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CHAPTER 20 Happy Birthday Leila!
Hunter woke up feeling the heat of the sun on his face. He slowly opened his eyes to see a clear blue sky through Leila's sky light window. The beautiful weather made him think of happy times when he was younger, playing outside with Blake and his parents. The thought of just plain being happy made him think of the previous night. He had wondered many times what it would have been like making love to Leila, and it had been better than anything he had ever expected. He turned his head to look down at the bundle in his arms. Leila's hair fell over shoulders as she slept on Hunter's chest. He gently kissed the top of her head and stroked her hair.
"I love you Leila and I'll never let anything happen to you," he whispered to his sleeping love. Leila stirred but did not wake up. Hunter smiled and kissed her head. He carefully slipped out of Leila's bed and pulled on some boxers. In the middle of the night, he had woken up to use the bathroom, finding their discarded bathing suits soaking into the carpet. He smirked at the sight of them in the bathtub where he had thrown them. After their first encounter in the Jacuzzi, they had made love several times in Leila's bed, enjoying each experience more than the last. He finished his business in the bathroom then slipped downstairs to get some coffee. The second his foot stepped onto the first floor, he was hounded by three voices.
"So how was it?!" came three familiar voice. Hunter felt his heart jump out of his body as he stumbled from the shock. He stopped himself from falling and turned to see Cam, Dustin, and Shane smirking at him.
"How was what?" he asked sincerely, not knowing what they meant.
"You know what were talking about. You and Leila weren't exactly quite little mice last night dude," Dustin said. Hunter's face fell. He hadn't even heard everybody come in the previous night.
"It's none of your business guys," he said seriously.
"Aw, come on Hunter, don't leave us hanging. I'll bet Trent could get the info out of you," Shane said. Hunter stopped and turned.
"You wouldn't?" Hunter asked, unsure.
"Try us man," Cam said. Before Hunter could respond, Tori and Blake walked in, dressed and prepped for the day.
"Try this guys. If you keep bothering Hunter about his private life, I'll tell Leila you're bothering him about it," Tori said.
"Okay, okay, we'll back off," Cam said.
"How are you guys doing that for Leila but not for me?" Hunter asked.
"Because Leila can kick them out of the house and they don't have enough money for a hotel," Blake responded, pouring some coffee. Dustin, Shane, and Cam all nodded their heads.
"Well, now that your not hounding me for details, get dressed so we can head out to set up Leila's party. Tori, you know what to do right?" Hunter asked.
"Have some girl time with Leila and Kira while you guys set up her party. I'm just glad Hayley will be there to supervise," Tori said, sitting down with the paper. The guys were dressed and ready in no time. Right after they left, Leila came down, wrapped in her bathrobe.
"Where are the guys?" she asked.
"They went out for a little while. Happy Birthday girl!" Tori said. Leila smiled.
"Thanks," she said, walking to the kitchen to get some orange juice. The doorbell rang and Tori jumped up to answer.
"What's up?" Kira asked as she entered the house.
"Remember what we were wondering about Hunter and Leila last night?" Tori asked.
"Yea," Kira said. Tori smiled and nodded, indicating what happened the previous night. Leila's eyes widened and she started to laugh as Leila walked in.
"What's so funny?" Leila asked. Tori and Kira collected themselves and turned to their friend.
"So, can we guess what Hunter's present to you was?" Kira asked sarcastically before breaking down in laughter. Leila smirked, knowing they knew what had happened.
"Well aside from what you think, he gave me a promise ring on top of whatever he has planned for tonight," Leila said.
"How was he?" Tori asked devilishly. Leila sipped her orange juice and kept a straight face, before melting.
"He was AMAZING," she said. While the girls had their time together, the guys were busy prepping Hayley's café.
"No, Ethan, balloons on the corners only, the banner goes over the counter," Hayley instructed. Ethan and Conner both sighed and walked over to the ladders, beginning to put the banner up.
"Man, it must be harsh for Leila to have her birthday without her mom," Dr. O commented. Hunter and Blake glanced at each other. They had their theories about why Laura had left, but weren't sure whether or not to express them. They snapped out of it when they heard some yells. Conner had gotten his side of the banner up with Ethan's side had fallen over his face. He had stumbled, so the ladder had fallen from under his feet. He had grabbed on to the banister and was now hanging a little ways off the ground. Everyone started to laugh as Dustin and Shane went over to help him. A few hours passed and it was almost lunch time. Tori and Kira were now going to start their plan.
"Hey Leila," Kira said, walking into the living room from upstairs.
"Yea?" Leila asked.
"Kira and I are going to run by the Cyber café to see Hayley real quick and then we were going to pick up some lunch to bring back here. Any preferences birthday girl?" Tori asked. Leila thought about it for a minute.
"Chinese?" Leila said.
"Yum, I haven't had that in a while. We should be back in an hour, k?" Kira said. Leila nodded and said bye to her friends. She knew they were up to something concerning her birthday, so she didn't interfere with trying to go along with them. The previous activities from the night before left her slightly exhausted, so she eventually went to sleep. A short time passed before she was awakened by the buzzing noise, a kind of noise that was calling her. She rubbed her eyes, then looked around. She realized it was coming from upstairs. She slowly walked upstairs and stopped in front of her mom's door. She opened the door and walked in. She heard the buzzing coming from her mom's cedar chest. She slowly opened it and saw the 'Thunder Box' glowing inside, the glow radiating. She picked up the box, closed the chest, and walked over to her mom's bed. She gently placed the box on the bed and ran her fingers along it as it continued to glow. She took a deep breath and opened the box.
The glow seemed to shine brighter for a quick second before dying down right in front of Leila's eyes. She saw her mother, and then her father. She saw Hunter, and then Trent. She saw Kira, then Tori. She saw her aunt and grandfather, then Dr. Oliver and Hayley. She saw the other Dino Thunder Rangers, and then the other storm rangers. Leila started to breathe heavier, not realizing what the light was doing to her. She looked down and saw that it had slowly crept up her hand. Leila was frightened and tried to get it off of her, but it slowly engulfed her.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Leila screamed as the light consumed her. Meanwhile, the Leila and Tori were approaching the café when Elsa, Zeltrax, Tyranodrones, AND Mesagog appeared.
"Why, hello there," Mesagog hissed. Tori and Kira took defensive stances.
Duhn Duhn! Okay, WHAT is the light doing to Leila? And what will become of it? What's Mesagog up to NOW? What's going to happen? Find out in Chapter 21, please read and review.
Author's Note: Just to let you guys know, when I finish this, I'm planning several spin offs, one of which is a prequel to show how Hunter and Leila, and how their relationship developed. I'll have another prequel to how Tori and Blake hooked up. And then I might have a future fic for most of the couples, Kira/Trent especially. Oh, and when you review, tell me if you want a Trent/Kira moment like Tori/Blake and Leila/Hunter have had. Thanks for reviewing! -Storm2003
CHAPTER 20 Happy Birthday Leila!
Hunter woke up feeling the heat of the sun on his face. He slowly opened his eyes to see a clear blue sky through Leila's sky light window. The beautiful weather made him think of happy times when he was younger, playing outside with Blake and his parents. The thought of just plain being happy made him think of the previous night. He had wondered many times what it would have been like making love to Leila, and it had been better than anything he had ever expected. He turned his head to look down at the bundle in his arms. Leila's hair fell over shoulders as she slept on Hunter's chest. He gently kissed the top of her head and stroked her hair.
"I love you Leila and I'll never let anything happen to you," he whispered to his sleeping love. Leila stirred but did not wake up. Hunter smiled and kissed her head. He carefully slipped out of Leila's bed and pulled on some boxers. In the middle of the night, he had woken up to use the bathroom, finding their discarded bathing suits soaking into the carpet. He smirked at the sight of them in the bathtub where he had thrown them. After their first encounter in the Jacuzzi, they had made love several times in Leila's bed, enjoying each experience more than the last. He finished his business in the bathroom then slipped downstairs to get some coffee. The second his foot stepped onto the first floor, he was hounded by three voices.
"So how was it?!" came three familiar voice. Hunter felt his heart jump out of his body as he stumbled from the shock. He stopped himself from falling and turned to see Cam, Dustin, and Shane smirking at him.
"How was what?" he asked sincerely, not knowing what they meant.
"You know what were talking about. You and Leila weren't exactly quite little mice last night dude," Dustin said. Hunter's face fell. He hadn't even heard everybody come in the previous night.
"It's none of your business guys," he said seriously.
"Aw, come on Hunter, don't leave us hanging. I'll bet Trent could get the info out of you," Shane said. Hunter stopped and turned.
"You wouldn't?" Hunter asked, unsure.
"Try us man," Cam said. Before Hunter could respond, Tori and Blake walked in, dressed and prepped for the day.
"Try this guys. If you keep bothering Hunter about his private life, I'll tell Leila you're bothering him about it," Tori said.
"Okay, okay, we'll back off," Cam said.
"How are you guys doing that for Leila but not for me?" Hunter asked.
"Because Leila can kick them out of the house and they don't have enough money for a hotel," Blake responded, pouring some coffee. Dustin, Shane, and Cam all nodded their heads.
"Well, now that your not hounding me for details, get dressed so we can head out to set up Leila's party. Tori, you know what to do right?" Hunter asked.
"Have some girl time with Leila and Kira while you guys set up her party. I'm just glad Hayley will be there to supervise," Tori said, sitting down with the paper. The guys were dressed and ready in no time. Right after they left, Leila came down, wrapped in her bathrobe.
"Where are the guys?" she asked.
"They went out for a little while. Happy Birthday girl!" Tori said. Leila smiled.
"Thanks," she said, walking to the kitchen to get some orange juice. The doorbell rang and Tori jumped up to answer.
"What's up?" Kira asked as she entered the house.
"Remember what we were wondering about Hunter and Leila last night?" Tori asked.
"Yea," Kira said. Tori smiled and nodded, indicating what happened the previous night. Leila's eyes widened and she started to laugh as Leila walked in.
"What's so funny?" Leila asked. Tori and Kira collected themselves and turned to their friend.
"So, can we guess what Hunter's present to you was?" Kira asked sarcastically before breaking down in laughter. Leila smirked, knowing they knew what had happened.
"Well aside from what you think, he gave me a promise ring on top of whatever he has planned for tonight," Leila said.
"How was he?" Tori asked devilishly. Leila sipped her orange juice and kept a straight face, before melting.
"He was AMAZING," she said. While the girls had their time together, the guys were busy prepping Hayley's café.
"No, Ethan, balloons on the corners only, the banner goes over the counter," Hayley instructed. Ethan and Conner both sighed and walked over to the ladders, beginning to put the banner up.
"Man, it must be harsh for Leila to have her birthday without her mom," Dr. O commented. Hunter and Blake glanced at each other. They had their theories about why Laura had left, but weren't sure whether or not to express them. They snapped out of it when they heard some yells. Conner had gotten his side of the banner up with Ethan's side had fallen over his face. He had stumbled, so the ladder had fallen from under his feet. He had grabbed on to the banister and was now hanging a little ways off the ground. Everyone started to laugh as Dustin and Shane went over to help him. A few hours passed and it was almost lunch time. Tori and Kira were now going to start their plan.
"Hey Leila," Kira said, walking into the living room from upstairs.
"Yea?" Leila asked.
"Kira and I are going to run by the Cyber café to see Hayley real quick and then we were going to pick up some lunch to bring back here. Any preferences birthday girl?" Tori asked. Leila thought about it for a minute.
"Chinese?" Leila said.
"Yum, I haven't had that in a while. We should be back in an hour, k?" Kira said. Leila nodded and said bye to her friends. She knew they were up to something concerning her birthday, so she didn't interfere with trying to go along with them. The previous activities from the night before left her slightly exhausted, so she eventually went to sleep. A short time passed before she was awakened by the buzzing noise, a kind of noise that was calling her. She rubbed her eyes, then looked around. She realized it was coming from upstairs. She slowly walked upstairs and stopped in front of her mom's door. She opened the door and walked in. She heard the buzzing coming from her mom's cedar chest. She slowly opened it and saw the 'Thunder Box' glowing inside, the glow radiating. She picked up the box, closed the chest, and walked over to her mom's bed. She gently placed the box on the bed and ran her fingers along it as it continued to glow. She took a deep breath and opened the box.
The glow seemed to shine brighter for a quick second before dying down right in front of Leila's eyes. She saw her mother, and then her father. She saw Hunter, and then Trent. She saw Kira, then Tori. She saw her aunt and grandfather, then Dr. Oliver and Hayley. She saw the other Dino Thunder Rangers, and then the other storm rangers. Leila started to breathe heavier, not realizing what the light was doing to her. She looked down and saw that it had slowly crept up her hand. Leila was frightened and tried to get it off of her, but it slowly engulfed her.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Leila screamed as the light consumed her. Meanwhile, the Leila and Tori were approaching the café when Elsa, Zeltrax, Tyranodrones, AND Mesagog appeared.
"Why, hello there," Mesagog hissed. Tori and Kira took defensive stances.
Duhn Duhn! Okay, WHAT is the light doing to Leila? And what will become of it? What's Mesagog up to NOW? What's going to happen? Find out in Chapter 21, please read and review.
Author's Note: Just to let you guys know, when I finish this, I'm planning several spin offs, one of which is a prequel to show how Hunter and Leila, and how their relationship developed. I'll have another prequel to how Tori and Blake hooked up. And then I might have a future fic for most of the couples, Kira/Trent especially. Oh, and when you review, tell me if you want a Trent/Kira moment like Tori/Blake and Leila/Hunter have had. Thanks for reviewing! -Storm2003