A/N: so here it is….the second chapter. Thanks to everyone that reviewed and put this story on alert/favorites. You guys are the best. Well, enjoy.
Disclaimer: instead of repeating this every chapter, I'm just going to say this here for the final time: when it comes to the owning of the rangers…simply put….I DON'T; though I wish I did.
Original Posting Date: Wed. 13th Jan. 2010
Last time on LA: AG;
"Alright," Kim smiled. They got up and started walking. As they walked, Kim's thoughts drifted back to the guy. 'I wonder who he was.' She bit her lip. 'He was so handsome.' She sighed. 'I hope I see him again.' She shook her head to erase the thoughts and concentrated on the walk. But even then, one final thought came up. 'Maybe I'll see him in school.'
"You spacing out on us Kimmie?" Andros cut into her thoughts.
"I'm just thinking," Kim told him.
"About what?" Karone asked.
The guy's face popped up into her head, she shook her head and turned to her sister. "You were right, Angel Grove is definitely likeable."
(Now)
Monday morning saw the Hart household up at six a.m. Caroline fixed breakfast, while everyone else got ready.
Kim, knowing that she might have to rush to the bathroom before her sister, had picked out her clothes the night before. She chose a pair of blue jeans with a pink and white tank top and white flip-flops. Fixing her bed, she laid them out before grabbing her towel and headed to the shower. Realizing that she had made it before Karone, she brushed her teeth before heading into the shower. She was lathering up her skin, when she heard the door open.
"I can't believe you beat me in here," Karone said.
"That's because I got up earlier," Kim answered back. "And because I know you; if you had gotten here first, you'd spend like an hour in here."
"I would not," Karone said as she wet her toothbrush.
"You did before," Kim retorted as she shampooed her hair. She didn't hear anything, so she knew that Karone had already started on her teeth. She rinsed her hair before applying the condition. Waiting for it to set, she washed out her rag and hung it on the bar on the side of the shower wall. When she was done, she rinsed her hair and skin. She turned to the shower off and grabbed her towel, wrapping it around herself as she stepped out on the mat.
"It's about time," Karone mock scolded.
"Oh please," Kim rolled her eyes with a smile on her face. "Just get in the bath so I can blow dry my hair."
"Alright, alright," Karone said. She took off her pajamas, before stepping into the shower. Kim plugged in the blow dryer and turned it on low. She then went into her bedroom and got dressed. When she was done, she walked back into the bathroom, just in time to here the shower start up again. Knowing her sister like she did, she decided to tease her.
"Done already?" she smiled. "The world must be ending."
"Ha ha," Karone replied, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "If you must know, I'm rinsing my hair out and then I'm going to finish my shower."
"You should hurry," Kim said as she turned the blow dryer up and brought it to her hair. "It's seven o'clock and we have to leave here by seven thirty the latest if we want to make it to school on time."
"Isn't mom giving us a ride?" she asked as she lathered her skin.
"No," Kim answered. "Since it's their first day as well, they want to get their jobs pretty early."
"So," Karone said. "We're walking."
"Yep," Kim said. She brushed her hair out as she switched the dryer from one hand to the other.
"Great," Karone said.
"It's not like it's that long of a walk Karone," Kim said. "Besides, it's nice out." she turned the dryer off, and brushed her hair. She then grabbed the curling iron and plugged it in, turning it on high power. Karone came out of the shower about the same time she started curling her hair.
"Plug in the dryer for me when you're done," Karone told her as she walked into her own room.
"Ok," Kim answered. Ten minutes later, Kim was done curling her hair, so she did what her sister asked and plugged in the dryer. She then walked into her sister's room and saw that Karone wore knee high jeans with a grey tank top and grey pumas.
"Dryer's plugged up," Kim said.
Karone looked up at her sister and just shook her head; Kim had done her hair in big, loose curls. "I will never understand how you have the longest hair, yet can fix it in so little time."
"It's a gift," Kim smiled. "Now can you hurry up and go do your hair? It's almost seven thirty."
"Ok, ok," Karone said as she walked into the bathroom. "Sheesh."
Kim shook her head before going over to her own room. She grabbed her book-bag and headed downstairs. When she got there, she saw that her brother and Zhane were already there and her parents were getting ready to leave.
"Where's your sister?" Ken asked.
"She's fixing her hair," Kim answered as she grabbed a plate and piled eggs and pancake on it.
"She better be done in time," Caroline said. "Because she is not leaving the house without eating breakfast."
"She knows," Andros said.
"Nice shirt Hulk," Kim said to her brother. He was wearing a green t-shirt that had the words 'Don't make me angry….you wouldn't like it,' and blue jeans.
"Thank you," he smiled. "Zhane wanted to wear his, but I told him it'd look weird of both of us wore the same shirt."
"It would," Kim agreed with her twin. She then looked over at Zhane; he was wearing a red muscle shirt with an unzipped grey hoodie over it and blue jeans. "Besides, you look good in what you're wearing."
"I know," Zhane smiled.
"Cocky much?" Kim teased.
"You know it," Zhane smirked.
"When is that girl going to come down?" Caroline asked, placing her hands on her hips.
"I'm right here," Karone said as she walked into the kitchen. She had her hair in tiny curls that she had left down so that they framed her face.
"Jeez, no wonder you took forever," Andros shook his head.
"Perfection can't be rushed," Karone said as she made up a plate for herself. As she sat down, she saw what Andros was wearing. "Nice shirt."
"Thank you," Andros smirked.
"Well, we've got to go," Ken said as he walked into the kitchen. "We'll see you guys tonight."
"We might stop off at the youth center before we come home," Kim said.
"That's ok," Caroline said. "Just as long as you're home in time for dinner."
"Alright," the teens nodded. "See you guys."
"Bye," Caroline and Ken replied before they left. Kim turned to her siblings and was going to say something to Karone when, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Zhane staring at her sister. 'Hmmm, interesting.'
"So Zhane," Karone spoke, said guy jumped slightly, a faint blush on his cheek caught by no one except Kim.
"What?"
"How come you didn't wear your Hulk shirt too?" she asked.
"We figured it'd be too weird," he answered.
"Makes sense," she said. Her eyes gave his body a once over. "You look good in that anyways."
"I know," he said, though another blush on his face. Within minutes, the four were finish eating, so they grabbed their book-bags and headed out. Zhane was walking behind Karone, and he couldn't help but to admire the way her ass moved in her jeans.
'Wait, what am I doing?' he thought. 'She's my best friend's sister….practically my sister. I shouldn't be checking her out.' but you're not really related. 'It doesn't matter.' Yes it does. Just admit it; you're starting to have feelings for her. 'No, I can't.' stop fighting; it won't do you any good. 'I don't have feelings for her.' Denial aint just a river in Egypt; you like her. 'I can't…'
"Zhane?" Andros' voices interrupted his thoughts. "Are you ok, man?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," he said as he shook his head to clear his thoughts.
"OK," Andros nodded. The four walked out the front door, with Andros locking the door behind him and headed off to school.
…
They arrived at school with only five minutes to spare. Since Karone was in a grade below them, her locker and homeroom was on a different floor; saying bye, she left the others and headed to the second floor. Kim, Andros and Zhane hurried to their lockers before heading to homeroom, which to their luck, was on the main floor. They were halfway to homeroom, when Kim realized that she had forgotten her notebook.
"Crap!" she said as she searched through her bag.
"What is it?" Andros asked.
"I forgot my notebook," she answered.
"So?" Zhane asked. "It's homeroom."
"I know," Kim said. "But remember how homeroom was at Bayside?"
"Oh yeah," he nodded.
"I'll meet you guys there," she told them.
"You're sure?" Andros asked. "I can walk back with you."
"Andy," Kim smiled up at him. "I'll be fine. Save a seat for me."
"Alright," he said as she turned and walked back down the hallway. Andros and Zhane reached class just in time for the first bell. They looked around and saw two seats next to two guys; one fat, with a sleeveless, black, leather jacket and a leather cap and a skinny one with an earring in his ear and was picking his nose. They looked at each other.
"Hell no," Zhane said. They looked around again and saw a few empty seats next to a group in the back. Deciding that was a safe bet, they headed towards them. When they got there, Andros decided to do the polite thing.
"Can we sit here?" he asked. "Or are they taken?"
"No it's fine," a guy in red answered.
"Thanks," Zhane said. They sat down, while Andros placed his book-bag in the seat next to him for Kim.
"So are you guys new here?" a Vietnamese girl in yellow asked. "I don't think I've ever seen you before."
"Yeah," Andros said. "We're new. We just moved here a few days ago actually."
"Really?" an African-American guy in black asked. "From where?"
"Bayside," Zhane answered. "It's like a four hour drive from here."
"Cool," a Spanish guy in red said. "I'm Rocky by the way; Rocky DeSantos."
"Oh I'm sorry," the Vietnamese girl spoke again. "I'm Trini Park and this is my brother Adam."
"Hi," Adam smiled and nodded to them.
"Zack Taylor," the African-American guy said.
"Jason Scott," the guy that spoke first added. "Trini's boyfriend."
"I'm Aisha Campbell," an African-American girl smiled.
"Billy Cranston," A blond wearing glasses nodded to them.
"And I'm Tanya Sloan," an African-American girl said. "Aisha's cousin and Adam's girlfriend."
"I'm Andros Hart and this is Zhane Matthews."
"I don't think I've ever heard those kinds of names before," Tanya smiled at them.
"You probably haven't," Andros smiled at her. "My sister Karone and I were named by our uncles, who were drunk at the time."
"You have a sister named Karone?" Adam asked.
"Yep," Andros nodded.
"Are you kidding me?" Jason asked.
"No," he shook his head. "Kim and Alex are the lucky ones to have normal names."
"Who are Kim and Alex?" Zack asked.
"Kim is my twin sister and Alex is our older brother," Andros said.
"You have a twin sister?" Billy asked. "Might I inquire as to where she is?"
"Yes I do," Andros said. "And she had to go back to her locker for something she forgot."
"Well, what about you?" Trini turned to Zhane. "How did you get your name?"
"My great-grandmother named me," Zhane said. "Half my family thought she was senile, but my mom refused to change it."
Adam was about to say something when the door opened and one of their friends walked in. The guy headed to them and dropped into the seat in front of the one Andros had his bag in.
"Hey guys," he said.
"Hey Tommy," Jason greeted. "How come you're so early? Did your mom drop you off?"
"No," Tommy laughed as he shook his head. "I actually got up early." He turned fully towards them and saw the two newcomers. "New guys?"
"Yeah," Andros said. "I'm Andros."
"Zhane."
"Nice to meet you guys," Tommy said. He was about to say something else, but was interrupted by their teacher, Mrs. Appleby.
"Ok, class," she said. "Settle down. I need to take attendance."
"Where's Kim?" Andros asked. Hearing the name, Tommy turned to him in slight shock. Before he could open his mouth to speak, the door opened.
"Hi there," Mrs. Appleby said.
"Hi," Kim said as she walked in. "Sorry I'm late."
"No big deal honey," Mrs. Appleby said. "Find a seat anywhere."
"Ok," Kim smiled. "Thank you." She looked out, noticing the class' attention was on her; with some of the boys staring a little creepily at her. She looked around and spotted her brother and Zhane at the back, along with a familiar face. She headed toward them and smiled when Andros moved his bag for her to sit down.
"Thanks Andy."
"No problem," Andros smiled at her.
"So we meet again," Tommy smiled at her, to the shock of the others.
(Earlier)
Kim hurried to her locker, not wanting to be late on her first day. She had her head slightly down and was so focused on getting to her locker than she didn't even see the guy heading her way. The two collided and fell to the floor, but with quick reflexes, the guy rotated their positions so that he would hit the floor and she fell on him.
"Oomph," both said.
"I'm sorry," Kim said, as she braced her hands on his chest to attempt to push herself up. When she looked up, their eyes caught and both looked at each other in surprise.
"You're the guy/girl from the park," they said simultaneously.
"I don't believe it," Kim said, as she stared into his eyes. At the park, because of the distance between them, she hadn't been able to tell his eye color, but now she could see that they were a dark, chocolate color and she felt as if she was drowning in them.
"Me either," the guy said; though he was faring no better. He saw that her eyes were doe-brown in color and they seemed to sparkle. After a few minutes of staring, they two finally realized how they were.
"I should probably get up," Kim laughed. She braced on his chest and pushed herself off. When she stood, she held out a hand to help him off the floor.
"Sorry about that," the guy said. "I didn't see you."
"It's ok," Kim replied. "I wasn't paying attention either."
"That's ok," he smiled at her. "I wasn't either." He stared at her for a few seconds, his head tilted slightly to the side. "You're new around here, aren't you?"
"Yeah," she smiled as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "I'm Kimberly."
"Tommy," he said as he held out his hand. When they shook hands, each felt a jolt travel though their bodies. They pulled back their hands quickly, opting to ignore what had happened.
"Why were you running anyways?" Kim asked.
"My friends like to tease me about being late all the time," Tommy said. "So I got up early to be here on time. Speaking of which, I've got to go." He started backing away.
"Ok," Kim said. "Maybe I'll see you around?"
"Sure," he said as he looked behind him to make sure he wasn't going to run into anything. He turned back to her, an idea in mind. "Hey?"
"Yeah?" Kim looked up at him.
"Do you wanna do something after school?" he asked. "Nothing major, just hang out with me and my friends at the youth center…maybe grab a smoothie?"
"Sure," Kim smiled. "That sounds like fun."
"Ok," Tommy smiled back. "I'll see you."
"Bye," she bit her lip as she watched him turn and hurry off. "Definitely better than Bayside."
(Now)
"I see that," Kim laughed.
"Wait," he said. "If it was here you were coming, then why'd you take so long?"
"Principal stopped me," Kim said. "He wanted to know why I was walking the halls after the bell rang, so I told him I was a new student and I kinda got a little lost and if he wanted me to get to homeroom on time then he should probably let me go."
"Damn girl," Tommy laughed.
"Uh, excuse me," Andros interrupted them. "But how do you know each other?"
"We literally ran into each other when I went to my locker," Kim said, smiling slightly at the protective tone in her brother's voice.
"How do you know her?" Tommy asked, part of him hoping he wouldn't say they were together. 'Why would I care if they're together or not?'
"She's my sister," Andros replied. Still though, when he said that, Tommy couldn't help the relief that went through him.
"So this is your twin," Rocky said as he looked over at Kim. "I'm Rocky DeSantos and you're brother didn't mention how beautiful you were."
"Rocky," Aisha warned as she smacked him over the head.
"Damn," he smiled. 'Sha that hurt."
"Good," she crossed her arms over chest.
"Aww, baby," he grabbed her hands. "You know that you're the only girl for me."
"Are you guys dating?" Kim laughed.
"Unfortunately," Aisha sighed before she started laughing at Rocky's face. "Aww, I didn't mean it baby. I'm Aisha by the way, Aisha Campbell."
"Kimberly Hart," Kim smiled at her. "His twin sister."
"Nice to meet you," Aisha smiled back. "These are Jason Scott, Zack Taylor, Billy Cranston, Tanya Sloan, Adam and Trini Park, and you've already met Tommy."
"Nice to meet you guys," Kim smiled at each of them.
"Are you guys done?" Mrs. Appleby said from in front of them.
"Sorry Mrs. A," Adam said.
"It's ok," she replied. She took attendance, which lasted about ten minutes. Since their next class wasn't until nine, they kids spent the rest of the time talking. Kim, Andros and Zhane got to know Jason and the others.
Jason talked with the three and he was a little surprised at how easy they had fit in. He could already see the bond forming and knew that they had just made three friends that would last. He wasn't blind however, and he could see a stronger connection between Tommy and Kim and he knew that it would only develop over time and become even stronger. He saw the looks that the two exchanged and the way their smiles seem to go a little brighter when they talked directly to each other. 'It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.'
He wasn't the only to see it either; Andros could see it as well. He knew that his sister was a very friendly person but when it came to guys, she was a little wary, especially after her last boyfriend. But he could see the way she was relaxed around Tommy though, more relaxed than she ever was with another guy. He didn't want to see her hurt again so he decided that would only interfere if he thought it was needed.
Before they knew it, the bell had rung and it was time to go to their classes. The girls all had the same class, Home Economics while the boys had Woodwork. The group walked back to their lockers, which coincidentally happened to by right next to each other. They grabbed their books and said goodbye; the girls went one way, while the boys went the other.
"So Kim," Aisha turned slightly and smiled at her. "Tell me, do you have a boyfriend?"
"No," Kim shook her head. "Last one was two years ago; been single since."
"Wow," Tanya said. "Then I guess you shouldn't let that get out."
"Why not?" Kim looked at her, her confusion evident.
"Because you'll find yourself being hit on by every guy here," Trini said. "I don't know if you noticed, but practically all the guys in the class were staring at when you walked in….even after you started talking with us, most of them were still looking."
"I did notice that when I walked in that I was being stared at," Kim said. "But I didn't realize that they did it even after I sat down."
"They did," Aisha said.
"Great," Kim groaned.
"Don't worry," Tanya laughed. "We'll protect you."
"Oh thank you," Kim breathed which caused the other girls to laugh. They were still laughing as they made their way into the classroom. They spotted some empty desks in the back of the middle row and headed to it. The four girls sat down talked a bit more before the door opened and their teacher walked in.
"Good morning class," she said. "My name is Ms. Jones and I'm your Home Ec. Teacher for the rest of the school."
"Good morning Ms. Jones," the class replied in unison. The teacher had the students pull out their texts and then went through attendance and introductions. The class was spent learning the basics of Home Economics and the girls had fun.
(With the boys)
"So Andros," Rocky said. "How come you guys moved here?"
"My dad is a lawyer," Andros answered. "And he got the offer about a job here in town and since it was better than the one he had, he took it and we moved."
"What about you guys?" Zhane asked. "Have you lived here long?"
"Well," Jason said. "Zack, Trini and I have lived here our whole lives; Billy moved here back when we were in Kindergarten and Adam moved here when we were in first grade."
"But I thought Trini was your sister?" Andros asked.
"She is," Adam answered. "Our parents married each other when we were eight."
"Oh ok," Andros said.
"And I moved here back in eighth grade," Tommy said.
"And I moved here in seventh grade," Rocky said.
"So you guys have known each other a while," Zhane said.
"Yeah," Zack said. "What about you guys? How long have you known each other?"
"Pretty much since we were babies," Andros answered. "Our parents were best friends."
"So did your parents move here too?" Adam asked.
"Nah," Zhane shook his head. "My parents died four years ago."
"I'm sorry," Adam said, worried that he might've brought back a painful memory.
"It's cool," Zhane shrugged. "The Harts took me in, so I'm still with family; being with them is like my parents still being here."
"So Tommy," Jason looked over at his best friend. "What's up between you and Kim?"
"Yeah man," Zack smiled. "You guys were too cozy for having just met each other."
"I too would like to know the answer to that question," Billy said as he adjusted his glasses.
"So would I," Andros said.
"Nothing's going on," Tommy said. "She and I are only friends….at least I hope that's what we are."
"You are," Andros told him. "Trust me."
"Trust him," Zhane added. "Kim makes friends easily, no doubt about that, but she doesn't relax herself so quickly after just meeting anyone...especially a guy."
"She's only done that once before," Andros added. "Back at Bayside."
"We're here," Rocky interrupted them. When they looked up, they realized that they had talked the entire way to the class. Shrugging in unison, they walked into the class. Within minutes, their teacher walked in.
"My name is Mr. Samuels and I'll be your Woodwork teacher for the rest of the school year."
(With Karone)
Karone hurried up the steps after she left the others. She heard the first bell ring and her steps quickened even more. As she turned a corner, she let out a sigh of relief when she saw the lockers. Quickly finding hers, she dropped her stuff off before hurrying to homeroom. Stopping outside the door, she took a few calming breaths before opening the door.
"Hi," she said.
"Hello," the female teacher said. "Can I help you?"
"Yes," Karone replied. "My name is Karone Hart, I'm new here."
"Oh Ms. Hart," the female's eyes widened in recognition. "Welcome."
"Thank you," Karone smiled.
"You can sit over by Ashley," the teacher pointed to a brunette in a yellow tank top in the back.
"Alright," Karone said as she made her way over there. When she was near, Ashley moved her bag from the chair so that she could sit down. "Thanks."
"You're welcome," Ashley smiled at her. "So you're new around here, huh?"
"Yeah," Karone said. "Karone Hart."
"I'm Ashley Hammond," she said. "And this is Cassie Park; my best friend."
"Hi," an Asian girl in pink smiled over at her.
"Hi," Karone smiled back.
"So where are you from?" Ashley asked.
"Bayside," Karone answered. "My family moved here a few days ago."
"Does it feel strange?" Cassie asked. "You know? Moving to a new town."
"A little," Karone said. "I mean, when you've lived somewhere your whole life, only to move to a new place where you don't know anybody…it can throw you out of whack."
"Me and Ash have lived here our whole lives," Cassie said. "The only time we've ever left town is for vacation or school trips."
"Seriously?" Karone looked at them in slight shock.
"Yep," Ashley nodded. "Well, actually my parents did move once; they moved here a year before I was born and they've been here ever since."
"What about your parents?" Karone turned to Cassie.
"My parents died in a fire when I was nine," Cassie told her.
"I'm so sorry," Karone's hand flew to her mouth. "I hope I didn't bring up any bad memories."
"No it's ok," Cassie smiled to reassure her. "I was one of the lucky ones."
"How so?" Karone was a little confused.
"Because I was adopted a few weeks after the fire," Cassie said. "I was an only child before but now I have two older siblings; Trini and Adam. The Parks really helped me through my parents' deaths, especially Trini and Adam; I'm really thankful for them."
"I understand that," Karone said. "My family went through something like that a few years ago."
"What happened?" Ashley asked.
"Well, my parents knew this couple; Nikolas and Natalia Matthews," Karone started. "They met each other since college and were best friends. A few years ago, Nikolas and Natalia died in a car accident; their son was left to us."
"Oh my God," Ashley whispered.
"I know," Karone said. "Kim, Andros and I knew Zhane since we were born, but it was still a little tough to go from visiting each other's house to living together."
"Who are Kim and Andros?" Cassie asked.
"My older sister and brother," Karone answered. "They're twins and juniors."
"Maybe we'll meet them," Ashley said.
"Definitely," Karone smiled.
"Ok class," their teacher said. "Attention. Good morning. My name is Mrs. Francine Sheffield and I'm your homeroom teacher."
"Morning Mrs. Sheffield," the class replied as one. She took attendance before explaining some things about their current semester. By the time she was done, the bell rang and they left to go to their lockers. They grabbed their Social Politics books and headed off to their class. They got inside and were looking around for a seat when Ashley heard her name.
"Hey Ash," a voice said. "Cassie, over here."
The girls looked up and saw a guy waving them over. They smiled and headed to him, grabbing the three empty seats that were around him and his friend.
"Hey guys," Ashley said.
"Hey," they answered.
"Guys, this is Karone Hart," Ashley said. "She just moved here. Karone this is TJ Johnson and Curtis Taylor."
"Nice to meet you," Karone smiled at them.
"Same here," Curtis and TJ answered.
"Why weren't you guys in homeroom?" Cassie asked them.
"We had to help Mr. Michaels with moving some equipment," TJ answered. "Mrs. Sheffield knew where we were."
"Ok," Cassie said. Curtis was going to say something, but was stopped when their teacher walked in.
"Hello," the teacher said. "My name is Mr. Petersen and welcome to Social Problems."
With that, he started with attendance and had the students tell a little bit about themselves. When they were done, he explained to them what the class was about and what he expected of them. Throughout the entire course of the class, TJ and Cassie sneaked glances at each other when the other wasn't looking; seeing it, Ashley could only shake her head with a slight smile. The class passed surprisingly fast and the students made their way to their lockers to switch books for their next classes. The rest of the morning went by quickly and it was time for lunch. Putting their books away, Karone and the others made their way to the cafeteria. They had just bought their lunch and were trying to find a table when she heard Ashley let out a gasp.
"Ash?" she turned to the girl. "What is it?"
"Wow," Ashley said, not hearing Karone talking to her. "He is gorgeous."
"Who is?" Karone looked around, trying to see where Ashley was looking.
"That guy over there," Ashley pointed to where a group of kids were. "He's the one wearing that Hulk shirt."
Karone smirked as she realized who she was talking about. "He's ok."
"OK?" Ashley turned to look at her. "Karone, he is beyond 'ok'; he's gorgeous…he probably has a girlfriend though, and even if he didn't, he wouldn't want to be with me."
"Do you like him?" Karone asked her.
"I don't even know him," Ashley smiled.
"But you're definitely interested in getting to know him better?" Karone asked.
"Yeah," Ashley nodded. "I am."
"Well then, go talk to him Ash," Cassie said.
"I can't," Ashley shook her head.
"But I can," Karone smiled before walking over to the group.
"What is she doing?" Ashley asked. "Karone get back here!"
Karone just laughed. Ashley and the others watched as she walked up the group. She tapped on the guy's shoulder and he turned to look at her with a smile. He said something and Karone smacked him on his head while he laughed and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"What the hell?" Ashley looked a little betrayed. She watched as Karone looked over to them and gestured for them to come over. Shrugging in unison, the four walked over.
(Earlier with Kim and the girls)
Walking out of the Home Economics class, the girls were all smiles. The way they interacted with each other would make you think that they had been friends for years. The girls found Kim a delight as she was quite different from most of the girls at the school. She had a perky and bubbly persona that made you feel cheerful whenever you were around her. It's like each girl had found their counterpart in Kim; Tanya found someone to talk music with, Trini could talk sports while Aisha found she could talk to Kim about anything and for Kim, it was the same. To her, it felt like different parts of her were in the three girls and she was happy. At first she had protested against moving, but now, she was glad that they did. The rest of the morning passed by and the girls were on their way to their lockers before going out to lunch. Kim was thinking about the people she met and how she felt when she heard Aisha.
"So Kim," Aisha said, pulling her from her thoughts. "What's it like in Bayside? Any cute guys"
"It's kinda like here," Kim smiled. "And as for the guys; well, some were cute, but others were not so much. But in all honesty, there were only about two guys that went beyond the average cutie at Bayside."
"Oh really?" Aisha waggled her eyebrows even as a smile came across her face. "Any of them interested in you?"
"No," Kim shook her heads. "We're just really good friends and besides, they have girlfriends that they are head over heels in love with. Why do you ask?"
"Just checking," Aisha shrugged.
"Did you forget I said I was single?" Kim laughed as she asked her.
"Maybe," Aisha smiled. "But still….just wanted to check again."
"Why?" Kim smiled at her.
"Oh nothing," Aisha said. "You seemed pretty cozy with Tommy…that's all."
"Oh," Kim ducked her head as a blush came across her face. "Tommy and I are just friends…at least, I hope so."
"You are," Trini laughed. "Tommy is not really the kind of guy that becomes so comfortable with someone that quickly."
"Really?" Kim looked over at her.
"Yes," Trini nodded.
"OK," Kim said. "So what's good here? Besides Ernie's. Any good shopping places?"
"We have a mall," Tanya said. "Which we go to like every afternoon."
"Really?" Kim's eyes lit up as she looked at them. "So I take you guys love to shop?"
"Absolutely," Aisha smiled. "It's like our most favorite thing to do."
"Do you guys go in the morning," Kim started
"And don't leave until afternoon?" Tanya completed. "Yep."
"Do you?" Trini asked.
"Yes," Kim nodded. "I absolutely love to shop….especially when they have sales."
"We so have to take you shopping with us," Aisha said.
"I'd like that," Kim smiled. "Can we go this afternoon?"
Trini linked arms with Kim and Tanya while Aisha looped her arm through Kim's free arm. "Ladies, I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship."
The girls laughed as they made their way into the cafeteria. They bought their lunch and looked around for the guys, spotting them at a table near the back. They were still talking and making plans about their shopping trip when they neared the table.
"Hey guys," Jason said as they got closer.
"Hey," Trini smiled as she sat next to her boyfriend. Kim took the seat next to her, which just happened to be next to Tommy and between Andros, while Aisha and Tanya sat near the boyfriends.
"What are you girls talking about?" Rocky asked as he took a bite out of his burger.
The girls looked at one another, before turning back to them. Sharing a smile, they answered as one. "Shopping."
The guys all groaned. "Oh man," Adam sighed. "How did we not see this coming?"
"Kim," Jason said. "You should stay away before they pull you into it."
"I'm more worried about her pulling them," Andros said.
"You mean she's one of them?" Zack teased.
"She's more like the queen," Zhane laughed. "Kim is a major shopaholic."
"So she's the queen of the dark side?" Tommy teased.
"Hey!" Kim laughed as she slapped him on the chest. "That's mean. Just for that, you're coming with us this afternoon and you get the pleasure of holding all my bags."
"What?" Tommy laughed. "Sorry, I don't do shopping."
"Please?" Kim looked up at him. "You know you want to."
"Kim," Tommy smiled.
"You won't regret it," Kim smiled at him. The others looked on in amusement at the interactions of the two. Andros and Zhane shook their heads, knowing that she would get him to go….no matter the fact that they just met. Jason looked on in interest. He could practically see the chemistry between the two of them and wondered how long it would take for them to notice it.
"Alright fine," Tommy sighed. "But you owe me big for this."
"Yay," Kim laughed as she leaned up to give him a quick hug. "Thank you Tommy."
"You're welcome," Tommy smiled before turning back to his food. He looked up and caught the look on his friends' faces. "What?"
"I can't believe you're actually going," Rocky shook his head with a smile. "The girls usually have to pull teeth to get you go with them."
"You think you can do that on the rest of the boys?" Tanya asked Kim.
"If it'll work," Kim smiled. "Sure." The girls then laughed at the horrified looks on the boys' faces. Adam was about to say something but stopped when he saw a girl heading towards them.
She stopped behind Andros and tapped him on his shoulder. "Hey."
"Hey sis," Kim smiled over at her. Karone looked at her sister and raised an eyebrow when she saw the guy next to her stealing food from the plate, and Kim slapping the guy's hand with a smile.
"Sis?" Zack looked between them.
"Yeah," Andros said. "This is our younger sister Karone."
"Nice to meet you," Karone smiled.
"So this is Karone," Billy smiled.
"Yes, and she's also a pain in the ass," Andros laughed. "Hey." He gave a mock glare to Karone when she slapped the back of his head.
"That's what you get," She smiled.
"You know I love you," he laughed as he wrapped an arm around her waist.
"Whatever," Karone teased.
"So what brings you over here?" Kim asked. "Not that I'm not happy to see you."
"I wanted you guys to meet some friends of mine," Karone told her sister.
"Cool," Zhane said. "Where are they?"
"Over there," Karone turned and beckoned the others with a wave of her hand. She saw them look at each other before walking over.
"Hey guys," Curtis said as he stopped in front of the table. He bumped fists with his cousin before giving a slight wave to the rest.
"Hey Curtis," Zack smiled.
"You know each other?" Karone asked.
"We're cousins," Curtis answered.
"Oh," Karone smiled. "So it's a group of family and friends. Ok. Well anyway, I wanted you to meet my friends, though it seems like you already know them." she turned to Ashley and the others. "This is my close friend Zhane."
"Nice to meet you," Cassie smiled, followed by Ashley, as they shook hands.
"Same here," Zhane smiled. "Any friend of Karone is a friend of mine."
"And these two are my brother and sister," Karone said. "Kim and Andros."
"Hi," Kim waved at them.
"Hey," Andros nodded in their direction, his arm still around his sister's waist.
"He's your brother?" Ashley asked.
"Yep," Karone smirked at her, knowing what Ashley had thought.
"I thought…" Ashley started.
"I know," Karone chuckled. "That's why I did what I did."
"You're so mean," Ashley teased.
"Yes," Andros laughed lightly. "She is."
"So get used to it," Kim teased her sister.
"Shut up you guys," Karone smiled.
"Well don't just stand there," Rocky said. "Pull up a chair and sit down." TJ and the others did as they were told and the group spent the rest of the lunch hour getting to know each other better. Throughout the lunch, looks were exchanged, though the guilty parties hoped that no one noticed; Kim and Tommy kept stealing looks which was caught by Jason, Andros, Trini and Aisha; Zhane and Karone were doing the same and were noticed only by Kim; same went for TJ and Cassie with Ashley being the one to see; and finally, Ashley and Andros were also stealing looks at each other, seen by Karone and an outsider in the group…someone who looked on in jealousy because he had wanted Ashley for himself.
A/N 2: ok, so there it was. Question: was it a little confusing jumping between Kim/friends POV and Karone/friends POV? It was a bit to me. So I thought that for the next chapter, I'd split it; half will be focused on Kim and her friends, while the other half will be on Karone and her friends or it can stay how it is. Which will work better? Let me know. Read and review.
Teaser:
…..Kim turned to Trini to say something when she saw a blonde girl about their age heading towards them.
"Hey Tri," she said.
"Yeah Kim?" Trini turned to look at her.
"Who is that?" she asked, pointing to the girl.
"That's Kat," Trini replied. "Tommy's girlfriend."
