Disclaimer: As much as I would like for it to be, Power Rangers is not my creation.

Slytherin-Angel44: Oh, yes, the party is going to really start now. I love having new cousins, expecially since I can send them home when they start getting cranky.

Star Fata: Glad you liked it.

Ch. 28 Revealing Truths

"So you actually gave up the morphers?" Zhane asked quiet amused at the situation. Andros had once sworn to him that he would never give the morphers to anyone else because no one would ever be worthy of them again. He watched his brother carefully, trying to figure out exactly what was going on in the other's head. Two years apart hadn't help the two seeing as though Andros appeared more serious and seemed to be less willing to let Zhane in. "Come on, talk to me, Andros. I know it's been two years and I know that DECA can't be that could at starting conversations." I'm truly sorry for that, DECA, but I have to get him talking someway. Please don't make me eat spinach for the next week.

"I'm sorry," Andros whispered so softly that Zhane wasn't even sure it had really been said at all. Just as he was about to push his friend farther Andros broke. "I shouldn't have let you save me. I should have been the one that got hurt. Just like the others, it should've been me." A single tear made its way silently down his friend's face and Zhane reached out gently to wipe it away.

"Andros," Zhane began, "don't you remember when we first became rangers and you took that hit for me?" The other nodded slightly and Zhane continued, "I wanted to repay you. I owed it to you. Plus, I wouldn't have been able to make it these past two years in your spot. I was being selfish, I knew I couldn't survive without you but I thought that you could go on without me."

"You're wrong, Zhane," Andros whispered, the tears audible in his voice. "I didn't want to live without you either. If it wasn't for Karone I wouldn't be here, but I know she needs me." Zhane wrapped his arms around the younger teen in front of him. Despite their age they were still two little boys that didn't have a clue as to what they were really doing battling evil. When the tears had finally dried up Zhane decided to lighten the mood.

"So, tell me about these new rangers," he began. "Oh, and don't leave anything out about the one in yellow." Andros felt jealousy in the pit of his stomach but pushed it aside. No girl will ever come between us.'

"Well, let's see," Andros tried to think of where to start and decided for the very beginning, "I was at Dark Specter's party and DECA, for some reason, docked their shuttle here. When I returned T.J. and Ashley were on the Bridge and Carlos and Cassie came down the hall. I didn't know who they were so I ran. By the time I figured out who they were we had crash landed and Karone was attacking us." The last sentence was choked but Zhane had no problem understanding it.

"We'll get her back, I promise," he stated putting an arm around Andros' shoulders. "Enough about how you met them, what's with this new Yellow Ranger?" Andros blushed slightly and Zhane couldn't help but laugh.

"Am I that obvious?" he pondered but one look in Zhane's eyes told him the answer. "I don't know what it is. For a while there I was able to hate her because she reminded me of Karone and Akako. I don't know what happened but I think I may be falling in love with her."

"Have you told her this?" Zhane questioned, not at all surprised when his friend shook his head. He decided then to make it his mission to get Andros and Ashley together. If anyone deserved to get a little happiness it was his brother. "Do you think she feels the same way?"

"I don't know," Andros admitted. "I mean, whenever I have a nightmare I end up going to her but maybe she just feels sorry for me."

"Andros," Zhane stated firmly, forcing his friend to look at him, "I saw the way she was looking at you on the Bridge. She definitely doesn't feel sorry for you. In fact, I'd say she's in love with you but she's afraid, just like you are, to admit it."

"You really think so?" Andros asked excitedly. His hopes of getting Ashley had been quite low for a while now, especially when Carlos was around. He had a feeling that Carlos had feelings towards Ashley that she didn't exactly return.

"Yeah, I do," Zhane replied. "Now, tell me more about what's happened over the past two years." As Andros relived the past two years he tried t stick to the more positive details, not wanting to dwell on the bad now that things seemed to be going good for him.

Hours passed quickly for the two teens that were acting more like little children who hadn't played together for a couple of hours. It wasn't until there was a quiet knock on the door that they truly realized how late it was.

"Come in," Zhane called to whoever was on the other side of the door. The door opened slowly revealing a tired looking Yellow Ranger clad in yellow teddy bear pajamas. "Why, Ashley, what are you still doing up?"

"Actually," she began, trying to fight the smile that was threatening to form on her face, "I came to ask if you two would mind quieting down. The walls around here aren't soundproof you know."

"I told you we should've got the soundproof ones, didn't I?" Zhane questioned his best friend.

Andros rolled his eyes before replying to Ashley, "We were actually getting ready to turn in to. Sorry if we kept you up." He stood and headed out the door in the direction of his quarters, not paying attention to the fact that he had just left his best friend alone with Ashley.

"So," Zhane began, trying to figure out a way to bring Andros up gradually but deciding just to ask, "how do you feel about Andros?"

"What?" Ashley asked, obviously caught off guard.

"Do you love the boy or not?" he questioned. "He's been driving himself crazy the past few hours just trying to figure out if he should bother asking you out. I know how he is so I'm taking over. The last time I let him do this alone he did pretty well but for some reason I don't think he'll even ask you unless you make a move first."

"He likes me?" she asked, not entirely sure if she should actually use the word love.

"He loves you," Zhane stated. "He's loved you from pretty much the first moment he saw you and he's terrified to admit it to you because of what happened to his last girlfriend." Zhane's eyes widened as he realized what he had said and he hurried to take it back.

"I already know about Akako," Ashley whispered and Zhane couldn't help the look of surprise he gave her. "He told me about her after he had a really bad nightmare."

"That proves it," Zhane replied and pulled her on into the room. "Now, we have to plan what your first move is going to be."

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