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It Began One Afternoon - As You Wish
"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Riley said in a mock Spanish accent as he stood in the lab underneath the museum. His Dino Saber was raised in front of him, as a tennis ball launched itself from the contraption a few feet away from him. With a swift twist of his arm, the sword easily blocked the tennis ball, sending it flying across the room.
Unfortunately, the tennis ball not only launched itself across the laboratory, it also smacked Chase's shoulder rather hard as he was working on his skateboard. "Ouch!" He hissed and had to grab the skateboard to keep it from sliding off of the edge of the table. Kendall wouldn't have been happy seeing Chase using her desk as a spot for fixing up his skateboard. "Hey, Inigo. Watch where you're launching those will ya?" Chase lifted a free hand and began rubbing his sore shoulder.
"Sorry." Riley said, his left hand going up to rub the back of his neck.
"It's fine, mate." Chase set his skateboard down on the table and looked over at Riley. "Now why are you trying to kill somebody who killed your father?" The black ranger's eyebrows furrowed together in complete confusion. "Wait. Your name isn't Riley?! It's Inigo?!" Chase said with a serious look on his face, right hand grasping at his chest to emphasize just how shocked he really was.
Only Chase wasn't shocked.
He was just screwing around with Riley. Again.
"Shut up, Chase. You know who Inigo Montoya is." Riley rolled his eyes and turned back towards the tennis ball machine. If he wanted to finish up his training for the day, there was no way he was going to let Chase distract him. Again.
"No, mate. I don't know who this Inigo Montoya is." Chase used air quotes while he spoke. But it was obvious Riley wasn't paying any attention to him. He was back to his daily training, flinging his sword around and launching tennis balls in every direction. If Kendall came down and saw the sight before her, she might have an aneurism. Then she would somehow blame it on Chase. Which happens all the time. Kendall's cell phone began to ring one day and the noise made Koda go ballistic. Needless to say, Koda smashed Kendall's phone into oblivion and Chase ended up getting blamed for it.
Sighing, Chase walked towards the front of the lab, and unplugged the tennis ball machine. "There we go. Much better."
"What are you doing?!" Arms flailing up in the air, Riley let his Dino Saber topple to the floor. "I was trying to train!"
That patented heartthrob smirk quickly appeared on Chase's face when he turned towards Riley. The green ranger looked absolutely flustered, his cheeks were a fair shade of pink but even though Chase wished it was him that caused the flush, he knew it was because Riley spent all afternoon 'training'. "That's all you ever do. Train." Chase threw up those air quotes once more. "Don't you ever have fun?"
It was beginning to show just how stubborn Riley really was, especially these last few weeks. The younger ranger quickly crossed his arms over his chest and glared in Chase's direction. "Of course I have fun. Training to me is fun."
Chase suddenly began coughing, and Riley could've sworn he heard his teammate say the word lame between coughs. The cough bit only made Riley narrow his eyes at Chase.
"But that's so boring." Before he realized it, Chase was at Riley's side. He let his arm wrap itself around Riley's shoulders before he spoke once more. "Tell you what. Why don't you take a break from training. And tell me who this Inigo Montoya is."
Riley side-eyed Chase with suspicion. "You seriously have no idea what I'm talking about, do you? Is there no Princess Bride in New Zealand?"
Cocking an eyebrow, Chase looked at Riley with curiosity. "Obviously not."
Something in Riley must've clicked into place because before Chase knew it, Riley had a tight hold on his hand. The sensation was entirely new for him, and while he'd held hands with other people before, Riley was different. "Come on then. Our shifts don't start for a few more hours. You and I have a movie to watch."
It wasn't like Riley to quickly abandon his training. But if it meant spending the afternoon with Chase watching one of his favorite movies, he would do it again in a heartbeat.
And when Riley mentioned they should do this again some time, he could've sworn he heard Chase whisper, "As you wish."