Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own PRDT or any of it's characters. But this story is my own. Read and review!

A/N: The song Kira is working on is a song I have actually written myself so that does belong to me LOL...

Songs About Them
Chapter 4: Beautiful Disaster

"Oh and I don't know
I don't know what he's after
But he's so beautiful
Such a beautiful disaster
And if I could hold on
Through the tears and the laughter
Would it be beautiful?
Or just a beautiful disaster..."
-"Beautiful Disaster" by Kelly Clarkson

Kira stood at her locker, slowly getting the books she needed for class. She couldn't sleep the night before because she had too many thoughts running through her mind. And because she hardly got any sleep, she woke up too early and got to school way too early. She wasn't in the best of moods.

After Kira finished getting her books, she headed outside near the front of the school and sat down on one of the many benches. She decided to work on some lyrics she had been stuck on. You're misty smoke to me/Someone I can barely—

Her thoughts were distracted as she looked up and saw Trent wandering up the steps of the high school. Deciding to patch things up from yesterday, Kira followed Trent to his locker.

"Trent...hi," she said coming up behind him.

He turned around and smiled at Kira. "Hey, 'morning...You're here early."

"I was just about to say the same for you."

An awkward silence followed.

"Trent, I just wanted to apologize," Kira said looking down at the ground. "Yesterday at the Cyberspace. I was a real bitch to you. I just...I don't know." She paused knowing that that wasn't a good reason for being horrible to him.

Trent shook his head. "Kira, it's alright. I'm just confused, that's all."

"Do you..." Kira paused. She wasn't sure why she was asking what she was going to ask. What did it matter anyways, right? "Do you like Gwen?" There. She said it. But like she said, it didn't matter. But part of her knew it did because she had avoided telling Trent how she felt about him and if he moved on and fell in love with someone else, she would never forgive herself.

Trent was taken aback by her question. He wasn't sure how to answer. Sure, he was attracted to Gwen, but how could he tell Kira, the girl he was in love with, that he was attracted to someone else too? Trent looked Kira in the eyes, unsure of what exactly to say. But if she was asking, then obviously she cared whether or not he liked Gwen or not. Maybe he could take a chance and hint at something. "Kira—"

Before he could answer Gwen walked over to the two. "Hey," she said smiling.

Disappointment flooded Kira's face. She was sure Trent was about to tell her something important. Stupid Gwen...

"Hey Gwen," Trent said, pulling his gaze away from Kira.

"Trent, thanks for walking me home yesterday," Gwen said sincerely. "I loved spending time with you and I definitely look forward to the next time we get to hang out again." She smiled sweetly at him. Kira felt like she was gonna throw up.

Gwen couldn't help but laugh to herself. This performance deserves an Oscar, she thought amused. She hated playing Trent this way but if she ever wanted to return to Angel Grove again, she had no choice.

"Well," Kira said, resuming an icy tone she chose to take on whenever Gwen came around. "I should leave you two alone." She turned to leave, expecting Trent to say something to stop her, but then realizing that she didn't care.

Kira returned outside to the bench she was sitting on earlier. Taking out a notebook, she continued to work on her new song. You're misty smoke to me/Someone I can barely see/Always drifting, drifting away/Fading goodbye and never clear anymore/The doors of the past have all closed/And you're drifting, drifting away...

As she concentrated on the words and her emotions, the song filled her mind and for awhile, she heard nothing but her lyrics. She imagined the chords for the song and scribbled furiously, filling the pages of her notebook.

"Kira?"

She looked up and saw Conner standing in front of her. "Oh Conner, hi." She closed up her notebook.

"You do realize that the 5-minute bell just rang. What are you still doing out here? Class is in..." He checked his watch. "...three minutes now."

Kira jumped up and grabbed her backpack. "Wow, I completely lost track of time. Thanks for getting me."

"Well, it's my job to look out for you," he teased. The two walked inside the building and into first-period, which was Science. Dr. O was still "sick" so Anton Mercer continued to fill in.

Upon entering the room, Kira noticed immediately that Gwen was sitting next to Trent and it was obvious she was flirting with him. Jealousy seared through Kira and she pushed her feelings aside to keep from glaring at Trent. She also noticed the tension in the room between Trent and his father. Something was different.

Trent looked up and locked eyes just as she turned away. Right now, the whole Gwen and Kira situation was the least of his worries. He tried to avoid eye contact with his dad also. Ever since Anton freed Trent of the Evil White Ranger, Trent had promised not to reveal his secret that he was really Mesagog. He wanted to stay true to that promise, but he didn't want to keep anything from his fellow teammates, including Kira.

Kira sat down in her usual spot and class went on.

The whole day passed by in a blur. Kira drifted from each of her classes, avoiding Trent everytime she saw him. She couldn't help but burn with jealousy when she saw Gwen.

By lunchtime, Trent was getting annoyed of Gwen. She seemed to have every single class with him and she was clinging to him. He needed space. Luckily, Principal Randall called Gwen into her office at the beginning of lunch. Trent knew this was the perfect time to get away.

Outside, Trent saw Conner on the soccer field with his teammates, showing off to a group of watching cheerleaders. He saw Ethan sitting at some tables with a group of friends from Computer Club. They were each on their labtops. Looking around more, he saw Kira sitting under a tree with her guitar, strumming chords and writing in an open notebook sitting next to her.

Trent walked casually over to her. "Mind if I sit?" he asked. She shrugged and continued playing on her guitar. He took that as a yes and sat down next to her on the grass. He watched her, wanting to say something but nothing came to him at the moment. He just sat there staring at her.

Kira was aware of his eyes on her. She wanted to look up and talk to him but she wouldn't know what to say. Still, the staring made her uncomfortable because she knew that he wanted to say something.

Trent finally broke the awkward moment. "Kira" he said and she stopped playing the guitar to look at him. "About this is about this morning...I didn't mean for Gwen to just come over like that."

"I know," she said simply. "It wasn't your fault—"

"Exactly," he said. He opened his mouth to continue.

"Wait, I'm not done," Kira interrupted. Trent stopped, surprised at the interruption. "It's not your fault that Gwen came over. But why is it that everytime she's around, you drop everything for her. All your attention becomes focused on her." She grabbed her notebook and guitar and stood up. "You need to figure out what you want, Trent, because maybe then I could move on." She prepared to walk away like she had done so many times before.

"Move on? What are you talking about?" Trent demanded standing up also and stopping her before she could storm off.

"I mean move on from you, Trent."

"What?" he asked confused.

She sighed. "Trent, haven't you figured it out? Couldn't you already tell? Ever since I saw you that day in the Cyberspace I've liked you and I still like you now, I mean as more than a friend. And everytime I see you with her, it makes me feel like a total loser. Why else would I have been acting so distant and pissed off," she said, her voice growing louder and more frustrated. "Because I think I'm in love with you, you jerk—"

Before she knew it, Trent had walked over to her and he was kissing her. He slowly pulled away after what seemed like ages. Kira was speechless.

"I think I'm in love with you too," Trent said smiling at Kira's surprised expression.

Kira smiled and again, they were kissing.

Over on the soccer field, Conner looked up momentarily and saw Trent and Kira standing underneath a tree and kissing. He couldn't believe his eyes.

"McKnight, come on!" Jordan, one of his teammates, called running over to him. "I just passed the ball to you, get with it!" Jordan looked at where Conner was looking at. "Hey, isn't that that girl you've got a thing for?"

"I don't have a thing for her," Conner lied abruptly. "Come on, let's just keep playing." He kicked the ball down the field but his mind wasn't entirely in the game. Kira and Trent? He knew it would happen sooner or later, but he was hoping that maybe he had a chance with Kira first.

Inside Principall Randall's office, Gwen was giving her report to Elsa. "Everything's fine, trust me," Gwen re-assured her.

"It had better be," Elsa sneered. "And you're sure Kira Ford isn't in the way?"

"I'm positive."

TO BE CONTINUED...