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Ninja Ops is thrumming with excitement as everyone checks out Cam's latest upgrades. When Tori sees a shadow on the hallway wall, she's about to call everyone's attention to it until she spies Marah entering the room. "It's about time she showed up here, where has she been?"

"I don't know," replies Kapri, her voice laced with curiosity. "She wouldn't tell me."

Marah waves at the girls and places her finger over her mouth to ensure their silence as she sneaks up behind Dustin. Placing her hands over his eyes, she sing-songs in his ear, "I have a surprise for you!"

"Seriously?" he asks with a charmed laugh. "Cool, I love surprises!" He rubs his hands together in anticipation. "What is it?"

She hurriedly removes her hands and jumps in front of him, her hands clasped in excitement. "I bought you a new motorcycle!"

He stares at her in amazement. "Marah, that's incredibly generous of you but you shouldn't have done that! It must have cost you a fortune and there's nothing wrong with my bike."

She lays her hands on his chest and smiles sweetly at him. "Awww, you're so sweet to worry about me but it was totally inexpensive, practically a giveaway!"

"A giveaway?" he asks in bewilderment. Worrying that her good nature has been taken advantage of and she was ripped off, his eyes narrow in concern and he grasps her shoulders firmly. "Are you sure?"

"Absolutely!" she swears vehemently, immediately recognizing his protective nature coming out. "Here, I'll show you," she declares confidently before snapping her fingers and causing a hush to fall over the room.

"Yeah…okay…now I see why it was such a steal," he remarks with a grimace as everyone stops what they're doing to stare at the pink moped.

Hunter's face scrunches up in consternation while he takes in its appearance. "Why is it pink?"

Marah throws her arms around Dustin and kisses his cheek. "It's to celebrate my favorite holiday, the holiday of love, Roma Aisura." She gazes dreamily at Dustin who tries to muster a smile. "Pink is the color of love."

Cam aims a mischievous grin at Tori. "That's funny, I thought it was green."

She smirks back at him and laughs softly. "Sorry to disappoint you but green is envy."

"Whatever," he returns with strong assurance. "It's still better than pink."

"Now, everyone, let's not be too quick to judge," insists Shane as he stands in front of the moped while cupping his jaw in consideration. "It's too bad that it's not yellow so it could match his colors!" Stepping away to avoid Dustin's furious glare, he rushes over to Tori and hides behind her in mock fear. "Yellow would also mask the fact that he's probably wetting himself at the thought of riding that thing in public," he whispers in her ear. "Seriously, why don't you save him the embarrassment and take it out for a ride? Maybe bring it back with the fender on backwards like you did when you took out Dustin's bike and wrecked it?"

Slamming her elbow into his ribs and smiling in satisfaction when she hears a loud, "Oomph!", she tilts her head back and answers in a soft hush, "That's harsh, Shane! That was an accident which I paid for, by the way, and poor Marah doesn't realize how inappropriate a moped is for motocross!" Shane shifts uncomfortably with a chastised expression. "Besides, I doubt that I could even get it up to enough speed."

Kapri's still lost in thought as she envisions Shane's suggestion before murmuring, "But yellow's not the color of love. Hmmm," she turns to Marah and suggests with an excited gasp, "maybe for Oro Kanji?"

"That is a fantastic idea but it's going to have wait!" She turns to Dustin and says, "I'm not done with you yet!" and snaps her fingers again before offering him a helmet. "See? It matches the bike." She snuggles into Dustin's side. "I wouldn't leave my Dust Bunny unprotected."

Blake groans, "She's really got to stop saying that."

Hunter coughs to hide his laugh. "Which one, bike or Dust Bunny?"

Blake shakes his head sadly when he watches as Marah tries to get Dustin to try on the helmet. "It's definitely bike."

Cam's grin widens with evil glee. "Good, because we're definitely not losing Dust Bunny. You know," he muses as he takes in the spectacle before him as Marah takes a selfie with Dustin wearing the helmet. "I love my cousins just a little more each day."

Dustin practically rips the helmet off his head the second the flash fades. He sets the helmet on the bike and runs his fingers through his hair before tugging on the ends as he contemplates his problem. "I can't do it; I just can't do it! There's no way that I can ride that!" He watches as Marah's excited features instantly become crestfallen and quickly adds, "It's too pretty! You've seen how hard I ride; I would totally wreck it!"

Relief floods her features as she hastily reassures him. "But that's the beauty of it! It's made of Irogane so you can't damage it, not even if you crash it or it catches fire."

Dustin forces a smile as he bemoans, So much for Plan A and Plan B.

Blake laughs heartily. "Absolutely no way to wreck it, huh? Just like hopes and dreams."

Hunter leans in close to his brother. "Or nightmares."

Sensei walks over and states, "Well, I for one think that it is a lovely gift. It's very thoughtful," he comments to Marah before turning to Dustin and adding, "if not quite emasculating for you."

Hunter squats down in front of the moped as he assesses its condition. "Looking this over, I'm thinking that a machine this fine needs to really stand out from the rest of the bikes on the track." He runs his hand across the smooth pink finish. "Have you ever thought about a lilac trim?"

Blake claps his brother on the shoulder. "Hey, good thinking, Bro! But what about the exhaust?" He tuts as he indicates the exhaust pipe. "The track's practically becoming a smoke screen and breathing hazard with all the exhaust that these babies put out." He eyes her hopefully as he suggests, "Maybe some light pink or rainbow colored exhaust with a light perfume scent? Something like pansies?"

Cam's grin widens as he chimes in with his own suggestion. "Don't forget the headlight. I mean, a circle is a nice shape and all but a headlight in the shape of a heart? That really lets your love shine through."

"Nice touch with the scented exhaust," Hunter acknowledges to his brother.

"Thanks, I thought so." He flashes a sly smile at Tori. "Besides, girls love perfume. Right, Tori?"

"They sure do, Blake!" she enthuses with a bright smile before leaning towards Kapri and whispering in her ear. "Just not the one that he gave me."

Kapri chuckles softly in response before her gaze lands on the license plate. "What is that, Marah? I thought that license plates had numbers on them."

"Normally, they do but I wanted everyone to know that my boyfriend," she beams at Dustin, "is such a talented rider that he has two brand name motorcycles."

Shane nods sagely as he checks out the license plate. "That explains why it says, 'MOPEED.' Is that a French spelling?" He steps over to Dustin and throws his arm around his neck to drag him close. "I guess the yellow shows up after all," he mocks before thumping him on the chest and heading off to stand with his other tormentors.

He's not wrong there. His vision suddenly fills with Marah's expectant gaze as she moves in front of him. He releases a heavy sigh of resignation. "I can honestly say...I don't know what to say. For as long as I'll live, I'll never forget this moment."

"Oh, I'm so glad that you love it!" She throws her arms around his neck and once she kisses him, he can't help but give her a huge grin. "I was having such a hard time picking out a gift when Cam suggested this."

"Cam gave you the idea to give me the moped?" he growled out in disbelief.

"No need to thank me, I was more than happy to help, Dust Bunny." He smiles wide when he takes in Dustin's fuming features. "Hey, look at your face! Forget pink and yellow, I guess red's the true color of love."

Sensei throws a disapproving look to the young men standing in the corner trying to muffle their laughter. "It seems there are many who are showing their true colors today."

Dustin cringes at the thought of riding the monstrosity but he doesn't want to hurt Marah's feelings. Luckily, she hadn't picked up on any of the guys making fun of the bike. Nope. No, no way that I can call that a bike. But still, he met her adoring gaze with one of his own, it was a sweet gesture, sweet like Marah. She's always thinking of me and putting me first. He remembers when he was the only one to stand up for her when she was pretending to be good and Blake was taunting him that he was so into her and he was so right. Although he refused to admit it at the time. Now she's good and she's my girlfriend. He glances over at the guys staring back at him with laughter shining in their eyes. Time to step up and defend her again. He takes a deep breath and after looking at the moped again, takes another one before speaking. "Now that I've had time to get over the shock," he notes Marah's hurt look and quickly amends, "of such a generous gift," her sigh of relief matches his own, "I think that this," he clears his throat and grits out, "bike, has a lot of durability." He runs his fingernail along it, "And apparently an unscratchable paint job that will definitely get me noticed wherever I ride it. What else can I say about it?" He throws his arms out to the sides. "Thank you, Marah. It's definitely something that I would not have thought to buy for myself. I don't deserve it." I really, really don't deserve this. "And I really don't deserve you, but I'm going to try every day to make sure you know that I'm so grateful to have you at all."

Marah squeals with glee and throws herself into his arms. "I'm so glad that you love it and there's more where that came from!" she chirps as she kisses his cheek.

Dustin rapidly draws back and swears, "That's totally not necessary, Marah, honest." His gaze is utterly sincere when he tells her, "You're more than enough for me," and he pulls her back into his embrace.

Tori and Kapri glance at each other as they appreciate the significance of the moment and gush, "Awww," while the boys have their own renditions of, "Oh, please", and Sensei wears a soft smile with a quiet murmur to Cam. "I thought that I was the master of diplomacy around here but that was some Sensei level of sweet talk."

Dustin ignores everyone else to the exclusion of Marah and tells her, "Come on, let's get out of here! It's a great day to go for a ride."

"You're leaving?" asks Shane in shock. "On that thing?"

"Yes, we are, do you have a problem with that?" he challenges fiercely. "I'm going to take out my girlfriend! You know what a girlfriend is, right? That particular someone that none of you have," he taunts while pointing at the other male Rangers.

Blake turns to Tori, "I wouldn't know about that. What do you say, Tori?"

"Gotta go!" She grabs Kapri's arm. "What do you say that we go out for lunch after some shopping? My treat!"

"Sure! Just so you know, when it comes to shopping, you never even have to ask!" She waves goodbye to Marah and Dustin and her voice trails off as Tori drags her out of Ninja Ops. "Have fun, you guys!"

"Girlfriend, huh?" inquires Shane. "You sure about that?"

Blake brushes off his teasing. "She's just playing hard to get."

"More like, for you, she'd be hard to get," poses Hunter which quickly earns him a shove to his side in retaliation.

"Well, while you guys are busting each other, I'm going to bust a move." Dustin holds his hand out to Marah while gripping the moped's handlebar with the other. "Shall we, my lady?"

Marah takes his hand with a slight curtsy and giggle. "We shall."

Hunter steps forward and shakes his head in denial while he gestures towards the moped. "Dude! You are not seriously going to ride that thing in public?"

"Of course, he is, why wouldn't he?" She wraps her arms around Dustin's middle and gives him a squeeze. "Whenever you're ready!"

"Then let's go!" A snap of her fingers teleports them outside as Dustin just barely makes out Hunter's mutter of, "Unbelievable."

Once outside, Marah squeezes Dustin again in her excitement. "I love when we go out! Where are you taking me?"

Every back road that I know. "I don't really have a plan in mind. How about we just see where the road takes us?" They hop on the moped and he looks down to see a hearts and flowers key chain with a bee hanging off it out of the ignition. He gives his head a slight shake to clear it and decides to listen to the engine before putting on his helmet. A resigned turn of the key turns it on and Dustin has to take a moment to realize that he's not imagining the strains of 'I Wanna Be Your Space Girl'.

He turns to her and she wears a sheepish grin. "I wanted to make sure that you always thought of me when you rode it. Blue Bay Harbor has a lot of beautiful girls," she observes with a shrug. "I don't want you to forget about me when you're around them."

"Like that would ever happen, my little Space Ninja. First off, there's not a single one of those girls who are more beautiful than you, at least not to me. Second, I meant what I said back there. I am so lucky to have you, Marah." He waves his hands around the air and emphasizes, "So, so lucky! I know that it's taken us a long time for us to get here but it was worth it, heartbreak and all."

"I'll never break your heart again; you have my word!" she promises him solemnly while she musters her courage and wills her nerves to settle down. "And I have three more words for you. I love you, Dustin."

He beams at her like she's the only one in the world for him and to him, she is his world. "Technically, that's four words."

Outraged, she hops off the bike and uses half-hearted Ninja moves on him as he easily blocks each one with a laugh before pulling her towards him. "Relax, I'm just kidding!" He brushes her hair out of her eyes. "I love you too, Marah." He holds her gaze with all the love that's reflected in his own. "I'm pretty sure that I always will."

Her eyes start to tear up as she questions, "Really?" At his nod, she throws herself against him and kisses him which he very eagerly returns. The kiss holds their love for each other, hope for a future together and all the passion that they feel when they're together. They continue their embrace for some time as they try to physically express to the other all that their love is worth, which is a great deal more than either of them realized until now.

They eventually pull away from each other, both slightly dazed and resting their heads against each other. "I love you so much, Dustin. Let me know when you want me to zap us to the mall."

His brow wrinkles in confusion. "Don't you mean ride to the mall?"

"Of course not! You don't think that I'd actually be seen riding on that thing do you?"

"What?" he demands indignantly. "You were going to me ride it!"

"No, I wasn't, it was just part of my plan. I overheard Sensei talking to himself earlier and he said that he was going to have everyone clean out Ninja Ops today. I knew that if the guys saw this that they'd want to give you a hard time and hang around to laugh about it." She looks sternly at him. "Nobody messes with my Dust Bunny so they're only getting their just desserts."

He laughs so hard that he almost falls off the bike. "That's great! Did Tori know?"

"I might have mentioned it to her but not Kapri. She can't keep a secret to save her life but I knew that Tori would watch out for her." She laughs in delight. "I think that brought us closer, Kapri and I are really starting to feel like one of the team."

"You two are part of the team and your idea was brilliant!" He looks at her with a new appreciation. "Cam's right, you are so not dumb."

She places her hands on her hips and stands a little taller with pride. "Yeah, I know. I keep telling people that but they still don't believe me."

"It was pretty devious though. Are you sure that you're not evil?" he teases with a sly grin.

"I'm not quite sure." She steps closer to him and drapes her arms over his shoulders while he wraps his own around her waist. "Why don't I show you my good side and then you can decide?"

"Now that sounds like a plan!" he enthuses as tightens his hold and she snaps her fingers and they disappear in a flash of light.

The moped was left behind.

The End