Disclaimer: Everything related to the Power Rangers, including the Rangers themselves, belong to Saban. On the other hand, I own the character of Tyler.
Note: Yeah, another chapter that soon! Didn't have writer's block this time!
I'd like to thank ksmcan, goldstranger, NixhexIzaCutie, Achlys, Nellie, STAR2567 and AllHart for reviewing!
Also, I'm quoting a bit of ksmcan's review in the chapter, can you guess where it is?
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MIXED EMOTIONS
By ~*DiscoHippie382*~
Chapter 3: Reactions
Tommy turned an angry stare to Kim, then looked at Adam with daggers in his eyes. Rocky noticed this and patted the Korean boy's shoulder sympathetically. "Hope you had a good life, buddy, 'cause I don't think there'll be much left of you when Tommy's done with ya," he said.
At these words, something snapped in Adam. "She's lying!" he exploded. "I didn't do anything with her! I don't know what she's talking about!"
Kim stared at him, startled. "Adam…" she started.
Without a word, Adam rose to his feet, grabbed his coat and stormed out of the apartment. The others stared after him, stunned.
"Whoa…" Aisha murmured. "Never saw Adam have such an outburst…"
Rocky gave his girlfriend a kiss on the cheek and stood up from the couch he sat on. "I think I'm gonna go after Adam," he announced. "To sort this out."
Tommy stopped him. "I'll go. Adam and I need to have a long talk." He turned his gaze to Kim. "You and I are going to talk when I come back." He kissed Kat, then left.
Aisha cleared her throat. "Um, Kim… Are you sure Adam is Tyler's father?" she asked softly.
"Of course I am!" Kim cried, offended. "Look, Adam's the only one I've been with around that time. Besides-"
"Mommy?"
All the former Rangers looked up to see a sleepy-eyed Tyler standing in the doorway of the living room.
"Come here, baby," Kim said, beckoning her son over.
Kat looked at the little boy, taking in the black curls and dark eyes. There definitely was a striking resemblance to Adam, although Tyler's facial features were Kim's. "Guys, I think Kim's telling the truth," she finally spoke up.
"What?" Rocky said.
"God, Rocky, look at Ty for a minute!" Kat exclaimed. "He's a perfect mix of both Adam and Kim!"
Aisha and Rocky glanced at the kid. "Then why did Adam deny it all?" Rocky asked to no-one in particular.
Jason, Kat, Aisha and Kim shrugged. "We'll have to wait until he comes back," Jason said.
Tommy stopped walking when he saw Adam sitting on a swing in the playground of Angel Grove's Elementary School. "Adam?" he said, slowly walking over.
"Go away, Tommy," came the reply.
"I'm sorry, but I won't go away until we talked it over."
Adam turned away from Tommy, putting his head in his hands. "Go ahead. Yell at me. Beat me up. Kill me. I don't care."
Taking a deep breath, Tommy sat on the swing next to Adam's. "I won't kill you. Maybe yell and shove a little bit, but nothing else. But before I do anything, I want to know something. If Kim was lying, then why did you storm away like you did?"
Adam let out a sigh. Then he raised his head, so Tommy could see the tears shining in his dark eyes. "I was scared, okay? Kim didn't even tell me about it. I found out because of Jason, last year."
Flashback
"Hey Jase, what's up?" Adam asked, walking up to the table Jason sat at in the Youth Center.
"Nothing," Jason said quickly, putting a folded sheet of paper back in its envelope.
"What's that?" Adam asked suspiciously, sitting down.
As Jason picked the envelope up, something fell out of it and slipped on the table. As quick as his old spirit animal, the frog, Adam grabbed it. It was a picture, of a little child. Adam gasped as he saw how much the boy resembled him. "Who's that?" he asked, handing the picture back to Jason.
Jason hesitated for a moment. "That's… Kim's son," he said. Glancing up at his friend, he saw realization written all over his face. "I told her someone would find out one day or another," he sighed.
"Jason… the kid…"
"Tyler," Jason interrupted.
"Tyler…" Adam continued. "He's mine, isn't he?"
Jason nodded slowly.
"I should have known there was something wrong when she started not to return my e-mails, letters and phone calls!" Adam said, smacking his hand down on the table.
End Flashback
"Whoa," Tommy said. "Not the best way to find out!"
"You can say that again," Adam sighed.
There was a long silence."You never really answered my question," Tommy finally said. "Why did you storm out like that?"
"I told you! I was scared! Finding out by one of your best friends that you have a four years old kid isn't really a happy statement!" Adam cried.
"Well, you just didn't have to take advantage of the fact that I was away to f**k my girlfriend!" Tommy shouted.
"Ex-girlfriend," Adam pointed out with a smirk.
"We still were together at the time," Tommy corrected.
"And hey, I'm not the one who's been dumped for a little child!" Adam shouted at his turn. Tommy just stared at him. Suddenly, realizing the silliness of that statement, both boys burst out laughing.
"I'm sorry," they said at the same time.
"I shouldn't have blown up at you," Tommy apologized.
"And it wasn't exactly… nice of me to sleep with the girl you were dating," Adam said.
Tommy shrugged. "What's in the past is in the past," he said. He suddenly looked at Adam. "Adam, I want an honest answer, okay?" At his friend's nod, Tommy continued. "Right now, how do you exactly feel about Kim?"
"I hope they didn't kill each other," Kat said worriedly. She, Kim and Aisha were still in Jason's living room. Jason and Rocky had left a few minutes ago with Tyler, saying they'd take him to a movie. Kim knew well that they just didn't want the child to walk in on a fight between Kim and Tommy.
"Kim, do you care about Adam?" Aisha asked suddenly.
That question took Kim by surprise. She turned away from her spot by the window to look at her best friend. "I do for sure, I mean, we've been friends since high school, and besides he's the father of my son!" she exclaimed.
Aisha shook her head. "No, I meant… romantically. In other words, do you have more than friendly feelings for Adam?"
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A/N: Oooooh! Cliffhanger! I just love doing it. Well, give me 5+ reviews and I'll give you a new chapter! Catch ya on the flipside!
Marie, a.k.a DiscoHippie382
Note: Yeah, another chapter that soon! Didn't have writer's block this time!
I'd like to thank ksmcan, goldstranger, NixhexIzaCutie, Achlys, Nellie, STAR2567 and AllHart for reviewing!
Also, I'm quoting a bit of ksmcan's review in the chapter, can you guess where it is?
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By ~*DiscoHippie382*~
Chapter 3: Reactions
Tommy turned an angry stare to Kim, then looked at Adam with daggers in his eyes. Rocky noticed this and patted the Korean boy's shoulder sympathetically. "Hope you had a good life, buddy, 'cause I don't think there'll be much left of you when Tommy's done with ya," he said.
At these words, something snapped in Adam. "She's lying!" he exploded. "I didn't do anything with her! I don't know what she's talking about!"
Kim stared at him, startled. "Adam…" she started.
Without a word, Adam rose to his feet, grabbed his coat and stormed out of the apartment. The others stared after him, stunned.
"Whoa…" Aisha murmured. "Never saw Adam have such an outburst…"
Rocky gave his girlfriend a kiss on the cheek and stood up from the couch he sat on. "I think I'm gonna go after Adam," he announced. "To sort this out."
Tommy stopped him. "I'll go. Adam and I need to have a long talk." He turned his gaze to Kim. "You and I are going to talk when I come back." He kissed Kat, then left.
Aisha cleared her throat. "Um, Kim… Are you sure Adam is Tyler's father?" she asked softly.
"Of course I am!" Kim cried, offended. "Look, Adam's the only one I've been with around that time. Besides-"
"Mommy?"
All the former Rangers looked up to see a sleepy-eyed Tyler standing in the doorway of the living room.
"Come here, baby," Kim said, beckoning her son over.
Kat looked at the little boy, taking in the black curls and dark eyes. There definitely was a striking resemblance to Adam, although Tyler's facial features were Kim's. "Guys, I think Kim's telling the truth," she finally spoke up.
"What?" Rocky said.
"God, Rocky, look at Ty for a minute!" Kat exclaimed. "He's a perfect mix of both Adam and Kim!"
Aisha and Rocky glanced at the kid. "Then why did Adam deny it all?" Rocky asked to no-one in particular.
Jason, Kat, Aisha and Kim shrugged. "We'll have to wait until he comes back," Jason said.
Tommy stopped walking when he saw Adam sitting on a swing in the playground of Angel Grove's Elementary School. "Adam?" he said, slowly walking over.
"Go away, Tommy," came the reply.
"I'm sorry, but I won't go away until we talked it over."
Adam turned away from Tommy, putting his head in his hands. "Go ahead. Yell at me. Beat me up. Kill me. I don't care."
Taking a deep breath, Tommy sat on the swing next to Adam's. "I won't kill you. Maybe yell and shove a little bit, but nothing else. But before I do anything, I want to know something. If Kim was lying, then why did you storm away like you did?"
Adam let out a sigh. Then he raised his head, so Tommy could see the tears shining in his dark eyes. "I was scared, okay? Kim didn't even tell me about it. I found out because of Jason, last year."
Flashback
"Hey Jase, what's up?" Adam asked, walking up to the table Jason sat at in the Youth Center.
"Nothing," Jason said quickly, putting a folded sheet of paper back in its envelope.
"What's that?" Adam asked suspiciously, sitting down.
As Jason picked the envelope up, something fell out of it and slipped on the table. As quick as his old spirit animal, the frog, Adam grabbed it. It was a picture, of a little child. Adam gasped as he saw how much the boy resembled him. "Who's that?" he asked, handing the picture back to Jason.
Jason hesitated for a moment. "That's… Kim's son," he said. Glancing up at his friend, he saw realization written all over his face. "I told her someone would find out one day or another," he sighed.
"Jason… the kid…"
"Tyler," Jason interrupted.
"Tyler…" Adam continued. "He's mine, isn't he?"
Jason nodded slowly.
"I should have known there was something wrong when she started not to return my e-mails, letters and phone calls!" Adam said, smacking his hand down on the table.
End Flashback
"Whoa," Tommy said. "Not the best way to find out!"
"You can say that again," Adam sighed.
There was a long silence."You never really answered my question," Tommy finally said. "Why did you storm out like that?"
"I told you! I was scared! Finding out by one of your best friends that you have a four years old kid isn't really a happy statement!" Adam cried.
"Well, you just didn't have to take advantage of the fact that I was away to f**k my girlfriend!" Tommy shouted.
"Ex-girlfriend," Adam pointed out with a smirk.
"We still were together at the time," Tommy corrected.
"And hey, I'm not the one who's been dumped for a little child!" Adam shouted at his turn. Tommy just stared at him. Suddenly, realizing the silliness of that statement, both boys burst out laughing.
"I'm sorry," they said at the same time.
"I shouldn't have blown up at you," Tommy apologized.
"And it wasn't exactly… nice of me to sleep with the girl you were dating," Adam said.
Tommy shrugged. "What's in the past is in the past," he said. He suddenly looked at Adam. "Adam, I want an honest answer, okay?" At his friend's nod, Tommy continued. "Right now, how do you exactly feel about Kim?"
"I hope they didn't kill each other," Kat said worriedly. She, Kim and Aisha were still in Jason's living room. Jason and Rocky had left a few minutes ago with Tyler, saying they'd take him to a movie. Kim knew well that they just didn't want the child to walk in on a fight between Kim and Tommy.
"Kim, do you care about Adam?" Aisha asked suddenly.
That question took Kim by surprise. She turned away from her spot by the window to look at her best friend. "I do for sure, I mean, we've been friends since high school, and besides he's the father of my son!" she exclaimed.
Aisha shook her head. "No, I meant… romantically. In other words, do you have more than friendly feelings for Adam?"
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A/N: Oooooh! Cliffhanger! I just love doing it. Well, give me 5+ reviews and I'll give you a new chapter! Catch ya on the flipside!
Marie, a.k.a DiscoHippie382