The waves pounded the sand as Tori ran around in a light blue
sundress. Her feet hardly touched the ground as she ran away from the
person who was trying to catch her. She wanted him to catch her, but she
wasn't about to give him the satisfaction of capturing her. A large smile
spread across her face as she felt two strong arms encircle her waist.
Her capturer playfully tackled her to the ground and positioned himself over her. It was then that she finally got a good look at him...deep brown eyes, gorgeously tanned skin, and the most incredible smile she had ever seen.
"Blake," Tori whispered. He nodded and leaned towards her.
"Tori... I ..." he began.
"Yes," she prompted.
"I...I predict clear skies tonight with rain moving in later in the week."
"What?" Tori asked. It was then that she opened her eyes and realized that she was in her room being woken by her radio alarm. "Damn...right at the best part too," she said as she swung her legs over the side of her bed and stood, cracking her back in the process.
She stretched and went out into her small kitchen where she prepared her usual routine before she would meet the others at Ops. She put on a pot of water and prepared her tea. She flipped on the news and waited for the water to boil.
It was then that she was hit with a reality shock. Lothor was gone...the news reported that the rangers had defeated him.
She sank onto her couch. After a year of the same routine, she had nearly forgotten about the events that had happened yesterday. She, Shane, and Dustin had defeated Lothor, their school was back, and they had graduated and become teachers.
The teakettle went off and she ran into the kitchen to remove it from the burner. "I can't believe I'm up when I don't have to be...this is too weird," she said out loud. Regardless, she poured her tea and settled down to do her usual light workout before heading out to the academy.
She sipped her tea and sat on the floor in a straddle position and went through the simple stretching/yoga motions as her mind wandered.
That dream had come to her again...just her and Blake, alone on the beach...and just as he was about to kiss her she woke up. Ever since he had blown into her life she had been having similar dreams and it wasn't until yesterday that she truly understood what they meant.
She loved him. Not some schoolgirl crush, but the honest to goodness real thing. Yesterday had confirmed it tenfold. When he and Hunter seemingly exploded with the Thunder Megazord, her heart plummeted at the same time.
Ever since the day he had saved her and betrayed her, she knew that her heart belonged to him and only him. Something deep within her just knew that he was 'the one.'
Reaching down, she stretched her calves and sat up, taking another long sip of her tea.
Today was going to be interesting to say the least. Blake had told her that he was going to start his racing career, meaning that he would be leaving...
Shaking her head, she stood, picked up her tea and sat on the couch. Why did he have to leave? Everything just got back to the way it should have been. She knew he liked her. He had told her so not too long ago...maybe he even loved her...
Tori sank deeper into the soft cushions and instantly saddened as she thought about him leaving her like everyone else in her life had.
Her mother had been killed in a freak car accident when she was only three...then almost two years ago, her father had passed away due to a sudden heart attack. It was then that she enrolled in the academy with Dustin and Shane to try and get her mind and her life back in order.
Now she was faced with losing someone else she loved, and that thought nearly knocked her over.
The ringing of her phone brought her back to reality. "Hello?" she said as she picked up.
"I guess you forgot we kinda saved the world yesterday too," Shane said on the other end. Tori laughed a little.
"Yeah, but let me guess, Dustin's still dead to the world?"
Shane smiled and looked over to his roommate who was sleeping on the couch. "Yeah, but he actually got up with me this morning and then found out. He's crashed out on the couch."
"Wish I could get back to sleep," Tori said. "I don't know what to do."
"Well then I guess it's a good thing I called. I was going to go for a run. You wanna tag?"
Tori smiled. "Sure, I'm all over it. I'll be over in a few." Shane agreed and they hung up.
"Hunter, wake up," Blake said as he hit his brother. Hunter groaned and rolled over.
"Dude, it's like...way too early to be up," Hunter said sleepily.
Blake grinned- his brother was NOT a morning person. "Hunter, it's not THAT early. Come on! I need to get to the track and get some laps in."
"Call Dustin," Hunter grumbled as he pulled the covers over his head.
Blake shook his head. "I already did, bro. He's meeting us there."
Hunter groaned and realized that he was fighting a losing battle. "Alright, alright I'm up." He got up and went to get his gear together. Blake smiled. He was going to miss his brother to no end when he left.
Racing was a huge part of his life, but after all that had happened to him in the past year, he had SO many reasons to stay. One of the main reasons being the feeling he had for the only female member of the team.
From the moment he saw her, he instantly fell in love with her. Never before had he believed in love at first sight, but after seeing Tori, his entire outlook had changed. She was the one thing in his life that was always constant. She was always there for him, no matter what.
Even when Lothor had manipulated him and Hunter, she had stuck by and defended him to the others. It killed him that he had to lie to her, but he was overjoyed when she forgave him.
Now he was faced with a decision...stay with his newfound family, or go off and race professionally. Racing was not the only thing he could do. He could work at the academy, or just race around locally. The money would be good, but nowhere near the factory money he could rake in if he went.
Sighing, he grabbed his gear when Hunter came out of the bathroom ready to go. Hunter slumped out the door with Blake following him. He had to clear his head and decide where his heart truly lay...
Tori sprinted to the front door of Shane and Dustin's house that they rented from Dustin's dad with Shane finishing closely behind her. "Beat you!" she said as she tried to catch her breath.
Shane stopped. "Yeah," he said panting. "Good run." Tori smiled and walked over to her van. She grabbed a backpack and slung it over her shoulder.
"You care if I clean up here?" she asked.
"Not at all. You know where everything is," Shane said. They both made their way into the house. "You can use the upstairs shower. I'll use the one down here." Tori smiled and headed upstairs.
The downstairs bathroom had a stand-up shower, while the upstairs one had a tub. Tori opened her bag and took out her spare towel and shampoo that she usually took for the beach. She heard the shower downstairs turn on, and started hers. Moments later, she stepped into the warm stream of water and began to wash.
Dustin walked into the house a few minutes later with Hunter and Blake in tow. All three were pretty messy, but Blake was the worst off. He had taken a turn too fast and fell over, getting a face full of dirt in the process. It was a move he had done a million times, but he found that he couldn't stay focused.
His face was lightly shaded with dirt that he couldn't get off at the track. The guys all saw Tori's van in the driveway. "Where do you think Shane and Tori are?" Hunter asked. Dustin took out some bottles of water and handed them out.
"Don't know. Maybe in the backyard," he answered. Blake tasted dirt in his mouth when he took a sip.
"Ah! Dude, I seriously need to get cleaned up," he said. Dustin listened and heard the shower running.
"You can use the bathroom upstairs. Sounds like Shane's taking a shower down here," he said. Blake put the water down and headed upstairs.
With both showers going, none of them heard the upstairs one turn off...
Blake walked upstairs and went down the hall to where the bathroom was. The door was closed, but he didn't even think to knock. Shane was downstairs and Tori was in the backyard for all he knew. He opened the door and stopped dead in his tracks...
Tori opened the curtain, and was reaching for her towel when the door opened. She snapped up straight and her eyes went wide when she saw Blake staring back at her. Almost as quickly as he arrived, he walked out again and shut the door.
Tori grabbed her towel and stood in a state of shock for a moment...'Holy shit,' she thought to herself.
Blake closed the door and leaned against it...'Holy shit.'
Her capturer playfully tackled her to the ground and positioned himself over her. It was then that she finally got a good look at him...deep brown eyes, gorgeously tanned skin, and the most incredible smile she had ever seen.
"Blake," Tori whispered. He nodded and leaned towards her.
"Tori... I ..." he began.
"Yes," she prompted.
"I...I predict clear skies tonight with rain moving in later in the week."
"What?" Tori asked. It was then that she opened her eyes and realized that she was in her room being woken by her radio alarm. "Damn...right at the best part too," she said as she swung her legs over the side of her bed and stood, cracking her back in the process.
She stretched and went out into her small kitchen where she prepared her usual routine before she would meet the others at Ops. She put on a pot of water and prepared her tea. She flipped on the news and waited for the water to boil.
It was then that she was hit with a reality shock. Lothor was gone...the news reported that the rangers had defeated him.
She sank onto her couch. After a year of the same routine, she had nearly forgotten about the events that had happened yesterday. She, Shane, and Dustin had defeated Lothor, their school was back, and they had graduated and become teachers.
The teakettle went off and she ran into the kitchen to remove it from the burner. "I can't believe I'm up when I don't have to be...this is too weird," she said out loud. Regardless, she poured her tea and settled down to do her usual light workout before heading out to the academy.
She sipped her tea and sat on the floor in a straddle position and went through the simple stretching/yoga motions as her mind wandered.
That dream had come to her again...just her and Blake, alone on the beach...and just as he was about to kiss her she woke up. Ever since he had blown into her life she had been having similar dreams and it wasn't until yesterday that she truly understood what they meant.
She loved him. Not some schoolgirl crush, but the honest to goodness real thing. Yesterday had confirmed it tenfold. When he and Hunter seemingly exploded with the Thunder Megazord, her heart plummeted at the same time.
Ever since the day he had saved her and betrayed her, she knew that her heart belonged to him and only him. Something deep within her just knew that he was 'the one.'
Reaching down, she stretched her calves and sat up, taking another long sip of her tea.
Today was going to be interesting to say the least. Blake had told her that he was going to start his racing career, meaning that he would be leaving...
Shaking her head, she stood, picked up her tea and sat on the couch. Why did he have to leave? Everything just got back to the way it should have been. She knew he liked her. He had told her so not too long ago...maybe he even loved her...
Tori sank deeper into the soft cushions and instantly saddened as she thought about him leaving her like everyone else in her life had.
Her mother had been killed in a freak car accident when she was only three...then almost two years ago, her father had passed away due to a sudden heart attack. It was then that she enrolled in the academy with Dustin and Shane to try and get her mind and her life back in order.
Now she was faced with losing someone else she loved, and that thought nearly knocked her over.
The ringing of her phone brought her back to reality. "Hello?" she said as she picked up.
"I guess you forgot we kinda saved the world yesterday too," Shane said on the other end. Tori laughed a little.
"Yeah, but let me guess, Dustin's still dead to the world?"
Shane smiled and looked over to his roommate who was sleeping on the couch. "Yeah, but he actually got up with me this morning and then found out. He's crashed out on the couch."
"Wish I could get back to sleep," Tori said. "I don't know what to do."
"Well then I guess it's a good thing I called. I was going to go for a run. You wanna tag?"
Tori smiled. "Sure, I'm all over it. I'll be over in a few." Shane agreed and they hung up.
"Hunter, wake up," Blake said as he hit his brother. Hunter groaned and rolled over.
"Dude, it's like...way too early to be up," Hunter said sleepily.
Blake grinned- his brother was NOT a morning person. "Hunter, it's not THAT early. Come on! I need to get to the track and get some laps in."
"Call Dustin," Hunter grumbled as he pulled the covers over his head.
Blake shook his head. "I already did, bro. He's meeting us there."
Hunter groaned and realized that he was fighting a losing battle. "Alright, alright I'm up." He got up and went to get his gear together. Blake smiled. He was going to miss his brother to no end when he left.
Racing was a huge part of his life, but after all that had happened to him in the past year, he had SO many reasons to stay. One of the main reasons being the feeling he had for the only female member of the team.
From the moment he saw her, he instantly fell in love with her. Never before had he believed in love at first sight, but after seeing Tori, his entire outlook had changed. She was the one thing in his life that was always constant. She was always there for him, no matter what.
Even when Lothor had manipulated him and Hunter, she had stuck by and defended him to the others. It killed him that he had to lie to her, but he was overjoyed when she forgave him.
Now he was faced with a decision...stay with his newfound family, or go off and race professionally. Racing was not the only thing he could do. He could work at the academy, or just race around locally. The money would be good, but nowhere near the factory money he could rake in if he went.
Sighing, he grabbed his gear when Hunter came out of the bathroom ready to go. Hunter slumped out the door with Blake following him. He had to clear his head and decide where his heart truly lay...
Tori sprinted to the front door of Shane and Dustin's house that they rented from Dustin's dad with Shane finishing closely behind her. "Beat you!" she said as she tried to catch her breath.
Shane stopped. "Yeah," he said panting. "Good run." Tori smiled and walked over to her van. She grabbed a backpack and slung it over her shoulder.
"You care if I clean up here?" she asked.
"Not at all. You know where everything is," Shane said. They both made their way into the house. "You can use the upstairs shower. I'll use the one down here." Tori smiled and headed upstairs.
The downstairs bathroom had a stand-up shower, while the upstairs one had a tub. Tori opened her bag and took out her spare towel and shampoo that she usually took for the beach. She heard the shower downstairs turn on, and started hers. Moments later, she stepped into the warm stream of water and began to wash.
Dustin walked into the house a few minutes later with Hunter and Blake in tow. All three were pretty messy, but Blake was the worst off. He had taken a turn too fast and fell over, getting a face full of dirt in the process. It was a move he had done a million times, but he found that he couldn't stay focused.
His face was lightly shaded with dirt that he couldn't get off at the track. The guys all saw Tori's van in the driveway. "Where do you think Shane and Tori are?" Hunter asked. Dustin took out some bottles of water and handed them out.
"Don't know. Maybe in the backyard," he answered. Blake tasted dirt in his mouth when he took a sip.
"Ah! Dude, I seriously need to get cleaned up," he said. Dustin listened and heard the shower running.
"You can use the bathroom upstairs. Sounds like Shane's taking a shower down here," he said. Blake put the water down and headed upstairs.
With both showers going, none of them heard the upstairs one turn off...
Blake walked upstairs and went down the hall to where the bathroom was. The door was closed, but he didn't even think to knock. Shane was downstairs and Tori was in the backyard for all he knew. He opened the door and stopped dead in his tracks...
Tori opened the curtain, and was reaching for her towel when the door opened. She snapped up straight and her eyes went wide when she saw Blake staring back at her. Almost as quickly as he arrived, he walked out again and shut the door.
Tori grabbed her towel and stood in a state of shock for a moment...'Holy shit,' she thought to herself.
Blake closed the door and leaned against it...'Holy shit.'