Dark Red Knight: This story is an AU so it will not be the same as the show. Thanks for reviewing.
Disclaimer: As much as I would like for it to be, Power Rangers is not my creation.
Ch. 12 First Love
It had been almost a month since the boys had pulled their revenge stunt and since then Andros and Jenna along with Zane and Karone had been growing closer and closer. Today was a very special day, Jenna's birthday, and Andros was worried because he wanted to have her the perfect gift. As he sat there in his room contemplating what he should give Jenna his mind drifted back to what had happened on this very day many years ago. His testimony against Duncan and Diana.
His mind stopped wondering when Zhane stepped into the room and stated, "Let's get going." He was seriously worried when Andros didn't move or say anything. "Come on, Andros, we have a party to get to."
"I don't want to go anymore, Zhane," he whispered as the memories of many years ago flooded his mind.
"Why?" Zhane questioned. "I know you love birthday parties and this particular birthday party has been all you've been talking about for weeks."
"I just don't feel like a party anymore," he replied. Zhane just shook his head and decided to get the only two people he knew could get through to Andros no matter what. He crossed the hall and knocked on the door to the girls' room.
"What is it, Zhane?" Karone asked as she opened the door.
"Your stubborn brother says he's not going to the party anymore," he explained. "I figured that you and Jenna are the only ones that can get through to him."
"I'll go," Jenna volunteered as she stepped out of her closet. "After all it is my party we're trying to get him to come to." Zhane and Karone nodded, both knowing that she was the best person for the job. Jenna strolled across the hall and straight into Andros' room. "Now, why are you telling people that you're not coming to my party anymore?"
"I just don't want to," Andros whispered and as Jenna finally got a good look at his face she realized he was crying.
"Hey," she began, rushing over and pulling him into a hug, "it's okay if you don't want to come anymore but I'd really like to know what's wrong?"
"Karone didn't tell you?" he questioned and she shook her head. "Today is when I had to testify against Duncan and Diana. It just isn't a good day because I think about everything they did to me."
"Oh, Andros," she stated, "I didn't know. I'm so sorry. We all just thought you were being your normal, stubborn self." Jenna pulled away enough so she could see his face. "You don't have to come to my party but it would really mean a lot to me if you did." With that she placed a kiss on his cheek and left the room. Andros placed his hand where Jenna's lips had been and decided that he wasn't going to allow the past to interfere with his life anymore. As he began to get ready he was hit with an onslaught of memories from eight years earlier.
"And you'll sit in that big chair," Alasdair explained as he showed Andros the courtroom.
"Where will they be?" Andros questioned and Alasdair could tell he was getting nervous.
"They'll be sitting over at that table," he answered. "But they won't be able to say anything to you or hurt you." Andros nodded but it did little to calm him.
A few hours later Andros found himself back in the courtroom only this time it was filled with people and both Duncan and Diana kept sending dirty looks his way. His mother pulled him into her lap, giving him a small amount of comfort. It wasn't long before he found himself on the stand.
"Will you please tell the court your name?" The lawyer that had introduced himself as Sean asked.
"My name is Andros," he answered, trying to concentrate on anything but the glares coming from the table to his right.
"Why is your arm in that cast?" Sean questioned, positioning himself so that Andros couldn't see Duncan and Diana.
"Cause Aldair broke it again," Andros explained to the best of his ability.
"As we all remember Dr. Alasdair Shocker testified that the victim's arm had to be re-broken because of the fact that it had grown back crooked," Sean clarified for the jury. "Andros, who hurt your arm before that?"
"Duncan," Andros whispered, tears forming in his eyes. "He said that I was being bad and he twisted it till it broke."
"Can you tell us some of the other things that they did to you?" Sean asked.
"Duncan burned me and Diana held me still," the small boy replied. "They both hit me and they didn't give me food or nothing to drink."
"Thank you, Andros," Sean told him, stepping back and taking his seat. Sean had told him that the other lawyer would probably ask him some questions too and sure enough the other man stood and made his way toward Andros.
"Dros?" Karone questioned as she saw the tears rolling down his face. When he didn't reply she took him by the shoulders and shook him causing him to come back to reality. "Thinking about that day again?" Andros nodded and she pulled him into a hug. When he tried to pull away she gave him a questioning look.
"I'm tired of letting them ruining my life," he stated simply. "Plus, you have to help me find Jenna the perfect gift." Karone smiled, glad that her brother had finally came to terms with his past.
Two hours later Andros found himself nervously handing a card and a present to Jenna. He watched as she opened the card and read it. As she pulled away the wrapping on the present he couldn't help but feel nervous. Jenna pulled the locket out of the box and stared at it. He saw her look at the key hanging on the chain beside it and he felt his face growing warmer.
Jenna could only smile as she read the note that he had placed under the locket. It read, "You now hold the key to my heart." She rushed over and hugged him tightly.
"You're the only person worthy of having it," he whispered in her ear.
"I won't do anything to make you regret this I promise," she replied.
"Does this mean we're dating now?" he asked her, making sure that no one else could hear them.
"I would say it does," she answered. "Why?" Instead of using words he leaned forward and kissed her on the lips.
"It's about time!" Zhane exclaimed from somewhere beside them. They turned to find all their friends nodding in agreement with huge smiles on their faces. "I guess we can tell him now, right?" Andros gave his best friend a questioning look.
"There's something I've been meaning to tell you," Karone began. "Zhane and I are dating." She paused to take in his reaction and was surprised when he smiled.
"I'm happy for you," Andros told his sister, pulling her into a hug, and then he turned to his best friend. "I'm warning you now; if you hurt her I'll have to hurt you."
"I would never think of hurting her," Zhane promised.
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