A/N: Again, thanks for the reviews and such on this - and this chapter was finished early so I thought I would post it now, instead of waiting till Tuesday (you might see the next chapter if I get it all done then!).
Glad to see that I am not the only one who is completely nerdy when it comes to being a Power Rangers nut! LOL!
And I think it's kind of funny how so many Glee viewers are also lovers of Power Rangers as well - but it's an awesome show; and I love that I can kind of insert some more popular culture things - past and present - into the story.
For instance taking the idea of FRIENDS; Glee-ifying it and then insert other little randoms here and there about the awesomeness of other shows and also movies!
There was something a guest reviewer asked me, and that was are we going to see Mikki maybe having another sister? Maybe is all I will say - I may twist it up a little bit and have it that she has a brother instead; (I have planned out where 95% of the characters that I am using for this - are going to be inserted) because whilst this is somewhat like the show FRIENDS, there are elements of it that are different as well.
And I like it when I can put little things in that people didn't see coming. So it's a case of wait and see what little twist KJ will do! :)
I now find it so ironic that my Grade 5 teacher, wrote in my mid year report that I need to find other authors to read because it was impacting on my imagination and creativity in writing(back then I was completely obsessed with Enid Blyton novels and had all of them - and when my parents read that in the report made me sell them to the book exchange. I then got into Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley. But I am now also getting a lot of the old Blyton books back; and I am very particular with which ones, because I don't like the versions that have come out in the last few years, as they have been edited because of political correctness and many other things now not deemed appropriate by today's society [for instance changing Fanny to Franny, and also Mrs Slap to Mrs Snap - here in Australia at least] - thanks to that wonderful eBay).
However if this teacher was to see what I write now - and sure the ideas aren't all originally my own; it would be nice to see her eat those words she once wrote. Because even though I am using an already established idea and also characters there is still a lot of creativity there on my part!
I should be mention also that this chapter doesn't feature any parts with Puck and Rachel, because as mentioned in the last chapter they are going to be going to Ohio for a little bit. I could have possibly done a scene in Ohio, but there was too much I needed to happen in New York at this point for that.
I am sure by now people are getting a little pissed off with Tina as well - and there is probably going to be a lot more hatred towards her afterwards from this chapter.
So I must mention that this chapter there will be mentions of cultural racism, and I am sorry if anyone in anyway is offended by this. However this plays into the storyline for a reason and a lot does actually come from fact.
Anyway, you know what to do from here.
Love KJ xxxx
Chapter 14 –
Friday evening, Mikki was sitting at the kitchen table, drawing some art concepts for work; before she and Kitty, who was still in New York, went to see Rock of Ages.
The apartment door opened, and Blaine walked, looking kind of pale.
"Mik, do you have any Pepto Bismol?" he asked.
Mikki looked up at him. "Yeah, I think so" she replied, as Blaine sat at the kitchen table.
"You feeling okay?" she asked.
Blaine shook his head. "Got stomach pains, can't stop vomiting, can't keep anything down and just feel altogether horrible".
Mikki stood up and went over to where he was sitting, and put her hand on his forehead.
Blaine looked at her, not sure what she was doing.
"Okay sweetie you're really hot as well" said Mikki.
"Huh?" asked Blaine.
"You have a fever" replied Mikki.
"Oh" replied Blaine.
Mikki looked at him. "Where's your stomach hurting exactly?"
"All over, but it's kind of more sore here" said Blaine, pointing to his right side.
Mikki frowned. "Have you had your appendix out?".
Blaine looked at her and shook his head.
"Okay, I think you need to be getting down to the hospital emergency room and seeing if is that" said Mikki.
"You mean I might have to have surgery?" asked Blaine.
"Maybe" replied Mikki.
Blaine looked at her in horror.
"Did you want me to call Tina for you and get her to take you there" said Mikki.
"Tina's in Boston, doing a show there until the end of the week" replied Blaine.
"Okay, well Sam's home right. He can take you" said Mikki.
"No" replied Blaine, shaking his head.
"Has he gone out?" asked Mikki.
"No, I just want you to go with me" replied Blaine.
Mikki looked at him. "I have tickets to go and see Rock of Ages with Kitty tonight".
Blaine looked at her. "Please, come with me?" he asked sadly.
Mikki sighed, looking at him and not wanting to clearly leave a friend when they were sick, found herself caving.
"Okay, just give me a minute here to organise something" said Mikki, going over to Rachel's bedroom where Kitty was sleeping, whilst Rachel was in Ohio with Puck and currently getting ready in.
Blaine nodded and then placed his head on the kitchen table on his arms.
"Kit Kat" said Mikki.
"Yeah what Mouse?" asked Kitty, from inside.
"Come out here for a second" said Mikki.
Kitty opened Mikki's bedroom door and looked at her.
"I will be like ten more minutes, almost done with my hair" said Kitty.
"No it's not that. Blaine isn't feeling the greatest, think it could be his appendix so going to take him to the hospital. Do you think maybe you would mind going to Rock of Ages on your own" said Mikki.
Kitty looked at her. "Why do you have to take him. He's got a girlfriend, and that's not you".
"She's away and he doesn't want Sam to go with him. For some strange reason, he wants me to take him" said Mikki.
"Sure whatever, I don't mind" said Kitty.
"Kit Kat, I'm sorry really. You know I wouldn't bail on you if I didn't think this was something" said Mikki.
"Yeah I know Mouse. And you're lucky to have my sister as a friend, shorty. Remember that" said Kitty looking at her and then over at Blaine who still had his head down.
Blaine looked up over at them.
"Yeah, you're sister is amazing" said Blaine, with a nod.
Kitty just smiled and then looked at Mikki. "Okay well have fun in the hospital. And I shall have fun singing along to the Rock of Ages musical".
Mikki looked at her sister and laughed. "Yeah, well please call me when you get to the theatre, don't talk with any strangers, come straight home after the show and then call me when you get home, if I'm not here then" she replied.
"Mouse, I'm 23 years old, kind of capable of looking after myself. Don't need my big sis doing it for me anymore" said Kitty.
"Mom and Dad will kill me, if something happens to you. So just do it Kit Kat" said Mikki.
"Fine" replied Kitty, with a sigh.
"Sam, can go" said Blaine, from where he was seated.
"Huh?" asked Mikki, looking over at him as did Kitty.
"You have two tickets obviously, and it would save it going to waste. And then at least you know that Kitty is with someone and you don't need to worry so much" said Blaine.
"I guess" replied Mikki.
"I don't need a babysitter" said Kitty.
Mikki looked at her younger sister.
"Think of it as one of my friend's hanging out with you. Wasn't that what you always wanted when we were younger, to hang out with my friends" said Mikki.
Kitty sighed. "Yeah, whatever. Just go ask him".
Mikki nodded and looked over at Blaine.
"I will be back in a minute" she said and walked out of the apartment to go to the one across the hall.
Kitty went and sat at the kitchen table and looked at Blaine.
"What?" he asked, looking at her.
"Why my sister, and not have your roommate take you?" asked Kitty.
"Because Sam will probably find cute nurses to hit on" said Blaine.
"And you don't think my sister will find some cute doctors to hit on, after all you know she's dated one in the past" said Kitty.
Blaine looked at her. "I don't think Mikki's like that" he replied.
"Hmm, yeah okay. Why don't you just tell my sister that you're in love with her already" said Kitty.
"I'm not in love with her" said Blaine.
Kitty laughed. "A blind person could see that you're in love with her" she replied.
"I just think Mikki is the more compassionate kind when it comes to someone being sick" said Blaine.
"Sure that's what this is" said Kitty, with a smile as Mikki and Sam came into the apartment.
"Dude, Mik just told me. You okay?" asked Sam.
"No, not okay" replied Blaine, shaking his head.
"I can go with you, man. I really don't mind" said Sam.
Blaine shook his head. "No, I want Mikki".
"Okay" replied Sam and looked at Kitty. "You don't mind me taking Mikki's ticket?" he asked.
Kitty shook her head. "Not at all, I just hope you don't mind chaperoning me" she replied.
Sam laughed. "Hey, if I get to take a pretty Kapowski girl out, I am definitely not complaining".
Kitty laughed. "Yeah, okay well I will just finish getting ready and then we can go".
"Sure" replied Sam, as Kitty stood up and went to head back to Rachel's room.
"I'll talk with you later Kit Kat" said Mikki.
"Yeah sure" she replied with a nod of her head. "Hope you feel better Blaine".
"Thanks" he replied.
Kitty walked back into Rachel's room.
"Thanks for doing this Sam" said Mikki, looking at her friend.
"Yeah sure, let me know how he is" said Sam.
Mikki nodded. "Yeah will do, come on Blaine let's go".
"Okay, I'll just go and get my wallet" said Blaine, heading out and back to his apartment.
"Feel better man" said Sam.
Mikki grabbed her bag off the couch. "See you Sam" she said and walked out of the apartment.
Sam just shook his head as he waited for Kitty to finish getting ready and wondered when two of his best friends would finally see what was right in front of them.
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Mikki was with Blaine in the emergency department of Mount Sinai Hospital, waiting to hear back from the surgeon who had taken some blood samples and performed some other tests, that it was in fact appendicitis and if it would need to be removed.
A nurse had given Blaine a saline drip and also some medication that was helping with the nausea, and he had drifted off in to a light sleep.
Mikki's phone pinged and she grabbed it out of her handbag and saw that there was a message from Sam.
Hey. How's Blainers?
Mikki typed a quick message back. Doing okay. Waiting on the doctor to find out what's wrong. Will let you know when find out.
She could see that Sam was typing a message back. Okay let us know. Intermission at the moment. Talk soon.
The curtain to the area they were in was drawn back and the doctor who was attending to Blaine, approached.
"Hi" said Mikki, looking at him.
"Is he asleep?" asked Doctor Figgins.
"No, I'm awake" replied Blaine, opening his eyes and looking at the doctor.
"Okay, well our tests confirm Mr Anderson. That you do indeed have appendicitis and it will need to be removed as soon as possible" said Doctor Figgins.
"So I will have to have surgery then?" asked Blaine.
"Afraid so" replied Doctor Figgins.
Blaine nodded. "When?" he asked.
"Scheduled for tomorrow morning, eight o'clock, and there is a room up on the surgical ward waiting for you now for the night" replied Doctor Figgins.
"Okay" replied Blaine.
"One of the nurses will come and organize for you to go up in a bit and I will see you bright and early tomorrow morning for surgery" said Doctor Figgins.
"Thank you" said Blaine.
Doctor Figgins nodded. "Bye" he replied and went to leave.
"Yes bye" replied Blaine and Doctor Figgins left the room.
"You doing okay?" asked Mikki, looking at him.
Blaine turned and looked at nodded. "Yeah, it will be fine".
"Of course it will be" replied Mikki.
"Can you be here tomorrow, when I get out of surgery?" asked Blaine.
"Sure, I can" replied Mikki.
"Thank you" said Blaine, with a small smile.
"Hey, I will do anything for my friends you know that" said Mikki.
"Yeah" replied Blaine.
"Did you want me to send a text to Tina, and tell her what's happening?" asked Mikki.
Blaine shook her head.
"No, that's okay. I'll tell her later. There's not a need for her to know at the moment, because it's not like she can get here anyway" said Blaine.
Mikki nodded. "Okay, well if you're all okay here. I might head on home and then I will be back here tomorrow when you get out of surgery".
"You promise" said Blaine.
Mikki laughed as she stood up and grabbed her bag. "I most definitely promise" she replied, and quickly kissed him on the forehead.
"I'll see you tomorrow then" said Mikki.
Blaine nodded. "Tomorrow" he replied.
"Sweet dreams, sweetie" said Mikki, with a smile.
"Yeah, night" replied Blaine.
"Night" said Mikki and left the hospital and Blaine waited for the nurses to take him up to the surgical ward so that tomorrow he would be able to have the operation to remove his appendix.
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The next morning, Mikki was in the kitchen eating some cereal before she headed back to the hospital to be there for Blaine when he came out of surgery.
She had gotten home before Kitty last night and had left a note for her telling her this.
Kitty emerged from Rachel's room, and walked over to the table.
"Morning Mouse" said Kitty.
"Hey Kit Kat" replied Mikki, looking at her younger sister.
"All okay with the short guy?" asked Kitty as she sat at the kitchen table.
Mikki nodded. "Yeah he should be just about to head up into surgery and I was going to go there soon, so at the hospital when he wakes up from it".
"How was last night?" asked Mikki.
"Good. Sam's a nice guy, a little weird but nice" replied Kitty, with a laugh.
"Yeah he is" replied Mikki, as the door to the apartment opened and Brittany walked in.
"I bought bagels" said Brittany, sitting at the table with them.
"Wow thank you, so much better then cereal" said Kitty as she took one from the bag.
"So any news on Blaine?" asked Brittany.
Mikki shook her head as Sam walked into the apartment.
"Morning all" he said, as sat at the table.
"Bagel?" asked Brittany, pointing to the bag.
"Awesome" said Sam as he grabbed one.
"When Blainers having surgery?" asked Sam.
"He should be just about to head into surgery now" said Mikki.
"Well I think we should all be there when he gets out of it, so he knows that we love him" said Brittany.
"Yeah, I was heading in anyway" replied Mikki.
Brittany nodded. "Do Puck and Rachey know?" she asked.
"Yeah I sent them a text last night. However Tina doesn't know yet, and I mean I told Blaine that I would send her a message and let her know, but he said no" said Mikki.
"No offence to Blaine or anything, but that girl is kind of annoying" said Sam.
"Yeah, she is and I normally don't have a problem with people, it's just her I kind of do. I don't think she likes us much" said Brittany.
"Hmm, noticed that as well" said Mikki.
"Yeah" said Sam.
"So Blaine's girlfriend is kind of a bitch then?" asked Kitty.
"Well I wouldn't say that, she just doesn't really seem to like us, or anything that Blaine actually likes, so it's kind of like a really mix matched pair the two of them" said Mikki.
"And how she keeps calling him, Blainey Days. I think that really embarrasses him" said Sam.
"Yeah, I mean I know we call him stuff, like hobbit and that. But he doesn't mind those, Tina's though I think he does" said Brittany.
"So how long will the surgery take?" asked Sam.
"Probably no more than an hour" replied Mikki.
"Well I say we finish up these, and then go to the hospital, but stop for some flowers on the way there, so that will cheer Blaine up when he does get back to his room" said Brittany.
"Yeah" replied Mikki and the four of them finished up with breakfast and then headed to the hospital to be there when Blaine got out of surgery.
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A little while later, Sam had managed to charm the nurse up on the surgical ward and she was letting them wait in the room that Blaine had up there.
The four of them were waiting for Blaine to be bought back from his surgery and were sitting around talking as they had heard a chime like noise coming from the drawer of the side table where the bed would go.
"What in the world is that" said Kitty, as she looked up from her phone.
"Phone I think" replied Sam.
"Not mine" said Mikki.
"Mine either" said Brittany, shaking her head.
Sam stood from the chair he was sitting on and went over to side table and opened the drawer.
"Blaine's phone" he said, taking it out of the drawer.
"Message?" asked Mikki.
Sam nodded. "Yep, three missed calls and ten texts" he replied, looking at the phone screen.
"What's the betting it's all Tina" said Brittany with a laugh.
"Yeah, does anyone know his passcode for unlocking it" said Sam.
"Nope" replied Mikki.
"Wouldn't have a clue" said Brittany.
"Damn" replied Sam.
"Well that's a little mean wanting to read his private texts and all that" said Kitty.
Sam looked over to her. "Just wanted to see if it's in fact Tina, that's all".
The door of the room opened and a hospital orderly wheeled Blaine in to the room on the bed.
"Hey it's our fave hobbit" said Brittany, with a laugh as the bed was wheeled back into position in the room.
"Hey, you guys. You're all here" said Blaine.
"Yeah, of course we are. We wanted to make sure that you're okay" said Sam, as the orderly exited the room.
"I'm good, little sore now obviously. But I feel okay" replied Blaine.
"So the surgery was a success then" said Mikki.
Blaine looked at her and nodded. "Yeah, they didn't say anything up in the recovery part when I woke to suggest that it wasn't".
"Well I'm sure all went fine, and you'll be back to feeling completely like yourself in no time" said Mikki.
"Yeah" replied Blaine.
"So we bought you some flowers and also Sam insisted on getting some comics and that for you too" said Brittany, pointing to the arrangement of flowers that were in the room.
"Aww thanks Britts, that's really sweet of you" said Blaine.
"Of course, anything for you" replied Brittany.
"And comics, thanks Sam" said Blaine, looking at the small pile that was on the table that was in the room.
"Yeah, oh and you're phone, it received a message and I grabbed it out of the drawer" said Sam, handing the phone to his best friend.
Blaine took it from it, and looked at the locked display and saw the number of missed calls and texts.
He sighed and unlocked the phone with his pass code and checked the missed calls first and saw that two were from Tina and one from his brother Cooper; and then looked at the text messages and saw that they were all from Tina. As well as there being some in Facebook messenger from her and also from Cooper as well.
"Tina" said Mikki, as they noticed the frown on his face.
Blaine nodded. "Yeah I sent her a message before went to surgery and she hasn't stopped messaging me on here since".
"She's probably just concerned that's all" said Kitty.
Blaine looked over to the younger Kapowski. "Yeah, guess. I'll call her later though" he replied as he started typing a reply message to Cooper.
"Texting her for now?" asked Brittany.
"No I'm texting Coop. I rang him last night and told him that I was going to have surgery" said Blaine, as his phone started to ring, and Tina's picture came up as the caller id.
"Oh man, I really don't want to talk right now" said Blaine, as he looked at the screen.
"Give here" said Mikki, as she also saw Tina's photo on the screen.
"Huh?" asked Blaine, looking at her.
"I'll answer it and tell her that you're still up in surgery and you will call her later" said Mikki.
Blaine looked at her and nodded and handed her his phone.
Mikki swiped across the phone and answered the call.
"Oh Blainey Days, you're okay" said Tina, when she answered.
"Actually this is Mikki" replied Mikki.
"Why are you answering Blainey's phone?" asked Tina on the other end.
"Umm, maybe because it is in his room and I'm at the hospital waiting for him to get out of surgery" said Mikki.
"You're there now" said Tina.
"Yes" replied Mikki.
"So is he okay?" asked Tina.
"Not sure, he's still up in surgery I'm guessing. Or recovery maybe, and we're waiting for him to be bought back down" said Mikki.
"Who's we?" asked Tina.
"His friends, we're all here at the hospital waiting to see him and make sure he's okay" replied Mikki, looking to Blaine with a smile.
"Sorry" mouthed Blaine, obviously somehow knowing that Tina was giving Mikki the third degree on the phone.
"Well can you have him call me when he gets back to his room then" said Tina.
"Sure, I'll tell him you called and have him get back to you. Though I can't promise it will be right away it depends on how he is feeling" said Mikki.
"Okay yeah. Well can you tell him I love him and that I'll be home on Thursday" said Tina.
"Uh huh" replied Mikki.
"Okay thanks" said Tina.
"Sure, yeah bye" replied Mikki and ended the call before Tina had a chance to reply.
"Thank you for that" said Blaine as Mikki handed him back his phone and he was able to resume his text message to Cooper.
"Yeah, she asked you call her when you can and also said that she loves you and will see you sometime Thursday" replied Mikki.
"Uh huh" replied Blaine, as he typed out a message to Cooper and sent it.
"So has the doctor given any indication of when you can come home?" asked Sam.
Blaine shook his head. "No, not yet. I guess he'll stop by a bit later and hopefully be able to tell me".
"Well you're friends will make sure you get better" said Brittany.
"Thanks Britts, really love you guys" replied Blaine, and he and the others sat around and spoke some more, keeping him company before visiting hours ended and they had to leave the hospital.
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Thursday evening, Blaine was still resting since he was still a little sore from the surgery after being discharged from the hospital on Monday, two days after his surgery. He was in his and Sam's apartment, whilst the others were across the hall in Mikki and Rachel's.
Tina walked up the stairs to the floor the apartment was on, after getting back in from Boston that afternoon. She knocked on the door to the apartment and waited. However she couldn't hear footsteps or anything like that to indicate that there was someone home.
She got her cell out of her bag and sent a message through to Blaine, asking him if he was home.
A minute or so later, Mikki opened the door of her apartment.
"Hey Tina" replied Mikki, with a despondent sigh at the sight of Blaine's girlfriend.
Tina turned and looked at her. "Oh hey Mikki" she replied.
"Yeah, you here to see Blaine?" asked Mikki, going over to the door of the other apartment.
Tina nodded. "Let me guess though, he's at your place".
Mikki shook his head. "No, he's here. Trying to get some rest" replied Mikki as she turned the knob of the guys' apartment and opened the door.
"Wait it was open all this time" said Tina.
"Yeah, it was" replied Mikki, with a laugh and started over towards Blaine's room in the apartment that he and Sam shared.
"Why didn't he just tell me that then in a text, instead of getting you to come out of your apartment" said Tina.
"I don't know" replied Mikki as she opened Blaine's bedroom door and walked inside.
"Hey" said Blaine, when he saw them.
"Hi" he replied, with a small in Tina's direction and then looked at Mikki.
"Thanks for letting her in Mik" said Blaine, to his friend.
"Sure, you know I am just across the hall if you need anything" said Mikki.
Blaine nodded. "Yeah, I might need some more DVD's soon".
Mikki laughed. "Sure, let me know when you want them and I'll bring them across for you".
"Thanks" replied Blaine.
"Okay, well I'm and going to go back to my apartment, I am winning at Monopoly and I'm kind of scared that Kit Kat might do something evil, like steal my money" said Mikki.
Blaine laughed. "You're as bad as one another" he said.
Mikki nodded. "Yeah, so I'll let you spend some time together, catch up and all that. Let me know if you need anything okay, sweetie" said Mikki, looking at Blaine with a small smile.
Tina frowned as Blaine looked at Mikki and nodded.
"Sure thanks, and thanks for letting Tina in" he said.
"Not a problem" said Mikki with a smile and left Blaine's room.
"So you feeling okay?" asked Tina, sitting on the bed next to Blaine.
Blaine looked at her and nodded. "Yeah" he replied.
"Sorry, I couldn't actually be there when you went to hospital" said Tina.
"Don't worry it's fine. Mik, Sam, Britts and even Kitty were here" replied Blaine.
"Who's Kitty?" asked Tina.
"Mik's little sister, that's who Mikki was just talking about Kit Kat. I already mentioned that she was here like two weeks ago" replied Blaine.
"Guess I forgot, or maybe didn't hear you say it. Tune out sometimes when you talk about your friends" said Tina.
Blaine looked at Tina with a slight frown, not at all pleased to know that she didn't always listen when he spoke to her.
"So is this Kitty as charming and annoying as her sister" said Tina.
Blaine looked at her. "Okay I don't understand the problem you have with one of my best friends".
"I don't have a problem with her, I just find Mikki slightly annoying that's all" replied Tina.
"That's having a problem with her" said Blaine.
"Yeah, can we not talk about her now. I just want to spend time with my boyfriend and look after him" said Tina, putting her arm around his shoulder and leaning more in towards him.
"I don't need looking after Tina, really I'm fine" replied Blaine.
"Your appendix almost burst Blaine" said Tina.
"Yeah, but the others were here and have been great. So there is no need for you to worry" said Blaine.
Tina looked at him. "Okay, so what do you want me to do then? After all I am only meant to be your girlfriend and clearly you value the help of your friends a little more than mine".
"You could change the DVD for me, that be great" said Blaine.
"Okay then" replied Tina, getting off the bed.
"What are you watching?" she asked going over to the television and small disc player he had in his room.
"Umm the box set near the player" replied Blaine.
Tina looked at it. "Power Rangers, really. This is a kids show" said Tina as she opened up the player and took the disc that was in there out.
"Yeah, I know. But Mik has it on DVD and I haven't seen this since it was on when I was a kid, and it's kind of fun to watch it again" replied Blaine.
Tina rolled her eyes as she put the watched disc in the case and then the next one in the player.
"Not really surprised she would like something like this, after all it has guys in skin tight costumes that she can ogle" said Tina, and walked back over to Blaine's bed and sat down next to him.
Blaine looked at her. "And it also has girls in spandex for me to look at, so it's great for all".
Tina looked at him as Blaine started the episode and the opening credits started. "I will admit I did watch a few episodes of I think the first season when I was in high school, and that was because I was doing a paper on racial stereotypes in media for social sciences and when I was doing research, one of things mentioned was how it was racist that they cast a black guy to be the black ranger and an Asian girl for the yellow" said Tina.
Blaine looked at her and paused the DVD. "And all that stuff was said, way after they had left the show and also said by bored academics with nothing better to do, then create controversy" said Blaine.
"So you didn't find in racist when someone of Asian ethnicity was cast as the yellow ranger, when one of the terms people use for us is that?" asked Tina.
"Not offended by it, just like if someone was to say I was Pinoy. I wouldn't be offended by it" said Blaine.
"You should be" said Tina.
"Why because some people in society believe I should be. My mom often jokes about being a Pinoy and she is actually fully Filipino, so why should she stop doing that because you who isn't that culture, find it offensive" replied Blaine.
"It's just wrong to make an assumption based on someone because of their culture or skin color" said Tina.
"And it's kind of wrong to think that a person's skin color in a television show aimed at kids, really was the thought of the producers. They clearly meant no offence when casting, especially considering that the girl cast originally for the yellow ranger role, wasn't even Asian. The girl who replaced her happened to be, and it was merely a coincident that happened, and that they guy playing the black ranger, happened to be a black male" said Blaine.
"Okay clearly we're not going to agree on this" said Tina.
"No we're clearly not. So can I just watch it without your judgements on it" said Blaine.
"Whatever" replied Tina, and Blaine started the DVD again.
Blaine turned his attention to the television as the episode opening credits played and Tina sighed.
"I'm just going to go to the bathroom" said Tina, standing from the bed.
"Okay" replied Blaine, not taking his attention away from the television.
"Do you need anything from the kitchen?" asked Tina.
"No, I'm good. Thanks" replied Blaine.
Tina just nodded and walked out of the bedroom to go to the bathroom.
Blaine sighed at the episode began and he grabbed his phone from the bedside table, and opened his text message thread to Sam.
Can you please get rid of Tina from here, she is driving me mad.
He looked at the episode of Power Rangers and with a sigh, he pushed stop. Not wanting to watch the show now, because of Tina's dislike for it and the fact that she was still present in the apartment.
Sam walked into his and Blaine's apartment just as Tina was coming out of the bathroom.
"Hey Tina" he said, as he went to the fridge and grabbed a six pack of beers out of it and put it on the bench.
"Hi" replied Tina, looking at him.
Sam headed over to Blaine's room and walked into this room.
"Hey buddy" said Sam, as he entered.
Tina walked back into the room also and went and sat on the bed next to Blaine.
"So we're going to grab some Thai takeout over at Mikki's, you want to join us?" asked Sam.
"Yeah sure, I am kind of hungry" said Blaine, hoping that it would possibly mean that Tina would be tempted to go back to her place.
Sam nodded.
"I guess some Thai food would be okay" said Tina.
Sam looked at her as did Blaine.
"Ohh sure, yeah you're welcome as well. It's just we were also going to watch one of the Star Wars movies too" said Sam.
Blaine looked at his roommate and gave him a smile, knowing now that his friend was definitely also on board with getting Tina to leave.
"Star Wars. I thought you were playing Monopoly" said Tina.
"Yeah it turns out that both Kapowski women are huge cheats, when it comes to board games" said Sam with a laugh.
Blaine laughed also.
"So we thought we would watch a movie instead and Star Wars are awesome movies and bound to cheer this guy up definitely" replied Sam.
"Is there something else you could maybe watch instead" said Tina.
"Well we've all sort of already decided on Star Wars, and it's kind of unfair to say we're going to change it because you don't like it" said replied Sam.
"I just wanted to spend time with Blaine, that's all" said Tina.
"You can, it's just if I go and have dinner across the hall with these guys. Star Wars is going to be the movie that we're watching" said Blaine.
Tina looked at him. "Well maybe I'll take a pass on dinner then, because I really can't stand Star Wars".
"Ohh, that's too bad. It would have been nice to have you over there" said Sam.
Blaine looked at his friend and tried not to laugh.
"I'll come and keep you company tomorrow. I don't have to work until the night, so I can definitely do that. And look after you all day" said Tina, kissing Blaine.
"Sure, that be nice" replied Blaine and Sam rolled his eyes.
"Okay Blainers, let's go and get an order in for the Thai place, before Mikki and Kitty decide it all themselves" said Sam.
Blaine nodded and stood up. "Swear Kapowski women are truly crazy" aid Blaine with a laugh.
Sam nodded. "That and add Britts to the mix with them, it's insanely crazy".
"Yep it is" replied Blaine, with a laugh.
"Did you want some help across the hall?" asked Tina.
"No it's fine, I can walk by myself" said Blaine, looking at her.
Tina nodded. "Okay sweetie, well I will see you tomorrow".
Blaine nodded. "Tomorrow" he replied and Tina quickly kissed him.
"Bye Sam" she said, looking at him and then left the bedroom and apartment.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you" said Blaine.
Sam laughed. "Sure man, anytime" he replied.
Blaine nodded. "Yeah, come on let's head across the hall, because now I really do want to watch Star Wars, so I hope the girls don't mind actually watching that".
"Very much doubt there will be complaints from Mikki on that suggestion" said Sam, with a laugh and the two of them headed across the hall to the girl's apartment to spend the rest of the evening with them.
End Note:
How many of you now really want to kill Tina - I know I do, and I could still possibly have Mikki murder her, since I am the writer of this!
However what she does say about Power Rangers, has been said about the first season of MMPR. But the kids watching the show never saw that the person's skin colour had anything to do with them being the colour ranger they were. I know I didn't and I was 12 when I started watching it. I just saw an awesome show and one with really cute guys in!
And I hate that I have to have her hating Star Wars - because to me that is all sorts of epic also! And anyone who bags that, along with Harry Potter and Disney; and of course Power Rangers...well let's just say I have spammed a few of my friends with a lot of stuff related to that when they have said hateful stuff! :)
And also the little side bit about Figgins, being the doctor in the hospital in this - that is an actual throw back to FRIENDS. In the 100th episode, when Phoebe had the triplets and Joey had kidney stones, the doctor was indeed the actor who would later play Figgins in Glee!
Also as well having Kitty going to see Rock of Ages - is of course in reference to Becca Tobin, and the fact that she was a replacement Sherry on Broadway!
Again, it's just a few little throwbacks to either one of the actual tv shows or in fact something in real life!
And now I shall go and consfiscate the iPod from Sami who is going ballistic over the usual - anything Darren (she is currently dancing and singing along with Piano Man), this is not going to be pretty I am going to be boo'ed!
Until next chapter - (and I'm sure this will be a loved one, because it's probably one of my faves so far to write!)
Love KJ xoxoxo