Flashback- Chapter 5

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone except for Chloe and anyone else not seen or mentioned in the show.

Rated: PG-13

Summary: Dustin is supposed to be the goofy one, the one that just doesn't have problems. But guess what? He does.

Author's Note: This is my first PR fic, bear with me here!

Short chapter, sorry!!

            Everyone tells me that I have a right to be angry, but for some strange reason, I'm not. All my friends expect me to blow-up in their faces any second, but they need to understand. I'm not going to. They don't know what it's like, facing this all alone. I don't need them to anyway, just like I don't need to be mad at anybody.

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            "Dustin, wait!" I heard Chloe call out my name in the hallway. I turned around and faced my sister, who had tears brimming her eyes. Immediately, I was worried.

            "Chloe? What happened?" I opened my arms and she fell into them, sobbing. Gently I moved both of us to a staircase, sitting down.

            "Chloe?" I repeated as the bell rang and the rush of students died down. All that could be heard in the quiet hallway was the slight sniffling of my sister, muffled against my shirt.

            "I don't know what happened, Dustin. I was fine, really I was. I didn't care that everyone hated me here; I just wanted to go to school and learn! But then they…they…told me that I was cramping your style. They said that you a reputation to keep for the school and that I didn't need to ruin it for you! They said that I didn't deserve you or Hunter, that I was just a piece of trash. And Dustin, I'm not even Hunter's girlfriend!"

            "Wait a minute, who told you?" I asked her gently.

            "This girl in the hallway. She was walking with Tori and Shane. They told her to stop because I was you sister. But that just made her say even more things. She said I was a skanky whore. She called me lower than a bitch."

            My blood boiled, "What did this girl look like?"

            "She was tall. Brown hair, blue eyes, I think. Maybe gray, I couldn't tell," she sniffled. Katie Torrence. She'd had a crush on Hunter ever since he came into the school. Sighing, I made Chloe look at me.

            "Listen to me," I said to her, "Listen carefully. That girl is jealous that you're friends with Hunter and he won't even acknowledge her in the hallways. She's jealous that you're prettier than her, that you're real and she's fake. She's a skanky whore herself and she's a bitch. Don't listen to her, okay?"

            "But…"

            "No buts. You're not cramping my style or whatever. I don't have a reputation to keep and I definitely don't thik you're ruining anything. Ask Hunter if you deserve to be his friend."

            "She deserves to be my friend," Hunter said from the top of the stairs. Chloe snapped her head up.

            "Hunter…I…I'm sorry, I…"

            He held up his hands, "Hey, no need to be sorry. Katie Torrence is a bitch and a half, if you ask me. If she said anything to you, I wouldn't listen to her. She's a fake piece of a Barbie wannabe."

            A smile came to Chloe's lips, "You really think I'm better than her?"

            "I think you're ten times better than her." Hunter was down at the landing of the stairs now. He pulled Chloe up onto her feet and wiped her tears away with his thumb, engulfing her into a hug. I smiled slightly at the sight of Hunter and my sister together. They were cute. Quietly, I slipped out of the stairwell and headed down to the cafeteria feeling a lot better that Chloe was happy. The only thing that was bothering me was the fact that Shane and Tori were with Katie.

            "Hi Dustin," Katie's sugary sweet voice reached my ears as I neared the double doors of the cafeteria. I nodded at her curtly. I would not do anything that I would regret, I willed myself.

            "I met your sister today," she continued as if I hadn't passed her yet, which I had. I didn't turn around.

            "She's such a sweetie!" she called after me. By this time, I was gripping my binder with such force that I was surprised it didn't give me paper cuts. Slamming my book down onto the table of our usual lunch table, I stopped whatever conversation that was going on.

            "Dustin are you okay?" Tori looked up with concern.

            "Just fine," I gritted my teeth, "Perfect actually."

            "Cam's coming out to the tracks today," Blake quickly changed the subject, "What do you think of that?"

            "Cam? On the track? Again?" I asked incredulously. He nearly killed himself the last time he hopped on a motorbike. Maybe if he stuck with the mini-bike for a while it would be okay, I reasoned with myself.

            "Where's Hunter?" Shane asked, noticing the missing Crimson ranger.

            "With Chloe," I replied, "They're bonding."

            "WHAT?!" they all exclaimed.

            I laughed, "Not like that. They were talking about what a bitch Katie Torrence is when I left them."

            "True enough," Blake nodded, "I can't stand that girl."

            "Who can?" Tori muttered, "Did Chloe tell you what she said to her?"

            I nodded, "Yeah. Thanks for telling her to stop by the way."

            "No problem. We may not like her much, but she's your sister and we still care about you," Shane punched me lightly. I smiled at them weakly.

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            My friends never caused much of a problem in the beginning. Not really anyway. Besides, it wasn't like they knew about my dad; I was glad they didn't know. I didn't think it would get so bad though. I don't think anyone did.

Thanks for the reviews:

GalaxyPink: Thanks! I always thought Dustin was deeper than he seemed to be.

Shishu: Thank you. Hehe, I love PRNS. I think it's awesome. I never saw the episode with Dustin and his dad. Which episode was that?!

Wing Zero Gundam: Hehe, you're funny…here's more! I'll try and update sooner.

LiLAqUaMaRiE: I'm thinking they will, but I'm not going to tell you when. =D

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