Joey stared after Shane.
"What did he mean by that?" She whispered out loud. Shaking her head Joey set off towards, somewhere, anywhere besides the skate park at the present moment. Her thoughts kept slamming around in her mind. 'Do I like him?' Being a key one.
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Shane didn't walk very far when he ran into Dustin.
"Dude, you look.... weird." Dustin told him. Shane snorted.
"Thanks man...I feel weird." Shane replied. Dustin tilted his head and looked at Shane.
"You had a run in with the wicked witch of the west didn't you?" Dustin asked. Shane glared at him.
"She has a name ya know! It's Joey!" Shane replied defensively. Dustin put his hand up in the air.
"Ok ok... geez if I didn't know any better, I'd say you like her." He said. Shane looked away. Dustin's eyebrows shot up. "You do? Ah, man. Bad choice, I mean, she's cold and, well, just plain mean." Shane glared at Dustin and towered over him.
"This coming from a guy who's in love with Lothor's niece?" He asked lowly. Dustin glared at him.
"Low blow, man, totally low." Dustin snarled as he pushed past Shane. Shane sighed. He looked at Dustin.
"I didn't mean it-"
"Screw you!" Dustin yelled, giving Shane the finger. He continued walking away. Shane rolled his eyes.
"The day just went from shitty, to shitter." The red wind ranger sighed. Shane ran his hands over his face and began walking towards the beach. Kicking rocks was now a new hobby of Shane's, when he wasn't messing up his friendships with other people... Maybe Tori would be able to help him.... he hoped to God he wouldn't be able to mess that friendship up.
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Tori jogged back from the waves carrying her surfboard. As she got closer to her stuff, she saw Blake standing there with a loving smile on his face. Tori smiled and jogged the rest of the way a little faster.
"Hey." She said, swiping her wet hair out of her face. "I thought you had to work today."
"My shift ended fifteen minutes ago." He said.
"So, you decided to come here?" She asked with a smile.
"I figured you'd be here." He said, smiling. He stepped closer to her and gave her a kiss on her lips. "I've been wanting to do that all day." He said softly. Tori grinned.
"Same here." She whispered happily. Blake took Tori's surf bored and grabbed her other hand. Tori picked her stuff up and slipped a pair of blue shorts over her bathing suit and wandered along the beach with Blake.
"So how was work?" Tori asked non-chantly. Blake shrugged.
"Boring... Hunter and Summer had the day off, and Dustin only had to work a few hours... So it was me and Kelly for most of the day, and a very empty and dead store. We had like no business today." He told her. Tori giggled.
"Aw, poor Blake... All cooped up with nothing to do." She giggled. Blake rolled his eyes at his girlfriend.
"Well, I'm free now." He said. He stopped walking and turned to face her.
"Free is good." Tori smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck and crushed her lips to his with such force that he knocked him back onto the sand. They both laughed a bit as they continued kissing. Blake held her around her small waist.
"Tor..Whoa!" Came a voice. Blake and Tori pulled away a bit to see Shane standing there.
"Shane..'Sup buddy?" Blake asked. Tori got off of him and stood up. Blake got up.
"When did this happen.?" Shane asked, pointing at the two of them. He shook his head. "Forget it." He said. "Tori...can we....uh....talk?" Shane asked quietly. Tori looked at Shane.
"Blake I'll be back in a bit..." She told her boyfriend kissing him lightly on the lips. Blake nodded. Tori went over to Shane and they began walking down the way Shane had come down the beach.
"What's on your mind Shane?" Tori asked. Sighing, Shane turned and looked at her.
"I just totally destroyed my friendship with Dustin, and I think I like that Joey girl." Shane answered. Tori stepped back in surprise. What had he done to make Dustin so mad....and he though he liked Joey?! That was new. Tori let out a low whistle.
"Ok...what happened between you and Dustin?" She asked. Shane ran his hands over his face.
"He mentioned that Joey was cold, and just plain mean, and I retorted saying that he was in love with Marah...and he got pissed off about that...calling it a 'low-blow'." Tori sighed.
"Well, it was." She said. "You know how much Dustin's giving himself grief for that one."
"Yeah, I know." Shane said, looking down. Tori tilted his face up.
"Hey, I'm not saying you're like some horrible person for saying it." She said. She smiled. "I think it's cute that you stood up for Joey." Shane blushed.
"You really think so?" He asked. Tori nodded.
"Yeah, it's not everyday a guy stands up for a girl he likes...it's very rare actually." Tori told him. Shane nodded.
"So what do I do now?" He asked. Tori tilted her head.
"I have no idea...but someone's going to have to talk to Dustin about this...maybe...just maybe he'll forgive you." Tori told him, patting his arm gently. Shane smiled.
"Thanks Tor. You're the greatest." He said. Tori smiled.
"I try." She said. She looked at him. "I'll try talking to Dustin for you. I can see you've got a lot of thinking to do." She said. Shane nodded and sighed.
"Yeah, I do. Thanks." He said.
"Hey...no problem." Tori replied hugging him. Shane smiled and hugged her back. "Well.....now that that's finished... I should go find Dustin...." Tori said. Shane nodded and sighed.
"Thanks again Tor....you don't know how much it means to me..." He told her. Tori tilted her head and gave him a half smile.
"I have an idea." She replied laughing. Shane smiled. He saw Blake standing by Tori's things, watching her. Shane looked at her.
"I'll leave you and uh.Blake, alone." He said. Tori laughed softly.
"Thank you." She said. Shane looked at her, a small smirk forming.
"So, are you guys an item now?" He asked.
"Shane." Tori said sternly. Shane laughed softly. He turned and walked away. Tori laughed and shook her head. She walked back over to Blake.
"Hey, everything OK?" He asked. Tori nodded.
"Yeah, Shane is just having some issues." She said.
"Nothing too serious, I hope." Blake said, concerned for his friend and fellow ranger. Tori smiled at how caring he was.
"No, it's OK." She said.
Blake smiled.
"That's my girl... Tori the guidance counselor." He joked. Tori rolled her eyes and smacked him.
"OW! What was that for?" Blake cried. Tori giggled.
"I dunno.... Probably for something you will do sooner or later." Tori laughed. Blake jumped up.
"Not fair!" he cried jokingly. Tori screeched and took of running down the beach, Blake trailing close behind her.
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Shane walked along the woods. He had a lot to think about. He went towards the brick stove and such, a place that held so much to him. It was where he met Skyla as a child, where she "died", and where he had met Joey, and seen her many times....And apparently this would be another one of those times, as he saw Joey sitting against a tree.
"Hey." He said softly, walking over. Joey turned her head and looked at him.
"Oh, my own personal stalker, she joked with a smirk. Shane sat next to her.
"Don't flatter yourself." He responded. Joey rolled her eyes.
"What can I do for you stalker?" She asked jokingly. Shane shrugged.
"I dunno....I just wanted to talk I guess." He replied.
"About?" She asked. Shane looked at her.
"I..I don't know." He said. "Just..Talk I guess." He said. Joey gave him an odd look.
"Anyone ever tell you that you're very peculiar?" She asked. Shane chuckled slightly.
"No, but I'll take it as a compliment." He replied.
"Take it whatever way you'd like to." She said. She looked at him. "Why is it so important to you for me to trust you?" She asked, suddenly serious. Shane blinked.
"I..I don't know, no reason I guess. I just, want to be friends." He said. 'Or maybe more...' he thought to himself. Joey tilted her head at him.
"You want to be friends? Are you sure I'm not dangerous to your health?" She asked. Shane snorted.
"Oh I'm more afraid of Summer." He replied. Joey laughed. "That girl's got a dangerous grip." Shane said, wincing at the memory. Joey caught on to what he meant and burst out laughing.
"She did the nut-grab on you?" She asked, between laughs. "I thought her that one."
"OK, fine, you're both scary." Shane said.
"We're like sisters. Me, Summer and Larissa. We're family. And no one messes with someone's family and gets away with it." Joey said.
"I understand that." Shane said. He looked at her. "I really am sorry for hitting you, and I'm not just saying it because of impending pain from you or your 'sisters'." Joey sighed.
"Don't bother. I know I was acting bitchy, I mean, not that I'm apologizing, mind you, but, I understand why you did it."
"Well, you shouldn't have to." He said. "What I did was wrong, and you shouldn't 'understand' it." He said. Joey looked at him suspiciously.
"You trying to prove something to me?" She asked, her eyes narrowing.
"Huh?" He asked. Joey snorted and stood up.
"This act to try to convince me that you're some caring male is totally transparent, so just drop it." She said. Shane stood up.
"It's not an act." He said.
"Whatever." Joey replied. She went to leave, then stopped, suddenly feeling dizzy again. 'Oh no, not now, not here..' Her mind shrieked. "I've got to go.AGH!" She screamed as she doubled over in pain, her insides feeling like they were on fire.
"JO!" Shane went to her side instantly. "Are you all right?" He asked gently. Joey hugged herself around her middle trying not to cry.
"Do I look alright?" She snarled at Shane. Shane opened his mouth to say something again, but was cut off by Joey screeching in pain again. Joey made a grab for his hand and squeezed it tightly.
"Joey....what's wrong?" He asked gently. Joey squeezed her eyes shut again.
"It...burns!" She cried out, the tears flowing freely now. Shane didn't know what to do. He silently pulled her back into his arms, letting her head and back rest against his chest. He put his arms around her. "Please...Make it st..stop..." Joey sobbed. Shane held her close.
"I don't know what's wrong..Joey, tell me what's going on." He whispered gently.
"It hurts so much..." Joey whispered, digging her nails into Shane's arm. Shane lifted his one arm to Joey's forehead. She was burning up. Gently picking her up, Shane ran as fast as he could, carrying Joey.
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"Larissa!" Came a voice from outside. Larissa was sitting in the kitchen. She stood up and went to the front door.
"Who's there?" She asked.
"It's Shane, open up, something's wrong with Joey." He said franticly. Larissa's eyes widened as she threw the door opened to see Shane carrying Joey.
"Oh my god.." Larissa whispered. Frantically trying to get both Shane and Joey through the door Larissa asked.
"When did this happen?" Shane shrugged.
"About 10-15 minutes ago. We were chatting in the woods and she went to walk away and like fell over." He told Larissa who nodded. Joey gave a low moan and more tears slipped down her cheeks.
"Shane, put her down on the couch and wait there.... I'll be right back." Larissa told him. Shane did what he was told. He gently placed Joey on the couch.
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Larissa tore into the kitchen and grabbed the ice from the freezer. As she was headed back out to the living room, she snatched the portable phone off its holder and punched in the number for Hunter's house.
"Hello?" Came an annoyed voice.
"Summer, I don't know what you're doing at Hunter's, and frankly, I don't give a fuck, but you better get your ass over here right now!" Larissa snarled.
"Lar, what's wrong?" Summer asked.
"Joey's having another episode, and I could really use your help. Now, stop whatever it is your doing, and get over here, NOW!"
"OK, ok, I'm on my way." Summer said.
"You better be!" Larissa said as she turned off the phone. She tossed it on the counter and rushed back to the living room. Shane was gently holding Joey's hand. Larissa kneeled by her. Joey's eyes were squeezed shut from the intense pain she was feeling. "Joey," Larissa said gently. "I just called Summer, she's on her way. You just need to relax, OK?"
"I can't!" Joey sobbed. "It hurts so much."
"What's wrong with her?" Shane asked. Larissa sighed. She thrusted some ice cubes in his hands.
"Be useful, OK? Just shut up and put some ice on her." Larissa said. Shane placed the ice against Joey's forehead. Shane wasn't pressing the ice against Joey's head very hard, actually he was pressing very lightly, but before his eyes he watched as the ice quickly melted down Joey's face.
"Larissa....what's wrong with Joey?" He asked quietly as he reached for more ice. Larissa sighed.
"There's no proper diagnosis for it, but lets just say her insides, like the inner part of her body, feel like they are on fire..." Larissa said quietly as Joey screeched in pain again.
"What are you talking about?" Shane asked. "How is that possible?"
"Can we please save the fucking explanations for later!" Joey screamed. Larissa grabbed some ice and placed it against Joey's neck.
"I don't know how it's possible, it just is, OK?" Larissa said, looking at Shane. "Now, are you just going to stand there like a clueless idiot and ask questions, or are you going to help me?" She said through gritted teeth.
"I'm sorry." Shane said. He grabbed some ice and held it against her shoulder. The ice he held and the ice Larissa held soon melted.
"Shit. This isn't working." Larissa muttered.
"Gee..Ah...Ya think?" Joey said. Larissa looked at her.
"We need to try something else." Larissa said. She looked up at Shane. "Stay with her a bit, and if Summer gets here, tell her I'm in Joey's bathroom." She said as she rushed to the kitchen, grabbed as many ice trays she could carry and ran up the stairs. Shane looked at Joey. He grabbed some ice and placed it against her forehead.
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Summer sped to the house. Hunter had insisted on coming with her, and she wasn't really in the place to argue. They finally got there and jumped out of the car. They ran into the house to see Shane holding ice against Joey.
"What are you doing here?" Summer asked.
"He..Ah...Brought me here...." Joey said through her pain. Hunter stood back, stunned.
"Where's Larissa?" Summer asked.
"She said to tell you she's in Joey's bathroom." Shane said. Summer cursed under her breath.
"Hunter, help me." Summer said as she went to the kitchen. Hunter followed. He looked at Summer.
"When you mentioned this before, I thought it was just a little fever..You didn't say anything this major." Hunter said. Summer sighed.
"Well, now you know." She said as she opened the freezer and gave him some ice trays. She grabbed a bunch herself. "Follow me." She said as she went up the stairs. Hunter sighed and followed. Summer practically flew into the bathroom and almost tripped over Larissa, who was filling the tub up slowly with ice cubes and freezing cold water. Summer cracked the ice- cube tray over her knee and dumped into the tub.
"What the hell took you so long?" Larissa snarled. Summer repeated the process and dumped another tray in.
"I slept in." She mumbled back. Larissa rolled her eyes and pushed herself up and looked at Summer. Shaking her head she went to the door, almost crashing into Hunter.
"It'd better not happen again Summer... Joey can't control these, and you should have been over here when the first one happened." Larissa snapped. Summer drew back.
"I'm sorry Rissa..." Summer tried to explain.
"Don't even bother Summer... its probably some fucking lame excuse anyways." Larissa snarled again storming downstairs. Summer tilted her head downwards, tears welling in her eyes.
"Hey...it's not your fault Summer." Hunter said. Summer's head snapped up and looked at him.
"Yes it is!" She screamed.
"I should have been here after the first attack." Summer continued screaming, the tears now flowing freely. Dropping the tray into the tub, Summer sunk down to the floor, her nails and hands gripping the sleeves of her shirt.
"I'm such a bad friend." She whispered. Hunter went to comfort her, but was interrupted by Larissa barging back in with Shane carrying Joey. Summer got up and tried to compose herself.
"Put her down on the toilet seat, we've got to get her clothes off." Larissa said. Shane placed Joey down. Joey looked up at Shane and Hunter.
"You two even..think...of..looking, and you're dead." She mumbled.
"People, give me a hand here!" Larissa yelled. Summer went over. The two pulled her shoes off and unbuttoned her jeans. Shane went over and pulled Joey's shirt over her head. Hunter helped Shane lift Joey up a bit so the girls could pull her pants off. Joey was now in black short-like underwear and a black bra.
"Get her in the tub." Summer said. Shane lifted Joey up and slowly lowered her into the icy cold water.
"Gah! COLD!" Screeched Joey. Shane nearly dropped her the rest of the way into the tub. Once Joey had been fully placed into the tub, Larissa practically shoved Shane and Hunter out the door. She had meant to shove Summer out too, but Summer's lower back collided with the corner of the sink, causing her to be rooted to the spot. Larissa glared at her.
"Leave." She growled. Summer looked at her.
"I'm not leaving... I'm going to help Joey." She fought back. Larissa snorted.
"The only way you can help, is by leaving Summer....get out." Larissa said, moving Summer then shoving her out into the hall. Summer caught herself and marched back towards the door.
"I'm not leaving." She said, pushing against the door, trying to get back in. Larissa flung the door open.
"You'll leave this hallway yourself unless I have to do it myself!" Larissa screeched, shoving Summer hard. Summer's foot caught on the bottom of the rug, causing her to fall. She would have hit the floor, but crashed into Hunter's arms. Larissa slammed the door and locked it. Summer began kicking furiously at the door.
"LET ME IN LARISSA!" She screeched loudly.
"You were so hell-bent on leaving yesterday, so, why don't you just do that, leave!" Larissa screamed.
"You're not being fair!" Summer yelled.
"Oh, like it was fair to not show up earlier? Fuck you, Summer!" Larissa yelled. Joey looked at Larissa.
"Ris.." She called. Larissa went to her side. Joey's eyes were barely opened.
"What is it? Are you OK? Do you need anything?" She asked. Joey nodded. "What?" Larissa asked.
"I get it, I'm a total hag when I try to take control of everything, you can stop doing an impression of me." Joey said softly.
"What are you talking about? Summer abandoned us! She left to shack up with her little boyfriend!" Larissa exclaimed. Joey reached over and took her hand. Larissa flinched a bit at how cold her hand was, but looked at Joey anyway.
"There's only room for one evil bitch in this house, and that position is filled by me, so let Summer in." She said softly. Larissa shook her head. Joey squeezed Larissa's hand. "Lar, I'm going to come out of this, and I'm going to be feeling better, and you don't want me to be pissed at you when I am, so knock it off." She said sternly. Larissa glared at her.
"Fine." She said lowly. She went over to the door and opened it. Summer looked at her. "Apparently you're Joey's new bestest friend." She said bitterly. She shoved past Summer and the guys and went to her room, slamming her door shut. Summer, Shane and Hunter walked into the bathroom. Summer kneeled by Joey's side.
"I'm sorry." She said softly, tears leaking down her cheeks. "I should've been here sooner. I shouldn't have left."
"Sum, I'm too tired to get into this now.." Joey whispered.
Summer sniffed and nodded.
"How you feeling?" Summer asked. Joey looked at her.
"I feel like I'm now sitting in a bed of ice, but that's better than boiling to death." Joey joked. Summer smiled sadly.
"I am really sorry Joey....I just....I just don't know what to do...part of me wants to make sure your ok....another part wants to beat Larissa...but I know I shouldn't because it's my fault.....if I wouldn't have left...." Summer began. Joey mumbled something.
"What Joey?" Summer asked. Joey sniffed.
"Don't get into it.... after i cool down....your going to leave and come back later, and we'll all sit down and discuss this." Joey told her. Summer nodded. Shane and Hunter simply stood there, unsure what to do. Joey sighed. She felt herself beginning to feel better. Shane slowly sat down next to Summer by Joey's side. Hunter sat behind Summer, rubbing a comforting hand on her back.
"You really scared me." Shane said. "I had no idea what was wrong."
"I'm OK, or at least, getting there." Joey muttered tiredly. "This is the first time I've had two attacks in a day." She said softly to herself.
"It's going to be OK." Summer said.
"I'm so tired.." Joey whispered. "Just want to sleep." And with that, Joey softly drifted off to sleep.
"Should she do that? Sleeping in the tub, I mean." Hunter said. Summer sighed and leaned back against Hunter.
"It's OK. She's done this before. I remember sometimes at the.." Summer stopped herself; she was about to say 'at the academy.' "Sometimes, back home." She corrected herself. "Her attacks would get so intense, her mom would put her in a tub of cold water. Her mom would usually let her sleep in it for the night. She'd just stay by her side, making sure Joey didn't slip under the water or something."
"So what do we do now?" Shane asked. Summer shrugged.
"Honestly....I don't know....She hasn't had a massive attack like this in a while, and when she had the attack earlier, Larissa took care of her... So most likely...I'm going to be staying here tonight," Summer replied. Shane and Hunter looked at each other.
"Were staying with you." They both said at the same time. Summer shook her head.
"You guys don't have to do that...I can take care of her by myself." She told them both.
Hunter kissed her cheek.
"We want to stay and help." He told her gently. Summer sighed.
"OK." She said. She paused and looked at them. "Just, promise me one thing?" She asked.
"What?" Shane asked.
"Don't tell this to the others. Joey's probably going to be upset you two know, she doesn't need everyone knowing about her condition."
"We won't say a word about it." Hunter said.
"Right. Just think of us as you're silent helpers whenever you need us." Shane said. Summer smiled.
"Glad to hear that." She said. Summer moved slightly so her back was resting against the wall. Leaning her head against the wall, she closed her eyes and let out a sigh. Hunter squeezed her hand.
"Hey....it's ok...." He told her. Summer nodded her head.
"I know....it's just....Joey's attacks have been harder to deal with since her mom...died a few years back.." Summer lied. The truth was, Joey's mother wasn't dead, or at least, she didn't think so, but how was she going to explain the truth to them? "..Larissa and I never actually got training to take care of her for it.....so we kinda 'Improvised' with it." Summer told them both.
"Well, it seems you guys are managing well. I mean, if I hadn't seen it for myself, I would've never thought she was sick." Shane commented. Summer sighed.
"Don't give me and Lars all the credit. Joey has a bad habit of hiding things sometimes." Summer stood up. "I need some air." She said. Hunter stood up as well.
"I'll come with you." He said.
"I'll keep an eye on Joey." Shane volunteered. Summer smiled at him.
"Thanks." She said as she and Hunter left.
Summer and Hunter walked down the stairs and Summer kicked the back door open and inhaled deeply and sighed. Hunter wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead.
"You don't have to be brave anymore." He whispered gently. Summer bit her bottom lip and wrapped her arms around him and sobbed loudly. Hunter kissed her hair and rubbed her back gently.
"Let it all out...I'm here for you." He told her as she clung to him crying harder.
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Joey stood in a lush forest. She blinked, looking around.
"Hello?" She called out. No answer. She walked around, totally clueless as to where she was.
"Carmen." Came a soft beckoning voice. Joey stopped, blinking a few times. She followed the voice to a clearing in the woods. She froze at what she saw. She saw her mother, about 18 years younger, wearing her Ninja uniform. She stood with a guy. She couldn't see his face. It was as if it was blurred or something.
"You came back." Came Carmen's voice. The man looked at her.
"Of course I did. I couldn't leave you. I love you." He said. Carmen shook her head.
"If you loved me, none of this would've happened. You wouldn't have-" The man placed a finger on Carmen's lips, silencing her.
"Shhh." He said softly. Joey stood by a tree, watching them. "I've come back for you. I need you." He said softly. Carmen stepped away from him.
"No." She said. The aura about the man seemed to change. Before, he seemed soft, loving, now, he seemed angered.
"What do you mean, no? We made plans, didn't we? We wanted a life together."
"Not like this." Carmen whispered, tears welling in her eyes. "I don't even know you anymore." She said. The man sneered.
"You're right." He said. And with that, he slapped her, hard. Carmen fell to the ground.
"NO!" Joey exclaimed, but they didn't hear her. The man came down on Carmen, he began ripping at her uniform. Carmen struggled beneath him.
"Let me go!" Carmen screamed.
"Never." The man said.
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"NO!" Joey cried out, sitting up in the tub. Her body trembled with sobs. Shane looked at her.
"Joey." He said softly. We went over to her and put his arms around her. "It's OK, it's OK." He said softly. Joey looked at him. Her body stiffened.
"What are you doing here?" She asked fearfully. Shane looked at her.
"What? Don't you remember what happened? You got sic-"
"Wh..Where's Summer?" Joey asked, pulling away from him. "Where's everyone else?"
"She needed some air..Joey, what's wrong?" He asked.
"Get Summer.....please?" Joey asked quietly. Shane nodded and ran from the bathroom. He got to the stairs and took them down two at a time. When he reached the bottom he looked through the kitchen window and saw Summer and Hunter in an embrace. Running through the kitchen at full speed and slammed through the backdoor.
"Summer....Joey....needs to talk to you." Shane panted out. Summer wiped at her eyes. And nodded. She dashed past Shane and ran back into the house. She tore up the stairs and back into the bathroom. She skidded to a stop and dropped beside Joey.
"What's wrong?" Summer asked. Joey looked at her.
"My dream.....it was about......him....and my mom...." Joey told her. Summer's eyes went wide.
"What happened Jo?" She asked. Joey sniffed.
"He......he......he...." Joey began sobbing furiously. Summer enveloped her in a hug. "He hurt her..He hurt her so much! And I couldn't stop it!" Joey sobbed. Summer held her tightly.
"Joey, shh, shh. It's OK. I know your dad hurt your mom when he left her." Summer said. Joey shook her head.
"No. He hurt her..He..Oh god." Joey sobbed. Summer looked at her, she blinked a few times.
"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" She whispered.
"Whoever it was that got my mom pregnant, he did so by raping her." Joey muttered angrily.
"Wait, wait, you don't know that. Maybe that's just you, trying to make him to be some sort of villain."
"No...It felt too real..."
"But..."
"Summer, I know what I saw. And what I saw was that, I wasn't supposed to be born." Joey whispered as sobs overcame her again.
"What did he mean by that?" She whispered out loud. Shaking her head Joey set off towards, somewhere, anywhere besides the skate park at the present moment. Her thoughts kept slamming around in her mind. 'Do I like him?' Being a key one.
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Shane didn't walk very far when he ran into Dustin.
"Dude, you look.... weird." Dustin told him. Shane snorted.
"Thanks man...I feel weird." Shane replied. Dustin tilted his head and looked at Shane.
"You had a run in with the wicked witch of the west didn't you?" Dustin asked. Shane glared at him.
"She has a name ya know! It's Joey!" Shane replied defensively. Dustin put his hand up in the air.
"Ok ok... geez if I didn't know any better, I'd say you like her." He said. Shane looked away. Dustin's eyebrows shot up. "You do? Ah, man. Bad choice, I mean, she's cold and, well, just plain mean." Shane glared at Dustin and towered over him.
"This coming from a guy who's in love with Lothor's niece?" He asked lowly. Dustin glared at him.
"Low blow, man, totally low." Dustin snarled as he pushed past Shane. Shane sighed. He looked at Dustin.
"I didn't mean it-"
"Screw you!" Dustin yelled, giving Shane the finger. He continued walking away. Shane rolled his eyes.
"The day just went from shitty, to shitter." The red wind ranger sighed. Shane ran his hands over his face and began walking towards the beach. Kicking rocks was now a new hobby of Shane's, when he wasn't messing up his friendships with other people... Maybe Tori would be able to help him.... he hoped to God he wouldn't be able to mess that friendship up.
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Tori jogged back from the waves carrying her surfboard. As she got closer to her stuff, she saw Blake standing there with a loving smile on his face. Tori smiled and jogged the rest of the way a little faster.
"Hey." She said, swiping her wet hair out of her face. "I thought you had to work today."
"My shift ended fifteen minutes ago." He said.
"So, you decided to come here?" She asked with a smile.
"I figured you'd be here." He said, smiling. He stepped closer to her and gave her a kiss on her lips. "I've been wanting to do that all day." He said softly. Tori grinned.
"Same here." She whispered happily. Blake took Tori's surf bored and grabbed her other hand. Tori picked her stuff up and slipped a pair of blue shorts over her bathing suit and wandered along the beach with Blake.
"So how was work?" Tori asked non-chantly. Blake shrugged.
"Boring... Hunter and Summer had the day off, and Dustin only had to work a few hours... So it was me and Kelly for most of the day, and a very empty and dead store. We had like no business today." He told her. Tori giggled.
"Aw, poor Blake... All cooped up with nothing to do." She giggled. Blake rolled his eyes at his girlfriend.
"Well, I'm free now." He said. He stopped walking and turned to face her.
"Free is good." Tori smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck and crushed her lips to his with such force that he knocked him back onto the sand. They both laughed a bit as they continued kissing. Blake held her around her small waist.
"Tor..Whoa!" Came a voice. Blake and Tori pulled away a bit to see Shane standing there.
"Shane..'Sup buddy?" Blake asked. Tori got off of him and stood up. Blake got up.
"When did this happen.?" Shane asked, pointing at the two of them. He shook his head. "Forget it." He said. "Tori...can we....uh....talk?" Shane asked quietly. Tori looked at Shane.
"Blake I'll be back in a bit..." She told her boyfriend kissing him lightly on the lips. Blake nodded. Tori went over to Shane and they began walking down the way Shane had come down the beach.
"What's on your mind Shane?" Tori asked. Sighing, Shane turned and looked at her.
"I just totally destroyed my friendship with Dustin, and I think I like that Joey girl." Shane answered. Tori stepped back in surprise. What had he done to make Dustin so mad....and he though he liked Joey?! That was new. Tori let out a low whistle.
"Ok...what happened between you and Dustin?" She asked. Shane ran his hands over his face.
"He mentioned that Joey was cold, and just plain mean, and I retorted saying that he was in love with Marah...and he got pissed off about that...calling it a 'low-blow'." Tori sighed.
"Well, it was." She said. "You know how much Dustin's giving himself grief for that one."
"Yeah, I know." Shane said, looking down. Tori tilted his face up.
"Hey, I'm not saying you're like some horrible person for saying it." She said. She smiled. "I think it's cute that you stood up for Joey." Shane blushed.
"You really think so?" He asked. Tori nodded.
"Yeah, it's not everyday a guy stands up for a girl he likes...it's very rare actually." Tori told him. Shane nodded.
"So what do I do now?" He asked. Tori tilted her head.
"I have no idea...but someone's going to have to talk to Dustin about this...maybe...just maybe he'll forgive you." Tori told him, patting his arm gently. Shane smiled.
"Thanks Tor. You're the greatest." He said. Tori smiled.
"I try." She said. She looked at him. "I'll try talking to Dustin for you. I can see you've got a lot of thinking to do." She said. Shane nodded and sighed.
"Yeah, I do. Thanks." He said.
"Hey...no problem." Tori replied hugging him. Shane smiled and hugged her back. "Well.....now that that's finished... I should go find Dustin...." Tori said. Shane nodded and sighed.
"Thanks again Tor....you don't know how much it means to me..." He told her. Tori tilted her head and gave him a half smile.
"I have an idea." She replied laughing. Shane smiled. He saw Blake standing by Tori's things, watching her. Shane looked at her.
"I'll leave you and uh.Blake, alone." He said. Tori laughed softly.
"Thank you." She said. Shane looked at her, a small smirk forming.
"So, are you guys an item now?" He asked.
"Shane." Tori said sternly. Shane laughed softly. He turned and walked away. Tori laughed and shook her head. She walked back over to Blake.
"Hey, everything OK?" He asked. Tori nodded.
"Yeah, Shane is just having some issues." She said.
"Nothing too serious, I hope." Blake said, concerned for his friend and fellow ranger. Tori smiled at how caring he was.
"No, it's OK." She said.
Blake smiled.
"That's my girl... Tori the guidance counselor." He joked. Tori rolled her eyes and smacked him.
"OW! What was that for?" Blake cried. Tori giggled.
"I dunno.... Probably for something you will do sooner or later." Tori laughed. Blake jumped up.
"Not fair!" he cried jokingly. Tori screeched and took of running down the beach, Blake trailing close behind her.
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Shane walked along the woods. He had a lot to think about. He went towards the brick stove and such, a place that held so much to him. It was where he met Skyla as a child, where she "died", and where he had met Joey, and seen her many times....And apparently this would be another one of those times, as he saw Joey sitting against a tree.
"Hey." He said softly, walking over. Joey turned her head and looked at him.
"Oh, my own personal stalker, she joked with a smirk. Shane sat next to her.
"Don't flatter yourself." He responded. Joey rolled her eyes.
"What can I do for you stalker?" She asked jokingly. Shane shrugged.
"I dunno....I just wanted to talk I guess." He replied.
"About?" She asked. Shane looked at her.
"I..I don't know." He said. "Just..Talk I guess." He said. Joey gave him an odd look.
"Anyone ever tell you that you're very peculiar?" She asked. Shane chuckled slightly.
"No, but I'll take it as a compliment." He replied.
"Take it whatever way you'd like to." She said. She looked at him. "Why is it so important to you for me to trust you?" She asked, suddenly serious. Shane blinked.
"I..I don't know, no reason I guess. I just, want to be friends." He said. 'Or maybe more...' he thought to himself. Joey tilted her head at him.
"You want to be friends? Are you sure I'm not dangerous to your health?" She asked. Shane snorted.
"Oh I'm more afraid of Summer." He replied. Joey laughed. "That girl's got a dangerous grip." Shane said, wincing at the memory. Joey caught on to what he meant and burst out laughing.
"She did the nut-grab on you?" She asked, between laughs. "I thought her that one."
"OK, fine, you're both scary." Shane said.
"We're like sisters. Me, Summer and Larissa. We're family. And no one messes with someone's family and gets away with it." Joey said.
"I understand that." Shane said. He looked at her. "I really am sorry for hitting you, and I'm not just saying it because of impending pain from you or your 'sisters'." Joey sighed.
"Don't bother. I know I was acting bitchy, I mean, not that I'm apologizing, mind you, but, I understand why you did it."
"Well, you shouldn't have to." He said. "What I did was wrong, and you shouldn't 'understand' it." He said. Joey looked at him suspiciously.
"You trying to prove something to me?" She asked, her eyes narrowing.
"Huh?" He asked. Joey snorted and stood up.
"This act to try to convince me that you're some caring male is totally transparent, so just drop it." She said. Shane stood up.
"It's not an act." He said.
"Whatever." Joey replied. She went to leave, then stopped, suddenly feeling dizzy again. 'Oh no, not now, not here..' Her mind shrieked. "I've got to go.AGH!" She screamed as she doubled over in pain, her insides feeling like they were on fire.
"JO!" Shane went to her side instantly. "Are you all right?" He asked gently. Joey hugged herself around her middle trying not to cry.
"Do I look alright?" She snarled at Shane. Shane opened his mouth to say something again, but was cut off by Joey screeching in pain again. Joey made a grab for his hand and squeezed it tightly.
"Joey....what's wrong?" He asked gently. Joey squeezed her eyes shut again.
"It...burns!" She cried out, the tears flowing freely now. Shane didn't know what to do. He silently pulled her back into his arms, letting her head and back rest against his chest. He put his arms around her. "Please...Make it st..stop..." Joey sobbed. Shane held her close.
"I don't know what's wrong..Joey, tell me what's going on." He whispered gently.
"It hurts so much..." Joey whispered, digging her nails into Shane's arm. Shane lifted his one arm to Joey's forehead. She was burning up. Gently picking her up, Shane ran as fast as he could, carrying Joey.
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"Larissa!" Came a voice from outside. Larissa was sitting in the kitchen. She stood up and went to the front door.
"Who's there?" She asked.
"It's Shane, open up, something's wrong with Joey." He said franticly. Larissa's eyes widened as she threw the door opened to see Shane carrying Joey.
"Oh my god.." Larissa whispered. Frantically trying to get both Shane and Joey through the door Larissa asked.
"When did this happen?" Shane shrugged.
"About 10-15 minutes ago. We were chatting in the woods and she went to walk away and like fell over." He told Larissa who nodded. Joey gave a low moan and more tears slipped down her cheeks.
"Shane, put her down on the couch and wait there.... I'll be right back." Larissa told him. Shane did what he was told. He gently placed Joey on the couch.
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Larissa tore into the kitchen and grabbed the ice from the freezer. As she was headed back out to the living room, she snatched the portable phone off its holder and punched in the number for Hunter's house.
"Hello?" Came an annoyed voice.
"Summer, I don't know what you're doing at Hunter's, and frankly, I don't give a fuck, but you better get your ass over here right now!" Larissa snarled.
"Lar, what's wrong?" Summer asked.
"Joey's having another episode, and I could really use your help. Now, stop whatever it is your doing, and get over here, NOW!"
"OK, ok, I'm on my way." Summer said.
"You better be!" Larissa said as she turned off the phone. She tossed it on the counter and rushed back to the living room. Shane was gently holding Joey's hand. Larissa kneeled by her. Joey's eyes were squeezed shut from the intense pain she was feeling. "Joey," Larissa said gently. "I just called Summer, she's on her way. You just need to relax, OK?"
"I can't!" Joey sobbed. "It hurts so much."
"What's wrong with her?" Shane asked. Larissa sighed. She thrusted some ice cubes in his hands.
"Be useful, OK? Just shut up and put some ice on her." Larissa said. Shane placed the ice against Joey's forehead. Shane wasn't pressing the ice against Joey's head very hard, actually he was pressing very lightly, but before his eyes he watched as the ice quickly melted down Joey's face.
"Larissa....what's wrong with Joey?" He asked quietly as he reached for more ice. Larissa sighed.
"There's no proper diagnosis for it, but lets just say her insides, like the inner part of her body, feel like they are on fire..." Larissa said quietly as Joey screeched in pain again.
"What are you talking about?" Shane asked. "How is that possible?"
"Can we please save the fucking explanations for later!" Joey screamed. Larissa grabbed some ice and placed it against Joey's neck.
"I don't know how it's possible, it just is, OK?" Larissa said, looking at Shane. "Now, are you just going to stand there like a clueless idiot and ask questions, or are you going to help me?" She said through gritted teeth.
"I'm sorry." Shane said. He grabbed some ice and held it against her shoulder. The ice he held and the ice Larissa held soon melted.
"Shit. This isn't working." Larissa muttered.
"Gee..Ah...Ya think?" Joey said. Larissa looked at her.
"We need to try something else." Larissa said. She looked up at Shane. "Stay with her a bit, and if Summer gets here, tell her I'm in Joey's bathroom." She said as she rushed to the kitchen, grabbed as many ice trays she could carry and ran up the stairs. Shane looked at Joey. He grabbed some ice and placed it against her forehead.
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Summer sped to the house. Hunter had insisted on coming with her, and she wasn't really in the place to argue. They finally got there and jumped out of the car. They ran into the house to see Shane holding ice against Joey.
"What are you doing here?" Summer asked.
"He..Ah...Brought me here...." Joey said through her pain. Hunter stood back, stunned.
"Where's Larissa?" Summer asked.
"She said to tell you she's in Joey's bathroom." Shane said. Summer cursed under her breath.
"Hunter, help me." Summer said as she went to the kitchen. Hunter followed. He looked at Summer.
"When you mentioned this before, I thought it was just a little fever..You didn't say anything this major." Hunter said. Summer sighed.
"Well, now you know." She said as she opened the freezer and gave him some ice trays. She grabbed a bunch herself. "Follow me." She said as she went up the stairs. Hunter sighed and followed. Summer practically flew into the bathroom and almost tripped over Larissa, who was filling the tub up slowly with ice cubes and freezing cold water. Summer cracked the ice- cube tray over her knee and dumped into the tub.
"What the hell took you so long?" Larissa snarled. Summer repeated the process and dumped another tray in.
"I slept in." She mumbled back. Larissa rolled her eyes and pushed herself up and looked at Summer. Shaking her head she went to the door, almost crashing into Hunter.
"It'd better not happen again Summer... Joey can't control these, and you should have been over here when the first one happened." Larissa snapped. Summer drew back.
"I'm sorry Rissa..." Summer tried to explain.
"Don't even bother Summer... its probably some fucking lame excuse anyways." Larissa snarled again storming downstairs. Summer tilted her head downwards, tears welling in her eyes.
"Hey...it's not your fault Summer." Hunter said. Summer's head snapped up and looked at him.
"Yes it is!" She screamed.
"I should have been here after the first attack." Summer continued screaming, the tears now flowing freely. Dropping the tray into the tub, Summer sunk down to the floor, her nails and hands gripping the sleeves of her shirt.
"I'm such a bad friend." She whispered. Hunter went to comfort her, but was interrupted by Larissa barging back in with Shane carrying Joey. Summer got up and tried to compose herself.
"Put her down on the toilet seat, we've got to get her clothes off." Larissa said. Shane placed Joey down. Joey looked up at Shane and Hunter.
"You two even..think...of..looking, and you're dead." She mumbled.
"People, give me a hand here!" Larissa yelled. Summer went over. The two pulled her shoes off and unbuttoned her jeans. Shane went over and pulled Joey's shirt over her head. Hunter helped Shane lift Joey up a bit so the girls could pull her pants off. Joey was now in black short-like underwear and a black bra.
"Get her in the tub." Summer said. Shane lifted Joey up and slowly lowered her into the icy cold water.
"Gah! COLD!" Screeched Joey. Shane nearly dropped her the rest of the way into the tub. Once Joey had been fully placed into the tub, Larissa practically shoved Shane and Hunter out the door. She had meant to shove Summer out too, but Summer's lower back collided with the corner of the sink, causing her to be rooted to the spot. Larissa glared at her.
"Leave." She growled. Summer looked at her.
"I'm not leaving... I'm going to help Joey." She fought back. Larissa snorted.
"The only way you can help, is by leaving Summer....get out." Larissa said, moving Summer then shoving her out into the hall. Summer caught herself and marched back towards the door.
"I'm not leaving." She said, pushing against the door, trying to get back in. Larissa flung the door open.
"You'll leave this hallway yourself unless I have to do it myself!" Larissa screeched, shoving Summer hard. Summer's foot caught on the bottom of the rug, causing her to fall. She would have hit the floor, but crashed into Hunter's arms. Larissa slammed the door and locked it. Summer began kicking furiously at the door.
"LET ME IN LARISSA!" She screeched loudly.
"You were so hell-bent on leaving yesterday, so, why don't you just do that, leave!" Larissa screamed.
"You're not being fair!" Summer yelled.
"Oh, like it was fair to not show up earlier? Fuck you, Summer!" Larissa yelled. Joey looked at Larissa.
"Ris.." She called. Larissa went to her side. Joey's eyes were barely opened.
"What is it? Are you OK? Do you need anything?" She asked. Joey nodded. "What?" Larissa asked.
"I get it, I'm a total hag when I try to take control of everything, you can stop doing an impression of me." Joey said softly.
"What are you talking about? Summer abandoned us! She left to shack up with her little boyfriend!" Larissa exclaimed. Joey reached over and took her hand. Larissa flinched a bit at how cold her hand was, but looked at Joey anyway.
"There's only room for one evil bitch in this house, and that position is filled by me, so let Summer in." She said softly. Larissa shook her head. Joey squeezed Larissa's hand. "Lar, I'm going to come out of this, and I'm going to be feeling better, and you don't want me to be pissed at you when I am, so knock it off." She said sternly. Larissa glared at her.
"Fine." She said lowly. She went over to the door and opened it. Summer looked at her. "Apparently you're Joey's new bestest friend." She said bitterly. She shoved past Summer and the guys and went to her room, slamming her door shut. Summer, Shane and Hunter walked into the bathroom. Summer kneeled by Joey's side.
"I'm sorry." She said softly, tears leaking down her cheeks. "I should've been here sooner. I shouldn't have left."
"Sum, I'm too tired to get into this now.." Joey whispered.
Summer sniffed and nodded.
"How you feeling?" Summer asked. Joey looked at her.
"I feel like I'm now sitting in a bed of ice, but that's better than boiling to death." Joey joked. Summer smiled sadly.
"I am really sorry Joey....I just....I just don't know what to do...part of me wants to make sure your ok....another part wants to beat Larissa...but I know I shouldn't because it's my fault.....if I wouldn't have left...." Summer began. Joey mumbled something.
"What Joey?" Summer asked. Joey sniffed.
"Don't get into it.... after i cool down....your going to leave and come back later, and we'll all sit down and discuss this." Joey told her. Summer nodded. Shane and Hunter simply stood there, unsure what to do. Joey sighed. She felt herself beginning to feel better. Shane slowly sat down next to Summer by Joey's side. Hunter sat behind Summer, rubbing a comforting hand on her back.
"You really scared me." Shane said. "I had no idea what was wrong."
"I'm OK, or at least, getting there." Joey muttered tiredly. "This is the first time I've had two attacks in a day." She said softly to herself.
"It's going to be OK." Summer said.
"I'm so tired.." Joey whispered. "Just want to sleep." And with that, Joey softly drifted off to sleep.
"Should she do that? Sleeping in the tub, I mean." Hunter said. Summer sighed and leaned back against Hunter.
"It's OK. She's done this before. I remember sometimes at the.." Summer stopped herself; she was about to say 'at the academy.' "Sometimes, back home." She corrected herself. "Her attacks would get so intense, her mom would put her in a tub of cold water. Her mom would usually let her sleep in it for the night. She'd just stay by her side, making sure Joey didn't slip under the water or something."
"So what do we do now?" Shane asked. Summer shrugged.
"Honestly....I don't know....She hasn't had a massive attack like this in a while, and when she had the attack earlier, Larissa took care of her... So most likely...I'm going to be staying here tonight," Summer replied. Shane and Hunter looked at each other.
"Were staying with you." They both said at the same time. Summer shook her head.
"You guys don't have to do that...I can take care of her by myself." She told them both.
Hunter kissed her cheek.
"We want to stay and help." He told her gently. Summer sighed.
"OK." She said. She paused and looked at them. "Just, promise me one thing?" She asked.
"What?" Shane asked.
"Don't tell this to the others. Joey's probably going to be upset you two know, she doesn't need everyone knowing about her condition."
"We won't say a word about it." Hunter said.
"Right. Just think of us as you're silent helpers whenever you need us." Shane said. Summer smiled.
"Glad to hear that." She said. Summer moved slightly so her back was resting against the wall. Leaning her head against the wall, she closed her eyes and let out a sigh. Hunter squeezed her hand.
"Hey....it's ok...." He told her. Summer nodded her head.
"I know....it's just....Joey's attacks have been harder to deal with since her mom...died a few years back.." Summer lied. The truth was, Joey's mother wasn't dead, or at least, she didn't think so, but how was she going to explain the truth to them? "..Larissa and I never actually got training to take care of her for it.....so we kinda 'Improvised' with it." Summer told them both.
"Well, it seems you guys are managing well. I mean, if I hadn't seen it for myself, I would've never thought she was sick." Shane commented. Summer sighed.
"Don't give me and Lars all the credit. Joey has a bad habit of hiding things sometimes." Summer stood up. "I need some air." She said. Hunter stood up as well.
"I'll come with you." He said.
"I'll keep an eye on Joey." Shane volunteered. Summer smiled at him.
"Thanks." She said as she and Hunter left.
Summer and Hunter walked down the stairs and Summer kicked the back door open and inhaled deeply and sighed. Hunter wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead.
"You don't have to be brave anymore." He whispered gently. Summer bit her bottom lip and wrapped her arms around him and sobbed loudly. Hunter kissed her hair and rubbed her back gently.
"Let it all out...I'm here for you." He told her as she clung to him crying harder.
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Joey stood in a lush forest. She blinked, looking around.
"Hello?" She called out. No answer. She walked around, totally clueless as to where she was.
"Carmen." Came a soft beckoning voice. Joey stopped, blinking a few times. She followed the voice to a clearing in the woods. She froze at what she saw. She saw her mother, about 18 years younger, wearing her Ninja uniform. She stood with a guy. She couldn't see his face. It was as if it was blurred or something.
"You came back." Came Carmen's voice. The man looked at her.
"Of course I did. I couldn't leave you. I love you." He said. Carmen shook her head.
"If you loved me, none of this would've happened. You wouldn't have-" The man placed a finger on Carmen's lips, silencing her.
"Shhh." He said softly. Joey stood by a tree, watching them. "I've come back for you. I need you." He said softly. Carmen stepped away from him.
"No." She said. The aura about the man seemed to change. Before, he seemed soft, loving, now, he seemed angered.
"What do you mean, no? We made plans, didn't we? We wanted a life together."
"Not like this." Carmen whispered, tears welling in her eyes. "I don't even know you anymore." She said. The man sneered.
"You're right." He said. And with that, he slapped her, hard. Carmen fell to the ground.
"NO!" Joey exclaimed, but they didn't hear her. The man came down on Carmen, he began ripping at her uniform. Carmen struggled beneath him.
"Let me go!" Carmen screamed.
"Never." The man said.
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"NO!" Joey cried out, sitting up in the tub. Her body trembled with sobs. Shane looked at her.
"Joey." He said softly. We went over to her and put his arms around her. "It's OK, it's OK." He said softly. Joey looked at him. Her body stiffened.
"What are you doing here?" She asked fearfully. Shane looked at her.
"What? Don't you remember what happened? You got sic-"
"Wh..Where's Summer?" Joey asked, pulling away from him. "Where's everyone else?"
"She needed some air..Joey, what's wrong?" He asked.
"Get Summer.....please?" Joey asked quietly. Shane nodded and ran from the bathroom. He got to the stairs and took them down two at a time. When he reached the bottom he looked through the kitchen window and saw Summer and Hunter in an embrace. Running through the kitchen at full speed and slammed through the backdoor.
"Summer....Joey....needs to talk to you." Shane panted out. Summer wiped at her eyes. And nodded. She dashed past Shane and ran back into the house. She tore up the stairs and back into the bathroom. She skidded to a stop and dropped beside Joey.
"What's wrong?" Summer asked. Joey looked at her.
"My dream.....it was about......him....and my mom...." Joey told her. Summer's eyes went wide.
"What happened Jo?" She asked. Joey sniffed.
"He......he......he...." Joey began sobbing furiously. Summer enveloped her in a hug. "He hurt her..He hurt her so much! And I couldn't stop it!" Joey sobbed. Summer held her tightly.
"Joey, shh, shh. It's OK. I know your dad hurt your mom when he left her." Summer said. Joey shook her head.
"No. He hurt her..He..Oh god." Joey sobbed. Summer looked at her, she blinked a few times.
"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" She whispered.
"Whoever it was that got my mom pregnant, he did so by raping her." Joey muttered angrily.
"Wait, wait, you don't know that. Maybe that's just you, trying to make him to be some sort of villain."
"No...It felt too real..."
"But..."
"Summer, I know what I saw. And what I saw was that, I wasn't supposed to be born." Joey whispered as sobs overcame her again.