A/N: Hey! I hope this update was fast! Ok... so I was watching SPD on one of the TV sets at the gym and, without any sound, it was pretty good. Sorry to all the SPD fans out there.. But I think Ninja Storm shouldve went on for a couple more seasons.. anyway... thank you so much for the reviews! I am so glad you liked the turn it has taken! I was afraid that I had lost the main plot, but trust me... this is only a little event that leads to something bigger... way bigger... you all really make my day when I get a review alert in the email.. thank you so much for being supportive in my love of writing.. By the way.. Euyi's name is pronouced just like the letters U-E... sorry for not making a note of that in the last chappie.. well anyways enough of me rambling... here it is and you guys rock!

I can't believe what happened. I can't believe that she, like the fucking ghost of Christmas past, appeared in front of me and took me down a grimy fucked up road to relive the shitty past that I'd lovingly, recently left behind. As if I can't get fucked in the ass some more….

I'm still a little shaken and God….. I don't even know what to think. I don't even know if I'll even ever see her again. And that part of me that's thinking all this 'what if' shit is pissing me off. I don't wanna feel even an inkling of feelings towards her. Dude, not even a grain of dirt in my tires. Nothing. Unless, I'm bashing her pretty little face through a wall. But I'd never hit a chick, dude. Well, unless she's a highly trained ninja trying to vaporize me.. and only if she hits me first… ok… kinda went off subject for a minute there…

I don't even know where I'm going with this anymore. And the whole ride home from the mall when I picked up Tori, seemed way weird. Tension. Silence. I asked her what was wrong and she asked me the same. She said I seem like I have something on my mind. Yeah.. well, Tori's been a little distant the past couple of days. And I know it could be cause she hasn't been feeling well. But, still… and I feel like my whole world is about to come crashing down around me.. and I don't know the why, who, what, where, and how of it all…

"Baby.." Tori pauses. She's staring hard at me as I open the door to our apartment , "You alright? You're freaking me out here."

"Seriously, I'm ok… just worried about you." I turn to look at her. Oh dude, I had almost forgotten how amazingly beautiful she is.

Tori warmly smiles at me and pulls me in for a kiss. Oh yeas… I love her kisses. I feel a lot better now. Perfect. I open the door and we nonchalantly walk in.

"Hey you." Blake steps up to me and Tori. What? Oh dude… Yeah so remember when I said I felt a lot better? Well, that just got cancelled out.

Tori drops her bag, startled. She quickly bends over to pick up her bag. She grabs her arm and holds it tight.

Blake steps back, "Hey I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you."

I notice Shane on the couch. He looks at me. I can see how uncomfortable he is. Physically and emotionally. Tori just stares at Blake.

"Hey, dude." I break the ice, "How's it feel to be free?"

Blake sighs. A huge smile on his face, "Man, you don't appreciate anything until you're in a white walled room for 4 months straight." Blake laughs.

I force a smile, "Yeah… I hear that, Bro."

Tori sucks her teeth and storms off into the kitchen. I look at Blake. His expression, totally hurt. He cracks a half-smile at me. "It's ok… go after her.. you're her man now." He blurts. Whats that supposed to mean?

I walk into the kitchen. Tori's leaned up against the counter with her arms crossed. Hunter is trying to console her. Yeah… she's pissed.

"Why is he here? Someone could've at least warned me!" She barks.

Hunter looks over at me. His face is helpless. And I know he only wants us all to be friends again.

"Tori.." I try.

"Don't tell me to act like nothing happened! Just don't!" She points a finger at me. A meanie finger. No more drama… please.

"Tori.. can you just.." Hunter starts, "Can you just… give him a chance. You don't have to forgive him. Just… do this for me. Please. I beg of you. Please." His eyes begin to water. Dude…

Tori stares at me. Her face reading, 'Yeah, hi.. I'm gonna rip your balls off later!'

I sigh as Hunter looks down at his crimson converse.

Suddenly Blake appears in the doorway, "Look.. Tor.. I'll leave.. it's ok." He softly speaks.

"No… don't …. I'm sorry…. I'm just a little… hormonal.." Tori blurts, not looking at Blake, "It's a woman thing." She forces a giggle.

"Hey, you sure?" Blake nervously asks.

"Yeah." Tori walks up to him and uneasily hugs him. "How are you?"

Blake holds her for a second too long. Dude… I roll my eyes and glance away.

"Good.. now." Blake says.

What? What the hell does he mean by that? Good.. now?

Tori pulls away, "That's… good." She says. Blake gazes at her. I feel my head getting way hot. I want to kill him. Maybe I'll just stab him… yeah, that'll work.

I walk up behind Tori and wrap my arms around her waist. Blake looks away.

"Now that we're all good now…" I say, Tori squeezing my arms as I hold her tight.

"Lets chill!" Hunter smiles.

"Hey!" Shane yells from the living room, "What am I? Chopped liver?"

We laugh. Good stuff. Way to laugh off the tension. Blake walks out of the kitchen into the living room. I so just pissed him off. I don't like the way this whole situation feels. Somethings not right. Dude, he wants my girl. Bad. And its not ever gonna happen. Maybe I'm just paranoid. Maybe I'm realizing that I really don't forgive him. That I'm still not over this. Maybe everything seemed cool before, because he was behind those hospital doors. All I know is that whatever the reason for any of this, this time, if he wants to have a knife fight, I'll fucking kill him. Of course, after I kill Cam…

"Um.. so.. I can run to the store and pick up something to cook." Tori suggests.

"Nah, Tor.. it's ok. We're good." Hunter smiles, "You really don't have to do that."

"How 'bout we order some pizza?" Yes, pizza. I am so hungry right now.

"Sounds good!" Shane yells out.

Tori picks up her cell phone and grabs the pizza place menu. She throws an uneasy look my way.

"Um.. on second thought, can you call?" She holds a hand over her stomach, "Those damn burritos…." She rushes into the bathroom and slams the door .

Hunter and I look at each other.

"Burritos? Is she alright?" Hunter asks.

"She hasn't been feeling well.. But, burritos will sure do that to you.." I laugh.

"Yeah, dude.. eating all that mall fast food shit.. in college that happens a lot." Hunter says as we both shrug and make our way into the living room to join the Shane and Blake.

At that very moment, in the middle of actually forgetting, I think about what happened earlier. Euyi.. what the fuck?

"Dude.. hey, can you order the pizza? I have to…. Um… dude, I'll be right back." I toss Hunter the menu.

"Um…ok… so what do you want on it?"

"Cheese!" She laughs.

"Whatever." Blake leans back onto the couch.

"Um.. just… whatever you want." I say as I walk out of the apartment, leaving Hunter confused holding the menu. I pace back and forth in the empty hallway as I dial Cam's number into my phone.

Ring…..

Ring…..

Ring…. Pick up the phone, dick…

"Yeah, so… I know you want to chop my head off right now." Cam answers, chewing something loud in my ear.

"Yes! I do!" I scold, "What the hell are you eating?"

"Durrito's." Cam mumbles through the crunching.

"Hm… sweet.." I nod, "Uuugghh! Why didn't you tell me she was your cousin? Why didn't you tell me anything?"

"Remember a while back at the infamous party, when I told you I had to talk to you? I specifically said, 'Hey, remind me.' " Cam explains.

"Um.. yeah.. I think."

"Well.. that was what I had to tell you."

"So you knew she was coming here to see me?" I bark.

"Kinda sorta…. Yeah." Cam sounds guilty. I can hear it in his crunching.

"Dude! Why didn't you like, tell me? Warn me? Dude, do you know how physically sick to my stomach I am? Dude, i… I just… this is way too much for me to handle!" I pace back and forth anxiously.

"Look.. you had too much on your plate already. You were too hung up on Tori to even think about anything else. I decided not to bring it up. Not to open up that can of worms." Cam says.

"But, bro! I wish you would've said something! That.. that.. would've at least prepared me! Seeing her today just set me back, totally! I'm… I'm all fucked up! What the hell!"

"I had no idea she was your ex. C'mon D… I hadn't known you when you two dated. I don't even ever remember meeting Euyi, that's how long its been, apparently. The funny thing is, I find out I have more family, after they move to Japan. And dude, how do you think I felt seeing pictures of you in my Japanese cousins room? That was creepy. Not to mention crazy. I mean… now, you fucked two of my family members.. what gives? I should be the one wanting to kick your ass!" Cam laughs.

"Dude, this is so not funny!" I yell.

"No, it really is. Euyi's been calling me all fucking day about you.. Not to mention you were the subject of conversation the whole entire time I was in Japan." Cam let out a sigh, "I can't make you love her again. I'm a genius and a handsome one at that, but dammit I can't perform miracles! You better talk to her. Dude, if you have to be harsh, just do it. Sometimes that's the only way to say something right. To get your point across. Be blunt."

"Yeah.. like you, huh? Mean and straight to the point. Well, whatever! You tell her to leave me alone!" I'm so annoyed. "And I don't want Tori to find out any of this! That's all I need!"

"Woah.. woah.. why is that, huh?" Cam asks.

"It's a long story… just…get her away from me!"

"No way! Not until you tell me why you don't want Tori to know." Cam insists. What is it to him?

"Look, Tori and Euyi hate each other… I mean… HATE each other.. Its better for the world if this just gets solved between you and me. Ok? Happy now?" I sold.

"Woah.. damn." Cam chomps in my ear some more.

"Just tell her to go back to Japan and get off my ass!" I blurt, "Look, I gotta go. Blake's here."

"What? You know… I'm actually glad I'm not home for this twisted reunion! Good luck with that!" Cam sarcastically says. Oh, sometimes I want to hit him!

"Whatever, dude!" I blurt, annoyed like hell, "I'm out."

"Um.. ok." Cam nonchalantly munches, "I know you'll call me later."

"Whatever."

"Bye." Cam laughs.

"Yeah."

click-

That dude seriouslu just pissed me off even more… I take a deep breath pacing in front of the apartment door. I yank at my hair stopping to stare at the doorknob for a minute before walking inside. I hear Shane burst into laughter as soon as I walk in the door.

"Where'd you go?" Tori asks immediately.

"Oh.. um… I just.. I uh.. had to call Kel real quick." Oh dude.. why am I lying. This can only lead to more lies.. not good.

"Um…. Ok.." Tori gazes at me with curious eyes. I can tell she's skeptical. She knows me better that I know myself.

Blake clears his throat. Whats that all about? I hope he was really just loosening the phlegm. I don't appreciate the sarcasm.

Hunter notices the thick ass tension suffocating this room. This whole apartment. Since the minute me and Tori walked through the door. He sits, nervously, folding the menu.

"The pizza should be here in like 30 minutes." Shane says.

"Cool." I blurt.

I stand near the arm of the couch where Tori sits. Everyone, quiet. This is just not right. Not right at all.