Kiss and Tell (A Remix of The Adventures of Zack Taylor)
Original fic: The Adventures of Zack Taylor
For: Rivulet027
Word Count: 1,863
Rating: PG-13
Pairing/warning/spoiler: Tommy/Kim with mentions of Zack/Jason, Zack/Billy, Zack/Trini, Zack/Kim, and Zack/Tommy (Zack is just good like that)
Summary: When Kim first heard that Zack had made it his mission to kiss all his teammates, she thought it was totally weird. But then she thought about Zack kissing Tommy and all of a sudden weird wasn't what it was at all.
The first time it happened it was just a joke. Not the typical joke that friends played on one another, Kimberly knew, but still. A joke. Kim had actually been the one to hang the mistletoe, in yet another doomed attempt to make Trini and Billy actually do something instead of just sending longing glances in each others direction.
Of course, it wasn’t those two who got caught under it. Life just wasn’t that easy. Instead, it was Jason and Zack. Zack, who had taken their laughter as a challenge and then somehow managed to sweet talk Jason into going along with it even though it was clear Jason was anything but interested in “experimenting.”
It had been funny, watching them awkwardly jam their mouths together. It had been amusing to see how lighting fast Jason’s hands went from clenched stiff at his sides to pushing at Zack’s chest. And the slightly disappointed look on Zack’s face when he pulled back still made Kim feel like giggling. So yeah, a one off thing, a joke that went a little too far, but was still completely harmless.
But then it happened again. With Billy, who is so not prone to jokes and not, as far as Kim could tell, at all interested in boys. Which totally made her wonder who was next. And when she said as much to Trini, Trini had flushed bright red and mumbled something about having kissed Zack too. Kimberly had reacted to this news with a shriek and a playful slap accompanied by a demand for all the particulars, which Trini readily supplied.
Kimberly walked away from the conversation knowing that Zack had soft lips and eager hands and with Trini’s warning to watch out ringing in her ears. But it was an off handed comment Trini had made that left the biggest impression. “I wish I had been there,” she had said, her bottom lip caught between her teeth. “I wish I could have seen them. It would have been so hot.” At the time Kim had wrinkled her nose at the idea. Hot? Two boys kissing? Um, no. But then she actually thought about it, lay in her bed and pictured them together. Had Billy enjoyed it? Had he been as eager as Jason had been reluctant? Had it lasted longer than zero point five seconds? The more she thought about it, the more right Trini seemed.
And that is when it hit her. Tommy was a boy. And Zack was bound to come-a-kissing sooner or later. So why shouldn’t she arrange her own little show?
*~*~*
Zack looked nervous when she answered the door, so she gave him a bright smile. Which may have been a little too bright, from the way he cringed.
“Hey Kim,” he managed to choke out, his eyes darting around as if expecting a monster to jump out.
She dimmed the smile a little. “Thanks for coming over so quickly.”
“Yeah, sure no problem.”
He glanced around some more and Kimberly had to stifle a laugh. She’d never seen him so off his game in her life. She gestured for him to follow her and then walked through the entry way into the living room, where Tommy was vegging in front of the TV. Zack seemed to almost relax when he recognized him, but still sounded a bit tense when he called out a greeting. Kim clicked off the TV and Tommy grumbled a little, before saying hi to Zack.
“Hey,” Zack shifted from foot to foot, looking like he thought Rita was suddenly going to pop out from behind the couch and do the can-can.
Kim held her arms akimbo and glowered at him. He couldn’t possibly be clueless as to what was going on. Not after he all but attacked Billy and then goaded Trini into kissing him too.
“Man, what did you do?” Tommy teased, a mock look of concern on his face.
Clearly, it was time to take action. She lifted her chin, narrowed her eyes and said, “So, Trini warned me what you were, like, up to.”
“Up to?” Zack all but squeaked.
Tommy gave them both confused looks and it was all Kim could do not to bust out laughing. Really, she hadn’t thought it would be this hard. She crossed her arms over her chest, enjoying her tough guy roll. “Let’s get this over with. You can have Tommy first.”
Tommy’s eyes just about bugged out of his head. “Um?” he spluttered.
Zack was almost as shell shocked. “I’m more confused than you,” he said, but there was an anticipatory gleam in his eye.
She gave him a haughty smile. “Don’t try being all cute and suave. Just get with the kissing already.”
Zack licked his lips and grinned at her, going from baffled to in control faster than it took him to morph. Tommy, however, was a completely different story. He sat there for a moment with his jaw practically resting in his lap, then shook his head and blustered a bit. Who knows how long he would have rambled on if Zack hadn’t stopped him with a nanosecond of a kiss.
“Is there a monster?” Tommy blurted out, scrambling back a bit. “Are you under a spell?”
Zack gave him a slow grin. “Would you kiss me if there was?”
Kimberly sunk her teeth into her bottom lip, hoping beyond hope that he would say yes and that the next kiss, please god, let there be a next kiss, would last a whole heck of a lot longer.
Tommy lifted a shoulder. “You’re my friend and if that’s how we had to break a spell then sure, but I’d so rather be kissing Kim.”
Kim did laugh at that. Duh. Of course he would rather be kissing her. But that wasn’t what she wanted him to be doing right now. Maybe in a little while, after Zack had been kissed properly…. Her mind stuttered over the thought and she had to clear her throat before saying, “Well get over it cause it doesn’t count if you don’t kiss him back. No spell, just Zack’s bright idea that he had to kiss everyone on the team.”
Tommy looked at her like she had lost her mind and she return the look with interest.
“Kim,” Zack said, his voice brimming with awe, “You’re a genius.” He turned towards Tommy and gave him another cat-who-ate-the-canary grin. “She’s right Tommy, you have to.”
Tommy forehead crinkled. “I do?”
“If you want to be on the team,” Kim invented wildly, “you have to kiss Zack.”
“Oh.” Tommy gave her one last, searching look. Zack started babbling, probably about not meaning it, but Tommy was already in action. Kimberly let out a little gasp as Tommy’s hand slid up to cradle Zack’s head, his lips moving insistently against the other boy’s. Zack whimpered, then opened his jaw and let Tommy slip his tongue in. Kim sucked in a breath as Tommy pulled back to nip at Zack’s neck, then moaned as Zack brought their lips back together for another round.
Trini was right. It was the hottest thing she had ever seen. And it was over way too fast. Before she even had time to protest, Zack was laughing over something Tommy had said and Tommy was looking expectantly at her. She blinked at him and made a noncommittal sound, not sure what it was that he wanted. He inclined his head towards the TV.
“I was watching that.”
“Yeah, okay, sure,” Kim tripped over the words, her mind still replaying the kiss. Tommy gave her a little smile then started hunting around for the remote. Kim watched him for a ways, wondering if he would taste like Zack if she kissed him. Trini had said Zack tasted like strawberry soda and if so… A light blub flashed on in her head. “He has to kiss me too!”
Tommy’s head snapped up and then swung slowly around, pinning Zack with a look so fierce it ought to have made Zack run away screaming. But Zack just gave him a lazy smile in return.
“Just this once?” he asked in an ice cold voice.
The smile didn’t slip an inch. “Only once.”
Kimberly gave a little squeal of excitement and hurried across the room. She let her hands fist in the front of his shirt and lifted up on her tip-toes to brush her lips against his. His lips were smooth, not slightly chapped the way Tommy’s were, and his hands were indeed eager, clutching at her back and pulling her firmly against him. Kim let her eyes flutter close as his mouth moved over hers. Her hands glided up his back as she pressed her body even closer to his. He let out a little moan and cupped her face. He pulled back, clearly intending to break the kiss, then darted in again to press his lips tenderly against hers one last time.
This time she was the one who pulled away. And when she did, she was pleased to see a dazed expression on his face. Kim patted him gently on the shoulder, thanking him wordless for the kiss. It had been pleasant, truth be told, but not nearly as nice as Tommy’s were. She turned towards Tommy and was surprised to see that same dazed expression on his face. Well now. That was interesting. Kimberly felt a lick of desire in her abdomen and went to join him on the couch.
As she approached she saw the remote sticking out from under a cushion and retrieved it, placing it neatly in Tommy’s hand. He gave her an intense look, ignoring the fact that she had just handed him the remote he was supposedly searching for, and dragged her into his lap for a scorching kiss. It was only the fact that Zack was still in the room that prevent that kiss from turning into something more.
When it was over she had to take a deep breath to steady herself. It was awkward to have to turn and face Zack. She wasn’t really sure what to do with him now. She wanted to make out with her boyfriend, but she couldn’t with him there. And it would sort of totally be rude to ask him to leave, since they had just kissed and all. Kim squinched her face up and offered the only safe thing she could think of.
“Want to watch TV?”
Zack gave her a blank look, then shook his head. “Nah, still have some homework.” He recovered enough to give her a week grin. “Thanks.” His eyes darted between Tommy and her, letting Kim know that he was talking about more than just the offer.
She smiled, back in control of the situation and teased, “Better than you seducing us on your own time without our permission.” Plus, this way I got to watch the action, she finished mentally.
Zack nodded and headed for the door.
“Bye,” Tommy called out, not bothering to look away from the TV. Kim gave him a little wave and watched as he walked out of the room.
Fun Fact: This was so much fun to write! I'm totally going to do a million and a half remixes. :)
For: Rivulet027
Word Count: 1,863
Rating: PG-13
Pairing/warning/spoiler: Tommy/Kim with mentions of Zack/Jason, Zack/Billy, Zack/Trini, Zack/Kim, and Zack/Tommy (Zack is just good like that)
Summary: When Kim first heard that Zack had made it his mission to kiss all his teammates, she thought it was totally weird. But then she thought about Zack kissing Tommy and all of a sudden weird wasn't what it was at all.
The first time it happened it was just a joke. Not the typical joke that friends played on one another, Kimberly knew, but still. A joke. Kim had actually been the one to hang the mistletoe, in yet another doomed attempt to make Trini and Billy actually do something instead of just sending longing glances in each others direction.
Of course, it wasn’t those two who got caught under it. Life just wasn’t that easy. Instead, it was Jason and Zack. Zack, who had taken their laughter as a challenge and then somehow managed to sweet talk Jason into going along with it even though it was clear Jason was anything but interested in “experimenting.”
It had been funny, watching them awkwardly jam their mouths together. It had been amusing to see how lighting fast Jason’s hands went from clenched stiff at his sides to pushing at Zack’s chest. And the slightly disappointed look on Zack’s face when he pulled back still made Kim feel like giggling. So yeah, a one off thing, a joke that went a little too far, but was still completely harmless.
But then it happened again. With Billy, who is so not prone to jokes and not, as far as Kim could tell, at all interested in boys. Which totally made her wonder who was next. And when she said as much to Trini, Trini had flushed bright red and mumbled something about having kissed Zack too. Kimberly had reacted to this news with a shriek and a playful slap accompanied by a demand for all the particulars, which Trini readily supplied.
Kimberly walked away from the conversation knowing that Zack had soft lips and eager hands and with Trini’s warning to watch out ringing in her ears. But it was an off handed comment Trini had made that left the biggest impression. “I wish I had been there,” she had said, her bottom lip caught between her teeth. “I wish I could have seen them. It would have been so hot.” At the time Kim had wrinkled her nose at the idea. Hot? Two boys kissing? Um, no. But then she actually thought about it, lay in her bed and pictured them together. Had Billy enjoyed it? Had he been as eager as Jason had been reluctant? Had it lasted longer than zero point five seconds? The more she thought about it, the more right Trini seemed.
And that is when it hit her. Tommy was a boy. And Zack was bound to come-a-kissing sooner or later. So why shouldn’t she arrange her own little show?
*~*~*
Zack looked nervous when she answered the door, so she gave him a bright smile. Which may have been a little too bright, from the way he cringed.
“Hey Kim,” he managed to choke out, his eyes darting around as if expecting a monster to jump out.
She dimmed the smile a little. “Thanks for coming over so quickly.”
“Yeah, sure no problem.”
He glanced around some more and Kimberly had to stifle a laugh. She’d never seen him so off his game in her life. She gestured for him to follow her and then walked through the entry way into the living room, where Tommy was vegging in front of the TV. Zack seemed to almost relax when he recognized him, but still sounded a bit tense when he called out a greeting. Kim clicked off the TV and Tommy grumbled a little, before saying hi to Zack.
“Hey,” Zack shifted from foot to foot, looking like he thought Rita was suddenly going to pop out from behind the couch and do the can-can.
Kim held her arms akimbo and glowered at him. He couldn’t possibly be clueless as to what was going on. Not after he all but attacked Billy and then goaded Trini into kissing him too.
“Man, what did you do?” Tommy teased, a mock look of concern on his face.
Clearly, it was time to take action. She lifted her chin, narrowed her eyes and said, “So, Trini warned me what you were, like, up to.”
“Up to?” Zack all but squeaked.
Tommy gave them both confused looks and it was all Kim could do not to bust out laughing. Really, she hadn’t thought it would be this hard. She crossed her arms over her chest, enjoying her tough guy roll. “Let’s get this over with. You can have Tommy first.”
Tommy’s eyes just about bugged out of his head. “Um?” he spluttered.
Zack was almost as shell shocked. “I’m more confused than you,” he said, but there was an anticipatory gleam in his eye.
She gave him a haughty smile. “Don’t try being all cute and suave. Just get with the kissing already.”
Zack licked his lips and grinned at her, going from baffled to in control faster than it took him to morph. Tommy, however, was a completely different story. He sat there for a moment with his jaw practically resting in his lap, then shook his head and blustered a bit. Who knows how long he would have rambled on if Zack hadn’t stopped him with a nanosecond of a kiss.
“Is there a monster?” Tommy blurted out, scrambling back a bit. “Are you under a spell?”
Zack gave him a slow grin. “Would you kiss me if there was?”
Kimberly sunk her teeth into her bottom lip, hoping beyond hope that he would say yes and that the next kiss, please god, let there be a next kiss, would last a whole heck of a lot longer.
Tommy lifted a shoulder. “You’re my friend and if that’s how we had to break a spell then sure, but I’d so rather be kissing Kim.”
Kim did laugh at that. Duh. Of course he would rather be kissing her. But that wasn’t what she wanted him to be doing right now. Maybe in a little while, after Zack had been kissed properly…. Her mind stuttered over the thought and she had to clear her throat before saying, “Well get over it cause it doesn’t count if you don’t kiss him back. No spell, just Zack’s bright idea that he had to kiss everyone on the team.”
Tommy looked at her like she had lost her mind and she return the look with interest.
“Kim,” Zack said, his voice brimming with awe, “You’re a genius.” He turned towards Tommy and gave him another cat-who-ate-the-canary grin. “She’s right Tommy, you have to.”
Tommy forehead crinkled. “I do?”
“If you want to be on the team,” Kim invented wildly, “you have to kiss Zack.”
“Oh.” Tommy gave her one last, searching look. Zack started babbling, probably about not meaning it, but Tommy was already in action. Kimberly let out a little gasp as Tommy’s hand slid up to cradle Zack’s head, his lips moving insistently against the other boy’s. Zack whimpered, then opened his jaw and let Tommy slip his tongue in. Kim sucked in a breath as Tommy pulled back to nip at Zack’s neck, then moaned as Zack brought their lips back together for another round.
Trini was right. It was the hottest thing she had ever seen. And it was over way too fast. Before she even had time to protest, Zack was laughing over something Tommy had said and Tommy was looking expectantly at her. She blinked at him and made a noncommittal sound, not sure what it was that he wanted. He inclined his head towards the TV.
“I was watching that.”
“Yeah, okay, sure,” Kim tripped over the words, her mind still replaying the kiss. Tommy gave her a little smile then started hunting around for the remote. Kim watched him for a ways, wondering if he would taste like Zack if she kissed him. Trini had said Zack tasted like strawberry soda and if so… A light blub flashed on in her head. “He has to kiss me too!”
Tommy’s head snapped up and then swung slowly around, pinning Zack with a look so fierce it ought to have made Zack run away screaming. But Zack just gave him a lazy smile in return.
“Just this once?” he asked in an ice cold voice.
The smile didn’t slip an inch. “Only once.”
Kimberly gave a little squeal of excitement and hurried across the room. She let her hands fist in the front of his shirt and lifted up on her tip-toes to brush her lips against his. His lips were smooth, not slightly chapped the way Tommy’s were, and his hands were indeed eager, clutching at her back and pulling her firmly against him. Kim let her eyes flutter close as his mouth moved over hers. Her hands glided up his back as she pressed her body even closer to his. He let out a little moan and cupped her face. He pulled back, clearly intending to break the kiss, then darted in again to press his lips tenderly against hers one last time.
This time she was the one who pulled away. And when she did, she was pleased to see a dazed expression on his face. Kim patted him gently on the shoulder, thanking him wordless for the kiss. It had been pleasant, truth be told, but not nearly as nice as Tommy’s were. She turned towards Tommy and was surprised to see that same dazed expression on his face. Well now. That was interesting. Kimberly felt a lick of desire in her abdomen and went to join him on the couch.
As she approached she saw the remote sticking out from under a cushion and retrieved it, placing it neatly in Tommy’s hand. He gave her an intense look, ignoring the fact that she had just handed him the remote he was supposedly searching for, and dragged her into his lap for a scorching kiss. It was only the fact that Zack was still in the room that prevent that kiss from turning into something more.
When it was over she had to take a deep breath to steady herself. It was awkward to have to turn and face Zack. She wasn’t really sure what to do with him now. She wanted to make out with her boyfriend, but she couldn’t with him there. And it would sort of totally be rude to ask him to leave, since they had just kissed and all. Kim squinched her face up and offered the only safe thing she could think of.
“Want to watch TV?”
Zack gave her a blank look, then shook his head. “Nah, still have some homework.” He recovered enough to give her a week grin. “Thanks.” His eyes darted between Tommy and her, letting Kim know that he was talking about more than just the offer.
She smiled, back in control of the situation and teased, “Better than you seducing us on your own time without our permission.” Plus, this way I got to watch the action, she finished mentally.
Zack nodded and headed for the door.
“Bye,” Tommy called out, not bothering to look away from the TV. Kim gave him a little wave and watched as he walked out of the room.
Fun Fact: This was so much fun to write! I'm totally going to do a million and a half remixes. :)