A/N: I added a little more fiction to this. Bear with me. This is going to be a long story.

"Hi, Blake," Tori greeted him as she walked into Storm Chargers.

"Yeah, hi," Blake replied.

Tori smiled. "Hey, Tori! Can you come over here just a minute? I need some help." Hunter called out from a corner. He was fixing his bike which was wrecked last week because of Dustin's carelessness.

"Okay," Tori answered back. She smiled again at Blake and jogged to where Hunter was.

Blake's eyes followed Tori.

Dustin walked into the shop. "Blake! What're you doing here?"

Blake nodded. "Just hanging out."

Blake heard Tori laughing at the corner with Hunter. Hunter was saying something, smiling. Tori replied back, but Blake couldn't hear it.

Hunter and Tori got up and walked over to the sofas, where all the others were. Blake looked up to his brother. Hunter smiled back, and sat down. "What's the plan for today?" Shane asked. Hunter and Dustin shrugged. "Tori?" Shane asked smiling. Everyday, the rangers followed the same routine. First, in the morning, they would meet at Storm Chargers. Second, Tori would drive them to the skate park, drop them off. Tori would go surfing. Sometimes, she took somebody along with her.

"You know it, Shane," Tori said, smiling.

"Yes!"

"Come on, let's go," Cam clapped his hands. All the rangers got up.

Tori left the dropped the rangers off. Just before she drove off, Hunter called, "Hey, Tori!"

Tori turned and looked at Hunter. "What is it?"

"Can I come with you to the beach?"

"I'm sorry, Hunter. I'm not going to the beach today. I have a class. I have a class to teach."

"Today is Saturday. None of us has a class on Saturday."

"A teacher is ill. I'm relieving for him."

Hunter nodded. "Oh, wait! I have an appointment with Sensei Omino too. You can give me a lift, right?"

Tori nodded. Hunter climbed into the car, and they drove off. Blake watched as the blue van disappeared into the distance.

At the ninja school…

"Okay, class dismissed," Tori said. The students stood up, then bowed. Tori bowed back. The students, one by one, walked out of the classroom. After a few moments, Tori was the only one left.

"Nice teaching," said Hunter as he came in.

"Thanks," Tori bowed. Hunter bowed too. "Come, sit down."

"Okay." Hunter sat down face-to-face with Tori. "Anybody topped the class today?"

"Mark did by answering the most questions," Tori replied. Hunter nodded. He looked at Tori. She's just the girl for me, Hunterthought. He knew that he would have express feeling to her someday. They both sat in silence. The silence broke when Tori said, "Let's go. I don't want the others waiting."

"U..Uh, yeah." They both stood up.

At the skate park…

"Oh, man. She's late," Shane groaned.

"I mean, she has never been late before," Dustin joined his friend. Dustin then realized that Hunter wasn't there with them. He elbowed Blake, "Where's Hunter?"

"He took off with Tori to the ninja academy," Blake answered, eyes narrowed due to the afternoon sunshine.

A blue van came in sight. "Hey," Blake patted Dustin on the shoulder, "they're back."

"Oh, yeah. Great! We're finally going home," Dustin yelled out. Shane looked at Dustin.

"What? You didn't think that you could walk home," Shane said.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry, dude. I forgot." He scratched his forehead. Cam has been quiet for the time.

The van stopped in front of them. "Come on, guys, hop in," Tori said. The boys got into the car, and they drove off. They arrived at Storm Chargers. At the entrance of the shop, Hunter whispered, "What do you think Kelly's going to tell us to do?"

"For course, as usual, to help her to clean up the shop, put all the tools you used to fix your bike back to their shelves and so on." Tori smiled, and said, "Just a reminder. You haven't returned the tools back to their shelves, Hunter."

"Oh, yeah. I forgot to." Tori laughed as the crimson ranger ran into the shop.

By the time the rangers have finished cleaning the shop, it was nearly 7.00 pm. The rangers threw themselves into the sofas at the corner. They were exhausted. Tori broke in the moaning and groaning, "Come on, guys. I'll drive you all home."

Tori dropped Shane, Dustin and Cam off first. After that, Hunter and Blake were the only ones left with Tori. Blake was sitting in the front seat while Hunter was asleep in the back. Blake started, "Umm, Tori…"

"Yeah, what is it, Blake?"

"Are you going to the beach tomorrow?"

"I don't think so. I won't be able to until Mr. Thomas recovers."

"Oh." Blake nodded.

"Good night, Blake," said Tori. Blake looked at Tori, who avoided his eyes and looked out of the van's windshield. She's so lovely. Hunter is also trying to get near her, he thought. Maybe Hunter isn't. I might be the one suspicious.

Blake froze for a minute, then said, "Night." He got off the car, woke Hunter up, and waved to Tori. Hunter smiled at Tori as she drove off.

The next day at the ninja school…

Tori was in her classroom, teaching when Dustin dropped by. "Excuse me," said Dustin opened the door and bowed to the students. The students bowed back. He signaled for Tori to come out.

"I'll have to go and talk to Sensei Dustin for a while," said Tori as she walked out of the class." When she reached out of the classroom, and closed the door, she asked, "What is it?"

"Hunter told me to give you this," said Dustin as he handed Tori as piece of paper. "I don't know what it is, but I know it's quite important, because he locked it." Ninjas used to 'lock' letters if they are quite important. To 'lock' means to bind it with their powers so that others cannot peek and only the person who it is given to can open it.

For example, Hunter gave this letter to Tori. Dustin took it to her. Hunter locked it with 'thunder' so that Dustin cannot read it. When it reaches into the hands of Tori, there will be no more thunder binding it.

"Thanks, Dustin," she bowed to her friend, who bowed back to her. She went back into the room, and read it. The letter says, Tori, meet me in the forest by the sycamore tree at 6.00 pm. I'll be waiting.

Why? Tori thought. She stopped wondering when she knew that she would find out the answer in the evening.

At 6.00 pm, she went to see Hunter in the forest. She saw him, waiting.

"Hi, Hunter," Tori started greeting him.

"You're here," said Hunter.

"Yeah," Tori paused and studied Hunter's face, then said, "Is anything wrong?"

Hunter let out a long sigh. "Yes, a bit."

"What is it?"

"Tori, do you love Blake?" Hunter asked. If she says no, today might be the happiest day of my life, he thought. Then thought again, if she says yes, I'm doomed!

"What do you mean, do I love Blake?" Tori asked questioned by Hunter's words. Then she said, "He's just a friend to me, Hunter."

Hunter moved closer to her. He reached for hands, which she gave without protest. Though she didn't mind Hunter holding her hands in his, she looked up at Hunter, amazed by his actions. When Tori looked up, she experienced something she didn't expect. Hunter has gone so close to her that she felt his breath on her lips. And yet, he still kept coming closer. "Tori, I love you," whispered Hunter.

Just before his lips touched hers, Tori took three steps backwards. "I'm sorry, I…" Tori stammered. Then she managed to say, "I have to go."

"Tori," said Hunter as she reached for her. Tori was fast. She used ninja streak and streaked back into the waterfall to the ninja academy.

Maybe I was the one greedy, Hunter thought. He walked in the direction of the ninja academy to apologize Tori for his actions, but then he decided, she might need sometime alone. So he walked to his house. When he opened the door, he saw Blake sitting on a sofa in the living room, watching TV. Hunter looked at the clock. It was only 8.45 pm.

Blake looked up from the TV to Hunter. He said, "Hi, bro," greeted Blake.

"Yeah, hi," replied Hunter.

"Where have you been by the way?"

"I was at the Wind Ninja Academy," answered Hunter as she climbed up the stairs.

Blake began to feel suspicious. "What were you doing there?" Hunter stopped halfway up the stairs.

"I was helping Sensei Omino with his papers." Hunter tried to answer something else, but that was all he could think of.

"Are you sure?"

"What do you mean? Of course, I'm sure." Hunter replied, his voice shaking, but not enough for Blake to know. "I'm tired. I need to rest."

Back at the ninja academy, Tori was walking back and forth in her room about the incident with Hunter. What was he trying to do? Was I the one acting strange (or) was it him acting strange? Was he trying to kiss me? If he was, why would he to that? After thinking for countless hours, she finally said to herself, Okay, now. Consider nothing happened. Just try to consider that you didn't go to meet Hunter.

A/N: Let me end this chapter here. Wait in excitement.