Chapter Nine: The Rain
A few hours later, at about midnight, the six Ninja's and sister where back at Ops.
"We waited for about three hours after you called us. I mean, we were at her apartment from 8 to 11 and she never showed." Hunter said.
"Where do you think she went?" Jema asked Trini (who had gotten past the little yell fest. earlier). Trini shrugged.
"I really have no idea." She said. Shane let out a yawn.
"Maybe we should keep looking for her." He said. Cam shook his head.
"No, you should all go home and get some sleep. I'm pretty sure Tori is fine. And, anyway, she might go back to the apartment, and if Trini's here, it'll be no use." He said.
"Um, do you think one of you guys could give me a ride home? I kinda ran out of taxi money." Trini said sheepishly. Dustin laughed a bit.
"I'll give you a ride." He said, standing up from his spot at the table in the middle of Ninja Ops. Trini stood up too, and they both headed off. Hunter, Shane, Blake, and Jema hadn't moved from their spots at the table. Suddenly, Hunter let out a yawn.
"Listen, I'm the last one to put sleep before work, but you guys should go." Cam said. The four reluctantly nodded, and left.
Cam walked into his room. He could here the rain pounding against the door he had that led to the outside. The rain was pouring so hard, he could barely distinguish the knock on his door from the water hitting it. But he did. Cam furrowed his eyebrows. Who would knock on that door? He asked himself as he walked over to open it. When he did, he took in a sharp breath.
"Tori, what are you doing out here, your soaked." He said, opening the door more widely for her to come in, but she didn't move.
"So, I saw you at the club. And, I know you know that because when I ran off the stage, you went running after me. And once I had ran about a block away from the club, I started thinking about the kiss." Tori said. Cam opened his mouth to say something, but Tori kept going. "And I started to wonder why I ran away. And then I realized, I thought that if I kissed you back I'd just be pulling you into my world of pain and misery. Because kissing me would be like opening this Pandora's box of emotion that was meant to stay sealed shut. And, I don't want to do that. Not to any of you." Tori said, getting more and more soaked as she talked. "But, I also realized that, I really did want to kiss you, and I still do." She added quickly. "Because," She continued. "When you found out what had been happening to me, you didn't judge. You just gave me a place to live, and you were my friend, and still are." She added hastily. "And, not to say that the others did judge me, or that they weren't my friends...but, I just..." She slowed down and sighed. "What I'm trying to say is..." She started. She finished the sentence by putting her hand at the back of Cam's neck and pulling him forward in a firm kiss. Tori pulled away, leaning her forehead against Cam's. "Do you see my point?" Tori asked, a small smile on her face. Cam nodded before pulling Tori into another kiss. The kiss was passionate. The two slowly made their way into Cam's room. They closed the door behind them, not braking the kiss the whole time.
AN: I do realise that chapter was shorter than most of these, but I hope you liked it. R/R!