A/N: Hello world. Exam week just finished and wow... I did crap. Sorry AquitarStar, I really had to revise 24/7, I couldn't even go to my close friend's b-day party!

AquitarStar: Yup :) In fact, this chapter is all about her.

andyg2525: You must be thinking Zeltrax, right?

Jeremy Shane: Legendary thanks, as always.

K-cat: Gosh woman, umm cat, it's still a few chapters before Tommy arrives.

brankel1: Hehe, thanks.

moustachelover14: Soon but not too soon.

Opalbrat: As I mentioned above, not for a while. And this chapter should clear up your question regarding the black ranger.

KJ: Like I said, this chapter will reveal the black ranger. And about Michael, all will be revealed soon.

Just warning you guys, this is a Kira-centric chapter meaning there's not much Kim (or any other ranger) in it.

It had been a week since Michael had become the black ranger. Turns out the white stone did, in fact, contain a black Dino gem. His ability was invisibility, which came in handy quite a bit, in his civilian form as well as his ranger form. For one, he could spy on his son and see what the rascal was getting up to, as well as the others. Additionally, he could also watch – or rather stalk – a certain red-head waitress.

Speaking of waitresses, Kira was feeling a little down lately. She felt like no one was paying attention to her when she sang. She brightened a little because at least Conner, Ethan, Kim, Michael, Hayley and Trent were listening. Well, the latter was doing a lot more than listening; he was sketching a picture of her whilst taking the time to admire her too.

When she was done performing 'I'm over you,' she shook hands with her background guitar player and drummer before hopping off the stage. She took a seat at her friends' table.

"That was awesome, was that something new?" Conner asked.

"Yeah, I'm still working on the whole of it... I think there's something there," she answered hesitantly, unsure of her own talents.

"Don't be so down Kira, you're doing fine," Kimberly reassured her.

"Yeah, you might not be a superhero like us but you sure kick butt on the guitar," Ethan commented.

"Thanks," she replied dully, just as Trent came by to give them their drinks. "But you guys were the only ones listening." Trent immediately turned his head to look at her, as he put the drinks down.

"Well I was listening and I think you rock," Trent praised, instantly bringing a smile onto her face. Kira could feel Ethan's eyes burning into her, as well as everyone else's.

"Thank you," she responded, trying not to sound too giddy. She ignored the blush that was creeping up her neck and changed the subject. "So, what are you working on?" she questioned, taking a glimpse of his sketchbook. There was a girl on the page who looked like a hero.

Trent turned his book away from her at once. "No, not until it's done," he protested quickly and playfully.

"Fine," she fired back in a teasing tone. They unknowingly exchanged flirty smiles and held each other's stare a bit longer than normal.

"No one appreciates good music anymore," Michael spoke, making them break their eye contact and turn to him. "All you hear on the radio is that pop garbage."

"Yeah like what's her name Kylee Styles," Hayley agreed. No one noticed the way Kira stiffened at the mention of that name.

"Hey, Kylee Styles has some good music Dad," Conner countered.

"Translation: he thinks she's fine," Ethan 'translated.' Even though he and Conner had only known each other for a small amount of time, they already knew each other pretty well. It was the same with Kira and Kimberly. They were like a family now.

"No, I don't!" Conner exclaimed. Ethan raised his eyebrows at him. "Okay, yeah I do but that has nothing to do with it."

"She used to be a really good songwriter. She was really sweet too. Now she's all about image," Kira stated, with a frown.

Ethan appeared to be thoughtful for a second before speaking, "You say that like you two are friends."

"We used to be," Kira clarified. Ethan and Conner immediately exchanged unconvinced smirks. "What it's true! We were in a band together. Then she got discovered by this agent and now she's a huge pop diva."

"Oh come on, you don't expect us to believe that do you?" Conner asked with that annoying smirk still plastered on his handsome face.

"Believe what you want - it's true," Kira deadpanned. Her mood went from bad to extremely sour.

"No matter what these two think, I believe you, Kira," Michael claimed.

"Yeah, these two are meanies, don't listen to them," Kim added. The two boys glared at her in union.

Trent and Michael went off to talk to some hot-shot man they knew and Hayley went over to table three, leaving Kira with the boys and Kim. Ethan told her to prove that she knew Kylee Styles and Conner said he'd go with her to 'witness' it. Kim was busy teasing him. Meanwhile, Kira was lost in her thoughts. Was she really not good enough? Why hadn't an agent chosen her? Would she ever do anything incredible in her life?

Kira couldn't believe just how stuck up Kylee had become. 'Hey, at some point you gotta grow up!' she had said. Grow up? It seemed like she was rubbing it in her face that she was a pop-star now and that Kira was just a 'nobody.' It infuriated her to no end.

She was arguing with Conner by the escalators when she heard a scream. They bounded onto the escalators and ended up running to get there. When the pair of them got through the door to the parking lot, they saw Kylee and her security being ambushed by a monster... donkey. This was no doubt another one of Mesogog's freaks.

All Kylee could do was scream, "Don't you know who I am?!" in her annoying shrill voice. Kira had to roll her eyes. Did Kylee seriously think her reputation would intimidate the monster? She and Conner helped the bodyguards fight off the tyrannodrones. Kira might not have been a ranger, but she could kick and punch if she wanted to. She ran up to Kylee and managed to defeat the tyrannodrones surrounding them.

"Kira, what are you doing?" Kylee shrieked as the girl in question defended her.

"Talk later, run now," Kira ordered and the diva did as she was told, screeching for dramatic effect.

"My career is over," Kylee complained for the millionth time. Turns out, when Kira told her to run, she ran alright. Right into the donkey monster. And he extracted her youth out of her, leaving her wrinkly and grey haired. Not to mention extra annoying too. "This is the worst thing that happened to anyone ever!"

"Oh, come on Kylee. I'm sure someone will find a way to reverse this," Kira told her. Truth to be told, she wanted out. She couldn't take the whining any longer.

"But I'm supposed to go on TV tonight!" Kylee moaned.

"Just because you look a little older, doesn't mean you still can't sing," Kira reasoned.

"Right... Go on national TV looking like this. I must look at least... forty," the diva exaggerated. "I'm gonna go to the toilets." Kira nodded and rolled her eyes. Kylee was probably going to go and put more makeup on or just cry herself dry staring at her reflection.

As the singer got up, something fell out of her bag. Kira waited till her friend was out of sight before picking it up. It was a purple... gem. Now, she wasn't a jewellery type of girl but this gem was just intriguing. Besides, it wasn't actually jewellery because it wasn't part of a necklace, a ring or anything like that. It was simply a lavender gem. That's why Kira liked it.

Before she knew it, the gem started to glow. Kira didn't know what to do and started panicking. What if it was some weird thing like what the rangers came across every other day? Would Kylee notice that she tampered with it? Should she give it back? Should she keep it? As her mind raced, she didn't notice someone come up from behind her.

"Hey, what's that you got there?" the familiar voice asked. Kira abruptly turned around to face the owner of that warm voice.

"Trent! You scared me!" she exclaimed, hoping Trent hadn't seen too much. The last thing she need was to get her crush involved with the weird things in her life. Yes, crush. After constantly being teased by Ethan, Kira accepted that she did indeed have a crush on Trent. But it didn't go any further than that, no matter what the cheeky blue ranger claimed.

"Sorry," Trent apologised sheepishly, which Kira found adorable. He sat next to her on the couch. "Is that part of a necklace or something?"

"Huh? Oh, this?" Kira inquired, slowly opening her palm. She was relieved to find that it wasn't glowing anymore, so she quickly slipped it into her pocket. "No, it's just a gem."

"I'm putting it up Trent!" came Hayley's sing-song voice. The pair looked up to see the gorgeous red-head hovering above them, holding a very familiar picture in a frame.

"Hey, that's me!" Kira observed the now completed and coloured version of the picture she had seen before in Trent's sketch book. "Is that what you were working on?"

"Yeah, but I wouldn't let her put it up," he stammered nervously, like a schoolboy with a crush. Which he was. Hayley winked at him and walked off to put the picture up somewhere.

"No, it's great," Kira commented, shuffling closer towards him. "But, how come you drew me as a superhero?"

"Cos you're pretty... pretty brave," Trent had almost given away his crush on her! He didn't know what he was thinking, almost calling her pretty, even if it was true. "For getting on stage and playing from your heart... not performing for some image." He looked away for a second before meeting her eyes again. "Besides, superheroes are all I know how to draw."

"Thanks, it's really sweet," Kira chirped, grinning so hard that her lips were hurting. He shyly returned it and they stayed like that for a while until Kylee came back.

"I'm back!" she announced like she was the best thing that happened to the world. Kira's mood instantly darkened as Trent started to get up. She grabbed his hand and pulled him back down.

"Stay," she hissed, smiling dangerously at him. He smirked at her as he realised that she didn't want to be alone with the old woman.

"Who's that Kira?" Kylee asked as if she had just noticed Trent. But then again that was probably the case; she was incredibly self-centred, even in her current state.

Before Kira could reply, Trent squeezed her hand (she hadn't let go from before) and beat her to it, "Trent Fernandez, her very good friend." Kira's eyes widened at the suggestive tone he used and she tried to hide her blush. "Actually, I came to tell her that I wanted to show her something at my house."

"What?" Kira asked, just as clueless as Kylee. Was he asking her out? She noticed that he had used another innuendo but brushed it off. He gave her a 'play-along' glance and she nodded, somewhat disappointed when she realised it was all an act. "Now?"

"Yeah," Trent responded swiftly. He stood up and tugged Kira's hand, pulling her up with him. "Come on."

"Kira! You're ditching me to hang out with your boyfriend?" Kylee questioned in disbelief.

When they were friends a few years back, Kylee was always the one to blow her off for a boyfriend. Boys gave up on Kira because their charms didn't work on her. She wasn't easy and hardly spoke to guys unless she needed a background guitarist/drummer or was having a go at one of them. And she hated being called babe.

Kira's cheeks were blazing at Kylee's words. Luckily, Trent couldn't see her as he was standing a bit behind her and they were both facing Kylee. Boyfriend? Seriously? Is that what they looked like? Did that mean Trent liked her back? Kira quickly shook her head and regained her composure.

"Yes," she replied simply and Trent fought the urge to snigger at the diva's face. "Hayley will look after you."

"But I want you to stay!" Kylee wailed, grabbing Kira's free hand. "You're my friend. You can't leave me like this!"

Trent was disgusted that Kylee used the guilt trip whilst Kira fell for it and felt conflicted. But then she remembered when Kylee ditched her to become famous. All those times she didn't answer her calls or bother to contact her back. And the fact that she even changed her number to erase Kira out of her life.

"You're not the only friend I have Kylee," Kira argued, practically spitting out the word 'friend.' Trent nodded in agreement.

"I'm Kylee Styles!" Kylee retorted, acting like it would get her whatever she wanted. Kira let go of Trent's warm hand and fished something out of her pocket. It was a tape.

"This is the Kylee I used to know. She was someone who cared about other people and not just herself," she stated, thrusting it into Kylee's free hand. Then she tore her left hand away from Kylee's right. "I'm going off to my very good friend Trent's house now," using the same playful tone Trent had used before. He cleared his throat awkwardly and offered her his arm, which she gladly accepted. They walked away together and Kira didn't bother glancing back... leaving Kylee glaring at their retreating backs.

Kira fell back on her bed after the long day. She had spent a few hours at Trent's house, just hanging out and looking at his artwork. Her lips twitched at the mere thought of it. After a while, she checked her mobile phone and saw missed calls from an unknown number. She frowned. Who would call her now? Especially when she didn't know them. She had Conner, Ethan, Trent, Michael and Kim's phone numbers as well as some friends from school and her relatives. So who could it be?

Upon closer inspection, she realised she received a text message too:

Dear Kira, I'm so sorry I've been so selfish. Please read this at least once before deleting it or anything. If you're wondering how I got your number, your friend Conner gave it to me. I guess I should tell you why I've been such a lousy friend.

The truth is I'm jealous of you. I might be famous but I don't have real friends like you. And I've never had a guy who admires me as much as your 'very good friend' does you ;) You don't know how much I wish I was you. How badly I want friends like yours. How much I want a boyfriend who loves me for me. Don't deny it. You've got it all, and even though I'm a famous singer, you win. You always did. Well, maybe I'll see you around later XD You're awesome ;) Love, Kylee xxx

Kira smiled sadly at the message, as her eyes glazed over it once more. She wondered if Kylee really did regret her behaviour and if she really wrote this message or got her secretary to do it instead. She also wondered if Trent 'admired' her so much and if he 'loved her for her' or if Kylee was just sucking up to her. Clearly her feelings for him were far too obvious...

Just as Kira was about to go and get ready for bed, she remembered a significant detail. The gem. Pulling it out of her pocket, she thought about what she would do. Then the obvious solution came to her mind. She grabbed her mobile and went on her speed dials. Pressing #4, (the first three being her parents and Trent) she awaited the yellow ranger to pick up...

A/N: This chapter is probably twice the length of any other that I've written for this fanfic. Forgive me for going OTT with Trent but don't forget, Kira's not the only one with a crush on him. (SHHHHHH)