AN: Ok, I'm back and let's hope for good this time.
Here's Ch. 3 and hopefully I can get chapters 4 and 5 up soon too. I've already written them. Just need to type them up.
Chapter Three-The New Teacher
Soon after everyone had helped Kimberly get settled into her new home, Winter Break ended and school began again. This was torture for the young Power Rangers. They all moaned and groaned as they stepped foot into Reefside High School.
"That was too short of a break," Conner groaned.
"Yeah," Kira agreed. "I barely got to hang out with Kim at all."
"How am I going to organize a gaming competition with homework hanging over my head?" Ethan complained.
"At least you have something fun to do" Trent said. "I have to work after school, then go home to my dad and work some more."
Kira turned to the White Ranger.
""Your dad still trying to train you to take over the family business?" she asked.
"Yeah," Trent answered with a nod.
"Bummer," Conner said just before the warning bell for Homeroom rang.
The Dino Thunder Rangers groaned in unison.
"Homework," Ethan strained. "And projects."
"Okay," Conner said placing a hand on the Blue Ranger's shoulder. "Man, stop. This is just too depressing."
"You should head to Dr. O's class," Trent said noticing the time.
"Yeah," Kira said. "You know how he gets when someone is late and the punishment."
"Detention," Ethan said. "With him."
"A long lecture at the museum,
Conner added.
"About dinosaurs," Kira completed.
The young Rangers paused, looked at each other before they ran off to their homeroom.
About 20 minutes later, the Dino Thunder Ranger sat in Dr. Oliver's class. They were listening to a boring lecture on some kind of plant or maybe it was all kinds of plants, they weren't really paying that much attention, they were automatcally taking the correct notes but weren't absorbing anything.
"When will this be over?" Conner thought. "I serious hate this. It's not like I'm going to need to know this stuff to be a soccer superstar."
He looked across the room. He noticed the girl he liked taking notes.
"She seems interested in Dr. O's lecture," the Red Ranger thought. "Maybe she likes plants? I probably should as her after class."
The girl glanced up from her notes to look up in his direction. Conner smiled at her. She smiled back then returned her attention to her notes and their teacher.
"Oh yeah," He thought with a goofy smile. "I'm definitely going to talk to her today."
Ethan glanced over at Conner. He noticed the Red Ranger was staring at something across the room. The Blue Ranger glanced over. It was a girl. He rolled his eyes. He should have known. If it wasn't soccer it was a pretty face distracting Conner.
"One track mind," Ethan commented in his thoughts. "There's more to life than sports and girls, like school and… Okay, girls."
Ethan had to admit to himself that girls were great.
"Too bad I can't find a date," he whined tin his mind.
He glanced up at their science teacher.
"Even Dr. O has better luck with the ladies," the Blue Ranger thought. "He had Kim."
He groaned in his mind.
"My love life sucks and with being a Ranger it's hard to even look for a date."
Ethan sighed.
"At least there's not a dance coming up." He thought.
"Okay, this is REALLY boring," Kira thought.
She turned away from Dr. O to her glance at her teammates.
Conner was looking at Carrie and Ethan looked somewhat depressed.
"Being around a bunch of guys haven't made me feel like much of a girl," she thought. "But being with Trent, Hayley and now Kim helped a lot."
She glanced down at her notes then up at Dr. Oliver.
"He's still talking," the Yellow Ranger groaned in her head.
She looked up at the clock and sighed.
"Three more minutes and class is over and then on to English," Kira thought.
The Ptera Ranger closed her eyes.
"Kill me now," she thought. "This is too painful."
It was still the beginning of the day. She still had to six more classes after this one.
Kira slouched in her seat.
"At least, I get to see Trent for tow of my classes."
She relaxed just in time to her Dr. Oliver assign their homework.
The Rangers copied down their homework just seconds before the bell rang for them to head to their next class. The whole class sighed in relief.
Two classes later, Kira, Ethan, and Conner met Trent by the door to their English class. Kira and Trent kissed and Conner and Ethan cooed and teased until the Yellow Ranger hit them.
They walked into class and took their seats. They were not paying too much attention, because if they had been, the four young Power Rangers would have seen they had a new teacher this semester.
"Man, she's hot," said a male student whose friends agreed and girlfriend smacked.
The Rangers became curious. Conner and Ethan looked with male interest, Trent did too, thought he would not admit it to Kira later. Kira rolled her eyes but still looked at their new teacher.
The teacher was a petite brown-haired woman, with a fit body and brown hair that fell just pass her shoulders, and powerful legs and to the Dino Thunder Rangers' surprise, their new teacher was someone they knew, someone who w is a former Power Ranger, a former Pink Ranger to be precise.
'That's Kim," Ethan said in shock.
"Kim you're our new English teacher?" Kira asked.
They had some clue that Kim was going to be a teacher they just did not think she would be at their school.
Kimberly smiled.
"Yup," she said.
"But you're a gymnast." Conner stated.
"A gymnast who went to college and studied liberal arts as a major." Kimberly informed.
"Wow," was all Trent could say and Kimberly giggled.
"You know our new teacher?" asked Cassidy Cornell, the school's annoying reported.
"Uh, we met her a few months ago," Ethan said.
"Yeah," she's an old friend of Dr. O's," Conner added stupidly and instantly regretted it.
Cassidy's expression turned from curiosity to pure interest. The Rangers could tell that the blonde was already thinking up a story.
"Oh, really," she said. "How close of a friend was she to Dr. Oliver?"
"Cassidy don't you have anything else better to do?" Kira asked annoyed.
Cassidy was about to make a smart comeback when the bell rang and class began. Relieved the four Power Rangers turned their attention to Kimberly.
After school, everyone was happy that the school day was over, including Kimberly and Tommy. They had met up in the hall as soon as they could.
"How can you do this every day?" Kimberly asked as they exited the building.
"I enjoy it," Tommy said with a chuckle. "You mean you don't? You did instruct gymnastics?"
"Yes," Kimberly said. "But that was different. My gymnast were more focused."
Tommy smiled down at her.
"That's because they choose to be gymnast these kids are forced to go to school until they are eighteen," he commented.
Kimberly smiled back at him.
"That's true," she said.
They paused as they stood at the edge of the parking lot.
"We weren't this bad, were we?" The former Pink Ranger asked.
"Hardly," Tommy chuckled. "We were the good students who always did their work on time and participated in just about EVERY school and after school activity known to man."
"The model students," Kimberly said.
Dr. O didn't say anything but gazed lovingly at his first love. Kim noticed and found herself returning the gaze. The two teachers had no clue that Cassidy and her sidekick, Devin had caught sight of them.
"Ms. Hart, Dr. Oliver," the school reporter attacked without asking permission. "You both went to Angel Grove High School, correct?"
Dr. Oliver and Kim were brought out of their trance by a microphone shoved between their faces.
"What is all this about, Cassidy?' Tommy asked annoyed.
"Never mind, that," the student continued. "Is it true that you two are old friends? How close were you back in High school? Were you a couple? Are you a couple now?"
Tommy frowned. His little Patience for Cassidy gone. He stared darkly at the girl.
Devin noticed and lowered his camera he had been holding to record this impromptu interview.
"Uh, Cass, maybe we should go," he suggested nervously.
"Oh come on Devin," Cassidy pouted turning to him. "This is a juicy story."
"And it is none of your business." The Black Ranger said in a stern voice. "Miss Hart and I are your teachers and you are our students. Our personal lives now or in the past are not you concern."
He paused, standing straight intimidating Cassidy and Devin.
"Now, I will see you both in detention tomorrow afternoon," he said.
The two students and ran off.
"Are you sure you're not evil anymore?" Kimberly whispered to him to break the tension.
Tommy looked back at her and smiled.
"Those two only listen when threatened," he explained.
"If you say so," Kimberly said as she sauntered to her car.
"But it's true," Tommy argued. He was fifteen again and was trying to get the girl he liked to believe him.
"Yeah, yeah," the former Pink Ranger said enjoying this torment.
"But, Kim," Tommy whined.
END OF CH. 3
