Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Rangers, only the plot.

Summary: AU PRiS; Two rangers are stuck on an icy planet and they can't stand one another. Can they survive the cold or more importantly, each other?

Timeline: Starts between 'Dark Specter's Revenge' and 'Rangers Gone Psycho'. Andros never opened up and never started dating Ashley.

the-power-of-love; Glad you liked it. I'll do my best to help you with your fic. Hope you like this chapter too.

TF Princess; I agree poor Andros, but he'll just have to live with it. ::grins evilly::

sayinjinj7; Here's the next chapter.

Unexpected

Chapter 11

The infirmary was dimly lit and the form on the other bed seemed to be sound asleep.

"Andros?" She asked in a harsh voice.

The figure on the other bed shot up and looked at her.

"Ash?"

She wanted to answer, but all she could do was cough because of her dry throat.

Andros jumped up and soon put one arm beneath her shoulders and pulled her into a sitting position. Once she was sitting, well, it was more leaning against Andros' chest and the arm supporting her shoulders, Andros placed a cool glass of water against her lips. Ashley drank the water eagerly.

"Thanks." Ashley gasped when the glass was empty.

"No problem. How do you feel?"

"Like I've been run over by an 18-weeler, did you get the number plate by the way?"

Andros laughed.

"Glad you still got your sense of humour."

Ashley sighed and nuzzled a bit closer to him. Andros set down the empty glass and wrapped his arms around her.

"I missed you." He muttered, kissing the top of her head.

"How long have I been out?"

"Three days."

"Psycho's giving any problems?"

"Only yesterday."

"The others?"

"Asleep in their rooms, but worried about you."

"You?"

"Fine."

"Andros." Ashley sighed.

"What?"

"Don't lie to me. I heard what you and Cassie were saying, you know."

Now it was Andros' turn to sigh.

"I'm sorry." He muttered and started pulling back.

Ashley quickly wrapped her arms around him and pulled him back. Andros started to protest, but she silenced him with a kiss.

"Now tell me honestly, did you mean what you said?"

"Every single word of it." Andros confessed. "I love you, Ashley. There's no sense in denying it anymore."

"Was there ever sense in denying it?" Ashley smiled.

Andros gave her a weird look and she laughed.

"I love you too, Andros. I was trying to tell you, but DECA's alarms went of."

Andros kissed her and it didn't take long to reach the point where they would start losing cloths. Ashley pulled back before the first item could be removed, though.

"Oh no, I'm not making love in a place where the others could just walk in on us."

"At four a.m.?"

Ashley gave him a look and he laughed.

"As you wish, me lady."

Andros scooped her up into his arms and carried her to her room. Ashley had trouble not to burst out giggling and wake the others.

Soon they found themselves in Ashley's bed making love for the first time, the other times they were just having sex. This time Andros was gentle and loving caressing her face, mouth and neck with his mouth and tongue and the rest of her body was being loved by his hands. Ashley's hands were caressing Andros' hair and back. She loved the kind of attention she was getting from him now. She had enjoyed all the other times she had shared a bed with him, but this was definitely the best.

During that night she decided never to let Andros go, no matter what.

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