Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rnagers they belong to Disney or who ever has them now. And if I did own them one they would be on the same network all the time none of this jumping around and two Jungle Fury would have been so much better.
A/N: Ok guys here is chapter two for you. I'm not going to make this story very long maybe a couple more chapter or so. I'm not sure no one is really reviewing the story. So with that said I present to you Chapter Two.
Chapter Two
It took Fran two whole hours to calm down. What they did was worse than she ever thought was possible. She trusted them, and they threw it back in her face. She was not going to be so forgiving on this, but she really didn't want to look for a new job, at least right now. She took a deep breath and looked at Lily.
"Ok, so you apologized but the others still need too, and Lily I'm staying here this is my home so get over it." She said with such a conviction that Lily had to agree, even if she didn't want to.
"Ok fine Fran, but I'm not giving up. So you're warned." Lily said with a smug smirk on her face. Fran nodded her head and decided that Lily couldn't leave by herself, even if she was a stupid ranger. This place was downright dangerous at night.
"Lily you can take my bed tonight. You can't leave this place is not safe at night so call the boys and tell them we will be there in the morning to discuss this." Fran told her while handing Lily's phone back to her. She grabbed a blanket and a pillow and laid them on the couch for herself. She could hear Lily talking to the boys in the kitchen and boy was that one pissed kitty. She heard Lily hang up the phone and walk into the living room.
"Ok Fran I'm staying the night the guys weren't too happy but they'll get over it. So I'm going to go ahead and go to bed." She could tell Fran wanted to sleep and it was like two in the morning and they really did talk a lot. But she could tell Fran was still holding something back and she didn't know what it was. She was usually really good at reading people but Fran had her second guessing herself tonight. Oh well she would find out in the morning, with the boys. She was so not looking forward to that. The boys were worried and hoping Fran would be back by now. Could they not understand what they did was beyond bad what they did surpassed what Dai Shi could even do. With those last thoughts she climbed into bed and dozed off to dream land. If only Fran could have that luck.
She watched Lily walk to the bedroom and watched the light turn off before laying down on the couch and started to think too herself. She knew she was probably going to keep working there if just to pay rent and avoid having to go back to her family's house. She also knew she needed to look for another place because what Lily said about this place was right, it wasn't safe. She curled into a tight ball as she remembered back to when she had been robbed at gun point. She thought she was going to die that night but for some reason they let her live. After that she was only home at night and she bought all those locks and the bars so it could never happen again. She also knew she was not going to forgive Lily and the boys for what they did, she couldn't, not after this. Maybe if they had told her way back when then yeah she could of. But no, and they knew that she wouldn't have told anyone, hell who would she have told they were her only friends. With that thought she drew in a shaky breath and decided she needed some new friends. Man tomorrow was going to be one hell of a busy day for her. With that thought she finally drifted off to sleep.
JKP – 9am
The boys were all dressed and waiting anxiously for Fran. They had a lot of sucking up and apologizing to do with her. So when both girls walked in at 9:05 they took a deep breath and Fran shook her head. Ok Fran could go first that was cool whatever she wanted she was going to get.
"RJ may I have my job back? I was thinking when I said I was quitting the job I really need it." She asked him in a sincere tone. RJ couldn't believe it after what happened she was only worried about her job. Maybe Lily really did convince her that they were sorry. He nodded his head at her.
"Of course Fran, anything-" He was cut off when Fran shook her head at him. He was really confused now.
"I only want my job back RJ everything else doesn't matter." Ok ouch that hurt them. "I've decided that trying to get to know you guys would be a waste of my time. And besides it would probably be a lie anyway. So if you are all down here to apologize save it for someone who cares. Because believe it or not I don't, am I mad at you guys? You better believe it but save your breath because I don't care about you. I won't tell anyone your little secret but you better get some more people here because I refuse to cover your ass from now on. So with that said out of my way I've got pizzas to make. It's my day in the kitchen." She said while walking right pass them, not giving them a second glance. They looked to Lily to ask what had happened last night but Lily was in tears, angry tears.
"I told you guys we should have told her but no you wouldn't listen and now look what you have done. Fran never gave us a reason not to trust her but you didn't care you guys never cared. And now I've lost my best friend, I really, really hate you guys right now. I apologized last night, I saw the tears, the hurt everything, and you are the ones who caused it. I don't care what she said you all march your butt right in there and apologize to her. This is your mess and you can clean it up, I can't do it anymore." She yelled before running up the stairs to the loft. They were not going to see her cry and oh boy was she crying and crying hard.
They all looked at each other to see who should go first or if they should go in at the same time. Maybe a full combined frontal attack from them would be just what they needed. Casey mentally shook his head at that idea she was their friend not a monster.
"I'm going in first. I'm the red ranger it should be me." Casey said with a hint of fear in his voice. Like he said earlier he didn't want to go up against an angry Fran. And now that's what he was going to have to do confront a very, very angry Fran. And with those words she had just said a few moments ago he knew he was so going to be in the dog house, no wait the litter box full of pee and crap. Oh yeah he was a dead cat walking and everyone knew it.
Fran was mentally counting in her head about how long it was going to take them before they came in there and begged for forgiveness. Oh she was going to forgive them but she was going to make them sweat it out for awhile. Evil? Maybe, but what they had done, they deserved it. Then she heard Lily's voice very clearly and then saw her run right past her. Ok so maybe she had told Lily her plan after all she really couldn't stay mad at the cheetah for too long. And Lily told them to tell her and they didn't listen? Yeah they had a lot of begging and groveling to do. Maybe a week maybe longer she would hear their first apology then decide. She heard Casey coming towards her and she threw on her apron and her hat on before he walked in. He looked at her and smirked as if he knew she was waiting for them to come in. Darn his ranger powers or maybe it was because they got each other so well. She did consider him more as a brother than a friend.
"Fran there are no words that I can say that will make this up to you." Well that works Fran thought. "But I'm going to say this and it comes from the very fiber of my soul. I am so sorry for what we did and how you had to find out like that. I would have liked for you to hear it from us rather than on the screen upstairs. But I can't change that I just have to accept it and move on. But if you really don't want to be our friend as much as that would kill me I won't stop you. I will follow your wishes whatever they may be. And you don't have to forgive us right now; I don't really expect you to anyway. I want you to take your time and when you are ready to make your decision I will be right here ready to hear it for better or worse. And know that no matter what you decide I will always be there for you." He finished and before he knew what happened his arms where full of Fran. He also happened to notice that tears were soaking his shirt. He went to ask her what he did now but Fran beat him to it.
"Thank you Casey. What you said was what I needed to hear. You have no idea how much those words meant to me." She whispered quietly to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "I forgive you." She let him go and stepped back to see a happy grin on his face.
"Thank you Fran for forgiving us. So what was your plan?" He asked her slyly. She looked away innocently.
"I have no idea what you are talking about Casey." She said although she couldn't look him in the eyes at all. Oh yeah she was totally innocent. And yes pigs could freaking fly.
"You know exactly what I mean Fran. Your apron is on backwards and you don't have your pigtails in your hair oh and there are no pizzas getting made. This if I remember correctly that is what you came in here to do." He said with a smirk on his face and a please you can't lie to me look.
Shoot. Darn his ranger skills and their brother sister bond, She then decided ehh what the hell she could tell him her plan and maybe he could help her. She smiled evilly at that thought and he thought maybe he really shouldn't have asked her.
"Well actually I already forgave you guys well sort of. I was going to make you beg and grovel for my forgiveness before finally after a week maybe more I would tell you I forgive you. Evil, I know but you guys deserved it. And maybe you can help me with Theo and RJ. Because lord knows he really couldn't care less about me and you know it's true." Casey nodded his head at that. Theo really could be a jerk when he wanted to be. But he knew he was sorry for what happened last night. After all they did stay up and come up with ways of getting Fran to forgive them thankfully those won't have to be used.
"And I really don't know what RJ's deal is. I thought he trusted me but I heard what he said yesterday and I really don't know what to think of him anymore." She said while looking down. True Casey was like a brother to her but she had known RJ the longest, so for him to not trust her was a really big blow. She was going over everything in her head to figure out if she had ever given him a reason to not trust her. She was coming up short when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Casey looking at her questioningly. He knew why RJ did what he did whether he knew it or not. Those two were made for each other whether they wanted to admit it or not. But he really wanted to hurt the stupid wolf for how he was making Fran feel. She was like a sister to him so this really sucked for him. Who to side with his mentor or his sister? His sister hands down he knew what RJ was capable of but Fran he was sure could easily take them all down and that was just with words so who knew what she could do if she could actually fight. And something told him she could fight and with the best of them. So yeah he was definitely going with Fran on this one.
"Fran you did nothing wrong. I sort of know why RJ is acting the way he is. But I can't tell you because it's not for me to tell you. That's something he has to do himself." He told her sincerely. He really wanted to tell her but RJ had to figure it out first and if Casey had to he was going to help the dumb wolf along the way. He figured he had been here long enough and he needed to talk to Lily about what she said. He really hoped she didn't mean what she said about hating them.
"Fran I really need to go to talk to Lily. And I'm all for helping you. So I'll tell them that it didn't go well and that they should try and then I'm going to check on Lily. Ok?" He told her kindly. She smiled evilly and knowing. Oh yeah Casey check on her for purely platonic reasons. She smirked at that thought, nodded her head when she realized he was waiting on an answer.
"Yeah ok send in Theo next I think I have an idea for him." She smirked very evilly at that thought. He wasn't even going to ask what she had planned, he figured the less he knew the better especially with the look on her face. Poor Theo he was never going to see what was coming to him. He nodded his head and went to go get Theo when she stopped him.
"Oh and Casey you can tell Lily about the plan and that I need to talk to her. I guess I should have told her before we got here. That was my bad. Let her know will ya?" She asked hoping he would. She smiled gratefully when he nodded his head that he would.
"Oh and Fran you might want to fix yourself before I send him in." He replied to her before walking out. Fran hurriedly fixed her apron put her pigtails in then made her face impassive. She heard Casey talk to Theo and RJ and gave a quick nod to Casey as he walked past her and up the stairs to the loft.
Meanwhile on the other side of the door, Theo was having an inner battle with himself. If Casey couldn't get Fran to forgive them what the hell could he do? He was really bad at words and he really didn't know Fran all that well but he knew he messed up. And his mother always taught him to be better than this, so he sucked in a breath and walked through the doors preparing himself for the onslaught. Poor Theo he really had no idea what he was walking into.
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