A/N: Ok, book 2 has been started! All right, everyone, lets give out a
collective cheer! Since this is the second book, were fast-forwarding
through onto Christmas. As you'll all remember, book one ended on Halloween
at Storm Chargers. Here's a quick recap:
Joey, Larissa, and Summer are found to be rangers, Joey-Black, Larissa-
Orange, and Summer-Pink. Hunter and Summer are a couple, followed by Tori
and Blake, then Larissa and Cam, Dustin and Marah, and finally at the end
of the story, Joey and Shane.
It's now Christmas time for the rangers, as well as for the rest of the world. Merry Christmas everyone.enjoy
After the Fall- Chapter One
"No, the tree goes over there Shane. can't you do anything right?" Came the annoyed voice of 18-year-old Joey Sanchez, Shane's girlfriend. Shane began to move the tree towards the other corner of Ninja Opts, and nearly ran over now 18-year-old Summer Jones, who quickly shot out of the way.
"Geez, who gave you your license?" Summer asked, as she bit off a part of her candy cane. Shane turned and gave her a dirty look. Summer grinned and moved back over behind Shane, and towards the ladder she had been standing on to put up the mistletoe. She climbed up the incline and began to re- adjust the small flower. Shane turned to tell her something, but tripped over his own feet, sending the tree sprawling forwards, taking Shane with it. Shane landed face first in the bristles of the tree. Everyone burst out laughing. Hunter who had just entered the room, walked straight into the ladder, sending it, as well as Summer falling backwards onto the tree.
"Well, that was...interesting." Dustin said, between giggles. Hunter turned to Summer and helped her to her feet. "You OK?" He asked, his voice filled with concerned. Summer brushed some tree bristles off her butt and nodded. Hunter helped her.
"Ah, Hunter, any excuse to cop a feel with his girlfriend." Blake cracked from where he and Tori were putting lights by the banister of the stairs. Summer sent a very dirty look in Blake's direction.
"Well at least he doesn't need a written invitation to do so." She shot back. Tori burst out laughing. Blake glared at her.
"She's right you know." Tori replied to Blake's glare. He turned back to his work grumbling. Marah looked at them all. "So, wait, what's the point of that thing?" Marah asked, pointing to the mistletoe. Larissa sighed and put down the wreath she was about to hang. "For the 100th time. That is Mistletoe. The point of it is this, if a person is caught under it, someone has to kiss them."
"Why?" Marah asked. "Because it's tradition." "Well, why is it tradition?" "It just is." Larissa said.
"Yes but-" "Why don't you go ask Dustin." Larissa said. She gently pushed Marah to her boyfriend. Cam couldn't help chuckle at the sight of his girlfriend getting annoyed. Shane sighed and pushed himself to his feet. Joey went up behind him and slid her arms around his waist. Shane smiled.
"Hello." He said. "Hey, how about we take a break?" Joey asked. "Uh, I do need to finish putting the tree somewhere." Shane said. "Ah, it's fine there." Joey grinned.
"On the floor?" Shane asked. "Uh huh, it's original." Joey said. She gently nibbled on his earlobe. Shane gulped. "Uh.... right, ok, break time." He said. They exited Ninja Opts, holding hands. Tori watched them leave.
"You'd never know that they once hated each other's guts." She said. Hunter nodded.
"Guess it changed." He replied. Sensei walked out into the room and looked at his happy students.
"I trust everything is going well?" He asked Cam who nodded.
"Yes father. We had a little problem with the tree." Cam said pointing to the tree that had been squashed to the floor. Sensei Wattanbe stifled a laugh, but motioned for his son to continue.
"And, yah, everything's going well." Cam finished. Sensei nodded.
"Alright then. you may continue my son." The small guinea pig finished before heading back into his 'house'.
"You know what I think? I think the whole Guinea pig thing is just your dad's excuse to not help with the decorating." Summer said. The others laughed. "Who knows." Cam shrugged. He went over and picked up the tree. Dustin took Marah's hand and had her help in decorating the tree. Summer glanced over at the boxes of gifts that had yet to be wrapped and sighed.
"I guess someone should wrap those." She said out loud as she wandered over to the boxes. She knelt in front of one box, labeled Joey. She picked it up and snatched some wrapping paper.
"I'll be in one of the small rooms wrapping gifts if you guys need me." The blond ranger smiled as she headed off with her things. Hunter watched her leave. "Uh, I'll go help." He said. He went to follow. "Hunter." Cam said. Hunter looked at him.
"This is Ninja Opts, not a motel, don't do anything that well, isn't PG rated." He said. Hunter rolled his eyes and left.
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Summer dropped the box on one of the tables that had been set up in order to wrap gifts. She tossed the wrapping paper down beside the box, and collapsed into a chair and closed her eyes. She felt something move in her back pocket of her jeans and she sighed loudly. Her cell phone was going off, again. It had gone off earlier that morning; it had been an old friend of hers from New York, Slonee Vazrgho. She pulled the pink clad machine out and pressed it against her ear.
"Hello?" She asked. The voice on the other end of the phone smiled.
"Hi honey!" The male voice rang clear through her ears.
"Uncle David!" She exclaimed happily. The voice laughed cheerfully.
"Hello Summer. How are you?"
"I'm all right. Yourself?" She asked. She was so happy to hear his voice. "I'm fine. How are Joey and Larissa?" He asked. "They're good." She said. "Great. Well, I was calling to just give you a heads up. I'm going to come see my favorite niece for the holiday." He said. Summer's face paled.
"Huh?" She asked. "You know, like I used to when you were in the academy." David said. Summer forced a smile. "That's great." She said. Hunter walked in and sat down next to her.
"Well, I have to do some shopping, I'll call you later." David said. "All right." Summer said. She hung up. "Everything all right?" Hunter asked. Summer shook her head. "No."
"What's wrong?" "My uncle's coming to visit." "And that's bad?" Hunter asked, confused. "Well, I don't know how he'll react to me living with two men, and sharing a bed with one of them." Summer sighed. Hunter's face paled
"Is your uncle a violent man?" He asked. Summer shook her head no.
"No he's not. But he was a Thunder Academy student a few years back." She replied. Hunter paled again
"Uh. right, well, you could always go live with Joey and Larissa for as long as your uncle's here." Hunter mentioned. Summer nodded.
"I could just do that." She replied. She thought about it for a minute.
"But I don't want to be away from you." She whispered. Hunter smiled and brushed the hair out of her eyes.
"Same here. but we have to do, what we have to do." He replied.
"You just don't want my uncle to kill you." Summer smirked. "Am I that transparent?" Hunter joked. Summer leaned in and kissed him. (()()()))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))((((((((((((((((((((((((((( ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))) Joey was sitting on top of Shane. They were busy making out in her car in the woods outside of Opts. Shane kissed and sucked on the flesh on her neck. Joey leaned back to give him more access.
"We should...probably get back..." Shane muttered against her skin. "Yeah...probably." Joey breathed. She kissed him.
"Maybe later." She whispered playfully. Shane grinned and brought his lips to hers. His tongue slipped between her lips and massaged hers gently. Joey pressed her hands against the sides of Shane's face and kissed him back. They both pulled away, gasping for breath.
"Wow." Joey commented. Shane grinned.
"I second that wow." He replied huskily.
"I think we need to, uh, catch our breath after that one." Shane said. Joey giggled and climbed off of him. She sat next to him, leaning against him. Shane held her close. "So, what should I be expecting from you on Christmas?" Joey asked with a smile. Shane laughed. "I could tell you." He said. Joey looked at him expectantly.
"But I won't." He said. Joey pouted.
"You're mean." She said. Shane smiled. "But you love me anyway." He said. Joey gave an exaggerated sigh. "I guess." She said. Shane smiled and looked at his watch. His eyes widened and he gulped.
"We should be getting back. We've been gone for close to 45 minutes." He commented. Joey sighed.
"I guess your right." She replied as they exited the SUV holding hands. The couple wandered back into Ninja Opts. Larissa glanced at the couple as they stored in. She smirked evilly before calling,
"Well look who decided to come back. have fun kids?" She asked motherly. She received a dirty look from Shane, and Joey flipped her off.
"What?" Larissa asked innocently.
"I was just asking a simple question." "Keep your comments to yourself, Lar." Joey said. Larissa rolled her eyes, and laughed. Joey glanced around the room.
"Where are Summer and Hunter?" She asked. Larissa shrugged.
"I think they're in the backroom wrapping Christmas presents." Cam replied.
"I got a feeling they're wrapping something, but it ain't presents." Joey smirked. "Didn't you just tell Lar to keep her comments to herself?" Summer asked as she and Hunter came into the room. Joey turned around and laughed.
"Oh there you are!" Joey commented. Summer glared at her friend and grabbed another box, marked Tori and Blake.
"Yes, were back. your point?" Summer replied. Joey frowned slightly. Larissa broke the tension.
"Who was on your cell phone Summ?" She asked. Summer looked up.
"Oh, Uncle David." She replied, no emotion in her voice. Larissa's brow furrowed and she looked at Summer. Usually Summer was ecstatic to hear from her uncle, but wasn't today. She smiled weakly and wandered back into the room she had come from, but Hunter remained in the larger room.
"Something wrong?" Joey asked. "Well, she's just a little worried that her uncle won't be too happy about the living arrangements." Hunter said, scratching the back of his neck. "He's coming here?" Larissa asked. She smiled, as did Joey. Summer's uncle was such a nice man. They paused for a second.
"Ohhhhhhh." Joey and Larissa said, finally understanding. "Well, she can come and stay with us until he leaves. Her room does still exist." Joey said. "I said that, but I guess it's just the general idea." Hunter shrugged. Joey smirked evilly.
"You mean she just doesn't want to leave you." She told Hunter, who glared at her.
"I never said that. don't put words in my mouth." He replied coolly.
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Summer placed the box down gently along side Joey's and slide back into her chair.
"Hey." Came a voice. She looked up to see Joey walk in and sit beside her.
"Not trying to catch a peek of your present, are you?" Summer asked. Joey laughed.
"The thought did occur to me." Joey said.
"Hunter told us about Uncle David."
"Him and his big mouth." Summer replied. Joey smirked and opened her mouth to say something. Summer gave her a look, Joey shut her mouth.
"Well, you know, there still is an extra room in our house. It's not like we rented it out or anything." Joey said. Summer smiled weakly again.
"I know that. I just don't want to leave him." She replied. Joey nodded thoughtfully.
"It'd be a week at max wouldn't it?" Joey asked. Summer nodded.
"Yeah but still. I mean I'd love to stay with you guys. but." Summer replied. Joey nodded.
"Maybe you should just tell him." Joey replied.
"Oh right. 'Uncle David, guess what? I'm dating someone. Not only that, but I'm living with him. Oh, and here's the kicker, I sleep in his bed, with him.' I don't think so." Summer sighed. "Well, not like that, of course." Joey smiled.
"Besides, you're not a little girl. You're 18. He can't still think of you as that little 10 year old, can he?"
"He's like my father. My dad still saw me as his five year old thing till.." Summer paused. Joey looked down and took her hand gently. "Hey, at least you have some memories with him." Joey smiled. Summer looked at her.
"Yeah. I know...I mean, I didn't mean to..."
"Forget it. It's not like I want to have a reunion with my scumbag dad anyway." Joey said.
"Unless it involves me and a pointy object, and slamming it into him a few times." Summer stared at her, wide eyed. "Uh..." Joey smiled. "Kidding." She said. Summer smiled.
"I guess your right. I should tell him. save him coming here and Hunter and I are all over each other. Get that look out of your eyes!" Summer scolded at Joey who laughed at her. Joey smiled. "So, you want me to get out of here and get your lover boy?" Joey asked. "You think that he's all I ever think about?" Summer asked. "I noticed you didn't say no." Joey smirked. Summer smacked her arm playfully. Joey grew serious again.
"How are you going to go about this?" She asked. Summer though about it for a moment and then shooed Joey away.
"I'll call him now." Summer replied. Joey smiled and left the room. Summer pulled her phone from her back pocket and looked at it.
"To call, or not to call. that is the important question." Summer said out loud. She ran her fingers over the tiny machine. Sighing she shoved the phone back into her pocket and began wrapping the gifts.
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Shane's lips and tongue explored Joey's mouth. Shane pulled away slightly. "You're not expecting Larissa home soon, are you?" He asked. Joey smiled and shook her head. "She's spending some quality time with Cam." Joey smirked. Shane smiled.
"Great." He went to kiss her again. Joey turned away.
"Cool it, Big Red." She joked. "The food's going to burn." She said, turning back to the boiling spaghetti. She picked up a knife and began cutting the tomatoes for the sauce. Shane put his arms around her.
"That's all right, I'm not that hungry anyway." He whispered. He spun her around and continued kissing her. Joey kissed him back. Suddenly, something slammed into his gut. Shane's eyes widened and he pulled away. He looked down to see Joey had just stabbed him.
"Jo..." He gasped as he fell back to the floor. Joey stood over him, glaring at him coldly. There was clapping behind her. She spun around to see Lothor.
"That's my girl." He smiled proudly. Joey smiled. ())))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))((((( (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Joey sat up with a gasp, her body covered in a cold sweat. She blinked a few times, looking around. She realized she wasn't in the kitchen, standing over Shane's dead body. She was in her room. She sighed. It was all a dream. Joey sighed and swung her legs over the edge of her bed, getting up. She went to the phone and dialed a number. She waited for a few minutes, and then finally someone picked up. "Whoever this is, I hope you realize how late it is." Came the voice on the other line. It was a tired, angry voice. "Shane? Joey whispered.
"Jo?" Shane asked, still a little groggy. "I...I'm sorry for waking you, I shouldn't have called." Joey said. "Wait, wait, it's OK." Shane said quickly.
"Something wrong?" He asked.
"I...Can we meet up? In the woods?" She asked. Shane nodded, and then realized they were on the phone. "Yeah, sure." He said.
"In 10 minutes?" He asked. Joey sniffed and nodded.
"10 Minutes." She replied, hanging up the phone.
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Summer sat cross-legged on Hunter's bed flipping through a magazine boredly. She blinked in attempt to hide her tiredness. Hunter looked at her.
"Worried about your uncle's visit?" He asked. Summer sighed and rubbed her eyes.
"Yeah. I don't know what he's going to think." She replied. Hunter smiled.
"Tell him the truth." He said. Summer turned and gave him a dirty look.
"I had this conversation with Joey earlier today." She replied. Hunter looked at her oddly.
"What did you say?" He questioned. Summer rolled her eyes.
"We were talking about telling him, and she said to come right out and tell him and I was like 'oh right! Uncle David, guess what? I'm dating someone. Not only that, but I'm living with him. Oh, and here's the kicker, I sleep in his bed, with him. I don't think so.'" Summer finished. Hunter laughed and received another look from the blond ranger. He smiled.
"You have to give Joey credit for trying." He commented. Summer fell back onto the bed, legs still crossed. She ran her hands over her face.
"I give up!" Hunter sighed and pulled her close. "I love you." He said. Summer gave a weak smile. "I love you too." She replied. She moved out of the embrace and moved off the bed and paced around the room. Hunter watched her.
"You're going to put a hole in the floor.. You do realize this right?" He asked. Summer gave him another dirty look, and he smiled.
"I'm just getting tons of those tonight." He commented. Summer sighed.
"You know your not helping right?" She asked. Hunter chuckled and pushed himself off the bed and walked towards her.
"You getting too bent out of shape about this." He replied. Kissing the top of her head. She sighed and wrapped her arms around him.
"Your right. I can just tell him when he gets here. and see what he says." She commented.
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Joey paced around the woods, waiting for Shane. She sighed and leaned against a tree, sliding down into a squatting position. She heard footsteps coming toward her. She stood up and saw Shane. She sighed and ran into his arms. Shane hugged her back. "Everything OK?" He asked. "It is, now." She whispered. He hugged her tightly.
"What happened?" He asked. Joey cast her glance downward.
"I had another nightmare involving him." She replied. Shane pulled himself away from her for a minute and looked into her eyes. Concern filled his deep brown orbs.
"What happened?" He questioned. Joey sighed. She couldn't tell him everything that had happened, but she could tell him some.
"Ok. Promise not to laugh at the beginning?" She asked timidly. Shane nodded.
"We were making out pretty heavily at my house, waiting for dinner to cook, and I finally mentioned something about you needing to cool it, because I was afraid dinner would burn." Joey said. Shane blushed furiously then nodded, for her to continue.
"We went into the kitchen, to check on the food. And we started making out again. Then all of a sudden, Lothor appeared." She finished. She couldn't bring herself to tell him that she had killed him. Shane nodded.
"Then you woke up?" He asked. Joey nodded.
"I............I was afraid..." Joey whispered.
"I guess I was scared he was going to hurt you or something. Take you away from me." She said, even though she knew it wasn't Lothor who hurt Shane. Shane smiled softly and touched her cheek. "Nothing, no one, not even Lothor, could ever take me away from you." He said. He leaned in and kissed her softly. Joey smiled and returned the kiss fully. After a few moments, they both pulled away and looked at each other.
"You ready to go home?" Shane asked. Joey nodded.
"Yeah, I am. will you walk me home?" She replied. Shane smiled and tossed his arm around her shoulder.
"I'll have to think about that." He replied, kissing her forehead. Joey smiled. She was so happy with Shane. She was so glad she had finally gotten over her bullshit and admitted to herself, and to Shane how she really felt. She loved him. There was no way she could ever hurt him. And there was no way she'd ever let her "father", or anyone else for that matter, hurt him.
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A/N: Well, that's the end of the first chapter in the second book. We hope you enjoyed it. Remember, we don't own any of the characters, except for the ones you don't recognize like Summer, Joey and Larissa. Do not use them without permission. Have a great day!
It's now Christmas time for the rangers, as well as for the rest of the world. Merry Christmas everyone.enjoy
After the Fall- Chapter One
"No, the tree goes over there Shane. can't you do anything right?" Came the annoyed voice of 18-year-old Joey Sanchez, Shane's girlfriend. Shane began to move the tree towards the other corner of Ninja Opts, and nearly ran over now 18-year-old Summer Jones, who quickly shot out of the way.
"Geez, who gave you your license?" Summer asked, as she bit off a part of her candy cane. Shane turned and gave her a dirty look. Summer grinned and moved back over behind Shane, and towards the ladder she had been standing on to put up the mistletoe. She climbed up the incline and began to re- adjust the small flower. Shane turned to tell her something, but tripped over his own feet, sending the tree sprawling forwards, taking Shane with it. Shane landed face first in the bristles of the tree. Everyone burst out laughing. Hunter who had just entered the room, walked straight into the ladder, sending it, as well as Summer falling backwards onto the tree.
"Well, that was...interesting." Dustin said, between giggles. Hunter turned to Summer and helped her to her feet. "You OK?" He asked, his voice filled with concerned. Summer brushed some tree bristles off her butt and nodded. Hunter helped her.
"Ah, Hunter, any excuse to cop a feel with his girlfriend." Blake cracked from where he and Tori were putting lights by the banister of the stairs. Summer sent a very dirty look in Blake's direction.
"Well at least he doesn't need a written invitation to do so." She shot back. Tori burst out laughing. Blake glared at her.
"She's right you know." Tori replied to Blake's glare. He turned back to his work grumbling. Marah looked at them all. "So, wait, what's the point of that thing?" Marah asked, pointing to the mistletoe. Larissa sighed and put down the wreath she was about to hang. "For the 100th time. That is Mistletoe. The point of it is this, if a person is caught under it, someone has to kiss them."
"Why?" Marah asked. "Because it's tradition." "Well, why is it tradition?" "It just is." Larissa said.
"Yes but-" "Why don't you go ask Dustin." Larissa said. She gently pushed Marah to her boyfriend. Cam couldn't help chuckle at the sight of his girlfriend getting annoyed. Shane sighed and pushed himself to his feet. Joey went up behind him and slid her arms around his waist. Shane smiled.
"Hello." He said. "Hey, how about we take a break?" Joey asked. "Uh, I do need to finish putting the tree somewhere." Shane said. "Ah, it's fine there." Joey grinned.
"On the floor?" Shane asked. "Uh huh, it's original." Joey said. She gently nibbled on his earlobe. Shane gulped. "Uh.... right, ok, break time." He said. They exited Ninja Opts, holding hands. Tori watched them leave.
"You'd never know that they once hated each other's guts." She said. Hunter nodded.
"Guess it changed." He replied. Sensei walked out into the room and looked at his happy students.
"I trust everything is going well?" He asked Cam who nodded.
"Yes father. We had a little problem with the tree." Cam said pointing to the tree that had been squashed to the floor. Sensei Wattanbe stifled a laugh, but motioned for his son to continue.
"And, yah, everything's going well." Cam finished. Sensei nodded.
"Alright then. you may continue my son." The small guinea pig finished before heading back into his 'house'.
"You know what I think? I think the whole Guinea pig thing is just your dad's excuse to not help with the decorating." Summer said. The others laughed. "Who knows." Cam shrugged. He went over and picked up the tree. Dustin took Marah's hand and had her help in decorating the tree. Summer glanced over at the boxes of gifts that had yet to be wrapped and sighed.
"I guess someone should wrap those." She said out loud as she wandered over to the boxes. She knelt in front of one box, labeled Joey. She picked it up and snatched some wrapping paper.
"I'll be in one of the small rooms wrapping gifts if you guys need me." The blond ranger smiled as she headed off with her things. Hunter watched her leave. "Uh, I'll go help." He said. He went to follow. "Hunter." Cam said. Hunter looked at him.
"This is Ninja Opts, not a motel, don't do anything that well, isn't PG rated." He said. Hunter rolled his eyes and left.
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Summer dropped the box on one of the tables that had been set up in order to wrap gifts. She tossed the wrapping paper down beside the box, and collapsed into a chair and closed her eyes. She felt something move in her back pocket of her jeans and she sighed loudly. Her cell phone was going off, again. It had gone off earlier that morning; it had been an old friend of hers from New York, Slonee Vazrgho. She pulled the pink clad machine out and pressed it against her ear.
"Hello?" She asked. The voice on the other end of the phone smiled.
"Hi honey!" The male voice rang clear through her ears.
"Uncle David!" She exclaimed happily. The voice laughed cheerfully.
"Hello Summer. How are you?"
"I'm all right. Yourself?" She asked. She was so happy to hear his voice. "I'm fine. How are Joey and Larissa?" He asked. "They're good." She said. "Great. Well, I was calling to just give you a heads up. I'm going to come see my favorite niece for the holiday." He said. Summer's face paled.
"Huh?" She asked. "You know, like I used to when you were in the academy." David said. Summer forced a smile. "That's great." She said. Hunter walked in and sat down next to her.
"Well, I have to do some shopping, I'll call you later." David said. "All right." Summer said. She hung up. "Everything all right?" Hunter asked. Summer shook her head. "No."
"What's wrong?" "My uncle's coming to visit." "And that's bad?" Hunter asked, confused. "Well, I don't know how he'll react to me living with two men, and sharing a bed with one of them." Summer sighed. Hunter's face paled
"Is your uncle a violent man?" He asked. Summer shook her head no.
"No he's not. But he was a Thunder Academy student a few years back." She replied. Hunter paled again
"Uh. right, well, you could always go live with Joey and Larissa for as long as your uncle's here." Hunter mentioned. Summer nodded.
"I could just do that." She replied. She thought about it for a minute.
"But I don't want to be away from you." She whispered. Hunter smiled and brushed the hair out of her eyes.
"Same here. but we have to do, what we have to do." He replied.
"You just don't want my uncle to kill you." Summer smirked. "Am I that transparent?" Hunter joked. Summer leaned in and kissed him. (()()()))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))((((((((((((((((((((((((((( ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))) Joey was sitting on top of Shane. They were busy making out in her car in the woods outside of Opts. Shane kissed and sucked on the flesh on her neck. Joey leaned back to give him more access.
"We should...probably get back..." Shane muttered against her skin. "Yeah...probably." Joey breathed. She kissed him.
"Maybe later." She whispered playfully. Shane grinned and brought his lips to hers. His tongue slipped between her lips and massaged hers gently. Joey pressed her hands against the sides of Shane's face and kissed him back. They both pulled away, gasping for breath.
"Wow." Joey commented. Shane grinned.
"I second that wow." He replied huskily.
"I think we need to, uh, catch our breath after that one." Shane said. Joey giggled and climbed off of him. She sat next to him, leaning against him. Shane held her close. "So, what should I be expecting from you on Christmas?" Joey asked with a smile. Shane laughed. "I could tell you." He said. Joey looked at him expectantly.
"But I won't." He said. Joey pouted.
"You're mean." She said. Shane smiled. "But you love me anyway." He said. Joey gave an exaggerated sigh. "I guess." She said. Shane smiled and looked at his watch. His eyes widened and he gulped.
"We should be getting back. We've been gone for close to 45 minutes." He commented. Joey sighed.
"I guess your right." She replied as they exited the SUV holding hands. The couple wandered back into Ninja Opts. Larissa glanced at the couple as they stored in. She smirked evilly before calling,
"Well look who decided to come back. have fun kids?" She asked motherly. She received a dirty look from Shane, and Joey flipped her off.
"What?" Larissa asked innocently.
"I was just asking a simple question." "Keep your comments to yourself, Lar." Joey said. Larissa rolled her eyes, and laughed. Joey glanced around the room.
"Where are Summer and Hunter?" She asked. Larissa shrugged.
"I think they're in the backroom wrapping Christmas presents." Cam replied.
"I got a feeling they're wrapping something, but it ain't presents." Joey smirked. "Didn't you just tell Lar to keep her comments to herself?" Summer asked as she and Hunter came into the room. Joey turned around and laughed.
"Oh there you are!" Joey commented. Summer glared at her friend and grabbed another box, marked Tori and Blake.
"Yes, were back. your point?" Summer replied. Joey frowned slightly. Larissa broke the tension.
"Who was on your cell phone Summ?" She asked. Summer looked up.
"Oh, Uncle David." She replied, no emotion in her voice. Larissa's brow furrowed and she looked at Summer. Usually Summer was ecstatic to hear from her uncle, but wasn't today. She smiled weakly and wandered back into the room she had come from, but Hunter remained in the larger room.
"Something wrong?" Joey asked. "Well, she's just a little worried that her uncle won't be too happy about the living arrangements." Hunter said, scratching the back of his neck. "He's coming here?" Larissa asked. She smiled, as did Joey. Summer's uncle was such a nice man. They paused for a second.
"Ohhhhhhh." Joey and Larissa said, finally understanding. "Well, she can come and stay with us until he leaves. Her room does still exist." Joey said. "I said that, but I guess it's just the general idea." Hunter shrugged. Joey smirked evilly.
"You mean she just doesn't want to leave you." She told Hunter, who glared at her.
"I never said that. don't put words in my mouth." He replied coolly.
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Summer placed the box down gently along side Joey's and slide back into her chair.
"Hey." Came a voice. She looked up to see Joey walk in and sit beside her.
"Not trying to catch a peek of your present, are you?" Summer asked. Joey laughed.
"The thought did occur to me." Joey said.
"Hunter told us about Uncle David."
"Him and his big mouth." Summer replied. Joey smirked and opened her mouth to say something. Summer gave her a look, Joey shut her mouth.
"Well, you know, there still is an extra room in our house. It's not like we rented it out or anything." Joey said. Summer smiled weakly again.
"I know that. I just don't want to leave him." She replied. Joey nodded thoughtfully.
"It'd be a week at max wouldn't it?" Joey asked. Summer nodded.
"Yeah but still. I mean I'd love to stay with you guys. but." Summer replied. Joey nodded.
"Maybe you should just tell him." Joey replied.
"Oh right. 'Uncle David, guess what? I'm dating someone. Not only that, but I'm living with him. Oh, and here's the kicker, I sleep in his bed, with him.' I don't think so." Summer sighed. "Well, not like that, of course." Joey smiled.
"Besides, you're not a little girl. You're 18. He can't still think of you as that little 10 year old, can he?"
"He's like my father. My dad still saw me as his five year old thing till.." Summer paused. Joey looked down and took her hand gently. "Hey, at least you have some memories with him." Joey smiled. Summer looked at her.
"Yeah. I know...I mean, I didn't mean to..."
"Forget it. It's not like I want to have a reunion with my scumbag dad anyway." Joey said.
"Unless it involves me and a pointy object, and slamming it into him a few times." Summer stared at her, wide eyed. "Uh..." Joey smiled. "Kidding." She said. Summer smiled.
"I guess your right. I should tell him. save him coming here and Hunter and I are all over each other. Get that look out of your eyes!" Summer scolded at Joey who laughed at her. Joey smiled. "So, you want me to get out of here and get your lover boy?" Joey asked. "You think that he's all I ever think about?" Summer asked. "I noticed you didn't say no." Joey smirked. Summer smacked her arm playfully. Joey grew serious again.
"How are you going to go about this?" She asked. Summer though about it for a moment and then shooed Joey away.
"I'll call him now." Summer replied. Joey smiled and left the room. Summer pulled her phone from her back pocket and looked at it.
"To call, or not to call. that is the important question." Summer said out loud. She ran her fingers over the tiny machine. Sighing she shoved the phone back into her pocket and began wrapping the gifts.
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Shane's lips and tongue explored Joey's mouth. Shane pulled away slightly. "You're not expecting Larissa home soon, are you?" He asked. Joey smiled and shook her head. "She's spending some quality time with Cam." Joey smirked. Shane smiled.
"Great." He went to kiss her again. Joey turned away.
"Cool it, Big Red." She joked. "The food's going to burn." She said, turning back to the boiling spaghetti. She picked up a knife and began cutting the tomatoes for the sauce. Shane put his arms around her.
"That's all right, I'm not that hungry anyway." He whispered. He spun her around and continued kissing her. Joey kissed him back. Suddenly, something slammed into his gut. Shane's eyes widened and he pulled away. He looked down to see Joey had just stabbed him.
"Jo..." He gasped as he fell back to the floor. Joey stood over him, glaring at him coldly. There was clapping behind her. She spun around to see Lothor.
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"Jo?" Shane asked, still a little groggy. "I...I'm sorry for waking you, I shouldn't have called." Joey said. "Wait, wait, it's OK." Shane said quickly.
"Something wrong?" He asked.
"I...Can we meet up? In the woods?" She asked. Shane nodded, and then realized they were on the phone. "Yeah, sure." He said.
"In 10 minutes?" He asked. Joey sniffed and nodded.
"10 Minutes." She replied, hanging up the phone.
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Summer sat cross-legged on Hunter's bed flipping through a magazine boredly. She blinked in attempt to hide her tiredness. Hunter looked at her.
"Worried about your uncle's visit?" He asked. Summer sighed and rubbed her eyes.
"Yeah. I don't know what he's going to think." She replied. Hunter smiled.
"Tell him the truth." He said. Summer turned and gave him a dirty look.
"I had this conversation with Joey earlier today." She replied. Hunter looked at her oddly.
"What did you say?" He questioned. Summer rolled her eyes.
"We were talking about telling him, and she said to come right out and tell him and I was like 'oh right! Uncle David, guess what? I'm dating someone. Not only that, but I'm living with him. Oh, and here's the kicker, I sleep in his bed, with him. I don't think so.'" Summer finished. Hunter laughed and received another look from the blond ranger. He smiled.
"You have to give Joey credit for trying." He commented. Summer fell back onto the bed, legs still crossed. She ran her hands over her face.
"I give up!" Hunter sighed and pulled her close. "I love you." He said. Summer gave a weak smile. "I love you too." She replied. She moved out of the embrace and moved off the bed and paced around the room. Hunter watched her.
"You're going to put a hole in the floor.. You do realize this right?" He asked. Summer gave him another dirty look, and he smiled.
"I'm just getting tons of those tonight." He commented. Summer sighed.
"You know your not helping right?" She asked. Hunter chuckled and pushed himself off the bed and walked towards her.
"You getting too bent out of shape about this." He replied. Kissing the top of her head. She sighed and wrapped her arms around him.
"Your right. I can just tell him when he gets here. and see what he says." She commented.
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Joey paced around the woods, waiting for Shane. She sighed and leaned against a tree, sliding down into a squatting position. She heard footsteps coming toward her. She stood up and saw Shane. She sighed and ran into his arms. Shane hugged her back. "Everything OK?" He asked. "It is, now." She whispered. He hugged her tightly.
"What happened?" He asked. Joey cast her glance downward.
"I had another nightmare involving him." She replied. Shane pulled himself away from her for a minute and looked into her eyes. Concern filled his deep brown orbs.
"What happened?" He questioned. Joey sighed. She couldn't tell him everything that had happened, but she could tell him some.
"Ok. Promise not to laugh at the beginning?" She asked timidly. Shane nodded.
"We were making out pretty heavily at my house, waiting for dinner to cook, and I finally mentioned something about you needing to cool it, because I was afraid dinner would burn." Joey said. Shane blushed furiously then nodded, for her to continue.
"We went into the kitchen, to check on the food. And we started making out again. Then all of a sudden, Lothor appeared." She finished. She couldn't bring herself to tell him that she had killed him. Shane nodded.
"Then you woke up?" He asked. Joey nodded.
"I............I was afraid..." Joey whispered.
"I guess I was scared he was going to hurt you or something. Take you away from me." She said, even though she knew it wasn't Lothor who hurt Shane. Shane smiled softly and touched her cheek. "Nothing, no one, not even Lothor, could ever take me away from you." He said. He leaned in and kissed her softly. Joey smiled and returned the kiss fully. After a few moments, they both pulled away and looked at each other.
"You ready to go home?" Shane asked. Joey nodded.
"Yeah, I am. will you walk me home?" She replied. Shane smiled and tossed his arm around her shoulder.
"I'll have to think about that." He replied, kissing her forehead. Joey smiled. She was so happy with Shane. She was so glad she had finally gotten over her bullshit and admitted to herself, and to Shane how she really felt. She loved him. There was no way she could ever hurt him. And there was no way she'd ever let her "father", or anyone else for that matter, hurt him.
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A/N: Well, that's the end of the first chapter in the second book. We hope you enjoyed it. Remember, we don't own any of the characters, except for the ones you don't recognize like Summer, Joey and Larissa. Do not use them without permission. Have a great day!