Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 20:55:32 -0500
From: Hunter <painservedcold@aim.com>
Subject: power-rangers-chase-and-riley chapter 4

All of the Rangers had the day off from the Dino Bite, and since the
weather was its usual California gorgeous they decided to make use of it
and head to the beach. With work and Rangering, most of the Rangers from
out of town hadn't had much of chance to enjoy the beaches of Amber Beach,
and the boys were looking forward to some time to relax.

When the team arrived everyone spread out to set up their own little spaces
within the area they were all going to share. As expected, Tyler and Shelby
set up a couple of towels that were separate from the rest of the
group. Chase and Riley found they were doing the same thing, eager to have
a bit of space away from the other couple, along with Koda and Ivan. The
two temporally displaced rangers set down towels and the cooler between the
two couples.

Everyone quickly got settled in to what they were doing at the beach, which
for the most part was relaxing and catching some sun after another long
week of fighting monsters and the lunch rush. Everyone was feeling sore in
some way, so the chance to just lay back and relax was too good for any of
the Rangers to pass up.

After a short while Chase noticed a couple of guys running by with
surfboards. He followed back to where they had come from and saw there was
a small building renting out surfboards and other beach gear to people, and
an idea popped into his head. Chase nudged Riley on the shoulder, who was
dozing off in the sun.

"Riley, look over there" pointing in the direction of the surfboard hut.

"Hmm? What's going on?" Riley asked, half confused by what was going on and
what Chase was pointing at.

Chase pointed more emphatically at the hut. "Look, just over there, it's a
place where it looks like we can rent surfboards and head out on the
waves. Let's go get some!"

Riley looked at the hut and then back at Chase, shaking his head in
disbelief. "Chase, I don't know how to surf, and I'm pretty sure you don't
either. They don't look like they're giving out lessons either, so how do
you expect this to work?"

Chase grinned down at his lover. "How hard can it be love? I skateboard
everywhere, how different can it be? Besides, you're smart, you'll pick it
up quick enough I bet. Come on, let's go!"

Chase got to his feet and offered his hand out to Riley, who sighed loudly
and looked at the rest of the Rangers for help. No one was paying any
attention to them, since Tyler was carrying Shelby into the waves while
Ivan and Koda were both eyeing the cooler hungrily. Realizing no one was
going to save him, Riley offered his hand to Chase and let himself get
pulled to his feet.

The boys walked over to the hut and were given surfboards that they could
use for the afternoon. Although neither of them had ever tried to surf
before, now that they had the boards in their hands and were watching other
people having fun on the waves, they were eager to try it. Besides, they
both thought that with their reflexes enhanced by their Ranger powers they
could do anything.

After watching a few of the other surfers for a few minutes, the boys felt
like they had a good idea of what they were supposed to do. By now the
other Rangers were crowding over to see what was going on and to see if
Chase and Riley were going to be any good.

"That's so cool! We should try it, wanna go get a pair Shelb?" Tyler asked,
full of excitement over some of the team trying to surf.

"Haha, no. Good try Tyler, but there's no way I'm going out into the ocean
with you again. I'm still trying to dry off from when you threw me in a few
minutes ago." Shelby replied, trying to sound annoyed but mostly failing to
keep the humour out of her voice.

Chase looked confident while Riley looked more apprehensive about their
upcoming activities. Both of them realized the rest of the team was going
to be watching and neither wanted to screw up now that they had a captive
audience. They both decided not to go too far out into the water just in
case they weren't able to control their boards this first time they went
out.

After giving each other one last hand squeeze, Riley and Chase separated so
they would have enough room to catch a wave and start surfing without
having to worry about crashing into each other. Riley let himself slide out
further into the ocean, waiting for a lull in the waves crashing over him
to push himself to his feet on his board. By the time he was standing up he
saw Chase was already on his feet, gently turning back and forth in the
water and looking like he was having the time of his life.

Riley was keeping his feet under himself, but he was struggling to keep
from falling. As he got used to the way the waves would move him and the
board, he started to get more in control and relaxed enough to start
enjoying himself. He could hear the cheers and screams of his teammates on
the beach watching him and Chase surfing, and he felt comfortable knowing
that everything was going well for his first time trying to surf. Riley
thought about how different it was from walking or even from skateboarding
after Chase begged him to give that a try.

Chase was in his element now, this really wasn't so different from
skateboarding and he felt comfortable enough to start getting cocky about
his abilities. Once he and Riley made it back to the shore, he started
running back out and heard Riley following behind him. The boys got
themselves back on the boards after going further out, and Chase was intent
on trying to catch a wave and do some tricks like he saw the locals doing
earlier.

Chase started to focus in on the wave and blocked out almost everything
else around him, trying to get on top of the wave and show that he was just
as good as the long-time surfers all around him and Riley. Chase was
picking up speed, and when he hit the wave he didn't think about how the
change in speed and direction would have him move when the wave did hit
him. The wave was stronger than he expected, and instead of riding the wave
he ended up flying off the board.

Arms and legs flailing, Chase landed hard on someone and both he and
whoever he hit fell into the ocean. They weren't too deep, so the person
Chase was on top of hit the sand under the waves and quickly popped their
head over the water again.

It was Riley, who was now soaking wet and coughing up salt water after
being flattened by Chase. Chase was still pinning Riley down into the sand,
even after he made sure Riley could keep his head above the waves. Riley
looked furious, and Chase just grinned.

"Sorry mate, guess I didn't see ya there!"

Riley opened his mouth, ready to rant at Chase for crashing into him when
suddenly Chase lowered his lips onto Riley and kissed him in the surf for
everyone to see. Riley blushed, Chase smiled sheepishly and the team
catcalled once they realized the two boys were okay.

"I really am sorry love, I didn't mean to crash into you."

Riley pulled Chase back down and whispered back at him. "I guess you're not
always such a hotshot are you?"

Chase looked down at Riley and winked "Maybe not, but you're always going
to be my Baby Raptor."

Chase leaned down to kiss Riley again, and both went to retrieve their
surfboards. The boys walked back to the rest of the Rangers, and everyone
went back to where their towels were to dry off and have some lunch.

Later that afternoon, long after the end of the sandwiches and the drinks
when it was time to go, and long after a few more runs into the ocean for
the boys, Chase looked over at his completely exhausted boyfriend.

"Was it worth it Riley?" Chase asked, more than a little tired himself.

Riley tried to stifle a yawn and winced at the sore muscles he was
developing. He gazed over at the older boy and smiled. "Yes, totally worth
it."