Disclaimer: As much as I would like for it to be, Power Rangers is not my creation.
Phantom Rogue: No, he's not going to go back with his parents although he will see them several times in the future.
Ch. 3 Meeting the Family
Three weeks passed before Andros and Karone were allowed to move in with Zhane's family. They were rather scared of having to meet their two new brothers but Zhane assured them that they were very nice. When they arrived at the house Katerina unbuckled Andros and Karone from their car seats and placed them on the ground. The siblings immediately grabbed each other's hands as they walked up to the door. The house was beautiful and very large. Andros noticed that there were all kinds of toys that he would absolutely love to get his hands on but then he noticed the sad look on Karone's face. She too had noticed the abundant number of toys that were in the house but they were all meant for boys.
"Bryce, Zarkin, get down here," Zel called, once he had entered the house with the small amount of Andros and Karone's belongings. It seemed that their parents had bought them only one outfit a piece and they only had a couple of stuffed animals that they couldn't live without. The two boys came running down the stairs and stopped when they saw their new siblings. Zhane had told Andros and Karone that his brothers were also twins, although they weren't identical.
"Hi," one of the eight-year-old boys stated as he stepped forward, "I'm Bryce." Andros ran behind Zel and hid while Karone came forward to greet the boy.
"I'm Karone," she replied sticking out her hand. "That's my brother, Andros. We're twins too." She then whispered, "He doesn't like meeting new people."
"Neither does my brother," Bryce whispered back and then stated loudly enough for Andros to hear, "This is my brother, Zarkin." The other boy just waved. "Come on, I'll show you your room."
"Are we going to share?" Andros asked quietly.
"Yes," Katerina answered, "at least for the first little while." They continued their climb up the stairs and then began to walk down a large hallway. As they went Bryce was pointing to each room telling Andros and Karone what they were.
"That's mine and Zarkin's room," he began, "that's the bathroom, that one over there is my mom and dad's room, that one's Zhane's and the one right beside it is yours." Karone ran over to the door he was pointing at, dragging Andros behind her, and opened it. She immediately ran over to the bed with pink covers on it and jumped on it. As she looked around the room she saw that there were all kinds of girl toys just for her.
Katerina saw the surprised look on her face and stated, "We figured that you would need some girl toys to play with so we went on a little shopping trip."
"You got these just for me?" the little girl asked, almost in tears.
"Actually," Bryce began, but he was cut off by his father's glare. Bryce automatically saw his mistake. He knew that his parents wanted to make the two newcomers feel important and he had almost ruined it.
"Yeah, we did," Zel answered. "Do you like them?" Karone nodded enthusiastically and went to play with her toys. They all noticed that Andros just sat on her bed watching her play closely and figured that he was just used to having to protect her.
"Hey, Andros," Zhane called and went over to his new brother, "why don't you come in my room and we can play?"
"No," Andros answered and Zhane's smile fell, "I want to watch Karone for a while."
Seeing Zhane's hurt expression Zarkin came to the rescue, "Zhane, why don't you come and play with me and Bryce for a while." Zhane immediately smiled and raced off with his older brothers. Zel and Katerina watched Andros and Karone for a few minutes and then left the two alone to become familiar with their new surroundings.
"Do you think he's okay?" Katerina asked as soon as they were back downstairs in the living room.
"I think he's just used to the way things use to be," Zel answered. "He'll be fine."
Back upstairs, Andros questioned, "Karone, do you really like it here?"
"Yeah," she replied, looking up from her new dollhouse. "You should go and play with Zhane I'll be fine here." She knew that her brother was only trying to protect her but there was no reason for him to protect her now.
"Are you sure?" he asked, unsure that he could actually have fun without his sister.
"Yes, now go!" Karone commanded, shoving him out the door. He walked down the hallway to Bryce and Zarkin's room and knocked. When Zhane came to the door he automatically pulled Andros into the room and Andros finally let himself relax in his new house with his new family.
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