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Rating: PG-13
Tori and Kelly rode in Tori's van. Kelly volunteered to drive. They were silent during the long trip to Las Vegas. Tori stared out the window, trying not to start crying again. She was so scared for Blake. She was afraid she would never get to see his smile again. She was afraid she would never get to tell him how she truly felt. She sighed and leaned her head against the window and shut her eyes, thinking about the times they spoke on the phone, times where she could've let her feelings out, but was afraid of how he'd react. She knew he liked her, but what she felt was more then that, and she didn't want to get hurt if it turned out he didn't feel the same. The last time they spoke was a few days ago.
"So, how's the training going?" She asked.
"Great. I mean, racing and stuff with Hunter was always great, but being here, around all these professionals and everything, I'm really learning a lot." Blake replied. Tori absentmindedly twirled the phone cord around her index finger.
"That sounds amazing." She said. "So, think you'll be coming and racing in Blue Bay anytime soon?" She asked with a smile.
"I hope so." He said. "I mean, it'd be great seeing you guys again."
"I know Dustin says he misses racing with you and Hunter. I guess because we non-motocross folks aren't as fun as you and Hunter." She said. Blake laughed softly.
"Oh, I don't know, you're pretty fun." He said. Tori blushed. She heard someone talking to Blake in the background. "Now?" He asked. Tori heard Blake sigh. "Hey." He said to her.
"Hey, everything all right?" She asked.
"The bus is here to take us to Vegas." He said. "I'm doing my first race against another team." He said, sounding pretty excited.
"Wow." She said.
"Yeah. Hunter's going to come. You think maybe you can?" He asked. "I mean you, Cam, Shane, and Dustin of course." Tori sighed regrettably.
"The academy's really buzzing these days. I wish we could, but we're just too busy."
"Oh." Blake said, disappointed.
"But I promise, we'll see you race. We'll sneak out in the dead of night if we have to." She said. Blake laughed.
"Hope it doesn't get that bad." He said. "Well, I've got to go."
"Good luck with your races." She smiled. "And tell Hunter we all say hi."
"Thanks, and I will." He said. He paused. "Tori." He said.
"Yeah?"
"I-"
"BRADLEY! LET'S GO!" Came a voice. Blake groaned.
"I got to go, apparently. I'll talk to you later." He said.
"Okay. Bye." Tori said as they both hung up.
When she wasn't doing anything at the academy, or sitting on the beach, ready to surf, she'd playfully wonder what Blake wanted to say to her on the phone before he was called away. Was he going to say he loved her? She'd laugh bitterly and shake her head, knowing that the possibility of that was small. Blake would've yelled at her if he had known she was surfing alone. But her only surfing buddy had been him-it didn't seem right to get anyone but him. In her mind, Blake was and always would be, in her mind, her only surfing buddy. Blake. Blake, lying in a hospital room. All these thoughts brought tears to her eyes. Tears slid down her cheeks. Kelly looked over at Tori and sighed. She took one hand off the wheel and reached across to her friend, pushing Tori's hair behind her ear gently. Tori covered her face with her hands, which where in her shirt sleeves, to muffle her sobs as they began to wrack her body.
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Hunter Bradley sat in the hospital waiting room, waiting. He wasn't sure what he was waiting for, he was just waiting. Maybe he was waiting for Blake to walk out of his hospital room and laugh at how worried Hunter looked right then. Maybe he was waiting to wake up from this horrifying dream. Or maybe, and how he hoped this wasn't what he was waiting for, was for the doctor to come and tell him his brother was gone. It had been three days and Blake hadn't regained consciousness. Hunter shakingly recalled the horrible accident.
Hunter was sitting in the front row of the stands, cheering on Blake like a madman. Blake was in the lead and Hunter was whooping with joy. Some people turned to look at him.
"You a fan of that guy?" A brown haired girl asked. Hunter didn't take his eyes off the race.
"Not exactly. I'm his older brother." He said.
"Oh." The girl said. One of the guys from Max Force was gaining up on Blake. The girl clapped and cheered. Hunter cast her a look. "My boyfriend." She replied sheepishly. Hunter smirked and turned back to Blake. The Max Force guy was on the outside of the lane, with Blake riding near the barrier on the inside.
"Come on Blake!" Hunter yelled. The next things seemed to go in slow motion. The other guy lost control of his bike. He rammed into Blake. Blake and his bike slammed into the wall. Blake and the bike seemed to ever so slowly fall into the dust and exhaust fumes. Hunter jumped to his feet. The bike exploded. "BLAKE!" Hunter tried to run onto the lane as medics did so as well.
"Ladies..........Gentlemen...............Factory Blue Rider number 56..........Blake Bradley....Doesn't seem to be.................moving.........." The announcer said, his voice laced with fear. Hunter jumped over the wall and tried to run to Blake. One of the security guards stopped him.
"Sir, return to your seat." The guard requested.
"That's my brother!" Hunter yelled. He tried to get through the security guard; more came to help the guard. They grabbed Hunter and held him back. "Get off me!" Hunter bellowed. "I have to get to him! I have to get to my little brother!" He tried to fight them, but they kept him back as the medics and fire crew went to Blake.
"Hunter." Came a voice. Hunter blinked, pulled out of his reverie by a hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see Kelly standing over him and Tori standing nearby. Hunter jumped to his feet and pulled Kelly to him roughly, hugging her tightly. This surprised Kelly, but realized Hunter was alone right now, he needed human contact. Kelly wrapped her arms around his shoulders and the two sat down as Hunter cried on her shoulder. Tori stood against the far wall, her eyes trained on the floor. Hunter looked up and saw her there. He pulled away from Kelly and silently gestured for Tori. Tori went to sit at his other side. Hunter pulled her close. Tori leaned her head against his chest. Kelly got closer and the three held one another in a tight embrace.
"Mr. Bradley?" Came a voice. Hunter broke out of the three-part hug and looked up, wiping at his eyes. He saw that it was the doctor.
"Yeah, that's me." He whispered through his tears. The doctor approached him.
"I'm Dr. Bicks." He said, stretching his hand out to Hunter. Hunter shook his hand. Dr. Bicks looked at the two girls.
"Uh, these are my friends, Kelly and Tori." Hunter said. Dr. Bicks nodded; glad to see that Hunter wasn't alone right now. "How........How's my brother?" Hunter asked. Dr. Bicks looked at him; this was the part of the job he hated...............
Rating: PG-13
Tori and Kelly rode in Tori's van. Kelly volunteered to drive. They were silent during the long trip to Las Vegas. Tori stared out the window, trying not to start crying again. She was so scared for Blake. She was afraid she would never get to see his smile again. She was afraid she would never get to tell him how she truly felt. She sighed and leaned her head against the window and shut her eyes, thinking about the times they spoke on the phone, times where she could've let her feelings out, but was afraid of how he'd react. She knew he liked her, but what she felt was more then that, and she didn't want to get hurt if it turned out he didn't feel the same. The last time they spoke was a few days ago.
"So, how's the training going?" She asked.
"Great. I mean, racing and stuff with Hunter was always great, but being here, around all these professionals and everything, I'm really learning a lot." Blake replied. Tori absentmindedly twirled the phone cord around her index finger.
"That sounds amazing." She said. "So, think you'll be coming and racing in Blue Bay anytime soon?" She asked with a smile.
"I hope so." He said. "I mean, it'd be great seeing you guys again."
"I know Dustin says he misses racing with you and Hunter. I guess because we non-motocross folks aren't as fun as you and Hunter." She said. Blake laughed softly.
"Oh, I don't know, you're pretty fun." He said. Tori blushed. She heard someone talking to Blake in the background. "Now?" He asked. Tori heard Blake sigh. "Hey." He said to her.
"Hey, everything all right?" She asked.
"The bus is here to take us to Vegas." He said. "I'm doing my first race against another team." He said, sounding pretty excited.
"Wow." She said.
"Yeah. Hunter's going to come. You think maybe you can?" He asked. "I mean you, Cam, Shane, and Dustin of course." Tori sighed regrettably.
"The academy's really buzzing these days. I wish we could, but we're just too busy."
"Oh." Blake said, disappointed.
"But I promise, we'll see you race. We'll sneak out in the dead of night if we have to." She said. Blake laughed.
"Hope it doesn't get that bad." He said. "Well, I've got to go."
"Good luck with your races." She smiled. "And tell Hunter we all say hi."
"Thanks, and I will." He said. He paused. "Tori." He said.
"Yeah?"
"I-"
"BRADLEY! LET'S GO!" Came a voice. Blake groaned.
"I got to go, apparently. I'll talk to you later." He said.
"Okay. Bye." Tori said as they both hung up.
When she wasn't doing anything at the academy, or sitting on the beach, ready to surf, she'd playfully wonder what Blake wanted to say to her on the phone before he was called away. Was he going to say he loved her? She'd laugh bitterly and shake her head, knowing that the possibility of that was small. Blake would've yelled at her if he had known she was surfing alone. But her only surfing buddy had been him-it didn't seem right to get anyone but him. In her mind, Blake was and always would be, in her mind, her only surfing buddy. Blake. Blake, lying in a hospital room. All these thoughts brought tears to her eyes. Tears slid down her cheeks. Kelly looked over at Tori and sighed. She took one hand off the wheel and reached across to her friend, pushing Tori's hair behind her ear gently. Tori covered her face with her hands, which where in her shirt sleeves, to muffle her sobs as they began to wrack her body.
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Hunter Bradley sat in the hospital waiting room, waiting. He wasn't sure what he was waiting for, he was just waiting. Maybe he was waiting for Blake to walk out of his hospital room and laugh at how worried Hunter looked right then. Maybe he was waiting to wake up from this horrifying dream. Or maybe, and how he hoped this wasn't what he was waiting for, was for the doctor to come and tell him his brother was gone. It had been three days and Blake hadn't regained consciousness. Hunter shakingly recalled the horrible accident.
Hunter was sitting in the front row of the stands, cheering on Blake like a madman. Blake was in the lead and Hunter was whooping with joy. Some people turned to look at him.
"You a fan of that guy?" A brown haired girl asked. Hunter didn't take his eyes off the race.
"Not exactly. I'm his older brother." He said.
"Oh." The girl said. One of the guys from Max Force was gaining up on Blake. The girl clapped and cheered. Hunter cast her a look. "My boyfriend." She replied sheepishly. Hunter smirked and turned back to Blake. The Max Force guy was on the outside of the lane, with Blake riding near the barrier on the inside.
"Come on Blake!" Hunter yelled. The next things seemed to go in slow motion. The other guy lost control of his bike. He rammed into Blake. Blake and his bike slammed into the wall. Blake and the bike seemed to ever so slowly fall into the dust and exhaust fumes. Hunter jumped to his feet. The bike exploded. "BLAKE!" Hunter tried to run onto the lane as medics did so as well.
"Ladies..........Gentlemen...............Factory Blue Rider number 56..........Blake Bradley....Doesn't seem to be.................moving.........." The announcer said, his voice laced with fear. Hunter jumped over the wall and tried to run to Blake. One of the security guards stopped him.
"Sir, return to your seat." The guard requested.
"That's my brother!" Hunter yelled. He tried to get through the security guard; more came to help the guard. They grabbed Hunter and held him back. "Get off me!" Hunter bellowed. "I have to get to him! I have to get to my little brother!" He tried to fight them, but they kept him back as the medics and fire crew went to Blake.
"Hunter." Came a voice. Hunter blinked, pulled out of his reverie by a hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see Kelly standing over him and Tori standing nearby. Hunter jumped to his feet and pulled Kelly to him roughly, hugging her tightly. This surprised Kelly, but realized Hunter was alone right now, he needed human contact. Kelly wrapped her arms around his shoulders and the two sat down as Hunter cried on her shoulder. Tori stood against the far wall, her eyes trained on the floor. Hunter looked up and saw her there. He pulled away from Kelly and silently gestured for Tori. Tori went to sit at his other side. Hunter pulled her close. Tori leaned her head against his chest. Kelly got closer and the three held one another in a tight embrace.
"Mr. Bradley?" Came a voice. Hunter broke out of the three-part hug and looked up, wiping at his eyes. He saw that it was the doctor.
"Yeah, that's me." He whispered through his tears. The doctor approached him.
"I'm Dr. Bicks." He said, stretching his hand out to Hunter. Hunter shook his hand. Dr. Bicks looked at the two girls.
"Uh, these are my friends, Kelly and Tori." Hunter said. Dr. Bicks nodded; glad to see that Hunter wasn't alone right now. "How........How's my brother?" Hunter asked. Dr. Bicks looked at him; this was the part of the job he hated...............