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More than Just Friends
Chapter III
Syd's POV
It was Friday evening. T.G.I.F. My squad was off work, and fortunately nobody had to do night duty, so that meant that we could do something with each other. I had already discussed the possibility of a movie night with Z, Bridge, and Jack. They were all for it, but then something came up. R.I.C., our movie projector, got some sort of glitch or something. I don't know for sure what it was because I'm not a technological genius. Anyways, that meant that our planned movie night wouldn't happen tonight. The others were waiting for me and Sky. I volunteered to try to persuade Sky to join us in the recreation room since he was my boyfriend and I stood the best chance of being able to convince him to come.
"Sky, come on! The others are waiting for us!" I whined.
"For the last time Sydney, I don't want to. I was already iffy about having to sit through a night of movies, and now that I know that isn't going to happen, there's no point," Sky said.
I was beginning to lose patience with my boyfriend. Whoa, I really like the sound of that. Sky is my boyfriend. What I don't get is how he agreed to go to the movies on our first date yet he was adamant about not coming to movie night. Now that movie night isn't going to happen, he insists on not coming. He spends far too much time alone. Sky needs to lighten up and not be such a loner. Wait a second. What did Sky just call me?
I put my hand on my hips and narrowed my eyes at my boyfriend. "Did you just call me by my full name? It's Syd not Sydney got that? If you want to be like that, then how about a taste of your own medicine? As my boyfriend, Schulyer, I am asking you to come with me to the recreation room. Come on, everybody else is waiting," I complained.
"Schulyer huh? Real mature Sydney," Sky said sarcastically before lying down in his bed with his arms behind his head.
Tell me he did not just call me Sydney again! Ooh, Sky can get under my skin so much sometimes it's not even funny. What does he think he's doing lying down in his bed? Oh no he doesn't! Not if I have anything to say about it.
I stomped over to his bedside and jerked the pillow out from underneath his head. Then I took the pillow and hit him square in the face repeatedly. Eventually, he couldn't take it anymore and sat up in his bed.
"Ok, fine I'll come. There. Are you happy now?" Sky asked.
I ceased my one-sided pillow fight and flashed Sky a victory smile. "That's more like it. Well, I guess that answers the question of who'll be wearing the pants in our relationship," I commented before running away from Sky.
Sky was in pursuit of me just as I anticipated he would be. I knew he wouldn't let my comment slide. Too bad I had to resort to a remark like that to finally get Sky out of his room though. Although, it was definitely worth it. Watching Sky's pathetic attempt to catch me is highly amusing.
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Later, the five of us were all in the recreation room trying to brainstorm ideas of how we could pass the time. Well actually, four of us were brainstorming. It shouldn't surprise you that Sky was the one who wasn't brainstorming. He just sat there stewing looking like he much rather be some place else.
A light bulb in my head went off. "I got it! How about we play spin the bottle?" I asked enthusiastically.
I was afraid the others might not like the idea. I thought that maybe when I spun the bottle, it'd land on Sky, and that way he'd feel better about agreeing to spend time with the rest of us. Besides, it had been awhile since I played spin the bottle, so it might actually be kind of fun.
"I don't see why not. I haven't heard any other suggestions," Jack said.
We sat on the floor in a circle. Sky reluctantly joined us and sat across from me much to my disappointment. Was he trying to send me a message by sitting across from me instead of next to me?
"As squad leader, I'll go first," Jack announced spinning the bottle.
There was good news and bad news. The good news was that the bottle landed on me which meant that it would be my turn to spin. The bad news was that I had to kiss Jack instead of Sky. Jack and I crawled to the center of the circle and kissed each other on the lips. Hmm…Jack's not a bad kisser. No Syd! Sky's your boyfriend!
"Goody, now it's my turn!" I squealed.
I gave the bottle a nice little spin and hoped that it would land on Sky. After all, the whole reason I came up with this game was so that I could kiss Sky and cheer him up in the process. Unfortunately, the bottle came to a stop pointing at Jack. The two of us met in the center of the circle and shared another kiss.
"Ok, here we go," Jack said spinning the bottle.
My heart sank when the bottle stopped in front of me again. My plan was totally backfiring on me. I was supposed to be kissing Sky not Jack. I hoped this wasn't making Sky jealous.
"Hey, will you look at that," Jack remarked.
Just then, Sky stood up from his spot in the circle. He didn't look like he was having a very good time at all.
"That's it! I'm out of here!" Sky exclaimed.
"Somebody sounds jealous," Jack commented before planting a wet one on my lips. I noticed that Sky was glaring daggers at Jack.
"Oh, come on Sky! Quit being a poor sport!" I said holding onto the hopes that Sky and I would get to kiss soon.
Sky hesitantly sat back down in the circle.
"My turn again," I said giving the bottle a spin.
I breathed a sigh of relief when the bottle passed Jack up. Maybe it would get around to Sky after all. The bottle stopped on Bridge. Well, so much for that idea. Bridge and I crawled towards the center of our circle and kissed. It felt really awkward. Bridge is one of my closest friends, but he is just a friend and nothing more.
Bridge and I returned to our spots in the circle, and Bridge gave the bottle a spin. The bottle ended up pointing at Z. At least it didn't point at me again. It was awkward enough the first time Bridge and I kissed. I don't know if I could do that again.
Bridge and Z met in the center of the circle and kissed each other. I noticed that Sky had his arms folded over his chest. Was he pouting?
"Finally, it's my turn!" Z said as she spun the bottle.
The bottle came to a stop on Sky. Z went to the center of the circle, but Sky remained at his spot in the circle.
"Kiss her! Kiss her!" Bridge and Jack chanted repeatedly.
I noticed that Z crawled over to Sky and gave him a peck on the lips. As Z was crawling back to her spot in the circle, she was wiggling her but at my boyfriend.
"Yes! I finally get to go!" Sky said as he spun the bottle.
"I'm getting tired of this. Do you guys want to do something else?" I asked getting up from my spot in the circle.
"Sure," Bridge, Z, and Jack answered in unison as they got up from their spots.
The four of us went over and plopped down on a sofa. What could we do now? As I pondered that thought, I noticed that Sky left the recreation room.
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Shortly after Sky left the recreation room, I followed him to check to see if he was ok. I found him lying in his bed on his side staring at the wall.
"There you are Sky," I said.
He didn't respond and that worried me. I hoped he wasn't mad at me. Maybe I shouldn't have suggested playing spin the bottle in the first place. I went over and sat next to him on his bed. I placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Hey, what's wrong?" I asked my voice full of worry.
I had a pretty good idea what was the root of Sky's troubles. I just wanted to hear it from Sky to confirm my suspicions.
He rolled over so that he was facing me. At first his gaze was icy, but after looking into my eyes, his eyes were full of guilt.
"I was just bummed that we didn't get to kiss during spin the bottle," Sky said.
I completely understood how Sky felt. I too wished that we had been able to kiss during spin the bottle. A smile crept on my face.
"Sky, you and I don't need to play spin the bottle in order for us to kiss. We're a couple and we love each other. That's reason enough for me," I said.
I didn't give Sky a chance to respond, because I immediately locked my lips with his. My tongue was dying to get inside his mouth so that we could turn this kiss into a French kiss. It wasn't long before we were French kissing each other. There were definite fireworks as my heart rate increased. I found myself lying on the bed next to Sky. Our legs began to wrap around one another and I felt something hard press against my lower stomach.
"Whoa! Okay, someone's in the room!" Bridge exclaimed.
At the sound of Bridge's voice, I instantaneously sat up in Sky's bed as Sky scooted away from me in such an abrupt fashion that there was a loud thud as he hit the back of his head on the wall. I couldn't keep myself from blushing. I didn't dare look at Sky or else my blushing would be even worse, but I suspected that he was blushing as well.
"I uh…I should get going," I said getting off Sky's bed and brushing past Bridge on my way out of the room.
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I went to my room and found that Z was there as well.
"Where did you run off to? Were you checking on your boyfriend?" Z asked.
I was still blushing, so I didn't bother looking Z in the face. The last thing I needed was my roommate knowing about Bridge walking in on Sky and me a little bit ago.
"Are you blushing Syd? What has you so embarrassed?" Z asked.
I wished Z would just go away. I came to my room so that I could be by myself because I was too embarrassed to be around people right now. Now, my roommate is drilling me with questions that I don't want to answer.
"It's none of your business," I answered.
Z laughed. "Okay. I can live with that. Let's try another question. Why did you end spin the bottle when you did? Was it because I was kissing your boyfriend? Or was it because I was flirting with your boyfriend? Or maybe it was both?" Z asked.
Usually I enjoyed having Z as a roommate, because it was nice having a girl to talk to, but this wasn't one of those times. I was not in the mood to talk right now.
"You were jealous weren't you? That's why you stopped spin the bottle when you did. You were jealous that I got to kiss Sky and you didn't. You wanted to ensure that I wouldn't get a chance to kiss him again because you couldn't stand the thought of that," Z said.
God, is she ever going to shut up? Can't she see that I don't want to talk about it? Wait a second. Was I jealous of Z? Is that why I stopped spin the bottle?
Z laughed. "Don't worry Syd. I have no romantic feelings toward your boyfriend whatsoever. I had no idea I could get you so jealous though," Z commented.
I rolled my eyes at her. Unfortunately, by doing so, I revealed to her the fact that I was blushing.
"I knew it! You are blushing! Well, obviously you don't want to talk about it, so I'll leave you alone for now. I want to know the details later though," Z said before leaving the room.
After Z left, I lay down in my bed and hugged Peanuts to my chest and closed my eyes. Had I really been jealous? Why should I be jealous? I know Z isn't interested in Sky, so I have nothing to worry about. Still though, I didn't like the idea of her kissing him one bit. I guess I know how Sky felt when he saw me kiss Bridge and Jack.
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I must have dozed off, because I woke up to the sound of the automatic door sliding open. I thought Z might have come back to get the scoop on what had me so embarrassed, so I kept my eyes closed and pretended I was asleep.
"Pssst. Syd are you awake?" I heard a male voice whisper.
I recognized the voice as Sky's. I sat up in my bed and started to get out of my covers. That's weird. When did I get underneath my covers to begin with?
"No, that's ok Syd. You don't have to get out of bed, I just stopped by to say good night, and give you a good night kiss. If you'll let me that is," Sky said.
Aww! Sky is asking for my permission to have a good night kiss? That is so sweet! Finally! I get to kiss Sky! I've been waiting for this all night! Oh please Sky, like I'd say no to kissing you!
"I thought you'd never ask," I replied.
Our lips touched in a brief kiss. Instead of pulling apart, our lips remained in contact. I wanted so bad to do more than just kiss Sky, but I was worried that we might get interrupted again. Sky backed up to my disappointment.
He cleared his throat. "Syd, I just wanted to apologize about getting jealous before," Sky said.
"It's ok Sky. Don't worry about it. I find it sweet actually. I mean it shows that you care enough about me to get jealous. Besides, after talking to Z, I realized that I was jealous too," I said.
"Really?" he asked.
I giggled. "Yeah. I mean Z was throwing herself all over you, and that didn't set to well with me, but all that matters is that you love me and I love you," I explained.
Sky had a look of understanding etched on his face. "Yeah, but Syd?"
"Hmm?"
"Let's never play spin the bottle again," Sky answered.
I giggled. I agreed wholeheartedly. That was a really stupid idea. A thought occurred to me.
"We have to go back to the beach and teach you how to swim though," I said.
Sky's eyes widened and if I didn't know any better, I detected fear in them.
"It's not absolutely vital that I know how to swim," Sky remarked.
I laughed. "I think it is though Sky. I mean after all you are 20 years old," I said.
Sky glared at me. He obviously didn't like where this conversation was going. I didn't mind though.
"So, what's your point?" Sky asked.
"My point is that knowing how to swim is something that everybody should learn how to do," I answered.
Sky rolled his eyes at me. "Why is swimming something everybody should learn how to do?" he inquired.
"Come to think of it, we can't go to the beach yet. First we need to get you some swimming trunks. Hmm…or maybe a Speedo," I said.
"No way! I wouldn't be caught dead wearing a Speedo!" Sky exclaimed.
I cracked up. Sky looked at me in confusion. "So you have no problem wearing tights as a power ranger, but you refuse to wear a Speedo? Come on Sky, I think you'd look good in a Speedo," I commented.
"Syd!" Sky yelled.
I laughed. I was enjoying pushing Sky's buttons. Maybe I was enjoying it a little too much though. Nah, on second thought there's no such thing as enjoying something too much.
"Well you would look good in a Speedo. Besides, the only way to overcome your fear is to face it head on," I said.
"Who said anything about me being afraid? I'm not afraid of learning how to swim, I just don't think it's necessary," Sky replied.
"Come on Sky, it's just like riding a bike," I stated.
"No it isn't. That I can do. That is actually useful knowledge. Swimming is pointless. Do we fight Gruumm's goons underwater? No. Do we have to swim places to fight crime? No. I rest my case," Sky said.
I couldn't stop myself from laughing. I found Sky refusing to learn how to swim kind of cute actually. I'm not sure why, but it just is.
"What's so funny?" Z asked.
"Nothing. Good night Z. Night Syd," Sky said before leaving the room.
I finished another chapter. For some reason, the chapters with Syd's POV always turn out to be longer. I have no idea why that is. That's kind of weird. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Tell me what you thought about it in a review. I'm always happy to receive those. No flames please. Thank you for your time.