"Confessions"
A Few Hours Later...
"Good job you guys!" Tori smiles proudly to her students as they halt into an attention stance after enduring the challenge of running on water. She walks in front of them with her hands behind her. "You are all improving marvelously." The blonde adds as she stops and stares at each and every one of them. "Next week I'll be showing you how to attack the opponent while focusing on the power of water without getting wet, which I had a problem with a year ago." Tori smirks as her fellow students let out a chuckle. "Well, that's it for the day. Class dismiss." She nods as they bowed to her and leave.
"Hey, Tor!" Dustin came running towards her while taking off his ninja robe. She turns around and smiles.
"Dustin. What's up?" The blonde snatches a water bottle from the ground and began drinking from it.
"Listen, you want to go clubbing at the Glowing Hot Spot tonight?" He asks handing her a flier. Tori went browsing through it. "Tonight is its grand opening and we are added to the guest list!"
She wrinkles her forehead in surprise. "Really? Did you sign us up or something?"
"Actually, Natalie got us in." The goofball replies. "She got connections you know."
Tori nods her head. "Cool."
"So you're coming?" He asks.
She shrugs. "Maybe."
"Maybe?" Dustin plasters a sad look on his face. "Oh come on! You have to go! You love dancing and you happen to be great at it!!"
Tori rolls her eyes. "So?"
"So?!" He chuckles. "Show off your moves!" Dustin nudges her shoulder with a wink. "You know you want to."
"Oh please." She slightly pushes him away and giggles.
"Geez, leave my girl alone." Marah suddenly comes from behind and puts her arm around the blonde. "Who wants to go to some dumb club anyway?" She asks with her hand on her hip.
Tori and Dustin exchange looks. "You do." They reply back in unison.
Marah sighs and slumps her shoulders down. "Yeah. I know." She whimpers, pursing her lips. "I just don't understand why Natalie is so nice when she's really a --"
Dustin quickly covers her mouth as Marah began mumbling under them. "You're still going." He says, kissing her forehead. "And you," the goofball points at Tori, "have to go as well."
She brushes her hair back and groans. "Look, I'll see okay? I have to go and talk to Hunter first. You know where I could find him? I mean, he's pretty much off from work by now."
Dustin stares at the ground to think. "I'm not sure. I think he's at the skate park with Shane, if not then probably at the track."
Tori nods. "Okay. Thanks."
"No prob. I'll see you tonight." He says reassuringly as she began walking backgrounds, facing him. "And that's final!"
"I said maybe!" Tori exclaims and waves off to them.
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At the skate park, Shane was doing his thing with his skater buds as Hunter stood against a tree, watching from afar. He cheered on as he watches Shane do a 360-degree rotation up in the air and landed smoothly on the ground. Hunter claps his hands as Shane comes running towards him. He then crosses his arms and sighs at the thought of his girlfriend Tori.
"Hey! Man, I almost landed the 360 shove it inward heel flip." Shane tries to get his attention as Hunter looks up, dazed and confused.
"Uh yeah." He lifts his eyebrows weirdly. "Whatever that is. But dude, that was cool."
Shane takes off his helmet and slides a hand through his hair. "You alright?" He asks, noticing the awkward vibe he was getting from his dirty blonde friend. Hunter just shrugs.
"Just thinking." He replies.
There was a moment of silence as Shane playfully punches his arm. "Aw man, don't sweat it. I'm sure she'll understand that the kiss meant nothing."
"Dude, it wasn't just a kiss." Hunter tells him seriously. "I kissed Natalie in a way I would to Tori."
"Okay, but that was just one kiss." He says, trying to loosen him up. "A kiss won't change anything."
"Yeah, but what if Tori starts getting an idea that I may still have feelings for Natalie?" He stares at him worriedly. "And what if she breaks up with me?"
Shane rolls his eyes. "It won't happen."
"And why are you so sure of this?" He asks in curiosity.
"Because I've known Tori for so long and she hasn't dated anyone before you since--" The skater boy suddenly trails off. "Since like FOREVER! She's usually not interested when guys drool all over her during those early high school years and believe me," Shane chuckles, "many guys try to get up in her grill. But then," he continues, "she met Blake and you know how they had a thing for each other...then of course you came along and we all know what happens next."
Hunter nods his head while stuffing his hands into his pockets. "Okay...so what does that got to do with anything we're talking about?" He asks.
"Well umm..." Shane looks up and pauses for a moment to think. "That you two came along way for the past year and survived all the crap you'd have to go through. I mean, think about it. Things turn out better than you expected with Blake...and if that worked out...then I'm sure it will turn out the same for this one." He replies reassuringly. "Come on. What could go wrong?"
Hunter shrugs as Shane looks up and watches Tori come walking towards them from a short distance. He immediately gives her boyfriend the heads up. "Hey, look who's here." Hunter turns around and smiles at the direction he was looking at. "Good luck, dude." Shane pats him on the back and returns to his skater friends to give the couple some alone time. Meanwhile, the dirty blonde took a deep breath as she made her way towards him.
"Hey." He smiles as the two embraced and shared a sincere kiss. Tori presses her lips together and smiles sweetly at him.
"Miss me?"
Hunter leans forward for another kiss. "You have no idea."
The two began kissing and holding each other affectionately as if they haven't seen each other for months. Seconds later, they moved their heads back and stared at each other in silence. "So where were you yesterday?" Tori asks out of the blue.
Hunter looks down at the fact that he was about to ruin their moment. He began to feel the quick rush of his heart beating as he stares back at Tori and smiles. "I umm...I took Natalie around like you told me to." He replies with a gulp. The blonde was waiting patiently for him to finish. "And we went to the beach."
Tori nods her head. "That's cool. But um...did you forget about our dinner date last night?"
Hunter plasters a surprise look on his face. He gazed upon his girlfriend blankly and it struck him. "Oh God. Tori, I am so sorry. I totally forgot about that." He says, closing his eyes. "Man, I'm such an idiot."
Tori pursed her lips as she rubs his shoulder and lock arms with him. "It's okay. No big deal. I'm actually glad you did."
Hunter gives her a confused look. "Really? Why?"
Tori giggles and smirks. "Yeah because now we're even. I forgot about our anniversary...and you forgot about dinner...plus your wallet. So that makes up for my stupid mistake." She sticks her tongue out jokingly as Hunter laughs and let loose.
"That went well." He says, feeling slightly relief. There was one more thing he must tell her, which was the worst part of all. "Hey, Tor..." Hunter continues nervously.
"Hmm?"
"There's something I have to tell you."
Tori looks up, giving him a curious, but yet flirty look that made Hunter feel more at ease. "What is it?"
Hunter sighs deeply as he holds her hand. "Yesterday when I was with Natalie..." He pauses, feeling the sweat behind his neck. "S-She kissed me and--" He watches Tori look down in disappointment. "And I kissed back." She suddenly lets go of his hand and turns around. "Tori, your image appeared and I saw myself kissing whom I thought was you and--" He exclaims and finds himself at a loss for words. "But unfortunately, I was kissing Natalie."
She quickly turns around to face him. "Did you like it?"
"NO!" Hunter retorts. "Of course not! The kiss didn't mean anything! I swear it didn't!"
Tori beams at him and crosses her arms. "I can't believe this. I should've known that Natalie was up to something."
He presses his lips together and stares at the blonde nervously. "You believe me though right?"
Tori forces a smile as she puts her arms around his neck. "Yeah I do. It's her that I don't trust." She hisses angrily.
Hunter smiles as he pulls her in for a kiss. "So you're not mad at me?"
She nods her head in dismay. "No. But I won't be too nice towards Natalie anymore."
Hunter chuckles as the two continue to make out. The couple stepped back and faced each other once again. He felt relieved and happy that it turned out well than he expected. He was going to thank Shane later on, but all he wanted was to be with his girlfriend. "Hey, have you heard about the Glowing Hot Spot opening?" He asks as Tori rolls her eyes after hearing about it the second time.
"Yeah. Yeah." She responds inactively. "Dustin told me all about it."
Hunter smiles at her. "Well um, do you want to go with me tonight?" He asks with a wink.
Tori laughs and groans. "Are you serious?"
"Yeah! Come on, it'll be fun."
She looks up and grunts. "Er...I don't know, Hunter."
"Look, you've been working so hard teaching classes and it's time for you to get out and party." He says excitedly. "Dustin, Shane, Marah, Kapri, and even Cam will be there."
"Don't forget Natalie." She adds bitterly
Hunter sighs. "Yeah, but don't mind her. I'll be with you the whole time." Tori pursed her lips to think. "Come on." He pleads. "At least go for me."
"Okay, fine." She finally answers with a smile. "I'll go."
"Alright." Hunter puts his arm around her as Shane came walking towards them.
"Look at you two love birds." He smirks. "So we're clubbing tonight?"
Hunter and Tori exchange looks. "We're clubbing." The couple said in unison.
NOTE: Okay, so things turn out fine between Hunter and Tori. But how will things turn out when Blake comes back and sees them together for the first time? And what scheme would Natalie be pulling off this time at the Glowing Hot Spot? Wait and see for the next chapter! ^_^
