Note: Set a little after Forever Red. Not a Wild Force fic... I've only seen one of those eps anyway, not counting F.R.
And #2. I reposted this because I got some pretty confused reviewers. And let me say at _least_ this: THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CHAPTER! I do intend to write more on this *sighs* and as for the pairing yes I know I didn't do that well with the hints- another reason I redid it. One more thing, just cause I said it was after Forever Red doesn't mean it has anything to do with it. That was just to give you an idea of ages and who MIGHT be making an appearance.
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He sat and watched her, as she sat and watched the new couple dance in between bits of conversation. That was why they were all there. A wedding, the wedding of two friends who were also two former rangers.. Everyone way happy except her, even though she smiled and laughed, he could tell she wasn't. In all honesty he wasn't exactly 'jumping for joy' either.
She excused herself and left the table she was at. She slipped, practically unnoticed by everyone except himself, out the double doors leading to the pool and patio. The tip of her dark red dress was the last sight. He rose from his lone seat to follow...to watch... to even talk to her if his courage emerged. Funny, he thought, I've faced some of the deadliest creatures ever and this..girl, no, this woman..makes me more nervous than any of them right now. And I hardly know her!
The couples continued to dance on the dance floor as he went after her. By the time he reached the doors he could see her talking with another woman who had long black hair. No one knew how much he wanted to remove the sadness from her beautiful eyes. Why? No one knew that either, not even him. While thinking, he had slipped outside into the shadows of the house. Their conversation drifted to his ears as he waited to talk to her privately.
"Hey girl. Are you ok?" The other woman asked in a slightly worried tone.
"Sure! Why not?" She replied in a voice happier than she looked.
"Well.. you know, It's just that..." The sentence-to-be faded off and she laughed at her friend's nervousness to ask the question.
"Relax. I'm fine. Just a little bored, ok? I don't have a fiancee to dance the night away with like you." They both giggled. Everytime she laughed his heart jumped a little.
"Alright, just come talk later. Jason and I would be happy to see you anytime."
"You got it Trini." She paused and looked at the lit up, in ground pool. "I wish I could go swimming. It's warm enough."
Trini laughed. "Yeah but only if you want to go in your dress!" She started to walk away. "Come find me soon."
"I will!" She called out after her and then returned to looking at the sparkling water. His mind raced with thoughts on what to do, but what he actually did was probably the most illogical of them all. He walked up behind her, not making so much as a sound. In one swift instant he wrapped his arms around her shoulders and jumped into the pool, bring her with him.
He came up quickly and shook his hair, then began laughing as she emerged sputtering water with a confused look.
"What on earth was that?!" She shouted with amusement.
"You did say you wanted to go swimming, correct?" His innocent face made her blush.
"Well...yes, but-"
"So I came with you."
"More like _I_ came with _you_." He laughed at her somewhat embarrassed remark. "Oh, you think it's funny do you?"
She smiled evilly and pounced at him. He ducked under the water avoiding the attack and surfaced behind her, but she was ready and spun around. She leapt at him catching his shoulders and dunked him under the water. Laughing as he bubbled breath and his hair floated above him, she finally let him up. He gasped, sucking in air, and then laughed as well. Grabbing her waist, he lifted her with ease and her legs flailed slightly as she giggled again.
"Hey! Let me down!"
"Must I?"
"Yes!!" She felt like a high school girl again.
"Oh, alright. You're very spirited, I can see how you were a ranger... a little short though." He mused and set her down gently, his hands remaining on her waist.
"And you're just as eager to die as any red ranger." She gave an amused glare.
Maybe it was the full moon that shone brightly in the sky... maybe it was the music that drifted slowly from the hall... or the fact that they were so close...or soaking wet...or just everything together, but whatever it was- it was magick.(yes I'm aware as to how corny that sounds! lol) Their faces got closer together in an unsure motion, neither wanting to do something wrong. Both sets of eyes flickered closed and the distance between them was gone. Their lips met gently but it soon increased into a more passionate kiss. His arms held her in a firm embrace at the waist and her arms hugged his neck. Their minds were in a wonderful haze but realization broke through that fog and they pulled away blushing. He ran a hand through his shoulder length hair nervously and she tucked her loose, brown strands behind her ear.
"I-I'm sorr-"
"That was nice." She practically blurted out. His head snapped back to see if she was lying, his almost amber colored eyes met her sparkling doe eyes and he saw only honesty. Though at first he had looked positively floored by the statement, he was thankful for it.. he had enjoyed the kiss as well.
"We hardly know each other though."
"Oh sure. We've heard stories about each other, I know I've read your ranger file. I FEEL like I know you... and I want to get to know you more." She took a step forward and pushed a strand of his blonde hair that had fallen down back into its moist place among the blonde mixed with brown.
"You know what?" He said matter-of-factly and caught her petite hand before she pulled it away. She looked at her hand in his and then back at his eyes.
"What?"
"I agree." He slowly kissed her hand, never breaking eye contact with her.
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Ok, I know I have 2 stories started already but this pushed its way into my head and practically threatened me if I didn't write it! So I figured I'd post and see what you think. Have you figured out who it is yet? MORE TO COME- NOT A STAND ALONE! sheesh.
And #2. I reposted this because I got some pretty confused reviewers. And let me say at _least_ this: THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CHAPTER! I do intend to write more on this *sighs* and as for the pairing yes I know I didn't do that well with the hints- another reason I redid it. One more thing, just cause I said it was after Forever Red doesn't mean it has anything to do with it. That was just to give you an idea of ages and who MIGHT be making an appearance.
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He sat and watched her, as she sat and watched the new couple dance in between bits of conversation. That was why they were all there. A wedding, the wedding of two friends who were also two former rangers.. Everyone way happy except her, even though she smiled and laughed, he could tell she wasn't. In all honesty he wasn't exactly 'jumping for joy' either.
She excused herself and left the table she was at. She slipped, practically unnoticed by everyone except himself, out the double doors leading to the pool and patio. The tip of her dark red dress was the last sight. He rose from his lone seat to follow...to watch... to even talk to her if his courage emerged. Funny, he thought, I've faced some of the deadliest creatures ever and this..girl, no, this woman..makes me more nervous than any of them right now. And I hardly know her!
The couples continued to dance on the dance floor as he went after her. By the time he reached the doors he could see her talking with another woman who had long black hair. No one knew how much he wanted to remove the sadness from her beautiful eyes. Why? No one knew that either, not even him. While thinking, he had slipped outside into the shadows of the house. Their conversation drifted to his ears as he waited to talk to her privately.
"Hey girl. Are you ok?" The other woman asked in a slightly worried tone.
"Sure! Why not?" She replied in a voice happier than she looked.
"Well.. you know, It's just that..." The sentence-to-be faded off and she laughed at her friend's nervousness to ask the question.
"Relax. I'm fine. Just a little bored, ok? I don't have a fiancee to dance the night away with like you." They both giggled. Everytime she laughed his heart jumped a little.
"Alright, just come talk later. Jason and I would be happy to see you anytime."
"You got it Trini." She paused and looked at the lit up, in ground pool. "I wish I could go swimming. It's warm enough."
Trini laughed. "Yeah but only if you want to go in your dress!" She started to walk away. "Come find me soon."
"I will!" She called out after her and then returned to looking at the sparkling water. His mind raced with thoughts on what to do, but what he actually did was probably the most illogical of them all. He walked up behind her, not making so much as a sound. In one swift instant he wrapped his arms around her shoulders and jumped into the pool, bring her with him.
He came up quickly and shook his hair, then began laughing as she emerged sputtering water with a confused look.
"What on earth was that?!" She shouted with amusement.
"You did say you wanted to go swimming, correct?" His innocent face made her blush.
"Well...yes, but-"
"So I came with you."
"More like _I_ came with _you_." He laughed at her somewhat embarrassed remark. "Oh, you think it's funny do you?"
She smiled evilly and pounced at him. He ducked under the water avoiding the attack and surfaced behind her, but she was ready and spun around. She leapt at him catching his shoulders and dunked him under the water. Laughing as he bubbled breath and his hair floated above him, she finally let him up. He gasped, sucking in air, and then laughed as well. Grabbing her waist, he lifted her with ease and her legs flailed slightly as she giggled again.
"Hey! Let me down!"
"Must I?"
"Yes!!" She felt like a high school girl again.
"Oh, alright. You're very spirited, I can see how you were a ranger... a little short though." He mused and set her down gently, his hands remaining on her waist.
"And you're just as eager to die as any red ranger." She gave an amused glare.
Maybe it was the full moon that shone brightly in the sky... maybe it was the music that drifted slowly from the hall... or the fact that they were so close...or soaking wet...or just everything together, but whatever it was- it was magick.(yes I'm aware as to how corny that sounds! lol) Their faces got closer together in an unsure motion, neither wanting to do something wrong. Both sets of eyes flickered closed and the distance between them was gone. Their lips met gently but it soon increased into a more passionate kiss. His arms held her in a firm embrace at the waist and her arms hugged his neck. Their minds were in a wonderful haze but realization broke through that fog and they pulled away blushing. He ran a hand through his shoulder length hair nervously and she tucked her loose, brown strands behind her ear.
"I-I'm sorr-"
"That was nice." She practically blurted out. His head snapped back to see if she was lying, his almost amber colored eyes met her sparkling doe eyes and he saw only honesty. Though at first he had looked positively floored by the statement, he was thankful for it.. he had enjoyed the kiss as well.
"We hardly know each other though."
"Oh sure. We've heard stories about each other, I know I've read your ranger file. I FEEL like I know you... and I want to get to know you more." She took a step forward and pushed a strand of his blonde hair that had fallen down back into its moist place among the blonde mixed with brown.
"You know what?" He said matter-of-factly and caught her petite hand before she pulled it away. She looked at her hand in his and then back at his eyes.
"What?"
"I agree." He slowly kissed her hand, never breaking eye contact with her.
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Ok, I know I have 2 stories started already but this pushed its way into my head and practically threatened me if I didn't write it! So I figured I'd post and see what you think. Have you figured out who it is yet? MORE TO COME- NOT A STAND ALONE! sheesh.