~Warm Date~

A/N: Everyone is going to be cosplayed in this story, forgive me if they are OOC at times. Enjoy!

Pairing: Mack/Rose

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Power Rangers or all of the characters portrayed in this story.

It is a lovely morning at the Hartford Mansion and Valentine's Day has finally arrived! What could this mean to everyone as they get up and head toward the command centre, starting the day off with an important meeting with Andrew Hartford, who shares exciting news with the team.

"Good Morning rangers! I got exciting news for everyone" Andrew eagerly says. "We don't have to worry about defeating Flurious and Moltor anymore since they moved somewhere else and has had enough of all of us defeating them each time" he continued, seeing the whole team is finally happy that they deserve the relaxation to themselves.

"Is it a little too suspicious?" Rose curiously asked the mentor. "What I'm trying to say is that they could change their mind and probably return to San Angeles anytime soon right before we know it" Andrew just looked at her before seeing the others agreeing with her before changing the topic.

"It could be obvious but that is not the other reason why I bought you guys down here" he added with a wide smile on his face.

"Oh, I know why. It's Valentine's Day. You know you celebrate the special day with your loved ones. I mean not just your loved ones but your friends too!" Dax excitedly piped up as everyone else finally remembers it's the time of day for love.

"What is the plan for tonight Spencer?" Mack asked, hoping they can have a dance night in the living room.

"Well, I was planning on having a party for all of us here to celebrate and it's going to be a cosplay night. Now that sounds extremely fun" Spencer replied, enjoying the look that the team is obviously happy about the plan.

"I agree with you Spencer. This is definitely a night to remember" Andrew said, approving his best friend's request. "Now guys, go out and find some costumes that are your all-time favourite" he added. With that said, the teens left the headquarters and went into their respective rooms with excitement on their faces as they carefully look at what costume they are going to wear.

In Dax's room, he looks frantically worried about what to wear for the dance for the night, until he found out a Superman costume and that's when he squeals in excitement as he made his final choice, getting the attention of his yellow-lass friend, Ronny.

"Hey, Dax! I heard you screaming like crazy. Is something okay with you?" She asked sternly.

"Oh hi, Ronny. Sorry I didn't notice that you heard my screaming but I found my Superman costume for the dance. Want to see it?" the stuntman asked.

"Sure, why not" the racer replied back. As Dax shows her the costume, she blushes furiously as if he read her thoughts completely.

"That's…um interesting of you. I was kinda thinking of the same thing, except that I'm going to be Wonder Woman" Ronny said, trying not to get her face red.

"Im glad you loved it. Wow, looks like me and you are going to be completely amazing for the dance" Dax said, smiling at his friend.

"I couldn't agree more. Well anyways, I'm going to check on Rose. See you later Dax" the yellow ranger said, giving a friendly kiss to Dax's cheek, making him blush a bit.

"Yeah…see you later Ron!" The blue ranger said, hoping she heard him once she left out of his room and continues preparing himself for the party.

Rose is having trouble with what to wear for the Valentine's Day dance! In previous years, she had worn the pirate costume which started to bore her, deciding not to wear that again and continues looking through her pile of costumes until she found a long pink dress that comes along with a crown, making her fall in love with that idea and decides to wear the Peach-themed costume for this year's dance party. However, she feels extremely nervous about asking her boyfriend Mack out for the dance with her until her thoughts were interrupted by her racing friend.

"Hi, Rose! What are you going to wear for that party?" Ronny asked, trying not to sound suspicious over her friend's strange behaviour.

"Well, for this year's Valentine's Dance, I want to dress up as a princess from Super Mario Bros," the mensa genius replied back, showing her friend the outfit. "Although, I feel like it's more of a Halloween party rather than a love party," she said, trying not to be embarrassed.

"It doesn't matter what holiday we are celebrating, it matters most to enjoy with friends and even your loved ones, especially Mack," Ronny said, giving her friend a wink while the pink ranger tries her best not to blush too hard.

"Why don't you ask Will out for your date at tonight's party. I've seen how close you and him were at the beginning" Rose replied back, changing the topic to prevent Ronny ask more questions about her and her beau.

"May I remind you that Will and I aren't dating, so no thanks. Besides, I'm going to be wearing a Wonder Woman costume that even Dax himself will be in complete shock!" the yellow ranger said, giggling.

"How so?" Rose curiosity asked.

"Well since he told me that he will be dressing up as Superman for tonight's party, most likely he will end up walking like a complete clutz once he sees a beautiful girl like me" she added, trying not to laugh as she imagines Dax being crazy right in front of her.

"Um, okay but I'd better continue dressing up for the party, see you soon!" Rose said as she gently takes Ronny outside of her room to continue dressing up.

"Alrighty then. See you later!" Ronny replied back as she heads right into her room to start fixing her hair in a unique way. After her friend leaves out of sight, Rose continues dressing up for the dance party until she gets an unexpected visit from Mack!

"Hello, Rose. Happy Valentine's Day" the red ranger said as he goes towards her and kisses her sweetly on the lips.

"Hi Mack, also Happy Valentine's Day to you too sweetie," Rose said, blushing a bit upon seeing her lover stopping by her room.

"I was asking you if you're available to go out on a date with me if you don't mind" Mack hesitantly said, waiting for an answer from his girlfriend.

Rose just thinks about it for a while and finally replies to him with her heart. "Sure, I will go on a date with you." With that said, Mack feels happy about her accepting his request and the two spend a while cuddling each other before forgetting about the cosplay idea.

"Did you got your costume ready for the event tonight?" the red ranger asked.

"I sure did. However, I don't want you to see it just yet, it's going to be a surprise" Rose replied back with a smirk on her face.

"I understand. Mines is also going to be a surprise too, you'll find out" Mack replied back, offering a smile.

"Man, I cannot wait for this event to start. Anyways, I'll be back just to fix my outfit and from then, we'll go strolling at a restaurant nearby" Mack said as he hugs his girlfriend and headed back to his room, feeling content.

"Can't wait to see you too" Rose quietly said as she changes her uniform into something casual for their afternoon date. Without squealing loudly in excitement, she looks for a perfume to spray on herself until she smells the lovely scent on her clothes and decides to read a book while Mack was getting his things done.

The red ranger finally finished adjusting his clothes and finally makes his way towards Rose's room, gently knocking on the door indicating that he is now ready to go for a date. She closes her book, grabs her purse and is amazed at how handsome Mack looked on a suit, causing her cheeks to feel red.

"You look super handsome today," Rose said, blushing profoundly.

"Thanks love. You also look gorgeous today" Mack replied, blushing. "Anyways, are you ready for the trip?" he added, offering a hand for her.

"Yes. I'm extremely ready for a date with you" the mensa genius replied, taking his hand as the two of them make their way past the living room until they head outside.

As they make their way to the jeep, he kindly opens the door for his beloved one, so she can get on without any trouble. Once Mack gets on the driver's seat and starts taking off, Rose reminds him of what a nice gentleman he is ever since they first dated and couldn't be much grateful for a boyfriend like him. He also said the same thing about having a sweet, caring girlfriend despite him not this smart as her IQ but is willing to spend the special day with her no matter what happens between the two but they care about each other infinitely.

"Do you know where are we going?" Rose curiously asked her boyfriend, who was keeping his eyes on the road.

"Of course, I know where we going love, just relax. We'll be there soon enough" Mack said sweetly, calming his girlfriend's curiosity.

"Just letting you know if we get lost then I don't trust you driving again, especially when it's a date between us" the pink ranger playfully said, trying not to giggle.

"You're too funny. Just take a look at the map and see the place we are heading to" the red ranger replied back to Rose's silly comment.

"I hope it's not some childish restaurant we are going to," the mensa genius says, trying not to be disappointed. "We are too old for those types of stuff."

"Mark my words. We are not going to a childish restaurant" Mack said before giving up. "Fine, we are going to The Three Broomsticks, a Harry Potter-themed restaurant" he added, as he sees her reaction, approving the idea.

"Oh my! That's my favourite restaurant in San Angeles! They got the best foods and drinks" Rose said eagerly, trying not to presume her lover exaggeratedly. "I can't believe you read my mind without me telling you my favourite places within here. I don't know what would I do without having you in my life, though" she added, sighing peacefully before giving her beau a small kiss on the cheek.

"Neither do I without having you in my life. I love you lots not just because it's Valentine's Day or anything of that nature but my love for you is forever until we die" Mack admitted his feelings for her, blushing red like his suit.

"That is the first time I've heard such sincere words coming from a loving man like you," Rose said, tearing up in emotions.

"How so? I'm curious" Mack replied back, looking at her with love on his face.

"Well whenever I was dating several guys back in London, neither of them cared about loving me forever but only on specific holidays like this one for instance but afterwards, they seem to leave me to the side and I was devastated when they dated other girls that are much cuter than me, making me break up," the mensa genius said, trying not to cry, making Mack find a place to park his jeep so they can have a little talk.

"Sweetie, look at me," the red ranger said, gently lifting her chin up, forcing her to look at him in the eyes. "I'm glad that you moved on from those guys but believe me, they don't know the definition of true love only because they asked you for a date only on Valentine's Day just doesn't prove it. True love is when a person like me cares about a special person like you for eternity and always have each other's back throughout times of disagreement. I know you may think fighting with your boyfriend or significant other sounds like a sign of breaking up but what I'm trying to say here is whenever that case happens between us, I will never turn my back on you since I love you way too much for us to end our relationship" he added, seeing the joyful look on Rose's face made her heart melt, causing her all teary in joy.

"Thanks for the advice. That is why I love you since you are always up into caring about me every day and it makes my heart melt" the pink ranger replied back, giving Mack a firm kiss on the lips before they forget about their date at a Harry Potter restaurant.

"That was sweet. Now that we're all good about this, we are a block away from The Three Broomsticks, hold on cause it's going to be a bumpy ride" Mack said with determination before he speeds up a little fast.

"Aren't you going extremely fast?" Rose replied, reading the speed meter, indicating that he is going too wild on their ride.

"A little speedy doesn't harm us at all since we finally arrived at this gigantic-looking place" the red ranger replied, making Rose take a look at their destination.

"It's lovely for my tasting" Rose said dreamingly before adding. "What are we waiting for my love? Let's go inside before a whole bunch of people beat us for a good table" she said, grabbing her boyfriend while running as they finally make it inside, only to recognise Tommy and Kimberly works there as chef and table server respectively.

"Hi, Kimberly!" Rose said excitedly as the two girls hug each other.

"Hello, Rose! How have you been doing lately?" the former Mighty Morphin ranger asked.

"I've been pretty good. Oh, by the way, this is my boyfriend Mack. Mack, this is my friend Kimberly" the mensa genius said as her man and friend meet each other.

"Nice meeting you Kimberly" Mack said as they shook hands with each other.

"Nice meeting you too Mack" the pterodactyl ranger replied back. "So, you guys want a table for the both of you, right" she added, making sure the number of parties is correct.

"Yes, Ma'am. I was hoping if we could have a seat with a good view" Mack suggested.

"Mmm, I'm not sure what you meant by that but I accept your offer. Follow me" Kimberly said, looking for the best table for the loving couple.

"Thanks, Kim. By the way, Happy Valentine's Day to you and your husband" Rose said, smiling at her friend.

"Aww thank you. Yeah, Tommy is working currently but we'd appreciate it" Kimberly replied back, trying not to get her face red. "What would you like for a drink?" she added, getting her focus back into work.

"Well, I'd like a Butterbeer, if it's available," Mack said, hoping that drink is still on service.

"Yes, it's still available. What about you Rose?" Kim asked, whilst writing down the drink orders.

"I'd like a glass of Hot Butterbeer" the mensa genius suggested.

"Okay, I'll be right back for the drinks and from there, I'll take your orders," the former pink ranger said as she makes her way towards the drink area.

"Why did you order Hot Butterbeer, I'm just being curious," Mack asked, hoping Rose won't get crazy about his question.

"I like it because it warms me up whenever I'm cold but I was thinking it another way," she said seductively.

"I want to hear what your way of Hot Butterbeer" Mack replied back, scooting right close to her.

"Because you are extremely hot than that drink based on the appearance and qualities" she replied back, giving each other a sweet kiss on the lips before Kimberly had to blow the mini airhorn, reminding them that the drinks are here and need to take their orders.

"Wow, that was super hot of you to describe me and the drink" The red ranger replied, looking at Kimberly embarrassed.

"Well if it wasn't for you two kissing without noticing then none of this airhorn incident could've happened" the former Mighty Morphin ranger playfully said.

"Sorry, my friend. It looks like we're ready to order" the mensa genius replied back, as well as her beau nodding in agreement.

"Alright, starting with you my friend. What would you like to order?" Kim asked before she can write down their meal requests.

"I'd like to try Bangers and Mash," Rose said confidently while giving the menu back to the table server.

"Interesting choice. What about you, handsome?" Kim asked, making Rose splash a bit of hot butterbeer on her playfully.

"I'd like to try out Shepherd's Pie" Mack playfully said after seeing how his girlfriend splashed her drink on her clothes, as he hands back the menu.

"Thank you but Rose, can you explain why you splashed your drink on me?" the former pink ranger said, giggling a little loud.

"Well because you called Mack handsome, that's why" the mensa genius replied back, smirking at her. "Besides, you are married to Tommy" she added, laughing.

"Sorry, I got too carried away with the sight of him but oh well. Hope you two forgive my crazy actions" the pterodactyl ranger honestly confessed towards the couple.

"Apologies accepted. Make sure it doesn't slip out again" Rose playfully warned her.

With that said, Kimberly made her way towards the kitchen to place the orders so Tommy can cook their food all nicely. Mack just looked at how devious Rose acted when Kimberly called him handsome before he starts laughing, getting her attention.

"What's so funny Hartford?" Rose threw daggers at her laughing boyfriend.

"Your actions towards your very own friend. I'm glad you weren't ragingly jealous of her calling me handsome" Mack replied back, trying to control himself without going too far with his actions.

"She deserved it anyways. Besides, the only person I can call you handsome is me, since I'm your girlfriend, not her" Rose reminded him before she leans her head on his shoulders, enjoying his company.

"Do you think so? I look like I'm an android still" the red ranger turned around, looking sad.

"Mack, to me you are not an android. I love you that's what it matters the most. Yes, you are handsome but I care about who you are the most, don't let negativity change the way you are" Rose replied back with emotion in her voice, giving him a big kiss on his cheek that made him blush like a tomato.

"Thank you, love. You make me extremely happy to have you as my girlfriend. I love you" Mack said, giving his lover a kiss on the lips.

"I love you too Mack," the pink ranger said blissfully, enjoying her lover's warmth.

The time pass by for the couple, they end up enjoying eating their food at a normal pace while talking about how much their love between each other grew, despite being moments of downfall but they were able to pick up the pieces and try to balance between their relationship and ranger business. Everyone loved the way how Mack was able to ask her out on their first date without assistance but got nervous. After they finished eating and paying, the two said goodbye to Kimberly and makes their way back into the mansion. Once they had arrived, Andrew was looking at his son in disgust after showing up five minutes before the event starts whereas the other teammates had already dressed up for the dance. The red ranger told his father that he and Rose were at a restaurant for an afternoon date until he sees that his father calmed down from anger, however he reminded the two to hurry and get dressed for the huge Valentine's dance ball.

Mack finally made his way to his room, changes his clothes and decides to wear a Mario costume that came along with the cap until he looked himself in the mirror and looks almost like him, except for the moustache part. He heard his father's voice down the hallway if he has dressed up and when he came into his room, his jaw was in complete shock! His son looks exactly like Mario but not too entirely.

"What do you think of my costume, dad?" Mack said, hoping his father likes his new outfit.

"It looks astonishing. For one second I thought it was someone else despite the similarities but I love it, much better than the rockstar outfit you wore one time" Andrew commented at his son's new look.

"Thanks but I'm nervous about the dancing part. Whenever I dance with Rose, my heart does crazy flips and I go insane by just how beautiful she is, causing me to trip myself and doing clumsy movements" Mack recalled the previous event where he embarrassed himself in front of everyone, including his girlfriend.

"None of this will ever happen this time, I promise. All you got to need is confidence and trust in yourself" Andrew replied back, offering props to his son. "Look, Miss Rose is beautiful but do something impressive that makes her love you even more" he added with a smile on his face.

"Thanks for the advice dad but she loves me because of who I am not how I'm trying to impress her with my cool moves. Now, I'm ready for the dance with her" the red ranger said with pure confidence shown in his face, making his father proud of him.

"That's my son! Go dance with her, I don't have a problem with it" Andrew replied back, seeing how happy his son was to have a beautiful and intelligent girl like Rose until she came out of her room dressed up as Princess Peach, gathering the attention of everyone else included! Mack's jaws dropped widely as he saw how beautiful she looked until noticed that he was blushing and that's when she came right in front of her loved one.

"Wow Rose, you look beautiful in that costume," Mack said, blushing a deep version of red.

"Thanks, sweetie, so do you. You look a bit similar to Mario but I prefer you more" she replied back with a blush as well.

"May I offer this dance with you?" Mack asked, bowing in front of her, offering his hand.

"Of course you can" Rose replied, accepting his offer by taking his hand and slow dancing with him.

While the others enjoy the dance, they could've come up with something better for Valentine's Day but was enchanted by the music as they take a look at the loving couple not keeping their eyes off of each other.

"Happy Valentine's Day Mackenzie" Rose flirtatiously said as she tiptoed and kissed her boyfriend right on the lips, in front of everyone else including Andrew and Spencer.

"Happy Valentine's Day to you too Rosie" Mack replied back in a love daze.

-The End-

a/n: Happy Valentine's Day everyone!