"That was the most fun I've ever had watching that movie!" Kat gasped as she and Jason walked out of the theatre towards his car.

"It's a good thing the people behind us had seen it before too, I think they got as much a kick out of it as we did." Jason mused, laughing.

"I sure hope we don't get in trouble for throwing that popcorn at each other." Kat panted, picking a piece out of her bra and showing it to Jason, who doubled in laugher.

"Somehow, I don't think they'd care if you did that." He kidded. And she smacked his arm.

They reached the car and Jason opened her door for her, mocking all the other couples in the parking lot.

They drove home talking about the movie, and the ridiculous holiday everyone was celebrating. When they got to Kats house, Jason got out of the car to open her door for her.

Kat giggled. "This was really fun Jason. Thank you for rescuing me from Valentines Day hell!" She exclaimed, hugging him tightly. He squeezed her back.

"Ditto." He said quietly. "I'll see you tomorrow."

Kat went up to her door and unlocked it as Jason got back in the car, and she watched him drive away.

The next day, however, proved to be not so pleasant. Tanya and Kim were upset because Kat had disappeared on them without a word, and Kat was somewhat hesitant to tell them where she had gone. She knew it wasn't a date, but they'd read more into it that what it was. So she refused to tell them about her night and they began cooing that she had a mystery man who'd whisked her away from the party last night. They weren't entirely wrong.

By the time lunch rolled around Kat was rather tired of their incessant innuendos. She hoped they'd stop once they joined the guys.

"I hate chemistry. I don't care what you say Billy, I'll never understand it." Tommy was saying as they approached the table.

Kim sat down next to Tommy with a word of encouragement, and Tanya waited anxiously for the absent Adam and his counterpart Rocky. Kat took a set next to Billy with a polite hello and pretended not to notice the absence of another missing ranger.

"It really isn't as difficult as you'd like to make it seem Tommy. Look here, it's a simple equation that only has one element to be balanced." Billy pointed to the book and Tommy looked at it again with a look that clearly stated he had no idea what he was looking at. Kat smiled and turned to her sandwich as Rocky and Adam joined the group.

"Hey guys," Adam said cheerfully, giving Tanya a peck on the cheek. Rocky sat down next to Kat not so cheerfully. He smacked his books down, dropped his bag haphazardly on the floor and placed his head on his folded arms.

"What's the matter, Rocko?" Tommy pushed his chemistry homework aside, obviously grateful for the excuse to be distracted from it.

Before Rocky could answer Adam was rolling his eyes. "Tonni dumped him for that new basketball player."

"Her name was Tammy!" Rocky said indignantly, giving Adam an evil eye.

"You only dated for a week, didn't you Rocky?" Kat asked, placing a gentle hand on his arm.

"Yeah, but I thought she was special!" He said definitively, turning puppy dog eyes on her. He was looking for a sympathetic soul, so Kat decided to collect her bet money from Billy later.

"It'll be okay Rocky, there are hundreds of fish in the sea!" She insisted, rubbing his back soothingly. Rocky nodded sadly, heaving a dramatic sigh.

"Says she who hides her mystery man." Muttered Kim, and Kat shot her an evil glare.

"Mystery man?" Billy asked, suddenly interested. All eyes turned to Kat, but when she deemed no reply Kim cut in.

"Kat was there when we all started dancing, but she certainly wasn't there when we finished." Kim raised her eyebrows. "Plus, the fact she doesn't even have an alibi hardly helps her case. We can only assume some prince charming must have whisked her away, thus the reason she didn't tell us she was leaving." Kim said pointedly, taking a sip from her coffee mug.

Kat rolled her eyes at this, but Adam and Tanya were giving her an identical look of knowing, Billy had quirked one eyebrow before turning back to his book and whistling nonchalantly, and Tommy was smirking. Kim looked rather pleased with herself. Kat was only grateful that their last teammate was saint-fully absent, and she could probably get them to drop this before he arrived, saving them both from the humiliation.

"Sounds like someone had quit the night." Tommy mused, snacking on a bag of trail mix.

"Actually I did," She said pleasantly, taking another bite of her sandwich. "I went home and watched my favorite old movie was a carton of ice-cream, while giving myself a facial and fully planning to return that dress that got no use. Whatever fairy tale you want to romanticize it with is up to you." Kat said, avoiding their gazes.

Tommy looked impressed and shot Kim a look, who shrugged it off and gave Kat another jerk of her eyebrows. Tanya and Adam went back to their own meal, discussing their day, and it appeared as thought Rocky hadn't been listening in the first place. She did however see the corners of Billy's lips turn up and she jabbed him playfully in the arm.

"Hey guys," Jason said, approaching the table. "What'd I miss?" He asked, eyeing Rocky's fallen face.

"Not much, just Rocky's girlfriend dumping him and the discussion of Kats mystery disappearance last night, and Tommy's inability to balance simple equations." Adam answered. Kat resisted the urge to smack her forehead, and Adam received a glare from Tommy. Rocky appeared unfazed.

"Wow, tough break man." He gave Rocky a half hearted pat on the back. He scooted in-between Rocky and herself, and she tried not to blush as she caught his eye. He seemed to understand the look and said nothing farther about her mystery disappearance.

"What about you Jas, what'd you do last night?" Kim asked. Kat gulped, and she felt Jason nudge her leg under the table.

"Just went and saw a movie to entertain myself. Nothing big." Clever. Not a lie, but not the entire truth. It was better than Kat had done, anyway. Kat noticed to her amusement that he had a bag of popcorn for his lunch.

"Popcorn?" He offered her. Kat smirked and took some with mumbled thanks. Jason was smirking back.

He didn't offer anyone else. None of them missed the significance of the gesture.