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Before we go on with the story this is a message for Crazy Crimson: I'm sorry for what happened today. Me and Laura didn't mean to hurt you. I hope one day we can make up but that's not gonna be for anytime soon huh? I hope you read this. Friendships aren't meant to last forever that's proven now. Person's change, you know? I'm sorry again!
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The next morning, very early, Hunter woke up. He knew where Dustin was. So stupid he didn't think of it before. When he streaked away from Dustin's apartment that day, he could've sworn he saw his face although he didn't pay much attention to it until now. He saw it in his dreams. He got out of bed but his legs got caught in the blanket and he fell. He cursed, kicked away the blanket and got dressed in record time. He ran in the hallway.
" Guys, I know where Dustin is. Meet me at his place." Hunter yelled through his morpher. Blake came out of him room when he heard Hunter yell.
" Get dressed. I know where Dustin is." Blake nodded and disappeared in his room. Hunter called Steve out of his bed and said him the same. Steve said Jesse were coming, too but mark and Amanda were gonna stay home since Steve didn't want them to come and arguing with Jesse not to go with him was pointless.
10 minutes, later everyone was there, still half asleep and half dressed but there anyway.
" He's right there." Hunter pointed at the building across from them.
" How do you know for sure?" Shane asked.
" Just trust me on this." Hunter replied. Steve nodded.
" Okay, let's surprise him." Jesse said.
" Whoaa, you guys are not going anywhere." Steve told them.
" You wish." Hunter said already crossing the street and kicking the door open. The others quickly followed him inside.
" What the…" Leo trailed off as he saw who stood in front of him. Leo ran to the backdoor. Shane immediately followed him.
" Go find Dustin." Jesse said. Hunter nodded and ran up the stairs.
Shane ducked a punch but couldn't avoid getting kicked back. Leo started to run again but no way in hell was Shane gonna let him go. He threw himself at Leo. Both fell on the ground. Shane on top of Leo who tried to kick him off. Blake quickly came to Shane's aid as a huge battle started between the three. Cam and Tori stood back knowing the two of them could handle it. Steve and Jesse watched impressed at the Ninja skills shown in front of them.
Dustin heard footsteps approach on the stairs. He closed his eyes, hoping Leo would leave him alone when he saw that he was asleep. The door opened.
" Dustin?" came an asking vice he knew very good. He opened his eyes and looked at Hunter who was standing next to his bed.
" Hunter." He whispered. He stood up and fell in Hunter's arms, starting to cry. Hunter rubbed his bare back. He could guess what happened to his shirt. Dustin leaned his head against Hunter's chest while clutching to his shirt. Hunter let him cry. He knew he couldn't do much to comfort him so he just held him.
After a couple of minutes, Dustin was finally calmed down and looked up at Hunter. Hunter wiped away the remaining tears.
" You're save now, Dustin. You're save." Hunter whispered. Dustin smiled at him but it was a sad smile. One that Hunter didn't like to see. It hurt him to see Dustin like this.
" I'm glad you found me." Dustin said.
" I'm glad we finally found you so did he…?" Hunter trailed off. Dustin looked down, not daring to look at Hunter.
" Twice and once he made me do stuff." Dustin replied. " But it was my fault. I challenged him by calling him gay."
Hunter chuckled at that. Typical Dustin.
" Dustin, look at me." Hunter ordered gently. Dustin looked up.
" No way in hell was is your fault. He did those things. Not you. He deserves to rot in hell for what he did to you." Hunter said. He leaned forward and softly kissed Dustin.
Dustin didn't pull away. He knew Hunter would never hurt him like Leo did. Besides he could use some gentleness know. His arms slid around Hunter's neck. Hunter was glad Dustin didn't pull away. He really enjoyed the kiss. He couldn't quite remember the last time they kissed. They kissed until a shot rang from downstairs.
" What was that?" Dustin asked.
" I don't know. Let's go check it out." Hunter replied. They returned downstairs where they found Shane holding a gun. Leo laid down at his feet. The others stood there staring in shock at what just happened in front of their eyes. Their friend killed some one.
Finally ,after a good fight, Shane and Blake managed to get Leo under control and dragged him back to the others. Steve cuffed him and held him down. Shane looked at Leo and then his eye fell on Steve's gun. A slow smile spread across his face as he grabbed the gun.
" Get away from him." Shane said, pointing the gun at Steve. Steve slowly stood up and backed away a few paces.
" Shane, don't be stupid. Give me the gun." Steve said, holding out his hand.
" Please, Shane." Cam begged. Shane didn't reply and just looked at Leo who was grinning at him. No one dared to speak or try to get the gun away from Shane. He wasn't gonna kill Leo. He was a power ranger. Still, they rather saw Leo dead but that was the easy way out. Leo deserved to rot in hell for what he did to Hunter and especially to Dustin.
" Go ahead, kill me." Leo said. Again there was silence. " You know, it was fun to rape him, to hear him scream and beg me to stop." Leo challenged. Shane let out a scream and pulled the trigger. The bullet hit Leo right behind his ear. He was dead in an instant. Everyone stood there in shock as the echo of the gun filled the silence.
" Shane, give me the gun." Steve said again. Shane didn't move and pointed the gun at Steve.
" Shane?" Dustin asked, walking in front of Steve. Shane looked at him. Everyone looked at Dustin who was trying to calm Shane down.
" Come one, Shane. Give me the gun." Dustin said, standing right in front of Shane so that the gun was against his chest. He laid his hand on Shane's and slowly pushed it own, looking in Shane's eyes the entire time. Shane accidentally squeezed the trigger. The bullet grazed Dustin's side. Dustin didn't even wince or blink. Shane immediately threw the gun away when he realized what just happened. Dustin sighed relieved and hugged Shane. Shane returned the hug.
" I'm sorry." Shane whispered.
" Don't worry about it." Dustin said. He could care less about the pain. He hardly even felt it. Besides after what he endured the last days, this was nothing. Shane pulled away and found himself shoved against the wall by Hunter who had his lover arm pinned against his throat.
" You shot Dustin, you idiot." Hunter hissed. Blake and Dustin quickly pulled him away from Shane.
" Bro, calm down. It was an accident." Blake said.
" I'm fine, really." Dustin added. Blood was dripping over his side but he didn't care much. He sat down on a chair. Jesse walked to him.
" Steve, go search a bandage and something to clean the wound with." Jesse ordered. Steve nodded and quickly checked the ground floor.
Cam walked over to Shane. " you okay?" he asked softly. Shane shook his head.
" I'm supposed to protect people, not kill them." Shane replied.
" Yeah, the good people but he was far from that." Cam replied. Shane smiled sadly.
Steve returned with a bandage, a bowl of water and a towel.
" Thanks." Jesse wiped away the blood. It seemed that the wound wasn't that bad. Then he tightly wrapped the bandage around it.
" Thanks." Dustin said. Hunter was still glaring at Shane, arms crossed in front of his chest. Steve turned to Shane.
" I'm afraid I'm gonna have to arrest you." He said. Gasps were heard from everyone in the room.
" What, you can't!" Tori exclaimed.
" Please don't. he did this for me." Dustin begged.
" I have to." Steve said with pity in his voice.
" Say Steve how actually were you gonna prove that Shane shot Leo. His friends will never testify against him." Jesse asked, holding the gun and a tissue in his gloved hands.
" You did not wipe away the fingerprints." Steve said angry, crossing the room to where Jesse was standing. " How could you do that? You destroyed evidence."
" Do you really want to arrest him?" Jesse asked.
" No, I…"
" Than don't." Jesse interrupted him.
" Jess, I'm a cop." Steve reasoned.
" Remember that one I got kidnapped? You beat up some one to get information about me and you would've killed the kidnapper if I hadn't stopped you." Jesse shot back.
" You know I have to." Steve replied.
" Can't you say it was self defense?" Jesse asked.
" You know I can't." Steve answered. Jesse glared at him and then walked back to the rangers.
" I'm sorry." He said. Cam hugged Shane tightly.
" You streak out the moment I say so." Cam whispered.
" No, I killed a man. I have to face the consequences." Shane whispered back. Cam nodded. Shane was right of course but that didn't mean he had to like it. He kissed Shane who eagerly responded to the kiss. The four ninjas and Jesse looked at the scene with pity.
They found one and lost another.
Shane pulled away as Steve walked towards them and cuffed Shane.
" How can you do this? I thought you were our friend." Tori said. Steve looked at the blonde.
" I am but I'm still a cop." Steve replied, reading Shane his rights and escorting him out. He also called the police station to say they had a dead man and already caught the killer. The others remained inside.
" he doesn't even have a solid case." Jesse muttered. " here's what we do: we testify."
" What? That's gonna get him into more trouble." Blake exclaimed.
" No, we tell exactly what happed. Blake, Tori and Cam, just tell what you saw. Tell that leo challenged him into killing him. Dustin ,sorry, but you have to testify to about what he did to you. Hunter, same. Testify about what he did the first time. As will I testify on Shane's behalf." Jesse replied. Everyone nodded. They were gonna do everything in their power to get Shane out there as soon as possible.
" Let's get the hell out of here." Hunter said.
" Wait! My morpher's still upstairs." Dustin exclaimed.
" I'll go get it." Cam offered, running up the stairs. He returned a minute later with Dustin's completely trashed morpher and a shred of dustin's yellow shirt completely covered in blood.
" Umm, Dustin?" Cam asked, holding up the shred.
" You don't have any wounds, do you,' Blake asked worried.
" Not really. I used it to… um… clean up certain areas." Dustin replied, looking down. Hunter wrapped his arms around Dustin, hugging him.
" It's alright." He whispered.
" Maybe I should run some more tests to make sure that everything's okay." Jesse suggested. Dustin nodded and pulled away.
" sure but not today what about tomorrow morning." Dustin replied. Jesse nodded.
" I suggest you all come to the police station at 4 to see Shane. I'll make sure Steve agrees to that." Jesse said. The five nodded, said their goodbyes to Jesse and the five returned to dustin's place.
" Why always trashing?" Dustin groaned.
" Don't worry. We'll take care of that. You just rest." Hunter said firmly, pushing Dustin on the couch. Dustin sighed, knowing Hunter wouldn't take no for an answer. He laid down on the couch and soon fell asleep while the others cleaned up the place.
Not so long later, the others were through with cleaning up. Hunter lifted Dustin from the couch and carried him to his bedroom, gently lowering him on the bed and covering him with the blanket. After pressing a soft kiss on Dustin's forehead, he returned to the others who all decided to go home and meet them back here at 3.45 pm. Cam took Dustin's morpher with him to fix it. Hunter returned to sit in Dustin's room, watching the young earth ninja sleep. He hoped the nightmares wouldn't start over again. Dustin had been through enough…
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Sorry for all the typos people. I don't have the time to re-read it! L8ER!