You Found Me: A Story of Sky and Syd
Disclaimer: La la la la la. Don't look at me!
Challenge: Dream
Timeframe Somewhere before Endings.
She was called the SPD princess, but she didn't dream of a white knight anymore. Sure, when she was younger, all she wanted was to be rescued by a handsome prince and ride away on his massive white horse, just like the princesses in her favorite fairy tales. Fueled by her love of a happy ending, she would spend hours alone in her room, drawing pictures of her fantasies.
But all of that changed as the young girl grew up. She became attracted to her best friend, a knight of sorts, but not a pristine white one. No, this knight had a tall, dark, and handsome vibe about him. He did the best he could, and she cherished him all the more for it.
When she finally gathered the courage to confess everything, whether the fate be rejection or acceptance, he was quiet for a long time. Trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered heart, the now grown girl turned her back to him, refusing to let him see her cry.
"Please don't leave me," her prince pleaded suddenly. And he drew her into his arms and kissed her, a kiss laced with the secret love and passion he'd felt for her all the years of their friendship.
When breathing became necessary again, the princess looked up at him, love in her eyes. She opened her mouth to speak, to tell him once more that he was her whole life, but was silenced by a finger pressed to her lips.
"I can't," he said as gently as he could, praying his princess would somehow find it in her heart to forgive him.
Her heart broke for real this time.
Sky and Syd Sky and Syd Sky and Syd
She was a stubborn woman when she wanted to be, and didn't let their friendship die. They kept right at their usual activities, such as the occasional game of Frisbee or Lightball and sparring together. It was noticeable that clearly something had changed between them, as they were more formal around each other, and hardly let themselves be around the other without at least one of their other friends.
But she still dreamt of him.
Dreamt that maybe, just maybe, when Emperor Gruumm was space dust and floating around the nebula somewhere, he would take her in his arms again and kiss her and apologize for being stupid.
Dreamt that maybe one day, they would marry and have a family, even a dog and a house with a white picket fence.
It was wonderful to dream.
I'm sorry it was short, comrades, but I really liked how it came out and am posting it now without trying to add a bit more here and there like I normally do.
And for anyone who likes Carter/Dana, I plan on writing a chapter fic for them…mainly because I saw Forever Red the other day and remembered how hot Carter is…