Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers.

Chapter 11

The college was holding a ball before Thanksgiving. Kim sighed as and Trini passed yet another poster advertising the dance. She would be lying if she said she did not want Tommy to ask her to it.

"What is it?" Trini asked. "You've been sulking for almost a week."

"Nothing," Kim answered.

Trini laughed in realization.

"Oh, I get it. You're wanting Tommy to ask you to the ball this weekend," she replied.

"Trini,' Kim spat out.

Trini just sighed and looked down. She had learned not to take Kim's reaction so seriously now.

"All right, all right, I won't say anything more," Trini told her.

"Thank you," Kim replied. There was a long pause before Kim cannot take it anymore. "Okay, do you know something I don't? Has he told you he wants to ask me?"

It took everything for Trini not to laugh at this.

"Why would he tell me?" she asked. "That's something he'd talk to the guys about."

"Yeah, you're right," Kim replied.

They laugh as they enter class.

xxx

Tommy did not really seem like himself as he, Jason, and Zack worked out in the park.

"You all right, man?" Jason asked as he helped Tommy up off the ground.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Tommy replied.

It looks like your head is in the clouds," Jason commented.

"Cloud nine?" Zack suggested. Tommy shook his head and laughed. "Just ask he out already."

"What if she says no?" Tommy asked.

"Dude, she won't. She wants you just as much as you want her," Jason replied.

"Is it that obvious?" Tommy asked.

He knew everyone knew he had a thing for Kim, but he did not know it was that bad.

"Your odor gives it away," Zack told him.

Tommy then smelled him.

"All right, I'll ask her," he replied.

"Today?' Jason asked.

Tommy rolled his eyes. He realized that this was going to become a think with Jason and Zack making fun about him about Kim.

"Yes, today," he told him. "Just anything to get you two off my ass about it."

"Don't worry," Jason replied. "It'd not like you haven't asked a girl out before."

Tommy nods in agreement.

"Just not anyone like her," he said.

Zack gave a fake sob and rubbed his eyes.

"Our little Tommy is growing up," he fake cried.

Tommy laughed and slapped Zack's back.

"Shut up," he replied with a laugh.

xxx

Trini, Kim, and Billy met up with the others at the park.

"Hey guys," Trini replied as Jason walked up to her and kissed her.

"Kim, can I talk to you?" Tommy asked.

"Sure," she told him.

"Is he…" Billy began to ask.

"Yup," Jason told him.

Trini gave a little scream of delight. Billy could not help but smile.

"About time," Trini replied.

"No shit," Zack said.

They then see a blond haired boy running towards them.

"Jason," the boy yelled.

"Hey, Jeremy," he replied.

"So, Jeremy, are you excited about going fishing?" Trini asked.

"You bet," he replied.

"Have a fun trip guys," Zack told them as Jason and Jeremy leave.

Tommy and Kim were sitting down at he a table, and Tommy still asked Kim. He noticed Kim drawing something in her notebook.

"Hey, what are you working on?" Tommy asked.

"Oh, I have to come up with an idea for a float and then make a miniature version on it," Kim explained.

"If you need help with it, just ask," Tommy told her.

"That'd be great, actually. Thanks," Kim replied.

The pair got up and began to leave after saying good bye to the others. When Tommy turned back, Zack mouthed the words 'ask her'.

"Is he going to ask her?" Trini asked.

"He better," Zack replied.

xxx

Tommy and Kim ended up at Kim and Billy's apartment.

"Thanks again for helping me with this, Tommy," Kim told him.

"Glad to help," he replied with a smile.

Kim tore the piece of paper and put it on the table.

"Do we need to get any other materials?" Tommy asked.

"No, I think we're good," Kim told him.

Tommy cleared his throat as they began working on the float.

"How do you think Jason and Jeremy's fishing trip is going?" Tommy asked.

"Oh, I hope it's going good," Kim replied.

"Yeah, me, too," Tommy agreed. They worked a little longer in silence. Tommy could not take it anymore. If he did not ask her now, his head was going to explode. "Kim?"

"Yeah, Tommy?" she asked.

"There was actually a reason I wanted to help you with your project," he replied.

"Really?" Kim asked, trying not to blush.

This was it she thought. He was going to finally going to ask her out.

"Yeah," Tommy told her with a slight laugh.

Their eyes did not look at each other.

"Well then, what is it? Kim asked.

"I was wondering if…" but he could not finish.

He stopped himself.

"Tommy, what is it? You can ask me anything. I'd like to think we're friends," Kim replied.

"Okay. Kim, will you…"

But before he could get the question out, the room began to shake.

"What's going on?" Kim asked.

"Earthquake?" Tommy suggested.

They then disappeared form the room. They reappeared in front of Trini, Jason, Zack, and Billy.

"What the hell just happened?' Kim asked.

A figure of Rita then appeared in the sky.

"Welcome, Rangers, to me island," her booming voice replied.

"What do you want form us, Rita?" Jason demanded.

"You'll find out soon enough," she replied with an evil laugh.

"Well, that's just great," Tommy said.

"What do we do now?" Trini asked.

"We wait and see I guess," Billy replied.

They began to walk around and look.

"We got to find a way out of here. I don't want to think of what Rita has planned for us," Zack told them.

He walked away from the group until no one could see him.

"Neither do I," Kim added.

"Aw," Zack yelled out.

They took off running until they found him.

"What is it, Zack?" Jason asked.

"A snake," he voice cracked, pointing to thin air.

"Zack, there is no snake," Billy told him.

Zack then started to disappear.

"What's happening to him?" Trini asked.

"I don't know," Billy replied.

Tommy shook his head in frustration.

"Zack, it's not there. It's Rita messing with your mind. Snap out of it," he told him.

But Zack continued to stare at nothing.

TBC