For the next few days, Jason rarely left the Command Center while his body healed. He had to put in an appearance around his house so his parents didn't start questioning him. Luckily, Kimberly had showed him how use make up to hide the scar on his cheek. He couldn't imagine trying to explain it to his parents; his mom would have been distraught.
Jason sighed wearily. He was going back to school tomorrow. The thought made him feel sick. He didn't want to be out in public and definitely did not want to deal with Tommy. They shared a few classes and Jason was sure he was going to make the day a living hell. The Red Ranger had barely been able to eat or sleep; how was he going to be able to withstand Tommy and his games?
He lay in a cot at the Command Center trying to rest but nightmares kept swimming up to terrorize him. The other Rangers had went to school while Jason stayed behind, begging off going for one more day. He rolled restlessly from side to side trying to stop the memories from flooding in.
He could still feel Tommy's tongue in his mouth, sliding across his own. The feel of Tommy's penis slowly penetrating his anus. Tommy's sneer as he spit in Jason's face. The Red Ranger shivered all over and sat up. He needed another shower. Right now.
As he made his way across the Command Center, he heard Alpha's voice.
"Jason are you alright?"
Jason stopped walking, his head lowered so the little robot wouldn't see the distress on his face.
"I will be, Alpha."
The Red Ranger was healing well physically but it was obvious that all was still not well with him. His fellow Rangers met at Zack's house after school to discuss what could be going on.
"Man, I'm sure something really bad happened. I just wish Jase would talk to us!" Zack exclaimed.
"I know. He barely goes home; he just stays in the Command Center. Its not like him to be this way." Kimberly agreed. "Billy did he say anything at all to you?"
"Negative" Billy answered, shaking his head and looking down at his hands. "He barely let me treat him and didn't want to talk."
"Well, at least I've got him talked into going back to school tomorrow. I brought him his homework but I don't think he's even looked at it." Trini added.
"I just want to beat the fuck outta Goldar and Tommy!" Zack slammed his fist down on the table in front of him, startling the other Rangers.
"I know. Tommy hasn't been to school for the past few days either. Wonder what Rita's planning now."Kimberly whispered. "I wish we could find Zordon and make everything go back to normal."
Trini put her arm around her friend and hugged her.
"We will. I know it."
Kimberly wasn't sure things would ever be able to be normal. She had a horrible feeling in her heart about Jason. But she didn't want to admit to herself that how he was acting reminded her of a cousin who lived in Stone Canyon. A cousin who was raped by a classmate walking home from the movies. No. Why would she think such a thing?
They wouldn't rape Jason. Kill him, yes. But what would be the point in sexually assaulting him? Still, the way he was acting...
The Pink Ranger decided to keep her suspicions to herself for awhile. At least until she could talk to Jason.
Tommy lay in his bed that night, eager for the first time to go back to school. His little mishap with Goldar kept him out for a few days. Not to mention his jaw had been killing him.
Damn, I must have bit the fuck out of him, he mused.
It took some doing but he'd sweet talked Finster out of some really good shit for the pain. Of course he had to promise not to take it with alcohol but what Finster didn't know...
The Green Ranger stretched out on his bed, his emerald green sheets rustling as he moved. He couldn't stop thinking about what had taken place that afternoon. He'd actually done it. He'd showed that smart mouthed son of a bitch who the Alpha Ranger was. He smiled.
Closing his eyes, he imagined cornering the Red Ranger again, overpowering him, and taking him. He hoped he would cry and beg again since he knew what to expect. Tommy couldn't help himself but he'd spent some time on the internet and found several interesting sites that he wanted to introduce Jason to. He'd never imagined some of this stuff was possible. Of course he'd never thought he would look for these types of sites.
Tomorrow couldn't come fast enough. Rita was planning another attack on the Rangers. As he drifted off to sleep, he thought of the perfect plan to recapture Jason.
The next day
Jason walked with his friends through the door of Angel Grove High School. This was starting out to be even harder then he thought. There were people EVERYWHERE! Too many people walking around for him to watch them all at once. The laughter and chatter added to Jason's anxiety. Moving off to the side,the strap of his backpack clasped tightly in his hand, he shut his eyes and inhaled deeply to steady himself. It seemed to help a little. His fellow Rangers went their separate ways to their individual lockers.
Frantically sweeping the hallway on the way to his locker, he didn't see Tommy anywhere. Maybe he wasn't coming today; Jason hoped not but knew this wouldn't be the case. Unfortunately, his first period class was biology and none of the other Rangers were in there with him. But the Green Ranger was.
I can't do this. I don't want to see him; I can't handle this.
It took him almost three tries before he could get his combination. His brain was too frazzled and his hands too unsteady for the task. Feeling a hand lightly touch his arm, Jason almost jumped out of his skin. Dropping his books and whirling around with fists up, he realized it was just Kimberly. She gasped and quickly stepped back. Other students noticed the commotion and turned to look.
"Jase, you okay?" she asked, eyes wide at Jason's reaction.
He swallowed and nodded, lowering his hands.
"Yeah, yeah I'm good. Just didn't get a lot of sleep last night. I'm sorry, Kim."
Kimberly stood there for a minute, not saying anything but Jason could tell she wanted to ask him something.
Please don't ask me.
The careful way she was looking at him made him feel uncomfortable.
She knows. Somehow she knows.
It was like she could see into his soul.
The hallway was starting to clear as students made their way to class. Kim leaned up and gently hugged Jason. She felt him tense up but couldn't help herself.
"I'll see you in Ms. Appleby's class."
The Red Ranger nodded and bent down to pick up his books as Kimberly walked towards her first period class. No sooner had he started to stand back up than he was standing face to face with Tommy. "Boo!"
Jason reflexively backed up and right into his locker, his belongings again scattering across the floor. Tommy laughed evilly as his victim winced at the sudden pain in his back. Jason quickly forced away his panicked expression and replaced it with one of anger.
"What do you want, Tommy?" he ground out, glaring as hard as he could to keep his fear from coming through.
"Isn't it obvious, Red Ranger? I've been missing you." His eyes swept Jason's body up and down slowly and seductively. Jason noticed that Tommy had recently had a black eye and a busted lip that was in the process of healing.
'Who'd you smart off to? Goldar?" he taunted the evil Ranger.
Tommy's smirk fell and he stepped closer to Jason, putting his arm against Jason's locker and blocking him from leaving.
"Don't try to act tough with me," he hissed into Jason's face. "You cried like a little bitch; you laid there and took it. I think you wanted my dick. In fact, I'd swear I heard you moaning."
Angrily, Jason shoved Tommy back. The Green Ranger just laughed.
"I see I struck a nerve."
"Fuck you, Tommy," the Red Ranger growled.
"No, Jase, I fucked you. And you let me. Like a whore."
With that, Tommy looked Jason up and down again; then he walked to his locker for his books. Grabbing up his books, Jason hurried into his class and sat down. Fear and anger warred in him. He wanted to cry; he wanted to scream; he wanted to beat Tommy's face in.
I didn't like it; I didn't want it.
But I did just lay there.
No, he had a knife. I couldn't do anything.
Maybe I could have tried. I should have let him cut me up instead of submitting.
The rest of the class passed as hellishly as Jason feared it would. Tommy finally came in and took a seat in the back corner of the room. Even though he couldn't see him, Jason could feel his icy stare boring into him. The hair on the back of his neck stood up and he felt small shudders pass up his spine. He HATED the fact that the Green Ranger was back there, able to gaze at him as much as he wanted.
At one point he gave in and turned slightly to see if he was just imaging it. Nope, Tommy was staring straight at him. They locked eyes for a moment before Jason quickly faced the front of the room again. When the bell rang, Jason snatched up his stuff as fast as he could so he could get out before Tommy. Unfortunately he wasn't fast enough. The Green Ranger sauntered past Jason's desk and dropped a folded up piece of paper in front of him. Then, without a word, he walked out.
The Red Ranger started at the piece of paper, clutching his books in his arms. He really didn't want to open it but he was slightly curious to see what it contained. Laying his books back down, he picked up the piece of paper and carefully opened it.
You belong to me, Red Ranger.
Underneath, Tommy had drawn a fairly intricate picture of Jason in his Red Ranger uniform on his knees and obviously covered in fluid. Jason's face flushed as he wadded up the piece of paper. He didn't dare throw it away here. Stuffing it into his pants pocket, he shakily got to his feet and walked out to meet his friends.