23)

Sydney came pissed out of the SPD building, it was a beautiful day but she didn't care. She was walking briskly in her stilettos and didn't see a rock on the way and tripped.

Her fall would have been fatal for her and her child but she was saved by Tylor who got hold of her and said "Cadet Drew! Are you alright?"

Sydney too overcome with annoyance scoffed "Whatever." and got out of his hold and started walking away but then she bit her lip and turned back "Look I'm sorry. I'm a mess. Tylor right?"

Tylor smiled back "Yeah. Tylor Smith."

Syd sighed "Green ranger... And where are you from? I've never even seen you."

Tylor's eyes widen "Ouch. Actually cadet Drew, my brother and I were in C-squad and you had taught us fencing for over a year before you left."

Syd sighs again and smiles "Sorry. I really don't remember all the cadets much... Z on the other hand used to remember them for me."

Syd then saw Tylor's expression change and asked him "You like her don't you?"

Tylor chuckles "Like? I've been in love with her ever since she took the first hand to hand combat class for us."

Syd's eyes widen "Wow."

Tylor looks at her and says "Hey why don't we sit."

Syd sees a bench and sits on it and Tylor sits beside her, both of them in deep thought.

After a long silence Tylor speaks up "I just can't see them together."

Syd says staring on the ground "Me too."

Then both of them looked at eachother in shock and Tylor asks "Which 'them' are you talking about?"

Syd says "Sky and Z. Sky was supposed to be mine..."

Tylor says "And Z was supposed to be mine. I loved her way before Sky did. But didn't you leave Sky? For another guy?"

Syd rolls her eyes "Yeah! Because Sky was always so uptight and serious. But now that I see him so different with Z, I just feel like, I just... I want him back. I want that for me."

Tylor nods "Hmm..."

Syd continues "Justin was so different, and he was there for me when Sky wasn't you know... but now that I understood that he never loved me, I understood what true love is. True love isn't always blissful, you CAN love a person even if you fight, I didn't understand this then, but now I want everything back, just like the way it was before."

Tylor who sighed said "Don't mind but isn't Z your best friend? She wears your locket."

Syd closed her eyes "Yes she is! But now that she's taking whatever's mine... I can't help but feel... jealous. Even the cadet rooms are bigger... and she moved in with Sky... Sky never let me move in with him... and the way he is around Z, he was never like that with me. Just by wearing my pendant doesn't show friendship, if she really was my friend she would give me Sky. I'm so distant from everyone now, Bridge can't even say a password in my presence. I know it's SPD code, but I was an ex-SPD officer. I just... I want all of that. I want whatever Z has. I want my Sky back."

Tylor's lips formed a wry smile as he said "I have the same feelings, about Z ofcourse, not about Sky, let's be clear. I want her all to myself. So Sydney. What are we going to do about it?"

Sydney's reply was a wry smile itself.

Bridge sat in the common room frowning.

Z came in and saw him and asked "What's bothering you Bridge? Is it that Soph's patrolling alone in Sector 20?"

Bridge's eyes widen in horror "She's patrolling alone on Sector 20?"

Z rolled her eyes as she sat opposite him "Yeah. She can handle it Bridge. She's a big girl. And if not this, what were you frowning about?"

Bridge says "It's just that I walked past Ty this morning and found his aura was completely off. It was a bit off before too but today it was completely off. And yesterday, I found Syd's aura off."

Z bit her lip "Really?"

Bridge said "Yes really!"

Z still feeling weird says "Okay how's my aura?"

Bridge opens his glove and waves his hand and gets a feeling "Completely positive, with a bit of apprehension."

Z nods her head "Yup that's right! Syd is a bit distant from me. So what that means Syd and Ty are what evil now?"

Bridge purses his lips "Not evil, but not positive either."

Z who was deep in thought replies "Hmm... I need to go find Sky!" and rushes out.

As Z reaches the command centre she sees Sky sitting on his chair and working, and many other technicians and cadets roaming about so she purses her lips. Sky sees her and motions her with his head 'What's up?'

Z sighs and shakes her head and leaves. Sky narrows his eyes, but then gets back to work.

Z then meets Kyle in the parking lot near the jeep ready for patrolling Sector 17.

Z and Kyle were patrolling on the streets when Kyle looks at Z and says "Look Z... I'm really sorry about Ty. He's a bit... arrogant and selfish at times. But he means well."

Z sighs "K... You don't have to apologize for Ty."

Kyle says "I mean he's after you from when we were C-squad. So he's a bit..."

Z cut him off "He needs to understand that there's never gonna be a me and him, I love and value Sky too much. It's just not possible."

Kyle says "I know that Z."

Z sighs "It would be great if Ty knew this too."

Kyle sighs and looks out and continues searching for any trouble.

Sky sat in the command centre with Bridge, talking, when Z comes in with Kyle. Both Z and Kyle salute.

Sky nods "At ease. Status report cadet Delgado."

Z says "Sector 17 is clear commander."

Sky nods "Cadet Smith you are Dismissed."

Kyle salutes and leaves the command centre.

Z looks at Bridge and asks "So did you tell about their auras?" Bridge nods.

Z then sits on the chair next to Bridge by the commander's desk and sighs.

Sky looks at her and says "Hey... don't be like that..." as he puts his palm on top of hers.

Bridge then says "Yeah! You're supposed to be the happy one!"

Sky glares at him and he says "What?! It's true!"

Z chuckles slightly "It is true actually."

Sky then glares at her and she rolls her eyes.

Kat comes in and says Sky your mother is on the line. Sky's eyes widen and looks at Z and Bridge.

Z smiles "C'mon get going!" Sky lets out a deep breath and rushes to speak to his mother.

Sky sat on his bed and was watching TV. Well the TV was on but his mind was somewhere else entirely and he hears Z shouting from the shower "Sky could you please give me my towel?"

Sky got up and opened the cupboard to look for her towel and says "You don't need a towel Z. You can come out just as you are!"

He could just imagine Z roll her eyes and hears her sing "Whatevvverrrrrr!" and chuckles. He gives her the towel and gets back on his bed. He then sees Z come out in a black tank top and dark blue pajamas. She dries her hair, puts on her vanilla lotion, puts the towel away and jumps on the bed and gets inside the covers saying "I'm soooo tired."

Sky raises his eyebrows while cuddling her "Is this a hint that I'm supposed to catch?"

Z chuckles "No I'm just saying it would be great if we just had a break. We've been working so hard everyday..."

Sky smiles at her sad face and kisses her and then says "You know... we could go to 45th Avenue for sometime..."

Z's eyes became bright "Wow the beach? Awesome! Really?" her then happy expression changes to a suspicious one as she sits up and asks "Really? Sky Commander Tate is going on a vacation? Something is fishy."

Sky sits up and was about to say something when Z gave an eureka expression and said "Wait a minute you live there! It's about your mom calling right?"

Sky sighs "Yeah... She wants to meet you."

Z who was talking nonstop suddenly became dumb as nothing came out of her mouth as her face grew pale. Sky chuckled seeing her expression and shook her by her shoulders "Z don't worry my mom's the best! You'll love her."

Z looked down embarrassed. Sky noticed this and put a finger on her chin and pulled her sad face up and asked "Hey... tell me what's wrong Z."

Z sighs and murmurs very fast and low "whatifyourmomhatesme."

Sky who was confused says "What if what? Z c'mon. It's me."

Z looks into his eyes and sees sincerity and love and sighs "What if your mom hates me Sky?"

Sky chuckles "What? Why would she? You are perfect and you're the only thing that turns my frown upside down." and kisses her cheek, and Z chuckles.

Z then says seriously "But Sky... when she finds out I was a thief and am an orphan..."

Sky pulled her into a hug "Don't Z. These things don't matter as you are the best thing that ever happened to me."

Z smiled flattered "Really?"

Sky kissed her forehead "Really. Don't underestimate yourself." and Z wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tight.

After they broke off Sky said "So we'll go over this weekend okay?" Z nodded with a smile.

Sky then smirks as he starts feeling her soft skin under her tank top "Soo..."

Z smirks back "Sooo..." as they both chuckle and kiss.