Chapter 29: Hannah's Future

"Wait, what do you mean that Hunter's your brother?" Blake asked. Hannah let him go with a grin.

"It's exactly what she means, bro. Hannah's my sister," Hunter replied.

Kimberly lowered her head when she remembered Hunter. "Mom, where is she?" Hannah asked. Hunter's eyes fogged over and her eyes filled with tears when she realized what he was implying.

"Mom, for some odd reason, when we were in Blue Bay Harbor, thought that her life wasn't worth living," Hunter replied.

Hannah's hand flew to her mouth in disbelief. "I was then adopted by Trevor and Lena Bradley. Then I got a brother. Not a single day went by when I haven't thought of you, Hannah," he stated. She looked at him.

"Why didn't you try to find me? Why didn't you try to at least contact me?" Hannah asked.

"Because I didn't know where you were. I called the Pan-Global gym and they told me that you left," he started.

Kimberly watched as Hannah hurried out of the room without letting Hunter explain. "So, your real mom committed suicide?" Connor asked.

"Yeah," Hunter replied.

"I'll go talk to her," Kimberly stated.

She went upstairs to talk to Hannah.

She found Hannah in her bedroom and sat by her bed. "He couldn't find the time to try and find me?" Hannah asked.

"Hannah, your brother didn't know where you were. We didn't know where he was. Remember, we searched everywhere for your mom and your brother," Kimberly reminded.

Hannah nodded and wiped her tears away. "Your brother loves you, Hannah," she assured her. Hannah nodded again before they looked up to see Hunter standing there.

"She's right. I would give up my life to keep you safe. I guess living with Kimberly was the best thing to keep you safe," he told her.

Hunter sat next to her and she hugged him tight. "Just don't ever leave me again," she whispered.

"I'm not leaving, Hannah, I promise," he murmured.

"What about Blue Bay Harbor?" She asked.

Kimberly smiled to see the smile on her foster daughter's face. She placed her hands on her shoulders as she answered her. "You can join Hunter at Blue Bay Harbor as soon as you graduate," she replied. Hannah hugged her tight with a smile.

"Thanks, mom," she murmured.

Kimberly hugged Hannah back and smiled at Hunter. She then looked at Hunter. "What about your super secret ninja school?" She asked.

"Well, I can talk to Sensei, he could let me train you if you'd like to," he stated.

"I'd like that a lot," she stated.

Tommy stood in the doorway and she let the two siblings talk.

When she came out of the room, Tommy could see the sadness in her eyes. "I know you became close to Hannah, but Hunter is her brother. They've been searching for each other for years," he reminded her.

"I know, I'm just going to miss her," she sighed.

He pulled her into his arms and sighed. Kylie came over with sadness in her eyes. "Is Hannah leaving?" She asked. Kimberly kneeled in front of her daughter with a sigh.

"Sweet heart, Hannah's going to be living with her brother once she graduates high school. She'll come back to visit, but she just wants to spend time with her brother," she explained.

"What about me?" Kylie asked.

"I'll always come visit you, Kylie," Hannah replied.

Kimberly stood up as Hannah kneeled in front of Kylie. "I've been looking for my big brother for a long time. I'm so happy to find him. While I'm living with him, I'll write to you as many times as I can," she assured her. Kylie hugged her tight and Hannah hugged her back wit ha sigh. "No matter what, Kylie, I'll always be you big sister," she murmured. Hunter smiled and then looked over at Blake to see the grin on his face.

Later that night, Kimberly looked over to see Hannah fast asleep in her bed. Kylie was awake with her teddy bear in her arms. "What's wrong, sweetie?" She asked. Kylie looked at her mother.

"Mommy, when Hannah leaves, will I ever get to visit her?" Kylie asked.

"We can visit her, sweet heart," Kimberly replied.

"I don't want to lose my big sister."

Kimberly kissed the side of her head. "You won't lose your big sister, Kylie, I promise," she whispered. Kylie fell asleep and she got up. It hurt Kimberly knowing that her foster daughter was going to be leaving in a year. That year was going to go by quick.

She walked down into the living room to find Hunter on the couch. He was going to take a break to learn more about his sister. "Hey, I think ninjas need their sleep too," she teased. Hunter sat up with a sigh.

"Miss Hart, what exactly happened that day eight years ago?" He asked.

She sat across from him with a sigh. "Your mother had dropped your sister off at gymnastics class as she normally did. When practice came, we waited for your mother to come and get Hannah, but she never came back. We searched for your mother for a whole year. We couldn't find a trace of her. She didn't send a single note indicating if she was okay or not and whether she was going to come back for Hannah," Kimberly explained.

"Mom had killed herself a few months after she left Hannah at the gym. Then I ended up at the orphanage. I just wish I could've been there for Hannah. I feel terrible that I wasn't there for her like I should've been," Hunter explained.

"Hunter, don't blame yourself for what your mother did. Your mother needed help, she just never looked for it. She didn't want help. She wanted death to explain everything," Kimberly explained.

"Look at me, Kim. I'm twenty-years-old and I've finally found my seventeen-year-old sister who had no idea of what happened to our mom."

"I know somebody who was in your shoes."

"Who?"

Tommy came downstairs. "I was separated from my older brother. My parents were killed in a car crash. I didn't know of what happened to my parents. I knew I was adopted, but I didn't know who my parents were and if I had any brothers or sisters. That was until my brother, David, found me," Tommy explained. He sat next to Kimberly. "Kimberly took Hannah in and raised her as her own daughter. We're both happy to see that you two have finally connected again," he told him.

"Miss Hart, I know it's hard that Hannah wants to come back to Blue Bay Harbor with me," Hunter stated.

Kimberly sighed as she held onto Tommy's hand. "It is hard knowing that the girl I have grown to love as a daughter is going to be leaving to be with her big brother. I know that she's going to be happy and that's all that matters to me. It has been such a long time since I saw a smile like that on Hannah's face. There were three occasions I've seen that smile. When I had Kylie, when she one the gold medal, and when she finally found you," she explained.

"Whoa! Wait, my sister won the gold medal at the Olympics?" He asked.

"That's right. She's the gymnast she's always dreamed to be," Kimberly replied.

"Wow, this is amazing. My little sister finally achieved her dream of becoming a gold medallist in the Olympics. She's talked about doing that since she could talk," Hunter stated.

"There's something else you don't know about Hannah. She now has a boyfriend too," Tommy stated.

"Okay, who's the guy that swept my sister off her feet?" Hunter asked.

"That would be Trent Fernandez," Kimberly replied.

Hunter's mouth dropped. "That White Ranger?" He asked. They nodded. "Well, I'll be talking to him about taking care of my sister," he commented. They chuckled at his comment.

"Sensei doesn't mind that you're taking a break?" Kimberly asked.

"No, Sensei understands since I finally found my sister," Hunter replied.

They nodded before looking at the clock. "Okay, well, we have to get to bed. I have to teach tomorrow," Tommy informed. Tommy went upstairs and Kimberly stood up.

"Goodnight, Hunter," she told him.

"Goodnight, Miss Hart," he answered.

She went up to her and Tommy's room. She got into bed and he pulled her into his arms. "Sweet dreams, Beautiful," he whispered.

"Right back at you, Handsome," she answered.

Then they both fell asleep.

The next day, Kimberly was sitting out by the beach not knowing that her best friend was walking up behind her. "Hey, Kimberly," Jason greeted. She looked up with a sigh.

"Hey, Jas," she greeted.

He sat next to her. "I see that you kept your promise to Hannah," he commented. She nodded and played with the sand. "Hey, what's wrong?" He asked. She sighed sadly as she looked out at the ocean.

"Jas, we've raised Hannah together. She's like a daughter to both of us. Now she'll be leaving in a year," she replied.

"Kim, we both knew tha she was going to find her brother one day."

"I know, it just seems like its happening so fast."

Jason smiled at her. "Makes me think of how I'll be when Kylie leaves," she sighed. Jason chuckled and looked out over the ocean.

"Don't think that far into the future. Trust me, Kat and I have been thinking about our baby's future and it's driving Kat insane."

"How is Kat by the way?"

"She's doing very well. The baby's growing up way too fast."

"You went through the same thing when Kylie was a baby."

"Now she's an eight-year-old angel."

Kimberly nodded and placed her head on her best friend's shoulder.

In the house, Tommy was watching his best frien comfort his fiancé with a grin. Knowing that if anyone could help her through this difficulty, it had to be Jason. Kylie then tugged on her father's shirt. "Daddy, where's mommy?" She asked.

"She's on the beach with your uncle," he replied.

Kylie was about to got out there when Tommy grabbed her hand. "Not right now. Your mom is going through a hard time right now. Go find your sister and play with her," he insisted. She nodded with a smile. Tommy watched her go and smiled at her. He then looked back over his best friend and his fiancé. "Help her, Jas. She needs her 'brother' right now," he murmured.