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Hey people! So here it is! The chapter you've all been waiting for! The one where Sky's secret is revealed! Now just because I reveal it in thischapter doesn't mean the story is over! It simply means that my urge to write this chap was just as stronge as your curiosity about what the secret was! Thankyou for all the lovely reviews! They are very much appreciated! Now! Let's not keep you waiting any longer! Here is the next chap! Enjoy!

Chapter 5: I Spy With My Little Eye Something That is Blue

Jack and Z followed Sky for a good 30 minutes, making sure to stay a few cars back so he didn't notice them following. It wasn't actually that hard. For someone who was hiding something, he sure didn't seem that suspicious. Finally, after 5 more minutes of tailing, Sky pulled his motor cycle into the parking lot of a local grocery store. After parking his bike he headed off towards the store, disappearing into the crowd. Jack and Z continued to drive by and then turned a corner so they could park without being noticed. They were just in sight of Sky's bike and the store.

"Now, what would Sky be doing in there?" Jack asked curiously.

"Oh, I don't know," Z replied sarcastically, "Maybe buying groceries?"

Jack gave Z an annoyed look. "I know that but I'm wondering why he is buying them and who they're for."

"Maybe he's doing the shopping for a sick grandma or something."

"Maybe, but why would he lie about visiting his grandma?"

"He's a private guy. He probably just didn't feel like it was any of our business."

"No. It can't be something that simple. He wouldn't have gone to all that trouble to hide where he was going if it was for something as simple as visiting his grandma. Why have the hidden clothes and the unmarked bike? If it was just his grandma he would have just taken his SPD bike. He probably wouldn't have even changed out of his uniform."

"Don't you think you're making a lot of assumptions there?"

"No Z. There is more to this than meets the eye," Jack replied, his eyes narrowing as he watched the grocery store entrance.

A few minutes later Sky came out the doors carrying two bags with him. He stored them in the compartment in the back of his bike, and swung his leg over, starting the bike up again.

"Jack, we should turn back. This is Sky's personal life. It's none of our business."

"No way Z, not when we're so close."

"Close to what?" Z asked exasperated. "We don't even know what we're going to find out."

"Whatever he is hiding. Just trust me. We'll know it when we see it."

Z just sighed as she watched Sky zoom by while they pulled the car out to follow. 15 minutes later they turned into a residential area. It was an older area, made up of small bungalows mostly. Most of them looked fairly run down and neglected from a lack of upkeep. It was obviously a poorer area of the city. It lacked that New Tech city gleam that most of the newer areas of the city had.

Jack and Z watched as Sky turned a corner and then pulled into the driveway of a fairly shabby looking house. They ducked down as they continued to drive two blocks down the street and then parked around the corner. The last thing they needed was Sky recognizing the car. They jumped out of the car and ran back the two blocks, stopping to peer around the corner of a house as they reached Sky's street. They watch as he stood on the front porch, fiddling with his keys with one hand as he attempted to hold the grocery bags up with the other. When he found the right one he unlocked the door and disappeared inside.

"Come on," Jack said pulling Z forward. "Let's get a closer look."

"What? No. What if he sees us?" Z asked, surprised Sky had not caught them by now.

"Relax, I just want to get a closer look," Jack replied as he continued to pull Z forward. They snuck across a few lawns until they were right next to the house, hiding behind the neighbour's car.

"Jack, we can't see any more here than we could when we were back at the corner."

"You're right, we have to get closer," Jack said as he began to crawl forward.

"Closer? Jack!" Z whispered frantically after her friend, who now already halfway across the lawn. "Ugh! Wait up!" Z crawled after Jack and followed him into the bushes that were right in front of the house. The sharp branches, to her great annoyance, snagged on her new yellow shirt, ripping off a piece as they finally got through. Z groaned.

"What?" Jack asked.

"I just ruined my new shirt," Z complained in a very Syd like manner.

Jack just rolled his eyes. "I swear! You have been spending way too much time with Syd."

Z glared back at Jack. "Hey! It was expensive!"

Jack only shook his head in response as he stood up and cautiously peered in the front window. Luckily for them, the blinds weren't drawn so they had fairly good view. Also, it was starting to get dark out, which meant they had a better chance of not being noticed through the window.

"I don't see anything," Z said.

"Neither do I," Jack replied. Suddenly he pulled Z down so only their eyes looked over the window sill. "Look, I think I see Sky."

"But who's that?" Z asked, as a small women came into view.

"I don't know," Jack replied.

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Sky's POV:

Sky fumbled with his keys as he attempted to open the front door. He cursed inwardly as he almost dropped one of the bags he was holding. Finally he managed to find the right key and unlock the door. As he walked in he was greeted by the stale smell of cigarettes and alcohol, a smell he was far too familiar with. He put the groceries down on the kitchen counter and looked around the room.

"Mom?" he called, not actually expecting to hear a response. "Mom? It's me Sky. You home?"

Sky poked his head around the corner to see his mom sitting on the couch in front of the TV. As per usual, she had a glass of Burban in her hand and a half empty bottle sitting on the table.

"Hi mom," Sky said trying to sound cheerful. "I brought you some groceries. I know you've been really busy with that new job of yours over at the laundry mat so I thought I'd save you the trouble of going out."

Sky's mother only grunted as she ignored her son, focusing all her attention on the game show she was watching on TV. Sky just sighed, looking at the deteriorated state of his once beautiful mother. The woman who he had once known to be so kind and so gentle had changed into someone he barely even recognized. She looked older than she really was, weathered by the hard years that followed his father's death. He didn't blame her completely. She had loved his father greatly and after he had died she had gotten deeply depressed. It was years before they even diagnosed it, and in that time she had taken to drowning her troubles in a bottle of wine every night, or some other drink that would numb her to the harshness of reality. Sky, being a child at the time, could only stand by and watch as his mother's life slowly fell apart. She had been a house wife when Sky's father had died, and although they received a small pension, it was not much to live on. She went through several jobs afterwards, none being very high paying as she had married almost right out of high school and had never gone on to get a post secondary education. She just hadn't had time after Sky was born.

While his mother had gotten depressed, she had also gotten very bitter as well. She resented his father, claiming he abandoned them and that he cared more for strangers than he had for them. She had been so angry at Sky when he left to join SPD, but Sky had just really wanted to get out of that house, and follow in his father's foot steps. For the first two years he was there he refused to come back and even visit, not that she was asking him to. It wasn't until after Dru left and he realized just how little family he had left in the world, did he start visiting his mom every Sunday. He didn't know why he kept coming. She was never welcoming, never loving, never thankful of his visits. Still Sky kept on coming, because she was all he had, and his father would have wanted him to.

Sky tried, as usual, to start up a pleasant conversation as he began to clean up the kitchen and unload the groceries. Most people at the academy would have thought they'd gone crazy seeing him, the silent broody one, trying to make small talk, by Sky didn't care. It was a ritual of sorts, just to sort of prove to himself that she was still there, still alive.

"So, you hungry?" he asked pleasantly. "I bought some sauce so if you're up to it I could maybe make us some spaghetti for dinner?"

"I already ate," Sky's mother finally responded. He tone was grumpy and uncaring but at least it was a response.

"Oh, that's okay then. I'll just put this stuff away then." Sky silently began putting away the groceries into the fridge and various cupboards. Sky sighed as he looked at the large stack of unwashed dishes sitting in the sink. He turned on the water and began to get to work on them, once again trying to start a conversation.

"So how's work been? They haven't been giving you too many hours like that last place, have they?"

"I quit."

"What? Why?" Sky asked, confused at why his mother would leave another stable job, especially one that he had worked so hard to find for her. "What was wrong with this job?"

"Manager had a stick up his ass. He yelled at me for having a drink or two on my break. I mean it's my freaking break. I'll do whatever the hell I want."

"Mom, you can't keep quitting your jobs like this," Sky said pleadingly. "It's getting harder and harder for me to help keep things afloat when you just keep throwing away good work. You of all people should know SPD doesn't pay that much. I can't keep picking up the slack. I mean, what if something happens to me like it did to dad, what then?"

"I didn't ask for your help!" Sky's mother croaked, finally standing up to actually talk to him. She wobbled a bit as she came into the kitchen, drink in hand, obviously on her third or fourth shot.

"Mom, I didn't mean it that way."

"You're just like that worthless father of yours," she spat angrily. "Going off to get yourself killed so you can call yourself a hero. I don't need saving and I don't need you!"

"Mom…" Sky said pleadingly.

"Didn't you hear me?" she asked, now in a drunken rage. "I said I don't need your help, so get out! Get!"

"Mom, please," Sky said putting down the wet dish in his hand.

"I said, GET OUT!" she screamed, throwing the glass at Sky's head. Luckily he ducked just in time as the glass hit the cupboard door, shattering and sending glass everywhere. "Get out!" She picked up another one of the dish to throw at Sky, but this time he was prepared. Just as she tossed the dish he put up a force field, protecting him from the spray of china.

His mother's face darkened as she watched the display. "You freak," she spat. "This is what your father leaves me. Just some freak of a son. You're as bad as those things you catch." Sky's eyes glistened as he continued to listen. "I don't want coming back here again Schuyler! You hear! Get the hell out of here and don't come back!" With that she picked up another dish to throw and Sky took that as his cue to leave.

With out a word Sky grabbed his coat to leave and scrambled out the front door. As he slammed it shut he heard another dish shatter as it connected with the door. He sighed. He would have to clean that up later after she passed out. Sky was so caught up in his own thoughts he didn't even notice as Jack and Z dived behind the bushes in front of his house. He walked over to his bike and pulled out a book to read as he settled himself on the porch. Looking at his watch, he sighed. He'd come back inside in an hour. That should be long enough for her at least calm down. He just shook his head as he opened the novel to the marked page. Just another typical Sunday night in the life Schuyler Tate.

To be continued…

So there you go people! I hope you weren't disappointed with the secret! I also hope this is not what you expected! I was my intention to try and surprise you and I hope I achieved that. The story is no where near done though, if that is what you are thinking! Expect major Jack/Sky conflict in the chapters to come! But I don't want to reveal too much! ; )

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