Author's Note: (hides behind angry-no-update-fan-shield) There are not enough words to express how sorry I am for the loooooooooooooong (x20) lack of updates. The X-Men invaded my brain and tied up my DT plotbunny. Poor bugger's been stuck in a closet since July. However, all you wonderful fans who won't kill me (right ;D) may thank LILY HANSON for the biggest ass-kicking of LIFE. It is thanks to her this was written. Seriously, thanks are in order for her (review or PM or I dunno what, but she is AWESOME)
Dedication: (this three parter will have one dedication per chapter, for special reasons) Who else but Lily Hanson!
Why? This chapter only exists because of you, Lil. Thanks for kicking my ass into writing whenever Religion Class got boring (which is like…always) as well as being my Kaylee muse and beta. You rock.
Green Hand-Me-Downs, Part 1.
Xmeaster. Ever heard of the term?
Probably not. Probably never thought of it, either. Want to know why?
Because it was invented, like, a week ago. By a teenage girl named Kaylee Hanson.
For what purpose?
Ranger holiday, apparently. Why the name?
Well, being that it was Easter weekend, and she felt they'd become so close in their time as Rangers, doing so after Christmas, they needed a Christmas.
So when the other Rangers agreed they could do with a holiday, they also decided it should have a name. Kaylee had suggested "Xmaster", and with an X-men comic book reference from Ethan here, some muttering from Kira there, and contemplating from Trent, Conner suggested Xmeaster.
So here they were, a week later, Easter wee—Xmeaster weekend, late that night, at Hayley's Cyberspace. Wrapping paper was scattered and discarded everywhere on the floor, gifts stacked into five different piles.
So far, gifts went as following: Trent had received an Art Set from Kira, a really nice Sketchbook from Kaylee, a disc with Photoshop on it from Ethan, and a Punching Bag from Conner. Ethan had gotten a new video game from Kira, a gift card for Future Shop from Kaylee, a memory stick from Conner, and a free net pass for the Café from Trent. Conner had received a new soccer ball from Ethan (his old one had popped), a soccer DVD from Trent, and a new soccer net from Kaylee. The latter had gotten cookies from Conner (which coincidentally had vanished by now and made her hyper) as well as a fun Karaoke set from Trent, and Kira had received a recording DVD from Ethan and a song writing notebook from Trent.
Exchanges that were left? Kira-Kaylee, as well as Kira-Conner. The former was up first.
"Here," Kaylee grinned, pushing the squishy gift into the dirty blonde's hands.
Kira gratefully accepted the gift, before ripping it open. Man, wrapping paper was nothing against that girl.
In moments, a stuffed cat, all white, was left in her arms, and brought a wide smile to her face. "Aww, Kayl, its awesome!" she exclaimed happily, reaching over to hug her. The boys watched, confused by the childish gift.
"Uh, why'd she get you a stuffed cat?" Conner frowned.
"Uh, because it's my favorite animal, duh," Kira chuckled, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. But her eyes said different, as the sadness reflected in them spoke volumes. She turned back to Kaylee, knowing he'd notice. "I'm going to call her Angel."
"Fitting," Ethan laughed. "Seeing as the cat is all white."
"Yeah…," Kira nodded, and again, Conner picked up on a difference. Before he could bring it up, Kira thrust her gift into Kaylee's arms.
"Oh! Oh! I wonder what it could be!" she mused, shaking the gift. "Okay, not breakable 'cuz you're not yelling at me, and no rattling, so I know I'm not getting a baby toy. And I know it's not Dustin, because he's working this weekend, and it's too small. Oh, and…maybe it's another Ducky!"
She squeezed the package to her, and her eyes widened suddenly, as did everyone else's - besides Kira - when the package farted.
"What…the…Hell?!" she exclaimed, but not unhappily. She squeezed the package again, and giggled excitedly when the farting sound was repeated. She made it happened again and again and again until the boys became annoyed.
"Kaylee!" they yelled together. "Just open it!"
"Okay, okay, ruin my fun," she muttered, beginning to open the gift slowly.
"You know, it'll still fart when you unwrap it," Kira pointed out.
"Ooh!" Kaylee giggled, ripping off the paper with much more force, uncovering a stuffed monkey. She stared at it in wonder – it looked like an ordinary stuffed monkey.
But then…she hugged it – and it farted!
"Oh. My. GOD!" Kaylee shrieked, hugging it with one arm, while launching herself at Kira. Amongst the hugging, the monkey let out little farting noises, and it brought almost everyone to the floor with laughter. "This is the bestest freaking thing EVER!"
"Glad you like," Kira smiled softly, leaning back against the front of the sofa, her back hitting Conner's knees. Neither cared to mention it, and just stayed in comfortable silence. Kaylee noticed, and would've said something, but was too busy making her gift fart.
"So, want your gift now, Jockboy?" Kira asked then, craning her neck back to look up at him.
"You got me something? Really?"
"Well, it is a gift exchange; it would be kind of rude to leave you out, wouldn't it?"
"Funny, though," Ethan chuckled, completely ruining the moment. Trent elbowed him.
She dug a small square box out of her bag and handed it up to him, turning around to watch him unwrap it, rather than breaking her neck craning backwards. He made quick work of it, being the teen with Superspeed, after all, and found a little black box.
His eyes widened and he looked up at her, what she knew to be fake shock written on his face.
"Kira…wow…I mean…we're only in high school…and…isn't it my job to…y'know…ask…and…," he stammered, his smirk easily showing beneath his façade. The dirty blonde quickly caught on to his 'pop the question' reference and whacked him upside the head.
"Just open it you moron," she rolled her eyes.
He did as he was told, and opened the box to first see a guitar pick – which confused him, because he was tone deaf and completely useless when it came to instruments – but then noticed it was attached to a brown leather necklace.
Then, he realized that the pick was shiny, and imprinted on it was a beautifully designed T-Rex, etched onto the surface that was now laminated to keep it as such.
"Wow, Kira…," he breathed, taking it out of the box. "This is amazing."
He ran his fingers over the pick, which was slightly larger than regular size, so as to fit the necklace properly. He then unclipped the end, and ran it around his neck, clipping it back up. It fit snug around his neck, and the pick was a little cold against his skin, which seemed a nice fit.
"This is really nice, Kira," he grinned, and for once it was void of all ego, smartass smirk, and really and truly a smile.
"Uh, g-glad you like it," a soft smile played on her lips. "I uh…tried to make it myself, but, kind of failed. So…I got it made especially."
Kaylee nudged Kira, grinning knowingly, and the hushing glare she was given was enough to make her squeeze her monkey in fear, which of course made it fart, thus ruining the moment.
Conner chuckled as he stood up, which confused the others as he walked away from their little group.
"Uh, dude, where're you going?" Ethan frowned.
"Getting Kira's gift," he smiled, going over to the counter and leaning over it. "There you are."
"A pony!?" Kaylee exclaimed, before bursting with laughter.
"Conner, if you ever give Kaylee cookies again, I will kick your—" she trailed off, seeing what he had just lifted over the counter and began to walk over with. "Con…"
He sat back in his seat, leaning the hard guitar case against his knees with a proud smile. "Well?" he grinned. "Aren't you going to open it?"
She hesitated a moment, because somehow, she didn't want to know what was in there. She hoped it was just a case, with her smaller gift inside, and that it didn't really contain a guitar because…really…why would he buy her something so…expensive?
"Hey, aren't you going to open it?" Kaylee asked, hopping up and down, despite Trent trying to calm her with one hand on her shoulder. "C'mon! Kira, if you don't, I will!"
"Alright, alright," the dirty blonde complied, reaching forward and unclipping the two metal locks, allowing her to swing the case open.
In a completely breathless moment, her fears were realized. "Oh my god…"
"Please, just Conner," the Red Ranger joked, before seeing the look she wore. "You okay?"
Almost against herself, she took the guitar from her case, and set it across her knees. It was a faded yellow shade, acoustic and made of a beautifully treated wood. Each fret that normally had a dot, or a stripe such as 3, 5, 7, 9 and so on had the shape of a silver Pterodactyl.
Naturally, for something like that to occur, it had to be made custom. And Kira, knowing her guitars and music, knew that had to be one hell of a hole in the Red Ranger's pocket.
"Conner this…this is…"
"You don't like it?" he asked fearfully.
"No, I love it, it's amazing," she managed to say, despite the fact that the beautiful gift really was leaving her without words. The others were no better. "It's just…this is too much."
"What?" he frowned. "Why?"
"Conner, it's a guitar! These things usually cost loads!"
"Well, I mean, I…," he chuckled a littler nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. "My friend owed me a huge favor, and I'm way awesome at negotiating, if that makes you feel any better."
She opened her mouth in obvious protest, and he raised a hand to silence her. "If you don't accept it, I'm going to take that as you not liking me anymore," he smirked.
She frowned a moment, contemplating this, before whacking him on the arm. "That's cheating!" she scolded him playfully, but he kept on grinning.
"But it's working, isn't it?"
She sighed, getting up and placing the guitar back in its case, and then holding out her hand to Conner. He looked up, frowning. "What?"
"C'mon," she urged, shaking her hand for emphasis. "Let's go."
He grabbed her hand and allowed himself to be pulled up, but that didn't stop him from continuing his confusion. "Where?"
"Just…trust me," she grinned, dragging him towards the door.
"Um, guys!" Kaylee called after them, drawing attention yet again by squeezing the monkey. "Where are you going?"
"Evening out the gifts," Kira explained. "It's about time someone learned something people like Tori and Ducky are naturals at."
This statement confused all the boys, but as Kira and Conner disappeared through the doors and left, Kaylee giggled. "It's about time Jockboy learned how to swim."
"WHAT?!" Trent and Ethan yelled.
"She…and then…but he…," Trent stammered, unable to form a coherent sentence. Ethan and Kaylee exchanged glances, wearing small smiles. The blonde patted him on the back comfortingly.
"Sorry, Trent, looks like you los—"
The front door slammed open. "Whoa!" Ethan yelled. "What was that?!"
Through the dust and falling glass stepped two figures, and the Rangers groaned.
"Great, it's Emo Barbie and Ken, here to crash Xmeaster," Kaylee whined, seeing Elsa and Zeltrax come in. "If you're lookin for your coal, it's out back!"
"Sorry, but we're looking for you, Green Ranger," Elsa grinned wickedly, taking a step forward, brandishing her sword. "Come with us."
The request brought forth ripples of laughter from the blonde, who nearly fell off the couch. She stood up, straightened, and looked at the two enemies. "Yeah, like I'm really going to go with you. What are you, stupid? You're the enemy! E-N-E-M-Y!"
"Haven't we already talked about this?" Ethan sighed. "Don't give the enemy spelling lessons."
"God, I truly hate these Rangers," Zeltrax muttered, brandishing his glowing sword.
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"I'm not going in there!" Conner shouted indignantly, wrapping his arms around the lamppost.
"Con," Kira sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose in frustration. "You're going to have to learn one day or another."
"But, why now?"
"Because, you're 18 and you don't know how to swim!" she stated matter-of-factly, looking up at him as he clung to the metal post.
"So?" he frowned.
"So…it's…it's…," she couldn't find an argument to support her point, so she merely sighed, placing a hand on each hip and staring at him intently. "Look, I've been meaning to do this for a while now, which is why I have the key to the pool area of the school, and I'll be damned if we don't go now. I'm making up for the abnormally expensive gift you bought me."
"I told you already, it wasn't bad! I got discounts and everything!"
"Whatever, either we go in and I take the time to teach you, or we go back, and the difference in gifts is paid by my pulling strings for this, and time horribly wasted."
"How much did you pay?" he inquired, scrutinizing her with his gaze.
"And besides," she went on, clearly ignoring the question. "I can't believe someone like you doesn't know how to swim."
"What's that supposed to mean!"
"Conner, your two favorite things seem to be soccer and girls, right?" she asked, and he nodded, following her so far. "Well, if you knew how to swim, you could go to the beach, where there are tons of girls that would flock to you if you showed off your soccer in the sands. Y'know, girls in bikinis, with—"
"Let's go!" he announced, grabbing her arm and waltzing into the community pool building.
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"What do you mean, they want me to find a Zord?!" Kaylee questioned, sitting in the Dino Lab shortly after Dr. O had shown up to help chase off Elsa and Zeltrax and bring the Green, Blue and White Rangers back to base. "That's what they wanna kidnap me for? Why don't they just wait 'til the next time we use the Megazord to kick their butts? Then it'll be in full view!"
"They don't want you to just find any Zord, Kaylee," Tommy explained, pointing to one of the screens he stood before, as Hayley typed away. "They want you to find and unlock one of the very first Zords to ever be created."
Just then, old video feed from the days of Mighty Morphin' came onscreen, and the Rangers watched a morphed Green Ranger beside a huge and towering Dragonzord.
"Green!" Kaylee gasped, before it registered who the Green Ranger had been at that time. "Wait, they want me to find your Zord, Dr. O?"
"It appears so. And both Hayley and I believe it's because of where it is."
Hayley brought up actual feed now, not some from the old Ranger Diary, and on it was a dark and shadowed image, that really did look like a dragon. The screen seemed to waver and ripple, and Kaylee frowned.
"Is your old Zord the Loch Ness Monster?"
"No," Tommy chuckled. "But it is submerged beneath great leagues of water, far in the middle of the ocean. I'm not sure how it got there, since I'm pretty sure when I left it, it was at the harbor in Angel Grove…"
"Tommy, you're rambling," Hayley pointed out, and he snapped out of his odd trance.
"Right, sorry. Anyway, it's very well-hidden, and we believe that Mesogog has discovered this, and plans to use you to unlock it."
"Why, because I can zwop him there and zwop it out or something?" Kaylee inquired, becoming more and more confused. "Doesn't dino-brain know I can't zwop somewhere unless I know what it looks like?"
"What about that time you…teleported to Kira?" Ethan asked, unable after all this time to properly pronounce 'zwop'.
"I still say that was luck of the Irish."
"You're Irish?"
"No, but wouldn't that be cool?" she giggled. "They have awesome accents!"
"And leprechauns," Ethan reminded her, but her face suddenly switched to horror.
"No," she shook her head vigorously. "No leprechauns."
"Why?"
"Because they burned down the hundred acre wood, and wanted to kill me and Winnie the Pooh, and Rabbit, oh and Tigger too!" she rambled, looking dead serious. "And they're EVIL!"
He raised a confused brow at her, totally lost as to why an eighteen-year-old was calling leprechauns evil, and talking about Winnie the Pooh. They knew she was childish but…
"I was four," she grinned, suddenly at ease again. "It was my most hated nightmare."
"Guys," Trent coughed, tapping their shoulders and pointing towards Hayley and Tommy. Although Dr. O was still stuck being morphed, they could tell by the way his arms were crossed and the way he stood that it was time to sober up and listen.
"Right, power talk!" Kaylee exclaimed, standing straight.
"We figure its not because of your teleportation abilities and getting there that Mesogog wants to use you, but more about the nature of your powers. Green powers," Hayley stated.
"My powers are environmentally friendly?" she giggled. "Then how come I leave smoke trails with I Zwop?"
"No. Green," Ethan reached over to pick at her green streak of hair.
"Ohh!"
"Because the Dragonzord was activated b y my Green Coin, he believes, as do we, that your Green Dino Gem will act the same," Tommy explained.
"So, what, Mesogog plans on taking me out to the ocean, to see if my gem will make some Dinozord jump from the water like a fish?" Kaylee asked, but regretted it as soon as she saw Hayley's face fall. She suspected Tommy looked the same, were it not for his ability to hide behind his ever present Ranger mask. "If you're about to say he plans to dump me in the ocean as some random sacrifice to see if I sink to the Dragonzord and activate it—don't. I've already almost drowned once and I am not reliving that! Least not without Ducky or Tor."
"It's nothing that involves being thrown into the ocean," Hayley relieved her. "It's more like—time."
"Exsqueeze me?" Kaylee frowned, wearing the same shocked expression as Trent. Ethan, however, was pensive.
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"See, it's not so hard, is it?" Kira smiled as she guided Conner through the empty pool, holding just his elbow. They'd been here an hour and a half already, and he'd done very well – despite her having to push him in after thirty minutes of coaxing and prodding.
"Guess not," he nodded, and she allowed him to pull away from her grasp to swim around on his own a bit. He did small circles around her, on his back, with his feet kicking slowly at the water. "So, can I ask you something?"
"You just did," she smirked.
He glanced up as he slowly swam by and chuckled, sending ripples through the water that barely covered his chest. "You've been spending too much time around me."
"Maybe," she shrugged. "But go on."
"How come you decided to teach me? I mean, isn't just part of your kicks to watch me fail at things?" he inquired, and winced as a look of hurt crossed her face. "Wait, no, that didn't come out right. I uh…I meant…"
"I know what you meant," she snapped slightly, before sighing. "Look, I know I haven't been the most agreeable person to be around since we've been Rangers, and I'm sorry for that. I'm just…not used to having such close friends like you, Ethan, Kaylee and Trent."
"Yeah, I figured," he nodded, sighing as well. "I'm sorry."
"Don't worry about it," she smiled, before her cheeks turned a bit pink. "That's actually why."
"Huh?" he frowned. "You decided to teach me because you've got close friends?"
"I decided to teach you because, in the couple of months we've been Rangers, we've gotten a lot closer as friends, you and I," she began. "And, you've stuck with me despite our constant arguing, and my sometimes harsh words, and you've listened when I've had troubles. Because of you and the others…I've changed a lot. I'm not as closed off from the world anymore. And I guess I wanted to return that somehow, so this was just kinda how I figured I could…and let's not forget the pricy gift…"
"Oh…well…then…thanks," he grinned, swimming over to hug her slightly. He pulled back, and her grin had become more of an amused smirk. "What?"
"I'm not the only one that's changed, you know. You're not the totally stuck up jock you were when we got pulled into the Ranger business. Now, you're just a mildly stuck up jock."
"Heh," he chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck. "Thanks…I think. But yeah, you guys have had a pretty damn good influence on me, and I thank you for it. Just like, I thank you for this Kira. I've…no one's really ever…I mean I…"
"Don't get sappy on me now Jockboy," she laughed, splashing him with water.
"Hey!" he smiled, and she splashed him again. "That's it Rockstar, you're in for it now!"
He splashed her back, and she took off swimming away from him – although not that fast. He grinned, splashed forward, and followed because, hey, there was only so much room she could back up before the pool ended and then, she'd be in big trouble…
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"Kaylee, when you were hit with Shrigger's laser attack last week, it accelerated your powers, right?" Tommy questioned.
"If you call being the size of a tennis ball, scared out of your wits, afraid and alone 'accelerating my powers', then yes."
"It opened a new facet of your powers, didn't it?"
"I don't know, I just thought it was the shrink ray's fault. I didn't think I could do it myself."
"Have you tried?" All eyes turned to the blonde, and she gave a little nervous laugh.
"Um…," she remembered how freaked she'd been, and how afraid she had been stuck in the darkness of the sofa cushions. Ethan and Trent caught the look, and turned to the two adults."
"You're not going to make her try, are you?" Ethan asked for her. Tommy was then able to notice the scared look on the Green Ranger's face, and shook his head.
"No," he smiled, and they could hear it in his voice. "But I do have a request, Kaylee…how do you feel about time travel?"
It took her a moment to answer, but when she did, she was amazed. "Awesome…"
"D'you think she could?" Trent asked.
"We think so, maybe. And it appears Mesogog is certain. We believe he wants you to go back into the past and make sure the Dragonzord is in a better and more accessible place."
"Why can't he do it himself? With his stupid portals?"
"Because of your powers and the gem."
"And his portal network," Trent added, using knowledge from having been one of the bad guys. "It's an artificial network set up in the city alone, and to his fortress. It doesn't work quite like work powers do."
"So, what are we going to do about it?" Ethan asked.
"Well, I'm not entirely sure that I know. The readings we got off the Dragonzord's location show us that its much too far underwater for you to teleport to. We could build you a device to help you get to the Dragonzord, but the underwater pressure could crush you before you'd be able to fully activate it."
"Great," she muttered. "So either Mesogog kidnaps me and throws me into the seat to resurrect a giant robot, or I get crushed to death trying to get it myself."
"So you dir, or you die," Trent stated the obvious making Kaylee glare.
"And that," Hayley grinned, walking over to something covered in a sheet on the lab table, "is why I think ahead."
There on the table was a large machine strapped to what looked like a vest. Beside it were two small devices, both of which were wired to a big green button.
"Button!" Kaylee grinned.
"These are what you're going to place in it to teleport it from the water," Hayley explained.
"I thought the water pressure could, y'know," she made one hand splat against the other.
"Well, that's why we have this," Hayley told her, patting the vest-machine. "It's not finished, but if Ethan helps me I think it can be done for tomorrow."
"What's it do?"
"It's going to accelerate your powers enough for one there-and-back jump through time."
"You are now, like, my heroes," she hopped up and down. "I can go see a zwopload of history! OH! And I'm so asking Einstein if butter conducts electricity!"
"You do realize you're not going that far back, right?" Ethan chuckled, making her shoulders droop.
"You suck."
"What time is she going to then?" Trent frowned.
"Let's just say I was a little more green than black," Tommy said.
"And you had a little more hair," Hayley teased.
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ZWOP!
Kaylee grinned, looking around the empty Cyberspace. She'd guessed right—they weren't back yet. She glanced at the couches, where they'd been exchanging gifts. After Tommy had shown up to help chase away Emo Barbie and Ken, the four of them had hidden the gifts in the back safe.
And now, to set the "trap".
She took the small green-leafed plant in her hand, reaching towards the doorway from which they'd enter. If they were in the Christmas spirit (or half-spirit), she may as well hang something Christmas-y.
Only problem?
"Stupid doorway," the blonde glared upwards, unable to hang the mistletoe. Then, a little light went off in her head, making her grin.
ZWOP!
She clipped the mistletoe to the doorframe and—
ZWOP!
Back on her feet, Kaylee giggled, wobbly. "Whoa…," she straightened, breaking into a large smile. "Take that, shortn—aw crap, they're here!"
For fear they'd see the green smoke she left behind when 'porting, Kaylee booked it, diving in behind the counter to hide. Seconds later, the door opened and in came Kira and Conner, laughing and smiling.
"Oh-my-god," Kira wheezed between laughs, nearly doubling over. "I can't believe you told the janitor that!"
"What was I supposed to say? 'Kira dared me to streak down the hall?'" Conner chuckled, closing the door behind them. "No way. So he got an excuse."
"And 'I'm looking for my lost swim trunks' was much less embarrassing for you?"
Conner nodded, laughing, and his eyes drifted upwards in the motion—he froze. "Heh, don't remember that being there."
"Huh, Con, what are you—," Kira bit back her words when she followed his gaze, spotting the mistletoe. "Oh."
"Someone took the Christmas half of Xmeaster all the way, eh?"
"No doubt Kaylee playing a joke." Shrugging, Kira turned away, headed for the couches. But a light touch on her wrist stopped her. "Yes, Conner?"
"Where's your Christmas spirit, Kira?"
Eyes wide as his words registered, she turned, staring up at him. "Did you just…"
He raised an eyebrow inquisitively, daring her to say it. But she never backed down from a challenge, and so she merely rolled her eyes. "Con, it's just Kaylee playing a joke. There's no need to be serious about it. Not that you ever are."
"I'll ignore the sting that brought up, and instead tell you one simple thing," he stated, pointing to his face. "See this face? This is me—being totally serious."
She blinked a moment, wondering if he was leading her on, or actually being serious. She contemplated laughing. She contemplated turning and running away. But above all else, it seems her instincts failed, and she stayed put, not moving as he took a step towards her.
"C'mon, Jockboy, it's just a silly holiday tradition."
"I think Kaylee would be hurt if she heard you say that," he told her, unaware that a few feet away, Kaylee was anything but hurt, seeing her two friends standing oh-so-close under the mistletoe.
"And I think you're nuts to believe in such a stupid thing."
"Nervous because you've never had a mistletoe kiss before?" he smirked in his trademark way, wrapping a tentative arm around her waist.
"No."
"Prove it," his grin was only getting worse, seriously.
"Conner, you have got to be kid—"
No other words made it out of Kira's mouth; since it was covered by Conner's quicker than you could say "mistletoe". The devious Kaylee had to keep from squealing, covering her mouth and ducking down as far as possible.
Kira tried in vain to ignore how her heart soared, or how her pulse quickened, but she soon found that any and all objections to this "silly tradition" were suddenly turned into jumbled words that made no sense, and that instead were telling her to stay.
His arms wrapped tighter around her waist, and her hands found the back of his neck, and a simple mistletoe kiss turned into much more between yellow and red, there in the doorway of Cyberspace on the late evening of one Xmeaster.
OMFG. That's pretty much all I can say. WTF is this ending I have created? WTF am I doing? Am I resolving the Kironner tension? Am I changing things? Stay tuned (because this time I'm really back on track, people!) for the next chapter "Green Hand-Me-Downs, Part Two".