Author: Jadelyn Tate

Story: Begotten

Characters: RJ, Kim

Disclaimer: I own no one, the idea of RJ and Kim being siblings is all Tara's over at PRU's, I'm just expanding it into a fic.

Summery: A Shark. A Crane. A Wolf. And you thought your family had issues.

Author Notes: I made a couple videos for Begotten over at my YT account. Go forth and enjoy!


"Hey," Kim greeted Dom when he came into the kitchen. He and she had become a bit closer since the alternate Kimberly's visit, much to RJ's concern. She knew he was worried about a relationship forming but she wasn't; dating Dom would be like dating Rocky and that just wasn't going to happen. The only reason she hadn't told her brother that yet was because she and Dom both found his agitation highly amusing.

"Hey," he greeted back, wiping his face as he sat down on a barstool. Kim raised an eyebrow and handed him a glass of orange juice.

"You look wiped," she commented and he nodded.

"I'm not used to this…schedule," he admitted. Kim smirked slightly.

"Masochist," she agreed sagely. He looked at her oddly but she waved it away.

"So, what are you up for today?" he asked and she grinned.

"Relaxation day," she said, hopping onto the counter. He paused, looking at her.

"Relaxation day?" he asked curiously.

"I'm taking Lily and Fran to the mall this morning," she beamed at him. Dom grimaced, remembering RJ's horror stories of his sisters shopping habits. Kim ignored him. "Then I'm going to take Casey and Theo to see the Journey to the Center of the Earth this afternoon."

"What about me and RJ?" he inquired and Kim paused.

"We're going bowling tonight while the kids train with Tommy and Adam," she informed him impishly and Dom grinned.

"Sweet!"


"What about this one?" Lily asked, holding a black and yellow blouse up to her chest. Kim glanced over and grinned.

"Looks great Lil's!" she agreed before turning back to the changing room when Fran walked out. Kim grinned as Fran shifted.

"Are you sure? I feel so…different," Fran murmured. She was wearing a black fairy skirt and a dark green top with "Bookworm" in black lettering across the chest. Kim grinned.

"I know you don't wear skirts often but it looks good on you," Kim told her. Fran bit her lip and turned to the full length mirror. She froze as a guy appeared behind her.

"Hi," he grinned at Fran. Off to the side, Lily and Kim exchanged looks as Fran stuttered.

"H-hi," she murmured, worrying her teeth. He grinned at her, his brown hair short and messy, his green eyes twinkling.

"I'm Adam," he introduced himself, his accent more pronounced with the additional words.

"Are you from New Zealand?" Fran blurted out, her eyes wide. Adam grinned at her, looking pleased.

"Most of the time people think I'm from Australia," he told her with a small smile. She blushed.

"Fran, Lily and I are going to go look at some blouses," Kim butted in quietly, her eyes sparkling. The guy, Adam, reminded Kim strongly of someone but she couldn't figure out who. "We'll see you over in the jeans."

"Oh, okay," she agreed hesitantly, blushing as Adam's eyes lit up. Kim glanced over her shoulder as they left and grinned; Fran was smiling.


"Have a nice chat?" Kim asked when Fran finally found them in another store half an hour later. Fran blushed, hugging a shopping bag to her chest.

"So?" Lily asked, pouncing on the poor girl. Fran's face turned red.

"He's eighteen, born and raised in New Zealand, and likes reading," she murmured. "He just came off a relationship with another girl when they moved though so don't get any ideas."

She sounded stern when she said the last part and the two female rangers exchanged looks.

"Who?" Kim asked.

"Us?" Lily finished, looking innocent. Fran snorted.

"Yes, you," she agreed. Kim smirked as Lily and Fran began arguing about meddling. Fran was really coming out of her shell.


"How was the movie?" RJ asked when Kim, Casey, and Theo arrived back in the loft. Casey grinned.

"I liked it, Kim adored the bird, and Theo thinks it's too fantastical," he reported as the three plopped down on the floor. Dom chuckled.

"It's a fantasy movie, Theo, of course it's gonna be fantastical," he told him. Theo simply glowered.

"It could have been better," he muttered.

"Says the guy who jumped a mile when the fish began flying," Kim remarked. Casey smirked as Theo raised an eyebrow.

"At least I didn't hide behind my hands when the T-rex was chasing the kid!" he retorted, causing Casey to choke on a laugh.

"You two are hilarious, you realize this, right?" he asked, looking amused. Kim and Theo turned on him.

"Well, at least we didn't get choked up when they found his dad," Theo said haughtily. Casey's eyes widened.

"Or throw popcorn in the air when the kid woke up by the fish," Kim added.

"Or yell at the screen when the kid was going into the cavern," Theo told him.

"Uh, Theo, that was you," Kim reminded him and he frowned.

"Oh, right," he realized. RJ, Dom, Fran, and Lily simply laughed.


"Spare!" Dom grinned as he danced his way back to the siblings. Kim rolled her eyes as RJ stood up.

"Watch and learn, little Rhino," he told him haughtily. Kim rolled her eyes again. RJ's first throw knocked down seven of the pins, leaving the three corners up.

"He couldn't do that again if he tried," Kim murmured to Dom when her brother successfully knocked down all three pins for a spare. Dom frowned.

"I'm still trying to figure out how those three stayed up when everything else fell down," he muttered back as she stood up. Kim smirked at the two guys.

"Watch and learn, boys," she informed them with a grin. Both Pua Zhua grinned good-naturedly and when her back was turned, shook their heads at each other.

"I saw that," she called out and she threw her bright pink ball. Both boys stared, slack-jawed, as she got a strike. She turned around, the group of college guys next to them hooting in laughter at her brother and friend.

"Why don't we make this interesting?" she asked, looking smug. The guys stared at her. "For every strike, the other two have to pay up ten bucks."

"So if I get a strike, both of you give me ten?" Dom asked and Kim nodded. Dom grinned. "Count me in!"

RJ nodded at her, telling her the same as Dom shot to the lane, ball in hand.

"This should be interesting," a waitress said as she passed by. Kim smirked at her and turned back when Dom let our a woop. Kim smiled good naturedly as she dug in her purse for a ten.


"How is it RJ beat us by forty bucks?" Dom asked Kim in a whisper as the three adults walked into the loft. RJ yawned, not paying attention to their conversation as he checked on the doors.

"Cause he's RJ," she whispered back as they passed Casey asleep in his hammock. Up by the kitchenette, Theo snored away on his bean bag chairs. Kim poked her head through Lily's door and saw her and Fran curled up on the bed, looking peaceful. She said goodbye to the two guys and closed her door.

She was asleep minutes after her head hit the pillow.