Theme Challenge: Syd and Sky
Series presented by: BloomingViolets and Pink-Green-White-4ever
Challenge: Take My Hand – written by Pink-Green-White-4ever
Last Revised: September 27, 2005

Summary: She promised him she wouldn't let him fall.
Disclaimer: We don't own 'em, wish we did.
Ship: Sky/Syd

AN: Done in response to the Ars Amatoria's Ranger Romance Themes Challenge.

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Sky watched her take another spin on the dance floor with Jack. The two of them were laughing and bumping into Bridge and Z, who were laughing at them too. Sky felt kinda left out, but didn't want to ruin their fun. But most of all, he wanted to dance with her, desperately. Unfortunately, he was still limping around on crutches from his latest brush with one of Grumm's monsters.

He'd been lucky, Syd hadn't been hurt in the battle thanks to his last minute heroics. Of course, that had also meant he'd taken the blow meant for her and had injured his ankle. Much to his dismay, he'd spent the last three days confined to bed rest and Syd had weird duty shifts, meaning he hadn't gotten to spend any time with her, and to Syd's disappointment, she hadn't gotten to take care of him.

Sky could help but smile when Boom got tugged onto the dance floor with Syd. Jack collapsed into the chair next to the Blue Ranger, grinning from ear to ear.

"Your girlfriend is like that old Energizer Bunny!" Jack laughed. "She keeps going and going! I'm tired now!"

Sky chuckled. "Tell me about it."

"Is she like this when you two are alone?" Jack leered.

The Blue Ranger blushed at the innuendo. "Occasionally. Most of the time she's pretty quiet and I'm the loud one."

Jack cracked up at that. "Look out, here she comes."

Sky looked up just in time to see Sydney approach him. "Dance with me?"

"I can't. I'm still on crutches," Sky told her, sounding disappointed.

"Take my hand, Sky," Sydney told him, holding her hand out to him.

"Syd."

"I won't let you fall."

Sky looked up at her, and saw the look in her eyes. "Syd, I'm gonna squish you if I put all my weight on you," he grumbled even as Jack and Sydney helped him to his feet. He found he was able to gingerly put weight on his foot when Syd pulled him over to the darkened corner to his left.

Sky had to smile when she wrapped her arms around his waist and laid her head on his chest. The Blue Ranger wrapped his arms around her shoulders and let her move them. Syd only swayed her hips back and forth to the beat of the music.

"See, this isn't so bad, is it?"

"No, and to be perfectly honest, I was really wanting to dance with you when I saw you with Jack."

Sydney smiled. "Me too. It feels like forever since you've held me."

"I'm sorry. Our schedules have been pretty hectic lately, haven't they?"

Syd giggled and looked up at him hopefully. "Kiss me?" Leaning down, Sky gently pressed his lips to hers. "As long as we take each other's hands, Sky, we'll never fall.