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A/N: Thank you all for those who have been reviewing and supporting me . . . here's Chapter 5 . . .
You Never Knew
Trini's mind raced and she could feel her heart pounding. The kiss was nearly perfect, causing more tears to roll down her face. A voice in the back of her head wondered if any of her friends could catch the teardrops that fell from her eyes, but an even quieter one cried for her body to pull away.
Jason's hand moved from Trini's waist to her cheek, feeling her face wet from tears. His mind snapped back into reality as the two of them slowly pulled away at the same time. Ignoring the gaping faces of their friends, Jason stared deep into Trini's innocent eyes looking like a lost child.
"Hey, what are you all looking at?" a voice interrupted, as Emily made her way through several friends that were watching Jason and Trini. Appearing in front of the small group, Jason's attention turned to his girlfriend. Her face was filled with confusion. "Did I interrupt something?"
"No," Jason answered as he slowly walked away from Trini, but not before glancing back at her as she made her way in the opposite direction. It was the worst way to end their conversation, but the kiss they had shared he knew he wasn't the only one who needed to think. "Merry Christmas, Emily."
"Merry Christmas," smiled Emily as she wrapped her arms around Jason's neck pulling him down for a kiss. Jason weakly smiled, before his lips met Emily's for a short kiss. He didn't know why, but he never shared such a kiss with Emily or any of his past girlfriends. It was soft and sweet and yet it held so much passion and love in it.
The small crowd slowly separated as they tried to absorb what exactly happened right in front of them, because there seemed to be more behind that kiss than just a kiss.
"Okay, did anyone else beside me catch those tears?" Tanya spoke up, as they resumed back into their seats. The scene replayed in her mind a million times just so she could confirm it was tears that she had seen and not her imaginations.
"How could I not," commented Aisha as she glanced at her best friend. The kiss seemed so harmless, until a teardrop had caught her eye.
"What tears?" Rocky asked in confusion. His mind raced, he could remember the kiss clearly, but no tears. Just thinking of the kiss brought a smile to his face. It seemed so well planned, but it wasn't. So sinister, but all it was a mere Christmas tradition. The kiss could be portrayed as a joke and for fun, but it was purely innocent.
"You're kidding, right?" Aisha questioned, as she looked at her boyfriend in disbelief. Rocky's train of though crashed, as his attention went back to his girlfriend.
"I was rather distracted by that kiss," smiled Rocky as he leaned back in his chair putting his arm around Aisha to bring her closer. He decided this time to leave it to just that and focus on what exactly Tanya and Aisha were talking about.
"You had to admit, that was some kiss," Adam replied, finally speaking up. He could easily picture Jason and Trini kissing. "I mean you could almost feel something more in that relationship besides friendship." He didn't know why he had said what he had just said. He could have swayed it to be meant as a joke, but the more he thought of it, it just happened to flow so well.
Tanya and Aisha's eyes lit up, as they quickly looked at one another in complete shock. "No," smiled Aisha as she looked at Tanya who shared the same expression. As she thought of Jason and Trini's relationship throughout the years she had known them.
"But, it makes so much sense!" Tanya said, going over what exactly the two of them were thinking. She hadn't know the two as long, but the small hints of caring more than just friends she could see it so well with Rocky and Aisha and she kicked herself for not being able to recognize it with Jason and Trini.
"Whoa, whoa. I'm still back at who shed some tears. What exactly makes so much sense?" Rocky asked, trying to break the conversation Tanya and Aisha were having. Letting out a sigh as the girls shared a "no" and "yes" argument, he glanced at his best friend who shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm as lost as you are," stated Adam, as he rested his head on his girlfriend's shoulder. "Mind sharing with us your insights?"
Tanya smiled as she looked at Adam, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Did anyone ever tell you how cute you look when you're confused?" giggled Tanya, who was amused with the expression on Adam's face. He smiled, turning slightly away as he felt his face grow warm.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," whined Rocky as he waved the subject off. "Are you girls going to tell us?" He was dying to know.
"Be patient" Aisha replied as she gave him a sweet smile as he pouted. Normally he would have the patients to wait for Aisha for anything and everything, but this time it felt different.
"Haven't I've been patient enough?" complained Rocky was about ready to drop the subject.
"We think Trini likes Jason. That would explain the few tears that she happened to make during their little kiss," Tanya explained as her and Aisha waited for Rocky and Adam's reaction.
"They're best friends," argued Rocky, not seeing much truth in the theory. He couldn't recall any signs Trini had given to hint the fact that she had a crush on the Red Ranger.
"We're best friends," Aisha pointed out as she gave him a small pout.
"Good point," Rocky smiled as he kissed Aisha on the lips. She was right he had to admit that and it worked out perfectly for them.
"It does make sense," replied Adam as he looked at his girlfriend who had a smile on her face. As his mind deepened the thought he began to realize it made a lot of sense.
Zack's mind was on his two good friends. If he knew it would have caused Trini to cry and hurt inside he wouldn't have pushed them into doing it. A small smile crossed his face for a second, as he thought of the kiss itself. Their first kiss, he had been trying to get them to kiss since the first day he met Jason and Trini. He didn't know why, but those two to him were a match made in heaven. Even Tommy and Kimberly's love didn't seem to be as perfect as theirs. Zack just never knew how right he was, until that night when he saw a tear rolled down Trini's cheek. In an instance he knew that his lovely Asian friend loves Jason more than anyone will ever know. And all this time he thought it was just a dream of his.
"You okay?" Angela asked as she placed a cup of juice in front of him. She had been carefully watching him from the juice table examining his expressions. She rarely found him in a deep trance, normally it intrigued her, but this time she was filled with helplessness and lost words to say.
"Huh? Yeah," Zack weakly smiled as he looked at his girlfriend. He didn't want Angela to worry about him, but he knew he couldn't lie to her if his life depended on it especially now.
"Are you feeling guilty about the kiss?" read Angela, as she looked at Zack whose eyes widen. She was curious to know exactly what he was thinking.
"How did you?" questioned Zack, in confusion as he stared into Angela's caring eyes.
"Zack, dear, you weren't the only one to see Trini's tears," answered Angela with a small smile. "I put things together and came up with the idea that just maybe Trini has a crush on our friend Jason." She managed to realize that Trini's tears were not of happiness or of joy, but instead of sadness and pain when she noticed Trini's attempts to end it. "Imagine that. Loving someone for so long without them knowing. Someone who just didn't love you back in the same way."
"Yeah, imagine that," Zack sighed as his thoughts wondered on Trini and his heart went out for her because he knew exactly how it felt to love someone who didn't love you back. With that he leaned over and gave Angela a long kiss. As he pulled away he could see confusion in her eyes. "I love you."
Angela's eyes soften as she felt them to begin to water. She had heard Zack tell her that before, but for the first time it touched her heart more than ever maybe because she felt as if it was his heart telling her and not just his voice. "I love you too, Zack." A small smile appeared on his face as he silently thanked God for allowing that somebody to love him back.
Katherine leaned her head against Billy shoulder's as the two set beside one another at one of the tables. She knew his thoughts were on Trini and Jason; the two had witnessed what had happened. Both of their expressions changed from smiles to frowns once they saw a tear fall. It made sense on the real reason why Trini had been avoiding them from the past week, something happened that Saturday night and Jason found out. Billy's mind was set on Trini and how every puzzle piece of their past happened to fall right into place.
"What do you think running through Jason's mind right now?" Katherine quietly asked, her eyes on Jason who seemed in a trance while he sat besides Emily. Her thoughts were more on Trini, but she couldn't help but wonder about Jason at the same time.
Billy let out a short laugh, "I don't know, but knowing Jason he must feel as if someone has just turned his whole life upside down and mixed it up so hard he doesn't even know where to begin to fix things." Trini had hit Jason so hard with the truth that he expected everything, but what she said. He always had a plan and was always prepared for the unexpected, except this time. Billy knew it and so did Tommy, Kimberly, and Zack.
"Poor Trini," Katherine mumbled under her breath. "How did she ever do what she did all these years?" As much of a heart Katherine had, she could truthfully admit that she probably couldn't do what Trini had been doing.
Billy paused, "If there's something I learned about Trini over the years I've known her, is that her happiness lies in the happiness of others. If she can help make a person smile for the rest of his or her life, she'll do it in a instance regardless if concerns her own."
"Could anyone else be so selfless?" Katherine asked herself out loud.
"No," Billy quietly answered as Katherine sat up, looking at the Blue Ranger. "I guess that's Trini for you." He was right. There was no one else in the whole team that didn't have a heart like Trini. Her life was based on how happy everyone else was and yet with all of that her heart seemed to missing a piece of happiness of her own. Seeing the sadness in Billy's eyes Katherine weakly smiled at her boyfriend and gave him a kiss on his cheek. It wasn't much, but it was all that she could do to help ease the pain he felt for Trini.
A/N: Thank you all for those who have been reviewing and supporting me . . . here's Chapter 5 . . .
You Never Knew
Trini's mind raced and she could feel her heart pounding. The kiss was nearly perfect, causing more tears to roll down her face. A voice in the back of her head wondered if any of her friends could catch the teardrops that fell from her eyes, but an even quieter one cried for her body to pull away.
Jason's hand moved from Trini's waist to her cheek, feeling her face wet from tears. His mind snapped back into reality as the two of them slowly pulled away at the same time. Ignoring the gaping faces of their friends, Jason stared deep into Trini's innocent eyes looking like a lost child.
"Hey, what are you all looking at?" a voice interrupted, as Emily made her way through several friends that were watching Jason and Trini. Appearing in front of the small group, Jason's attention turned to his girlfriend. Her face was filled with confusion. "Did I interrupt something?"
"No," Jason answered as he slowly walked away from Trini, but not before glancing back at her as she made her way in the opposite direction. It was the worst way to end their conversation, but the kiss they had shared he knew he wasn't the only one who needed to think. "Merry Christmas, Emily."
"Merry Christmas," smiled Emily as she wrapped her arms around Jason's neck pulling him down for a kiss. Jason weakly smiled, before his lips met Emily's for a short kiss. He didn't know why, but he never shared such a kiss with Emily or any of his past girlfriends. It was soft and sweet and yet it held so much passion and love in it.
The small crowd slowly separated as they tried to absorb what exactly happened right in front of them, because there seemed to be more behind that kiss than just a kiss.
"Okay, did anyone else beside me catch those tears?" Tanya spoke up, as they resumed back into their seats. The scene replayed in her mind a million times just so she could confirm it was tears that she had seen and not her imaginations.
"How could I not," commented Aisha as she glanced at her best friend. The kiss seemed so harmless, until a teardrop had caught her eye.
"What tears?" Rocky asked in confusion. His mind raced, he could remember the kiss clearly, but no tears. Just thinking of the kiss brought a smile to his face. It seemed so well planned, but it wasn't. So sinister, but all it was a mere Christmas tradition. The kiss could be portrayed as a joke and for fun, but it was purely innocent.
"You're kidding, right?" Aisha questioned, as she looked at her boyfriend in disbelief. Rocky's train of though crashed, as his attention went back to his girlfriend.
"I was rather distracted by that kiss," smiled Rocky as he leaned back in his chair putting his arm around Aisha to bring her closer. He decided this time to leave it to just that and focus on what exactly Tanya and Aisha were talking about.
"You had to admit, that was some kiss," Adam replied, finally speaking up. He could easily picture Jason and Trini kissing. "I mean you could almost feel something more in that relationship besides friendship." He didn't know why he had said what he had just said. He could have swayed it to be meant as a joke, but the more he thought of it, it just happened to flow so well.
Tanya and Aisha's eyes lit up, as they quickly looked at one another in complete shock. "No," smiled Aisha as she looked at Tanya who shared the same expression. As she thought of Jason and Trini's relationship throughout the years she had known them.
"But, it makes so much sense!" Tanya said, going over what exactly the two of them were thinking. She hadn't know the two as long, but the small hints of caring more than just friends she could see it so well with Rocky and Aisha and she kicked herself for not being able to recognize it with Jason and Trini.
"Whoa, whoa. I'm still back at who shed some tears. What exactly makes so much sense?" Rocky asked, trying to break the conversation Tanya and Aisha were having. Letting out a sigh as the girls shared a "no" and "yes" argument, he glanced at his best friend who shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm as lost as you are," stated Adam, as he rested his head on his girlfriend's shoulder. "Mind sharing with us your insights?"
Tanya smiled as she looked at Adam, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Did anyone ever tell you how cute you look when you're confused?" giggled Tanya, who was amused with the expression on Adam's face. He smiled, turning slightly away as he felt his face grow warm.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," whined Rocky as he waved the subject off. "Are you girls going to tell us?" He was dying to know.
"Be patient" Aisha replied as she gave him a sweet smile as he pouted. Normally he would have the patients to wait for Aisha for anything and everything, but this time it felt different.
"Haven't I've been patient enough?" complained Rocky was about ready to drop the subject.
"We think Trini likes Jason. That would explain the few tears that she happened to make during their little kiss," Tanya explained as her and Aisha waited for Rocky and Adam's reaction.
"They're best friends," argued Rocky, not seeing much truth in the theory. He couldn't recall any signs Trini had given to hint the fact that she had a crush on the Red Ranger.
"We're best friends," Aisha pointed out as she gave him a small pout.
"Good point," Rocky smiled as he kissed Aisha on the lips. She was right he had to admit that and it worked out perfectly for them.
"It does make sense," replied Adam as he looked at his girlfriend who had a smile on her face. As his mind deepened the thought he began to realize it made a lot of sense.
Zack's mind was on his two good friends. If he knew it would have caused Trini to cry and hurt inside he wouldn't have pushed them into doing it. A small smile crossed his face for a second, as he thought of the kiss itself. Their first kiss, he had been trying to get them to kiss since the first day he met Jason and Trini. He didn't know why, but those two to him were a match made in heaven. Even Tommy and Kimberly's love didn't seem to be as perfect as theirs. Zack just never knew how right he was, until that night when he saw a tear rolled down Trini's cheek. In an instance he knew that his lovely Asian friend loves Jason more than anyone will ever know. And all this time he thought it was just a dream of his.
"You okay?" Angela asked as she placed a cup of juice in front of him. She had been carefully watching him from the juice table examining his expressions. She rarely found him in a deep trance, normally it intrigued her, but this time she was filled with helplessness and lost words to say.
"Huh? Yeah," Zack weakly smiled as he looked at his girlfriend. He didn't want Angela to worry about him, but he knew he couldn't lie to her if his life depended on it especially now.
"Are you feeling guilty about the kiss?" read Angela, as she looked at Zack whose eyes widen. She was curious to know exactly what he was thinking.
"How did you?" questioned Zack, in confusion as he stared into Angela's caring eyes.
"Zack, dear, you weren't the only one to see Trini's tears," answered Angela with a small smile. "I put things together and came up with the idea that just maybe Trini has a crush on our friend Jason." She managed to realize that Trini's tears were not of happiness or of joy, but instead of sadness and pain when she noticed Trini's attempts to end it. "Imagine that. Loving someone for so long without them knowing. Someone who just didn't love you back in the same way."
"Yeah, imagine that," Zack sighed as his thoughts wondered on Trini and his heart went out for her because he knew exactly how it felt to love someone who didn't love you back. With that he leaned over and gave Angela a long kiss. As he pulled away he could see confusion in her eyes. "I love you."
Angela's eyes soften as she felt them to begin to water. She had heard Zack tell her that before, but for the first time it touched her heart more than ever maybe because she felt as if it was his heart telling her and not just his voice. "I love you too, Zack." A small smile appeared on his face as he silently thanked God for allowing that somebody to love him back.
Katherine leaned her head against Billy shoulder's as the two set beside one another at one of the tables. She knew his thoughts were on Trini and Jason; the two had witnessed what had happened. Both of their expressions changed from smiles to frowns once they saw a tear fall. It made sense on the real reason why Trini had been avoiding them from the past week, something happened that Saturday night and Jason found out. Billy's mind was set on Trini and how every puzzle piece of their past happened to fall right into place.
"What do you think running through Jason's mind right now?" Katherine quietly asked, her eyes on Jason who seemed in a trance while he sat besides Emily. Her thoughts were more on Trini, but she couldn't help but wonder about Jason at the same time.
Billy let out a short laugh, "I don't know, but knowing Jason he must feel as if someone has just turned his whole life upside down and mixed it up so hard he doesn't even know where to begin to fix things." Trini had hit Jason so hard with the truth that he expected everything, but what she said. He always had a plan and was always prepared for the unexpected, except this time. Billy knew it and so did Tommy, Kimberly, and Zack.
"Poor Trini," Katherine mumbled under her breath. "How did she ever do what she did all these years?" As much of a heart Katherine had, she could truthfully admit that she probably couldn't do what Trini had been doing.
Billy paused, "If there's something I learned about Trini over the years I've known her, is that her happiness lies in the happiness of others. If she can help make a person smile for the rest of his or her life, she'll do it in a instance regardless if concerns her own."
"Could anyone else be so selfless?" Katherine asked herself out loud.
"No," Billy quietly answered as Katherine sat up, looking at the Blue Ranger. "I guess that's Trini for you." He was right. There was no one else in the whole team that didn't have a heart like Trini. Her life was based on how happy everyone else was and yet with all of that her heart seemed to missing a piece of happiness of her own. Seeing the sadness in Billy's eyes Katherine weakly smiled at her boyfriend and gave him a kiss on his cheek. It wasn't much, but it was all that she could do to help ease the pain he felt for Trini.