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Love Will Prevail	By : peachesalways2007 Category: M through R > Power Rangers Views: 2594 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Park Residence
Angel Grove, California
July 29th, 2002
Sitting at the dinner table, talking amongst themselves and stuffing themselves with Tanya's fabulous cooking, Trini knew she had nothing to worry about. She was finally back where she belongs and she couldn't be happier.
Truth be told, she was shocked herself when she ran right into Jason and wrapped her arms around him, but it has been so long since they've seen each other that any thought of awkwardness between them went right out the window when she felt his arms being wrapped around her and his face nuzzling her long dark hair. The usual tough, quiet, reserved Vietnamese beauty never felt so safe and secure in his strong arms. A part of her wished he keeps holding her like this forever.
And when they finally pulled apart, it was Jason's turn to shock her when he brushed her dark bangs away from her forehead and planted a searing, comforting kiss there; silently letting her know that she's amongst friends and everything's gonna be okay. Another part of her was disappointed that she didn't feel his lips against hers, but she quickly remembered that now's not a good time to be jumping into another relationship because she did go through a humiliating experience back in Boston. Trini made a vow to herself that she will never go through something like that ever again.
Now, as she's sitting at the dining room table, having a good time with her friends again and being stuffed to the gills with all the food Tanya cooked, Trini was slowly starting a path towards healing. It's gonna take some time before another man will be able to capture her heart, but it's not like she's desperate to find love again. When that time comes, she'll be ready and more cautious about who she's gonna allow to enter her life and, more importantly, her heart.
"So, Tri, how was life living in Boston? Living on the east cost must've been different for you," Zack asked, shifting the conversation in a more serious direction. Everyone stopped what they were doing and focused on her.
A small smile appeared on her face. "Well, Z-man, for the most part, living in Boston was great. The climate change was different because I'm so used to living in a much more warmer environment, but it was great."
"I know how you feel, hon. I have family living in Boston, Providence and Baltimore. I used to go and visit them during the summer and we used to go to some of the best seafood restaurants on the shore. Seeing the sun beaming down on the water while we're eating outside was magical," Angela chimed in, smiling brightly at the thought of her family back on the east coast.
"Any plans on going back before fall?" Tanya asked, as she took a bite of her roasted asparagus.
Angela shook her head. "No, not this time. Zack and I are so incredibly busy, it's ridiculous. I have so many photo shoots lined up within the next few weeks, I don't know if I'll ever catch a break."
"And I have two music videos I'm choreographing; not to mention music festival season is still in full effect. I'm gonna be out of town for the next few weeks," Zack explained, huffing softly. He felt his wife's hand lacing with his and squeezing it softly; silently letting him know that she knows how he feels.
"Well, looks like you guys are gonna be busy. I'm gonna be unpacking my things at my old house before I start working in San Diego," Trini said, chuckling softly.
"I meant to ask you, what do you do?" Aisha asked as she took a sip of water from her glass.
"I'm a lawyer; specializing in criminal and corporate matters. I started off as an intern, but I quickly made my way up as a paralegal when I won my first case involving a land development issue. The owner of an apartment building wanted to tear it down and build a shopping center in its place, but the tenants wasn't having it and fought back by filing a motion to keep the apartment building intact. It was a nasty battle, but in the end, with me as the tenants' representative, we won. The owner ended up selling the building because he ended up having big financial problems, so a wealthy, kindhearted real estate mogul bought the building and allowed the tenants to stay. I was really proud to be able to a part of something monumental," Trini explained, smiling brightly.
"Wow, that's awesome. Hey, did you know the identity of the real estate mogul you mentioned?" Jason asked, looking curious. If anyone knows anything about real estate, it would be him.
She looked at him and smirked. "Wouldn't you like to know, Scott? No, I never got to meet him. He's one of those guys who likes to be low key and don't want a lot of attention to be displayed on him. I'm just glad that the tenants won't have to move."
"I heard that, Tri. Congratulations on winning your first big case," Kim said as she raised her glass up. Everyone at the table did the same thing as a salute to her. She ended up blushing at what they did.
"So, with that out of the way, I have to ask you this question: what made you decide to come home?" Rocky asked, leaning in as if he really wanted know what was going on.
Trini sighed deeply as she closed her eyes. She knew that question was coming and, truth be told, there was no way she was gonna be able to get away from it. Honesty has always been her strongest suit.
"Well, I know you guys are wondering why I'm here instead of being on my honeymoon with Russell, but the truth is, I'm not married. I became a jilted bride at my wedding," Trini confessed, causing everyone in the room to gasp in shock.
"Trini, what happened? From what Kim told us, you and Russell appeared to be happy together," Adam asked, looking angry. And he's not the only one pissed off with the news. He looked around and saw that everyone else had the same pissed off looks on their faces.
She laughed sarcastically. "Yeah, well, appearances aren't everything. I went from happily planning my wedding, getting my perfect wedding dress and looking forward to married life with Russell to be heartbroken, humiliate and jilted on my big day. He had the nerve to tell all our friends and family that he has fallen in love with one of my bridesmaids Vivian Huang and intends to marry her instead. Turns out, they were on and off for many years when I came into the picture. Oh, and you're really gonna love this part: the jackass actually said that he didn't love me! Can you believe that shit? I mean, he was the one who pursued me, not the other way around. I turned him down at first, but he kept persisting and persisting until he finally wore me down and I agreed to go out to dinner with him. For him to say that he didn't love me, well, that proved to be the final straw. I ended up leaving the law firm I worked for because I didn't want to be subjected of pity from my fellow co-workers. So that's why I decided to come back to Angel Grove."
"Whoa, that's some heavy shit right there, Tri. I had no idea you were hurting so much from that idiot," Aisha said as she reached over and took Trini's hand into hers.
"Yeah, well, I never had my heart broken like that before, either. I keep asking myself 'did I do something so wrong for Russell to dump me like he did?'" Trini replied, tears brimming in her eyes. She was on the verge of breaking down when Jason reached over and placed his hand on her back, rubbing it affectionately.
"You didn't do a damn thing wrong to deserve to be jilted at your own wedding, Tiger. Russell's a damn fool. He didn't know how good he had it with you until it was too late. It's his loss. I bet you Vivian must've cast a spell on him to make him go back to her over and over again. Like you said before, they've been on and off for years. However, you have nothing to worry about. You're among friends again and we're here for you," Jason assured her as he kept rubbing her hand affectionately. She looked at him and smiled. He always knew how to make her feel better.
"Jason's right, Trini. We're all here for you. Even Billy and Kat got your back. I'll tell you what; how about us guys fly over to Boston, find Russell and kick his ass for you?" Tommy suggested, which caused Trini to laugh slightly.
"Thanks, but I don't know if that'll do me any good. I just need to move on and forget all about it. It's gonna take time, but I think I can manage," she replied, smiling softly.
"Well, then, I would like to propose a toast. To Trini Kwan, for coming home and writing a new chapter in her life. Welcome home, Tiger," Jason commented as he stood up and raised his glass of wine up in the air. Within seconds, the others did the same and clinked their glasses together.
Smiling through her tears, Trini knew that coming back to Angel Grove was the best decision she ever made.
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Chang Residence
Boston, Massachusetts
July 31st, 2002
"Russell, darling, are the invitations ready to be mailed?" Vivian asked as she walked into his study. He was sitting at his desk, looking over files for an upcoming murder trial. He was defending a woman who shot her husband to death she claims was in self defense. He's currently looking over her hospital records because the man has put her there on more than one occasion.
"Yeah, they're right here," he replied as he reached over and picked them up off the desk, then he handed them over to her. He was too invested in the case to be paying attention to her.
"Honey, I wish you didn't have to work so much. There's still a lot of things we have to go over concerning the wedding. Can't you take a break and help me out?" she asked, looking at him with a pout on her face. He didn't even look up at her. His face was buried in piles and piles of paperwork.
"No can do, Viv. This case is gonna drain the life out of me. I can't focus on our wedding right now because the trial's coming up and I need to be 100% focused on getting this woman acquitted. I'll catch up with you later," he said as he kept his head down.
Realizing that it was no use trying to get him to pay attention to her, she leaned over and kissed him on his head, then she turned on her heel and walked out of his study; with the wedding invitations tucked underneath her arm.
Stepping inside the master bedroom, Vivian closed the door with her foot and promptly flopped down on the king sized bed, sighing deeply and looking a little bit worn out as she started looking over wedding invitations. Everything appeared to be in order until she came across one invitation that made her blood boil.
He has the nerve to invite Trini to MY wedding?! Oh, hell no! Not on my watch! I ought to go march back into his study and give him a piece of my mind! A inner voice in her head screamed out. Just as she was about to go back into the study and confront Russell about his stupid decision to invite his ex-fiancee to the wedding, suddenly, an idea popped off in her head. A evil smile formed on Vivian's face as she clutched the invitation in her hands.
Of course! Why I didn't think of this before? I think I'm gonna personally deliver the invitation to Trini myself. Then I'll tell her straight up not to show her face in Boston ever again or else she'll have to suffer the consequences!
Still smiling evilly, Vivian went over to the oak wood dresser and grabbed Russell's wallet, then she opened it up and pulled out his Visa credit card. Sitting back down on the bed, she reached over and grabbed the cordless phone off the charger, then started dialing the number to her travel agency and held the phone against her ear. After only two rings, someone picked up on the other line.
"Hi, Sheila. This is Vivian. Listen, I need to book a flight. First class, of course. My destination? Angel Grove, California."
X
Kwan Residence
Angel Grove, California
July 31st, 2002
Trini has spent the last 48 hours unpacking everything in her childhood home and was getting exhausted from putting all of her things in their proper places. She didn't have to worry about the living room, the dining room and her bedroom because when her parents moved up to Seattle, they decided to leave their furniture behind so that Trini didn't have to worry about logging her own stuff in and having to move everything around just so she could make room. Besides, her furniture was still in storage; with plans on donating them to charity sometime in the near future.
She was so busy putting all of her china dishes up in the cabinet that she failed to notice Jason showing up at her front door a few minutes later; holding two cups of steaming hot coffee and a carton of donuts. He looked through the front door window and was amused to find the pretty Asian doing so many things at once; and by herself!
Shaking his head in disbelief and not wanting to be left out in the cold anymore, he somehow managed to ring the doorbell, causing her to stop what she was doing and headed right towards the front door. Shaking her head and chuckling softly at the occupant standing on her porch, she promptly opened the door and carefully grabbed the steaming cups of coffee away from his arms before he ends up dropping them.
"If I didn't know any better, I think you're stalking me," Trini laughed as she stepped back inside, with Jason trailing close behind. He closed the door as a favor to her.
He snorted playfully. "Yeah, right, Tiger. If I were stalking you, chances are, you would've dropped kicked my ass."
"And you'd be right," she replied as she looked over her shoulder and winked at him, then she sat the cart of coffee down on the table and turned to face him.
"Seriously, though, I can't believe you're doing all of this by yourself. How come you didn't call Adam or Tanya to help you out?" he asked as he looked around and surveyed the clatters of boxes surrounding the living room.
"I did, but both of them had to work and couldn't get out of it. I even called Tommy and Kim, but they have their daughter to contend with and they both have to work themselves. I got most of my stuff unpacked so far, so I'm doing okay," she replied as she flopped down on the sofa and leaned her head back against the pillows.
He sat down right next to her and placed his hand on her thigh, which caught her completely off guard for a moment. Though his gesture was innocent enough, it still caused her to have butterflies in her stomach. She didn't know what was transpiring between them, but for once, she's gonna go with the flow and see where it leads.
"Well, it's a good thing I decided to come here. Things are slow at the office, so I figured you could use some help," Jason told her, squeezing her thigh gently.
Trini raised her head up and smiled at him. "Thank you for offering your services to help me, Jase. And thanks for the coffee and donuts. I really appreciate it."
"No problem, Tri. Now, before I decided to make my presence felt, what were you doing?" he asked as they both got up from the sofa and straightened their clothes out.
"I was putting my china dishes in the cabinet in the dining room. I'm only gonna use them for special occasions. Like I said before, I'm halfway through unpacking my things and since you're here, we can be able to get everything done before nightfall," she told him, smiling brightly.
"Well, then, let's do it!" he shouted, causing her to roll her eyes and laugh. As they got started unpacking more of her things, she realized that when it comes to the original red ranger and his famous catchphrases, some things will never change.
Over the next several hours, the original red and yellow rangers got a lot work done. They managed to get her spacious kitchen, dining room and much of the living room done by putting all of her things in their proper places and placed all of her books on the bookshelf. Jason and Trini took breaks in between unpacking by drinking the coffees and eating the donuts he was gracious enough to bring for them. After their breaks, they went right back to work.
Sure enough, as he predicted, when nightfall came, they were able to get at least 95% of her childhood home up and running. Jason was placing picture frames on the table near the window when he pulled out one picture frame and it instantly caught his attention. He had the biggest grin on his face because he remembered exactly where this photo was taken and immediately took him back to a time where being a teenager was so much fun.
"Hey, Tiger, come over here for a second. I have something to show you," he called out to her. She came out of the kitchen, holding two glasses of lemonade and walked right over to where he was standing.
"What you got there, Rex?" she quipped as she sat the glasses down on the coffee table.
"I didn't know you kept this photo of us at the school dance," he said as he handed the photo over to her. She knew exactly what that photo meant to her.
"Honestly? I didn't know I still had it. We had so much fun dancing together. This was the one where we helped Billy and Marge get together, Bulk and Skull messing up the cake Ernie bought; twice. And you and I tearing it up on the dance floor, right alongside Zack and Kim and Billy and Marge. I had so much fun," Trini said, laughing softly.
"Me, too. I just can't believe you kept this," Jason replied, looking at her with a soft look in his brown eyes.
"Me, either. So many memories just from looking at this. You were looking pretty good there, Mr. Scott," she said as she looked up at him with a smile on her face.
He winked at her as he sat the photo frame down on the table. "And you were looking pretty, Ms. Kwan. Always have and always will be."
"Yeah, right. You should see me when I wake up in the morning. I look like a zombie," she snorted as she reached over and grabbed the two glasses of lemonade off the table, then she handed one over to him.
"Thank you. And, just for the record, you're still beautiful," he replied softly, but with much conviction.
"Well, if I'm so beautiful, why Russell couldn't see that? Why did he change his mind about marrying me?" she asked under bated breath, placing her hands on her hips.
"Like I said the other day, he's a damn fool. He didn't know how good he had it until it was too late. You are a beautiful, smart, strong-willed woman who stands up for what you believe in and did I mention you're still beautiful? Any man would be lucky to be with you. And when that next man comes along, I know in my heart he's gonna treat you like a queen and give you the world. Or he'll die trying," Jason explained as he sat his glass down and placed both of his hands on her shoulders. She felt tingles going up and down her spine when she felt his soft hands on her skin.
"Thank you, Jason. That means a lot; coming from you. I know I'm gonna be alright," Trini assured him with a smile on her face.
"Glad to provide some assurance for ya, Tiger. And, with that, I'm gonna call it a night. I have to make a long drive back to Malibu," he said, sighing deeply.
"Well, let me walk you out. I'm getting pretty tired myself. I have just a couple more things to do before I turn in for the night," she told him as she escorted to the front door.
"Thank you again for helping me out, Jase. You're the best," she said with a grin on her face.
He turned to face her, his own grin forming on his face. "It's no problem, Trini. If the situation was reversed, you'd do the exact same thing for me."
"In a heartbeat," she replied before they embraced enthusiastically. Just as they were about to part, however, their lips fused together for a quick second before they both jumped back in surprise.
"Good night, Trini," he said before he turned on his heel and walked out of her house. She closed the door a second later and leaned against it, touching her lips with her fingers and could still feel them burning after kissing Jason; even for a quick second.
"Good night, Jason," she replied, a smile forming on her face slowly.
Her path towards healing has gotten off to a damn good start.
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