Hey!! Sorry about the lack of updates... but schooling's been kicking my butt...then to complicate things I changed my major from Radiology to Phlebotomy... but can't take new classes on it till spring so I've been scratching my head as to fun easy classes to take this semester. (YAY!! Kickboxing!)


Camille sat on the bench, her arms crossed against her stomach. A clear box landed in her lap, containing a sandwich of sorts.

"It's chicken salad. The stuff's sublime if you know where to go." Camille tore into the sandwich at a starving man's pace. Puck watched in wry amusement as the sandwich, and a drink the Coyote had managed to produce, vanished into the starving woman's stomach.

"So, mind telling you old friend why you're sitting on a bench and not bowing at Dai Shi's feet?" Camille swallowed the last bite and gave the woman a baleful glare.

"Dai Shi is training, and thus does not need my presence at this moment." Puck slid onto the bench next to her and dug into her own sandwich.

"So, the Overlords ran you off." Puck said after swallowing her mouthful. Camille glared at the dark haired woman.

"No, I just... opted to take a relaxing walk around the city. Scope out some potential weakness."

"How is old Dai Shi? Everything going smoothly with his possession of that boy?" Camille took in a deep sharp breath.

"Perfectly fine." Puck arched an eyebrow as they both continued staring off into the park in front of them.

"Care to try that again?" The Coyote asked after a few minutes of silence.

"Everything's perfectly fine." She said in a tight, high pitched, voice.

"Uh-huh, so where's he training?"

"The Abyss of Evil. He's hoping to absorb some of the residual energy." Puck nodded. The Abyss had recently been emptied, if the rumors were true.

"And you're just wandering the streets aimlessly till he comes back to defend you against the overlords?" That got a raise out of her. Unfortunately Puck was long gone by the time Camille was ready to retaliate.


"You sure?... Alright... yes I'll keep an eye out for any activity... Alright... yes I'll pass on the message... say hi to Swoop for me... uh-huh bye." RJ hung up his cell phone and resumed his personal shopping.

As he was checking out the pretty woman at the register shot him a flirtatious smile. RJ smiled back but didn't engage in flirting back. Confuse by his response, or lack there of, the woman tried harder engaging him in conversation. RJ refused to engage and worked to keep the transaction as professional as possible. The woman was confused as to why the handsome man wasn't responding to her ministrations. When she had rang up the last item, and rather upset that he wasn't interested she gave her last effort.

"Anything else you need?" She asked in a breathy voice and she gestured subtly to her cleavage.

"Yeah. My total please." RJ said rather bitingly. The woman reared back and read him his total, in a dazed, small, voice. The wolf master thanked her rather stiffly and gathered his bags, feeling the woman's eyes on his back.


Lily once again apologized to a rather frustrated customer, explaining that the other staff was currently busy with School that day. She gave him a free refill and a free slice of his pizza to pacify the man. RJ walked in carrying the groceries he had sent out to restock their personal pantry. He nodded to the over worked Lily and retreated upstairs long enough to change into his work outfit and help out.

They worked until the end of the day and closed shop earlier then usual. Lily arched her eyebrow at her boss, Master, and whatever they were.

The cheetah thought of tagging the title of Lover on his lengthening list of titles, but didn't feel qualified for that one just yet. Well mostly and firstly they'd either have to be in love or sleeping together for either definition of the word to be applied.

Boyfriend seemed so... juvenile to tack onto the man, which was odd because in essence he was her boyfriend.

Mate was an obvious term, but they would need to be mated first. That went double for Husband.

Significant other was a mouthful.

Lily waited for RJ to vacate the bathroom and continued on her list of appropriate terms.

Intended caused her nose to wrinkle. To be intended implies that there was some amount of intention behind the situation. She certainly didn't intend to snag her master in a millennia old tradition. Damn Hormones.

She gave up her train of thought as RJ came out, freshly scrubbed of flower and grease, smelling of Eucalyptus, Peppermint, and Sage.

"Bathrooms' yours my lovely." He slid out of the way and gently clicked his heels together in a jesting bow and he gestured to the small, damp, warm room. Lily smiled at him and jokingly swatted him on the butt as she walked by, relishing in his jump of surprise. She shut the door just in time to escape retribution.

When Lily came out of the bathroom the loft smelled of delicious foods that left her mouth watering. A table had been set up and covered with a white table cloth and actual plates and silverware, not paper plates and plastic silverware. Candles were lit everywhere in lieu of the florescent light the loft usually had.

Ooh... someone's holding out for a booty call. Lily thought jokingly. She smiled sweetly as she watched the man pull out a decadently plated dish that made her stomach protest in hunger.

"Ah! Lily, I was hoping you'd take a little while longer in the shower, but, c'est la vie." He put what was obviously the final plate on the table and gestured elegantly to the seat across from him.

"Please sit." He enticed. Lily made her way to the table speechless over the gesture. After all last time they had been alone all she had gotten was Chinese food and a dance. She felt the familiar stirrings in her belly, letting her know the heat was about to come in full force.

RJ had gotten up and helped her to her seat. She slid around her and started to serve her.

"This is a braised herb infused Chicken pastry with a savory mushroom cream sauce. Served over a bed of wild rice." Lily took a deep shuddering breath as she sampled to dish before he would allow himself to sit down. Her eyes trained on his passive face. Her eyes closed slowly as she ate.

"God RJ, this is fantastic." She began to heartily eat her sumptuous meal. RJ poured her a glass of Sparkling Cider, since she was still underage. She washed the remains of the dish down. He smiled and repeated his earlier gesture with the next dish.

"This is a light pallet cleansing salad; it's a creamy Pear and Roasted Pecan salad with a sweet poppy seed dressing." Eager for the next dish Lily was soon scraping her plate clean as RJ poured her another glass. The two went through a Baklava pudding, before Lily was able to muster though back into her head.

"Wow... RJ, that was amazing...but why?" RJ walked around the table to kneel by her.

"I wasn't joking when I said I want to fall in love with you Lily." He said evenly, his expression one of soft intent, a seriousness tempered by the atmosphere of the loft. Lily felt her breath hitch as his green eyes looked at her longingly.

"RJ..." she breathed, breaking the moment. With a fluid grace that should be criminal he got up and pulled Lily up in one flawless movement.

"I have one more thing set up for us this evening my beautiful Cheetah. Movies." RJ led her over to his chair, and Lily understood the significance of the action.

The heat was in full force, but it was cooler then what she usually felt, a gentle heat that didn't leave her feeling grouchy or frustrated. She settled in RJ's lap as he pulled a blanket over them both and he flicked on the movie.

It wasn't what she normally liked but it was entertaining enough to pass the time. After some point in time the movie was forgotten as they got into an argument over which was better: the Sentai Comics or the Power Ranger Comics.

"Yeah, but they were brothers and sisters... it was weird."

"As apposed to them being random kids who all worked in a Music Store." They looked at each other before bursting out laughing. Lily snuggled in deeper into her comfy spot and tilted her head to look at RJ.

"As the Ranger's are real here, do you think the Sentai are real in another dimension?"

"Interesting idea my Cheetah. But we will never know."

"Because to know defies natural law and order?"

"That too, but no, because city ordinance requires an expensive monthly permit to house a nuclear generator in a pizza parlor. I checked." Lily laughed, that was life along the San Andreas Fault. Full of kooky laws to keep the public safe and the Power Rangers sane.

"I wonder why there's almost no Ranger activity on the other side of the fault? Why is it only on the California Cost side?" She asked. RJ paused the movie to give it further thought.

"Can't say." His arms shifted in their position of being wrapped around Lily so that he could scratch his elbow without loosing contact with her. Lily gave up the thought and turned the movie back on and they watched it until the next random pointless explosion FUBARed the plot.

"This movie's really bad..." Lily said.

"Yeah... don't know what I was thinking when I picked it up honestly."


It was weird not having the guys around under foot, RJ thought. And while the time alone with the quietest, most pleasant in many ways, ranger was nice, RJ was starting to feel over ridden with estrogen between Fran and Lily constantly around... not that having the girls around was bad but... He was starting to miss guy bonding time, AKA "make Casey and Theo do random crap just for the hell of it". Sadistic? Noo. Not him.

"RJ, we're running low on Pepperoni and Pineapple. Do you want me to make a run to the Grocer's market and pick up more?" Fran asked as she wiped at a flour smear with the back of her wrist. RJ frowned.

"Uh, yeah, you go do that." Fran nodded and made a list of the needed ingredients before taking the jeep to the local Bulk Grocer's.

RJ leaned against the counter and sighed at his previously grand idea to send the boys out and far away.

"RJ... I'm really hot..." Lily's voice purred as his nose became infused with the heady scent of Lily's hormones. He let loose a wanting sigh as his eyes rolled up and crossed over to her in under five steps. RJ grabbed her straight and pressed his nose against her collar bone. A deep growl came from his throat; her cheetah was well in control and calling his wolf out.

Somehow they made it up the stairs clothing dropping along the way till they made it to his Yoga mat. RJ spilled onto the ground with still holding on to Lily as she traced small bites along his shoulders and neck. He pulled up from the beautifully flushed skin of his mate-to-be, her hazel eyes glowing enchantingly.

"Lily... so beautiful..." He murmured before leaning down to kiss her. Lily's toes curled as a distant part of her wondered where he learned that trick. Soon she fell into a rhythm with him that had her eyes crossing behind their lids. His hands slid up her body grazing against her more sensitive flesh before trailing back down again, her own nails leaving faint red marks trailing his back. She arched and let loose a gasp as his teeth found a sensitive spot on her neck.

He pulled up and positioned himself...

"RJ... We came back- Oh god!" Finn shouted as his son and the yellow ranger parted immediately and scrambled to cover up.


Down stairs the group of Fran Theo and Casey looked up the stairs somewhat grossed out and somewhat amused at the commentary they were hearing.


So... sorry about how short this is, but updates are going to be very infrequent and probably short like this till I land on my feet running in regards to college... Hope you enjoyed it!