Tori sat in her room reading when the phone rang.
"Hello?" She said.
"Tori, hey." Came Dustin's voice.
"Hey." Tori responded. "What's up?" She asked.
"The shipment of wax came in." He said. Tori shut her book and sat up.
"I thought you said it wouldn't be in 'till tomorrow." She said.
"Yeah, I know. But I guess I was wrong."
"Oh, ok. That's great. I'll stop by tomorrow and pick it up." She went to hang up the phone.
"Wait." Dustin said quickly.
"What?"
"Well, the wax is in like total demand. Kelly's already got like a long list of people reserving some. It might already be out of stock by the time you get here." Dustin said.
"Oh. Do you think you can hold some for me?" Tori asked. Dustin sighed.
"Wish I could. But I can't. Why don't you come by and I'll give ya some." Tori stopped.
"Uh, Dust, I don-"
"Blake's leaving early tonight." Dustin replied quickly, already knowing the reason for her hesitation. I'm closing up, and Hunter and Shane are keeping me company. Blake's got a.." Dustin paused. He thought about what to say. "A date."
"What?!" Tori demanded, more shrilly then she had intended. She paused, taking a second to compose herself. "Uh, I mean, OK, cool." She said. "So, I'll be there, tonight." She said.
"Yeah, come by around 8."
"Got it." Tori hung up. She ran a hand through her hair. Blake's got a date..That jerk! She thought.
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As soon as Dustin hung up the phone, he received a smack upside the head with Hunter.
"Hey, doofus, the plan is to bring them together, not make Tori even more pissed at my brother!"
"Yeah, man, a date?" Shane said.
"Hey, you know that Tori wouldn't have come by if she knew Blake would be here. I had to say something." Dustin said defensively. Hunter looked at him, realizing he had a point.
"All right." He sighed. "So, she'll be here at 8?" Hunter asked.
"Who'll be here at 8?" Blake asked, walking in from the backroom. Hunter, Dustin and Shane turned sharply and looked at him.
"No one." They said quickly in unison. Blake looked at them. Hunter looked at his two friends, mentally rolling his eyes.
"Uh, that girl, who was in here the other day. Well, I called her.and uh she's going to meet me here tomorrow at 8 for a date." Hunter covered. Blake looked at his brother.
"And you felt like hiding that because.?" Blake asked.
"Uh, I don't know, just, didn't felt like announcing it to the world." Hunter responded. Blake looked at him, deciding to believe him.
"OK then." He said. He walked back to the stock room, seeing as Hunter and Dustin had told him "Kelly wanted him to do inventory tonight." A job that would keep him busy for a while. Hunter looked at the other two.
"OK, so, everything's ready?" He asked. Shane nodded.
"I talked to Tori's mom. She knows about it, so she won't be worried when Tori doesn't come home tonight."
"And what about Kelly?" Hunter asked Dustin.
"She's got a dentist's appointment tomorrow, she won't be in until late."
"Are you sure?" Hunter asked. Dustin scoffed slightly.
"Come on man, of course I'm sure." Dustin said. "You can trust me." Shane and Hunter looked at each other and then at Dustin, skeptically. Dustin looked at them, rather insulted. "Hey!" The other two laughed.
"Sorry man, it's just that you're not the most reliable person in the world." Shane pointed out.
"Name one time I haven't been reliable." Dustin countered. Shane raised an eyebrow and smirked, as did Hunter.
"Uh, who was it that left his bag with me and Blake all those weeks ago, allowing us to get the plans for the Tsunami Cycles?" Hunter asked. Dustin glared at him.
"That was cold man."
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It was 7:58 when Tori pulled up to Storm Chargers. She shut her car off and stepped out. She walked into the store to see Dustin at a register, Hunter sweeping up the front and Shane checking out some skateboards that where way out of his price range, silently vowing to himself that he'd get a job or something to pay for the board.
"Hey guys." She said, walking in. All three looked up at her.
"Hey." Dustin said.
"How's it going." Hunter said. Tori smiled at them all and went over to Dustin.
"Hey." She smiled. "Wax me, Dustin." Dustin smiled back.
"Sure thing." He said. His eyes seemed to wander over to Hunter and Shane. The three guys looked at one another. "Come with me to the back and I'll get it for you." He said to Tori. Tori nodded. Dustin stepped out from behind the counter and let Tori walk ahead of him. He cast one look at the other two and they followed.
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Blake had been so busy counting the stock, and also very deep in thought about a certain blonde blue ranger, that he didn't even notice the four people walk in.
"Blake?!" Came Tori's voice, tearing him from his thoughts. He blinked and looked at her. "What are you doing here?" She asked, although it came out more of a demand then just a simple question. Blake opened his mouth to speak.
"Uh, whoops, guess Blake was here after all." Dustin said quickly.
"Now!" Blake heard Hunter yell. Instantly, Shane and Dustin shoved Tori into the room.
"Hey!" She exclaimed. She turned to them, only to see Hunter shut the door in her face. Her eyes widened. "What's going on?!" She yelled.
"Sorry guys, but it's for your own good." They heard Dustin say from the other side of the door. Tori looked at Blake, who just looked back at her confused. Everything had just happened so fast, he was barely able to understand anything at the moment. Tori went to open the door, only to see it was locked.
"Hey!" She yelled, banging on the door. "This isn't funny guys, open this door!" Blake walked over.
"What's going on?" He asked. Tori glared at him.
"You mean to tell me you didn't know about this?" She asked.
"Know about what?" Blake responded. Tori gave a frustrated growl and returned to kicking and banging the door.
"Open this door right now!" She screamed.
"No way." Came Shane's voice.
"You two are staying in there." Hunter said.
"Yeah." Dustin said. Tori kicked at the door again.
"Boys," she said in a mock sweet tone. "How easy is it to skateboard, or bike race, if BOTH OF YOUR FRIGGEN LEGS ARE BROKEN!" She screamed so loudly that Blake, and even the other three from the other side of the door had to cringe and back away.
"Uh, we don't know, Madam Shriek-ella, but we'll ponder that and tell you when we come back tomorrow." Dustin said. Blake's eyes shot wide open.
"Tomorrow?!" Both he and Tori yelled at the same time. "Bye guys." Shane said. Blake shoved Tori out of the way and kicked at the door.
"Hunter, either you let us out of here right now or I will suddenly be an only child!" He hollered.
"Bye." The three said. Tori and Blake heard the front door of the store open and shut. The also heard the sound of Dustin locking it.
"Oh no." Blake muttered.
"They locked us in here?" Tori breathed out. Blake looked at her and sighed. She looked at him. The two stood there for a minute or so.
"Perfect." The two muttered sarcasticly as they went off to opposite sides of the room.
"Hello?" She said.
"Tori, hey." Came Dustin's voice.
"Hey." Tori responded. "What's up?" She asked.
"The shipment of wax came in." He said. Tori shut her book and sat up.
"I thought you said it wouldn't be in 'till tomorrow." She said.
"Yeah, I know. But I guess I was wrong."
"Oh, ok. That's great. I'll stop by tomorrow and pick it up." She went to hang up the phone.
"Wait." Dustin said quickly.
"What?"
"Well, the wax is in like total demand. Kelly's already got like a long list of people reserving some. It might already be out of stock by the time you get here." Dustin said.
"Oh. Do you think you can hold some for me?" Tori asked. Dustin sighed.
"Wish I could. But I can't. Why don't you come by and I'll give ya some." Tori stopped.
"Uh, Dust, I don-"
"Blake's leaving early tonight." Dustin replied quickly, already knowing the reason for her hesitation. I'm closing up, and Hunter and Shane are keeping me company. Blake's got a.." Dustin paused. He thought about what to say. "A date."
"What?!" Tori demanded, more shrilly then she had intended. She paused, taking a second to compose herself. "Uh, I mean, OK, cool." She said. "So, I'll be there, tonight." She said.
"Yeah, come by around 8."
"Got it." Tori hung up. She ran a hand through her hair. Blake's got a date..That jerk! She thought.
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As soon as Dustin hung up the phone, he received a smack upside the head with Hunter.
"Hey, doofus, the plan is to bring them together, not make Tori even more pissed at my brother!"
"Yeah, man, a date?" Shane said.
"Hey, you know that Tori wouldn't have come by if she knew Blake would be here. I had to say something." Dustin said defensively. Hunter looked at him, realizing he had a point.
"All right." He sighed. "So, she'll be here at 8?" Hunter asked.
"Who'll be here at 8?" Blake asked, walking in from the backroom. Hunter, Dustin and Shane turned sharply and looked at him.
"No one." They said quickly in unison. Blake looked at them. Hunter looked at his two friends, mentally rolling his eyes.
"Uh, that girl, who was in here the other day. Well, I called her.and uh she's going to meet me here tomorrow at 8 for a date." Hunter covered. Blake looked at his brother.
"And you felt like hiding that because.?" Blake asked.
"Uh, I don't know, just, didn't felt like announcing it to the world." Hunter responded. Blake looked at him, deciding to believe him.
"OK then." He said. He walked back to the stock room, seeing as Hunter and Dustin had told him "Kelly wanted him to do inventory tonight." A job that would keep him busy for a while. Hunter looked at the other two.
"OK, so, everything's ready?" He asked. Shane nodded.
"I talked to Tori's mom. She knows about it, so she won't be worried when Tori doesn't come home tonight."
"And what about Kelly?" Hunter asked Dustin.
"She's got a dentist's appointment tomorrow, she won't be in until late."
"Are you sure?" Hunter asked. Dustin scoffed slightly.
"Come on man, of course I'm sure." Dustin said. "You can trust me." Shane and Hunter looked at each other and then at Dustin, skeptically. Dustin looked at them, rather insulted. "Hey!" The other two laughed.
"Sorry man, it's just that you're not the most reliable person in the world." Shane pointed out.
"Name one time I haven't been reliable." Dustin countered. Shane raised an eyebrow and smirked, as did Hunter.
"Uh, who was it that left his bag with me and Blake all those weeks ago, allowing us to get the plans for the Tsunami Cycles?" Hunter asked. Dustin glared at him.
"That was cold man."
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It was 7:58 when Tori pulled up to Storm Chargers. She shut her car off and stepped out. She walked into the store to see Dustin at a register, Hunter sweeping up the front and Shane checking out some skateboards that where way out of his price range, silently vowing to himself that he'd get a job or something to pay for the board.
"Hey guys." She said, walking in. All three looked up at her.
"Hey." Dustin said.
"How's it going." Hunter said. Tori smiled at them all and went over to Dustin.
"Hey." She smiled. "Wax me, Dustin." Dustin smiled back.
"Sure thing." He said. His eyes seemed to wander over to Hunter and Shane. The three guys looked at one another. "Come with me to the back and I'll get it for you." He said to Tori. Tori nodded. Dustin stepped out from behind the counter and let Tori walk ahead of him. He cast one look at the other two and they followed.
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Blake had been so busy counting the stock, and also very deep in thought about a certain blonde blue ranger, that he didn't even notice the four people walk in.
"Blake?!" Came Tori's voice, tearing him from his thoughts. He blinked and looked at her. "What are you doing here?" She asked, although it came out more of a demand then just a simple question. Blake opened his mouth to speak.
"Uh, whoops, guess Blake was here after all." Dustin said quickly.
"Now!" Blake heard Hunter yell. Instantly, Shane and Dustin shoved Tori into the room.
"Hey!" She exclaimed. She turned to them, only to see Hunter shut the door in her face. Her eyes widened. "What's going on?!" She yelled.
"Sorry guys, but it's for your own good." They heard Dustin say from the other side of the door. Tori looked at Blake, who just looked back at her confused. Everything had just happened so fast, he was barely able to understand anything at the moment. Tori went to open the door, only to see it was locked.
"Hey!" She yelled, banging on the door. "This isn't funny guys, open this door!" Blake walked over.
"What's going on?" He asked. Tori glared at him.
"You mean to tell me you didn't know about this?" She asked.
"Know about what?" Blake responded. Tori gave a frustrated growl and returned to kicking and banging the door.
"Open this door right now!" She screamed.
"No way." Came Shane's voice.
"You two are staying in there." Hunter said.
"Yeah." Dustin said. Tori kicked at the door again.
"Boys," she said in a mock sweet tone. "How easy is it to skateboard, or bike race, if BOTH OF YOUR FRIGGEN LEGS ARE BROKEN!" She screamed so loudly that Blake, and even the other three from the other side of the door had to cringe and back away.
"Uh, we don't know, Madam Shriek-ella, but we'll ponder that and tell you when we come back tomorrow." Dustin said. Blake's eyes shot wide open.
"Tomorrow?!" Both he and Tori yelled at the same time. "Bye guys." Shane said. Blake shoved Tori out of the way and kicked at the door.
"Hunter, either you let us out of here right now or I will suddenly be an only child!" He hollered.
"Bye." The three said. Tori and Blake heard the front door of the store open and shut. The also heard the sound of Dustin locking it.
"Oh no." Blake muttered.
"They locked us in here?" Tori breathed out. Blake looked at her and sighed. She looked at him. The two stood there for a minute or so.
"Perfect." The two muttered sarcasticly as they went off to opposite sides of the room.