A/N: Thanks again for those who reviewed. Much love to you guys. Guess what yall? I lied, this isn't the final chapter. lol. Sorry! Enjoy anyway...

"Confrontation"

"Look what you've done!" Mr. Smith turns to his sister in complete outrage moments after Hunter left the mall. Hazel held onto her hand tightly as his voice increases in volume. "It's the holidays. Have a little heart why don't you?!"

Elaine smirks his way. "You're a very cold man, brother. Why should I have sympathy for you? Hunter is better off spending the holidays without his corrupted father!"

"You bitch!"

Hazel covers her mouth and exaggeratedly gasps. He looks down at her and wrinkles his forehead curiously. "What?"

"You said the B word." She wavers her finger in the air disappointingly. "Not good."

Mr. Smith frowns before realizing that his daughter was still there. "I'm sorry, sweetheart. I won't say another bad word again, okay? That's a promise."

She nods and smiles. "Okay."

Elaine rolls her eyes. "Come on, Hazel. We have gifts to wrap." Edward stops her as he takes Mrs. Cruela by the arm and made sure she was looking directly at him. "Ow! Let go of me, pervert!" She yells out while smacking him with her purse to release his grip.

He finally lets go and points a finger at her. "I'm warning you. When this is all over, I'll have full custody of Hazel and you're dreams of having children one day will be over. You hear me?!" An evil grin spread across his face as Elaine looks on with wide eyes. "That's right, sister. I will see you in court!"

Hazel looks up at her as he walks off crossly towards a narrow, dark alley. "What did he mean by that, Aunt Cruela?"

She shook her head and smiles for her sake. "Nothing, baby. Don't you worry, k? I won't let him or anyone take you away from me."

"What about Hunter? He won't take my brother right?"

Elaine smiles at Hazel's sudden change of heart. "No, I won't let your Dad take him away from us either." She reassures her with confidence. "We will fight, sweetheart until the very end."

"Great!" She grins excitedly. "So can we invite him over for the holidays?!"

Later that night, Tori settled at home dressed in her usual attire, black sweats and a blue tank top, before going to bed. She cooked herself chicken noodle soup and heated up left over garlic bread from the night before when Blake invited her to eat over at Olive Gardens. Once everything was done, Tori carried the food and a bottle of water to the livingroom and situated the tray onto the glass of a small wooden coffee table. She then propped down on the couch and turned on the television with the remote control sitting by her side. Tori spent the next few minutes flipping through channels when suddenly the doorbell interrupted her thoughts. Wondering whom it may be, she turned off the television, slipped onto her adorable dolphin slippers, and headed towards the door. "Who is it?" She asks before looking through the peephole.

"It's Hunter."

Tori was taken by surprise as she stood back and slightly parted her lips. Seconds later, she opens it and finds Hunter standing on her doorway. Once their eyes met in an intense stare, she noticed how tired and depressed he looked. Tori hasn't spoken with Hunter as often as she would like due to the triangle issue that has kept them separated for so long. However, seeing him brought chills down her spine as the wind made its way through the door. "Hey..." Tori breaks off the awkward silence with a forced smile. Hunter just stood there with a look of disapproval, and no warm welcome in return.

"Can I come in?" He finally said in a vague tone. Tori responded with a nod as she steps aside and invited Hunter in. She then shuts the door and followed him behind towards the livingroom quietly. This went on for a while as he began wandering around and glancing over photos placed on top of the fireplace in nice, decorated frames. Tori watched on as he lifted the photo of her, Hunter, and Blake huddled into a group hug, that was taken the day they graduated from ninja school. He stares closely at it for a while before heaving a deep sigh and replacing the photo faced down. Hunter took baby steps forehead till he reached the very end of the room and keeping his back to her.

"So...what are you doing here?" Tori asked out of curiosity when suddenly she hears a faint sniff coming from him. As worry plasters all over her face, she reaches over and gently places a hand on top of his shoulder. "Hunter? Are you okay?" She could feel his body quicker as he quickly wipes his face. Tori's eyes grew larger once she figured he was actually crying, which was unusual for her. "What's wrong, Hunter?" She asks worriedly. "This is not like you." He couldn't seem to hold it in as a small sob escape from his lips. Once he soothe his nerves, and the crying came to a complete stop, Hunter looks over his shoulder and glares at her.

"So when were you planning to tell me that you've been giving my sister surf lessons?"

The unexpected question left Tori utterly speechless as her mouth slightly opened in shock. "Y-You know?" She stuttered nervously.

"So it is true." Hunter's tone grew angrier. "And you kept that from me?"

Tori tries reasoning with him. "I was going to tell you--"

"But you didn't." He interrupted her before she could even finish the sentence. "Damn it, Tori. How can you do this to me?!"

Tori shuts her eyes. "I was scared, okay?" She trembles lightly as she swallows down her tears.

He grunted to her response. "Scared that I would find out the real truth about your past?"

Tori opens her eyes and looks at him terrifyingly. "You know everything, don't you?"

He nods dejectedly. "How can you keep this from me, Tor?! Why didn't you tell me? WHY?!"

She looks away in embarrassment. "What do you think huh?" She scoffs furiously. "Do you have any idea how it feels to tell a good friend of yours that their father is the man who--"

"Don't say it!" Hunter covers his ears. "Don't even say it, Tori."

She folds her arms and searches his eyes carefully. "How did you find out?"

"What difference does it make?! You lied to me!" She parted her lips to say something, but was defeated by his abrupt tone. "How can I handle the fact that I fell for someone who was sexually molested by my own father?! And you know the worst thing about it is? I actually considered him family, and now I have nothing!" Tori looks down shamefully. "So tell me why? Why would you want to hide this from me after all we've been through together?!"

"Would you even believe me if I told you?"

He pauses for a brief moment and sighs. "Honesty is what makes a relationship stronger. We were together at one point weren't we?" She averts from his gaze. "But I guess our relationship meant nothing to you."

"Hunter, don't do this!"

"Isn't that why you broke up with me the first place? You couldn't be honest with me?"

"You know damn straight why I broke up with you and this has nothing to do with it!"

"What? That you're still in love with Blake?"

She sighs. "Don't."

"Just admit it! You're in denial!" Tori turns away and cries softly with her hand to her face. She could no longer take the pain as Hunter headed towards the front door. "I can't do this anymore. This is too much for me." As soon as he opens the door, he looks up and finds Blake standing on the 'welcome' mat. The two stared at each other surprisingly as Blake pushes the door wide open and finds Tori crying on the floor.

"What the..."

Hunter rolls his eyes at his appearance. 'Great, perfect timing.' He thought sarcastically. "Get out of my way."

Blake gives him a cold glare as he grabs the collar of his crimson jacket and roughly pushes him against the door. "What the hell are you doing here?!"

"Damn it, Blake!" Hunter grunts irritably as he knocks his arms off him with a little shove. "I'm sick of this! She's all yours." He steps to the side and exits as their shoulders brushed past each other abruptly. Blake turns around and meets her gaze.

"Are you okay, Tori?"

She nodded her head in dismay. "Go away, Blake. I need to be alone."

He ignored her request as he closes the door behind and kneels down next to her. He was fed up with her for pushing him away, and this time, he wasn't going to take no for an answer. "Tori..."

"Just go!" She yells out through relentless sobs while shoving him to the side. "Please...just go."

Defeated, he nods sadly as he takes one good look at Tori before walking out the door. Her eyes were smudged up with make-up, and face completely colorless which was a depressing sight for him to see. He stopped on the middle of the narrow hallway and looks over his shoulder. "Hey, Tor." The blonde gazes up as tears roll down her cheeks. He sighs deeply once their eyes were fixated on each other. "I know it hasn't been easy lately, but I just want to remind you that I love you more than anything in this world, and I'd fight for you." She presses her lips together and swallows down what's left of her tears. "If Hunter cares about you like he claimed he does, then why is he all of a sudden giving on you while I'm here trying everything in my power to convince you to come back to me?" Tori was now in deep thought as Blake puts his hand on the doorknob and turns it. "Think about it."

A/N: Review!!! I think the next chapter will be the last one...or I don't know. We'll just see.