Teachers Chapter 2, a power rangers fanfic

Chapter Two

Disclaimer: I do not own the song. It belongs to Carrie Underwood.

Later that day, Tommy saw Kim walking past his room with her brief case and her coat. She must be one of those half day teachers, he thought. This was his free and he was grading papers. A minute after he saw Kim walk by, he heard loud banging out in the hallway. He thought it was a couple of kids getting into a fight, so he went out to go break it up. When he got into the hallway, he saw that it wasn't a student fight. It was Kim. Some guy had lifted her off the ground by her neck and pinned her to a wall of lockers. he was choking the life out of her. She'd stopped struggling and closed her eyes by the time Tommy got out there.

"Hey!" he yelled at the guy. The guy dropped Kim and ran for the doors to the school. Tommy would have gone after the guy had Kim been okay, but she was unconscious on the ground. He ran over to her and checked for a pulse. Her heart was still beating and she was still breathing, but only faintly. He scooped her up and shook her lightly, trying to get her to open her eyes.

"Come on, Beautiful, wake up…." he said softly, mostly to himself. She moved a little in his arms and after a couple of minutes opened her eyes.

"Oh thank God…" he said, pulling her closer to him. She looked surprised to see him holding her, but she smiled softly.

"Thank you." she whispered. He picked her up and took her out to his car and drove home. She fell asleep in the passenger seat and he called Principle Randall and explained to her what had happened and said that he was taking her to the hospital. She said she was thankful that he had gotten to her in time and hoped that she was okay.

"Tommy, please don't take me to the hospital. It'll only cause more problems." she begged.

"Kim, you need medical attention." he argued, "I have to take you to the hospital."

"Tommy, please, don't do it." she begged, "If you do, he will kill me." That statement made him turn the car around and toward his house. He pulled into the driveway and helped her into the house.

"What do you mean he'll kill you?" he asked, after he'd gotten her to sit down and drink something.

"You asked what happened to me and I said that I was fine. Tommy there is so much that you don't know. I thought that Kat or Jason would've broken down and told you by now." she said, "I left you by force. That letter was a fake. I never would have broken up with you, let alone call you my brother. Jake, the guy that I supposedly left you for, forced me to leave you. He threatened your life, my life and lives of the Rangers. I couldn't take that risk. Jason and Kat were the only two that figured it out. I've been living in hell for the last eight years. I've been in and out of hospitals and I can't escape."

Tommy couldn't believe what he was hearing. He'd heard it before but he hadn't believed it. He hadn't wanted to.

"Kat did tell me, so did Jason. I'm so sorry Kim, I didn't believe them. I didn't want to. How could I? The way the letter described this new guy, I couldn't believe that you were in this kind of position." he said, breaking down, tears falling down his cheeks.

"I understand. I didn't really expect that you would believe it. I'm just so thankful that you were there today." she said, "I just wish I knew what to do." Tommy pulled her into his arms and held her close. He kissed the top of her head and stared out the window.

"We'll figure something out, Beautiful, I promise." he said.

"I hope you're right." she said, "I just hope he doesn't kill us both."

Tommy let Kim sleep in his bed that night. He spent the night trying to figure out what to do for her. He tried calling Jason, who was never home.

The next morning, Kimberly woke up and almost got lost trying to find Tommy. He was standing at the kitchen counter, with a cup of coffee.

"Good morning Beautiful," he said, "Coffee?"

"Sure. Thanks," she said.

"So, did you sleep okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, I almost got lost in your bed. It's so big…." She said.

"What can I say, I like my space," he said, handing her a cup of coffee. She took a sip and then spit it out in the sink.

"Good Lord! What the hell do you do to it?" she asked. He laughed, "I make it really strong. I'm sorry."

"I'd need like a half a pound of sugar just to make that tolerable," she said. She met his wounded puppy dog eyes and smiled. He gave her a small, but still wounded, smile.

"Oh, geez, it's only coffee," she said.

"Well, I take pride in my talents in coffee making," he said, holding his head up high. She busted up laughing and hit his side, gently.

"You are such a goofball," she said.

"Hey! I take pride in that too," he said. It only made her laugh even more. She made breakfast; eggs, bacon, biscuits, gravy, and sausage. It was a Saturday morning and she told him that nobody could make it through a morning without a decent breakfast.

"Okay, Mom," he said, sitting down at the breakfast bar while she cooked.

They spent most of the day shopping for new clothes for her, since she obviously couldn't go back and get her own things. Then over dinner they discussed what they should do about her situation.

"I think you should stay here with me," he said, "That way if anything were to happen, at least you'd be safe and always have some one at your back."

"Tommy, I'm not a little girl. I can take care of myself, you know," she said. He gave her an "Oh Yeah…." Look.

"But I wouldn't mind being around you for a while," she said. He smiled at her.

"Well, I'm glad that somebody enjoys my company," he said.

"Well, it's not all that often that I get to be alone with you, so I might as well enjoy it. It might not come again," she said.

"I wouldn't say that just yet," he said, taking her hand. She smiled.

I've never been the kind that you'd call lucky
Always stumbling' around in circles
But I must have stumbled into something
Look at me
Am I really alone with you
I wake up feeling like my life's worth living
Can't recall when I last felt that way
Guess it must be all this love you're giving
Never knew never knew it could be like this
But I guess

After dinner, they sat on the couch and played card games. She'd beat him at Go Fish, Rummy, Black Jack, and so far, Poker.

"You used to be so good at this. What happened?" she asked.

"I don't play card games without my card game partner. So it's been a while," he answered. Her eyes fell and she felt the tears coming to her eyes.

"I'm sorry, Tommy. I never wanted to hurt you. I've been so alone all these years and I've missed you so much. I'm sorry that your heart had to be the one to get broken," she cried. He held her hand and wiped her tears away.

"My heart wasn't the only one to get broken," he said.

Some hearts
They just get all the right breaks
Some hearts have the stars on their side
Some hearts,
They just have it so easy
Some hearts just get lucky sometimes
Some hearts just get lucky sometimes

He leaned over the cards and kissed her. His hand disappeared in her silky, caramel hair. They let the cards fall to the floor and forgot all about their game for the rest of the night. He took her upstairs and laid her on the bed. She kissed him and cried, but these tears were tears of joy. She never thought that moment would ever come.

"I love you, Beautiful," he whispered.

"I love you, too," she said, tears falling down her cheeks. He kissed her again.

Afterwards, she lay in his arms staring out the window, not wanting the night to end. He pulled her hair out of her face and kissed her cheek. She smiled in the dark and rolled over and buried her face in his chest.

"I don't want this night to end," she said.

"There will be others like it, I promise," he said and kissed her forehead, "Go to sleep. I'll still be here in the morning, I promise." She smiled and cuddled closer to him and closed her eyes.

Now who'd have thought someone like you could love me
You're the last thing my heart expected
Who'd have thought I'd ever find somebody
Someone who someone who makes me feel like this
Well I guess

She woke up and smiled to see Tommy's chocolate brown eyes staring down at her. She pulled him closer so she could kiss him.

"I haven't felt this safe in a really long time," she said.

"Hopefully it won't have to change," he said. He rolled over and then rolled back and held a box with a diamond ring in it in front of her.

"Will you marry me?" he asked. Her eyes lit up and she smiled. Tears fell from her eyes and she kissed him.

"Yes, I will," she said.

Even hearts like mine
Get lucky, lucky sometimes

Some hearts
They just have it so easy
Some just get lucky some times
They just get all the right breaks
Some hearts have the stars on their side, yes
Some hearts,
They just have it so easy
Some hearts just get lucky sometimes
Some hearts just get lucky, lucky sometimes
I'm not the kind of girl that you'd call lucky
I'm not the kind of girl that you'd call lucky