Of Anime, Poetry and Falling in Love: Mack and Rose
Disclaimer: Alas, the multicolored spandex and the people in it aren't mine.
Challenge: Duty
Timeframe: Somewhere after Kick Into Overdrive
Summary: When he held her close it was impossible to concentrate on the duty she had to the world.
Just when Rose Ortiz thought she couldn't stand keeping her growing feelings about a certain red leader a secret any longer, Mack requested that the two of them have a little chat. Rose went into the "chat" wondering what was going on with Mack and came out with a date.
Yes, it appeared the pink ranger had the same affect on Mack that he had on her; that there was something a little more between them than mere friendship. So when he got to the end of his ramble, the part where he very casually asked if maybe she'd like to catch a movie, Rose had accepted without so much as a second thought.
Funny how he could make her do things she wouldn't normally do. If, say Will or Dax had wanted more than friendship from er, Rose would have turned them down. But Mack was different. Mack was special…he was Mack. The fearless, tough as nails red ranger who at the same time could be so silly and childish. Rose had never met someone so…well…she didn't know how to explain it.
So she and Mack slowly became more than friends, finding more and more opportunities to sneak away and be together.
Rose knew it was wrong, keeping she and Mack's blossoming relationship a secret from their teammates and mentor. She knew she shouldn't have been thinking about Mack constantly, that she should have been focusing on the job she had: saving the world. The universe's fate was on she and the team's shoulders; defending the galaxy was their duty.
But when Mack wrapped his arms around her securely and held her close, it was impossible to concentrate on the duty she had to the world.