Fighting to Love (Power Rangers Samurai)

The Rescue, Part 2

A/N: Read the A/N at the end. 

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Slap. 

I'm sorry, did the nighlock just slap me?

I want to strangle him so badly. 

So far he's carved "traitor" on my inner forearm, given me small cuts with his nails, and insulted me. Did the pathetic excuse for a nighlock really just slap me? 

"They're going to come." I said. "And when they do, I promise your death will be painful." 

"As if they would save you. A traitor." 

"Shut up Nighlock." Antonio growled. Ji was staring off, but it was obvious that he was listening in. His fists were clenched, so that must be something, right?

"Where are they?" I muttered to myself. 

"There's your answer." Antonio muttered, and I tried to look where he was looking, but the cut on my neck (yes, he cut my neck too) shot pain through my body when it connected with the rough rope. 

Mia and Emily come rushing to our aid as Jayden takes out tens of moogers at a time with the Battle Wing. 

"Oh, Ash, what did they do to you?" Mia said with sympathy as she cut through the ropes that were weighing me down. 

"Talk later. We need to get you out of here." Evelyn said, appearing next to Mia. "Do you have the strength to run?" 

"No. No hydration all day." I replied. 

"Alright, sit there, and I'll make you a cradle." Evelyn said, quickly making a floating leaf that trailed behind her. 

"Perfect. Get on it and hold on tight, I'll be going really fast." Evelyn said, then started to make a path while running. The leaf zoomed forward. 

We reached the Shiba house in almost no time, and Evelyn started to grow all of these healing herbs. "No, none of these will work." She muttered under her breath. "Naturally have to heal on its own, but we can clean the wounds." 

She started bringing out the Hydrogen Peroxide and got to work. 

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The rangers come crashing in after demorphing. I'm sitting on one of the nurse beds while Evelyn checks my vitals. 

"Eyes are good, so are the ears, heart beat's going at an unusual rate, but of course, that's usual for you..." She muttered, using one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. hologram screens Maria Hill had personally given her. 

Antonio's arms snaked from behind her and wrapped around her waist. 

"When did you learn all of that?" Antonio asked. 

"Sit down, dear brother, I've got to check you too. Ji already... Well, he didn't let me check him. I'm sure he's fine though." Evelyn said, turning in Antonio's arms, and pushing him towards a nursing bed. Jayden caught sight of me and rushed over. 

"God, Ash... I thought he wouldn't harm you." Jayden said, gazing over my injuries. 

"They're nighlock...  They won't hurt unless they have to, and I'm a supposed traitor." I muttered, refusing to meet his eyes. 

"I was so worried." He muttered. "God, how could you let them.... Never mind, don't answer that." 

"He was pacing everywhere, and I swear he wore down the floor in the meeting room." Kevin offered. 

"What happened to "I'll be safe"?" Jayden asked, playing a little with my hair. 

"You know I'll never stray from trouble." I said, twirling a strand of hair that Jayden hadn't touched yet. 

"Don't scare me like that. I get that I was kidnapped but you didn't have to make me repay you by this happening." Jayden said, and I finally meet his eyes. They're full with love, worry, regret and mostly: Hurt. 

"I won't, Love." I said, kissing his cheek. I know if I hadn't had a cut on either cheek, he would do the same thing. 

"I love you, you know that?" he asked, his voice cracking a little. 

"I'm forever yours. Why did you think I started calling you 'Love'?" I replied. 

He pulled me into his lap and I immediately curled up in such a way that my head was leaning on his chest and my feet rested on his thigh. 

"I love you." 

"I love you too, Ash." He replied quietly. "Go to sleep... It's alright, I'll carry you to your room." 

He said more, but I fell asleep too fast to hear him say the rest. 

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A/N: I AM SO SORRY THIS IS SO LATE BUT I HOPE YOU LIKED IT AND YES THE SHIP IS NOW LIKE OFFICIAL, SO THERE YOU GO, Shipper249! DON'T FORGET TO COMMENT, VOTE AND SHARE!!!

See you next week!

-Sophie