For the first time in months, a desk drawer slowly opened and an envelope was taken out. But, the seal on the envelope had been broken months ago. "I can't believe I'm going to sit down and look at this again," Tommy said to himself as he walked down stairs and took a seat on the couch. He slowly took out a piece of paper that looked worn and wrinkly due to the times he had crumbled the letter due to anger and hurt. There were numerous times, he nearly threw the crumbled piece of paper in the trash, but he simply wasn't able to do it because it was the last thing he had of Kimberly Hart. So, he always ended up uncrumpling the piece of paper and put it back in the envelope.

He loved Kimberly with his whole heart for since the first time his eyes landed on her. They shared many romantic moments together such as him fixing her float that putties destroyed, their first kiss by the lake, she wrote him a song when he was loosing his powers as the green ranger, seeing how overjoyed she was when she learned he was the white ranger, and the numerous dates that they went on together.

"Tommy, I thought that you were going camping with your friends for the weekend," James wondered when he saw Tommy walk into the living room. "Did something happen?"

He took a deep breath. "The campsite was attacked by Pirahantrons," Tommy testified while his dad was giving him a strange look. He knew that he couldn't tell his father the *whole* truth. If he told James that he was kidnapped by Pirahantrons, was hung over a pit fall of doom in a cave, and was rescued by TJ and Cassie, James would be asking a ton of questions. He had never heard Tommy talk about TJ and Cassie and would want to know why he never mentioned them, how he knew them, and how they knew where to find him. If he had to answer those questions he'd have to tell his dad his was a power ranger. That was something he couldn't do, because Zordon asked them to never tell anyone that they were power rangers. "But, the power rangers showed up and helped us get to safety."

That was another reason why Tommy couldn't through the letter away. If it wasn't for becoming the green ranger, he probably would never have gotten to have a close relationship with Kimberly. Both of them spent most of their free time with their other team members fighting putties, tengas, and/or monsters that Rita and Lord Zedd created. When they weren't dealing with villains', they were high school students listening to boring lectures in class every day and trying to live their ordinary life. But, it was hard because they always knew that their communicators could go off at any time. And Bulk and Skull were always trying to find out who the power rangers were.

"I'm glad they showed up and helped you guys out," James replied as he turned off the TV. "I heard that Kat was going to London. How do you feel about that?"

"I am okay with it," Tommy admitted. "Kat and I decided that we were just meant to stay friends."

James Oliver got up from his favorite green arm chair and took a seat on the couch next to his son. "Is that the letter Kimberly wrote?" his father questioned. "I've always wondered why she wrote that letter in the first place." He handed his father the letter.

Tommy looked noticed it was 4:15 and his mom wasn't home. And her work shifted ended about 15 minutes was she? Why wasn't she home? It was never like Jan to be late, unless it was rush hour. "Dad, why is mom late coming home?" Tommy asked when he didn't hear the gravel crunch when she pulled in the drive way.

James looked up from the letter. "She had gotten an important phone call and had to go meet a friend," James explained to his son. "She said it was really important." Tommy watched his dad look back down at the letter and continue reading. A few minutes later, James look from the letter and handed it to his son. Tommy slowly began to read the *whole* letter for the first time. Not counting the first time when Adam read the first part of the letter to him while he was working out.

As he began to read the letter, he felt his heart shatter all over again. He remembered the time when she was offered the chance to go to Pan Global Games. It was a once in a life time opportunity. He didn't want her to go and she was hesitant to go because she didn't want to leave him or the team. But, all of the rangers talked her into going. When she had to decide to if she was going to Florida or remain in Angel Grove, Tommy wanted to tell her that how much he loved her and didn't want her to go. But, he knew if she stayed she would have ended up moving to Paris at the end of the year and they would have been in two different countries. Plus, he also knew that there would be a chance that she would regret not going to Pan Global Games and he didn't want to be the cause of her not going. "I wish I went with her," Tommy thought as he felt the splinter in his heart sink deeper and deeper as he slowly got to the part where she said she met someone else. "Did, I do something to hurt her?" They didn't get to talk with each other as much as they wanted to due her long hours of training and his ranger duties. Most of the time, they always missed each other's phone calls. "I wish that I left a message on her phone instead of hanging up. She probably thought I wasn't returning her calls." As he sat there pitying himself, he eyes narrowed at the salt like rings and the blurred ink at the end of every sentence.

The door slowly opened as he finished reading the letter."Tommy, someone is here to see you," Jan announced as she walked through the door. His mouth dropped when he saw Kimberly walk in behind his mother. When she walked into the familiar looking living room, she began rubbing her arm with her hand to sooth her nerves. Kimberly froze when she was standing a few feet way from Tommy. Their eyes locked on each other as she just stood there. "Go take a seat by him and talk to him. I promise you he'll understand."Kimberly slowly walked over to Tommy and did something that she had wanted to do for a long time. She threw her arms around him. Surprisingly, he didn't push her away, like she thought he would. Instead his arms wrapped around her and they just sat on the couch hugging each other.

"She called the other day when you were at the race tracks and wanted to come over to talk to you," James revealed, when got up from the couch and walked over to his wife. "Your mother went by the Kwan's house after work to pick her up."

Several minutes had passed, Kimberly and Tommy finally let go of each other. "Tommy, I can explain why I wrote the letter," Kimberly began as she looked up into his chocolate eyes. "The reason why I couldn't explain what happened was because incident was taken to court and I had to appear in court."

His heart jumped when her say she had to appear in court. "Can you talk about it now?" Tommy asked when he took hold of her shaky hand. "Did you know about a crime that was about to take place?"

She slowly shook her head yes. "And I was taken hostage," Kimberly added when she saw the shock in Tommy's eyes. She quickly ducked her head, when she noticed her eyes were getting watery."The court case ended a few weeks ago."

"Kim, please tell me what happened," Tommy pleaded as his whole body began to shake. It was finally making sense to him now that he knew why she couldn't explain it. "You know you can talk to me about anything."

Kimberly's Flash

"Okay, everybody, you've done a really good job practicing," Coach Schmidt compliment all of the girls. "As a treat for your hard work, I'm giving you the afternoon off." All of the girls left the gym and headed to the locker room to change. Kimberly's two friends Zoey and Halle were staying with her a lot lately because someone by the name of Austin Smith was stocking her. She met him in their history class. He wanted her to go out with him and she told him that she was already dating someone and she was serious about them. It wasn't good enough for him. He tried to got a boy named Nathan to sit her up on a blind date with him and she wouldn't go on a date. So, Austin started stalking her all the time.

All of her other teachers made sure that he stayed away from her and threatened to give him detention if he bothered. But, her history teacher Ms. Patterson didn't do anything about it. Austin was one of her favorite students. He also played on the football team that her husband coached. "Did you tell Coach Schmidt about that boy stalking you?" Halle questioned Kimberly as they walked into the locker room.

"Yes, I did and he's going to do something about it," Kimberly revealed as she opened her locker. "He used to coach Austin when before he kicked him off the team a few years ago for breaking into his office and stealing his keys and wallet."

"What is Coach Schmidt going to do?" Zoey questioned as she took a seat on the bench.

"He's going to go have a talk with the principal," Kimberly confessed. "I'm not worried about it. I trust Coach Schmidt and Mr. Blain."

"That's good, "Halle stated as she grabbed her gym bag. "I'm really excited about getting to play water polo with our friends." Kimberly grabbed her dark pink one piece bathing suit and quickly went into the changing stall to change. After she changed, she followed her friends to the swimming pool.

"I'll meet you at the bank in a few minutes. When I get there we'll rob it," Austin said over the phone. He watched Kimberly walk by. Nathan saw the look of fear on Austin's face. "What if she heard me talking about robbing the bank? I know she will tell on me."

"No, she won't," promised Nathan. "We'll take her as hostage. You grab Kimberly and meet me in the basement." Austin smiled at the taught of kidnapping Kimberly. Why didn't he think of it, himself? He followed his brother out into the hall; then he followed Kimberly and her friends. Just when Kimberly was turning the corner, Austin grabbed Kimberly by the mouth and quickly ran down the stair case and shut the door behind him.

"You let me go!" Kimberly demanded, as she struggled to get free. "You won't get away with this!"

"Yes, we will," smirked Nathan as he held her still. "After we get rid of you we're going to Angel Grove to kill Tommy Oliver, he is the reason why I couldn't date you." They quickly gave her a shot to put her to sleep. When she woke up she was in the hospital with Coach Schmidt and her two friends at her side.

End of Flash Back

"Kim, what happened when you were in the hospital?" puzzled Tommy as wrapped his arm around her. "Were you hurt?"

"I learned that I had a concussion," she started as she continued to pour her heart out to him. "Coach Schmidt said that I in the trunk of Austin and Nathan's truck when they found me. Austin was shot because he told the police that he had a weapon and would attack them. Nathan holding up the bank employees."

"How did they know where to find you?" Tommy asked while he felt his heart race.

"My friends saw Austin grab me and they ran after him. But, they locked the basement door," Kimberly continued has she was playing with her hands and was fighting back tears. "Zoey found a letter written to Coach Schmidt saying that they were going to the bank to kidnap his wife and he had to pay a ransom if he ever wanted to see her again. Halle went to the gym and showed the letter to Coach Schmidt and told him that they had me. But, by the time Coach Schmidt got down to the basement with campus police, the glass doors were broken and they were in a car heading to the bank."

"So, that is why you broke up with me?" Tommy answered as he started to stroke her hair.

"Yes, and I am really sorry," she sobbed as she felt her heart break into dozens of pieces. "I wrote the letter shortly after Austin had his first hearing. I had heard stories about his whole family being dangerous. I was scared that you were in danger. So, I wrote the break up letter. I instantly regretted it. Trini convinced me to talk with you and work everything out. I can understand if you hate me and don't want any more to do with me."

"Kim look at me," Tommy requested as tear started to run down his face too. She slowly raised her head up and looked into Tommy's warm chocolate eyes. "I could never hate you. Yes, your letter hurt me and I couldn't understand why you wrote the letter. Now that I know the truth, I realize that you were trying to protect me. I wish that I could have been there for you and I regret not calling you to find out why you wrote the letter."

"Tommy, I still love you," Kimberly told him honestly as she continued to look into his eyes. His eyes were getting red and puffy. "I know that you're with Kat now and probably don't want to date me."

"Actually, I'm not with Kat anymore. We went on a few dates and realized that we were just meant to be friends," he admitted has he handed her a tissue." I'd be more than happy to date you again. This time, I'm not letting you without a fight. I love you too much."

"I'd love that," Kimberly smiled through her tears as she cupped his face and started kissing him. After a few minutes, they pulled apart to catch their breath.

"Kim, let's go for a walk in the park," Tommy suggested as he stood up and slowly put her letter back in the envelope. Kimberly quickly snatched the envelope out of his hand.

"There's no need to keep that letter anymore," Kimberly informed as she shredded the envelope and letter into pieces and dropped them on the floor. "That part of our life is over." Tommy smiled as he saw the remains of the letter and the envelope laying on the floor. It was over and they were continuing where they left off. They locked hands and started to head out the door.

Jan walked into the kitchen to get a broom and dust pan. "Tommy, be sure to home by 6:30," Jan requested as they walked out the door. "I'll have dinner ready and I'd like for Kimberly to have dinner with us." They walked out the door and Jan headed over to the shredded pieces. She swept the pieces into the dust pan and dumped them into their the trash can.