Mia tossed and turned in her bed. For some reason she couldn't sleep. It bothered her greatly, and the nuisance of being unable to sleep was keeping her awake. Normally, when she couldn't sleep, she knew the reason. She was uncomfortable, she wasn't tired, she was worried, she was scared, she was alone.

But tonight was nothing like that. She was extremely comfortable in her bed. She had just washed the sheets that day and always loved falling asleep in the new bed sheets, knowing they were clean and fresh. She was worn out from walking around the city trying to reactivate the gap sensors. She knew she had nothing to worry about. Her friends were all at home, safe and sound. She hadn't been the one to watch a horror movie, so she knew she had nothing to fear, and she wasn't alone. Emily was sleeping in the bed on the other side of the room.

She rolled over and pulled the blankets over her head, hoping maybe that would work. The room was dead silent and dark except for the nightlight Mike had turned on beside Emily's bed in case she woke up thinking about the movie. But even the light wasn't bothering Mia. There was no reason why she should still be awake.

She punched her mattress and groaned. Sleeping with her head under the blankets wasn't working. She tried the other side. Still nothing. She tried sleeping on her back, then her stomach, then tried with her feet on the pillow.

Nothing.

Nothing.

Nothing.

She sat up in bed and looked over her shoulder at Emily who was fast asleep, and had been since before she was home. Now Mia was starting to worry. The better Emily slept, the more energy she had to spend during the day. That was not only worrisome for the sleep-deprived roommate, but also very dangerous for both Mia and Emily. One wrong move and it would be guaranteed Mia would be behind bars for a crime… at best.

She wished the mess of peas was still in her room. At least this way she would have something to do and something to look forward to for when the sun rose and Emily woke up showered in her favourite green legumes.

Knowing there was nothing she could do, Mia grunted and grabbed her pillow. She pressed it into the bed while bearing a huge grin on her face. Suddenly, there was a knock on her door and it opened.

"What are you doing?" she heard Kevin's chuckle and turned to him.

"I, uh…" she lifted the pillow from her bed and hugged it to her chest, "Emily's asleep and I can't… and I get pretty dangerous when I don't sleep."

"So, you're pretending to suffocate our yellow Ranger because you can't get a good night's sleep?" Kevin smirked, "You know, technically we're already at our second yellow, and I doubt there's a third waiting," He closed the door as he walked into the room and took a seat on Mia's bed. She crawled over to him and wrapped her arms around him.

"Is that bad of me to wish she was suffocating right now?"

Kevin brushed her hair away from her face, "You're just tired."

Mia nodded her head. His reasoning was as good as any. She leaned back into her bed before it occurred to her. Kevin was also awake.

"So what's keeping you up?" she asked him, "Is the nasal orchestra performing tonight?"

"He's quiet," Kevin chuckled. He laid next to Mia, "I just couldn't sleep. Not really sure why, then I realised there was something bothering me."

"Tell me about it," Mia said, "Maybe I can help. Or, maybe, we'll both be stuck and it'll bother me and I'll have a reason for not being able to sleep."

"We haven't gone on a second date yet," Kevin smirked. Mia nodded her head as it occurred to her. She could understand why it would bother Kevin, it bothered her as well, but as Rangers they didn't have a lot of time on their hands. Dates weren't exactly a luxury they could afford at this moment.

"We've been pretty busy since out first," Mia told Kevin, though she knew there would be no good excuse. She wanted to spend alone time with him. She wanted it very much, "I mean, while we were on a date the others blew up, then Emily fell down a ravine, Jayden disappeared and you and Mike were injured. And as fun at it would have been to abandon all our friends when they needed us, neither of us can do it."

"I know," Kevin nodded, "it just bugs me but… we have a little time now."

"What? It's the middle of the night!"

"Yeah, and your roommate's asleep, mine's in another room and only wakes up to the smell of bacon and someone screaming in his ear. We're as alone as we're ever going to be, we might as well make the most of it."

"And what exactly are we going to do on this date?" Mia asked, "If Mentor or Jayden hears us moving around out there, they're going to check up on us and send us back to bed."

"Who says we have to go out there?" Kevin smirked. Mia pointed over to the other bed.

"The fact that my roommate is right there."

"And if she wakes up you'll only be watching a movie and I'll be nowhere in sight," Kevin kissed Mia on the cheek before he got up and rushed to the common room. He grabbed the portable DVD player, the one the Rangers used when someone wanted to watch a movie but the TV was already taken. He snuck it back into Mia and Emily's bedroom and crawled into bed next to Mia. He placed the player on his lap as Mia wrapped herself in his arms.

"There's a stash of DVD's under my bed," she whispered. "I took some from home when I came here. I watch them sometimes."

Kevin could just barely reach under the bed. He collected as many DVDs as he could and pulled them up. He sighed.

"Romantic comedies?"

"What exactly did you expect?" Mia laughed.

"Exactly this," Kevin smiled, "but a man could hope that his girlfriend loves action-movies, you know."

"Keep hoping," Mia grabbed one of the DVDs and placed it in the player, knowing the movie choice wasn't going to bother Kevin at all. He had already told her that all movies in this genre were the same to him.

As the movie started, Mia and Kevin realised they forgot to turn the volume down to something a lot more suitable for the middle of the night and the music from the DVD menu started blaring loudly through the speakers. Kevin fumbled to try and lower the volume before it woke Emily up and he was caught, while Mia couldn't keep herself from laughing. Her laughter on top of the loud volume and Kevin's cursing was enough to shake sleeping Emily awake.

"Hide!" Mia said to Kevin as she forced him under the blankets and quickly turned the volume down while Emily lifted her head from the pillow. She looked at her older sister.

"What was that?"

"Sorry, Emy," Mia whispered apologetically, "I couldn't sleep and thought I would watch a movie. I forgot the volume was at full blast."

"What are you watching?" Emily asked and Mia was afraid this question would lead Emily to wanting to watch the DVD with her.

"Uh, nothing interesting, really. Just something to put me to sleep. Just go back to bed."

"It's just… I thought I heard Kevin…"

"Must have been your dream," Mia said, "It's late, Emy, just go back to sleep before you too get bit by the insomnia bug."

"Goodnight," Emily placed her head back on her pillow and within seconds was back asleep. Mia laughed and lifted the blankets up from Kevin's head.

"That was close," she said to her boyfriend as he sat up. He nodded his head.

"What do you think she would have done if she found out?"

"Assumed the extreme," Mia shrugged, "you know there aren't many excuses for a boyfriend and girlfriend being caught together in bed, right?"

"It's just a movie!" Kevin frowned. "The DVD player is right there! What can she possibly think we're doing?"

"Nothing," Mia laughed. She rested her head on Kevin's chest and hit the play button for the DVD, "Let's just watch the movie."

"Yes, rom-coms, the instant cure to my insomnia. It's never failed me before."

"You really hate these movies, don't you?" Mia chuckled and Kevin nodded his head. She smiled at him, though and gave him a kiss, "But you're still watching it with me. That makes you amazing and that's why I love you."

Kevin couldn't help but grin as he looked down at Mia. She averted her gaze to the movie the moment she heard the words coming out of her mouth. He squeezed her lovingly and stroked her hair before kissing the top of her head.

"I love you too."