Like You Care (Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Zack/Billy)
Title: Like You Care
Author: eerian_sadow
Rating: PG13
Warnings: slash. Worksafe, aside from some smoochies
Word Count: 690
Summary: Sometimes you just have to be reminded that you want to stay.
Prompt: Feb. 12 MMPR: Zack/Billy: comfort sex “What do I have to do to convince you that you belong here?”
A/N: this is loosely tied to the MMPR fic I wrote last round (Lust Monster, found here: http://eerian-sadow.livejournal.com/37020.html#cutid1 ). Oh, all right. It’s a full on sequel. I’d been planning to write one of those anyway, and this prompt was too perfect for it. hope that goes over all right. ;-) however, I seem to have completely missed the sex part of the prompt. It turned into comfort smoochies. Sorry.
Also, I apologize for this being late. My bout of the flu has made writing difficult at best. That may explain any inconsistencies in the fic.
“Heard you were leaving.”
Billy looked up from packing his suitcase to see Zack standing in his doorway. “It’s an international study abroad program. I’m leaving for Paris tomorrow afternoon.”
Zack walked into Billy’s room, pinning his teammate with a searching look. “Your mom’s pretty freaked about it. I mean, nobody even knew you were considering it. When were you going to tell us?”
“Tonight.” Billy looked back down at his suitcase, but didn’t resume packing. “I know how Kimberly is about parties, and I didn’t want her to make a big deal out of it.”
“But it is a big deal! You know we’ll support anything you do, but this is crazy. Your mom didn’t even know you applied for the program!” Zack reached out and put a hand over one of Billy’s, drawing the other teen’s attention back to his face. “Why didn’t you tell us?”
The Blue Ranger looked down again, unable to meet the Black Ranger’s eyes. “I didn’t think you guys wanted me around anymore.”
“Man, what gave you that idea?” Zack was stunned at his friend’s response.
“None of you have really talked with me for the last several weeks. You haven’t even seemed to want to just hang out. I thought that if you didn’t want me around, then I could at least go better myself.” Billy pulled his hand out from under Zack’s and began putting clothes in his suitcase again.
“Ah, man. I’m sorry. I thought you wanted to be alone, you know after the thing with the Lust Monster.”
“That’s what you get for thinking,” Billy replied bitterly.
“I guess so,” Zack agreed. “How can I make it up to you? What do I have to do to convince you that you still belong here?”
“Prove you care.” The Blue Ranger’s tone suggested this wasn’t likely.
Zack shocked him by grabbing his face and kissing him forcefully. Billy pulled back almost immediately, a flurry of emotions playing across his face.
“I’ve always cared,” the Black Ranger told him. “Let me show you.”
Billy backed away from his friend quickly, not entirely sure what to think. Zack looked at him with sad eyes.
“See, this is why I left you alone after that. Its not what you want.” He turned away from his friend and began walking to the door. “I’ll just get out of here; let you finish up.”
He was stopped by a tentative grip on his wrist. “Wait.”
Billy’s expression was nervous when Zack turned back to him. “Yeah?”
“Just this once, I want you to pretend that I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Billy told him. “Because I’m not quite sure what’s happening.”
Zack gave him a small smile. “Never thought I’d hear you say that.”
He moved the Blue Ranger’s hand from his wrist and looked it over carefully. “I think it was your hands that did it for me. Like I said, I always cared about you, but your hands really made me notice you.
“The thing with the Lust Monster, that wasn’t just the spell. I want you.”
Billy met Zack’s gaze cautiously. “You think I’m…attractive?”
“Oh, yeah.” Zack’s smile changed from small to brilliant.
“And you really don’t want me to go?”
“No. Please stay.”
Billy swallowed audibly. “Zack?”
“Yeah?”
“Promise that you didn’t just say all that just to get me to stay.”
“No, man. Never.” Zack shook his head vehemently.
Billy turned his hand is Zack’s so that their fingers laced together. For a long moment, he examined the picture they presented. Finally, he looked back up at his friend.
“I didn’t really want to go, anyway.”
“Then don’t. I’ll miss you if you do.”
Finally, Billy returned Zack’s brilliant smile. “Well, we wouldn’t want that.”
Suddenly, Zack’s face fell. “You know, its okay if you don’t want anything but friendship. I mean, I understand-“
“Who says I’m not willing to try?”
The Black Ranger blinked a few times, a shocked by the Blue Ranger’s words as by the fact that his friend had interrupted him. “What?”
In answer, Billy stepped in closer to Zack and kissed him.
Author: eerian_sadow
Rating: PG13
Warnings: slash. Worksafe, aside from some smoochies
Word Count: 690
Summary: Sometimes you just have to be reminded that you want to stay.
Prompt: Feb. 12 MMPR: Zack/Billy: comfort sex “What do I have to do to convince you that you belong here?”
A/N: this is loosely tied to the MMPR fic I wrote last round (Lust Monster, found here: http://eerian-sadow.livejournal.com/37020.html#cutid1 ). Oh, all right. It’s a full on sequel. I’d been planning to write one of those anyway, and this prompt was too perfect for it. hope that goes over all right. ;-) however, I seem to have completely missed the sex part of the prompt. It turned into comfort smoochies. Sorry.
Also, I apologize for this being late. My bout of the flu has made writing difficult at best. That may explain any inconsistencies in the fic.
“Heard you were leaving.”
Billy looked up from packing his suitcase to see Zack standing in his doorway. “It’s an international study abroad program. I’m leaving for Paris tomorrow afternoon.”
Zack walked into Billy’s room, pinning his teammate with a searching look. “Your mom’s pretty freaked about it. I mean, nobody even knew you were considering it. When were you going to tell us?”
“Tonight.” Billy looked back down at his suitcase, but didn’t resume packing. “I know how Kimberly is about parties, and I didn’t want her to make a big deal out of it.”
“But it is a big deal! You know we’ll support anything you do, but this is crazy. Your mom didn’t even know you applied for the program!” Zack reached out and put a hand over one of Billy’s, drawing the other teen’s attention back to his face. “Why didn’t you tell us?”
The Blue Ranger looked down again, unable to meet the Black Ranger’s eyes. “I didn’t think you guys wanted me around anymore.”
“Man, what gave you that idea?” Zack was stunned at his friend’s response.
“None of you have really talked with me for the last several weeks. You haven’t even seemed to want to just hang out. I thought that if you didn’t want me around, then I could at least go better myself.” Billy pulled his hand out from under Zack’s and began putting clothes in his suitcase again.
“Ah, man. I’m sorry. I thought you wanted to be alone, you know after the thing with the Lust Monster.”
“That’s what you get for thinking,” Billy replied bitterly.
“I guess so,” Zack agreed. “How can I make it up to you? What do I have to do to convince you that you still belong here?”
“Prove you care.” The Blue Ranger’s tone suggested this wasn’t likely.
Zack shocked him by grabbing his face and kissing him forcefully. Billy pulled back almost immediately, a flurry of emotions playing across his face.
“I’ve always cared,” the Black Ranger told him. “Let me show you.”
Billy backed away from his friend quickly, not entirely sure what to think. Zack looked at him with sad eyes.
“See, this is why I left you alone after that. Its not what you want.” He turned away from his friend and began walking to the door. “I’ll just get out of here; let you finish up.”
He was stopped by a tentative grip on his wrist. “Wait.”
Billy’s expression was nervous when Zack turned back to him. “Yeah?”
“Just this once, I want you to pretend that I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Billy told him. “Because I’m not quite sure what’s happening.”
Zack gave him a small smile. “Never thought I’d hear you say that.”
He moved the Blue Ranger’s hand from his wrist and looked it over carefully. “I think it was your hands that did it for me. Like I said, I always cared about you, but your hands really made me notice you.
“The thing with the Lust Monster, that wasn’t just the spell. I want you.”
Billy met Zack’s gaze cautiously. “You think I’m…attractive?”
“Oh, yeah.” Zack’s smile changed from small to brilliant.
“And you really don’t want me to go?”
“No. Please stay.”
Billy swallowed audibly. “Zack?”
“Yeah?”
“Promise that you didn’t just say all that just to get me to stay.”
“No, man. Never.” Zack shook his head vehemently.
Billy turned his hand is Zack’s so that their fingers laced together. For a long moment, he examined the picture they presented. Finally, he looked back up at his friend.
“I didn’t really want to go, anyway.”
“Then don’t. I’ll miss you if you do.”
Finally, Billy returned Zack’s brilliant smile. “Well, we wouldn’t want that.”
Suddenly, Zack’s face fell. “You know, its okay if you don’t want anything but friendship. I mean, I understand-“
“Who says I’m not willing to try?”
The Black Ranger blinked a few times, a shocked by the Blue Ranger’s words as by the fact that his friend had interrupted him. “What?”
In answer, Billy stepped in closer to Zack and kissed him.