Small footsteps had walked down the stairs. She rubbed her eyes gently as she sniffled softly. Ashley picked up her daughter and rested her on her lap. Andros smiled softly looking at his four-year old.
"What's the matter sugarplum?" Ashley asked as she saw her daughter slightly crying.
Tiana relaxed her head on her mother's chest as she didn't say a word. She sucked her thumb as she tried to fall back to sleep. Andros and Ashley laughed a little as they noticed their daughter's intuitions of attention.
"Monster under my bed," she garbled as she placed her thumb back in her mouth.
"Is that so? Is this the same monster that you told me about?" Andros smirked at Tiana, "Or is this a new one?" he grinned.
"A new one," she muttered, "It's big and huge," she retorted as she rested her head.
Aisha watched as sleepy Tiana look at her. She gave the little girl a smile and rested her hand over the small one's hand. The girl smiled. Tiana stuck out her hand to Aisha.
"Tiana, this is your Aunt Isha. Remember the pretty lady that we told you about?" Ashley said as she fixed her daughter's ponytail.
Tiana nodded, "Nice to meetchu," she grinned.
"You too sweetie," Aisha said in a polite manner, "Do you and Adam have kids?" she asked as she looked at her best friend.
Tanya rubbed her small tummy, "Well, we're expecting in a few months," she said with a happy smile.
Adam wrapped his arms around his wife. It was still hard to determine of a little Park baby, but he was ecstatic to be a father. Several months of wishing and praying, the two had their chance of having a baby.
Within those months, Adam had frozen his sperm to be provided for Tanya incase of a need of invitro. However, they were more excited for a little baby. The nursery had been adorned in little baby animals. Still, names had to be picked out and so on, but they still had plenty of time.
Riiiiiing
Cassie reached over to the phone as T.J. passed it over to her. T.J. playfully passed the phone around in a joking manner till it reached back to Cassie. She gently smacked his chest as she answered the phone.
"Hello, Johnson residence?" she answered, "Kat, how are you?" she asked.
"I'm good, what's up?"
"Just chillin', guess who's over here?"
"Who?"
"Aisha!!"
"No way, let me tell Jason, he'll tell Kim."
"Okay."
"Let me talk to her."
As the former pink Turbo and Space Ranger handed Aisha the phone, a squeal came from both end of the phone. Aisha giggled and got up as she went to the kitchen to take the call. Rocky watched as she got up. He smiled to himself. After all, it had been several years since he had seen his friend.
Adam nudged him slightly as a grin-crossed Rocky was in awe. The gang picked on him to make him blush even more. Carlos, Adam, and Andros belly laughed as they taunted Rocky about his hidden crush on Aisha.
"Rocky and Aisha sitting in the treeā¦" sang Carlos, "First comes love, then comes marriage," he hummed.
Rocky groaned silently and threw a pillow at his friend, "Not funny," he laughed a little.
"Oh c'mon! We all know that Aisha liked you before she left, c'mon. You two should get to know each other," T.J. offered his friend on advice, "It'll allow you two to catch up," he noted.
Kat and Aisha were on the phone talking for about forty-five minutes. As the two friends conversed, Kat had noted many things had happened since she left. However, Kat had put everything in the past, and moved on. She presently was in love with a young man named Charlie, who she heard was a friend of Tommy's at his dojo.
From there, she and Charlie dated for a few months which eventually he decided to pop the question to her on her birthday. They now reside in the city of Los Angeles, which wasn't far from everyone.
"So, what's new with you Aisha? It's been forever since the pass of the Zeo crystal to Tanya," the former pink Turbo Ranger inquired her friend.
"Well, I'm a doctor," Aisha replied.
"Wow."
"Yep."
Rocky entered the kitchen, putting the dishes into the dishwasher. He gave a faint smile to his friend as she continued chatting with her friend whom she hadn't seen in quite sometime. He had to muster up a way to talk to her. After all, it had been years seen he seen her last.
Aisha looked up at him and smiled back. She giggled with delight as she heard Kat talk about the Royal Dance Academy.
"Do you need to use the phone, Roc?" she asked as she covered the mouth piece of the phone.
"Nah, I'm good," Rocky replied as he walked away, "Take your time, we can catch up when you're done," he smiled.
The tensions between Rocky and Aisha grew awkward, but sooner they realized they had feelings for each other, the better. Rocky sat back down and chatted with everyone else. Ashley had placed Tiana back in her bed as the sleepy girl clutched her pillow.
Aisha returned to her seat after chatting with Kat. Ironically, she sat next to Rocky. The room went silent. Everyone looked at each other then at the couple. Rocky arched his brow looking at his friends thinking this was a set up.
"Who else has stories to tell, I'm dying to know more about Astronema," she said as she broke the ice.
"You mean, Karone," Andros noted as he sipped his champagne flute, "She's my sister," he retorted as he rested his flute down on the table.
"Sister?"
"Uh huh."
"Wow, how was the spell broken?"
"It's a long story, but we have all night, I'm sure," Andros noted as he looked at Ashley who fell asleep.
The night was long, but stories had to be said. Words were exchanged. Friends rekindled a new friendship. New acquaintances were to be met. Two star crossed lovers were still yet to know how they felt. This story began now.
