Challenge: One Moment
Last Revised: November 4, 2006
Summary: One moment can change
everything
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, wish I did.
Genre: General
Rating: T, for now.
Ship: Sydney/Sky
AN: Set after Sam Pt. 2
Everything Changes
But beauty remains
Something so tender
I can't explain
Well I may be dreaming
But still lie awake
Can we make this dream last forever
And I'll cherish all the love we share
A moment like this
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
Some people search forever
For that one special kiss
Oh, I can't believe it's happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
-- Kelly Clarkson, A Moment Like
This --
--
I can’t help the small sigh that escapes me as Sky
walks me to my room. For the last few
minutes I’ve been in heaven, and the reason for that is the strong arm
currently wrapped around my waist. After
Sam called us old and weird, to which I said I wasn’t old and Jack said just
weird, Sky wrapped his arm around me. He
hasn’t let me go since then either. I’m
practically plastered to his side, not that I mind. I’m just curious about the sudden shift in
attitude.
“You okay?” Sky asks softly.
I look up at him and nod once. “I’m fine,” I whisper and lean against him,
wanting to imprint the moment in my memory.
Any time I get to be this close to him, I have to make sure I savor it,
because I don’t know when or if there’ll ever be another.
“You aren’t really upset about being called old, are
you?” he teases me.
“No,” I giggle.
“My uncle and I are only about eleven or so years apart, so I can see
how Sam would think we’re old. I use to
call my uncle old too.”
“Okay, just checking,” he grins at me. “Come on, we all need some rest after today.”
We stop at my and Z’s door. Carefully, I step away from him only to have
him take my hand. I’m a little confused
by his rubbing the top of my hand with his thumb, so I look at him
strangely. “Sky?”
“What?” he asks, looking up from where his gaze is
on my hand.
I let one eyebrow arch as I stare at him. He’s looking kind of sheepish as he continues
to caress my skin. “Are you going to let
my hand go?’
“Sorry,” he mutters.
The blush on his face makes me wonder what’s going on with him.
“Are you okay?” I ask even as I bring my free hand
up to touch his face. I’m surprised when
he leans into the palm of my hand, almost nuzzling it.
“Yeah.
Goodnight Syd,” he whispers before letting my hand go and heading for
his room. I’m left standing in the
hallway, unsure of what just happened. I
could have sworn for a moment Sky almost wanted to say something else to
me. He’s been acting strange for a few
days no, ever since he carried me in from sleeping under a tree outside. It’s almost like he’s got feelings for me
beyond friendship.
It hits me so suddenly that I’m stunned to the point
that I can’t breath. I stumble into my
room and fall down on my bed. Oh my God,
why didn’t I see it before? All this
time he’s been pushing me away, not because he hates me, but because he’s in
love with me. He’s afraid of getting
close to people, because of how he lost his father and more recently because
Dru left the academy and mysteriously disappeared. It’s no wonder he’s turned into a sourpuss on
me!
“You okay?” Z suddenly asks. I squeak in surprise and turn my head to look
at her. “Syd, what’s wrong?”
“Why didn’t I see it before? One little moment and now everything’s
changed!” I rant, closing my eyes.
I know Z’s looking at me like I’ve lost my mind,
which I may very well have. “
“Sky’s in love with me!” I chirp in shock.
“Well duh! You just now noticed that?”
My eyes pop open and I look over at Z and stare at
her. “You knew?” I accuse.
My yellow teammate just grins at me and nods. “You just now figured that out? Everyone’s known, Princess, for quite a while
might I add.”
I’m shocked beyond belief. Normally, Bridgey would have told me
something like this by now, but considering all the subtle hints he’s been
giving me for the last year, I’m suddenly surprised I didn’t get it. “Oh God!”
Z’s still smirking at me, and it’s starting to
irritate me. “Are you going to be okay?”
“NO!” I screech at her, sitting up on my bed. Without a thought, I grab Peanuts and pull
him to my chest. “Z, you don’t get
it. I’ve been in love with him for over
a year now. Until just recently, he’s
pushed me away and been rude and obnoxious and so unlike the Sky I got to know
when I got here. Like I told you that
first week you joined, he never gets easier to live with, and I should
know. I’ve lived with him longest.”
“Okay, my next question is what are you going to do
about it?”
I mull over that question. The answer is clear enough. “To be honest, I don’t know if I am going to
do anything about it.”
Z’s staring at me in quiet shock. “
I can only shake my head. I’m still trying to process the new
information. Dreams that I all but put
down for never going to happen suddenly have been given renewed life. I’m scared of the possibilities. I’m suddenly reminded of a movie my mom use
to watch when I was little. It was
called Where The Heart Is. There’s a quote from it that I’ve always
remembered. ‘Time can change in every
breath we take’. The same can be said
for moments – it only takes one moment to change your life. For good, for bad, it only takes a moment.