Hi everyone :)

Here's chapter 3 for you all to enjoy. Bit of Tori/Cam friendship action in this because I don't think he's been in it enough yet and to tell the truth, he won't play as big a part in this story as Dustin and Shane.
The bit where Hunter and Tori get found out is inspired from Friends and the whole Tori kissing thing is taken directly from Friends so I can't take any credit for that part.
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monkay-poo : Yay, you got the Friends part right. Well done lol. Yeah, I am using the bit where Monica and Chandler first get together and keep it a secret. I'm glad you're finding it interesteing. I was kinda worried when I started that, because it's not 100% orignal, people would find it boring. But you don't and that's enough for me :)

I would also like to thank : CamFan4Ever, malissa, Makia Durron, Katy, Ranger lover and SHAWN PROVONCHA for all leaving me reviews :)

Please enjoy this latest chapter :)

It had been several weeks since Tori and Hunter's first night together and they were still going strong. Remarkably, their relationship was still a secret. They had blamed spending extra time with each other on Hunter wanting Tori to teach him how to surf which was sort of true. Hunter had taken up surfing, mainly because Tori did it and he wanted to share in her interests. He still wasn't very good at it and fell off a lot but he didn't mind since he could usually persuade Tori to take a break from the surfing and come into the water to play with him.

Over the weeks, Tori had got to know a completely different Hunter. She had discovered that he could be really romantic when he wanted to be, something she never would've thought he was capable of before. She'd also found out that he was a lot more playful than she thought as well. He'd never seemed to be the type who'd be playful but he was always messing around with her and making her laugh. She loved being with him even when they were around other people and didn't show any affection towards each other.

It was now a late afternoon and everyone was at Storm Chargers. Tori, Cam, Dustin and Shane had just come back from their lessons at the academy. They all look tired and Dustin was rubbing his arm with an expression like a hurt little puppy on his face.

"So how are the lessons going?" Hunter asked in a slightly amused tone as they all gathered around the counter.

"Tiring." Cam said.

"Frustrating." Shane put in.

"Painful." Dustin grunted. "Five times I got kicked in the arm today. Five times! It felt like it was about to drop off." Hunter couldn't help but grin at Dustin's childish complaining. He looked at Tori who was leaning against the counter just in front of him and slightly to the right so he could still see the others.

"How 'bout you? How are your classes going?" He asked her in a purposely casual tone.

"About the same as the others." Tori told him in a tired voice. "I only got hit twice. A kick in the stomach and a blast of water in the face." Tori looked up to see Hunter frown slightly in concern. "I'm all right. I've taken much worse hits than that before." She glanced at her watch and gave a sigh. "Well, I'm gonna head for the beach. Coming down later for a lesson?" She asked Hunter.

"Yeah. I get off in half an hour. I'll meet you at the beach." Hunter told her.

"Kay. I'll see you later." She said and, without thinking, leaned up and gave him a full kiss on the lips. Cam, Dustin and Shane stared at them both in complete shock, their mouths dropping open slightly. Tori, realising her mistake, quickly pulled away. "Erm..." She hesitated. "I'll see you guys later as well." She said quickly as she pressed her lips to Dustin's and gave him a lingering kiss as she had with Hunter. If it was possible, Cam and Shane's jaws dropped open even more and Hunter just desperately trying to hide the look of horror on his face. Tori broke away from Dustin who slowly opened his eyes to stare at her in surprise. She quickly went over to Shane and gave him the same kiss as did she with Cam, the eyes of the others not leaving her as she went to each of them. After that, she pratically ran out of the shop, her face burning an intense shade of red.

"Dude, what was that about?!" Shane gasped as he looked at them all shock.

"I tell you, I have known Tori since I was five and I have never seen her act like that before." Dustin said as he pointed to the door where Tori had left out of. They all stood there in silence for a while before Shane suddenly clapped his hands together and grinned.

"Ah, I know why she did it." He told them smugly.

"You do?" Hunter asked slightly nervously, worried that he and Tori had just been found out.

"Yeah. Dude, it's so obvious. She's got a thing for me." He concluded with an arrogant laugh.

"Dude! Ego much?" Dustin laughed. "Besides, you've already tried that and it never worked remember? It's obvious that she's after someone new." He told him. "Like me." He added, running a hand through his hair.

"You? You've got to be kidding!" Shane laughed. He and Dustin began to argue about who it was Tori liked while Cam approached Hunter.

"You have any idea what that was all about?" Cam asked him, his tone slightly concerned.

"Not a clue." Hunter lied, feigning ignorance. "You sound worried though." He noted.

"It was just so unlike her." Cam told him, frowning slightly. "Do you reckon it might have had something to do with Blake?"

"Blake?" Hunter repeated, genuinely surprised that Cam would link it back to his brother.

"Yeah. I mean, she did take that news about him dating that model pretty hard, even if she didn't want to admitt it to us." Cam explained as they looked at Shane and Dustin who had grabbed Kelly and were asking her who she thought was a more desirable boyfriend. "Maybe the fact that it is a model he's with has made her feel unattractive or something and she's just trying to make herself seem more appealing." Hunter was at a loss for words at how close Cam was to the truth about how Tori felt.

"Hey Hunter, you wanna quit for the day now?" Kelly interrupted as she carried a box passed the counter, Shane and Dustin trailing not too far behind.

"Really? Thanks Kel." He said. Just as he was about to head to the door, Cam put a hand on his shoulder to hold him back.

"I'm really worried about Tori." Cam told him quietly. "Do you think you could have a talk with her some time today? See if she'll open up to you at all."

"Sure thing." Hunter agreed with a nod. Cam nodded as well and patted his shoulder before letting his hand drop away. Hunter quickly dashed out of the door and headed straight to the beach.

Tori let out a small cry as she lost her balance and crashed into the water. She came up with a gasp a few seconds later and held herself up on her board. She was having trouble concentrating. She just couldn't get over the embarrassment of what she had done just before leaving Storm Chargers. It was just the first thing that popped into her head and she acted on it in desperation. Now Shane, Dustin and Cam probably thought she was insane or something and she didn't even want to think about what Hunter thought about her.

She gave a sigh and rested her head on the top of her board for a moment. She eventually raised her head and looked towards the beach just in time to see Hunter come into view. She quickly swam to the shore and ran up to him. She stopped a few feet away and studied him for a second to see if he was mad at her. He did look rather annoyed and she was about to start a huge long apology when his frown cracked into a huge grin and he began to laugh. Tori frowned at him and put her hands on her hips as he cracked up laughing.

"And what is so funny?" Tori muttered, tapping her foot on the sand.

"You are." Hunter managed to choke out through his laughs. "You should have...Seen the look...On your face just now! You looked...So...You looked so..." He couldn't finish his sentence because of his laughter as he bent over and held his stomach. Tori continued to glare at him but soon found herself holding back laughter as well. Hunter managed to calm down a little before walking over to her. He looked at her for a second before a fresh batch of laughter came out and he was once again doubled over, holding his stomach. Tori couldn't hold it back anymore and joined him in his contagious hysterical laughter. They both let themselves drop onto the sand as they continued to laugh. Several people who walked past gave them some odd looks but they didn't notice and if they had, they wouldn't have cared.

After a few minutes of laughing until they cried, they both managed to calm down and now just sat there calmly, Tori's head leaning on his shoulder, looking out to sea.

"What did the guys think?" Tori asked quietly, feeling tired out from all the laughing.

"Dustin and Shane think you did it because you like them." Hunter told her with a grin as he put his arm around her shoulders.

"Dude, ego much?" Tori mumbled, unknowingly echoing Dustin's earlier words. Hunter gave a smile.

"Cam was taking it a little more seriously though." He told her, gently running his fingers through her damp hair. "He thinks maybe it was because you were having insecurities about your attractiveness and were trying to make yourself more appealing."

"Hmm. If he had said that two months ago I would have started to think he was a psychic or something." Tori smiled, thinking about how well that would have described her before she and Hunter joined together.

"Do you mean that?" Hunter asked suddenly. Tori looked up and gave him a questioning look. "About it being true if it was two months ago. About it not being true now."

"Yeah." She whispered dreamily, shuffling closer to Hunter. "Some times I still don't feel great about myself...But then I see you, and I remember that it doesn't matter if I don't look like a super model, because you're with me." Hunter beamed down at her and kissed the top of her head. He didn't say anything, he just pulled her closer. It wasn't often that they gave each other extravagant compliments or spurted out their feelings dramatically. They didn't need to. One knew how the other felt and there was no need for words. Neither had actually said those three special words out loud yet, but they both somehow knew it was how the other felt about it. "Do you want to stay the night?" Tori questioned, tilting her head back to look at him. Hunter gave her a warm smile and gently kissed her lips. He stood up and offered her his hand and, when she took it, he pulled her to her feet. Hunter grabbed her surfboard and her bag and, still holding hands, they slowly strolled off of the beach and to Tori's apartment.

"Cam-Sensei!" A call came from the top of the stairs leading to Ninja Ops. Cam turned away from the Super Computer to face the entrance where a Water pupil, a young girl called Lynn, came rushing in. "Cam-Sensei..." She managed to gasp out through her laboured breaths. "It's Tori-Sensei. I think she's really hurt!"

"What happened?" Cam asked worridly as he got up from his chair and jogged over to Lynn. "Is it serious?"

"No, Lynn is just totally over-reacting as usual." Tori's voice came. They both looked to the entrance to see Tori being helped down the stairs by two of her older students. "I think it's just a twisted ankle, but if you could take a look just to make sure." She explained as she was helped further into the room.

"Sure." Cam said as he went over to her and took her from her students. He ducked under her arm and helped her to stand.

"Thank you both for helping me." She said to the older students. "And you Lynn, try not to over react next time. I told you I was fine."

"Sorry Sensei." Lynn apologised, bowing slightly.

"It's all right Lynn. Just try to calm yourself down and not panic so much." Tori reassured. "You're all dismissed. Go and join the rest of the class." All three of her students bowed to her before quickly heading out of Ninja Ops. Once she was sure they were gone, Tori let out an annoyed, tired sigh and shook her head. "Please tell me I wasn't as frustrating as Lynn when I first started here." She asked Cam.

"Sorry, you were just like her." Cam informed with a small laugh. Tori gave a groan of embarrassment.

"Remind me to say sorry to your dad the next time I see him." She said as she sat down on the edge of the table. There was a brief silence as Cam knelt in front of her and gently pulled the boot off of her injured foot. Her ankle was seriously swollen and looked really red.

"Ooo, that's pretty badly swollen." Cam observed, wincing on her behalf. He stood up and went over to where the First Aid kit was. "What happened?" He inquired as he came back over with the kit and pulled out a big roll of bandage and a small pair of scissors.

"A student flipped me incorrectly while we were sparing and I landed awkwardly." She told him, wincing a little as he gently squeezed her puffy ankle.

"Sorry." He said when he noticed that had hurt her. "It must have been one seriously meesed up flip." He said as he began to wrap the bandage around her ankle.

"Yeah." Tori agreed with a laugh. "That Chrissie has got a lot of potential, she just needs to work on her technique." Soon, the bandage was securely wrapped and fastened around her ankle. "Thanks Cam."

"No problem. Try to stay off of it as much as possible though. It'll take a few days for the swelling to go down but don't stop using the bandage until the pain is more or less gone. You'll need the support it gives." Cam instructed as he helped her put her boot back on. "I'll arrange cover for your classes until it's fully healed."

"Hey, some time off." Tori smiled. "I guess this has some advantages." Cam smiled at her before suddenly looking serious. Tori's smile faded and she looked at him with a slight confusion. He remained kneeled in front of her and took her hand in a reassuring hold.

"Did Hunter talk to you yesterday?" Cam asked her gently.

"Erm..." Tori hesitated slightly, unsure of how to act. "Yeah. Yeah, he talked to me." She settled for eventually.

"And?" Cam prompted kindly, gently rubbing her hand with his thumb.

"He...Made me feel a lot better." Tori answered truthfully, but vaguely. She was really surprised with Cam's behaviour at the moment, it was so uncharacteristic of him really and she knew he was worried about her, but she hadn't realised it was bothering him this much.

"Good." He said, a smile reappearing on his face. "You know Tori, you don't have to keep everything bottled up. If you don't want to talk to any of the others, you can always come talk to me." Tori gave him a shy smile and felt tears pricking the back of her eyes. He was being so nice.

"Thanks Cam. For being here for me." She said as she pulled him into a hug.

"Oh, sorry. Are we interrupting something?" Dustin's voice came from the entrance. Tori and Cam pulled away and turned to see Dustin and Shane standing just at the bottom of the stairs.

"No, you're not interrupting anything." Cam told them in his slightly condesending tone.

"We just came to see if Tori was okay." Shane told them, looking towards Tori.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a twisted ankle. I've got to keep off of it for a while though." Tori explained.

"Does that mean you don't have to teach your class?" Dustin gasped. "Dude, you're so lucky. I'd do anything for a vacation right now."

"Quit complaining Dustin." Cam chided. "Would you guys mind driving Tori home? She won't be able to drive with her ankle the way it is."

"Sure thing." Shane agreed, going over to Tori and helping her up. "We've finished our classes for the day now anyway." Dustin came over and ducked under Tori's left shoulder to help her walk. They headed towards the stairs and Shane lingered back for a moment with Cam. "Hey dude?"

"Yeah?" Cam replied as he walked back to the computer.

"I saw the hug you were in just now. You don't reckon that whole thing yesterday was because she's got a thing for you do you?" Shane questioned. Cam just gave him a bored look before shaking his head and turning to the computer. Shane took that as a no and quickly dashed up the stairs to catch up with Dustin and Tori.

An hour later, Dustin and Shane were helping Tori into Storm Chargers. Not wanting to just spend her time at home being bored, Tori had insisted on going with them as they worked their shifts. They pointed out that neither of them would be able to take her home again but she knew Hunter would want to take her home anyway, so she just casualy told them that she was sure she could persuade their other friend to give her a lift.

"Hey guys." Kelly greeted them as they all came in. She held a pile of wetsuits in her arms. "Everything okay?" She asked when she saw Tori was being helped by Shane and Dustin.

"Twisted ankle." Tori told her as Shane disappeared to find her a chair, knowing Tori would get bored sitting on her own away from them all. "Tripped and fell awkwardly."

"Ooo. Is it bad?" Kelly questioned.

"Yeah, pretty bad." Tori nodded.

"That sucks. Hope it heals soon." She said before heading in to the stock room. Just as Hunter came out. "Hey Hunter." She smiled happily, very pleased to see him.

"Hey guys." He replied, also smiling. He noticed Tori's arm around Dustin's neck and his around her waist and frowned a little. "You okay?" He questioned Tori.

"Twisted my ankle really badly in class today. Have to keep off of it." Tori explained, trying to shift herself into a more comfortable position.

"Found a chair!" Shane called triumphantly as he suddenly appeared by her side. He put the chair down by the counter and Dustin gently helped her to lower herself down, ignoring her as she protested that she could do it herself.

"How did you do it?" Hunter asked, finding it hard to resist the urge to fuss over her.

"Aw man, you should have seen it. She was flipped by a student and we were all like, 'woah!' and then when she hit the floor we were all like, 'ouch!'. Looked really impressive when she was falling..." Dustin laughed but trailed off when he noticed the others didn't share his enthusiasm.

"Shane, Dustin, could you come and give me a hand?" Kelly's voice came from the stock room.

"We'll be right back." Shane said as he and Dustin disappeared through the door to the stock room.

"Want me to take you home?" Hunter asked, kneeling down to her eye level.

"That's the plan." Tori told him with a smile.

"I'll go tell Kelly." He smiled, giving her a quick, discreet kiss on the cheek and heading into the stock room. He soon came back and wordlessly helped her to her feet and took her out to her van. They both got in, Tori on the passenger side, Hunter in the driving seat, and Tori handed him the keys. Before he took them, he just held her hand for a moment. She smiled at him and they leaned towards each other and met in a sweet kiss. They parted after a few minutes and Hunter started the van and they drove off.

A week and a half later and Tori's ankle was almost completely better. She had enjoyed having some time off of teaching and had spent most of her time at Storm Chargers, keeping Hunter company on his breaks. At the moment, she was sitting watching the TV in the corner where all the seats were but she was getting bored. She looked over across the store and saw Kelly come out of the stock room and Hunter go in. A wicked grin spread across her lips as she got up and limped over to the stock room door. She slipped inside and shut the door behind her. Hunter was standing over near the back and she silently creeped up behind him, planning to surprise him.

"I know you're there." Hunter grinned, not turning to face her.

"How? I wasn't making a sound." Tori said, her tone reflecting her annoyance at being caught out.

"You're not the only ninja in this stock room." He told her with a smirk as he turned to face her. "What are you doing in here anyway? Employees only or didn't you see the sign on the door?"

"Well, it's just that you all seem to come in here so often, I guessed there must be something more exciting than just stock in here." She told him slyly as she stepped right up to him and wrapped her arms around his waist. Hunter smiled down at her and tilted her head back. He bent down slightly and their lips met in a heated kiss. They began to loose themselves, Hunter leaning against one of the shelves behind them and slipping his tongue between Tori's lips. Tori gave a small moan as their tongues intertwined. They were totally lost to the world and as far as they knew, they were the only one's on Earth at that moment...Which is a shame really, because if they had been paying attention, they would have heard the door open.

"Dude!" A voice suddenly exclaimed loudly, snapping the couple out of their trance. They seperated immediately and their heads snapped towards the door.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, CLIFFHANGER!!!!! I can just hear the groans of frustration :) I myself hate cliffhangers so as revenge to anyone who's written a cliffhanger and is reading this, I give you a cliffhanger! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...cough cough. Anyway, it's not much of a cliffhanger, I think it's pretty obvious who it is who's just busted our favourite couple...or is it? You'll just have to wait and see if you've guessed right :)
Catch you guys later ;)

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