Truth and Consequences of True Love

Disclaimer: Power Rangers belongs to someone else, Disney, Saban, whomever, but not me, though I wish I was brilliant enough to come up with it, and SpongeBob :)

I've always wanted to write a story but never got around to it. Here is one of hopefully many more to come, hope you enjoy.

Summary: It is the Fall of 1997. After giving up their powers to a new set of Turbo Rangers, the gang finds themselves going to UCLA along with a few other rangers of the past. Will a secret affair come to light? What is true love? Does it Really exist in a world of truth and consequences?

Chapter 1

7:50 am

Jason rushed over to the girl's loft with Adam, Rocky and Tommy. Aisha was pacing around, as Tanya and Katherine sat on the couch waiting.

"What's wrong?"

"You hear that?" They went quiet and listened. In the background, 'Crazy by KC and JoJo' was playing in the loft.

"Yea, where is it...is that coming from Kim's room?"

"Yea," Tanya and Katherine said.

"Well, some time around like 8 or 9 last night, that song came on."

"And?"

"And it hasn't stopped!"

"Is she in there?" Adam said putting his ear to the door.

"Oh, yea," Aisha said.

"How do you know?"

"Well, for one thing, every time one of us knocks or calls out to Kim, the music gets louder," Tanya said. "And louder."

"Is something wrong with her?"

"Well, we can't exactly ask. She locked her door and put a chair up against the bathroom door on her side." Katherine got up and went to her boyfriend, Tommy. She put her arms around one of his arms. "Does anyone have any idea what she could be upset or mad about?" Everyone thought and shook their heads, except for Tommy. He knew why. "Tommy, babe, do you know?"

"No."

"I swear last night, I could hear her crying and crying."

"Maybe I can try," Jason said going to the door. He knocked. Again, softer. "Kim? Kim, are you okay?" The music got louder. "Kim, I know you hear me! Open up, please." Louder the must got to almost the point of blaring it. Jason banged on the door. Nothing. "I tried, I would give Kim, her space."

"Yea, you don't want to be in her path when she is mad," Rocky said, having experience some bashing by Kimberly on him.

Next morning

The music hadn't stopped, it's goes down at night, allowing the girls to sleep, however, when there was a knock at the door, it went to being loud again . Aisha was making bagels when Katherine came out from her shower.

"Have you tried this morning?"

"Yep, hence the loud music."

"It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't the same song, over and over and over..."

"I get the point," Aisha snapped back.

"Sorry."

"No, I'm sorry. It's just Kim has never shut me out of her problems. For the past few months, I've been feeling like she hasn't been telling me everything. Even with everything that has happened, we have always been there for one another."

"She'll come out of this funk."

"She hadn't left that room or eaten in over 2 days now, I'm starting to really worry."

That night, the boys came over to check on Kim and take the girls out for Tuesday night dinner.

"Still nothing?" Aisha nodded and searched for her jacket.

"Okay, this is silly!" Jason went to the door. "Kim! Kim! Open this damn door! We are really worried!"

Inside the room, Kimberly picked up her remote to her stereo after putting down her painting stick. Song got louder. "At least change that damn song, if you're going to ignore me!"Kimberly grabbed a piece of paper. The song went off. "See, sometimes you gotta just..." It came back on momentarily, louder than ever causing Jason to jump back. A piece of paper shot out from beneath her door. Jason picked it up.

"What does it say?" Aisha asked walking over quickly. Jason simply handed it over her. Aisha read it out loud for all to hear.

I would really appreciate it you all would leave me the fuck alone. I am screwed up in the head, heart, body and soul and need a few days or more alone. If you can't handle that, then try damn earphones and leaving me the fuck alone. Kim

"Wow, harsh."

"Let's just go," Aisha said balling the paper up and tossing it aside. She walked out first.

3 days later

Friday, afternoon, Tanya was watching tv in the living room with Katherine. That same song can still be heard, softer in the loft. It was no longer ignoring to them, after over 4 days of hearing it, Tanya and Katherine have gotten immune to it, just like Aisha. Aisha quickly got immune after the paper, not caring to check on Kimberly anymore. Tanya and Katherine would knock on the door here and there just to get any reaction. But the reaction was the same, the music would get louder. Tanya and Katherine knew that meant she was okay, just still not willing to open up. They went to their rooms to take a nap after a long week of classes. Kimberly sat at her vanity mirror. 5 days now filled with crying and drinking. Her room smelled of empty beer cans, wine coolers, liquor, all that she has consumed in those 5 days. Papers, paint, colored pencils, scattered around the room. Music sheets tossed around in anger, her 2 guitars, strings popped, not really caring to get them fixed. She spent over 300 bucks on a massive amounts of alcohol with her fake I.D. Cases of cheap beer, 10 4packs of wine coolers of various flavors, 3 jugs of vodka, bacardi limon, various fruit Schnapps and finally Tequilla. Kimberly, not a drinker, became one fast.

Sunday, nearly a week ago now, the day she broke down and into this funk. Kimberly was arguing with Tommy. For more than 4 months, they had been secretly sleeping together. It all started after Murantanis. Kimberly came to his house in Angel Grove to talk. Talking went to yelling, then to shouting, and somehow through all that anger and frustration, they kissed. It wasn't a normal kiss they had ever shared. Tommy looked at Kimberly after kissing her. She was stunned, coming down from the high of the kiss. He quickly kissed her again, picking her up and carrying her upstairs to his bedroom, where they made love, first time for both of them. Which went on to be their second and third time that night and morning, before Kimberly left for her flight back to Florida, leaving Tommy confused. He begged her to stay, but she said she couldn't. Tommy applied for UCLA with the rest, low and behold, Kimberly was convinced by Aisha to go to UCLA with her. Katherine after a summer in London Ballet Company, transferred to UCLA. Tommy during the 4 months of sleeping with Kimberly hadn't broken up with Katherine. Finally, Kimberly couldn't take the lies anymore and begged him to tell the truth. Tommy said he couldn't. Kimberly called him a coward and said he didn't really love her then. Tommy made the biggest mistake in his life, bigger than not going to Florida when Kim first sent him that letter, he told her maybe he didn't love her. Tommy looked at her and for the first time, he couldn't read her, Kimberly slammed the door behind her as she left. That was Sunday night, everyone was either in the library or out for the night when Kimberly got back to the loft. She started to cry and the tears wouldn't stop.

Teaser: "I don't need to talk, okay! I am fine!" "You are not fine!" Kimberly let out a scream and threw the bottle. Everyone flinched at her bottle hitting the wall, and breaking into millions of pieces. "Fuck off and go to hell!" She went to her room and slammed the door. Kimberly grabbed her white crop hoodie and wallet. She came out with a jug of vodka in her hand, took her keys off her the wall and left the loft, but not after slamming the door.