"Where is it?" Vexacus demanded. Kapri held out her hand to silence him.
"I'll get you the scroll soon enough fish face," she said. They were in the forest discussing their plan to get the scroll of destiny from Lothor. Kapri had another trick up her sleeve but she wasn't about to tell him. "Just keep your pants on... Uncle's plan to defeat the rangers is right on schedule...well accept for Marah leaving and turning on us, but she doesn't know the whole deal."
"She was never as smart as you," Vexacus said.
"Nice try, but I'm still not getting you the scroll...not yet anyway." She disappeared back to the ship with Vexacus right behind.
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Two days had passed since Tori and Blake returned home. When Tori had woken up and seen Blake sleeping in her chair, she was touched. He had stayed with her... Throughout both of their lives they had both lost people that they loved. She wasn't going to let him go and deep down she hoped that he felt the same.
She walked over to his sleeping form and covered him with a blanket. She bent down and kissed his forehead. "I love you thunderboy," she whispered. Blake was dead to the world and rolled slightly when she pulled away. 'Now why can't I say it out loud?' she thought to herself.
Blake had been throwing the idea around in his head as well. Shortly after Hunter had left him, he heard Tori making noises in her sleep. He went over to her and saw that she was having a nightmare. Carefully he ran his fingers through her hair and whispered, "I love you Blondie...it's okay." Tori calmed and fell back into a contented sleep.
That had been on his mind ever since he returned home later that day with Hunter. Both he and Tori hadn't been to the academy or to Storm Chargers since they returned. Under strict orders from all the guys and Sensei, they were demanded to rest. Finally Blake couldn't take it anymore. Hunter walked through the door of their house and smiled.
"What are you so happy about?" Blake asked. Hunter just kept on grinning.
"Getting cabin fever?" Blake shot him daggers. "Well, how are you feeling?"
"I'm a little sore, but it's nothing I can't handle...see, the bruises are already almost gone," he said. Hunter looked and the bruises were better.
"That's good- because Kelly has decided to sponsor Dustin and Shane in the US Action games...we leave the day after tomorrow." Blake's face lit up.
"You serious! That's awesome!" he said. They were both laughing when the phone rang. Hunter answered it and passed it to Blake. Hunter watched as Blake's eyes lit up and he said his good byes.
"Who was that?" Hunter asked. Blake's face was pale for a minute but then perked up.
"That was Factory Blue...they want me to go test tomorrow morning. I guess Roger Hannah's still interested."
"So what are you going to do?" Hunter asked excitedly. Blake got a spark in his eye.
"I gotta get to the track."
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"Hey Tor guess what?" Dustin asked excitedly the following morning. Tori smiled as she walked into Storm Chargers. The bruises on her chest were almost gone, but her back was still tender.
"Kelly's sponsoring you for the action games," she said. Dustin got a sour look on his face and Tori just laughed as she joined Shane in the alcove. She sat and curled her legs up to her chest.
"So you heard from Blake yet?" Shane asked. Tori shook her head.
"He called me last night, but I haven't heard anything yet," she said sighing. Shane noticed her discontentment and put a hand on her knee.
"Everything alright?" he asked. Tori gave him a smile.
"Yeah...couldn't be better." They were silent until they heard the doorbells ringing. Shane saw her face light up as Blake and Hunter came in to greet them. Blake sat next to Tori and they both grinned.
"So how'd it go?" she asked.
"I'm a factory rider if I want it!" he said. Everyone congratulated him and Blake felt Tori's hand brush his as she smiled at him broadly.
"Why wouldn't you want it?"
"Come on...don't you think I have something a little more important to do?" Blake responded. Everyone got a slightly saddened look on their face. Blake felt Tori place her hand fully on his.
"So did anyone ask Sensei if we could go to the games?" she asked, trying to change the subject. The guys all had blank looks on their faces.
"What about Cam? He might want to go too," Dustin suggested.
Within minutes they were all at Ops. Sensei gave them permission and Cam was going too. Shane, Hunter, and Cam all opted for staying at Ops for the rest of the day, while Dustin took Marah to the track with him.
Tori was about to head out after Cam when Blake pulled her aside. She smiled brightly at him and felt butterflies in her stomach. "I was thinking maybe we could try again for that date," he said scratching his head. "That is if you feel up to it," he put in. He knew she was still hurting.
Tori smiled. "I think I would like that," she said. Blake smiled and took her hand in his as they headed out.
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"NO! I thought I got rid of those two!" Lothor screamed. Kapri popped her head into the room. She walked over and looked at the screen where she saw Tori and Blake walking down the beach.
"Uncle?" she said. He turned to her.
"Did he buy it?" he asked. Kapri nodded. "Excellent...now if I only knew how to weaken them before the final blow..."
"Well, what about a sneak attack?" she suggested. His sick mind began to work.
"I was thinking a little more along the lines of a distraction..." he said as he told her his plan.
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Tori and Blake walked along the beach until they came to the same spot where Tori had tried to teach him how to surf. They were laughing and just enjoying each other's company. The sun was beginning to set and they sat down to watch.
Tori shifted as her back began to spasm a little. Blake saw this and moved behind her. She stiffened as she felt his fingers working her lower back near her spine. The spasms stopped and she turned to look at him.
"How?" she trailed off.
"Hours and hours of training injuries has taught me a few pressure points to help relieve stress on the muscles." She smiled up at him. "Did I hurt you?"
"No...it's actually not that bad anymore," she said as she lifted her shirt slightly. Blake looked and sure enough, the bruise was going down. His hand lingered on her exposed skin and they both shivered. Tori leaned back against him as his arms slid around her waist. The sun set in front of them, but they didn't see it- all they could see was each other.
Blake shifted himself so he was facing her. No matter what was going on around them- the world could be coming to an end- he was bound determined to kiss her. Ever since their night in the cave...the small kiss they had shared needed to be repeated. Tori needed little encouragement and leaned in with him until their lips met.
They held it for a few seconds before they pulled away and smiled. "I've wanted to do that for the longest time," Tori said as she laughed a little. Blake put an arm around her waist gently and pulled her to him.
"Me too." They met again, but this one was much more passionate than the first. Tori's arms slid around his neck and she sank deeper into him as they parted their lips, allowing their tongues to massage each other as their kisses intensified. Blake's fingers wove through her hair and she played with the back of his neck.
After a few minutes, they had to pull away for air. They both smiled happily and leaned their foreheads together, not realizing tomorrow would be a day they would not soon forget.
"I'll get you the scroll soon enough fish face," she said. They were in the forest discussing their plan to get the scroll of destiny from Lothor. Kapri had another trick up her sleeve but she wasn't about to tell him. "Just keep your pants on... Uncle's plan to defeat the rangers is right on schedule...well accept for Marah leaving and turning on us, but she doesn't know the whole deal."
"She was never as smart as you," Vexacus said.
"Nice try, but I'm still not getting you the scroll...not yet anyway." She disappeared back to the ship with Vexacus right behind.
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Two days had passed since Tori and Blake returned home. When Tori had woken up and seen Blake sleeping in her chair, she was touched. He had stayed with her... Throughout both of their lives they had both lost people that they loved. She wasn't going to let him go and deep down she hoped that he felt the same.
She walked over to his sleeping form and covered him with a blanket. She bent down and kissed his forehead. "I love you thunderboy," she whispered. Blake was dead to the world and rolled slightly when she pulled away. 'Now why can't I say it out loud?' she thought to herself.
Blake had been throwing the idea around in his head as well. Shortly after Hunter had left him, he heard Tori making noises in her sleep. He went over to her and saw that she was having a nightmare. Carefully he ran his fingers through her hair and whispered, "I love you Blondie...it's okay." Tori calmed and fell back into a contented sleep.
That had been on his mind ever since he returned home later that day with Hunter. Both he and Tori hadn't been to the academy or to Storm Chargers since they returned. Under strict orders from all the guys and Sensei, they were demanded to rest. Finally Blake couldn't take it anymore. Hunter walked through the door of their house and smiled.
"What are you so happy about?" Blake asked. Hunter just kept on grinning.
"Getting cabin fever?" Blake shot him daggers. "Well, how are you feeling?"
"I'm a little sore, but it's nothing I can't handle...see, the bruises are already almost gone," he said. Hunter looked and the bruises were better.
"That's good- because Kelly has decided to sponsor Dustin and Shane in the US Action games...we leave the day after tomorrow." Blake's face lit up.
"You serious! That's awesome!" he said. They were both laughing when the phone rang. Hunter answered it and passed it to Blake. Hunter watched as Blake's eyes lit up and he said his good byes.
"Who was that?" Hunter asked. Blake's face was pale for a minute but then perked up.
"That was Factory Blue...they want me to go test tomorrow morning. I guess Roger Hannah's still interested."
"So what are you going to do?" Hunter asked excitedly. Blake got a spark in his eye.
"I gotta get to the track."
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"Hey Tor guess what?" Dustin asked excitedly the following morning. Tori smiled as she walked into Storm Chargers. The bruises on her chest were almost gone, but her back was still tender.
"Kelly's sponsoring you for the action games," she said. Dustin got a sour look on his face and Tori just laughed as she joined Shane in the alcove. She sat and curled her legs up to her chest.
"So you heard from Blake yet?" Shane asked. Tori shook her head.
"He called me last night, but I haven't heard anything yet," she said sighing. Shane noticed her discontentment and put a hand on her knee.
"Everything alright?" he asked. Tori gave him a smile.
"Yeah...couldn't be better." They were silent until they heard the doorbells ringing. Shane saw her face light up as Blake and Hunter came in to greet them. Blake sat next to Tori and they both grinned.
"So how'd it go?" she asked.
"I'm a factory rider if I want it!" he said. Everyone congratulated him and Blake felt Tori's hand brush his as she smiled at him broadly.
"Why wouldn't you want it?"
"Come on...don't you think I have something a little more important to do?" Blake responded. Everyone got a slightly saddened look on their face. Blake felt Tori place her hand fully on his.
"So did anyone ask Sensei if we could go to the games?" she asked, trying to change the subject. The guys all had blank looks on their faces.
"What about Cam? He might want to go too," Dustin suggested.
Within minutes they were all at Ops. Sensei gave them permission and Cam was going too. Shane, Hunter, and Cam all opted for staying at Ops for the rest of the day, while Dustin took Marah to the track with him.
Tori was about to head out after Cam when Blake pulled her aside. She smiled brightly at him and felt butterflies in her stomach. "I was thinking maybe we could try again for that date," he said scratching his head. "That is if you feel up to it," he put in. He knew she was still hurting.
Tori smiled. "I think I would like that," she said. Blake smiled and took her hand in his as they headed out.
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"NO! I thought I got rid of those two!" Lothor screamed. Kapri popped her head into the room. She walked over and looked at the screen where she saw Tori and Blake walking down the beach.
"Uncle?" she said. He turned to her.
"Did he buy it?" he asked. Kapri nodded. "Excellent...now if I only knew how to weaken them before the final blow..."
"Well, what about a sneak attack?" she suggested. His sick mind began to work.
"I was thinking a little more along the lines of a distraction..." he said as he told her his plan.
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Tori and Blake walked along the beach until they came to the same spot where Tori had tried to teach him how to surf. They were laughing and just enjoying each other's company. The sun was beginning to set and they sat down to watch.
Tori shifted as her back began to spasm a little. Blake saw this and moved behind her. She stiffened as she felt his fingers working her lower back near her spine. The spasms stopped and she turned to look at him.
"How?" she trailed off.
"Hours and hours of training injuries has taught me a few pressure points to help relieve stress on the muscles." She smiled up at him. "Did I hurt you?"
"No...it's actually not that bad anymore," she said as she lifted her shirt slightly. Blake looked and sure enough, the bruise was going down. His hand lingered on her exposed skin and they both shivered. Tori leaned back against him as his arms slid around her waist. The sun set in front of them, but they didn't see it- all they could see was each other.
Blake shifted himself so he was facing her. No matter what was going on around them- the world could be coming to an end- he was bound determined to kiss her. Ever since their night in the cave...the small kiss they had shared needed to be repeated. Tori needed little encouragement and leaned in with him until their lips met.
They held it for a few seconds before they pulled away and smiled. "I've wanted to do that for the longest time," Tori said as she laughed a little. Blake put an arm around her waist gently and pulled her to him.
"Me too." They met again, but this one was much more passionate than the first. Tori's arms slid around his neck and she sank deeper into him as they parted their lips, allowing their tongues to massage each other as their kisses intensified. Blake's fingers wove through her hair and she played with the back of his neck.
After a few minutes, they had to pull away for air. They both smiled happily and leaned their foreheads together, not realizing tomorrow would be a day they would not soon forget.