Author's Note: Here is chapter 10! Please read and review! All feedback is appreciated. :)
Angel Grove High School
Mr. Raiford's Chemistry Class
Angel Grove, CA
Wednesday, 11:43 AM
"Who developed the theory that electrons traveled in discrete orbits around the atom's nucleus?" Mr. Raiford asked.
Tommy stared sleepily at the blackboard, hand tucked under his cheek. He snorted when he saw the head of the student in front of him bob low dangerously, a sure sign that they were falling asleep.
"Does anyone know the answer?" asked the teacher.
'If no one answers, he's just going to keep asking,' he realized.
Tommy sighed, rolling his eyes before raising his hand. "Niels Bohr."
Mr. Raiford looked at him in surprise before smiling. "Yes! That's absolutely correct, Tommy."
He turned back to the board, and Tommy's eyes trailed over to the seat beside him.
He caught Billy looking at him, and he turned quickly. That was the twelfth time he had been caught looking at the blue ranger.
Kimberly hadn't been at school for the last three days, and the green ranger was slightly bothered that he hadn't seen her. He was used to seeing her every day, whether it be in class or battle.
Now it was as if she disappeared from the face of the Earth.
He had seen the other rangers around, including Jason. It was obvious from their demeanor that they knew what happened between the pink and green rangers. Trini's looks of disgust and the hard glint in Billy's eyes were new.
Zack's bitterness was just a bit stronger.
Tommy had asked Jason where Kim was, telling the red ranger that he missed her. Jason looked as if he wanted to break every single bone in Tommy's body. Twice.
'No wonder she hasn't been in school… I can only imagine how they're treating Kim.'
He was sure they asked her a million questions, told her she was horrible for what she did to Jason… for what she did to the team…
Zack was undoubtedly on Jason's side, given that they were best friends. Trini was probably the most sympathetic to the pink ranger given their sister-like bond, and Billy was most likely reserved about the whole thing, choosing to remain neutral to keep from choosing sides.
The green ranger ripped out a piece of paper from his notebook, tearing smaller strips from it and balling it up to throw at the blue ranger.
The first three barely made it to his side of the table, and the fourth lightly tapped him on the shoulder. When Billy didn't look at him, he balled up the rest of the sheet, chucking the large ball at him and hitting him on the side of the head.
Billy's hand stilled, and he turned his annoyed gaze to Tommy.
"The paper balls were unnecessary, Tommy. I am right beside you," he hissed.
"Where's Kim?" asked the long-haired teen softly.
His eyes narrowed. "Why do you need to know?"
Tommy's nostrils flared in irritation. "Because I asked you. Now where is she? She wasn't in history, and Trini wouldn't give me any answers."
The blue ranger's gaze softened, and Tommy was struck by the sadness in his clear blue eyes. He had expected anger and hate…not that.
"Leave her alone, Tommy," Billy whispered tiredly. "You've caused enough damage as it is."
He sat back slowly when the blue ranger returned to copying the notes from the board.
Billy was right; they both knew it.
But that didn't make it any easier to accept.
Angel Grove High School
Football Field
Angel Grove, CA
3:57 PM
"Blue 42! Blue 42! Hike!"
Tommy caught the football, looking around for an open receiver. His eyes widened when he saw Bulk headed straight for him, and the green ranger suddenly found himself looking up at the swirling blue sky.
He grabbed Bulk's offered hand, yanking himself up off the ground. Tommy threw down the football angrily, eyes flashing green as he looked at Jason.
That was the sixth time Jason let him be sacked, and he was sick of it.
"What the fuck is your problem, Scott?" asked Tommy angrily as he approached the red and black rangers, yanking his helmet off his head.
Jason looked at Tommy with a bored expression, helmet tucked under his arm. "Are you talking to me?"
The black ranger snorted. "I think he is, Jase."
"That's the sixth time you let me get sacked today. Either do your fucking job or get off the field and let someone else play."
Jason glared, moving into the green ranger's face. "You saying I don't know how to do my job, Oliver?"
Tommy sneered, voice dropping to a low whisper. "Wouldn't be the first time. Maybe Kim wouldn't have been on my dick if you had done your job right from the beginning."
Jason ran at Tommy, jumping on top of the quarterback swinging. Tommy let the red ranger get in a few blows before rolling them over, punching back at him. The other players on the team watched on in shock before running to break up the fight, surprised to see the two in a scuffle.
Tommy felt himself be lifted in the air, one of Bulk's thick arms around his stomach. Billy and two other guys were holding Jason back. Zack stood off to the side, making no move to hold his best friend back.
"What the hell is going on?" Coach Madison asked angrily as he looked between Tommy and Jason. They remained silent.
"So no one can speak now?" he asked in disbelief. Madison shook his head. "Scott, Oliver, head to the locker room. You're off the field for the rest of the week."
"But coach, Jason attacked me! I didn't even do anything," argued Tommy.
"That's bullshit and you know it!" growled Jason who attempted to break free.
"Look, you either can talk to me and tell me what's going on or you can go to the locker room and have it out yourselves."
Neither boy spoke up.
"Johnson, Ramirez, you're up," said Madison pointing at two other players before turning to Tommy and Jason.
"You two? Get off my field."
Tommy threw his helmet onto the grass, pissed off as he made his way to the locker room. He kicked open the door, nearly tearing it off its hinges with his anger.
"Why are you so pissed, Tommy? All of this is your fault," hissed Jason. The red ranger sat down on the bench in front of his locker.
"Excuse me?" asked the green ranger incredulously. "I think it started the day you left me at the palace."
Everyone else was out on the field, leaving the two alone in the locker room.
Jason stood, angrily marching over to Tommy. "So you sleep with my girlfriend to get back at me?"
"It worked, didn't it?" He didn't sleep with Kim for just that reason, but it was nice to let Jason think so.
Jason's hands flew to his hair. "You're such a selfish prick."
Tommy raised an eyebrow. "I know that."
The red ranger shook his head slowly. "Do you even try to think about anyone outside of yourself for just one second? Have you even noticed that Kim hasn't been in school these last few days?"
That was something Tommy had definitely noticed.
"Do you have any idea what you did to her?" asked Jason.
Tommy grinned. "I know exactly what I did to her. You were there for some of it."
The red ranger snarled, grabbing Tommy by his uniform and slamming him into the lockers. The green ranger laughed happily.
"What's wrong, Jase? Can't handle a little competition?" His eyes flashed green. "Though from what I hear, it wasn't a competition at all."
The red ranger's eyes widened briefly. "This is all a big fucking game to you," Jason said in disgust, dropping Tommy to the ground.
Tommy climbed to his feet. "It is… and I'm the winner."
Jason clapped slowly, a cold expression on his face. "Congratulations, Tommy. You win." The stockier teen raised his hands in the air as he began to shout. "Yes! Tommy Oliver wins, ladies and gentlemen!"
His voice dropped to a whisper. "You should feel so fucking proud. You've humiliated me and caused me unimaginable pain by…" He paused, as if the next words hurt to say. "…by sleeping with Kim."
Tommy grinned. "That's all I wanted."
Jason raised a hand. "And bonus! You've pretty much destroyed Kimberly. She hates herself, Tommy. I've never seen such self-loathing in all my life."
The grin on the green ranger's face disappeared at the mention of Kim.
Jason ran a hand through his hair. "She was always such a vibrant person, and now she won't even leave her house because she's so ashamed of what she did."
He pointed at Tommy. "And it's all because of you."
Tommy could hear his heart pounding loudly in his ears.
"I would've thought that maybe some part of you deep inside would've tried to protect her. You cared about her once, Tommy."
Jason moved closer to the green ranger. "But I guess none of that mattered, did it? You just had to get back at me in any way possible, damn the consequences and whoever else may suffer in the process."
Tommy growled. "Don't even try to talk about how I feel, red ranger… especially for Kimberly."
Jason laughed heartily. "Are you trying to say you care about her? You've got to be joking. You care so much that you use her for sex, humiliate her and then, just for kicks, destroy the people she sees as family?"
Tommy's jaw clenched angrily. 'It's not like that.'
"You don't give a shit about Kim. You're a sick son of a bitch that used someone that actually gave a damn about him just to get back at me. You're pathetic," hissed Jason.
The long-haired teen didn't want to admit it, but that one hurt. Not because it was true, but because he couldn't even argue that Jason was wrong for thinking that way. There was a part of him that did get pleasure out of his time with Kim just because it would hurt Jason, and that's all anyone would see.
'This must be how Kim feels…'
Tommy glared at Jason. "You're forgetting one thing, Jason. All of this was set in motion because of you."
Jason turned away from him, laughing.
"What the fuck is so funny?" the taller teen asked harshly.
"You know what's ironic, Tommy?" He didn't wait for the green ranger to respond. "The very thing I wanted to avoid happened because I left you at Rita's palace."
"What?" asked Tommy shocked.
Jason sat down, eyes fixed on the tiled floor. "Remember the day I asked you if you had feelings for Kimberly and you said yes?"
Tommy nodded.
"Asked her the same thing… except she said no." Jason shook his head. "I wanted to believe her, but I couldn't shake the feeling that she was lying. I had caught the two of you eyeing each other sometimes when you thought no one was looking and seen firsthand the flirtation you had growing between the two of you…but I figured it was harmless. You wouldn't hurt me."
He looked up, meeting Tommy's eyes. "And then I saw the two of you in your truck."
Tommy froze. "You saw us kissing."
The red ranger nodded. "I was so hurt to see my best friend and my girlfriend together. I think…I think I wanted to kill you."
Tommy's eyes flashed green. "So you left me at the Lunar Palace for that?"
Jason shook his head. "No. There's more."
He cleared his throat. "I was going to talk to Kim about it, but she had other plans. Said she missed me so much that she wanted to take that final step."
He licked his lips, words coming out faster. "I kinda rationalized then that it was okay. She wanted to take that step with me on her own, and she told me she loved me. She made a mistake with you… but I could forgive that."
Jason's eyes narrowed. "And then you went off on your little sex sprees around school." He shook his head. "Kim tried to hide it… but I knew. I knew it hurt her. I knew you hurt her."
His hands flexed against his thighs. "I was losing her… slowly but surely. She was smiling less; our time together was shorter or awkward because it was forced. The final straw was when I found her crying in her car."
"What?" Tommy asked, startled by this news.
"She had heard how you took some girl over to the lake in your truck the night before. Really upset her. When I asked her what was wrong, she tried to pass it off as something about her dad, but I knew it was you. It was always about you."
The green ranger understood why Kim was so bothered. The times when they were alone, they would meet at the lake and just talk for hours. He had jokingly called it 'their spot' once due to how often they came there, and it sort of stuck.
And he had been a jackass by taking some girl he couldn't even remember there just to blow off some steam.
"Her tears were becoming a routine for me, and I hated it. I was tired of watching you hurt her, day after day, and you never seemed to give a damn. My own relationship with Kim was starting to suffer as a result of your selfishness… I couldn't let that continue," said Jason.
Tommy eyes filled with understanding. "So when you saw that I had been captured, you saw it as an opportunity to set things right… for you and for Kim."
Jason stared hard at the ground. "I went to the Lunar Palace to give up my coin to Goldar. And then I-I remembered how much pain you put Kimberly in those last few months and how she was pulling away from me… I realized that giving him my coin was only going to bring you and your selfish ways back into our lives."
Jason sighed, nostrils flaring briefly. "So I said no. Told the team it was a trick… that I made another deal and was waiting for Rita to accept. They didn't know I was lying; took it at face value because they trusted me."
Tommy could feel a heat coursing through his body, building in his chest and spreading outward. His hands felt hot, and he knew without looking that there was green energy swirling around his fingertips.
Jason wrung his hands. "It ate me up inside that you were still in that palace, Tommy. All I could think about was what they were doing to you."
"And yet you did nothing," Tommy hissed, eyes pure green. He stood, chest tight from trying to stay in control.
'I'm going to kill this motherfucker.'
"I was going to make the trade when I saw how miserable Kim was. Even with how hurt she was from what you did to her, she wanted you safe," Jason insisted. He looked up at Tommy. "Do you know how difficult it is to save the only person who can take away the one person you love the most? The person who was causing the one you loved pain?"
The green ranger's nostrils flared, eyes cackling with green energy. "No, and apparently you don't either since you left me there!" he shouted.
Tommy ran up to Jason, grabbing him and shoving him against the locker, hands around the red ranger's throat.
"You call yourself a leader? You were supposed to save me, Jase! And you left me because you were scared I'd take Kim from you!"
He hit Jason hard in the face repeatedly. "I was beaten daily because of you… Goldar used my body like a carving post. You were supposed to be my fucking friend!"
Tommy's hand hovered over Jason's face, green flames licking at his bruised flesh. Tommy knew he could kill him right now, set his body on fire and leave him to roast painfully on the locker room floor.
'Maybe then he'll understand what I went through,' thought Tommy angrily.
"You were… hurting… her…" Jason gasped out, face flushed from the lack of oxygen as his hands grasped the green ranger's wrist. "You told me… you had feelings for her. But you… never... put her… first…"
Jason gasped loudly, taking in much needed oxygen. "I did."
The flames died at Jason's words, Tommy's grip loosening around the shorter boy's throat.
'Kimberly.'
The red ranger avoided his gaze, jaw seriously bruised.
"I wish I never left you there," he said softly, and Tommy could hear the pain radiating from Jason's words.
Jason's eyes remained on the ground, voice so low Tommy had to strain to hear him.
"I tried to tell myself I was doing the right – " He shook his head fiercely. "A good thing, but every second you were locked away in the Lunar Palace, I hated myself more than you could ever know, Tommy. I still do."
Jason looked up at Tommy with sad eyes. "Please believe me…I wish I could take it back."
Tommy stared at him, hand now fisting his football uniform as he processed Jason's words. His face scrunched up in anger suddenly and he dropped Jason to the ground, breathing hard from the adrenaline racing through him.
"So do I."
The green ranger stared down at the fallen red ranger. "Everything I've done to hurt you, I would gladly do again. You're nothing but a piece of shit, Jason. You let your emotions rule you in a moment when I needed you most."
He kicked him hard in the stomach, grabbing him by his shirt so that Jason was looking at him.
"You can never make up for what you did, and now that I know the truth, nothing will ever stop me from coming after you," he hissed.
Tommy slammed his head into the lockers, causing Jason to groan.
"You kill me, and she'll never forgive you," Jason rasped out from the floor between hacking coughs.
Tommy stilled, glaring down at Jason before walking away.
'I know.'
Oliver Residence
Living Room
Angel Grove, CA
8:43 PM
"A whole new world…a dazzling place I never kn–"
Click.
"Welcome to Jurassic P-"
Click.
"It's time for Animaniacs and we're zany to the max. So just-"
Click.
'Why is there nothing good on?' Tommy thought crossly. He had been flipping through the channels for the last thirty minutes and was unable to find anything good on television.
His expression soured. 'That's not true.'
He had actually found several shows he could watch, but he was too distracted by other thoughts to really enjoy what was on.
He sighed. 'It always goes back to Kimberly.'
Since his argument with Jason in the locker room, Tommy's thoughts were stuck on the petite pink ranger. Jason's words were still echoing in his head.
You were hurting her.
Click.
You told me you had feelings for her…
Click.
You never put her first.
Click.
I did.
Tommy threw the remote across the room, slamming it into the wall where it broke into several pieces. He flexed his fingers to stop his hands from shaking.
"Tommy! What the hell has gotten into you?"
The teen looked up, glaring when he noticed his father looking at him in shock.
"Nothing," the green ranger answered gruffly. "Just aggravated."
The teen took note of the briefcase in his father's hand. "Late night tonight?" he asked, effectively changing the subject.
Frank nodded. "Yeah, got some work to finish."
Tommy snorted, pushing himself up from the couch. "I'm sure you do."
He stopped before passing his father. "Tell Janet 'hi.'"
The teen didn't wait for his father's response, choosing instead to head to his room. He slammed the door closed, locking it and running down the stairs.
'He's probably shitting bricks right now,' thought Tommy with a nasty grin.
'And he should. Mom's been nothing but good to him, and he decides it's okay to cheat on her because she's worried about me? I'm safe and sound now… so what's his excuse?'
His lips curled in disgust. 'Pathetic.'
Tommy walked over to his boom box, hitting the play button. "Jump" by Kriss Kross began to play. He pulled off his shirt, switching it for a black wifebeater. As he pulled out the wifebeater, he caught sight of a white shirt with the words "TOO SEXY" printed in large red letters resting at the bottom of his drawer.
Kimberly bought it for him once when she dragged him to the mall.
He grabbed the shirt, fingers running over the letters slowly.
You were hurting her.
His fingers stilled as Jason's words came back to him. 'I'm still hurting her.'
You kill me, and she'll never forgive you.
He slammed his dresser closed as his frustration grew.
'Jason betrayed you, Tommy. He even admitted it today. You can't let his actions go unpunished,' said a voice.
'But what about Kimberly? You hurt Jason, you're dead to her. Is that what you want?' another voice chimed in.
The green rested his hands on the dresser, head bent as he tried to think. He raised his head, looking at himself in the mirror.
'Is that what I want?'
Hart Residence
Kimberly's Room
Angel Grove, CA
11:31 PM
Tommy materialized in Kimberly's bedroom, shrouded in darkness. He could make out her small form on the large bed. She looked as if the mattress would swallow her whole.
He moved quietly around the room so that he was standing over her. Tommy crouched next to her bed, sitting on his knees next to her.
Her face was turned towards him, chestnut locks covering her face. She was surrounded by stuffed animals, and he smiled slightly at the pink monkey resting comfortably in her arms. Next to her head was a red T-Rex, and he scowled, knowing Jason had given her the offending object.
Between her pillow and the mattress was a small green dragon, and he pulled the toy out from underneath, knowing it was representative of him. He grabbed the T-Rex, flinging it across the room into her closet before setting the dragon next to her head. He smiled when she subconsciously rubbed her face against it.
He looked around the room, eyes drawn to the picture on her dresser. It was a framed photo of him, her, and Jason from junior year. In the center of the photo was a grinning Kimberly in a pink sundress. To her left was a smiling Jason, their hands clasped together tightly. Tommy stood behind her with a wide grin, arm wrapped around her shoulders in the front, his head resting beside hers. Her right hand was resting on top of his, their fingers playing with each other's.
'What a mess we made…' he thought as he held the picture up, fingers running over the glass.
If someone were to tell him then that he'd end up becoming the green ranger and sleeping with his then-best friend's girl, he'd have laughed in their face.
'Time changes everything, huh?'
He put the picture down, turning back to look at Kimberly. He sat down gently on her bed, carefully brushing her hair out of her face. She looked peaceful as she slept, moonlight shining on her through her window, and it made him think of the night he watched over her as she slept when she called him over to her house.
'So beautiful.'
Tommy trailed a finger along her hairline, trailing it down the side of her face to her cheek. The warmth of her skin warmed him internally. His fingers moved to her eyes, trailing over her eyelashes and heading down to her mouth. Her lips parted slightly, and he could feel her breaths on his fingers.
'I need to go,' he thought when he felt a familiar feeling of longing in the pit of his stomach.
He stood, jumping slightly when he felt soft hands grab his. He looked down, meeting the startled eyes of Kimberly.
"Tommy?" she asked softly.
"Yeah, it's me," he croaked out. He felt the tug on his hand, and he slowly sat back down.
Kim sat up, blinking away the sleep from her eyes. "What are you doing here?" she whispered.
He swallowed the lump in his throat. "I just- I don't know," he admitted. "I had to see you… so I'm here."
His mind was screaming that he needed to leave.
"I told you not to come after me," she reminded him with narrowed eyes.
"I know… but I never listen to you." He gave a crooked smile. "And you haven't tried to hit me yet."
She nodded, watching him warily. "I'm still mad at you." Her fingers caressed his cheeks and he shivered slightly. "But I'm kinda happy to see you… That makes me a terrible person."
He let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. "I didn't like how we left things," he confessed.
"You mean when everything went to Hell?" She looked at him incredulously. "Did you think you would just come over here and fix it? Put a nice band-aid over it and make it all better?"
He remained silent, pondering her words.
What the hell did he think he could say or do to fix any of this?
Kim sighed, hands dropping from his face. "I don't know what to do about you. You hurt me badly, Tommy… I want you out of my life."
She rested her forehead against his. "You have no idea how much I wish I didn't feel anything for you."
He laughed mirthlessly. "I think I do."
'More than you know.'
Kim grabbed his hands in hers. "I really could have loved you, Tommy," she whispered. "But you're not the man I need you to be and you never will be. You're poison to me. All I will ever get from being with you is pain."
She looked at him with watery eyes, though her voice remained firm. "I can't be with someone who purposefully hurts me."
He hadn't expected her words to hurt as badly as they did, and he felt a sting in his eyes.
"I understand. The choices I make are only hurting you, and I don't–" He cleared his throat, forcing the words out. "I don't want -" He paused. "You need to stay away from me."
There was no emotion behind his words, only logic and he found it both irritating and a great relief. He didn't feel bad at all for how things happened between him and Kimberly, though he knew he should. But at the same time, part of him was glad that he wasn't feeling the same emotional turmoil that she and Jason were experiencing.
He was free.
"Then why are you here?" she asked.
Alarms were going off in his head; he needed to leave now.
"I just wanted you to know…" he trailed off.
She gave him an inquiring look. "Know what?"
'Don't do it!' his mind screamed. 'Zedd will kill you.'
And then another voice, smaller and barely audible, spoke up.
'Zedd's not here. He won't know.'
Tommy looked her in the eyes, voice dropping to a hoarse whisper. "I wasn't using you for sex. I know it seems that way but…" He took a deep breath. "It wasn't. Everything's just…complicated."
She said nothing to indicate she believed him.
He licked his lips. "And I wanted you to know… I think…I think if things were different… I-I think I could have loved you, too."
Kim's eyes widened at his confession, and she began to cry softly. Tommy released her hands, pulling her to him.
'What the hell am I doing? Why did I have to say that?'
"Why did you have to say that?" she asked against his chest sadly, echoing his thoughts. "God…"
He pulled back, smiling roguishly. "I like to make things difficult."
She laughed softly, though he could tell it was forced.
"Come here," he whispered.
She looked at him with trepidation, and he leaned forward, capturing her lips in a soft kiss. Kim immediately tensed up, and he felt her sigh against his lips when the kiss ended.
"I missed you," she whispered. "But I hate you so much right now."
"Likewise," he admitted.
He heard her snort softly, as if she didn't believe a word he said.
'But why should she?'
"You played me, Tommy. I cheated on Jason with you, shared a part of myself with you… and all you did was hurt me."
She frowned, hands playing with his idly. "The others are so disappointed in me for what I did to Jason and the team, especially Zack… you'd think I learned, but here I am again. Alone… with you."
Her breath hitched in her throat, and he winced when he heard her voice crack. "You took Zordon away from us…from me…how could you do that?"
She pulled her hands from him, wringing them in her lap. "But I guess the better question is how could I have been stupid enough to think otherwise?" she asked herself softly. "I honeestly thought there was still good in you...how pathetic am I?"
Tommy clenched his jaw tightly, refusing to comment.
"I want to be over you." Kim looked at him sadly. "I need to be."
He grabbed her face in his hands. "Tomorrow, you can be." His thumb brushed her cheekbone. "But tonight… let's just make the most of it."
He moved to kiss her again, and she pulled away slightly, hands pressed against his chest. "This is what caused us so much trouble in the first place."
He shook his head. "It's only one night."
Tommy was alarmed at the swirl of anger that flashed briefly in her eyes. "Good to see you weren't just using me for sex."
He opened his mouth to argue with her, but simply closed it when he saw the futility in trying. The anger in her brown eyes was now replaced with a deep hurt, and he was forced to look away.
Kim cleared her throat, hands still firmly against his chest. "I spoke to Jason today," she whispered, changing the subject.
Tommy looked at her with unseeing eyes, heart racing a mile a minute. "About?"
"We're kinda talking again… h-he's still incredibly angry and I hurt him so badly but… he thinks he may be able to forgive what I've done…in time."
There was a tense silence following her words.
"You want to get back with him." It wasn't a question.
She ran a finger along Tommy's jaw. "I'm not messing this up again. I can't."
He flinched when she cupped his jaw in her hands. The cool metal of her promise ring felt like icy fire on his flesh.
"And what about us?" he asked, though deep down he already knew the answer.
She sat back with a strange expression. "There is no us, Tommy. The sneaking around and lying…you made me look like a fool… I can't do it anymore, Tommy. I won't. And with the Dark Empire invading..."
He shot her a surprised look. "You know about that, huh?"
She rolled her eyes, a small smile playing on her lips. "Yeah. That many ships headed to Earth with Zedd's insignia on the side? Kinda hard to miss. The Eltarian Empire is sending reinforcements."
He nodded. "You'll need it."
She sighed. "I don't doubt it. You're good at what you do."
His brown eyes bore down into hers, and she closed her eyes as if in pain when his hand trailed down the side of her face.
"You need to go," she said in a strained whisper.
His thumb brushed her lips softly, and he could see the hurt in her face. "Okay."
He eyed her for several seconds before kissing her hard on the lips, savoring the feel of her lips against his for most likely the last time. She didn't respond for some time, and he wasn't sure she would until he heard her moan, tongue finding his with ease. His hands found the sides of her face, deepening the kiss as he pushed her onto her back. He groaned when she sucked his tongue into her mouth, and the two finally broke apart when the need for air arose.
They breathed heavily, and Tommy knew if he pushed, they could probably spend the night between her sheets.
'But I can't. Things are bad enough as they are.'
"Goodbye, Kimberly," he said lowly, face hovering over hers briefly before pulling away to disappear into the shadows of her room.
"Bye, Tommy," she whispered back to the darkness.
He watched her for a short while from the shadows before teleporting out in a flash of green light, leaving her room for the last time.