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Thank you so much for your helpfull reviews! Gah, I started this chapter over and over, not being happy with what I had. But finally I did it! So, hopefully you will enjoy this. Oh, by the way, just forget what I said about two-three more chapters... there will be A LOT more than that.

Thanks to my three friends Julie, Elin and Ida for their help with this chapter :)

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Sidewalks
Chapter six: Accident, kisses and chocolate

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It had been a few days since their encounter on the beach, and Tori and Kira hadn't met up after that, and it broke Tori's heart to bits. Sure, they'd talked on the phone, and Tori had snuck in on Cam's computer and Kira on dr. O's once, but it just wasn't the same.

And it really distracted her in class too, causing her to loose her balance and fall into the water outside the academy quite often. Was it normal to think so much about one person?

Shane, so often not quite knowing what was going on, had yet to find out what had happened. Tori had made Dustin swear he wouldn't say anything to their best friend, and it hurt, but it was necessary. She knew Hunter and Blake wouldn't tell him anything. Just why she wouldn't tell him she wasn't so sure of. She just had a feeling he wouldn't be quite as open-minded as the others.

She was so distracted she didn't hear anyone before a hand touched her shoulder. She startled and spun around, hitting her fist straight into the face of the person and flipping them to the ground.

Kira frowned. "You're paranoid."

Tori took a deep, relaxing breath. "I'm seasoned." Then her mind realised it was Kira that stood there. "Kira!"

Kira chuckled. "You took your time." She hugged her girlfriend, and then pulled back a little to kiss her.

"Hello?" Hunter groaned from the ground. "Bleeding here."

The two girls pulled away with sighs and eyerolls and helped him up. Hunter carefully pinched his bleeding nose to stop the blood from dripping out. "Was that really necessary?"

"You scared me. Of course it was necessary." Tori replied. "You should know better than sneaking up on me."

Hunter scowled the best he could.

"What are you doing here anyway? I thought you'd be with Dustin."

"I asked him to help me find the way." Kira explained. "You told me people who weren't students needed to be lead by a ninja that was in the third year or higher or had graduated, remember?"

Tori nodded. "That explains quite a bit. Except for what you're doing here." she said.

"What, you don't want me here?" Kira asked, slightly hurt.

"Of course I do," Tori said softly, hugging her. "I'm just surprised, that's all."

Kira smiled, hugging her back. Then they saw that Hunter was watching them with a amused expression. "What?"

He shrugged. "Nothing," he replied. "I'll leave you two alone. Gotta find Dustin anyway."

He walked away towards the academy building, leaving the two of them to their own company.

"When do you get off?" Kira asked, still hugging her. Tori lifted one hand to check her watch.

"Not for another hour and a half." she murmured disappointed. "I have a class in half an hour and it'll last in an hour. You can watch if you want to."

Kira nodded and smiled, kissing her cheek. "But we still have half an hour..." she said slowly.

Tori chuckled. "Are you hinting something with that suggestive tone?"

"Maybe..." Kira replied with a grin. Tori chuckled again and released her from the hug and instead took her hand.

"Then we should go somewhere more private."

The water ninja made Kira follow her to a more secluded spot in the forest surrounding the academy. She often used the place as a meditation spot. She had to meditate alone very often because both Shane and Dustin used other techniques than she did, and she couldn't meditate with them because those techniques made her loose concentration.

They got to that place and Tori sat down on a rock perfect for sitting, and motioned for Kira to do the same. The ex-yellow ranger sat down beside her and gave her a bright smile. Tori could only return it.

Then she slowly leaned over and kissed Kira lightly.

Kira fought hard not to smile and instead kissed back, slowly relaxing as the kiss lasted. Then Tori's tongue probed hesitantly at her lips and she carefully parted them, letting Tori in. Their tongues met in a erotic dance, but neither fought for dominance.

They eventually parted as the air between them started taking on a resirculated quality, and Kira rested her forehead against Tori's.

"You don't... regret... any of this, do you?" Tori asked quietly, suddenly nervous.

"No." Kira replied and smiled reassuringly to her. "I don't."

Tori smiled back and took Kira's right hand in her own left. Kira blushed lightly and sent her a shy smile. Tori smiled back and tilted her head so she could press a kiss to her forehead.

After that they leaned against eachother, shifting for a short, close lipped kiss now and then, and just talked. That is, until Tori noticed what time it was. She jumped up.

"I am so screwed!"

Kira frowned up at her and stood. "Why?" she asked as she followed her girlfriend through the trees. "Class! I am so late!"

Kira could only chuckle. Tori sent her a glare. Kira pouted slightly. Tori smiled. She gave Kira a quick peck on the cheek before they came out of the trees and then she hurried over to her students, who looked bored as they sat on the ground playing scissor, paper, rock or was sleeping.

Kira smiled and sat down crosslegged a little away, watching her girlfriend first wake those who were sleeping and then started her class.

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Later the two of them made their way to Tori's house. They came inside, and kicked of their shoes and Tori showed Kira towards the stairs.

"Tori?"

Tori froze on the spot and slowly turned around. Kira did too, and spotted Tori's mom.

"Hey mom." Tori said, sending her a smile. Mrs. Hanson smiled back. "Who is...?"

"This is my..." Tori hesitated for less than a second. "... friend, Kira."

Mrs. Hanson nodded and sent Kira a bright smile.

Kira smiled back. "Nice to meet you mrs. Hanson." she said politely.

"Please, call me Michelle." Mrs. Hanson replied. "And it's nice to meet you too."

"We'll just be in my room," Tori said. Mrs. Hanson nodded to her daughter. "Is Kira staying for dinner?"

"Uh, yeah, I think so.." Tori said, looking at Kira, who nodded.

Mrs. Hanson sent them a last smile and disappeared into the kitchen. Tori took a deep breath and let it out in a sigh.

"I don't want to tell them yet... maybe at dinner... I don't know."

Kira nodded, giving her hand a light squeeze. The two continued to the stairs and up them, to Tori's room.

Kira looked around when they entered. The room was very open. The walls were light blue and the roof was white, the carpet and bedsheets were blue, and a huge plush dolphin laid in a corner. There was a white closet against one of the walls, two windows on another, and against another one there was a dresser. On top if it was pictures in simple, black or wooden frames, another plush dolphin, just in a smaller format and various other things.

Her eyes went to the nightstand by the bed. On it was a simple, nice lamp and... a picture of her.

Tori noticed her look. "I, uh..." She blushed and shifted awkwardly. Kira smiled. "I don't mind."

Tori smiled too, and waved a hand to the bed. "Just sit down, or lay down if you want."

Kira walked over and sat down on the bed and Tori followed, wrapping an arm around her.

Tori believed in physical contact. It made her feel safe. And now she needed to feel safe. Kira leaned into the contact and let out a small sigh of... bliss.

After a few minutes Tori suddenly got out of the bed. Kira looked at her as she walked over to the dresser and pulled out a drawer. She took out a candybar, closed the drawer and came back over, settling with her again.

"Chocolate?" she offered after she'd unwrapped the paper around it. "I know it's unhealthy and stuff, but sometimes I get hungry."

Kira laughed softly and took a bit of it, eating slowly. Tori grinned and then took a bit herself, and they comfortably shared the candybar between themselves.

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If you manage to guess where Hunter's first line comes from you'll get a cookie! :D