Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Power Rangers. These rights belong to Disney and I'm just a lonely girl using them for the amusement of others and myself.
Wilting
Chapter Three / Mouse in the House
"Why didn't you call me? I was worried sick about you" Tommy told Hayley who was behind the counter.
"Calm down Tommy, I just got in really late that's all. I am a big girl you know." Hayley went over to one of the tables to start cleaning it now.
"Yeah, I know that, but still…"
"But what?"
"But still"
"Still what?"
"Oh forget it."
"No, I want you to tell me."
"Fine. You should give me something Hayley. You couldn't have called?"
"Tommy, I don't recall you calling me when you were on any of your dates with other women" Hayley snapped back.
"That's because I'm a guy. I'm not supposed to call you."
"Oh, and I'm supposed to call you just cuz I'm a woman."
"Something could have happened to you."
"Something could have happened to you too. There's a lot of sickoes out there that could kick your ass Tommy. Just because we're women that doesn't make us vulnerable."
"I'm not saying that you're vulnerable Hayley. I just wanted to know where you were."
"Again, why in the world do you have to know?"
"Because I care about you. You're my friend Hayley…I just don't want anything to happen to you that's all."
"Well say that Tommy. Don't be coming over here with your macho attitude that you know I hate."
"Yeah I know, I'm sorry."
"Apology accepted. I'll try to not make you worry okay?"
"Alright, thanks."
"I'm a big girl, I could take care of myself."
"Yeah…" he said softly.
"So, where's Kat?"
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"Oh hell no, that's an ugly skirt" Tanya told her friend what she thought.
Katherine put the skirt back on the hanger and kept walking towards Tanya, "Fine, you don't have to be all nasty about it."
"Hey, I wasn't as nasty as that skirt looks" she said making the two of them laugh. "So, what's up with you? You look down or something."
"I'm not down."
"Girl, you know I know you even better that Tommy does. Now tell me, what's going on?"
"Well…" at this Katherine stopped herself in knowing that if she started talking, she wouldn't be able to stop.
"Well…what?"
"Just forget it" Kat said as she walked past her friend and made her way to see the different display of belts hung on the wall.
"Kat, what's up with you?"
"Nothing" Kat now just touched a belt pretending to be examining it yet if she was asked what color it was, she wouldn't be able to answer the question correctly.
"I'm gonna get mad if you don't tell me. You know that right?"
"Yeah"
"So?"
"I'd rather have you mad at me than be mad at Tommy."
"Why? What did he do to you?"
"Nothing. You make it sound so…bad."
"Well, you're not making it sound any better let me tell you."
"Fine. He just didn't want me to go to the Russian School of Arts."
"In Russia?"
"Yeah"
"Well, did you wanna go?"
"Yeah"
"When did this happen?"
"Yesterday"
"Wait, that's why you guys weren't home?"
"Yeah"
"Dang girl, I would've been waiting in the heat for nothing" Tanya said making Kat chuckle a bit before going back to moping. "Look, did you talk to him about it? I mean, just because a man tells you he doesn't want you to go somewhere; that doesn't mean you gotta listen to him. I mean, you got a brain girl…use it."
"I know that. It wasn't just him telling me not to go…I'm just not feeling like I should."
Tanya at this made a confused face that told her friend to explain herself.
"Okay…I mean, what if I leave and things end up the way they did? You know our long distance relationship wasn't the best in the world."
"Yeah, I know that. But hey, you guys broke up. You both saw how you two were without each other and you got back together for a reason. That should tell you both something."
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"I'm gonna miss you so much" Kira told Trent as she was laying on top of him on his bed.
"Me too" Trent got in before Kira placed a kiss on his lips.
"So," she started to say as she rolled off of him, "what do you wanna do today?"
"Umm…" Trent stated before hearing the door being flung open to have it be Conner, Krista, and Ethan.
"Last day to be together" Conner said pulling Krista as they all walked in.
They both looked up and smiled.
"Yeah, I know" Kira said knowing that she was leaving tomorrow morning at four.
"I can't believe you're the first one to go" Ethan said not trying to hide his disappointment.
"Hey, it's alright, I mean, what else was I going to do all summer?"
"Uhh" Conner stated sarcastically, "stay here with us?"
"You guys are leaving too remember?"
"Yeah, but not this quickly."
"Conner, you're leaving in three more days."
"Oh sure, rub it in" Conner said making the others laugh.
"Okay, enough with the smiles, let's get going" Ethan told the group making Kira look at him questionably.
"Where to?" she asked.
"Hayley's" Conner told her, "I'm hungry."
"Alright, let me get Ptera" she said as she went over and picked up her puppy, "let's go baby" she told Ptera picking her up and wiggling her in the air in front of her.
"I wish you'd treat me like that" Trent noted making the others laugh.
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"Are you sure they're coming?" Kat asked Tommy as they, Tanya, Hayley, Jason, and Adam were all in the Cyberspace along with several other teenagers.
"Yeah. I didn't let Conner get any chips when they were here. So judging by his appetite, he'll have them all here in about…"
At that the door was pushed open and in walked the teens.
"SURPRISE!" they all yelled upon seeing Kira enter.
Kira was stunned at seeing a party in her favor and jumped a bit at being caught off guard but quickly smiled upon seeing everybody.
"What is this?" she asked giving Ptera to Trent and receiving Tommy's hug.
"It's a going away party" Kat told her as it was her turn to hug Kira.
"Thanks" Kira said as she stepped forward to hug Tanya.
"Great going girl. You'll be a star in no time" Tanya told her giving her a warm hug.
The compliment hit Kira hard and tenderly at having such an idol tell her that she was good. The compliment was small, yet in Kira's eyes, it was the size of a Zord.
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"I hope Kira liked her party" Kat told Tommy as she lifted up the covers on her side and got in the bed next to him.
"I'm sure she did. Am I great or what?"
"What" Kat said making Tommy pout.
Katherine laughed at this and simply punched him softly on his arm. "Come on, it was Hayley's idea too; and her place, and her food, and…"
"Alright, alright" Tommy told her making her laugh.
"Goodnight" Katherine told him as she turned around and sank into the bed.
"What, no goodnight kiss?"
"Fine" she said reaching up and giving him a kiss on the lips before sinking back down, "there."
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"Ummm…I honestly think you should leave" Hayley told Maxwell as he was now pushing up against her towards the wall of her apartment.
"But, really Hayley, I know you want me here" he said while the smell of intoxication was escaping through his rough cold lips.
"Listen Max, I was fond of you, but, I guess I failed to see your problem" she told him as she stepped away from him and opened the door.
"Hayley" he stated going towards her.
"Get out…please" she said sternly.
Max at this took a few steps toward her and she, having the door open, pushed him towards the exit making him stumble to the floor. He turned to see a door slamming harshly on his face.
"Ouch!" he yelped, holding his broken nose.
"Sorry!" she yelled back as she locked the door securely.
She then went over to the phone and dialed.
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A small rattling noise could be heard in Tommy and Kat's bedroom. It got louder as she turned in her sleep.
Katherine opened her eyes a bit as she turned herself in the bed. Hearing the noise turn into a starveling paper-crumpling noise, she sat up and heard attentively trying to figure out where the sound was coming from.
Again, the noise drew a bit louder then stopped. Kat looked over to her left and tapped Tommy on his right shoulder.
"Tommy" she said as she now started shaking him lightly hearing him moan a bit, "Tommy" she whispered again.
"What?" he asked groggily before going back to sleep.
"I think there's something in the house" she whispered a little louder.
She didn't hear a response from him and decided to turn on the lamp on the nightstand. As the light flickered then turned a dark room into a lighted one, Katherine saw a small gray mouse run quickly from on top of Tommy's desk to the floor then into the closet through the bottom of the door.
At this Kat shrieked and started panicking as she screamed.
This woke Tommy up and he turned towards her.
"What? What is it?" he asked startled at the woman next to him.
"A rat! There's a rat in here!"
"Calm down" Tommy told her as he held her to stop her from swinging her arms so much.
"I can't! There's a rat in the house" she yelled again as she knelt on the bed.
Tommy at this got up, "Okay, calm down, now where it?"
Katherine calmed down and pointed to the closet, "It went inside the closet" she said feeling her heart jump and her hands tremble.
"Fine" he simply said trying to get her to stop any way he could. He retrieved a nearby shoe from the floor. He shook his head as he bent over and picked it up. He then proceeded in going inside the closet.
"I know it's there," she said upon seeing Tommy look back at her with frustration.
"I just don't know why you have to make such a big deal out of it, that's all" he said as he opened the closet door and turned on the light.
Upon turning it on, he saw the mouse and quickly bent down and tried to hit it with his shoe. The mouse was too quick for him and ran out the closet making Kat again shriek and yell with fear.
"Be quiet!" Tommy told her for fear that she'll wake their friends up.
The mouse ran quickly out the bedroom door and down the hallway.
"There's no way I'm gonna catch that" Tommy said going back to bed.
"So you're just gonna let it go?"
"I'll catch it tomorrow" he told her as he got under the covers. He closed his eyes for a while, before sensing a dark energy on him. He opened them and saw Kat sitting up with her arms crossed in front of her just glaring at him. He grunted before saying, "Fine." He went inside the closet and got a couple of towels. He then went back to the door and closed it before covering the bottom with the them. "Better?" he asked her as he saw her still glaring at him.
"I guess," she said coldly before turning around and again sinking back into bed.
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A/N: Sorry for such a long wait. Like I said before, I thought I knew where I was going with this but I decided to do another story on that. Any ways, I definitely know where I wanna go now and what I'm using this mouse for in the fic, so hopefully, the story will be updated more often.
