"Losing Trust"

The next morning, Hunter woke up with his arms around Tori. Her head was placed on his bare chest with her arms wrapped around his body. They were covered in his bed sheets as he watches his girl sleep in peace. He remembered coming back with Tori that night to his apartment and surprised her with a special dinner he planned to make up the one he missed the night before. Hunter could never forget the priceless look that plastered on her face when they entered the apartment with the room dimmed and the candles lit. After dinner, the two made their way to his room and fed each other dessert of strawberries dipped in chocolate and whip cream. During their romantic night together, no one was home, which gave them the freedom to be extremely affectionate. One thing led to another as they slowly move their way to his bed and began experiencing their first time together. Hunter smiled, for it was a treasured night that he will never forget. They made love and it was a moment that he has been saving and hoping for. Of course, he'd only do it when Tori was ready...and if they were both ready. Last night was their night as Tori gave herself up to Hunter and did whatever that satisfies them both. It was a night of great pleasures and their true love for one another.

Hunter slowly moves his arm to keep Tori from waking up as he puts on his crimson boxers from underneath the sheets. He gets up from bed and kisses her soft skin before heading out to the bathroom. On his way down the hall he bumped into Dustin, who was grabbing a cup of coffee from the kitchen. "Hey." He greets him as the goofball looked past him and headed towards his own room without a response. Hunter stares at him in curiosity as he shrugs and went inside to wash up. Moments later, Tori woke up alone in bed as she gets up to put some clothes on that she brought with her last night. She looked at her watch, and was nearly late to teach class at the Wind Ninja Academy. Tori had a lesson plan prepared and everything as she quickly put her hair up and add a touch of gloss to her lips. While putting on her shoes, she took one last look on the mirror and sneakily made it out to the apartment without distractions. As soon as Tori went out, she found Blake standing on the balcony nearby, overlooking the view from the apartment. He turns around once he heard the door shut and smiled at the blonde.

"Morning." He says warmly.

Tori smiles back. "Morning to you too."

"You leaving already?" Blake asks while crossing his arms.

"Yeah. I have classes to teach and Sensei won't be happy when I arrive late."

He nods. "Alright. I'll catch you later then?"

"You bet on it." She winks as she heads over to her van. Blake smiles at her direction and sighs.

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Once Hunter took a quick shower and got dressed, he entered his room and found Tori nowhere in sight. What the? He thought as he began looking around in his apartment. Hunter scratches his head as he goes to Dustin. "Hey." He knocks on his door as the goofball slowly looks up. "Have you seen Tori?"

He shrugs and continued playing a motor cross racing game on his computer. "She probably left for class."

"Oh." Hunter frowns while pursing his lips. "Okay. Thanks, man."

"Whatever." He grunts.

The dirty blonde wrinkles his forehead. "Dude, are you okay?" He asks. "You're acting...different."

"I'm fine." Dustin nods reassuringly. "I'm just confused."

"About what?"

"Oh I don't know." He shrugs. "About your love life."

Hunter lets out a chuckle. "What? Why?"

Dustin turns to him and gives him a serious stare. "You know, you're lucky that you got away with kissing another girl for the second time, but if I was Tori I would have dumped you right on the spot."

Hunter suddenly felt annoyed and aggravated as he rubs his face and looks at him. "Dustin, that kiss was never meant to happen. I swear it didn't."

"Okay, fine. I just don't understand why you keep saying that when we all know you're going to end up kissing Natalie again with her seductive attempts anyway."

The dirty blonde rolls his eyes. "Man, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly turning against me?"

"I don't know. You tell me." Dustin says as he slowly gets up and faces him. "What's the deal with you and Natalie huh?"

Hunter looks at him right in the eye with a straight face. "Nothing is going on."

 "Sure." The goofball chuckles sarcastically. "Dude, I saw what was behind that kiss and it definitely meant something. Maybe you should think that over before hurting Tori again." He brushes his shoulder against Hunter while passing by him towards the door.

"Man, you're crazy. I thought you were by best friend." Hunter retorts. "I mean, you've supported me and Tori for so long. And now you're giving up on us. What's up with that?"

Dustin turns back around and shrugs. "I don't know." He sighs under his breath. "I just don't think I can trust you with Tori anymore, nor could I see why you deserve her."

Hunter looks down and suddenly felt betrayed by his words. They stood in the opposite sides of the room in silence as Dustin excuses himself. "I'm going to meet up with Shane. Later." He says, leaving the room.

Once he left, the dirty blonde punches the wall angrily, leaving a red mark behind. Hunter looks at it and began shaking his fist. "Ahh." He grunts in pain as he stares at his bloody knockles. Hunter quickly grabs a towel from the bathroom and wrapped it around his hand. He went to his room and sat on his bed, thinking. Not only did he nearly lost Tori the second time, but he suddenly lost Dustin's trust...and was on the verge of losing his friendship with him. He closes his eyes as mixed emotions came piling in and confused thoughts came crumbling his mind. Oh how he now wishes he was living a dream.

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NOTE: Hunter still has Tori. But will his mistakes ruin Dustin's friendship and trust? Stay tune for the next chapter, and don't forget to leave reviews/comments!