AS LONG AS SHE'S HAPPY
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Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban, Fox Kids, and Disney. Watching the series, I noticed that for the most part that Skull didn't pursue Kimberly after she started dating Tommy-probably 'cuz he was scared of him-but I started thinking of another reason he could've stepped back. This is a first person narrative from Skull's POV. Set about season 2, but not after a particular episode. Reference to "Foul Play In The Sky" and a vague reference to "The Green Candle".
I watched as Kimberly put her books in her locker and suppressed a sigh. She really has no idea how beautiful she really is. Tommy approaches her, and she must've seen him in the mirror because her face lights up and she turns and greets him with a hug. Man, why can't that be me? I've loved her for so long-since we were kids, but she'd never give me the time of day. That's partially why I torment her, so that she'll at least acknowledge me. Besides, she's so beautiful when she's mad. Her eyes flare and the way her hair whips around. Truth is, if I really didn't like Tommy, I'd torment them more. But Tommy's cool. He'd never hurt her. Not like some of the other jerks I've seen her interested in. Like the guy she had been talking to after she flew her uncle's plan-I'm still not quite sure what happened there-anyway, back to the guy. He had seemed nice enough, but it hadn't even lasted one date. I had seen them together at some classy restaurant in the middle of town and I hadn't been spying-not really-but when it became clear that she didn't appreciate his advances and had run out, I had offered to walk her home so that she didn't have to deal with him. She turned me down of course, but did let me stay with her while she called Jason and Zack to take her home. And they had acknowledged what I had done, thanked me and everything. But I'm sure they forgot all about it. After all, it's just me, punkish Skull. It's not like I'm friends with those dweebs anyway. And besides, Tommy's not like that jerk at all. He treats Kimberly like a queen-which is what she deserves. She deserves the best, a guy who makes her happy. And Tommy does that. He makes her happy. I can tell by the way she laughs and twirls her hair. They've gotten through some hard times-I don't know what, what I do know is that there was a period where Tommy was pretty bummed out, and Kimberly was there for him. I made sure not to bother them during that period. They obviously had enough going on and didn't need me making a nuisance of myself. Yeah, it hurts to see them together, I'll readily admit that to anyone who asks-not that anyone but Bulk would-but that's okay, because he makes her happy. He makes her smile and laugh, and he builds her up when she's feeling down. That's all I care about: her being happy. She deserves that-she deserves the best, even if the best isn't me-which for her, it's not. The bell rang and with a reluctant sigh, I went to my next class, not wanting to see them kiss and act like they couldn't bear to be apart. But I'll never raise a fuss about it because as long as she's happy, I'm happy…even if it's not with me
THE END