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Chapter 5: Twisting Things Around

Dustin stood their with his fellow comrades and friends trying to figure out any possible clues too find out who that guy that attacked him was. They stood on the warm sand, the sun beating down on them all as the waves crashed softly onto the beach. The wind was blowing gently upon them.

"I'm going to go and search around. Maybe Sensei would know something." Dustin suggested.

"Sensei? How will he help?" Blake asked.

Dustin shrugged, "Well, obviously this guy is a skilled fighter. Maybe Sensei would know the style of fighting." He replied.

Hunter remained quite while they talked. He took a glance at Tori before looking down at the sand. He stuck his hands in his bathing suite pocket and sighed deeply. He was too busy thinking if he would ever have a chance with Tori. If the signs she was giving him really meant something. He really hated it when girls played with his feelings, it just made him more confused and irritated. Hunter lifted his head up when he heard Tori began to talk.

She caught their attention, Tori stuck her hands on her hips, "I don't get it."

Hunter's eyes widen as he realized what she was about to say. While the others turned to listen to her, he was frantically looking for a way to stop her from talking. He then thought of the craziest idea he has done so far.

"If you were mugged last night, then why did I-" She began to speak.

Suddenly Hunter pushed through and grabbed Tori, pulling her close to a kiss. Tori took it by surprise and stood their as he kept his mouth on hers, slowly beginning to kiss back. Dustin and Blake's jaw dropped open at what they saw. Blake stormed forward and pushed his brother back. Hunter stumbled backwards a bit, trying to gain his balance. Tori took a step back, breathing heavily. She brushed her blond hair back and glanced between Hunter and Blake. Her boyfriend glared at her and then turned to his brother.

"Blake!" Tori shouted out.

Blake ignored her and took a step forward at Hunter. The blonde ran forward and stepped in front of Blake, trying to calm him. Blake was furious, he never looked so angry in his life.

"Blake, calm down." She tried to tell him, "Please, don't flip."

Blake knocked her to the ground and continued forward at his brother. Dustin ran over and bent down, to see if Tori was okay. She quickly got back up and brushed the sand off and watched in horror.

"Why Hunter!? Why did you do that!?" He began to scream.

Hunter crossed his arms, "I'm sorry bro, I just had to do it."

Blake clenched his fist and started to run forward at him, tackling Hunter to the ground. Blake began to pound the crap out of his older brother. Dustin ran forward and tried to get Blake off as Tori screamed.

"I'm going to kill you!" Blake shouted.

Dustin dragged the outraged Blake. Blake struggled to break free, but Dustin kept a grip on him. Hunter rolled on the ground and slowly got up, wiping the blood of his face. Hunter cracked a small smile and began to laugh.

"What's so funny!?" Blake sneered.

Blake yanked his arm away from Dustin and tried to regain his composure, staring at his brother. Dustin backed away and stood beside Tori, not sure what to do now.

"Your girl was all over me Blake. She obviously feels the same way as I do." He explained.

Blake rubbed his hands over his face and turned over at the one he loves. Tori closed her eyes and looked down at the sand.

"Please don't tell me he's right? Tori?...Tor?" He asked with concern.

Tori bit her lips, "Blake.. I.." She softly spoke.

"Whore." Blake interuptted.

Blake sighed loudly and turned and began to walk away. Tori lifted her head up and watched him leave. She was speechless. Her guilt turned to anger as she glared at him. She couldn't believe what he just said. She loved him, but she knew she couldn't deny these new feelings she had. Blake was taking this whole thing a bit far.

"Now what?" Hunter asked, turning to her.

She whipped her hair to the aside and wrapped her hands around Hunter's arm. Hunter looked into her eyes.

"Blake needs to get over himself. Come on, let's go have some fun." She grinned.

"Wait! What were you going to say earlier Tori?" Dustin asked before they got a chance to walk away.

Tori stopped and turned to him, "Oh." She responded as she let go of Hunter and turned to him, "I found your wallet at Hunter's. Didn't you leave it there?" She asked him.

Dustin shook his head, a puzzled, "No. Of course not. It was with me last night." He explained

He and Tori both turned to Hunter, wondering what was going on. Hunter tried to speak up, but no words could spill out of his mouth. He crossed his arms and shrugged.

"Don't look at me." He finally spoke up, "Blake brought it in or something. I guess." He explained.

Dustin's eyes widen, "When? Last night? This morning?"

"I don't know! Stop asking me questions!" He shouted.

"I'm sorry. I got to find him!" Dustin exclaimed and turned to run down the beach.

Hunter sighed in relief when Tori looked away. She quickly turned back around to him, looking at him weird. Hunter simply smiled and put his arms out. Tori shrugged and grabbed it and they both walked down the beach. They both walked towards the parking lot, where Tori let go and walked towards her car. She smacked herself in the forehead and groaned.

"I forgot my board." She told him.

Hunter nodded, "I'll wait. Go ahead and grab it." He responded.

She smiled and ran back down the beach. Hunter took a step forward and watched her. He pulled out a cell phone and dialed a few numbers, keeping his eyes on her. He smiled and wave when Tori glanced back and then turned away as the phone began to ring. The ringing stopped and a voice picked up on the other end.

"Hey. I need a favor man....." Hunter spoke up.

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Blake was storming through the park a half an hour later. He was so furious on everything that just happened. He never felt so hurt or betrayed in his life. By his own brother, and the worst part of it all was, Hunter wasn't under any spell. He hated it. He hated him, he didn't know what to do. He kept on walking down the path, with his hands in his pocket. He looked up and noticed Shane relaxing on the bench. Blake walked towards him, raising an eyebrow. Shane was laying on the bench, his eyes close. He looked tired,a bit flustered. His whole head was sweating, yet he looked relaxed and calm.

"Shane!?" Blake bent down and shouted in his ear.

Shane graoned and mumbled a few words before itching the back of his head.

"Shane!" Blake yelled out louder.

The Red ranger eye's snapped open and he looked around and then at Blake before resettling down again.

"Oh.. it's you.." He said softly.

"Are you okay!?" Blake asked

"I'm fine.." He responded, "I'm not.. I don't miss...her." He continued to mumble.

Blake leaned a bit closer and noticed his eyes were bloodshot. Blake didn't know what was going on. He backed away and pulled out his moprher, in hopes to contact Cam.

"Cam?" Blake spoke in. The Navy ranger stood their patiently, waitng for a response. Nothing, "Cam? Come in. I found shane here. Cam? Are you there?"

Blake put his morpher away and sighed, trying to figure out what was going on. Where was Cam. He should be in Ninja Ops.

"Where the hell is he?" Blake muttered, staring at his friend.

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An hour later, Dustin was walking down the sidewalk towards the Bradly's apartment. He had lost track of Blake earlier and decided to give him a visit at his home. Maybe get a few explanations out of him. He kept on walking in till he heard a familiar voice called out his name. Dustin groaned and turned around to see Marah standing there.

"Dustin.." She spoke again.

"You don't give up do you?" Dustin asked

Marah took a step forward, brushing part of her brown hair back. She walked slowly as Dustin stood there silently. He stared at the beauty in front of him, a mix feeling creeping up from behind him. He wanted to shove her aside and continue to investigate, at the same time, he wanted to be with her. Marah stopped in front of him, staring into his eyes. She leaned forward and pulled his head towards hers and kissed him softly. Dustin didn't pull away, but returned the kissed. He slowly lifted his hand on her cheek as they continued to kiss.

All the hatred and grudged melted away at this point. He didn't care that she tricked him. He knew she was telling the truth, she did like him. He could feel it. All his pain and sores went away for a bit. But that didn't long. Suddenly Dustin felt a sharp jab on the side and winced in pain. Dustin staggered, grabbing a hold of Marah's shoulder with one hand and holding his side with his other. Marah gasped in horror as Dustin's hand slide off her shoulder and he fell to the ground. She looked up and saw a man wearing all black, from head to toe. The man turned and high tailed out of there, while Marah began to scream and panic.

"Oh my god.. Dustin.." She screamed.

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