Tommy carried Kim into his house and down to the Command Centre. He laid her down on the medic-bed, they had set up, and pulled a blanket over her. He looked over at Ethan, who he could tell was still very confused.
"I'm going to go and get her a sweater, I don't want her to catch a chill. Would you mind watching her for a few minutes?"
Ethan nodded, and went to stand closer to Kim. Tommy ran up the stairs as quickly as he could. Before he came back down, Conner and Kira came down the stairs.
"Man, Ms. Hart has a totally amazing car." Conner said moving to where Ethan was standing next to their teacher.
Kira nodded, "Where's Dr. O?"
Before Ethan could answer, Tommy came back down the stairs carrying one of his old white sweaters, "I'm right here. Kira will you help me put this on Kim?"
Kira nodded, and went to hold Kim up while Tommy slipped on the sweater. As they laud her down, Tommy got closer to her and brushed a stray piece of hair from her face, "Come on beautiful, you got to wake up."
The three kids looked at the teacher in total confusion, this was the third time they had heard there, normally stoic teacher, call there new history teacher by this endearing term. They looked at Tommy hoping to get some answers, but when they saw that he was completly engrossed in looking at Kim, they knew they would have to ask him. "Dr. O, what's going on?"
Tommy sighed, knowing that his team deserved answers, but not wanting to tell them the whole truth. He looked up from Kim to see them all staring at him, "Alright, this is Kimberly Hart" Before he could finish Conner interupted, "Ya, we know that, get to the good stuff."
Tommy looked up in confusion, they knew who she was? Must be from the Pan Globals, although he didn't picture Conner watching the gymnastics. "She's our new history teacher" Kira clarrified, Tommy nodded, knowing he'll ask Kim about it when she wakes up.
"Alright, well Kim was one of the original rangers, the pink ranger to be exact. Her and I were close until she left for Florida. This is the first I've seen her in a very long time."
The team nodded, knowing that there was more to the story then he was telling, but didn't think that now was the best time to call him on it. "So is that why she was sad when she talked about winning gold at the Pan Globals? You weren't there to cheer her on?"
Tommy looked at Ethan, "What do you mean?" Ethan sighed, maybe he shouldn't have said anything. "She was telling us about her winning the gold medal at the Pan Globals, and when he said that her friends and family must have been so proud of her, she got this sad look on her face, and said she guessed they were. Like she didn't know for sure, cause no one had ever said anytying."
Tommy looked down to the ground, suddenly feeling very guilty for not being there for Kim, not even watching her. He hoped that Ethan was wrong, he wondered if anyone was there during the ganes for her to cheer her on, he knew Jason had never mentioned anything.
Tommy was brought out of his thoughts when he heard Kim starting to come to. He rused to her side as her eyes started to flutter open, then were immediately filled with panic her eyes when she didn't recognize where she was.
"It's ok Kim, your safe. Just relax and take it easy." he said softly.
Kim looked over to where she heard the voice coming from, "Tommy?" she said confused. "I'm right here." he said with a small smile.
Kim closed her eyes, as if she was trying to decide if it was a dream or not. When she opened them agaon and still saw him, she sighed, nope its not a dream, she thought. She sat up slowly and began to look aournd, taking in her suroundings, when she saw three of her students, she got even more confused. "Where am I?"
Tommy watched her carefully, she didn't seem happy to see him, which hurt him, more then he would admit. "Your in the basement of my house, our Command Centre." Kim looked up at him as soon as he uttered the words.
"Command Centre? You not still a...?" She stopped herself before she said too much, in case she was wrong. Tommy nodded, "Ya, I'm the newest black ranger."
Kim sighed, "Ya, well that doesn't surprise me, being a ranger was always the most important thing to you." She said more bitterly then she had actually intended to. She saw the hurt expression that crossed his face, and regret saying it. Before he could respond she continue.
"Not that this little reunion hasn't been great, I mean I always love getting attacked by big ugly things, but I need a hot bath to cure these sore muscles, or else I'm going to be feeling it for days, so if you don't mind driving me back to the beach, so I can get my car and go home, it would be greatly appreciated." She said hopping off of the medic-bed, and trying to put as much distance between her and Tommy as possible.
Tommy sighed, "Your cas outside, I had Conner drive it over for you. Just follow the path the main road, then turn left, and that will take you downtown, you should know where to go after that." He said ashe made his way over to the computer and began typing, not saying another word.
Kim nodded, "Thanks." She turned to her students and gave them a small smile, "I'll see you guys in class tomorrow." They nodded, and watched as Kim made her way up the stairs. Conner turned to Kira, "maybe one of us should talk to her?" Kira nodded, "I'll go talk to her, you two, see what's wrong with Dr. O."
Ethan looked at Kira, "we know what's bugging him, she totally gave him the cold shoulder." The three nodded, "That she did, but she must have had a good reason for it." Kira said, and they nodded, "Alrightm you better catch her Kira, before she leaves." Conner said, and Kira nodded, running up the satirs to got find Kim.