Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers and have no association with anyone involved in the show. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Kimberly Hart sighed, grabbed her phone and looked through her messages from Trini Kwan again. Then she looked through the pictures she had taken of the other girl, put the phone down and tried to go to sleep. This process had been repeated over and over again for the past few hours, and the past few nights, which was annoying, creepy and most of all terrifying. As was the fact that she kept thinking about Trini. Not about the spaceship she'd discovered, not about the weird alien coins which had turned her and a random group of teenagers into superheroes, not the fact she'd save the world with them, or the fact that there were apparently 'others' coming to destroy the world and it was now her duty to protect it. No, she was thinking non-stop about some girl she barely knew.

She sighed again, and comforted herself with the knowledge that at least she had a 'normal' reason to be thinking about Trini. After all, Trini had been attacked in her own home by a crazy alien witch who had very nearly killed them all. And Trini was now her teammate, and it was only natural she didn't want her to be hurt, physically or emotionally. That's why she had talked Trini into a sleepover last weekend, because she was worried about her teammate's physical and mental welfare. No other reason. None at all. Well, also the overall protection of the earth, which was their job apparently, which they couldn't do if one of them wasn't at 100%.

Besides, her hunch had been right on the money, and the night of their first sleepover Trini had woken her up screaming from having a terrible nightmare, and suddenly all of Trini's bravado and attitude fell away and all she had been was a scared little girl who Kimberly desperately wanted to comfort. So she had held her in her arms, gently rocking her and cooing until they fell asleep. Then Trini had slept over hers the following night, and they didn't even talk about it, Kimberly had just got into bed with Trini and spooned her from behind during what was a blissful night's sleep. And now Kimberly missed the feeling of Trini in her arms, and from the way that Trini seemed more irritable than usual, and had been looking at her, she was pretty sure the other girl felt the same way.

Confirming that Kimberly's phone buzzed, letting her know she had a text message. She couldn't grab it fast enough, and when she did it quickly revealed a text from Trini simply reading:

Come over.

Then almost immediately a second text:

Don't use the front door.

Kimberly barely took the time to grab the clothes she'd been wearing earlier before jumping out of her window and running as fast as she could over to Trini's house. With her enhanced speed, strength and durability she got there fairly quickly. Although it helped it wasn't that far, just a few blocks really, making this the only time Kimberly was happy she was living in such a small town. Of course when she got there she had to slow right down. Luckily the... Power Rangers, God that was a weird name, had been doing stealth training lately, so really it was nothing for her to sneak around back, climb up the drainpipe and into the open window she knew to be Trini's bedroom.

Trini had obviously been waiting for her, as she was at the window and clearly looked relieved to see her. Then she forced her face back into it's usual frown and then disappeared into her room. By the time Kimberly slipped into the room Trini was lying on her side away from the window, covers opening clear invitation. Kimberly then bit her lip. She should probably say something, but she had no idea what. So instead she just closed and locked the window and then took off the clothes she'd thrown on over her pyjamas. She then climbed in behind Trini, both girls letting out a sigh of relief as Kimberly pressed herself behind Trini, pulled the covers over them and wrapped her arms around the other girl.

After a long silence Kimberly softly asked, "Did you have another nightmare?"

"Yeah..." Trini said softly, "Nightmare."

"Trini-" Kimmy began.

"I don't want to talk." Trini quickly shut her down, "Not tonight."

"Okay." Kimberly said softly.

There was another long silence, and then Trini whispered, "My parents can't know you're here."

"Why?" Kimberly frowned.

"You know why." Trini almost laughed, then after yet another long pause added, "Maybe they should call us the Rainbow Rangers."

"Why, because we're all different colours?" Kimberly asked, then after the longest pause yet she leaned forward and pressed a kiss to Trini's cheek, "Good night."

Honestly Kimberly wasn't sure why she had done that, or why she had made that joke, or even why Trini had mentioned anything about Rainbow Rangers. And she definitely didn't know why Trini's parents couldn't know she was here. Or she knew the answers to all those questions, and much more, but they were terrifying and maybe even life changing, and way too much for anyone at this time of night, let alone a confused and scared teenager. So she just closed her eyes, cuddled closer to a girl she barely knew, and somehow easily slipped into the best and deepest sleep that she had in days, completely unaware that Trini did the same thing a few minutes after her, albeit with a soft whimper before she closed her eyes.