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Chapter 10: Pep Talk

Z turned around and looked up into blue eyes. She smiled, "Yeah, I guess you could say that."

Sky came and sat down next to her on the bench. "You disappeared after the fight. Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, everything's fine."

Sky who was looking at the sun turned to Z, "Well, if everything's okay. I can leave."

Z shook her head. "No, I don't mind you being here. Did you come just to check up on me?"

Sky looked away and waited a couple of minutes before speaking, "Well, yeah. I mean...I'm the leader, I should do that."

Z's heart dropped, that's just what she wanted to hear. "Yeah, I guess that makes sense."

Sky became quiet again. This was just so frustrating and ridiculous. She liked Sky, if he didn't like her, he didn't like her. It seemed that he might, but like he was really going to just come right out and say it. Besides, Z not saying anything kind of made her a wuss. And Z was definitely not that. After that pep talk Z was ready.

"Sky?"

"Yeah." He continued watching the setting sun.

"Do you remember with the meteor?"

Sky looked back at her with a quizzical expression. "What about it?"

"You thanked me for being here to come back to. Was that just me or everyone?"

Sky looked uncomfortable. Maybe she shouldn't have said anything. "What difference does it make?"

"Okay, fine. You wanted to get to know more about me?"

"Well, yeah."

Z smiled, at least she had gotten one think right. "Well, here's something that I haven't told anyone."

"And you want to tell me first?" A smile slowly come over his facial features.

"Yeah. Although, Jack kind of knows, and well...I'm not sure about Bridge and Syd. But I never told any of them."

"So, what is it?"

Z took a deep breathe, time to become exposed. "I like you. And not just as a friend. I mean I really like you."

Sky looked away and than back at Z, "Really?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Look, if you don't feel the same, than you don't. I just had to tell you."

He smiled, "Z, I like you too."

Z's heart skipped a beat. "Really?"

"Yeah. I'm not sure when, but sometime this past year, I don't know I just started liking you. So in response to your first question, it was everyone, but especially you."

It was Z's turn to smile.

In the next minutes, neither of them spoke. Sky reached over and took Z's hand and held it in his warm, comforting hand. Z slowly and tentively reached up and stroked Sky's cheek. Sky continued to look into Z's eyes with such intensity that she wasn't sure how much longer she could take it. His other hand found its way up to her face and he placed it on her cheek. Slowly they leaned in and their lips touched.

This was even better than Z could have ever imagined. His hand left her hand and moved towards her side pulling her in closer as Z's hands went to his neck pulling him in closer. She loved this closeness. They both turned the kiss into a more intense, passionated one.

Sky's hand left her cheek and he started running it through her hair. Slowly they pulled away, but only from the kiss. The two stayed there as the sun finished setting on the new couple.

Author's Note: I hope you guys enjoyed this. I did contemplate about having Jack be the one who was there, but than I thought why not Sky?