the real vampire:Hey everyone, we are back with the next installment! Have been very busy writing this and we have to go to school tomorrow. Eight weeks of freedom are over and it's our final year - omg how wierd is that?

Claire: Me so proud of Charley! But not looking forward to going back to school and she is sleep deprived from writing all night long! So as she has been doing sooo well you guys had better review! And enjoy the story!

Shoutouts: CamFan4Ever - Welcome to the fic, glad you're liking it so far! MaxCobra - Glad you liked that part! I had fun writing it! magical-mystery-girl - Yay! Another convert! Thanks for your review and I hope you enjoy this chapter. LeosGurl876 - Conner anfd Kira are just cute. No other words for them! Jnr Cpl Scarlett - Hopefully this chapter has sorted out their issues... and introduced some new ones! Hee hee, hope you like!

Just a quick heads-up for the title of the next chapter; please don't be put off - it has been done tastefully! Well, enough from us, here's the third chapter. Remember, read, enjoy and review!

the real vampire and Claire

I Want You

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I give to you… Kira Ford!" The crowd gave a scream of delight as the curtains opened and Kira and her band were revealed. It was the night of the Senior Prom, Conner and Kira had settled their differences, the rangers had just destroyed Mesogog and Kira was doing what she loved best. A perfect start to a perfect evening.

She looked out into the crowd to spot Trent, but her face fell when she saw him leaving. Why was he leaving? This was her biggest gig and he was walking out on her! As her eyes followed him out of the door she found herself drawn to another face in the crowd – Conner. He gave her an encouraging grin.

Krista was standing next to him, but he only had eyes for the woman on the stage in front of him; a strong, independent, beautiful woman. He's always seen Kira as good-looking (not that he'd ever have admitted that to her or anyone else) but he'd never noticed how stunning she actually was, until tonight.

"You coming for a drink?" Krista asked, breaking into his reverie.

"Hmm? No, it's ok, you go."

Kira watched Krista leave and realised that, unlike Trent, Conner had never once missed one of her shows. And that got her remembering all the other times Conner had been there for her, and not just while they were fighting…

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"Tell me the truth."

Dr. O, Ethan, Trent, Conner and Hayley stared at the music video in shock, then all of them began to mumble stuff along the lines of "Yeah… it's good…"

"Will someone tell me what they really think?" Kira had demanded in exasperation.

"I will," Conner piped up.

"Conner!" everyone else had yelled in an attempt to stop him, worried about what he would say. Conner's reputation for bluntness was infamous.

"No let him speak," Kira had insisted.

"It's just… not you," Conner had said, simply and honestly.

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Strange feelings began to surface in Kira as she sang. "I see that you wanna get lost inside me, too many words, people say too many things…"

As she sang she stared straight into Conner's hazel eyes – and he stared straight back into hers. For the whole song there was just the two of them in the whole hall.

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Conner couldn't drag his eyes away from her. He'd never seen Kira so, so alive. As she looked straight at him he couldn't look away. Only when she finished, and turned away to acknowledge the screaming crowd could he return to the present, and realise that he had been holding his breath. Without a second thought about Krista, he headed backstage.

Kira walked off stage and found herself face to face with Conner. "Hey," she said.

"Great show," he replied, before an awkward silence fell over them. They had both felt something and now neither of them knew what to say to the other.

"Wow, this is uncomfortable," Kira muttered. Conner laughed. "What's so funny?" she demanded.

"It's just we've always had something to say to each other and now we're suddenly like strangers.

"But now there's something there, not just friendship…" Kira whispered, half asking, half stating what they both knew.

"Kira, I'm going to be honest with you," Conner said softly, looking at his feet. "I don't know if I'm making a big mistake, or what's going to happen, but I'm going to put my heart on the line and hope I'm right about this."

"What are you trying to say?" Kira asked, hoping against hope he was going to say what she thought he was trying to.

Conner looked up into Kira's eyes, "I want you Kira," he said simply.

What ever she had thought or hoped Conner was going to say, it wasn't that. Kira took a step back, a shocked expression on her face. "Conner I…"

He smiled at her reaction, "I don't mean in a sexual way, well, I do but that's not…" he trailed off. "What I'm trying to say it I want to be with you, to be around to you. You're an amazing, smart, talented, beautiful woman Kira and I want to be a part of your life, and I want you to be a part of mine. Do you think there's any chance of that? Any chance for, for us?"

Kira was speechless, "Yes," she whispered finally, then looked up into his hazel eyes, "Yes Conner, I do want you to be a part of my life, please."

He stepped closer and bent his head down. She tilted her head upwards so their lips met in a breathtaking kiss.

As they pulled apart, she whispered in Conner's ear, "I want you too…"