Matchmaking Mishaps

What do you do when two people are so blindly in love that neither are fully aware of it so refuse to take action? Take action into your own hands, just like Ryan knows all about… Or in which Carter conforms and Ryan just can't be asked anymore.

CarterXDana/SOAverse/Lightspeed Rescue/ Fluffy, awkwardness and amusement.

Disclaimer: We wish we owned it but all rights belong to Saban, we only own the plot.

CHAPTER FIVE

Plan C: Chad

Carter looked up from his cereal bowl as someone sat next to him; surprisingly, it wasn't Dana, it was Ryan- Dana wouldn't be happy when she saw Ryan had taken her seat. Ryan nodded toward the counter where Chad and Dana were talking as they got their food. "Can you see how close she's standing to him?" Ryan said, shoving a spoonful of food into his mouth and continuing with his statement, food spraying out of his mouth with every word. "She likes him."

"She's trying to get to the bread-"

"No, she's into him. Think of how much time they've been spending together; you only spend that much time with someone when-" Okay, so maybe Chad had been around Dana more recently but it was Carter's fault, he had turned her down by accident last time she asked so she hadn't asked him; usually it was him she was around... "-So I'm thinking there's definitely going on between, and even if there wasn't before, something's changed. I mean look at the way she's hanging on to the small amount of words he's saying- she wouldn't be doing that if she saw him as just a friend don'tcha think?" Carter stared at ice blue eyes that were looking at him expectantly. He opened his mouth, not sure if he should comment on his growing obsession with Chad or actually answer his question, only to be saved by Angela's voice over the PA system, requesting his presence. He let out a small sigh of relief, stuffed the remainder of his breakfast into his mouth before shooting Ryan an apologetic grin and rushing out of the room.


"Are you following me?" Carter questioned as he turned the corner and walked straight into Ryan, who appeared to have been waiting for him expectantly. He stood in front of the door to the rec-room, stopping Carter from getting past; each time he tried to step around the blond, Ryan jumped in the way, creating a very awkward dance.

"You didn't answer this morning!" Ryan hissed, "Don'tcha think?"

"Because there is nothing to answer! Dana hangs onto every word anyone says, no matter how pointless- that's just what she does! It's because she's nice and caring and-" Carter abruptly stopped, feeling his cheeks begin to burn from his babbling on about how 'nice' the Pink Ranger was. The Fireman gave up with the dance and stalked off down the corridor, hearing Ryan running to keep up with him. As they both turned the corner, they walked straight into Chad and Dana who seemingly stopped their hushed conversation to stare at the pair. By this point, Carter was furious that Ryan kept cropping up where ever he went; he wasn't usually this- this- clingy!

Dana would take sympathy. Dana would help him. She'd give him a scapegoat. "Day, didn't you need to get something from town?" Not exactly a lie, she had needed to collect some books for school or so he could recall from their last, brief conversation. "I have to go to the fire house and my apartment to get some stuff, if you need a ride?"

Dana's pale cheeks flooded with pink and she exchanged a glance with Chad. Her azure blue eyes returned to Carter and she chewed her lip as she spoke, "Thanks but I promised I'd go to the Marine Park with Chad."

Really?! She couldn't help him? "Oh." His tone laced in annoyance, "That's fine I guess."

"I'm sure Ryan will go with you." She smiled softly- No! Last thing Carter wanted!

"Sure." Ryan grabbed Carter's arm and dragged him, "Let's go Fire Truck." That would be a couple of hours of having Ryan going on and on and on about Chad and his sister... Since when did Ryan care about Dana? And since when did Ryan think Carter actually cared about his growing obsession with Chad?!


Carter took a look around from the tree he was hiding behind, keeping an eye out for Ryan. Judging by the lack of annoying blondes, he had managed to lose the man-child. He let out a small sigh of relief and slipped his phone out of his pocket, typing out a text.

It was simple enough, an invitation to grab some dinner; pressing send was a little more difficult. He was sure a sufficient amount of time had passed since Chad and Dana had left for the Marine Park and so they must've been done by now. She was probably Chad-free now. He nodded slightly to himself and sent the text message. A few minutes passed before his phone chimed, signalling a reply.

'Sorry gonna grab pizza with Chad.'

Huh. Was dinner really necessary? They'd already spent a good portion of the day together- weren't they sick of each other by now?

"Told you they've gotten closer," Carter jumped a foot high, turning his head towards the blonde behind him. Bloody demon child.


Finally, after many hours of attempting to get rid of Ryan, he had successfully managed it. Okay, so he was crouched in the corner of the rec-room behind the sofa, but Ryan wouldn't be able to find him. He was Ryan-free. For how long though? 'Chad and Dana-' 'Dana and Chad-' 'Chad this-' 'Chad that-'; honestly, what was with his obsession?!

"What are you...?" He peered up awkwardly to see Dana looking down at him from her seated position on the arm of the sofa, "Aren't you a little old for hide and seek?"

"Ryan." He whispered, "He's been stalking me all day."

Dana smiled sympathetically and climbed over the back of the sofa to sit next to him, "Mind if I join? Chad has been driving me crazy. He's still not over Marina so I said I'd do whatever he wanted today... I didn't realise it would be so boring..." She turned to face him, "Did you know that there are more than one type of dolphin?" He smiled at her sarcastic tone and watched as she started pressing buttons on her Morpher, "You might want to silence it if you don't want to be found..."

"Oh yeah..." Smart Grayson; how did you honestly forget that?! He began to press the buttons as he added "Your brother has a growing obsession with Chad... That's all he spoke about all day."

"Oh, sorry for blowing you off twice today- maybe if Chad's so interesting to Ryan he can hang out with him tomorrow and I'll take that ride into town- wait!" He turned to face her and only then established how close they were to each other... No, no, no! No stuttering, not now! "You don't think Ryan..." She nodded suggestively instead of finishing her sentence, "Do you?" Damn she was beautiful; now that he was so close, it was all he could focus on. Her eyes were the same shade as the sea, big and lined with long golden eyelashes; lips a rosy pink against her light skin, with a natural blush on her cheeks... Her eyes always seemed to be smiling, how did she manage- STOP IT! ANSWER HER!

"Ma-ma-maybe." He stuttered, averting his gaze back to his morpher, "Its possible."

"Finally! He's showing an interest in someone!" She exhaled wistfully, "Okay! I'm gonna help him-" The door hissed open and both froze as they heard the footsteps.

"I know you're in here Carter~." How the hell did he find him?!

"I'll hold him off..." Dana whispered as she slowly rose to her feet, "Hey Ry..."

"What are you doing there?"

"Hiding... Carter was in the tech lab... Want me to take you?" Well... He might not have been alone with Dana anymore, but at least Ryan wasn't bothering him.


SAM: Hey guys! Long time no write!

GREG: It's been like what, a month? But to be fair, we've had our exams and they're still no over D: We warned about slow updates and followed through 3:

SAM: That we did ^^"

GREG: Our exams finish this week so hopefully we can get back into writing very soon and post a little more frequently than every full moon...

SAM: Though full moon's are always fun...

GREG: Unless you're a werewolf... So, anyway: PLAN C!

SAM: CHAD~!

GREG: Aww, poor Carter having Ryan pester him all day and then Chad not realising what was happening... 3: And Chad isn't over Marina... Bless.

SAM: And Ryan seems a bit obsessed, doesn't he?

GREG: Then Carter's awkward little moment behind the sofa that Dana seemed blissfully unaware of... They're so damn adorable yet so awkward at the same time.

SAM: It's quite frustrating actually.

GREG: Some say frustrating, I say cute... If Ryan knew they were both there, he would've grabbed their heads and been like 'kiss!'...

SAM: As Ryan does.

GREG: Chipping Carter's tooth and giving Dana a concussion...:')

SAM: Damn straight.

GREG: So, let's get to the reviews... CarterlovesDana, well Ryan doesn't fully understand social conventions... Maybe a slip of Dana's rescue blaster may have encouraged Ryan to butt out of her love life, if she knew he knows anyway... As far as she is concerned, Carter doesn't know of her little crush! Dana didn't need to apologise, Carter just could never be mad at her for very long :3 Glad you liked it and thanks for the review! :P

SAM: Also, thanks to the faves and followers for you guys' support!

GREG: We're writing the next chapter currently but it may be a while because of everything going on at the moment... We appreciate your patience and dedication in waiting :3 We're really sorry but we're 18 so have a lot going on right now.

SAM: It's a lame time in life.

GREG: It sucks but we're soldiering on... So, our next update will be our other story 'Blade of Aurora' if you wanna take a look, it has Dana, Carter and Ryan in :P But this story should have an update soon :)

SAM: Yash, hopefully.

GREG: So... I guess that's it? Thanks for reading :P

SAM: Yups we hope you enjoyed this chapter and we'll see you next time!~

GREG: Adios!

SAM: Ja ne!