A/N: Hey. Hey. Got another chapter for ya. This will be the last update before I leave to the islands. Enjoy while you can! It's nearly completed! R&R.

Jnr Cpl Scarlett - you're right. i don't like Kira. lol. (no offense to those who love her) but i'm not trying to make her look like the bad guy even though it seems like it. just keep in mind that Tori is in the future, and she has no clue about the past that went on between her, Kira, and Hunter as oppose to Kira who knows everything that happened. And for someone that knows, you can't blame her for the way she is acting at this point. Just thought I clear that up a bit.

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Chapter 11

"Left Unsaid"

Jack, Bridge, and Syd all stayed in the hangout room doing nothing but sit and stare at the empty walls that surrounded them. It has been another hectic day with the former ninja rangers, but they knew, they have to back off in their situation, which didn't concern them what so ever. After about 15 minutes of complete silence, sliding doors suddenly opened. They all turned around and were taken by surprise at the two figures that stood before them.

"Z?"

Cadet Delgado appeared away from the dark shadows, followed by Sky, as she gives her roommate a wink. "Hey, girlie." Syd gasps in surprise. "Miss me?"

"Oh my Gosh!" The blonde pushes herself from off the ground and approached Z with open arms. "Where have you been!" They shared a warm hug as their male teammates watched on in awed.

"I took a little break." Z answered while parting away from Syd. "You didn't think I'd give you the room all to yourself now did you?" She smirks when suddenly Bridge came from behind and lifted her up. Z burst out in laughter, begging Bridge to send her down as he spins her around in circles.

"Took you long enough." He chuckled while placing her down on the floor. "Welcome back, Z."

She smiles. "Thanks, guys." Cadet Delgado then turns around to face her long time best friend. She looks down for a brief moment while tucking a few strands of hair behind her ears. "Jack, I--"

He follows her gaze and sighs. "You still mad at me?"

She pursed her lips and nodded. "Nah." Z responds, putting everything that went on behind her.

"So we're friends?"

Z smiles. "Best friends."

Moments later...

"You proved me wrong this time." Jack mumbled with his mouth full as he nudges Sky's shoulders at the table while eating dinner, along with other cadets nearby. "I didn't think you'd find her, but you did. Thanks for bringing her back, man." Jack continued eating away, and later on, noticed Sky barely touched his food. He places his burger down and looks at him suspiciously. "You alright, man?"

"Yeah." He groans while averting from his gaze. "I'm not hungry."

"Something is obviously bugging you." Jack assumed all of a sudden. "What's up?"

"I told you, I'm not hungry."

"Uh huh. You didn't bring me here just to tell me you're not hungry did you?" Sky fell silent. "Unless...there is something you want to tell me."

Cadet Tate looks back at him and sighs as he leans forward against the table. "Who the heck is Jon?"

"Jon?" Jack raises his eyebrows bewilderedly. "I don't know a Jon."

"Z says you know him."

"Well, I'm telling you I don't." He responds honestly. "What is this about anyway?"

"You what!" Syd shrieked out of nowhere as Z covered her mouth to shush her up.

"SHH!" She hisses. "Keep it down."

The blonde brushes her hand off. "How can you lie to Sky?" She lowered her voice.

"I don't know." Z grunted in frustration as she fell backwards on her bed to lay down, followed by a deep sigh. "I freaked out."

Syd frowns. "Is that why you went away for awhile?" She asks. "To get away from Sky?"

"No." Z sits back up and shook her head. "Yes. I mean, no!" She looks down. "I don't know. I mean...I thought the reason why I wanted to get away for awhile was to get back at Jack."

"But?"

"I guess I used it as an excuse to get away from how I really felt."

Her blonde friend smirks mischievously. "So you do like him." Z smiles as her cheeks reddened in embarrassment. "Ha! I knew it!"

"Shut up. So what? You got me."

"This is perfect! The big party is just days away! You can tell him before then and go together."

Z furrowed her eyebrows. "What party?"

"Oh, that's right." Syd hit herself on the head for a reality check. "This will be your first time. But anyway, there's this party that Kat and Boom throw every year. It's more like a dance, if you ask me."

"What's it for?"

She shrugged her shoulders. "Don't know. Don't care." Z chuckles. "But hey, it's a party right."

"So did anyone ask you yet?"

Syd nods her head. "No, not yet."

"Is there anyone in particular you want to go with?" Z questioned in curiosity. Her female companion kept silent and just smiled in return. "I take that as a yes." She smirked. "So who is it?"

Syd bit her lip, debating in her head whether or not she should spill the beans to her roommate. "I don't think I should say..."

"Why not? We tell each other almost everything."

"You'll laugh."

Z groans impatiently. "Try me."

Syd looks down in defeat and sighs. "Alright fine. It's Jack." She finally admitted.

Z's eyes grew larger as her lips slightly parted. "Jack!" She snaps unexpectedly.

The blonde averts from her gaze. "I knew I shouldn't have told you."

Cadet Delgado was still in disbelief. "Jack!" She retorts once more. Syd rolls her eyes and groans. After a split second, Z burst out in hysteric laughter as she fell back on her bed, holding her stomach and struggling to stop. Syd looks on weirdly as she grabs the nearest pillow and used it against Z. "Hey!" She snatches the pillow away from her and laughed once more.

"Ugh!" Syd grunted irritably. "I knew you'd laugh."

Z's laughter eventually subsided. "I'm sorry." She let out a small chuckle. "I just didn't see that coming that's all."

"Why you say that?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. You guys are just so different from one another."

"Alot like you and Sky huh?"

Z smirks. "So why Jack?"

"I don't know." Syd cuddled up with her stuff animal Peanuts and smiled wide as her cheeks began to change into a lighter shade of red. "We got to hang out these past couple of days, and..." She pauses in mid-sentenced, "I had a really good time with him."

"What did you guys do? Go shopping?"

Syd shot her a dirty look and scoffs offensively. "Why does everyone say that? And no, we didn't go shopping."

"Well, what did you guys do?"

"We went rock climbing and played laser tag." She says proudly.

Z raised an eyebrow. "You? Rock climbing and playing laser tag?" She chuckled.

"Yeah, why?"

She made a straight face once Syd shot her another dirty look. "None taken."

"Are you gonna eat that?" Jack pointed at the baked potatoe Sky hadn't eaten on his tray. Sky had his elbow on the table and supported one side of his head in his hand.

"Sure." He pushes his tray towards Jack. "You can have it all."

Jack shrugged his shoulders and accepts the food with content. "Thanks."

"Pig." Sky blurts out. Jack ignored the comment and continues chowing down his food. "Are you sure you don't know a Jon?" He asks again out of paranoia.

Jack nods his head while chewing his food thoroughly. "I'm sure."

"Then why did she told me you know him?"

"Maybe she thought I knew him, or I don't know. There has to be a misunderstanding."

Sky studies his male companion carefully. "Why are you taking this so easy?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, you totally freaked out about me and Z hanging out."

"So?"

"So...a new guy, whom you supposedly don't know by the way, enters her life and you seem fine about it."

"It was my mistake to blow up like that the first place and I'm sorry." Jack apologizes sincerely. "But I learned that Z is her own woman now, and I have to respect the decisions she makes."

Sky moistened his lips and sighs. "The dance is just around the corner."

"Yeah, I heard." Jack looks up at him and smirks. "Sorry, I'm not interested."

"I'm not asking you." Cadet Tate rolls his eyes out of annoyance.

He chuckles. "I'm only messing with you."

"Look, I need to find some way to get over Z."

"What do you have in mind?"

"Tori!" Shane and Dustin went after their blonde friend down the hallway as she quickened her pace towards the lab. After being confronted by a changed Kira, someone she barely knew over a small limited of time, Tori could no longer take the pain and anger she was putting against her. She never knew she could be the kind of person that would try to ruin people's relationships. Tori wasn't like that. But hearing everything that was said, she wasn't prepared, nor capable of hearing anymore of the truth that lies ahead. "Tori!" Shane and Dustin yelled once more. "Wait up!"

"Just leave me alone!" She cried while holding back tears that were formulating in her eyes. "I want to go home!" Once she reached the laboratory, the blonde collapsed on the floor in front of Dr. Manx and Boom, sobbing in agony.

"My dear, are you okay?" Kat kneels down beside her. "Boom get me a wash cloth."

He obeyed. "On it, Kat."

She turns her gaze over to Tori. "What happened?" She asks sincerely while stroking her beautiful blonde hair. "Is something wrong?"

"I want to go home." Her sea blue eyes were swollen with tears. "Please take me home, Kat." She pleaded as she accepted her warm embrace and placed her head on her shoulder. Dr. Manx looks at her worriedly and nods. "Can you do that?"

Kat was at a loss for words. "Um...yeah. We'll do whatever we can to get you home."

"Tonight then?"

"I'm gonna go get something to eat." Syd tells Z. "You want to come?"

"Nah. I'm not hungry. You go right ahead."

"Okie dokie." Syd exits their room as she skips along towards the luncheon/cafeteria. Upon her arrival, she stopped by to greet a few other cadets who were enjoying their meals at the table.

"Hey, Syd." She looks over her shoulder at the call of her name.

She smiles in return. "What's up, Sky?" She looks past him and noticed Jack was standing not too far behind with his arms crossed.

"There's something I want to ask you." Sky stammers nervously, and you could hear the uneasiness in his voice. Jack listens intently from just a few feet away.

Syd turns to Cadet Tate and furrowed her eyebrows in bewilderment. "You alright?"

"Yeah." He nods and takes a deep breath. "I just need a favor from you."

"Well?" She crosses her arms and waits for a reply. "What is it?"

"Will you be my date for the party?"

A/N: Dun Dun Dun! lol. Sorry for leaving it there, but I was dying to leave a cliffhanger. Don't forget to leave a review on your way out. Cheers.