Twice Chosen

RogueAngel82

Kimberly put the car in park, turning to the person sitting in the passenger seat. "Stay here," she instructed, "If everything goes okay. I'll come and get you."

"Then I'll be waiting here for a while," Jordan replied not turning her gaze from the distance, "'Sides why can't I come?"

She wasn't going to admit it, but she wanted to see her new friends. It was strange that even after such a short time of knowing them, Jordan already counted them as close friends. There was something about them…..

"You've been suspended sweetie," Kim explained, "You've not allowed on school grounds. "She opened the car door, before glancing one more time at the younger Slayer, she made her way across to the school entrance.

It felt strange to Kimberly walking down a school hall, beginning back on school grounds in a town with Power Rangers, it was doing things to her memory. For all she new the new team went here.

She stopped at the school office, resting her hands on the cool surface. "Hello," she said, "I'm here to see Principle Randall, my name is Kimberly Hart. I'm Jordan Brook's guardian."

The school secretary opened the principles door and gestured Kim to go through, "Principle Randall will see you now."

"Quick," Kimberly muttered crossing the doorway.

"Hello, Mrs. Hart did you say it was?" the person behind the desk stated.

"Miss," Kim corrected, "Miss Hart."

"Ah," Randall nodded gesturing to the seat before her desk, "Take a seat."

Kimberly however didn't move, and watched as a flash of annoyance shot across the other woman face. She apparently didn't like to be disobeyed. 'Serious Power Tripped' Kimberly thought with a mental snort. Kimberly did a quick scan of the office, noting no photo's of family and loved one, a husband and two point five kids, or a dog called Fluffy in a named frame.

She turned her attention back in the woman behind the desk, noting that she too had stood. 'Leveling the playing field?' Kim thought. Randall was staring at her in such a way that made her feel as if she was the one in trouble.

"I'm here to discuss with you the suspension of Jordan," Kimberly stated, narrowing her eyes, "I understand that Jordan has some… issues…. With members of authority I hardly think her offense warrants such an action."

Randall's face twisted into a bitter mockery of a smile, "Miss Hart," She said, in honey dripping words, "I understand…perfectly. I admit I might have been a little harsh, and am will to except her back in school, as soon as tomorrow. Provide however, Miss Brook's displays the appropriate respect for authority."

Kimberly blinked in surprise, whatever she was expecting that hadn't been it. "Umm… Right. Thanks." She made to turn for the door, pausing before turning back, nodding and going for the door again, . Her confusion obvious.

As she closed the door behind her, Kim stopped. Quirking a lip as she appeared thoughtful, "Huh?" she all she managed before heading off down the hallway.

#SC#

The sudden tapping on the window caused Jordan to jump in fright and. lifting head to look up at the person responsible. She was met with by the smiling face of a blond in yellow. Abandoning the window now that she had Jordan attention, she reached for the door handle, swinging it open. She reached for arm, jerking Jordan out of the seat.

"Kira!" The slayer yelped as the ground rushed towards her. Quick reflexes were the only thing that saved her from planting her face in the dirt planting,; the only thing was they weren't hers. Connor pulled her back up, and up to her feet, grasping her upper arms to steady.

"Oops," Kira grimaced, "Sorry."

"S'alright," Jordan shrugged, "Just don't do it again…" she smiled up a Connor, "Thanks."

He released her slowly taking a step back, "No problem."

"Word is Randall's already letting you back in," Ethan said moving to stand by them, "The whole schools goin' crazy,. Randall backing down like that."

"Already?" Jordan echoed, "Man this strange."

"Tells us about it," Kira agreed, "First getting kicked out for no reason, then let straight back in."

"Yeah well I was hoping to get the rest of the week off."

#SC#

The hallways past in a blur and Kimberly marched down them, her attention so focus on getting out of the school, that she didn't notice the walking human wall step directly in her path.

"Oof," she gasped as she bounced off a rather solid chest. She took a stepped back, startled and worried she might have hurt someone. When a pair of hands came up to steady her.

"I'm sorry miss," the wall stated, and it was then that Kim realized it was a man. "I wasn't looking were I was….."

The voice trailed off, confused Kimberly lifted her head finding herself staring him a pair of achingly familiar eyes.

Gasping slightly in surprise she found herself about to move forward and….well she didn't know what. Fling her arms around him and never let go? Pulling herself together she took a back away from his arms.

He stared at her a moment wide eyed, and opened mouthed. And she wondered for a moment if he was going to be the one to faint.

"Hello Tommy," she greeted, with a small node.

"K-Kim what are you doing here?" he asked

"Oh," yeah, she had forgotten. "I can to speak with Principle Randall. I'm…Jordan Brook's guardian."

"Her guardian," He parroted, a thousand questions and possibilities flashing across his eyes, "That's …good."

The silence then was heavy so much so that Kim could almost feel it settling around her. It hurt.

"I..…ah..…I should be going," she said softly, moving around him to continue on her path - in more ways then one.

"Kim wait," his voice called behind her, and half of her cheered as the other half cried. "I..…er…It's was good to see you again." He said. She could tell be wanted to say something else.

"Would you like to have coffee some time?" The question however came from her. The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them, but suddenly the decisions of a scared teenager didn't mean that much to her.

"Coffee," He repeated as if he wasn't sure of the meaning of the word.

Wetting her suddenly dry lips, Kim looked around. The situation was getting to her, the surroundings, the school, the groups of teens, and the person standing him front of her. All reminding her of a time long ago, when she was Kimberly Hart, Tommy Oliver's girlfriend with a million and one hopes for the future.

"Forget it," she stated shaking her as she turned to go.

"Kim wait," Tommy brought her to a stop once again. Slowly she turned back towards him. "Coffee would be great." The air exploded from her lungs, like a deflating balloon.

"Yeah…okay," She nodded, opening her hand bag, to rip a sheet from her day planner. She scribbled down something. "Here's my cell phone number." She said handing it over.

"It would be good to catch up Kim." He said, "…Nobody has seen you in ages."

She flinched at the reminder of her past, and the memory of her situation. She shifted slightly suddenly wanting to be anywhere but there.

"Um…" she started before shaking her head, "Look, I really have to…I should go." She jerked her thumb over her shoulder.

"Yeah okay," Tommy nodded, before giving to paper of wave, "I give you a call something."

"Okay sure," she nodded and with that she fled.

#SC#

With a sigh, Tommy sunk into his seat at home. Thankful that another day was finished. He brought his hand up to rub his eyes, pushing his glass up, before leaning back in the chair. His hand came down, to lightly tap his leg as his stared at the phone. Before taking a deep breath and reaching out his decision made. He had a phone call to make.

The phone answered on the four or fifth ring, and a familiar voice greeted him.

"Hello?"

"Hey Bro," Tommy said, smiling even though Jason couldn't see him.

"Hey man," Jason Lee Scott, the original red ranger and Tommy's best friend, returned. "How ya been?"

"Fine..…Fine," Tommy answered, before pausing, and deciding to get start to the point. "Jase, you never guess who I saw today."

"Okay…who?"

"Kimberly," The name was enough to throw Jason in to feeding frenzy.

"What, Where? When?"

"Today," Tommy explained, "She was at the school,school; she's living her in Reefside."

"Living there in Reefside?" Jason echoed, Tommy could swear he heard the wheels turning in Jason's head. "Did she seem alright to, did she say anything about where she's been!been!"

"Jase…."

"Tommy no one's seen or heard from her in over ten years!" Jason exclaimed, he asking more calmly, "Have you told any of the others?."

"You're the first one I called," Tommy answered, knowing who the others meant. The other Rangers, Kimberly's team.

"Okay," Jason seemed to be calming down, "It's just a shock is all," he didn't need to explain, everyone knew the sibling relation between Jason and Kim. "Just where has she been? What has she been doing!"

#SC#

The blacken window exploded, sending shards flying out across the warehouse. As a figure dropped to the concrete, stylish heeled boots crushed glass under foot, as they were already up and moving. The nest of vampires came forward snarling, before lunging to attack.

The caramel head, ducked an attack before throwing a staggering kick to the mid-selection of an approaching vampire. Before going at it, kick for kick, punch for punch. She was grabbed from behind, her short height taken advantage of as she was lifted from the ground.

Kimberly struggled, as another vampire approached from the front. Stilling she pushed back against the chest of the creature holding her, and used both her legs to kick to one approaching her away. Slamming her head back, she felt the vampires nose connect with her skull, before pulling forward so she was touching the ground. Pushing hard, she flipped over the stunned vampires head, before landing on the ground behind him.

He disappeared in a cloud of dust as her stake pieced his back.

With that she was amongst them, sending one or two spinning and dusting the others.

Thunk

A vampire off to the side disappeared into a swirl of dust as she was taken out by a high powered crossbow. Glancing up slightly she spotted Jordan on the walkway above, pumping another bolt into place.

"Looking good," Jordan muttered into the com link, as Kimberly turned back to the vampires, she took out the ones brave enough to face her, as Jordan took out the ones smart enough to flee.

It didn't take long.

TBC….

A/N: I'll have to next one up soon, it all depends to the response I get. So Review….pweeze OO…