Hey you guys! This is my first fan-fic ever, so please be kind =) Anyways, it's a PRWF fic and is a Cole/Alyssa pairing, so if you're not into this couple, I would suggest STAY AWAY! Otherwise, read and enjoy =) All comments are welcome and if you have any ideas, please e-mail me stargazer_1017@lycos.com Oh, and please let me know if you want to continue or not.
Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers Wild Force or any incarnation of Power Rangers, yada, yada, yada. . .we know this already. Otherwise, I'd be the rich girl with the awesome characters ;)
To Have the Courage
By Stargazer_1017
I stared down from the tree to a certain white ranger. She was busy studying--as usual. Being the only ranger studying in school, she usually spent her time doing that. Well, aside from doing martial arts and ranger duties.
"You know, you stare any longer and you're going to start drooling," a voice called up to me.
I immediately snapped my attention away from Alyssa. Taylor was looking up at me with a sly smile on her face. I grabbed the nearest tree branch and swung down to meet up with her. "Was I that obvious?" I asked her when I reached ground level.
Taylor rolled her eyes and said, "If you want to get to know her, just ask her," she said, nodding her head towards her friend.
I wanted to. . ."We--never really did anything like that back at home," I replied quietly. "I wouldn't know what to say."
"You can ask her questions about herself, for starters," Taylor suggested. "Or do things with her, get to know her."
I looked back at Alyssa, who was closing her book with a thoughtful expression on her face. I turned back to Taylor. "Really? Like--how?"
Taylor gave a grunt of frustration. "Just--ask! Come on, you're the leader. Show some courage!" She raised her eyebrow at me.
I hesitated and then nodded at her. Just as I was about to turn around and talk to Alyssa, Taylor put her hand on my arm. "But you better be nice. You treat her badly, and you've got me and the others to deal with. She had a really bad experience with her ex the last time, so you better be good with her because we'll definitely kick your butt. Even if you are the leader."
I looked back at Taylor with surprise. Her expression was light, but her eyes were serious. I nodded at her and when she released her hold on my arm, I walked towards where Alyssa was putting her books away in her bag.
"Hi Alyssa," I greeted her, putting my hands in my pockets. I felt a bit nervous. I mean, I've spoken to Alyssa millions of times, but I had never really spoken to her like this.
Alyssa turned to look up at me. She brightened and smiled immediately. "Cole, hi!" she said, her expression cheerful.
My nervousness melted away immediately. I had to smile back at her. "What are you up to?" I asked, gesturing towards her books.
Alyssa waved her hand dismissedly over them as she put the rest into her bag. "I was just looking over some material the professor went over today," she replied. After she put her books away, she looked back at him. "What about you? What's your plans for the day?"
I thought about it for a moment. "I don't think I have any," I replied, scratching my head.
Alyssa smiled again. "Great!" I looked at her, confused. Great? "What I mean, was, I have a tournament this evening in the city. A short one, and if you have no plans, would you like to come and watch?" she asked.
I nodded. "Sure! That sounds great."
"What sounds great?" Max asked, coming up behind us. Alyssa and I both turned around and saw Max and Danny. "I have that tournament tonight, if you guys wanna come and watch me too," Alyssa replied, slinging the bag over her shoulder.
Danny nodded and replied, "I've never seen one of your matches yet. I'd love to go."
Max slapped Danny on the arm and he looked like he was trying to hold back a yelp. "Danny, don't you remember? We were going to hit one of those clubs in the city. You were telling me you didn't know how to dance?" Max said.
Danny turned to look at Max with a confused look on his face. "Did I--" he stopped again when Max hit him. "Yes! I remember now. Yes, I did," Danny replied, moving away from Max a little with a questioning look on his face.
Alyssa gave Max and Danny a weird look. "You sound kinda uncertain, Danny," she said.
Max laughed. "You know Danny and his memory lapses," Max said, and nudged Danny. "Right, man?"
Danny was now glaring at his best friend. "Right. I forgot."
Alyssa narrowed her eyes at them, like she suspected something. I thought something weird was going on, but I didn't think too much about it. Alyssa shrugged and nodded at us. "Okay then," Alyssa turned to me, "Cole, just be ready by 7:00. I'll be back and then we can head to the tournament together. Does that sound okay?"
I nodded. "Sounds great."
"All right. I'll see you guys later. I want to be early for my biology class to talk to the professor," Alyssa said, turning around and with a smile and wave, she was off.
As soon as she was out of earshot, Max gave me a slap on the arm like how he did with Danny. "All right, man, so you guys got your date going on?" he asked.
Date. "Does this--actually count as a date?" I asked, not certain.
Max looked at me disbelievingly. "Well, I mean, she'll be kicking someone's butt probably for most of the night, but the date can come afterwards," he said, shrugging.
Taylor came up beside me. "You've got a date already? Wow, I thought you'd be standing there not knowing what to do, and come to find out, you're a fast worker," she said, looking at me.
"I didn't know either. She just. . .brought it up all of a sudden!" I said. "What should we do?"
"There he goes with the questions again," Taylor said, rolling her eyes but smiling slightly. "You just do what feels natural. I'm sure she'll be wanting something to eat after the tournament. Why don't you guys go somewhere to eat?" she suggested.
I took this information in. "Eat. . .okay, we'll find something to eat," I said, registering this in my mind. "Anything else?"
"Not anywhere cheesy, please," Max replied, rolling his eyes. "Not no fast food places. . ."
"But not a fancy restaurant either," Danny suggested.
"Not a fast-food place. . .not fancy. . .okay, what else?" This was starting to get complicating.
"Oh! She loves desserts, doesn't she?" Danny asked, turning to Max. Max brightened. "Yeah!" he replied.
"Somewhere to eat. . .not cheesy. . .not fancy. . .dessert," I repeated. I shook my head. "Where's a great place for dessert?" I asked.
"Why don't you ask Alyssa? She'll know where," Taylor replied. "We went to a bakery once, but I forgot where it was."
I nodded. Great, I can ask her. That way I can get to know her better too.
I was thinking about all of this when Max said, "Hey, a tournament huh? Her dad must be coming in for this." I turned to him. "Her dad?" I asked.
Taylor raised her eyebrows. "Ooh, good luck when you meet him."
"Why? What's Alyssa's dad like?" I asked, all of a sudden curious.
Danny shook his head, but didn't reply. I turned to Max. He knew Alyssa the longest. "Is her dad bad?" I asked.
Max smiled slightly. "He's, uh. . .overprotective." Taylor snorted. "Overprotective's too weak a word," she replied.
My stomach dropped to my feet. "What?"
"I have never met him, but I heard about the experience he had with Max," Danny replied, stifling a laugh. Max was about to hit him, but Danny shifted his stance and Max missed.
"What happened with you and Alyssa's dad?" I asked him.
Max rolled his eyes and sighed. "It was right after I became a ranger. I went to see one of Alyssa's tournaments, and met up with her after. In celebrating her victory, I started to pour some apple cider on her head and the next thing I knew, I was getting my butt kicked by this man who looked in better shape than I am."
Taylor and Danny snickered at this as Max glared at them. Me? I felt mortified. "Uh, so I shouldn't help Alyssa celebrate by drenching her in apple cider?" I asked.
Max shrugged. "Just be, you know, formal. He's into that kind of stuff. But if he does start to go off on you, transforming would be the only way to survive the attack." He grinned and slapped me on the arm. "Good luck, man."
So what do you guys think so far? This is only chapter one, of course. I'll get the other chapters up as soon as I can. Still gotta work during the daytime =) Take care everyone.