Series presented by: Tori Bradley
AN: Response to the Ars Amatoria's Ranger Romance Themes Challenge
Set During 'Return of Thunder Part 1'
Test…
Tori pulled her helmet over her head and kicked the engine into gear. Soon Dustin's bike was moving swiftly across the sand and small stream.
She wasn't quite sure what had possessed her to go out… but deep down she did. She had told Dustin that she missed him.
That much was very true. The Navy Thunder Ranger was weighing heavily on her mind. He and Hunter had been gone for nearly a month now, and she couldn't stop thinking about him.
As she rode over a small dune, she thought she saw something out of the corner of her eye, but she shook it off and continued riding.
She did feel closer to him right now… t was like he was right there with her…
That something caught her eye again and she instantly went on alert. What had she done coming out here all alone? It could be Zurgane, or Marah, or Kapri!
Quickly she glanced over and another bike neared hers. Thinking quickly, she saw a small path leading into the woods and headed for it.
She glanced behind her again and the biker was still there! Being so distracted, she didn't notice the log in front of her.
Tori flew off the bike with a scream and rolled a few times before finally stopping. The other rider pulled up next to her and she stood, ready to fight.
What she saw made her hear flutter.
Blake removed his helmet and she couldn't help but smile. After all those weeks he was finally here, right in front of her.
"What happened to you anyway? You don't call, no letter," she said loftily. Blake smiled, and she felt her stomach flutter again.
"You missed me didn't you?" Blake asked as he saw the faint blush form on her cheeks.
He knew he was taking a risk coming after her like this, but he didn't want Shane or Dustin around.
His relationship with the Blue Ranger was different than with the others. He found that she was the heart of the team… the understanding one… the one that had stolen his heart from the word 'Hi.'
For the past few weeks, he had been contemplating his options with her. He knew there was something between them. Maybe it was because they were Ninjas and more in tune to themselves, but he felt as if he knew her from somewhere. They had a connection…
Tori shook her head and tried to hide the fact that she had missed him incredibly. She too felt the sense of recognition, and it scared her…
Her heart and brain had been tested more time in the passed few weeks than they had in her entire life. Blake too had felt his heart and his head fighting each other.
"We have a way onto Lothor's ship," Blake said finally. Tori's eyes widened a little. "We'll go up there and take him out."
Tori reached out and touched his arm. "You can't do it alone. We're a team now, right? Fighting on the same side?" she said carefully.
Blake felt his skin tingle when she touched him. "Yeah," he got out. "I'll wait to hear back from you guys before we do anything."
Tori thought for a moment and took her hand of his arm, that she noticed was very muscular…
"Okay," she said. "But wait until we talk to Sensei, please?" Blake couldn't say no to her pleading face.
"Okay." He put his helmet back on and turned to her. "I'll be sure to contact you later." With that, he drove off.
Tori watched him go and sighed. She silently prayed to the powers that be that Blake would do what he said he would. The guys weren't going to be pleased with this, but she had faith that he'd pass the test and come back to her…