We are up for Chapter 18, sorry for the previous chapter, it is a little bit of I don't know and the chapter is not totally uploaded, there are some words missing. I hope you would like this next chapter.

Once again I do not own Power Rangers.

Chapter 18

Mia is in front of Ashley and Andros' room, but she couldn't get the courage to knock on the door.

"I didn't do anything to him, so I shouldn't feel guilty for something I didn't know." She whispered.

She is about to knock when the door opened. Ashley smiled when she sees Mia standing there, she could tell that the girl is worried.

"He isn't here. He is in the training room." Ashley stated.

"Is he Mad at me?" Mia asked. Ashley smiled and shook her head.

"There is no reason for him to get mad at you." Ashley invited her inside and ushered her to the sofa inside. "Andros told me that when they were fighting Master Org and they were hit, all of them felt an unbearable pain. He felt bad that you kept on bearing those pains just so you could protect them."

Mia bowed down her head upon hearing it.

"I know that you don't want us to suffer, but seeing you in such state hurts much more than having those physical wounds. We love you Mia. We care for you and seeing you bearing such pain and going through such hardship alone makes us feel so useless."

Mia stared at her wide eyed.

"I don't want you to feel things like that; all I ever wanted was to make sure that all of you are okay."

"I know that but you can't remove that feeling from us especially since each one of us here care for you." Ashley honestly stated. "Mia, all I am asking is for you to share the burden you are carrying."

Mia smiled and nodded at the same time.

"I wanted to talk to him."

Ashley nodded, as she accompanies her going to the door.

Mia bid goodbye to Ashley and walked towards the training room. She keeps on sighing trying to contemplate what Ashley told her, she look upward and then sighed.

She didn't notice someone coming from beside her. The only time she realizes that someone is there is when the person covered her eyes.

"If you wanted to cry, just cry." A voice said. She tried to recognize the voice out of being shock.

"Casey." She heard him laugh. He removed his hand from her face that covers her eyes and faced her.

"What are you doing here?" Mia shook her head. Casey sighed. "Looking up won't never answer your questions."

Mia looks away at what Casey just stated.

"I know." She said.

"Wasn't it that you are the Pink samurai Ranger?" Mia raised her brow as she nodded to Casey's question. "I heard Mike said that you act like Jayden during your first days as rangers."

Mia looks at Casey wide eye. "That's not true. I am not doing what he did before."

Casey smiled. "Jayden was so stubborn before, not accepting help from anyone from his team; example is he fought Deker alone saying that it was his fight and not yours, right?" Mia nodded.

"And now you are doing the same thing." Mia's brows furrowed.

"No I am not." She said.

"Yes you are." Casey said in a as matter of fact tone. "And before you say, no, do you remember what you keep on saying to every one of us. The one which you drag us to become rangers or the one bringing us to battle even if this is your battle."

Mia stopped talking and look at Casey, mouth slightly open. Casey smiled.

"Now, remember what you felt during that time." Casey said as he turned his back on her. "That is what we felt during right now. We felt like we are being left out from this battle, the battle that would determine our fate as an inhabitant of the universe."

Mia stared at him as she started to smile and took another step towards the training area.

There she saw Andros, Tommy and Jason sparring. She smiled and run to the center as Tommy and Jason launch to tackle each other. Andros saw this.

"MIA STOP." He yelled.

Jason and Tommy saw it too and they were able to stop in time, before they could hit Mia. All three men sighed in relief.

"What are you thinking?" Tommy said in frustration. Mia smiled. Jason just sighed, he doesn't know but he has a hint that he knows what is happening and he smiled.

"Why are you even smiling?" Andros stated as he walk towards them.

"Well it would be better if I was hit so I could tell you that I realize everything that you are telling me because I got hit."

Andros and Tommy sighed, while Jason just shook his head and smiled widely.

"I am glad that you now understand us, but doing such act isn't the nicest way to tell us that you understand." Jason calmly stated.

Mia smiled and nodded.

Tommy took a deep breath and then hugs Mia. Mia buried her face in his shoulder.

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Kim was happy the moment she heard what Mia had said during the conference Tommy called to all the rangers.

"I am so proud of you, Mia." She said as she hugs her tightly and then pulled her away. "Come, let us go shopping.'' Mia was about to protest but she didn't let her.

The moment they reach the mall, Kim pulled Mia to a clothing store and took T shirts, blouses, dresses and pants to try on. Mia just smiled and shook her head as she followed her mom to the changing room.

Like what they always do, they try out clothes and then show it to one another. Mia went in first taking the clothes Kim choose for her. Once inside, she looked at the clothes and try the Pink blouse with rose designs and then the white pants and then went out.

Kim examines her looks and nodded then she went back inside to try the other clothes. Out of ten clothes they choose from, they only bought three pairs and it took them three hours.

But they were happy, to have a chance to do this again after being separated for more than three years now.

"Did you enjoy?" Kim asked.

"Yes mom, I did. I miss doing this with you." Mia honestly answered.

"So did I, sweetheart." Kim smiled. "Oh, let's go grab some food."

Mia nodded. "I'm starving."

Both giggle as they walk to the nearest café within the mall.

While eating, Kim looked at Mia dreamily.

"Is there something on my face?"

Kim shook her head.

"I am just thinking, when was it the last time we had a time like this." Kim said.

Mia thought for a moment.

"I guess it was the time before I went to the Shiba house and perform my duty as a power ranger."

Kim nodded. ''Speaking of Shiba, he is a fine young man."

Mia looked at Kim.

"Yeah, he is."

"He likes you." Kim said teasingly.

Mia laughed at what Kim said as if she was joking.

"He likes me as a friend."

"I guess not. He likes you to be his girl." Mia look at Kim and shook her head.

"You are wrong, mom. He only likes me as a friend, nothing more."

"You only believe what your head tells you, Mia. That is why you can't see what is really happening around you. You are focusing on what you wanted to believe and not on what really is there." Kim smiled sadly. "Do you even know that Antonio has feelings for you too?"

Mia blankly looks at her. Kim sighed in disappointment.

"I wonder why you grow up to be such oblivious to everything."

"Mom, I am not." Mia defended.

"Yes you are. Cause if you don't then, Jayden and Antonio won't be too sad right now."

"Mom, Jayden doesn't like me. He told me himself that he does like me but only as a friend."

"Is that what he really said?"

"Yes…." Mia said but Kim raised her right brow saying that she doesn't believe her. Mia unsurely smiled. "Or maybe I am not?"

Kim continued to stare at her.

"What exactly did he tell you?"

"I….. ahmmmnnnnn….. He said that he loves me too." Mia dejectedly stated.

"He said that?" Kim asks surprised.

"Yes, but he said the word 'but' and I assumed that he loves me as a friend." Mia stated.

"That means." Kim eyes widened. "YOU NEVER LET HIM FINISH WHAT HE WAS ABOUT TO SAY?" Kim half yelled.

"Mom, calm down."

"How could I ever calm down. For the past week I had been mean to him because I thought he hurt you but it was the other way around." Kim said in a vexed tone.

"Besides, he likes Emily not just as a friend but more than that." Mia said trying to make her mom understand.

Kim takes a deep breath for a few times to compose herself.

"Mike told me about him and this Emily, and Jayden told him that he only treats Emily as his little sister, nothing more nothing less."

Mia looked down, she remember the day she confessed and she knew what she did.

"Maybe I really messed everything up. Maybe because my life is messed up during those days, after sealing Master Xandred, everything I knew came to an end. I don't have anything else to do except finding Dad and find out why he never came. And the Only people holding me to stay in Panorama are you and Jayden." Mia smiled sadly. "The moment you agreed, I went to him and confess. Maybe what happened is the best thing because I wouldn't know what will happen if I stay with him."

Kim sadly nodded, knowing what they are facing now, which Mia had the greatest involvement, she understands.

"I understand, but I also wanted you to feel how people at your age live, the feeling of being loved, being in a relationship and going on dates. I always wanted you to experiences those and then afterwards you will tell me everything about those dates you will have. Like those fairy tales I keep on telling since you were a kid."

Mia smiled, a true smile, as she remembers everything that they had talk about fairytales when she was a little younger, one of the happiest memories she had.

"I'm sorry for not always being there." Kim said as she holds Mia's hand and started to tear up.

Mia shook her head. "It is more than enough, mom, I am thankful that I have met you." Mia said and smiled understandingly. "I love you, Mom."

"I love you too." Kim said. "Well we better go back before those Reds find out that we suddenly disappeared."

"Yeah, they keep on worrying too much. I could take care of myself." Mia said as she pouted.

Kim laughed at this. "Reds are always thinking ahead. That is what makes them special, sweetheart."

"Oh, they are just a bunch of worry warts." Mia said.

They didn't notice the two men standing behind them as the other one slightly prod Mia on the head.

When they look who they were, it was Tommy and Jason, the one who prod Mia is Jason.

"Jason, Tommy what are you doing here?" Kim innocently asks.

"Shouldn't we are supposed to be the one asking that?" Tommy stated in an angry voice as his facial expression also shows anger.

"We just came out here for different scenery and shopping. Is there something wrong with that?'' Kim said not caring on Tommy's angry look.

"You knew that Mia's life is in danger, you still brought her out here." Tommy stated trying to be calm as possible.

Kim was supposed to answer but Mia stops her.

"Let us not talk about this here, we better go home."

Tommy looked at Mia and pulled her out of the mall. Kim and Jason followed.

Mia could feel her father's contained anger, and truthfully she doesn't know how what to do about this. They were driving back to the base, but to Mia's nature she wasn't used to just keep being silent when someone is angry at her. She faced her dad as he drives.

"Dad, look nothing happened. I am okay. See." Mia smiled as she tries to talk to her dad but nothing happened. Her dad is still not talking.

"Dad… Listen, nothing happened… I am okay, as you can see we just went out and no monster attack…."

Mia look at him and she couldn't see any reactions or any emotions at all. She took a deep breath.

"I am sorry." Mia sincerely stated. "Please don't be mad at me."

Still Tommy keeps his silence until they reach the base. Mia felt so sad and went straight inside once the car stops.

Kim, who just came out of her car went in front of Tommy and angrily look at him. Tommy tried to pass through her, but she stopped him.

"Why are you like that, Tommy?" Kim angrily stated.

Tommy ignored Kim and it made the woman more furious at this.

"Tommy among all people you should be the one who should understand Mia more, especially since for you had been a ranger for so long, so you should understand Mia now."

Tommy look at her rage is now visible in his face.

"Mia's life is in the line, Kim. So if you really consider her as you own daughter you will never let her go out alone."

"I know that because all of you keep on reminding that every day."

"Why do it then? Why bring her out without even saying a word to anyone. If we hadn't notice that both of you are gone and haven't look for you then maybe something had happened."

"You are so paranoid, Tommy. I am there to protect her."

"I don't trust you protecting here."

Those words made Kim keep quiet and stared at him disbelief is written all over her face.

"Do you think I couldn't protect her? Do you think I will just let her fight this battle alone?"

"Isn't it you did that to me before? Saying that you find someone else and leaving me hanging. So there is a high possibility that you are going to do that again, and this time to my daughter."

Tommy received a slap straight to his face. Kim's expression is dark and unreadable.

"You don't have any rights to question me about the past, since it was you who easily forgot about us."

"Me? Isn't that it was you who broke up with me. And you know what is more painful?" Tommy painfully and angrily stated. "You broke up with me through a piece of paper, saying that you found someone else. What do you expect me to do?"

"YOU NEVER TRIED TO CONTACT ME OR EVEN TRY TO CLEAR THINGS OUT. ALL YOU DID IS TO MOVE ON WITH YOU LIFE AND HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.'' Kim half yelled.

"WHY DO I HAVE TO CLEAR THINGS OUT IF YOU ALREADY WROTE EVERYTHING?"

"BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU REALLY LOVED ME. BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT IF I DO THAT YOU WOULD TRY TO FIND A WAY TO KNOW IF WHAT I WROTE IS REALLY TRUE." Kim is crying now, she couldn't control or couldn't compose her emotions at all. "That you would try something to win me back, but you didn't. You didn't do anything at all; you just stayed there and move on with a new love."

Kim continued crying as Tommy is loss of words, he isn't sure of what to say and what to do.

"And when I went back to Angel groove, I find out that you and Kat are already together. I couldn't do anything since I saw how happy you were together. That I am totally out of your life so I made up some stories to defend myself and to protect Mia as well." She broke out and falls down the floor crying. "I went back to Angel Groove to tell you that I found Mia and to take you back, only to find out that you already have someone else."

Tommy kneeled down and tried his best to hug Kim; even Kim just shoved him away, eventually Kim stopped shoving him away and allowed herself to cry on him.

After a few minutes, Kim was able to compose herself and heaved from Tommy's embrace as she wipes her tears.

"I won't let you make Mia's life even miserable, never!" Upon saying this she stood up and run inside.

Tommy stayed on such position for a long time until Jason, who was watching all the time, tap his shoulder.

"I messed up, haven't I?" Tommy asks to no one in particular.

"Tommy." Jason called, unsure on what to say.

"All my life, all I had been doing was to become the superhero that everyone wished to be. Save the world, but for the people I care about the most, all I did was to sit back and watched them as they slowly crumble into pieces and do nothing at all."

Jason helped him to stand up and sadly smiled at him.

"Most of us are like that. We never had the time to entertain such thing." Jason shook his head. "No we don't have the courage to do such thing and made our ranger life as an excuse to be like that."

Tommy nodded and weakly walked going inside the base.

Jason just sighed and followed his friend inside.

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Kim went ahead of their quarters, a room she share with Trini, and saw her friend there reading. Trini on the other hand was surprised the moment she sees Kim crying. She got no clue at what is happening but she already got a hint on who might be the cause, Mia and Tommy. In Mia's case, only if she got hurt, and on Tommy, it is either she told him the truth or Tommy phoned Kat.

In any case, Kim needs a friend to cry on and she will always be there for her, she went to hug her, and comforted her until she calmed down. After thirty minutes of crying, Kim started to tell what happened. She too was a little bit furious but she knew that both Kim and Tommy are at fault at this, she wanted to tell Kim her opinion but she knows that if she did, she would make things worse and might be the cause of making Kim not to move on.

The moment Kim calm down and went to sleep, Trini decided to go out and talk to Tommy, she wasn't in the position but she wanted to help Kim at any cause. She found Tommy sitting on the floor beside Mia's door. She approached him.

"Sitting down there won't fix anything that had happened earlier." She said the moment she is beside Tommy.

Tommy acknowledges her presence by looking at her and then looking down once again.

"I know I am not in the position to interfere with your problems, but when it comes to Mia, I will." Trini stated. "We already told you Mia's life, so you should know the reason why Kim does things. We only wanted for Mia to feel how normal people lives."

"I know. I am just scared, that if I made a mistake I will loss her forever."

"Kim does too. Mia had become the center of Kim's life. Everything she does was to make sure that Mia would still come home to her safe. Kim loves Mia more than her life."

Tommy stayed silent. Trini sighed the moment she notice how broke Tommy is right now so she decided to leave him behind after tapping his shoulder.

"Did Kim have a boyfriend after she broke up with me?" Tommy asks out of nowhere.

"No, she never had one, because until now the only man she ever loved is you." Trini answered. "She was so sad when she left and when she had discovered about your relationship with Kat, she almost lost it. It was thanks to Mia that she was able to accept everything that had happened."

After saying those, Trini left and went to the kitchen, she never expected to see someone she had tried to avoid for the past weeks.

"Of all people, why does it have to be him?"

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That is all for this chapter. I hope you like it, please do leave a message, reviews, comments on what you want to happen, or what you think should some of the characters should do.

By the way here are the pairings. LeoxKarone, KimxTommy, NickxVida, ColexAlyssa, AndrosxAshley, BlakexTori

And these are the people I haven't decided on whom to pair with yet, Rocky, TJ, Mack and Troy.

Maybe you could suggest.