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Author's Note: This takes place during Resurrection. Thanks for those still reading.

Chapter 7: A Walk In The Park

After Doggie left the Common Room Bridge went back to eating his toast, Syd and Z their game and Sky reading the rule book. Syd and Z finished their game and Syd got up to go and do her nails. Bridge finished his toast and left saying he was going to work out. This left Sky and her, by themselves on the couch alone. Okay, this wasn't a big deal. I mean big deal that she liked him. Okay, so she really did like him, a lot. But that didn't mean he completely felt the same way about her.

Five minutes later Z decided to get up and go do something—anything. But before she got up, Sky shut the rule book and looked at her. "Hey, do you want to go for a walk?"

Z was in shock. "A walk?"

"Well, I finished re-reading the section I was on. Bridge is, well who knows, and Syd—better not to bother her while she's doing her nails. Jack's gone, so…unless you're busy."

Yeah, she was so busy. "Yeah, why not. I'm gonna go get changed."

"Okay, see you in a couple minutes at the front door?"

"Yeah."

Z went to her and Syd's room. Syd was on her bed working on her nails. She looked up as Z came in, "Hey Z."

"Hey." Z grabbed some clothes and headed to the bathroom.

"Where are you going?"

"Sky and I are going out for a bit."

"Oh. Have fun."

"Do you want to come?"

"That's okay. Thanks."

After Z changed, she met Sky at the front door who was also dressed in civilian clothes. Big shocker. They headed out. They were walking for about twenty-twenty-five minutes in silence. They had walked through a park, down some streets, all over.

"So, does Jack do this a lot?"

Z looked at Sky. "What?"

"Take off."

"When he wants to. He's not much on rules."

Like telling that to the resident rule book was doing anything, "I noticed."

"Well, when you're upset, surly there's something you do to calm down?" Sky didn't say anything. Z looked away. "Usually people do." She realized that was probably a bit harsh.

"I just don't like telling everyone what I do."

"Oh, well, I wasn't asking you to tell me."

"I know."

More silence. Although silence with Sky wasn't uncomfortable, she liked it. To her it felt like they were bonding.

Sky kept looking more and more comfortable as they walked. He looked very good in what he was wearing—a blue sweater, khakis. Wow. She turned away. Sky spoke up again. "You know, I think Jack had the right idea about getting away from the Academy."

Wow, this coming from Sky. "The way you're loosening up Sky, you're almost," Z put her hand on his arm and Sky looked at her, "becoming human." He smiled at her. But their moment was interrupted when they heard an attack. There went their afternoon together. Perhaps she could talk to him after they defeated this one.