Disclaimer: Buena Vista owns the Power Rangers. "My World" is by Avril Lavigne from her album, Let Go.
Timeline: after "Double-Edged Blake".
Author's Note: a little more serious this time around. at the beginning of "Double-Edged Blake", Lothor puts Marah and Kapri in a light cell, and we don't see them for the rest of the ep. that just didn't sit right with me. thanks TJ, Red, Sugarplum, and Starhawk.
by Adrienne Sekitou
You know I always stay up without sleeping
And think to myself
Where do I belong forever
In whose arms, the time and place
He thought she'd get there before him. He was the one who had to sneak out after all. He wasn't just sneaking out on his parents either. Technically it was Sensei too.
And he remembered very well how ticked their teacher had been when he, Tori, and Shane had been out after curfew before. Even finding Kelzacs planting monster seed things hadn't made that time okay.
And now he wasn't just sneaking out again, but he was going to meet Marah.
Yeah, they just might frown on this.
She really should have been there by then though. But there he stood, alone, in the dark, in the woods of Blue Bay Point. Hunter would have called it a setup. But the Crimson Ranger wasn't very trusting.
It probably did look really suspicious. But they had good reasons for meeting there and then. Tonight was a meteor shower, and they had thought it would be cool to watch it together.
He thought with her being from space, she would find it boring. But she had seemed really excited, and had agreed to meet him.
But she wasn't there. And he stood in the dark and wondered.
Finally there was a light of teleportation and she appeared. She looked a little skittish, but her face lit up when she turned and saw him.
He wanted to ask her what was wrong, but she hid her feelings away behind her smile. He'd seen her do it many times before. One look for the world, one look for him. He wanted to call her on it, but she always looked so happy just to be there. Like he gave her a chance to be free.
"C'mon," she said, skipping ahead. She reached back to grab his arm, pulling him forward.
They ran to the clearing at the actual point. There the forest opened up and they had an excellent view of the sky.
He sat down in the center and watched, way amused, as she twirled around the clearing. Finally she turned with an embarrassed look and flopped down beside him.
She shrugged. "It's nice to be out. Got a little cooped up today. Uncle…," she trailed off. Before he could press her to continue, but she changed the subject.
"Sorry I was late. Turns out I had to sneak out too."
That explains why she didn't bring Waldo like she had planned. But now she had him kinda worried. "Marah, is it all, ya know, good?"
She lay back, her hair spreading out around her. "As good as it can be." She gave him a half smile, "Don't worry about me, Dustin. I can take care of myself."
She didn't look very sure. But he didn't know what else he could do but trust her. It's not like he hadn't tried to get her leave before. She just wouldn't leave her sister, and that he could understand.
He lay back too then. And in the quiet they saw the first stars streak across the sky.
"Did you make a wish?" he broke the silence to ask.
From the corner of his eye, he saw her nod. He felt her hand reaching for his. So he grabbed it and held on.
"Me too."
Lay under the Milky Way
On and on it's getting too late out
I'm not in love, this time, this night
Don't get caught
Sneak out of the house
TBC