Series Presented By: Pink-Green-White-4ever
Challenge: Gift
Last Revised: October 26, 2005
Summary: She gave him the only gift she thought she could, the gift of song.
Disclaimer: I don't own them, wish I did.
Genre: Romance
Rating: T, for now
Ship: Tommy/Kimberly
An: Done in response to the Ars Amatoria's Ranger Romance Themes Challenge. This one is set during / after "The Song Of Guitardo" and is from Kim's POV, and is my take on the after the friends forever part at the end.
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Down the road, we never know what life may have in store. Winds of change will rearrange our lives more than before. But you'll never stand alone, my friend. Memories never die. Within our hearts, they'll always live and never say goodbye.
Kimberly felt her lips tremble as she and Zack finished the song they'd written for Tommy, who looked so touched. The group of six leaned forward and put their hands together in the middle of their picnic, someone declaring friends forever as they did. Kim couldn't help but smile at the light shining from each of their faces.
Once that was done, the Pink Ranger moved to put her guitar in its case while others finished eating. While she was turned away from the others, she wiped the tears in her eyes so that the gang couldn't see them, let alone Tommy. The song had meant so much to her too. She didn't think there was anything she could quite give Tommy that was special enough, but thanks to Zack, she knew she had come close.
"Hey," his soft voice whispered in her ear. She sniffled and turned to look up at him.
"Hey yourself," Kim whispered back, watching the sad smile spread across Tommy's face. "I'm so sorry; it's all I could think of. You've been so upset lately, and I didn't know what I could do to make it better, and I…"
And that's when she found herself silenced by Tommy leaning down and kissing her softly. She hadn't been expecting that. "Kim."
"Hmm?"
"Thank you, I loved it," he told her sincerely. "No one's ever given me a gift that's meant more."
"I'm glad," she told him, then noticed the others peering at them from their spots. "I think we're being watched."
Tommy wore an impish grin as he held out his hand for hers. Clasping their fingers together, the two moved back to their friends, who were laughing about this or that.
"It really is too bad our picnic got interrupted so many times," Billy grinned as the others nodded.
Zack took that as his cue and snapped his fingers. "Yeah, if you two had done that at the park, we'd have had to toss you in the pond. Why is it you two always get mushy around each other when we're all together?"
Kim managed a mild glare at Zack. "I'd like to see you try, Taylor. You'd have another thing coming. As for the mushy part, do I need to start naming names?"
"Even after I spent countless hours helping you with Tommy's song, you'd threaten to bring up my own mushiness?" Zack teased. "I'm hurt, Kimberly. Simply hurt." Zack laughed.
"You're gonna be hurt!" Tommy laughed, the other three nodding in agreement. "Keep it up, and you might wind up in the pond yourself if she gets a hold on you!"
The others laughed more as Tommy and Zack started going back and forth, teasing one another. Kimberly sat back and watched her friends and her boyfriend. She and Zack had gifted Tommy with their talent for music, but she realized he wasn't the only one who'd gotten a gift. Tommy had gifted each of them with his friendship in turn. Until the Green Ranger had joined their team, Kim had always felt a missing piece was just within reach; now it was filled, and all because of Tommy.