Volcano Storm ch 19

The kiss could of lasted for seconds, minutes, hours even. Alexis lost all sense of time and space until they eventually pulled away. His eyes stared into hers, seeing past any barriers she might try and put up, though he didn't need to. For once Alexis felt like letting someone in. She felt her heart beat begin to return to its normal tempo, though she didn't understand how considering her current position. His arms held her tightly, and she could feel his hot breath on her lips. She smiled, a genuine Alexis smile, before saying, "Gee, why don't you tell me how you really feel."

"I don't believe in lying to the people you care about." he stated simply.

"I think that's a lesson I could use." she replied. She closed her eyes and rested her forehead against him.

He took a deep, content sigh. "Alexis I ..." he began.

Before Hunter could continue, the ground around him became ablaze with a fierce inferno. Alexis's head snapped up and looked around at the sudden flared circling around them. One flame leapt up and bit her ankle. She let out a cry and fell to grab the burn. "Alexis!" Hunter was about to kneel down to her when another flame flew between him and her, causing him to jump back.

The fire began to lower, but when Alexis looked to find the source, she found herself wishing for the flames again.

A few feet away stood Josh, with his hand raised, controlling the fires movement. The flames reflected in his eyes, his green iris' burning with anger and hatred. His glare was at both of them, but soon turned to Hunter alone, and seemed to darken more, if that was possible. "Get. Away. From. My. Sister."

The flames lowered to only a centimeter tall so his wish could be obeyed, yet Hunter did not move. Instead he turned to Josh, strength and defiance coming off him in waves.

It was a test of will, and neither planned on losing. "Alexis, get your ass away from that filthy Thunder." Josh instructed.

"Josh, please." Alexis begged.

"Don't!" he warned her darkly. "Just shut up."

"You can't talk to her like that." Hunter retorted.

"I think I can talk to her any way I want to, considering she is MY sister."

"That doesn't mean you own her."

"It just mean you have no right to be near her."

"Okay, both of you enough." Alexis tried to command but her voice was pleading. Both boys attention was turned to her.

"Alexis, get back to the hut, NOW." Josh told her.

"Are you kidding me? Alexis, you don't have to do anything." Hunter told her.

"I think listening to her older brother would be something she has to do." Josh said.

"I think an asshole who tries to control everyone else has to mind his own business."

"Alexis is my business, Thunder-head." he strode over and grabbed the still-kneeling Alexis by the arm, pulling her to her feet.

"She can think for herself." Hunter told him.

"Then why are you fighting this battle for her." Josh shot back.

"Hunter please." Alexis pleaded with the blonde. He looked at her with something she couldn't quite place, though it might have been disappointment, as Josh pulled her away. To make it look better she began walking beside her brother, trying to keep pace but having difficulty due to her reluctance and slightly charred ankle.

It seemed they had made a racket, because many of the villagers were looking out the doors or windows of their huts, only to wither back when they caught sight of their enraged leader. The rest of the power rangers had all gathered just out of Josh's hut. Pushing past them, he continually dragged her into the hut and to the back room, where he finally released her. "What the hell is wrong with you?" he demanded.

"With me? You're the one who just set fire to a forest." she replied.

"Alexis, how could you? A Thunder ninja. Our sworn enemy. Our most hated rival. And your just going to let him play with your heart."

"He isn't playing Josh." she cried at him. "Why can't you accept we might actually like each other."

"You do not like him. Don't be naive. You're an enemy ninja, you betrayed his school, destroyed ancient, irreplaceable Thunder crap, and broke his heart, why on Earth would he ever like you?" Alexis fell silent when Josh said this.

Josh looked at her a moment, two, then sighed. "Look, 'Lexi, I'm mad at you yes, but don't get me wrong. I mean, this isn't your fault. Your just confused."

Alexis studied her brother for a moment. "You know what Josh, Hunter was right. I can think for myself."

Josh was shocked, to say the least. When he finally found his voice again he was seething. "What do you think this is, Romeo and Juliet. I thought you'd be smart enough to know nothing good can ever come from those. And I don't plan on being a Tybalt here and giving up myself in vain because of your petty little.."

"I'm not asking you to get involved, I DO NOT WANT YOU INVOLVED!" she yelled at him. "I want to live my life without all the rules and regulations and doing every little thing for something else, never myself."

"Do you have any idea how selfish you sound? Mom and Dad gave everything for the Volcano. And in the end, that included their lives. TO THUNDER NINJA!"

"Josh, we can't do this anymore. We can't blame many for the sins of few."

"You know, I'd agree, except this wasn't the first, only, or last attack Thunder Ninja have made on our kind. So yes, we can."

"NO WE CAN'T!" Alexis screamed walking toward her brother. " I'm tired ,Josh. Aren't you tired, of being bitter. Of carrying around all this hate , all the time!"

"Mom and Dad could do it. The people who raised and took care of us could do it. Our friends can do it. You're acting like being a Fire ninja is only about hating Thunder ninja."

"At the moment," Alexis said, "It's what I care about."

Josh continued to look at her like she was speaking blasphemy. "Scarlet, listen to yourself. You are going against everything you have ever known in your entire life."

"Josh.."

"No, listen to me. You have anger management problems, your favorite things to do are shopping and fighting, you live off a trust fund, and have the emotional maturity of a freaking 10-year old!"

Alexis through up her hands, "Is this Bash-on-Alexis Day or something?"

"Does he know anything about you besides your a fire ninja and you surf in your free time?" Josh asked.

"Well,..." she was interrupted.

"Does he realize he'd have a lot more issues than just me coming?"

"That's.."

"Good god Alexis, does he even know about your condition?"

"OF COURSE HE DOESN'T!" Alexis admitted. "Why would he? How could he?" She felt tears began to pool in her eyes for the second time that night. Damn, Josh was right. She has got to get her emotions in check.

Josh sat down on the bed, compassion beginning to re-enter his eyes. "And for this guy you wanna go against your older brother. Who has raised you nearly your entire life. You and me 'Lex, you're gonna let some thunder ninja get in the way of that?"

Alexis blinked back her tears, but unfortunately pushed a few out as she sat by her brother. "Josh," she began again, this time determined to finish. "you are my older brother. You are the closest, and in some senses only family I really have. I love you more than any other person in the world. But I cannot spend my whole as some little, obedient Fire ninja."

Josh looked at her, before pulling her into a tight hug. "I love you too 'Lexis."

She sighed out her tears. "Why do the complicated things always happen to us?"

"It's in the genes."

Alexis smiled as she pulled away from her older brother, but frowned when she saw the serious look in his face. "What?"

"Scarlet, this doesn't change anything. You can change your life, but you can't try and date Hunter Bradley."

Alexis felt her face fall and heart break. "You can't tell me what to do."

"Yes I can, and as soon as we get off this island, you are never too see him again."

Alexis jumped to her feet. "I am the team leader, you do not get to..."

"As the Scarlet Ranger you give commands to the Cobalt Ranger, but since your my little sister, and I'm still your legal guardian, your going to have to listen to me on this." Josh retorted.

"But.."

"Hey you two, break it up." said Danny as he arrived in the hut to separate the siblings. "I don't know what's been going on in here for the last 15 minutes, frankly I've probably figured it out, but we need you both outside, NOW." Trust Danny to settle their arguments.

The three Fire ninja ran outside to find villagers and rangers out with the breaking dawn.

"What's going on?" Josh asked.

"Tana saw them coming." some random person replied.

"Who's they?" but he didn't need a reply, because gathering on the edges of the village, were wild beasts of all kinds. And leading them was none other than Ash-A-Trops, Marah, and Kapri.

A/N- DUH, DUH, DUUUUUUUUHHHHH. Hehehe. I'm very cruel. I hope you all enjoyed it, and I really dont have a lot to say for this chapter.

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