Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers or it's characters, Disney and Saban do, which is great because I get to have fun and not just blow up zords! JK, I'm just using them in a non-profit way, trust me :P
Snowy Reunion
Setting: Winter Park, Colorado Ski Lodge
Background: A 10-year reunion! The first 2 Mighty Morphin Power Ranger teams come together after 10 long years to celebrate, ski, and reminisce about the good days. But with joy, there is tension lingering heavily between our favorite couple. Will they be able to survive the snowy reunion? Find out :P
Chapter 1 : Burned
Tommy sat alone at the Winter Park Ski Lodge Bar and Restaurant. It was the middle of October 2002. He had been sitting at the bar drinking for the better part of a few hours. Tommy Oliver was a lonely bachelor, at his young age of 23, and has been for the better part of his life since high school. It could be found surprising since he was a handsome fellow, dark long locks, dark brown eyes, almost black at time, muscular physique due to the countless years of karate, kick boxing and football years. He was handsome, so why was he single. The true cause could be dated back to high school. He had lost 2 girlfriends in span of those short 4 years, one he dated for about 3 years, the other was more of a friendship than romance, but it was comfort to have her in his life. Both had dropped him like a bag of potatoes to take up their dreams. No, that wasn't true, only one truly broke him beyond repair. She left him in pieces and to this day he was still struggling to put them together, not that she cared. Because she was just here to have FUN.
Tommy had been in Colorado a whole 30 hours. The group mostly arrived yesterday around 10am. Immediately they all threw down their bags and jumped on the slopes. It was all great until after lunchtime. Everyone had gone skiing yet again today. He just couldn't be around someone at the moment, especially after last night's flirting craze with every snowboarder on the course. It was almost agony to see her so happy, so happy and he wasn't the cause. All of a sudden the agony walked in. She was laughing and hanging over some random guy yet again, plus she was too bouncy for one to have spent the better part of 6 hours out on the snowy slopes of Sol Vista Basin for quick learning lessons like the rest before they would tackle stronger mountains later this week.
"Thanks so much for the arm, Josh!"
"Not a problem Kim. See ya later."
"Sure." Josh kissed her mitten-covered hand and walked away. "Bye!" Kimberly blushed and did a 360 turn before walking over to the bar. She took an empty stool.
"Well well, you're back earlier?"
"Yeah, I think I mastered the kiddy slopes enough today!" Hector dried another glass and laughed with her.
"Something warm?"
"Not another hot cocoa, I'll become a marshmallow if I have another hot cocoa."
"Of course. Let me think, something stronger?"
"What do you have in mind?" Kimberly asked.
"How about a Spanish coffee?" Hector asked. "Spicy and warm."
"Uh, sure. Sounds great, make it strong." Kimberly saw Tommy. "Hey, didn't see you sitting there."
"Yeah." Tommy shook his glass for another drink. Hector nodded.
"So, why are you here? Everyone else is learning to snowboard on the slopes."
"If I wanted to learn how to snowboard then I would be there." Hector arched his eyebrow at Tommy's rude comment before settling the fresh glass in front of him after taking the old glass away. Kimberly turned her head from Tommy.
"Gosh, sorry I said anything to you."
"Whatever," Tommy said drinking from his glass. Hector placed the Spanish coffee in front of Kimberly.
"Crème?"
"A little." Kimberly pulled out 2 packets of Sweet-n-Low. She took a sip after a tiny stir of the sugar.
"So, wanna tell me what's got your boxer-briefs in a bunch?" Kimberly asked with a smile at Tommy.
"Is that what you think?" Kim's smile faded.
"No…I mean…I just…everyone is having fun and I don't get you."
"Don't get what?"
"Why you're here?! Why you are separated for us and when you are together with us, you're grumpy and moody…and rude, to me."
"I guess I would be having fun too like you, if every girl fell down to their knees to please me, like the instructor yesterday, waiter last night, jacuzzi guys, instructor today…probably the waiter for dinner again tonight…" Kimberly let out a disgusted gasp.
"Go to hell."
"After you princess." Kimberly looked at him. "What, have I said something wrong?"
"What have I done to you for you to be so damn mean to me?"
"Oh, now you're pulling the I'm a girl and I am so innocent card." Tommy pouted at her.
"Fuck you!"
"Never gonna happen, princess." Kimberly threw her hot Spanish coffee right at Tommy. Tommy jumped up after letting out a scream. "Are you fucking crazy!" Tommy could feel the burn on his stomach and running below. And the napkins weren't helping.
"I'm..I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! It was an accident!" Kimberly tried to help Tommy.
"Don't fucking touch me, bitch!" Kimberly gasped and ran out with tears in her eyes. Jason and others were nearly run over by Kimberly.
"What's wrong with Kimberly?"
"She's fucking crazy!" Tommy yelled. Everyone looked at his soaked shirt and pants.
"What happened?" Katherine asked trying to help Tommy as Hector handed over a towel.
"She fucking threw hot coffee on me!"
"What did you do her?" Trini asked.
"Wha…nothing!" Tommy wiped his stomach.
Kimberly stood pacing in her 1-bedroom lodging cabin. Jason and Tommy once a year since college would come stay in Colorado for a week with whoever could come with them. It was usually a spur of the moment thing with Jason and Tommy, since they both knew Tommy could forget any plans and miss out. Last year it was just Zack and Adam with Tommy. Jason and Tommy always got the same cabin house, but this year with the additional of everyone, they had to get 2 cabin houses. The girls would get their own place, and the boys as followed. While someone decided to show up last minute and there was a problem. This year each cabin house was equipped to fit just 10, no bunking up the single bedroom, something about a Fire and Health rule and Aisha felt too strong about them Fire Safety rules to break them, so someone would have to get a place on their own. Thinking it was going to be Tommy, because it was always late, but this year, Kimberly was the lucky girl. Her plane was delayed. The cabin was small because of the 1-bedroom. The door opened to a small living room like area with the couch, a chair and tv, and kitchenette area, but then there is the bedroom behind a small wall and the bathroom right next to that.
"I didn't mean to! Honestly! He just pissed me off!" Kimberly had her purple and pink jumpsuit pulled off the top, the arms wrapped around her waist.
"Yeah, but to throw hot coffee on him, Kim…"
"You could have seriously burned him," Trini said.
"And scarred him," Katherine said not pleased about Kim's erratic behavior.
"I said I didn't mean it! I even apologized!"
"And it's not like you have reason to be upset with him."
"Excuse me?"
"You break his heart like over 6 years old and expect him to be all nice and dandy to you!"
"No, I expect him to be courtesy."
"Like you were?" Katherine asked.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Trini asked looking at Katherine as if she could knock her into next week. Katherine closed her mouth. "She has apologized countless times for…"
"And that is supposed to make a difference?"
"Hell yeah!"
"What more would you have me do, Katherine? I can't change it, no matter how badly I want to!"
"Well, then don't expect Tommy to just forget and forgive."
"Of course I'm not!" Kimberly sat down. "I don't need you defending him to me."
"I'm not defending him! He's my friend and you hurt him so badly!"
"Yes, I know. But that's our problem, our fight, not yours."
"Actually you made it everyone's problem when you sent it to the Youth Center not only to break my best friend's heart, but embarrass him as well."
"Maybe we should take a break from all of this conversation, go have some dinner and…" Tanya said trying to lighten the mood.
"I don't feel like dinner," Kimberly said quickly.
"You haven't hardly ate all day since breakfast."
"I said I'm not hungry! Could you all just leave?"
"What?"
"I want you all to leave please!"
"Fine by me," Katherine said getting up first. She walked out followed by Tanya.
"Kim…"
"Sha please! Just…just…I want to be alone," Kimberly went into the small kitchenette. She got some water. Trini patted Aisha's shoulder and they walked out together. Kimberly found the cabin empty, with a few tears rolling down her face, she fell to the bed and covered her face in a pillow with a sigh.
The guys were playing poker before dinner with the girls, though Jason did suggest dinner minus the girls, so the guys could check out a bar/club. Tommy spent most of the game staring off.
"Your call Tommy."
"Huh?"
"Your bet." Tommy looked at his 2 cards again. He sighed and threw the 2 cards in.
"I fold." Tommy got another drink.
"Bro, I think you have had 2 times the amount of drinks as games you won." Tommy stood up.
"I don't know why I am even here."
"Huh?" Rocky asked looking up at Tommy.
"What's wrong, Tommy?" Billy asked.
"I can't stay here and play this shit of a game." Tommy put on his jacket. "I have to go to her."
"To who?" Tommy went to the door not listening to Adam's question.
"Bro, where are you going?" Jason asked throwing in some chips.
"Look what she did to me!" Tommy showed his stomach to the guys. Zack whistled.
"Man, looks rough," Zack said tossing in some chips as well.
"I need to talk to her."
"Now don't go over there starting problems with Kimberly. She feels bad enough about what happened," Billy said.
"Yeah, you know Kimberly feels awful."
"Like that matters to him," Rocky muttered. Adam hit him on the arm hard.
"Well, she is about to feel worse." Tommy left. Jason shook his head.
"I don't think this is going to turn out well guys."
"Yeah."
"I don't think you should be alone tonight, Kim."
"I'm fine, Sha, besides…I'm pretty sure Katherine would feel much better knowing I am suffering alone." Trini and Aisha were on speakerphone with Kimberly.
"Bump her."
"Trini! She was his friend, when I broke his heart. Katherine will be please to know that I…"
"Like I give a damn what she finds pleasing! You have apologized and apologized, what more could anyone ask for. Tommy is being the jerk here not forgiving and moving on, it happened like over 6 years ago! I can't believe how rude Katherine was though, like she is always so perfect. And like any of this has to do with her. Like she is that important in his life."
"She wishes."
"Dreams more like it."
"Maybe so ladies, but…"
"But nothing! Trini's right. She dreams of having anything to do with Tommy." Everyone laughed. "Still we want to you come tonight."
"Fine, give me an hour or so. I have to pack and…wallow more."
"Okay, we'll put batch of Spanish coffee, but this time, drink it."
"Yeah, no more accidents."
"Ha ha, ladies!"
"Plus we have leftover pasta."
"With sausage."
"Sounds yummy. I'll be there. See ya soon."
"Bye!"
"Bye…"Kimberly hit the button and hugged her pillow. She wasn't going, she just wanted to sound like she would. Kimberly didn't want to leave this bed.
Barely 30 minutes into her sleep, there was a knock at the door. Kimberly groaned.
"I swear Aisha! You and Trini are more bothersome than my own damn mother!" She jumped up and stormed to the door after wiping her face. "Why can't I just cry…" Kimberly flung the door open and gasped. "Alone? What are you doing here?" Tommy stood there.
"We need to talk." Kimberly got Tommy's tone, but didn't care. She wiped her face again.
"Not tonight. I'm not in the mood Tommy."
"I said we need to talk and we will talk, tonight." Tommy pushed the door open and walked inside.
"Hey, manners! I didn't say you could come inside!" Tommy looked around the small cabin lodge. "What…what are you doing? What are you looking for?"
"Making sure you don't have anything hot to throw on me."
"Oh fuck you! I said I was sorry!"
"Sorry? Sorry, Kim!" Tommy ripped off his jacket and lifted his shirt. "Look at what you did to me!" His stomach had a red spot. Kimberly gasped.
"Well there is plenty of snow out there. Just go and lie down for like 10 minutes." Kimberly smirked.
"You think this is funny?!"
"Oh come off it, Tommy! It was an accident!"
"Accident? You deliberately did that!"
"Oh yeah, I forgot. With you, my apologizes mean nothing to you," Kimberly said walking away from Tommy.
"Saying I'm sorry doesn't change anything!"
"Right, but hating me for it, forever, is just sooo much better."
"I never said that."
"You didn't have to, ok! I get it! I fucking get it now! Didn't take me long ok! I get why you hate me so much, but…do you…know how much…" Kimberly started to cry.
"No! No!" Kimberly flinched at Tommy's harsh voice. "You don't get to just cry your way out of this because you feel bad! I am the only one allowed to feel upset, angry, broken because of you!"
"I have screamed to how sorry I am for that damn letter! I have tried too much over the years to make up for it, to you! You won't let me!"
"Would you?"
"Yes! Yes, eventually I would! But no, that is just not good enough for the great Tommy Oliver. You know what, Tommy. You won."
"This wasn't some game!"
"No, you won! I am done. I am done feeling bad. I am done feeling upset! I am done crying over you for something I did in the past! I made a mistake that I am truly sorry for! Who hasn't?! But no, not perfect Tommy Oliver, Zordon's perfect ranger. If you can't forgive me, than that's your problem now! I am too tired to fight and prove to you how sorry I am. I'm just too tired of it, and I'm too tired of you. Get out."
"Excuse me?"
"Hate me. Loathe my very existence, but I could care less. Because right now, looking at you, I don't give a damn what you think, or feel anymore about me. I have never been so over it until now. Get out." Tommy looked at her very confused. "I said get the hell out! I hate you so much! I hate you! How could I've ever loved you so much!" Kimberly ran into the bathroom crying. Tommy stood there stunned.
'Was he wrong?' Tommy looked around the room. 'No. no. NO! She broke his heart in the worse way possible. She doesn't deserve him feeling upset he hurt her feelings. She didn't give a damn about his feelings those years ago. She doesn't deserve his forgiveness. She has no right to be angry with him.. This is all her fault! All of this!' Tommy could hear Kimberly crying.
Kimberly stood against the shower door sobbing. She held her stomach as she covered her mouth to stop crying, but she couldn't stop herself. She felt sick to her stomach. Tommy went to the door. He opened it to leave. Kimberly looked back when she heard the door slam shut.
'He's gone! He left. Why couldn't he just forgiven me? Why? He would forget his damn head if it wasn't attached to his fucking body! But no, bloody hell no! He will always remember the damn letter. Permanently burned in his Swiss-head memories.' Kimberly felt her knees buckle. She grabbed the sink counter to hold her up. 'It can't be all my fault. Can it? What more can I do? What more can I possibly do? I just don't know why…why he… Maybe it just hurts him so much; maybe that's why he won't forgive. But what can I do?' Kimberly couldn't believe she actually told him she hated him. Kimberly told the man who forever holds her heart and her love, she hates him. Hate Tommy? Just the thought of that made Kimberly run to the toilet and puke. She coughed as she threw up. She couldn't almost breathe. Kimberly sat back still crying.
"Tommy…I'm so sorry. So sorry."
After a few moments, Kimberly finally stood up. She coughed and went back to the sink where she turned on the faucet quickly. She took handfuls of water and spit them out. She gasped for air. Kimberly looked at herself in the mirror. She wiped at her raccoon eyes, thanks to all the crying and her mascara running. She splashed water on her face and washed her face with the water. Kimberly brushed her teeth. She spit the water and turned from the sink. Kimberly gasped and jumped back a little.
"Tommy?" Tommy was standing there. "You didn't leave?"
"I tried. I really tried to…"
"You didn't leave…why…you didn't leave?"
"Standing here, watching you, how sad you are. I am absolutely ashamed of myself. And I am absolutely sorry to you. After all these years, after everything I have seen and done, after everything we have said to one another… Everything you have tried to fix, do to and how I was…I…I realized now that…that I love you. I love you so much after all these years and that's why I'm so angry." Tommy walked closer to Kimberly. She fell back against the sink. "I am so angry at myself for fighting you and our love. I thought if I was mean to you, rude and nasty, it would make me feel better for you hurting me in that letter. I thought, I needed to feel that anger, that hatred to make you suffer. How I was so wrong. Doing all of that to you, it was just making me feel worse. I'm so sorry." Kimberly looked at him with tears in her eyes. "I am so sorry, Beautiful."
"You didn't leave." Kimberly stepped up to him. Her arms went around his neck quickly as she hugged him.
"I love you so much, Beautiful." Tommy's arms went around her too. He lifted Kimberly slightly up. Kimberly cried on his shoulder. Tommy carried Kimberly out the bathroom to her bed. They slowly laid down on the bed just hugging each other tight.
Tommy pulled away, holding her head, as they stared at each other. Tommy's eyes asked the question their bodies have yearned for years. Kimberly nodded to Tommy when he opened his mouth to say something. His eyes opened a bit wide to Kim's smile and nod.
"Okay." He wiped under her eyes before kissing her on the lips. Kimberly ran her fingers through Tommy's short spiky duo. She moaned deep into his mouth. They rolled a bit on the bed kissing passionately. Tommy pulled away slowly. He stood up at the end of the bed. Tommy kicked off his boots. Kimberly sat up slowly. Tommy sat on the edge of the bed, to remove his socks. Kimberly's arms went around Tommy. She reached down and pulled off his black sweater. Tommy pulled off his white tank top and stood up again. He turned and pulled off Kim's pink sweater. Kimberly sat there in a tan bra and boy-cut shorts. Tommy bent down on his hands kissing Kimberly. Kimberly held his face through their many kisses. Tommy undid the front clasp to Kim's bra. Kimberly moaned as Tommy's lips moved down her chin, neck and chest. He took a rosy nipple into his mouth. Kimberly leaned back. She moaned.
"Oh Tommy.." Kimberly placed her hand on the back of his head as Tommy switched to her left nipple. He savored the soft breast in his mouth. Tommy tugged her nipple with his teeth before switching back to her right on. "Tommy…"
"Say it again, Beautiful." Tommy sucked harder.
"Tommy!" Kimberly slightly fell to the bed when Tommy's hands went to her shorts. With one swift move, both her shorts and panties found the floor. Kimberly shook off her bra. Tommy stood up. He slowly unbuckled his belt and pants. Kimberly sat up on her elbows as Tommy pushed his pants and boxers down. Kimberly slightly gasped.
"See something you like?" Kimberly blushed and turned her stare away from his naked body. She bit her lip and slid back on the bed.
"Why must you always tease me?" Tommy chuckled. He slowly eased over her. He took her lips into countless kisses.
"Because making you blush, is so cute." Kimberly laughed. Tommy kissed her immediately. She clicked off the lamp causing all the lights in the cabin to go off. Kimberly ran her hand down his strong back. They kissed again and again. They slowly made love to each other's lips. Tommy pulled Kim's hair from her ponytail clip. He untangled her hair with his hands, still kissing her.
"Shit!" Tommy pulled away after long kisses.
"Wha…what's wrong?" He got up and pulled out his wallet from his pants. "What is it?" Tommy tossed out credit cards, money, business cards, more money….
"Ah ha!" Tommy held up some condoms.
"3 condoms?"
"Well, you never know…"
"How long have you been holding those?"
"Months, probably more." Tommy got on the bed and kissed Kimberly immediately.
"Then how can you be so sure they are good?"
"It's condoms! Better than having nothing, besides they don't expire, do they?"
"Did you forget Sex Educations class?"
"I forget a lot of things, Beautiful," Tommy said kissing her cheek. "But never important things about you and us. I love you." Kimberly smiled. "I know you're clean and I'm clean, that's not the issue here…"
"Shhh and kiss me," Kimberly said holding his face as she kissed him. Tommy ran his hands down her back, as she rolled them over, so she was on top. He squeezed her ass a few times before stroking her back again.
Aisha and Trini looked up at the clock. They were just about the finish dinner. It had been nearly 2 hours since they both talked to Kimberly. She had said she was coming after she packed. Did she have that much crap? Probably.
"Where are you two going?" Katherine asked.
"To get Kimberly," Trini said putting on her jacket.
"Why?" Trini shook her head with a laugh. 'The nerve of this bitch.'
"She was supposed to be here like an hour ago," Aisha said.
"Oh."
"Don't get too disappointed," Trini said. "She will be staying here for the rest of the trip."
"I'm not disappointed. Kimberly is our friend."
"Right."
"Look, what issues you might have with me, don't blame me for your friend's behavior."
"Oh, I'll do more than blame you, you stupid bit…"
"Trini! Let's go get Kim."
"Let's all go," Tanya said. She held Katherine's arm away from the other 2. "Kimberly is our friend. She made a mistake in the past, who hasn't. She doesn't deserve this, not after all these years." Katherine looked at her best friend. "You are not helping the situation."
"Why should I? She hurt Tommy."
"Then it is between Tommy and Kimberly, not you. So stop it. Plus, Kimberly has and still is paying for it. But it's enough from Tommy. She doesn't need you to pile on."
"Fine." Trini and Aisha saw Jason and Rocky leaving the cabin as well.
"What are you guys doing?"
"Going to bring Tommy back," Jason said.
"Where is he?" Aisha asked.
"He went to see Kimberly." Adam, Zack and Billy followed.
"Alone?" Katherine asked.
"You let him go alone!" Trini yelled.
ooooo...until next time :P
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