Tori walked out of Ninja Opts with what seemed like every emotion
imaginable running through her head. She was confused, angry, happy,
disappointed, and generally, just dazed. Was Blake really going to kiss
her? She limped over to where she left her car earlier and got in. She
started the engine and began driving home.
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"So, bro, what exactly did we walk in on?" Hunter asked. He and Blake where at Storm Chasers, fulfilling the promise Hunter had made to Kelly. Blake sighed and lifted a box from the floor and placed it on a shelf. He wasn't quite sure himself. One minute, he was feeling sorry for himself, then he was in the middle of a tickle war with Tori, and then, they were on the floor together. About to kiss.
"Nothing." Blake said. Hunter looked at him incredulously.
"Well, it sure didn't look like nothing from where I was standing." Hunter said. Blake rolled his eyes and walked past his brother.
"Yeah, well, maybe you were standing at a bad angle." He muttered.
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Tori parked her car and made her way to her house. She opened the door and walked in.
"Good God, what happened to you?" Exclaimed Tori's mother at seeing her bruised, limping daughter. Tori groaned out of the tedious chore of having to come up with yet another quick lie.
"Boarding accident." She said simply. She went up to her room. As soon as she closed the door, she sighed. She looked over at the full-length mirror by her closet, realizing she hadn't seen the damage at all, but from how others were reacting, she could just imagine how she looked.
She decided not to bother looking and just kicked off her shoes. She crawled into bed and laid her head down on her pillow. She fell asleep soon, her head filled with thoughts of Blake and the many events of this day.
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Shane and Dustin were in the skating park. Shane had just finished practicing some new moves and the two were now just talking.
"So, what do you think about this whole, possible, Tori/Blake thing?" Shane asked.
"I think it's about time." Dustin replied. "Those two have been into each other from the start. I mean, it was like some kind of soap opera watching those two, wondering when they'd just stop flirting and such. I swear, if I had to hear Tori say how much she missed Blake while they were gone one more time, I would've bashed myself over the head with a wrench." Dustin joked. Shane chuckled.
"Yeah man." Shane agreed.
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Tori woke up after about half an hour of napping. Her mind kept going back to her moment with Blake. Was it a moment? Or was she just making something out of absolutely nothing? She had to know for sure. She had changed into clothes not so 'just got out of battle'-ish and made her way to Storm Chasers, hoping to find Blake there.
"Hey Tori." Came Kelly's voice when Tori walked in. "Wow, what happened to you?" Tori gave a slight tired smile and went over to the cash register where she was just ringing up a customer.
"Boarding accident." Tori said. "Is Blake here?" She asked. Kelly was about to speak when Blake walked in from the back carrying boxes. He stopped at the sight of Tori.
"Tori, hey." He said.
"Hey." Tori responded. "Can I talk to you?" She asked. Blake gave a look to Kelly, silently asking if he could take a slight break, Kelly simply sighed and nodded. Blake set the boxes down.
"Yeah." He said. The two walked over to the side of the store, out of the way of the customers. Blake looked at her. She had changed since he last saw her. She was now wearing jean shorts and a blue camisole. Blake had to force himself to not just stand and admire the ivory skin of her legs. He made himself look at her face, which didn't help much, but it was something. "What's up?" He asked. Tori looked at him.
"Uh, about..Earlier." She said, pausing, not sure what else to say. Blake watched her carefully. Was she going to say that it was a mistake and be glad they hadn't kissed?
"Yeah." He said. "I actually wanted to talk about that too..." His voice trailed off.
"Yeah, uh, what happened?" She asked. "I-" She was cut off by a guy bursting into Storm Chasers.
"Tori!" He said. He went over to her and Blake.
"Adam, what's up?" Tori asked the guy. Blake stood back, watching the two. Who was this guy? Tori looked over at Blake and saw the blank look on his face and caught herself. "Oh, Blake, this is Adam, my cousin. Adam, this is Blake," she stopped. Would calling him her friend be a lie? Would saying 'boyfriend' be presumptuous? She decided to just leave it at Blake.
"Hey." Blake said, extending his hand to Adam. A part of him silently rejoicing this guy was family, and not some form of competition.
"Yeah, hey." Adam said quickly, not paying much attention to Blake, he looked at Tori. "I need to ask you for a favor, oh favorite cousin of mine." He said, pouring it on extra thick. Tori raised an eyebrow.
"Adam, I'm your only cousin." Tori smirked, although in her head, she wanted to smack Adam for interrupting her and Blake.
"Yeah, well, that just makes it more about total love and praise of you, instead of just blatant favoritism." He grinned. Tori sighed.
"What do you want?" She asked. Adam simply looked at her, and Tori knew. Her eyebrows rose. "No way." She said. Blake looked at her cluelessly.
"What? Oh, come on, please!" Adam begged. "I really need you."
"Absolutly not." Tori said.
"Taryn's got lerigites." Adam said. "She can't make a sound."
"Well, I'm sorry to hear that," Tori said. "But, no dice."
"Tor, it's a really good gig. We're actually getting paid. We can't go up with a mute lead."
"Well, you should've thought about that beforehand." Tori said.
"OK, ok, I'm an idiot." Adam sighed.
"I could of told ya that years ago." Tori replied.
"Yeah, well, ok, I am, and I'll tattoo it on me if you just do this one favor for me." He said, he fell on his knees, his hands clasped together up towards her. "Please, babe. I'm begging you here." Tori sighed.
"Adam, get off the floor." She said, rolling her eyes. She noticed people staring at Adam. "Come on, your making a scene." Adam grinned.
"Change your mind, or I'll start barking." He said. Blake's eyebrows shot up. Man, this guy has no shame.
"No." Tori said. "There is no way in heck I am-" Adam opened his mouth. Tori narrowed her eyes. "Adam, I'm serious."
"What's going on?" Blake finally asked. Tori sighed and looked at Blake.
"Adam's got this band. And, he wants me to step in for the lead, which I will not." She added, looking at Adam.
"Oh, come on." Adam said, getting back on his feet. "What do you want? Money? OK, you'll get a cut." Tori opened her mouth to say no, but stopped herself as an idea struck her. Her board was beginning to look pretty shabby. She looked at Adam, crossing her arms.
"How much of a cut?" She asked. Adam looked at her, seeing it was time to get into negotiation mode.
"10%." He said.
"25." She shot back.
"What? No way, the band will have my head. 10%, that's final." He insisted.
"25% or you'll just be doing instrumentals tonight." Tori said coolly. Adam glared at her.
"15%"
"30." She said.
"30?!" Adam exclaimed. "What happened to 25?"
"The offer expired, better hurry before I decide I need a whole new board, instead of just a new paint job." She grinned. Adam groaned.
"Fine! 30 it is." He said. "Come on, we better go practice." He said, taking her arm. He looked at Blake. "Oh, yeah, you can come. We're going to be at Club Dish at 8." He said.
"Yeah sure." Blake said. Tori looked at him.
"No, you don't have to." She said. She wasn't sure if she'd be able to sing, knowing he'd be watching her.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Blake said, smiling at her sweetly. Tori blinked, at a loss for words. Adam looked at the two.
"Yeah, right, ok, bye." He said, dragging Tori out the door. Hunter, Shane and Dustin, who were off to the side talking came over.
"Dude, was that Adam?" Dustin asked.
"Yeah, Tori's cousin." Blake said.
"Oh, man, he's got, like the most kickin' band ever." Dustin said.
"Why was he in such a hurry with Tori?" Shane asked.
"He said he needed her to step in for the lead singer who got lerigitus."
"Oh, yeah, I saw Taryn the other day. She sounded like she swallowed sandpaper." Shane remarked.
"He said they have a gig at Club Dish." Blake said. Hunter grinned.
"Well, I guess we have plans this evening, hey Romeo?" He said, clapping Blake on the back. Blake rolled his eyes.
"Shut up." He said.
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"So, bro, what exactly did we walk in on?" Hunter asked. He and Blake where at Storm Chasers, fulfilling the promise Hunter had made to Kelly. Blake sighed and lifted a box from the floor and placed it on a shelf. He wasn't quite sure himself. One minute, he was feeling sorry for himself, then he was in the middle of a tickle war with Tori, and then, they were on the floor together. About to kiss.
"Nothing." Blake said. Hunter looked at him incredulously.
"Well, it sure didn't look like nothing from where I was standing." Hunter said. Blake rolled his eyes and walked past his brother.
"Yeah, well, maybe you were standing at a bad angle." He muttered.
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Tori parked her car and made her way to her house. She opened the door and walked in.
"Good God, what happened to you?" Exclaimed Tori's mother at seeing her bruised, limping daughter. Tori groaned out of the tedious chore of having to come up with yet another quick lie.
"Boarding accident." She said simply. She went up to her room. As soon as she closed the door, she sighed. She looked over at the full-length mirror by her closet, realizing she hadn't seen the damage at all, but from how others were reacting, she could just imagine how she looked.
She decided not to bother looking and just kicked off her shoes. She crawled into bed and laid her head down on her pillow. She fell asleep soon, her head filled with thoughts of Blake and the many events of this day.
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Shane and Dustin were in the skating park. Shane had just finished practicing some new moves and the two were now just talking.
"So, what do you think about this whole, possible, Tori/Blake thing?" Shane asked.
"I think it's about time." Dustin replied. "Those two have been into each other from the start. I mean, it was like some kind of soap opera watching those two, wondering when they'd just stop flirting and such. I swear, if I had to hear Tori say how much she missed Blake while they were gone one more time, I would've bashed myself over the head with a wrench." Dustin joked. Shane chuckled.
"Yeah man." Shane agreed.
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Tori woke up after about half an hour of napping. Her mind kept going back to her moment with Blake. Was it a moment? Or was she just making something out of absolutely nothing? She had to know for sure. She had changed into clothes not so 'just got out of battle'-ish and made her way to Storm Chasers, hoping to find Blake there.
"Hey Tori." Came Kelly's voice when Tori walked in. "Wow, what happened to you?" Tori gave a slight tired smile and went over to the cash register where she was just ringing up a customer.
"Boarding accident." Tori said. "Is Blake here?" She asked. Kelly was about to speak when Blake walked in from the back carrying boxes. He stopped at the sight of Tori.
"Tori, hey." He said.
"Hey." Tori responded. "Can I talk to you?" She asked. Blake gave a look to Kelly, silently asking if he could take a slight break, Kelly simply sighed and nodded. Blake set the boxes down.
"Yeah." He said. The two walked over to the side of the store, out of the way of the customers. Blake looked at her. She had changed since he last saw her. She was now wearing jean shorts and a blue camisole. Blake had to force himself to not just stand and admire the ivory skin of her legs. He made himself look at her face, which didn't help much, but it was something. "What's up?" He asked. Tori looked at him.
"Uh, about..Earlier." She said, pausing, not sure what else to say. Blake watched her carefully. Was she going to say that it was a mistake and be glad they hadn't kissed?
"Yeah." He said. "I actually wanted to talk about that too..." His voice trailed off.
"Yeah, uh, what happened?" She asked. "I-" She was cut off by a guy bursting into Storm Chasers.
"Tori!" He said. He went over to her and Blake.
"Adam, what's up?" Tori asked the guy. Blake stood back, watching the two. Who was this guy? Tori looked over at Blake and saw the blank look on his face and caught herself. "Oh, Blake, this is Adam, my cousin. Adam, this is Blake," she stopped. Would calling him her friend be a lie? Would saying 'boyfriend' be presumptuous? She decided to just leave it at Blake.
"Hey." Blake said, extending his hand to Adam. A part of him silently rejoicing this guy was family, and not some form of competition.
"Yeah, hey." Adam said quickly, not paying much attention to Blake, he looked at Tori. "I need to ask you for a favor, oh favorite cousin of mine." He said, pouring it on extra thick. Tori raised an eyebrow.
"Adam, I'm your only cousin." Tori smirked, although in her head, she wanted to smack Adam for interrupting her and Blake.
"Yeah, well, that just makes it more about total love and praise of you, instead of just blatant favoritism." He grinned. Tori sighed.
"What do you want?" She asked. Adam simply looked at her, and Tori knew. Her eyebrows rose. "No way." She said. Blake looked at her cluelessly.
"What? Oh, come on, please!" Adam begged. "I really need you."
"Absolutly not." Tori said.
"Taryn's got lerigites." Adam said. "She can't make a sound."
"Well, I'm sorry to hear that," Tori said. "But, no dice."
"Tor, it's a really good gig. We're actually getting paid. We can't go up with a mute lead."
"Well, you should've thought about that beforehand." Tori said.
"OK, ok, I'm an idiot." Adam sighed.
"I could of told ya that years ago." Tori replied.
"Yeah, well, ok, I am, and I'll tattoo it on me if you just do this one favor for me." He said, he fell on his knees, his hands clasped together up towards her. "Please, babe. I'm begging you here." Tori sighed.
"Adam, get off the floor." She said, rolling her eyes. She noticed people staring at Adam. "Come on, your making a scene." Adam grinned.
"Change your mind, or I'll start barking." He said. Blake's eyebrows shot up. Man, this guy has no shame.
"No." Tori said. "There is no way in heck I am-" Adam opened his mouth. Tori narrowed her eyes. "Adam, I'm serious."
"What's going on?" Blake finally asked. Tori sighed and looked at Blake.
"Adam's got this band. And, he wants me to step in for the lead, which I will not." She added, looking at Adam.
"Oh, come on." Adam said, getting back on his feet. "What do you want? Money? OK, you'll get a cut." Tori opened her mouth to say no, but stopped herself as an idea struck her. Her board was beginning to look pretty shabby. She looked at Adam, crossing her arms.
"How much of a cut?" She asked. Adam looked at her, seeing it was time to get into negotiation mode.
"10%." He said.
"25." She shot back.
"What? No way, the band will have my head. 10%, that's final." He insisted.
"25% or you'll just be doing instrumentals tonight." Tori said coolly. Adam glared at her.
"15%"
"30." She said.
"30?!" Adam exclaimed. "What happened to 25?"
"The offer expired, better hurry before I decide I need a whole new board, instead of just a new paint job." She grinned. Adam groaned.
"Fine! 30 it is." He said. "Come on, we better go practice." He said, taking her arm. He looked at Blake. "Oh, yeah, you can come. We're going to be at Club Dish at 8." He said.
"Yeah sure." Blake said. Tori looked at him.
"No, you don't have to." She said. She wasn't sure if she'd be able to sing, knowing he'd be watching her.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Blake said, smiling at her sweetly. Tori blinked, at a loss for words. Adam looked at the two.
"Yeah, right, ok, bye." He said, dragging Tori out the door. Hunter, Shane and Dustin, who were off to the side talking came over.
"Dude, was that Adam?" Dustin asked.
"Yeah, Tori's cousin." Blake said.
"Oh, man, he's got, like the most kickin' band ever." Dustin said.
"Why was he in such a hurry with Tori?" Shane asked.
"He said he needed her to step in for the lead singer who got lerigitus."
"Oh, yeah, I saw Taryn the other day. She sounded like she swallowed sandpaper." Shane remarked.
"He said they have a gig at Club Dish." Blake said. Hunter grinned.
"Well, I guess we have plans this evening, hey Romeo?" He said, clapping Blake on the back. Blake rolled his eyes.
"Shut up." He said.