Fifteen minute ficlet entry (#133). Oh my.

[estirise]

Got in a writing mood, on a couple I don't normally write and not sure I did justice to.

Standard disclaimer applies.

Title: Losing Touch
Author: Estirose
Series: Power Rangers Dino Thunder
Pairing: Conner/Kira
Rating: PG, possibly G.



The day should have been festive, but she wasn't there.

None of them were, actually. Not Ethan, not Trent, not Dr. O. Not even Cassidy or Devin.

He missed Kira the most, with her recording career and everything. She was on the other side of the country, and him? He was attending Stanford. Stuck there.

Conner took a deep breath. His parents had been impressed when he'd gotten in, and he didn't mind that they were, but he wanted to impress somebody else.

Kira.

His teammate. His friend. If Trent hadn't happened, maybe... something more?

He knew Trent and Kira had rotated around each other like planets orbiting each other.

Conner snorted. Now he was getting poetic. Or maybe had too much science homework.

Come to think of it, he hadn't heard how the two of them were doing together, lately. He should check out some of her sites... they'd probably know.

He shouldn't have to be checking out websites to know how his teammates were doing. It was depressing.

Here he was, sitting in the cafe, so busy studying that he'd lost touch with everything. This was so not Conner McKnight.

Maybe he wasn't so impressive. Losing touch with his friends. Losing touch with the others.

His email had probably fallen down a black hole. He probably didn't even have the right email address for her. For any of them.

Stupid, stupid. Doing all the right things for all the wrong reasons.

Stupid.

He stared at his laptop, browser open, prepared to catch up with the world. Catch up with his friends. At least read the sites.

He wasn't ready to do it. He should really call. Email. Ethan should have had everybody's email addresses, or Hayley.

A chair dragged across the floor. He looked up.

"Hi," Kira said.

Comments

[obsessivemuch.livejournal.com]

I love this. You actually make the team-up's weird notion that they might lose touch make perfect sense. And I adore the fact that Kira would fly out to see him because she totally would. This is fabulous and a lovely New Year's Eve fic to come home to.

[estirose.livejournal.com]

Teamup? What teamup? :)

If you liked this, you'll be happy to know that Conner and Kira are hanging around and are insisting on another story/a sequel. (Which will have a beta, I swear).

[obsessivemuch.livejournal.com]

Awesome! There's so very little excellent Conner/Kira fic anymore that I loved the fact that it just popped up on my friendslist. A sequel will be fantastic.