Here's the next chapter! Since I've been so sporadic in my recent chapter postings, I wanted to get these chapters out quick for you all. Again, I'm sorry!

Thanks for reading! And I hope you all enjoy!


"Hey Conner, Ethan! How are you guys doing?" Kim smiled as she pulled the two into a hug.

"Good," said Ethan. "How are you?"

"I'm fine. How was your flight?"

"Delayed and bumpy, but okay."

"At least you made it in time for the concert," Conner said to Ethan.

"Yeah," he said. "Trent kept calling me, leaving me messages that Kira was going to kill me if I didn't get to come."

"Should've gotten here two days ago, like I did."

"Shut up, Conner."

Kim laughed. "You guys enjoy. Did you get to stop by the hotel first?"

Ethan shook his head. "When Conner and Trent picked me up from the airport, they drove me straight here. At least I'm not jetlagged or anything."

"I was going to kill you!" Kira said as she sidled up to Ethan to hug him. "I haven't seen you since LA!"

Ethan laughed as he returned Kira's hug.

Kim smiled. "You guys go on and catch up. I'll see you all in a few."

As Kim walked out, Adam poked his head in Kira's dressing room.

"You're on in ten, Kir." He looked at Ethan and smiled. "Hey Ethan, nice to see you again."

"Hey Adam," Ethan replied.

"I'll be back when you need to get on."

Kira nodded.


"When did Ethan get here?" Adam asked Kim.

"I think a few minutes ago. Trent and Conner picked him up from the airport and drove him straight here."

"I thought he was supposed to be in this morning."

"Delayed flight."

"Ahh." Adam nodded as Kim walked into her own dressing room. "I'll see you in a few."

"All right."

Kim opened the door to her dressing room and a familiar sight stood before her.

Rocky was in the midst of eating a burger. Trini and Jason were playing the Wii, this time joined by Billy and Hayley. Aisha, Tommy, and Amy were sitting on the couch, talking to each other, bursting into laughter at some times.

Kim pulled her guitar and sat on the couch, next to Tommy. She started strumming her guitar, listening to Aisha, Tommy, and Amy.

"Kira's gonna be on in about ten minutes, I think," she said.

"What time are you going on?" asked Tommy.

"After Kira, there are two other performers. I'll be on at the end of the night. Around 9:15, I think."

Tommy nodded.


About an hour later, Adam knocked on the door and walked in. Nobody had moved from when Kim walked in earlier. Adam laughed a bit and rolled his eyes.

"Hate to break up the party, but I'm going to have to kick you guys out," he said. "Almost time for my girl to get out onstage."

"Hang on," Jason said. He, Trini, Billy, and Hayley all leaned to the side and simultaneously moved their controllers in the same direction. "And……there. I win!"

Billy, Trini, and Hayley shook their heads as they threw their controllers to the floor. Jason turned the TV and Wii off and proceeded to follow Rocky out the door.

Aisha and Amy stretched their legs as they stood up and began to follow the rest off the group out of the room.

Tommy turned to face Kim. He leaned down and kissed her. "I love you. You're going to do great."

Kim grinned at him and gave him a big hug. "I love you, too."

Adam smiled at the two. "Okay, you two…come on."

Adam bumped his fist against Tommy's chest as he walked out. "See you later, man."

Tommy nodded at him and grinned at Kim before walking out.

"Ready Kim. You've got about five minutes."

Kim nodded. "Yeah, I'm ready." She stood up.

"You've got about two minutes."

"Okay."

Adam opened the door and led Kim out of it. She smirked at him and giggled a bit.

"What's up?"

"I just had a thought." Adam furrowed his brow and looked at her expectantly. She leaned into him and whispered. "Don't you think our old zords were sort of like transformers?"

Kim laughed out loud while Adam looked at her like she was crazy.

"I guess," he answered. "Here." He held out her microphone and looked at the stage clock. "45 seconds."

"Thanks, Adam."

"No problem."

She grabbed the pink hat from Adam and fixed it over her hair, sweeping her bangs over her eye.

They both stood there for a bit, listening to the fans cheering for Kim to come out.

"Your fans await, Annie H." Kim grinned and leaned forward to give Adam a kiss on the cheek. "Go get 'em, Tiger."

Kim ran out onstage, amid the darkness engulfing the stage.


The first few bars of one Kim's most popular songs started. Cheers, screams, and yells erupted around the arena.

Into your head, into your mind
Out of your soul, race through your veins
You can't escape, you can't escape.

Adam stood off to the side of the stage, watching Kim with pride and admiration. He always loved watching Kim perform. And he especially couldn't wait for her to get through her show tonight because she was going to be doing some new songs as well.

He glanced down at the audience, trying to see the familiar faces of his friends through the darkness and the spotlights that were going through the arena. He looked down to where he knew they would be sitting and could barely see anything.

Adam thought back to the last time all of them were together at Kim's show in LA, just a few months ago. It was just him, Kim, Aisha, Rocky, Trini, and Jason. They weren't in touch with, nor were they friends with Tommy, Billy, Zack, and Hayley.

He grinned at the memory.


After Kim finished her song, she grinned and waved into the crowd, who promptly cheered.

"I'd like to thank you all for being here tonight! Thank you for coming out and thank you all for your support."

Kim took a seat on the stool in the middle of the stage.

"Most of all, I'd like you all to turn your attention to this ongoing epidemic that the world is facing. We've all learned about HIV and AIDS in school. But how many of us really know about it? How many of us know about the state of the people of Africa?

"Tonight, we are here enjoying ourselves, but let's remember that we are here raising awareness and money for us to know more about HIV and AIDS and how we can prevent it from spreading even more than it has.

"Also tonight, instead of doing my old songs, aside from the first one, I'd like to introduce some of my new songs that I've been working on for the past few months. I hope you all enjoy yourselves tonight!"

The first chords of Kim's next song began. She jumped off the stool and started to dance around the stage.

"You had my heart
And we'll never be world apart
Maybe in magazines
But you'll still be my star"

Adam grinned. He stared at the crowd, trying to gauge their reaction to Kim's next song. So far, so good. He was the one who suggested that Kim sing this song. He was the one who actually co-wrote the song with Kim.

"Baby, cuz in the dark
You can see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you, I'll always share"

Jason smiled at the sight of Kim on the stage. He yelled out for Kim as she danced around the stage. He was always excited for new songs from Kim.

"Because
When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath
I'm a stick it out till the end"

Jason laughed when he heard Kim sing those words. 'Took an oath,' he thought. "Whatever."

"This new song sounds great!" Trini yelled in Jason's ear. He nodded in response.

"Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
Under my umbrella"

"Everyone, remember those words when Kim doesn't want to share her umbrella with us next time it's raining!" Rocky yelled.

"These fancy things,
Will never come in between
You're part of my entity
Here for infinity"

Kim glanced down to where she knew her friends were. She couldn't see them, but she winked in their general direction.

"When the war has took its part
When the world has dealt its cards
If the hand is hard…
Together we'll mend your heart"

Aisha smiled at Kim's words. She heard a bit of this song when Kim and Adam were writing it. This part was influenced by Adam's overdrive experience.

"When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath, I'm a stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella"

Trini grinned as she watched Kim perform. She always loved listening to Kim's songs because she always throws her own life into her music.

"You can run into my arms
It's okay, don't be alarmed
Come into me"

Kim smiled at the crowd and waved at them.

"There's no distance between our love"

Tommy smiled as he heard Kim sing. These were the words that he said to her before she left California.


"You make me breakfast in bed
When I'm mixed up in my head
You wake me with a kiss
I could get used to this"

This was one of Kim's newest songs. She knew that her friends haven't heard a lot of the material that she was performing, but this one, nobody has heard yet.

"You think I look the best
When my hair is a mess
I can't believe you exist
I could get used to this"

Kim thought back to one of the days that she and Tommy spent together before summer ended. It was after Tommy had settled into Florida, and it was one of the last before he started teaching.

"Because I know you're too good to be true
I must've done something good to meet you"

The two of them spent the entire day together. Breakfast in the morning. A jog on the beach before settling down for a picnic lunch. She had complained about how she looked, the way her hair was, but Tommy always looked at her like she was the most beautiful person around.

"Cuz you wrote my name across your hand
When I freak, you understand
There is not a thing you miss
And I could get used to this"

Kim couldn't believe the complete change her life had taken since Tommy's come back into her life. She remembered how she felt back in high school, memories that were long forgotten.

"I'm feelin' it comin' over me
With you it all comes naturally
Lost the reflex to resist
And I could get used to this"

With the two of them back together, Kim felt like she was reliving her high school days. Minus going to school and fighting. Although she wouldn't mind going back to the power, if only for a moment.

"You love the songs I write
You like the movies I like
There must be some kind of twist
I could get used to this"

Kim then thought back to that day. The day that inspired her to write this song. That same night, after spending the day at the beach, she and Tommy went to her house and had dinner together. He cooked her dinner, she played some music for the two of them. Then the settled in and watched a couple of their favorite movies.

"Because you listen to me when I'm depressed
It doesn't seem to make you like me less"

She thought about the words that she just sang and felt like laughing in spite of where she was. Everything she did, Tommy didn't seem to like her less. Same thing with her. Everything he did, she seemed to love him even more. She loved him. She knew that she loved him and that she would always love him.


Songs are: "Rush" by Aly & AJ. You might remember that from an earlier chapter. "Umbrella" by Rihanna. "I Can Get Used to This" by The Veronicas.

Hope you all enjoyed that!