A/N: Thank's for reviewing guys! Onto the next chapter.
Summery: The dance is just around the corner and the rnagers are scrambling to find a date. Who are they going to hook up? Find out!
Episode 2
Pairing Off
Dustin glared at him, "Dude, that's my cousin Kayla. Stop staring at her like that." Kayla headed towards the door, looking up at Dustin's window. She spotted the two boys spying on her. Hunter quickly turned away from the window as Dustin waved to her. She waved back and went to the door. The goof ball scampered out of his room and down the stairs to great her.
He opened the door, "Kayla! You're here!" He exclaimed.
She smiled and gave him a hug, "Well of course cuz. I did I say I be here bright and early." She replied. Hunter walked to the edge of the stairs and peered down at them.
She looked up and smiled at him, "And who is that?" She asked.
Dustin turned to see Hunter and replied, "That's my friend. Hunter Bradley." Kayla took a step forward to get a better view of him. He slowly made his way down the stairs and smiled.
"Hello." He spoke to her.
She giggled, "Hello. I'm Kayla." She extended her hand.
"Hunter." He replied, shaking her hand. Ms Brooks came from the kitchen to see what all the commotion was about.
"Kayla! You have arrived." She said happily, giving her a big hug.
"Hey Auntie M." She hugged back.
Ms Brooks, also known as Macy Brooks, broke off the hug and looked at the two boys, "Breakfast is on the table." She informed them, "I'll make you something Kayla." She turned back into the kitchen. Dustin headed towards the table where two plates of eggs and toast were. Hunter followed and sat down, looking at the food.
"What?" Dustin asked as he picked up a piece of toast.
"I don't normally have breakfast." He responded, taking a bite out of his toast. Kayla walked in and sat down with them.
"So what have you been up to Dustin? Do anything exciting." She asked.
Dusting thought for a sec, being careful of what he said, "No." He finally responded, "I changed from Racing to Free Styling though." He told her.
She clapped her hands, "Really!? That must be so cool. I'm racing 250cc now." She smiled. Hunter choked on his toast from hearing the last comment.
Dustin looked at him funny, "You all right man?" He asked.
Hunter cleared his throat and put down the toast, "You do motocross?" He asked her.
She nodded, "Heck yeah. Dustin's dad, or my Uncle in other words, got me into it when I was little. It's not a bad sport."
"I never met a girl who was interested in motocross. Thought it was a guy sport." Hunter said.
Kayla rolled her eyes, "Pu-lease. A girl can handle a bike just as good as a boy."
Hunter shrugged, "If you say so." He smirked.
Kayla's jaw dropped open, "Excuse me? Do you not think I can't?"
"Settle down you two." Dustin told them. Ms Brooks came from the kitchen into the dining room and gave Kayla a plate of eggs and sausage and then left again.
"So what else are you into?" Hunter asked her.
"Shopping. The normal kind of stuff. I don't know." She replied.
"Oh." Is all Hunter could say.
Dustin checked his watch, "We need to meet Tori soon. We should get going." Hunter nodded and stood up.
"Oh can I come? I don't know the city very well. This be a perfect time to explore it." She stood up also.
Hunter shook his head, "I don't think so." He responded.
Kayla wrinkled her forehead, a bit confused, "And why not?" She stood up.
Hunter chuckled, "Look. You seam like a nice person Kayla. I just moved back here and I'm trying to find a place to stay so I want to get this done with, without being slowed down." He explained.
Kayla glared at him, "Fine." She snapped back, she then turned to Dustin, "Your friend is a jerk." And she stormed out. Dustin shook his head, He couldn't find the right words to comment on what happen. Hunter looked at him confused, wondering why she stormed out.
He looked at Dustin, "What? What did I do?" He asked.
"Nothing." Dustin responded and picked the plates up. He went into the kitchen and stuck them in the sink. He went to the door where Hunter was and they both walked out. Hunter glanced at the car sitting next to his. A red sporty looking car that was rather clean. He figured it was Kayla's. He got into his car with Dustin. They drove for about 10 minutes before they finally came to the street that they were looking for. Dustin carefully looked at all the addresses of each house, looking for the right one. Every house seamed to be the same. Only different was color. Each house was a one story house with a door in the front and two windows. A driveway and a small backyard. They drove in till they spotted the house they were looking for. They pulled into the driveway of the white house and got out.
Dustin scratched his head, "This it?" He looked at it. The door opened and out came Shane and Tori.
She smiled and waved at them, "You guys made it."
Hunter and Dustin greeted them both, "Yeah. So this is what you were talking about?" Hunter spoke, pointing at the house. Tori grabbed his hand and lead them inside. The inside was a lot bigger then it did on the outside. The house had a good size kitchen with a table. A living room with a couch and a tv. Three rooms, each with a bed and one bathroom to top it off.
"This is perfect for you guys." Shane told them, walking through the living room. Dustin followed him, looking at all the paintings on the wall.
Dustin then looked around at the old antiques, "This place is a bit creepy." He commented.
Tori guided Hunter through each of the bedrooms, "What's he going to charge us?" He asked.
"It cost 500 hundred a month." She told him.
Hunter's facial expression changed, "I don't think so."
Tori laughed, "I know. That's what I said. So I made a deal with him. He'll charge 200 and pay the rest off." She explained.
Dustin nodded his head furiously, "Yes! We'll take it!" He exclaimed.
Shane turned to him, "I thought you just said-"
"Who cares?! 200 bucks! It's worth it!" Dustin said.
Hunter smiled happily, "I agree."
Tori reached into her pocket and took out two keys, "Well then. It's yours. Don't lose these guys." She handed Dustin and Hunter each one.
"All right!" Dustin exclaimed, "We have a place!" Tori and Shane laughed as they made their way to the door.
Shane opened the door then turned to them, "We'll catch you two later."
Dustin crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, "Not going to stick around?" He asked.
Shane shook his head, "Nah. I got stuff to do."
"And I'm going to the beach." Tori added. Hunter and Dustin waved as they walked out the door. They then turned to each other and gave each other a high five. Excited that they found a cool place. Shane hopped into the van with Tori and she began driving back towards the city.
Tori glanced at Shane and then back at the road, "I might have a friend that you could take to the dance."
Shane rolled his eyes and continued to look out the window, "I don't need you to hook me up with anyone."
"Why not? Since your not going with anyone I thought-" Tori tried to explain
He interrupted, "I'm not even going to go."
Tori's jaw dropped open, "Why not? It's going to be fun."
Shane sighed, "The whole thing is stupid. One, I don't want to be hooked up with a stranger. Two, I just don't."
She smirked, "What a weak excuse." She commented, as she turned into the skate park. She stopped the car and turned to him.
"Whatever." He spoke and jumped out. Tori watched him as he made his way to his skater buddies. He didn't wave or even looked back. Tori sighed and began to pull away and head towards the beach. Meanwhile, back with Hunter and Dustin, they were both cleaning up their new place. Dustin brought a box full of belongings from his old room and began to decorate his new one. He stuck Motocross pictures all over the wall and put away all his clothes. Hunter didn't have much, so he was done rather quickly. The door bell rang and Hunter went to answer it. As he opened, he found Kayla standing there.
Hunter stared at her blankly, "Can I help you?"
She turned around and glared at him, "Is Dustin here?" Hunter didn't say another word. He opened the door and Kayla stepped inside. Dustin appeared out of his room to greet his cousin.
"Hey!" He exclaimed. He gave his cousin a hug.
She broke it off and smiled, "Do you want to hit the tracks or something?"
Dustin looked at his watch and thought for a second, "All right. Why not. Wanna go Hunter?"
Kayla groaned, "He has to come?"
"What? Afraid you might show me how bad you are?" He smirked.
She stuck her hands on her hips and glared at him, "Fine. Let's see what the 'big shot' Hunter can do." She retorted.
Back with Tori, she arrived at the beach which was full of people enjoying the warm weather. She climbed out and looked out into the ocean. The waves were decent enough to go surfing. She pulled off her shirt, revealing her blue top bikini she always wore incase she ended up at the beach like today. She tossed the shirt into the car and went around the back and opened the trunk to take out her trusty surf board. She felt a hand on her shoulder and she jumped, spinning around to see who it was.
She sighed with relief when she noticed who it was, "Cam! Don't scare me like that!"
Cam chuckled, "Sorry. Didn't know you where at the beach today."
Tori eyed him in suspicion, "I'm always at the beach. You on the other hand, I'm surprised to see you here."
He shrugged, "Dad said I should take a break from work. Thought the beach was a nice place to relax. Is there a problem with that?"
Tori quickly shook her head, "No-No. I think it's cool. I could use the company. Come on." She exclaimed, grabbing Cam's hand and leading him onto the beach. While Tori was trying to help Cam learn how to surf, Hunter, Dustin and Kayla were racing around the tracks. Hunter sped quickly to the front on his crimson bike, veering around a sharp corner. Kayla on her green bike, was following close behind him. She jumped one of the mounds and went flying through the air, catching up to him. Dustin on the other hand wasn't having the best of luck as he began to drift farther behind the two of them. Soon Kayla and Hunter were neck and neck, closing the finishing line. Kayla quickly swirved around the corner, cutting off Hunter. He nearly went flying off the track but manage to hit the breaks and turn his bike around. Kayla crossed the finish line, with Hunter second and Dustin last. Dustin rolled his bike towards the bench where Hunter and Kayla were parking their bike,
Hunter quickly took his helmet off and threw it on the ground, "You cut right in front of me!!" He started to shout.
Kayla took her helmet off and brushed her hair back, "Aw, is poor Hunter mad cause I beat him in a 'guys' sport?" In a sarcastic sympathetic voice.
"Arg!" Hunter yelled, trying to find the right words to say, "That was just cheep."
Kayla shrugged, "What's done is done. Can't change it now."
The Crimson blonde turned to Dustin, "I don't like your cousin." He growled as he stormed off with his bike. Kayla was a bit offended to hear him say that in front of her. She glared at him as he disappeared around a corner.
Dustin sighed, "Why can't you two just get along?" He asked, taking his moto gloves off.
"He needs an attitude adjustment." Kayla responded, stuffing her gear into bag, "I'm going back to Auntie M's. I'll see you around Cuz." And she walked off. Meanwhile, the former red ranger Shane entered into Storm Chargers were Kelly was organizing some of the sports gears in a corner. She pulled each body gear out of the box and placed them in the rightful spot on the shelf. Shane walked over and watched her try to finger out where the shoulder pad goes.
"Over there." Shane pointed.
Kelly turned around, "Hey!" She placed the pads where he pointed, "Thanks. You know, you should get a job here."
Shane shrugged, "I'm good. I don't do work."
She nodded, "All right. So what's up. Heard your school is having a dance." She asked as she closed the rest of the box. She picked it up and walked into the back with Shane following behind.
He leaned his arm against the wall, "Yeah, apparently so." He responded.
"Going with anyone?" She asked.
Shane stood back up and crossed his arm, "No." Was all he responded with.
Kelly raised an eyebrow to him, "No? Why not?" A bit curious.
He started to pace around the back, "Who cares?" He asked, turning his neck towards her.
She smirked, "Seams like you do." She walked over and nudged him in the stomach, "Come on. You can tell Kelly what's bothering you." She joked.
The skater rolled his eyes, "Nothing." He insisted, "People seriously need to stop asking." He started to get a bit irritated by all these annoying questions.
Kelly clapped her hands and breathed deeply "Fine." She said sternly, "If were done talking. I have work to do." And she brushed right past him. Shane turn to see her exit through the door, getting a feeling that Kelly was a bit angry. Tori and Cam both started to dry themselves off near Tori's van. Tori just finished giving Cam a little surfing lesson. A lesson all to familiar to the one she gave Blake. She couldn't help but smiled as she remembered how much fun she had with him.
"Hey!" Cam waved his hand in her face to bring her back to reality.
Tori blinked a few seconds, realizing she was still at the beach, "Oh. Sorry, I was day dreaming."
Cam put his shirt back on and scratched his head, "Right." He responded, "So Tor, going with anyone to the dance?"
Tori began to brush her blonde hair, "No. You?" She asked as she continued to stroke it with a brush.
Cam bit his lips, "Same here." He replied, sticking his stuff in her van, "Say I was thinking..." He started to trail off.
Tori put away her brush and pulled her hair into a pony tail. She picked up her towel and tossed it into her van, "What?" She turned to him. A bit curious of what he was getting at.
He took a deep breath, "Since you aren't going with anyone, and I'm not. Do you think you would..." He spoke nervously.
"Go together?" She finished his sentence.
"As friends of course." He quickly added, trying not to show one ounce of nervousness. He felt like he was an oven, as he waited for the blue ranger to respond.
She smiled, "I don't see why not. As friends of course." Cam nodded, excited that she said yes. He hopped into the van and stuck his glasses on. Tori climbed into the drivers seat and looked back at the ocean. It reminded her of the letter she lost to the wind earlier and her mind started to drift back to Blake. She was a bit disappointed that Blake hasn't visited yet. She was hoping that she could go to the dance with him, but since he didn't mention anything about being in town in the next few days, she thought it didn't hurt to go with someone else. She turned the ignition on and they drove away towards Ninja Ops. They made their way down stairs where they found Dustin and Marah chatting away.
"What you guys up to?" Cam asked them as he sat in his usual chair.
Dustin laughed, "Marah and I are trying to figure out if the refrigerator door light actually turns off when you close the door."
Tori placed her hand on her forehead and looked to the floor, "Dustin.." She mumbled.
"If this is one of your intelligent conversations. I hate to see what a dumb one is." Cam couldn't help but joke. Marah stuck her tongue out at him.
"So you two going to the dance together?" Tori asked them.
Marah turned her head and eyed Dustin, "I don't know. He never asked."
Dustin snapped his finger, "Oh yeah." He smiled. He cleared his voice and spoke in a deep voice, "Hey Babe. You and me, dance. Saturday."
Tori and Cam stared at Dustin weirdly as Marah bursted out laughing.
She decided to play along. She took a step closer, "Yes. Then after the dance, we can you know.." She tried to act innocently.
Dustin gulped, "Uh.."
"Oh Pu-lease." Tori interrupted them. Later that night, Dustin walked into his new house, closing the door behind him. He made his way to the kitchen were Hunter was sitting there eating a sandwich alone.
He turned his head to Hunter, "Your late Mister. I'm going to have to ground you."
Dustin chuckled, "Okay Mom." He joked.
Hunter placed the sandwich down and laughed. He watched as the goof ball made his way to the refrigerator and pulled out a carton of milk. He placed it on the counter and pulled out a glass. He started to recall the arguments that Hunter and his cousin were having with each other. Then he remembered the dance that everyone seamed to be talking about. An idea hit him.
"You know, Kayla isn't a bad person." He spoke as he poured the milk.
"What are you getting at bro?" He raised an eyebrow in suspicion.
He stuck the milk back in the fridge and turned to him, "Why don't you take her to the dance. Get to know her."
He rose from his chair and shook his head, "Are you crazy?", He grabbed his hair, "I rather rip my hair out then go with her."
"Dude, lay off. She's my cousin." He tried to reason with him.
Hunter grabbed his plate and tossed the leftover in the garbage, "It's not going to work."
"Please? For me?" He pleaded, "Besides you owe me one man."
He looked at him confusingly "Owe you for what?"
Dustin shrugged, "Dude, like that's not the point. Point is, she's staying for a while. You mind as well get to know her and be friends with her."
Hunter sighed, "Fine. But the minute she gets on my nerves, I'm out." He said firmly.
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A/N: End of Chapter 2! Tell me what you think. Read and Review. Also check my profile for status of my other fics if you haven't!
Summery: The dance is just around the corner and the rnagers are scrambling to find a date. Who are they going to hook up? Find out!
Episode 2
Pairing Off
Dustin glared at him, "Dude, that's my cousin Kayla. Stop staring at her like that." Kayla headed towards the door, looking up at Dustin's window. She spotted the two boys spying on her. Hunter quickly turned away from the window as Dustin waved to her. She waved back and went to the door. The goof ball scampered out of his room and down the stairs to great her.
He opened the door, "Kayla! You're here!" He exclaimed.
She smiled and gave him a hug, "Well of course cuz. I did I say I be here bright and early." She replied. Hunter walked to the edge of the stairs and peered down at them.
She looked up and smiled at him, "And who is that?" She asked.
Dustin turned to see Hunter and replied, "That's my friend. Hunter Bradley." Kayla took a step forward to get a better view of him. He slowly made his way down the stairs and smiled.
"Hello." He spoke to her.
She giggled, "Hello. I'm Kayla." She extended her hand.
"Hunter." He replied, shaking her hand. Ms Brooks came from the kitchen to see what all the commotion was about.
"Kayla! You have arrived." She said happily, giving her a big hug.
"Hey Auntie M." She hugged back.
Ms Brooks, also known as Macy Brooks, broke off the hug and looked at the two boys, "Breakfast is on the table." She informed them, "I'll make you something Kayla." She turned back into the kitchen. Dustin headed towards the table where two plates of eggs and toast were. Hunter followed and sat down, looking at the food.
"What?" Dustin asked as he picked up a piece of toast.
"I don't normally have breakfast." He responded, taking a bite out of his toast. Kayla walked in and sat down with them.
"So what have you been up to Dustin? Do anything exciting." She asked.
Dusting thought for a sec, being careful of what he said, "No." He finally responded, "I changed from Racing to Free Styling though." He told her.
She clapped her hands, "Really!? That must be so cool. I'm racing 250cc now." She smiled. Hunter choked on his toast from hearing the last comment.
Dustin looked at him funny, "You all right man?" He asked.
Hunter cleared his throat and put down the toast, "You do motocross?" He asked her.
She nodded, "Heck yeah. Dustin's dad, or my Uncle in other words, got me into it when I was little. It's not a bad sport."
"I never met a girl who was interested in motocross. Thought it was a guy sport." Hunter said.
Kayla rolled her eyes, "Pu-lease. A girl can handle a bike just as good as a boy."
Hunter shrugged, "If you say so." He smirked.
Kayla's jaw dropped open, "Excuse me? Do you not think I can't?"
"Settle down you two." Dustin told them. Ms Brooks came from the kitchen into the dining room and gave Kayla a plate of eggs and sausage and then left again.
"So what else are you into?" Hunter asked her.
"Shopping. The normal kind of stuff. I don't know." She replied.
"Oh." Is all Hunter could say.
Dustin checked his watch, "We need to meet Tori soon. We should get going." Hunter nodded and stood up.
"Oh can I come? I don't know the city very well. This be a perfect time to explore it." She stood up also.
Hunter shook his head, "I don't think so." He responded.
Kayla wrinkled her forehead, a bit confused, "And why not?" She stood up.
Hunter chuckled, "Look. You seam like a nice person Kayla. I just moved back here and I'm trying to find a place to stay so I want to get this done with, without being slowed down." He explained.
Kayla glared at him, "Fine." She snapped back, she then turned to Dustin, "Your friend is a jerk." And she stormed out. Dustin shook his head, He couldn't find the right words to comment on what happen. Hunter looked at him confused, wondering why she stormed out.
He looked at Dustin, "What? What did I do?" He asked.
"Nothing." Dustin responded and picked the plates up. He went into the kitchen and stuck them in the sink. He went to the door where Hunter was and they both walked out. Hunter glanced at the car sitting next to his. A red sporty looking car that was rather clean. He figured it was Kayla's. He got into his car with Dustin. They drove for about 10 minutes before they finally came to the street that they were looking for. Dustin carefully looked at all the addresses of each house, looking for the right one. Every house seamed to be the same. Only different was color. Each house was a one story house with a door in the front and two windows. A driveway and a small backyard. They drove in till they spotted the house they were looking for. They pulled into the driveway of the white house and got out.
Dustin scratched his head, "This it?" He looked at it. The door opened and out came Shane and Tori.
She smiled and waved at them, "You guys made it."
Hunter and Dustin greeted them both, "Yeah. So this is what you were talking about?" Hunter spoke, pointing at the house. Tori grabbed his hand and lead them inside. The inside was a lot bigger then it did on the outside. The house had a good size kitchen with a table. A living room with a couch and a tv. Three rooms, each with a bed and one bathroom to top it off.
"This is perfect for you guys." Shane told them, walking through the living room. Dustin followed him, looking at all the paintings on the wall.
Dustin then looked around at the old antiques, "This place is a bit creepy." He commented.
Tori guided Hunter through each of the bedrooms, "What's he going to charge us?" He asked.
"It cost 500 hundred a month." She told him.
Hunter's facial expression changed, "I don't think so."
Tori laughed, "I know. That's what I said. So I made a deal with him. He'll charge 200 and pay the rest off." She explained.
Dustin nodded his head furiously, "Yes! We'll take it!" He exclaimed.
Shane turned to him, "I thought you just said-"
"Who cares?! 200 bucks! It's worth it!" Dustin said.
Hunter smiled happily, "I agree."
Tori reached into her pocket and took out two keys, "Well then. It's yours. Don't lose these guys." She handed Dustin and Hunter each one.
"All right!" Dustin exclaimed, "We have a place!" Tori and Shane laughed as they made their way to the door.
Shane opened the door then turned to them, "We'll catch you two later."
Dustin crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, "Not going to stick around?" He asked.
Shane shook his head, "Nah. I got stuff to do."
"And I'm going to the beach." Tori added. Hunter and Dustin waved as they walked out the door. They then turned to each other and gave each other a high five. Excited that they found a cool place. Shane hopped into the van with Tori and she began driving back towards the city.
Tori glanced at Shane and then back at the road, "I might have a friend that you could take to the dance."
Shane rolled his eyes and continued to look out the window, "I don't need you to hook me up with anyone."
"Why not? Since your not going with anyone I thought-" Tori tried to explain
He interrupted, "I'm not even going to go."
Tori's jaw dropped open, "Why not? It's going to be fun."
Shane sighed, "The whole thing is stupid. One, I don't want to be hooked up with a stranger. Two, I just don't."
She smirked, "What a weak excuse." She commented, as she turned into the skate park. She stopped the car and turned to him.
"Whatever." He spoke and jumped out. Tori watched him as he made his way to his skater buddies. He didn't wave or even looked back. Tori sighed and began to pull away and head towards the beach. Meanwhile, back with Hunter and Dustin, they were both cleaning up their new place. Dustin brought a box full of belongings from his old room and began to decorate his new one. He stuck Motocross pictures all over the wall and put away all his clothes. Hunter didn't have much, so he was done rather quickly. The door bell rang and Hunter went to answer it. As he opened, he found Kayla standing there.
Hunter stared at her blankly, "Can I help you?"
She turned around and glared at him, "Is Dustin here?" Hunter didn't say another word. He opened the door and Kayla stepped inside. Dustin appeared out of his room to greet his cousin.
"Hey!" He exclaimed. He gave his cousin a hug.
She broke it off and smiled, "Do you want to hit the tracks or something?"
Dustin looked at his watch and thought for a second, "All right. Why not. Wanna go Hunter?"
Kayla groaned, "He has to come?"
"What? Afraid you might show me how bad you are?" He smirked.
She stuck her hands on her hips and glared at him, "Fine. Let's see what the 'big shot' Hunter can do." She retorted.
Back with Tori, she arrived at the beach which was full of people enjoying the warm weather. She climbed out and looked out into the ocean. The waves were decent enough to go surfing. She pulled off her shirt, revealing her blue top bikini she always wore incase she ended up at the beach like today. She tossed the shirt into the car and went around the back and opened the trunk to take out her trusty surf board. She felt a hand on her shoulder and she jumped, spinning around to see who it was.
She sighed with relief when she noticed who it was, "Cam! Don't scare me like that!"
Cam chuckled, "Sorry. Didn't know you where at the beach today."
Tori eyed him in suspicion, "I'm always at the beach. You on the other hand, I'm surprised to see you here."
He shrugged, "Dad said I should take a break from work. Thought the beach was a nice place to relax. Is there a problem with that?"
Tori quickly shook her head, "No-No. I think it's cool. I could use the company. Come on." She exclaimed, grabbing Cam's hand and leading him onto the beach. While Tori was trying to help Cam learn how to surf, Hunter, Dustin and Kayla were racing around the tracks. Hunter sped quickly to the front on his crimson bike, veering around a sharp corner. Kayla on her green bike, was following close behind him. She jumped one of the mounds and went flying through the air, catching up to him. Dustin on the other hand wasn't having the best of luck as he began to drift farther behind the two of them. Soon Kayla and Hunter were neck and neck, closing the finishing line. Kayla quickly swirved around the corner, cutting off Hunter. He nearly went flying off the track but manage to hit the breaks and turn his bike around. Kayla crossed the finish line, with Hunter second and Dustin last. Dustin rolled his bike towards the bench where Hunter and Kayla were parking their bike,
Hunter quickly took his helmet off and threw it on the ground, "You cut right in front of me!!" He started to shout.
Kayla took her helmet off and brushed her hair back, "Aw, is poor Hunter mad cause I beat him in a 'guys' sport?" In a sarcastic sympathetic voice.
"Arg!" Hunter yelled, trying to find the right words to say, "That was just cheep."
Kayla shrugged, "What's done is done. Can't change it now."
The Crimson blonde turned to Dustin, "I don't like your cousin." He growled as he stormed off with his bike. Kayla was a bit offended to hear him say that in front of her. She glared at him as he disappeared around a corner.
Dustin sighed, "Why can't you two just get along?" He asked, taking his moto gloves off.
"He needs an attitude adjustment." Kayla responded, stuffing her gear into bag, "I'm going back to Auntie M's. I'll see you around Cuz." And she walked off. Meanwhile, the former red ranger Shane entered into Storm Chargers were Kelly was organizing some of the sports gears in a corner. She pulled each body gear out of the box and placed them in the rightful spot on the shelf. Shane walked over and watched her try to finger out where the shoulder pad goes.
"Over there." Shane pointed.
Kelly turned around, "Hey!" She placed the pads where he pointed, "Thanks. You know, you should get a job here."
Shane shrugged, "I'm good. I don't do work."
She nodded, "All right. So what's up. Heard your school is having a dance." She asked as she closed the rest of the box. She picked it up and walked into the back with Shane following behind.
He leaned his arm against the wall, "Yeah, apparently so." He responded.
"Going with anyone?" She asked.
Shane stood back up and crossed his arm, "No." Was all he responded with.
Kelly raised an eyebrow to him, "No? Why not?" A bit curious.
He started to pace around the back, "Who cares?" He asked, turning his neck towards her.
She smirked, "Seams like you do." She walked over and nudged him in the stomach, "Come on. You can tell Kelly what's bothering you." She joked.
The skater rolled his eyes, "Nothing." He insisted, "People seriously need to stop asking." He started to get a bit irritated by all these annoying questions.
Kelly clapped her hands and breathed deeply "Fine." She said sternly, "If were done talking. I have work to do." And she brushed right past him. Shane turn to see her exit through the door, getting a feeling that Kelly was a bit angry. Tori and Cam both started to dry themselves off near Tori's van. Tori just finished giving Cam a little surfing lesson. A lesson all to familiar to the one she gave Blake. She couldn't help but smiled as she remembered how much fun she had with him.
"Hey!" Cam waved his hand in her face to bring her back to reality.
Tori blinked a few seconds, realizing she was still at the beach, "Oh. Sorry, I was day dreaming."
Cam put his shirt back on and scratched his head, "Right." He responded, "So Tor, going with anyone to the dance?"
Tori began to brush her blonde hair, "No. You?" She asked as she continued to stroke it with a brush.
Cam bit his lips, "Same here." He replied, sticking his stuff in her van, "Say I was thinking..." He started to trail off.
Tori put away her brush and pulled her hair into a pony tail. She picked up her towel and tossed it into her van, "What?" She turned to him. A bit curious of what he was getting at.
He took a deep breath, "Since you aren't going with anyone, and I'm not. Do you think you would..." He spoke nervously.
"Go together?" She finished his sentence.
"As friends of course." He quickly added, trying not to show one ounce of nervousness. He felt like he was an oven, as he waited for the blue ranger to respond.
She smiled, "I don't see why not. As friends of course." Cam nodded, excited that she said yes. He hopped into the van and stuck his glasses on. Tori climbed into the drivers seat and looked back at the ocean. It reminded her of the letter she lost to the wind earlier and her mind started to drift back to Blake. She was a bit disappointed that Blake hasn't visited yet. She was hoping that she could go to the dance with him, but since he didn't mention anything about being in town in the next few days, she thought it didn't hurt to go with someone else. She turned the ignition on and they drove away towards Ninja Ops. They made their way down stairs where they found Dustin and Marah chatting away.
"What you guys up to?" Cam asked them as he sat in his usual chair.
Dustin laughed, "Marah and I are trying to figure out if the refrigerator door light actually turns off when you close the door."
Tori placed her hand on her forehead and looked to the floor, "Dustin.." She mumbled.
"If this is one of your intelligent conversations. I hate to see what a dumb one is." Cam couldn't help but joke. Marah stuck her tongue out at him.
"So you two going to the dance together?" Tori asked them.
Marah turned her head and eyed Dustin, "I don't know. He never asked."
Dustin snapped his finger, "Oh yeah." He smiled. He cleared his voice and spoke in a deep voice, "Hey Babe. You and me, dance. Saturday."
Tori and Cam stared at Dustin weirdly as Marah bursted out laughing.
She decided to play along. She took a step closer, "Yes. Then after the dance, we can you know.." She tried to act innocently.
Dustin gulped, "Uh.."
"Oh Pu-lease." Tori interrupted them. Later that night, Dustin walked into his new house, closing the door behind him. He made his way to the kitchen were Hunter was sitting there eating a sandwich alone.
He turned his head to Hunter, "Your late Mister. I'm going to have to ground you."
Dustin chuckled, "Okay Mom." He joked.
Hunter placed the sandwich down and laughed. He watched as the goof ball made his way to the refrigerator and pulled out a carton of milk. He placed it on the counter and pulled out a glass. He started to recall the arguments that Hunter and his cousin were having with each other. Then he remembered the dance that everyone seamed to be talking about. An idea hit him.
"You know, Kayla isn't a bad person." He spoke as he poured the milk.
"What are you getting at bro?" He raised an eyebrow in suspicion.
He stuck the milk back in the fridge and turned to him, "Why don't you take her to the dance. Get to know her."
He rose from his chair and shook his head, "Are you crazy?", He grabbed his hair, "I rather rip my hair out then go with her."
"Dude, lay off. She's my cousin." He tried to reason with him.
Hunter grabbed his plate and tossed the leftover in the garbage, "It's not going to work."
"Please? For me?" He pleaded, "Besides you owe me one man."
He looked at him confusingly "Owe you for what?"
Dustin shrugged, "Dude, like that's not the point. Point is, she's staying for a while. You mind as well get to know her and be friends with her."
Hunter sighed, "Fine. But the minute she gets on my nerves, I'm out." He said firmly.
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A/N: End of Chapter 2! Tell me what you think. Read and Review. Also check my profile for status of my other fics if you haven't!
