30kisses fic - Sky/Z
Title: Meet the Real Me
Author/Artist: LttleDvl
Fandom: Power Rangers SPD
Pairing: Sky Tate/Z Delgado
Theme: (#12 - in a good mood)
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine, I just like to romp them through my own personal playground. ; )
Summary: Z makes a startling discovery about her teammate...
Word Count: 564
A/N: Thanks to tktrix for the plotbunny! *hugs*
Z glanced at Sky as he sat reading something other than the SPD manual for a change. A slight smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth and Z couldn’t help but wonder where on Earth the real Sky had gotten off to.
“You’re certainly in a good mood today. What caused that?”
He peeked over the edge of his book, still smirking lightly. “What? I can’t be in a good mood once in a while?”
“Okay; seriously. What have you done with the real Sky and who the heck are you?”
He laughed loudly. “It’s really me, Z. No body switching here today.”
“I’m surprised. Not only are you not spouting regs at everyone, but you’re reading something like a normal person would and you’re actually smiling and laughing. Did you hit your head during training or what?”
“Nope; I finally got my stash restocked.”
She arched an eyebrow quizzically. “Stash? What stash? Don’t tell me that the great Tate is holding out on his teammates?”
A shrug. “Nobody else on the team drinks coffee, Z, so no; I’m not holding out.”
“Coffee? You have your own coffee?”
“Yep. Have you tried that nasty crap that passes for coffee around here?” He shuddered slightly. “More like sludge. Bleck.” He made a sour, disgusted face.
Z laughed at his expression. “Can’t say that I have, no. I’ll just have to take your word for it. So - what makes your ‘stash’ so special?”
“Would it surprise you to find I’m a bit picky when it comes to coffee? Kind of a connoisseur, if you will.”
“You picky?” she replied with a sarcastic tone, “Naw, I would never expect that of you. You’re always so unpredictable,” she mocked jovially.
“Yah, right. I’m the king of surprises. The epitome of never knowing what I'll do next.” He cracked a wry grin.
Z stared at him, truly shocked by this apparent change in attitude. Cracking jokes on Sky wasn’t unusual for B-Squad; Jack loved to do it just so he could annoy Sky no end, but to have Sky joking on himself was a new one. She wasn’t sure if she was more comfortable with him like this or not. “Uh...okayyy.”
Sky arched an eyebrow slightly. “What? Something wrong?”
“No, nothing’s wrong, it’s just...well, it’s just that I don’t think I’ve ever seen you - act so human before. I’m not sure if I’m comfortable with that or not.”
“Ah,” he nodded slightly, “you probably thought that the stick never came out huh?” He smirked, “It does on occasion, trust me.”
Z still didn’t know what to make of this ‘new’ Sky, so she sat in silence just staring at him, unable to think of anything to say. Sky shook his head briefly, and smiling, got up and crossed over to where she sat. “It really is a good thing, you know,” he spoke softly. Much to Z’s utter amazement, he leaned forward and brushed a small peck across her forehead. “I’m not always a hard ass, Z.”
She stared after him as he strolled out of the common room, practically with a bounce in his step. A bounce in his step? Sky?? Z would’ve never believed it if she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes. “Huh,” she muttered to herself, “who would’ve ever guessed it. Sky as an actual human being. I kinda like it.”
Author/Artist: LttleDvl
Fandom: Power Rangers SPD
Pairing: Sky Tate/Z Delgado
Theme: (#12 - in a good mood)
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine, I just like to romp them through my own personal playground. ; )
Summary: Z makes a startling discovery about her teammate...
Word Count: 564
A/N: Thanks to tktrix for the plotbunny! *hugs*
Z glanced at Sky as he sat reading something other than the SPD manual for a change. A slight smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth and Z couldn’t help but wonder where on Earth the real Sky had gotten off to.
“You’re certainly in a good mood today. What caused that?”
He peeked over the edge of his book, still smirking lightly. “What? I can’t be in a good mood once in a while?”
“Okay; seriously. What have you done with the real Sky and who the heck are you?”
He laughed loudly. “It’s really me, Z. No body switching here today.”
“I’m surprised. Not only are you not spouting regs at everyone, but you’re reading something like a normal person would and you’re actually smiling and laughing. Did you hit your head during training or what?”
“Nope; I finally got my stash restocked.”
She arched an eyebrow quizzically. “Stash? What stash? Don’t tell me that the great Tate is holding out on his teammates?”
A shrug. “Nobody else on the team drinks coffee, Z, so no; I’m not holding out.”
“Coffee? You have your own coffee?”
“Yep. Have you tried that nasty crap that passes for coffee around here?” He shuddered slightly. “More like sludge. Bleck.” He made a sour, disgusted face.
Z laughed at his expression. “Can’t say that I have, no. I’ll just have to take your word for it. So - what makes your ‘stash’ so special?”
“Would it surprise you to find I’m a bit picky when it comes to coffee? Kind of a connoisseur, if you will.”
“You picky?” she replied with a sarcastic tone, “Naw, I would never expect that of you. You’re always so unpredictable,” she mocked jovially.
“Yah, right. I’m the king of surprises. The epitome of never knowing what I'll do next.” He cracked a wry grin.
Z stared at him, truly shocked by this apparent change in attitude. Cracking jokes on Sky wasn’t unusual for B-Squad; Jack loved to do it just so he could annoy Sky no end, but to have Sky joking on himself was a new one. She wasn’t sure if she was more comfortable with him like this or not. “Uh...okayyy.”
Sky arched an eyebrow slightly. “What? Something wrong?”
“No, nothing’s wrong, it’s just...well, it’s just that I don’t think I’ve ever seen you - act so human before. I’m not sure if I’m comfortable with that or not.”
“Ah,” he nodded slightly, “you probably thought that the stick never came out huh?” He smirked, “It does on occasion, trust me.”
Z still didn’t know what to make of this ‘new’ Sky, so she sat in silence just staring at him, unable to think of anything to say. Sky shook his head briefly, and smiling, got up and crossed over to where she sat. “It really is a good thing, you know,” he spoke softly. Much to Z’s utter amazement, he leaned forward and brushed a small peck across her forehead. “I’m not always a hard ass, Z.”
She stared after him as he strolled out of the common room, practically with a bounce in his step. A bounce in his step? Sky?? Z would’ve never believed it if she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes. “Huh,” she muttered to herself, “who would’ve ever guessed it. Sky as an actual human being. I kinda like it.”