What do you think readers? Logically if I break every clock in the entire world, summer won't end. It's here to stay and I'll glue myself to the computer forever. Right?

….SUMMER WILL NEVER BE OVER. SO READ REVIEW AND ENJOY!

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"I MISSED YOU SO SO SO SO MUCH! SISSY WHY DON'T YOU CALL ME? I WANT YOU TO CALL ME!"

"Well you're not….ack…getting a call if you kill me…"

Kate decided to visit the Vientown for awhile. Been a little busy with patrolling since Dim Sun was making things troublesome for the citizens. Of course Kate missed her sister and decided it was high time to see her again. Keith tagged along too, wanting to say hello. In fact, Wendy and Sven stopped by to hang with the group, with Elaine and Ollie joining in. Everyone decided to go out to Breeze Hill for a picnic while the pokemon went off to play. Thus bringing them to the present.

"Hm?" Luana pulled away from the hug, looking at Kate. "You're thinner than I remember."

"Lots of action lately." Kate shrugged sheepishly.

"Well how about I give you plenty of my cooking?" Luana cheerfully offered.

"How about not?" Keith sweatdropped.

"Besides…" Sven flipped his cell phone off. "I already ordered pizza. How about we men go get it while the ladies have their girl time?"

"Sounds good to me." Crawford got up.

"Sure." Ollie and Keith agreed.

"We'll be back in a little while." Sven told the girls.

"Kay!" The girls chimed in.

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Keith walked alongside the other guys, going to Pueltown for the pizza (Sven insisted on this one restaurant). It was cool to just be surrounded by guys and only guys. Not that it was bad hanging with Kate and Rhythmi. But talking about dude stuff was awesome.

"Almost forgot." Sven pulled something from his bag. "I installed a little surprise."

It was a screen panel of some sort. After typing in some keys, a window popped up, fading into an image. Breeze Hill. With all of the girls talking and laughing.

"What…the…" Ollie blinked, surprised and uneasy.

"We're…spying on the girls?" Keith stared in shock.

"Why not? It'll be fun!" Sven chuckled.

"Awesome!" Crawford high five'd the cowboy. "I tried doing that with Luana but she always busted me."

"Well this time I snuck a mini camera into Wendy's bag. She won't know." Sven told him.

"We can't just spy on girls!" Ollie and Keith objected in unison.

"Come on." Crawford smirked. "Don't you boys want to know what your lover's are thinking?"

Both turned red. One from embarrassment, other from anger.

"SHE IS NOT MY LOVER." Keith growled.

"Right." Sven snickered.

"Come on, Wendy. You are pretty good looking."

The guys turned their attention to the screen. Keith wasn't sure who asked it (might've been Luana).

"Well if I'm so damn pretty then why can't I get a boyfriend? I'm thinkin Sven's right and I'll wind up alone." Wendy chuckled.

"If anyone's ring-less for life, it'll be me." Elaine sighed, jokingly. "Who wants the grease monkey rather than a hot operator or a drop dead gorgeous ranger?"

The guys listened intently on the conversation. Sven and Ollie had weird looks on their faces.

"Hey you're not the only one with romantic troubles." Rhythmi rolled her eyes, grinning a little.

"Hear, hear!" Luana fist-pumped.

"I thought you didn't like anyone, sis." Kate said.

"Oh I don't! Nope! Nu-uh! Not me!" Luana quickly responded. "The only guy problem I have is Crawford. Just this morning, he did another raid in my underwear drawer."

Sven knuckle-punched Crawford, smirking.

"So what? Kate'll get all the guys?" Wendy teased.

"ME? No no no!" Kate blushed. "No guy in their right mind would want me!"

Oh how wrong she was.

"Why not? You're so adorable!" Luana pinched Kate's cheek.

"Yeah you have some good looks. Great personality." Wendy said.

"Hey let down your hair for a moment." Elaine requested. "Then we'll see your natural look."

Before Kate could protest, Luana already snatched the ponytail holders. Tumbling down Kate's shoulders was her soft, silkie, brown hair. Keith's throat was in knots, his face burning. Even after sleeping in the same room with the girl, his weak spot was seeing Kate with her hair down. Arcues she was so beautiful.

"Oh my gosh you look amazing!" Rhythmi gasped.

"I know! So jealous right now." Wendy said.

"Huh." Sven said as Crawford whistled. "She is kinda hot."

Keith glared at the two for a brief moment before turning back to the screen. Kate seemed a little awkward by all the nice things the girls said. Didn't seem to have much confidence in her looks. But either way, Keith thought she was the most exquisite princess in the world.

"Kate? Been meaning to ask you…" That was Elaine. "Where'd you get that necklace?"

"This?" Kate held up the amulet.

"Come to think of it…I never really did ask you where you got it." Luana realized. "Seen you wear it everyday."

"I saw that too." Rhythmi added.

"Um…well…" Kate's face was turning red. "It's…a little embarrassing…."

"Tell us! Tell us!" Luana chanted.

"We promise not to say anything to anyone else." Wendy vowed.

"Besides, the guys are gone. We're free to say whatever we want." Rhythmi snickered.

The guys froze for a moment at the remark. Keith waited anxiously to see what Kate would do. She hesitated for a long time. But the girl took in a deep breath and held the necklace close to her.

"Alright." Kate sighed. "I was six when Luana and I went to Summerland for a vacation. Mom was relaxing and Luana was playing with a bunch of kids so I went off alone a lot. One day, someone pushed me into the river and…and I nearly drowned."

"Oh you poor thing!" Luana gasped, hugging Kate (though softer than usual).

"Right when I thought I'd die, someone dove into the water and saved my life. It was a boy my age who dragged me to shore and made sure I was alright." Kate told them.

Keith could vividly remember Kate as a little girl, her bright eyes and smiling face. He could still hear her voice call him his special nickname.

"How cute!" Rhythmi squealed. "What'd he look like?"

"It was hard to see him other than his smile. There was a hat he wore all the time that covered his face and hair." Kate replied. "Though for a second, I did see his green eyes. They were so pretty."

Kate thought his eyes were pretty? Wow.

"Anyways, he asked me to go exploring and I said yes. So we spent a couple weeks together having adventures, firing up our ranger dreams and I…er… fell in love with him." Kate blushed feverishly.

"How romantic!" Elaine commented.

"Did the guy like you too?" Wendy asked.

The guys watched with interest. Keith was glued to the screen.

"I think he did. He asked me to marry him." Kate smiled.

"You married him? YOU WERE ONLY SIX!" Luana exclaimed.

"Not a real marriage!" Kate told her, panicked by the reaction. "We went to the ruins deep in Summerland jungle and he found this amulet. We each got a half and made them into necklaces. The two of us promised to be together but…"

"…we had to leave, right?" Luana finished.

"Yeah…" Kate continued. "Family emergency. I went to the beach to tell him and say goodbye. The boy kissed me on the forehead, slipped the hat over my face and ran off before I could see him. And I never saw him again."

Keith grinned a little. She had no idea how many times she's seen him again. Every single day, Kate was with Key but she didn't even know it.

"Awwww!" Rhythmi sniffled. "That's tragic!"

"Have you tried looking for him?" Wendy asked.

"Tried but failed. Besides…" Kate looked down. "He's probably forgotten all about me at this point."

No he hasn't. Kate's 'special guy' would never forget such a sweet, delicate girl. Keith replayed the memories of Summerland over in his head, hardly noticing the guys picked up the pizza and they were all started heading back.

"So you've got competition." Crawford said to Keith.

"I do not." Keith denied. "That guy can have Kate for all I care."

"Come now Keith. Tell us how you really feel." Sven nudged the redhead's arm.

"Hey Keith? You've got a string on the back of your neck." Ollie pointed out, starting to pull on it.

"Ollie don't…!"

Keith's necklace, the other half of the medallion, was pulled into view. Where the other guys saw it. As plain as day.

….

"YOU'RE KATE'S HUSBAND!" Crawford exclaimed.

"I am not her husband!" Keith yelled, beet red in the face.

"You've got the other half of the necklace! You sneaky…" Sven stared at him in disbelief.

The guys were shocked, waiting for an answer. Couldn't hide it now.

"Fine." Keith groaned. "I'm the guy who saved Kate all those years ago. The guy who 'married' her and who she fell in love with."

"And you kept this to yourself?" Ollie asked.

"Yeah! Why not tell her?" Crawford questioned.

"Look I didn't know right off the bat that this was the same girl!" Keith snapped. "By the time I realized, we already had a great friendship. I didn't, and don't, want to ruin it."

"If you tell her, then she'll love you." Sven said.

"In Kate's mind, me and the boy she loved are two entirely different people. If I tell Kate the truth, who knows how she'll react? She sees me as nothing more than a good friend and that will be lost if the secret gets out." Keith stared down at the ground as he walked on. "…all I want is to see her happy."

"But Kate deserves to know." Ollie piped up. "You…you shouldn't keep it secret if she's looking for you."

"Kate also deserves someone who will treat her right, keep her safe and love her as much as I do. Someone better than me." Keith mumbled. "At least I'm not acting like a pervert for attention or keeping potential guys away from her."

Crawford and Sven fell over anime-style.

"How did you…?" Sven tried to ask.

"Wanted to borrow a pencil. Found your notebook open to blueprints on how to keep Wendy date-less." Keith replied.

Sven scratched the back of his neck sheepishly while Crawford sweatdropped, looking away from the group. They were starting to go through Nabiki beach.

"And I hope you guys can keep your mouths shut about this." Keith said. "Or I'll tell Luana and Wendy everything."

"We will." The cowboy and agro grumbled.

No need to worry about Ollie. He was willing to stay quiet. Keith took in a deep breath and put on his usual grin. Along with the now-cheerful guys, Keith climbed up onto Breeze Hill.

"Who ordered pizza?" Keith called out.

"About time!" Wendy cheered.

"Thanks guys!" Kate said, her hair now back in its usual pigtails.

Everyone gathered around for the pizza picnic. Laughter rang through the air as the friends hung out together. Keith stared at Kate for a moment, looking at the necklace that dangled on her. Maybe it was wrong to keep it secret. Kate did deserve to know. But…if Keith had to tell her, now wasn't the time.

"A little longer…" Keith thought. "All I want is more time to spend with you."

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Perverting Luana, keeping Wendy away from guys, keeping secrets from Kate….the guys of the story sure have weird ways to express love. But which one of them will come forward with their feelings first? Well you'll have to continue reading to know that! Next update's coming soon!