Your Heart Is Pink

Chapter One: Lab Partners

“What do we have?”

“Chemistry”

--Kelly Kapowski

--Zack Morris

A/N: Hello! Desiree aka Rom Linders here! Taking a little break from my other WIPs (Mikayla's Legacy, Remembrance and Bounty all three from the Harry Potter Universe, and Midday Moon and Midnight Sun for the Firefly 'verse.) I’m a Power Ranger fan...yes I know bit old..but its true. So I’ve decided to try my hand at writing a little fanfic and seeing how it goes. This is from Power Rangers: Dino Thunder which of course I do not own. Don't own. Don't sue. You know the drill.

--Romula

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Boring. Bored. Bore.

She was bored. Devin could see it in the way she held her chin in her hand and doodled idly all over the inside cover of her binder. And when she was bored, it never boded well for him. It meant that the well of news and gossip that normally kept her busy was dry and that she would go searching for..well..something...and whatever something was normally meant trouble.

He knew she was bored too, because she was doodling and not paying attention in Dr. Oliver's class. She always paid attention in Dr. Oliver's class, if only because she found their young teacher incredibly attractive. Her and the rest of Reefside High...

"Cass?" He nudged her.

"Huh?" She blinked and looked at him. He was about to ask what was going on when a smooth voice interrupted.

"Yes Cassidy? You wanted to tell us about the Triassic period?" She blushed at the gentle rebuke.

"No Doctor Oliver. Sorry."

He smiled warmly. "That's good, because I was actually discussing the fact that I was going to assign you new lab partners."

A few chuckles.

He addressed the class again. "Half of you will pick the name of your new partner out of a hat, this hat to be exact,” he produced a silly top hat covered in what looked like pink feathers and grinned as it got the expected reaction from the class, “and that person will be your partner for the next quarter." He winked conspiratorially at the class. "Good luck."

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Cassidy watched as every other person in the class drew a slip. For some reason she was incredibly nervous and she could not understand why such a simple thing as lab partners sent a disconcerting feeling to settle in the pit of her stomach. She anxiously watched as Devin drew his slip of paper. Maybe he had picked her.

Her hope died when he showed her the slip. "Ethan?" Figured Devon would end up with the genius in the class. He always seemed to have that luck.

A small nagging fear began to plague her. Why was she so nervous about a new lab partner? It didn’t make sense and yet she couldn’t help wondering who would draw her name.

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Connor McKnight reached into the silly pink hat with confidence. He was sure that he would end up with Ethan or Kira. After all, wouldn’t Doctor Oliver want them to stay together in case they had to discuss Ranger business? With a cocky grin at his friends he unfolded his slip of paper. His smile died instantly.

“You’ve got to be kidding me.”

Kira and Ethan looked at him with curiosity.

“Connor?” Ethan touched his friend’s shoulder in concern. He peaked at the slip of paper in Connor’s hands and couldn’t help it. He burst out laughing and continued until Connor punched him, none to gently, in the arm.

“Ow man….” Ethan rubbed his now sore arm.

“It can’t be that bad Connor.” Kira said, trying to look at the paper.

“It is that bad.” He replied and showed her the name he had drawn out.

Cassidy Cornell.

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“Alright, time to pair off everyone if you haven’t already.” Doctor Oliver said and he waited patiently while seats were changed. He enjoyed the reactions that people gave when they found out who was their new partner. He had felt his students were too cliquey and needed to branch out and get to know other people beyond the superficial. But there were three student’s reactions he was most keen on.

He watched Kira’s obvious delight when she was paired with Trent Mercer. He smiled wryly and hoped she could concentrate on her work. He watched Ethan look dubiously at Devin, but the boy shrugged resignedly and walked over to where Cassidy was sitting. Cassidy…no one had approached her yet and he knew he had put her name in along with the rest. He looked around for anyone heading towards her and Devin’s table and his eyes locked on Connor still staring at his slip of paper as if someone had just played a horrible joke on him. Slowly, the red ranger looked up and met his teacher’s unwavering gaze. Tommy just nodded once to show that there was no way he was changing the arrangement and with a quick, defiant glare Connor walked over to Cassidy’s table.

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Connor felt at that moment that the universe hated him. Cassidy? She’d talk him to death before third period. And always with the gossip. It was like her life was so boring that she had to constantly snoop around in other people’s business to bring meaning to her own useless existence. Not only that, but he was pretty sure she wouldn’t do a damn thing and he’d probably fail the quarter. Despite the subtle warning look from his teacher, Connor decided once and for all that he would talk Doctor Oliver into letting him switch partners. Maybe he could get Ethan as a lab partner as he was sure Kira would not want to switch. That way Cassidy could go back to being partners with her sidekick and all would be well in the world of Connor McKnight.

With a sigh to cover a shudder Connor tapped Cassidy’s shoulder. When she looked up at him, disbelief was written clearly on her face and he fought the absurd desire to laugh out loud. She didn’t want to be his partner either.

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The niggling fear in Cassidy’s stomach turned into full blown panic when she felt the tap on her shoulder and looked up at Connor McKnight, star athlete and cocky bastard. There was no way…

He showed her the slip of paper that read her name. Shit. She nodded, sure that her dismay showed on her face. Of all the people in the class she had to get stuck with him. Next to them Ethan and Devin watched the interaction with concern.

Cassidy looked at Connor seated next to her and for reasons she wasn’t completely sure of wanted to shout HELP at the top of her lungs.

She would have been surprised to know that Connor was thinking the exact same thing.

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Yes…first ever on and Connor! WooT!

Anyways Im outtie for now. I hope you all enjoy. Read my other fics if you are Harry Potter fans or Gundam Wing Fans…