Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Rangers, or the settings where they have taken place. They are owned by Saban. I don't wish to get sued.

Authors Note: This is something that I have been toying around with for a while. It consists of snip-its from Kimberly's diary about her life and her friends lives. I am still going to be working the story "Are We Over" but I wanted to throw this out to you all. It'll be a lengthy story, but I hope it will be worth it. It begins when the gang starts High School. Let me know what you think! Please R&R! It will be a T/K, because that's mainly what I write.

A/N: The reasoning behind the letter…. All italicized words are the diary… It has been a hectic few weeks, which is the reasoning I hadn't been writing, and if this chapter stinks, I'm sorry. Next one will be more detailed and better!

On March 20, 1995 the phone in the apartment in Florida rings very early. "Hello?" Kimberly says, sleepily as she reaches over and lifts the phone up to her mouth.

"Hey Kimberly did I wake you?" The familiar and far too perky of a voice responds.

"Jason, hi, it's… 6:00 in the morning, yes, you woke me."

"Sorry. How are you?"

"Tired."

"Besides that."

"I'm doing alright. I haven't talked to you in ages."

"It hasn't been ages, it's only been about a month. How's practice?"

"Great." She says, sensing the next question.

"So what happened?"

"What do you mean?"

"With you and Tommy, what happened?"

"I found someone else."

"Cut the crap Kim, you didn't just find someone else. What happened?"

"The move happened Jason. I moved 3000 miles away. Listen, can we talk about this later? I am too tired."

"So there is no one else?"

"No, there is someone else…"

"Did you cheat on Tommy?"

"NO!" She practically screams.

"Well, tell me about him?"

"His name's Matt, he's 19, and he is a gymnast from Ohio. I met him here, we got close, and then I decided to break up with Tommy, and it was the hardest thing I could ever have done. When did he call you?"

"He got the letter on the seventh…"

"And you're just calling me now?"

"I figured you wouldn't wanna talk about it…"

"And I still don't."

"Ok then… I'll let you get back to sleep."

"If you talk to Tommy, let him know that I hope he and Kat are happy."

"Kat!" Jason asks confused… "What does the girl you gave your powers to have to do with you and Tommy?"

"Everything. Nothing. I have no idea… I need to go back to bed."

"Alright, I'll talk to you when you are more awake."

"Night Jason."

"Night Kim." He replies and hangs up the phone. "Zack, I'll be back, I'm going down to Trini's."

"Right." Zack says, as Jason leaves the room and heads down the hall to Trini's apartment. He enters without knocking and calls, "Trini?"

Katya smiles, "She's in the bedroom changing Jason."

"Thanks Katya." He says, walking over to her bedroom door and knocks, "Trini?"

"Come on in." She says, zipping the yellow skirt she was wearing out to dinner, "Hey Jase, what's up?"

"I just called Kim."

"Was she sleeping?"

"Yeah. I asked her about Tommy."

"Oh…" She says, "What did she say?"

"That she didn't cheat on him and it's all Kat's fault."

"How is it Kat's fault?"

"I don't know. Do you think you could call her later?"

"Yeah, of course. She probably needs us now. I know that Billy says no one has called her since the letter, which I would think is tough on her."

"I bet."

"I'll call her later on tonight." She smiles.

"Thanks Trini."

"Anytime. You ready to go?"

"Almost. I just have to get Zack to move his ass, and I need to change quickly."

"Right, well you guys got twenty minutes before we leave, so move it."

"Yes mother." He smiles, before turning to leave. He walks down the hallway and says goodbye to Katya before leaving for his room.

March 20, 1995

Dear Diary,

I got a call at 6:00 in the morning. It was Jason. He wanted to know what happened with Tommy, but I couldn't really focus on talking. I was too tired, or I didn't want too. I wasn't sure which one, but it was probably the later. I don't know what to tell him, and I don't know what he wants! He's my best friend, but he can't possibly understand what I am going through. He is also Tommy's best friend, but he hasn't been around. He doesn't know Katherine. He's never even met her!

Ugh, I wish I could talk to Aisha, or Trini about this, but I just can't yet. I like Matt, I really do, but Tommy is still on my mind. I have to get him off of it. I just don't know how.

None of my so called friends have called me to see how I was, or why I dumped him. I guess they are done with me too, just like Tommy. Jason called, but he's been out of the loop for a while, so I kind of expect the three of them, Jason, Trini and Zack that is, to still keep in touch. Who knows about the others. I guess time will tell.

Oh well, time for some school work.

Love,

Kimberly

March 29, 1995

"Hey Billy, what's up?" Adam asks as he comes into his lab.

"I'm debating on calling Kimberly."

"Oh. Well, why don't you? It's not like she broke up with you."

"I know, I just feel like…"

"You're going against Tommy?"

"Yes, then I think about Kimberly, and how we were friends longer than I was with Tommy."

"Billy, we all feel that way I think. I mean, Tommy is here, and it's not that we don't want to talk to Kim, we just don't want to hurt Tommy."

"I think I'm gong to call her."

"Hey guys!" Tommy says, walking into the room.

"Later." Billy smiles, "Hey Tommy. What's up?"

"Nothing. How's it going?"

"It's going. How are you?" Adam asks.

"I'm alright."

"Really?" Billy asks.

"Yeah… like I said, I just want her to be happy."

"Have you tried talking to her?"

"I can't. I've gotta let her go. She and I are done, she made the decision. It kills me to do it, but I have to."

Katherine comes into the garage, "Hey guys."

"Hey Kat." They smile at her.

"Tommy, could you possibly come over and take a look at my car…" She asks, getting a look from the guys there, "NO! I'm serious this time! I promise my car won't turn into some time warp or I'm evil." She laughs, "I don't know what's going on, but it's making a really weird noise."

"Sure. When?"

"Now if you have a chance." She shrugs.

"Alright. I'll see you guys later."

"Where's Rocky and Tanya?"

"They'll be here soon." Kat replies to Adam. "And we'll be back."

"Alright, see ya guys in a bit." Adam smiles.

"Bye." Tommy says, as he follows Kat back outside, "Katherine, let's take my car ok?"

"Alright." She says laughing a bit.

"What?"

"Nothing.." She smiles.

"What?" He asks confused.

"It's just how you said it, 'Let's take my car.'"

"What about it?"

"We very well can't take mine."

"Oh… yeah." He smiles, "Good point."

"So, how are you holding up?"

"I'm fine Kat."

"Tommy…"

"Really. It will be fine. IT has to be."

"Have you talked to her?"

"No, have you?"

"No." She shrugs.

"Ok then." He says, changing the subject, "So what exactly is up with your car?"

"I don't quite know, it is really sounding bad."

"That helps Kat." He says, smiling.

"Just wait and you'll hear it." She says, as they drive down the street past Aisha's house, and Kimberly's old street.

Back at the garage, Billy picks up the phone and dials Kimberly's number. He holds his breath as he hears the machine. "Hi, you've reached Renee and Kimberly, we aren't here right now, so if you'd leave your name, number, and a brief message, we'll get back to you soon! Bye." BEEP "Hey Kimberly, it's Billy. I was just calling to see if you were there, and to say Hi. It's been a while since I've talked to you, so if you can, give me a call. Hope everything is good with you down there. Bye." Billy hangs up and breaths a sigh of relief.

"Machine?" Adam says.

"Yeah…"

"I'd be happy too." He shrugs.

"I shouldn't be though. Kimberly and I have been friends for years…"

"It's like we talked about earlier. Tommy's here."

"Yeah… but…"

"Don't beat yourself up over this Billy. The balls in her court now."

He nods, turning back to fixing his communicator as the others come in.

"Hey Billy, hey Adam." Tanya smiles.

"Hey Tanya, Rocky." Billy says, not looking up from his tinkering.

"What's up?"

"We called Kim… well Billy did." Adam says.

"Oh…" Rocky says, "And?"

"She wasn't there. I left a message."

"Ah." Rocky says, uncomfortable at the conversation.

"Why do you guys seem so uncomfortable?" Tanya asks.

"Because…" The guys reply.

"She's still your friend. It doesn't matter that they broke up. It was her decision, and I'm sure she feels bad enough about it."

"The letter doesn't support that fact Tanya." Rocky says.

"You guys don't know what she is going through," Tanya argues, "Don't treat her differently, she is still your friend."

"How do you know? You don't even know Kimberly. You don't know what she is going through." Rocky argues.

"I'm a girl." Tanya shrugs.

"Yeah, whatever." Rocky mumbles, sighing at the same time.

March 29, 1995

Dear Diary,

I came back from the gym today and heard a message that I didn't expect to hear. It was from Billy. I though that I'd hear from Aisha before I heard from Billy, or anyone in Angel Grove. I guess I was wrong. He just said that he wanted to just say Hi and see what's up. HE also said that he hasn't talked to me in a while… it's probably because he doesn't want too.

Yesterday I went out with Matt again, and I we had a lot of fun. He stayed with me while I practiced and then we went to the movies. Times like this I really think that I made the right decision. I am really glad that I had the chance to meet him and date him, and I hope that Tommy and Kat are as happy as I am right now. He deserved someone Tall and Blonde, not short and plain. Who wouldn't want Kat… even my own boyfriend wanted her.

Ugh, I have to stop this. I am happy with Matt. I like Matt. He's a great guy.

I have to get back to homework.

Love,

Kimberly

June 4, 1995

Dear Diary,

I got a HUGE surprise today while I was at the complex. I was working on my floor routine and all of the sudden I heard clapping. IT WAS JASON! He shocked the hell out of me! I couldn't process that he was there. This is gonna be a great week!

Time to hang out with my best friend!


Love,

Kimberly

"Chin up! Tight legs! Point those toes Kimberly! Stay Tight!" The assistant coach was saying as she completed her floor exercise. As she finished her final pose, the clapping got her attention. She turned to see where it was coming from and stared, her mouth in an "O" shape. "Oh my GOSH!" She squeals as she runs over to the figure clad in a red tank top and black pants. She throws herself into his arms as he spins her around in a hug. He picks her up and spins her around, as Matt watches, before asking cooper, "Hey. Who's Kim hugging?"

Cooper looks over at his friend in a pink leotard, "Um…. One of her friends."

"Tommy?"

"Bro, you still worried about him!" Cooper asks, as Matt shrugs, "Let it go. No, that's not Tommy… I don't think. That's… Jason, maybe?"

"Yeah, its Jason." Renee smiles.

"Well, Jason better watch out, because Matt is about ready to blow." Cooper laughs, as Jason finally puts Kim down, kissing her cheek. Matt watches the two with a close eye.

"What are you doing here!" Kimberly asks.

"I wanted to see my little sis." He winks at her, "I had time off from the conference, so I figured I'd hop a plane and see how you are. How are you?"

Kim smiles brightly, "Great, now that you're here. I've missed you Jase."

"I've missed you too."

"You are just in time for a break."

"I know, I heard your coach. I've been here for about twenty minutes. You are looking good on floor."

"Thanks." She says, before feeling an arm drop across her shoulder.

"Hey Kim, you gonna introduce us?" Matt asks, smiling, attempting not to feel jealous of the tall, dark haired boy who got an extremely warm welcome from his girlfriend."

"Matt, this is Jason, Jason, this is Matt."

"Nice to meet you." Jason smiles, shaking his hand.

"You too." He says, with a small smile.

"So you to are…"

"Dating, yeah." Matt says, as Kimberly smiles, nodding. The smile didn't quite reach Kimberly's eyes though and he saw a look in her eyes that was different than when she was with Tommy.

"Well, it's nice to meet you." Jason smiles.

"Where are you staying Jason?" Matt asks.

"With us!" Renee smiles, "No best friend of Kim's is gonna stay at a hotel when we have a perfectly good pull out sofa."

"Yeah!" Kim smiles. "God, I can't believe you are here." She says, before slapping him in the chest.

"OUCH! What was that for!" He asks, laughing a bit.

"For not telling me!"

"Well," He says, kissing her cheek, "That's from Zack, and "he hugs her tight, "That's from Trini. They wish they could be here, but they can't."

"How are they?"

"Good. Well, Trini ended up with the flu the other week. She was really sick, but she suffered through it. She attended almost every meeting we had, except for one."

"That's Trini for ya." Kim smiles. "Is she feeling better?"

"Yeah, much."

"Good."

"Zack's got a girl. Her names Valencia."

"That's exotic."

"Yeah, she's from Kenya. She's really cute, and I think Zack really digs her." Jason laughs.

"Zack digs anything." Kim smiles, leaning into Matt's embrace. Jason watches her actions towards Matt and can already see what was going on, or what he thought was going on. He'd have to talk to her later about it.

Fifteen minutes went by fast and they had to get back to practicing. Jason sat and watched her routine until they were finally finished. He took his duffle bag with him and they all went back to the apartment complex. That night, Jason and Kimberly sat outside on the patio and talked.

"So, Matt seems nice."

"Yeah, he is a really great guy. I like him a lot." Kim smiles.

"Yeah." Jason says.

"Have you talked to any of the gang?"

"Yeah, all of them, but Tommy was most recent."

"How is he?"

"He's doing pretty well. They are busy with the ranger business. Do you ever miss it?"

"Being a Ranger?"

"Yeah."

"Yeah, but it's kind of like that entire chapter of my life is over. It seems like a dream, but I'd go back in a heartbeat."

"Do you regret leaving?"

Kim sighs, "Sometimes. I wonder would I still have Tommy, would I still have my friends…"

"Your friends?"

"I have only talked to them a few times in three months. It's like I don't exist. Aisha moved without telling me, the Rangers moved on to new powers, and Tommy was gone with Kat before I even wrote that stupid letter."

"Do you regret the letter?" He asks, point blank, as he watches her bite her lip, "Kimberly?"

"How can I regret something that was never there. When Kat came, she wanted Tommy, and I could tell he liked her too, I think he did at least. Who wouldn't like a tall, blonde, thin, ivory skinned, blue eyed girl? I just wanted him to be free. It wasn't fair to him, having a girlfriend who was 3000 miles away, tying him down."

"I don't think he cared…"

"Can we not talk about Tommy anymore?"

"Ok…" Jason says.

After sitting in silence for a few minutes Kimberly asks, "Are they together?"

"Who?"

"Kat and Tommy?"

Jason sighs, "I don't know…"

"Huh?"

"I don't know. They are spending more time together though, but I don't know if they are official or not… when I go home I'll find out I guess."

"When are you going home?"

"In September actually. The conference will be over, and I will be heading home."

"What about the other two?"

"I think they are gonna stay out in Switzerland for a bit more. There are gonna be some more things to do after the fact, and they wanna stay."

"Sick of Europe?"

"Eh, not really, but I miss Angel Grove."

"Yeah, so do I… then I remember that this is my life now. It will be hard to go back."

"Only if you make it." He says.

Kimberly nods and stands up, kissing him on the cheek, "I'm gonna go to bed. I have class tomorrow."

"I think I'm gonna crash too. It's really late in Switzerland."

Kim nods as they walk inside, "Night Jase."

"Night Kimberly."

That night she couldn't sleep, and she found herself walking out into the living room, and laying next to Jason on the pull out sofa. He woke up immediately, "You alright?"

"Yeah, I was just thinking…" Kim sighs.

"About what?" He mumbles. It doesn't shock him when Kimberly comes and lies with him at night. She has been sneaking over to his house ever since they were kids. It became habit.

"Do you know how he took it?"

"Who took what Kim?"

"Tommy took the break up."

"Do you wanna know the truth?"

"Yes…" She says after taking a few long seconds to think about her response.

"I heard that he was pretty torn up about it. Kim, you dumped him point blank…"

"I set him free…"

"You keep saying that, but I don't think he wanted to be set free."

"Well, you weren't there…"

"Neither were you."

"Touché." She sighs. "What do you think?"

"I don't know. I really don't think he had any idea that you were going to dump him."

"Honestly?"

"Yeah… I mean, he may have liked Kat… but he loved you Kim."

"He didn't show it Jason. He stopped calling, writing, and when I did call, I didn't get an answer. I haven't talked to him since January… IT'S JUNE!"

"I know Kimberly… but…"

"Are you on his side?"

"You are both my best friends. I don't know what happened, but it did happen Kim. You made the choice, you have Matt…"

"And Tommy has Kat, who has Tommy, my powers, my friends, my life before I left…"

Jason sighs, looking over at Kim, "Kim…"

"It's true Jase, the only one I have heard from is Billy and that was like a month and a half ago."

"I'm going home soon, and I'll check it out, and let you know what is going on, alright?"

"I don't care anymore. This is my home now, with Matt."

"Are you happy?"

"Yeah, I mean I love gymnastics, and the people…"

"What about with Matt?"

"I chose him didn't I?"

"But that doesn't mean you have to stay with him. I just want you to be happy Kimber."

"I am…" She says, sighing.

He kisses her cheek, "We should get some sleep."

Kim yawns, but doesn't move from her spot, "Yeah." Jason smiles, and throws part of the blanket over her, as she smiles, "Let back in high school."

"Yeah." He laughs, as they both fall asleep.

July 4, 1995

Dear Diary,

It's been about a month since I've had a chance to write to you. I have been lying to myself the past four months. I thought that I could love Matt, but I can't. I keep comparing him to Tommy, and w had a really bad fight tonight. I think we are done. I can't keep lying to him. I called him Tommy, and have been off and on during the entire relationship. Well, today, he said, "I'm really beginning to fall for you Kim' and I replied, 'You too Tommy.' I don't know what I was thinking, but it just came out.

"I am sick and tired of being called Tommy, Kim!"

"Matt, I'm sorry… I…"

"It's been four months Kimberly. We've had a thing going even before, when you didn't want to admit it! You dumped your boyfriend for me, and I don't think you really wanted to do it."

"Matt, I like you, I really do…"

"I believe you Kim, but I can't do this. I can't live in the shadow of a guy I don't even know. I can't have a girlfriend who I know is comparing me to her ex-boyfriend every second we are together. You weren't ready for a new boyfriend, and that's alright. I just can't keep fooling myself."

"Matt… I'm sorry."

"I kind of always knew it. I knew from the first time you told me about him. How you looked, and you don't give the same look when you are with me. I thought that might come with time, but it won't, and that's ok. They say you never, forget your first love, especially if you can't. I gotta go. I'll talk to you later." He says, kissing her cheek.

"Matt…" She says, as he turns around, "I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about it Kimberly…" He says, before heading back to his apartment.

In fact, I think we broke up, because I just can't let myself love like I did with Tommy. Maybe, it was just that it was too early. I dated him right after I broke it off... maybe I'm still in love with Tommy. I don't know what the hell is wrong with me! Why am I incapable of holding a relationship?

I just don't want to hurt Matt. I know that I practically killed Tommy. I just can't go on lying to Matt or myself… did I already write that? Oh well if I did.

Anyway, I guess I'm single again.

Kimberly

The next day, Kimberly was sitting down, relaxing, and watching a bit of TV, when she heard the door open.

"Hey." Matt says, as he walks into the girls apartments.

"Hey." Kim says, standing up, "What's up?"

"Look, I wanted to apologize for how I acted last night…"

"You were totally right Matt." Kim says, sighing, "I can't keep doing this. I can't keep dragging you on. I love you, but just as a friend. I am so sorry…"

"I kind of figured that." He sighs, looking down at his feet, "I know that Tommy meant a lot to you and that I was a rebound…"

"You weren't a rebound! I do like you Matt…"

"Kim, I was a rebound…"

"Shut up! You weren't. I like you a lot Matt. I just can't fully commit to you like you deserve. I don't love Tommy anymore, I am over him, but I need time to…"

"Heal? See that is what I don't get, you broke up with him!"

"I know… and it was the hardest thing for me to do. He's moved on, and I thought I could with you, but I can't yet. I don't want this to hurt our friendship."

"That's why we have to end it here." Matt smiles at her, "I still want to be your friend Kimberly."

"Same with me." She says. "Can we start over?"

"Let's just continue our friendship." Matt says, kissing her cheek.

Kim nods, and sits back down on the couch, "I've got practice in an hour. I should probably get ready."

"Yeah me too. Is Renee already there?"

"Yeah, she had morning practices." Kim smiles, as she stands up, "Why don't you meet me here in 15?"

"Ok." Matt says, as he heads back to his place. Kimberly goes into her room and quickly changes into her work-out clothes. She glances around at her pictures, once filled with pictures of her friends from home, now filled with her friends from Florida. She does have one picture of everyone, the one of new and old rangers alike, all clad in their colors. That was sitting on her TV set, to remind her, that they were still there, even if she wasn't. It wasn't a very reassuring thought, but she still kept it there. She then grabs her bottle of water, pulls her hair back, slips on her sneakers and meets Matt outside, "Ready?" She smiles.

"Yeah, let's go Kim." He says, as they walk down the hallway and out the door. They chat like nothing ever happened and worked out.

"What time is it?" Kimberly asks, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

"6:15, you better hurry Kim." Renee says.

She looks at the calendar and sees that it is August 17, 1995, "I have to call Rocky and wish him a happy birthday."

"Not this early." Renee laughs, "HURRY UP KIM!"

"I'm going." She sighs, walking back into her bedroom to get her cloths together. She was having trouble getting started today, and couldn't quite move as quickly as she normally could. She slept in, which was not her style, and now didn't even have a chance to get a shower.

"Kim! I'm leaving without you if you don't move it!"

"I'm coming!" She says, "Grab my water bottle!"

"Ok!" Renee calls back. Kimberly pulls on her sneakers and heads out of her bedroom, "Do you want anything to eat?"

"No." Kim says, "I'm not that hungry."

"Eat something." Renee says, throwing an apple at her.

Kim catches it, "Alright, let's go."

As the day wore on, Kimberly started with a headache. She wasn't feeling great when she called Rocky and wished him a Happy Birthday, "Hey Rocky, it's Kim. I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday. You don't have to call back or anything. Hope you all are well and safe. Bye." She says, and hangs up. With that out of the way, she goes to her locker and pulls out Advil.

"Ankle?" The trainer asks.

"No…"

"Are you lying?"

"No, I have a headache." Kim says, rubbing her temples.

"Alright." Jill replies, smiling at the girl, "Just making sure you aren't working too hard."

"I'm fine." Kim says, yawning.

"Ok." Jill says, heading back to her office.

By the end of the practice secession Kimberly was exhausted and feeling completely worn out. She began to feel quite sick, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what felt sick. It was an all over sick feeling. She was doing her beam routine, and just going through the motions. She couldn't concentrate enough to do the correct dismount, causing her coach to come over to her, "What are you doing? That is NOT the dismount that we worked on."

"Coach…" She says, wiping the sweat off her forehead.

"Kimberly, you are practicing for Pan Globals, not for a competition that you don't have to impress at. This single flip with a half twist is NOTHING!"

"Coach, I know…"

"Well? What is it then?"

"I just really don't feel well." She says, sighing, leaning against the beam heavily.

"Are you coming down with something?"

"I don't know, it started this morning."

"Do you need to stop? You only have a half hour left."

"Yeah." She says.

"Alright, go home, rest, and hopefully we'll see you tomorrow."

"Thanks Coach." Kimberly says, as she walks past Renee in the locker room.

"You look awful."

"I feel awful. Man, I don't know what happened Renee. It started this morning, and progressively has gotten worse."

"Rest for a day or two and I'm sure you'll be fine."

"I hope you're right." She sighs again as they head back to their apartment. Kimberly goes right into her bedroom and lies down, the next thing she knows, it was 8:00 that evening. She felt worse than she did before she slept.

"Hey girl, I didn't think you would ever wake up." Renee says, smiling, "Feeling better?"

"No." Kim says flatly. She looks at the time, "Ugh, I can't believe I slept for six hours…"

"That more sleep then I usually get." Renee jokes.

"I'm gonna get a shower. Hopefully I'll feel better." She sighs, walking into the bathroom. She quickly gets undressed and stands under the shower, leaning against the wall of the shower, trying to keep her balance. She was weak, and couldn't stand feeling this way. The shower wasn't helping, so she gets out and changes for bed, "Kim? You hungry?"

"Not really." She says, shrugging her shoulders.

"You should probably eat something."

"Yeah, I know." She sighs, walking out of her bedroom, tying her hair out of her face.

She puts two slices of bread in the toaster and waits with her hand on her fist, leaning against the counter, "God, this sucks." She says, as her toast pops and she heads back into her bedroom with her bland meal.

August 17, 1995

Dear Diary,

It's Rocky's birthday today, and I had just enough energy to call him. I didn't expect him to pick up, so I left him a message.

I went to practice feeling like hell, quit a half hour early because I couldn't do it anymore, came home and slept for six hours, before getting up at 8:00pm, and I am still tired. I totally feel like shit. I am forcing toast down my throat, but I don't think it will help how I am feeling. I think I'm going to turn my TV on, and put the sleep timer on, because I know I'll pass out.

Anyway, I'm gonna eat and sleep.

Love,

Kim

"Hey Kim?" Renee says, opening her roommates door, "Drink lots of fluids."

"I have water right here." Kim says, pointing to her full glass on her bedside.

"Just making sure." She smiles.

"I think I'm gonna go to sleep. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Right, you have afternoon practice?"

"Yeah, 2pm-6pm."

"I'll be home by 1:15."

"Make sure I'm up." Kim says, yawning.

"Will do. I'll see ya tomorrow."

"Right." Kim sighs, finishing her toast. She lies down and pulls the covers up to her chin. Her room felt so cold, as she shivered. "I should probably get a thermometer." She says to herself, as she gets out of bed to find one. She grabs it out of her dresser and hops back into bed, taking her temperature. "Ugh." She says, as she reads the temperature of 102.2. She sighs, and falls asleep quickly to the sound of the TV in her bedroom.

The next afternoon, Renee was coming into the room, Cooper was following her so they can do lunch, "Kim!" Renee calls, "Ugh, she probably fell asleep again."

"She's gonna be late for practice." Cooper says, sitting down on the sofa.

"I'll wake her up." She says, walking down the short hallway to Kimberly's bedroom. She knocks, before opening the door, "Kim?" She says, walking over to her bed, gently shaking her.

"Huh?" She asks, cracking an eye open.

"It's 1:15, are you going to practice?"

"Ugh." She says, closing her eyes again, "Not today… I can't."

"Did you tell Coach?"

"I just woke up." She groans.

Renee puts a hand on her forehead, "You feel really warm."

"I feel like total shit."

"Alright, I'll tell Lindsey to let him know you won't be there today." Renee says, "Rest up." She says, leaving the bedroom.

"Is she going?"

"No, she's really not feeling too well."

"Yeah, I figured just as much from yesterday." He smiles, "Let's get lunch."

"I just have to let Lindsey know Kim isn't going."

"Alright." He smiles.

Two days later, Kimberly hasn't improved, in fact, she has gotten worse. It was Saturday, and she was still in bed. Her fever spiked 103.7. Her entire body ached, she had chills, sick to her stomach, and all around miserable. She could barely get out of bed, and when she did it was either to get a drink, throw up, or use the bathroom, other than that, she stayed in bed. Renee was getting worried, and by Sunday, she was completely out of it.

"Kim."

"MMM." She mumbles, keeping her eyes closed.

"Cooper, we should get her to the hospital, she isn't improving."

"I know…" He says, "Come on Squirt, you need some medical attention."

"No." She mumbles, "I don't wanna go."

"Kim, your fever is 104.2. You aren't getting any better."

"I don't wanna go Cooper." She mumbles again, "I'm not going to the hospital."

"Kimberly…"

"NO!" She says, forcefully.

"Cooper, she doesn't know what she's saying."

'I know Renee, and I'm not going."

"We should just carry her… she's not well." Renee replies.

"Listen, we'll see how she is in a day or two." Cooper shrugs, "She isn't going to let us take her. It's only been a few days. We'll just keep an eye on her for the next day or so."

"Alright…" She says, looking down at Kim who appeared to be sleeping again.

Later that night, Cooper sat by Kimberly placing a cold washcloth on her forehead. Her fever was 104.3, and while they called the doctor about her condition, the Doctor told them that if she goes any higher than 104.7 bring her in. Until then, just try and bring the fever down with alcohol on a washcloth or a cool washcloth on her forehead. She started hallucinating earlier, but Cooper couldn't make it out. "I feel like I'm babysitting." He tells her with a smile, shaking his head. He really did want to respect Kim's wishes and not send her to the hospital until it was absolutely necessary.

"Where is he?" Kimberly mumbles barely opening her eyes.

"Where's who Kim?"

"Tommy. He's the one…"

"Kim, Tommy is in California, he's not here." Cooper tells her.

"He's the one! He knows who I am."

"Of course he does."

"He knows who we all are. He's the…"

"He's the what Kim?" Cooper asks, as she mumbles, "Green what?"

"Cooper, who ya talking to?" Renee asks, walking into Kim's room.

"Kim. She's saying some weird things that I don't understand." He shrugs.

"The Doctor says she may hallucinate a bit…"

"She was talking about Tommy being green."

"Tommy being green?" Renee asks, looking at him like he was crazy.

"I don't know either."

"Is she doing any better?"

He shrugs, "Her fever is at 104.3, but it hasn't moved, so that's a plus. She's been drinking a bit, when she wakes up, but not much."

Renee sighs, sitting down on the bed, next to Kim, who mumbles "She stole it."

"She stole what?" Renee asks.

"She stole it! She stole it from me Aisha… she took it." She mumbles.

"Kim, what did she steal?" Cooper asks.

"The coin, she stole my coin."

"What coin?"

"Pink. The pink coin. How can I fight without it?"

"What is she talking about?" Renee asks.

"Kim, who are you fighting?"

"She stole it." She says, as a tear runs down her cheek.

"Who stole it? Who are you fighting? What do you need?"

"My coin…." She says, before falling silent.

All night, she sat there and talked about losing the coin. Cooper and Renee tried to get her to tell them more about this coin that obviously had her in a bit of distress.

"I can't fight without it Rocky, I can't. I can't morph."

"Morph?" Renee says, shrugging her shoulders, "I wish I knew what the heck she was talking about."

"Zedd and Rita... we need all of us, and she stole mine. Five people, what are we going to do?" She continues to mumble, "It won't last forever."

"She seems to be having a full conversation with someone." Cooper replies, continuing to cool her down with the washcloth.

"I left them. I gave up my spot on the team. I gave up Tommy." She continues, starting to thrash around a bit.

"Kimberly, lay still." Cooper says, firmly.

"She had my coin, my life, my boyfriend."

"Do you think there is any truth in what she is saying?" Renee asks.

"A lot, but I just have no clue about half her mumble. I mean, what do you think she means?"

"I don't know, she's from Angel Grove. She's talking about a coin, she's talking about morphing, she's talking about fighting… maybe she's a power ranger." Renee smiles.

"Kim! No way." Cooper laughs, but as the night drones on, they begin to change their opinion. All night, she continued talking about fighting, about Rita, Zedd, and Zordon. They decided that they would ask her what she was talking about once she began to regain consciousness.

Another day goes by and she begins to slowly improve. Her fever was slowly going down, but it wasn't for another three days that she was up and moving around. It was an awful flu for her, but she pulled through. When Renee came home from practice on Wednesday, she was sitting on the couch watching TV.

"Hey! You're up!"

"Yup." Kim says, still looking like death.

"Are you feeling any better?"

"I'm out of bed aren't I?" She smiles.

"Fever?"

"Down to 100.9."

"Great." Renee says smiling, "You had us pretty freaked out girl. You weren't doing too well."

"Yeah, I kind of remember."

"You were saying some really weird stuff to."

"Weird stuff?"

"Yeah, about losing your coin, not being able to fight…"

Kimberly looks at her wide eyed, "I didn't…"

"Yeah, you did. You wanna tell me what that was all about?"

"Nothing, don't worry about it." Kim says, turning her attention back to the TV."

"You were talking to Rocky and Tommy, and complaining about Kat taking your coin…"

Kim shakes her head, "Don't worry about it Renee, really. It was probably just me having a weird fever dream."

"Quit bullshitting me Kimberly, who's Zordon?"

"A dear friend…"

"I'm not dumb. Were you?"

"Was I what?"

"Were you a Power Ranger." Renee asks. Kimberly squeezes her eyes shut, how could she be so careless with that information. It shouldn't matter that she was sick or not, she should have known enough to keep that information to herself, "You were weren't you? Come on Kim, I won't tell. I won't tell a soul."

"Who else was with me?"

"Just Coop."

"This isn't happening."

"You were weren't you."

"Yes." She says, seeing no way out. "God, I shouldn't have been so…"

"You weren't thinking Kim, you were sick as a dog. Be glad it was just the two of us besides an entire hospital."

"Renee… you have to promise me. Promise me on your life, on my life, on the entire fate of the world that you won't tell a soul."

"Kim, I can keep a secret. I swear. How did you become one though?"

"I was chosen."

"What color?"

"Isn't it obvious?" She laughs a bit.

"Pink?"

"Yeah. It was a different chapter of my life. It's closed now, and a new ranger has stepped into my place."

"I would have never thought of you as a Power Ranger though…"

"Me neither." She sighs, "God, I wish you didn't know…"

"Why?"

"We're secretive."

"You mean no one knew?"

"Just the six of us and their replacements."

"Who are the other ones?"

"I can't say." Kimberly replies. "I won't say. It is important that it stays a secret for their identity."

"Do you still talk to them?"

"Not as much." She says, sighing, pulling the blanket up over her body.

"So, when you coming back to the gym?" Renee says, sensing she wanted the subject dropped.

"When I feel up to it. I feel like I was hit by a truck." She says, yawning.

"Take it easy for a few days, it was a hell of a ride." Renee replies, smiling at her roommate, "Oh and Kim, don't worry, your secret is safe with me."

"Thanks 'Nee."

"I'm gonna grab a shower."

"Alright, I'll be here." She says. After hearing the water turn on, she picks up the phone and Trini. When she doesn't pick up she calls Jason, "Jason?"

"No, it's Richard, hold on." The unfamiliar voice says, as she hears him call for her best friend.

"Hello?"

"Hey."

"Hey Kim, what's up?"

"I did something horrible…"

"What happened?" Jason asks, concerned.

"Renee and Cooper know."

"Know what?"

"The BIG know."

"How!" He says, realizing she was talking about being a Ranger.

"I have been really sick the past week, well almost a week, and I was hallucinating, and I guess said a ton of things that lead them to believe that I was a Ranger. She asked me today, and I told her. I couldn't lie. She knew."

"Well, it's not the end of the world. Rocky, Adam and Aisha knew, and the secret was safe."

"They only know that I was a Ranger, not the rest."

"Don't worry about it too much… unless, are they not trustworthy?"

"I would trust them with my life."

"How about the secret?"

"If I didn't I would have made up some lame story about me being captured or something…"

"Well then, don't worry about it too much. Are you feeling better?"

"I'm getting there. It was bad though. I feel better."

"Good, we'll I gotta go…"

"Tell Trini I called."

"I will. Don't worry about them knowing. I mean, we aren't Rangers anymore, so they won't be able to figure out who the others are…"

"I guess your right." She says, a bit forlorn, "Night Jase."

"Night Kim." He says, sighing.

August 27, 1995

Dear Diary,

I ended up getting really sick with the flu and I totally blew my Ranger Cover. I mean, I was sick with a 104 temperature, and kept talking in my sleep about being a Ranger, and fighting, and Tommy, and Kat, and everyone. I really haven't thought much about that part of my life in a while, so it kind of shocked me. I don't know why I would think about that again, except for maybe, it still hurts.

Well, I guess I was talking about Zedd and Rita and my powers and everything while Cooper and Renee were around. Renee figured it out and questioned me. What was I going to do? Lie to her? She already knew I was lying before I even thought about what to tell her… I had no choice. I think she'll keep it a secret though. I hope so. I don't need anyone knowing that I was a Ranger. Jason tells me not to worry about it, but I do. I think I may always worry about it. Oh well, what am I going to do. It's over. I just hope Zordon, if I see him again, won't get too mad.

Love,

Kimberly

TBC…

Forgive the small mistakes or if it sucks, I just started a new teaching job, so that has been my main priority. The next chapter will be better, I promise.

Well? What didcha think? I'm going to be taking it all throughout High School, college and adulthood, snip-its of the diary through out the entire story.

Please R&R! I'd really appreciate it. It helps me to know what you all want or don't want to see in the story. 

Don't forget about my other story "Are We Over!"

Thanks!

LUNA