Note: Ok, I use referances to the Greek Underworld here (my OTHER obsession). Hades, God of the Underworld and Wealth rules with his wife Persephone, Elysium is paradise for heroes, Asphodel is for regular people, and Tartarus is where there's torture for wicked people. And that's the lesson of the day, hope it helps..
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"Killed you? He couldn't have. I mean, Kim, you're right here"
"But he did" Adam took hold of her shoulders,
"I don't know what he did to you, but he couldn't have killed you Kimberly" Kim shrugged his hands off,
"Adam, I know this is hard." She pulled up the clutter of braclets on her arms revealing 2 pink, jagged scars with a little dried blood.
"Oh...no..." Adam gasped. "I think I'm going to be sick" he held his stomach. Kim draped her arm on his shoulder,
"I know." she sighed "Believe me, I know"
"How? How are you here if you're..."
"I decended to Underworld and was placed in Elysium. They considered me a hero for being a Ranger." She sighed, "Even if it seems like so long ago. Anyway, Persephone liked me right away, it was like instant friendship. She convinced Hades to let me come back once a year on Christmas, the anniversary of my death."
"But why weren't any of us informed you were _dead_? And what's Elysium really? It sounds familiar, like Persephone and Hades does but..I mean..what happened to Heaven and such?"
"Because, I visited my remaining family and asked them to keep it quiet. Had they told you and I suddenly shown up, it would have been pretty weird. Of course there were so many questions I knew I'd face once I got here. As for Elysium, it seems like the Greeks were pretty right about the afterlife."
"Wow..I mean, WOW. You're a ghost. And the Greeks? Zeus, Hera, et cetera? I wouldn't have suspected that.."
"Well I don't know about ghost, true I'm dead but I'm not transparent or anything"
"You know what I mean!" He smiled at her. She giggled in return,
"Yes, I do" ~Joking is good in this situation~
"Uh.. how long do you have, before you have to go back?" Adam forced himself to ask.
"Depends, what time is it now?" He looked at his watch,
"It's 10:09"
"Then I have one hour and 51 minutes"
"Shit"
"What?"
"Well everyone needs an explanation but I want us to have fun too"
"Adam, let's all have fun tonight. I trust you to tell them tomorrow what I told you tonight... but I don't want to ruin anyone's evening" Kim's eyes pleaded with him.
"Well...if you're sure"
"Good" They both smiled and walked back to the apartment.
~*~
"Shouldn't they have been here by now?" Zack looked towards the clock.
"Perhaps Kim was crying a bit and wanted to straighten her make-up" Billy suggested, Zack gave him a weird look until Trini came over,
"That's my Billy. He knows girls" she kissed his cheek. Everyone laughed but was cut short by a knock on the door and Adam stepping in.
"Did we miss much?" he smiled. Kim stepped out from behind him with a sheepish smile on.
"So what happened?" Kat asked with concern. Adam and Kim shared a glance,
"Kim wants us all to have fun tonight, no questions for now, and you'll all know in the morning" Many of them looked as though they'd press on, but with the look on Kim's face decided against it. They all began to mingle again, Kim went towards Tommy,
"Um, hi" she half smiled.
"Hi" he shared the look.
"About before, I didn't mean-" she was cut off,
"No Kim, not now. You said have fun tonight, so we will. As long as I know I'll have answers tomorrow...it'll be fine" Kim nodded and walked off to chat with all her old friends once again. Billy and Trini even made their announcement... they were getting Married!
Finally it was 11:58 and Zack had just put on another slow song. Adam tapped Kim's shoulder and she turned around,
"May I have this dance?" he mock bowed and they both grinned. She held out her hand,
"Why of course" He lead her to where the others were dancing in their couples. They danced for a minute in silence, Kim's head resting on Adam's chest.. just enjoying the moment. At 11:59 Kim looked up into Adam's eyes,
"Adam, I have to go soon, but remember this; when the living think of the dead, the dead can hear their thoughts."
"Kim, I-" he began but she placed a finger on his lips.
"Shhh.. I know. Just keep thinking of me, and tell the others to too." The clock struck midnight and Kim began to flicker, growing darker and darker until she was just a shadow. This certainly drew attention and everyone stopped dancing, staring in amazment as Kim disappeared, her voice whispering 'Until next year' echoed through-out the room.
"Adam" Rocky's voice came from behind him "You better have a damn good exlanation"
"Oh yeah" Jason and Tommy nodded together. Everyone else was still in awe but evenually agreed.
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That chapter ends there. so what did you think? R&R please :)
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"Killed you? He couldn't have. I mean, Kim, you're right here"
"But he did" Adam took hold of her shoulders,
"I don't know what he did to you, but he couldn't have killed you Kimberly" Kim shrugged his hands off,
"Adam, I know this is hard." She pulled up the clutter of braclets on her arms revealing 2 pink, jagged scars with a little dried blood.
"Oh...no..." Adam gasped. "I think I'm going to be sick" he held his stomach. Kim draped her arm on his shoulder,
"I know." she sighed "Believe me, I know"
"How? How are you here if you're..."
"I decended to Underworld and was placed in Elysium. They considered me a hero for being a Ranger." She sighed, "Even if it seems like so long ago. Anyway, Persephone liked me right away, it was like instant friendship. She convinced Hades to let me come back once a year on Christmas, the anniversary of my death."
"But why weren't any of us informed you were _dead_? And what's Elysium really? It sounds familiar, like Persephone and Hades does but..I mean..what happened to Heaven and such?"
"Because, I visited my remaining family and asked them to keep it quiet. Had they told you and I suddenly shown up, it would have been pretty weird. Of course there were so many questions I knew I'd face once I got here. As for Elysium, it seems like the Greeks were pretty right about the afterlife."
"Wow..I mean, WOW. You're a ghost. And the Greeks? Zeus, Hera, et cetera? I wouldn't have suspected that.."
"Well I don't know about ghost, true I'm dead but I'm not transparent or anything"
"You know what I mean!" He smiled at her. She giggled in return,
"Yes, I do" ~Joking is good in this situation~
"Uh.. how long do you have, before you have to go back?" Adam forced himself to ask.
"Depends, what time is it now?" He looked at his watch,
"It's 10:09"
"Then I have one hour and 51 minutes"
"Shit"
"What?"
"Well everyone needs an explanation but I want us to have fun too"
"Adam, let's all have fun tonight. I trust you to tell them tomorrow what I told you tonight... but I don't want to ruin anyone's evening" Kim's eyes pleaded with him.
"Well...if you're sure"
"Good" They both smiled and walked back to the apartment.
~*~
"Shouldn't they have been here by now?" Zack looked towards the clock.
"Perhaps Kim was crying a bit and wanted to straighten her make-up" Billy suggested, Zack gave him a weird look until Trini came over,
"That's my Billy. He knows girls" she kissed his cheek. Everyone laughed but was cut short by a knock on the door and Adam stepping in.
"Did we miss much?" he smiled. Kim stepped out from behind him with a sheepish smile on.
"So what happened?" Kat asked with concern. Adam and Kim shared a glance,
"Kim wants us all to have fun tonight, no questions for now, and you'll all know in the morning" Many of them looked as though they'd press on, but with the look on Kim's face decided against it. They all began to mingle again, Kim went towards Tommy,
"Um, hi" she half smiled.
"Hi" he shared the look.
"About before, I didn't mean-" she was cut off,
"No Kim, not now. You said have fun tonight, so we will. As long as I know I'll have answers tomorrow...it'll be fine" Kim nodded and walked off to chat with all her old friends once again. Billy and Trini even made their announcement... they were getting Married!
Finally it was 11:58 and Zack had just put on another slow song. Adam tapped Kim's shoulder and she turned around,
"May I have this dance?" he mock bowed and they both grinned. She held out her hand,
"Why of course" He lead her to where the others were dancing in their couples. They danced for a minute in silence, Kim's head resting on Adam's chest.. just enjoying the moment. At 11:59 Kim looked up into Adam's eyes,
"Adam, I have to go soon, but remember this; when the living think of the dead, the dead can hear their thoughts."
"Kim, I-" he began but she placed a finger on his lips.
"Shhh.. I know. Just keep thinking of me, and tell the others to too." The clock struck midnight and Kim began to flicker, growing darker and darker until she was just a shadow. This certainly drew attention and everyone stopped dancing, staring in amazment as Kim disappeared, her voice whispering 'Until next year' echoed through-out the room.
"Adam" Rocky's voice came from behind him "You better have a damn good exlanation"
"Oh yeah" Jason and Tommy nodded together. Everyone else was still in awe but evenually agreed.
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That chapter ends there. so what did you think? R&R please :)