Chapter 14 the adventure
"Hey Brains wait up!" Kendrix turned to find Leo and Mike coming her way. The latter was having no trouble in the grass, even with his crutches.
"Hey guys, aren't you supposed to meet at the water fountain for the game?" She asked frowning then as she realized they weren't headed that way.
"We've decided we don't want to play." Mike said and he saw the confusion on Kendrix's pretty little face.
"You don't?" She asked in confusion.
"No, we thought the hike sounds like more fun." Leo agreed with his big brother and Kendrix couldn't understand, didn't he realize that the hike would be lame?
"But Leo you love sports." She pointed out thoughtfully.
"And my bro can't play." Leo reminded her at a nod from Mike.
"Oh, well how can he um go on the hike?" She asked eyeing Mike's crutches skeptically.
"I'm stronger than I look." Mike smirked, his little brother was right; she was sharp as a tack.
"Oh…" She blushed and Mike had a flash of a pink clad figure with a sword and…
"So you ready to go find some nature?" Leo asked breaking his brother from his images.
"Turtle boy your nuts." Kendrix shook her head. He had the perfect time to bond with his big brother and yet he wanted to g with her?
"That's me." Leo smirked cockily and she had to smile when she saw Mike just roll his eyes. Yes they were definitely brothers.
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"How did you get the director to let you do this?" Kendrix asked a time later as the three were following the rest of the group.
"Mom and Dad talked to him." Mike shrugged as if they did it all of the time.
"Their here? Where are they?" Kendrix frowned. "Shouldn't you two be with them?"
"Relax; they'll be here for dinner. They are back at the hotel, swimming I think." Mike shrugged seeing her alarm. Boy the girl was nothing like most of his brother's friends, she was smart, thoughtful and cute.
"Oh." Kendrix felt a little worse, had this all been planned? Had Leo did a double whammy on her? But why he'd not known she'd called Mike until today.
"Yeah, it's not often they get to stay in a hotel let alone anywhere with a pool." Leo said correctly interrupting her guilty expression.
"Oh." She blushed.
"So where do you come from?" Mike asked and Kendrix looked at him oddly.
"Me?" Kendrix asked surprised. Why was he still talking to her? Hadn't he come all this way to see his little brother?
"Yeah, I know where Leo's from; we used to share a room." Mike rolled his eyes at her seeming confusion.
"Oh…" She blushed again. What was it about the Corbett men? They just kept turning her pink. "I'm from Mariner Bay." She said after a minute and mike nodded.
"Oh, I hear it's pretty nice there." He said and she nodded.
"It's ok."
"Don't like it?" Leo asked and she'd almost forgotten he was there he'd gone so quiet. She felt bad again, was she upsetting him? She thought of joining the others but had the feeling both hr companions would object. Heavens boys were complex.
"I um…"
"Hey look isn't that a wild carrot?" Leo called and she looked up to see the same Queen Anne's lace from the other day.
"You remembered that?" She smiled a little; she'd thought he was day dreaming when she'd corrected the counselor.
"Hey I may be a turtle but I pay attention to lessons." He smirked at her and she shook her head. He was being a little show off. At least she thought, he wasn't' mad at her now.
"Show off." She teased on impulse and he looked at her innocently.
"Who me?"
"Who else snuck into my cabin twice to check on me?" Kendrix retorted and he stole a glance at his brother, figures he'd heard that.
"Wait just a minute you did what?" Mike growled, and for a single second as Kendrix turned to look at him she had a flash of a figure in dark armor, fighting odd looking alien things. She smiled to herself and then remembered the situation.
"It's a long story." She told him.
"I have time." He said grimly glaring at his little brother. It wasn't that he didn't understand why if Leo cared he'd risk everything for a friend; it was that he hadn't used his head. If he'd been caught he'd have been kicked out…
"Fine, let's sit down though ok?" Leo asked and Mike nodded grimly.
"There's an A-frame up ahead." Kendrix said and led the way.
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"So you were that worried about someone you'd never even met?" Mike wanted to laugh; his brother had used his brain, and had taken the lumps to prove it. Shaking his head he smiled.
"Hey I care about people too." Leo grumbled.
"Yeah." Kendrix said glaring at Mike indignantly, didn't he know Leo had feelings and cared for people beyond himself or his brother?
"You know blondey I think your definitely a good influence on my little brother."
"Oh…" she blushed. What could she say to that?
For the new half an hour they sat around, talking, joking and Kendrix got her first real look at the Corbett brothers. They were really a lot alike, both looked out for each other but neither wanted the other to really know. Not to mention that both boys hated bullies and Mike, although a military man at heart loved sports from time to time. It was obvious that they loved each other very much. She wondered if she'd had a brother or sister if they'd be that close, care that much. She doubted, NOT WITH HOW HER PARENTS HAD ALWAYS FOUGHT.
"So the question is what are we going to do about Misty?"
"And don't forget those stupid bullies."
"Right, well we could just ignore them."
"Not after what happened the other day."
"What's that?"
"One of the jerks fell out of a tree.
"Your kidding."
"No, she um…"
"Tricked one of those pigs into falling out of a tree."
"Oh." Mike had to hide a grin, talk about a fire cracker she was just what Leo needed, someone just chalk full of surprises.
"Anyway I'd say it's about lunch time.' Leo spoke up and Kendrix frowned at him before glancing at her watch.
"Leo It's barely even ten.'
"So? It's been a long morning already.'
"Awe, trouble maker too pooped to play?" Kendrix teased and he made a face at her, receiving the same response.
"Ok kids lets try and be grown ups and…'
Both turned on Mike and made faces. The oldest member of their group just rolled his eyes and waited while the tow played their little games.
It was funny, Mike mused, and even as Kendrix and Leo played power rangers he didn't feel dumb, no he felt right at home.
It was when Kendrix scrambled up a tree like a little cat he had another flash, she was in a pink ranger uniform and Leo in Red, he didn't even question how he knew it was them but he did. The other image had him frowning though; he was dressed in a dark ranger uniform and arguing with Leo or rather the red ranger. Kendrix and others were there trying to stop them but… the image broke and Mike looked down at his casted leg. That was nuts them power rangers?
"Kendrix I'm not dumb like that creep, you come down here.'
"I…" there was the sound of something cracking, then even as Mike shot to his feet the pink clad girl was falling to the ground.
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Leo couldn't believe this was happening, she was falling, again and he didn't think just moved. She was light but she still seemed heavy as her full weight hit him.
"You know," Leo began as he set her on her feet, "you should see about getting a body guard." He teased her as his heart returned to normal.
"That's what I have you for." She smiled up at him and he couldn't resist, leaning down he pressed his lips to hers.
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Kendrix's heart leapt at the feel of his kiss. She'd not been afraid of the fall; Kendrix knew that as long as Leo was around she was safe. Funny, that after only a short time she trusted him so implicitly.
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Mike smiled, as he saw the kiss, so that's the way the cookie crumbled. Well no wonder they were so attached. He wondered if it was making his little brother uncomfortable. He knew Leo wasn't exactly big on girls so this was just a real marvel.
The sound of voices had Leo and Kendrix jumping apart and then they were running to where Mike was and then the three wordlessly moved to hide on the far side of the a-frame.
"I don't' know, it looked green but I could be wrong.'
"Well just keep the turnicate tight." One of the counselors was saying as the group helped to carry the now green faced girl.
Kendrix silently gestured that they should follow and then they were, helping o carry the litter the girl was being carried on.
"What happened?" Leo asked and Kendrix looked the girl over and the said.
"Snake bite."
"Ewe." Leo made a face, he might be a boy bet snakes were not exactly one of his favorite animals.
"Yeah." Mike even agreed from behind them. He thought it was funny that no one had missed them but from what he had heard most thought Kendrix was rather forgettable. With out another thought about it he limped along after them.
TBC
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Well? Ok, I know that in the last chapter Mike supposedly learned about the true situation but I didn't really show it, so I thought this would suit. What do you think?