Chapter 9: Missing Ninja

Tori Ninja streaked leaving the dresses and two white roses tied together with a silver ribbon on the girls' door steps, with instructions. Blake Ninja streaked to the guys' houses, leaving a single white rose, with instructions. They'd ring the door bell and streak off. Hunter was the first one to have his door bell rang at 6:50.

"Hello?" Hunter said as he looked around, and only saw a rose hanging on his door with a note:

Hunter, be at the academy at 9 tonight. Dress shirt, jacket, dress pants, tie. If you need anything, use Blake's credit card. Don't worry he knows. Use the rose for a corsage. Pick up Tara. BTW try to have a dark crimson dress shirt and black tie and suit, not mandatory, but will look better.

-Tori

Tori took Dustin, Kaylee, and Shane's things their house. Kaylee was now living with the boys, as Shane didn't mind. Shane answered the door in his uniform.

Kaylee, Dustin, and Shane, be at the academy at 9 tonight, Kaylee please wear the dress, if it doesn't hit, take back to Brie's Dresses, and exchange it for the right size, but it needs to be this color! Tell them to follow the instruction left by Bradley. The roses are for tonight as well, please make sure you bring the two roses, and don't take them a part. Dustin and Shane wear a dress shirt, jacket, dress pants, and a tie. Try to have them as a dark gold and dark red, with a black tie and suit, but it's not mandatory. If you need anything charge it to my account. Use the other two roses as corsages. Pick up Marah and Kapri, Kaylee, Cam will pick you up.

-Blake

Shane was entirely confused. But shrugged it off and walked back in the house with the dress and roses.

"Dude, what is that?" Dustin asked coming down the stairs, with Kaylee behind him.

"Dress is for Kaylee, as is the double roses, and the single ones are for use. All for tonight at the academy. I don't know, so don't ask. We have to wear suits and pick up Marah and Kapri. Cam's gonna pick up Kaylee." Shane said rereading the note to himself.

"Okay, I wonder if this has anything to do with the call I got this morning." Kaylee said looking at the dress.

"What call?" Shane and Dustin asked together.

"Tori called, asked for my dress size, then hung up." Kaylee said with a shrug. Shane and Dustin looked at the clock then said good-bye to Kaylee and left for the academy.

Everyone else received similar notes, confusing them all. Skye was to be picked up by a confused Leeann, as her father was leaving earlier for some reason. Tori and Blake were questioned all day, but gave no answer. Tori also opted not to wear her ring. Tori would lie to the guys saying, "Blake wanted all of this tonight. I have no idea why. If I knew, I'd tell you." And Blake would lie as well saying, "Tori said she wanted this tonight. I dunno why. Just be there." Tori was able to find some peace while teaching her class. Chester watched her as she demonstrated something. He wasn't paying attention to that. Only to her body, and how it moved. During a fifteen minute break he walked up to her. Tori's head was down, and she thought it was one of the guys coming to both her again.

"I am not talking about it anymore!" She said a little frustrated.

"Excuse me?" Chester asked raising an eyebrow.

"Chester, oh sorry I thought you were Sensei Clarke, Brookes, or Wantanabe. They won't leave me alone." Tori said with a playful roll of her eyes as she bent back down to finish what she was doing.

"Not that it's any of my business Sensei Hanson, but are you engaged?" Chester asked surprising Tori.

"No that's not any of your business, but no. Why do you ask?" Tori said suspiciously.

"I thought I saw you at the mall this morning with one of the Sensei of the Thunder Academy, looking at rings." Chester said.

"Yes, I was. We were out getting me a dress, when we decided to look at the rings to get my sister for her 21 birthday next month." Tori covered very well.

"Oh, I'm sorry it was none of my business." Chester said with a happy yet pissed expression.

"Alright well we need to get back to class, Chester." Tori said with a warm smile.

"Yes, Sensei." Chester bowed before returning to his seat.

Finally the classes were over and Tori returned home to get ready for tonight. As she walked into her apartment, someone covered her mouth with a gag. Before Tori could react to her attacker, she was unconscious. The figure dragged her out off the house and into his awaiting car. The car pulled off as Blake pulled into the parking lot returning from the Thunder Academy. He saw Tori's van in her spot, and walked into the building smiling.

"Tor, I'm home." He called walking in after noticing the door wasn't locked. Blake didn't get a response and walked into Tori's room, only to not find her, while her dress was still lying on the bed next to his suit. He walked to the bathroom, and didn't find her. After searching his entire apartment, he didn't find her. He was heading out to the hallway to see if she was with Mrs. Rider, but found a note behind the door.

Blake: If I can't have her, neither can you! I won't let her marry you. DON'T come after me, or she won't live at all. Don't worry though, Niki can keep you company. –Your worst nightmare, again!

Blake dropped to his knees, the tears flowed out of his eyes. He read the letter a hundred times before calling Dustin.

"Dustin!" Blake said through the phone as it was answered.

"Blake? No this is Kaylee, Dustin's not home yet." Kaylee said sweetly. "Are you alright?"

"No, someone, someone took Tori! Do you know where Shane is?" Blake asked quickly and out of breath.

"He's with Dustin, they went to get the requirements for tonight." Kaylee replied. 'That rules out Dustin taking her.' Blake thought.

"Okay thanks, tell them to call my cell phone when they get home!" Blake said as he hung up. Kaylee was baffled beyond belief, but whatever. Blake didn't ask for her help. Blake called Hunter next.

"Hunter?" Blake said asking before the person even spoke.

"No, its Tara. Blake are you alright, you seem out of breath?" Tara asked concerned.

"Is Hunter there?" Blake asked impatiently.

"Yes, hold on." Tara said a little taken back by his slight rudeness. "Hunter, its Blake." She said handing him the phone.

"Blake?" Hunter said getting a weird vibe from Tara voice.

"Someone took her!" Blake said quickly.

"Slow down, first of all, breathe! Who took who?" Hunter said confused.

"I don't know who, but someone took Tori, they took her just before I got home." Blake said as tears began to fall again.

"I'll be there in a few." Hunter said handing Tara the phone. "Keep him calm." He instructed.

"Keep him calm? Why what's wrong?" Tara asked alarmed. Hunter didn't reply, only kissed her cheek and ran out the door. "Blake, what's wrong, what happened?" She asked very worried.

"Someone kidnapped Tori!" Blake said as he cried again.

"Holy shit!" Tara said as she almost dropped the phone. She too began crying, but remembered what Hunter asked her to do and stopped. "Blake, it'll be alright. She's a ninja. She survived Lothor, she can survive this. You'll find her. Don't worry. Now, stop crying." She said and waited for him to do so. Once he did she continued. "Take a deep breath. And exhale. Inhale...exhale...inhale...exhale. Good are you calmer now?" Tara asked him softly.

"Yes, thank you Tara. I didn't mean to be rude before. I'm sorry." Blake said after realizing he was rude to her when she answered the phone.

"It's alright, you were upset." Tara said comfortingly. Then she heard Hunter in the back ground. "Do you want me to call everyone and tell them not to come tonight?" She asked.

"No, the weddings still on! I'll find her by tonight!" Blake declared.

"WEDDING?!?" Hunter and Tara both exclaimed.

"Oops. Yes wedding. Tori and I were having a secret wedding tonight. Hence the dresses, etc. I proposed this morning, and she couldn't wait, knowing you guys would probably have a bet going on.." Blake said as he chuckled at Blake's expression and could only imagine Tara's.

"At least you're laughing!" Hunter said as he got over the shock.

"No changing your bet Hunter!" Tara yelled at him through the phone.

"You do have a bet going?" Blake asked.

"Yes." They replied.

"But now, we have to find Tori, right?" Hunter said.

"Yeah. Here." Blake handed Hunter the note.

"Tara, call this number 1 434 3829 2312" Hunter said looking through Blake's phone book.

"Why, and there's some extra number's there." Tara said confused.

"It's an international call. You're calling Niki!" Hunter announced. There was silence on both ends. Blake was staring at him, and Tara was staring at the phone. "It said: Don't worry you'll have Niki. She might know something!" Hunter tried to explain. Blake was still dumbstruck, but Tara had recovered.

"Okay, I'll call her now, she's in London right?" Tara asked.

"Yeah." Blake replied.

"Okay, I'll call back in a little while. Bye." Tara hung up and began dialing Niki's number.

"Hallo?" Niki asked.

"Niki Thomas?" Tara asked.

"Yes, who is this?" Niki asked.

"Tara Luxed. I'm Hunter's girlfriend, I was wondering if you happen to know anything about Tori's kidnapping." Tara said getting straight to the point.

"Tori was kidnapped? Isn't she like in a coma?" Niki asked very confused.

"She woke up about a week ago. Blake and her were going to have an impromptu wedding tonight at the academy, but someone kidnapped her. They said for Blake not to worry about being lonely, he'd have you." Tara said.

"Oh my...I-I have no idea about this. I didn't even know she woke up...I swear. Faking a pregnancy is one thing, but kidnapping her. That's wrong on soo many levels. I really don't know anything but if you find her, please tell me." Niki said.

"Sure." Tara said emotionless. "Thank you." And she hung up. She called Hunter and Blake back. "She knows something, but she claims not to know anything." Tara said after they answered.

So, Niki 'claims' to know nothing. Tara thinks she does. Did Hunter and Blake get any leads elsewhere? Find out next time! Also thanks to my readers, and I know some of you are a little upset that Tori didn't beat the hell out of Niki, but I was saving it for the sequel! Thanks for reading! –Storm Strider