Amethyst skies
By Crimson Nova
Summary: A moment between Hunter and Tori is magnified when a monster uses a polar Rae on the two.
Disclaimer: I own nothing Power rangers, wish I did but that's life.
Author's note: Ok, no offense to the T/B lovers out there but I'm tired of the flirting between them. This is just because I always wonder why Hunter separates himself from her so much.
Chapter 1 Stranded
"Oh this is just great." Tori Hanson muttered as she climbed from behind the wheel of her blue van. Why did these things always happen to her? She was free from jinxatron's spell but she still had some of the worst luck. Sighing she popped the hood and thought back to all of the other time this had happened. Usually she was with one of the guys. Not that she needed a guy but hell; she did have a few limitations.
She reached a hand forward touching the radiator cap. She yelped in pain and yanked back her fingers. That was not exactly a bright idea. Tears came to her eyes and she cursed herself, she was not supposed to do that, she thought as she sucked on her fingers. Why had she done that? She knew better, but then usually it wasn't the cap that was hot but the fluid within.
Sighing Dana turned around and knew she had two chances. She could wait and see if anyone came by or she could walk back to ninja ops. She didn't like asking for rides from strangers.
Tori thought of how her teacher would react to another tardiness and that alone made up her mind; she went around to the passenger door, grabbed her keys and her back pack and locked up the van.
She made her way up the mountain road and wondered if the road would ever reach the portal. A sign on the side of the road read that she still had another ten miles. Sighing she was just lifting her communicator to her lips when the sound of an engine had her whirling to see a red clad figure on a motorcycle coming her way.
When the rider slowed she frowned to see it was Hunter. Not that she had anything against him but for some reason she always had the picture he didn't like her. He was just so aloof, even for a loner.
"I was wondering what happened to you."
"You were?" She asked in surprise.
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"Yeah, found the van a few miles back." He said looking her over to be sure she was ok, sometimes he wondered what was wrong with his brother, she was hot, smart and a great fighter. She also had gusts… What was he thinking?
"Yeah, well I broke down." She said and he wanted to smile, she looked tired, hot and annoyed and really cute. Stop that, he told himself, she's gonna belong to you brother.
"So I gathered, need a ride to ops or back to the van?" He asked and she sighed.
"Well, the radiators over heated so going back wont' do me any good." She told him and he nodded, he loved annoying her. It wasn't that often when they had the chance but sometimes…
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"So hop on and we'll head to ops." He said and she thought she could detect the slightest tilting up of his lips. She realized that he never really smiled, not like most; a smirk was his usual expression.
"Ok, thanks Hunter." She said in any even at she took the helmet and climbed on behind him.
"Hold on." He called and started the bike again. She just wrapped her arms around his waist. It struck her then that he was leaner than she'd ever thought, no fat at all. That made her think of Shane, he was built like that. But how would she know that about Hunter? They'd never gone swimming. True he went to the beach but he rarely ever went in the water.
Tori gave her head a shake, what was she thinking, he was Blake, the guy she liked's brother. Besides he was totally out of reach, too distant for her taste.
As they sped off up the mountain road both simultaneously forced their thoughts to more normal subjects.
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"Woa what's this?" Dustin called as the two delinquent members of their group arrived in rescue ops.
"Hey Blake bro looks like you waited too long." Shane said waggling his eyebrows suggestively.
"Yeah your bro got to her." Dustin smirked.
"No way man, Hunter isn't big with the ladies." Blake said smugly and Tori was too tired and hot to deal with these bozos.
"Hey that's not very nice." She muttered wearily.
"But true." Blake shrugged.
"Hunter, Tori may I ask why you were both twenty minutes late?" Sensei asked from where he at on a table.
"Tori's van broke down and…" Hunter began but she cut him off.
"I was walking when Hunter picked me up."
"You were walking here?" Blake frowned.
"Dude you are seriously crazy, do you know how hot it is out there?" Dustin asked shaking his head as if tisking her and Tori clenched her fists.
"Yeah, your telling me." She managed only instead of cracking him on the head.
"Here Tori." She turned to see Cam holding out a cup of ice water.
"Thanks Cam." She smiled and he nodded.
"Sure." Wi9th that he went back to stand near his father.
"Now that that's taken care of it's time to start your training." Sensei announced and al six of the young people moved into line.
"Yes sensei."
TBC
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