Disclaimer: Me, own Power Rangers? Do I look I've got "Employee of Disney" stamped on my ass? I only own the character of Ivy.
Summary: AU-no rangers, no Lothor, everyone's just average teenage folks. Blake recently broke up with his girlfriend Ivy and is moping around. His friends, Shane, Cam, and Dustin, and his brother, Hunter, start setting him up on some blind dates to get his mind off things, but he's surprised where it is he ends up finding love.
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Blake and Tori finished putting the things in the box, although Tori did most of the work since there were a lot of things Blake didn't want to get rid of.
"Okay, things are now in box, now what?" Tori asked. Blake looked at her and remembered what he said to Ivy the night before.
"Well, we can create a bonfire on the lawn." He said.
"Blake, we can't do that." Tori said.
"Yeah, you're right. That would be mean."
"Forget that noise," Tori scoffed. "Remember the last time you used your dad's lighter fluid?" She asked. Blake groaned. She was referring to a time when they were eight and wanted to make a campfire on the lawn to make s'mores. Blake got the idea of putting lighter fluid on the logs so that they'd light up, unfortunately, he used too much and instead of making a nice little campfire, they created a huge blaze that singed off Blake's eyebrows. Thankfully, it was the day school let out for the summer so he had three months of being able to wear caps all the time until his eyebrows grew back.
"That was almost ten years ago." Blake said. "When are you going to drop it?"
"Never." Tori grinned. Blake groaned again and shook his head.
"I guess just give Ivy her stuff when she comes to give me mine."
"And when's that?"
"She said she'd be coming over today."
"Wow, she's not even giving herself time to reminisce over your things." Tori mused.
"Why must you torture me?" Blake asked. Tori shrugged.
"Because it's fun." She said.
"Thanks." Blake said in a deadpan tone. He walked out of his room. Tori jogged after him and jumped up, putting her arms around his neck and walking behind him.
"Come on, you know I'm just joking with you, right?" She asked. Blake placed a hand on her hands that were resting against his clavicle.
"Yeah, yeah." He said. "I know." Tori smiled. She squeezed him gently before releasing him and walking beside him. Blake flopped down on the couch in the living room. Tori sat beside him.
"So, now what?" Tori asked. Blake shrugged.
"I was figuring I'd just wallow in self pity all day, but since you're here.." Blake said, letting his voice trail off.
"Hey, hey, hey." Tori said. "You have no need to wallow. You're free from Ivy's clutches. You should be celebrating!" Tori stopped as an idea struck her. "How about tonight all of us go out for pizza and hang out at the arcade and just have fun?" She suggested. Blake made a face. Tori glared at him. "Just so you know, that wasn't a suggestion." She pointed out, not about to allow Blake to weasel out of it. Blake heaved an exaggerated sigh.
"I guess that sounds like fun." Blake said. Tori grinned and good-naturally socked him on the shoulder.
"That-a-boy." She said. Just then, there was a knock on the front door. Tori shifted and looked out the window.
"Who is it?" Blake asked. Tori cringed.
"You don't want to know." Tori said. Blake sighed and turned around to look out the window. There, by the door, stood Ivy and Jeff. Ivy was carrying a box filled with things. Blake sighed before getting up and going to his room. A few seconds later he came back carrying the box he had.
"Well, here goes." He said. Blake sighed as he went over to the door. Tori went over and stood by him as he opened the door. Ivy looked up and gave a sickly sweet smile to Blake, then her eyes shifted to Tori and her eyes narrowed.
"Oh, hi, Tori." She said, her voice laced with disdain. Tori rolled her eyes. Ivy turned back to Blake. "Well, I brought your stuff." She said. The box had some stuffed animals, pictures and a jacket of Blake's. "Jeff, honey, can you get the box from Blake?" She asked. Blake tried his best to hide the twinge he got at that. Ivy and Jeff didn't seem to care but Tori picked up on it. She stepped forward and snatched the box Ivy had from her hands. Ivy glared at her. Tori set the box down on the floor. She then took the box out of Blake's hands.
"Take it yourself." Tori said as she shoved it in Ivy's hands. Ivy's glared intensified.
"Bitch." Ivy said her eyes in angry slits. She shoved the box into Jeff's hands and stepped forward towards Tori. "This doesn't involve you."
"Oh, I believe it does, hoe." Tori said, stepping towards Ivy, ready to face any "challenge" Ivy tried to throw at her. Jeff watched the two girls and smirked at the idea of witnessing a catfight. Blake groaned and took Tori's arm and gently pulled her back. The two girls continued their glaring match.
"Ivy, you got your things, you can go now." Blake sighed. Ivy's eyes glided towards Blake and she instantly lost the iciness in her eyes and gave him another smile. Tori looked at Blake and saw that he was falling for that façade of sweetness. Without even thinking, Tori grabbed Blake's shoulder and spun him to her. Blake barely had time to react before Tori pulled his head down and gave him a hot steamy kiss. Blake's eyes widened a bit at this. Tori continued kissing him for a good while before slowly pulling away. She put on a sly smile and turned her head to Ivy and Jeff. Jeff seemed pretty neutral but Ivy's jaw hung open in absolute horror.
"Oh, are you two still here?" She asked with feigned innocence. "Sorry," she said, stepping in closer to Blake and wrapping her arms around his waist. "Whenever I'm with Blake, I forget about anyone else." She said, smirking.
"As if I'm going to believe you two have gotten together a day after I dumped him." Ivy said, trying to act as if she knew everything. Tori's smirk widened.
"My sweetie is such a clever stud, isn't he? He made you believe you were dumping him so that he didn't have to dump you. He didn't feel like seeing you get all weepy and everything in public." Tori took one hand away from Blake's arm and nonchalantly pushed her hair back, causing the sleeve of her shirt to rise, revealing the silver bracelet on her wrist. Ivy's jaw fell open again. Blake looked over and saw it, his eyes got even wider.
"What-" Ivy stammered. "What are you doing with that?"
"Oh this?" Tori asked. "Just a present from Blake, celebrating the fact that he ditched your sorry ass." Ivy growled. She grabbed Jeff's arm.
"Let's go." She snarled. She pulled Jeff away as they walked to his car. Tori kept holding onto Blake until the two of them drove away. After a few minutes, Tori let go of him and let out peals of laughter.
"Did you see her face?" Tori asked between laughs. Blake stared at her.
"Wha………What just happened?" Blake asked. Tori laughed.
"I just helped you stick one to Ivy." Tori smiled. "I mean come on; why else have a best friend of the opposite sex if not to make exes jealous?" She smirked. Blake couldn't help give a chuckle and shake his head.
"All right then, how'd you get the bracelet on?" Blake asked. Tori smiled and took off the bracelet and handed it to him.
"I got curious and tried it on while we were putting things in the box and I guess I forgot to put it back on your nightstand. Sorry."
"Nah, it's okay." Blake said. He looked at it and handed it back to her. "Here, you keep it." He said. "It looked good on you." Tori took it. She looked at him.
"Are you sure?" She asked.
"Yeah." Blake said. Tori shrugged.
"Okay." She said, putting it back on.
"Well, I'm going to take a shower and change. Do you want to call Dustin, Shane and Cam and see if they'll meet us at the arcade?" Blake asked.
"Sure." Tori said. Blake walked off to the bathroom. Tori watched him leave. She went over and sat down on the couch, reaching for the phone. She stopped and looked over; making sure Blake wasn't coming back. She heard the shower turn on and figured the coast was clear. Tori sighed and lightly touched her lips. She had wanted to kiss Blake since they were kids. She always thought Blake was special and realized she really had feelings other then friendship for him when they were eight and he was wondering around without any eyebrows and it didn't totally repulse her. When they were thirteen she realized she was in love with him, but he didn't seem to give any inclination to feeling the same so she pretended she just thought of him as a friend. When she saw Blake fall head over heals for Ivy, Tori figured he liked girly girls and that really told her it would never happened between them seeing as she was not a girly girl and had no intention of becoming one, even for him. Tori sighed and picked up the phone and dialed Shane's phone number.