Always a Frog, Never a Prince
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The water in the shower was set on cold. But he didn't care; he needed to think. So he just stood there, letting the ice cool spray wash away the troubled thoughts running through his head. Leaning against the smooth, white tiled wall Tommy let out a long sigh. His thoughts…?
You guessed it.
Kimberly.
Adam had been right. Going around to see her had been a monumental mistake on his part, he hadn't been ready for the outburst he'd received from the former love of his life. Of course he'd expected her to upset, maybe even a little angry. Boy was he off the mark. The blood that had been flowing down Adams face, coating him in the proverbial crimson mask, had been proof enough of that.
Yanking the chain the water cut out and Tommy shivered when he stepped out into the air that made his whole body tingle. He could've handled it better himself, shouting at Kimberly hadn't helped any, and accusing her of staying with Adam just to make him jealous was probably the stupidest thing he could've said.
After drying himself off with a towel Tommy slipped on a clean shirt, along with a pair of faded jeans, before stepping out into the main room. He got a bit of a shock to see Kat standing in front of him, a blank expression on her face, "Hi," she just stared back at him, "I didn't hear you come in, you want something to…"
"So…" she interrupted before he could finish, "how did things go with Kimberly?"
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It was day three of the Adam/Kimberly dorm-sharing saga. And the black ranger woke up in one of the best moods he'd been in for…he couldn't remember. It really had been a long time since he'd felt this good.
Dinner had gone great. They'd talked about everything, life, relationships, the world it was today. Actually it had been Kimberly doing most of the talking but that was only because Adam loved to listen to her outlook on life. She had such a fascinating take on it, obviously relationships were a bit of a sore subject so that was done in about five minutes, but the rest of the time he hung on every word she said.
Afterwards they sat down and watched a movie together, it was some chick flick comedy called Three to Tango starring the guy from friends, and the girl from Scream. Surprisingly Adam found himself chuckling at odd occasions, Kimberly though didn't get to see the whole movie, the amount of stress she'd been put through during the course of the day had obviously taken its toll and half way through she fell asleep with her head resting on his lap.
After the movie ended though Adam just sat there, stroking her hair and rerunning the conversation they'd had at dinner over and over in his head. And then he also fell asleep, with a smile on his face, wishing that the two of them could stay like that forever.
Of course nothing lasts forever and a constant beeping to his right rudely awakened Adam from his happy, dream state. Opening his eyes he stared up at the ceiling slightly discombobulated, shaking the fuzz away he glanced down at his cell phone and snatched it off of the dresser.
Holding it to his ear he pressed the green answer button and muttered in a groggy voice, "Mm hmm?"
(Adam?) it was Rocky.
"Yo Rocko," the black ranger rhymed before stifling a yawn, "What's up?"
The answer came back harsh and abrupt (Are you deaf or something? Can't you hear that?)
Feeling more awake Adam concentrated on listening to whatever was going on in Rocky's room and sure enough could hear a distinct pounding noise followed by a very pissed off voice shouting. And the voice could only belong to one person, "Is that Trini?" Adam laughed down the phone.
However his laughter awoke the still sleeping angel who looked up at him with sweet innocent eyes that were filled with sleep, she smiled warmly at him to which he returned a small wave. He was brought back to paying his full attention to the phone when Rocky yelled down it. (ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?)
Adam nearly jumped out of his skin, "Uh yeah…Rocky," he preoccupied as he watched Kimberly stretch out her arms and crane her neck, "So what do you want me to do about it?" he watched as Kimberly rubbed the back of her neck lazily and turned to look at him. She mouthed a 'Who is it?' to which he responded, "Captain Courageous."
(Stop taking the piss. It's not funny!) Rocky responded (Adam) he actually did sound frightened for his life (You've got to help me. I helped you!)
"When?"
(Uh…um…please Adam, I'm begging you) the black ranger rolled his eyes.
"Sit tight, I'll see what I can do. Don't go anywhere. Ok?"
(Well it's not likely I'm leaving my room anytime soon anyway is it?) Rocky hissed.
Adam decided to ignore that last comment and pressed the end call button. He glanced up to see Kimberly exit the bathroom, "Morning," she offered cheerfully.
"Morning," he replied, swinging his legs off of the bed he stretched a little himself in an attempt to get the kinks out of his neck.
"What'd Rocky want?" Kimberly said, keeping an eye on the black ranger while brushing her hair in front of the mirror.
"Huh? Oh right, yeah. Uh…Trini has Rocky trapped inside of his dorm room intent on killing him and he wants us to help…him," Kimberly gave a small giggle in front of the mirror, "What?"
"I was just thinking how funny it would be if we told Trini where Rocky hides the spare key to his dorm room," she saw the black rangers eyes light up and a mischievous smirk play across his face. "No," she said unsurely, "We can't."
"Why not, it'll be funny," he coaxed.
"He's your friend," the pink ranger argued.
"I know. That's why it'll be funny. Come on," he took a step towards her holding out his cell phone, "You know you want to."
Kimberly stared at the phone for a good few seconds chewing her bottom lip vigorously in an attempt to make up her mind. Eventually the wicked side that Adam seemed to bring out of her won over and she snatched the cell phone from his hand. Adam watched in amusement as Kimberly punched in Trini's number and hit the call button. "I can't believe we're doing this to Rocky," she commented.
"Please. He'd sell us out for a packet of bacon if he got the chance," Adam teased.
Kimberly opened her mouth to retort but instead changed her expression and spun around to look in the mirror, "Hi. Trini? It's Kim…Hold on, hold on I'm not going to talk you out of it. No I'm not…Adam and I were just wandering if you wanted to know where Rocky keeps his spare key? You do, okay."
She gave Adam the thumbs up but he just watched her smile and brush her hair over her ear. He really did adore this woman.
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It was all quiet on the western front.
Rocky pressed his ear against the door and strained for some kind of sign that Trini was still there. However he couldn't hear anything, but then again she may just be keeping quiet. Trini? Quiet? Na. But did he want to take the risk, "Trini?" he called through the door, "You still out there," there was no answer, "A yellow ranger says what?" he waited but there was still no response.
Sighing he gave a triumphant and made his way into the kitchen. He felt like some bacon. He reminded himself to thank Adam and grabbed the loaf of bread next to the toaster. He began to butter one side when he heard a noise. It was kind of a grating noise. Shaking his head Rocky continued to butter unawares of the figure coming up behind him.
Turning he let out a frightened shriek when he saw a grinning Trini standing in front of him, "Hi Rocky," she grinned evilly, "Are you avoiding me?"
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Adam and Kim couldn't stop laughing from the sounds they could hear coming from Rocky's room. It was mainly Rocky pleading for Trini to leave him the use of his legs and his genitals. Plus curses directed at Adam and Kim and how he was going to make them pay.
Adam turned to Kimberly a huge smile on his face, "Told you this was a good idea," the pink ranger tried to respond but couldn't she was laughing so hard, she was actually biting her lip to try and prevent any sound from escaping. However one minute Rocky was pleading for his life, the next…everything was quiet. "What the hell?" Adam leaned his ear against the door.
"What is it?" Kimberly managed to ask between gasps for air.
"I don't k…" before Adam could finish though the door swung open and both black and pink rangers got dragged inside before it was slammed closed once again.
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Tommy exited through the front of his building and let out a discontented grunt. Why was she being like this? There was nothing between him and Kimberly any more. "What is it with women," Tommy muttered heading for Adam's. He needed to get Kimberly to talk to Kat, tell her that she was blowing this thing out of proportion.
Shaking his head Tommy wiped away a tear that was beginning to gather in his left eye. Why was his life falling apart? He could only think of one reason.
Kimberly.
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To Be Continued
By Boulder
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The water in the shower was set on cold. But he didn't care; he needed to think. So he just stood there, letting the ice cool spray wash away the troubled thoughts running through his head. Leaning against the smooth, white tiled wall Tommy let out a long sigh. His thoughts…?
You guessed it.
Kimberly.
Adam had been right. Going around to see her had been a monumental mistake on his part, he hadn't been ready for the outburst he'd received from the former love of his life. Of course he'd expected her to upset, maybe even a little angry. Boy was he off the mark. The blood that had been flowing down Adams face, coating him in the proverbial crimson mask, had been proof enough of that.
Yanking the chain the water cut out and Tommy shivered when he stepped out into the air that made his whole body tingle. He could've handled it better himself, shouting at Kimberly hadn't helped any, and accusing her of staying with Adam just to make him jealous was probably the stupidest thing he could've said.
After drying himself off with a towel Tommy slipped on a clean shirt, along with a pair of faded jeans, before stepping out into the main room. He got a bit of a shock to see Kat standing in front of him, a blank expression on her face, "Hi," she just stared back at him, "I didn't hear you come in, you want something to…"
"So…" she interrupted before he could finish, "how did things go with Kimberly?"
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It was day three of the Adam/Kimberly dorm-sharing saga. And the black ranger woke up in one of the best moods he'd been in for…he couldn't remember. It really had been a long time since he'd felt this good.
Dinner had gone great. They'd talked about everything, life, relationships, the world it was today. Actually it had been Kimberly doing most of the talking but that was only because Adam loved to listen to her outlook on life. She had such a fascinating take on it, obviously relationships were a bit of a sore subject so that was done in about five minutes, but the rest of the time he hung on every word she said.
Afterwards they sat down and watched a movie together, it was some chick flick comedy called Three to Tango starring the guy from friends, and the girl from Scream. Surprisingly Adam found himself chuckling at odd occasions, Kimberly though didn't get to see the whole movie, the amount of stress she'd been put through during the course of the day had obviously taken its toll and half way through she fell asleep with her head resting on his lap.
After the movie ended though Adam just sat there, stroking her hair and rerunning the conversation they'd had at dinner over and over in his head. And then he also fell asleep, with a smile on his face, wishing that the two of them could stay like that forever.
Of course nothing lasts forever and a constant beeping to his right rudely awakened Adam from his happy, dream state. Opening his eyes he stared up at the ceiling slightly discombobulated, shaking the fuzz away he glanced down at his cell phone and snatched it off of the dresser.
Holding it to his ear he pressed the green answer button and muttered in a groggy voice, "Mm hmm?"
(Adam?) it was Rocky.
"Yo Rocko," the black ranger rhymed before stifling a yawn, "What's up?"
The answer came back harsh and abrupt (Are you deaf or something? Can't you hear that?)
Feeling more awake Adam concentrated on listening to whatever was going on in Rocky's room and sure enough could hear a distinct pounding noise followed by a very pissed off voice shouting. And the voice could only belong to one person, "Is that Trini?" Adam laughed down the phone.
However his laughter awoke the still sleeping angel who looked up at him with sweet innocent eyes that were filled with sleep, she smiled warmly at him to which he returned a small wave. He was brought back to paying his full attention to the phone when Rocky yelled down it. (ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?)
Adam nearly jumped out of his skin, "Uh yeah…Rocky," he preoccupied as he watched Kimberly stretch out her arms and crane her neck, "So what do you want me to do about it?" he watched as Kimberly rubbed the back of her neck lazily and turned to look at him. She mouthed a 'Who is it?' to which he responded, "Captain Courageous."
(Stop taking the piss. It's not funny!) Rocky responded (Adam) he actually did sound frightened for his life (You've got to help me. I helped you!)
"When?"
(Uh…um…please Adam, I'm begging you) the black ranger rolled his eyes.
"Sit tight, I'll see what I can do. Don't go anywhere. Ok?"
(Well it's not likely I'm leaving my room anytime soon anyway is it?) Rocky hissed.
Adam decided to ignore that last comment and pressed the end call button. He glanced up to see Kimberly exit the bathroom, "Morning," she offered cheerfully.
"Morning," he replied, swinging his legs off of the bed he stretched a little himself in an attempt to get the kinks out of his neck.
"What'd Rocky want?" Kimberly said, keeping an eye on the black ranger while brushing her hair in front of the mirror.
"Huh? Oh right, yeah. Uh…Trini has Rocky trapped inside of his dorm room intent on killing him and he wants us to help…him," Kimberly gave a small giggle in front of the mirror, "What?"
"I was just thinking how funny it would be if we told Trini where Rocky hides the spare key to his dorm room," she saw the black rangers eyes light up and a mischievous smirk play across his face. "No," she said unsurely, "We can't."
"Why not, it'll be funny," he coaxed.
"He's your friend," the pink ranger argued.
"I know. That's why it'll be funny. Come on," he took a step towards her holding out his cell phone, "You know you want to."
Kimberly stared at the phone for a good few seconds chewing her bottom lip vigorously in an attempt to make up her mind. Eventually the wicked side that Adam seemed to bring out of her won over and she snatched the cell phone from his hand. Adam watched in amusement as Kimberly punched in Trini's number and hit the call button. "I can't believe we're doing this to Rocky," she commented.
"Please. He'd sell us out for a packet of bacon if he got the chance," Adam teased.
Kimberly opened her mouth to retort but instead changed her expression and spun around to look in the mirror, "Hi. Trini? It's Kim…Hold on, hold on I'm not going to talk you out of it. No I'm not…Adam and I were just wandering if you wanted to know where Rocky keeps his spare key? You do, okay."
She gave Adam the thumbs up but he just watched her smile and brush her hair over her ear. He really did adore this woman.
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It was all quiet on the western front.
Rocky pressed his ear against the door and strained for some kind of sign that Trini was still there. However he couldn't hear anything, but then again she may just be keeping quiet. Trini? Quiet? Na. But did he want to take the risk, "Trini?" he called through the door, "You still out there," there was no answer, "A yellow ranger says what?" he waited but there was still no response.
Sighing he gave a triumphant and made his way into the kitchen. He felt like some bacon. He reminded himself to thank Adam and grabbed the loaf of bread next to the toaster. He began to butter one side when he heard a noise. It was kind of a grating noise. Shaking his head Rocky continued to butter unawares of the figure coming up behind him.
Turning he let out a frightened shriek when he saw a grinning Trini standing in front of him, "Hi Rocky," she grinned evilly, "Are you avoiding me?"
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Adam and Kim couldn't stop laughing from the sounds they could hear coming from Rocky's room. It was mainly Rocky pleading for Trini to leave him the use of his legs and his genitals. Plus curses directed at Adam and Kim and how he was going to make them pay.
Adam turned to Kimberly a huge smile on his face, "Told you this was a good idea," the pink ranger tried to respond but couldn't she was laughing so hard, she was actually biting her lip to try and prevent any sound from escaping. However one minute Rocky was pleading for his life, the next…everything was quiet. "What the hell?" Adam leaned his ear against the door.
"What is it?" Kimberly managed to ask between gasps for air.
"I don't k…" before Adam could finish though the door swung open and both black and pink rangers got dragged inside before it was slammed closed once again.
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Tommy exited through the front of his building and let out a discontented grunt. Why was she being like this? There was nothing between him and Kimberly any more. "What is it with women," Tommy muttered heading for Adam's. He needed to get Kimberly to talk to Kat, tell her that she was blowing this thing out of proportion.
Shaking his head Tommy wiped away a tear that was beginning to gather in his left eye. Why was his life falling apart? He could only think of one reason.
Kimberly.
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To Be Continued
By Boulder