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This is my first fanfic so pleeeeeeeeeeease be kind x
This is set after the Turbo movie but I didn't watch Zeo or Turbo so plz keep an
open mind
*Thankyou to everyone who read and reviewed 'Empty Spaces' it was a bit of a mish-mash and I defiantly wasn't 100% happy with it and I was tempted to take it down- we'll see how it works out x
Chapter 14Tommy grabbed the red backpack from the backseat of hi car and slammed the door behind him.
Yesterday had ranked pretty high on his list of 'Worst Days Ever' and now he intended to work out as vigorously as possible for as long as possible and if the opportunity arose to pummel something he was definitely going to take it… hopefully it would be Jason!
The time he had spent with his former friend yesterday had been complicated- to say the least. At times they had found themselves falling back into the old routines of their youth, debating which Kung Fu artist was better and who could beat who in a fight, but this time the debates had been darker, each mans voice was tinged with the wrongs they considered the other to have committed against him.
Adam and Rocky had tried their hardest to keep the atmosphere light hearted and at times Tommy and Jason had even joined in with their playful banter, but it had all ended on a sour note when Kim had called Jason and asked for him to pick her up from the mall. When faced with another man doing for Kim something that he had always taken pleasure in doing, Tommy had reacted badly and relations between him and Jason had ended where they had started… rock bottom.
Just thinking about yesterday inflated a desire within Tommy to hit something…hard!
Kimberlys presence had effected him more than he had expected and it had provoked reactions from him that he had never thought that he was capable of. He inwardly cringed as he remembered the things that he had said to her the previous day.
There had been a time- not that long ago when even the thought of saying something to upset Kimberly would have sent him into a state of panic, but yesterday it had just rolled off his tongue.
It was like some form of sick pleasure to him, watching her squirm under his verbal onslaught, but when she had looked into his eyes, her own wet with what he thought looked like regret he had felt so small and so cruel that part of him wanted to hold her until everything but them disappeared from the world, the other part however, the part that was still tortured by her actions had won and he had not been able to hold his vicious tongue.
Closing his eyes as he entered the building Tommy tried to shake himself free of his thoughts. A vigorous work out was exactly what he needed. The group were meeting for dinner that night, and it gave him just over 10 hours to prepare himself to face Kim again…. her and Jason.
Rounding the corner and finally entering the gym Tommy could have sworn that he had been transported back through time. He felt the weight of age lift from his shoulders as his heart vacated his chest and headed straight for his mouth. Because there, at the far end of the gym where she always used to be, wearing the pink that she had always worn was Kimberly and to Tommy, for a brief, wonderful moment it felt as though she had never left.
Unable to control the smile that was now causing his lips to curl upwards and cheeks to flush Tommy allowed himself to believe for a split second that this last year had all been a horrific nightmare. That any second now Kim would look over to him and her face would light up in the way only he could make it, he would be free to walk over and wrap his arms around her. In his mind at least… she was his again!
Kimberly had known of Tommys presence in the gym long before she had looked up. She had sensed him nearby- a skill she had honed during their many battles as Rangers. It had allowed her to keep her mind completely on the fight, safe in the knowledge that Tommy was close by.
When she did finally allowed herself to steal a glance in his direction, the smile he wore had convinced her that this game she had been formulating in her mind since her epiphany last night would be one worth playing.
Putting on her game face, Kim stretched out one final time- allowing herself time to steady her heartbeat and to prepare for any cruelness Tommy might throw her way.
Without ever turning to face him she could feel Tommy approaching and her heart began pounding in time to his footsteps. Holding a breath in her chest for so long that she actually started to feel dizzy Kim began counting back from 5 whilst she wiped her palms down the front of her grey shorts and then mustering every ounce of courage she possessed she turned to find herself looking up at Tommy. The smile he had worn earlier was long gone and in its place was a mask of nothingness.
Flashing him her most radiant smile and tilting her head to one side, she sounded a hell of a lot calmer than she felt when she said brightly…
"Hi Tommy!"