Disclaimer: I don't own them, Power Rangers and all their characters belong to Saban. If I did Tommy and Kat would NEVER have happened. Neither would "the letter." Jamie and Seth are my own little creations.

This is NOT a Tommy/Kim relationship story. Both are part of the story but they will not be together, only as friends. This is SLASH! If you don't like it then I advice you not to read it. Please leave me reviews. This is my first story and would love to know what you think!

A/N(11.28.11): Updated to fix a few errors that were pointed out to me. No major story changes.

Chapter 1:

This is it. No turning back now. She sighed as she noticed the "Welcome to Angel Grove" sign up ahead. She came back home to start over. Things had gotten way out of hand, and it was time for a fresh start. She just hoped she made the right decision to come back here instead of somewhere else. Somewhere without all the history of her past. When her cousin had said she had the extra room, she gladly accepted. Although temporarily, at least it was a place to stay until she could get a place of her own.

There was another reason, a hidden agenda so to say, as to why she wanted to come back to her hometown. Six foot tall, tan, brown hair, chocolate eyes and a smile that could instantly turn her to Jell-o. She hoped to run into him at some point. She had not seen him since that dreadful day after she'd been thrown into a volcano as a sacrifice on the island of Muranthias. She had decided it was best to discuss why she left him so suddenly and so cold-heartedly, that way they could hash everything out and clear the air. So after the tournament they met at the park, specifically 'their spot', to discuss the matter. Although there were a few moments where things became downright hateful, they reconciled their differences and decided to stay friends. Maybe not close friends like they were before the stupid letter, but friends nonetheless. It was to be somewhat expected considering how thoughtlessly she treated him. He didn't even have to acknowledge her existence, but he agreed to be friends. 'That's Tommy for you, always had a heart of gold.' It wasn't exactly how she wanted him, but it was better than not having him in her life at all.

Lately, between busy schedules and life itself, they hadn't talked much, and e-mails came few and far between. They mutually decided it was best not to send letters, besides the occasional card, for obvious reasons. She didn't really know much about what was going on in his life except he was going to UCLA, majoring in some science field, he and Jason shared an apartment to save money and they worked weekends and some evenings at a local dojo. She had no idea if he was seeing anyone, although she sort of hoped he wasn't. She never really got the nerve to ask him that question. Being that they weren't all that close anymore, thanks to her breaking his fragile heart, she didn't think it would be a great conversation to have with her ex-boyfriend. It wasn't until a few months after their heated discussion that she realized she still had feelings for him. She had tried for quite some time to push those feelings aside, but she could no longer hide from it.

I love Tommy Oliver. But does he love me? I mean honestly how could he after what I did to him. Sure he's nice to me and all but that's just how Tommy is. He wouldn't have the heart to tell me to my face that he hates my guts and regrets ever dating me because of the way I broke up with him. Who am I kidding? It's not like he'd actually take me back anyway. *deep breath* No, I have to think positive. I have to try. Even if he turns me down at least then I will know my place. And at least then I can sleep better knowing that I'm not hiding from my feelings for him. I have to tell him.

It's not that she didn't love Seth. At one time she really did believe that he was the one. That is until he became a controlling jerk. All of which started about four months before she came back for a visit and got kidnapped by Divatox. It wasn't all that bad at first, but after he proposed, which was about 3 months after she got back, he got much worse. She put up with it for a while but after he started telling her who she could be friends with, that was where she drew the line. She got into a huge argument with him about controlling her and how she wanted him to stop. He denied it, saying that he just wanted her to be happy. She told him that she was not someone who he could tell what to do and she would just do it without holding her own. The argument got out of hand when he smacked her across the face. She punched him in the jaw threw his engagement ring at him and told him to get out, that she never wanted to see him again. She had not heard from him since.

As she pulled into the driveway of her cousin, Jamie's, house, she noticed the time. 'Oh my…is that really the time?' She knew she'd arrive late but she never expected it to almost midnight before she actually got there. She'd been so lost in her own thoughts she never realized what time it was. 'Well I guess unloading and unpacking can wait until tomorrow'. She thought to herself. There was no way she was going to unload a packed full U-Haul truck this late at night. She walked up to the door and knocked. A few seconds later she was greeted by a cheerful yet sleepy woman.

"Kimberly, it's so great to see you!"

"Thanks Jamie. It's great to see you too. I just hope I didn't wake you up. I know you have an early class in the morning."

"No, it's no problem. I planned on staying up until you got here."

"You didn't have to wait up for me. I don't want to make you miss your class."

"Don't worry, Kim. I'm usually up fairly late anyway, with homework and all."

"We should both get to bed. It's been such a long drive I could use a good night's sleep." Kim said with a yawn, which was contagiously followed by her cousin.

"That sounds like a wonderful idea. Come on I'll show you your room."

The next morning Kimberly woke to the sun peaking in through the curtains and the smell of fresh coffee brewing in the kitchen. She groggily made her way into the kitchen where Jamie sat at the table with a cup of coffee, a bagel, and the morning paper. She looked up from her paper and let out a slight chuckle at the appearance of 'morning Kim'.

"Good morning, Sleeping Beauty." She was really trying hard not to bust out laughing.

"What's so funny?"

"You. I've never had the pleasure of seeing you before you've gotten ready for the day. It looks like you stuck your finger in a light socket or something."

"Yeah, yeah." she smiled and chuckled half-heartedly. "I'm not my cheery self until I've had my morning coffee."

"I hear you there. The cups are in the cabinet above the coffee maker."

"Thanks."

"So what's the plans for today, other than unloading that big ass truck in my driveway"

"Oh please its not that big. It's the smallest one they rent out. And yes I plan on unloading just as soon as I become alive. Over half of it has to go into a storage unit anyway, until I can find a place of my own."

"Well don't worry too much about that. I told you, you can stay here as long as you need."

"Yeah I know, and I appreciate it. I'm just glad I don't have any furniture to move."

"Oh crap, I gotta go or else I'm gonna be late for class. There's a key for you hanging on the hook by the door, so you don't lock yourself out. See ya this afternoon." Jamie said hurriedly as she grabbed her travel mug of coffee and her bookbag and ran out the door.

"Yeah see ya!" Kim yelled back just as she heard the door shut.

She got up from the table, made herself some toast with peanut butter, and a banana from the fruit basket on the table. She sat back down to eat her breakfast and finished up her coffee, then headed for the shower. After making herself look presentable, she headed out to start unloading the moving truck.

(4 hours later)

After finally getting all the boxes unloaded, either into the house or the storage unit she had rented, Kim sat, resting for a moment at the kitchen table. It was going on lunch time and after all the moving and lifting she had done, she had definitely worked up an appetite. She got up and looked around the cupboard and refrigerator. There wasn't much there. Apparently her cousin had not had much time for shopping.

"Okay well I guess finding something here is out of the question. I guess I'll go out to eat then. Maybe afterward I'll head to the grocery store and get some food. It's the least I can do since Jamie is letting me stay here rent free."

After a quick bite to eat, Kim decided it was best to put something edible into the cupboards at home and made her way to the nearest grocery store. She walked down each aisle picking up a few things here and there. She didn't want to get too much yet until she knew what her cousin liked.

Maybe we can go again this weekend and put an end to "Mother Hubbard's cupboard"

She grinned to herself at the thought. It really wasn't that bad but there was a definite shortage of food in that house. As she rounded the corner of the next aisle, she stopped suddenly.

"Aisha?"

"Kimberly? Oh my gosh. When did you get back in town?"

"Last night. I'm staying with my cousin, Jamie."

"Rocky, come see who I found wandering the aisles!" Aisha half shouted across the store. Suddenly Rocky came around the corner and stopped dead in his tracks.

"Kimberly? How have you been?" he asked still somewhat shocked at seeing his former teammate standing in the middle of the cookie aisle.

"Hey Rocky. I'm good. I just got into town last night."

"Are you planning on staying around for a while?"

"Um…yeah actually. I decided it was time to move back permanently."

"What! Your kidding, girl, why didn't you tell me you were moving back home?" Aisha said surprised she was only hearing this for the first time.

"Yeah it was kind of a last minute decision really. Things weren't going so well in Florida and I really missed home."

"Hey, why don't you come over for dinner tonight? That is, if you don't have anything planned."

"No not at all. That'd be wonderful."

"Think Adam would mind having one more mouth to feed?" Aisha turned and asked Rocky

"I doubt it, especially since it's Kim. Think I should call him and tell him she's coming?"

"Nah, let's surprise him. Knowing him he's already preparing to feed twenty since you're going to be there."

"Yeah probably." Rocky said blushing slightly at her comment, but not bothering to make a comeback. He knew it was true. No sense in arguing.

"Okay, so what time should I come over?"

"Why don't you just follow us back? We have so much to catch up on."

Looking in her cart, noticing she had a few perishables. I'll just swing by the house and put these away. Then I can leave Jamie a note so she knows I won't be home 'til later. This might be a good way to get the scoop on Tommy. She thought to herself, hoping maybe her former teammates would give her some insight as to her former white knight.

"Sounds great, but I need to run this stuff home first and leave Jamie a note so she won't worry. Her house is just a few streets down."

"No problem, Kim. We can just follow you there then you can follow us back to Rocky and Adam's place." Aisha told her friend.

A/N: Please R&R. Chapter 2 will be up shortly. I know this chapter kind of ends in a weird spot but it continues into chapter 2.