Warning: I don't own them…I'm sure you've heard that before… But just to be on the safe side…. I'll say it again…Saban does. I just own the people I put in…hehe I have some power after all…

A/N: Thank you for the good reviews! I couldn't do any this if you all didn't give me good ones! I owe ya!

            He tossed and turned. The memory of her had sifted into his dreams now.  It wasn't one memory, it was just her. She was everywhere. He tried to reach out to her, but she seemed to be pulling away. Her face was around him, he could almost feel her breath, he could smell her, it smelled like roses, and strawberries.  Tommy held out his hands to her, calling her, telling her to come back to him. "Kim, I love you, come back to me." Her expression he couldn't read, and he could feel his heart breaking. She slowly faded away, and he tried to pull her back.  Tommy woke up with a jolt back into reality when he hit the floor. His eyes snapped open and he found that he was no longer on his bed.  He groggily got up and ran a hand through his now messed hair.  His eyes focused on the clock. "Aw shit!" He yelled and ran out of the room.  The numbers read 9:30 A.M. He mentally cursed himself again as he stumbled into the bathroom. He and the others were supposed to meet up at the beach to help a few of the town's kids learn how to swim.

            "He's late, again." Kat said as she ran a hand through her golden hair. Aisha gave a nod and sat down on her yellow towel. "I'm beginning to think that we need to teleport there and drag his sleeping beauty butt out of bed." She laughed and laid back on the towel. Adam and Rocky were messing around by the shore with some of the kids, while Billy was strangely quiet. Aisha looked over at him and raised an eyebrow.  "Billy, are you ok? You look sort of…blue." She snickered.  Billy snapped his head up and he smiled over at Aisha, then looked around. "Sorry, I've just been thinking."
"You're beginning to sound like Tommy." Kat said a bit bitterly. Billy shot her a look then shook his head. "Cut him some slack ok? The kids are fine, they're on a break." Kat looked over at him with a questioning look. "What do you know Billy? Do you know why Tommy has been acting so hot and cold lately?" Billy looked down and focused on his feet, which had become very interesting while Kat stared him down. Before she could push it any farther there was a squeal of tires and the sound of a car door slamming. "Sorry guys, I…"

"Didn't mean to be late, we know we know."  Aisha smiled as Tommy jogged up to them. "Sorry, I was just having…." He stopped then looked down at Billy, who was giving him a worried look. "A hard time falling asleep last night and I guess I didn't hear my alarm clock."

"When do you ever hear it?" Kat said, her mood visibly lifting at the sight of her boyfriend. Tommy gave her a tight smile then proceeded to putting his stuff down next to the others.  "So what did I miss?" he asked as he took off his shirt and looked to where the kids were playing around with Adam and Rocky.  "Well, Charity and Ben finally got over their fear of the water and are splashing around happily." Kat said in an over bubbly voice. Tommy smiled as he watched the pair who had been afraid of the water not too long ago. "I missed that. I can't believe it." He chuckled and got up walked over to the shore and picked up two of them, sending the two children into a fit of giggles.  Kat crossed her arms over her chest and sat down next to Billy. "There's something wrong, and I'm not liking it." She said in an upset tone.

Sand, surf, fun, that's what Kim was in of. She smiled as she walked down the sand to find a nice place to sit. It was a gorgeous day, not a cloud in the sky and the birds were singing.  She felt way too tense after her brush with Tommy the day before, and this was what she needed. She slipped her sunglasses farther up her nose and pulled her black hat down a bit more, still not wanting to be noticed.  She fixed the straps to her black bikini, which had pink Hawaiian flowers on it, then laid back to soak up the sun.  She heard the faint sound of voices and inwardly groaned. "On the day I picked to go to the beach, they happen to be here, how do I do that?" she said softly to herself.  She felt something hard hit her leg and she sat up, careful not to yell. A child around the age of five or six ran up to her and smiled. "Sorry miss, didn't mean to hit ya." He said shyly. She smiled and picked up the Frisbee, handing it to him. "It's ok." She replied.

"Ben, you got it buddy?" she heard the unmistakable voice of Tommy call out. Both her and the child, now known as Ben turned to where it was coming from. She had to close her eyes and take a deep breath. There he was, totally oblivious to the fact that it was her, his smile wide, as Ben ran back over to him. He still looked unbelievably good, with his long hair, which was pulled back into a ponytail, and his tanned muscular arms, and his bronzed broad shoulders. She turned away as she felt herself blushing.  The year had been good to him, she admitted to herself. Trying to regain her breathing, she began to get slightly dizzy. "Down girl, it was just Tommy." She said to herself as she closed her eyes and lay down. After about fifteen minutes of trying to calm herself, which was becoming nearly impossible she got up and went to buy herself a bottle of water.  Laughter caught her attention as she turned from buying the bottled water. She smiled as she heard Aisha's shriek and her laugh again. Adam had her by her arms, while Rocky got a hold of her feet.  "Alrightly Adam, ready?" Rocky laughed above her pathetic cries to be let go. Adam laughed as she twisted, trying to get out of their grips, but it was proving to be a losing task. She smiled and scanned around to find the others. Billy and Kat were laughing, splashing around near the shore with a few kids. She didn't spot Tommy and she bit her lip softly, her smile turning into a frown. "One, two, three!" The two men said as they flung Aisha into the water.  She heard laughing not too far behind her and she stiffened. "That was a great one guys! Priceless!" Tommy laughed. She slowly sprinted off, picking the wrong way to go though. She ran into his arm. "Sorry." She muttered and ran to her stuff. Not daring to look back at him.

            Tommy was going to say something to the girl who ran into him but another memory trapped him. It had happened when the girl had run into him. He closed his eyes and went willingly.

**Flashback**

            They were seated in her living room, Kim was wrapped up in his arms, her head leaning against his chest, rising and falling as he took a breath. "God you're breathtaking." He thought as he looked down upon her, her eyes closed, her soft lashes dark against her soft skin.  He rubbed her arm softly with his hand, and she snuggled up a bit more against him. She clutched his shirt in one of her small hands and opened her eyes. He smiled down at her and she returned it with a sleepy, soft smile.  "I didn't mean to fall asleep, sorry." She said softly then yawned. He laughed; she looked absolutely adorable when she slept. "Nah it's ok, I kept myself busy."

"How?" She questioned, her hand that was once clutching his shirt was now rubbing his chest ever so lightly. He smiled again and tightened his arms around her. "Watching you." She let out one of her musical sounding laughs and shook her head, her caramel colored hair falling into her face. He took his hand and brushed it away, then leaned in and kissed her forehead. She smelled of strawberries and roses.

**End Flashback**

            Tommy shook his head and looked around for the girl. "Tommy man you ok?" Rocky said looking a bit worried. He looked over at his friend and nodded. "Yeah fine man, why?"

"We've been calling your name for a while, and you just stood there, eyes closed, not moving." Rocky said in return.  Tommy shook his head again, trying to clear it a bit. "Sorry about that man, I didn't mean to, it's just been really weird lately." He said as they walked back to their stuff. He sat down and Billy looked at him, concern shown in his eyes. "Tommy, are you sure you're ok?" He asked. Tommy gave another nod and ran a hand through his hair.  The children were starting to leave, little by little, leaving the teens with the rest of the day off, or so they thought. "Finally, we're off." Aisha smiled and lay back on the towel. Adam gave a nod in agreement to Aisha's statement. Rocky was digging into the picnic basket that Kat had brought, munching away.  Suddenly, their wrist communicators went off. Tommy looked around and the group moved closer together. "We read you Zordon." He said into his wrist.

"RANGERS, THERE'S BEEN A DISTURBANCE NEAR THE BEACH…" what he said next was cut off to Tommy as he heard an all too familiar scream. "Kim." He breathed. Kat snapped her attention from what Zordon was saying to her boyfriend. "Tommy, this isn't the time." She hissed. He snapped back to what Zordon was saying. "We're on it Zordon." He cut their mentor off.

"BE CAREFUL RANGERS, MY THE POWER PROTECT YOU."  He replied. He stood up, gathering his stuff. "Alright guys, lets move." He said quickly as he looked to see where the scream came from. Billy stood up and took a hold of his arm. "What about Kim, Tommy?" he asked. Tommy shook his head, and listened for the scream. There was another scream, followed by the same one he heard before. "That was her scream Billy I would know that anywhere." He said lowly to the other man. Billy gave a solemn nod. Tommy looked around; no one was around where they were. "It's Morphin Time!" he called out.