Always a Frog, Never a Prince
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Kimberly stared out of Trini's window, she watched as the students of Angel Grove University milled about as morning brought around another day of routine lectures and sleep filled minds. It was quite comical to watch as the dozy students, who had obviously gotten not nearly enough sleep last night, stumbled around like zombies, bumping into one another before shambling on.
Behind her Trini was busy stuffing files into her bag for her lectures, her face, unlike the others, was bright and cheerful thanks to a good night's rest. At first she was worried that Kim blamed her for the Kat incident, but Kimberly could never blame Trini for anything. She knew deep down that Trini was only trying to help, not matter how irritating she'd become.
"Trini?"
"Hmm," the yellow ranger said, not turning around as she wrestled with her bag in a vain attempt to squash everything inside.
"What do you think of Adam?"
The yellow ranger froze, had Kimberly just asked what she thought she'd asked? Trini was sure she had, standing up straight she glanced over her shoulder to look at the pink ranger only to see her staring out of her window, "In what way?" Trini asked, deciding to play it safe.
Kimberly shrugged, still not turning to face her best friend, "In any way."
Trini eyed her best friend suspiciously, Kimberly was being way too cool for her own good, she was calm and definitely in control of what she was saying. Eventually when Kimberly did not get an answer she turned to look at Trini, who gave a sly smile, "Why?"
Soon enough Kim's cool exterior broke and she smiled slightly embarrassed, turning away she looked back out of the window. She hadn't told Trini about last night, she hadn't even told her what Kat had said, because she knew what her reaction would be. "Forget it," the pink ranger remarked off handedly, "it's not important."
"Oh my god!" the yellow ranger exclaimed, "Something happened between you and Adam," Trini noticed her best friend begin to chew on her bottom lip, it was always a sure sign of Kimberly being nervous. "I can't believe you didn't tell me," rushing over she grabbed a protesting Kimberly by the arm and sat her firmly on the bed before taking a seat next to her. "Okay…spill."
"Trini…" Kimberly began before her best friend cut in.
"Don't Trini me, now I know something happened between the two of you. Now…you'd better tell me," a devious thought crossed her mind, "Or should I go ask Adam?" She noticed Kimberly shoot a worried look her way, "You know I will Kim, so…what's it gonna be?"
With a frustrated sigh Kimberly turned her head to face Trini's, "Fine," pulling one of her legs off of the floor she hooked it under her other one so that she was comfortable. "I was upset last night, the whole thing with Tommy, and Kat was really getting to me, you know," Trini nodded understandably. "Well…last night I took a walk up to the fireworks display…"
"Oh Kim," Trini commented sadly, she knew about the memories that Kim held in her heart of that night.
Kimberly cleared her throat slightly, not wanting to get upset, "Anyways, I was all ready to leave, go back to Florida, I even booked a bus ticket. When Adam showed up…" she trailed off, Trini meanwhile was anxiously fidgeting, desperately waiting for Kim to continue. "He showed me what I'd never seen before, I've lived in Angel Grove most of my life, but not once did I feel as needed, or as cared for as I did last night." The pink ranger smiled shyly, "He seemed to say all of the right things, he knew how I was feeling, and he showed me that I was more loved in this town than I could've ever imagined."
"And…" Trini knew there was more, and now that she knew there was more, she was having trouble keeping her composure as Kim plodded on.
"And…" all of a sudden Kim went bright red forcing Trini's grin even wider.
"And you kissed," Trini finished, however her grin vanished when Kim added.
"Almost."
"Huh?" the yellow ranger stared at the smiling Kimberly in disbelief.
"I tried to kiss him, but, he wouldn't kiss me," the pink ranger felt so good about herself she couldn't help but smile.
"And you're smiling because of that?" the shocked ranger asked, Kimberly nodded, "Is he gay?"
"No!" Kimberly laughed, Trini though didn't look that convinced, "Don't you understand Trini?"
"Umm, no?"
"You see it as me being rejected right?" the yellow ranger nodded slowly, "But it wasn't like that, I was in such a state last night that Adam didn't want to take advantage of me. Unlike most other guys who would've jumped at the opportunity Adam didn't, and I think that's really sweet."
"Uh," was the disgruntled sound that came from Trini, "We went through all that just to say that you didn't kiss, god, what a waste of my time."
Kimberly wasn't listening though, she just smiled and went back to the window.
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"Are you gay?"
"NO!" came the angry response from the black ranger who stood, leaned on Rocky's desk, he could see the red ranger eyeing him closely, "Come on Rocky, if I were gay then you know I would've tried it on with you years ago."
The red ranger nodded understandably, "True," Adam rolled his eyes, "So…why didn't you kiss her then, I mean, if it were me then I would've been all over her like flies on sh…"
"I get it," Adam held up a hand stopping his best friend, he then turned quiet, "You know why Rocky."
Rocky's usual mocking tone also became serious, "Come on Adam, you know Kimberly's not like that, she's a good, kind hearted person, she'd understand."
The black ranger gave an ironic laugh at that comment, "Yeah, like my last girlfriend right. You remember, right?" Rocky gave a solemn nod, "We thought the exact same thing about her, she was kind, and what'd she do? She took one look at me without my shirt on and made an excuse to leave, and I never heard from her again. Do you have any idea what that feels like?"
Rocky shook his head, "No, I don't."
"Exactly," with a defeated look Adam sat on the stool positioned beside him, "You're the only one who hasn't run away from me Rocky, you're my best friend…"
"And Kim's the love of your life Adam," the black ranger glanced over at him, "It's pretty obvious how you feel about her. Hell! If an idiot like me can see it then it's gotta be obvious, right?" Adam chuckled slightly and nodded.
"You're right Rocky, she is the love of my life. And that's why I can't risk losing her, I'd rather deal with the pain of seeing her every day and know that nothing could happen, than see the look on her face if I took my shirt off," Rocky just stared at him, "What?"
"That's rough man."
"Maybe," Adam got to his feet and headed for the door, "But it's the way it's gotta be, see ya later Rocko."
"Yeah, see ya Adam," the door closed and at that point Rocky realized that he'd never seen Adam that depressed before, that couldn't be a good sign.
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"Tommy, Tommy," the white ranger opened his eyes and through the fuzz could just make out the shape of Jason who was holding a plate in his right hand, "Wake up bro, I made you some bacon and eggs."
"Oh, thanks," pushing himself up, Tommy swung his legs over the end of the couch so he was now in a seated position and took the plate from Jasons hands. With a big yawn he grasped his knife and fork tightly in both hands and chowed down.
Jason laughed, "You must be hungry, when was the last time you ate?"
Tommy shrugged while not looking up, "Some time yesterday morning," he mumbled through his bacon filled mouth, "guess I didn't notice, what with everything going on."
Jason nodded, pouring two tall glasses of juice he sat next to Tommy and handed him a glass before necking his own in two gulps, "So, you think Kat'll take you back?"
Tommy froze, suddenly he felt sick, "I hope so," he whispered quietly, "But her showing up while I was talking to Kimberly can't have looked good."
Jason didn't say anything, standing, he took the quilt Tommy had been sleeping under, folded it, and draped it over the back of the couch, "You know you can stay here as long as you like right?" the red ranger asked.
Tommy nodded, "Yeah, I know, and I appreciate it." His eyes shot to the telephone that was emitting a shrill ring, he glanced over to Jason who stared back at him.
"Do you wanna get it?" he asked courteously, Tommy though shook his head. Walking towards the device Jason lifted the receiver and placed it next to his ear, "Hello?" there was a pause, "Yeah, hang on," he offered the receiver to Tommy who grasped it in a clammy hand.
"Hello?" he said, his voice almost a whisper.
(Tommy?)
"Hey Kat," Tommy didn't really know what more he could say and so remained silent.
(Are you okay?)
"Yeah, I miss you though."
(I miss you too) there was a pause on the other end of the line (Why don't you come home, we can rent a video tonight. What do you think?)
Tommy breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile he turned to Jason and nodded, "Yeah, that sounds great," he paused slightly, "What about your talk with Kim, did you sort everything out okay?"
(Yeah, we came to a mutual understanding)
To Be Continued
By Boulder
Authors Notes
Wow, quite an influx of reviews from the last chapter. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and I'll keep trying to write chapters to the best of my ability. And, as always, if you are enjoying the story then please review
Regards,
Boulder
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Kimberly stared out of Trini's window, she watched as the students of Angel Grove University milled about as morning brought around another day of routine lectures and sleep filled minds. It was quite comical to watch as the dozy students, who had obviously gotten not nearly enough sleep last night, stumbled around like zombies, bumping into one another before shambling on.
Behind her Trini was busy stuffing files into her bag for her lectures, her face, unlike the others, was bright and cheerful thanks to a good night's rest. At first she was worried that Kim blamed her for the Kat incident, but Kimberly could never blame Trini for anything. She knew deep down that Trini was only trying to help, not matter how irritating she'd become.
"Trini?"
"Hmm," the yellow ranger said, not turning around as she wrestled with her bag in a vain attempt to squash everything inside.
"What do you think of Adam?"
The yellow ranger froze, had Kimberly just asked what she thought she'd asked? Trini was sure she had, standing up straight she glanced over her shoulder to look at the pink ranger only to see her staring out of her window, "In what way?" Trini asked, deciding to play it safe.
Kimberly shrugged, still not turning to face her best friend, "In any way."
Trini eyed her best friend suspiciously, Kimberly was being way too cool for her own good, she was calm and definitely in control of what she was saying. Eventually when Kimberly did not get an answer she turned to look at Trini, who gave a sly smile, "Why?"
Soon enough Kim's cool exterior broke and she smiled slightly embarrassed, turning away she looked back out of the window. She hadn't told Trini about last night, she hadn't even told her what Kat had said, because she knew what her reaction would be. "Forget it," the pink ranger remarked off handedly, "it's not important."
"Oh my god!" the yellow ranger exclaimed, "Something happened between you and Adam," Trini noticed her best friend begin to chew on her bottom lip, it was always a sure sign of Kimberly being nervous. "I can't believe you didn't tell me," rushing over she grabbed a protesting Kimberly by the arm and sat her firmly on the bed before taking a seat next to her. "Okay…spill."
"Trini…" Kimberly began before her best friend cut in.
"Don't Trini me, now I know something happened between the two of you. Now…you'd better tell me," a devious thought crossed her mind, "Or should I go ask Adam?" She noticed Kimberly shoot a worried look her way, "You know I will Kim, so…what's it gonna be?"
With a frustrated sigh Kimberly turned her head to face Trini's, "Fine," pulling one of her legs off of the floor she hooked it under her other one so that she was comfortable. "I was upset last night, the whole thing with Tommy, and Kat was really getting to me, you know," Trini nodded understandably. "Well…last night I took a walk up to the fireworks display…"
"Oh Kim," Trini commented sadly, she knew about the memories that Kim held in her heart of that night.
Kimberly cleared her throat slightly, not wanting to get upset, "Anyways, I was all ready to leave, go back to Florida, I even booked a bus ticket. When Adam showed up…" she trailed off, Trini meanwhile was anxiously fidgeting, desperately waiting for Kim to continue. "He showed me what I'd never seen before, I've lived in Angel Grove most of my life, but not once did I feel as needed, or as cared for as I did last night." The pink ranger smiled shyly, "He seemed to say all of the right things, he knew how I was feeling, and he showed me that I was more loved in this town than I could've ever imagined."
"And…" Trini knew there was more, and now that she knew there was more, she was having trouble keeping her composure as Kim plodded on.
"And…" all of a sudden Kim went bright red forcing Trini's grin even wider.
"And you kissed," Trini finished, however her grin vanished when Kim added.
"Almost."
"Huh?" the yellow ranger stared at the smiling Kimberly in disbelief.
"I tried to kiss him, but, he wouldn't kiss me," the pink ranger felt so good about herself she couldn't help but smile.
"And you're smiling because of that?" the shocked ranger asked, Kimberly nodded, "Is he gay?"
"No!" Kimberly laughed, Trini though didn't look that convinced, "Don't you understand Trini?"
"Umm, no?"
"You see it as me being rejected right?" the yellow ranger nodded slowly, "But it wasn't like that, I was in such a state last night that Adam didn't want to take advantage of me. Unlike most other guys who would've jumped at the opportunity Adam didn't, and I think that's really sweet."
"Uh," was the disgruntled sound that came from Trini, "We went through all that just to say that you didn't kiss, god, what a waste of my time."
Kimberly wasn't listening though, she just smiled and went back to the window.
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"Are you gay?"
"NO!" came the angry response from the black ranger who stood, leaned on Rocky's desk, he could see the red ranger eyeing him closely, "Come on Rocky, if I were gay then you know I would've tried it on with you years ago."
The red ranger nodded understandably, "True," Adam rolled his eyes, "So…why didn't you kiss her then, I mean, if it were me then I would've been all over her like flies on sh…"
"I get it," Adam held up a hand stopping his best friend, he then turned quiet, "You know why Rocky."
Rocky's usual mocking tone also became serious, "Come on Adam, you know Kimberly's not like that, she's a good, kind hearted person, she'd understand."
The black ranger gave an ironic laugh at that comment, "Yeah, like my last girlfriend right. You remember, right?" Rocky gave a solemn nod, "We thought the exact same thing about her, she was kind, and what'd she do? She took one look at me without my shirt on and made an excuse to leave, and I never heard from her again. Do you have any idea what that feels like?"
Rocky shook his head, "No, I don't."
"Exactly," with a defeated look Adam sat on the stool positioned beside him, "You're the only one who hasn't run away from me Rocky, you're my best friend…"
"And Kim's the love of your life Adam," the black ranger glanced over at him, "It's pretty obvious how you feel about her. Hell! If an idiot like me can see it then it's gotta be obvious, right?" Adam chuckled slightly and nodded.
"You're right Rocky, she is the love of my life. And that's why I can't risk losing her, I'd rather deal with the pain of seeing her every day and know that nothing could happen, than see the look on her face if I took my shirt off," Rocky just stared at him, "What?"
"That's rough man."
"Maybe," Adam got to his feet and headed for the door, "But it's the way it's gotta be, see ya later Rocko."
"Yeah, see ya Adam," the door closed and at that point Rocky realized that he'd never seen Adam that depressed before, that couldn't be a good sign.
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"Tommy, Tommy," the white ranger opened his eyes and through the fuzz could just make out the shape of Jason who was holding a plate in his right hand, "Wake up bro, I made you some bacon and eggs."
"Oh, thanks," pushing himself up, Tommy swung his legs over the end of the couch so he was now in a seated position and took the plate from Jasons hands. With a big yawn he grasped his knife and fork tightly in both hands and chowed down.
Jason laughed, "You must be hungry, when was the last time you ate?"
Tommy shrugged while not looking up, "Some time yesterday morning," he mumbled through his bacon filled mouth, "guess I didn't notice, what with everything going on."
Jason nodded, pouring two tall glasses of juice he sat next to Tommy and handed him a glass before necking his own in two gulps, "So, you think Kat'll take you back?"
Tommy froze, suddenly he felt sick, "I hope so," he whispered quietly, "But her showing up while I was talking to Kimberly can't have looked good."
Jason didn't say anything, standing, he took the quilt Tommy had been sleeping under, folded it, and draped it over the back of the couch, "You know you can stay here as long as you like right?" the red ranger asked.
Tommy nodded, "Yeah, I know, and I appreciate it." His eyes shot to the telephone that was emitting a shrill ring, he glanced over to Jason who stared back at him.
"Do you wanna get it?" he asked courteously, Tommy though shook his head. Walking towards the device Jason lifted the receiver and placed it next to his ear, "Hello?" there was a pause, "Yeah, hang on," he offered the receiver to Tommy who grasped it in a clammy hand.
"Hello?" he said, his voice almost a whisper.
(Tommy?)
"Hey Kat," Tommy didn't really know what more he could say and so remained silent.
(Are you okay?)
"Yeah, I miss you though."
(I miss you too) there was a pause on the other end of the line (Why don't you come home, we can rent a video tonight. What do you think?)
Tommy breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile he turned to Jason and nodded, "Yeah, that sounds great," he paused slightly, "What about your talk with Kim, did you sort everything out okay?"
(Yeah, we came to a mutual understanding)
To Be Continued
By Boulder
Authors Notes
Wow, quite an influx of reviews from the last chapter. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and I'll keep trying to write chapters to the best of my ability. And, as always, if you are enjoying the story then please review
Regards,
Boulder