Tory's POV
I got to the Bunker as fast as I could. I looked at my phone, 3:50, I was a little earlier. I opened the door to the bunker (We had replaced it for a little privacy, not that people came here often…) and walked on in. I stopped dead in my tracks. Hi was here, but so was Shelton, and Ben. My eyes widened in surprise then I narrowed them at Hi. "Oh, so you need to talk to me, and JUST me huh?" I questioned him. "What's really going on?" Hi shifted uncomfortably under my gaze, and stepped closer to Shelton. "Haha, it's actually a funny story, which Shelton would love to tell you. Take it away Shelton!" and with that Hi stepped completely behind Shelton, leaving my death glare to him. Shelton gulped audibly. "So Hi and I know something's up between you two. And since neither of you will talk to us, we decided to let you talk it out amongst yourselves." Ben then walked toward him and stopped 4 feet from him. "And what if we don't want to 'talk it out'?" "Well, that's going to make this very awkward…" Shelton replied. "Wait, make what very awkwa-". I didn't get to finish my sentence because at that moment Hi and Shelton ran out of the bunker and closed the door behind them. I then heard a loud thud. What the…? I ran over to the door and tried to open it. It wouldn't budge. No they did not just do that! "SHELTON! HI! YOU UNLOCK THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!" I screamed at them. "Ummm, no. Not until you and Ben are done being idiots and get over whatever it is you're fighting about" came a reply from the other side of the door. This cannot be happening, this cannot be happening… I kept thinking to myself. I took a deep breath and turned to face Ben. He was standing there dumbfounded. Well I guess he didn't know anything about this… "So I guess we should talk…" I started.
Ben's POV
Did they really lock me in a room with Tory? Do they want me to be killed? I stared, confused and slightly in shock, at the door. "So I guess we should talk…" said Tory. I turned to face her. She wanted to talk? After all that happened between us, she wanted to reconcile? Well why not. "Yeah, I guess we should…" I trailed off. I didn't know what to say. I had no idea how much she had forgiven me for. "Look, I'm sorry for what I said before. I didn't mean to insinuate that no guy would ever like you, it's just seemed odd for Blake to always be there. I mean… Gah, I don't even know what I'm saying…" I turned away from her, presenting her with my back. I heard her sigh. I waited for an outburst, but got something completely different instead. "I'm sorry too. I overreacted when you started talking about Blake. It hurt though, how you said that no guy could fall for me. Besides Jason, no guy has ever really taken an interest in me. Well, Chance did, but he was just using me…" I took an interest in you... I thought to myself. "…And Blake really is a nice guy, you might actually like him. He's into a lot of the same stuff we are! Hiking, exploring, animals…" I really doubt that I'll like him. "Ben, are you going to say anything? I've been doing all the talking." Tory was staring at me intently. "Ummm, yeah. He seems to be fine now. Maybe it was me that overreacted. Can we be friends again?" I asked her, pleading with my eyes. What has she done to me? I'm practically begging her to be my friend again… I am so screwed…
Tory's POV
Ben wants to be friends again? This day couldn't get any more perfect! First Blake asks me out… CRAP! I have a date with him tonight! I look at my phone, 6:49. OH MY GOD! I was going to be late. I still had to get back home, shower, change… I looked at Ben. "Of course we can be friends again, but I have to go now. We can discuss some more stuff later." He looked at me, confused. "Why do you have to go now? Have a hot date that you can't miss?" He joked. "Yeah actually. Blake asked me out today. I'm supposed to meet him at 8. It's almost 7 now." Ben's face dropped. "Of course, Blake's your date…" he mumbled. I shrugged it off. He'll get over it and he and Blake will get along eventually. You know you don't really believe that… Shut up stupid conscious! And now I just yelled at myself. Great. I turned toward the door. "Shelton! Hi! Ben and I made up. Can you please let us out now?" "Well Hi, since we did listen to the entire conversation, are you convinced that they are friends again?" "Well Shelton, I do in fact think that they are. So I say we can let them out." Thank God, Thank God, Thank God! The door opened and I almost plowed through the two boys. "I have to go now. We can all video chat when I get home. I should be home around 11:30." And with that I ran off.
I made it home on time, was able to shower and get changed all within 45 minutes. I was practically winded from all the running around. Blake never told me where we were going, so I had to improvise what to wear. I finally decided on black skinny jeans with a dark green blouse, it was slightly dress up, but not too much. I found a pair of green converse with matched the shirt nicely. I also grabbed my black jacket, the one with the zippers on the sleeves. Now I had my hair. It was super frizzy from the shower. I decided to brush it out a bit, then just let it hang down. I brought a hair tie and a couple of bobby pins just in case we ended up doing something a bit more adventurous. I looked at myself in the mirror. I didn't look half bad. I picked up my purse (Whitney bought it for me, and I never thought I would actually use it) and put my brush and wallet in it. I put my phone in my back pocket (a habit I should really stop. I think I've broken like 8 phones this way) and headed downstairs. I had apparently spent a good 10 minutes looking at myself in the mirror and fixing my hair (I'm turning into such a girl!) and it was 7: 45. Blake would be here in 15 minutes. I sat on the couch and decided to text Ben, making sure he was okay. You still so like him… If I could, I think I would kill my conscious.
Hey Ben. So are you okay?
I'm Fine.
Okay. I just wanted to make sure. You seemed a little off when I was leaving.
It's nothing you need to worry about. But Tory?
Yeah?
Be careful. I know you don't believe me, but there's still something about Blake that makes me not trust him. But I could learn to like him I suppose.
Whoa. Did Ben just say that he could learn to like Blake? I also found it kind of endearing that he cares about my safety. Well DUH! He totally likes you! Ben couldn't like me as anything more than a friend… Right? The doorbell rang.
Okay. I will be. And Ben, thanks for caring. GTG! I'll ttyl!
I put my phone back in my pocket and went to the door. Blake was outside, in a pair of dark blue jeans, black gym shoes, and a button up shirt. "Well I'm way too dressed up." I stated to him. He just laughed. "Nah, you look perfect" he said with a smile. I smiled back. "So, where are we going exactly?" "Oh, that's a surprise. Come on, let's go." He took my hand and led me to his car. He even opened the door for me. "Wow, what a gentleman" I remarked. He just smiled wider. "Now, you have to promise not to look where were going. It's a really cool spot and I kind of want to keep it a secret okay?" He asked. I just laughed and covered my eyes with my hands. "Good" he said and started driving. I'm not sure how long we drove for, but it had to be over 30 minutes. I'm pretty sure at one point I fell asleep. I woke up, and all Blake said was to keep my eyes covered. I smiled; he was really into this whole surprise thing. Another increment of time passed, and I was just about to ask if we were close when he stopped the car. "You can open your eyes now. We have a little hike to make, but it would probably be easier if you could actually see where you were going." I nodded and smiled some more. He led me through a forest like area, down a path and we finally arrived at a cave. And I must admit, it was beautiful. "Oh my God, this is one of the most amazing places I have ever seen." I said while looking at him. "Would you like to go inside?" He asked. I nodded excitedly. He took my hand and started leading me in.
We were in complete darkness. He released his hold on my hand. I reached around, trying to connect to him again, but I couldn't find him. "Blake?... Blake?... BLAKE?" I practically screamed. A strong hand, definitely not Blake's, wrapped itself over my mouth, while another grabbed my waist, pulling me close. I heard Blake's voice, somewhere in the cave. "Now Tory, you really should know better than to wander off with strangers." He laughed, a laugh I might add that was not cute or funny, but evil and frightening. I struggled to get loose. I lifted my foot and slammed my heal hard against the man's knee that was holding me and scraped it against his shin down to his foot. He released his hold on me slightly, enough for me to wiggle one of my arms free. I sent my elbow flying back and it connected with his head. He fell back, slightly dazed. I took this opportunity to run out of the cave. I dropped my purse (It was just getting in my way) and ran like crazy. I tried to remember the way back to Blake's car but couldn't. I tripped over a log and fell face first into the ground. God Dammit! I thought, I need to flare! I shut my eyes tight and concentrated.
SNUP
When I opened my eyes, the whole world was clearer. Right as I started to get up, I realized I was too late. Something metal connected with the back of my head, and I fell again. The last thing I saw, while blood dripped from my head, was Blake's face. But it was no longer how I remembered it. It was ugly, sneering at me. And then the world went black.
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