Author's Note: My most humble apologies in taking so long to finally update this story. Real life drama and a fierce writer's block make for poor writing. But I'm finally busting through this block. I hope you all enjoy and again, my apologies about the time it took to update.
Kira stared at him in shock. It was a good thing she hadn't been holding Talee because the chances were good she would have dropped her in surprise. How did he know? How could he possibly know that she was a power ranger. It was impossible. "How… I… oh my god," she stuttered out, unable to form a response.
"Billy!" Trini smacked his shoulder. "Look what you did to the poor girl. It's obvious she didn't want anyone to know," she scolded him and knelt down next to Kira and rubbed her back. "Breathe… it's okay," she coached softly.
"How did…did… y…you know?" Kira stuttered out, taking deep breaths. Oh this couldn't be happening. She'd come down here to leave the past behind. Now it was staring her in the face.
"Because we're rangers too," Billy said matter-of-factly. "All of us, Jason, Kim, Zack, Adam, Trini and myself," he told her. "You didn't know?" He asked in surprise.
"No," Kira replied shaking her head. "Oh god, it makes sense now. The song… me having heard it, how I felt like I knew Kimberly, it all makes sense now," she cried out as Talee pulled herself up on Kira's arm and hugged her. Kira pulled Talee into her arms and held her tightly.
Trini looked confused, "The song?" She asked curiously.
"Kim and Zack sang outside one night when we had a bonfire. I swore I'd heard the song before. Kim said it was impossible because only 11 people had a copy of that song. But I had heard it before. Dr. O was playing a mix tape while we were cleaning out the lab. That's when I'd heard the song. It all makes sense now," Kira said taking a deep breath. "I can't believe this. It's too strange, even for me."
"It is a pretty odd coincidence that you just happen to move next door to two former power rangers, but the power guides us all, so there had to be a reason for you to move here," Trini said wisely.
"I wanted to forget my past," Kira said softly. "Maybe this is fate's way of saying 'haha f' you'," she said with a sigh.
"Possibly, but does it really change anything?" Trini asked softly. "You're still who you were five minutes ago, and Kim and Jason are still who they were five minutes ago, you just think of them differently now that's all."
"Not really," Kira reluctantly admitted. "Could you do me a favor though? Please don't tell Kimberly and Jason about me, not just yet. I'd like to do it on my own time," she asked of them.
"Of course we won't say anything right Billy?" Trini said looking up at him. "Billy?"
Billy was shaken out of his thoughts. "Of course… it's up to you to tell them when you feel comfortable. I just find it fascinating the way rangers always seem to end up near other rangers. No matter where you go. It must be the power guiding them together somehow. I wish the Power Chamber was still up and running, I'd love to do some tests regarding this…" he trailed off and went back to his thoughts.
"It is always like that?" Kira asked with a smile.
"Always… but I love him, quirks and all," Trini replied with a soft laugh.
Kim came out of the house just then, "So… what'd I miss?" She asked walking over to them.
"Nothing much, just getting to know your neighbor that's all," Trini said standing up.
"I love her to death… she makes a fabulous shopping partner when I can drag her out to go," Kim said looking down at Kira with a smile.
"I can only handle Kimberly-style shopping sprees once a month," Kira said with a laugh. "I don't know how you do it Kim."
"You should have seen us when were teenagers, we tore up the mall in Angel Grove," Kim said with a smile. "Of course we had the guys with us to carry our bags, it's not quite so much fun when you have to carry all of them yourself," she said with a pout. "That's why I married Jason, live in pack mule," she joked.
"Oh so that's why you married me," Jason said walking up behind her, causing her to startle.
"Of course," Kim said turning around and smacking him in the arm. "That's for scaring me," she said giving him a look.
"Next time you're carrying your own bags," Jason said with a smirk.
"But baybe," Kim whined pouting at him and giving him puppy dog eyes.
"I won't cave," Jason said looking anywhere but Kim's face.
"I love you," Kim said wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him softly.
"I love you too," he mumbled into the kiss, wrapping his arms around her back.
"Here they go again," Kira said causing Billy and Trini to laugh. "They do this all the time, it's sickening sometimes," she joked.
"Like you don't want to do the same thing to Adam," Kim broke the kiss and tiled her head back to look at Kira.
Kira turned bright red and covered her face with her hands, "Kimberly!"
"Adam?" Trini whispered to Kim with a confused expression.
"I'll tell you later," she mouthed to her.
Later that night Trini and Kimberly were sitting out on the front porch with a couple of wine coolers. "So, it's later," Trini said looking over at Kimberly.
"I guess it is," Kim said with a smile.
"So what's the deal with Adam and Kira?" Trini asked leaning forward. It'd been ages since she and Kim had gossiped and she missed it like crazy.
"They are totally crushing on each other," Kim said with a big smile. "They couldn't take their eyes off each other the first day they met. Adam would always blush whenever I mentioned Kira and now Kira does the same thing whenever I mention Adam," she said eagerly.
"They're totally in to each other," Trini said with a laugh.
"It gets better. When we went out with Zack, he kept hitting on Kira. She kept turning him down but when Jason told Adam, Jason said you could hear the jealousy in his voice. He's been calling us more often than he normally does and he's always asking about Kira. Plus when he's done filming, instead of going home like he always does, he's coming here first, on the way home. He totally wants to see her again," Kim said still smiling widely.
"I think a relationship would be good for Adam, it's been to long since he's had someone in his life," Trini said with a smile.
"I'm just worried about him dating a, ya know… civilian," Kim said chewing on her bottom lip. "It's tough on us, that's why most of us drift to other rangers," she said softly.
"I wouldn't worry about it," Trini said with a mysterious smile. "I'm sure everything would work out just fine between them, ranger past and all."
"How do you know?" Kim wanted to know.
"Call me psychic." Trini said with a laugh. "Now, let's get caught up on more juicy gossip," she said with a smile. "So what has Zack been up to lately?" She asked. As they talked about the goings on of their fellow rangers Trini reflected on the idea of Kira and Adam actually dating. She had a good feeling about them, and her feelings were usually never wrong.
