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Feelings Revealed
Chapter II: Love is in the Air
Sky woke up the next morning to Bridge bouncing up and down on his bed. He had no idea how much or how little sleep he was able to get. Sky guessed that he must've fallen asleep while Bridge was chatting away. Well, either that or Bridge actually shut up. On second thought, the latter idea was highly improbable.
"Sky, get up. We have to go you know where," Bridge said while continuing to bounce on Sky's bed.
Sky glanced over at his alarm clock and saw it was 8 in the morning. Sky sat up on his bed and rubbed the sand from his eyes. Once Bridge saw that Sky was awake he stopped bouncing up and down.
"What are you talking about Bridge? The mall doesn't even open until 10!" Sky said through a yawn.
Sky noticed that Bridge was glaring at him. At least he thought he was. It was kind of hard to tell when you were only half awake.
"Will you be quiet? What if someone hears you?" Bridge scolded.
Sky chuckled to himself. If Bridge was worried about someone hearing them, surely he should be a tad bit quieter himself. Sky laid back down in his bed and he heard Bridge let out a grunt.
"Oh no you don't! Don't make me bounce on the bed again because believe me I will! Besides, knowing how long it takes for you to do your hair, it'll practically be 10 by the time you finish!" Bridge exclaimed while climbing on Sky's bed.
Sky rolled his eyes. The next thing he knew, Bridge was jumping up and down on his bed again. Sometimes Bridge could be so annoying. Sky sat up in his bed which caused Bridge to trip over him. Bridge landed on top of Sky. Sky had the wind knocked out of him as Bridge's elbow came into contact with his stomach on the way down. What hurt worse though was that Bridge's knee nailed him on the side of his head.
"Bridge! Didn't anyone ever tell you not to jump on the bed?" Sky asked while clutching his stomach with one hand and massaging his head with the other.
Bridge took satisfaction in the fact that his falling on top of Sky appeared to have done the trick. Sky was definitely up now.
"Sorry mom," Bridge replied jokingly.
Sky rolled his eyes at Bridge's response. He got out of bed and grabbed a blue short sleeved shirt and a pair of blue shorts out of the closet and a pair of socks and a pair of navy boxers from his dresser in the closet and headed into the bathroom to take a shower and get ready.
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Syd and Z were in the room that the two of them shared. They were both excited that Valentine's Day was only one day away.
"I wonder who's going to ask me to be his Valentine." Syd asked.
Z appeared to be deep in thought. Syd didn't know what she was thinking about though. It could be that Z was thinking of an answer. Maybe she hadn't heard her at all. Just as Syd was about to repeat herself, Z spoke.
"Would I be getting my hopes up if I thought that Jack would get me something for Valentine's Day?" Z asked.
Syd was shocked at what Z had said. She knew that Jack and Z were really good friends, but she never even considered the idea of them becoming more than just friends. Now that she thought about it however, they would make a good couple.
"It depends. Does he know you like him more than just a friend?" Syd asked.
Z was silent. Syd had a pretty good idea what that meant. Syd and Z had become very close friends. They were the only two females on the team and even though they both were completely different from each other, they got along really well aside from the typical occasional squabble between roommates.
"Well, no. Every time I decide to tell him, I end up saying how he is like a brother to me instead. I guess I just don't want to ruin the relationship we have now. We've been through so much together just the two of us," Z said.
Syd nodded her head out of understanding. If Sky or Bridge were to express interest in her, she's not sure if she'd feel any differently than Z.
"Yeah, but if he doesn't even know that you like him, then how would he know to get you anything for Valentine's Day in the first place? I mean you know how guys are. They don't just go and do things for you out of the blue. You have to ask them to," Syd responded.
Z knew that Syd had a point. However it was one thing to make a plan to do something, but it was completely different when it came to actually carrying out the said plan. That was the difficult part.
"I guess you are right Syd. I should tell Jack," Z said.
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Bridge pounded on the bathroom door. Sky still hadn't come out of the bathroom. Bridge was willing to bet that Sky was doing his hair.
"Come on Sky! It's not like you're going on a date or anything! I don't think people will care whether or not your hair looks perfect!" Bridge shouted through the bathroom door.
Sky looked at his reflection in the bathroom mirror while debating whether or not to tuck his shirt in.
"Sorry Bridge, but I haven't even started on my hair yet," Sky answered.
Sky heard Bridge let out a sigh of disapproval. Bridge looked at the clock. It read 8:30. Maybe Sky would finish by 10 after all. Still, he was taking way too long to get ready.
"Will you hurry it up already? It's already 10 o'clock!" Bridge lied.
Bridge heard Sky drop something on the floor.
"Are you serious? Oh, hey Bridge. Should I tuck my shirt in or leave it out?" Sky asked.
Bridge slapped a hand to his forehead. He knew Sky liked to keep things neat and in order, but this was just plain ridiculous.
"If you don't hurry up, I'll just get Jack to take me!" Bridge said.
All of a sudden, the door to the bathroom opened.
"No, no, no. I said I'll take you, so there's really no need to get Jack," Sky replied.
That seemed to have done the trick. Still though the fact remained that Sky had yet to do his hair. Bridge couldn't figure out why it took so long for Sky to do his hair. Squeeze gel into hand. Put gel into hair. Spike hair. It wasn't a very intricate procedure, yet this was always what took Sky so long to get ready.
"I see you haven't done your hair yet. Allow me," Bridge said grabbing Sky's bottle of gel.
He squeezed some gel into his hand and ran his hand through Sky's hair. Bridge spiked the front more than the rest which is how Sky likes it. Sky squirmed and tried to pull away the whole time.
"Bridge, stop it! You're not doing it right! Let me do it!" Sky exclaimed.
After Bridge finished doing Sky's hair, he washed his hands while smiling triumphantly.
"There! Now your hair's done. See it doesn't take all that long! Can we go now?" Bridge asked.
Sky was checking himself out in the mirror seeing if his hair was done to his liking. Bridge saw this too and just rolled his eyes.
"I saw that," Sky said while adjusting some spikes of hair.
Bridge decided to leave Sky seeing how he just had to have it done his way. As much as Sky was Bridge's best friend, there were other things he'd much rather do than watch Sky adjust the spikes of his hair for minutes on end.
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Z found Jack wolfing down his breakfast in the cafeteria. She snuck up behind him and placed her hands over his eyes.
"Guess who?" Z asked while deepening her voice.
Jack knew whose hands were covering his eyes. He could tell from the scent of the perfume. Plus, Z wasn't very good at imitating the voices of others.
"I know it's you Z," Jack answered pulling her hands off his eyes. Jack left his food for a moment and got out of his chair to give Z a hug.
Z liked the feeling of Jack's arms around her even though she figured the hug was nothing more than out of friendship. She gladly returned the embrace.
"I'm honored that you'd take time away from stuffing your face to hug me," Z teased.
"You just think you're so funny don't you?" Jack asked lightly punching Z on her shoulder.
Z plopped herself down on the chair Jack was sitting on and started eating his food. Jack looked at Z in amazement. Was it just him or was she looking exceptionally pretty today? Jack quickly shook himself from that thought because he didn't suspect she had those kinds of feelings toward him.
"You know the food replicator is right over there," Jack said pointing to a machine in the corner of the room.
Z started laughing. She turned around to face Jack.
"Is someone sad that I'm eating his food?" Z said taking a bite of scrambled eggs to cap off her question.
Jack dawned a mischievous grin. He casually walked over to Z and then started to tickle her. Just then, Z disappeared. Someone tapped Jack on the shoulder. Jack turned around to see that it was Z holding his plate of breakfast in her hand. She took a bite of toast in front of Jack.
"Thanks for breakfast!" Z called out to Jack as she left the cafeteria.
Jack watched as Z walked out of the cafeteria. He couldn't believe she just pulled a fast one on him. Not only that, but she took off with his food too.
"God, I love that woman!" Jack thought to himself.
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Syd was painting her toenails when she heard a knock on her door. She looked up and saw Bridge standing in the doorway.
"Hi Bridge!" Syd said.
Bridge had no idea why Syd was so chipper this morning. He preferred her that way though. She had a beautiful smile. Bridge could look at her smile for days on end. Bridge's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Syd's voice.
"Did you need something?" Syd asked.
"No. Not really. I'm just waiting for Sky to finish doing his hair. You know how that goes. It could take him forever. We were supposed to go to the…" Bridge said before stopping himself.
Syd gave Bridge a 'Why did you stop talking?' look.
Bridge had to think of something to cover up what he was going to say. He said the first thing that came to mind.
"Barber shop. Yeah, Sky's hair is getting pretty long. The longer it is, the longer it takes him to fix it. Like we need Sky taking even longer to do his hair. It already takes him long enough as it is. I told him that he could just go to the barber shop by himself, but he insisted that I go with him so he'd have some company because the barbers usually are females and annoy him to death by flirting with him the entire time," Bridge said.
Apparently Syd bought Bridge's little fib as she resumed putting the finishing touches on her newly painted hot pink toenails. Syd sighed as she looked at her toenails proud of her work. Then she looked back up at Bridge.
"Hey Bridge, guess what? Z likes Jack!" Syd exclaimed.
Bridge looked a little confused. He wondered what Syd meant when she said 'likes'.
"What's your point? I like Jack. You like Jack. Sky likes Jack. Boom likes Jack. Cruger likes Jack. Kat likes Jack. R.I.C. likes Jack…" Bridge started to say before Syd cut him off.
"Bridge! That's not what I meant. I meant like she wants to date him," Syd explained.
Bridge felt himself get a little nervous when Syd said that Z wants to date Jack. If only Syd knew that he wanted to date her. Bridge felt someone tap him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw Sky standing beside him.
"Okay Bridge I'm ready to go now," Sky said.
Bridge took a glance at his watch. The good news was that Sky finished getting ready before 10. The bad news was that it still took Sky way too long to do his hair.
"Finally! Gosh Sky it's almost 10…minutes until your appointment at the barber shop," Bridge said being careful not to let Syd know where the two of them were really going. If Syd were to tag along, they wouldn't get back until probably dinner.
Sky gave Bridge a look like 'Barber shop? I don't have an appointment at the barber shop!' and was about to say something before Bridge covered his mouth with his hand and dragged Sky down the hallway.
To Be Continued…
A/N: First of all I should mention some things. One, I don't really know which S.P.D. couple I am a shipper of. All I know is that I hope there actually is a couple in the show itself. I certainly hope there will be. At this point in the season, I'd probably take any coupling in the show as it would be better than no coupling at all. I do like reading the various S.P.D. stories that have couplings in them and seeing how those stories play out. I also know that there aren't very many couplings with Bridge in it, so I decided to give a story with a Bridge coupling a shot. That is because Bridge is my second favorite S.P.D. ranger. Also my other three stories have been about Sky, and I thought I'd try to expand my horizons. Now onto the reviews I've received. BloomingViolets, thank you so much for reviewing my fic. I am extremely honored when an excellent veteran author like you takes the time to review the story of a rookie like me. You are one of my favorite authors and when I saw that you had reviewed, I was all but running in circles. sky's girl forever, thank you so much for reviewing my fic as well. You are one of my most loyal reviewers, so thank you so very much. I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter. I'm interested in hearing what you have to say about my story but I'm still going to ask that you don't flame me.
