Broken Soul

A/N - Okay, I should have said this in the last chapter but I forgot. Kat is the same Kat from the last season of MMPR, Zeo, and Turbo. I felt that she need to be in this story for reasons you will see later. Also, Jeff and Matt are from the mind of Baby Kitty and I do have her permission to use them. Also for those who reviewed thank you so much for reviewing and keep reviewing also other readers please review cause if you don’t review I do not know if I should continue the story or not. Now that has been said on with the show.

Ch.2 Choice and Deception

“Tommy…” Jason barely spoke as he saw his friend in a new light. He opened his mouth to speak the words that would either thrill his friend or terrify him only to be cut off by the shrill bell signaling the end of lunch.

“Um, we’ll talk later, okay, bro?” Jason said quickly standing and walking away from Tommy not wanting to give the other boy a chance to protest.

Tommy looked on at his departing friend with a sorrowful look before turning and heading to his own class unable to shake his hurt feelings, but at least grateful to have not gotten a harsh and loud response from the Red Ranger. ‘Maybe there’s still hope.’

The rest of his classes were uneventful unlike his day had been and the longer the day dragged out, the more certain he was that he’d been wrong in his earlier thought. This was only further proven as he reached Mrs. Applebee’s class. It was a set fact that he and Jason always sat together laughed and shared answers with one another, but today Jason sat as far from Tommy as possible taking the seat next to Jeff instead of his green clad friend.

Tommy only felt his anger grow over this as he saw Jeff pat Jason’s shoulder and said something about it being about time to him. What upset him even more though was that Jason laughed it off and playfully punched Jeff in the shoulder in return, clearly ignorant to the fact his supposed best friend was suffering alone on the other side of the room.

After that he tried his best to avoid his friends at all cost or end up telling them the truth, something he definitely wasn’t ready to handle after Jason’s earlier behavior. However he had barely made it through the door of his last class when Kat and Trini grabbed his arms and lead him to a seat.

“Okay, Tommy, what’s wrong? You’ve been avoiding everyone since lunch.” Trini spoke with calm determination.

“Yeah, I thought you would be much happier after talking to Jason.” Kat added as she placed her hands on her hips. “Wait, this has to be about what you two talked about. What did he say to you? He better not have hurt you.”

Seeing the Australian clearly enraged that Jason might have hurt her new friend, Trini turned to back to Tommy. “This is about you being in love with him isn’t it, Tommy?” Trini spoke in a calm whisper.

Surprised by her insight, but doing his best not to show it Tommy continued his charade. “What? Where do you girls keep getting ideas like this? Honestly. Look it’s just that me and Jason had a…” Tommy began before catching at Trini’s doubtful ‘do you really want to make me mad’ look. “Why is everyone suddenly so interested in my business?”

“Tell me what happened.” Trini stated calmly.

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(5 min. and one recant of earlier events later)

“So now aside you the only person who knows about it is Kat and I prefer that you two keep it quiet please. I’m still not comfortable that Kat knows and now add that you know and I told Jason everything, I’m just a few steps away from being pushed to the edge.” Tommy sighed.

Trini noticing the stress on the newest Ranger pulled him into a hug before taking a seat next to him as other students began coming in. “It’s going to be okay we’ll figure something out.”

“If you say so.” Sinking into his own chair and fairly relieved that another person appeared to have accepted him as he was, the Green Ranger did his best to try and keep up with the math lesson being presented. Though just as he was beginning to focus Kat gently tapped his shoulder and handed him a note.

Tommy,

Don’t be afraid of who you are. No matter what you are our friend and we will be behind you no matter what. If others don’t approve, just know that you have two people who are and we will make sure that nothing happens to you.

Trini.

Just below Trini’s note there was another note in someone else’s handwriting.

Tommy,

Trini is right. If the rest of your friends don’t like you for who you are then forget them. They weren’t your friends to begin with. Trini and I are definitely your friends and I’ll be damned if I let another friend down when they are in trouble. Besides who else am I going to get to ask me to the dances? Just kidding, so don’t worry about what the others think and you’ll be fine.

Kat

PS If they do try anything they’ll have to go through me and trust me I have plenty of Gucci heels for them to taste for weeks.

Not sure whether to laugh or be shocked, Tommy looked at the two girls who accepted him without fail and gave them a weak smile. Tommy’s day had changed after that class. He felt as if nothing could go wrong. Before he knew it he was knocked down onto the floor.

“Oh, hey, fag, didn’t see you there?” Jeff said as walked away with his laughing entourage of jocks. Tommy picked himself up as Kim and Zack came to help him.

“Why those.. Man, would I like to see those guys try something like that around us.” Zack said ready to kill someone.

“Can’t they see that they aren’t that cool, I mean, all they have going for them is that they’re on the football team. All I have to do is spread one rumor and their social lives are like history.” Kim said with a snap of her fingers. “I don’t see why you won’t let us do anything to stop them from harassing you.”

“It’s better me than others. Besides I can handle anything they throw at me.” Tommy spoke as he smirked.

“That’s our Tommy, always thinking of others before himself. It’s hard to think that you were, well you know.” Zack laughed as he patted Tommy on the back. “Come on everyone is waiting for us at the Youth Center.” Heading out of the school the three teens didn’t notice the heated eyes watching them leave.

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(15 minutes later)

Tommy, Kim, and Zack had just entered the Youth Center where they were promptly greeted by an arguing Kat and Trini.

“No, she said for us to create a problem that we could use these formulas to solve. We should be creative and create a scavenger hunt. Then we can tape these problems around the school and have teams race to see who can get to the end first.” Kat proposed with force.

“The teacher would never allow a thing like that so I think we should just stick to my idea of creating a jeopardy like game. It might not be as original or creative as your idea, but it’s more feasible.” Trini argued.

“Well why don’t we just let the them decide.” Kat proclaimed, turning to the three now leery Rangers. “Can you three please tell Trini that making a scavenger hurt is much more fun and exciting than making a jeopardy game for algebra.”

“No can you all please tell Kat that jeopardy is a wise choice since we know we can do that unlike her plan to have the whole class running around the school without the teacher’s approval.” Trini argued.

“Um…” Looking between the two girls Kimberly gave a quick smile. “You know what I think I need a shake before deciding anything, uh be right back.” Dashing off before she could be forced to choose, Kim was followed by an equally fast Zack.

“Yeah wait up, I think I could go for one too.”

Huffing and turning their eyes on the still lingering Green Ranger, Kat was the first to begin again. “I guess that leaves you. So will you tell her my idea is better?”

“No, because mine is.” Trini piped in.

“Why don’t you just combine your ideas and leave Tommy out of it so I can talk to him for a few minutes.” A voice behind the group spoke. Before the girls could protest Jason took his stunned friend’s arm and quickly tugged him away from the table and out the door.

Releasing him once outside by the picnic tables, he shook his head. “Those girls are going to be the death of you.”

“Yeah, I don’t understand girls.” Taking a seat on the nearest table and looking anywhere but at Jason, Tommy sighed. “I don’t understand guys either. So you wanted to talk?” Tommy asked.

“Yeah I did. Look, Tommy I’ve been thinking about what you told me at lunch, thinking a lot about it actually and I wanted to tell you I’m sorry for just running off like I did. It was not the right thing to do and I know I probably worried you.”

“Oh, no that’s fine, you didn’t-”

“I did, and I shouldn’t have, but that’s not all I needed to say.” Taking a deep breath, and continuing to pace, Jason was clearly not perfectly fine still despite his apology. “The truth is I don’t care that you’re gay, granted I was a little surprised, but it doesn’t bother or offend me or anything, but you being in love with me that’s a lot to take. I’m not saying that we can’t be friends or anything, but I think we need to stay away from each other for a bit because I think I know how you feel but right now it’s really hard to tell what it is. So for my sake, I think it’d be best if we spent a few days apart. I mean I know we’re Rangers together and all that and this won’t affect us on the battle field, but I just need some time.” Jason spoke as he rubbed the back of his neck.

“So let me get this straight, you don’t care that I’m gay, but yet you want me to stay away from you.” Tommy questioned, one brow raised in slight disbelief. “And you don’t think this will effect us as teammates.”

“It’s just for a few days. You did sort of just spring this on me you know.” Jason started a little heatedly, finding it a tad unfair that his friend was allowed to rock his world one minute and then expect him to be fine with it the next. “What exactly did you expect from me? This isn’t TV, Tommy, it’s real life and in real life when you drop something like that on someone they generally need a little time to gather themselves.”

Feeling his face heat up in anger and slight embaressment as he knew Jason had a point, Tommy never the less shook his head. “Fine take all the time you want, I’ll stay away from you.”

“Tom that’s not what I-”

“No that is what you meant. Just be ready to explain to the others why I’m not around anymore because I’m not doing it. If they’re going to turn me away too I’d rather not have them do it to my face like you.” Sliding off the table and heading for the parking lot, Tommy silenced the voice in his head insisting he was the one being slightly unfair.

“Tommy, wait that’s not fair and you know it!” Jason called out unsure what to do or if he should do anything right now. Sighing as the Green Ranger kept walking, he finally turned to head back inside. It was not going to be a pleasant conversation with the others.

With both boys lost in their own thoughts neither noticed the pair of eyes watching their little drama from the side of the building.

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(Unknown location)

“It‘s perfect.” A excited voice echoed.

“Yeah, it will teach everyone what happens if you’re like them. I can’t believe we didn’t think of this before.” Another voice exclaimed.

“Now all we have to do is catch the him and we can begin our plan. Don’t forget we have to get him when he’s by himself. It won’t work if he has those other pests around, especially that blonde bitch.” Another voice commanded the group. “Now everyone get out and meet up here tomorrow.”

Once everyone was gone the leader of the little gathering started to move all of the stuff that he showed. It had been quick and sloppy work getting it, but not very difficult. The address, the phone number, the class schedule, all easy doing. Putting it back in the shoe box one picture fell from his grasp. Picking it up and shaking his head the boy gave it a look over. In big black letters was the word “Fag” written across a picture of one Tommy Oliver.

To Be Continued….