A/N: I do not own Power Rangers, their characters, or any thing coming from the show. I only own my ideas. I'm kinda new to the whole Power Rangers thing, but I'm totally fascinated by the love going on between the characters. Oh and I've been inspired to write this because of the Ars Amatoria's Ranger Romance Theme Challenge. So enjoy!

Chapter 1: Secrets

(Emily Pov)

"You have to tell him sometime, right?" My best friend Mia says.

"Yeah I know. It's just that I can't find the right time to tell him. He always focuses on some thing else first before I can even get my point across." I say sadly.

Mia and I continue the conversation while getting ready for breakfast. I leave the room, frustrated, knowing that Mia is right. I wasn't paying that much attention because the next thing I know, I end up on the floor with Jayden on top of me with a shocked look on his face.

"I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention," I start apologizing, feeling my cheeks starting to flush.

"It's okay." Jayden says shrugging it off.

Everyone was in the kitchen looking at us, wondering when one of us will say something. Jayden gets up and extends his hand out, waiting for me to take it. I take it gladly and I'm lifted up off the floor. Jayden doesn't stay for as long as I hoped for. He just left as soon as I was up on my feet again. I look down at my feet wishing I had said something, making my secret not-so-secret. I sit down next him, sighing at my food, but still eating it hungrily. Everyone was silent the entire breakfast. I was starting to wonder what had happened to everyone before the Gap Sensor went off. We were off to fight another Nighlock.

"Emily, take down those Moogers, Kevin I need your help." Jayden barks at us. We immediately rush to take down the enemy without resisting our orders. I took down the Moogers with ease and rushed over to help Jayden with the Nighlock, since Kevin got distracted by some Moogers.

"Emily!" Jayden yells at me, "What are you doing?"

"Helping you, what does it look like?" I yell back upset at the fact Jayden still treats me like a kid.

"Get out of here!" He yells back at me. At the same moment Jayden had his back turned to the Nighlock. I saw the Nighlock about to hit Jayden but I jumped in front of him. I flew back onto the plush grass and demorphed from the hit.

"Emily!" Jayden yell, worry filling his voice.

"I'm fine. Look out behind you!"

He turns around and blocks the attack and successfully defeats the Nighlock.

"Yeah," Mia, Kevin, and Mike yell.

I try to move and let out a loud moan, not wanting attention but the pain was too much. Everyone demorphed and ran towards me. Jayden was first to get to me, since he was the closest.

He kneeled by my side looking at me and how bad the hit was.

"Emily, are you okay?" Jayden asks, his eyes filled with worry and emotion.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I say unconvincingly.

"You need stop taking hits for me. I can take it."

"We," I wince in pain as I try to sit up, "are a team. That's what we do for each other. You would have done the same for me."

He looks at me angry, yet worried. He helps me up, wraps his arm around my waist and wraps my arm around his shoulder. Everyone walks around us just in case I fall and for support. I look up at Jayden and I get sudden butterflies in my stomach. Mia sees me glance at him and starts to giggle. I snap out of my trance and look at her annoyed. She smiles back at me, while the guys look at us wondering what Mia was laughing about. Kevin and Mike shrugged it off and continued to walk. We walked in silence.

"So, ow, umm how is everyone?" I ask trying desperately to break the silence.

"You know happy and worried at the same time. I think that goes for all of us, Em." Mike says glancing back at me.

"Thanks but you, ow, don't have to worry about me." I say.

"Yeah we do Em. We are a team, remember Em?" Jayden asks teasingly and yet indifferently.

"You know that sounds vaguely familiar." I say chuckling softly, "OW!" I yell feeling more pain shoot through my body.

"That's it," Jayden says, scooping me up to carry me bridal style.

I blush deeply, probably turning the same color as Jayden's shirt. I wrapped both of my arms around his neck and buried my head into his chest. I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I remember is waking up in the recovery room, everyone surrounding me.

"Hi everybody." I say groggily.

"Emily! I'm so glad your okay," Mia says.

I hear everyone murmur "yeah" in the background.

"Hey guys can you leave me and Emily alone. I want to speak with her for a moment." Jayden says suddenly.

"Uh, yeah sure." Mia says, "Guys lets get out of here. Now you guys."

I waited for the door to close and for Jayden to start speaking to me.

"Please," he whispered softly, "please stop taking hits for me."

"Jayden," I look up and meet his gaze, "It's okay. Really it is."

"No. I don't want you to get hurt anymore."

"Why, Jayden? Is it because I'm a year younger than all of you? Is that why Jayden? You know I can put up my own my own fight, even if I am the youngest."

"No, it's not cause your younger, it's-"

"Because I'm weaker right? Well if you let me learn from my mistakes instead of keeping me from learning more, I could become stronger. I hate it you know." I say, the last part coming out as a whisper.

"It's not, wait what?" Jayden says shocked and looks at me.

I try to hold my tears back as I speak, "I hate being treated like a little kid Jayden. It's like I can't do anything without people worrying about me. I get that you guys care but sometimes I don't get to put up a fight before one of you guys come to "rescue" me. I'm not helpless, you know."

"Look at me," Jayden says. I turn my head, our eyes meeting.

"It's not that I want to "rescue" you its just I feel I need to protect you a lot more than the rest." He says, and then looks down at the floor.

"Why?"

"Because, I-I….."

Before he could continue I pulled him into a kiss, ignoring all of the pain. His hand gets tangled in my hair as he deepens the kiss. We pull apart and stare into each other's eyes before I break the silence.

"I like you Jayden." I say relieved from my secret.

Jayden looks at me shocked, unsure of what to say. Instead of saying anything he gets up and walks out of the room.

Shocked, I let the tears fall freely down my face.

OOOh. What will happen next? Will you read more? I don't know will you? Please r&r. I'll add the next chapter soon.