Tearin' Up My Heart
by Alissa

It's tearing up my heart when I'm with you
But when we are apart, I feel it too
And no matter what I do, I feel the pain
With or without you

Carlos heard the music begin to play and sighed. Ashley was teaching dance again and that music was making him remember back before...When they had the Turbo Powers.

_It's just not fair!_ Carlos decided as he walked from the Surf Spot's door. _I Want her so much...But she has Andrs now. They are so much in love, it's sickening!_

_I remember back when...When we were just tinroduced to the Turbo Powers. She had smmeded to want me as I did her..As I still do. What did I do wrong?_

_You did nothing wrong,_ a voice inside him responded. _Things just change._

"Hey Carlos!" Carlos turned around and found Justin Stewart, ex-Blue Turbo Ranger sitting on AGHS' front steps.

"Hi Justin. How you hangin'?"

"I'm doing good. My dad's taking me fishin' this weekend." he said excitedly, a bright smile playing across his face.

"Cool. Gonna catch catfish?"

"No. Trout!"

"That sounds fun.." Carlos responded absently as he heard the music from the gym in the Surf Spot quiet down.

"Carlos...Is something wrong?"

"And then...I had to show her how to do this one twist move. It was hysterical!" Ashley's voice floated over to them.

"Sounds like a blast!" Andros chuckle followed.

Baby I don't understand
Just why we can't be lovers
Things are getting out of hand
Trying too much, but baby we can't win

"Oh. I know what it is." Justin said in a low voice. "Hey, wait a sec. Weren't you and Ashley getting involved?"

"No. Why would you ever think that?"

"You two were becoming pretty close."

Carlos sighed. "Ya know? We had becoming close...But then Mr. Skunk Hair over there came prancing along with his new Powers. And all hell broke lose. Following him, Zhane, Mr. "I never met a female Power Ranger before!" came along and swept Ashley off her feet."

"Ouch." Justin winced. "Well, maybe you two were just never meant to be."

Carlos sighed then shrugged. "Yeah, maybe."

Let it go
If you want me girl, let me know
I am down on my knees
I can't take it anymore

"Carlos?" Carlos turned at Ashley's voice.

"Yeah?"

"Can we talk?" Ashley asked softly. "I need to clear something up with you, now that I found my nerve to do it."

"Sure." he followed her over to a bench, near an oak tree. "What did you want to talk about?"

"Us."

"Us? What us? All I can see is you and Andros." he said slightly bitterly.

"Ouch...Well, yeah. But I wanted to explain."

"Explain that you fell for Andros and forgot all about me?"

"It's not like that! I liked you..I *still* like you."

"Huh?"

Baby don't misunderstand
What I'm trying to tell ya
In the corner of my mind
Baby, it feels like we are running out of time

Ashley swallowed hard and continued. "I like you a lot...But I love Andros. I didn't mean for this to happen. I was very happy with you. You've been there always for me, and I hope you always will be...I didn't mean to string you along, if I was doing that."

"I really like you Ashley...But if you like Andros more, I'm happy for you."

Ashley smiled, wiping tears away. "Thanks. That means a lot to me." she leaned over, placed a kiss on his cheek and stood up and headed back over to Andros.

"That must have been hard," Justin noted as Carlos wiped his tears away as he headed back to Justin.

"Yeah..But if she's happy with Andros, I'm happy."

"How can you give her up if you love her?"

"It's love...You always want the one you love happy."

"Oh."

Let it go
If you want me girl, let me know
I am down on my knees
I can't take it anymore

"I'm just glad she's happy."

"Well...Look on the bright side."

"Which is?"

"Now you can date a lot of girls and find another one you can love,"

Carlos smiled. "Maybe."

Tearin' up my heart and soul
We're apart I feel it too
And no matter what I do, I feel the pain
With or without you

End