Disclaimer: Jenny designed the house.
Summary: Five years after a broken engagement, Andros visits Tommy and his new team. What he finds there, he couldn't even imagine in his wildest dreams.
Phantom Rogue: So what if I broke them up? It's an A/A story! Chances are high they're getting back together! But then again, you know the plot! You know what's going to happen!
Juzblue: Thanks, three whole years, darn that's long. Who do you think Jenny's mom is?
Arwennicole: School sucks! Hope you'll enjoy this chapter.
The-power-of-love: So you hate it? Darn, I'll have to do better.
Achlys: Yes, of course both Kim and Ash might come back, but they will return to their former lovers if they do. Andros and Ashley are to perfect to couple them with anyone else… Most of the time.
Mz. Daydream: As long as I have chapters in queue, I'll be able to update every day!
Jenny: I have no idea where I got the name from, sorry.
DizneeDol: Yeah, I passed, WORLD BEWARE! Having half the story is a bit much, but yeah I got some.
Not Always The End
Chapter 2
"Kira, what are we doing here?" Conner complained.
"I'm looking for a part-time job - I need money." The yellow-clad figure replied. "Now shut up and help me."
"Are you sure you can combine it with that other part-time job?" Ethan inquired.
"That's why we're here."
"A supermarket?" Conner stated. "I swear I'll never understand girl-logic."
"That makes two of us." Ethan agreed.
It only took two minutes for Kira to let out a triumphant exclamation.
"Got it!" She declared.
"What?" The two boys asked in unison.
Kira pushed a small piece of paper under their noses.
'Babysitter wanted for an almost 4 1/2 year old girl. Interested? Call me.' A number and address was written down below that.
"Nice…" Conner said carefully. "But what if there's an attack while you baby-sit? You can't leave the kid alone."
"You haven't looked at the address yet have you?" Kira smiled. "It's just down the road from Dr. O."
"This must be your lucky day." Ethan agreed thoughtfully.
"How nice of you to have so much faith in me." Kira scowled. "I'll see you guys later."
She stalked off, shoving the piece of paper in her pocket.
"Girls." Conner sighed. "Come on, Ethan; let's go to Haley's."
An hour later Kira entered the Cyber Space, smiling brightly.
"Got the job?" Hailey asked.
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"Ethan and Conner told us. Down the road from Tommy's place, right? Couldn't get much better than that."
"I know. They just moved here and the mother, Anna, hadn't expected to get a reaction this fast. She just put it up. I'm going over this afternoon to meet her daughter, Jenny."
"Ask Conner for a ride, he was planning to go over to Tommy and get some help with his homework."
"That's never going to work… but it does give me a ride." Kira sniggered. "Where are they?"
Hailey pointed to the computer corner. Sure enough all the three other rangers were crowded around one of the computers, staring at something on the screen. She smirked slightly and walked over.
"Hey Conner, I need a ride this afternoon." She called.
The three boys turned around and looked at her.
"Oh, hey Kira. Where you need that ride to?" Conner asked.
"My new job?" Kira replied, smiling sweetly. "I'm going to meet the girl I'll be watching."
"You got the job?" Ethan asked with wide eyes.
"Congrates, Kira." Trent smiled, giving her a hug. "Don't listen to them. You deserve that job and I'm sure you'll do just fine."
"Thanks, Trent. At least someone believes in me."
Two hours later
"Why do I always end up going to houses that live in the middle of nowhere?" Kira muttered, walking up the path to a two-story cottage-like house.
A dull-black driveway stood off to the side, leading into a shed-like garage attached to the main part, a small ball bouncing around. Gravel from the pathway crunched underneath her boot as she took in the look and feel of the home; there were three windows on what seemed to be the upper level, and on the right of the door, off to the very side, was a small half-window and on the other side was a larger one.
Despite it's size, there was no loss in the abundance of plant life; flowers grew along the pathways and a plot of land was blooming brightly, a potted plant was sprouting on the small porch, and window box rested on the sill jutting out.
A glowing spark in one of the upstairs windows caught her eye, and, squinting, Kira could make out a little sun-catcher, messily painted, hanging on the other side, revolving slowly.
Finishing her examination, the yellow ranger couldn't help but feel like this was a wonderful home, and a safe haven for the kid she was about to baby-sit... now there was just the notion of the kid's attitude itself.
Raising her hand, Kira laid a finger on the old-fashioned bronze button and pressed...
A muffled voice called 'coming' and a moment later the door creaked open. The woman looked like she was in the middle of her twenties. Her light brown hair was pulled into a messy ponytail and her dark brown eyes seemed dull somehow.
"Hi, I'm…"
"You must be Kira, I'm Anna." The woman smiled warmly.
Stepping into the house, the teenager was immediately faced with a wood staircase leading to the upper level - it winded slightly so all she could see was a rail staring down at her, a ribbon twined through the poles. Off to the side was a large room filled with a slightly torn couch and a low table strewn with papers, books and a few toys.
"Don't mind the mess, I'm still unpacking."
Shifting slightly, she bumped into a knob sticking out of a closet door, and stared at it for a moment, silently cursing it. Another door stood directly beside it, slightly ajar.
"C'mon," Anna faced Kira. "I'll take you on a tour." She showed her the room off to the side. "That's the living room/family room/play room to us, so feel free to do things in there," Pointing at the first door and second, she said, in their respective order, "That would be the closet – you can store anything you bring in there, and there's the bathroom, use at will," she added in a teasing voice.
Leading her down the hall, she met a wide space, broken by a half-wall/table in the middle. "Over there's the kitchen, you can cook, eat, use whatever food you find in the fridge and pantry, and use the oven and stove – although Jenny likes sandwiches and salads just as well."
"That's your daughter, right?" Kira cut in, looking at the brunette quizzically. "Jenny?"
Smiling fondly, the woman nodded. "Yes, Jenny Morgan. She's in her room right now, and I'll show you that soon." She pointed at a door off to far side of the kitchen. "That leads to the garage." And she then motioned to the space around her, which was occupied by a medium sized table and two chairs. "I do most of my work here, and you can use it for homework too, but we mostly eat at the bar." She motioned to the table-like wall with a few stools by it.
Nodding, the pair turned back and walked up the stairs. At the top, she saw four doors – a small hall ending at one, with another at the side. At the other side of the stairs was another door, open and filled with bright sunlight. There was one more door, open, showing a bathroom. A closet sat in the long stretch of wall between the bathroom and the sunny bedroom.
"My room, bathroom, guest bedroom, and Jenny's room…" She led them to the closed door at the side of the mini-hall.
Tommy's house
Yawning, Andros trudged down the stairs. He and Tommy had spent half the night catching up and it was close to 1 p.m. right now. He had hardly been able to rise from his bed as it was. Going through the trouble of dressing had almost been enough to make him go back to bed again and catch a few more hours of sleep.
"Hey." A tired voice greeted. "Coffee?"
Andros looked up wearily when he entered the kitchen to see Tommy leaning against the counter, holding a steaming mug of coffee and suppressing another yawn.
"Yeah, but only if it wakes me up." He replied.
"I can't guaranty anything, since you're alien…"
Andros snorted, not able to bring up the energy to react to the teasing. Tommy poured another mug and handed it to him.
"So, did you sleep well? Hope that bed in the guestroom wasn't too uncomfortable. Jason always seems to find something to complain about it."
Andros let out a dry laugh, before sipping his coffee.
"No, it was fine. It's worse sleeping on Zhane's couch, I believe he wore it down after one too many quarrels with Karone."
Tommy laughed and Andros took another few sips of his coffee, feeling the caffeine slowly starting to wake him up. Then suddenly the doorbell rang and the two former red rangers looked at each other.
"You expecting someone?" Andros managed to ask.
"Not that I can remember." Tommy replied and shrugged. "I'll be right back."
Tommy put down his mug and left the kitchen. Andros could hear him walk to the front door and it being opened.
"Conner? What are you doing here?" Tommy's voice carried back into the kitchen.
Andros quickly wracked his tired brain and it managed to pull up that Conner was the name of the new red ranger. Somewhere in the back of his mind he realized this could get funny.
A/N: Darn, I forgot this the last chapter: This story is dedicated to; Jenny, for being such a wonderful beta-reader, Rosa, for being a great friend :P, and Melissa, for putting up with Condor and Devy. Hope you liked it. Review.