"Stranded"
By: ZhaneZeo
*I own nothing except the plot*
*Starts of as a Tori/Blake but becomes a Hunter/Tori*
Chapter 2: Broken
Tori opened her eyes when she was shaken awake by a pot hole in the road. She felt herself leaning against one of the guys' arms and with out having to lift her head she could tell who it was. Hunter. By the crimson shirt and his familiar scent she knew it was him. She didn't really care that she had fallen asleep against Hunter; she knew they were friends but still she felt kind of awkward to be leaning against him instead of Blake. Out of the corner of her eye she saw he was sleeping too. She also could see Blake looking out the window and Shane driving. Casually acting like she was still asleep she rolled her head and gently set it back down on the younger Bradley's shoulder.
Blake smiled to himself and placed his arm around the back of the seat holding Tori close to him. She snuggled in closer to his arm as she could feel herself going red. She smiled as she closed her eyes again and tried to get some rest.
After a few more minutes Hunter started to stir, he felt slightly cool even though it was late May. His whole body was cold except for his left arm, it was warm. He opened his eyes and looked around. He was still in Shane's car with Shane, Blake and Tori. He rubbed his bicep were it was warm and wondered why it was the only thing warm. He looked out the window to see them only 5 minutes away from Storm Chargers. He turned back around and his eyes settled on Tori. She was asleep leaning against his little brother's shoulder.
It burned him up inside to see them together. Heck, any guy with Tori bothered him. He knew it shouldn't, he wanted her to be happy but he still liked her and couldn't stand some of the obnoxious guys that would tag along with her.
Hunter leaned back against the leather of the seat, crossed his arms and put his head back watching the trees fly by as they made there way to Storm Chargers.
"Alright! Kelly got new orders of skateboards!" Shane exclaimed as he hopped out of the car at Storm Chargers. Hunter watched as Blake tried to wake Tori up off of his arm.
"Tori..." Blake said as he gently nudged her. "Tori..." He said again as she started to wake up. She raised her head of Blake's shoulder as she sat up.
"We're here." He said as she smiled. Hunter rolled his eyes at Blake and got out. He didn't purposely mean to slam the car door but it sounded like it.
"What's wrong with him?" Tori asked as they got out of the car. Blake reached out his hand to help her out.
"I don't know he's probably just mad about the fight or something." Blake said Tori nodded but wasn't satisfied. She watched the brooding blonde walk around the side of the store where the garage was. She heard the door open and footsteps leading inside. Blake and Tori walked into Storm Chargers together and saw Shane looking at a new Enjoi skateboard with Dustin.
"I'm gonna head out to the garage if you don't mind. Me, Dustin and Hunter are going riding today through the woods." Blake said as Tori's eyes lit up.
"No problem, but do you think I could ride a little?" Tori asked wanting to ride a dirt bike, feeling the summer breeze.
"Umm, it's fine with me....Dustin!" Blake yelled to get his attention.
"Yeah?" Dustin asked as he approached the two.
"It's cool if Tori rides with us right?" Blake asked as Dustin looked at Tori.
"Do you have your gear here?" Dustin asked as the 3 walked to the garage.
"Yep it's with all of your guys' pads." Tori said as they entered the garage. Just when they enter Hunter had been changing his shirt to a plain white t and his racing gear. His shirt was off and his defined chest caught Tori's eyes. He had a great six pack with each muscle toned. Tori turned away not wanting to let anyone see her staring at Hunter's muscles. Instead she too got her gear out. She found it at the bottom of the pile underneath of Blake and Dustin's.
"Is she riding with us?" Hunter asked still shirtless as he approached the guys and Tori as she turned back around. His tone made it sound as if he didn't quite want Tori to be riding with them.
'Why can't he put his stupid shirt on already?!' Tori thought to herself.
"Yeah she is." Blake said as a matter of factly. Hunter shook his head as he put on his cotton v-neck t-shirt.
"That is if it's okay with you Hunter." Tori added not wanting to invite herself she could see Hunter was a bit annoyed when Blake said she was coming with them.
"I don't care, just be careful there is some fallen trees." Hunter said with his back toward her he was putting on his crimson racing jersey to match his racing pants. He started putting his protective gear on as well as the guys started to undress.
"I'll go change in there."' Tori said as she was being to feel uncomfortable. She grabbed her stuff and walked back into Storm Chargers.
"Why did you invite her?" Hunter asked once she was out of ear-shot. He turned back around to Blake who was already changed and putting his gear on.
"Maybe because she wanted to ride with us. She can come if she wants." Blake said as he put his gloves on.
"Whose bike is she riding?" Hunter asked.
"I'll let her use mine." Dustin said as he put his helmet on and fastened the strap.
Hunter scoffed angrily and turned back to his bike.
"What's your deal?! What do you have against Tori?" Blake asked getting angry at his older brother's attitude towards his crush.
"I just don't want her to get herself hurt! Plus the trails in there are pretty tough...I doubt she can ride some with us!" Hunter replied angrily. He really was serious about her getting her hurt, but he knew her ability and she could defiantly ride some of the trails with the guys.
"Yeah uh huh, she's a good rider Hunter." Dustin added on. Just as Hunter was about to argue back Tori walked in with her baby blue racing outfit on, buckling the strap on her chest protection. Kelly was following behind her as both girls approached the guys.
"Where are you guys riding?" Kelly asked as she handed Tori her helmet.
"In the back woods by the lake." Hunter said as he straddled his crimson bike. Dustin swung his leg over the bike as both he and Hunter started the engines.
"Be careful!" Kelly shouted over the noise. "There's fallen trees out there and its slick!" She yelled again. The 5 nodded as Blake and Tori got onto Blake's bike. Tori climbed on behind Blake and wrapped her arms around his waist. Hunter saw this and he got annoyed. He revved the bike and in a split second he was gone. Dustin followed his lead but went slower.
"Ready?" Blake asked Tori. She nodded and followed behind Dustin. Kelly watched them go and waved even though she knew that they couldn't see her.
"Hunter..." Kelly said to herself. She felt bad for the blonde. She knew that he had a crush on Tori. Hell, anyone could if they paid close enough attention. Kelly turned around and walked back into Storm Chargers.
'Kelly wasn't kidding when she said it was slick.' Thought Tori as she rode the through the woods on Blake bike. The gang was covered in mud and everybody had taken a spill. Luckily, no one was hurt. Tori rode up beside the rest of the guys and stopped.
"Nice ride." Dustin commented.
"Thanks." Tori said.
"Are we ready to go?" Blake asked as he removed his helmet.
"Not quite. I'm gonna ride a lap around the forest real quick." Hunter said as he kick started the bike alive.
"I think I might follow Hunter I'm not quite done either." Tori said as she also turned her bike on.
"Well we'll wait here when you two finish." Dustin said pointing to him and Blake. Tori nodded.
"That is if you can keep up." Hunter said teasingly towards Tori. He revved his bike and was off in a flash. Tori quickly followed behind him, weaving in and out of trees. Hunter turned around on his bike and was surprised to see Tori still trailing him. He took a sharp turn right as he went off course and made his own way though the trees. Tori was getting nervous going through the trees not knowing where she was going. She had spaced out long enough to see that Hunter was no longer in front of her.
'What the...' Tori started. She turned around and saw Hunter behind her, the familiar smirk on his face. It quickly faded when his eyes widened and he pointed forward. It was too late though. By the time Tori turned around, she had run into a fallen tree trunk and was sent flying forward off her bike. She was in the air for a few seconds before hitting the trunk of a standing tree sideways. Her stomach and ribcage were the first to hit and break the impact.
"Tori!!" Hunter shouted as she landed on the ground. He raced beside her and jumped off his bike. She was squirming and holding her side while she let little sobs out. Hunter took his helmet off and tossed it to the side while ripping his gloves off of his hands.
"Owwww!" Tori screamed as she withered in pain. Hunter fell down on his knees beside her.
"Shhh it's okay shh..." Hunter said trying to soothe her. He could see through her goggles that she was crying.
'She must be really hurt....she never cries.' Hunter thought.
"Try and lay still Tori." Hunter said. Tori obeyed him and stopped moving. Hunter gently took off her helmet and set it down beside his.
"Oww my side hurts so bad!" Tori said as she still had tears rolling down her face.
"I know, I know." Hunter said calmly. Tori removed her shaky hands from the pain spot.
"Is it okay if I look at it?" Hunter asked. Tori nodded and allowed him to gently take off her cracked body plate.
"Ow!" Tori said as she slid her arm out.
"Sorry." Hunter said apologetically. He gently set her back down on the ground. He took off his own body plate and tossed it to the side so he could move easier. He gently took a hold of the hem of her shirt and slowly and carefully slid it up her chest. Tori winced when his fingers grazed over the sore spot. Hunter knew instantly from looking at it that she had broken a rib or two.
"It looks like you've broken some ribs." Hunter said as he examined the bruising spot. Tori was trying not to cry anymore but couldn't help it, it was extremely painful.
"It feels like it." Tori joked as they shared a small laugh. Hunter let go of her shirt which was right on top of her cleavage so that he could look at her ribs. He took his racing jersey off and rolled it into a ball. He gently rolled Tori over on her good side and put the jersey underneath her as she rolled back over.
"Thanks. That's more comfortable." Tori said as she smiled at Hunter. He nodded towards her as he took another look at her broken ribs.
"How bad does it look?" She asked him as she ran his fingers along the edges of the bruises.
"Well I think you broke at least two." Hunter said as he looked back up at her. She was trying her best not to cry in front of him. "You can cry you know, I won't tell." Hunter joked.
"I don't want to cry." Tori said as her eyes started to fill up and turn glassy.
"Sometimes I think that you don't cry enough." Hunter said as he sat beside her with his hand on her good side.
"I cry when I'm alone." Tori said plainly. She cried all the time when she was alone. She's cried herself to sleep a countless number of times, wishing that her abusive parents would leave her alone and that she could have her own place so she wouldn't have to go through the abuse day after day.
Tori's thoughts had led to small tears rolling down her cheeks; she sniffled a bit and could feel her start to feel her emotions getting the better of her. She started to break down crying in front of Hunter, she took her hand trying to wipe away some of her tears. Hunter saw this and took her hand and placed it back down. He took his thumb and wiped away her tears as he moved closer towards her. Tori continued crying as she threw her arms around Hunter's neck. Hunter gently wrapped his arms around her, avoiding her injured spot. She cried into his chest for a few minutes while Hunter rocked her back and forth.
After a few minutes of letting everything she had been holding in, Tori stopped crying and lifted her head off of Hunter's chest.
"Thanks Hunter." Tori said looking at the ground. She was embarrassed to have cried against him, she didn't cry in front of anybody.
"What are friends for." He replied. They both looked up when they heard the sound of an engine. Hunter saw Dustin riding towards them and stopped a few feet away.
"What happened?" Dustin asked as he jogged over to them. Hunter and Tori realized that they still had their arms around each other. They quickly let go of each other.
"Tori wrecked and she broke a few ribs." Hunter said as he continued to sit beside her. Dustin sat down beside her as she laid back down to let him look at her side.
"Ouch!" He said as he saw the blue and black bruises on her left side.
"We need to get her to a hospital." Hunter said seriously. He looked down at her and then back at Dustin.
"Do you think you can ride with me?" Hunter asked Tori as she looked up at him.
"I don't know let's try." Tori said as both Hunter and Dustin helped her up so she won't hurt her side. Hunter put Tori's helmet back on along with his. He straddled his bike as he helped Dustin lift Tori over. They set her in front of Hunter so that he could hold onto her.
"I walk the bikes back!" Dustin shouted over the engine. Hunter nodded and asked if Tori was okay. She shook her head yes and felt Hunter place his left arm around her waist being careful not to touch her broken ribs. He felt Tori hold his arm with both of her hands as he slowly took off back through the forest.
'Why were their arms around each other?' Dustin asked as he started to walk the bikes back to Storm Chargers.
'What the hell...' Blake thought as he watched Hunter ride up to the garage with Tori sitting in front of him on his bike. Hunter turned of the engine and took his helmet off and carefully tossed it to the ground. He then proceeded to gently take of Tori helmet.
"Call 911." Hunter said to Blake as he got of the bike and carefully helped Tori off.
"What happened?" Blake asked as he also helped Tori.
"Tori wrecked and broke some ribs. Go get a phone!" Hunter said hastily as Blake darted inside.
"Here lay down." Hunter said to Tori as he cleared a spot and grabbed a blanket from the cupboard. He set it down and helped Tori lay down.
"Thanks Hunter." Tori said meaningfully as she laid down. Hunter sat down beside her.
"What the heck happened?" Kelly asked as she came running in to find Hunter and Tori on the ground.
"Tori wrecked, has anyone called ambulance?" Hunter questioned.
"They're on their way." Kelly said as she kneeled down beside Tori. Blake stood above them watching Kelly examine Tori's side.
"Man this had to be a hard hit." Kelly said as Tori rolled back over.
"Yeah trees tend to be a bit hard." Tori joked. They all laughed a bit before they heard sirens approaching. The ambulance pulled up to Storm Chargers. Kelly showed them where Tori was and Hunter told them of what had happened. They placed her on a stretcher and loaded her up into the van before speeding towards the hospital.
Hunter, Blake, and Kelly got in Dustin's car and followed the ambulance.
TBC...
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