A/N: Again, thanks for the reviews. This next chapter appears to be much shorter than ususal, so I apologize for that. Anyway, enjoy! R&R.

Chapter 9

"The Wrong Words"

Two months have gone by and things remained the same in SPD regardless of Sky's absence. The first few weeks; however were rather difficult for the team as soon as Sky left without saying good-bye, but after that things began to tone down. They haven't found anyone to replace Sky for they still had to make that decision and the process was taking longer than they expected.

Just when things were getting better, last night, the B-Squad cadets along with Commander Cruger, Dr. Katherine Manx, and Boom faced good news when they learned that Z regained her full memory back. During examinations, Dr. Felix addressed to the others that Z only remembers the time when she was confronted by Morgana which caused her to receive severe brain injuries and lose her memory. However, the bad news is that she no longer remembers the period when she was recovering from the injury, and therefore the news of Sky's departure devastated Z as she remained isolated from the group.

In the common room, Jack gives it some time to reflect on the things that have happened since the day he joined SPD up to now. While he was going deeply into his thoughts, Syd suddenly enters the room in her pink pajamas. There was a melancholy expression on her lovely face that made the room cold and deserted. Jack smiles as she takes a seat next to him on the couch.

"Can't sleep?"

Syd frowns while resting her head on his shoulder. "No, I'm really worried about Z." The blonde heaves a depressing sigh. "She keeps herself locked up in the bathroom and I could hear her crying." Jack places his arm around her and deeply sighs in response. "What should we do?" Syd looks up to him for added comfort.

"There's nothing we can do, Syd. She'll have to move on and forget about him."

She pursed her lips. "I wish we can do something to help. I hate seeing her like this."

"I know what you mean. All this time knowing her, I never thought Z would be capable of breaking down. She's always been strong and doesn't let feelings get the best of her until now. It's not like her." He briefly pauses. "This is what I was afraid of. Doesn't it make sense now why I opposed of Sky and Z together?"

Syd weakly smiles, "Well it's not the same when you're in love."

"What? Come on. Z is not in love with Sky." Jack retorts followed by a chuckle.

"And how would you know?"

"Because!" he scoffs, "I know Z and she's not gonna let some guy ruin her—not even Sky."

"But look at her. She's hurt. It's obvious she has strong feelings for him."

Jack chuckles at the thought. "No offense, Syd but I've known Z much longer than you have. She's just going through a tough time right now. Sky didn't even say good-bye, nor contracted us for the past two months. So it's understandable why she feels this way."

"Are you saying she is incapable of loving someone?"

"Love never works out, Syd. It only hurts people; Z is smart enough to know that."

She furrows her eyebrows. "I can't believe you would say that about love."

"What? It sure didn't work out between you and Sky, so why should it be any different?" Syd's lips slightly parted in shock as Jack averted from her gaze and groans at his mistake. "That didn't turn out—"

She interrupted him with an abrupt snap of offensive anger. "Ugh. I thought I knew you."

"Syd!"

"Just forget it."

She exits the room as Jack looks away and groans out of frustration. "Great." He murmurs while rubbing the back of his head, "Just great."

Bridge was walking down the hallway toward his room when suddenly he hears someone whimpering behind the bathroom door next to the girl's room. He stops and places his ear against the door to listen. It was Z. Bridge sighs as he gently knocks on the door. "Z, are you okay?"

She sniffs. "I'm fine. Go away." He could hear her voice trembling.

"I'm worried about you, Z."

There was a brief pause. "Well you shouldn't be."

Bridge drew in a deep sigh. "Don't be like this, Z. Come on out so we can talk."

Z promptly got up from the cold floor and unexpectedly opens the door. Bridge slightly stood back with his eyebrows raised. "You okay?" He asks worriedly while she gives him the evil glare. Her puffy eyes were filled with ongoing tears and her face plastered in misery. She looked utterly miserable that it made his heart broken.

"Don't even talk to me, Bridge." She retorts bitterly.

"I just want to help."

"Help?" She scoffs with an uneasy chuckle. "You've done enough, Bridge. If you just stayed out of my way, Sky would have stayed and we'd still be together. But no, you had to deliberately kissed me when you know all too well about my relationship with Sky."

"Don't put this all on me, Z. You lied to him too."

She averts from his gaze and looks down. "I want you to leave me alone."

"Z—"

"Just go away!" She cries and slams the door right on his face. Bridge sighs as he walks away in disappointment.

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