It was the next day and Shane was in the kitchen eating a bowel of cereal. A knock came on his door and Shane went to go answer it.

"Who is it?"

"It's me Tori."

Shane opened the door and Tori was standing there with a big smile on her face. Shane gestured her to come in and she stepped into the house.

"So you guys ready."

"Ah, I am but Dustin is in the shower so we are waiting for him."

"Is he feeling alright, you know after the incident yesterday."

"I don't know. Every since we got here he's been avoiding it."

" Poor thing, he must me terrified."

"I never seen him like this."

He turned off the shower and got out of the tub. Once he dried himself off, he wrapped the towel around his waist. He wiped the mirror clean of the steam that covered it and looked at himself in the mirror.

I'm just waiting

The words of the black cloth man went through his head over and over again. He can't seem to figure out what he was waiting for. He start to think back two days ago when he was attack. Could it be something there that could link him to what the guy was talking about. He reached for his scratches. The ones that scars him for two days, keeping him up every night and causing him pain. But there was nothing there. He looked down to make sure that he was placing his hand on the same spot where the creature scratched at. There was nothing there. He looked into the mirror to take a closer look and still no scratch marks. He quickly unlock the bathroom door and raced down stairs to look for Shane.

"Shane, Shane where are you?"

"I'm in the kitchen," yelled Shane.

Dustin ran into the kitchen to find Shane and Tori standing up next to the dinner table. Realizing Tori was in the room he quickly ducked behind the wall of the kitchen doorway.

"Tor, when did you get here," he said from behind the wall.

Tori started laughing but quickly covered her mouth to hide it.

"She been here every since you been in the shower, why, what's wrong."

"Ah, nothing except for the fact that I just walked out in the kitchen with a bathe towel wrapped around me that's all."

"Dustin quit acting like a baby. It's not like you came out here naked."

"I know but it's kind of uncomfortable with you being here and the thought of you seeing me like this."

"Oh, for crying out loud."

Tori walked over to the wall and grabbed Dustin from behind it. Dustin tried to pull back but resisted.

"Now what is it."

"Well, it's the scratches, they're gone."

"What," asked Shane.

"The scratches, Dude, they're gone."

Shane and Tori walked up close to Dustin to take a closer look at his bare naked chest and arms. They looked on in surprise as they too couldn't believe that the scratch marks are gone. Tori reached out her hand to see can she feel them but there was no sign of any marks. Dustin looked at Tori as she studied his chest and arms. How concentrated she look and how awkward he felt with her touching him. How much he like for her to touch him, he had to put it to an end.

"Ah, Tori, you can stop touching me now."

Tori's hand dropped when she notice that she was still touching him. Shane smirked at Dustin who round his eyes at him.

"Sorry, Dustin but I was just feeling you to see were the marks were there."

Dustin didn't say anything.

"Well, sorry to ruin the awkward moment but Dustin you're going to be late for work. We can talk about this at ninja ops as soon as you get off," said Shane

"Yeah, I should go get dress anyway," said Dustin scratching his head.

"Yeah, I'll just go wait in the van," said Tori leaving the room and heading out the door.

Dustin ran up the stairs but stopped halfway to see Tori walk out the door. He wish he could tell her how he feel about her so bad but he just can't work out the nerves to tell her. She was dating Blake. He went back walking up the stairs but this time slowly. Once up the stairs he went back into the bathroom to finish his morning routine and went into the guest room to get dress.