Disclaimer: You know it by now, but I have to say it anyway. I don't own the power rangers. There, that should take care of it.
A/N: The next couple of chapters will not have much action, if any at all. I've given the rangers a hard time since the beginning of this story. So these chapters will let them relax for at least a night, for the prom. I'm also introducing some new characters, but I don't know how many of them will show up later. Anyway, hope you like it.
Jason stood looking in the mirror, straightening his tie. He was looking forward to having fun tonight. The past three weeks had been extremely busy for him and all the rangers. Rita and Zedd had come up with a monster to attack, sending them down a couple of times, but the rangers had easily defeated them, and they had been quiet for the past few days.
In fact, the forces of evil had sort of been in disarray since Vile's defeat. Dimitria said that they were probably trying to reorganize, find a new leader of their alliance, and then the attacks would begin again in earnest.
Jason had found an apartment and moved into it last weekend. He was currently looking for a job, but his parents, Michael and Karen Scott, had left him a savings account that had enough money in it for him to be able to afford living off of it for the next nine months if he had to. He hoped to get a job long before that, but he was not worried about it today.
He has also gotten to know Amanda, whom Tommy had been dating for about the past two months. She was almost as tall as Tommy, slim, but not overly so, with long, dark brown hair and hazel eyes. Jason liked her a lot. She was a good fit for Tommy, and she got along with all the rangers, fitting into the group as if she had always been a part of it.
Jason had also met Carmen, a petite, dark haired girl with green eyes. She had been seeing Adam for about three months and they were pretty tight. She had been shy around Jason at first, but had lately been more open. She had a sweet personality and she and Adam made a good couple.
Tammy, who was tall and slim, had long blonde hair and blue eyes. She was Billy's date to the prom. Jason had not had enough time to really get to know her well, but from what he had seen, she was crazy for Billy and he felt the same way about her. He was looking forward to getting to know her in the future.
Jason came out of his bedroom as a knock sounded on his door. He opened it to see Rocky standing there in his black tux. His dark red shirt was a good contrast to it. Jason opened the door wider, letting Rocky into the apartment. Aisha was over at Kim's house, getting ready with her, so, Jason and Rocky were taking Jason's car, letting them ride together.
Rocky turned around as Jason closed the door. "Looking good there, Jason," he said. "Kim won't recognize you out of your jeans."
Jason smirked at him, looking him up and down. "Nice monkey suit, Rocky," he said.
Rocky gave him a mock glare. "Very funny," he said, trying not to show his amusement. "Thanks for letting us ride with you and Kim."
Jason smiled as he headed for the kitchen. "No problem," he said. "Since Aisha and Kim are getting ready together anyway, I figured it would save one of us some gas." He opened the refrigerator, pulling Kim's corsage out. He glanced at his watch, noting the time. He came back out of the kitchen, grabbed his keys off the counter and turned to Rocky. "We'd better get over there," he said. "We've got lots of time to make it to the restaurant, but, Kim's mom will want to take lots of pictures."
Rocky grinned and turned towards the door. "How long before we can lose the ties," he asked as he opened the door.
Jason made sure he had his wallet as he followed Rocky out of the apartment. He locked the door, pulling on his tie slightly. "Not soon enough," he said.
They exited the building and got into Jason's car, heading for Kim's house.
Kim looked at Aisha as she came out of the bathroom. "That dress is beautiful, 'Sha," she said. "Rocky's going to love you in it."
Aisha walked over to the mirror, looking at her dress. It was a dark yellow, sleeveless dress, with wide shoulder straps. The bodice was form fitting, going down into a straight skirt that was ankle length. It had a thin yellow belt that went around her waist, pulling the dress in just slightly. Aisha had her hair pulled up into a bun, with a couple of stray pieces in spirals beside her face. She looked at Kim's dress and smiled. "Jason is going to fall in love with you all over again, Kim," she said. "That dress is gorgeous."
Kim studied her dress in the mirror. It was a light pink color, with short sleeves that were just off the shoulders. The bodice of her dress was also form fitting to the waist, but then flared out into a full skirt that went down to mid-calf length. Her hair was pulled back into a french twist, with a few stray pieces pulled out to frame her face. She smiled at Aisha as they heard a knock on the front door. "They're here," she said.
Jason and Rocky smiled at Jennifer as she opened the front door. "Come on in boys," she said. "Kim and Aisha will be right down." She stood to the side, letting the two young men into the house. She turned around and looked the boys over, smiling. "You two look very hansdome," she said.
Jason and Rocky blushed slightly. "Thanks," Rocky said. He looked up as he heard the girls at the top of the stairs. His mouth dropped open as he saw Aisha, then his face split into a wide grin.
Aisha smiled at him as she walked down the stairs, looking Rocky up and down. "You look good in that monkey suit," she said.
Rocky gave Jason a glare as he started to chuckle. "Not one word, Scott," he growled. He turned back to Aisha. "You look great," he said, holding out her wrist corsage.
Aisha took the corsage and slipped it onto her right wrist. "Thanks," she said.
Jason looked up as Kim came down the stairs. His breath caught in his throat as he saw her. She was beautiful and his heart swelled with his love for her. He walked up to her as she came to the bottom of the stairs. "You look beautiful, Kim," he said.
Kim looked at him with a wide smile. She always thought that Jason was handsome, but in the tux he looked so much more so. "You look great, Jason," she said, putting her hand on his arm.
Jason handed her the wrist corsage he had gotten her.
Kim took the corsage and slipped it on, then hooked her arm in his.
Jennifer smiled at the kids. "Let's get some pictures," she said. "Then you can get going. Don't want to make you late for your reservations."
Half an hour later, Jason and Rocky were holding the car doors open for Kim and Aisha. They closed the doors. Rocky grabbed Jason's arm as he was about to walk over to the driver's door. "How many more monkey jokes am I going to hear," he asked.
Jason grinned at him. "I don't know what you mean," he said.
Rocky smirked at him. "Who else did you call to get them to say that," Rocky asked.
Jason chuckled as he went around to his door. "I didn't call anyone," he said, amusement in his voice. "Aisha came up with that on her own."
Rocky climbed into the back seat, sitting next to Aisha, grabbing her hand.
Jason pulled the car away from Kim's house, heading to the restaurant. They were meeting the rest of the gang there. They all wanted to arrive at the prom together.
Two and a half hours later, Jason pulled his car into the high school parking lot, followed by Tommy and Billy's cars. Adam and Carmen were riding with Billy. The whole group exited their vehicles, the guys all holding the doors open for the girls. They entered the school together, heading for the gym.
Tommy held his arm out for Amanda and she hooked her arm in his, giving him a smile. Tommy was in a white tux, with an off white shirt under it. Amanda had on a light purple dress, that was sleeveless with spaghetti straps over her shoulders. It was a silky material that clung to her figure, but wasn't too tight.
Adam had a black tux on with a white shirt. Carmen was wearing a floor length gown in a light green color. It was form fitting with a straight skirt and short sleeves. It had a modest neck line, fitting her personality.
Billy had on a black tux with a dark blue shirt. He put his arm around Tammy's waist as they walked into the school. Tammy had on a dark blue dress that had a full skirt, ending just below her knees. The bodice was tight with thin straps over her shoulders.
Jason walked into the gym with Kim, looking at the decorations. He smiled at Kim. "It looks great in here," he said. "You did a great job with the decorations."
Kim smiled at him. "Thanks," she said. "We spent a lot of time getting it just right. I think the girls on the prom committee were ready to murder me by the time we were done."
Jason chuckled and put his arm around her shoulders, directing her to a table. He chose one that all of them would fit at. He pulled her chair out, waiting for her to sit down before pulling out a chair next to her.
Tommy and Amanda were the next ones to sit down, Tommy also holding out a chair for her. He sat down next to Jason, looking over the gym. "It looks really good, Kim," he said. "Great job."
Kim smiled as Carmen sat down next to her. "Thanks," she said. "Carmen was a big help with the ideas."
The rest of the group sat down, also telling Kim and Carmen how great the gym looked. They sat talking until the band took the stage, then all of them got up to dance with their partners.
Jason held the glasses of punch carefully, heading over to their table. The band was taking a break, so the group of friends were sitting down, the guys getting drinks for all of them. Jason set the glasses down and sat down in his chair, handing a glass to Kim.
Kim took her glass and moved to lean against Jason, putting her head on his shoulder.
Jason draped his right arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer. This night had been so relaxing for all of them. He didn't want it to end.
Amanda stood up, stating that she was going to the ladies room. The other girls immediately stood up, joining her as she walked out of the gym.
Tommy shook his head as he watched the girls walk out together. "Why is it that when one has to leave, they all do," he asked.
Billy grinned. "They do it so they can talk about us without us knowing what they're saying," he said.
Rocky shook his head. "That means we can talk about them, too, right," he asked. "Spread some gossip about them?"
Adam rolled his eyes, looking at Rocky with amusement. "Aisha probably figures you need some time to get used to that monkey suit," he said.
Rocky glared at Jason as he choked on his punch, trying not to laugh. "I'm going to get you, Scott," he growled at Jason.
Jason put his punch on the table, trying not to laugh as he held his hands out in innocence. "I swear Rocky," he said, amusement in his voice. "I didn't have anything to do with this."
Rocky pointed his finger at Jason from across the table, an accusing look on his face. "If one more person refers to this as a monkey suit," he said. "You are in big trouble."
Tommy looked at Jason, puzzlement on his face. "What's going on," he asked as Billy and Adam leaned forward to hear Jason's answer.
"I told Rocky that he looked good in his monkey suit," Jason said. "Aisha said the same thing when we picked the girls up. Now that Adam said something along that line, he thinks that I called all of you, telling you to call his tux a monkey suit."
Billy and Adam laughed, looking at Rocky. "Honest, Rocky," Adam said. "Jason never told me to say that."
Tommy chuckled and sat back in his chair. "Jason never called me," he said. "But, you gotta admit that it's funny, Rocky."
Rocky shook his head, trying not to smile. "Oh yeah," he said. "It's hilarious."
Kim and Amanda were touching up their make up when a tall, blonde walked up to stand on the other side of Kim. "So, Kim," she said, a touch of ice in her voice. "I see that Jason is back. How did you rope him into coming to the prom with you?"
Kim looked at the girl in the mirror, not trying to hide her dislike. "Jason asked me six months ago, Jessica," her voice sweet as sugar. "I guess you didn't even cross his mind."
Jessica gave Kim a smile, but her eyes were hard. "I didn't know he was back in town," she said, hardness creeping into her voice. "Have you been hiding him away? Afraid someone else might catch his eye?"
Kim turned to face Jessica, anger flashing in her eyes. "Why don't you just face the fact that Jason isn't even remotely interested in you," she asked, her voice just as hard.
Jessica gave a little laugh. "He was interested a year ago," she said. "Just before he left for the peace conferences. Didn't he tell you about our dates?"
Kim turned away from Jessica, not wanting her to see the hurt in her eyes.
Jessica gave Kim a sneering look. "Guess he didn't want to compare you to me," she said. "Oh, well. You should ask him about it sometime. It really was something to talk about, after all." She turned and left the bathroom, leaving Kim to ponder her words.
Amanda put a hand on Kim's shoulder gently. "Don't listen to her, Kim," she said, her voice gentle. "She's just trying to start trouble where there is none to be found. Jason loves you, it is plain to anyone who sees how he looks at you. He's not interested in anyone else."
Kim looked at Amanda and gave her a small smile. "But, he did date Jessica a couple times," she said. "Jason left for the peace conferences before they coud get a real relationship started."
Aisha came over to Kim, putting her hand on Kim's other shoulder. "Don't say that Kim," she said. "Tommy told me once that Jason didn't care for Jessica as much as she might like you to believe. He was too hung up on you, but, you were with Tommy at the time. There was never anything serious between them. Ask Jason yourself."
Kim nodded at Aisha, giving her a bigger smile. "It doesn't matter about that time," she said. "Jason's with me. That's all that matters."
Jessica walked out of the bathroom, a satisfied smile on her face. She entered the gym and made a beeline for the table Jason was sitting at, determined to stir up more trouble.
Jason glanced up as Jessica came over to their table. He and the other guys stood up as she approached.
Jessica gave Jason her most winning smile. "Jason," she said, delight in her voice. "I hadn't heard that you were back. Good to see you." She went to hug him, but he stepped back, avoiding her arms.
"Jessica," he said, keeping his voice polite, but cool. "Long time no see."
Tommy and Billy moved to stand on either side of Jason, watching Jessica with wary eyes.
Jessica saw them and decided to retreat, for now. "Give me a call some time, Jason," she said, as she turned away. "Maybe we could get together some time."
Jason shook his head. "Don't count on it," he said. "I'm with Kim now. I'm not interested in someone else."
Jessica stopped and looked at him over her shoulder. "When you get bored with her," she said. "You know where to find me." She walked away before Jason could say anything else.
Tommy and Billy moved away from Jason, finding their seats as the girls came back into the gym.
Jason saw Kim watching Jessica walk away from the table and frowned. This was not good. He was about to go to her when the girls made it back to the table.
The band got back onto the stage and Jason grabbed Kim's hand. Kim glanced at him as the band leader spoke into the microphone. "This song was a special request," he said. "It goes out to Kimberly Hart from Jason Scott."
Kim looked at Jason in surprise as the band began to play, the beginning strains of "Saving All My Love For You" coming out of the speakers.
Jason smiled at her as the singer began the song. "Can I have this dance," he asked quietly.
Kim nodded, tears springing to her eyes. She let Jason lead her out to dance.
Jason pulled her close to him as they began to sway to the song.
Kim held on to him like she would never let him go. She felt a couple of tears roll down her cheeks, and she buried her face in his chest.
Jason put his right hand under her chin, lifting her head so that she met his gaze. He leaned his head down, putting his mouth near her ear. "I love you, Kim," he whispered. "There never was, nor will there ever be, anyone else for me. Like you said, we're forever."
Kim turned her head to face him, putting her mouth on his and kissing him, letting her love for him show in the kiss.
Jason pulled her tighter to him, returning her kiss with all his feelings for her pouring into it.
They broke apart after a few seconds and Kim rested her head against his chest, listening to his heartbeat.
Jason held her close to him, resting his chin on her head as they continued to dance to the song.
Tommy looked at Amanda. "What happened in there," he asked.
Amanda frowned as she looked at Jessica, watching Jason across the gym. "Jessica tried to make Kim think that Jason was only with her because Jessica didn't know that he was back here," she said, anger in her voice. "That song couldn't have come at a better time. I think Jessica's words hit a nerve in Kim. Just like she intended them to."
Tommy shook his head, his eyes darting to Jessica. "She never had a chance with Jase," he said. "He went out with her twice. He told me after their second date, that he wasn't going to make that mistake again. She's just too selfish and conceited."
Aisha had been watching Jason and Kim and she smiled as she saw them kiss. "I don't think there's anything to worry about," she said. "Jason seems to be making sure that Kim knows who he loves."
The others turned to see them, smiling as Jason broke the kiss and pulled Kim tighter to him.
Kim continued to dance with Jason, not wanting the song to end. She was in heaven when she was in his arms, it felt so right to be there.
Jason held her close to him, not wanting the moment to end. He was more convinced than ever that this was where he belonged, with Kim for the rest of his life.
Later that night, the group of friends headed out of the school, leaving the prom behind. They were all going to meet at the youth center. Ernie was having an after prom party for anyone who wanted to attend.
Jessica stood in the shadows, watching Jason walk over to his car, his arm around Kim. Fire flashed in her eyes and she turned away, going to find her friends and head to the youth center for the party. She was not giving up on Jason. She knew that, if he just gave them a chance, they would be a much better couple than he and Kim. She would just wait for the opportunity to show him that.
A/N: That's all for now. See you next time.