Disclaimer: Have you ever seen 'A Beautiful Mind?' Well in my head I'm not a spy but I own Power Rangers; ahh, the Beautiful Dream…

Okay this is a one shot, well at least I think so I might consider making it a proper story but that depends on whether you guys like it. I was inspired by this amazing You Tube video; everyone should watch it even if they don't like this couple. The song is absolutely beautiful it's called How Can I Not Love You by Joy Enriquez. The video is by Kimiko. I have used the song lyrics from it in this, the story itself came to me out of no where so I wrote it down, enjoy. xxx

You Can't Choose

Cassie watched the stars scroll past the window like something out of a Star Wars movie; she had never dreamed she would end up on a space ship, just like she had never dreamed that she would become a Power Ranger. After a while you learned that sometimes you can't choose…just like you couldn't choose who you fell in love with.

Cassie didn't know his name, hadn't seen his face hadn't touched or kissed him; but she loved him anyway…you couldn't choose.

Cannot touch
cannot hold
cannot be together
cannot love
cannot kiss
cannot have each other…

She had always joked about the way she would live her life; all too often she had joked with Ashley about how they would forget about men and live together in Paris or somewhere glamorous, alone. Ashley had Andros now, not that Cassie begrudged her, but she didn't want to live alone no matter what she told people. Was it so hard to ask that she spend her life with someone?

Must be strong
and we must let go
cannot say what our hearts must know
how can I not love you?

She wouldn't be a power ranger forever, at some point she had to experience the rest of life, that was the rule put in place by Zordon; he had known that you couldn't ask someone to devote their life to being a ranger, the cause yes, but as you got older it would get harder even with the power. Rangers always came back, never quite finished and perhaps that was a choice that they made unconsciously or maybe you could never fully rid yourself of whatever it was that made the power cling to you. Perhaps Zordon had been wrong to believe that a ranger could leave or maybe…

Cassie shook her head; she was starting to sound like Tommy. He had been pretty drunk at the time and feeling sorry for himself but something he had said had stuck and made her wonder…

what do I tell my heart
when do I not want you
here in my arms
how does one waltz away from all of the memories
how do I not miss you when you're gone?

A tap on the door brought her back to the present. Zhane appeared as the door slid open, the silver ranger grinned at her.

"Come on pinkie, if you're not careful Andros will break the synthetron with all the food he's been eating!" There was a snort of derision from behind him and Andros' head appeared next to Zhane's.

"That must be a joke; Ashley says that with the amount of junk you eat you're lucky you don't become a garbage truck!" The two men looked confused by that but laughed anyway.

"Come on Cassie," Andros continued. "Zhane will eat it all if you're not careful and I know you missed lunch already." They both frowned at her in consternation and Cassie blushed; she didn't like them knowing when she ate and when she didn't.

"I'm fine guys, I was busy at lunch but I promise I'll get something later I'm just not that hungry right now."

Andros looked as though he was going to say something else but Zhane turned a confused frown to Andros. "I don't get it." He said scratching his head.

It was Andros' turn to look confused. "Get what?"

"I eat food, not junk; that gets put out in the space chute."

Andros suddenly seemed to comprehend what they were talking about and barely noticed when Zhane began edging them away from the door, understanding that Cassie didn't want to be disturbed and forced to eat.

"What's a garbage truck anyway?"

Andros shook his head as though he despaired that humans from earth would never be understood. "I have no idea."

The door slid shut and left the room in its usual silence. Zhane's appetite was a great joke on the Megaship and although he came across as a joker and sometimes a little ditzy he could be very perceptive, he and Cassie got along well together. Lately Zhane's mischievous side had been calmed by the presence of Karone, with whom he was completely besotted. Cassie sighed and rolled back over to look out of the window; another happy couple and she hated that she couldn't help being a tiny bit jealous.

Besides being a ranger and lack of appetite wasn't her problem…

Cannot dream
cannot share
sweet and tender moments
cannot feel how we feel
must pretend it's over
must be brave and we must go on
must not say what we've known all along
how can I not love you?

No the problem was loneliness; the problem was believing that wishes were as numerous as the stars outside. The problem was loving someone who didn't love you back, someone who said it wasn't possible, and someone you didn't know anything about. The problem was that you loved them anyway. The problem was that you couldn't choose…

How can I not love you
must be brave and we must be strong
cannot say what we've known all along
how can I not love you
what do I tell my heart
when do I not want you here in my arms
how does one waltz away from all of the memories
how do I not miss you when you are gone
how can I not love you...when you are gone

You could never choose.

A/N Hope you guys liked, if you think I should continue please say, by the way the conversation she has with Tommy is in another one of my un-posted stories but it does happen just so you know you're not going mad! Oh, and don't forget to watch the You Tube video! Xxx