Blake opened his eyes a few hours after he and Tori settled down and
couldn't fall back to sleep. Several thoughts weighed heavily on his mind,
Tori being the main one. He couldn't believe that the woman lying next to
him loved him as much as he loved her. When Leeann said that Tori was the
only one able to save Sensei Amino, panic instantly gripped him. He
couldn't lose her...
Over the past few months he came to realize that he never wanted to be apart from her- ever. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. When they parted the last time, Blake already had his mind made up- he was going to ask Tori to be his wife...
He wasn't sure when this was going to happen at first, but now with the impending mission and the possibility of her being taken from him...
He turned his head to Tori and kissed her cheek gently. Carefully, he got out of bed, went over to his bag, and pulled out the box that contained the ring.
Tori woke up when she felt Blake kiss her lips. She gently responded and opened her eyes. "Blake? Why are you up?" she asked. "It's like 5 in the morning...we still have some time before we have to go."
Blake kissed her again. "I know, but I couldn't wait to do this any longer," he said as he opened the box. Tori was now wide-awake as she sat up to face him.
"Oh my god," she breathed as he took her hand in his.
"Will you marry me?" he asked. Tori was speechless as she gazed upon the ring. It was silver with a princess cut stone- two small baguette sapphires flanked it on either side.
Tori felt tears gathering in her eyes. She wanted nothing more than to be with him forever. "Yes Blake. Yes," she said softly as a tear fell. Blake smiled from ear to ear as he placed the ring on her hand.
They held each other in a tight embrace. "I love you Victoria," Blake said. He kissed her cheek and then her sweet lips.
Tori couldn't contain herself. "I love you so much Blake- you have no idea how happy you've made me," she said.
They met again for a love filled kiss that made them both let tears loose. They pulled away and Tori ran her hand along his cheek and rested her forehead against his. Blake held her and nuzzled his cheek into hers.
They leaned back onto the bed and held each other- gently caressing and kissing until the sun rose.
A knock came to the door. "I don't know what you guys are doing in there, but you need to get up," Hunter's voice said from the hall. They both started laughing and prepared for their journey.
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Leeann handed Tori a blue bottle. "Make sure you be careful, and watch your back. It's said that the protector of the spring is very powerful," she said. Tori reached for the bottle and Leeann noticed her new piece of jewelry. "I see Blake finally came to his senses."
Tori grinned and took the bottle. "Yeah...I guess he did." Leeann hugged her.
"Good luck."
The rangers left the Thunder Academy and headed into the mountains. Everyone was both nervous and excited all at the same time. Blake had told them about their engagement and they were all very happy.
"So when is it?" Shane asked as they passed through the forest.
"Not sure yet," Blake said eying Tori.
"I think we'll just know when the time is right," she said. The others smiled at their teammates. They continued on for some time, wandering through the thickly wooded area towards the mountain.
"Okay...I spy with my eye...something...green," Dustin said causing everyone to laugh.
"Is it...a tree?" Hunter asked. Dustin shook his head.
"Is it...the grass?" Shane said. Dustin shook his head again.
Tori and Blake were walking next to each other and were enjoying the little game.
"Is it Cam?" Tori asked.
"And the girl in blue wins!" Dustin said laughing.
"Very funny Dustin," Cam said as they continued walking. Cam could see the mountain ahead and turned to Tori. "You ready for this?" he asked.
"Yeah," Tori said slowly. Cam's eyes went wide when he saw her eyes roll into her head and she teetered where she stood. Luckily Blake caught her before she fell.
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"Tori...Tori, open your eyes," Blake said as he gently shook her. He looked over to Cam who was checking her pulse.
"She fainted," he said. He reached a hand to her cheek and checked her temperature. "Tori...Tori- wake up." There was no response.
"Is she going to be alright Cam?" Dustin asked as he, Shane and hunter looked on.
"She should be," he said.
Tori moved slightly in Blake's arms and opened her eyes. "Blake? What happened?" she asked as she tried to get up.
"Easy," he said. "You fainted."
Hunter and Dustin helped her to her feet while Blake stood next to her for support. "I've never fainted before..." she said. She took a few steps and made sure she could stand on her own. "I don't know what could have happened."
"Could it have anything to do with them?" Dustin asked pointing to the woods behind them. Ninja ghosts were emerging from the forest and were making a beeline for the rangers.
"Blake- you and Tori head for the mountain. We'll take care of these guys," Shane said. They agreed and tried as best they could to run. Tori lagged behind a little, but caught her breath and ran like the wind.
The guys had their hands full and didn't see a small troop of the ghosts follow Blake and Tori.
They could see the entrance to the mountain a few hundred feet away. Tori sensed someone behind her and turned to see the ninjas making there way to Blake.
"Look out!" she yelled. Blake was too late. One of the ninjas kicked him in the back, sending him to the ground. "You okay?" she asked as she helped him up. Blake nodded his head and got into a fighting stance.
They both began their assault on the ghosts. Blake landed several kicks and punches and his opponents disintegrated. Tori on the other hand was having a bit of difficulty.
There were three of the ninjas on her and she fought them with all she had. She received a hard kick to the back that sent he flying forward onto the ground. She stood and saw Blake rushing towards her.
She looked to her attacker and blocked his fists, but couldn't get out of the way of a swift kick to her stomach. A pain like no other she had ever experienced ran through her body. She doubled over clutching her abdomen letting tears run freely down her cheeks as she cried out.
Blake saw this and let his fury fly. Within moments he destroyed the remaining ghosts and was at her side instantly. "Tori, oh god," he said when he heard her cries. He looked over to the others who were still engaged in battle and then back to Tori.
"It hurts," Tori sobbed. "It hurts so bad Blake." Blake didn't know what to do. His mind was racing as he saw his love in pain.
Then an idea struck him- the spring- maybe it could heal her. Without a second thought he scooped her up in his arms. "It's going to be okay, baby. Just hang on." Tori closed her eyes tightly as Blake ran.
Over the past few months he came to realize that he never wanted to be apart from her- ever. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. When they parted the last time, Blake already had his mind made up- he was going to ask Tori to be his wife...
He wasn't sure when this was going to happen at first, but now with the impending mission and the possibility of her being taken from him...
He turned his head to Tori and kissed her cheek gently. Carefully, he got out of bed, went over to his bag, and pulled out the box that contained the ring.
Tori woke up when she felt Blake kiss her lips. She gently responded and opened her eyes. "Blake? Why are you up?" she asked. "It's like 5 in the morning...we still have some time before we have to go."
Blake kissed her again. "I know, but I couldn't wait to do this any longer," he said as he opened the box. Tori was now wide-awake as she sat up to face him.
"Oh my god," she breathed as he took her hand in his.
"Will you marry me?" he asked. Tori was speechless as she gazed upon the ring. It was silver with a princess cut stone- two small baguette sapphires flanked it on either side.
Tori felt tears gathering in her eyes. She wanted nothing more than to be with him forever. "Yes Blake. Yes," she said softly as a tear fell. Blake smiled from ear to ear as he placed the ring on her hand.
They held each other in a tight embrace. "I love you Victoria," Blake said. He kissed her cheek and then her sweet lips.
Tori couldn't contain herself. "I love you so much Blake- you have no idea how happy you've made me," she said.
They met again for a love filled kiss that made them both let tears loose. They pulled away and Tori ran her hand along his cheek and rested her forehead against his. Blake held her and nuzzled his cheek into hers.
They leaned back onto the bed and held each other- gently caressing and kissing until the sun rose.
A knock came to the door. "I don't know what you guys are doing in there, but you need to get up," Hunter's voice said from the hall. They both started laughing and prepared for their journey.
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Leeann handed Tori a blue bottle. "Make sure you be careful, and watch your back. It's said that the protector of the spring is very powerful," she said. Tori reached for the bottle and Leeann noticed her new piece of jewelry. "I see Blake finally came to his senses."
Tori grinned and took the bottle. "Yeah...I guess he did." Leeann hugged her.
"Good luck."
The rangers left the Thunder Academy and headed into the mountains. Everyone was both nervous and excited all at the same time. Blake had told them about their engagement and they were all very happy.
"So when is it?" Shane asked as they passed through the forest.
"Not sure yet," Blake said eying Tori.
"I think we'll just know when the time is right," she said. The others smiled at their teammates. They continued on for some time, wandering through the thickly wooded area towards the mountain.
"Okay...I spy with my eye...something...green," Dustin said causing everyone to laugh.
"Is it...a tree?" Hunter asked. Dustin shook his head.
"Is it...the grass?" Shane said. Dustin shook his head again.
Tori and Blake were walking next to each other and were enjoying the little game.
"Is it Cam?" Tori asked.
"And the girl in blue wins!" Dustin said laughing.
"Very funny Dustin," Cam said as they continued walking. Cam could see the mountain ahead and turned to Tori. "You ready for this?" he asked.
"Yeah," Tori said slowly. Cam's eyes went wide when he saw her eyes roll into her head and she teetered where she stood. Luckily Blake caught her before she fell.
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"Tori...Tori, open your eyes," Blake said as he gently shook her. He looked over to Cam who was checking her pulse.
"She fainted," he said. He reached a hand to her cheek and checked her temperature. "Tori...Tori- wake up." There was no response.
"Is she going to be alright Cam?" Dustin asked as he, Shane and hunter looked on.
"She should be," he said.
Tori moved slightly in Blake's arms and opened her eyes. "Blake? What happened?" she asked as she tried to get up.
"Easy," he said. "You fainted."
Hunter and Dustin helped her to her feet while Blake stood next to her for support. "I've never fainted before..." she said. She took a few steps and made sure she could stand on her own. "I don't know what could have happened."
"Could it have anything to do with them?" Dustin asked pointing to the woods behind them. Ninja ghosts were emerging from the forest and were making a beeline for the rangers.
"Blake- you and Tori head for the mountain. We'll take care of these guys," Shane said. They agreed and tried as best they could to run. Tori lagged behind a little, but caught her breath and ran like the wind.
The guys had their hands full and didn't see a small troop of the ghosts follow Blake and Tori.
They could see the entrance to the mountain a few hundred feet away. Tori sensed someone behind her and turned to see the ninjas making there way to Blake.
"Look out!" she yelled. Blake was too late. One of the ninjas kicked him in the back, sending him to the ground. "You okay?" she asked as she helped him up. Blake nodded his head and got into a fighting stance.
They both began their assault on the ghosts. Blake landed several kicks and punches and his opponents disintegrated. Tori on the other hand was having a bit of difficulty.
There were three of the ninjas on her and she fought them with all she had. She received a hard kick to the back that sent he flying forward onto the ground. She stood and saw Blake rushing towards her.
She looked to her attacker and blocked his fists, but couldn't get out of the way of a swift kick to her stomach. A pain like no other she had ever experienced ran through her body. She doubled over clutching her abdomen letting tears run freely down her cheeks as she cried out.
Blake saw this and let his fury fly. Within moments he destroyed the remaining ghosts and was at her side instantly. "Tori, oh god," he said when he heard her cries. He looked over to the others who were still engaged in battle and then back to Tori.
"It hurts," Tori sobbed. "It hurts so bad Blake." Blake didn't know what to do. His mind was racing as he saw his love in pain.
Then an idea struck him- the spring- maybe it could heal her. Without a second thought he scooped her up in his arms. "It's going to be okay, baby. Just hang on." Tori closed her eyes tightly as Blake ran.