Dustin, Marah, Tori, Cam, and Laura all went with Shane to the bus
station. He was leaving for San Diego to train. Tori was thankful that this
goodbye was happier than the other one. She gave him a tight hug and a kiss
on the cheek before he boarded the bus. He waved from the window and drove
out of site. As they were walking back, Tori felt sick to her stomach.
Marah and Dustin were holding hands, and Laura was on cam's back. She
wished Blake was there. Then maybe they could be happy like all their
friends.
She left the others to their own business and headed back to her apartment. She found Sarah sitting on the steps.
"hey- I was wondering when you'd show up," she said. Tori gave her a small smile.
"yea- we took Shane to the bus station," she said opening her door.
"So I take it this 'bon voyage' went better than the last one?" she asked. Tori had told her everything about what happened with Blake, Tori laid down on her couch.
"You could say that," she said softly. Sarah saw the look of pain in her eyes.
"Alright! That's it!" she said grabbing Tori's arm.
"What? What are you doing?" Tori asked surprised.
"We're going to have a girl day. C'mon!" Tori didn't protest as they ran out the door.
They were at the mall when they saw someone passing out flyers. Sarah grabbed one and handed it to Tori.
"Now why would I ever want to go to something like that?" she said handing it back. Sarah took it back and read it aloud.
"Blue bay Harbor Masquerade Ball- all proceeds to go to the Blue Bay Orphanage. Tori this would be so much fun! Getting all dressed up and wearing a mask and all." Tori gave her a sideways glance.
"Are you serious?"
"C'mon. It's for a good cause too. I bet we can get the others to go," she said smiling. Tori got a gleam in her eyes.
"Alright. But if trip and make an ass of myself because I can't see through the mask I'm going to kill you!" she said laughing.
"You're on Hanson!"
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Hunter walked into his hotel room to find Blake lying on his bed, eyes closed, listening to a CD with his headphones on. He walked over and pushed him slightly. Blake opened his eyes and turned the CD off.
"Dude, do you do any besides listen to that? I mean we're in Europe and all you do is sit up here and listen to that." Blake sighed and watched over to the window. He looked out at the city below them. They were in London, as they had been for the past month. All Blake could do was think about Tori and how mean he'd been to her. Hunter threw a letter at him. He took it and read that Shane had left, Dustin and Marah were living together, and Cam was with Laura. There was no mention of Tori in any of it. Blake continued to read Dustin's letter and saw that they were all going to a fundraiser for an orphanage.
Hunter saw his brother reading it intently. He saw the look of sadness in his eyes as he set it down. "Hunter," Blake said slowly. "I think I want to go home." Hunter went and stood by the window.
"you know what? I think I do too," Blake shot a look over at his brother.
"You serious?"
"Yea I am. I mean they're our family. And yea I love racing, but I just don't think I could stay away." Blake grabbed his brother in a hug.
"What about our contracts? And Roger?"
"I actually already talked to him. Dude, we only signed to a development thing. We can go whenever we want." Blake's face lit up.
'I know what to do. I'll get you back Tor. I'm coming home.
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"Marah, why do I have to wear pink?" Laura protested. The girls were all picking out costumes for the evening.
"Because it goes with your skin tone better than that yellow one did," she said pointing over to Sarah. They all had on Victorian style dresses from a costume shop. Marah had on a gold colored one, Laura in pink and Sarah in yellow. Sarah turned and looked at herself in the mirror. They were at her house.
"Tori! If we have to wear these things you do too! Come down already!" Sarah cried. Tori made her way down he steps slowly. The others all held their breath. She was absolutely gorgeous in a pale blue gown laced with silver.
"I've never worn a dress in my life," she said rather shyly.
"I think you look amazing," Marah said causing her to blush. The girls all stood in front of the mirror and admired themselves.
"I wonder what the guys will think of their outfits," Laura said. There was a knock on the door. Sarah, feeling somewhat embarrassed answering the door in her get up, went and answered it. She returned with a heart shaped box.
"Somebody's got a boyfriend," Tori said causing the others to giggle.
"Yea, looks like someone does," she said handing it to her. Tori didn't know what to say. There was a postal slip with three addresses on it. First hers, then the store, and then it looked like someone had written in Sarah's. "What in the world?" she asked out loud as she upend the box. The inside was filled with blue M&M's, her favorite.
There was no note or anything with it. "Who's that from?" Marah asked.
"I have no idea," Tori said still shocked.
"Do you even like M&M's?" Laura said moving over to see the box.
"Yea- they're my favorite," she breathed out.
"And who ever sent you these, must know that too. They even went through the trouble to get all blue ones!" Sarah said. All the girls continued to gush over the gift before a shrill ringing came from Tori's purse.
She picked up her phone. "Hello?"
"Tori, it's Kelly. Some delivery guy just came bye a little while ago looking for you. I hope I gave him the right address."
"Yea Kel. I got it. Did he happen to say who it was from?"
"No, but he just came back here again with something else." Tori was shocked.
"From the same person?"
"That's what he said."
"Thanks Kelly, I'll be right over." The girls all were wondering what was going on. "Kelly just called and said that there's something else for me at the shop." All the girls erupted in fits of squeals and sighs. Tori changed out of her clothes and bid her friends farewell. "I'll meet you guys tonight!" she cried as she raced for Storm Chargers.
She ran in breathless and found Kelly sitting in the alcove. "Tori! In here!" she heard her yell. Tori walked in and saw a small blue teddy bear seated on the table.
"So, is there anything you'd like to tell me?" Kelly asked playfully.
"Only that I have no clue who would be sending me stuff." She picked up the bear and saw that it had a small necklace on it. She took it off and held it in her hands. It was a beaded necklace with alternating blue and silver beads. It was beautiful. At the center of it hung a silver charm in the shape of a whale's tail. She smiled and turned to Kelly.
"You really don't know where this came from?" Kelly shook her head.
"I have no clue." Tori left the store with her new gift and returned home. Sarah came by with her dress and left to get ready. Tori sat on her bed looking at the mysterious gifts.
'Who would be sending my all this?' she thought. 'Maybe Bla-' she stopped herself. 'No, he would never. He doesn't love me. I can only wish,' as she finished her thought a knock came to her door. She cautiously got up and opened it. A man dressed in a suit handed her another box and left without a word. She shut the door and returned to her room. She slowly opened it and found a silver box with a glass top. The top was frosted with lapping waves. It was beautiful. She opened the lid and heard the sweet melody it played. Tears welled up behind her eyes until the spilled over.
'When you wish upon a star,' she began singing in her head. She placed the box down on her dresser and let it play as she dressed. She had only told four people about her mother singing that to her. Shane, Dustin, Cam, and- Blake. Her heart stopped in her chest.
Feeling a sudden urgency, she dressed in her gown, placed her mask on and headed to the ball.
She left the others to their own business and headed back to her apartment. She found Sarah sitting on the steps.
"hey- I was wondering when you'd show up," she said. Tori gave her a small smile.
"yea- we took Shane to the bus station," she said opening her door.
"So I take it this 'bon voyage' went better than the last one?" she asked. Tori had told her everything about what happened with Blake, Tori laid down on her couch.
"You could say that," she said softly. Sarah saw the look of pain in her eyes.
"Alright! That's it!" she said grabbing Tori's arm.
"What? What are you doing?" Tori asked surprised.
"We're going to have a girl day. C'mon!" Tori didn't protest as they ran out the door.
They were at the mall when they saw someone passing out flyers. Sarah grabbed one and handed it to Tori.
"Now why would I ever want to go to something like that?" she said handing it back. Sarah took it back and read it aloud.
"Blue bay Harbor Masquerade Ball- all proceeds to go to the Blue Bay Orphanage. Tori this would be so much fun! Getting all dressed up and wearing a mask and all." Tori gave her a sideways glance.
"Are you serious?"
"C'mon. It's for a good cause too. I bet we can get the others to go," she said smiling. Tori got a gleam in her eyes.
"Alright. But if trip and make an ass of myself because I can't see through the mask I'm going to kill you!" she said laughing.
"You're on Hanson!"
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Hunter walked into his hotel room to find Blake lying on his bed, eyes closed, listening to a CD with his headphones on. He walked over and pushed him slightly. Blake opened his eyes and turned the CD off.
"Dude, do you do any besides listen to that? I mean we're in Europe and all you do is sit up here and listen to that." Blake sighed and watched over to the window. He looked out at the city below them. They were in London, as they had been for the past month. All Blake could do was think about Tori and how mean he'd been to her. Hunter threw a letter at him. He took it and read that Shane had left, Dustin and Marah were living together, and Cam was with Laura. There was no mention of Tori in any of it. Blake continued to read Dustin's letter and saw that they were all going to a fundraiser for an orphanage.
Hunter saw his brother reading it intently. He saw the look of sadness in his eyes as he set it down. "Hunter," Blake said slowly. "I think I want to go home." Hunter went and stood by the window.
"you know what? I think I do too," Blake shot a look over at his brother.
"You serious?"
"Yea I am. I mean they're our family. And yea I love racing, but I just don't think I could stay away." Blake grabbed his brother in a hug.
"What about our contracts? And Roger?"
"I actually already talked to him. Dude, we only signed to a development thing. We can go whenever we want." Blake's face lit up.
'I know what to do. I'll get you back Tor. I'm coming home.
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"Marah, why do I have to wear pink?" Laura protested. The girls were all picking out costumes for the evening.
"Because it goes with your skin tone better than that yellow one did," she said pointing over to Sarah. They all had on Victorian style dresses from a costume shop. Marah had on a gold colored one, Laura in pink and Sarah in yellow. Sarah turned and looked at herself in the mirror. They were at her house.
"Tori! If we have to wear these things you do too! Come down already!" Sarah cried. Tori made her way down he steps slowly. The others all held their breath. She was absolutely gorgeous in a pale blue gown laced with silver.
"I've never worn a dress in my life," she said rather shyly.
"I think you look amazing," Marah said causing her to blush. The girls all stood in front of the mirror and admired themselves.
"I wonder what the guys will think of their outfits," Laura said. There was a knock on the door. Sarah, feeling somewhat embarrassed answering the door in her get up, went and answered it. She returned with a heart shaped box.
"Somebody's got a boyfriend," Tori said causing the others to giggle.
"Yea, looks like someone does," she said handing it to her. Tori didn't know what to say. There was a postal slip with three addresses on it. First hers, then the store, and then it looked like someone had written in Sarah's. "What in the world?" she asked out loud as she upend the box. The inside was filled with blue M&M's, her favorite.
There was no note or anything with it. "Who's that from?" Marah asked.
"I have no idea," Tori said still shocked.
"Do you even like M&M's?" Laura said moving over to see the box.
"Yea- they're my favorite," she breathed out.
"And who ever sent you these, must know that too. They even went through the trouble to get all blue ones!" Sarah said. All the girls continued to gush over the gift before a shrill ringing came from Tori's purse.
She picked up her phone. "Hello?"
"Tori, it's Kelly. Some delivery guy just came bye a little while ago looking for you. I hope I gave him the right address."
"Yea Kel. I got it. Did he happen to say who it was from?"
"No, but he just came back here again with something else." Tori was shocked.
"From the same person?"
"That's what he said."
"Thanks Kelly, I'll be right over." The girls all were wondering what was going on. "Kelly just called and said that there's something else for me at the shop." All the girls erupted in fits of squeals and sighs. Tori changed out of her clothes and bid her friends farewell. "I'll meet you guys tonight!" she cried as she raced for Storm Chargers.
She ran in breathless and found Kelly sitting in the alcove. "Tori! In here!" she heard her yell. Tori walked in and saw a small blue teddy bear seated on the table.
"So, is there anything you'd like to tell me?" Kelly asked playfully.
"Only that I have no clue who would be sending me stuff." She picked up the bear and saw that it had a small necklace on it. She took it off and held it in her hands. It was a beaded necklace with alternating blue and silver beads. It was beautiful. At the center of it hung a silver charm in the shape of a whale's tail. She smiled and turned to Kelly.
"You really don't know where this came from?" Kelly shook her head.
"I have no clue." Tori left the store with her new gift and returned home. Sarah came by with her dress and left to get ready. Tori sat on her bed looking at the mysterious gifts.
'Who would be sending my all this?' she thought. 'Maybe Bla-' she stopped herself. 'No, he would never. He doesn't love me. I can only wish,' as she finished her thought a knock came to her door. She cautiously got up and opened it. A man dressed in a suit handed her another box and left without a word. She shut the door and returned to her room. She slowly opened it and found a silver box with a glass top. The top was frosted with lapping waves. It was beautiful. She opened the lid and heard the sweet melody it played. Tears welled up behind her eyes until the spilled over.
'When you wish upon a star,' she began singing in her head. She placed the box down on her dresser and let it play as she dressed. She had only told four people about her mother singing that to her. Shane, Dustin, Cam, and- Blake. Her heart stopped in her chest.
Feeling a sudden urgency, she dressed in her gown, placed her mask on and headed to the ball.