Chapter 3: Nobody Listens

A/N: This is a bit different then I said in my preview lol sorry but it's still good. I know my characters are going to sound out of character, but that's because anything can happen in this fic. Its like an AU kind of deal.

Thank you all for reviewing my stories. You know that I don't own power rangers and its characters. yada yda,

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Hunter, Blake and Tori began walking down the stairs of the apartment. The crimson blonde stuck his hands in his pocket to take out his car keys, when he noticed he didn't have them with him. He snapped his fingers to get his comrades attention. Tori and Blake turned and looked up the stairs at him.

"I forgot my keys" He informed them. Tori shrugged, "That's okay, we can take my car." She suggested.

He shook his head, "I want to take mine also. It'll only be a sec."

Hunter quickly turned and bolted up the stairs and into his apartment. He frantically looked around the living room to see if he left them there. Tossing a few pillows around, he figured it wasn't in the room. He decided to check his own room and ran towards it. He looked around at his bed and then at his dresser.

"Where is it!?" He muttered to himself as he began searching through pockets of pants in his dresser.

Tori had entered the apartment, wondering why he was taking so long. She walked past the couches and noticed the pillows on the floor.

She giggled, 'He must really want those keys.' she thought to herself. She walked into the kitchen and noticed a set of keys on a crimson key chain. She walked over and picked it up. She was about to turn to find him when she noticed a wallet tucked away in a half open drawer. Figuring it must of been Hunter's, and that he was going to end up forgetting it, she went over and opened the drawer and grabbed it. She placed the keys on the counter and opened the wallet. Pulling out the drivers license, she wrinkled her forehead.

"Waldo Brooks?" She read out loud to herself, "This is Dustin's wallet."

"What are you doing?" A voice from behind her boomed. She dropped the wallet and drivers license and spun around to see Hunter standing there.

"Hunter!" She said startled, "Don't scare me like that."

"Did you find my keys?" He asked her, a little more calm.

She turned and reached for the keys on the counter and handed it to him. Hunter reached for and grabbed it, examining it, to see if they were the right ones before shifting his eyes back to her. He wasn't sure what she was doing, other then snooping around. He wanted to yell at her, for going through things she had no right being in, but he knew that she was only trying to help find his keys. She smiled weakly, unsure what to say next. Hunter's eyes moved to the wallet on the ground. He bent down and picked it up, along with the drivers license.

"He must of forgot it here." He said casually before shoving it back in the drawer.

He turned and started heading towards the door. Tori stood there a few seconds, watching him make his way to the door. She was a bit confused why he had Dustin's wallet but thought it was reasonable excuse that Dustin could of forgotten it. She knew Dustin was the kind of guy to remember the most pointless things, and never remember the important ones. She pushed the issue far back in her head. She had other things to deal with, like these feelings she suddenly got for Hunter. Her mind couldn't decide whether to go with Blake or to go with him. She wanted both Bradley Brothers. 'I can at least try to get both' she thought to herself.

"Hunter." She called his name.

He turned to her, "Yeah?"

She walked forward and grabbed his arm, "Shall we go have fun now?" She grinned as she pulled him out the door.

Meanwhile, Dustin slowly made his way into the woods towards the academy. Warned out and tired from all the walking he had done, he really didn't have any energy to think. He didn't even know why he was heading to Ninja Ops in the condition he was in. He walked down the path and into towards the small lake entrance. He stared up at the waterfall and sighed. He was sort of regretting yelling at Marah like that, but it was the anger that got the best of him. He didn't know what he was doing anymore. He couldn't figure why he can just forget about everything that she did to him and give her another chance. He felt the same way as she did, why can't he just drop everything and tell her how he felt. He entered the portal and made his way through the rubble towards the secret entrance on the ground. He opened the latch and walked down into Ninja Ops where Cam was busy working on the terminal.

The Green ranger heard him coming down the stairs, "You're late for training." Cam spoke up, not bothering to turn around.

Dustin shrugged, "So sue me."

Cam turned around, "Excuse me?"

Dustin walked forward, "You heard me dude."

Cam pulled off his glasses and stared at Dustin. He noticed how much of a mess he was, yet he didn't seam surprised at all. He walked up and towards the bookshelf in the corner.

He smirked, "What happened? Did you get a fight with your bike today?"

Dustin's draw dropped, "What is your problem dude? Why you being a jerk?"

Cam opened a book and shook his head, laughing. He was trying to lighten the mood, so Dustin could cheer up but apparently it wasn't working, "I'm sorry Dustin." He said blankly.

Dustin ignored his apology and looked at him, "Cam, I need your help."

Cam looked up at him, "What can I do for you?"

Dustin walked forward, "I want you track some guy for me."

Cam raised an eyebrow, "Hmm?"

Dustin rubbed his neck, "Some jerk beat me up last night and stole my wallet. I was hoping you can help me find the guy."

"Was it one of Lothor's lackeys?" He asked.

Dustin sighed and shook his head, "No. It wasn't."

Cam closed the book and put it away. He made his way down the small stairs of the loft and towards his chair, "You sure this isn't some excuse to get out of training."

"I'm dead serious dude." Dustin said angrily.

Cam shook his head, "You're never serious Dustin." He told him coldly.

Dustin raised his voice,"I am now!"

Cam shrugged, "Right. I have things to do. If you want the day off badly, go ahead. Don't need to set an act up for it."

Dustin tried to hold back his anger. He ran forward and balled a fist, trying to figure out some way to get it through his head. Cam may be smart on most things, but this is one topic he didn't understand.

"Cam, I'm asking for your help!"

Cam turned his back away from him, "I really have things to do Dustin. I'm sorry." He responded.

"CAM!!" Dustin screamed, "ARG!" He shouted before turning to storm off. Cam turn to see him leave and then hit a button on his terminal. A door in the corner opened up and he went through it.

Back with the Thunder Brothers and Tori, they had arrived at the beach. Tori drove her van and parked it, with Hunter pulling up next to her. They all climbed out and looked out at the ocean. The sun was beating down, and the beach was pretty much empty.

"All right! It's party time!" Tori exclaimed as she went around back to pull out her surfboard.

Blake smiled, "Waves are looking good Tor. Almost as good as you."

Tori blushed and handed him his board, before turning to Hunter, "You want to share mine? I only have two."

Hunter shrugged, "Sure. Why not." He said. They both ran out onto the warm sand and near the water. Hunter carried the towels and placed them all on the beach. He turned to see Tori taking off her shirt, revealing her baby blue bathing suite top. The wind was blowing her hair side ways, as she looked over and saw him staring. She gave a small wave before taking her pants off, revealing her other half of her bathing suite. She turn around and bent over, to gather all her stuff before running towards the water.

'She's so beautiful.' He thought to himself as he watched. Blake came into view, wearing his bathing suite. He walked towards the water to test the temperature out. Tori grinned and pushed Blake farther into the water, screaming and laughing.

"Come on Hunter!" Tori yelled out to her.

Blake turned to him, "Yeah bro, the water isn't going to kill you."

Hunter shook his head, "No. But I have a feeling you will." He muttered to himself softly before taking off his shirt to join them in the water festivity.

Back with Dustin, he had left ninja Ops to head towards the skate park to see if Shane could help him out. He walked through the park passing a bunch of skaters wannabe that couldn't pull off any tricks and towards Shane. Shane turned around and waved to him.

"Hey bro, what's happening?" He asked.

Dustin shrugged, "Nothing. Just thought I come by." He lied.

Shane nodded, "Cool. Did you go home yet? You look.. the same."

"No, not yet. I was going to ask you for a favor." He said.

Before Shane got a chance to say anything, one of his friends tapped him on the back. Shane turned and started to whisper to him. He glanced around as if he was looking out for someone. Shane's eyes shifted side to side before he turned to realize Dustin was still standing there.

"Oh, sorry dude." Shane said casually.

Dustin raised an eyebrow, "Um, what are you doing?"

"This stuff is the bomb man." The skater boy spoke up to Shane. Shane turned back to him and nodded, grinning. Dustin watched as the red ranger pulled out a wad of cash and handed it to him. He continued to watch as Shane gave his friend a handshake, noticing that the boy had slipped small bag of some sort. Shane smiled and stuck it in his pocket. The skater boy turned around and high tailed it out of here.

Shane grabbed Dustin by the arm and dragged him further into the park. He was walking quite quickly, Dustin doing the best he could to keep up. He was a bit curious where Shane got all that money from.. He didn't have a job, and it just seamed really odd. The amount of money reminded him of how much he had in his wallet. He had a lot, he was so pissed that he lost it all. More importantly, he wanted to know what was in that bag that Shane stuffed in his pocket....

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End Chapter

Chapter 4: Sugar Coating Lies.

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