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Once A Brother: Chapter 11
Title: Once A Brother
Author: Solarbaby
Disclaimer: All I own is the plot.
Words: 680
General Summary: Sometimes being a brother is better than being a superhero.
Drabble Summary: In which Fran stages an intervention, Jarrod’s a bully and Casey leaves. Again.
Spoilers: Set after ‘Way of the Master’
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Bullies and Interventions
It was just over a month after the rangers moved in that Fran decided to stage her impromptu intervention. That was how Casey found himself cornered in the pizza parlor’s kitchen, clutching a package of vegan pepperoni to his chest and staring at the woman like she was crazy. Which, he decided, she probably was.
“Don’t think that I haven’t seen what’s been going on, Casey. I’m not stupid. You all act like I’m blind but I’m not. I can’t believe you!”
He felt a brief feeling of panic curling in his stomach that dissipated as she continued.
“I can’t believe you let him bully you around that way.”
The panic disappeared completely only be replaced with annoyance and confusion. “What are you going on about now?”
She shot him a glare. “Jarrod. I’ve seen the way that he treats you when RJ’s not around.” Fran stepped even closer to him and Casey found himself pressing back enough that the industrial fridge was beginning to cut into his back. “Look,” she continued,” I don’t particularly care what kind of badass killer he may be, but you have a backbone. Show it! Stand up for yourself!”
There really wasn’t a lot that Casey could say to that. He was torn between being affronted by the accusation of cowardice and the desire to run to his room and pretend this conversation never happened.
Fran apparently took his silence as an admission because her voice softened. “Come on, Casey. You don’t really think RJ would let him hurt you, do you?” She blinked as a thought struck her. “Wait, it’s not RJ you’re scared of, is it? Is that why you’ve been staying with me so much?”
Casey jerked back, slamming his head against the fridge, and gave her an incredulous look. “What?! No! God no! Just… no!” His vehement words seemed to appease her slightly but she still seemed unsure.
“Then why don’t you go tell RJ? He’ll stop Jarrod.”
“Look, Fran.” He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and tugged at her hat. “You don’t have to worry about me. I’ve been taking care of myself for a long time before I came to live with RJ. If it gets too bad I will deal with it.” Casey gave her a grin but she didn’t look completely convinced.
For some reason Fran wasn’t quite as reassured by that than she thought she should.
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The day that came where he had to deal with it came sooner than he expected. Casey didn’t know what came over him. Even years of living with RJ’s pacifistic tendencies and his own desire not to make waves had a limit.
And when Jarrod tried to evict him from his own room, he snapped.
There was yelling and angry noises until he was afraid someone working down stairs would hear him and Jarrod just continued standing there with a self-righteous look on his face. Casey wanted nothing more that to wipe it off his face so he did. With one angry move he turned around and punched Jarrod right in the face.
He went down almost pathetically easy, especially for a power ranger. Jarrod’s hand immediately went to his nose and Casey was shocked to see blood appearing from between his fingers. The hand came away it was covered with the red liquid.
“Oh my god.”
Casey turned around in time to see a yellow blur pass by her and then Lily was kneeling beside the red ranger, asking what was happening.
It seemed like Jarrod was going to say something but instead he just shook his head and stared at him with something that looked similar to respect in his eyes.
“What is going on?”
This time it was RJ; Casey didn’t need to turn around t tell that. All of a sudden he didn’t want to be there. He didn’t want to see the disappointment in his brother’s eyes when he knew what his little brother had done. Lily’s next words confirmed it.
“I think his nose is broken.”
Casey spun around and left.
Author: Solarbaby
Disclaimer: All I own is the plot.
Words: 680
General Summary: Sometimes being a brother is better than being a superhero.
Drabble Summary: In which Fran stages an intervention, Jarrod’s a bully and Casey leaves. Again.
Spoilers: Set after ‘Way of the Master’
oOoOoOoOoOoOo
Bullies and Interventions
It was just over a month after the rangers moved in that Fran decided to stage her impromptu intervention. That was how Casey found himself cornered in the pizza parlor’s kitchen, clutching a package of vegan pepperoni to his chest and staring at the woman like she was crazy. Which, he decided, she probably was.
“Don’t think that I haven’t seen what’s been going on, Casey. I’m not stupid. You all act like I’m blind but I’m not. I can’t believe you!”
He felt a brief feeling of panic curling in his stomach that dissipated as she continued.
“I can’t believe you let him bully you around that way.”
The panic disappeared completely only be replaced with annoyance and confusion. “What are you going on about now?”
She shot him a glare. “Jarrod. I’ve seen the way that he treats you when RJ’s not around.” Fran stepped even closer to him and Casey found himself pressing back enough that the industrial fridge was beginning to cut into his back. “Look,” she continued,” I don’t particularly care what kind of badass killer he may be, but you have a backbone. Show it! Stand up for yourself!”
There really wasn’t a lot that Casey could say to that. He was torn between being affronted by the accusation of cowardice and the desire to run to his room and pretend this conversation never happened.
Fran apparently took his silence as an admission because her voice softened. “Come on, Casey. You don’t really think RJ would let him hurt you, do you?” She blinked as a thought struck her. “Wait, it’s not RJ you’re scared of, is it? Is that why you’ve been staying with me so much?”
Casey jerked back, slamming his head against the fridge, and gave her an incredulous look. “What?! No! God no! Just… no!” His vehement words seemed to appease her slightly but she still seemed unsure.
“Then why don’t you go tell RJ? He’ll stop Jarrod.”
“Look, Fran.” He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and tugged at her hat. “You don’t have to worry about me. I’ve been taking care of myself for a long time before I came to live with RJ. If it gets too bad I will deal with it.” Casey gave her a grin but she didn’t look completely convinced.
For some reason Fran wasn’t quite as reassured by that than she thought she should.
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The day that came where he had to deal with it came sooner than he expected. Casey didn’t know what came over him. Even years of living with RJ’s pacifistic tendencies and his own desire not to make waves had a limit.
And when Jarrod tried to evict him from his own room, he snapped.
There was yelling and angry noises until he was afraid someone working down stairs would hear him and Jarrod just continued standing there with a self-righteous look on his face. Casey wanted nothing more that to wipe it off his face so he did. With one angry move he turned around and punched Jarrod right in the face.
He went down almost pathetically easy, especially for a power ranger. Jarrod’s hand immediately went to his nose and Casey was shocked to see blood appearing from between his fingers. The hand came away it was covered with the red liquid.
“Oh my god.”
Casey turned around in time to see a yellow blur pass by her and then Lily was kneeling beside the red ranger, asking what was happening.
It seemed like Jarrod was going to say something but instead he just shook his head and stared at him with something that looked similar to respect in his eyes.
“What is going on?”
This time it was RJ; Casey didn’t need to turn around t tell that. All of a sudden he didn’t want to be there. He didn’t want to see the disappointment in his brother’s eyes when he knew what his little brother had done. Lily’s next words confirmed it.
“I think his nose is broken.”
Casey spun around and left.
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