"Tommy," shouted Kimberly for the last time, her patience finally at an end. Placing the oven mitt on the counter she stalked off in the direction of Tommy's study.
"Dinner is getting cold," she said as pushed the door open.
Tommy nodded but never looked up, his hand flew across the paper, leaving behind a shiny black ink trail that Kimberly was sure was of some fascinating new rule that her lovely husband had thought up.
"I'll be there in a minute," he said.
Kim sighed. "You said that twenty minuets ago."
"Ok, ok. I'm coming." Tommy dotted his I's and crossed his T's before standing and running a hand through his hair. "Hey Kim, will you read this while I go wash up?"
"Sure," she said as he walked by, then as an after thought, "wash that spit off your face too."
She sat at his desk and took a deep breath, here goes nothing. Picking up the paper she began to read where she had left off.
7. When going on a secret mission with the other red rangers, make sure you have a place to hide for a few days when the girls find out.
8. Always make sure you carry an extra alarm for the mega ship, otherwise you might forget where you parked it. (The other rangers may make fun of you for this, but at least you won't have to listen to your girlfriend nag when you forget where the ship is.)
9. No, you don't need a license to drive a zord, but that doesn't mean they are big toys. (Justin!)
10. Time travel is a definite no-no unless accompanied by a professional. (Sorry Wes, but you still don't get a fan club for this.)
11. No, you cannot kill a fellow ranger no matter how much they annoy you. (Kira put the baseball bat down and step away from Conner!)
12. Stop making fun of the older rangers, you will regret it.
13. Plan A never works, plan B rarely works, plan C is almost always your best bet.
14. "What's the worst that could happen" and "It can't get any worse" are two phrases that are never to be uttered.
15. Make someone smile; buy them a stick of butter for Christmas.
16. Red and pink are two colors that work really well together, as do red and yellow… (Do with that what you will….) innocent whistle
17. If at first you don't succeed, run like hell.
18. Newbie's should always listen to their elders; we know what we are talking about when we tell you not to do something.
19. Note to self: learn to land on your feet.
20. If it looks like a dog and barks like a dog, chances are it's an evil monster trying to kill you.
Kimberly laughed as she put the paper on Tommy's desk and went back to the kitchen. Where on earth does he come up with some of those?
As she reheated Tommy's plate in the microwave she wondered briefly if she could contribute anything to his list.
I bet Billy could, she thought, but suddenly a sharp voice cut across her thoughts.
"Kimberly!"
She poked her head around the corner to see Tommy leaning out of the bathroom doorway, his hand violently scrubbing the side of his face with a white washcloth.
"You lied to me," he said calmly.
Kim put on an innocent smile, "Honey, there is nothing on your face," she said as he attempted to scrub the skin from his face, but her innocent smile suddenly turned to one of amusement as he let the washcloth drop.
Tommy scowled, "no, now there isn't."
"Umm, actually Tommy, you might want to look again," said Kim staring at the prominent black smear marks on his cheek.
Tommy shot her a murderous glare before turning to look at his reflection in the mirror and he groaned aloud as he realized that the pen he had been writing with wasn't a pen at all, but a permanent marker.
A/N You know you want to push that little 'go' button and make me smile. Comments, critizism, and suggestions are apprieciated. A big thanks to eveyone who gave a rule, I tried to use them all...some may be changed just a bit, but they were all great. Keep 'em coming. )
