Reciprocation
He was always touching her.
A bear-hug here, a congratulatory pat there, feathery caresses across her cheeks when she was barely conscious after brutal battles, hi-fives as simple greetings between the halls, a hug from behind if he later joined their group of friends to see what the gossip was about, grasping hands in determination pre-battles, sparring in-between battles, brushing shoulders if sitting next to each other – always sitting so close, tucking strands of hair away in conversations when the wind billowed around them…always, always was he touching her.
She reeled in those moments and she constantly wondered whether he felt it too. Fire seemed to flow from his fingers into her body and she was set alight, bordering on ecstasy for the remainder of the day. But she couldn't appear too happy around the others, that would be too suspicious.
Naturally, she was always touching him too. She was glad that he initiated some of the physical contacts too so it would appear normal if she randomly hugged him when he teleported back to the Command Centre. Brushing back sweaty bands from his forehead after intense battles, staring imploringly into those chocolate eyes, she wished she could convey the feelings she held inside. I'm so happy, Jason, I hope you are too.
Yet between all these touches, there was one kind that she hadn't received and she yearned for it more than receiving top grades and saving Angel Grove. She sacrificed a lot of herself – innocence, time, truth, friendships with other peers – just to be one of the Power Rangers.
All she wanted in return was a kiss.
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Ending Note:I love Power Rangers, that's basically the most important thing you need to know. Secondly, I really want Jason and Trini together, hence why I started writing drabbles on them. The only thing that confuses me is the age of these characters (how old is Tommy in Dino Thunder?). In Season One, I thought they could be anywhere between sixteen to eighteen. I then believed each season represented each year, until they graduated in Turbo, which could indicate that the Rangers are roughly fifteen in Season One. Hmm. So for the purpose of this story, the Rangers are sixteen in MMPR Season One, seventeen in MMPR Season Two and Three (it was a long year for them) and eighteen in Zeo and Turbo (an even longer year).
One thing I also found a bit confusing was what happened to Jason after Zeo and pre-Turbo movie and also, what was he doing in Turbo? Did he just…quit school or return to Switzerland? I want to write a canon fic but without these details, I might be slightly incorrect. Granted, I don't remember what happened during Turbo (I was like seven years old) so I apologise if the answers were presented in that series but I did read Wikipedia before starting this fic!
Thank-you for reading this chapter! Any feedback is welcome!