Disclaimer: I don't own any recognizable characters mentioned in this non-profit Non-copyright infringement..-ing fic. If I did...Hunter and Dustin would be in my closet.
Author's Note: I kinda breezed through this chapter, but hey. I just wanna that you for sticking with this story this long :D Because yeah, this is the first time I've gotten through something of this length. I usually lose intrest and it rots...but not this! Thanks guys. enjoi


T y i n g U p L o o s e E n d s

"Dustin...Hunter, it is none my business what you do in your personal time away from Ninja Ops, but do not let it affect your training or future battles with the enemy" Their sensei guinea pig cautioned as he prodded at the cover of the magazine. Crimson and yellow didn't grace the cover of the issue but they did get like a huge poster thing in the middle, Dustin wasn't sure if that was an accomplishment or not.

"Yes Sensei"

"Alright" Hunter nodded as Dustin took the magazine on the table and shook it in his hands. The water ninja that came down from the stairs snatched the magazine from him before he put it in the trash can.

"Dude!"

"Sorry Dustin, but you are so not throwing this away" Tori smiled as she turned her back to him and flipped through the pages.

"Hunter man! Do something"

"What am I suppose to do?" he asked. The thunder ninja really didn't mind and after what happened in the storage closet he didn't think Dustin did either.

"Tori can you put that away, I do not need to see my bro all over Dustin" Blake asked as he and Shane came down the steps.

"Alright, alright, fine" She closed the magazine and rolled it up in her hands. "So did you guys finish?"

"Yeah, our tsunami cycles are clean" Shane answered.

"Hey guys I'm gonna go" Dustin started as he thumbed over his should.

"Oh no you don't, you and me sooo have to talk about this" Tori said as she held up the magazine in her hands and smiled.

"There—there's nothing to talk about dude, it was just a shoot, no big deal" he defended with a small nervous laugh.

"Yeah, bu—"

"Well, we still need to talk bro" Hunter stuffed his hands into his pockets as he walked past Dustin and up the stairs. they really needed to talk and he didn't really give him an option, they were going to talk and they were going to do it now.

"What's up man?"

"What's going on, between us?" His question was straight to the point, he didn't like to skirt around issues, waste of time. Dustin on the other hand looked like he rather him have instead of getting to the point.

"I um…I don't know" He said as he crossed his arms and made a small circle in the dirt with his shoe.

"What happened in that storage room then?"

"I don't kno-"

"Stop. You know what you where doing" Hunter said, he was getting impatient so he started pacing to save from saying something stupid.

"Chill dude, I was being all claustro-whatcha-callit and I don't know…it just seemed like a good idea okay?" The desperation in his voice became evident, he didn't want Hunter mad at him, they were friends, they shouldn't be mad at each other.

"A 'good idea'? You agree to act like that shoot never happened-"

"Only because you didn't want to do this…that what I thought"

"Same here" he mumbled as his pacing slowed and his arms crossed over his chest, he only said that because he didn't think Dustin liked the idea of 'them' but after the incident in the closet. "I just didn't…I don't know" he shook his head and laughed.

"What's so funny?"

"I just didn't think kissing a guy would be a big deal, especially didn't think it'd turn out like this"

"You don't want it?" He tilted his head and bit his lip.

"You know I do Dustin" Hunter smirked, walking up to the earth ninja and pulling him into a soft kiss.

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