The Tough One 2

When the sun was in the sky, the Dark Rangers were already training with the Samurai. Nikki was tired from crying all night, so Kevin kept bringing her down with little trouble.

"Are you okay?" usaully she was more of a challenge.

"Yeah," she lied in a yawn.

"Somebodies tired," Jayden noticed and took the change to tease her.

"Blah," she whined, storming off.

Twilight exchanged a Look with Starr before going after her friend. The Dark Purple Dark Ranger was on a meeting room chair, face buried in her hands.

"Nikki?" the youngest Dark Ranger sat beside the one whom she looked up to, "Nikki, what's wrong?"

Sniffing, the tough girl sighed, "I can't tell you."

"You can tell me anything," she promised, looking at her buddy with wide childlike eyes.

Sighing sadly and shakily, the girl shook her head and dashed off. Twilight felt so sorry. Whatever it was, it must have been bad. The two told each other everything because they had a special bond. So if she wouldn't talk for her, then it was pretty terrible. And she was determined to figure it out so she could comfort her biffle.

As Twilight tried to figure it out, Nikki was weeping in the forest. This week was almost the worst week out of the year. She was always depressed, and this year, she was weepy. It had been nine years. Nine torturous years since they horrible day. Even now she couldn't believe he'd done that to her.

"Nikki?" a familiar voice spoke, making the girl jump. Jayden Shiba was standing there, looking somewhat surprised.

She sighed and bowed her head in shame. She was supposed to the tough one. Her tears, though, flowed heavy. He looked sympathetic as he sat beside her, laying a hand on her back.

"It's fine to cry," he promised as she tried to stop her weeping, "I cry, too."

She knew he did. She was probably the only one who knew besides Emily. He was a good swordsman, so she came to him a lot. They were really close as well.

"I know," she sniffed, cleaning her face with her shirt edge, "but you guys will never understand how horrible it is to be me."

"I get that your insecure," he told her gently.

But it's not just that, she thought. The urge to tell someone was about to drive her bananas. But who? She finally decided and took out her samuraizer.

"Twilight," she spoke, "come to the forest. I have something important to tell you."

Author Note: Oh...suspense, much?