I've been working on this on and off for a solid 3 days. I was committed to this man. I mean as usual I pull a Brooklyn and loose track of where I want the story to go halfway through, but I don't think it turned out badly. I also hope I didn't butcher the characters.

Enjoy!


"Trini, how was school today?"

She continued to push her food around.

"I asked you a question, Trinidad. Why don't you ever answer?" Her mother asked crossly.

She looked at her mom tiredly. "It was okay."

Her mother sighed. "What did you do?"

"Went to classes. Talked to some friends. Came home."

The elder woman glared at her daughter. "Would you like to elaborate?"

"Let's not force her into anything, honey." Her father finally spoke up. "She probably had a long day."

Her little brother looked up at her. "Who was that girl in your room last night?"

The younger girl's eyed widened. "Miguel!"

Her mother glared harder at her. "Who is he talking about, Trinidad?"

"No one!"

"You had a friend in your room last night! I just wanted to know who they were." He muttered as he looked down at his plate. Trini looked horrified, though.

"Who is she, Trinidad? Tell me right now!"

Trini shrunk back in her seat. "Sh-she's just a friend! I swear!"

Miguel looked at his brother with wide eyes, then back at Trini. Their mother got up from her chair and grabbed Trini's arm and pulled her up. "Why was she in your room in the middle of the night then, huh?!" Her grip tightened.

Trini found she had no answer she could provide her mother. The grip on her arm tightened and everything spilled out. "Mamá I like girls, alright?!"

It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Her mother's shocked face turned to one of rage as her other hand grabbed her daughter's other arm. "We thought we fixed you! How could you do this to us?!"

"Mamá please, you're hurting me..!"

"You selfish tortillera!"

Trini tried to shake off her mother's arms. "I didn't ask to be gay, mom! I just am!"

She felt herself being pushed backwards. She almost lost her footing, stumbling back and almost falling over. Her mother kept pushing her along until she was pushed out the front door.

"M-mamá—!"

"Now! Don't come back! You are no longer my daughter!"


She hadn't spoken a word since she was kicked out of her home; mostly because there weren't many people to talk to in the mountains. Trini had stayed far away from where she would do Tai Chi in the early mornings; she knew Zack spied on her sometimes and didn't want him to find her.

She didn't wasn't any of them to find her.

It's been over half a week of her trudging up and down the mountains with almost zero supplies. At least, she thought it was over half a week. Her phone died a couple days ago.

The Latina had gone into town immediately after she was thrown out on her ass and used the minimal cash she had on her to get as many snacks and water bottles as possible; she knew she would be out in the middle of nowhere for a long time. Unfortunately she had run out of food and had limited water left.

The short girl basically threw herself onto a large rock at the cliff side with a huff. She pulled her bag off and quickly unzipped it. She rummaged through the wrappers looking for the last bottle of water. Searching more with touch rather than sight in the dark, she finally found the neck of the plastic bottle. She opened it and drank the last bit that was left desperately. Trini turned the bottle upside down as a single drop dripped onto the sandy ground. The yellow ranger growled and whipped the bottle as far as she could. Sighing, she put her head down and ran her hands frustratedly through her hair.

"I'm so fucked," She breathed.

"And why would you say that?"

Trini would have jumped; bolt upright, even get ready to fight someone, if she had the energy. Instead, she tiredly lifted her head to see the other individual. Now she forced herself to stand up (unsteady and stumbling, but still standing).

"Kim, what are you—"

The other girl held a hand up. "How about 'where have you been'? We've been looking for you everywhere!" She lifted her phone light higher. "God, you look like shit!"

"Right...um," Trini shuffled her feet. She absolutely refused to meet Kim's eyes; she would feel guilty if she did. "I was just walking around the area like I normally do."

The pink ranger lifted an eyebrow. "No, because you normally walk the area on the other side of the mountain. Why are you over here?"

Her legs started to shake under her, but she ignored it. "I'm just looking around... How did you find me?"

Kim took a few cautious steps forward as if she was afraid the other girl would run. "I live not too far away from here; I go hiking around here sometimes. I went off my usual trail tonight."

"Well maybe I didn't want to be found." Trini stumbled backwards a few feet. Her throat hurt from talking after such a long period of silence.

"But why not?"

The short girl didn't say anything. She looked everywhere but at the other girl. The Indian girl finally closed the gap between them and cautiously walked until she was only a couple feet away. She tried to reach out, but stopped when Trini flinched away – a minor movement, but still noticeable for someone paying attention.

A look of confusion flashed over Kim's face. "Trini, what's wrong? You can tell me, you can tell any of us."

She just shook her head. "No, I can't."

"Trin—"

"I can't, alright?" Her voice started to get scratchy as her volume rose. "You guys wouldn't understand."

There was a quiet snap of twigs from the brush a few metres away. Kim whipped her head in that direction and Trini took her chance. She turned around as fast as she could without feeling dizzy and sprinted back down the mountain.

"TRINI!"

She didn't turn back. She didn't stop. She continued to run full-speed down the side of the mountain determined to get away from the other ranger.

Which was probably a mistake.

She was too tired to stand properly, much less run, so when her legs gave out she fell pretty hard. With a gasp, the Latina hit the dirt almost face first and she landed harshly on her wrist when she tried to catch herself. She rolled down the hill, half the time she was in the air due to the uneven dirt and rocks. She rolled off the side and fell a few metres until she finally reached a flat path. She landed on her back, forcing the air out of her lungs.

Trini groaned in pain. She tried to turn on her side and lift herself up, but her wrist shot up with pain. She hissed, flopping back down on her back to look up at the sky.

God I'm tired, she thought. I'd be fine with falling asleep here. She breathed out and shut her eyes.

"What is wrong with you?!"

She opened her eyes and looked properly at the cliff side to see Kimberly looking over the edge. She quickly slipped over the edge and landed beside the girl on the floor. "Are you alright?!"

"Y—"

Kim glared at her.

Trini sighed. "Maybe...not."

The pink ranger sighed at her. She stood up and grabbed Trini's hand to help her up, then turned around and couched down. "Here, climb on my back. I'll bring you to your place."

The yellow ranger's eyes widened. "No!" She shouted.

Kim angled her head back to look at the smaller girl with worried eyes. "Alright...what about my house? We can call the guys in the morning."

Trini didn't say anything. Instead she just climbed onto Kim's back, wrapped her arms loosely around her neck, and closed her eyes. She felt the ranger stand and start walking. She buried her head in her transportation's neck and fell asleep.


When she started to become conscious again, she heard muffled voices. She opened her eyes a little only to squeeze them shut again at the light. She groaned and curled more into a ball.

"Guys, shush!"

"Wait let me close the drapes."

She felt a hand on her arm. Trini forced her arm away from the hand and tried to open her eyes again. She turned her head to look more around the new room she found herself in. She started to sit up. "What—"

Kim, who was sitting at the end of the bed, spoke softly, "Don't get up too fast. Here," She motioned to Jason to grab the plate on the dresser. "Eat this. Please."

Jason smiled at her as he handed her the plate with a sandwich on it. Trini took the plate in her hands and just stared at the sandwich. With a quick glance around the room she finally picked up the food and started eating it. A small smile appeared on her face.

"Sooo," Zack started. "Mind telling us why you were out there for a week?"

Trini's smile disappeared as she thought of her argument with her mother. She swallowed the food in her mouth and put the sandwich back down on her plate. She took a deep breath to calm herself and stiffly replied: "I just got into an argument with my mom. It isn't a big deal."

The other rangers, however, didn't buy it. Jason put his hands on his hips in an attempt to look strict. "An argument that made you live in the mountains for a week?"

Trini shrugged. "What was it about?" Zack questioned.

The girl in question didn't say anything. She just put the plate down on the nightstand, much to her friend's dismay, and brought her knees up to her chest with arms wrapped around them. "It wasn't anything important. Minor stuff."

"'Minor stuff' that made you camp out on a mountain for a week? Seriously?"

Trini glared at him. "Listen—"

"Did you tell her?" Billy voiced for the first time in a while. Everyone looked at the back at him towards the door. Trini hugged her legs harder and looked down at the bed sheets.

"Tell her what?" She asked, playing dumb.

"That you like girls and that you have a crush on that girl Tommy from your PE class."

Everyone looked back towards the yellow ranger. She stiffened under their gazes. "I... maybe?

The room went silent. Kim tried to put a hand on her knee in comfort but Trini just pulled away. She didn't want their comfort. She wanted to go back to the mountains and avoid everyone, but she knew her friends wouldn't let her now that they've found her.

Zack sat down in front of her. He looked weird when he had a serious look on his face instead of his usual cocky grin. Trini looked down into her arms to avoid eye contact.

"Hey, look at me?"

His voice was so... calming right now. It was weird. The smaller girl lifted her head and slowly brought her gaze to meet his eyes. A small smile graced his features. "Could you tell us what happened? Please?"

When she glanced around the room, everyone was looking at Zack with shock. She wasn't, though. He had only been like this with her one other time before – when she was coming to terms about liking Tommy – but she was already used to it. If anything, she liked it.

Trini took a deep breath to calm herself. "I've never told this to anyone before," She whispered.

They nodded at her, and she started.

"My family is very traditional; I've said this before. When I was younger, I told my mom that I may like girls more than guys." She shifted uncomfortably. "She yelled at me, saying it was against God or something.'It's unnatural, mi hija' We need to fix you.' A month later I'm in conversion therapy."

"Are you comfortable?"

"I guess... what's going on?"

"You're just going to answer a few questions. Don't worry, you'll be fine."

"It didn't work properly, I guess." She closed her eyes again.

"Ow! Stop it, please!"

"You aren't cured yet, sweetie. It'll stop soon though."

"What did I do?!"

"You just answered incorrectly, dear. Let's try again, shall we?"

Her friends looked like they wanted to say something – Jason and Kim looked furious at best – but she kept going. "After a few months she pulled me out and we moved. We moved any time I had a friend that was a girl that she thought was more than that, so I just stopped talking to people."

She hesitated on telling the next part. When she glanced back around the room everyone was silently encouraging her with their eyes. "Then you guys came along. Kind of broke me out of that shell, ya know? I started talking more, I'm not as much of an asshole to people who talk to me first. Which is how I'm friends with Tommy." A small smile graced her lips.

Jason crossed his arms. "Did your mom find out or something about her then?" He asked.

Trini laughed humorlessly. "You could say that. It was dinner and my little brother asked who that girl in my bedroom was. I... I panicked, I guess."

Zack wrapped an arm around her shoulder, and finally she didn't pull away. If anything she leaned into him a little bit. "My mom, uh, she started yelling and asking why there would be a girl in my room in the middle of the night. It just kind of came out, ya know? I blurted it out and it got quiet... then she dragged me out and told me to leave."

The rangers were all quiet for a minute. Kim and Jason were looking at each other like they were planning Trini's mother's murder. Billy was silent in the corner looking confused like he couldn't imagine someone's parent being so rude. Zack was rubbing her arm comfortingly while she leaned against his shoulder. The Asian boy scrunched up his features. "Your mom is a bitch." He stated.

Everyone stared at Zack in silence for a good ten seconds until they heard a quiet laugh. They shifted their gazes to the small girl beside him to see her grinning again. "That's putting it lightly."


The rest of the rangers decided to let Trini sleep over at Kim's for the weekend since her parents were out of town. Once they were back, she'd have to move to Zack's place unless Kim could convince her parents to let her stay (Trini didn't expect to be able to stay).

The short girl was sitting on Kim's bed wearing a pair of sweatpants and a hoodie that she borrowed from her friend while she had her clothes in the wash. After the pink ranger forced her to eat more and a long shower ("Hurry and wash up, you stink,") she finally plugged her phone into a charger. The second it turned back on she was bombarded with dozens of messages and missed calls. Skimming through them, she sees they're all from her teammates asking where she was; if she was okay; did anything happen.

She did notice another person's name, however; probably half of the messages she received her from this person. With a smile she opened the thread and replied, to which she got a message back within seconds.

"You texting Tommy?"

Trini looked up from her phone to see Kimberly standing in the doorway grinning as she held the clean clothes in her hand. Trini's cheeks were dusted with pink as she looked back down at her phone. "Maybe I am."

Kim crossed the room and put the clothes down on the end of the bed then sat down beside the Latina girl. "She happy to hear from you?"

There were multiple buzzes from her phone. The two looked at each other and laughed. "You could say that," Trini said.

"So I assume you're going to talk to her at school Monday?" Kim asked, her smile faded slightly. Trini's smile disappeared also.

"I don't know," she hesitated. "I probably should but I don't want to talk about... everything."

The Indian girl nodded. "I understand. You don't have to tell her if you aren't ready to."

Trini dipped her head. Kim put a hand on her shoulder and smiled when the short girl looked back up at her. "Don't worry, alright? Hey, you have a place to stay for a while!" She voiced happily. "We can sneak into your house later and get some of your stuff, how does that sound?"

The Latina girl smiled at her. "Yeah, sure. I never lock my window anyway."

"That sounds... unsafe."

Trini slid off the bed and picked up her clothes, making her way to the bathroom door to change. "Zack always said I was crazy. Going back to my house is crazy." She glanced back at the girl on the bed. "I didn't plan on going back; I feel like my mom will kill me the second she sees me."

Kim backtracked. "We don't have to if you don't want to, I was just—"

"Calm down, Princess." Trini cut her off. "I have to go back anyway."

"Why?"

"I left my headphones there."


I still don't think it turned out too bad. For some reason I felt the need to add Tommy, who on Tumblr is someone everyone wants to be a girl in the second movie and to date Trini if Kim doesn't. Now I love a good Trimberly but idk I wasn't feeling it for this fic; I didn't want it to be romance based so I just jumped on the Tommy X Trini thing :/ Please review any criticism so I can try to improve my writing :D I have another idea for a story but I don't know how to start it, so it may take a while.

I fucking love this movie.