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The Yellow Rose

Summary: A love story about a single yellow rose that brought together two rangers.

Pairings: Conner/Kira

A/N: I am SOOOOOOOOO sorry for not updating sooner! I've been so busy with work this summer. I appreciate you guys for hanging on for so long. Thanks for your wonderful reviews. To make it up to you guys, I am going to post this chapter and next chapter. I hope you enjoy them both because I am busy writing the next chapters to come and I hope to get much further in the story. If you have any questions, just let me know in your reviews. I'm going to stop rambling now and let you read. Don't forget to review when you are done! I've got chocolate chip cookies and brownies for everyone! Okay, shutting up now. ;) Enjoy!

Chapter 4: The Date with Conner-I mean-Trent!

Part 1: Prelude to a Storm

Year 2004-Kira's Home

This is it. This is the night she's been waiting for a long time. Her date with Trent will be perfect. Nothing will go wrong and Conner will be out of the picture for good.

Conner.

Perfect. Kira couldn't believe she thought about Conner at a time like this. She needed to get him out of her head while she was on her date with Trent. If she thought about Conner, everything will go wrong.

The doorbell rang and Kira's mother answered it. Trent stood there with a bouquet of flowers in his hand. Trent smiled warmly at Kira's mother. "Hi, I'm Trent. Is Kira here?" asked Trent.

"Yes, she's upstairs getting ready still. I'll go get her. Come in." Kira's mother held the door open for Trent. Kira's father looked up from his newspaper and got up from his chair to greet Trent. "Hello, Trent. I'm Kira's father." Kira's father said as he shook Trent's hand.

"Nice to meet you, sir. I'll make sure your daughter comes home safe and sound." said Trent.

"I hope so." Kira's father looked up to see his daughter come down the steps. Trent looked over to see Kira in a yellow top and black skirt. Her hair was pulled up and some of her hair hung down on the sides of her face in ringlets. Kira looked stunning and Trent couldn't keep his eyes off of her.

"Hey Trent." Kira said with a soft smile.

"Kira, you look…amazing. There is no other way of describing how you look tonight." said Trent.

"Thanks." Kira looked away and slightly frowned. She wanted to hear him say she was beautiful. At least Conner would say she looked beautiful. She remembered the first time Conner told her she looked beautiful…

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A young Kira was playing on the playground with Conner and Ethan. She wore a yellow sundress and hair was pulled back in pigtails. She was about to go down the slide after Ethan went. Conner already went and dusted off his red t-shirt. After he finished dusting himself off, Conner looked up to see a smiling Kira going down the slide. He couldn't believe what he saw. He walked over to her and helped her up after she hit the ground.

"Thanks, Conner." Kira smiled at him.

Conner smiled back and accidently blurted out what he was thinking. "Kira, you look beautiful."

Ethan laughed and Kira blushed. "Thanks again, Conner." She kissed his cheek and giggled at the look on his face. Conner had this goofy smile on his face.

"Eww! Kira gave Conner girl cooties!" Ethan shouted.

Kira glared at him. Ethan began to run and Kira chased after him. "I'll show you what cooties are, Ethan James!"

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Kira smiled at that thought. She did catch Ethan and kissed him on the cheek as well. Ethan wiped off his cheek in disgust and stuck his tongue out her. Oh, those were the good old days.

Wait a minute! Kira couldn't believe she was thinking about Conner. She snapped back to reality and looked back at Trent. She smiled at him. Kira's parents smiled at the two.

"Now, you guys have fun and don't be too late. There's a storm coming and I want you home before it hits, okay?" Kira's father explained.

"Don't worry, dad! Conner will have me home—I mean—Trent will have me home in no time." Kira said as she mentally slapped herself.

'Way to start a first date, Kira!'

'Shut up! I'm such an idiot! Now Trent probably thinks I like Conner more than him.'

'Well, can't help you there. You better hope the rest of the date goes well because it looks like it's going down hill from here.'

'Thanks for the advice, Dr. Phil!'

'Anytime…'

After saying goodbye to her parents, Kira and Trent left the house and headed over to the restaurant. Kira is in for a hell of a night.

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Reefside's Italian restaurant

As soon as they got to the restaurant, they couldn't believe how crowded it became. Trent was glad he made reservations before hand. They were seated quickly and ordered their drinks. Kira ordered strawberry lemonade and Trent ordered a coke.

The date so far was going great. Kira and Trent got their drinks served to them and they ordered their dinners and appetizers. Kira ordered a garden salad for an appetizer and spaghetti for her dinner. Trent ordered a garden salad as well and shrimp scampi for his dinner.

They began to have a conversation about their lives after graduation. Trent said he was planning on going to art school in the fall. Kira smiled slightly at him.

"Sounds like you have your entire future planned." said Kira.

"Yeah, and I'm hoping that you will be in it." Trent said with a smile.

"Me too…" As Trent reached over to hold Kira's hand, his arm knocked over Kira's lemonade and it spill onto her skirt. "Oh my god!" As Kira stood up to clean herself up, her head bumped on the waiter's arm holding her plate of spaghetti and spilled the plate of spaghetti all over Kira's top.

"I am so sorry, ma'am. Let me help you clean up the mess…" said the waiter.

"No, I can't handle it. Thank you, sir." Kira said with a small smile.

The waiter nodded and walked away. Trent helped Kira wipe off some of the sauce and noodles. She couldn't believe how worse this date has gotten. First, she says Conner's name instead of Trent's. Then, she gets lemonade spilled on her. And finally, the waiter spills her spaghetti all over her top. Something was definitely telling her she shouldn't be on this date with Trent. This night couldn't get anymore worse than it already is.

Boy was she wrong! Kira turned around to see Conner with Krista. 'Oh no…' , thought Kira.

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As he and Krista walked in, Conner looked over to see Kira completely covered in spaghetti and lemonade. He saw Kira red with embarrassment. He felt bad for Kira. Her date was not going good at all.

"I think we should go over there and help them." said Krista.

"Yeah, me too." said Conner.

Conner and Krista walked over and began to help Kira and Trent clean up the mess that was made.

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Kira watched as Conner and Krista walked over to her and Trent. They asked if they could help clean up and Trent said it was okay. At that very moment, Kira wanted to get as far away from Conner as she could. She was so embarrassed.

When they were done cleaning up, they all decided to leave the restaurant. Kira couldn't bare being in that restaurant for one more minute.

"So, where should we go to now?" asked Krista.

"How about Hayley's Cyberspace? It's better than that Italian restaurant." Conner suggested.

"Sounds good to me." Kira said with a smile.

Conner, Krista, Kira, and Trent headed over to Hayley's. They all grabbed a bite to eat and chatted for a while. Then, they all headed home.

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Kira's House

Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed by the time Trent brought Kira back home. They walked up to her door and turned to face each other.

"Well, it was definitely an interesting night we had." said Trent.

"Yeah, it was. I was hoping it would go better but it didn't." Kira replied.

"Well, maybe this date will end perfectly. But there is only one way to find out…" Trent said smiling.

"Well, then why don't you show me?" Kira got a little nervous as the space between her and Trent began to close.

"Okay…" Trent kissed Kira lightly on the lips. As Kira kissed Trent, it felt kind of weird. It wasn't anything like Conner's kiss. There was no passion, no fire, no sparks, no…love. Right then and there, Kira knew how she really felt. She is indeed in love with Conner, not Trent.

As they broke the kiss, the moment between them became awkward. They both smiled softly at each other.

"Well, um…I better go. I'll see you around, Kira." Trent said awkwardly.

"Yeah, I see you around. Bye Trent." Kira said smiling.

"Bye." Trent smiled at her and left Kira standing at her door.

'He knew it too…' , thought Kira. She unlocked her door and went inside. After closing the door, Kira noticed her parents weren't home.

"I wonder where they could be." Kira said as she headed into the kitchen. There was a note left on the refrigerator door. She pulled it off and read it.

Kira,

Your mom and I left to spend our anniversary together for the weekend. We'll be back on Monday. We expect the house to be as it was before we left. That means no parties! Have a good weekend, sweetheart. We'll call you tomorrow to check up on you. We love you very much!

Love,

Mom and Dad

"Great! I have the whole weekend to myself." Kira threw the note away and headed upstairs to take a shower.

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After Kira took her shower, she changed into her yellow pajama shirt and put on some gray sweatpants. She pulled her hair up into a ponytail and headed downstairs. Thunder crashed and lightning struck making Kira jump a little. Storm came and rain was pouring down hard. Then, the power went out after the thunder crashed and lightning struck again. "Perfect…" Kira muttered.

She grabbed a flashlight and found some candles. She lit the candles all around the house. Then, Kira heard a knock on the door. "Who could that be during a storm like this?" Kira asked as she went to open the door.

Kira opened the door and didn't expect to see him.

"Conner…"

To be continued…

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