Love and Hate

by
Becky-chan

Chapter 9: Waking up

Tori's eyes fluttered opened. She wasn't sure what she was expecting to see, but was surprised to see the ceiling of Ninja Opts. She sat up, only to slump back down, remembering the pain she was in. "Well, there goes the theory of it was all just a dream." She muttered.
"Oh, you're awake. Good." Came a voice. She looked over to see Cam. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I've just been run over twice by Lothor's ship." She sighed. She looked at Cam. "What happened? How'd I get here? Is everyone ok?" Cam waited for her rapid fire questioning to calm before answering.
"You don't remember?" He asked. Tori thought for a second.
"Last thing I remember was whaling on Toxipod and him getting in a lucky shot."
"Well, Hunter, Shane and Dustin where able to get to you guys and brought you two here."
"Hunter?" She asked. "Is he still.Ya know?" Cam shook his head.
"No, he was able to get out of it before causing any real damage. Dustin managed to steer clear of him till, somehow, Hunter remembered everything. Hunter said that he saw his mother."
"Yeah..Blake saw her too. She got to him and.." She paused.
"And what?" Cam asked.
"And, he was able to..remember." She said. She looked at Cam. "Is he ok?"
"He's still recovering." Cam said. "And, so are you. God, what did Toxipod do to you? He broke your nose and everything." Cam said. As if to accentuate that point, he brought a rag wrapped around ice to her nose.
"Ah, cold." She protested gently. "Wait, what do you mean?" Tori asked.
"Toxipod. He broke your nose, busted your lip, and gave you all those cuts on your back. Tori, my suggestion is you keep off the surfboard for atleast a week, until you heal." Tori looked at him. He thought Toxipod had done this to her. She decided to let him believe that. She didn't want anyone going after him because of this. And she knew Shane, Dustin would. Heck, even Cam would try and have a Zord step on him or something.

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Hunter sat by Blake's side. He hadn't moved, regain conciousness, or anything, since he and the other's found him and Tori on the island. He sighed.
"Hey, bro." He said, leaning close to his brother. "Can you hear me?" He asked. "Come on, man. You gotta wake up." He watched for any sign of, well, anything. Nothing. He sighed. "Well, hey, uh, I saw mom." He said, brightening up a bit. "She looked good. She got to me before I could really hurt anyone. So, that's good." Nothing still. "Uh, I talked to Kelly. Apologized for bailing on her. I told her that our uncle back east was sick and needed his two favorite nephews to take care of him. She of course didn't believe me, but didn't force me to spill anything. Unfortunately, I said we promise to make it up to her, no matter what. And well, we're now stockboys at the store. I tried to get head mechanic, but Dustin said it says a lot that Kelly's even letting us speak to her, better not push it."
Blake remained still. Hunter took a deep breath. "We saw what you did for Tori. Taking the Toxipod's hit for her. Pretty cool and heroic of ya, little bro. One thing though, I don't ever want to be on that girl's extreme bad side. Geez, she looked like she was going to tear Toxipod's arm off and beat him with it." He smirked. "Guess she was pretty irked that you got hurt." . Taking the Toxipod's hit for her. Pretty cool and heroic of ya, little bro. One thing though, I don't ever want to be on that girl's extreme bad side. Geez, she looked like she was going to tear Toxipod's arm off and beat him with it." He smirked. "Guess she was pretty irked that you got hurt." He was about to say more when he heard a low cough like grunt come from Blake. "Blake?"
"Tori." Blake breathed softly. His eyes still shut.
"Blake, it's me, Hunter." Hunter said, placing a hand on his brother's shoulder. Blake's brow furrowed.
"Wh-Where am I? Am I dead?" He asked. Hunter laughed.
"Uh no. Although, thank you for calling me an angel." He grinned. "You're in Ninja Opts. Dustin, Shane and I were able to find you guys."
"Oh." Blake said. Suddenly his eyes snapped open and he sat up. "Tori. Where is she? Is she alive? Is she all right?" He asked franticly. Hunter put a hand on his shoulder.
"She's in the other room resting. She passed out as soon as we got to you guys." Hunter said, trying to calm his brother down. Blake's eyes widened.
"Is she all right?" He asked, his voice holding an edge of urgency. "Hunter, tell me if she's all right."
"She's fine. She just needs to rest for a bit. She took quite a beating." Hunter said. Blake looked down. He held his face in his hands.
"God this is all my fault." Blake said. Hunter looked at him.
"What?"
"She was weak when Toxipod appeared on the island. Yeah she said she was OK, but I could tell. God, her nose was broken and ever-"
"Wait, wait, wait." Hunter said, trying to process this. "Are you saying Tori was already injured before Toxipod attacked you?" He asked. Blake looked at him.
"I.." He stopped. Hunter's jaw hung open.
"You mean, you.?" He stopped. "Oh man." He remarked.
"She wouldn't fight back at first. I guess she was holding on to the hope that it wasn't me. Then, when she did start to fight back, it was too late, enough damage had been done." Blake felt a lump in his throat. "And then..I threw her off a cliff."
"Oh man." Hunter said. "I guess mom got to me before you." He said softly. Blake looked at him. Hunter continued. "I saw her, just when I was about to like bash Dustin's face in. She showed me that day at the cavern, the day we met him at the track. And I remembered."
"Yeah, she got to me. I barely had time to get to Tori." He sighed. "I could've killed her."
"But, you didn't." Hunter said. "I mean, you got to her in time."
"Yeah, but, if I'd been just one second late.." His voice trailed off. "If I had killed her, I wouldn't be able to live with myself." Hunter looked at him, and he knew Blake meant it. "And, she forgave me. How is it that she forgives me, but I know I don't deserve it." Hunter looked at him.
"You do deserve it. We were both under Lothor's mindwarp thing. We had no control of our actions. You didn't mean to hurt Tori. She knows this. She knows it wasn't you who hurt her. You need to realize that it wasn't you who did it too." Blake sighed and laid back down, his brother's words not giving much comfort.

Chapter 10: Inerupted Moments

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