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Chapter 4 To Florida and Back Again

Everyone was gathered in the extra room at Tommy's house as Kim packed. She was going to be on a plane to Florida tomorrow. Kim was not sure what to say when Tommy had asked her to stay. She told him that she would after thinking about it the whole day.

"Kim, when are you getting back?" Kira asked.

"About two weeks," she replied. "I got to sign all kinds of papers to clear my apartment out."

"No need to bring the big things. Just your cloths and necessities," Tommy said.

"A month then," Kim told him.

He crossed his arms and gave her an evil look.

"A month? Why did you change it?" Conner asked.

Kim turned towards the Red Ranger.

"I have to have a garage sale to get rid of everything," Kim replied.

"Just give it to shelters," Ethan suggested.

"That's a great idea," Kim smiled.

"Your flight out is tomorrow, right?" Kira asked.

"Yeah," Kim frowned.

Kim wished she could have just stayed, but this was so sudden. She had to pack all her clothes, computer, and not to mention resigning from her job as a coach.

xxx

Kim's eyes were on the floor as her and the rest waited for the plane to arrive the next day.

"Flight 263 to Miami, Florida is now boarding," the person over the intercom said.

She sighed and got up.

"Well, that's your flight, Kim," Trent said, picking up her carryon bag for her.

"Oh, I'm going to miss you all. These last few weeks have really been something," she cried.

"Miss living the dangerous life?" Tommy asked.

They both could not help but laugh.

"Way too much," Kim smiled.

Kim lowered her head as a tear fell.

"Are you okay?" Tommy asked.

"Why do I feel like if I leave, I'll end up doing the same thing to you again?" Kim cried.

Tommy smiled and took Kim's hand.

"Kimberly, that was in the past. We're older now," he smiled.

Kim nodded and kissed Tommy's cheek.

"Bye," she said.

"Kim, don't forget to bring your guitar," Kira yelled as Kim began walking away.

"I won't," she said.

Kim was going to working with Kira on some of her songs when she returned.

"Bye, Beautiful," Tommy whispered.

"She you soon, Tommy," Kim smiled.

The Red Ranger chuckled as he watched his teacher stare at Kim. He walked up to him and put his hand on his shoulder.

"Dr. O, you've fallen for that girl, and hard," Conner laughed.

He turned and sighed.

"Conner, I've fallen for her since 10th grade," Tommy said.

xxx

Kim walked into her apartment and looked around. Her room was small, but she had loved it.

"What a vacation this turned out to be," she said out loud.

Kim began clearing her room out. She stopped at some points to look at old pictures, which made her smile. About an hour went by when someone walked in.

"Kimberly…," a young woman called.

She turned and her mouth dropped open.

"Trini," Kim squealed.

Kim ran over to her best friend and took her in her arms.

"And…" came another voice.

"Aisha," Kim smiled.

The group of three women was soon intertwined.

"We just came to help you pack," Trini said.

"How did you know?" Kim asked.

"Jason told me, who else," Trini laughed.

Kim laughed as she began putting more stuff in boxes.

"I should've known Jason would've done something like this," she said.

"He then told Rocky and Adam, who then told me," Aisha replied. "Come on girl, let's get you packed."

Kim turned to Aisha as she handed her some clothes.

"Boy, word gets around fast, doesn't it?" she asked.

"You could say that," Aisha laughed.

xxx

Kira ran into Tommy's kitchen, trying got stop a certain jock from doing something stupid. It had been around three weeks since Kim had left for Florida.

"Conner, please don't," Kira begged.

He looked at her and poured the stuff that was in the tube into two glasses.

"Why not? It'll be funny," Conner laughed.

"Dr. O and Kim are going to kill you when they find out what you put in their drinks," Kira snapped.

Kira's other half walked into the kitchen after hearing the two.

"What's going on here?" Trent asked.

"Smart ass over here thinks it's funny to put the mind reading potion in Dr. O and Kim's drinks," Kira said.

"I thought he stopped making that shit," Trent replied.

Kira began to take the drinks out of Conner's hands when someone ran in.

"No time," Ethan said, "they're here."

The four of them, with help from Hayley, had planned a welcome home party for Kim. Tommy unlocked the door and turned on the lights.

"Surprise," the four teens yelled.

Hayley then walked up from the lab.

"Gee, thanks for telling me they were here," she smarted off.

"You guys are so sweet," Kim said.

Tommy put the bags down and closed the door.

"Try to be," Conner replied, handing them the drinks.

"I'm so thirsty," Tommy said, taking a drink.

Kira gave him the evil eye. Kim had a sour look on her face after she drank hers.

"I really need to teach you how to make tea," Kim laughed.

"Sorry about that," Kira apologized. "I told Conner to let me make it, but he insisted he'd do it."

She took the glasses and turned around to head towards the kitchen.

"Why didn't you stop him?" Trent whispered as he entered the kitchen behind Kira.

She placed the glasses in the sink and turned.

"It went by so fast, Trent," Kira said. "Man, they're going to kill us."

"No, they're going to kill Conner," he laughed.

xxx

Thirty minutes later, Kim threw a pillow at Tommy while he was talking to Trent and Ethan.

"What the hell was that for?" he asked.

Ethan and Trent's eyes grew. They knew what had happened.

"Why did you say that out loud?" Kim yelled.

Kira and Hayley shot their heads towards Conner, who bit his lower lip. The Yellow Ranger shook her head as she walked towards him.

"You think this is funny, don't you?" she whispered.

"Yeah," Conner laughed.

"Kim, I didn't say anything," Tommy said.

"But I heard you," she insisted.

Tommy looked over at Ethan and Trent, who looked down.

"What did you guys do?" he asked.

"We didn't do anything, Dr. O, I swear," Ethan said.

"We had nothing to do with it," Trent replied, running from the couch.

"Tommy, what's going on?" Kim asked.

Kim could have sworn she heard Tommy saying about her welcome home present, which you know what he meant by that.

"Um, Tommy," Hayley said, holding Conner by the collar.

"Conner," he yelled.

"Dr. O, we tried to stop him, we really did," Kira said.

"But I didn't make it up again," Tommy replied.

"I know," Conner sighed.

He slowly made his way in front of Tommy.

"I kind of stumbled upon the paper that said how to make it," Conner admitted.

"Tommy, they're just kids," Kim said.

"Kim, do you know what has happened?" he asked.

Kim pondered for a while, and then realized what was going on.

"Yeah, we can read each other's minds," she said.

"And that doesn't bother you one bit?" Tommy asked.

"We kind of already can read each other's minds, Tommy," Kim said with a smile.

xxx

The Red Ranger could not help but feel guilty going into school the following day.

"Dr. O," Conner said, walking up to his desk after class, "I'm really sorry about the other day."

"I just want to know what made you think to do something like that," Tommy replied.

"I was tempted. How was I supposed to know Kim would react like that?" Conner asked.

"I'll make a deal with you. The next time Mesogog attacks, you're on your on for thirty minutes," Tommy said.

"Fifteen," Conner replied.

"Twenty," Tommy offered.

"Deal," Conner sighed.

He walked out of class with his head down.

"Man," he moaned as he walked beside Ethan, Kira, and Trent.

"What's the problem?" Ethan asked.

"Yeah, you don't look good," Trent said.

"Maybe because I was condemned to death," Conner snapped.

Kira looked at Trent, who was giving Conner a confusing look.

"Condemned to death," Kira laughed. "Come on, it can't be that bad."

"Oh yeah, you try fending off Tyranndrones by yourself for twenty minutes," Conner said.

"He didn't…" Ethan began.

"Oh yeah, he did," Conner said.

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Kim turned after she heard Tommy telling her about his deal with Conner.

"Tommy, you can't put Conner alone when you're attacked," she said.

"Why not, Kim?" he asked.

"Please tell me you were joking," she begged. "He didn't harm anyone."

"I was, but he needs to be taught a lesson," Tommy said.

Kim sighed. The only bad thing about being able to read each other minds was that she could not tell if he was saying it out loud if she was not looking at Tommy.

"I have a plan," Kim said.

"Already know, and I think it's perfect," Tommy smiled.

"But before we go ahead with the plan, I want to do what we both have been thinking since you let me back in your life," Kim said.

Tommy was left speechless.

"I… um," he stumbled.

She sat on top of him in his chair and kissed him.

"That was the only thing I was scared about first. So, are you sure about this?" Tommy asked.

"Yes," Kim smiled.

He picked her up and headed up from the lab.

"Making love in the tub," Tommy said to himself. "This should be interesting."

"You damn right it will be," Kim laughed.

"Aw man, no fair," Tommy frowned. "I can't talk to myself for a week without you hearing!"

xxx

The next day, Conner was walking alone in the park.

"The rest should be here already," he said. Ethan told him to meet them at the park so they could play a little soccer. Trent was pretty good at it, but Ethan was the one that needed help. Conner thought nothing of it when Ethan had asked him to help him with the game. "All right, where are you all?" Three Tyrannodrones appeared from behind a tree, but they did not attack. "Ethan, Kira, Trent… I can really use your help right about now!" None of them answered. "Dr. O?" Not even Tommy answered his communicator. "Man, he wasn't kidding. I really am going to have to defend myself for twenty minutes." The three Tyranndrones jumped on top of a bench and started laughing. "Wait a minute, you're not…"

"Got cha," Kira laughed, taking off the mask.

"Man, you should've seen the look on your face," Ethan cracked up. "It was priceless."

"Was this all Dr. O and Kim's idea?" Conner asked.

"Yeah," Trent said, "You needed to be taught a lesson somehow."

Conner fell to the bench and put his head down.

xxx

The four teens walked into the Command Center, Conner with his head down.

"So, Conner," Tommy said, "no more messing with my things, right?"

"Yes, Dr. O," he sighed.

"Being able to read each other's minds helped a little though," Kim said.

"How?" Kira asked.

Kim looked over at Tommy and winked.

"It let us get rid of some longings we were wanting," she said.

"Oh come on, Dr. O," Conner moaned, covering his ears. "Haven't I been tortured enough already? I said I was sorry, I really am."

Kira laughed as Trent and Ethan also covered their ears.

"And don't make us pay either," Trent begged.

"Oh come on, Trent," Kira laughed, "you don't know what they meant."

"I think we both do," Ethan said, releasing his hands from his ears.

AN:

All right, that's it. No more, Nada! My mind is fried. If you have any ideas for the new title of 'I Still' please let me now. I appreciate it.