Title: Point Of View
Author: Cassandra Hunter
Category: Power Ranger (Dino Thunder)
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot.
Plot: Points in time from outsiders's point of view.
Notes: This is only the first in a series of different peoples views.
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Act 1- Flying Pigs
The first time he walked in Brandon Hunt barely noticed the guy.
The teenager looked a lot like any other teenager who walked into the video store's door. He was short, wearing a dark blue shirt and a pair of gray pants. A laptop sat firmly at his side. The teen couldn't have been much younger than his 21 years.
He was just hanging around the scifi section. The guy didn't even seem to actually be browsing for a movie. He was just waiting.
Brandon just gave the boy a once over and deemed him harmless, returning to his work.
It wasn't much longer before the door swung open again and another teen entered. This one was female.
She had brown/blond hair, yellow tee-shirt and black pants. The girl glanced around the room, before catching a look of the other teenager and joining him.
"You're late, Kira." The boy sounded annoyed.
The girl, Kira. "I know, Ethan. I had to wait for Conner to get done with soccer practice."
Brandon's attention was deferred from the two when another customer approached the check-out desk. He bid the woman a good day and returned his attention to the teens. Not that he was nosy, it was just a slow day. The two, Ethan and Kira, had headed over to the documentaries.
He heard Kira laugh as she picked up one of the video. "Hey, Ethan, Check it out." She passed the video over to him.
"'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: A Documentary.'" Brandon heard the boy snicker. "Boy, Dr. O is going to love this." From the sound of Ethan's voice it seemed that there was going to be some major mocking in this Dr. O's future. But why? Maybe he was a closet power ranger fan...
"Be nice, Ethan." The girl admonished.
Brandon could see a look of hurt cross Ethan's face, not sure if it was real or fake. "Kira, I am always nice."
He caught a better look at Kira as she exited the isle, three video's in hand. She shook her head. "I swear, you are getting to be more like Conner each day."
"I resent that.. Maybe when you and Conner start dating." Brandon watched as Ethan's arms crossed.
Kira seemed to blush. It was kind of hard to tell though. She had ducked her head. "When pigs fly, Ethan. When pig's fly."
"When pigs fly what?" Came the voice from the glass door. It was an average sized boys wearing red soccer clothes.
"Nothing, Conner." Brandon saw Kira look uncomfortable and Ethan try to cover up a grin.
"Right." The soccer dude replied. Brandon lowered his head back to his work as Conner looked at him. "So you guys got the videos? We promised Hayley we would be back, like, soon."
Kira rolled here eyes and Brandon thought he heard her sigh. "We promised to be back before she closed up, Conner. That's, like, another hour."
"No it's not." He thought Conner sounded affronted. "It's..." Brandon glanced up in time to see Conner check his watch, frowning, and then tapped it. "Stupid batteries looked dead." Muttered.
Ethan stepped between them, Brandon guesses that he was trying to stop a scene. "We have about thirty minute. Hayley's closes at eight."
Hayley's? Hayley's Cyberspace?
"Fine." Brandon flinched as Kira pushed the video's into Ethan's hands and walked out the door.
Conner just shrugged and followed her.
Brandon watched as Conner caught up with Kira in the parking lot. He said something to her and she gave him a absolutely scorching glare. Conner seemed to back off momentarily before trying again. This time she didn't glare, but it seemed to take a couple more moments before he could get her to even smile. Good thing. Brandon had been afraid that she was going to haul off and slug him for a moment there. He turned to find the one dressed in blue looking at him.
The one called Ethan sent him an embarrassed look. "Guess you heard all that, huh?"
Brandon nodded, avoiding the teenagers eyes. "Yep."
"Sorry about that. She's been kinda angry with him lately and the slightest little thing seems to set her of and that more information than you probably wanted to hear..." Was the apology that Brandon got.
Brandon just replied with a shake of his head as he rung the videos up and took of the safety tags. "Here." He handed Ethan the movies in return for the money. "Oh, and tell that girl you were with good luck." Brandon gave Ethan the change.
That seemed to catch Ethan's attention. "Good luck with what?"
Brandon just gave him a grin. "With making pigs fly."
"I'll pass that along." A sound that resembled a snicker and a cough came from Ethan. Probably him trying to stifle it, Brandon realized.
As Brandon watched the boy exit the video store he could swear he heard Ethan mutter, "Maybe pigs should fly..."