Disclaimer: Saban owns Power Rangers and the characters within, not I.

Open Window

Jason Scott was having a pleasant enough dream. He was scoring a winning touchdown for the Angel Grove Tigers and was just about to celebrate when suddenly his mind was telling him he was not alone back in the real world and he found his eyes opening and adjusting to his surroundings. Immediately his suspicions were confirmed as he saw her sitting on the bed next to him. He began to sit up and started rubbing the sleep out of his eyes so he could focus on her features.

"Kim... what...?" He started as his eyes shifted over to the open window to his bedroom. All of this was starting to feel like deja vu to him as it was now the second time he had found himself in this exact situation with her.

"Hey Jason.. sorry.." Kimberly apologized sheepishly as watched him adjust to her presence.

"No.. it's okay... are you okay?" He asked in response.

"Yeah.. I think so." She answered as she watched him scoot over to the edge of the bed to sit beside her.

"Sooo.." He said as he got comfortable next to her.

"Jason?" She spoke softly as she turned to face him.

"Yeah?" He responded as they locked eyes.

"I'm scared." She confessed.

"Scared of what?" He questioned, his voice suddenly ripe with concern.

"Do you think we got lucky?" She asked.

"I don't follow.." He replied with confusion.

"We beat Rita... but she said there would be others and..." Kim began. She stopped when she felt Jason's hand on her knee.

"We didn't get lucky." He stated with confidence. "We did it.. we saved the world, it wasn't luck."

"But the others.." She continued.

"Let them come Kim... we'll stop them too." He rebutted with a smile. "Hey.. what's got you so rattled all of the sudden?"

"I..." She began before lowering her gaze to the floor. "It's silly."

"Try me." He replied, prompting her to look back up at him.

"I had a nightmare." She confessed. He nodded as if he understood. "This time we didn't win.."

"Oh... hey... I think I've had that same nightmare." He informed her.

"Really... you?" She replied with a puzzled expression. "You always seem so... confident."

"Well.. I am confident in our team." He replied. "And I know.. it's just a dream.. the reality of the situation was that we defied the odds and came together and won."

She listened to his words and let them sink in and nodded her head. The room fell silent as she got a little lost in his eyes. They were really comforting to her. The way Jason looked at her. It was different than anyone she had ever met. She couldn't put her finger on what was lying behind his gaze but now she was thinking might be a good time to ask.

"Jason..." She summoned her courage. She watched as he waited expectantly for her to continue. "Can I ask you something?"

"Of course." He said before a yawn overtook him. She suddenly remembered that she had woken him up at three in the morning on a school night and was having second thoughts about continuing the conversation. She started to stand up.

"It's late.. it can wait." She said, but suddenly she felt his hand take hers and it stopped her progress towards his window. She turned to him to see him looking up at her.

"What is it Kim?" He asked. She slowly sunk back down onto the bed and took a deep breath.

"You... the way you look at me sometimes..." She started, pausing trying to formulate the best way to explore the subject further. "I've never had anyone look at me like that."

"Wha... I.." Came his flustered reply. She found this to be incredible endearing as she watched him search for a way out of the sentence he began. "Kim.. what are you saying?"

"Am I wrong... or is there something going on here?" She said as she gestured first to him and then back to herself. He opened his mouth to respond, but stopped. He reached up to rub the back of his neck and looked like nerves were overtaking him.

"You're not wrong..." He finally said in response.

"Okay.. so... what does that mean?" She inquired, she suddenly noticed that he still had her hand and she gripped it a little tighter.

"What do you want it to mean?" He countered.

"Jason... "She began, but hesitated as she considered his question. Her mind kept replaying a particular moment over in her mind. "It's crazy... but... you remember in the fight with Goldar... Jason.. I really thought we were all going to die there."

"I remember." He responded.

"And... the thing that kept going through my mind.. the person.. was you." She confessed as she made a point to hold their eye contact to gauge his reaction at the revelation.

"Kim.." He began. "That's not crazy..."

"Isn't it?" She questioned.

"No.. because... it was the same for me." He replied. "All I could think about was you... and seeking you out."

"Why... why did we do that?" She asked.

"I can't speak for you... but for me... I was thinking a million things.. replaying my life over in mind... and suddenly you were there.. at the forefront of my mind." He explained. "I was suddenly saddened by the fact that I hadn't gotten to know you sooner."

"Jason.." She leaned in and gave him a kiss that surprised the both of them. Something about his words had made her act almost involuntarily. For the truth was, very similiar thoughts were going on in her mind during that moment. After the kiss ended both slowly pulled away to make eye contact. Both were smiling absentmindedly.

"That was... um..." He started as he searched for a proper description. "I would not be opposed to doing that on the regular."

"Maybe... maybe it'll become a regular thing." She replied relishing in the feeling that was overtaking her.

"Does that mean you want this.. us to.." He stated.

"Yeah... I think I do." She interrupted him and moved back in for another kiss. This one was not as unexpected but it was enjoyed just as much as the first one, if not more. When they broke apart this time, the smiles were still very evident but this time it was accompanied by a chuckle from Jason.

"If my parents came in here right now.." He stated bemusingly.

"You'd be dead.. we'd both be dead." She finished for him with a small laugh of her own. He leaned his forehead against hers for a moment and she closed her eyes enjoying the moment. She had been so troubled when she awoke from her nightmare. Immediately she knew she had to come see him, because something in her knew that he would make it better. He had done just as she suspected, but so much more.

"Are you still scared?" He asked, prompting her to open her eyes and look into his once more.

"Yeah.. but it's a good kind of scared." She replied with a smile.

"Good.." He responded. There was a noise in the hallway, prompting both of them to jump slightly. Jason moved a finger up over his mouth to suggest they neither make a noise. He could tell from the sound it was his dad getting up and going to the bathroom. He turned to the door to see the glow from the bathroom light appear briefly under the doorway to his room. He turned back to Kim.

"I'd better go." She whispered as she stood up and made her way over to his window. She was surprised and had to stifle the yelp as she felt him behind her. His arms wrapped around her waist and gently turning her to him.

"My window... is always open to you." He leaned in to whisper to her before moving to capture her lips in another quick kiss. She reluctantly broke apart from him and began to climb out of his window. Just before she began her decent down the side of his house she glanced back to see him standing there.

"Keep it open.. I'll be back." She said with a wink before disappearing out of his view.