The Heart Won't Lie
By Ryan T. Morris
Summery: When Tommy and Rocky move into their dorm suite at Angel Grove University they are surprised to learn that they will be sharing with two girls and stunned when one of the girls turns out to be Kimberly. TomKim plus others…
Notes: Power Rangers and all related characters are the property of The Walt Disney Company.
Rating: PG-13
Chapter 1: Meet the Roommates.
September 1997
Tommy and Rocky walked in their dorm suite, each carrying a couple of boxes. "Hey… This is nice…" said Rocky, as he looked around the suite lounge.
"I guess…" said Tommy, as he set his boxes down.
Rocky set his boxes down, "You still upset about Kat dumping you?"
"Yeah… A little…" Tommy thought about the event that led to his break up with Katherine Hillard.
(FLASHBACK)
A couple of days prior to Tommy and Rocky moving into their doom suite, Tommy and Kat were walking on the beach by the lake in Angel Grove Park. Tommy was going to AGU, while Kat was heading to UCLA. They sat down on the beach and watch the sunset. Just as the sun dropped below the sunset, they kissed. Then when they broke the kiss, Tommy looked in her eyes and said, "I love you, Kimberly…"
Needless to say, Kat was less than thrilled to hear her boyfriend call her "Kimberly" She stood up, and said, "What did you say?"
Tommy stood up, "I said 'I love you, Katherine.'"
"No… You said 'I love you, Kimberly."
"I did?"
"Yes you did… Do you still love her?"
"Yes… She will always have a special place in my heart."
"Do you love her more than me?"
Tommy thought for a moment, he looked at her, right in the eyes, and said, "Yes…"
"I see…" Kat turned and started to walk away.
"Kat… wait…"
Kat turned around, tears starting to fill her eyes, "No… I'm tired of competing with her for your love… Good Bye, Tommy." Kat ran off leaving Tommy standing there.
(FLASHBACK ENDS)
Tommy then looked at Rocky, "But… It's not like it wasn't my fault…"
Rocky puts his arm around his friend, "Think of it this way… You now get the chance to start college with a clean slate. Who knows… The love of your life might be somewhere on this campus right now…"
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Just then, two girls, in a van, pulled into a parking space, outside Tommy and Rocky's dormitory. The driver stepped out, she had long red that reached to just below her shoulders. She looked around, "You were right, Angel Grove is beautiful."
Then the passenger got out, it was Kimberly Hart, "Yeah, It's so good to be home."
The driver walked around and opened the side door, "You know, it's a good thing we are going to be rooming with a couple of guys. They can help us carry in your wardrobe." Then a sly smile appeared on her face.
"Ha… Ha… Ha… You're so funny, Hayley," said Kimberly, as she reached for some of her bags.
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Back upstairs, Rocky and Tommy were bringing in the last of their boxes. "So," said Rocky, "Should we wait for the girls or should we just decide which rooms we want?"
Just then there was a knock on the door, Tommy opened it and saw Hayley standing there. "Hi, I'm Hayley Johnson, and this is my friend…"
"Kimberly…" said Tommy.
"Hi, Tommy," said Kimberly.
Rocky came over to the door, "Hi, Kim,"
"Hi, Rocky."
"You all know each other?" asked Hayley.
"Yeah, Rocky's a good friend of mine and I dated Tommy before I came to Florida."
"Oh, so you're Tommy. I didn't recognize you with short hair," Tommy looked at her with a confused look, then Hayley said, "Kim had a picture of you by her bed."
"I see… So, what can I do for you two?" said Tommy.
"We're your roommates," said Hayley.
"Oh, I see… well, come in,"
Hayley and Kimberly each came in with a duffel bag over one shoulder, carrying a suitcase, and pulling a rolling suitcase, "This is nice," said Hayley, as she looked around the room. To her left and straight ahead, were the bedrooms; in the far left corner, was a kitchen area; and to her right were two bathrooms.
"So have you guys picked bedrooms?" asked Kimberly.
"Nope," said Rocky, "We were just discussing it when you two got here…"
"How about Kim and I take the rooms on the left and you and Tommy can take the other two?"
"Sounds good to me…" said Tommy, as he picked up some of his things, and walk to the room on the far right and closed the door.
Kimberly turned to Rocky, "Rock… Is he okay?"
"Not really… Him and Kat just broke up…"
"What happened?"
"I don't think I should be the one to tell you…"
"Okay…"
"Come on… Knowing you, you're going to need some help with the rest of your wardrobe…"
Hayley started laughing, then Kim said, "For your information, Rocky… these six bags contain all my clothes… But, you can help us with the rest of our stuff…"
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A few hours later, Tommy was putting the last of his things away when a knock came on the door. "Who is it?"
"It's me," said Kimberly, "Can I come in?"
"Sure," Kim stepped in and closed the door, then Tommy sat on the bed and said, "So, did you get all moved in?"
"Yeah… Rocky gave me and Hayley a hand."
"That's nice."
"Yeah… Him and Hayley went to the grocery store."
"That's nice. So, How did you and Hayley meet?"
"We were roomies at Coach Schmitt's and became good friends. She's a great gymnast and she's really smart, she's like a female Billy."
"That's great…"
Kimberly looked at him and said, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah… I'm great… Why do you ask?"
"Well, Rocky said that you and Kat broke up?"
"He did?"
"Yeah, what happened? When Jason and I where here a few months ago you and Kat seemed to be doing really good."
"I did two of the most boneheaded things I've ever done."
Kim sat down on his bed, "What did you do?"
Tommy sat down next to her, "Well… It was just a couple of days ago, Kat and I were watching the sunset by the lake in Angel Grove Park. We kissed just as the sunset and when the kiss ended, I looked in her eyes and said, 'I love you, Kimberly…'"
"Oh man…"
"Then, when she asked me who I love more her or you… I said I loved you more…"
"What?"
"I do Kimberly… I've loved you ever since I first laid eyes on you. I've never stopped loving you and I never will…"
Kimberly blushed a little and a small smile crept on to her face, "Tommy…"
"I know your still with Chris, and I don't want to jeopardize your relationship with him."
"Actually, Chris and I are no longer together."
"What happened?"
"Well, he move to Houston to train for the Olympics and we've drifted apart."
"I'm sorry…"
"That's OK… But, I have to confess that… I never really loved Chris, as much as I love you…"
"Really?"
"Yeah… Really…"
They leaned in and kissed.