Conner and Ethan slowly approached Tommy who was frantically typing away on the keyboard. The two boys looked at each other nervously, and Ethan motioned for Conner to go ahead. Conner glared at Ethan and sarcastically mouthed, 'Thanks'.
"Dr. O?" Conner said slowly.
"What do you want Conner?" Tommy said sharply.
Taken aback by his teachers tone, Conner swallowed hard, knowing he had to chose his words very carefully. "I, uh, just wanted to see if you were ok. You seemed to be upset by Ms. Hart's words about your priorities…"
Before he could continue Tommy slammed his hand down on the desk, guess I chose the wrong words, Conner thought. "What do you want me to say Conner? That the comment my ex-girlfriend made about her not thinking she was important to me, didn't hurt me? Cause it did, is that what you wanted to hear!" He yelled.
Tommy turned around and saw the concerned and scared looks on his students faces. He mentally kicked himself for yelling at them, and taking his hurt out on them. He sighed, "I'm, sorry Conner, I, umm, didn't mean to take things out on you and yell at you, you were just trying to help."
Conner nodded, "Look Dr. O, I don't know what went on with you and Ms. Hart, and I don't know what's going on between you two now, obviously you two have some issues that need to be worked out, and I think you need to go talk to her. Kira is outside with her now if you want to go and talk to her."
Tommy shook his head, "Kim's not exactly thrilled to see me, why, I'm not sure, but the last thing she wants is to talk to me."
Conner laughed, "Man, Dr. O, you really are clueless with the ladies, how did you ever score a girl like Ms. Hart. Look dude, of course it seems like she doesn't want to see you, she's hurt, but deep down she is waiting for you to go after her, she'll be more hurt if you don't, trust me."
Tommy nodded, it seemed to make sense, "Alright." Tommy made his way over to the stairs and turned back to his students, "Oh and Conner, call me dude again and you'll be on cleaning duty for a month."
Conner and Ethan laughed, they figured that was coming, "Go Dr. O, before she leaves." Tommy nodded and ran up the stairs. He made his way to the front door when he heard Kim and Kira talking.
Meanwhile, outside.
Kim sat on Tommy's porch and cried to herself, why did he have to show up, why did he have to call her that. Kim sighed, and tried to wipe away her tears, but it wasn't any use, new ones would quickly replace them. She heard the front door open quickly stood up making her way to her car, "Sorry Tommy, I, uh…"
Before she could finish she was interrupted, "I'm not Dr. O, Ms. Hart. I thought you could use a friend." The young girl said.
Kim smiled, "Thanks, but I'm ok really, just a little tired, it's been a long time since I've done this." Kira nodded, knowing that, that was at least half true. "Look, I don't want to pry Ms. Hart, but I can tell that there is something wrong, hell we all could."
Kim sighed, "You can call me Kim when we're not in school, Ms. Hart makes me feel old." They both laughed, "Alright Kim, please talk to me, it will help to get it off your chest."
Kim smiled, and went to sit back down on the porch, "I don't really know what to say. I had never expected to see Tommy again, I had actually wanted it that. I never wanted to see anyone from my past again."
Kira could hear the pain in her words, they weren't out of anger or hatred, they were out of pain and hurt. "What happened?" Kim lowered her gaze to the ground. "They abandoned me. They threw me out in the gutter. It wasn't just Tommy, it was all of them. I didn't want to go to Florida, I wanted to stay, be with Tommy, and the team, but they all wanted me to go so bad, how could I say no?"
Kira nodded, she couldn't imagine being so far away from home and all alone. "They had replaced me on the team, and Tommy had replaced me in his heart. He never called or wrote, no one did, Kat, the girl who replaced me, was the only one I heard from. She would say how well she was fitting in, and how close her and Tommy were getting. It was slowly breaking my heart. When I would get a hold of Tommy or my other friends, all they would talk about was Kat, nothing else. They didn't care about me anymore. When I came back after spending Christmas with them, I never heard from anyone. They left me all alone in Florida, I had barely any friends, no one to talk to. My heart was slowly breaking, I realized Tommy didn't want me anymore, he wanted Kat, they all did. Even friends I had known since grade school, never talked to me. I didn't know what to do, so I sent Tommy a letter breaking up with him. I wanted him to feel the pain he was making me feel. I even called him a few days later, wanting to take it all back, but he had already moved on with Kat."
Kim wiped the tears away from his face. "I was all alone in Florida, no one came to see me at the games, after being forced to go to them, not one person was there to see me. I never got one phone call from my supposed friends, not one. I never wanted the dame medal in the first place, I did it for them, it's what they wanted. I figured once they saw I had done it, they would be so proud of me, and welcome me home. How stupid was I? After that I got a call from my mom, saying my dad had died. I was devastated, I headed back to Los Angeles as fast as I could. I tried calling everyone, I just needed someone, to hold me, to talk to, something, but I never heard from anyone. No one cared. I went through it all on my own. They abandoned me when I needed them the most."
Kim got up off the porch and started pacing, "What the hell did I do to make them leave me? Was it me? Was I not good enough for them? I sacrificed everything for them. I stuck my neck out for them countless times, hell I forgave Kat after she almost killed me. And what do I get? NOTHING!"
Kim broke down crying falling to her knees. She had no idea why she had shared so much with Kira, after seeing Tommy, she just needed to let it out. Kira got up slowly and made her way to Kim. "Shhh, it's ok Kim."
Kira hugged her teacher, feeling a bit weird, but knowing that Kim needed her right now, she didn't have anyone else, and Kira knew what that felt like, not having anyone to confide in. "You didn't deserve any of that Kim. They should've been there, maybe they had there reasons for losing contact with you. I know it hurts, but it will be ok."
Kim's sobs subsided, "Thanks Kira. I'm sorry for putting all this on you." Kira gave her a small smiled, "It's ok, I'm glad I could help, even if it was only a little bit." Kim nodded and wiped away her tears, "If there is anything I can do to make up for it, let me know."
Kira smiled, "Well, I have a gig tonight, would you come? I could use all the support that I can get." Kim smiled, she didn't feel like should would be p for it, but knew she had to, she owed Kira to at least support her, "Sure, just tell me when and where, and I'll be there."
Kira jumped for joy, "Awesome. It's at this placed called, Hayley's Cyber café, downtown, at 7?" Kim nodded, I'll go home and get changed and I'll see you there." Kira smiled and watched as Kim made her way to her car and got in. Kim was gone a few seconds later, and Kira turned around to go back into the house.
As she turned around she saw Tommy standing in the doorway. "You are a real jerk Dr. O. I hope you know that." With that Kira brushed passed him and went back down to the command center.
Tommy slowly made his way back down to the Command Center, he had heard a lot of what Kim had told Kira, did she really think we had all abandoned her, did she think that I really stopped loving her? What did I do to make her think that?" he was so confused.
He came down the stairs and saw Kira staring daggers at him, "Kira…" But she cut him off, "No, Dr. O, your going to listen to me, and listen good. You and your little friends hurt her real bad, no wonder she didn't want to see you, you broke her heart, you left her all alone thousands of miles away from home, from the people she loved. What the hell where you thinking? How could you all just do that to her? Then you wait what 3 days before you get over her and start dating someone new. Do you know how much of a slap in the face that is? God! To top it all off, after you all shoved her out of your lives, none of you called her to say congratulations for winning the Pan Globals!"
"Kira" Tommy said with a firm tone, he didn't want the whole world to know, it was bad enough that she knew as much as she did. "Look, I'm sorry I hurt Kim, but she hurt me to, ok. I got caught up with life, it happens."
Kira shook her head, "Man, no wonder she dumped you, you really are heartless." Kira regretted the words as soon as they left her mouth. "HEARTLESS?" he yelled, "You have no idea what your talking about. I broke my heart having to put her on that damned plane. Then to get a letter from her saying she had found someone else, and that she thought of me as a brother? You want to talk about heartless!"
Kira sighed, she looked at her teammates, "Look I'm sorry. But how would you feel if everyone you cared for made you feel inadequate, replaceable, then to top it all off, drop you like third period French? She was all alone, she had no one, to confirm or deny her worse fears, all you all did was confirm them. In her moment of glory, she was alone, yet again, after pursuing a dream that was no longer her own? When her dad called, she called you, all of you, and no one answered."
Tommy lowered his head, she knew she was right, "I know." Kira nodded, "You need to talk to Kim." Tommy looked up at her and was about to protest. "If you don't apologize, she is going to keep hating you, do you really want that?" Tommy sighed, knowing that, that was the last thing in the world he wanted. "Alright. Ethan, can you look up her address for me?"
Ethan smiled, "Sure no problem Dr. O." Ethan went to the computer and typed away. "29 Falcon Dr." Tommy looked up sharply, "Falcon?" Ethan nodded, they looked up at Tommy, "Dr. O?" he smiled, "When I became the white ranger, it wasn't long after that we lost our powers and had to seek a new source, the Ninjeti, I was the White Falcon, Kim was the Pink Crane." he laughed, maybe she doesn't hate me all that much, "Isn't there a crane on the side of her car?" Ethan asked. Tommy nodded, "I'll see you guys tonight at Kira's gig." He said as he ran up the stairs, determined to make amends with Kim.
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