Bleu Soliloqui 11

Fair warning, Slash, A/U versions of some of our rangers. Rated R for language and sexiness all around.

This is the third (and probably not the last) time for thanks to Cobalt Blue for the inspiration for continuing, and for contributing to this fic and to my growth as a writer. Very evil grin

A/N: Okay, finally on to some of the other fine folk involved in this tale. As always, feedback is welcome and appreciated.

While Billy and Jason had been sorting things out in Forest Creek, the gang had been trying to work through the issues surrounding their alternate versions, the pairing off that had started over the last couple of days and a relationship that was teetering on the edge of oblivion thanks to a few misspoken words. This was a relationship no one thought would end or even be threatened, but the two people involved were learning the hard way that everything isn't as easy as it seems.

Kim had been seething at home ever since she left school, her half hearted offer to speak with Tommy should he call forgotten in her anger. She currently was sitting at her desk, hanging out online with Aisha and Rocky. Adam wasn't on and fortunately neither was Tommy, as it was in his best interest to still give her a wide berth until she was calm.

She started up a private Yahoo! chat room inviting Rocky and Aisha so they could discuss ranger business and what was going on in their lives.

RedApe04 has joined the PRCHATROOM.

BearIsh1 has joined the PRCHATROOM

PinkCraneGirl has joined the PRCHATROOM

PinkCraneGirl: Hey Ish', you feeling any better?

BearIsh1: Not really, but I do plan to talk to Alex, he is getting a pretty raw deal with all of this. I realized once I was calm that he didn't ask for this situation. I didn't see him after school to talk about it though.

RedApe04: He'll be around tomorrow, don't sweat it Aisha. Besides, he'll probably want to talk once he's calmed down as well. I'm a little worried that we haven't heard anything from our "cousins" in a while.

PinkCraneGirl: Oh no need to be so secretive Rock, we're in a private chat room. The other Billy gives me the creeps to be honest. I swear it's what Billy would be like if he ever snapped.

BearIsh1: Yeah, he bothers me, he seems a little weird. OK a lot weird but the other Jase and Rocky seem ok to me. It's just really crappy timing that they dropped in now when all of the other stuff's going on.

RedApe04: Yeah, but I think they'll be moving soon. My double seems really antsy and even uncomfortable here. I'm sure they'll probably wind up in Stone Canyon or maybe farther north.

PinkCraneGirl: True. I think the other Billy and Jase need some space too. William still seemed pretty unstable after he found out that they couldn't get back to their reality.

BearIsh1: They probably need you to cover and say their related or in case anyone snoops into where they came from, to say their distant relatives. Say, Kim did you ever talk to Tommy? You seemed pretty steamed when you left school.

PinkCraneGirl: No, and I don't plan to either. Not for a few days. I'm so shocked that he'd be that rude, and inconsiderate of me or Billy and Jase. Actually, I was hoping to find Billy. I'm worried about him and he's usually not this bad at hiding his feelings.

RedApe04: Yeah, but most people don't get such major issues dropped on them all at once either. I'd leave him alone for now. He's with Jase; he'll come out of it eventually. After all, you said he's like that…ducking his head and waiting for things to blow over?

PinkCraneGirl: Yeah, for the most part when it comes to emotions. I guess you're right Rocko… I'll talk to him whenever he shows his face again. Oh well, mom's calling me for dinner. I'll catch you guys later tonight if you're online again. Bye.

BearIsh1: Ok, later girl bye. Bye Rocky and thanks.

User BearIsh1 has signed off at 7:34:55pm EST

RedApe04: Bye girls, catch you later.

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User PinkCraneGirl has signed off at 7:35:07pm EST

User PinkCraneGirl has closed PRCHATROOM at 7:35:09pm EST

Kim went down to dinner letting things run around in her head; actually she planned to find Billy no matter what since he was the one she could always turn to in times of crisis. The sticky part of it was talking to him and keeping him from getting pissed off all over again. He was hardly on good terms with Tommy at the moment, but there wasn't anyone else she could really go to. True, Aisha was her close friend, but she wasn't Trini.

Kim sighed wistfully at the thought of Trini, who was thousands of miles away enjoying her turn at saving the word sans powers and spandex. Maybe if Billy was totally missing and made a concerted effort to stay out of reach, she would try Jason. Then again, Jason could be off with Billy as well. 'Damn, why is it the people you want to talk to are never around when you need em'? She pondered as she sat at the table and pretended to be interested in what her mother was talking about. Instead she floated through dinner as she schemed on how to find Billy and or Jason later.

While Kim schemed, William, Jason and Rocky were doing a little plotting of their own to get out of Angel Grove as well as get a start on their new lives. They were in the lounge area of the Command Center discussing their options for school, work and living arrangements. William was sitting kitty corner from Jason and Rocky, thinking aloud to no one in particular.

"I think that if we head to San Diego, put some distance between ourselves and the others but still remain reachable it would be good." William mused as he peered at a map. He sat back and waited for either young man to respond. Jason was looking over the back side of the map that William was browsing.

"San Diego sounds good love. It's not too far away but still in range should we need to join in a battle. Rocko, what do you think?"

"Fine with me. I just want to get going and be done with it. Being stuck here hasn't really sunk in yet and I'm not too thrilled with the idea to be honest. I'd prefer my own space to be honest… and you two need your own space." Rocky put a hand to quell William's protest that was coming any moment. "No arguments. I suggest we contact the others and inform them of our plans tomorrow. Now if you don't mind I need some air." Rocky teleported out without further comment, leaving William and Jason to wonder what was wrong with him.

"Any clue what that was about?" William asked as he leapt to his feet with the grace of his totem animal.

"No idea at all. I'll ask when he comes back. My immediate concern is dinner and then finishing up our packing. Mind if we go out for dinner tonight? Since we all have obtained some funds, I'd like to get out of the Command Center tonight"

"No objections here. Let me grab a jacket and I'll be good to go." Jason smiled as William snagged a light jacket and joined him to teleport out for a romantic dinner. The rest of the evening was going fine for most of the rangers except for a certain Pink Crane. She had ignored every call from Tommy since dinner and was pacing her room determined to find Billy and talk to him. If she knew what he was getting himself into at that moment, she probably wouldn't be that eager to run to him for comfort and maybe more.

Kim stopped her pacing for a moment to consider where that line of thought was leading. True, she and Billy were close but she was treading into dangerous territory with that vein of thinking. She sat down for a moment and traced her thumb over the photo of the bunch she kept on her desk, letting her gaze fall to Billy and letting her mind wander back into the minefield she had planted ages ago. She finally said to hell with it. She was going to locate Billy and talk to him. She checked to make sure her mom was fast asleep and teleported to the command centre.

Fortunately Alpha was asleep, or recharging, which allowed her to run the locator program that Billy had insisted they learn just in case any of the team was hurt or couldn't teleport back on their own.

While Kim wore a path in the floor as she scanned for her wayward friends, Billy and Jason were getting an early but pleasurable start to the day.

Jason awoke with a comfortable weight against his shoulder. Opening his eyes, he looked over to see Billy snuggled up against him. Jason was delighted to realize that Billy was a snuggler. The young scientist might be a very withdrawn person while awake, but like this, he seemed almost child-like in his openness, and vulnerability. It made Jase's heart swell until it was almost going to burst.

Jason himself was not prone to bouts of sentimentality- that was more of Kim's realm, but looking down at the sandy blond haired teen lying there with him; he couldn't help but feel completed. Billy was everything positive that Jason wasn't, and he could literally feel that in some way he was what Billy needed too.

Once again, Billy shifted in his sleep, and threw a leg over Jason's thigh as he wrapped himself around the burly teen, a smile on his sleeping face. Turning and wrapping his arms around Billy, he felt something hard against his upper thigh. Jason smiled to himself and gently ran his hand down Billy's side, across his hips and along the back of his leg, feeling the hardness of the muscle under his skin.

Jason realized that Billy had filled out quite a bit in the past few years. He wasn't quite the timid little boy he used to be. Now, concealed under those baggy overalls was the lean body of a gymnast. As his hand once again traced its path along Billy's body, he felt his own body begin to respond. With a grin he let his hand drop between them, and felt the pillar there. A small moan escaped from Billy's sleeping throat as he pressed himself harder against Jason's hand.

Jason gripped the hardness he felt there under Billy's cotton briefs and was surprised at its girth. He'd seen the Blue Ranger naked before, hell all the male Rangers had shared the Command Center's showers, but he'd never seen Billy hard. He wasn't really that much longer than Jason expected, but the girth was phenomenal- morphinominal even. He was definitely, a grower, not a show-er.

Gently, Jase pushed Billy back to make it easier to reach his target. Still asleep, the Blue Ranger rolled over onto his back as Jason kissed him at the base of his throat. Jason felt the low groan rumble along Billy's lightly furred chest as he kissed his way toward one of the nubs at the apex of the blond's chest.

As he gently sucked the nipple into his mouth, Jason pushed his hand under the waistband of Billy's briefs to gently stroke what he found there. Smiling to himself, Jason dropped lower and gazed at the wide organ that throbbed in his hand Jason breathed in the heady odor, and felt a shudder run through his own body at the scent. A low growl rumbled through the room, and it took a second for Jase to realize with some chagrin that it came from his own throat. He quickly flicked his tongue out and tasted Billy…and smiled at the ability to do that at will.

It had a slight salty taste to it, which sent a shudder down his spine. After several minutes, he felt Billy's hands begin to massage at his shoulders and stroke his head, telling Jason that the Blue Ranger had awakened. Through the ever increasing moans, he heard Billy say, "Jase, swing around. This isn't fair. I can't reach you."

Jason mentally smiled at himself as he complied. Seconds later he felt the cool night air against his buttocks as Billy peeled Jason's own briefs away. Before he knew it, he felt a moist warmth engulf his own turgid length. He then felt Billy pull back and gently nibble at his manhood, sending shivers down his spine.

For long moments they rocked back and forth like that, each taking the other as deeply as he could. Before long, Jason felt the pressure begin to build in his balls. As much as he was enjoying this, it wasn't what he wanted- what he'd been wanting for a long time.

With some reluctance, he pulled back from Billy's spit soaked girth and smiled. Without a thought, he swung around pulling himself from Billy's mouth and straddled his lover. In the faint light of the morning sunrise, he smiled into Billy's sea green eyes and reached behind him to adjust things "just so".

He saw the question in Billy's eyes before it was asked, "Are you sure about this?"

"Never been surer in my life, Bill," Jason told him as he raised himself up. With a great sigh, he sat back down hard.

"Oh," Billy said in surprise as he slipped into Jason for the first of many times.

After a very few moments, they found a rhythm- Billy rising to meet his downward thrusts and then pulling back slightly as Jason rose. Billy reached up and replaced Jason's hand on his own member. The two young men matched their movements in perfect unison as their passion and the power of their thrusts rose. Billy's hand became a blur of motion that pushed Jason over the edge. Suddenly, he felt Billy's girth spasm inside him, and that sent him over the edge. Large ropy gushes of white liquid arched from Jason to splatter in gobs in the light blond fur of Billy's chest as the sun rose through the east window of the bedroom.

Neither young man noticed the flash of pink that landed in the room at that exact moment, and probably would not have noticed it at all if the rhythm of their own breathing hadn't been broken by a definitely familiar, and definitely female voice saying,

"Oh my."

After an eternity to Kim, she'd found Billy… and without thinking about the time or the fact that Billy could have been asleep, she had teleported in to find Billy and Jase in a very awkward position to say the least. "Oh my" was all she could muster in her state of flux…

Kim blushed furiously…Uh, I'm sorry about, uh.., uh... interrupting."

"Kim..." Billy stammered as he blushed crimson to match Kim's coloring. "It's not like you did it on purpose"

I know, it's still, ... Uh Billy, you guys are being safe aren't you..." Billy quirks an eyebrow, and looks at Kim...he's not sure whether to be insulted or relieved that she was thinking of their safety... it was also pretty hard to keep a lid on his temper considering how hard his head was pounding.

Deciding that getting angry wouldn't help, he answered. "How do you mean that Kim?"

Shaking her head, "uh.. never mind." She looks down at the floor and appears to be trying to gather her thoughts. Billy can tell that something has definitely upset his pink friend. Finally she takes a deep breath, and looks up, and Billy wonders if he was reading what he thought he was seeing there right. Was she really checking him out?

"Uh, I kinda' need to talk to you, and uh... since, you've always listened to me before..."

"...true enough. Is it something you're comfortable talking about in front of Jase or would you prefer it to be just us Kim?" Billy looked her over, something was definitely not right with Kim, but he didn't want to jump to conclusions either.

Jase took that as his cue to skedaddle out of the room and make himself useful. He snagged his clothing and crept out of the room, and allowed Bill and Kim their privacy, after all…her sudden appearance was going to require one hell of an explanation. One that wouldn't be made easier if he hovered over Billy as he was wont to do.

Shaking her head, "I think you and I need to talk first, Bill." Billy noticed her eyes kept dropping down to the sheet that he'd pulled over his lap. Between her sudden appearance, and Jason's fumbling disappearance, he'd yet had a chance to do anything about getting dressed- or cleaning up. Billy noticed her that her gaze kept diverting to the sheet that barely preserved his modesty... and filed it for the moment.

"…as you will Kim, but I'd like to have a few moments to regain my decency."

Kim nodded, and turned her back to him to give him a chance to dress. It was obvious that she wasn't going to leave the room. What ever had her upset was obviously cutting pretty deep. Her voice was low as she continued, "It's about Tommy and me...," there was a brief pause, "... and you."

Billy almost dropped the jeans he was fumbling into as he barely heard Kim's words. "Kimberly Ann Hart. You've some explaining to do. What the hell could I have to do with you and Tommy?" Billy finished as he slid down to the floor, kicking the empty moonshine bottle in the process.

Looking at the bottle that came spinning past her, Kim raised a silent eyebrow to her self, but Billy got the feeling she would say nothing at this point.

"Nothing, everything! I don't know anymore, Billy!" She was nearly in tears.

Billy jumped… he didn't expect Kim to explode like that. He reached out to her...a simple gesture but powerful none the less. Suddenly Kim spun around in a flurry of tears she buried her head in Billy's tee-shirt clad chest. "I'm just confused Billy! He's changed, he's gotten colder," she shook her head, "and then William shows up and he's colder." Billy could feel her trembling against his body.

"What is about the green? Does it make everybody hard?"

Muttering into her hair... "I wish i had an answer to that Kim. William has been through some hard times, and yes if I were in his position I'd be as cold or worse. What has Tommy done or said? be honest with me Kim."

She pulls away from him, wiping her eyes on the sleeves of her blouse. Shaking her head she looks up at him, "He's so angry about what William did to his counter-part. He's almost irrational about it," she looked down, he voice growing barely audible, "I'm afraid he's started to take that out on you. You shouldn't have stood up to him about going to Phaedos." She turned away still speaking, "And now you and Jason haven't been to school in a couple of days, seems like you've taken away his best friend..."

A soft growl escaped Billy's throat before he spoke. "I should have stood up to him Kim. Otherwise he'd bully me around like anyone else has tried to. If he had taken the time to see that I had shattered and was slowly trying to put the pieces back, he'd have let me be. Tommy is being his typical self…and it's not helping anyone... I'm not trying to take Jase away...hell Jase is helping me come back to myself"

Kim sighed and sat down next to him on the bed, and leaned her head on the headboard while gathering her knees up in her arms. Billy had never seen Kim like this- so torn. It tore at his heart. "He's so used to being in charge. I think between the story of what happened with Will and his counter part and you standing up to him, he's just a little scared of you." She smiled at him weakly.

Billy couldnt help it... he started to laugh... something had to give in this twisted melodrama and it seemed it was going to be him. Once he stopped...he looked over to Kim.

"Forgive me, but I can't see our Knight in White armor fearing me. His issue with William is one he will have to deal with on his own. If he decides that taking it out on me is the course he wants to take, then I will give him a very good reason to fear me." Billy looked at her with a fierceness that belied his fit of mirth mere seconds before

She chuckled, "Somehow I don't think Tommy sees it that way." She looked down and gathered her thoughts. Sighing heavily she told him, "He sounds weird. He said you disrespected him, disobeyed him." She shook her head, "Does he think we're supposed to obey him? That we're his gang or something?"

Billy snorted... in a way that was uncharacteristic of the young man. "It wouldn't surprise me if he did. He's paying a penance for his crimes against himself and wants, no needs us to be his army to prove he's worthy of his power… to prove he's not going to fuck up again. I have the feeling anyone who dared interfere with St. Oliver's redemption would be getting the short end of his temper. I was the loser in the last round of make Tommy feel better. I can see now why William cracked."

She smiled at him, "Well, the first time he calls me his bitch or his ho, I'm going to hand him his lungs."

Billy smiled at that. "If it ever happened, I'd hand him his balls."

Feeling better at the small joke, she smiled up at him. Reaching out, she touched the face of her oldest friend in Angel Grove. "About Jason..."

Billy looked down at her, slightly afraid for the serious tone of her voice. "What of him? Is this the part where you explain that part of the equation."

She smiled over at him, "yeah." Taking a deep breath, "I always thought that you sort of," she looked down and spoke so softly that Billy barely heard her, "had a thing for me."

Billy blanched...and turned an amusing shade of red.."I.. I.. well..." "At one time perhaps Kim, but have you thought I still carried that torch for you? Even after Tommy came along?"

She blushed deeply. "I guess I'm kind of ashamed of it." She shrugged not looking him in the eye, "I know it's not right, but I always sort of thought that even if Tommy and I didn't work out, that you..."

If Billy had been on his feet, he would have fallen to the ground then and there. It was too much... not Kim, no ... he loved her but like a sister. "I.. uh.. well.. I don't know what to say." He did sway a little, then forced his gaze to meet Kim's. "I'm flattered."

Without looking up she said quietly, "No, Billy. You should be pissed as hell at me." She finally looked up, the pain and self loathing in her eyes cut Billy to the soul. "I was using you, Billy. Maybe not outright, but in my mind I was using you. My best friend in the world and I had reduced you to being someone who'd always be on the standby. I didn't think about you as a person. Just somebody who would always be there if things didn't work out." A tear smeared the mascara on her face as it made shadowlike tracks down her cheek. "I never thought that you might eventually get tired, that you had feelings too." She buried her head in her hands, "Now that you have Jason, you must hate me."

Billy's breath hitched in his throat... he didn't expect Kim to be so raw, so open to him. "I could never hate you Kim." His green eyes sparked with some bitterness, which he shoved down so savagely he almost felt it. "I'll admit that it hurt to hear that now, and it's more emotional detritus I'll have to wade through...but know that I don't and can't hate you." Billy reached over and wiped away the mascara tracks gently, and spoke in low tones.

"Kim, I'm surprised, hurt and somewhat shocked by what you've said to me. But to be fair I've never been open with my emotions with most of you. Even when my mom died, I locked my feelings away, I ducked my head and hoped for some kind of miracle to come along." Billy took a breath... it took all of his will power to keep the tears at bay...

Sniffling she looked up at him with a wan smile. "Boy aren't we a screwed up bunch?" She cupped his hand to her cheek, feeling the warmth there, drawing strength from the boy- no Billy wasn't a boy any more- from the man who'd always been her friend. She looked toward the door through which Jason had left.

"Do you love him? How long?"

"Forever and then some. Too bad it took me falling apart to see it. He saved my life, literally when we were younger Kim." Billy glanced at the door where Jase had beat a hasty retreat so they could talk privately. "Believe me, despite what Tommy may think, I've got the others beat hands down on dysfunctionality in the familial unit."

Nodding up to him she asked, "What are we going to do about our fearless leader and his overblown ego." She shook her head, "You know that once you and him," she nodded knowingly toward the door, "get out that Tommy's going to go ballistic." She gave him a piercing look, "You KNOW that's going to turn into a knock down drag out battle." She shook her head, "He's always been hyper protective of you."

Billy smiled wistfully... "Be glad of it, otherwise I wouldn't be here now Kim. I'll deal with Tommy when the time comes. He's got to learn the hard way that I'm not going to let him shove me around nor will I abide by him mistreating me for what William did to his counterpart. Besides, I'm sure Jase and I will have our hands full once the football team and dumb jocks hear about us." Billy's expression darkened and he looked away as his voice got suspiciously thick...

She reached out and touched Billy's shoulder, pulling him around to face her. "This is the real thing isn't? This isn't Adam's peck on the cheek, or Aisha's crush. What made you realize?"

"The unselfish way that he loves me, has loved me all along. That undid me Kim… to have someone be there for me and me alone."

She nodded and leaned back. "You know, now that I think about it I should have seen it coming. He's always been there for you. You two have been raised almost as brothers as it is. I mean all those times you spent with his family while your dad was out of town...," suddenly she stopped as if sensing she might have gone too far. "I'm sorry Billy. I didn't mean to bring up another sore subject."

Billy pinched the bridge of his nose... a habit honed while he still wore glasses... he stared off for a bit. "No need to be sorry Kim. I can't avoid him or continue to be a prat for much longer. It's hurting me, and I'm sick of the pain, so sick of it I tried to drink myself into oblivion. Yes, I've paid for it, and am still paying in the form a vicious hang over."

She chuckled at him and raised an eyebrow, "I saw. You know if I hear of you taking another drink between now and you're twenty-one," she smiled and shook her head. Billy could tell from her voice that she was not being mean, only deadly earnest, "no in your Mr. Emotional Blockheadedness maybe twenty-five, I'm going to kick your cute wolf butt."

"Hey!" Billy shouted in mock outrage. "I can assure you Kim, I swore on my mothers grave I'd never touch another drop till I was at least twenty one. I don't relish the idea of Jase coming after me for breaking that oath either. so I'm not touching another drop I swear.

She smiled and tweaked his nose, "Good." Leaning back she sighed again. Billy could tell that this conversation was at least as helpful to her as it was to him. "Still, what am I going to do about," she made quotation marks in the air with her index and middle fingers of each hand, "The Lord of the Skies?"

"Tell him the Lord of the Wilds is coming after him for hurting his friend the Crane" Billy said in such a deadly tone Kim had no idea if he was serious or not in his threats.

Deciding to at least keep it as light as possible, she chuckled. "Seriously though Billy. I know you've been going through some problems lately, and Tommy calling you names in front of the others were out of line, but we still ahve to deal with him. He is after all still the Rangers' team leader, that makes him OUR leader, and that means we have to work with him."

"I know Kim... and I've worked it out in my head. Too bad it's been stuck up my ass for the last couple of weeks." Billy chuckled darkly at that. "Once I've had things out with father, Tommy's next on the list, and it's a pretty short list at that."

"Good. I DO love him Billy. It's just that lately, ever since we got back from Phaedos, he's been acting kinda' hard. Like he has to be perfect. It really got bad when Jason came back," she told him. "I think he's afraid that Zordon's going to hand the team back over to Jason or something."

"It would serve him right, the git, but it would kill him and make him lose it all over again if Zordon did do that. If you love, him... tell him." Billy smiled, a cold smile that would normally have been charming on any one but Billy Cranston.

"First, make him beg for it Kim. Make him show you how much he does love you and honors you."

She raised an eyebrow, "You are a one mean man, Bill Cranston. Remind me never to make you mad at me." She smiled at him. "We live in a world ruled by computers," she stopped a moment. "You know, that might be a way of solving your problems with Will and company."

"Already one step ahead Pinky. I need to meet with them, and give them the run down of their lives here and where ever they end up."

"Figures Brain," she grinned back at him. "Okay, so you're going to talk to your dad, then deal with Tommy, and finally help out Will and his friends." She looked down, and sighed. Billy got the feeling that something important was going on her head. She asked quietly, "Before you and Jase tell everyone else, can I ask for something?"

He nodded, as no longer trusted his voice for some reason

She looked up at him, something burning in her eyes. Something that reached out to his soul, something that connected him to her- it was a good-bye- not to him, but to what she'd seen him as. "Will you kiss me- just once?"

Billy swallowed..thats not what he expected. "uh.. uh..." for once in his life, Billy cranston was struck dumb. He stood there, unsure of what do with Kim or himself

Sensing his discomfort, she smiled and looked down. "Never mind. You don't have to. I understand."

Her sad tone snapped him out of his stupor. "No, I , um just didn't expect that Kim. I won't deny you ... not when you bore yourself to me." He held out his hands, and hoped she'd come to him. He didn't think his legs would move of his own free will any time soon.

She smiled up at him. "Thank you," Leaning in she took his hands and kissed him on the lips. At first it started out as a simple chaste kiss, but to Kim it was a good-bye. A farewell to what wasn't, what never would be, but what she thought might someday be. She deepened it, savoring the feel of him, a feel she knew she would never have, and bid farewell to her childish sense of selfishness. This man was one of the most important people in her life, and when this kiss ended their relationship would never be the same again. He would forever be Jason's.

Speaking of Jason, suddenly his amused voice interrupted their passion, "I go and get us three breakfast and I come back and find one of my oldest friends making the moves on my boyfriend. Gee Kim! I thought you were my friend."

Billy let himself enjoy the last moments of their oral duel, but caught unaware stepped back at Jason's voice. "It's not like that Jase." He stepped out on the balcony, his eyes wet and voice lost in the emotion of what had passed between him and Kimberly

"How long have you been standing there?" Kim asked Jason blushing down to her toes.

Jason raised an eyebrow, "Long enough to know the truth Kim. Long enough to know the truth."

"And that truth is?"

Jason smiled, "That that wasn't what it might have seemed to be if I'd come in a few minutes later."

Billy smiled on the balcony, relieved at Jason's words. He got himself in order, and came back in to silently hug Jason and bury his head in his shoulder. "Thanks" was all Billy whispered in a tear roughened voice...

Jason stroked his lover's hair, and smiled over to Kim, "its okay, Bill. I understand." He gently held the Blue Ranger as he felt all the tension leave the smaller young man.

"I won't say I'm sorry, Jase," Kim smiled at him, "Because you know what it really meant." She grinned at him, "But I will say this. I always knew you were a class act, and I hope to God that you two will be happy together." She came over to him and gently reached up and kissed him on the cheek.

"I wouldn't have it any other way Kim." He returned her kiss and smiled gently. "Now, care for some breakfast"?