Disclaimer: Never mine.

A/N: In Red Fraternity, I said that Aisha and the boyos were Wind Ninjas. Just a reminder.


Aisha had learned the value of working out at dawn at the Academy. Now that she was no longer studying there; she kept that practice up by early morning runs in Angel Grove Park. Even Zedd, Aisha had learned, liked to sleep in sometimes. Adam and Rocky joined her often, but today, it was just Aisha and the rhythmic sounds of her tennis shoes on the pavement. At least, it was until she saw Tommy ahead of her, heading off the path towards Angel Grove Lake. Curious, and worried, Aisha followed, and found Tommy standing at a secluded stretch of shore. "Tommy?" Aisha asked.

The white-clad teen jumped and spun, hands coming up in defense before he even saw her. "Oh," Tommy relaxed, "Aisha, what are you doing here?"

"I was running," Aisha said, "and I saw you. Are you ok?"

Tommy grinned, "I'm fine, Aisha. A bit early to run, isn't it?"

"Beats the heat," Aisha replied. "I've been getting up this early for years, anyways. Rocky, Adam and I, that is."

"You three are close, aren't you?"

"Like family," Aisha replied. "What about you? Was it hard to see Jason, Trini and Zack leave?"

Tommy chuckled, "Well, Zack, kind of, he's a good man. Trini, well, she's a good friend, and Jason's my best friend. I won't miss his glares when Trini and I hang out."

"Glares?" Aisha asked.

"Don't tell anyone," Tommy said, a mischievous grin, "but Jason has a super-secret crush on Trini."

"Shouldn't you, I don't know, keep it a secret?" Aisha asked.

Tommy chuckled, "Everybody knows. Jason doesn't know everybody knows. Trini knows, but she's waiting for Jason to tell her that he likes her before anything happens."

"Why?" Aisha asked.

"Builds character or something," Tommy shrugged. "What about you, any super secret crushes that everybody knows about?"

Aisha laughed, "Hardly. Adam isn't ready to date yet, because he's so shy and all. Rocky, on the other hand, wants to date; he just doesn't know who he wants to date."

"What about you?" Tommy persisted.

"Most of the guys I know, I intimidate, because I'm a martial artist. They aren't my type. The ones I don't, well, Adam's like my little brother, and Rocky's like this adorable puppy that follows me around: Annoying as anything, yet too cute to kick. You're taken and Billy, well, I don't know Billy well enough to form an opinion. Maybe in a few years, I'll meet a guy I can't scare, but until then, Rocky's got money; he can pay for things when we do stuff together."

Tommy laughed, "Does he know?"

"Please," Aisha said, "all I have to do is give him a look and the boy's pulling out his wallet. His family, well, they're very well off, but not rich. His parents are also very generous with allowances."

"I see how it is," Tommy said, a look of mock-horror on his face; "you're after Rocky's money; you don't care about his heart."

"Eh," Aisha said, grinning, "he's a big boy; he can take care of himself."

Before anything more could be said, the chime of their communicators summoned the two Rangers back to their day job.