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Chapter Sixteen: Crimson's Revenge Part Two

Hunter growled and paced back and forth angrily outside of the infirmary, he now knew what "seeing red" meant. It was one thing messing with Dustin, but messing with his brother…he wanted them to pay for all the pain they had caused his loved ones.

Dustin leaned against the wall and watched his beloved paced back and forth, muttering under his breath. He caught the words "idiots" "bastards" and "they will pay for this" in a mix of English and Japanese. The Child of the Earth chewed on his lower lip before crossing the narrow hallway and placed a gentle hand on Hunter's arm.

Ice blue eyes snapped to Dustin, immediately softening when he saw who it was. "Sorry," he murmured, "just worried, y'know?"

The Earth Ninja nodded, "yeah, I know," he murmured back in an unconvincing tone.

The Thunder's brow furrowed, "what's wrong Dust?"

Dustin quickly shook his head and looked away. "It's not important."

"Bull, something's bothering you baby, I can tell. Tell me."

Dustin stubbornly shook his head, "you have enough to worry about without adding me onto the list." He stepped back and started to walk away when Hunter's hand clapped down on his shoulder. He spun Dustin around so that they were face-to-face.

"Yes, I am worried about Blake and Tor, but I'm more worried about you Dust. Ever since you've been out of the hospital you're…different, more withdrawn, and snappy. I just want you to heal baby, I want you to be happy again."

"Dude, I am happy. Happy, happy, happy!" he said with obvious false cheeriness, earning strange looks from both Hunter and Shane who'd been standing by silently.

"Liar," Hunter said, "what is up with you?"

"Nothing!" Dustin exploded, "nothing is wrong! Just drop it!" With those words he was gone in a flash of Yellow.

Hunter groaned and placed his face in his hands. He heard Shane awkwardly clear his throat and glanced at the Red Ranger. "Do you know what's up with him?"

Shane looked down at the floor, giving it much more attention than it deserved. "Sort of…" he mumbled.

"Then tell me Shane, I can't stand seeing him hurting like this."

Shane sighed and looked into his friend's eyes, seeing the worry and love for the Yellow Ranger. "Y'know how it was just us and his dad who came to see him in the hospital?" When the Crimson Ninja nodded, he continued. "His mom, Nicole, died when he was ten. She died in a car accident, but he was with her."

"Good God," Hunter murmured with shock.

Shane could only nod, swallowing to keep the bile rising in his throat down. "It was raining, pouring actually, the roads were really slick. They were at a stop sign, when she went to pull out a SUV slammed into the driver's side.

"She was killed instantly; Dustin had been in the backseat. The firemen had to use the Jaws of Life to get him out. Dustin's dad had been out of town, so we were first on their emergency contacts. When my dad and I got there, all we could hear were his screams." A shudder ripped through Shane's body as he remember that night he'd never forget.

Michael Clarke pulled up to wreck, his heart dropped to his stomach, there was no way that someone could have lived through the impact. He glanced over at his younger son and saw the stark fear on the child's face. He could hear faint screaming, it wasn't until he and Shane opened their doors that the screaming got louder. A shudder ran through him when he realized it was Dustin. He and Shane quickly made their way over to the wreck. A police officer stopped them, but Shane pushed his way through until he made it to the car. He peered in and saw his best friend screaming with tears running down his face. He tapped on the metal to get his attention.

"Dustin, hey man, we're here."

Two chocolate brown orbs met Shane's and the screams stopped. Not another sound escaped his lips and wouldn't for a long time…

"Shane! SHANE!"

Shane looked around and was surprised to find himself on the floor. He looked up and saw that both Hunter and Cam were staring at him worriedly. Cam reached out and gently helped his love up. "Are you Ok?" he murmured, his eyes roaming over Shane's body, making sure he was Ok.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just a little shaken."

"What happened?" Cam wanted to know.

"I asked him why Dustin was being so snappy, and he told me about the car accident."

Cam nodded once. "Blake's awake if you want to see him."

"How is he?" Shane asked.

"He's got a few bruised ribs and a sprained arm; he's going to sore for the next few days."

Hunter nodded and went into the infirmary.

Shane sighed and rubbed a hand over his face, "I can't believe I blacked out like that."

Cam placed a comforting hand on his love's shoulder. "You're only human Shane."

"That's the problem," he muttered. "I feel so helpless."

Cam's heart went out to Shane as he gently wrapped his arms around him. "I know you do, so do I," he whispered.

Shane buried his face in the crook of Cam's neck and inhaled the Samurai's scent. He smelled like strawberries and vanilla. He loved the way Cam smelled, he gently placed a few kisses in the hollow of Cam's neck, causing him to suck in his breath sharply. Shane smiled against the Asian's skin and gently sucked on the pulse point.

Cam moaned softly, he could feel himself reacting to Shane's kisses. This had to stop, before his self-control could snap. "Shane….Shane, we need to…stop," he murmured.

A small groan escaped Shane's throat, but he reluctantly pulled away. "Sorry, I shouldn't have-" he was quickly cut off when Cam attacked his lips powerfully. Shane moaned as Cam deepened the kiss, pulling his body tightly to his. Moments passed and they came up for air. "Mind if I spend the night?" Shane murmured.

Cam only nodded as Hunter stepped out of the infirmary. The Samurai looked over at the Thunder, "how's Blake?"

"Fine, he's worried about Tori more than anything. Can you run a scan on her morpher?"

Cam nodded and headed for the Control room, "I would've sooner, but I was….distracted."

"I bet," Hunter commented with a smirk at Shane. Shane mock glared at the Thunder as they kneeled on their respective crushed velvet pillows as Cam went to work.

Moments passed and Cam turned in his seat. "Tori's morpher has been damaged badly, but since the auto reconstruct has begun I was able to get a lock on her location."

"Where is she?" Shane asked.

"In a warehouse by the railroad, not that far from Perry's."

The Crimson and Red Rangers rose in unison. "We're going," Shane declared.

Cam looked between the two and nodded, "be careful, we don't know what they're capable of."

The two nodded and were gone in two Streaks of Red and Crimson.

End Chapter

AN2- Again so sorry for the delay! I will try to update regularly, but with school and night school, it'll probably be only on the weekends. Ok, please leave a review. No flames please! Thanks!

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