Title: Caring for you

Author: thunderincrimson

Pairing: Sky/Bridge

Warnings: Mmh...well this is slash...so yeah don't like don't read! XD I warned you!! Oh and there's going to be a little Jack bashing and a little swearing XD

Rating: K+

Chapters: 4/?

Completed: NO

Summary: Sky tells Eric and Kruger why he attacked Jack. Bridge gets visitors and a couple of video calls.

Disclaimers: sooooo not mine...really, I'm not joking...I don't own them!!! but if they were mine I would have a thing or two in mind for them!! XD Sadly, though, I only own the plot! Yeah such a pity...

Sky stood at attention in the Command Room. Kruger was sitting in his seat and Eric was standing at his right side. Aside from them, the room was empty. The Blue Ranger had finally regained control over his emotions and now he was about to explain to his superior and to his father what caused his attack on his team leader.

"At ease Cadet"

Kruger's voice resounded in the room even if his tone was low and controlled. Sky relaxed his pose and looked at his Commander before shifting his gaze to his father.

"Cadet Tate, as you surely know, attacking a fellow Cadet is against the rules of SPD and the punishment for such an act could be the expulsion from the Academy. Since it's the first time you ever broke a rule I won't expel you, but you'll be punished for your actions. Nevertheless, before I make a decision about your punishment, I want an explanation for the scene I just witnessed in the Common Room!" concluded Kruger, looking sternly at his Blue Ranger.

Sky's face clouded before he started to answer. Trying hard to maintain control, he told Kruger and Eric what he overheard Jack saying. He still felt a blind fury burning in his chest at the spiteful words expressed by the Red Ranger and opposed to that, there was a fierce desire to shield and protect Bridge from the hurt he knew those same words would cause the young empath.

Bridge had always been a sensitive guy and his gifts only added to that. The young Kerovian took every comment about him to heart and because of that Sky didn't want his boyfriend to suffer from what Jack said, especially not in his current state. Bridge needed calm and rest to recuperate his strength and Sky was determined to see to that.

When Sky finished explaining himself, silence filled the room. Kruger was thinking on what he had been told. He knew that the Blue Ranger was telling the truth and what he heard make him fell uneasy. Jack's behaviour toward Bridge was completely uncalled for, more so since Bridge was a Senior Cadet when Jack had only just joined the Academy. His rank as Red Ranger didn't entitle him to act the way he did with his fellow team mates.

The situation was not easy. Kruger decided that both Rangers needed a punishment. Sky may have started the fight but Jack sure wasn't without fault. After all it was what he said that caused everything to begin with. The Commander pondered a little more. He wanted to listen to what Jack had to say for himself before deciding on the punishment for his two Rangers. Before he could do or think something else, Sky asked permission to speak again. Kruger focused his attention to the young Cadet again and he growled softly at what he heard. He would have to talk to Cadet Landors about leadership and command.

To his right Eric Meyers stood rigidly, jaw set and eyes alight with fury. It took all his willpower not to go straight to the infirmary and finish what his son had started. He couldn't believe the words Jack Landors directed toward little Bridge. If he had been in his son's shoes he would have acted in the very same way. He couldn't condemn Sky for what he did because he acted following his heart to defend the person that he loved the most. Eric was very proud of his son, it was in moments like that that Eric could see glimpses of his late husband in him. Right then Eric promised to himself that he would make Cadet Landors regret every insult he spat at Bridge.

"Very well, Cadet Tate. I'll let you know tomorrow morning my decision regarding your punishment. You're dismissed."

Sky saluted before turning around and walking out of the door, intended to go back to his own dorm. He was sure Bridge would be awake and wondering where he was. After all the Blue Ranger hadn't planned to beat the Red Ranger to a pulp and end up explaining his actions to the Commander. He quickened his pace, determined to reach his destination as soon as possible.

Eric throw Kruger an eloquent glare before following his son. He needed to talk to Sky alone, but that could wait till after he visited Bridge. He knew that Sky was going back to his sick boyfriend and he intended to follow him. Their main focus now was making little Bridge feel better.

Bridge slowly woke up and blinked groggily. The first thing he saw was a green blob in front of him. It smelled as a mixture of butter and Sky's cologne and Bridge knew exactly what he was looking at. Smiling, he reached out to take the fluffy form of Toasty and he hugged it to his chest. He sighed contently as he snuggled even more under the blue duvet that was covering his tired body. He looked around the room and his eyes caught sight of a piece of paper lying on the pillow, near his head. He quietly reached out to take it and read it. He chuckled a little at his boyfriend's thoughtfulness. Sky was always so caring toward him and he couldn't help but feel honoured to have him in his life.

The chuckle soon turned into a fit of coughing leaving the young Green Ranger gasping for breath. His throat burned and ached as if hundreds of tiny little needles were piercing it. Bridge could feel tears in his eyes as he tried to stop the coughing that was wrecking his chest. He curled in a small ball and hugged Toasty tighter to himself. After minutes that felt like an eternity, Bridge finally could take a breath and relax his tense body.

He stayed still for a second before reaching for the bottle of cough syrup that was on the night table. He unscrew the top and took a small sip of the liquid inside, grimacing at the sour taste of the medicine. His throat felt a little better but now he had a pounding headache. "Man" he thought "I hate being sick!". Bridge raised his hands to his aching temples and started to massage them a little.

When he finally was starting to feel better, a loud beeping sound started to resound in the room. He quickly reached for the activating commands of the video screen on the night table and saw a massage telling him that he had an incoming call. He pushed a few buttons and the blank screen came to life showing the person who was calling him.

"BRIDGIE!!"

The loud yell that came through the device made Bridge flinch, his head pounding again.

"Dad please, lower you voice! I have a killing headache!" Bridge asked looking pitifully at his father. He really wasn't feeling well.

Zhane took a good look at his son and frowned in concern. Bridge's face was pale in contrast to his flushed cheeks, he had black rings under his eyes in sign of exhaustion and little tremors shook his body. His voice was scratchy signalling a sore throat and the hands that were massaging the sides of his head clearly gave away the headache his baby boy was suffering from.

In that moment all that Zhane wanted was to be at the Academy to take care of his sick son. The ex Silver Ranger reached out to touch Bridge's face on the screen as if he could actually stroke his son's flushed cheeks. Bridge was clingy when he was sick and he always seek human comfort during any illness. Zhane remembered how Bridge always wanted to be with him or Andros or one of his older brothers when he was not feeling well.

"Oh Bridge! How did you get this sick?" asked Zhane with a soft voice.

"Don't worry about me dad! It's just a cold. I got caught in the rain yesterday!" Bridge explained trying to cover up the real reason why he was out in the rain in the first place. He didn't want his father to get angry, knowing full well what his dad was capable of doing if he thought that someone was messing with one of his sons.

Zhane looked intently at his son, he knew Bridge better than anyone and lying was not his son's strong point.

"Bridge baby, as much as you want to make me believe it, I know you didn't just got caught in the rain. Now you know that I have other ways of finding out what you're hiding but I don't want to use them so please tell me the truth" said Zhane frowning a bit at his son's lie.

Bridge sighed tiredly and started explaining everything to his dad, from the exhaustion caused by his powers to Jack's punishment the day before. He didn't look at Zhane's face as he told him Jack's unfair order to train even in the pouring rain because he knew exactly what would be his dad's reaction to that.

"HE DID WHAT???" Zhane roared. "Are you telling me that not only did he didn't ask why you were late but he ordered you to a double training under the rain when he for starters didn't do anything of it??? I'm going to have a talk with Kruger about this situation. He should be able to control what happens in his Academy! And that Jack...how dare he..."

"Dad please...stop it...DAD" Bridge tried to stop his father's tirade, only to start to cough violently again. He double over and tried to catch his breath, but his throat wouldn't cooperate with him.

Zhane looked at his son in concern. He felt helpless to help him and it broke his heart to see his son suffer without him being able to sooth him. The ex Silver Ranger called his son's name trying to get his attention and he started telling him what to do to try and stop the coughing but Bridge didn't seem to listen to him.

Bridge heard his father's voice but he didn't give attention to what he was saying. He was trying hard to relax his chest's muscles to cease the cough that was exhausting him and not to mention that it was making it hard to breath. The Green Ranger was so focused on his breathing that he didn't hear the door open nor the two new voices that accompanied the one of his father.

Eric and Sky were walking the corridors side by side. Together, they were making their way to Sky and Bridge's room to check on the younger boy. Eric was watching his son out of the corner of his eye and could detect the need to stay near his boyfriend after was just happened in the Common Room.

"So tell me, how's Bridge?" Eric asked. He knew that Bridge was sick but he didn't know what exactly the young Ranger had.

"Well for starters he's exhausted. His powers are acting weirdly lately and it's draining him. He wasn't well enough to train yesterday, much less do it in the pouring rain, now he's got a fever, an ongoing headache and his throat hurts, not to mention the horrific cough that sometimes takes away his breath." Sky replied to his dad, shuddering when he told Eric about the cough.

"Seems to me that he's a pretty sick boy right now. Let's go see if we can do something to help your boyfriend's get better. Don't worry about Jack or Kruger, let's focus on Bridge ok?" Eric encouraged and Sky looked at him smiling before nodding in agreement.

Father and son reached their destination a couples of minutes later and Sky reached immediately to enter the door's safe code. As soon as the door slid open, they saw Bridge doubled over on Sky's bed, coughing harshly and they hear Zhane's voice from the video phone on the right of the bed.

They both leaped into action and in a matter of seconds they were at Bridge's side. Eric crawled behind the young Ranger and make him lean against his chest. With a gentle hand he raised Bridge's head so that the boy could breath easily and started massaging the Green Ranger's chest coaxing his muscles to relax.

Sky watched as his Eric took control of the situation and as soon as Bridge started to calm down he handed his dad the bottle of cough syrup from the night table. The Blue Ranger waited as Eric helped Bridge took a sip of the medicine before stepping forward and brushing his lover's hair out of his face. Bridge's face was pale and sweaty and Sky's heart clenched at the sight. He bent forward and placed a gentle kiss on Bridge's forehead before starting brushing his fingers through the younger boy's hair.

"Bridge baby? Are you ok? Meyes, tell me how's my baby boy!" From the video phone came the frantic voice of Zhane. Eric turned his attention to his friends and smiled a little.

"Shut up Blondie! Your son is ok! Just a little out of breath! He'll be al right!" said Eric before turning his attention briefly to his son. "Sky go in the Common Room and fetch Bridge a cup of hot milk and honey. It will help soothing his throat."

Eric watched his son nodding and placing a second kiss on Bridge's forehead before heading out of the room. He then turned to Zhane again and his gaze hardened.

"Zhane, please, call Andros! We have something to discuss!"

Uh oh I have the impression that Jack will be in trouble! He didn't know what he was up against when he picked on Bridge! What will Eric discuss with Zhane and Andros? What will be Kruger's decision on Sky and Jack's punishment? We'll find out in the nest chapter! Keep on reading! XD

I'm sorry for not posting this chapter sooner but in the meantime I wrote three oneshots, one about Sky/Bridge, one for Charmed and one for Torchwood. Go check them out! XD

Thunder