Disclaimer: Don't own PRMF
A/N: this was co-wrote with my best friend Karen while I was at her house on a very boring Saturday
Confessions: Mystic Force
Nick sighed as he and his teammates walked through the forest… they had to find a magical artifact for Udonna… but they weren't sure if they were going to find the item that day.
Then Hidiacks emerged from the ground and began to attack
"I'd say we're getting close" Xander said
"Hey, did you figure that out all by yourself?" Vida asked
Xander just glared at Vida and didn't respond he knew that there wasn't a good response to that.
Before the rangers realized what had happened the Hidiacks had disappeared and they were all split up.
Nick looked up and soon found Madison standing nearby.
"Mattie, are you okay?" he asked
"Yes, I'm good" Mattie replied
Her sister, on the other hand wasn't quite so great, besides finding herself alone with Chip, she had a large gash down her left arm.
"Vida, are you okay?" Chip asked coming to her side
"Fine, I just cut my arm"
"Here, let me see that…" Chip cast a spell and the cut went away.
"Thanks"
Xander found himself wandering the forest when he suddenly saw a familiar dragonhead
"Rootcore… I'm saved!" he said as he felt the first drops of rainfall
Nick sighed as he felt the rain falling.
"Great, we've got to find some kind of shelter…" Nick groaned as he heard a clap of thunder
"There's a cave over there…" Madison said pointing out the nearby cave.
They ran inside and soon found enough dry wood for Nick to make a fire.
"Well, it looks like we're stuck" Nick sighed
"Yeah… I just hope my sister's okay" Madison sighed
"Me too" Nick hugged Madison's shoulders gently "Come on, Mattie, let's try and get some rest"
A large clap of thunder caused Vida to jump and Chip looked at her
"I was just startled" she snapped defensively, before he could get a word out.
"Hey… V, I didn't say anything" Chip replied suspiciously 'she's scared, she has to be… that would be the only reason, I can think of, she would be so defensive of her own actions when I never asked about them'
They entered a cave and were surprised to find dry wood built up inside.
"Hey, we can make a fire with this!"
"Whatever…" Vida headed for the back of the cave, and it only supported Chip's suspicion that she was scared. He lit the fire closer to the back of the cave to give her that little bit of security, he wasn't going to outright say he knew she was scared, heck he liked living too much to say something that stupid.
Nick watched as Madison paced nervously
"What's wrong, Mattie?" Nick asked
Madison made eye contact with Nick and didn't answer for a moment then said "I'm worried about Vida… ever since the thunderstorm that she got locked in the basement she's been afraid of them, and you can't pay her enough money to go into the basement"
"Really, I wouldn't have guessed Vida was afraid of anything"
"She is, but please, don't tell anyone I told you, she'll be so mad at me for telling you her secret."
"Hey, don't worry, your sister's secret is safe with me" Nick said "Come on, let's get some sleep"
"Okay" Madison sat beside Nick
"Mattie, don't worry about your sister, she's strong, she'll be okay" Nick hugged her gently
"Vida, are you sure you're okay?" Chip asked as he approached her.
"Yes, I'm fine…" she snapped, but in her mind she was wondering if he knew how scared she really was.
"Really, Vida?"
"Charley Thorn, back off!" Vida practically yelled and Chip knew that when she resorted to using his full name it was time to step back and shut up before he got hurt. He walked away and began to sulk, his only intention was to help her.
"Chip…" she sighed "I didn't mean to snap…" she walked over and sat beside Chip
"Then what was that about?"
"Chip, you have to promise you won't repeat what I'm about to tell you to anyone…" Vida said
"I promise…" he replied figuring he already knew what Vida was about to say
"I… I'm afraid…"
"It's okay to be scared, V,"
"Well, I'm scared of thunder, how many people do you know are scared of that?"
Chip stayed silent, he didn't want her to feel worse than she already was, but the truth was he didn't know that many people who were afraid of thunder, he put his hand on her shoulder, just to try and make her feel a little better. He had to confess to himself he liked her, but he wouldn't tell her that… it would just be weird
Xander sighed as he entered Rootcore, he couldn't believe his luck… he soon found Udonna.
"Where are the other rangers?" she asked
"I don't know… we were fighting some Hidiacks and the next thing I know I don't see any of them…"
"We have to find them" Udonna said, worried about how the rangers were doing in the middle of the storm, particularly thinking of Vida.
Flashback
It was the middle of a thunderstorm and Vida was sitting alone acting nervous.
"Vida, is something wrong?" Udonna asked
"No, Udonna, I'm fine," Vida replied "Just waiting for this storm to go away"
"Okay…" Udonna wasn't convinced, but didn't pressure Vida into answering any questions
Udonna started to walk away.
"Udonna, wait…"
"Yes…" she returned to the younger sorceress.
"I have to tell you something, I'm afraid of thunder… when I was little I got locked in the basement by accident and ended up going though a big storm down there… I've been afraid of thunder since."
"Everyone is afraid of something, Vida, it is nothing to be ashamed of" Udonna placed her hand on Vida's shoulder motherly
End Flashback
Udonna didn't tell Xander what she knew, she figured it was Vida's place to tell her friends about her fear 'I hope Vida is okay' she thought as she first located Vida and Chip and found herself relaxing a bit… Chip would figure out that Vida was scared and do what he could to comfort her. Udonna knew that Chip had feelings for Vida and would take care of her
'Now where is my son…' she though and soon located him with Madison, and smiled, maybe that would be the day he confessed to liking Madison as more than just a friend. She walked away from the crystal ball.
"Are we going to go after them?"
"It would not be safe for us to go out in the storm"
Daggeron knew what she was thinking, that Chip and Nick would confess some feelings for the two girls, he hid his smile carefully as not to raise Xander's suspicions about the situation.
Nick sighed
'Mattie, you have no idea how hard it is for me to sit here and hold you and not kiss you… to be alone with you and not long to let you know how much I love you' he though sadly as he looked at Madison's sleeping face. He placed his cape over her like a blanket and kissed her cheek before going off on his own to sleep
Madison was shocked to feel Nick kiss her, she had convinced herself that there was no chance that a guy like him could like a girl like her, but apparently she was wrong. Madison looked over at Nick and sighed, she wanted to be near him
"Nick… what was that for?" she asked
"What are you talking about?" he asked
"You kissed me, why?"
Nick silently looked away… how could he tell her that he liked her, a lot. Madison stood and walked over to him and placed a kiss on his forehead before kneeling right in front of him
"Never thought you would be that bold…" Nick smiled
"Well, I may be the sister with the common sense, but I'm not always so shy…"
Nick smiled "I though I had you figured out, Mattie, then you go and change on me"
Madison hugged Nick and whispered "I love you" right in his ear
Nick hesitated to hug her back out of the sheer shock of her saying those three little words first
"I love you too, Mattie" he hugged her warmly in his arms and soon they were asleep together.
Meanwhile Vida was pacing, she had dropped the angry act as she felt she could show her fear freely to Chip
"Vida, calm down, the storm will be over soon" he said and walked towards her
"I hope so…" she replied as a large clap of thunder caught her off guard and she jumped and before they had realized what was going on they were in each other's arms. Vida didn't let herself think about the position she was in too much, she rested her forehead on Chip's shoulder, she was tired… more so than she was going to admit.
"I can't believe how scared I'm acting… I'm a wimp"
"It's okay, I have to admit, it's better for both of us than you hiding your fear by getting angry at me," Chip smiled "… and Vida, 'wimp' is the last word I would use to describe you"
Vida had to smile as repositioned herself to look up at him and soon, without even thinking they kissed… It was as if something clicked and it seemed so natural, he was a goofball and she was a party girl, but none of that mattered as they stood in that cave. The kiss broke and they were a bit surprised, but just hugged each other tighter, they didn't have to say those three little words to each other, they knew what the other was thinking. They broke the hug and went to sit by the wall of the cave and soon found themselves sleeping, resting in each other's arms, the storm, no longer bothering Vida the way it once had.
To Be Continued…