Loop and Spiral

Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Rangers.

:: I know that I should be doing my other fics, but the mood just isn't there. So I better do it later than give you an unsatisfying story.

:: For all Kat fans, I strongly suggest you not to read this one because there're will be some parts that you wouldn't like. Now I'm sure that she must have been a great person and all. After all Kim chose her to replace her as the Pink Ranger, but still, I just never like the girl; especially since she started going out with Tommy and replace Kim in all ways. That's why, I don't want to find any flames, since I have told you beforehand.

:: The words in italic means they're flashback.

For G.I.W.

Now on to the story!

Chapter 1: The Trials

"So… why don't you start from the beginning?" Trini Kwan asked her client who by chance was also one of her bestfriends since kindergarten. Glasses on and legs crossed, she was ready to listen to Kimberly's story. Years had passed and everything was different now. She no longer dated their genius of a friend, Billy, and although she once dreamed of having her own karate school, being a psychiatrist was something that she greatly enjoyed right now. Of course, when she decided to reside in Reefside not more than two weeks prior, Kim was the first person to be her patient, not that she needed it though. She would gladly listen to Kimberly without charging her per hour. Though all they did here was nothing similar to her other sessions. They were two bestfriends who were trying to catch up with each other's live.

Kim chose to sit in the recliner near the aquarium and while her eyes were busy admiring the tropical fishes, she began somewhat reluctantly. "I don't know about you, but this feels a bit weird,"

"At least I didn't ask you to lay down," Trini pointed out, trying to ease her friend and making her feel relaxed. Her raven hair was no longer fell down her back, but it was now cut in layered. To complete the professional look, she wore a Cartier glasses that matched her oriental features. "We don't have to do this, you know. We could just go to that coffee shop downtown and you could tell me anything while we have some lattes and brownies,"

"Personally, I'd much prefer some stronger liquor with higher alcohol content in it, though," Kim said quietly, her fingers playing with the hem of her beige colored blouse. "Anyway, don't tell me you don't want to get some extra bucks," Kim joked with a grin, knowing the amount of money that would flow to Trini's account.

"Enough about me," Trini softly chided after returning Kim's teasing smirk. Now it was all professional. "The clock's ticking and I have another appointment waiting,"

Kim shot a desperate look her way. "I can't believe you just said that,"

"Hey, I'm the doctor, remember?"

Laughing, Kim fell back to the comfy chair. Honestly, she was more than happy to have Trini so close to her here in Reefside. She finished her degree last year and after visiting her for a few times, she reckoned that Reefside was a nice place to start a new life. Both were no longer shopping addicts anymore, but they still enjoyed going to mall, laughing and simply doing nothing; especially when she needed some time away from the testosterone in the house.

Her smile faded a little at the thought. For someone who was going to celebrate her twenty seven's birthday in a couple of months, Kim suddenly felt old.

"I don't know, Trini… I mean, everything was alright with us, but suddenly she came and everything was not as perfect as they'd seemed to be once," Kim muttered and closed her eyes. "Don't get me wrong, I like Kat. Then again, wasn't that why I gave her my power coin all those years ago before I went to Florida?"

The old memories were still vivid in her mind; the good and the bad. Sure, she probably should be pissed. After all, Kat did try to kill her once. But she was under a spell at that time and she had apologized to her over and over again once the spell was broken. Everything's cool between them. Plus, if Kat didn't find her that night, she's probably wouldn't be sitting here, talking and seeking some advice from Trini.

"Of course, I won't lie to you that the jealousy was there, you know, when I was told that Tommy and she were dating," Kim continued in a bitter tone. Jason kind of slipped it out and she had many restless nights afterwards. Seeing them together again after the Muranthias incident hurt, but what's done is done. That was her fault in the first place anyway. She wrote that damn letter and ended everything with Tommy.

"I always thought that Kat was a gorgeous girl and I won't be saying the truth if I don't say that I didn't feel worried about Tommy falling for her after I left," Trini had listened to this scenario before, since she's the one Kim called for three hours straight after she posted the letter, but Kim was told to let everything out of her chest, and that was one of the problems she was having right now. "We wrote each other letters, but slowly it's just getting more and more about Angel Grove and how's the team's doing. I realized that Tommy just didn't want to cut me off, I mean, I wasn't a ranger any longer. But still, hearing all those stuff… there's a small part of me that felt even lonelier,"

Then she met Brandon, one of the assistant couches and suddenly she didn't feel too lonely anymore. She wanted to die when she sent Tommy the letter, but she just needed to get rid of the past in order to be able to move on. It wasn't mature, but she did it still.

"Though it doesn't really matter now, since we're back together now," Kim finished with a tinge of hesitancy in her voice. They cleared the air about three years ago when Zack held a party in Vegas to celebrate his dance studio's first anniversary. Tommy was still on his way to finish his PhD in UCLA while she's doing what she's still doing right now; owning and teaching at her gymnastics school in Reefside. They made it official eight months later and after Tommy finished his degree, he moved to Reefside to be with her.

"We always knew that you two were meant to be," Trini said with a smile, recalling seeing her friends back in high school; all high and giggly in love. "Just about time you two were back together,"

Kim sighed in contentment. It surely felt good to have Tommy back in her life. She never really stopped loving him. Not even when she began to date Brandon or have a first-date dinner with a few guys. It had always been Tommy Oliver and not anyone else.

"About two weeks ago, we got a phone call," Kim's eyes moved to meet Trini's. "From Australia,"

"You know that I love you, but I will never know why you love to watch this stuff," Kim said and sat next to Tommy in the living room. He had been spending the last hour and a half watching some NGC program about mummies in Egypt. They both might enjoy sushi, skydiving and living together, but if there was one thing that Kim wasn't fond of, that show was one of those things.

"Just like you like to watch those television series every night?" Tommy replied back, daring enough to wink at her. He set down the remote and wrapped his arm around her shoulders, tucking her into his side. "Everything they do is cry, how could you stand that?"

"Oh, shut up," Kim growled, not really feeling angry. In fact, she loved their daily banter more than anything because it usually would end up with some cuddling and kissing. "Those were good while this is… boring,"

"Will it change your mind if I told you they found dinosaur bones in Egypt?" Tommy asked, leaning down to inhale her heady scent for a while.

"Now why would that change my opinion?"

"Because we used to have them to fight with us in the battlefield?" He answered, fondly recalling many times Lord Zedd sending down ugly monsters to destroy the town. As always, the bad guy always lost and the Power Rangers saved the day. "Sometimes I miss seeing you in those tight pink spandex," Kim owned many nighties that revealed a lot less than what she had on now, but there's just something exciting with Kim in her ranger suit.

Kim playfully jabbed his ribs and let out a yelp when he pulled her into a kiss. His fingers slid between her silky tresses while she simply locked her arms around his neck. Things would undoubtedly progress into something more if only the phone didn't ring.

"Tommy," Kim was the one to pull away first, hating to feel his body far from hers but knew that someone had to pick the phone.

"Let it be," He protested with an adorable pout, now nuzzling the side of her neck and nibbling gently. Due to Kim's hectic schedules, they hadn't had some quiet time lately. Usually she was too exhausted to do anything and always headed to bed early at night.

"Just for a minute," Kim answered and kissed him once again before scooting from him to get the cordless phone. Back in his arms, Kim greeted, "Hello? Oh, hi, Kat!" She glanced at Tommy, receiving questioning eyes from the man she loved. "Yes, we're fine, how about you? It's been a while since we heard from you... Oh, that's great! When is it? Oh, come on, don't be silly, we'll be more than happy to. We have spare guestrooms,"

At that, Tommy's hand stopped caressing her thigh and his head turned down to look at her. He watched her smile and finally clicked off the phone before putting it back on the table. "What was that?"

"Kat's going to fly to the States, she's still unsure when though, but some time this month," Kim informed and laced her slender fingers between his larger ones, giving them a fervent squeeze. "I told her not to book a hotel room, since well, she can stay here," Even though they lived in different continents, they all remained as friends. It would be great to finally see the tall blonde again.

"Well, not that I mind, but…," Tommy eyed her skeptically. He expected it would be a bit awkward to have his girlfriend and former girlfriend in the same place. "You're really okay with that? I mean, forgive me, I know that you're friends but you don't have the best relationship,"

"Yes, we're friends. Besides, you love me, don't you?" Kim asked, her doe brown eyes twinkling and captivating Tommy's heart once again just like she always did.

"Always," He answered before lowering his lips down to her and kissing her again. Not need to be said that things were going out of hand shortly after that.

"So Kat later called me again with her flight details and all," Kim said, intentionally skipping the parts about their private moments, and took a sip of her tea. She patted the spot next to her and Trini moved to sit there. "She was having a trip after she finished her PhD and thought she would visit Reefside. I know that Jason bragged a lot about this place and its similarity to Angel Grove. You know the ballet studio near the mall? Well, apparently its owner knows someone who knows Kat and she thought it would be great if Kat's willing to teach there for a while," The second pink ranger was a famous ballerina though she finally chose to leave the stage and go back to college again. Now there were three doctors in the ranger family; Oliver, Cranston and Hillard.

Trini nodded. She had met Kat a couple of times when the girls had lunch together. But that was over a week ago. They were not exactly friends, more like an acquaintance. She had heard many stories about her and Kat seemed to be a sweet person. Maybe they needed to find time and get to know each other better.

"She planned to stay for about seven till ten days, but then she got an offer to co-choreograph a ballet performance, which will be held at the end of the month,"

"At the end of the month?" Trini's eyebrows rose a little.

"Yes,"

There's a constant knock at the door and in stepped Trini's secretary, Linda. The beautiful redhead smiled politely at Kim and put down a file on the desk. It was Trini's cue that Kim's time was up. They had passed most of her time gossiping before finally got down to business.

"I'm sorry to say this, but you're time is almost finish," Trini said after Linda closed the door. "Why don't I call you tonight or maybe we can have lunch tomorrow? There's a Mexican restaurant that I want to try. I heard the food's great. We can eat something and you can continue your story,"

"That would be awesome," Kim got up and smoothed down her blouse. She gave Trini a hug. "Thanks, Tri,"

"Hey, that's what friends are for,"

"Yeah,"

"Say hi to Tommy for me," Trini reminded.

"That dinner with Matt is still on for tonight?" Kim asked while collecting her purse. She knew that deep down Trini still had feelings for Billy; Matt was simply a distraction.

"Yeah, we need to date someone out of the ranger circle," Trini said and folded her arms. There were people out there, but they somehow always ended up with the other ex ranger.

"Good luck. I'll call you," Kim said, her hand turning the doorknob. Gosh, I don't want to go home.

:: That's it for the first chapter. Hope you like it. Finals are approaching and I hope once they're done, I can update more often. Thanks for reading and please review, no flame though.

- Yuuri :)