' common room. The door was ajar. There was someone inside. Z peered though the crack in the door.

The common room was dark, yet a kind of deep red light was inching in. It illuminated the silhouette of a tall and burly figure. He was standing by the window, looking out. Z had leaned too far, and she pushed the door further forwards. Unfortunately, it broke the silence.

The figure turned around, and upon seeing Z, he didn't move from where he was standing. A wry smile crept onto his handsome face.

"Morning, Z."

"Sky? What are you doing up so early?" she marvelled, recognising the face.

He shrugged his shoulders. "Couldn't sleep." His gaze went back to the window. "Something wrong?" he asked, not looking at her.

"Not really," she said, trying to sound casually, but failing to stifle a huge yawn, "just wondering why you and Jack fell out yesterday."

He didn't speak. He just kept staring out of the window.

"Why are you looking out the window?" she wondered aloud, still at the doorway.

He turned to look at her. He looked unsure. "Come and see." He held out his hand to her. Z was still plagued by the thoughts of what Jack had said, but something told her she had the wrong idea. She took his hand, and he grasped it gently and stood her in front of him. He wrapped his arms around her, making her feel safe and secure.

Together they looked out of the window.

In the distance, a bright light began to creep over the top of New Tech City. It rippled in orange and yellow, brightening the dark sky above it. The few clouds began to melt with the colours, forming pinks and reds. Together, the fantastic colours bleached the sky. It was the first half of the rainbow. Z gasped at the view.

"Breathtaking, isn't it?" came Sky's voice. He was speaking softly into her ear.

"It's…amazing," said Z, lost for words. He tightened his arms around her ever so slightly. His body was so warm and cosy. She felt as though she could spend forever in his arms. His head crept onto her shoulder and rested there. She could feel his breath warm against her skin. He stroked her dark hair lovingly.

"For a while now," Sky began gently, "I've come here every morning just to see the sunrise."

"Why?" asked Z, turning her head towards his.

Sky took a moment to work out his answer, but he'd already said this a thousand times over and over in his head. He knew exactly what to say.

"Because it reminds me of you," he said, in barely more than a whisper.

His words struck her deep into her heart. Had he really just said what she thought he said? Sky Tate, the wannabe red ranger had just confessed his love for a mere street rat?

"Say something, Z."

What was she supposed to say? He was supposed to think that she wasn't fit to be in SPD, or to patrol the streets of New Tech City in pursuit of Gruumm, not that he was in love with her!

And yet, Z felt so warm and safe in his arms. It felt so right being with him. Was it possible that she had misjudged him in some way? Just like he had done her when her and Jack first came along? All this hit her like a comet.

Light came flooding into the room as the Sun made its first glorious appearance of the day in the sky.

"Do you know what?" she began, a grin forming on her face. "The sky reminds me of you. Unpredictable. Never in a million years did I think you'd say this!"

"Neither did I," he confessed. Sky turned her around to face him. Their hearts were beating faster than torrential rain. "But once I realised that you were a lot more than just a team mate to me, I wanted to hope that you felt the same about me."

He looked down at his feet.

"I'm sorry to say that I misjudged you, Sky, just like you said you misjudged me. But now I can see clearly that there is something between us."

His eyes immediately locked with hers. "You feel it too?" She nodded.

Both smiling from ear to ear, Sky bent his head and took her lips in his. Z's mouth tingled with pleasure. As the kiss became more passionate, they wrapped their arms around each other, and the sunrise illuminated their moment of powerful and romantic intimacy.

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This has got to be the best one shot I've ever written! You agree? Please let me know! Ta-ta for now!