Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers. Just Bay and the plot.
Bay woke up confused for a second before she realized where she was. She was in Conner's room sleeping on his bed because she had fallen asleep while she was helping him with his homework.
"I see you're up," Conner's voice came from beside her.
"What time is it?" Bay asked trying to ignore the fact that Conner didn't have a shirt on.
"We have about an hour before school starts," the teenage boy said as he pulled on a shirt.
"You have an hour. I think I'm going to spend the day at home," Bay stood up stretching her back.
"Won't that be awkward?" the red ranger asked concerned.
"No my mom is probably at the school looking for me," the girl sighed as she grabbed her boots.
Conner looked at Bay for a few seconds. He had let her have his bed last night while he slept in the guest room. But before he left he noticed how peaceful the girl was in her sleep.
"Stop staring at me Connie. It's creepy," Bay smiled.
"Come on you can have a McKnight breakfast before I take you home," Conner laughed as he lead his crush downstairs.
Home alone. Just as Bay liked it. As she had suspected her mom was looking for her at the school. A phone call from Conner helped confirmed that.
Bay settled into the couch and drunk in the silence. It was nice for the first few minutes but got very boring quickly. But that was a simple fix.
Deciding that reading her favorite book and a cup of tea were what was best for her at the moment.
Bay looked at the house across the street as she sat in the window seat in the living room. It contained her dad. Her real dad. Someone she had dreamt about for years. What he looked. What he did for a living.
Now she knew. He dad was a teacher. Her teacher. And she had been treating him like crap.
She wasn't going to pity herself now. She had never in her lifetime pitied herself. She was going to go across the street and wait until Tommy showed up so she could finally talk to her dad.
"Conner" Kim yelled after the three rangers before they had a chance to leave the school.
"Is something wrong Mrs. St. James?" Kira asked the new gymnastics coach.
"I have no idea where Bay is and I was hoping that she was in school today and that maybe you guys have seen her," Kim tried to catch her breathe.
"I haven't seen her all day. Have you Conner?" The ex-pink ranger asked the young man knowing his crush on the new girl.
"I haven't seen her since yesterday,"
"Conner I know you like her and want to protect her but I need to know,"
"I dropped her off at your house this morning,"
"You dropped her off?"
"She called me last night asking for a ride. We worked on homework and then I slept in the guest room,"
"I believe you Conner. And thanks, at least I know she'll have a friend waiting when she's ungrounded," Kimberly smirked as she walked to her car.
"She spent the night?" Ethan looked at his best friend.
"She was upset and tired after helping me with my homework," Conner shrugged.
"Can I help you?" A women asked Bay.
"I'm waiting for," Bay paused. What was she supposed to call him now?
"Dr. Oliver to get home?" The women filled in.
"Yes that," Bay berated herself. She was an A+ student but was having trouble with a conversation.
"I'm his friend Hayley," the women held her hand out.
"You own the Cyberspace," the girl realized as she shook the hand.
"I do. But I'm not sure when Tommy will be home," Hayley looked at the girl, "I just came by to check on a few things. Before I went back to cheer on the game tournament. "
"I forgot Ethan is competing. Do you think I can wait inside while you check on whatever it is you need too?" Bay asked quickly, "I have a book and I won't touch anything."
"Sure. But please don't touch anything," Hayley smiled at the girl.
"I promise. I'm Bay."
Once the two women were inside Bay couldn't help but look around the living room. It wasn't much but at least there were pictures. Bay looked at some of them. Pictures from what looked like a high school graduation, because the man that she knew didn't have long hair. There was another with a group of friends, and among those some with what she assumed were her grandparents.
"Looks like your mom told you," Tommy's voice came from behind her.
"Last night," Bay turned around, "Hayley let me in by the way."
"I'm sure you have questions or you want to know more about me," Tommy sighed as he sat on his couch.
"I've actually thought about this moment for so long. And now that I'm here I don't know what to ask," Bay confessed as she took a seat in one of the armchairs.
"Well I'm glad you're here. It just means you don't hate me," the black ranger joked lightly.
"Can't hate someone you don't know," the girl tousled her hair and moved it out of her face.
"If I had known Bay," Tommy started.
"I guess that's mom's mistake," Bay looked at the man she had finally known to be her father.
"I guess it is," the man sighed. Bay had a point. If Kim had told him the girl who was sitting in his living room would have had both parents all of her life.
"I mean it's not like I imagined meeting you or anything. Because I'd be too much of a girl to admit that," Bay stood up as she started to pace the room. "Or even that I wanted to know so much about you that I tried to pry information from Jason and was left disappointed when he didn't tell me anything because I didn't."
Tommy left his seat on the couch and pulled his daughter into his arms. In the time that he had known her he knew that she was a strong girl. Much like her mother.
"It's ok. I'm here now," he tried to comfort her.
They both stayed that way for awhile before the doorbell rang.
"Will you be ok while I answer the door?" Tommy looked at Bay as he pulled away.
"I'll be fine," Bay wiped her eyes. Hoping that she didn't smear her make up.
The ranger looked at the girl before he left her to answer his front door.
"Tommy is Bay over here?" The former pink ranger asked as soon as he answered the door, "Conner said he dropped her off at home this morning but she wasn't there."
"She's here Kim," Tommy stepped aside to let the women in.
"Elizabeth Anastasia Hart," Kim stormed into the house, "You do not leave the house without telling me and you do not spend the night with a boy."
"Yell louder mom I don't think the neighbors can hear you," Bay said calmly.
"I wouldn't back talk me Elizabeth," Kim placed her hands on her hips.
"So I left for the night big deal."
"I had no idea where you were Bay! I have been running around all day looking for you. And I find out that you slept at Conner's house," the small women raised her voice.
"You were at Conner's?" Tommy finally snapped out of his haze.
"He slept in the guest room after I helped him with his homework," Bay looked at her father.
"Either way Elizabeth you're grounded. No car. No Internet. Only school and home for the next week."
"So I left last night. You would have too if you found out that your teacher is your long lost dad," Bay yelled.
"It's not up for discussion Elizabeth," Kim sighed.
"Stop calling me that," the girl threw up her hands.
"It's the name I gave you," the women argued.
"Maybe you should both cool down a bit," Tommy said trying to defuse the situation.
"He's right. I'm going home," Bay grabbed her book and left the house.
"I'm sorry Tommy," Kim said after a few minutes.
"It sure is something I didn't expect when I came home," the teacher laughed.
"You'll get used to it. I need to get home and make sure she doesn't leave again,"
"Take it easy on her. She's had a rough day,"
"I'll see you later Tommy," Kim said as she walked towards the door, "Conner, Kira."
"Dr. O we have a problem," the red ranger said as he and Kira entered the room.
Bay looked at her ceiling before she turned over to look out of her window. It had gotten dark outside. And with her mother's new take on authority she couldn't go cheer on Ethan.
She had only been grounded twice. Once for breaking a lamp while practicing her routine in the house, and the other for hitting the neighbors daughter. She deserved it though. You don't make fun of someone for not having a dad.
"Bay?" Kim asked as she knocked on the door.
Knowing that her mother was going to come in anyway Bay closed her eyes and pretended to be sleep.
Bay heard the door open and then a sigh before the door was shut. Good. She couldn't handle talking to her mom at this moment.
Hey. Another chapter out of the way! :) I hope you all enjoyed it:D