A quick peek in the garage told her that Aunt Kim wasn't home and
that was probably one of the best things in the world for her. She entered
the house and smiled when she saw her cousins, Trini and Aisha's smiling
faces. Of course it was just the yearly picture Kim recieved from her
mother, Carol, who had custody of the kids.
She walked to the kitchen and saw the answering machine light blinking. She pushed the play button and sighed in disgust at the Carol's voice.
"Kim just wanted to call you and tell you that the girls love school. They are getting straight A's in their class. Too bad you can't see them because they are just gorgeous. Anyways Ta-ta honey."
The next voice made her smile, "Hey Kim. Its Jason, just called to talk about the gym and see how the plans were going for it. Call me back and we'll talk. Oh and hi Bella. Love you both."
Bella pushed the stop button and debated erasing Carol's message. It still pissed her off that Carol had gotten custody of the kids, after she had claimed that Kim was an unfit mother. Unfit her ass, if anyone was unfit it was Carol.
She rummaged through the fridge and found a piece of pizza from yesterday's dinner. Shaking off her shoes at the end of the staircase, she sunk her feet into the plush pink carpet that Aunt Kim had installed shortly after they moved in. She walked quickly and quietly upstairs to her room and entered it.
She flopped on her four poster poster bed, eating the piece of pizza. Her gaze settling on a picture of the "old" group. Kimberly standing beside Tommy, Jason on the other side of her, Billy, Zack and Trini sitting down in front of them.
"I miss you Mom. Aunt Kim is great but she isn't you," Bella whispered stuffing the rest of the pizza in her mouth. She curled up on her side and fell asleep.
"OK. Dr. O time to spill there was more between you and Kimberly than being rangers. What was it?" Kira asked staring at him.
Tommy felt his face grow warm, "Nothing. Nothing at all."
"Is he blushing?" Ethan asked, "I could never imagine you blushing Dr. O."
"Ok. I was in love with her. That was it. No big deal," Tommy said avoiding the gazes of everyone. 'Ok Oliver you are techincally telling the truth. You are just leaving out the part about still being in love with her.' he thought.
"And now she's back in town and her foster daughter is going to go to school with us?" Conner asked.
"Pretty much. Will you guys be nice to her?" Tommy couldn't believe that he was pleading with them to be nice. After today's adventure they would be especially since she helped with the tyrannodrones. It gave them someone from the outside world to talk to about anything, yet he got from their brief encounter she wouldn't be used to having friends.
"Of course Dr. O. I mean why wouldn't we? She knows what we are and she acted like it was a normal day thing," Kira said shrugging her shoulders, "besides, I'd like to learn where she learned to fight. That was amazing."
"I honestly couldn't tell you that. My guess is that Kim's best friend Trini had a daughter. Now that Trini is dead Kim has custody."
"Ok. I'm going home. Anyone need a ride?" Conner asked standing up and stretching.
"I'll take a ride," Kira said standing up. She grabbed her guitar case and continued, "Goodnight everyone."
"So in other words she grew up practicing martial arts," Trent commented.
Fifteen minutes later Trent locked up and left the Cybercafe. His mind wandering to whether or not he should be worried about Kira riding home with Conner. It wasn't that he was jealous of them spending time together, it was more what they did together.
He sighed in frustration. They weren't dating so he had absolutely no reasoning for it. He needed a vacation.
Shaking his head he turned his thoughts to Bella. Talk about someone who was different. Most teenagers in town could barely speak english without using slang, but she had effectively spoke in two languages. She didn't care how she looked or what other people thought. Or at least it seemed she didn't.
He wondered why all of a sudden she was there and why she looked vunerable but could fight. She was definatly a mystery and one him and the others would enjoy figuring out.
She walked to the kitchen and saw the answering machine light blinking. She pushed the play button and sighed in disgust at the Carol's voice.
"Kim just wanted to call you and tell you that the girls love school. They are getting straight A's in their class. Too bad you can't see them because they are just gorgeous. Anyways Ta-ta honey."
The next voice made her smile, "Hey Kim. Its Jason, just called to talk about the gym and see how the plans were going for it. Call me back and we'll talk. Oh and hi Bella. Love you both."
Bella pushed the stop button and debated erasing Carol's message. It still pissed her off that Carol had gotten custody of the kids, after she had claimed that Kim was an unfit mother. Unfit her ass, if anyone was unfit it was Carol.
She rummaged through the fridge and found a piece of pizza from yesterday's dinner. Shaking off her shoes at the end of the staircase, she sunk her feet into the plush pink carpet that Aunt Kim had installed shortly after they moved in. She walked quickly and quietly upstairs to her room and entered it.
She flopped on her four poster poster bed, eating the piece of pizza. Her gaze settling on a picture of the "old" group. Kimberly standing beside Tommy, Jason on the other side of her, Billy, Zack and Trini sitting down in front of them.
"I miss you Mom. Aunt Kim is great but she isn't you," Bella whispered stuffing the rest of the pizza in her mouth. She curled up on her side and fell asleep.
"OK. Dr. O time to spill there was more between you and Kimberly than being rangers. What was it?" Kira asked staring at him.
Tommy felt his face grow warm, "Nothing. Nothing at all."
"Is he blushing?" Ethan asked, "I could never imagine you blushing Dr. O."
"Ok. I was in love with her. That was it. No big deal," Tommy said avoiding the gazes of everyone. 'Ok Oliver you are techincally telling the truth. You are just leaving out the part about still being in love with her.' he thought.
"And now she's back in town and her foster daughter is going to go to school with us?" Conner asked.
"Pretty much. Will you guys be nice to her?" Tommy couldn't believe that he was pleading with them to be nice. After today's adventure they would be especially since she helped with the tyrannodrones. It gave them someone from the outside world to talk to about anything, yet he got from their brief encounter she wouldn't be used to having friends.
"Of course Dr. O. I mean why wouldn't we? She knows what we are and she acted like it was a normal day thing," Kira said shrugging her shoulders, "besides, I'd like to learn where she learned to fight. That was amazing."
"I honestly couldn't tell you that. My guess is that Kim's best friend Trini had a daughter. Now that Trini is dead Kim has custody."
"Ok. I'm going home. Anyone need a ride?" Conner asked standing up and stretching.
"I'll take a ride," Kira said standing up. She grabbed her guitar case and continued, "Goodnight everyone."
"So in other words she grew up practicing martial arts," Trent commented.
Fifteen minutes later Trent locked up and left the Cybercafe. His mind wandering to whether or not he should be worried about Kira riding home with Conner. It wasn't that he was jealous of them spending time together, it was more what they did together.
He sighed in frustration. They weren't dating so he had absolutely no reasoning for it. He needed a vacation.
Shaking his head he turned his thoughts to Bella. Talk about someone who was different. Most teenagers in town could barely speak english without using slang, but she had effectively spoke in two languages. She didn't care how she looked or what other people thought. Or at least it seemed she didn't.
He wondered why all of a sudden she was there and why she looked vunerable but could fight. She was definatly a mystery and one him and the others would enjoy figuring out.