Part Five
A couple of days later, Jason called Kat and asked her out on a date. The former Pink Ranger was so happy she hung up the phone without giving him a response. It took her calling Tanya and telling her about the exciting news before she realized it.
"I cannot believe he asked me," Kat said.
"Who asked you what," Tanya asked.
She was in a daze at the abrupt phone call.
"Jason asked me out on a date," Katherine answered.
"I guess Tommy's okay with you two," Tanya said.
"Yeah," Kat said with a hint of sadness to her voice.
She was still a little heartbroken over the former White Ranger.
"Anyway," Tanya decided to ignore her friend's saddened tone. "What did you say?"
There was a pause.
"Katherine, you did say yes, right," the former Ranger asked sternly.
"I didn't give him an answer," Kat said meekly. "I hung up to call you right away."
Katherine heard the strong laughter of her friend on the other end.
"It's not funny," she pouted.
"Oh yes it is," Tanya said as she continued to laugh.
Kat frowned at her receiver. She was pretty sure she wasn't going to have a best friend any longer if the other woman kept up.
"Hey, Kat," Tanya asked. "Are you still there? If you are hang up this phone right now and call the man of your dreams up and give him your answer."
Katherine needed no further prompting. She ended her call to Tanya and quickly dialed Jason's number. It took awhile before the call was answered and Kat was beginning to think Jason was terribly crossed with her.
"Hello," it was Adam.
"Hello," Kat answered nervously.
"Oh, hey Kat," the former Frog greeted. "Are you looking for Jason?"
"Yeah," Kat said so quietly her friend almost didn't hear.
"He's a little upset, but I think I can get him," Adam said.
The phone went silent for a minute or two before Kat heard a small argument go between the two men. She couldn't hear exactly what they were saying but she did get the gist of it. Jason was upset by her earlier response and he didn't want to talk to her again and Adam was trying to convince him to take the call. Another minute passed and Kat heard the distinctive sound of a slamming door.
"Stubborn bastard," Adam mumbled as he brought the phone back to his ear.
"Sorry, Kat," he said more clearly. "He doesn't want to talk to anyone at the moment."
"Um, okay," Kat said and she was about to hang up the phone, when she decided to take matters into her own hands. "Uh, Adam?"
"Yeah."
"Could you do me a huge favor and tell Jason my answer is yes and that he should call me to set a time and date."
"No problem."
They said their goodbyes and both hung up their phones.
It was another day, when Kat got the call she was expecting. She was almost certain the former leader of the Power Rangers wouldn't call her again. So, imagine her relief when she heard his deep voice ask hello.
"Hi, Jason," Katherine said. "I'm sorry about the other night. I was overly excited and hung up on you to call Tanya before giving you an answer."
"So, you had to call Tanya to decide to go out with me," Jason asked firmly.
"No, I was calling her to tell her how happy I was you asked me out," Kat said with a little snip. "It wasn't until during our conversation that I realized I did not give you an answer."
"Oh," Jason said.
"So, did you get my message," she asked.
"Yeah, but I'd rather hear it from you."
"I would love to go out on a date with you Jason," Kat said sweetly.
"Great," Jason said and Katherine could hear his excitement and imagine his smile. "I'll pick you up Saturday at 8."
"Alright," Kat said. "It's a date."
"That was corny."
"I know."
Kat giggled and said goodbye to Jason.
The day of her date with Jason, Katherine was extremely nervous. She was more nervous now than when she first became a Power Ranger. She was sure of what she should wear or how she was going to style her hair. She was in an almost panic, when Tanya expectantly knocked on her door at 12 noon.
"Tanya," Kat said with relief. "Thank goodness you're here."
"What's up," Tanya said entering the apartment.
"I'm not sure of how I should dress for my date with Jason," Kat said as she looked at her friend with worried eyes. "Should I dress casual or formal? Should I wear something sensual or modest? Should I wear my hair up or down? Should I…"
"Whoa, Kat girl," Tanya said.
She walked over to the panicky blonde and placed her hands one her shoulders.
"Calm down, relax," the former Yellow Ranger said. "It's gonna be all right. Just take a deep breath."
Kat nodded and did so. She could feel the tears in her eyes over this.
"I haven't seen you this worked up over a guy since Tommy."
Katherine gave Tanya a look.
"That's because Tommy was my last boyfriend," she said with a frown.
"Yeah," Tanya said with a sigh. "Listen, Jason's gonna love you in whatever you wear. You're gorgeous."
"Thank you," Kat said with a blush. "Are you going to help me?"
"Of course I am," Tanya responding with a friendly smile. "First, we're gonna find you something to wear, then we'll move on from there, okay?"
Katherine nodded as her friend turned her to face the opposite direction. Tanya kept her hands on her shoulders as she guided the former Pink Ranger to the bedroom.
It took nearly 2 hours for both girls to be satisfied of the blonde's attire. They had agreed that a simple deep pink dress would do. It was formal-casual with no sensuality and plenty of modest, but not too much. It was short sleeved and plain. The skirt only reaching the woman's knees and the front cut scooped down enough to only show the barest of cleavage. Her shoes were pink flats and she had a matching purse. They decided only gold studded earrings would do as jewelry and that the second Pink Crane should wear her hair done. Tanya twisted a lock of hair on each side and clipped them back.
When Kat gazed into her mirror, she had to admit she looked good. All she needed was a little touch of make up and she was ready to go.
"Damn girl, you look good," Tanya said. "Jason won't be able to keep his eyes off you."
"That could be a good thing," Kat said.
"It's definitely a good thing. Now, for your face. I'm thinking light colors. Some pink and other fleshy tones."
"My thoughts exactly," Kat smiled.
For several minutes, the girls busied themselves with making up Katherine's face and in the end were pleased with the outcome. If Kat wasn't impressed with her dressing, she sure was impressed now. She looked stunning.
"Jason, will be speechless," Tanya said.
"God, I'm speechless," Katherine said in awe.
Tanya laughed and grabbed Kat's hand.
"C'mon girl, let's go into the living room and wait for you date," the former Yellow Ranger said she began to guide her friend the short distance from the bedroom to the living room.
Tanya had to manually force Kat to sit on the couch. The girl didn't seem to acknowledge that they had moved and Tanya said nothing as she sat beside her best friend.
After about three minutes of silence, former Zeo Ranger II had had enough of the quiet and nudged Kat a bit to see if the girl was still alive.
"Kat, are you okay," she asked.
Katherine nodded slowly.
"I'm fine," she answered without looking at her friend.
"Are you sure," Tanya asked.
Katherine nodded again.
She was so terrible nervous. She knew she looked good and Tanya said she looked good, but that may not impress Jason. And that's all she really wanted right now, to make a good impression on the former Red Ranger.
Another moment of silence passed and was interrupted by a rapping at the door, startling both women. Katherine stared at the wooden board as if she expected it to attack. Tanya noticed her friend's unease and stood.
"I'll get it," she said and approached the door.
When Tanya opened the door, she saw that is was her best friend's date. As expected, Jason was on time and he looked like a man who was very confident, but she knew the former Gold Ranger was just as nervous as the blonde on the couch.
"Hi, Jason," Tanya greeted. "Come in."
Jason stepped through the threshold and Katherine stood from her seat. They stared at one another neither saying a word. They seemed too mesmerized be the other.
Tanya smiled at her friends before stepping outside the apartment. Her hand was on the doorknob and held it open.
"Well, I've got to go," she announced, knowing they wouldn't notice she was there or not.
She laughed and closed the door. She had to go see her own boyfriend. She needed to tell the former Green Zeo Ranger of their friends' reactions when they saw each other.
"Uh… wow," Jason said in awe. "You look great."
Katherine bowed her head and blushed. She was glad Jason liked what he saw.
"Thank you," she said meekly and she glanced up at him sheepishly. "You look good too."
Jason did look good. To Katherine, he normally did, but tonight he had out done himself. He chose to dress simply, but still to impress. He wore a pair of black slacks and a red button up dress shirt. A few buttons of the shirt were undone leaving a teasing view of his smooth, muscular chest.
"Thanks," Jason said. "Are you ready?"
"Yeah," The former Pink Ranger said grabbing her purse and jacket.
She walked up to Jason and laced her arm through his. She felt Jason lead her to the door.
It was a 5 minute drive to the restaurant and it was spent in relative silence. Both former Rangers were uncertain of what to say.
Dinner was a bit different. The couple shared a light conversation over their meal. It was just a pleasant time for them. They didn't have to say much. They already knew a lot about each other already. So, this was just time spent in one another's company.
After dinner, Jason and Kat decided upon a movie. It was a comedy-romance. They had both seen enough action as Rangers, Kat didn't care for horrors, Jason wasn't big on chick flicks, and they both detested documentaries. Comedy-romance was the best way to go, but Jason still would have preferred the action or horror movie.
He didn't let it bother him. Jason was just happy to be with Katherine and Kat was happy to be with him. All through the movie she cuddled up to her companion. She hooked her arm around his and rested her head upon his shoulder. She was enjoying her time with her date and knew she was going to hate saying goodnight to him.
When the movie was through, Katherine and Jason remained until the credits were over. Their 5 minute drive back to her apartment became 10. Katherine had long figured out that Jason also didn't want the night to end. With that on her mind, Kat had decided the night should continue until morning. Now, all she had to do was convince Jason.
"Um… I had a wonderful time," Kat told the former Gold Ranger.
"Yeah, me too."
"I hope we can do it again."
"Yeah," Jason said.
There was a moment of pause. Kat did not look up at Jason and he did not look down at her. They just stood at her door wondering who would make the first move.
"I guess I should go," Jason said and went to kiss Kat's cheek.
Kat was in a near panic. She didn't want the night to end and in a effort to get Jason to stay a bit a longer, she moved so that their lips touched.
End of Part Five