Disclaimer : Yet again - SABAN owns the characters, I own the setting though and storylines - well most of them, there are some I have sorta borrowed from Saban like the Pan global thing but I'm just changing them slighty to suite my alternate universe.

Chapter 16

Adam and Aisha walked hand in hand out of the mall, Aisha had given Adam a break and taken half the bags off him and not run him ragged around the shops. Adam loved spending time with his fiance but sometimes especially when shopping she was a little too much to handle. Luckily they hadn't set a date for the wedding or begun organising things. He knew that would be a very stressful time more for him than Aisha. Organising was what she did best or so he thought.

"Don't you think Paul was slightly weird last night". Adam brought up a conversation.

"Yeah but when isn't Paul weird". Aisha replied.

"No I mean, chasing Kim like that, he knows the neighbourhood perfectly well, yet he had to follow Kim to find it. And how did he know that was Rocky's jeep, hasn't seen his car before". Adam mused.

"I suppose he knew it was Rocky's car because of the registration plate R0CK 0N and as for having to follow Kim he hasn't been in this neighbourhood he only spent a few weeks here before leaving for college". Aisha responded.

"I dunno, theres something weird going on". Adam dismissed the idea himself and got in the car and drove off.

Rocky and Kim had left Zack, Jase and Ernie holding the fort for half an hour while they went to say goodbye to Paul. Kim had felt slighty weird about everything that went off the night before. I mean what kind of person follows someone so close for so long and as for the hand shake well his grip had been huge. Eventually the more she thought the more she could come up with logical explanations like he might just have a strong handshake and he might not have realised he was as close. In the end she just decided to forget about it, she was probably just imagining it.

"Hey Mom, Dad". Rocky said as he walked into his old house hugging his parents.

"Hey baby". His mom said kissing his cheek. "Oh hi Kimberly". She said as she realised Kim walking in.

"Hey Maria, how you doing"? Kim hugged Rocky's mom.

"Oh, I'm fine, I've got these two little devils to keep me sane". She laughed as Rockys younger twin brothers ran past her obviously playing a game of chase.

Kim liked Rocky's parents they treat her like family even when she was just his friend. The house felt homely and warm but then again she realised it was because she had been an only child and both her parents where always busy with their careers and she mostly came home to an empty house whereas Rocky's mother had been a house wife caring for her big family of 6 children. Rocky had an older brother, Paul, then a sister at 15 and then the twins at 8. His family were very close and that's what Kim liked. She had missed out on that as a child. After saying goodbye to Paul, Rocky and Kim left shortly after to save the youth center from their friends.

"You know, your really lucky having a famiy like you do". Kim told Rocky on the way back.

"Nah, sometimes I wish I was an only child or didn't have as many brothers and sister as I do". Rocky responded.

"Trust me you don't, I'm an only kid and it was crap growing up without someone to call your brother or sister. Especially if your parents are career people and you come home to an empty house".

"Yeah but you had Jase and the others".

"It's not nearly the same. Why'd you think I used to spend as much time at the youth center". Kim said.

Back at the youth center Zack and Jason were sat with their backs against the counter. There were watching everything with an eagle eye.

"Hey looking after this place isn't so hard". Zack announced finally.

"That's 'cos this place is dead, how many people can you see that we have to watch". Jason laughed at his friend.

"Hi fella's, where's Kim and Rock". Adam asked as he and Aisha walked in.

"Is it me or is this place totally empty"? Aisha asked rubbing her eyes laughing.

"They went to say goodbye to Paul". Jason replied.

"Hi er where is everyone"? Kim asked as she walked in joyfully then stopped when she saw that the whole room was empty except for her friends.

"Don't worry about it guys, when it's lunchtime it'll get busy, the old youth center used to be this dead when you guys were all in school". Ernie observed.

"Well I think, I'd best go tidy up the apartment been as I've got the time". Kim said as she walked up the stairs.

"It looks like I'd best do ours, we know how you get so tired". Adam said as he followed Kim laughing at Aisha. He knew Aisha was no good at tidying although she often got up early to do it but she soon got bored with it.

Adam quickly caught Kim up and suggested that he help her with her apartment then she could help him. It turned out there wasn't a lot to do except flap a duster,hoover and wash any pots the guys had, had.

"Adam do you think I'm nuts for having weird feelings towards Paul"? Kim asked knowing she had told herself to drop the subject but she couldn't help it there was something eating away at her.

"It depends what kinda feelings, romantic or something else". Adam asked jokingly.

"Ever since last night, I can't help but wonder why he followed me for so long and he was driving so close to me, I could hardly see". Kim sat on the sofa opposite where Adam was sitting wiping the coffee table.

"He sorta has that effect on people, he has a sick sense of humour, he probably did it intentionally to scare you". Adam answered.

The two finished Kim and Rocky's apartment and then moved onto Adam and Aisha's. they chatted freely. Kim and Adam had always gotton on really well, they were the only two in high school except for Billy and Trini that could hold a sensible conversation, unlike Aisha and Rocky who were always joking around.

Well what do you think. Is there any need for Kim to worry about Paul? We'll have to wait and see won't we! Please R&R!