A/N: I don't anything but Sarah, Scott, and Jessica. It is somewhat AU with the introduction of the new characters and it takes place after Dino Thunder.
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"We have got to decide on godparents." Trini said as she rubbed her rounded belly.
She loved being pregnant but she couldn't wait to meet their daughter. She and Jason had finally agreed on a name and now the final thing was their daughter's god parents.
They wanted people who would love their daughter and take care of her in the event that they couldn't anymore. It was a frightening idea of picking someone who would love your daughter and raise her the way that you wanted her raised. They had to be special people indeed to be entrusted with the wellbeing of their child.
"I know and I know who I want but who do you want?" Jason asked as he sat down beside his wife. He looked her in the eye.
"I think that you know who I want too." She said reaching for his hand with a smile.
"When do we let Tommy and Kim know that they are the godparents?" He asked as she smiled even bigger. They were both on the same page about who they wanted taking care of their child.
Tommy and Kim would make great godparents even if they were on opposite ends of the country.
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Five Years Later
"Kim, come quickly!" Aisha's words echoed in Kim's mind as the taxi pulled up in front of the hospital.
It had been one phone call that she never wanted. She had dropped her bags off at Jason and Trini's house before coming on to the hospital. Aisha had only told her bits and pieces of the accident. She only really knew that Jason and Trini had been in a terrible car wreck.
Aisha had told her to get on the next plane to the West Coast. No one would give her any more information than that they had been in a wreck so needlessly to say she was in a state of almost panic because she didn't even know how bad they were hurt. She ran into the ER and saw Tommy at the reception desk talking.
Of course, he would be here, they were his friends too. She just didn't plan on being at the hospital at the same time he would. Since their fight at Jason and Trini's baby's christening, they hadn't said more than hi and bye to each other in five years.
It was fortunate that she lived on the opposite side of the country from him or they might come to blows. She had thought that after they had set the letter aside that they would become friends again but that thought was long past. They could never be friends after his girlfriend's comments five years ago.
Jessica had thrown a wedge between the former White and Pink Rangers that no one could move or really even knew how to move.
"Kim, you're here." Aisha said to Kim's right. She turned and was wrapped in the former Yellow Ranger's arms. It brought her some comfort to be back with her friends again.
"Tell me this instant." Kim said as she pulled back from her arms.
Rocky, Adam, Zack, Billy, and Tanya all crowded around her. They knew that the news would be painful for her to hear so they had agree to help Aisha explained it to Kim.
"Kim, you might want to sit down before we tell you." Rocky said as he pulled up a chair for her.
"No I'd much rather stand if you don't mind." She said as she tried to hold her composure.
They were making this harder for her just by standing in front of her. She had to face this head on. It was the only way for her to deal with it.
"Fine, well you know the first of it. They are stable now after hours of touch and go but Trini has slipped into a coma but the doctors said that that was for the best. She had a broken wrist and ankle along with several cuts and bruises that were already turning purple. Jason is in a little better shape since most of the damage was on Trini's side. He is still in peril though because his head hit the steering wheel. The other driver never saw the stop sign and hit them. He died instantly as Jason and Trini were rushed here." Aisha told her as Kim closed her eyes.
She was trying her best not to cry here. She needed to be strong for her goddaughter but she couldn't lose both Jason and Trini at the same time.
"Can I see Jason?" She asked forcing herself to be strong. She had to see her big brother first to prepare herself before she saw Trini.
"What makes you think that you get to see Jason over the rest of us? You haven't seen him in a year." Tommy snarled behind her.
He had walked up behind her as the others explained what had happened. He had heard her question and had immediately gotten angry. How could she think that she got to see Jason over him? Jason was his best friend and he should be the first one to see him.
"I have known Jason my entire life; I do believe that that gives me the right to see him. And for your information, I saw Jason and Trini two months ago while I was in Angel Grove not that it's any of your business." Kim fired back as she spun around to confront him.
The hate in both their eyes shocked the others. They stood within feet of each other while the others watched on. It broke their hearts that they couldn't at least get along. They all knew that something had happened between them five years ago but neither had confided in anyone.
Instead, they had taken to fighting each other every time they came face to face which thankfully wasn't that much.
"Yea I'm sure you did but it seems that neither Jason nor Trini said anything about seeing you. So I wonder if you actually did come to see them while you were in town with your gym." He said as he walked closer to her. They were within touching distance now.
"How did you know that it was with the gym?" She asked with a hint of pain. He could still read her so well after all this time. "And besides why would they tell you when I came to visit them?" She fired back. Sometimes she really hated him.
"Because of course it would be for your gym, you won't come to Angel Grove just to visit. It would be beneath you." He said very low so that only those close at hand could hear him and totally ignored her second question.
Everyone else was shocked at the venom in their voices. What had gone wrong with them? They had been so in love in high school. It was heartbreaking to see how far they had actually come.
"That was low even for you, oh fearless leader. Tell me how many colors do you intend to wear?" Kim asked as she stepped closer to him. The hate was there for all to hear.
"Kimberly!" Aisha said as Kim turned to look at her. They were in a public place and this was not the conversation that needed to take place. How could Kim forget that?
"It was a fair question, Aisha." Kim said before turning back to Tommy.
"Well it's none of your business and at least I didn't give up my position for a few jumps on 4 inches of wood." He ground out.
The others wanted to be somewhere else other than in that room with them. In high school everyone wanted to be near these two but now they wanted to be somewhere else.
"At least I don't have to hide what I do. Really, Tommy shouldn't you be in retirement now? You are far too old to be doing it." Kim said with a sweetness that belied the hate vibrating through her entire being.
"Kimberly! Tommy! Both of you stop it! You have a goddaughter to watch over." Kat said from the doorway.
They both turned and saw the pride and joy of their world walking beside Kat. She looked like a miniature version of her mother with jet-black hair and dark eyes. She was her father's daughter though in manner. Kim snapped out of her trance and walked over to Kat and Sarah. Looking at Kat, Kim knelt down in front of her and turned to look at Sarah.
"Aunt Kim, I've missed you!" Sarah said as she launched into Kim's open arms.
Kim held her tight and kissed her tiny head. She loved this little girl more than anything else in the world. Tommy followed at a much slower pace. He wanted to join Kim in holding Sarah like they had when she was born but there was too much between them. There was a gap that not even a child could heal. He waited until Kim stood up before kneeling down in front of his baby girl.
"Uncle Tommy!" She said as she jumped into his arms. He wanted to hold her tight and never let her go. She should not have to deal with this at her age. She should not have to deal with this ever. Jason and Trini had to live through this for their little girl.
"Hey how about I take you to get some ice cream?" He asked the little girl with a smile.
"Tommy, I don't think that's a good idea." Kim said as he stood up with Sarah in his arms.
"Well I don't really care what you think right now." He whispered in her ear with fury. How could she even think to question him?
"Guys now is not the time. Both of you take Sarah for ice cream. I will call you when we hear something." Billy said which shocked everyone.
They had never heard Billy speak in that tone before but it did make everyone snap to attention. Tommy and Kim nodded as Sarah just looked at him.
"Uncle Billy." The little girl said with a smile on her face. Billy looked at her and smiled but motioned for Tommy and Kim to leave.
They nodded and walked outside to Tommy's Jeep. They would go to Ernie's because they would still be close enough in case they needed to rush back.
"Billy, are you sure that they will be fine with Sarah?" Kat asked her husband as they sat down.
They all wanted to talk to the doctor when he came back. He wasn't letting anyone back to see Jason or Trini. They all felt something was wrong.
"Yea they will be fine because she is with them. I'm tired of their constant fighting. Five years is way too long for them to be acting this way. They need to forgive and forget." Billy said with a sigh as he rubbed his face. He looked weary but then so did everyone else waiting.
It was tough waiting on news.
"I agree but what can we do to help them?" Aisha said sitting back in her chair. This was all too much for her maybe working on Tommy and Kim's relationship would take her mind off of Jason and Trini.
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"Kimberly! Tommy! It's been a while since I've seen you two together." Ernie said as Tommy and Kim walked in with Sarah between them.
The little girl was skipping and holding their hands.
"Yea we are waiting on news for Jason and Trini and Tommy suggested ice cream." Kim said as they sat down at the nearest table. She helped Sarah into her chair as Tommy sat down across from her on the other side of Sarah.
"Ice cream? Well then I think 3 banana splits should work well then." He said with a smile as Sarah smiled and nodded.
She loved Ernie almost as much as her many aunts and uncles. Ernie treated her like a grandchild since her parents were like his kids.
"Yes please." Sarah said as Kim and Tommy smiled.
"Okay they are coming up." Ernie said walking away from them.
"Aunt Kim can you show me some flips? Momma said that I can start soon." The little girl said looking at Kim.
"Not today, sweetie." Kim said as Sarah's smile faded. "I didn't bring my workout clothes." She said trying to soften the rejection.
"It's okay, Aunt Kim lets everyone down." Tommy said without looking at Kim.
She gritted her teeth and held her tongue. Now was not the time to get into this with Sarah sitting between them. She would get back to this topic later though when they were alone and could scream all they wanted.
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"I know that you have been here for a while but we still don't have any information. Mr. Scott has now slipped into a coma but is stable. Mrs. Scott is doing better but still in a coma. All we can do is pray now. We will call you if anything changes." The doctor said before walking away.
"So they are doing nothing?" Aisha said as Rocky rubbed her shoulder.
"I'm sure that they are monitoring them and will inform us the minute something happens." Billy said trying to gain control, a position that he had never actively taken before. "Now I suggest that we all go home and get some rest." He said as everyone nodded.
They all got up and made their way outside to their cars. It was just so hard to leave Jason and Trini there but there was nothing for them to do.
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Walking into Jason and Trini's house, Kim saw her bags on the couch as Sarah took off running for her bedroom. Tommy followed at a much slower pace and waited until he heard the TV in Sarah's bedroom before turning to Kim.
"Okay what is it?" He asked standing in front of her. He knew that she had been holding her tongue since Ernie's and he was tired of it.
"What makes you think that I let everyone down?" She asked going back to earlier at Ernie's. It had been bugging her on the ride over to Jason and Trini's house.
Everyone had decided that Tommy and Kim would stay at the house just so Sarah wasn't thrown off schedule too much. Everyone hoped that Kim and Tommy could be adults and not fight in front of Sarah too much or too loud.
"Well don't you?" He said. "I mean you didn't even stick around for your goddaughter's party the day of her christening." He said looking down at her.
"I had to get back to work. Trini and Jason understood that and anyway your girlfriend didn't mind that I left earlier." She said walking around him to go to the kitchen.
"Leave Jessica out of this, she was nothing but nice to you." He fired back while walking over to the bar to lean on it.
"Oh I'm sure she told you that I was hateful and didn't like her." She said grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge.
"Something like that, yea." He said looking at her with his arms across his chest.
"You know what; I'm not in the mood to fight over her." She said. "I mean it is only your on again, off again girlfriend. It's not like you're ever going to marry her." She said walking away from him.
Watching her walk away made him even angrier. He didn't follow after her though, because she had gone into Sarah's room. He refused to fight in front of the little girl because she had enough going on without worrying about her favorite aunt and uncle fighting something that they always did anyway. Uncrossing his arms, he walked over to the window to look out.
This would be his toughest battle yet and it wasn't even someone evil trying to take over the Earth. It was with his first love that hated him with every breath in her beautiful body.
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Kim sat down on Sarah's bed and watched the little girl. She was such a joy to watch and reminded Kim of Trini at that age. Kim and Jason may have been friends from birth but she and Trini had been friends from preschool. She and Trini had done everything together at that age.
Watching Sarah dance around the room made Kim think of her best friend lying in a hospital bed. She remembered her last phone call to Trini. It had only been a week ago but now it seemed like a lifetime ago.
"Kim, you know that Sarah's birthday is in two weeks. Can I trust that you and Tommy will remain civil to each other?" Trini had asked with a laugh.
"Yes, I will be civil but I can't speak for boy wonder." Kim said with a laugh of her own.
"What has gotten into you two? I mean you used to be so close until Sarah's birth." Trini said thinking back to the old Tommy and Kim from high school.
"Trini, I never told you because I didn't want you to have hard feelings against him." Kim said with a sigh. "The day before Sarah's christening, Jessica came up to me and basically told me that I ruined Tommy for any other girl. She said that to break his heart in a letter was mean and totally uncalled for." Kim stated as she recalled all the hateful words.
"I thought that you and Tommy had talked about the letter." Trini said trying to understand.
"We had before your wedding but after her words, I got to thinking that maybe we hadn't. She then told me that I was the reason that he wouldn't tell her that he loved her." Kim said.
"Oh Kim." Trini said softly.
"That's not all, she then told me to stay out of his life and let him move past me. I told her that I thought I was but apparently not." She stated.
"Did you ask Tommy about this?" Trini asked.
"Yes but before I could go any further, he asked what I had said to Jessica. Apparently, she had run to him saying that she wasn't right for him or something like that. I tried to correct him but he just wouldn't listen. He told me that if I had wanted him then I should've stayed to talk to him." Kim said before she caught herself.
"Wait, stayed to talk? When?" Trini asked picking up on the hint that Kim had let slip.
"Yes stayed to talk after your wedding." Kim said trying not to say anything more.
"What do you mean? You didn't, I mean you couldn't have, you didn't sleep with him did you?" Trini asked trying to wrap her head around the thought of Tommy and Kim together.
"Yes." Kim said quietly.
"Kimberly Anne Hart, why I am just now hearing about this? You and Tommy had sex, wow. I'm not sure what to say. I am blown away." Trini said before asking. "Was it good?"
"Trini!" Kim shrieked.
"Well was it?" Trini pressed.
"The man works out like every day, of course it was good. It was better than good, he was amazing." Kim said and she closed her eyes remembering those few hours in Tommy's arms. They had slept little but it had been enough for her.
"I can't believe that you slept with Tommy and I'm just now hearing about it. He wasn't your first was he?" Trini asked suddenly.
"God, no and it's a good thing that he wasn't since everyone else would fail in his wake." Kim said as her cheeks heated.
"What?" Trini asked clearly interested in Kim's love life or at least her love life with Tommy.
"Trini, can we move past this? Tommy and I had sex it's not a big deal and I have moved past it." Kim stated.
"Okay I will let this go but we will talk when I see you in two weeks. I want to know how this came about after my wedding." Trini said with a smile as Kim agreed.
They talked about what Sarah's would be and what Kim could get the little girl before Trini had to go. Kim had said her goodbyes with every intention of seeing her in two weeks.
"Aunt Kim!" Sarah said as Kim snapped out of her daydream to look at the little girl.
"Yes." She said with a smile.
"My birthday is in a week, do you think that momma and daddy will be back?" She asked as Kim's heart broke into a million tiny pieces.
"I do think that they will. They don't want to miss your princess party?" She said as Sarah nodded before jumping back off the bed. Kim stood up and grabbed the little girl's pjs and turned back to her.
"I think that its time for you to get to bed." Kim said with a smile.
"Do I have to?" Sarah asked looking up at her.
"Yes my dear you do." She said as Sarah nodded and changed before climbing into bed. Kim leaned over and kissed her forehead before walking to the door.
"I love you, Aunt Kim." Sarah said as she closed her eyes.
"And I love you." Kim said as she turned off the light and looked at the little girl one last time.
Closing the door, she went to one of the other guest bedrooms before she remembered that her bag was in the living room. Cursing silently, she decided that she would just sleep in her clothes before walking back out there with Tommy in there. She had slept in her clothes before so this wouldn't be the first time and it would not be the last she was sure.
This was the safer course anyway because who knew what would happened if she walked back into the living room where she had left her first love. It really shouldn't be this hard to face him after all this time. Maybe she needed a new game plan against the fearless leader, one that she could win.
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Sitting on the couch, Tommy waited until he figured out that Kim was not coming back in the living room. He looked over at her bag and sighed. Maybe it was a good thing that she had not come back in here. He was still angry from earlier.
Every time he was around her, they fought. It was like they couldn't help themselves. Jessica had told him that he needed to let her go which was something that he thought he had done but apparently not. It was just something about Kim that got his blood boiling.
He couldn't see how she could be sweet to everyone else but Jessica. His girlfriend had done nothing wrong; she had just wanted to talk to Kim. She wanted to be friends with her like she was everyone else in the group. Standing up, he paced from the living room to the kitchen and back again. He remembered his talk with Jason only days earlier about him and Kim.
"Tommy, what is the deal with you and Kim? I mean I am worried about you two being together at my daughter's birthday party." Jason said looking at his best friend.
"Don't worry; I can hold my tongue as long as she does." Tommy said smiling.
"Yea that's what worries me. Do you still think that Kim said that to Jessica?" Jason asked trying to bridge a gap that had only widened over the past five years.
"I do. Why would Jessica lie about that?" Tommy asked.
"Oh I don't know, maybe she wants to prove to herself that you care more for her than an old girlfriend that you still see." Jason said leaning back in the chair.
"I do care for Jessica; I mean why would I keep dating her if I didn't. We may not get everything together at one time but we are trying." Tommy said defensibly.
"What? You have broken up with her more than you have dated her maybe its time to date someone else." Jason said as Tommy sighed.
"We are working on that." He said.
"Have you ever told her that you love her?" Jason asked as Tommy just looked at him. He couldn't tell his best friend that he had never told anyone besides Kim that he loved them. It was just too hard.
Tommy never did answer that question but Jason had let it slid. It wasn't something that he wanted to talk about with anyone. Kim had really broken his trust in his heart. How could someone who claimed to love him, leave him? Kim had done that though. What was it about Kimberly that had him fighting with her every step of the way?
He needed to figure that out so that he could really move on even if that meant moving on from Kimberly. He sighed and walked to the last guest bedroom. It was a good thing that Jason and Trini had a four bedroom house because if not then he would've had to sleep on the couch.
It would have been too weird to sleep in Jason and Trini's bed even though he knew that they won't mind. Closing the door, he eyed the bed and knew that Trini had had a hand in this room. There was a bright yellow bedspread with red roses on it.
Hopefully, the mattress slept good or he might have to ask Kim to switch with him. Yea right, he thought. She wouldn't switch for him if only to annoy him. He could only pray that Jason and Trini got better faster. He didn't know how long he could be under the same roof as Kim and not do something stupid.
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