Disclaimer: I'm lazy. See first chapter.

AN- Okay this has nothing to do with this story. And these AN's are exactly the same as in my other story, but I want to cover all bases. I've gotten a few request for a sequel to The Key Comes to Blue Bay Harbor. I may, and that's a very tentative may, write a sequel. But it won't be until after the Angel series finale. I also might put it off till I read the Buffy book, Chosen, which is, for those of you who don't know, the last season of Buffy in a book. But again I may not even write a sequel, it especially depends on whether or not I'm happy with the Angel series finale. I'm posting this in both of my current stories just so all bases are covered. I'm also percolating a new Ninja Storm fan fic idea. I don't want to jinx it so I won't tell you what it's about, but the couples will remain Hunter/Cam and Blake/Tori. I might even get a bug up my butt and add some Dustin/Marah and Shane/Someone. But definitely H/C and B/T cause I'm a seriously sappy romantic, who is fiercely, a.k.a. obsessively, loyal once I pick my couples. I personally think it's rude of my brain to come up with ideas before I finish my other stories, but oh well. That's insomnia for you.

While you're here, does anyone actually read these? Author's Notes I mean. I didn't used to, but when I started writing fan fiction myself I realized there might be something important in these. Any way, just wanted to ask. I can't seem to write an AN less than 8 lines long. I'm a babbler. So, yeah.J

Home is Where the Heart Is

By Ravyn Jayne

Chapter 3

The next morning Cam and Tori met Blake and Hunter outside their room and the four walked to the dining hall.

"What was going on in your room last night?" Tori asked the Thunders.

"What do you mean?" Blake and Hunter asked in unison, looking so innocent Cam and Tori automatically knew it was an act.

"The loud thuds, crashing, and occasional shouts we could hear even across the hall." Cam said. "It went on for like twenty minutes."

"Oh, that." Hunter nodded but didn't go on.

"Yes, that." Cam prompted.

"Blake was just feeling infantile, so I decided to beat it out of him. With a pillow. To the head." Hunter explained.

"How was Blake being infantile?" Tori asked, wanting details after Hunter's somewhat vague description. Blake smiled widely.

"I was just singing a little song." Blake said, nonchalantly.

"Singing?" Cam asked, not sure he wanted to know. The amusement that always came with the Thunder Brothers antics, out weighed his wariness of them. "What song?"

"I'm glad you asked Cam. It went like this-" Blake cleared his throat, but before he could start Hunter grabbed him in a head lock.

"It really doesn't matter." Hunter said pointedly to his brother. "Really."

"Whatever you say, Bro." Blake said breaking out of Hunter's hold, and leading the way into the dining hall.

After they got their food, they sat at the same table as Sensei Omino and Leanne, where they shared the stories of their adventures, with the Thunder's mentor. After an hour and many laughs, Sensei Omino and his daughter left to teach their classes, leaving the brothers to take care of their guest. Hunter and Blake excitedly started showing Cam and Tori around their school.

"This is the fountain. You may notice a slightly red tint to the water." Blake said as they arrived at the center of a deserted field. There sat a simple fountain, water bursting from the middle, and surely enough it was faintly pink. "About a month before Lothor attacked, Hunter and I put some of that Kool-Aid powder in it. Hawaiian Punch, I think it was called. Fortunately, not that many students drank it."

"Why?" Cam asked, with a small grin in Hunter's direction, used to the stories of Hunter and Blake's shenanigans after a full day of them.

"It needed sugar. Kool-Aid is nasty without sugar." Hunter answered.

"No." Cam chuckled at Hunter's misunderstanding, and shook his head. "Why did you put Kool-Aid in the fountain?"

"We were bored." Hunter shrugged.

"And it looked really neat." Blake added, with a little boy grin. Tori and Cam exchanged a slightly suffering, but still amused look. Suddenly, Blake took Tori's hand and started leading her toward the trees on the outskirts of the field. "I'm gonna show Tor something in the woods. We'll be back in a few minutes."

"What are you trying to show me?" Tori asked once they were behind a tree.

"Nothing." Blake replied. "I figure, after ruining their moment last night, we should give them some time alone together. Besides," Blake smiled and squeezed Tori's hand, "It gives us some time alone together."

Tori smiled back, and leaned closer to Blake. Blake closed the rest of the distance between them and brought his lips softly to hers. Tori pressed closer to him and wrapped her arms around Blake's neck.

"Have I mentioned how happy I am that you came here with me?" Blake asked against Tori's lips, when he pulled back a fraction.

"Have I mentioned how happy I am that I came here with you?" Tori asked back. Blake smiled and kissed her again.

Hunter watched Cam as the computer op sat on the side of the fountain. Cam turned his head to the side to look at the water, obviously lost in thought, and Hunter just let himself enjoy watching Cam for a few moments. Finally Hunter moved to stand directly in front of Cam, their legs touching. Reaching out, Hunter ran a knuckle down Cam's cheek. Cam's head jerked around in surprise and he blushed a little at Hunter's gesture of affection.

"You think too much." Hunter told him.

"My greatest fault." Cam agreed, then met Hunter's gaze. "Actually, I was thinking about you."

"Really?" Hunter grinned.

"Yeah. You know, the fact that you seem to have more lives than a cat." Cam said wryly, but with affection.

"What do you mean?" Hunter asked.

"All your near death experiences?" Cam answered, raising an eyebrow. Hunter still looked confused so Cam clarified. "You've crashed the glider bike how many times?"

"Me? What about the time you crashed the helicopter?" Hunter asked. "Or when you went back in time, through that portal, all by yourself? If I hadn't had all the power sucked out if me, leaving me practically useless, I would have paced a groove in the floor of Ninja Ops."

"I didn't think you even liked me then." Cam said, confused. "At all. You treated me like…, well, like you wouldn't have minded if I disappeared all together."

"Of course, I acted like that. How do all little boys let you know they like you? Your lucky I didn't pull your hair, or push you down then run away." Hunter said bemusedly.

"You liked me even back then?" Cam asked disbelieving.

"I liked you from the moment Blake and I held you hostage." Hunter admitted with a sheepish smile. "You almost got away from Blake and I, even though you didn't seem to be a ninja, and you were so calm and sarcastic, like being held captive was just another inconvenience in your day."

"I suppose that since we're being honest I should admit, that part of the reason I was so calm was shock." Cam looked uncomfortable sharing his feelings, and Hunter realized how much trust Cam was putting in him. "There I was, being held hostage, by two mysterious Rangers, who wanted to kill my father. And still, once you un-morphed, I couldn't stop thinking how good looking you were."

Hunter smiled and picked up Cam's hand in his, wrapping his fingers around the Samurai's.

"So we both had feelings for each other from the beginning." Hunter said, moving in between Cam's legs. Cam blushed, again, at the closeness, but liked it too much to object, so he simply nodded at Hunter's statement.

"Too bad we were both too afraid to say anything too each other. What made you finally admit it to me?" Cam asked, looking up at Hunter. Hunter had a little smile on his face as he returned Cam's dark gaze.

"Like I said, I was really worried about you, when you went into that portal into the past. More worried than I ever remembered being." Hunter said softly. "You had come to mean so much to me in such a short time. The only people I ever felt so strongly and so surely about were my parents, and Blake. I couldn't lose you too. So I decided I would tell you when you got back. But then there was that whole turning into a bug thing."

"So you told me about it the next day." Cam nodded in understanding, then turned his hand until his and Hunter's fingers were intertwined. "I'm really glad you did."

"I'm really glad you felt the same way about me." Hunter replied, moving his head closer to Cam's.

Their lips were a millimeter apart when someone cleared their throat behind them. Hunter spun around as Cam turned an alarming shade of red.

"Sensei!" Hunter exclaimed, his voice cracking slightly. Cam was deciding whether or not he should just throw himself into the fountain to hide. The water was cool enough that it would eventually take away his blush, but Cam wasn't sure he could hold his breath that long. Blake and Tori were coming up behind Sensei Omino, and Hunter could have sworn he heard Blake tell Tori, "They were so close! If Sensei had just waited two minutes!"

"You missed lunch. I thought you would all like to know supper is about to begin." Sensei Omino announced looking torn between being uncomfortable and being amused. Finally he seemed to settle on amused, and he chuckled, turned away and headed back towards the dining hall, Tori and Blake behind him.

Hunter turned back to Cam with an contrite expression.

"Take a rain check?" he asked. Cam looked unsure for a minute, staring at the ground. Finally he looked up and met Hunter's eyes.

"Promise?" Cam asked, a hint of vulnerability in his eyes. Hunter smiled, and ran a knuckle down Cam's cheek again. This time Cam didn't jerk away, he leaned into the touch. Hunter smiled, wanting nothing more than to take Cam in his arms and kiss the breath out of the Samurai. As Sensei Omino, Tori and Blake were waiting for them at the edge of the field, he settled for holding out a hand to Cam, and pulling him off the fountain.

"Promise." Hunter assured.

Silently, they followed the others, holding hands the whole way.

End Chapter 3

Yet more AN's- I know I already told you updates would be slow, but I'm starting to feel guilty about not updating. Unfortunately, guilt does not equal inspiration. And part of it wasn't my fault as I was out of town this past week without internet access. I'll update as soon as the creative part of my mind complies. But remember, you were warned.