Title: Never and Always (Part Two)

Author: Jasmine Shigeru

Pairing: Tommy/Kim

Author's Note: There is going to be three parts to this story. One Tommy receives a letter. Two Tommy and Kat have it out. Three Tommy and Kimberly meet.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers nor do I wish I do. This is just for my entertainment and whomever wishes to read it. I am not making any profit from this and do not care to for that matter.

Rating: M

Never and Always

Part Two

Thomas Oliver was reclined on his bed. The ceiling was quite fasinating. A crack he had never noticed before was right above him and one of the wings on the ceiling fan was bent. Some silly string was in one of the corners above and he smiled as he remembered his last birthday.

Not only did the former White Ranger receive breakfast in bed he also had gotten a face full of pink silly string. He and Kat wrestled for a while before making love that morning.

Those were one of his favorite moments he had had with Katherine.

There will be no more moments like that.

His return from the mission with his fellow Red Rangers was going great for the past two weeks. Kat had greeted him with nothing but a smile when he entered their bedroom that night. For the entire weekend they didn't leave their apartment.

Those first two weeks were like bliss. Tommy couldn't believe anything would come between them. Then Kat found the letter Kimberly had written and sent him before the mission. That disturbed former Zeo Ranger I, but it was the letter peeking out from the secret pocket in his wallet that really got her steamed.

Tommy had just returned home from school when he found Kat seated at the kitchen table in their small dining space. She had two slips of paper in on of her pale hands and his wallet in the other.

He cursed knowing damn well what she was holding. He knew he left his wallet somewhere.

"Tommy," Kat asked coldly. "Do you know what the hell these are?"

Tommy approached the table carefully and pretended to get a closer look at the items in her hands.

"My wallet and two sheets of paper."

"Two sheets of paper from Kimberly."

"So."

"So, why is she writting you after all this time?"

"I don't know."

"You know good and well why."

Kat's eyes flared red like when she was under Rita's spell. She flattened the most recent letter on the table and scrolled its contents with her right index finger. The pink nail polish seemed to be pointing out some incriminating evidence.

"Tell me what does this mean? '...I miss you Tommy. Terribly.'"

"She misses me."

Tommy's temper was starting to get the best of him. So, he still had the letter? Big deal. He could just want to talk to the girl.

"And this? 'I don't know why I asked you to remain my friend. We were never really friends.'"

"We weren't." Was his simple reply as he leaned against the entrance wall.

"She didn't want to endanger our relationship." Kat sniffed. "Yeah, right. Then what does she call writing random letters out of the blue."

"She is just feeling quilty, Kat. Get over it."

"Fine I'll get over that letter, but what about this one?"

Kat slammed her palm flat onto the table with the aged letter underneath. The folded edges coming apart slightly.

Tommy jumped at the sudden move. He knew this was bad. He had never seen Kat so angry. The more recent letter was no big deal, but the first one was major.

"You kept it? After all this time? After what she did to you?"

Katherine was livid. Her face red with her rage. And all Tommy could do was stand there.

"She hurt you terribly and you still held on."

Tears formed in the former Pink Ranger's eyes. She was starting to doubt his love for her.

"Do... Did you even love me?"

"Of course, I do."

"Then why not throw it out?"

Why? Why was a good question.

Should he tell her, that no matter how much he loved her he would always love Kim more. Or deep down inside he never truly lost hope of ever seeing the first pink ranger again.

"I don't know." He replied after a long pause.

"Liar." Kat said and rose. She ran to their bedroom.

Tommy followed her. When he entered the room, the pale blonde was throwing some of her clothes into a couple of suitcases.

"Kat, you're being rash." The former red ranger tried to reason.

"No, Tommy," Kat said choking back tears. "I'm not. You should meet her. You still love her and always will."
"But, Katherine, I love you too."

"But not completely."

"It's possible for someone to love two people at once."

"Yes, it's possible to love them at the same time but it is not possible for you to be with both."

By this time Kat had finished packing and rushed pass Tommy to the front door.

"I have already called Tanya. I will be staying with her and Adam until the end of the month. If things do not work out with you and Kimberly, call me. If they do, I wish you all of the luck in the world."

With those words she was gone.

Now Tommy was on their bed, facing the ceiling. He was expecting his break up with Kat would effect him like this. Sure he was depressed, but he was so calm. It was nothing how he felt when Kim had broken up with him.

He rolled over onto his stomach and pressed his face into Kat's pillow. Her scent was still so freshed.

Tommy was regretting ever keeping both letters. He wondered if he should even go to meet Kim at the end of the month.

The two had already made preparations to meet at a nearby cafe.

He wasn't sure what he wanted in life.

Would it always be like this? Will he find love and always be left? Would he ever be happy?

Ok, one more part to go.