A New Home…
I've just been so inspired lately to write PRDT reunion fics from after PROO's 'Once a Ranger'. Of course Drabbles of an Unlikely Duo by moonlite-n-roses has also inspired me. But his will not be a Kira/Adam fic but a Kira/Tommy fic. Most of the foundation is the same as from my fic Five Years Later but there are some minor differences.
I do hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 1: Holy Shit!
Kira groaned as the doorbell interrupted her dream. She had been trying to ignore it for the last 10 minutes but whoever it was ringing it was relentless. Clearly he knew her roommates well, they were well known for being able to sleep through anything, even a earthquake or hurricane. The bell rang again. Giving up Kira threw off the cover and trudged downstairs. Obviously the person outside had no idea that both her roommates had already left for work. They were so paranoid about someone breaking into their precious dojo that they made sure they were the first ones there at 6 in the morning. Kira glanced at the clock on her way down, it was only seven!
Whoever was outside better have a damn good emergency or she was gonna knock them out of their senses. As she approached the door she caught sight of her reflection in the mirror. She was wearing nothing but a tank top and a pair of boxer shorts, moreover her dark hair was a mess! She looked around and saw a jacket carelessly flung on a chair nearby. She thanked god for her roommates untidiness as she grabbed it and pulled it on, zipping it up. She tried patting down her hair but it remained as unruly as ever. She sighed, there was nothing she could do about the hair now.
She went up to the door and swung it open. She looked at the person there through her sleepy eyes. He looked very familiar. That brown, spiky hair…that silver earring…that bracelet on his wrist…
"Holy shit! She exclaimed as realization dawned upon her.
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Tommy was getting more and more irritated by the minute. He had just driven three hours straight from Reefside to see his friends and now he was outside their house ringing the door bell for the last 15 minutes. It was so like Adam and Rocky to make him wait outside, ringing the bell while they continued sleeping. He knew the two were heavy sleepers so he had left a message on Adam's cell, reminding him either be awake or leave the spare key under the doormat. He had already checked under the mat and there was no key there. So Tommy had no choice but to ring the bell in hopes of waking them up. He was just about to abandon the doorbell and bang on the door when he heard some scuffling behind the door.
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However when the door swung open he saw neither the black frog nor the red ape. Instead standing in the doorway was a stunning girl with straight messy dark hair. He noticed she was wearing an Angel Grove High jacket, very similar to the one he had in his closet back in Reefside. In fact he was sure it was the same jacket that everyone in his year at that time got. This meant that the jacket belonged to either Rocky or Adam. But them why was this girl wearing it?
Then out of the blue she cried out, "Holy shit!" and flung herself on him. Tommy was now very confused. As the girl peeled herself of him, he looked at her again. She looked very familiar.
The girl rolled her eyes at him, "I can't believe you don't recognize me!" she exclaimed, "I don't look that different." She added. She looked up at him and saw that he still didn't know who she was . "Dr. O you will never change…"
That name…it couldn't be! The girl raised her hand and he saw a silver bracelet identical to the one he had on.
"Kira?!"
The girl pouted, "No I'm Connor…" she said rolling her eyes.
All of Tommy's irritation had vanished. In its place now was a whole lot of confusion.
"What…what are you doing here? This is Adam and Rocky's house isn't it.?" he asked.
"Do you think you could come in first? I'll gonna freeze out here" Kira said, shivering a little as she motioned for him to enter.
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Kira practically ran to her room as soon as she made sure Tommy got settled in the living room. How embarrassing! Her old science teacher and mentor seeing her like this! She went straight to the bathroom upstairs, brushed her teeth and scrubbed her face clean. She all but rna back to her room where she stripped out of her clothes and pulled on a old pair of faded jeans and a yellow top. She combed through the tangles of her hair before tying it into a ponytail. She gave herself a once over before heading back downstairs.
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Tommy stood up from where he was sitting. He was extremely confused…and curious. He walked up to the wall where many pictures were displayed. The first one was Rocky and Adam in front of the house holding a 'SOLD' sign. The second was of the two again, this time surrounded by tons of boxes. The third was of Adam and Rocky with Kira in the middle. The next was of Kira holding her guitar. And on went line of photos of the three of them. The pictures made Tommy even more confused. How did Kira meet his old team mates? And exactly what kind of relationship did she have with either one of them? Was she dating one of them?
Tommy looked over at the last few photos. One was of the second ranger team in angel grove, after Jason, Trini and Zack left. It was taken at the park, Billy, Adam, Rocky, Aisha, Kimberly and himself. Then there was the Zeo ranger team, Tanya, Kat, Adam, Rocky, Billy and himself this time they were at the Youth Center. Right next to it was the first Turbo team which consisted of all the same people except in Rocky's place was Justin. The last photo was the obviously the most recent, it was the Dino Thunder Team, Connor, Ethan, Trent, Kira and himself taken right after the prom. He smiled.
"Seemed like a long time ago doesn't it?" came Kira's voice from behind him.
He turned and saw her behind him, looking much than she had earlier. He gave her sad smile, "Yeah it does. Even after being a ranger 5 times you never get used to losing your powers."
Kira smiled back at him, "So…you wanna tell me why you interrupted my sleep?" she asked.
Tommy's smile disappeared, "You wanna tell me why you're living here?"
"I live here," she stated simply.
"Ok…I gathered that from all the photos and you opening the door at 7 in the morning. But how did you meet Adam and Rocky?" he paused, "Where are they anyway?"
"They usually go off to their dojo at 6 in the morning; you missed them by a whole hour."
Tommy felt like slapping himself, the dojo! Of course! It was their pride and joy...of course they would be there! "Right, I completely forgot about that…"
Kira snorted, "Yeah duh…"
"Fine, now tell me why you are living here…"
"I work here and I needed a place to stay and Rocky and Adam needed a roommate. It's that simple."
Tommy groaned, Kira had not changed after all this time. "Let me rephrase. How did you meet Adam or Rocky and why are you in Angel Grove in the first place?"
He noticed Kira suddenly looked very nervous, were his suspicions right? Was she dating one of them? Or was it something else all together…
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She couldn't believe that after 2 years of avoiding this question, it was finally coming after her. How she met Adam. She was very nervous, how would Dr. O react? Would he freak out? She doubted it, but it was still possible. Oh well, no sense in avoiding it now.
"Um…well I met Adam about two years ago when I was…err…recruited for a special…um…gathering, of sorts."
Tommy frowned, "Gathering?"
"Yeah, see the ranger then, the overdrive rangers and lost their powers because their morphing grid was damaged. So their leader sorta brought back rangers from other teams to temporarily replace them. The 'new'" she mad quotation marks in the air, "consisted of Xander the Mystic Force ranger, Tori, I'm sure you remember her, Bridge I think you remember his, he's the, red, well he's red now he was green last time, SPD ranger and Adam and myself."
Tommy stared at her for a while before realizing that she was finished talking.
"So…you got your powers back?" he asked, still not very sure, "even right now as we speak you could morph?"
Kira simply flicked her wrist; he looked down and saw her morpher appear. "Oh… and this was two years ago?"
Kira winced, "Yeah, look I really wanted to tell you all but it was…difficult. I can't just go up to all of and say 'Hey guys by the way I'm a ranger again!" right?"
Tommy sighed, he could see how torn the girl felt. "It's ok Kira, but now that you've told me you should find a way to tell the others as well. It's not like you're an active ranger. You just have your powers right?"
Kira laughed, "Yeah…So Dr. O, you never told me why you came here."
Tommy laughed, "I guess it's time to keep my end of the bargain. But first you have to stop calling me Dr. O. It makes me feel very old now. Just call me Tommy."
"Fine, Tommy please tell me why you looked so prepared to bang the door down this morning?"
"Because I know Rocky and Adam, they can sleep through anything, especially the doorbell."
Kira laughed again, "That's true, but why are you here? As in Angel Grove…Just visiting?"
"Well, partly yes. I'm also looking…looking for place to buy. I'm thinking of moving back here."
Kira's head shot up in surprise, "Moving back here? But what about the eager science students in Reefside High?"
Tommy laughed, "To be honest, the thrill of teaching disappeared when four of my favorite students graduated 5 years ago. I quit teaching about a year ago and have been traveling a bit and I decided that it was time to come back to my home"
Just then the front door opened with a loud bang and Adam came rushing in. His mouth was open as though about to say something but stopped short when he saw Kira and Tommy there. He grinned sheepishly at the latter, "Sorry! I just got your message and I rushed over immediately."
Tommy went over and gave his old friend a hug, "It's ok, and at least I didn't have to wait outside in the cold like the last time I came."
Adam grinned and embraced his ex leader. He then stepped back and said, "I have to get back to the dojo. Kira I'll give you the day off if you promise to keep the doctor out of trouble."
Kira grinned, "No work! Anytime Ad, I'll even give him a tour." She turned to Tommy, "A lot of things have changed since the last time you lived in Angel Grove. Adam made sure to point them all out to me when I first came."
Tommy looked at her, "Well then…shall we go? It's been way to long since I've been around Angel Grove properly."
"Hey Kira, take him to the Youth Centre first." Adam added as they left the house.
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Well? Is it worth continuing? Or should I just drop it? Let me know!
