Author's Note: If you noticed, I changed the story from a twoshot to a threeshot. I didn't want to make the second part really really long so I spilled to a third chapter. Third chapter will be up soon.

You're The Reason: Chapter 2

"Guess who's back!" a voice said as the person had entered Storm Chargers the next day. Everyone looked up. It was Blake. Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and went over to greet him. He slapped high fives with Dustin, Shane, and Cam. "What, no hello?" Blake said moving onto Tori as she had been silent.

"Hey," Tori said smiling as she and Blake embraced. "I missed you a lot," she said.

"I know," Blake replied. "Me too." Both of them felt relief to actually see the other now, having them in their arms. But something had been bothering Tori the entire night, and it carried into the day, and right now. Something was tugging at her. She wanted to be clear of all messy thoughts when Blake came back, but she just couldn't seem to shake it off.

"How were the races?" Tori asked as they had finally pulled out of the hug. The others had gone back to what they were doing.

"Aw, let's not talk about that now. I'll save that for Dustin and Hunter later," Blake said. He just wanted to spend time with his girlfriend. His free time in Blue Bay Harbor he knew would be limited as he didn't know when he was going to get called back for his next race. Therefore, he wanted to spend every waking minute doing everything unrelated to motocross. "By the way, where is my bro?" Blake asked looking around and noticing that Hunter was in fact not there at the moment.

"I, uh," Tori hesitated. She seemed to stop at the mention of his name. "I'm not sure actually," she said honestly. Maybe that was what she was bothered about. The fact that he wasn't there, the fact that he was somewhere else, maybe that was the reason why Tori was feeling uneasy. But should she be feeling this way? She didn't know. Tori was confused. She had been confused ever since late afternoon yesterday.

"All right. I'll go find him later. Let me just go say hi to Kelly, and then I'm taking you out for lunch, okay?" Blake said smiling. Tori nodded. They kissed before Blake walked over to talk to Kelly. She was glad that she would be able to catch up with Blake over lunch. She was glad that she could be alone with him again. She was glad that he was back, but something still felt wrong.

Hunter grunted as he looked at the clock. He had overslept, so he didn't have as much time as he wanted. He was pretty sure Blake would be back in town by now, though he wasn't at Storm Chargers along with the rest of them waiting for him to come back. In fact, he would be and stay far away from his brother, and Tori. To put it in simple terms, he was 'running away'.

He was running away from his problems, and boy, did he have a lot of them. After late afternoon yesterday, his mind couldn't stop swirling with the worst thoughts. It was like he did something illegal and he was going to get deeply punished for it when everyone started to find out. In terms of brotherhood and friendship, it actually was pretty illegal. He couldn't even believe himself that he actually did what he did. It was almost unspeakable. He really was the worst friend and brother in the world. How he had allowed himself to get into this kind of mess, he had no idea. He had always been the calm, serious, and self-contained one. Yesterday afternoon, it felt like he was a completely different person. Hunter didn't even recognize himself, anymore.

But secretly, deep down inside of him, he felt shattered. He felt broken and incomplete. After all, he loved her. But she didn't love him back. It was the worst kind of love, unrequited love. All Hunter wanted to do was care for her and love her, but he would never get the chance. He was too late. He had been too late for a long time now. But only now, he was realizing how it was going to affect him. It hurt and he didn't know what to do about it. But unfortunately, staying in Blue Bay Harbor and loving her wasn't one of his options.

Picking up his packed bag from his room, he tossed it next to the front door. He then got a piece of paper and a pen. Sitting down, he started scribbling, fast. He didn't know what he was really doing, but for a moment, he just sat there and wrote. Whatever he felt, whatever was coming out of him, he wrote it down on the paper. When he was finished, he folded it up in fourths and stuffed it in an envelope. Hunter shoved the letter in his pocket. He stopped for a few seconds, taking a deep breath. His eyes swept through the house. Finally, he picked his bag up and left.

Tori had a good lunch with Blake. They did a chance to catch up with each other. As much as Blake didn't want to talk about motocross, Tori still wanted to know what was happening with him and his races when he was away. Blake did most of the talking during lunch while Tori just sat and listened, nodding her head occasionally and replying to him when she could. Nothing had changed in Blue Bay Harbor while he was away. It wasn't like they were still getting monster attacks or anything. Tori however, couldn't help but find herself not paying attention the entire time to Blake. She didn't want to admit it, but sometimes while Blake was talking, Tori looked at him. While she had no idea what was coming out of Blake's mouth, she observed him while he talked.

She was comparing him, to Hunter.

Obviously, since they were adoptive brothers, there were many things different about them. But still, they had similar qualities, like dedication and hard work. But they showed it in different ways. Of course, Blake was more like a man of action, especially with his specialty of motocross. Hunter however, stood strong and silent as sensei of the Thunder Ninja Academy.

Tori had always liked Blake, probably even loved. She had never even thought about her feelings towards Hunter before. They were merely just rangers on the same team, fighting for the same cause. They were merely just friends, helping each other out in times of need. It wasn't until yesterday afternoon that Tori suddenly starting thinking about Hunter in a different way. She didn't know if this was good or bad either, though her instinct was that if the person she was currently thinking about wasn't the guy in front of her, that wasn't the best sign.

"Hey, Tori, you okay?" Blake suddenly asked seeing Tori in a daze. Tori snapped out of her own thoughts. She smiled to reassure Blake.

"I'm fine," she said. But it was unconvincing, even to herself.

"Are you sure?" Blake asked as he got up and walked over toward her.

"I'm fine," Tori repeated. "Really," she added looking at Blake sincerely. "Maybe I'm just a little tired. I didn't sleep that well last night," she said. It was true. She hadn't slept very well last night. Tori didn't even think she went to sleep. She had tried her hardest, but she just couldn't shake the events that had happened earlier that day. Was it her fault?

"You should go home and rest a little then," Blake said caringly as he smiled taking Tori's hand as they started walking.

"Are you sure?" Tori asked. "I mean, you just got back, and-" she said but then was cut off by Blake.

"Nah, it's fine," Blake said reassuring her. They would at least give him a few days back before they really needed him or something. "I've got to go find Hunter anyways. Don't know where he's been or what he's been up to," Blake said. He hasn't seen his brother since he got back. Tori winced a little at the mention of his name, but Blake didn't notice it. "How about I meet you with the rest of the guys at Storm Chargers later?" Blake suggested. Tori nodded. They embraced, and then separated. Tori was feeling guilty. Her mind was not where it was supposed to be.

Tori,

I know you hate me right now. Believe me, I hate myself too. But please, just read what I wanted to say to you, but couldn't.

I didn't mean to shock you and/or hurt you like that. I was surprised myself. But it all kind of just happened when you were there, and, yeah... I really want to try and explain this to you clearly, but I just can't.

The only real explanation I can give you is this: I love you. The real kind of love that you and Blake feel for each other, that's what I feel for you. I know, it's completely wrong since you guys are together. And I'm sorry, to you and to Blake.

I know you haven't seen me since. I bet Blake's already back too. I'm afraid though, that I'm probably not going to see you, Blake, or the other guys for a long time. Don't worry about me though. I'll be okay. Look out for the guys, and make sure Blake's okay. I don't want to think about how he'll react to me when he knows about what happened. But he's still my brother. Take care of yourself too. I know you won't do anything to make me worry.

- Hunter

The small note was crumpled in the corner where Tori's hand had formed into a hard fist after she finished reading it. She swallowed hard as her eyes had turned glassy. That damn Hunter Bradley.

She had to find him.