Chapter 3

Tommy looked up from Kimberly after hearing a loud gasp.

"Oh god!" Tommy stopped as Kim looked up and saw Jason. Tommy sat up from Kimberly, as she zipped her top back up.

"JASE!"

"SO SORRY!" Jason closed his eyes and quickly ran up out of view. "Ijustcametopracticesomeselfdefensemovesforoourclassandyourmothersaidyouwerehomeandtojustcomeondownandi..."

"Just give us a minute," Tommy said . Tommy fixed her hair and smiled.

"Not funny," she whispered. "Jason looked sick!"

"He's fine." Kimberly fixed his tank back into his pants. "Uh, Jase, are you.." Jason stepped down the stairs.

"I'll go." Kim kissed Tommy and picked up her schoolbag. "Call me later." Tommy nodded. Jason kept his head down, too embarrassed to look up.

"Uh, those moves," Tommy said finally after Kim closed the door. "I was thinking about blocks."

"Sure."

Next day, Tommy and Jason volunteered to teach the Moms of Angel Grove self-defense that afternoon. Rita sent down a 2-headed parrot monster, but the rangers were able to defeat it. After class, Tommy sat opposite Jason with Kimberly besides him. They wanted to talk to Jason alone.

"Look, guys, I'm okay.""

"You sure?"

"It's not like you two haven't been in love from the moment you two first saw each other."

"True, but to see us...making out, almost having .." Jason covered his ears.

"I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it! I still remember you in Cinderella dresses and Pooh overalls."

"Jase, I'm not 5 anymore."

"I know, you'll always be that little girl, you know. The one who held my hand in preschool, the one I saw win first place in a competition where all the girls were twice as big as you and picking on you...my little sister." Kim looked at Jason, she reached over and touched his hand.

"Thank you for not telling..."

"Telingl what?" Trini asked. Everyone looked up.

"Nothing."

"Trini already knows about us," Kimberly said.

"She does?" Tommy and Jason said together.

"She practically came into my room bouncing around so giddy and crazy." Trini sat down.

"HEY!"

"I gotta go." Jason got up. "Your secret is safe with me." He patted Tommy's shoulder. "You hurt her, you die," he whispered in Tommy's ear.

"Okay." Tommy smiled. Jason told him the same thing when Tommy told him he was thinking about asking Kim out.

"What was that?"

"Inside joke." Tommy reached over and kissed her cheek. "I gonna go catch a shower."

"Okay." Tommy grabbed his bag.

"So, how did Jason just walk in on you two?"

"Tommy and I...he was showing me some moves, we got distracted."

"Distracted, huh?"

"Yes, it can happen." Trini shook her head. "Won't again."

"Better be, because when Mama Hart finds out, I hope you like nun clothes. Because your butt will be shipped off to a nunnery asap. And you know how I don't like to travel far, so expect letters and packages."

"Gee thanks." They both laughed.

A little over a week later, Tommy and Jason were teaching martial arts to kids. Kimberly and Trini were out to the mall. After class, Tommy and Jason were walking through the park talking about new moves to show the kids. Rita sent down Slippery Shark that cast a spell on Jason and Tommy to hate each other. Tommy got home to find hi parents had gone out for dinner. Just as Tommy opened a bottle of water the phone rung.

"Yea."

"Hey Tommy! I just got in from the mall, want to go out for dinner?"

"Not tonight, Kim."

"Oh, okay."

"Look, I gonna go lift some weights. Talk to you tomorrow." He hung up the phone.

Kimberly looked at her phone.

"Bye." She put her phone on the hook. Kim knew something was wrong, that was not Tommy. "Mom! I'm going!"

"Tell Trini I said hi!" Kim closed the door behind her. Kimberly walked to Tommy's place. She found him punching away at his bag. Kim put her things at the steps.

"Hey."

"I thought I made it clear I didn't want to go out tonight," Tommy said still punching away.

"That's fine. We can stay in."

"I'm not hungry!"

"Fine, I didn't ask if you were!" Kimberly stood there. Tommy sighed. He pulled off his gloves.

"Sorry." Tommy walked over to her. He pressed his forehead to hers. They kissed.

"What's wrong?" Kim held his face.

"Jason, he is just...he's a fucking..punk!"
"Jason?" Tommy turned his back to her.

"He's a...I don't want to talk about it!"

"Okay. You two obviously had a fight. It's nothing." Tommy turned and picked up Kimberly as he kissed her.

Tommy and Kimberly laid on his bed, both not sleeping, a little early for that. Kim's legs around one of Tommy's legs, as he held her thigh and back. Tommy rubbed his cheek against her forehead. Kim rubbed his chest.

"So, what did you two fight about?"

"Nothing." Tommy kissing her forehead.

"Tommy, if you two had a fight, we should.."

"Just drop it!"

"Talk about moody."

"Hey, I didn't ask you to come over!" Tommy pulled away from her and sat up. Kimberly sat up as well.

"Wow, buddy! What's with the attitude?" Tommy kissed her quickly.

"Nothing, sorry." Tommy pulled her to lay on his chest, as he laid back down. His arms around her. "Can we just sleep?"

"Yea. I love you."

"I love you too." They kissed.

Next morning, Tommy stood at Trini's locker with Trini and Kimberly.

"Thanks for covering last night, Trini."

"No problem. You two have fun?"

"Trini!" Kim hit her arm. Tommy was leaning on the wall infront of Jason's locker.

"Move." Tommy looked at Jason and moved 2 lockers up.

"That was kind of rude, Jason," Kim said.

"Well, that's the type of person Jason is."

"Oh, really! I guess you are just the perfect person, Mr. Forgets his head if it was detachable."

"Excuse me!" Trini and Kimberly looked at each other.

"Guys?" Tommy and Jason started facing each other arguing. Bulk came over to edge them on.

"Guys, stop it! You are friends!" Trini pulled on Jason, as Kim got Tommy. Ms. Applebee saw the boys.

"What is going on here?"

"Nothing," Trini said quickly. "Boys just playing around." Kimberly held Tommy's arm. Ms. Applebee walked away.

"Calm down." Tommy pulled away. He stepped up to Jason.

"This afternoon, we'll finish it."

"Bring it on, pigtail boy." Jason walked away.

"Tommy!" Tommy didn't look back as Kim touched his arm. He simply walked away. "Trini?"

"They were fine yesterday, right?" Kim nodded.

"I'll get Tommy."

"I'll get Jase."

Tommy, after classes, was changing for the fight. Bulk and Skull had bets going on at the Youth Center.

"You gotta be joking me! You and Jason can't fight."

"Stay out of this Kim."

"Why should I?"

"My boys are fighting."

"This doesn't concern you!" Tommy put on his green headband.

"Look at me!" Kim grabbed his arms. "You cannot fight him!"

"Why?"

"Because I'm asking you not to. As your girlfriend, I am begging you to stop this."

"I don't need this." Tommy walked to the door.

"Fight him and..and I can't be your girlfriend." Tommy stopped. He turned back to her. Tommy touched her face and cupped her face. He kissed her.

"It was fun," he whispered in her ear.

"Tommy!" He walked out. The door swung. "Tommy?"

Trouble in the mist, only the next chapter can tell

TEASER: "Oh, hey Kim. I can't talk. I'm late for Ms. Applebee's class." Tommy opened his locker and searched for his book. He close it. "Damn, almost forgot my notebook." He pulled it out and turned to see Kimberly smiling. He kissed her quickly on the lips. He walked down the hall, only to stop and run the other direction. Kim laughed and closed his locker.

Classic Tommy syndrome, poor thing