Chapter 1: Meeting the Team

Jayden's POV:

I was riding the horse to the city plaza,ready to meet my new team. God who am I kidding? I am not at all ready to meet them. Why do I have to work with a team though...All my life I have been working alone and now I need to lead a team. What if I do something wrong? What if they don't want to work alongside me? But most importantly what if they die on me? I pushed all my thoughts to the back of my head as I could make out the four figures who were supposed to be my team.

I appeared in front of them making a grand entry as the red ranger. "Woah! With an entry like this you must be the red ranger,"the guy in green said. "Yes, I am the red ranger,"I said holding my samuraizer up as a proof.

I started studying the people alongside whom I am supposed to fight the evil. The guy in green seemed to be an American and judging by his smirk and dressing style, I could assume that he had a casual and jolly nature. According to Ji, his name was Michael he was 25. Standing beside him was another guy in blue. He seemed to be a an African and serious guy owing to his composed and calm face and demeanor. His name was Kevin and he was 26. An Asian girl in pink stood beside Kevin. Her name was Mia and she appeared to be a determined and cheerful girl. I looked at the last member of my team and my jaws dropped at the sight in front of me.

There, in front of me, stood the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. A girl with the most intriguing hazel eyes stood there in a yellow tank top and light blue jean shorts and a white cardigan. She had curly, blondie hair which extended a little below her shoulder. Her lips were glossy complimented by red lip colour. An adorable and cheerful smile was plastered on her and her eyes sparkled in the sun. Man, she is gorgeous. I have never seen such a beautiful girl ever in my life. She looks like an angel...so perfect... so amazing...so..what are you thinking boy? You're supposed to be her leader. You should acknowledge her fighting skills. And here you are.....praising...no not praising... drooling over her beauty. Could I possibly like her? How is that possible? I just met her. Oh come on Jayden. Snap out of it! You have been gazing at her for like last ten minutes. I reluctantly tore my gaze from her and tried to focus on the task at hand.

I unmounted the horse and faced my would be team. I asked them to choose their own destiny by following me willingly and not because they were trained to do so. Kevin was the first one to take the samuraizer followed by Mia. I raised my head to look at the blondie girl, begging her to come and claim the samuraizer so that she could stay with me. She walked forward as she said,"I am ready to give it all I have got." Our hands touched as she reached out for the samuraizer and it caused a chill to run down my spine. She gave me a brilliant smile and I could feel butterflies dancing in my stomach. I could not help looking at her like there was no tomorrow. Her voice is so sweet and her smile... it can cause my heart to stop. What is this jittery feeling? I must've been horrified to meet my teammates. Shut up! Admit it. You're totally mesmerized by her beauty. I snapped out of my thoughts as Mike excitedly took the samuraizer from my hand and saying,"Okay,okay do we have to be so formal. Let's do this thing."I tried to regain my composure and said,"Let's go."

Emily's POV:

I looked at my new teammates. I had conversed with them and I know their names. Kevin appeared to be a highly dedicated person while Mike was just the opposite fun loving guy. Mia was a sweet girl who like every normal girl (unlike me) had small dreams and fantasies. They were quite different yet I could say that they had potential. How can I say? Well I just am real good in reading people's minds. I have spent years interacting with different people and distinguishing good from bad. It's one of the abilities that I have developed during my years of training.(Training for what? Well it's too soon to reveal that.)My teammates were all elder than me and that was good because my plan was to act as the weakest member of the team.(Why?... hahahaha.. Not so soon) Anyways my teammates were quite good and decent, except Mike who kept staring at me like there was no tomorrow. Well this is no new thing. I am used to people gazing at me though I don't know what do they actually see in me.

I heard the neighing of a horse and turned to look at the source of the sound. A guy in a grey vest and red flannel shirt rode in front of us. He had chestnut brown hair and the deepest blue eyes that I have ever seen. I can't believe I am admitting it but he is really good looking. And his eyes... they're so deep. They seem like those same blue eyes. Could it be him? Oh come on Emily. You are just over thinking it. There are so many people with blue eyes. It cannot be him. I saw him judging the other three teammates before his eyes turned towards me. Seriously man, he is really handsome but I don't have time for all this. There is no place in my life for things called love. Love... seriously...what am I thinking? I just met him. Shit! Is he staring at me?

I saw him unmount the horse and walk up to us.

He gave us an inspiring speech and allowed us to choose our next move. Keeping my plan in my mind, I reached out for the morpher. As our hands touched, I could not help but smile at the way it made me feel. After some moments, he said,"Let's go."

We ran off to our first battle together. I have to make them believe that I am clumsy and the weakest member of the team. And so I did. I gave them a hint of me being the weak one during the battle. My plan is going well.

Jayden POV:

l was sitting in the front porch, hearing Emily play her flute. She is really good at playing flute. She really is something but why do I feel like she is hiding something? I concluded her to be a real good fighter. It seems like she is trying to hide her true potential. Stop thinking about her Jayden. The team is quite good. The first battle with them did not seem too bad. They all are well trained though Emily seemed a little laid back in the battle. Despite all this, I could say something with Emily seemed off. The smile she gave after the battle was a fake one...it was not like the smile she gave me when I gave her the samuraizer. Jayden you met her just some hours ago. How could you say that it was a fake smile? You have totally lost it Jayden. You are hopeless.

I was distracted from my thoughts as someone cleared his throat behind me. I turned around to see Ji, my Mentor standing behind me. "What's wrong, Jayden?"he asked.

"Nothing, Ji."

"It's not nothing, Jayden. You can share with me."

"I can't understand, Ji how she makes me feel. My heart skips a beat every time she smiles at me. I can't help but stare at her when she is not looking. I have met her just a few hours ago and still I feel like I need to protect her. I feel like I just want to be near her no matter what. A single touch of her would cause sparks flying in my head. What is this feeling, Ji? I have never felt like this before."

"It's normal, Jayden. You feel all these things when you like someone."

"But, Ji I just met her. How can I develop such feelings for her so fast?"

"Who's she, Jayden?"

"Emily..."

He smiled as though he knew that it was going to happen."To fall in love with someone, you don't need to know her for a long time. A single moment is just enough to fall in love with someone, especially someone like Emily,"Ji said as he got up and left, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

I started thinking over what Ji told me when my mind stuck on a single word. Love. Am l really in love with her? But I don't even know her last name...and even if I do love her, I won't tell her or else the nighloks would target her to get to me. I need to protect her. She's too precious. I can't lose her. What will I do if I would not be able to hear her sweet voice..if I won't be able to see her beautiful face and her sparky hazel eyes.Man I am again blabbering and listing down her good qualities. So it's official. I, Jayden Alexander Shiba, the mighty, stern and boring red ranger, like the bubbly yellow ranger, Emily...and I am not in love with her. (Yeah... Keep telling yourself that.)

So...that's it. Review if you want me to continue.

*Jemily Rocks*