Disclaimer: ((Same as before- in chapter 1- because let's be honest… if I owned PR then Tommy and Kimberly would already be together and I would have no need to write this.. ;) lol ))
A/N: Thanks to everyone who has been reviewing.. : ) I'm glad you guys like it so far and I hope you continue too(as always!). I tried to catch all the spelling and grammer mistakes, so i hope i did and sorry if i didn't :/ And I'm glad that you all like Derek, lol- I told my friend (whom Derek is based after) and he said that he was pleased that you all seem to find him entertaining. Lol so I tried to add a little bit more of him into this chapter. I hope you guys like it and please keep R&R – it gives me motivation. :D hehe and I need it. And also I am going away this weekend for a little over a week, so I will try and get chapter 4 up before I leave if you guys want me too.
Story: Just a Little Bit of Fate
Chapter 3: Perfect… Well Almost…
Pairing: Tommy/Kimberly
Season(s): Current Dino Thunder as well as mentions from seasons 1-3 and both movies. (a/n: I haven't really seen much of the Dino Thunder season so bare with me on it. –I have been trying to catch it when it's on. But I think I am going to do it where no one knows that Trent is the White Ranger. Just so you guys know : ) ) so now on with it…
Chapter 3
As Kimberly finished getting ready she went into the bathroom that Derek had been using earlier, Look at the CD player there was a pink sticky note on it that said press play, so she did, and heard, "Notice me, take my hand. Why are we strangers when, our love was strong, why carry on without me. Everytime I try to fly I fall without my wings I feel so small, I guess I need you baby. And everytime I see you in my dreams I see your face, its haunting me, I guess I need you baby. I make believe that you are here, it's the only way I see clear. What have I done, you seem to move on easy. And everytime I try to fly I fall without my wings I feel so small, I guess I need you baby. And everytime I see you In my dreams I see your face, you haunting me, I guess I need you baby. I may have made it rain, please forgive me, my weakness cause you pained and this song's my sorry. At night I pray, that soon your face will fade away. And everytime I try to fly, I fall. Without my wings I feel so small. And everytime I see you in my dreams I see you face your haunting me, I guess I need you baby." Kimberly sighed, "Damn you Derek!" she said pressing stop, thinking how much the Britney Spears song "Everytime" that she just listened to seem summed up her life. And it did, damn did he know her or what. She shook her head; she had to make it better. On the counter she saw and envelope with her name on it she opened it and pulled out a card in the shape of a butterfly, on it said, "Be careful of those caterpillars. And get your wings back angel. I love you. Xoxo, Der." Kimberly smiled putting the card back in the envelope and got ready to go downstairs.
Tommy finished putting out the plates on the table, he couldn't believe that Jason and Derek weren't back it had already been 45 minutes since they left, were could they be, Tommy thought to himself, and Kim too. He had heard her singing as he walked passed her room. He smiled, she had such a beautiful voice, and he remembered that song that she and Zack had sung to him when he lost his powers. He sighed deeply placing one of the last forks on the table.
"Not quite the reaction I was looking for," Kimberly said as she made her way into the room. Tommy looked over at her and dropped the other fork in his hand making a loud clash as it hit the floor. Kimberly giggled, "Now that's better," she said smiling. "Seems that I have made you drop two things in one day. It must be some kind of record," she teased.
"W-w-w-wow Kim you look…" he paused, "beautiful," he finished and she smiled shyly. But she did look beautiful, she had on a short pink dress with no straps, her hair was down and the layers and colors in it were beautiful on her tan skin. She looked great she wore a silver necklace with one diamond hanging from it and matching bracelet. She looked perfect.
"You don't look so bad yourself," she smiled back at him admiring his black pants and white shirt. His hair spiked on top of his head and he smelled that wonderful sent. "You clean up so well," she teased.
He let out a smile laugh, "yeah well Jason told me I should get dressed up," he said shyly.
"Oh did he," Kim said matter-of-factly. "Where are Jason and Derek?"
"They're not back yet," Tommy confirmed.
"Oh they're not huh," Kimberly said conforming her suspicions that Jason and Derek were up to something. "Well I guess it's better that way, we do need to talked," she said looking down at her hot pink strapy shoes that she bought today at the mall. Her comment made Tommy uncomfortable too, he wished they could just skip the talking and pretend everything was ok and go on and make out or something.
"We'll let's get some food in our stomachs first," Tommy smiled pulling out her chair.
Kimberly sat down, "Still the gentleman, some things never change," she smiled up at him, "Thank you very much!" she finished before they started to eat.
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"I can't believe these pictures they are so crazy," Derek said as he sat on the couch at Hayley's Cyberspace with Jason. "Where did you get these?" he asked Jason.
"I found em at Tommy's and some are mine and some Aisha sent to me," Jason said. "You know from when we all went to high school together."
"These are crazy look at all the ones of them together," Derek said as he looked at pictures of Tommy and Kimberly.
"Dude they were like attached at the hip," Jason said smiling, "It was actually quite cute about how much they did care for each other."
"I bet, I remember when Kimberly came down to Florida, all she could talk about was how wonderful Tommy Oliver was and blah, blah, blah." Derek said laughing, "She was so in love with him, it was ridiculous. But the coach put so much pressure on her that it was almost as if she had to choose between gymnastics and Tommy, and she had heard all the stories about how that Kat girl was hanging out with everyone, she said she felt replaced, and she didn't want to hold Tommy back, so she begged me to help her write a letter to him. So I did," he said shaking his head. "And now the damn girl sits in the living room write e-mails to him that she never sends. It upsets me so much."
"Tommy's the same way, he was always asking about Kim and everything and trying to forget about her, but you could see that he couldn't, and he does the same thing, writing her emails that he would never send."
"I guess they are perfect for each other," Derek teased.
"Dude, they are."
Kira, Conner and Ethan walked over to the boys, "Hi," she said to them.
"Hey guys what's up?" Jason asked.
"Nothing Hayley asked us to watch the place she said she had something to do or something," Kira explained. Jason Nodded.
"What are you looking at?" Ethan asked Derek.
"Old pictures of Kimberly and Tommy," Derek said smiling, "Wanna see?" he asked. The three nodded and he handed them some. The three started look through the pictures.
"So they were together," Kira said smiling. "I told you!" she said to the boys.
"Well look at her she's hot," Conner said, "He would have been stupid not to go out with her," Conner stated. Everyone looked at him. "What?"
"You're so weird," Kira said to him.
"Huh?" Conner said. Kira sighed and rolled her eyes.
"He's just full of testosterone sweetie," Derek said with a smile.
"Where did you get these?" Ethan asked.
"Some are mine, and some I got from other people," Jason explained.
"So you guys were like all best friends huh." Kira said.
"Yeah," Jason smiled, "They all mean the world to me." He admitted shyly and looked at his watch. "It's getting late."
"Ah make her sweat, she'll have some fun explaining me to him," Derek smiled.
"You're awful man," Jason said.
"What's going on?" Kira asked look at the two men.
"Oh nothing," they said in unison, and laughed.
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"Mm this is great! Tommy did you make all of this?" Kim asked as she shoved another mouth full of potatoes into her mouth.
Tommy laughed, she looked so cute, "No I can't take all the credit, Jason actually did I think with a little help from your friend," he said with the last part kind of bitterly, how could she have come here with another guy, no doubt probably the one who she had broken up with him for. Remembering back to the letter, she came to his classroom hold hands with some other guy saying they had to talk, and then over hearing him in the hallway saying something about 'Loverboy', what was that? Like a little pet name he calls himself or something. Tommy sighed a little, but it went unnoticed to Kimberly.
Kim laughed, "No Derek can definitely not cook this good," Tommy's face fell a little when she said Derek's name, "but now that I think about it I didn't really know Jason could either." She laughed. Tommy laughed at this as well.
"Yeah, well people surprise you," he said.
"Yes they do," she replied with a little smile. "And they seem to be surprising me a lot lately."
"So how long had you guys been going out?" Tommy asked Kim trying to get this whole talk over with.
Kim looked at him confused, "going out with whom?" she asked as she took a sip of her drink.
"Derek," he said flatly.
Kim started to laugh and her drink went everywhere as it came out her mouth, "oh my gosh! I'm so sorry Tommy," she said getting up and wiping off the stuff she got wet.
"It's ok," Tommy said wiping off his face, "but why are you laughing?"
Kim was still laughing as she sat back down, "Tommy," she said trying to clam herself down, "Derek and I aren't together," she started to laugh again.
"Kim its ok, I don't care, I was just wondering, I know you are I saw you guys holding hands and hug and kiss and him call himself lover boy…" He started.
"Oh Tommy," she said smiling. "Wait you saw us kiss? When?" Kimberly asked.
"In the hallway before he left," Tommy said.
"You were spying on me Tommy Oliver," she said with a laugh.
Tommy's face turned bright red, "I just… It's just—."
Kimberly put her hand over his, "Tommy, Derek is gay, we are not together. He's like one of my girlfriends," she said smiling, "he has better taste then me, he picked out this outfit," she laughed, "And that kiss was nothing it was on the cheek even, you little peeping Tom!" she teased.
Tommy face started to soften, now he just felt stupid, gosh what she must think of him, he thought. "I'm sorry," he said not knowing what else to say.
"Tommy its ok!" she smiled as she ran her hand up and down his arm, "I'm sorry too, I thought you knew!" She looked at his face and he looked as his hands. She smiled; she needed to do this now. "Come with me," she said grabbing his hand and pulling him from the table.
"Huh?" he said as he was being pulled. "Where are we going?"
"Outside," she smiled.
"Why?"
"Because it's freeing outside," she said and she opened the back door and led him down the path. And plus she could always make a faster escape outside, less doors to open; she thought to herself and smiled a little. He looked at her, "We need to talk," she said simply. She took a deep breath in, "smells like rain," she said as they both looked toward the sky.
"Looks like it too," he smiled.
She took his hands in hers, "Oh here goes," she took a deep breath, "Tommy look, I never really told you want happened with the letter, it's been years and not a day has gone by when I didn't think about you and regret sending that letter. Every time I thought of you I would think about that stupid letter and how it was the worst mistake of my life." Tommy just looked at her, "the truth is, there was no other guy, I just, I just, I just wanted to let you go and be free, it wasn't fair that we were so far apart, long distance relationships are hard and I didn't want you to feel trapped, and with the team, I just thought it was the right thing to do, and everyone kept telling me how close you and Kat were getting, I didn't want you to miss out on something, or hold you back, so I sent the letter with a little help from Derek, who by the way tried to talk me out of it, numerous times," Tommy stood there in shock, letting go of Kimberly's hands and rubbing his face.
"You made it up?" the hurt in his voice almost broke her heart, again.
"Yes, I-," she started before he cut her off.
"I knew it," he said to her surprise.
Now it was her turn to look shocked, "you knew?" she asked.
"Well not complete I just had this feeling that it was all a lie, and that you would call up and say it was just a joke, you never talked about another guy before so it made me wonder, but when you didn't call, I thought maybe it was true, I wanted so bad to call you but when I read that letter I wanted to die, and I just couldn't bare the pain if I had called you and you told me it was true, I almost jumped on a plane to come and see you but second thought it when I thought about see you and your new boyfriend, so Billy and Kat took me skiing, but in my gut I knew it was a lie, I just thought it was me hoping, rather then a reality," he shot off. Kimberly stood there.
"Wow, so you don't hate me?" She asked.
"Hate you?!" he took her hands again, "Kimberly no matter how hard I have tried I could never hate you, and believe me I have tried," he said. She bit her lip and looked at him.
"I'm so sorry Tommy," she said, "I never meant to hurt you. I thought it would have been for the better. And then when I saw you when Jason and I came back, and got kidnapped, and you were with Kat I just thought I did the right thing."
He remembered back to that day, when he found out that Kimberly had been kidnapped, "Kim I was so worried about you, after that I knew that I would always love you, when I saw you trapped it was like my whole world came crashing down, I never felt that before, I was so scared."
"I just wanted you to be happy, even if it meant it wasn't with me," said to him.
"How could being without you make me happy, when all I have even wanted was to be with you. Being with you makes me happy." A tear fell from her eye, he wiped it away, "don't cry beautiful," a small smile crept onto her lips and he leaned down and kissed her hard on the lips his hands traveled down to the small of her back and she reached up and laced her fingers behind his neck, as the kiss grew more passionate, the rain started to fall, they were getting drenched. They finally broke apart.
"I told you it was gonna rain," she smiled at him.
"I guess it's like a new beginning," he smiled down and kissing her again. Then thunder shook the ground and Kimberly jumped, laughing at her, "getting a little jumpy," he smiled.
"I don't know what is wrong with me," she smiled back. Lighting hit the ground a few feet away from them and they both jumped.
"Maybe we should go in," he said to her lacing his fingers with hers. She followed him into the house. He turned around to look at her and she grabbed his soaking wet shirt and pulled him towards her, kissing him this time.
She broke the kiss and said, "You got any paper?" He looked at her confused and reached in the drawer and grabbed a piece of paper and she grabbed the pen she saw, she leaned against the counter and scribbled something down. When she was finished she held it up so Tommy could read it.
Out loud he read, "Jase and Der - We've gone to bed, hope you had a nice time with your matchmaking. Love, Kimberly and Tommy :D." He smiled. And he took the pen out of her hand and the piece of paper and scribbled something else, and held it up for her to read, it said at the bottom, "No interruptions!!!" Kim laughed and jumped into Tommy's arms they went upstairs to his room. Tommy went into the bathroom and grabbed a towel, "here dry off," he said handing it to her.
"I should go change my clothes they are soaked," she said to him taking the towel and drying her hair, he threw her a shirt.
"Wear that," he smiled.
She laughed, "Tommy my room is like 5 feet away from here."
"That's too far!" He said to her winking as he closed the bathroom doors and slid off his clothes putting on clean dry boxers. Kimberly lifted the shirt and smelled it, she smiled and started to change as well, she slipped on his shirt it was huge on her, perfect she thought smiling getting to the covers. She looked around the room, and saw a night table next to the bed, I wonder what he keeps in his drawers she smiled as she opened it, she was shocked at what she saw, the picture of Him and Her in the frame that she made for him, she smiled, as she touched the frame, Tommy came out of the bathroom his chest exposed his perfect abs almost made Kimberly drool. He saw what she was looking at and blushed; Tommy Oliver blushed to her shock, and his. "Oh so we are snooping around now are we," he joked sitting next to her on the bed. She moved close to him.
"I have the same one in my night stand," she smiled at him. He smiled back.
"Well I have a better place for it now," he reached taking it out of her hands and putting it on top of the night stand. Now you'll be the first thing I see in the morning and the last thing I see at night," he said to her. She smiled so big her cheeks hurt. He kissed her, "I'm so glad you came back Kimberly," he said to her smiling.
"Me too."
"I have been waiting over 9 years to say this to you, I love you Kimberly Hart."
"I love you back Tommy Oliv-" she got cut off by his lips covering hers completely, she could feel him smile back at her and leaned back into the mound of pillows and let him consume her. She sighed deeply and they broke apart.
"I will never let you go again," he said to her pulling her tightly to him.
"You better not!" she said putting her head into his chest letting him surround her.
"I'm gonna love you forever," he said to her.
"So you think it worked?" Derek asked as Jason and himself got out of the car. They had talked with the teens for about an hour about the pictures and then everyone went out for ice cream.
"Of course it worked," Jason said. "They were meant to be, everyone knows that. And this proves it because this all really happened on its own." Jason and Derek made their way up Tommy's steps into the house they saw the table still filled with food and plates and Jason saw a piece of paper on the table walked over and read it, he started to laugh.
"What?" Derek asked, Jason handed him the paper. "Awesome!" They slapped hands. "We are so good!" Derek teased, and then looked at Jason. Jason gave him a confused look, "let's go see what the lovebirds are doing," he said smirking.
"I don't know if that is such a good idea," Jason said.
"Come on it will be ok," Derek said making his way up the stairs with Jason close behind. He leaned his ear close to the door and heard nothing, he raised an eyebrow at Jason and opened the door slightly, light hit the bed and he saw Tommy with his arm tightly wrapped around Kimberly and she tucked perfectly in them, he smiled and Jason pushed the door open a little more and smiled as well, they back out and closed the door.
"Perfect" Jason said smiling.
"Yeah, perfect. They're like cute little people all snuggled together. I just want to take them home and hang them on a string and play with them." Derek joked.
"Come on let's get some food," Jason said shaking his head at Derek as he started making his way down the stairs.
The two boys started to eat. "We did a really good job on this food," Derek said.
"Yes all thanks to that fancy restaurant down the street," Jason laughed, as did Derek.
"And to think, they actually thought we did all this, Derek smiled. "Oh this day is getting better and better," Derek said as there was a knock at the front door. Both boys looked at each other.
"I wonder who that could be," Jason said and Derek shrugged.
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