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CHAPTER 12 The Dates
Leila bit her lip as she glanced around the restaurant. It was so elegant, more so than she had expected. She blushed when she realized some mid- twenty year old guys were obviously checking her out. She quickly looked back over at her menu and was very relieved when her dad returned.
"Sorry about that," he said as he sat down in his chair, "work follows me no matter how hard I try to escape it." Leila smiled.
"It's all right," she said. Anton cleared his throat and hesitated, trying to think of something to talk with Leila about.
"So, um, when's your birthday?" he asked.
"March 14th," Leila answered.
"Really? That's...next week," Anton said, surprised.
"Yea, I'll be seventeen," Leila replied.
"Have you thought about what you want to do?" Anton asked. Leila smirked, thinking of how busy she had been since she had moved to Reefside.
"I haven't really had time to think about it," Leila stated simply.
"Oh," Anton said, realizing what Leila meant. The waiter came up to the table.
"May I take your order?" he asked politely, in a thick Italian accent.
"Yes," Anton said, opening up the menu to look at what he wanted. As he told the waiter what he wanted, Leila accidentally knocked her napkin to the ground. She carefully leaned down to pick it up, only to get a surprise of a lifetime. She wasn't touching her chair. She was levitating a few inches about her chair, unnoticeable to anyone at the other tables. It surprised her so much that she gasped loudly, causing her to crash down onto the chair. The shocked look on Leila's face worried Anton.
"Leila, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing, I'm fine. I just need a little air. Um, I'll have the special, thank you so much. Excuse me," Leila said nervously, as she grabbed her purse, got out of her seat, and scurried outside. A few moments later, she fumbled for her cell phone and dialed her home number.
"Come on, come on," she whispered to herself as the phone rang. It rang and rang until the answering machine finally picked up.
"MOM!!! Where are you?! Something happened and I know you know something about. Since when can Thunder Ninjas levitate?! Ah!" Leila screamed into the phone, changing her voice level during obvious sentences. She angrily ended the call and stuffed her phone into her purse. She stopped for a second, took a deep breath, to calm down and decided to do the only thing she could. She took a quick look around and talked into her bracelet.
"Dr. Oliver, Ethan, Conner, Hunter...somebody?" she asked and waited for a response. Dr. Oliver talked into his bracelet.
"Leila, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Is Hunter there? I really need to talk to him," Leila said.
"Yea, hold on," Dr. O said. He handed Hunter another communication piece.
"Leila?" Hunter asked.
"Hunter, sweetie, please tell me you know something about Thunder Ninjas knowing how to levitate?" Leila asked desperately.
"Leviate? I've never heard of that, why?" he asked.
"Because I just spontaneously levitated not five minutes ago," Leila said into the bracelet anxiously.
"Whoa, whoa, calm down. I wish I could help you but I don't know anything about this. Besides something else happened with Blake that I'm still trying to understand," Hunter said.
"Blake? What happened with Blake?" Leila asked, concerned for her friend.
"He got his powers back," Hunter said.
"Oh, wow," Leila said.
"Yeah, exactly what I thought. Listen, babe, just try to enjoy your dinner with your dad. TRY not to worry or anything. When your done, come to Dr. Oliver's house and we can talk about it some more. Did you try calling your mom?" Hunter asked.
"Yea, but she's suddenly M.I.A," Leila responded.
"Okay, just come by here when your finished, k?" he asked.
"Okay, I love you," she said.
"Love you too," Hunter said. Leila dropped her arm and sighed. She took a deep breath and walked back into the restaurant. Meanwhile, Trent and Kira were coming out of their movie.
"Those action sequences were awesome," Kira declared, munching on her leftover popcorn.
"Yea, I love a good movie where they time the stunts just right," Trent said. The excitement died down a little.
"Trent, can I ask you something?" Kira asked.
"Yea, sure," Trent replied.
"Honestly, what do you think about having a new sister?" Kira asked. Trent sighed, not having expected that question.
"Well, honestly, considering that it is Leila, I like it more than I hate it. I mean, I don't get to spend much time with my dad because he works so much. Now, I have a relative to spend time with. Although, it does feel a little weird because she is his biological daughter," Trent explained.
"You think it's weird?" Kira asked.
"Yea, yea, I know it's especially not easy for Leila either," Trent replied, rolling his eyes playfully. Kira laughed and looked over at some kids playing soccer, not noticing Trent staring at her.
"Kira?" he said quietly. Kira looked back at him. Trent made a quick move and kissed Kira softly on the lips. They separated and just stared at each, surprised.
"Wow," Kira said. Trent breathed out, relieved that Kira hadn't, well, slapped him.
"Yeah," he said, smiling at her. Kira smiled up at him. Trent moved in closer to her, tilting her chin up for another kiss. Their lips met again in a passionate kiss, until a familiar, icy voice interrupted them.
"Aw, isn't that romantic?" Zeltrax asked sarcastically.
"I'm really getting sick of this," Kira said.
"You're not the only one," Trent said, as he mimicked Kira getting in a defensive stance. The Tyranodrones swarmed towards them, but for the second time that night, flashes of different colors bounced off the ground, the local building, and obviously the Tyranodrones, because they kept getting knocked over.
"Oh, not again. Mesagog is not going to be happy," Zeltrax said. Kira and Trent tried to follow the flashes. Kira actually got a little dizzy and stumbled, but Trent caught her. The four lights stopped, revealing four figures in ninja outfits much like Hunter and Leila's. They had hoods and masks on.
"Let's see, ugly army of stupid things, tin head with no mouth, and two kids, one in yellow, one in white....," Shane pieced together.
"Obviously the bad guys attacking two rangers on a date," Tori replied.
"Perfect place for former rangers to step in and help," Cam said.
"Sweet," Dustin said excitedly. Tori, Shane, and Cam all looked at him as if he had ruined the serious mood or something.
"What?!" he asked.
"This is getting old," Zeltrax said before disappearing, along with the Tyranodrones. Kira and Trent were stunned at the ninjas walked up to them, taking off their masks.
"Current rangers, I presume?" Tori asked, smirking because she knew she was right.
"Friends of Leila's I presume?" Trent retorted, knowing that he was somewhat right.
OKAY, all of the ninja storm rangers are in town. But what's up with Leila levitating? And we still have to know why/how Blake got his powers back? Does that mean the others will get theirs back? What's going to happen with Leila's birthday so close? Find out in Chapter 13. Please R&R.
CHAPTER 12 The Dates
Leila bit her lip as she glanced around the restaurant. It was so elegant, more so than she had expected. She blushed when she realized some mid- twenty year old guys were obviously checking her out. She quickly looked back over at her menu and was very relieved when her dad returned.
"Sorry about that," he said as he sat down in his chair, "work follows me no matter how hard I try to escape it." Leila smiled.
"It's all right," she said. Anton cleared his throat and hesitated, trying to think of something to talk with Leila about.
"So, um, when's your birthday?" he asked.
"March 14th," Leila answered.
"Really? That's...next week," Anton said, surprised.
"Yea, I'll be seventeen," Leila replied.
"Have you thought about what you want to do?" Anton asked. Leila smirked, thinking of how busy she had been since she had moved to Reefside.
"I haven't really had time to think about it," Leila stated simply.
"Oh," Anton said, realizing what Leila meant. The waiter came up to the table.
"May I take your order?" he asked politely, in a thick Italian accent.
"Yes," Anton said, opening up the menu to look at what he wanted. As he told the waiter what he wanted, Leila accidentally knocked her napkin to the ground. She carefully leaned down to pick it up, only to get a surprise of a lifetime. She wasn't touching her chair. She was levitating a few inches about her chair, unnoticeable to anyone at the other tables. It surprised her so much that she gasped loudly, causing her to crash down onto the chair. The shocked look on Leila's face worried Anton.
"Leila, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing, I'm fine. I just need a little air. Um, I'll have the special, thank you so much. Excuse me," Leila said nervously, as she grabbed her purse, got out of her seat, and scurried outside. A few moments later, she fumbled for her cell phone and dialed her home number.
"Come on, come on," she whispered to herself as the phone rang. It rang and rang until the answering machine finally picked up.
"MOM!!! Where are you?! Something happened and I know you know something about. Since when can Thunder Ninjas levitate?! Ah!" Leila screamed into the phone, changing her voice level during obvious sentences. She angrily ended the call and stuffed her phone into her purse. She stopped for a second, took a deep breath, to calm down and decided to do the only thing she could. She took a quick look around and talked into her bracelet.
"Dr. Oliver, Ethan, Conner, Hunter...somebody?" she asked and waited for a response. Dr. Oliver talked into his bracelet.
"Leila, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Is Hunter there? I really need to talk to him," Leila said.
"Yea, hold on," Dr. O said. He handed Hunter another communication piece.
"Leila?" Hunter asked.
"Hunter, sweetie, please tell me you know something about Thunder Ninjas knowing how to levitate?" Leila asked desperately.
"Leviate? I've never heard of that, why?" he asked.
"Because I just spontaneously levitated not five minutes ago," Leila said into the bracelet anxiously.
"Whoa, whoa, calm down. I wish I could help you but I don't know anything about this. Besides something else happened with Blake that I'm still trying to understand," Hunter said.
"Blake? What happened with Blake?" Leila asked, concerned for her friend.
"He got his powers back," Hunter said.
"Oh, wow," Leila said.
"Yeah, exactly what I thought. Listen, babe, just try to enjoy your dinner with your dad. TRY not to worry or anything. When your done, come to Dr. Oliver's house and we can talk about it some more. Did you try calling your mom?" Hunter asked.
"Yea, but she's suddenly M.I.A," Leila responded.
"Okay, just come by here when your finished, k?" he asked.
"Okay, I love you," she said.
"Love you too," Hunter said. Leila dropped her arm and sighed. She took a deep breath and walked back into the restaurant. Meanwhile, Trent and Kira were coming out of their movie.
"Those action sequences were awesome," Kira declared, munching on her leftover popcorn.
"Yea, I love a good movie where they time the stunts just right," Trent said. The excitement died down a little.
"Trent, can I ask you something?" Kira asked.
"Yea, sure," Trent replied.
"Honestly, what do you think about having a new sister?" Kira asked. Trent sighed, not having expected that question.
"Well, honestly, considering that it is Leila, I like it more than I hate it. I mean, I don't get to spend much time with my dad because he works so much. Now, I have a relative to spend time with. Although, it does feel a little weird because she is his biological daughter," Trent explained.
"You think it's weird?" Kira asked.
"Yea, yea, I know it's especially not easy for Leila either," Trent replied, rolling his eyes playfully. Kira laughed and looked over at some kids playing soccer, not noticing Trent staring at her.
"Kira?" he said quietly. Kira looked back at him. Trent made a quick move and kissed Kira softly on the lips. They separated and just stared at each, surprised.
"Wow," Kira said. Trent breathed out, relieved that Kira hadn't, well, slapped him.
"Yeah," he said, smiling at her. Kira smiled up at him. Trent moved in closer to her, tilting her chin up for another kiss. Their lips met again in a passionate kiss, until a familiar, icy voice interrupted them.
"Aw, isn't that romantic?" Zeltrax asked sarcastically.
"I'm really getting sick of this," Kira said.
"You're not the only one," Trent said, as he mimicked Kira getting in a defensive stance. The Tyranodrones swarmed towards them, but for the second time that night, flashes of different colors bounced off the ground, the local building, and obviously the Tyranodrones, because they kept getting knocked over.
"Oh, not again. Mesagog is not going to be happy," Zeltrax said. Kira and Trent tried to follow the flashes. Kira actually got a little dizzy and stumbled, but Trent caught her. The four lights stopped, revealing four figures in ninja outfits much like Hunter and Leila's. They had hoods and masks on.
"Let's see, ugly army of stupid things, tin head with no mouth, and two kids, one in yellow, one in white....," Shane pieced together.
"Obviously the bad guys attacking two rangers on a date," Tori replied.
"Perfect place for former rangers to step in and help," Cam said.
"Sweet," Dustin said excitedly. Tori, Shane, and Cam all looked at him as if he had ruined the serious mood or something.
"What?!" he asked.
"This is getting old," Zeltrax said before disappearing, along with the Tyranodrones. Kira and Trent were stunned at the ninjas walked up to them, taking off their masks.
"Current rangers, I presume?" Tori asked, smirking because she knew she was right.
"Friends of Leila's I presume?" Trent retorted, knowing that he was somewhat right.
OKAY, all of the ninja storm rangers are in town. But what's up with Leila levitating? And we still have to know why/how Blake got his powers back? Does that mean the others will get theirs back? What's going to happen with Leila's birthday so close? Find out in Chapter 13. Please R&R.