Always a Frog, Never a Prince
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Trini couldn't remember the last time she'd seen Kimberly smiling so much.
The wide, dazzling smile that the pink ranger used to use so much, but had failed to do so since she'd returned to Angel Grove, was back on her face, threatening to split her cheeks in two.
The two friends were seated on the edge of the bed in Adams dorm. As soon as she'd finished her lecture Trini had rushed over to see her friend, and try to get her to spill her guts about what had happened last night. But so far Kimberly had been keeping everything pretty close to her chest and all Trini knew was that they were together, and that her best friend looked happier than she'd seen her in a very long time.
Trini clasped hers hands against her chest, "This is so great," Kimberly could do nothing but nod, so far her smile was making words almost impossible to say, "Adam is such a nice guy, smart, sensitive and a major hotty if I do say so myself."
"Trini!" Kimberly laughed, "I would prefer it if you wouldn't refer to my boyfriend as a hotty. I might start to worry about your intentions."
Trini dismissed the comment with a wave of the hand, "Na, he's cute and all but nowhere near my type," he became serious before asking her next question, "So how come…last night…the two of you didn't…" she trailed off, Kimberly blank face stared back at her, Trini rolled her hand signaling that there was more to the sentence, she just wasn't going to say it.
Kimberly raised her eyebrows, an unimpressed look on her face she shifted into a different position so that she was staring her best friend in the eye. "Trini…" she began.
"Yeah," Kimberly wanted to burst out laughing, her best friend couldn't hide the anxious look in her eyes.
"That's none of your business," she smiled showing two rows of dazzling white teeth, Trini's anxious eyes turned into slits as she glared at her friend.
Sighing she lay down with her hands entwined behind her head, "Fine, but tell me this ok?" Kimberly glanced over her shoulder at the currently horizontal Trini, "You two slept in the same bed right?" Kimberly nodded, "And he didn't try anything…at all?"
The pink ranger let out a content sigh before flopping down next to her friend and Adams bed, "Nope, he was the perfect gentleman."
"So…what? You just went to sleep?"
Kimberly shook her head, "Not at first, we just lay here for a while, kissing, and the last thing I remember before I fell asleep was his arms, holding me," she heard Trini let out a disgruntled snort, "And what's wrong with that?"
Trini sat up so she was now looking down at her longtime best friend, "No offense Kim, but when I'm with a guy, I don't want him to hold me…I want him to *fuck* me."
Kimberly's eyes went as wide as saucers and her jaw dropped, "Trini!" she couldn't help but laugh, the person she was talking to no sure had changed a lot since the shy asian girl she'd been introduced to at Angel Grove High. The yellow ranger broke into laughter too, the laughter continued for a while when all of a sudden Trini went quiet.
"Kimberly, I have to tell you something."
The pink ranger immediately stopped laughing, whenever Trini used her full name she usually had something important to say. Sitting up with a concerned frown she looked at Trini, "Okay."
"It's really bad."
Kimberly braced herself, "Trini, you know whatever it is it won't change anything," she grabbed her hand reassuringly, "We're best friends, and nothing's going to change that. Okay?" Trini offered a thankful smile and a small nod, "Go ahead."
Taking a deep breath Trini turned to face Kimberly who was waiting expectantly, "Last night…I did something really stupid," Kimberly remained silent, her mind preparing herself for a host of scenarios that may be confessed, "I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive myself."
"I'm sure it's not that bad," Kimberly said, patting her friends' hand supportively.
"Oh, but it is," Trini paused moment, psyching herself up for whatever she had to say, "I had sex with Rocky." She blurted the words out taking Kimberly a little by surprise, she examined her friends face carefully, shock was definitely written all over it, however she was sure she noticed something else. 'Was that a smile?' her mind whispered. Sure enough after another moment of seriousness the pink ranger burst into laughter once again, Trini was quite offended, "It's not funny Kim."
However the pink ranger couldn't stop laughing, "Rocky?" she managed to squeak out, Trini nodded, and that started Kimberly's laughter all over again.
Trini buried her head in her hands, "Oh god," she expressed running them through her long black hair, "What have I done?" Kimberly couldn't reply, her whole body was wracked in uncontrollable laughter, the kind that made her sides ache with pain. "Will you be serious for a sec?" Trini stormed, "What am I gonna do, if this gets out I'll never live it down."
Kimberly's laughter eventually subsided leaving behind only a few titters, however instead of answering her friends question she fired back one of her own, "Was it any good?"
This time it was time for Trini to look shocked, Trini stared at Kimberly's grinning face and as the shock wore off a picture of humility replaced it, "Yes," she said the words quickly so they'd hurt less, "Oh god," she cried out in frustration, "Why me? Why him? Out of all the guys on this campus why did it have to be him?"
Having finally calmed down enough to actually answer a question with a level head Kimberly cleared her voice slightly before replying, "It's not that bad Trini, Rocky's a good guy."
"He's an idiot!"
Kimberly shrugged, "Okay, maybe he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he's got a lot of plusses."
"Name five," Trini ordered.
Kimberly hadn't been expecting that, "Um, okay. 1," she held up her index finger, "He's funny, 2," she held up a second finger making a peace sign, "He's not that bad looking," Trini didn't look convinced at that one but shrugged prompting Kimberly to continue, "3, If you need his help, he'll never let you down. You should know that after what the two of you did," the pink ranger pointed an accusing finger at her friend, "4, uh…" she was starting to run out of things to say, "He's a good man, and although he may act like an idiot he has a kind heart."
"There's a difference between acting like an idiot and being an idiot," Trini snapped.
She was ignored as Kimberly held up her thumb and desperately racked her brains for a fifth point, a cunning smile crossed her lips, "5," she giggled slightly, "At least you know he's good in bed."
"Not funny," Trini retorted, Kimberly offered her best smile to her friend whose scowl eventually broke down until she was smiling too.
"Do you like Rocky Trini?" the pink ranger asked, "Honestly!"
Trini sighed, "I don't know, I mean…its Rocky, you know? I've always seen him as the guy whose good fun to be around, always making a fool out of himself just to cheer other people up, a friend. I never thought of him as a guy I'd share my bed with."
Kimberly smiled, "And you honestly thought that I always had the hots for Adam," she paused to look Trini dead in the eye before continuing, "Before this week I just thought of Adam as one of the guys, a friend but no one I'd ever really get close to or get to know really well." That smile was back on her face again, "But people have a way of sneaking up on you, and before you know it you can't imagine letting another day pass without seeing their face, or hearing their voice…or knowing how much they care about you. That's what I have now, and I'm determined not to lose that feeling, because it's what I really want."
Trini eyed her friend carefully, "Did you just wake up this morning and start talking like Oprah Winfrey or has it been that way for a while?"
Kimberly smiled at her friends joke, "You need a tissue?"
Trini shook her head, "I understand what you're saying Kimberly, but I need some time to think about it you know? I'm not ready for all that commitment stuff like you and Adam are. But I appreciate you listening."
"And…"
The yellow ranger sighed, "And…I guess Rocky's not such a bad guy after all. Although he is an idiot, as long as we agree on that I'm fine."
"Totally," the two laughed again.
"I'm glad you've found someone to love as much as you deserve Kim, and don't worry just as you asked I will keep it a secret on pain of death," the pink ranger chuckled, "So…where is the man of the moment?"
Kimberly's smile vanished, "Uh…he went to his lecture earlier and then…he was going to go see Tommy."
Trini hissed, "That encounters gonna be intense."
Kimberly glanced back over her shoulder and out of the window, "Trini…you have no idea."
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To Be Continued
By Boulder
Authors Notes
Merry Crimbo to all my readers, hope you had a good Christmas and are planning to have an even better New Year. I've had some spare time on my hands between shifts at work so I decided to write this little inbetweener (I know, it's not a real word) as a little treat for all you guys. I know the chapter is short and only features Kimberly and Trini and the background may be a little bland with the whole conversation taking in Adams dorm but I felt it was something that needed doing. One, to try and develop the continuous friendship that Kim and Trini have and Two, to throw in a little comic (hopefully) relief of Trini's encounter with Rocky. Anyways, have a great New Year and if you liked the chapter please review, it is after all the festive season.
Regards
Boulder
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Trini couldn't remember the last time she'd seen Kimberly smiling so much.
The wide, dazzling smile that the pink ranger used to use so much, but had failed to do so since she'd returned to Angel Grove, was back on her face, threatening to split her cheeks in two.
The two friends were seated on the edge of the bed in Adams dorm. As soon as she'd finished her lecture Trini had rushed over to see her friend, and try to get her to spill her guts about what had happened last night. But so far Kimberly had been keeping everything pretty close to her chest and all Trini knew was that they were together, and that her best friend looked happier than she'd seen her in a very long time.
Trini clasped hers hands against her chest, "This is so great," Kimberly could do nothing but nod, so far her smile was making words almost impossible to say, "Adam is such a nice guy, smart, sensitive and a major hotty if I do say so myself."
"Trini!" Kimberly laughed, "I would prefer it if you wouldn't refer to my boyfriend as a hotty. I might start to worry about your intentions."
Trini dismissed the comment with a wave of the hand, "Na, he's cute and all but nowhere near my type," he became serious before asking her next question, "So how come…last night…the two of you didn't…" she trailed off, Kimberly blank face stared back at her, Trini rolled her hand signaling that there was more to the sentence, she just wasn't going to say it.
Kimberly raised her eyebrows, an unimpressed look on her face she shifted into a different position so that she was staring her best friend in the eye. "Trini…" she began.
"Yeah," Kimberly wanted to burst out laughing, her best friend couldn't hide the anxious look in her eyes.
"That's none of your business," she smiled showing two rows of dazzling white teeth, Trini's anxious eyes turned into slits as she glared at her friend.
Sighing she lay down with her hands entwined behind her head, "Fine, but tell me this ok?" Kimberly glanced over her shoulder at the currently horizontal Trini, "You two slept in the same bed right?" Kimberly nodded, "And he didn't try anything…at all?"
The pink ranger let out a content sigh before flopping down next to her friend and Adams bed, "Nope, he was the perfect gentleman."
"So…what? You just went to sleep?"
Kimberly shook her head, "Not at first, we just lay here for a while, kissing, and the last thing I remember before I fell asleep was his arms, holding me," she heard Trini let out a disgruntled snort, "And what's wrong with that?"
Trini sat up so she was now looking down at her longtime best friend, "No offense Kim, but when I'm with a guy, I don't want him to hold me…I want him to *fuck* me."
Kimberly's eyes went as wide as saucers and her jaw dropped, "Trini!" she couldn't help but laugh, the person she was talking to no sure had changed a lot since the shy asian girl she'd been introduced to at Angel Grove High. The yellow ranger broke into laughter too, the laughter continued for a while when all of a sudden Trini went quiet.
"Kimberly, I have to tell you something."
The pink ranger immediately stopped laughing, whenever Trini used her full name she usually had something important to say. Sitting up with a concerned frown she looked at Trini, "Okay."
"It's really bad."
Kimberly braced herself, "Trini, you know whatever it is it won't change anything," she grabbed her hand reassuringly, "We're best friends, and nothing's going to change that. Okay?" Trini offered a thankful smile and a small nod, "Go ahead."
Taking a deep breath Trini turned to face Kimberly who was waiting expectantly, "Last night…I did something really stupid," Kimberly remained silent, her mind preparing herself for a host of scenarios that may be confessed, "I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive myself."
"I'm sure it's not that bad," Kimberly said, patting her friends' hand supportively.
"Oh, but it is," Trini paused moment, psyching herself up for whatever she had to say, "I had sex with Rocky." She blurted the words out taking Kimberly a little by surprise, she examined her friends face carefully, shock was definitely written all over it, however she was sure she noticed something else. 'Was that a smile?' her mind whispered. Sure enough after another moment of seriousness the pink ranger burst into laughter once again, Trini was quite offended, "It's not funny Kim."
However the pink ranger couldn't stop laughing, "Rocky?" she managed to squeak out, Trini nodded, and that started Kimberly's laughter all over again.
Trini buried her head in her hands, "Oh god," she expressed running them through her long black hair, "What have I done?" Kimberly couldn't reply, her whole body was wracked in uncontrollable laughter, the kind that made her sides ache with pain. "Will you be serious for a sec?" Trini stormed, "What am I gonna do, if this gets out I'll never live it down."
Kimberly's laughter eventually subsided leaving behind only a few titters, however instead of answering her friends question she fired back one of her own, "Was it any good?"
This time it was time for Trini to look shocked, Trini stared at Kimberly's grinning face and as the shock wore off a picture of humility replaced it, "Yes," she said the words quickly so they'd hurt less, "Oh god," she cried out in frustration, "Why me? Why him? Out of all the guys on this campus why did it have to be him?"
Having finally calmed down enough to actually answer a question with a level head Kimberly cleared her voice slightly before replying, "It's not that bad Trini, Rocky's a good guy."
"He's an idiot!"
Kimberly shrugged, "Okay, maybe he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he's got a lot of plusses."
"Name five," Trini ordered.
Kimberly hadn't been expecting that, "Um, okay. 1," she held up her index finger, "He's funny, 2," she held up a second finger making a peace sign, "He's not that bad looking," Trini didn't look convinced at that one but shrugged prompting Kimberly to continue, "3, If you need his help, he'll never let you down. You should know that after what the two of you did," the pink ranger pointed an accusing finger at her friend, "4, uh…" she was starting to run out of things to say, "He's a good man, and although he may act like an idiot he has a kind heart."
"There's a difference between acting like an idiot and being an idiot," Trini snapped.
She was ignored as Kimberly held up her thumb and desperately racked her brains for a fifth point, a cunning smile crossed her lips, "5," she giggled slightly, "At least you know he's good in bed."
"Not funny," Trini retorted, Kimberly offered her best smile to her friend whose scowl eventually broke down until she was smiling too.
"Do you like Rocky Trini?" the pink ranger asked, "Honestly!"
Trini sighed, "I don't know, I mean…its Rocky, you know? I've always seen him as the guy whose good fun to be around, always making a fool out of himself just to cheer other people up, a friend. I never thought of him as a guy I'd share my bed with."
Kimberly smiled, "And you honestly thought that I always had the hots for Adam," she paused to look Trini dead in the eye before continuing, "Before this week I just thought of Adam as one of the guys, a friend but no one I'd ever really get close to or get to know really well." That smile was back on her face again, "But people have a way of sneaking up on you, and before you know it you can't imagine letting another day pass without seeing their face, or hearing their voice…or knowing how much they care about you. That's what I have now, and I'm determined not to lose that feeling, because it's what I really want."
Trini eyed her friend carefully, "Did you just wake up this morning and start talking like Oprah Winfrey or has it been that way for a while?"
Kimberly smiled at her friends joke, "You need a tissue?"
Trini shook her head, "I understand what you're saying Kimberly, but I need some time to think about it you know? I'm not ready for all that commitment stuff like you and Adam are. But I appreciate you listening."
"And…"
The yellow ranger sighed, "And…I guess Rocky's not such a bad guy after all. Although he is an idiot, as long as we agree on that I'm fine."
"Totally," the two laughed again.
"I'm glad you've found someone to love as much as you deserve Kim, and don't worry just as you asked I will keep it a secret on pain of death," the pink ranger chuckled, "So…where is the man of the moment?"
Kimberly's smile vanished, "Uh…he went to his lecture earlier and then…he was going to go see Tommy."
Trini hissed, "That encounters gonna be intense."
Kimberly glanced back over her shoulder and out of the window, "Trini…you have no idea."
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To Be Continued
By Boulder
Authors Notes
Merry Crimbo to all my readers, hope you had a good Christmas and are planning to have an even better New Year. I've had some spare time on my hands between shifts at work so I decided to write this little inbetweener (I know, it's not a real word) as a little treat for all you guys. I know the chapter is short and only features Kimberly and Trini and the background may be a little bland with the whole conversation taking in Adams dorm but I felt it was something that needed doing. One, to try and develop the continuous friendship that Kim and Trini have and Two, to throw in a little comic (hopefully) relief of Trini's encounter with Rocky. Anyways, have a great New Year and if you liked the chapter please review, it is after all the festive season.
Regards
Boulder