Previously on Zordon Says.
She padded downstairs and out the front door, she was confident that she could scream loud enough to rise the neighbors should something happened and she could use the fresh air.
Outside something caught her attention, across the street a second story room had its light still on. That wouldn't have bothered her if she didn't know who lived there and didn't know whose room it was. she scooped down and selected a pebble from the street and carefully threw it up to the window sill. She had it followed by two more carefully aimed pebbles.
Soon a tired looking Tommy opened the front door, "Kim what are you doing here?" he gasped.
"I couldn't sleep and I noticed that you were still awake," Kim said, glancing down, realizing that while this had been a common practice when they were teenagers, they weren't teenagers anymore.
Tommy, however, nodded, "That's okay, I think we need to talk anyway."
Chapter five:
Kim plopped down on the couch next to Tommy, suddenly aware that she was alone with Tommy for the first time in ten years. She subconsciously hugged herself, "Well, you wanted to talk, so talk."
"You don't have to play brave Kim, I served with you long enough to know that you are actually falling apart inside," Tommy murmured, placing an arm around her and pulling her close. Kim stiffened before pulling away.
Tommy looked at her in confusion as she shifted away from him, "I'm sorry Tommy, I'm just not ready for another relationship just yet."
Tommy nodded, he could understand that, after all the divorce hadn't even been finalized yet, "No I'm sorry, I shouldn't think that we can just pick things up where we dropped them. However you can tell me why you are so scared, you faced monsters, Lord Zedd and so much more. Why are you scared now?"
"I knew how to fight Goldar and the monsters and I had you and the others by my side. Now I have no one on my side. You probably won't want anything to do with me now."
Tommy cupped Kim's chin in his hand and tenderly lifted her head so that their eyes meant, "Never assume you have to face something alone, as long as you let me I will always be there for you. You just need to ask."
Kim smiled, letting out something that was something between a sob and a laugh, "Why do you even care? I broke your heart."
"Yet it is your heart that needs healing."
Kim let out another strangled sob, "How did I manage to get such a wonderful friend as you?"
"I'm afraid Kim that I am just repaying the favor, you didn't have to let me into the group, but you did. Now, what have you so worried?"
Kim softly smiled, "He's looking for me, what if he finds me?"
Tommy shook his head, "If he does find you he would discover that he had bitten off more than he could chew. He'd have to go through me and Jason and half of the Power Rangers that ever existed."
"But he knows about us." Kim protested, "He will be prepared to fight you, and he's friends with Goldar, who knows what those two can do together."
"Absolutely nothing," Tommy insisted, "Goldar died several years ago, killed in the mass invasion. However, there is a chance that he gave Luke some sort of weapon or spell or some sort of device that could cause trouble," Tommy paused for a moment, "Which is why I think you should move to Reefside. Luke probably will figure out that you came here but he won't think that you moved to Reefside, even if he figures out that that's where I'm living at the moment."
"I'm not living with you," Kim said sternly, "If I go to Reefside, I want my own place, at least for a little while."
"I think my mom can help with that, she works at the Family Center here in town you know."
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Kim slowly came too, only for her eyes to grow round in surprise to realize that she had fallen asleep on the couch talking to Tommy. She leaned over and shook Tommy awake, "Tommy wake up, we must have fallen asleep."
Tommy stirred slightly, groaning, "What's wrong?" he asked.
"We fell asleep talking last night!" Kim hissed, trying to wake Tommy up.
Tommy nearly fell off the couch as he rolled over, "What! You do realize what our friends will say about us falling asleep together."
Kim simply rolled her eyes, "If you don't tell them, I won't tell them," she promised as she went upstairs to get her girls. She wished she could tell him the truth, that she still loved him, that she never stopped loving him, but she couldn't. He couldn't love her anymore. It was impossible, she couldn't let it happen. It was to protect him, she was not to be responsible for breaking his heart again, nor could she handle a heartbreak either, with her health the way it was. In a few months, she'll be gone and it would be best if her friends just forget that she was around.
Don't think like that Kimberly, you haven't been taking your medication like you are supposed to. Take it now before you do something stupid and Tommy ends up raising the girls by himself.
Jaslee was awake when Kim entered the room, "Mommy there you are, I was starting to worry."
"I was just downstairs, don't worry, I'm not going anywhere without you."
"You aren't ever going back to the hospital, right?" Jaslee demanded.
Kim shook her head; "No remember, Coach Schmidt, helped me get the medicine I needed to get better."
Jaslee frowned, staring up at her with trusting eyes, "You didn't take any medicine last night."
Kim rolled her eyes, Jaslee could be too smart for her age, "I forgot to, don't worry, I'll take it later today."
"Why don't you take it right now, if you need food to take them with I can get you something to eat." Kim jumped at the voice, she hadn't heard Mrs. Scott enter the room.
"That's okay Mrs. Scott, I don't need anything to take it with," Kim protested, "I promise I just forgot."
Mrs. Scott nodded her head, before saying, "Jason and Trini are here and breakfast is ready."
Kim nodded, before grabbing a black wallet that was sitting on the nightstand as well as a toothbrush holder and a bottle of pills, "I'll be down in a moment, care to take the girls down with you."
Mrs. Scott nodded her head, "No problem, come on down when you're ready."
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As Kim entered the bathroom and stared at her reflection, she thought about what would happen if she didn't go downstairs. Don't even go there, Zordon scolded, Just take your meds and go down to the rest of the family. Don't make me send Tommy up here to force you to take it. You know he'll figure out your little secret.
Kim sighed and downed a pill, noting that she should probably find a doctor that could refill her prescription. She quickly dressed and finished up what she was doing.
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Kim sighed as they left the Family Crisis Center, thick stacks of forms were neatly folded in their envelopes. She also had prescriptions for her medication and insulin as well as a referral to a speech therapist for Ellie, who still wasn't talking despite almost being three.
She glanced into the back of the jeep, Trini had found Zoey's old car seat for Inya to use and was able to get old car seats from a neighbor that she babysat for once for Ellie and Jaslee as well. They were on their way to Reefside.
Just then Tommy took the Stone Canyon exit causing Kim to shoot him a look.
"All of Zordon's chosen try to meet for lunch once a month, and today happens to be that day. I don't usually get to attend and you've never attended, I figured it would be fun to go, besides you need to eat don't you?"
Kim pressed her lips together, she still couldn't believe that Mrs. Scott had announced that she was diabetic in front of everyone. There was only one way it could have been more humiliating, she could have figured out her secret. The one thing even her kids didn't know about. It was just between her, coach, and the doctors that saved her life, and she was determined to keep it that way.
"So Justin, Tanya and the others would be there?"
"It's at Rocky's restaurant, so he'll be there, Aisha will probably be there, and Trini and Jason are going."
"Can you have Jason tell the others enough that they won't," Kim paused for a second, "upset the kids." She didn't want to sound demanding or weak and pathetic.
Tommy grabbed his phone and handed it to Kim, "Here, why don't you call Jason and ask him. I really shouldn't talk on the phone and drive at the same time."
Kim scrolled through the contacts until she found Jason's number and hit dial, he answered on the second ring, "Yes, did you forget something?"
Kim giggled, slightly, "I'm taking it that Tommy still is forgetful if that's how you answer his calls."
Jason gasped on the other end, glancing at the group of friends that had gathered, "Kim, what's going on?"
"We're thinking about coming to the lunch gathering and I was wondering if you could make it easier for me. Just tell them the basics. I had enough trouble keeping me from freaking out when it was just you…"
Jason nodded even though Kim couldn't see him, "Don't worry, we'll see you soon."
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A/N: Kim's hiding something from the others, I wonder what it is. Please review.