Hunter awoke in a sheet of sweat. His heart was racing faster than anything
he had ever felt. He gripped his chest it still hurt from where he had been
struck. He looked down and saw Dustin sleeping beside him. He reached out
to touch him when Dustin violently shot up, missing hitting Hunter's nose
with his head. He looked around blinking and stared at Hunter. He embraced
him and they both dropped to the floor. Hunter felt tears falling from his
chest as Dustin's body shook against his. He slowly stroked his hair,
something he did that always calmed down the former Wind Ranger. Slowly
Dustin's eyes loomed into his. The effect caused Hunter to hold him closer.
"Nightmare?" Hunter asked as Dustin started to wipe his tears away with his
hand. Dustin looked at him with a odd look in his eyes. "How did you know?"
his voice had that innocence to it that had not yet to fade. He slowly
pulled on his boxers as he walked out the room. The sun was shining in the
large and spacious living room. A year ago Tori and Blake had moved out and
got a house after there marriage and now Dustin moved in with Hunter.
Hunter followed into the kitchen as Dustin started some coffee. "Because I
kind of stabbed my self in my dream." Hunter said grabbing a bowel from the
various cabinets he laid it down on the counter looking in the pantry for a
cereal. All the sweet cereal was Dustin, Hunter never could stand it. He
pulled a box of raisin bran from the back and poured a bowl. "What was
yours about?" he asked Dustin, who was pouring milk into Hunter's bowl and
his. Hunter had filled his with generic brand cocoa puffs. "Twisted dude,
seriously twisted, I was forced to watch you die as my father yelled at
me." Dustin said sitting at the breakfast bar and Hunter sat in front of
him. "Your Father? Still having trouble forgetting that?" Hunter asked, his
mouth full of half eaten cereal. This made Dustin snort and milk flew from
his nose. Great act like a child, Dustin thought as he laughed. It was the
first time in a while he had laughed and after that dream it was welcomed
with open arms. "Yeah I just really don't want to invite them to the
ceremony if that is okay?" Dustin looked at Hunter waiting for a response.
This time it Hunter swallowed his food before speak. "Fine by me, wouldn't
want to have to beat him senseless on our special day" Hunter smiled as he
cleared his place. He sat back down and watched Dustin eat silently. He was
such a dick about the whole thing, Hunter thought as he tried to force the
on coming memory back to where it belonged. Hunter knew each time he
remembered it he got angry. Finding Dustin , bruised and bleeding at his
door step that night. He had been there for who knew how long, not enough
strength to ring the bell. Hunter had strongly suggested he be there when
Dustin told his family and some how prayed he wasn't, he didn't know what
he would have done to Mr. Brooks. Hunter shook his head and looked at
Dustin as he washed out his bowl. "So who do I get to tell first?" the
question shocked Hunter as it took him a minute to comprehend. When it hit
him he smiled that drop dead handsome smile. "Blake already knows, called
him yesterday to ask if he was cool gaining another brother." Dustin
smiled, he wanted Blake's blessing for Hunter's sake. "That means Tori
knows hmm.." Dustin picked up the phone and punched some numbers.
Three rings and a pair of groggy eyes. Tori picked up the phone from her bed side looking at a very tired Blake. "Bradley residence this Tori." Her voice was soft and smooth. She set the phone in between her ear and neck holding it up. She fiddled with her earring waiting for the voice to come over the line. "Hey Tor its Shane." He said his voice shaking quickly making Tori wonder. "Shane what is wrong?" her voice saying what she felt. "Are you sitting down?" She knew this was not good. "Shane your scaring me what is it." A few seconds later the phone dropped form her and fell to the hard wood floor. It echoed through the house jerking Blake awake. He rushed to her as tears streamed down her face. Blake pulled her into him He picked up the phone but only heard a soft click as the other party hung up.
Hunter picked up the phone to a hysterical Blake. At first Hunter couldn't catch a word as he tried to calm his younger brother. He forced him to slow down as Dustin picked up the other phone at the wrong moment. "Did you not hear me Hunter he is dead." Dustin couldn't stop himself he talked without thinking. "Who?" His voice was shaking, he did not really want to know. Blake stopped. "Dustin is that you" He could hear the sadness in his voice, it only fueled the mystery more. Blake never has cried, Dustin thought as he reached for a memory of the ex Navy Blur Ranger showing any emotion as sadness. He found none as he awaited the answer to his question. Nothing came. Hunter, on the cordless walked around the corner and took the phone from him and hung it up. He placed the cordless down next to it and grasped Dustin's shoulders. "Dustin, Cam's dead."
Three rings and a pair of groggy eyes. Tori picked up the phone from her bed side looking at a very tired Blake. "Bradley residence this Tori." Her voice was soft and smooth. She set the phone in between her ear and neck holding it up. She fiddled with her earring waiting for the voice to come over the line. "Hey Tor its Shane." He said his voice shaking quickly making Tori wonder. "Shane what is wrong?" her voice saying what she felt. "Are you sitting down?" She knew this was not good. "Shane your scaring me what is it." A few seconds later the phone dropped form her and fell to the hard wood floor. It echoed through the house jerking Blake awake. He rushed to her as tears streamed down her face. Blake pulled her into him He picked up the phone but only heard a soft click as the other party hung up.
Hunter picked up the phone to a hysterical Blake. At first Hunter couldn't catch a word as he tried to calm his younger brother. He forced him to slow down as Dustin picked up the other phone at the wrong moment. "Did you not hear me Hunter he is dead." Dustin couldn't stop himself he talked without thinking. "Who?" His voice was shaking, he did not really want to know. Blake stopped. "Dustin is that you" He could hear the sadness in his voice, it only fueled the mystery more. Blake never has cried, Dustin thought as he reached for a memory of the ex Navy Blur Ranger showing any emotion as sadness. He found none as he awaited the answer to his question. Nothing came. Hunter, on the cordless walked around the corner and took the phone from him and hung it up. He placed the cordless down next to it and grasped Dustin's shoulders. "Dustin, Cam's dead."
