So many changes
Note: My first fic outside of Avatar: The Last Airbender unless you count the crossover I wrote with American Dragon Jake Long in it. I guess Childhood Obsessions still walk alongside of you until you start writing fanfiction about it, eh?
Show: Power Rangers Dino Thunder
Pairing: Kirommy
Timeline:
During the entire season
Chapter 1: Relocation
"You should be trying to get a scholarship, not play MUSIC!" her father spat that word out as if it was toxic bile.
"But—!" Kira tried to speak, but her father interrupted her.
"But nothing! I put up with this music dream long enough! Either you start studying for a career in the real world or you're out of this house!" he roared at her.
Kira had been living with her father for the longest time and he'd never rounded on her like this until now. Suddenly, the room was completely silent. Her father took a shuddering breath and turned away from her.
"Get out." He hissed at her. Kira only stared at her father.
"Get out!" he shouted it this time.
Fearing that he would lose his temper even more, Kira dashed up the stairs and began to get her stuff together.
She'd never had too much of a wardrobe; most of all of her allowances and earnings went to the care for her guitar or publishing of her composed pieces instead of new clothes. It didn't matter anyway; she'd learned how to sew years ago and mostly made her own clothes by purchasing fabrics or by remodeling her old ones.
After stuffing the clothes she had into one bag and shoes into another, she packed her guitar into its case and her songs, spare paper, writing utensils, and all of her schoolwork/homework into her backpack, she took the 4 bags and went downstairs. Her father was watching her as she made her way to the door, opened it, and stepped out; closing it behind her.
A heavy rain was pouring down and she'd forgotten an umbrella or at least something to shelter her from the storm. As she rounded a corner a distance from her house, she dropped her stuff on the bend. She was alone in this world. For the first time since her mother died, Kira began to cry.
A familiar silver van was driving on the opposite street when the driver noticed Kira. Making a right turn, Hayley faced Kira and her face was etched with concern.
"Kira?" she lowered her window. Kira startled and tried to manage a smile after recognizing her, but Hayley could see that it was more like a grimace.
"Are you alright? And why don't you have any rain gear for a storm like this?" Hayley asked the younger girl.
"My dad— we had a fight and he…" Kira's voice trailed off.
Hayley instantly realized what she meant.
"Get in." she told Kira gently; taking an umbrella and, stepping out to shield her from the rain a bit, opened the backdoor of her van.
Kira, still a bit numb after the shock of being thrown out of her house, took her bags and placed them inside the car and got in like Hayley told her to. The car began moving and inside, it was silent until they approached Hayley's Cyberspace.
As Kira was looking at her bags, Hayley said; "Leave them in here."
Kira wanted to object, but did as she was told as she followed Hayley inside her café. Kira insisted on helping out, but Hayley said it was fine; just a few chairs to unstack and to ready the computers, she'd said.
"I don't need pity." Kira murmured when Hayley placed a cup of hot chocolate in front of her.
"Think of it as a small gift from a friend, then." Hayley replied as she slid her finger through some of Kira's wet hair. Kira nodded and Hayley was going out for a while.
"Just an errand and I'll help you get to school in a little while." She said.
When she was sure that she was out of Kira's hearing range, Hayley reached for her cell phone and dialed a number.
"Hello?" a familiar voice answered.
"Tommy, its Hayley. I need to ask for a favor." Hayley said immediately.
"Sure, I guess. What is it?" Tommy asked.
"Kira; she needs a place to live. Her father just kicked her out and—." Hayley said quickly.
"What about your place?" Tommy interrupted.
"My APARTMENT is barely enough living space for one person." Hayley replied dryly; thinking of what little of the earnings of her Café she actually had left after she's paid for everything; employees, the bills, the rent, and ingredients for the food and drinks.
"But wouldn't that be a little awkward? She's my student." Tommy said.
"And a fellow Ranger in need of some help. And I'm sure no one would make such a huge deal out of the fact that she's living with you." Hayley replied, then checked herself.
"Please, Tommy. You know what it's like to almost seem to have nothing in the world; that's how Kira feels right now. It's only for a little while." She nearly begged.
Tommy sighed over the phone.
"Again with the guilt trip. I'll ask her about it after class today." He said.
"Ok. And I promise I won't tell anyone about—!"
"HAYLEY!" Tommy snapped over the phone.
"Bye." She said quickly and hung up. Turning, she saw that Kira had come downstairs.
"I'll take you to school now."
"And so, the element of…" Tommy's voice seemed to become fainter with each second passing by.
Kira was more preoccupied on the thought of where she was going to live than what were the factors that produced whatever element on the Periodic Table. She was still a minor, entitled to live with her guardian, but after her father had kicked her out, she doubted that he would ever reconsider.
She needed to focus on something else.
Shifting her eyes and surveying the room for a moment, she noted that Ana, another girl in this class, was staring at the front of the room, but her eyes were on Doctor O.
'Not surprising.' Kira thought.
All of Reefside High knew that more than a few girls wanted to 'get to know' Tommy Oliver a bit more; he never told much about his past, his looks aren't so bad either, and there's the whole mystery on how a guy like him could be single.
"Can anyone tell me what the key element within petrified objects is?" Doctor Oliver looked around the class.
"Mia?" he suggested; pointing to her.
Across the room, Mia tensed in surprise.
"Um—it's…it's…"
The bell gave a loud ring and the students began filing out. Saved by the Bell."Kira, a word?" Tommy asked as she was passing his desk.
"Sure, Doctor O." she said; ignoring the stares from the other students as they filed out.
When everyone was gone, Tommy stood up and leaned slightly against his desk.
"I talked to Hayley this morning and she was told me you were kicked out of your house." He said.
"Uh—." Kira was unable to respond to her teacher/fellow ranger's sudden saying that he knew what had happened to her.
"She asked me if I would you could stay at my house until things were straightened out." He told her.
"Oh, it's ok Doctor O; I can just find—." She began, but then it occurred to her that she had no money.
"Look; Hayley's going to start calling me a sexist amongst other things if you don't; I know her, so…" his voice trailed off and he began to rub at his temple.
"Ok, I guess. But wouldn't people start to…talk?" she asked; knowing that they would.
"How bad can it be besides that some people might ask you to steal the answers to the next science test?" Tommy asked her.
'If only you knew.' Kira shook her head.
"Ok. And thank you." She finally said and, gathering her stuff, exited the classroom as the next class came filing in.
Outside, a small pack of girls were waiting for her and nearly jumped as they began to ask her questions.
"So what did he want?" one of them asked.
"Nothing; just asking me on how I'm progressing on my music." Kira replied a bit too quickly and darted away from the little mob.Please tell me if I've gotten anything wrong; I'm rewatching all of the episodes I can on youtube since I've forgotten a bit of the show over the years.