Disclaimer: If I owned Power Rangers, I wouldn't be writing fanfiction, I'd be writing new plots for a better show.

Author's Note: Okay, I lied. I did find some stuff I had started a very long time ago. This is probably one of the first fanfics I ever started. I have one other that I was working on in my American Government class two semesters ago. But we'll start with this one. Let me know what you think…. not sure how much sense it'll make, or if I'll even continue with it, but it was something cute I had worked up. Please excuse the stereotypicalness of my characters... This is AU right after Kim if faced with the decision of going to Florida or not, and in my story it is Florida the state not the city in California.

The Angel Grove Youth Center had already begun to fill as students were being let out for the beginning of Winter Break. There was chatter all around about vacation plans and the upcoming Winter Dance. Through out all the commotion, Ernie was glad to find the familiar faces of a more relaxed group of friends. He knew they were special and that made a smile linger on his face. They helped change things a lot and they were always there for each other.

"Did you hear?" The petite brunette perked up. A sly grin spread across her face as she looked over at the young man dressed in red. She leaned over the table out of Tommy's grasp just about ready to pounce the young man she's known to have all the trouble with the opposite sex.

Everyone had already directed his or her vision to the appointed teen. Curiosity raged through their minds. The faintest of embarrassed blushes emerged on Rocky DeSantos' face.

"Hear what, Kim?" An ever so curious voice came from the girl dressed in yellow. Kimberly's grin grew wider from the thought of being the only one to know about the topic in discussion. Her eyes were gleaming from excitement, on the verge of spilling the beans.

"Well Rocky, are you going to let them in on this one or shall I?" The pink clad teen offered, her small frame relaxing a bit against the table. Rocky glared at Kim for a moment before letting out a deep sigh. How could he have expected her not to be excited about the events that she "happened to witness"? His mind was racing on how he should phrase this.

"I guess I could tell them," was his reply. The soft tint of pink on his cheeks began to grow to a full on crimson red. He glanced up from his glass to find the attentive eyes of his closest friends. He took a big gulp, "Well, you see…. um…. today after I had finished English, Sarah Turner came up to me…." the eyes of his friends lit up instantly catching on to the "little secret". "Um she…. Sarah asked me out to the Winter Dance."

Laughter erupted from all around the table. Rocky, the lady's man always found trouble when it came to finding a date. After many rejections, someone ended up asking HIM out. Much to his embarrassment, the laughter had drawn up attention from all over the Youth Center.

"Man, Rocky. I have never seen you this nervous," spoke his long time friend, Adam Park.

"Indeed, your demeanor was quite astonishing," Billy finally added in through his laughter. The rest of the circle of friends looked at Billy as their laughter died down into confusion. They had all heard what their blue friend said but comprehending it was another matter,

"Billy, could you say that again so that the rest of us laymen could understand?" Queried Kimberly, sitting back against the arm of her love. Billy shook his head. His intellectual slip-ups were rare but also a hassle without Trini around to automatically translate. He opened his mouth to speak when a soft accented voice came from behind him.

"He meant that he was surprised at Rocky's behavior in the situation he was faced with," explained the newly acquainted Katherine Hillard. Her white blonde hair framed her smiling face as she waved to the group. Their attention was now turned to the newest face in town and to their rather large secret. Her eyes glanced around the close nit group. A sudden urge to vanish came over her. The acceptance they showed her was something she believed she could never deserve. Kat moved her hands down to smooth out her new purple skirt. She had donated all of her pink clothing to charity. The respective color was the epitome of her new "friend." It now also represented her past, one that she would gladly like to forget.

Billy turned his head to meet the hollow blue gaze of Katherine. "Thank you, Kat," he spoke softly a bit f concern seeping through. Never had he seen such a look on anyone before. It was quite hidden he noted, had he not actually looked he would have completely missed it altogether.

Even after Tommy had broken the spell that over powered his intentions, a look like this never crossed his face. Of course, he did have Kim the love they shared could break through all binds. Billy's brain told him that perhaps it was just homesickness, she did just come from a completely different country, but his heart on the other hand knew it was something deeper.

"Would you like to join our fun?" Aisha spoke moving her chair over offering Kat a place between Billy and her. Kat's uneasiness did not go unnoticed by anyone. Each one of them gave her a welcoming smile, and in turn she gave them a cheerful one that hid her secrets from the world around her. The urge to vanish did not go away but these people in front of her, as she knew, only had good intentions. So without another word she pulled a chair up and sat down with the group of teens.

They began sharing plans for the up coming Winter Dance. She watched them intently remembering times she had like this with her own friends back in Australia. Her heart sank at the thoughts of her old home. The events she had just been though in life had brought back so many memories; some of them had caused her to go back into a deep depression that she had beheld before. The very thought of the pink gymnast lying unconscious on the floor of the Youth Center was almost unbearable.

It brought back the memories of the reason they moved to America. It reminded her of "Him." Her mother was devastated. Sometimes she couldn't remember when was the last time she thought of "Him." She smiled at the thought of "Him" being able to help her break the sell of evil that was placed upon her.

The rest of the teens had continued on with conversation about the dance not really noticing the silence their guest portrayed. Although Billy had glanced every once and awhile to catch Kat's smile disappear in somewhat deep thought. Aisha eventually noted the girl's silence with time. As Kim started to talk about the dress she wanted, Aisha happened to slip in a question toward Kat.

"So Kat, are you going to the dance with anyone?" The question caused all attention to be directed to the girl again. Her head jerked up surprised at the sound of her name.

"Oh, no I don't have anyone to go with," she shook her head slowly. It was then that she noticed the smile on Aisha's face grow wider, " I actually wasn't planning on going," she eased in before anything else could be said about that matter. Everyone was at least a little shocked by her answer, and in other words for Kim and Aisha completely shocked.

"But Kat, you do know that it would be the last dance of the year," Kim stated matter-of-factly, "… Don't you?" The embarrassment that came with that question had become apparent all over Kat's face. "Well I mean, of course you know. It's just, Kat, I really think you should come. It um…" Kim fumbled with her words slightly, unable to relieve the situation, " … would be a good time for you to meet people." Her head nodded quickly.

Kat's eyes went vacant in thought. How could she say no to them? She owed them so much even if they say she doesn't. Only, she couldn't. She sighed slightly, "I guess I could think about it." Her comfort level hadn't changed a bit. It was now that she decided to leave them be and figure out what she was going to do the night of the dance.

She stood slowly a thankful smile crossed her face to them all. "I should get going. I promised my mum that I would help cook dinner tonight."

"Let us know if you'll be joining us at the dance. I have the perfect idea at what dress you could wear!" Kim squealed, giving a glance at Aisha.

"I will Kimberly," Kat spoke softly as she replaced the chair to its rightful table. She gave the group a quick wave before retreating out of the Youth Center.

Billy's eyes lingered on her form for a moment. Her personality seemed lost some how to him. As he returned his attention to his group of friends he realized the change in her attire. Perhaps it was just a fluke, he thought. A black blouse with a deep purple skirt seemed to contrast with her complexion, even though it was nice looking. During the short time span he had known her, she had never worn anything in those shades, he didn't even think she owned anything in those colors. His worry for their mysterious friend increased drastically at that moment. Her life had changed so much in the minimal amount of time she had been there. Life is quite hard enough and to add in evil monsters and a witch, things did get intense. A soft sigh came from his lips as he remembered the pressure they bestowed upon her the moment before.

Conversations continued on all around him. "You guys, may be we shouldn't pressure Kay so much into going to the dance."

"Was it really that bad?" Aisha questioned.

"To us it may not seem like much but to Kat something like this could be a very big deal. It's not always easy to get over the regret you have after the spell is broken." Tommy offered in, knowing from experience about the situation. "She hasn't come to talk to anyone either. Keeping it bottled inside could be causing her to seclude herself from the world." Seclusion was a word he knew very well. It is hadn't been for Kim, Tommy could only imagine what he would have done and it wasn't pretty.

A solemn silence came over the group at the realization of their actions. All of them had seen spells and a few of them knew what Kat was going through. Their thoughts wandered for a moment.

"Well I do hope she comes, it would help her get acquainted with people around here." Adam broke the silence that had engulfed their table. They all nodded their heads in agreement.

"I should be heading home myself. Lots of planning to do, you know," said Aisha, leaning over to kiss Adam's cheek softly. Adam's face heated up considerably.

"Remember you guys that we're meeting up tomorrow to go shopping," Kim announced. A slight groan came from their male companions.

Aisha laughed, "Come on guys, we aren't that bad. Oh, and you will be the best looking guys there."

"She does have a point there," Adam agreed.

Rocky turned to Adam gasping, "Adam you traitor! Couldn't one of you just take a picture with you and our measurements?"

"Nope," stated Aisha, "We need the real subject. Besides not every clothing store has the right size to the measurement, plus it might not fit correctly." Rocky groaned again, sinking back into his chair.

Laughter erupted from everyone but Rocky, who continued to pout in his chair. Once everything calmed down they all went their own ways. Adam decided to talk Aisha home. Tommy and Kim decided to get some alone time at the lake. It had become their favorite spot since she was out of the hospital. Rocky picked up one of his younger sisters before heading home himself. Billy watched his friends go, many of his thoughts still focused on Kat, as he bid a good night to Ernie.

He set out for his home, and maybe work on one of his inventions. No was all he could think. His mind seemed affixed on one thing – Kat. The look she had in her eyes reminded him of a lost dog. He had wished he could help her but she was passing it off as if nothing was wrong. He knew better though. Pain like that is hard to truly hide, and she had the ability to at times. This as something more then he could conserve, he didn't know what happened to her with her time under the spell but he can only imagine what could have caused her to be the way she was. He shook his head; maybe some sleep would do him some good.

Kim ran from Tommy's arms over to the lake. The sun had just finished setting over the horizon. The faint purple that resided in the sky reflected across the water of the lake. A few clouds floated in front of the stars and moon causing the light to speckle the water as if it had diamonds hidden within its waters.

She wrapped her arms around herself from the cold chill that the fresh winter air spread across Angel Grove.

A smile had slowly made its way across her face. Angel Grove's lake had become a favorite spot for them. When she had started her intense gymnastic training they would come to the lake for some alone time. They fun that they had and the love that they shared made those moments engrave themselves into her mind.

When Kim had been offered to go train in Florida, she had seriously considered it. After the others convinced her that she should because they knew that it would be a dream come true. Everything changed though when she made a trip to the hospital. She felt she couldn't thank Kat enough for the help Kat disposed on her.

Being in the hospital gave her time to think. All of it made her realize that she belonged here. Her life was fighting evil from taking over the planet and her other half was here too. She couldn't imagine life without Tommy. It hurt when she did. Everything ruled it out that she should stay and that's what she did. Never could she be happier.

"What are you thinking about, Beautiful?" Tommy said softly, as he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind.

"Oh…. just us," she smiled. "I'm so glad that I decided to stay." She relaxed her body back against him.

"I'm glad too." Tommy's mind went through a few options of what to say next as he reached back into his pocket. "Kim," Tommy started, pulling out a small black velvet box. "When you were thinking about heading over to Florida to compete in the Pan Globals it made me think. You were there for me during the time after I broke the spell and when I lost my powers. You're the best thing that's happened in my life."

Tommy paused when he felt Kim turn to face him. Her eyebrow was perked in curiosity at him. "Tommy, what are you getting at?"

He lifted up the box in front of her, surprise over coming her. "Kim… I… uh …I know that we have just started the prime of our lives and that there could be a possibility you could fall in love with someone else." His heart was about to burst in his chest. "I want you to know what I love you more than life itself, the thought of almost loosing you hurt me. I…. just want you to know that no matter what happens, I will always love you."

It was then that he opened the box to reveal a golden ring encrusted with pink tinted diamonds. Kim's face lightened up at his words more than the ring itself.

"Tommy, I love you too. I always will," she breathed, embracing him in a tender hug. Tommy took the ring out of the box, holding his love's hand as he slipped the ring on to her finger. The only problem was that the ring was too large for her.

"Oh no," Tommy chuckled, "I see what you mean by side now."

A small laugh came from Kim, "It's alright, Tommy. I'll still cherish it forever." Kim held it in her hand looking at its every detail. Her heart swelled when she read the engraving inside the band, My heart belongs to you. Always, Tom.

Tommy's body jerked up with an idea. He reached behind his neck and unlatched is necklace. Removing the ring from her hand, he slipped it onto the chain before putting it around her neck. Tommy wrapped his arms around her then, her head resting on his chest.

"I love you," she whispered.

"I will always love you," he smiled, leading her back to his car, ready to take her home. His heart content.

Angel Grove park had been partly blocked off with long yellow plastic tape. Crowds had been forming around what looked like a crime scene. Adam ran a hand through his growing locks as he came upon the "disaster." A smile crept on to his face as he read "Dance Committee Only" on the yellow barrier. They were their colors he noted, his smile widening.

He leaned over walking under the barrier, taking note of the time on his "watch." A quarter to noon and he was sure she hadn't eaten since they started the project, which he was estimating to be about 3 to 4 hours ago. He walked over to the group under a makeshift pavilion.

"We could put the stage up in the center and then the food and drinks on the side under some kind of cover," he heard Aisha stating her plans to the group from the short distance. The closer he got, the more he saw of the large diagram that Aisha had sketched for her visual.

As he came into view, Aisha looked back at him with a smile. He lifted his arm up to her and pointed toward the "watch."

She nodded slightly to him, "So you can see, we would have enough room for dancing and some tables to just talk at. It's the ideal setting." She watched the rest of the committee not in agreement.

"But Aisha, do you think we'll have enough money for that and the music. We at least need to have a DJ for this," spoke up a tall curly haired brunette.

"Oh, thanks for reminding me Janie," Aisha threw her hands up, "Jeff from the school radio said that he would be happy to DJ as long as he would be able to get his groove on too." She laughed thinking that Jeff was a fun loving guy. She shook her head, "So I found a few local bands and singers who said that they wouldn't mind playing, mostly for the publicity then anything else."

"Well, girl, you really have out done yourself this time," said the president of the committee, Gwendolyn. "But as much as I would like this meeting to continue we have extended it long enough. Remember that we're meeting here tomorrow to start setting up."

"Oh and Kelly, don't forget to ask about your friends singing," Aisha added in before she left.

"Hey Ish, are you hungry?" Adam walked up next to her, slipping his arm around her shoulder.

"Do you think we'll have time to eat?" She finished collecting her things. She never thought about having a relationship with Adam before and it made her wonder why not? She did always like spending time with him and as all her friends have said he is he sweetest guy in school. She must admit it was true. His surprises were magnificent things that only he or Rocky would know about. She was glad that he took her advice and asked the girl he wanted to take to the dance even if she might say no. During all that talking she internally wished that it were she. After the many talks with her friends, she couldn't help but notice all of his charming traits and that adorable half smile he has when he's nervous.

He reached over to pick up a few things, "It'll take us three minutes to get over there in my car, and that'll give us eight minutes and if we add about fifteen minutes after noon, we could still be there before Tommy." Adam chuckled at his joke, while Aisha busted out laughing. She almost dropped what she was holding, but she knew it was all true. Their white wearing friend did have a problem with time; it never was on his side.

"Adam, Kim would have killed you if she heard that," Aisha smiled.

"I know Isha, but it is true and I'm quite hungry my self," he said happily, putting her things in the back of his car and getting in. He watched her get in and felt her lips press against his cheek as he started the car. He smiled again and felt his face blush.

"Kim wouldn't mind if we were late, would she?" He queried nervously, pulling out of the parking lot.

Aisha looked at his, "I don't think she'll mind, at least we'll be there." She laughed thinking about how cute he was when he was worried.

Tommy looked down at his "watch", a quarter pass noon it said. Could his watch be slow and he was really late? Was this the right meeting place? He tapped it with his finger watching it tick away. When he looked up again he found Adam, Aisha, and Billy looking at him in complete shock.

"What?" He said innocently.

"You're here before anyone else," Adam pointed out.

"Yes, I am, and you all are late," he spoke proudly, no letting on his previous worries. he knew that they couldn't get him this now. "I've been standing here for fifteen minutes."

"Well, we didn't think you would be on time so we thought that we could pick up something to eat before we came," offered Adam, getting his two companions to nod in agreement.

"Ha, I showed you then," Tommy smiled, he knew something good would come from today.

"TOMMY!" Kim shouted from across the mall. Everyone turned looking for danger. She ran the rest of the way over to the group. "You're here… that's good." She was a little perplexed that he was here before her though.

"That just leaves us with Rocko," Aisha chuckled from the oddness that has taken place.

"He better show up, he promised," Kim said angrily. Her face brightened though when Aisha mentioned a dress that she saw. The two sat down on a bench discussing ideas that they had for this special night.

Billy stuck his hands in his pocket unable to keep his thoughts in line. Sleep had moved his thoughts away from Kat for a time but as soon as he awoke she had invaded. Mostly her eyes haunted him. He knew that she was hiding her feelings and what had happened during her time serving Rita, but there seemed to be something else she was hiding. He shook his head for what seemed like the millionth time since yesterday. He wanted to help her but fear told him that he could say something that would make her breakdown.

Tommy looked over at his genius friend. Always thinking, he smiled. "Something troubling you, Billy?" He spoke up, hoping to get some good information from the curious young man.

Billy looked at Tommy suddenly, "Oh, I was just thinking about a few things…" He didn't know what to tell Tommy. It wasn't exactly something he thought he should talk about, of that he was comfortable to talk about.

"So who's the girl?" Tommy spoke quietly, remembering how he had acted when his father asked him the same question. He saw that his intentions surprised Billy. He smiled sheepishly, "Been there, done that," he simple put.

Adam, who was standing on the other side of Billy leaned over and said, "You do have that look." Adam knew that Billy had his fair share of girlfriends but as things go with monster attacks, the relationships wouldn't last long. He, himself had been through such times.

"Thanks Adam," Billy said sarcastically. "You are correct about your inqueries," he paused, "It's not what you think though. I'm more worried about someone of the opposite sex than infatuated."

Tommy nodded, "Have you tried talking to her?" The memory of how his friend reacted to the girl in question lingered in his mind. But before Billy could answer, as if by some miracle, Rocky walks up to the group. He found that Billy had always been lucky in situations like this one.

"Rocko, you're late,' Aisha glared at him.

"I didn't think that I would be the last one here…" he tried to save himself from their rath. "Besides I wanted to stop by Sarah's to see how she was."

The thought of Rocky visiting Sarah was so sweet in Kim's mind that she decided to let him off for it. They watched him relax a bit from the luck Sarah seemed to give him. Stiffled laughter came from the rest of the guys from the tinted pink that was crossing Rocky's face again. They all found it hard not to tease him since he was such an easy target at the moment. Kim turned her attention back to Aisha as they tried to figure out which store they would visit first.

Tommy glanced at Billy for a moment to see if he should ask him again. His friend seemed over powered with the thought of Kat. Tommy heard laughter omit from Adam as Kim and Aisha took Rocky between them before heading off to their first destination. The question he had previously been thinking about left his head and his attention was yet again directed towards their red friend. A smile graced his face as he walked up to Adam. He did feel pity for their friend, of course, as long as the joke is funny though, he might as well take advantage of it. That thought brought a stifled laugh from him. Adam had said that that saying would come back to haunt Rocky one day. That day seemed to have come.

The girls took Rocky's arms in their own and led the group off. Tommy and Adam followed in pursuit, grinning ear to ear. Adam turned his head to look behind him and came to a sudden stop. Tommy turned his head out of curiosity.

"Coming Billy?" The sound of Adam's voice startled the young man back from his own mind. Tommy and Adam began to wonder what else could be tormenting Billy. Although the thought that Billy could have fallen for Kat so fast, that he hasn't even noticed himself came to mind.

"Oh yes…" Billy spoke as he walked to catch up with the two. his mind was still distracted but still vaguely aware of his surroundings as they walked after the rest of the group. He walked besides Adam in a seemingly drunken stupor, his mind floating from the reality around him to the chaotic insinuation of his confused mind. His thoughts had been interrupted at the sound of Rocky trying to humor through his anxiety.

"Come on guys, your missing out on ALL the fun," Rockey strained, wincing a bit as if waiting for the hit from one of his two female companions. But the hit never came and all the attention was turned to the two in wonder.

"Is that Kat?" Aisha spoke up in complete shock. Her eye sight was directed across the mall and before the others could turn their heads Kim let out a small, "uh." Not sure how to respond.

"With Skull?" Kim blinked her eyes a few times in need of reassurance. Four heads then swung in the direction of the intended "scene." Much to Billy's dismay he spotted Kat and Skull walking together. The sight made his heart sink to his stomach and the overwhelming urge to have another meeting with his lunch. He frowned with confusion. He felt a hand touch his shoulder but he could only hang his head.

The others still had their attention on the distant couple. "Come on Billy, let's get you that suit," Tommy spoke up, squeezing his friend's shoulder lightly. Billy only nodded in response, lifting his head to look at the two again. A dull ache came from his heart as he turned away and walked into the store with the others.

Wow that was long. But here's a teaser to the next chapter since it'll take me a bit to type it up.

"Am I still in love with Kimberly? Yes… yes I am. I'll probably always be in love with her but her heart belongs to Tommy. They are completely in love and I know that's not something you get between. It could have drastic consequences."

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