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Rating: PG-13

Tori walked into her apartment. Well, sluggishly floated was more like it. She had just gotten some new students today and spent hours trying to catch them up to the rest of the class. She was exhausted.

"That you, Tor?" Came a voice from her kitchen. Tori trudged over.

"No, its Jack the Ripper, come to slice and dice you while you're cooking." Came her tired reply. Kelly turned to face her and rolled her eyes with a smile. A few months ago, Kelly hit some financial troubles. The bank had loaned her money for both Storm Chargers and repairs on her house a while ago, and they decided something had to go. Kelly had been distraught for days and Tori hated seeing one of her friends so upset, so she told her she could live in her place until things worked themselves out. She knew Kelly dreaded the idea of having to sell the shop and she herself didn't want to loose a great hang out place for her and her friends to go to when they weren't teaching.

"Well, 'Jack'," Kelly laughed, "how about some pasta?" She asked. Tori shook her head.

"I'm too exhausted to even lift up a fork, I think I'm just going to hit the hay." She said.

"Teaching getting hard, eh?" Kelly asked. After a while, Tori confided in her about everything-her and the others being rangers and now teaching at the academy. She hadn't impulsively chosen to do so; she discussed it with Sensei and the others beforehand. Kelly was a little shocked at first, but then said it explained a lot of odd things centering on Tori, Shane, Dustin, Hunter and Blake.

"These three kids came into the academy today." Tori said, sitting down at the kitchen table. "Good kids really. They were placed in my class and I didn't want them to be behind everyone else, so I told them to sit out during the lesson and then afterwards I spent hours catching them up." She said.

"Why weren't they put in Shane, Dustin or Cam's classes?" Kelly asked.

"Well, Shane's classes were full, plus I don't think a bunch of new kids could handle the flirting of him and Kapri." Tori laughed. "Same goes for Dustin and Marah." She added. "And Cam's too busy taking care of his own classes, watching over the academy and keeping an eye on Shane and Dustin." Ever since Kapri and Marah came to the academy and were living there, Sensei and Cam were making up for lost family time, which the girls seemed to enjoy greatly. It was refreshing to have an uncle who was actually kind to them, unlike Lothor who was satisfied with letting them parish on the ship moments before he fell into the abyss of evil. Cam was their cousin, although he had taken to acting more like a big brother, always keeping an eye on them and anyone trying to court them, in this case, Shane and Dustin.

"I see." Kelly laughed. Tori slowly got up.

"I better go to bed, I doubt those kids are totally caught up, so chances are, I'm in for another day of hard work." Tori said. She went to go to her room when the phone rang. Tori groaned.

"I'll get it, you go to bed." Kelly said to her younger friend, although it came out as a playful demand.

"Yes ma'am." Tori said as she went to her room. Kelly pulled her hair behind her ear and answered the phone.

"Hello?" She said.

"Kelly?" Came a surprised voice. "What are you doing at Tori's house?" Kelly strained to recognize the voice.

"I'm sorry, who is this?" She asked.

"It's Hunter." The caller replied. Kelly smiled.

"Hunter! Hey! How are you?" She said. Tori heard Kelly and went back to the living room.

"Kelly, is Tori there?" He asked, his tone saying he wasn't in the mood for small talk. Kelly scrunched up her face, puzzled at his odd mood.

"Yeah, hold on." Kelly said. She was slightly hurt that he didn't want to talk to her. They had been friends; somewhat, as good as friends could be in an employer/employee situation. She had wanted it to be more, but her self-imposed job ethics prohibited herself from trying to pursue anything. She handed Tori the phone. "It's for you." She said. Tori took the phone.

"Hunter?" Tori asked. Kelly stood by as Tori was silent, obviously listening to Hunter. Suddenly Tori's face paled. "Oh........God........" She said, her voice barely above a whisper as the phone fell out of her hand and her knees went week. Kelly quickly grabbed the phone.

"Hunter?" She asked. Her words were jumbled in Tori's head as her mind reeled from what Hunter said, she cried softly and dimly heard a voice screaming. "OH GOD! NO!"

A/N: How you all like it so far?