Beyond the Night

The Chemicals Between Us

Note, Timeline, Misc.: See 1

Zen'Aku Lati- I decided to make a Kirommy (Kira and Tommy) story because I had been thinking of the pairing for a while so I decided 'what the hell' and wrote it. This takes place, uh, years after. There's a 5-year age difference between the two, she is 25 and Tommy is 30. Does that help?

Cassandra-Kira is not pregnant, just hungry, every body gets like that, they think they're full until they see desert…err…maybe that's just me. LoL

I want you to remember

A love so full it could send us all ways

I want you to surrender

All my feelings rose today

And I want you to remain

The power of children can amaze

I'll try not to complain

I know that's a pisser baby

The chemicals between us

The walls that lie between us

Lying in this bed

The chemicals displaced

There is no lonelier state

Than lying in this bed

The six headed out as the day began; the town was filled with joy and action, the 25th annual festival. Apparently Kira, Trent, Ethan and Conner should never be given any sort of sugar. All four were acting like kids again, bounding around the festival, playing games and consuming vast amounts of sugar. Tommy and Hayley sat on a metal bench that was like a block of ice, coffee cups in their hands as Trent, Conner, Ethan and Kira were playing the water racing game.

"Who ever gets their dog in the car to the finish line first wins a prize." The carnie said and looked at the group. "Ready? Go!" The four began to aim the stream of water to the targets across from them, concentration in their faces for a few seconds. Tommy laughed and shook his head as Kira went from aiming at the target to Conner's face. He shrieked and then aimed at her, while this was going on Ethan and Trent didn't blink an eye and tied both winning small stuffed things. Ethan got a rose and happily gave it to Hayley; Trent won a small teddy bear and handed to a child who was staring at in with longing in her eyes.

"Aw, Trent that was sweet." Kira said, finally getting away from the spray and Conner, both grabbed napkins from a food vendor beside the bench and began to dry themselves off laughing. Kira then grabbed onto Tommy's hand and they wandered off down the street, Conner sighed as he followed the group through the festival. Trent stopped walking and waited until he was at the same pace as Conner before beginning to move again.

"Listen Conner, I can tell that you're upset about Kira and Tommy, its strange I know but you have to accept it and move on." Trent said wisely, remembering a time when he envied Conner and Kira's relationship, only because Conner had her of course. He lost crush on Kira and now only though of her as a friend, or a sister.

"It's twisted but I can't. I'm still in love with her, and its wrong that they are together." Conner said, Trent shook his head.

"It's not your job to judge that, I can see that they are really into each other. I know you still love her but you lost her a long time ago and it was your fault. You let it happen, you didn't have to leave her and you could have apologized but you didn't. She is in a great relationship now, don't you see it, are you ready to break up something that you have no right to do?" Trent asked, and was startled by the look Conner gave him.

"Yes, yes I am. I want her and I'm going to do anything to have her back." Conner said, Trent sighed and shook his head.

"Don't, come on, if you do that you're going to piss Kira and Dr. O too! Conner you know his power, he can do some serious damage. You need to take in that they are happy together and just because you blew it with her doesn't mean you have to ruin their relationship." Trent said, trying to beat that fact into Conner's thick skull, Conner shrugged.

"I'm going to do what I want Trent and if Kira decides she want to be with him so be it, but until she says 'no' I'm going to try." Trent swore under his breath and walked away, shooting him a glare.

"You are such a dumb ass!"

Kira heard Trent swear to Conner and looked over her shoulder at him, her head tilted and eyebrows raised. 'What?' she mouthed, Trent sighed and shook his head, he didn't want to get involved in this. Kira shrugged and cuddled closer to Tommy as a cold breeze blew in their direction. He smiled and savored the feel of her against him; his hand rested on her hips, his large hand splaying across her small hipbone. They spent the rest of the day wandering around, going on ride, terrifying carnies and acting like teens again, something that only Hayley truly got to experience. As they headed back to the park where Tommy had parked his car they heard someone singing in Japanese, the woman's voice was high and full of sorrow.

"…Nei anata mo hitori obieteru no?

Minna mijime de yowai no kana

Motto yuuki ga atta nara

Watashi anata dakishimeteta" she sang, all 6 had stopped and their attention was drawn to a woman sitting on a picnic table, her long dark hair veiling her face. To their surprise Trent smiled and walked over to her, and reached out, moving the dark veil of her silk hair.

"Stacia! Hey, what are you doing here? How are you?" Trent asked, the woman named Stacia smiled up at him, and Kira recognized her as a fellow classmate.

"I'm fine Trent, I'm here enjoying the festivities as you are. How have you been? I haven't see you in like 2 days and I think I may cry I'm so filled with joy from seeing you again so soon." She stated sarcastically, Trent laughed and hugged her, she joined in with the laughter and wrapped her arms around him. The group approached her and she looked at them as they came closer, Conner noticed that Tommy had dropped his hand from Kira's hip and had masked his face of emotions.

"Guys, this is Stacia she is my personal secretary at Mercer Industries and she went to school with us. Kira, I know you know her." Trent said, Kira nodded. She had worked on a few things with the girl but they hadn't been close but she could tell off the bat that Trent liked her. Stacia looked at them, recognition in her eyes.

"I remember you guys, and you too Doctor Oliver. How are you guys?" she asked, there was a murmur of 'good' and Stacia glanced at her watch.

"Oh, I have to go! Guys it was nice seeing you again and Trent I'll see you soon." She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek then slapped his ass as she walked away, Ethan let out a long whistle and Kira giggled, as Trent turned pink.

"Aw! Trent! You like her!" Kira proclaimed in a singsong voice, Trent turned as pink as he could and Ethan went into hysterics, Hayley shook her head and laughed, she couldn't help it, Ethan's laughter always made her laugh.

"So!" Trent said, and looked at the ground, Kira nudged him with her shoulder and glanced at Stacia's retreating form.

"Go after her you dumb ass!" she said, Tommy nodded.

"Yeah, go, we'll try not to miss you too much, just come back eventually." Tommy said, a smile toying on his lips, Trent muttered a 'Thank you' and ran after the woman with the rest of them watching him closely. Kira laughed and took Tommy's hand and tugged him in the direction of his black Jeep. Together the group headed back to Tommy's house, none were hungry since they had filled up on pizza, popcorn, elephant ears, cotton candy, onion rings and fries. Around midnight Kira and Tommy headed off to bed, as did Hayley and Ethan. Conner lay on the fold out couch alone and began to plot how he was going to get Kira back in his arms.

To Be Continued