Theme Challenge: Conner and Kira
Series Presented By: Pink-Green-White-4ever
Challenge: Test
Last Revised: February 12, 2006

Summary: This was a test of their bond
Disclaimer: I don't own them, wish I did.
Genre: Romance
Rating: T, for now
Ship: Conner/Kira

An: Done in response to the Ars Amatoria's Ranger Romance Themes Challenge. Yes, I know these two weren't a Canon Couple, but I liked them way too much to pass this up. The first 20 stories are set during Dino Thunder, the second 20 are after and will be mostly AU (I'm not gonna touch on the DT/SPD team up at all).

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"Conner? You coming?" I hear Ben call to me.

Looking at Ethan and Kira I realize this is a test of our new bond – will my new friendship with them withstand my old friendships and habits. "Maybe later!" Turning back to them, I can't help but grin at the shocked looks on their faces. "I'm gonna head home and change. See you at Hayley's?"

"You got it," Kira tells me before they head off for Kira's little Ford Focus. Shaking my head, I toss my bag in the car and climb in before heading home.

The drive home, for the first time ever, feels different. The last couple weeks, though, have generally felt different to me, at least they have since I got my Dino Gem. Who knew my senior year would turn out to be so much more different then I ever expected?

On that note, I'm completely convinced that moment after the game a bit ago was definitely a test. I could have blown Ethan and Kira off to hang with the team, but I've gotten use to having two new friends who don't share any of my interests but still get along with me. I actually enjoy that now. They've got different views on issues I'm finding important to me, especially where Kira's concerned.

As a girl, and pretty much the school outcast, Kira sees things in ways I never could imagine. It amazes me how much I'm finding I enjoy debating with her, not to mention hanging with her. She's not a classic beauty, but she is beautiful. She's real, not shallow; she's smart, not an air head; and she's a musician who isn't afraid to express her feelings through her lyrics, not a cheerleader, like most of the girls I hang out with, who hides behind the role of school ditz.

If this is a test, maybe it's a test of who I am inside, and who I want to be. If it is, if hanging out with Kira and even Ethan is going to help me pass it, then maybe I won't mind this so much.