Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers or anything affiliated with the subject. I do, however, own the character of Alex Meyers.

"Tommy," Kim whispered as she shook his shoulder to wake him up and he didn't budge for a few seconds. She then resorted to pulling at his hair, hoping that it would wake him up. She knew that he was still exhausted from his trip, but he had to get back to school today. The teachers were already suspicous enough and she didn't want for it to be any worse on him than it already was. He had a lot to make up and some questions were definitely going to be asked. "Tommy, you have to get up to go to school this morning. The Aquitarians say you are healed and you know Zordon expects you to go to school. Things are bad enough as is without you missing anymore school."

"Kim," Tommy moaned, as he looked up and saw that she was not playing with him. "Five more minutes? Please?"

Everyone else would have taken things easy on him, but he knew that she was not going to do that. He already had too much work to make up and he couldn't afford to miss any more days. The teachers had not bought the story that they had sold to them and she was sure that they really wouldn't once they saw him walking around, like normal. They would expect to see some sign of external injuries, but there were none left, except for the slight scar on his chest.

"No, sir. I know how long it takes you to get that mess of hair straight. You gotta get up now, Tommy if you are going to even have a chance to get to school on time. Come on," Kim said, as he shook his head and then decided it would be in his own best interest to do as she asked.

He did not want to get in a fight with her on his first full day back on Earth. He had missed her just as much as she had missed him and he really did want to be on speaking terms today. He knew that he was going to need her help to get through it all.

"Well, I never thought that you'd be the one waking me up. My parents would barely leave me alone last night after I got back. I didn't think that I was going to ever get up here to go to sleep," Tommy said as he sat up. His body was healed, but he still had to readjust to Earth's gravity pull and that was a little problem.

Kim had been the person to meet him at the Command Center and give him back his powers. She had been the acting red ranger, which shocked him when he found out about it, but he knew she was going through withdrawal now. She couldn't help that the powers belonged to him and he knew that she had given them up willingly, although that never really seemed to help with the withdrawal. It made it worse sometimes, so he knew that he didn't want to push his luck and piss her off this early in the morning.

"I can imagine that they'd be like that, they haven't seen you in a couple of weeks and they are stressed because they now know you are a ranger. My coach called again last night, he was trying to get me to come back. He knew you were coming back this week and thought that would be enough to get me back," Kim said, as she knew Tommy had heard the phone ring at the Command Center.

He had had to hurry up and get home, but she was glad to see him now. His parents had, begrudgingly, let her in this morning. They were having to get used to the idea of them dating again, but they saw it made Tommy happy and that was their biggest concern right now. They knew that he did not need to be under any extra pressure and him being happy was going to be a good thing for him. He had been depressed way too much lately.

"You're staying here, right?" Tommy asked, as he now felt as if he could demand that out of her. This was for them and not for each other anymore and she had agreed to that much before he had left.

"Yeah, I'm staying. I'm not leaving here unless you put me on the plane and threaten me with my life and even then I might not stay too long," Kim said with a smile as he rolled out from under his covers and went to get his clothes out of the closet.

"I'll never do that again. Look what it did to the two of us," Tommy said, adamantly, as he knew that she was waiting for him so that she could head to school. "I'll be at school in a little bit, go on and go."

"Okay, Tommy, but you better be on time," Kim said, going to give him a kiss on the cheek. He knew it wasn't good when she expected him to be on time for something, as he was usually late, to everything. He, however, was going to really try to get to school on time, just to make them happy. "Jason will have my ass if you're not there."

School

"Kim, is he coming to school today?" Jason asked as Kim nodded her head yes and he was ready to celebrate.

No one could believe that he was well and it made all of them jubilant. They really were going to have their ranger team back to normal, although Kim did do a good job taking over for Tommy. They just all knew that it was not meant for her to be the red ranger. She had been reacting that bad from the power lately and even she was glad to get rid of them and give them back to Tommy.

"Kat, is Billy going to venture out to visit today?" Kim asked as everyone could not really understand the romantic aspect of their relationship.

They were almost sure that it had been building for a long time, but no one had known about it until the night that Tommy was hurt. It seemed that many things changed that night and most of them were happy about it. They just wished it would not have taken something so drastic to make all of them realize what was wrong with their lives.

"Yeah, he wants to help us celebrate Tommy finally coming home. Does Tommy really look the same?" Kat asked, as Billy had looked different when he came back from Aquitar, but Tommy had not stayed as long as Billy.

"Not the same. He is little bit skinnier, but he's been working really hard to get back here. His scars are gone though. I think he's happy about that and so am I," Kim said, dancing around in front of them and they tried not to laugh at her happiness. Many of them believed that the Machine Empire could attack right now and Kim would still be happy. Tommy was home and that was all that most of them cared about.

"What is that dance for?" Tommy asked, as he put both of his arms around her and she nearly threw her books into the air from surprise.

"You being better," Kim muttered up at him, as the bell rang and all of them went to their separate classes, knowing that the end of the day would ultimately be the best part, as it was Friday and the weekend laid ahead.

Angel Grove Airport

"Ma'am may I help you?" The flight attendant asked, as a young-Asian woman stepped off the plane and looked around the airport.

It had been so long since she had seen home and she wanted to remember as much about it as she could. She didn't know how long she would be back, as she had taken an unknown leave of absence from school, but she just hoped things would go well while she was here. If not, she might never come back to Angel Grove again. She wouldn't be able to stand it.

"Can you point me to the cabs?" Trini asked, as she was not sure where they were, as things might have changed a lot over the last year.

"At the entrance there should be a few waiting. I hope you have a good time in Angel Grove," the flight attendant said, as Trini smiled back at her and then continued on her way towards the front door.

She looked down at her watch and noticed that school was going to be over in a few minutes. She was at least thankfull that she was not going to waist half a day waiting for them to get out. If she was lucky, she might be able to find the rangers at the Juice Bar and that was where she headed first.

Juice Bar

"Tommy, you haven't been here in forever. What happened to you?" Ernie asked, as he had heard all of the rumors floating around over the past couple of weeks and he thought it was best to hear it from Tommy and no one else. He knew that Tommy would tell him the truth about what had happened to him, as the rumors were getting crazy and he would like to put an end to it all.

"I had a bad sunburn and the treatment took too much out of me for me to be able to do anything normal," Tommy said with a smile as Kim could not believe that lie, but it was funny that he choose that.

She had never seen him get a sunburn in his life, but she knew Ernie just accepted the odd things that they said. He had had to learn to do that after some of their excuses for leaving the Juice Bar, after all he had gotten to where he actually kept a tab for them. He knew they were good for it and that no matter what time they came back, they would sit back down and finish whatever they had been doing and pay him. It was the one normal thing that they had in their life.

"Okay, well here is your regular shake, but I think that you will be getting more where that comes from. You look like you haven't eaten anything in a few weeks, got to get you back to where you were. You need all the energy that you can get," Ernie said, as Kim looked at him. He knew about the party that the rangers had planned for Tommy and he was going to help them, by donating some food to go to Kim's house.

"That's really nice Ernie," Tommy said with a smile, as Kim sipped at her milkshake trying to focus on everything else that was going on in the Juice Bar this afternoon.

"You teaching a class this afternoon?" Ernie asked as some kids were standing behind Tommy, looking expectantly up at him. They had missed seeing him around the Juice Bar and they were starting to wonder if he was ever going to come back. He had been gone for two weeks and that was forever in a six year olds mind.

"No, I may be better, but I'm not up to it yet. I'm going to have to lay off for a few more weeks," Tommy said, as Kim glanced at the kids and then directed them towards Jason, who was more than willing to teach them. Jason knew Tommy needed more rest than what they were used to and he would let him, for a week or two. Then he would drag Tommy back out on the mats so that they could get in some good sparring.

"Are you just going to sit here all afternoon?" Kat asked, as she and Billy walked in and the two of them turned to nod their heads. They had been catching up on everything that had happened over the last two weeks and they both knew that there was much more that had not been discussed. "When are they going to be done?"

"I'd give them about thirty more minutes. They only started a little while ago," Kim said, as Tommy had turned back around to watch them and she knew that he wanted to be out there on the floor with them. Karate was in his blood almost more than anything else and she knew how much it pained him to have to sit still, but he had to. He was going to be pushing it enough to go fight monsters right now, he didn't need to add anything extra to it. "Tommy, don't do things too fast."

"Yes ma'am," Tommy said, good manneredly, as he glanced back at her and froze as he saw who was standing in the doorway.

He knew that the second Jason saw her, that he was going to go crazy. He had missed her like crazy those first few weeks he was away and from what he had told Tommy, it made it seem like he was falling for his best friend. That had to be scary for Jason and it explained why he was excited and upset to have to come back to the rangers.

Trini looked around the Juice Bar and noticed Tommy staring at her, but she knew that he was not going to reveal that she was there. He seemed to see in her eyes that she wanted to see what one person did and he was going to let that happen, if he could manage to keep Kim's attention for long enough.

"Jason, what's wrong?" Rocky asked, as he had just nailed Jason on the side of his face, but Jason didn't seem to really notice the pain he should be in. He was staring at something over Rocky's left shoulder and when Rocky turned around, he nearly fell to his own knees from shock. Man, Jason must have it really bad to allow a blow like that to go without any revenge.

"Trini," Jason muttered, as he walked around the little kids, trying to get to her and then noticed that she was watching his every move. He had not wanted her to notice his actions, but she hadn't told him that she was coming and he was surprised. He was just going on autopilot and he hoped that that did not make her mad at him. "Trini."

"Hey, how have you been?" Trini asked, as Jason gave her a hug and she felt Jason pulling her closer. He had done this right before he left to face the new adversities that lay ahead of the rangers, but she didn't know what it meant. She could only hope about what it might mean for her. If it didn't mean what her gut felt, then she was going to be in for a long couple of days.

"I'm alright. What are you doing here? I thought you were still involved in the Peace Conference," Jason said, as he looked down at her and then noticed that he was receiving some odd glances from the other occupants of the Youth Center.

Kim and Tommy, both, had smug looks on their faces, but he knew that it was no good to try to talk to them. They had been trying to prove a point with him for the longest time and now he saw it as well. He just didn't know what he was going to do to make things right. He was in a relationship and he doubted that Trini would want him to break it off for her.

"I took some time off from the Peace Conference, so I thought I'd come home. It doesn't bother you, does it?" Trini asked, as he quickly shook his head no and many of them noticed that she had rendered him speechless now. "What's been happening here? I got a frantic message from Kim a few weeks ago, but that didn't really explain anything. Then I couldn't get in touch with her, it seems that she moved away from Florida."

"I was hurt," Tommy said, simply, as Trini nodded her head, as she now understood why she had only understood a couple of words in the message.

She had tried to call Kim, but her roommate said she had left the team, that shocked her and she really wondered what the answer was then. She understood it now, but these last few weeks of wondering had made her unsure of everything, including how she felt about Jason.

"Trini, you want to come to my house with me? We're going to be heading over there in a little while," Kim said, as Trini looked at her and nodded her head yes. She was actually planning to ask Kim to stay with her, as her parents had moved earlier that year.

"Jason, you going to finish the class?" Rocky yelled over to him, as he gave Rocky a look that clearly said that he could go to hell right now. Jason wanted to spend some time with Trini and feel things out, because if what he had felt at the Peace Conference was not there, then he could take it. The main reason he had left was because he was getting scared of what he was seeing in himself when he was around Trini. "That's fine, I'll finish up."

"Jase," Trini muttered as she walked up behind him and the four rangers that were sitting at the table exchanged a glance.

This was what they had expected to see when the two of them saw each other again. They weren't sure where Adam and Tanya were, but they knew that the two of them would show up for the little celebration and then they would point it out to them as well. They thought it would be best to get the two of them together, but they didn't know how they were going to do it.

"Yeah," Jason said, looking back at her as she smiled at him and he reached back to put an arm around her and he pulled her up even with him.

"You sure that you are fine?" Trini asked, as she had seen a cloud come over his eyes while he was looking at her earlier and she just wanted to see them light up again.

"Yes, Trini. I promise that nothing is wrong," Jason said, as the smile reached his eyes.

"Alright, Jason," Trini said, as everyone couldn't help but stare at Jason and Trini. Several people were beginning to wonder if Emily was even in picture anymore, then she walked in and it was obvious she was still very much involved.

"Jason," Emily said, as she walked over to him and Trini leapt away from him. She did not want to get in a fight with Jason's friend and Jason knew that. He just wondered how much she knew about Emily and he got the distinct feeling that she knew nothing, which made him inwardly cringe. He didn't want to tell her about his girlfriend this way. He actually preferred that they be several states away when he had to do this. He didn't want to see the deep hurt in her eyes. "Hey, who are you?"

"This is Trini, Trini this is Emily," Jason said and all of them noticed that he failed to mention that she was his girlfriend. Emily looked a little bit put off by it, but she thought Jason would mention it, eventually, but his prolonged silence signaled that he was not going to.

"I'm his girlfriend," Emily said, as Jason looked over her to see Trini's reactions and noticed that she was going to be nice to Emily, it was not in her nature to be mean.

That, however, was not what he was looking for, but he saw the other as well, when he looked her in the eyes. He had hurt her and he had a lot of explaining to do. He knew that he should have told her a long time ago, but he had just never gotten around to it. Well, to be honest, he didn't want to tell her. He had thought that he would be able to get over her this way, but it only made it worse.

"Old friend, nice to meet you," Trini said offering a hand for her to shake and Emily took it, although she was giving Trini an odd look. There seemed to be much more than friendship between the two of them and she knew she was going to have to keep an eye on things. Although Jason's friends had always been nice, they seemed to think that there was better out there for Jason and Trini seemed to be it.

"We're leaving, you coming Emily?" Rocky asked, as he now received a go to hell look from Trini. It was fairly obvious to him, now, that she wanted to talk to Jason alone. It seemed that they had a lot to figure out before she went back to the Peace Conference and none of them wanted to get in the way of that. They wanted for the two of them to be able to do what was necessary, especially since anything could happen to them as rangers.

"No, I'm about to leave with my parents to go to the mountains for a couple of days. I just came to tell Jason good-bye," Emily said as Tommy noticed Jason was uncomfortable with this, but Tommy wondered if he honestly thought Trini would never come back. That didn't seem to be it, it seemed to be something else that he couldn't figure out.

"Bye," Jason said, almost automatically as he gave her a hug and watched her until she left the Juice Bar, then he turned back to his friends. "Lets go before she decides to not leave me alone this weekend."