Disclaimer: I only own Leila Omano and Derrick Wong.
Warning: Okay, it starts to get a little dark in this chapter. I just wanted to warn you. I won't let anything TERRIBLE happen, but I wanted you to know so you wouldn't get upset.
CHAPTER 6 Dark Steps
Tori sighed as she hugged her belly, that was only covered by a thin hospital gown. She sighed in annoyance again as she looked out the window. It was her third appointment since she found out she was pregnant. Blake had promised her that he would be there for all of the appointments. Tori was careful to make sure to schedule them when Blake could make it, which is exactly what she did for this one. She glanced out the window again to see if she saw his car anywhere. The appointment was almost over and she was getting worried. She snapped to attention when the doctor came in.
"All right Mrs. Bradley. Everything seems to be all right. You and the babies are doing just fine. In a few weeks, I'll give you an ultrasound picture," the doctor said. Tori smiled and thanked her before hopping down from the table. She got dressed and headed out to the parking lot, sighing again. She stopped when she saw Blake running towards her.
"Blake, honey, where were you? I was worried," Tori said as Blake kissed and hugged her.
"I'm sorry baby," Blake said, out of breath. He took a second to catch his breath while Tori waited.
"Well, where were you?" she asked again.
"I was with Derrick. He wanted to know what kind of bike a beginner should get, so I was helping him out," Blake said with a smile. Tori's face went blank. She was not sure whether to hide her anger or not.
"You were buying a bike instead of being here with me to see how your children are doing?" Tori asked coldly. Blake instantly could tell how mad she was.
"Baby, I'm sorry. I lost track of time and, I mean, he's my brother now. It's going to take a while for him to get comfortable like all of us are with each other," Blake said.
"Blake, this isn't about how he's going to react with the others. It's how he's already interfering with the two of us and our children. Hunter knows when he should be involved and when he should back off. If Derrick really wants to be your brother, he'll learn that too! I'll see you at home," Tori said before storming off. She wasn't sure whether to be completely angry or to break down and cry.
Blake let out a frustrated sigh and Tori heard him scream as she climbed into her car. She locked the door and took off from the parking lot, the image of Blake watching her leave in the rearview mirror was the last thing she saw before turning off onto the main highway. Hunter and Leila had only been gone two days and Tori missed them already. They had to get back to the Thunder Academy and had worked out a deal with Sensei Omano. If they worked double time for the next few months, they could take an extended leave towards the end of Tori's pregnancy so they could be there for Blake and Tori right before and after the babies were born. No one had experience with new-born babies amongst the rangers but they were well aware of how much help Tori and Blake would need.
Tori kept one hand on the wheel and put one hand on her belly. A mix of being upset and a sudden craving drove her to pull into the local bakery/yogurt shop. She walked in and selected a vanilla yogurt sundae topped with chocolate chip cookie dough and hot chocolate sauce.
"Tori?" came a voice as she started to eat. She looked up to, surprisingly, see Derrick. She swallowed the rest of her spoonful and clean her mouth with a napkin as she walked towards her car, Derrick following.
"Derrick, what are you doing here?" she asked, getting a little uncomfortable.
"I have a sweet tooth," Derrick admitted as Tori dug in for her keys.
"Then why didn't you get anything?" Tori asked, retrieving her keys and pushing the key into the car lock.
"I wanted to talk to you but you kind of rushed off," Derrick said, a little angrily. Tori picked up the tone in his voice and placed her ice cream on top of her car before turning to him.
"Look Derrick, I don't know if you are Blake's brother or not but I'm not comfortable around you. I don't know if I ever will be, but for now, I don't trust you and I would prefer NOT to be around you," Tori declared angrily. Derrick reacted by pushing her against the car and pressing his body against hers, covering her mouth with one hand. Normally, Tori would have been able to take him down in a second but she was scared out of her mind to do anything that she thought might effect the health of her babies.
"You little bitch, I don't really care what you think of me. I always get what I want and no one will stand in my way," Derrick said before doing the last thing Tori expected him to do. With his free hand, he slipped it in between her legs and started rubbing her. Tori was completely dumbfounded. He was really violating her! He leaned in to her ear.
"I've never done a pregnant lady before," he whispered before letting her go and walking off, never looking back. Tori collapsed next to her chair, curling up into a ball. Her heart raced in anxiety.
"Who the hell is this guy?" she asked herself. By this time, Derrick had disappeared but behind a car nearby, a stranger cut off a camera and looked at the pregnant woman sympathetically. As much as they wanted to go over to Tori and comfort her, they had a job to do.
A few hours later, Blake finally returned home. Tori had been home for a few hours and was sitting on the stairs of their pool, just soaking. Blake frowned as she stared off into space. He was used to her staring into space but she had this blank look on her face. Normally, she had a content smile. He took off his shirt and shoes and slipped into the pool next to her. He went to put his arms around her but Tori jumped out of the way.
"Stop!" she screamed anxiously. Her heart dropped and fluttered when she realized it was Blake. It dropped because of her reaction to him and the expression he had. It fluttered because it was him and not Derrick.
"Tori, are you THAT mad at me? I'm sorry I missed the appointment but...," he stopped when he really looked at her. Her eyes had an expression of nervousness and anger that had nothing to do with him being late to the doctor.
"Tori, what's wrong?" he asked. Tori, bit her lip, wondering if she should tell him. She looked him in the eye and cracked a small smile.
"I just saw a really bad accident on the way home. It's got me a little upset," she said. Blake was hesitant to believe her but wondered what other choice he had.
"It's okay baby. I promise you everything's going to be okay," he said as he held her close. Tori wondered if that were true.
Later that day, she called the Thunder Academy to tell Leila what had happened to her.
"Thunder Academy," answered the familiar voice of Hunter. Tori did not have time to be happy.
"Hunter, I really need to talk to Leila," Tori said.
"Tori, what's wrong?" Hunter asked, recognizing the tone of her voice.
"Just let me talk to Leila!" Tori demanded.
"She isn't here. She took off the second we got back and hasn't been here since," Hunter explained. Tori was again dumbfounded.
Okay, Derrick is taking huge steps to being on the ranger's blacklist. Who is he? What exactly does he want? Will Tori get help before he attacks her again? Where is Leila? What is she doing? Who was the guy in the parking lot? Find out in Chapter 7.
Author's Note: Sorry if that's a little gross or disturbing but there won't be a LOT of that, I promise. I'll give you more Tori/Blake moments soon too. Thanks. –Storm2003
Warning: Okay, it starts to get a little dark in this chapter. I just wanted to warn you. I won't let anything TERRIBLE happen, but I wanted you to know so you wouldn't get upset.
CHAPTER 6 Dark Steps
Tori sighed as she hugged her belly, that was only covered by a thin hospital gown. She sighed in annoyance again as she looked out the window. It was her third appointment since she found out she was pregnant. Blake had promised her that he would be there for all of the appointments. Tori was careful to make sure to schedule them when Blake could make it, which is exactly what she did for this one. She glanced out the window again to see if she saw his car anywhere. The appointment was almost over and she was getting worried. She snapped to attention when the doctor came in.
"All right Mrs. Bradley. Everything seems to be all right. You and the babies are doing just fine. In a few weeks, I'll give you an ultrasound picture," the doctor said. Tori smiled and thanked her before hopping down from the table. She got dressed and headed out to the parking lot, sighing again. She stopped when she saw Blake running towards her.
"Blake, honey, where were you? I was worried," Tori said as Blake kissed and hugged her.
"I'm sorry baby," Blake said, out of breath. He took a second to catch his breath while Tori waited.
"Well, where were you?" she asked again.
"I was with Derrick. He wanted to know what kind of bike a beginner should get, so I was helping him out," Blake said with a smile. Tori's face went blank. She was not sure whether to hide her anger or not.
"You were buying a bike instead of being here with me to see how your children are doing?" Tori asked coldly. Blake instantly could tell how mad she was.
"Baby, I'm sorry. I lost track of time and, I mean, he's my brother now. It's going to take a while for him to get comfortable like all of us are with each other," Blake said.
"Blake, this isn't about how he's going to react with the others. It's how he's already interfering with the two of us and our children. Hunter knows when he should be involved and when he should back off. If Derrick really wants to be your brother, he'll learn that too! I'll see you at home," Tori said before storming off. She wasn't sure whether to be completely angry or to break down and cry.
Blake let out a frustrated sigh and Tori heard him scream as she climbed into her car. She locked the door and took off from the parking lot, the image of Blake watching her leave in the rearview mirror was the last thing she saw before turning off onto the main highway. Hunter and Leila had only been gone two days and Tori missed them already. They had to get back to the Thunder Academy and had worked out a deal with Sensei Omano. If they worked double time for the next few months, they could take an extended leave towards the end of Tori's pregnancy so they could be there for Blake and Tori right before and after the babies were born. No one had experience with new-born babies amongst the rangers but they were well aware of how much help Tori and Blake would need.
Tori kept one hand on the wheel and put one hand on her belly. A mix of being upset and a sudden craving drove her to pull into the local bakery/yogurt shop. She walked in and selected a vanilla yogurt sundae topped with chocolate chip cookie dough and hot chocolate sauce.
"Tori?" came a voice as she started to eat. She looked up to, surprisingly, see Derrick. She swallowed the rest of her spoonful and clean her mouth with a napkin as she walked towards her car, Derrick following.
"Derrick, what are you doing here?" she asked, getting a little uncomfortable.
"I have a sweet tooth," Derrick admitted as Tori dug in for her keys.
"Then why didn't you get anything?" Tori asked, retrieving her keys and pushing the key into the car lock.
"I wanted to talk to you but you kind of rushed off," Derrick said, a little angrily. Tori picked up the tone in his voice and placed her ice cream on top of her car before turning to him.
"Look Derrick, I don't know if you are Blake's brother or not but I'm not comfortable around you. I don't know if I ever will be, but for now, I don't trust you and I would prefer NOT to be around you," Tori declared angrily. Derrick reacted by pushing her against the car and pressing his body against hers, covering her mouth with one hand. Normally, Tori would have been able to take him down in a second but she was scared out of her mind to do anything that she thought might effect the health of her babies.
"You little bitch, I don't really care what you think of me. I always get what I want and no one will stand in my way," Derrick said before doing the last thing Tori expected him to do. With his free hand, he slipped it in between her legs and started rubbing her. Tori was completely dumbfounded. He was really violating her! He leaned in to her ear.
"I've never done a pregnant lady before," he whispered before letting her go and walking off, never looking back. Tori collapsed next to her chair, curling up into a ball. Her heart raced in anxiety.
"Who the hell is this guy?" she asked herself. By this time, Derrick had disappeared but behind a car nearby, a stranger cut off a camera and looked at the pregnant woman sympathetically. As much as they wanted to go over to Tori and comfort her, they had a job to do.
A few hours later, Blake finally returned home. Tori had been home for a few hours and was sitting on the stairs of their pool, just soaking. Blake frowned as she stared off into space. He was used to her staring into space but she had this blank look on her face. Normally, she had a content smile. He took off his shirt and shoes and slipped into the pool next to her. He went to put his arms around her but Tori jumped out of the way.
"Stop!" she screamed anxiously. Her heart dropped and fluttered when she realized it was Blake. It dropped because of her reaction to him and the expression he had. It fluttered because it was him and not Derrick.
"Tori, are you THAT mad at me? I'm sorry I missed the appointment but...," he stopped when he really looked at her. Her eyes had an expression of nervousness and anger that had nothing to do with him being late to the doctor.
"Tori, what's wrong?" he asked. Tori, bit her lip, wondering if she should tell him. She looked him in the eye and cracked a small smile.
"I just saw a really bad accident on the way home. It's got me a little upset," she said. Blake was hesitant to believe her but wondered what other choice he had.
"It's okay baby. I promise you everything's going to be okay," he said as he held her close. Tori wondered if that were true.
Later that day, she called the Thunder Academy to tell Leila what had happened to her.
"Thunder Academy," answered the familiar voice of Hunter. Tori did not have time to be happy.
"Hunter, I really need to talk to Leila," Tori said.
"Tori, what's wrong?" Hunter asked, recognizing the tone of her voice.
"Just let me talk to Leila!" Tori demanded.
"She isn't here. She took off the second we got back and hasn't been here since," Hunter explained. Tori was again dumbfounded.
Okay, Derrick is taking huge steps to being on the ranger's blacklist. Who is he? What exactly does he want? Will Tori get help before he attacks her again? Where is Leila? What is she doing? Who was the guy in the parking lot? Find out in Chapter 7.
Author's Note: Sorry if that's a little gross or disturbing but there won't be a LOT of that, I promise. I'll give you more Tori/Blake moments soon too. Thanks. –Storm2003