AN: Forgive me for the extremely late update. Oh well, I still posted didn't I? And now for the powerful shoutout things. oo;
Crimson-Ranger: The darkness talked to him, so he didn't really hear voices… but then again he did. oO; Oh well. I just confused myself. x3 And Tommy was a completely random name, I swear. oo; Thankies, too.
CamFan4Ever: Thankies. And like I told the reviewer above, it was a completely random name, I swear.oo; And yes, Hunter lives!… or... will he?
Crimson kittycat: Yes, let's all cheer for more Hunter! 1, 2, 3… -fangirl scream- And as for the 'Which pairings you should use' question, I like Dustin/Tori, or Dustin/Hunter. I-heart- Dustin. x3 Miiiine, all miiiiine. Not really, but yeah. I wish. 3
Garnetred: Yes, Dustin will be out of the hospital. He might not leave right away, but yeah. He'll be able to leave the hospital. I'm not sure wether to make Hunter die or live. –shrug- We will see.
YellowCrimsonforever: Yes, yay for more chapters! Probably just because I have writer's block on my other fics. oo;
AN: And now for chapter 4!… or was it 3? Bah! The chapter number after the last chapter I posted! Yeah, that'll work. Heehee. o.o;
Dustin tilted his head slightly after Tommy left then shrugged, sitting back down on the bed. He looked to the window and saw a couple squirrels fighting over who gets the last nut. He rolled his eyes at them then sat on the windowsill, being careful not to scare the squirrels. The squirrels turned around and looked at Dustin, tilting their heads in curiosity then bounced over to him, sniffing. Dustin smiled at the small animals then reached out to pet them carefully. The squirrels seemed to smile at Dustin as his hand slowly moved toward their heads. Dustin made a soft chirp/squeak, sounding similar to a squirrel noise, and twitches his nose a bit. The squirrels bounced around the windowsill after he did that and Dustin smiled at the small animals.
At that moment, Tori burst into the room, almost making Dustin fall out the window, and making the squirrels, startled, run off onto the tree. One of the squirrels looked back at Dustin and waved its tail as if it were waving good-bye to Dustin. Dustin smiled again then gave a small wave to the squirrel watching it run off. Dustin looked to the doorway where Tori stood, catching her breath and asked, "What's up Tor?" Tori waited until she caught her breath then answered, "Hunter… he's moving, twitching rather." Dustin's eyes grew and then a spark of hope shot through his body. Was Hunter alive? Dustin got wiggled a bit so he could get off the windowsill, then stood a few feet away from Tori. "Take me to his room, please," Dustin said, with a spark of hope and desire in his eyes. Tori saw the emotion in his eyes then nodded, leading him to a room in the ER, almost getting trampled by the rushed Doctors and Nurses.
When the doctor finally let them through, they walked in and saw that Blake was sitting by a bed, which was holding a slightly pale Hunter. Dustin forced back some tears and became more interested with the decorated tiles. Blake looked up from his spot and saw Dustin, he sighed getting up and walking to him, placing a hand on his shoulder. "It's alright, Dustin. He'll be alright…" Blake said after a moment. Dustin then shot his head up, "It's not alright! He's laying in a hospital bed, practically dead because of me!" Dustin's cheeks were flooded with the familiar tears. "Dustin…" "I'm just so worried and stressed… you know that, right dude?" Blake nodded then said softly, "We've all been, but I understand that you've been more stressed than all of us put together. You can stay here if you'd like, I have to go grab a bite to eat." He looked to Tori who nodded slightly, "I do too." Blake and Tori walked out of the room, fingers entwined. Dustin felt the sudden urge to punch them both, but shook it off after a minute of arguing with himself.
Dustin turned to the bed and sat were Blake was sitting before, letting his tears run freely. "Hunter… dude, I'm so sorry… I should have never done that. Please… please don't leave me." Dustin propped his elbows up on the bed then buried his head in his hands letting out soft, but meaningful sobs. "Please, I love you dude."
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Hunter layed in the strange place on his front, on a couch, his face buried in a marshmallow-like pillow, groaning at the headache he was having. He flipped over onto his back and stared up at the cloudy ceiling in deep thought. He had only about ten minutes before he had to make his decision, and it was tearing his mind apart. He sat up, suddenly hearing someone calling his name. It sounded like… like Dustin… but how? He was dead… wasn't he? He blinked at the voice saying that it loved him, and then thought that he was surely going insane. Hunter had a strange urge to sit on the floor in the fatal position, sucking his thumb. He shook it off then saw the blue puffball creature floating into the room. "Okay, chop chop. What's your decision?" It asked Hunter. Hunter looked down and answered softly, "I don't know… I haven't chosen yet." The blue puffball circled around Hunter's head. "You know what will happen if you haven't chosen." "No, but is it bad?" "It depends. If you don't choose within the given time limit, then I, Kail the flying puffball, will choose your fate." Hunter nodded, "Ok then, Kail, lead the way." Kail led Hunter to the doors, and showed him the black door, instructing him to open it. Hunter nodded, gulping softly, and then put his hand on the doorknob.
WEE. Cliffhanger. Phear my insanity. oO; Oh well, that wasn't much of a Hunter part, was it? Well it was better than nothing. oo; -gets to work on the last chapter-