A/N: Thank you to my faithful readers! Chapter 4 is in Jason's Point of View (you'll notice a pattern XD). Once again, this is for fun, I don't make a profit and I don't own the Power Rangers. :)
Chapter 4 - Keeping A Secret
I paced around the living room in Kimberly's house. She's fucking late. Again. It's been two weeks, the avoidance was killing me. I was going to find out tonight, why she keeps blowing me off. She entered the house and saw me there. Her usually pink cheeks turned flush, then paled. I thought for sure she was gonna faint. "J-Jason. What are you doing here?" I couldn't believe she asked me that... I'm her boyfriend, for fuck's sake!
I inhaled deeply, keeping my anger in check. "Well, when you didn't show up to the Youth Center, I thought you got lost," I coldly remarked. I saw her visibly flinch and I knew what I said stung. Good, maybe next time she won't blow off a date.
"Sorry," she said softly, "I got caught up studying with Tommy in the park. I didn't realize what time it was until the park lights came on." Jealousy's a bitch, Jason. I shook off the feeling and I nodded, opening my arms. She embraced me and looked up at me, her hazel eyes mirroring my expression: We needed to talk. "Jason? Tomorrow after school, meet me by the lake in the park. We need to talk."
"I agree. After school then."
"Good night Jase."
I closed the door without a look back, the look in her eyes said it all: Break up. I sighed and walked back to my house, its been two weeks and it feels like I don't even know her anymore. Then, my communicator goes off, its Zordon, "Yes?"
"Jason, I need you and the other rangers to come to the command center, immediately."
"We'll be right there." I teleport and Kimberly is the last one to show. I look up at the huge tube with a face staring back at me, "What's wrong, Zordon?"
"Rangers, Rita has dropped to an all time low, she has finally given the sixth power coin to a teenager. Who this person is still remains a mystery."
"We'll find him, Zordon," Billy piped up. I kept my eye on Kimberly while Zordon informed us about the goings on, and I noticed that she didn't seem phased by the fact that there was an evil ranger in our midst. I gritted my teeth, but didn't show my anger. Zordon must have noticed the tension, because it felt as if you could cut it with a knife.
"Is there problems among the rangers, Jason?"
Kimberly looked at me, almost pleading, "No, Zordon, nothing we can't handle anyways."
"Sleep well, rangers, from what I gathered, Rita will have her new ranger attack tomorrow."
We all teleported back to our respected houses, I took off my shirt and slept.
The Green Ranger
No one, not even myself, knew the identity of the green ranger, but I had a sneaking suspicion that Kimberly knew, but she wasn't letting on, and if I asked her, she would always avoid or shrug her shoulders. Once the green ranger destroyed the command center in an attempt to be rid of us of our powers, and Zordon, Alpha was able to get a lock on his bio-vibrations. "Rangers, I have it. It should be coming up on the viewing globe now."
"Good, now we get to see who we're fighting against," Zack said happily.
Trini gasped, "Kimberly... look."
I growled softly, so she did know something about it.
"Oh my God... T-Tommy?"
But her reaction said otherwise, i frowned softly I knew she was trying to be friends with him, her expression said as much. Zack piped up, "Alpha are you sure? Maybe the computer made a mistake?"
Billy shook his head sadly, "Not likely, Alpha corrected the malfunction."
Then Trini chimed in, "So Tommy is the green ranger."
"No wonder he's been acting weird lately," Kimberly said sadly.
I swallowed my pride, "What happened to him, Alpha?"
"Rita must have placed him under an evil spell."
"You see, rangers? We can't give up! The spell must be broken," I said angrily, more at myself than anyone else.
Sunset: The park
"Jason?" I sat with my back turned toward her, she knew I heard her, but I couldn't face her, tears angrily forming at the corners of my eyes. I heard her sit on the rock beside me. "This place is peaceful."
"Yea, but cut to the chase, Kim. Why'd you ask me here?"
"Because I want to try to make us work." I looked at her finally, she was very sincere in both word and action. I nodded, speechless. "Jason, I do love you, honest, and I want us to work, I just don't know if its possible."
"Why the hell not?" Anger bubbled in the pit of my stomach, and something else mixed with it... Jealousy. Jealous? Why would I be jealous? "Kimberly, have you been keeping something from me? From our relationship?"
I saw her swallow thickly, but she shook her head, "No, Jase, I just think we need some time apart, see where we are, where we are going and if we are still meant to be together."
I nodded numbly, "So that's it then. We're breaking up."
She nodded in response and I stood abruptly, anger, sadness and jealousy coursing though my veins like wildfire. I teleported home and cried myself to sleep.
The next day
"What's your problem, man?" I angrily cornered Tommy in the hallway, a small group gathering around us. I saw him smirk and I gritted my teeth, trying to keep my anger in check. If Zordon found out I was starting school fights, he'd strip me of my powers for sure. That wouldn't be such a bad thing, would it, Jase? You'd be able to pummel him without regrets. "Ever since you came here, you've been getting under my skin, and I'm sick of it. Let's end this here and now."
Tommy smirked, arrogance from being under Rita's spell causing him to say things that made me see red. I glowered, "You studied with Kim, I know that."
"Oh yea, I studied with her all right." Next thing I knew, I was punching him, the crowd around us yelling, "Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!" I gave Tommy a nice uppercut, but he came back at me with a knee in the stomach, doubled over, I saw Kim running between us, trying to stop us. "DID YOU SLEEP WITH HIM?!" The crowd grew silent, Tommy's smirk widened more and Kim's tears said it all. I held up my hand as Kim tried to say something, "Don't even, Kim. Your secret is now out in the open, we're through." I stalked off to the bathroom and teleported, my anger rolling over me in waves. "Zordon, I will destroy the spell on the green ranger, and then I want out."
"I understand, Jason, and I am sorry it has come to this: I hope you find your happiness in life. May the power protect you."
