Tommy and Kimberly spent the rest of fall break hanging around the Oliver house and swimming in their pool. When they went back to school, they learned Billy graduated high school early. And Billy went to Aquatar for awhile. Tanya was getting really involved in a relationship with Adam and with her singing. Rocky was getting involved teaching karate to younger students. Willie was going back and forth to Florida for some reason.
So, Tommy got to spend a lot of time with Kimberly, when they weren't protecting the city. They started going on dates every week. Tommy was began to realize that he had been in love with her for years. It had just taken him a long time to realize it.
Over the next few weeks, Tommy and Willie got into several arguments because he was trying to flirt with Kimberly. The other rangers really liked Willie and got along really well with him. Kimberly felt uncomfortable around Willie because he had made several passes at her. She had good friendship with Tanya, but they didn't spend a whole lot of time together, since Tanya was dating Adam. In class and at lunch Rocky, Adam, and Tanya sat with Willie. Kimberly and Tommy spend a lot of time to themselves at school. Every once in a while Kimberly and Tanya would have a sleepover or go shopping together.
Right before Christmas, Mr. Kaplan announced that they were having a Christmas Formal. It would be the be Saturday before Christmas and tickets were on sale. However tickets could be purchased at the door, but they would cost more. Tommy quickly bought tickets as soon as they were available. If a couple went together it was $50, instead of paying $60 to go alone. The tickets would be covering two catered meals and help pay the band that would playing.
Tommy and Kimberly went to the mall one day after school to buy clothes for the Christmas formal. Tommy got a black suit, a pink dress shirt, a red plaid tie, and black dress shoes. Kimberly got a pink strapless ball gown, and a pair sliver T-Strap Heeled Sandals. While they were at the mall, they saw Tanya and Adam getting clothes for the dance.
Kimberly woke up early on the day of the dance, she had a hair appointment and an appointment at the nail salon. She was at the mall for a few hours. Meanwhile, Tommy was getting ready for the formal. He didn't have much time because he over slept. By the time he was ready to go to the formal, Kimberly came back from the mall. Tommy noticed her hair was curled, shiny, and twisted into a bun. Jan had brought her dress down so she could change in the down stairs bathroom. After she changed, James took them to school.
As soon as they walked into school, Tommy noticed Kat was there with Willie. She was in a pink cocktail dress and Willie was in a black suit, a white shirt, and a gold tie. Kat noticed Tommy was with Kimberly. She walked over to them.
"It's been awhile, I am glad to see you," said Kat. "I see you're here with Kim."
"Yes, I am. Kim and I are dating," answered Tommy. "We got together, shortly after you sent the letter. I am stunned to see you here, but you don't seem stunned to see are you doing here?"
"I'm here with Willie," answered Kat. "He goes to school with you two."
"How did you meet him?" asked Tommy. "You never called or wrote me."
"We were both in the Pan Global Games," explained Kat. "He was also going to be in the Pan Global Games as a diver. Both of us had the same coach and trained a lot together. And that when it all happened."
"When you started dating Willie and didn't even bother to tell Tommy?" asked Kimberly. "We heard his cousin tell our friends that you were seeing Willie. And you made Billy promise not to tell Tommy. It would have been easier on Tommy if you talked to him, instead of cheating on him."
"I thought that he was cheating on me," answered Kat. "I knew that his relationship with you was better, than the one he had with me."
"Kat, I never started dating him, until you sent the break up letter!" declared Kimberly. "I saw the letter you wrote to Tommy, when you first went to Pan Global Games the first time. This is the second time that you've hurt him by a letter."
"Yes, I know," admitted Kat. "I hope Tommy and I can have another try."
"Kat, I'm with Kimberly now," explained Tommy. "I love her and she loves me."
"But, she has been living with your family for years," Kat said angrily. "I though you had a brother and sister relationship."
"Kat, that's what I've thought for years too," answered Tommy. "I realized that I have been in love with her for years. I didn't realize it, until after the break up letter. I am really sorry.
Kat walked away were angry. Tommy knew that she probably hate him because he was already with Kimberly. He was hopping that Kat would try to pull any pranks on them. Kimberly suspected that it was Willie who followed them to her secret place, because he asked her how Tommy found her in the forest.
"Do you think they may try to pull any pranks on us?" asked Kimberly.
"Beautiful, I don't know," relied Tommy. "I hope not."
Tommy noticed that the other rangers were at the dance. Adam was with Tanya and Rocky was with Aisha. Kimberly was surprised to see Aisha there, since she stayed in Africa. She was getting ready to go over to talk to Aisha, but she noticed there was something unusual. Kimberly quickly got Tommy's attention and they noticed that there was some dressed in a poodle skirt. Both of them followed the person in the poodle skirt to the chorus locker room. Tommy noticed that there was sign on the door. It said costume party.
He opened the door and noticed the girl in the poodle skirt was in there. There was another person dressed as a Santa Claus in there. As soon as Tommy and Kimberly walked in, someone threw a bucket of cold water on them. Both of them were soaked and cold. They began to look around the locker room to find something to change into, while their clothes dried. The only thing they saw that would fit Tommy was a pair of white board shorts or a red clown costume.
"There's no way I'm dressing up as circus clown," declared Tommy.
"No one else will see you," reassured Kimberly. "You'll only have it on long enough for your clothes to dry."
"What are you going to wear? " asked Tommy.
"Tommy, all they have that will fit me is a silk robe," answered Kimberly. "They have a robe that will fit you. It looks like a robe you wear to the spa. But it isn't made of silk."
Kimberly handed Tommy the robe and he went into a closet to change. He stripped out of his suit, dress shirt, tie, and dress shoes. Tommy quickly put the robe on because he was only in his boxers. He hung his clothes on a hanger and walked out of the closet. Tommy hung his clothes to dry. Kimberly's pink ball gown was already hanging up to dry. The room was empty.
Outside the room was the girl wearing the poodle skirt and the person in the Santa outfit. They had Kimberly with them and she was in a dance costume. She had on a pink bra, a pair of pink bikini bottoms, and a long pink tutu skirt with a gold waist band. They had restrained her. Kimberly had a rope tightly wrapped around her shoulders, her wrists tied behind her back, and her ankles were tied together. She also had a piece of tape covering her mouth.
They heard someone coming. The girl in the poodle skirt quickly hid Kimberly inside a locker. Once they put her in the locker, they went inside the chorus locker room. Tommy was standing inside the locker room. He saw the girl in the poodle skirt take of her wig and the person in the Santa outfit took of the beard and hat. It was Kat and Willie.
