You Can Have The Best of Me

Chapter 14: You Can Have The Best Of Me

Kira came out of from the back. She felt very chipper after her performance. She made her way through the crowed and towards a table where Conner and Trent were waiting pateintly. Conner turned his head and smiled as she made her way towards him. He stood up and gave her a hug.

"Congratulation Kira! You were awesome!" He exclaimed.

She broke away and blushed. Her eyes moved past him and towards Trent. He was sitting at the table, looking away. She chuckled and made her way towards him, knocking on the table to get his attention.

"Hey Trent! Glad you could make it!"

He turned his head and smiled weakly, "Hey yeah.. Great job Kira."

She titled her head, wondering if there was something wrong.

"Are you all right?" She asked with concern.

He nodded. Kira and Conner took a seat at the table. Hayley walked over with a bunch of drinks and placed them down in front of them. The three looked at the drinks and then at her.


tell me what you thought about
when you were gone and so alone
the worst is over
you can have the best of me
we got older but we're still young
we never grew out of this feeling that we wont give up


"There on the house guys. You were excellent Kira." She said.

She smiled, "Thanks Hayley. Where is Ethan and Dr O?"

"There over at the counter having a important conversation." She responded.

Conner rolled his eyes, "On what? When the next video game is coming out?"

Hayley smacked in the side of the head as she walked by. Conner rubbed his head and chuckled lightly as he turned to look at Kira. She rolled her eyes and took a sip of her drink. Trent extended his shaking hand towards the drink and tried to take a sip. Kira watched from the corner of her eye as she chugged her drink down. Trent grabbed the drink and slowly brought to his mouth. He took a small sip before he dropped the cup on the table. Kira and Conner both stood up, avoiding the spill.

"Trent!? Are you sure your all right!?" She asked again.

He gripped the side of his stomach and knocked the chair back. People began looking and whispering to each other.

"I-I I ugh.. I have to go." He gasped as he ran out of the building.

Kira looked at Conner with concern. He bit his lips and made his way to the door. Kira quickly pushed the chair aside and ran to him.

"Where are you going?" Kira demanded to know.

He stopped, holding the door open, "I have to make sure Trent is all right."

"I'm coming with you." She retorted.


here we lay again
on two separate beds
riding phone lines
to meet a familiar voice
and pictures drawn from memory
we reflect on miscommunications
and misunderstandings
and missing each other too much
to have had to let go


"No. You can't. Besides, you have to stick around incase they call you as the winner." He pointed out before bolting out the door.

Kira stood there, unsure what to do. She glanced back at Hayley who was talking to Ethan and Dr O. She then shifted her eyes to a girl that was performing on stage. She rolled her eyes.

"What am I doing? Since when do I listen to Conner!?" She said to herself as she threw herself out of the door.

She took a look around and walked through the parking lot. She walked through the dark night, trying to see which way Conner or Trent went. She then hurt some yelling and a rattling of a trash can. She walked around the corner and gasped. Conner had Trent slammed against the wall.

"What are you doing!??" She yelled.

Conner turned and saw Kira. He quickly let go and took a step back. Trent slide to the ground as Kira ran to him.

"Conner what do you think your doing!? Trent, are you all right?"

Trent gasped for breath and covered his brace with his sleeve, "Yeah I'm all right." He responded.

Kira looked up and glared at him, "What is the matter with you!? Come on Conner! We've been through this, and yet you still keep having issues with Trent! I told you to get along!"

Conner's mouth dropped. He couldn't find the right words, "But! Kira, no you don't understand. He was about to-" Conner tried to protest.


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Trent shook his head quickly, begging him not to tell. Kira was wondering what Conner was looking at and turned around to glance at Trent. Trent stopped whatever he was doing and looked towards the ground. Kira shrugged and looked back at Conner.

"He was about to what Conner?" She asked curiously.

Conner sighed, rolling his eyes. He knew he was going to regret this, "Nothing.. He did nothing." He mumbled.

Kira glared at him before helping Trent up.

"You know what Conner? I don't think this is going to work out. I'm sorry, but we can't have a relationship if your going to hurt my friends. You're a jerk. Stay away from me."

"Kira wait! Your jumping to conclusion!" He begged.

"Whatever Conner. I'll kick your butt if you try to hurt Trent again."

"Oh Pu-lease!!!" He grew frustrated.

"I'm done arguing. Let's go Trent."

Conner's heart was struck down at that comment. Kira helped Trent, as they both began to walk away. He stood there, on the side of the cyber café as he watched Kira and Trent walk inside. He leaned against the wall and banged his head over and over again.


we turn our music down
and we whisper
say what your thinking right now
tell me what you thought about
when you were gone and so alone
the worst is over
you can have the best of me
we got older but we're still young
we never grew out of this feeling that we wont give up

"Stupid.. Stupid..." He groaned.

Conner pushed himself off the wall and began making his way towards the door. He looked in the window and listened as the announcer spoke.

"And the winner is... Kira Ford!!!" He shouted.

The crowd went wild as Kira made her way up the stage. Conner smiled weakly as he watches her accept her reward. She jumped off the stage and into Trent's arm. Her excitement overwhelmed him and they both fell on the floor. Everyone laughed as they helped them up. Conner turned and began walking down the streets. It one of the most important nights to him, and it was one of the worst nights ever. He ran home and went into his house. His parents were fast asleep as he made his way to his room. He turned a small light on and jumped on his bed. He rolled over onto his back and sighed deeply. He wasn't sure if he regretted not telling Kira who Trent really was, at other times, he was happy he didn't. It would upset her a lot.

Kira made it to her house a half hour later. She was happy that she won. She was able to put out a free album with the help of a producer and show off her music. It had been a long night and she was exhausted. She entered her house and into her room. She placed her guitar on a chair and looked at her mirror hanging on the wall. She smiled happily, though she felt like something was missing inside. Shaking her head, she headed towards her bed where she found crumbled piece of paper. It was the song she had written, the song she had performed. There was small writing down below that she seamed had missed when Conner gave her the paper. She laid on her bed and turned on her reading light.

She read it aloud to herself, "We never grew out of this feeling that we wont give up."
jumping to conclusions
made me fall away from you
i'm so glad that the truth
has brought back together me and you

Kira dropped the paper and dialed Conner's number. She realized that she shouldn't give up on Conner. That there was so much between them. This was stupid, this was childish. She should have never told him off. She wrapped her fingers around the cord, waiting to hear his voice on the other end. No one picked up, she kept getting a busy signal. She tossed the phone on the ground and bolted out the door. She had to see him, she had to apologize. She ran out the door and found Trent standing there in the middle of the street. She froze and stared at him as he came forward....

Conner was still in his bed. He was beginning to drift off into sleep mode. He rubbed his eyes a bit and sat up, looking at the clock. He wanted to call Kira, and explain everything to her. He looked over and realized his phone was off the hook, and no call could get through. He placed the phone back on the hook and then took it off, dialing Kira's number. He waited a few minutes. The ringing began and he waited patiently to hear her soft voice. The answer machine came on and he hung up, figuring she must still be at the cyber café, celebrating. He grabbed his leather coat and walked towards his door. He opened it up and found a out of breath Kira standing in front of him. She looked in his eyes as Conner tried to find the right words to say to her. She jumped into his arms and gave him a huge hug. She broke away and kissed him deeply. Conner was a bit shock, but began to kiss back. After a few minutes, they broke away.

"Kira.."

"Conner, I am so sorry. I should of never said those things, I was stupid and I didn't-" She started to fire into a rant.

Conner pulled her forward again and they began to kiss again. They broke away, still holding onto each other as they tried to catch their breath. Conner laid his chin on her head as she rested her forehead on his chest. They didn't know how long they were standing there in at the door, but it didn't matter. Conner pushed Kira away a bit, to get her attention. She looked up at him.

"Trent... I..." He began to speak.

"He's the white ranger... I know." She whispered.

He raised an eyebrow, "You do? But how?" He asked.

She smiled, "I ran into him on the way here. He told me that you were trying to protect me. That.." She began to blush, "That you tried to make this night the best night ever."
we're sitting on the ground
and we whisper
say what your thinking outloud

tell me what you thought about
when you were gone and so alone
the worst is over
you can have the best of me
we got older but we're still young
we never grew out of this feeling that we wont give up

He chuckled a bit, "And is it?"

"Trent. He left... He said it was for the best.." She whispered.

Conner nodded, "I'm sure we'll see him again one day.." He reassured her, "Besides, we got enough to deal with. Mesogog is enough to make anyone scream."

They both bursted out laughing.

"Guess this is the best night ever." He pointed out.
we turn our music down
and we whisper
we're sitting on the ground
and we whisper
we turn our music down
we're sitting on the ground
and next time i'm in town
we will kiss girl
we will kiss girl

She grinned, "Not quite jock boy." She replied, pulling him outside.

She held his hands tight as she dragged him into the middle of the street and wrapped her arms around his neck. She looked up into the sky and smiled. Conner looked up and saw a huge full moon shining down upon the earth. The sky was clear and millions of stars lit the night sky. He looked back down at her and chuckled a bit.

"Now it's a perfect night." She whispered and brought him in for another kiss.
tell me what you thought about
when you were gone and so alone
the worst is over
you can have the best of me
we got older but we're still young
we never grew out of this feeling that we wont
feeling that we cant
we're not ready to give up

we got older but we're still young
we never grew out of this feeling that we wont give up

The End...