A/N: I am enjoying writing these drabbles. I am also enjoying my renewed love affair with the Power Rangers. Anyway, I finally got a review and I want to thank the reviewer for their kind words. Also I will be starting another Power Rangers Samurai story soon. It will focus on Mike and another girl and no the other girl isn't Mia lol. So please keep reviewing. I do love me some feedback. Good or bad it doesn't matter to me.

Cherish

Chapter Two: Guilt

Creatures of the night screeched and howled all around him as he hopped over the dojo fence. He would be long gone before any of them found that note, but he felt in his heart he was doing the right thing. This was his fight not theirs.

He would come back and yeah they would be mad at first, but they would forgive him. He bent down and grabbed his backpack. He slung it over his shoulder and just as he was about to leave. He heard someone's sobs.

"They found the note fast." He said softly to himself.

It sounded like a girl who was sobbing, so the ruled out Kevin and Mike. He knew Mia wouldn't cry, she would just hit him upside the head and ask him what the hell was wrong with him? The only person who was left was Emily, it had to be her.

Her sobs tugged at his heart and made him feel worse than he already did. He didn't want to hurt her more than he already had. He was about ready to hop over the fence and tell her he was stupid to run off like that and that he would never do it again.

However, the memory of her clutching her chest as she fell to the ground in the last battle stopped him in his tracks. He wouldn't let her or any of the others fight his battles for him ever again. He would get rid of Dekker and the Nighlock. He would protect them no matter what.

"I'm so sorry Emily" he said softly so she wouldn't hear him. He began to walk away when he suddenly heard her speak.

"Why did you go Jayden? Don't you realize I love you and I need you?"

Jayden stopped dead in his tracks. She loved him? When had this occurred? Why hadn't she said anything to him?

He turned around and rested his head on the fence and ran his hand through his light brown hair. The guilt of hurting her was going to consume him.

"Emily please you have to understand." He said softly again. His heart slammed against his chest as he thought of what she had said. He had to protect her so he would have a chance to be with her and return the love she felt for him.

He heard her get up and go inside. He turned and began walking away from the dojo again. However, he felt like he couldn't just leave now, after everything she just said.

A soft growl escaped his throat as he hopped the fence and made his way back inside. Most of the lights were out so he assumed everyone was asleep. He tiptoed down the hall quietly so he wouldn't wake anyone.

Suddenly he was face to face with Emily's bedroom door. His guilt over hurting her brought him here. He would tell her he would never hurt her again and that if she had meant what she had said. He was willing to give it a shot.

He softly opened the door and saw Emily was asleep along with her ape folding zord, which slept right next to its master, protecting her.

"The ape folding zord is doing a better job of protecting her than I am." Jayden thought to himself as he slowly walked over to Emily's bed.

"Emily" He spoke her name softly and shook her. She woke up and her hazel eyes grew wide when she saw who was standing in her room.

"Jayden I thought you left." Her voice was soft, but he could hear a hint of sadness in it.

"I tried to but I felt bad," He sighed and looked at her. "I heard what you said."

"Did you hear all of it?" She questioned as he sat down on her bed.

"Yeah I did and Emily I knew I just couldn't leave you like that," He shook his head "And I promise I will never hurt you or the others like that again."

She moved a hand up to his cheek and ran her thumb across its soft surface. "You only hurt me when you left Jayden," She looked up at him and hazel met blue. "I love you so much. I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if something happened to you."

He pulled her face to his and kissed her softly. She kissed him back and a few seconds later they both pulled away. They smiled at each other. "I love you too and it took all this to make me see that."

"I am really happy you finally realized that Jayden," She looked down at her sleeping zord. "I am sorry what happened to Kevin and I made you feel so bad."

"Don't feel bad. You two did nothing wrong." He said softly as he held her close and she pulled him down onto her bed with him.

"Stay with me." She said softly as she cuddled into his form.

"I don't know Emily…" She looked up at him and began to pout, her hazel eyes wide and begging for him to stay.

"Oh so you're going to play that game." He chuckled softly and pulled her closer to him.

As they both began to fall asleep Jayden realized Emily was always going to get her way with him. And he found he was okay with that, just as long as he had her by his side.