Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Ninja Storm characters, only Simone, Gabriel and any other character you don't recognise. And I don't own that little snipet at the begining of this chapter. It's from Power Rangers Ninja Storm episode - Return Of Thunder pt 3.

the real vampire: Yay, you read it from the begining this time. It might be Blake, or is it Cam (I noticed a bit of chemistry in that friendship, maybe it's because she was the only girl). But then she was best friends with Shane and Dustin and bet friends do sometime end upreciting vows to each other. Hmm wide choice. What about Sensei? Kidding, I'm not going there.Here's your update.

garnetred: We'll have to wait and see if Emma wants them to forgive her and if she'll get forgivness.

Chapter 2

"HUNTER. Your name is Hunter. You're my brother." Blake said as he knelted over his elder and only brother. "Come on man, shake it off. Shake it off."

"No. You're lying to me. I know the TRUTH." Hunter threw Blake off of him and stood up clutching his head. That's when he heard it. Ringing. He thought. Hunter shuddered awake from his dream world and looked at his ringing phone. It took him a while to realise what he was meant to do next. He picked up the receiver. "Hello?"

"Hello. I have your brother on the phone for you." His secretary said.

"Erm thanks." Hunter rubbed his eyes. When he was turned evil by Emma, his memories of being evil returned in his nightmares. Now after a year they were back again. Hunter waited for the receptionist to put the call through before speaking again. "Hey Blake."

"Hey bro. Why does it sound like you're half asleep?"

"Well I kinda fell asleep before your phone call." Hunter rubbed his eyes again. They still weren't clearly focused.

"Working hard are ya?"

"As always." Hunter chuckled. "Remember when I said that headteachers had it easy, well I was wrong. So wrong." He heard Blake laugh at the other end of the phone. "So how's the tour going, man."

"All is cool and wild, but I do miss home and you guys, especially Tori. How is she doing?"

"She's ok. Misses you."

"Well I miss her too. What about everyone else?"

"They're all fine. All busy with work or hobbies." Hunter looked at a sheet of paper infront of him. The sentences were starting to make sense now. "Bro, you never guess who's coming back soon?"

"Is it someone I should look forward to seeing?"

"I very much doubt it. It's Emma, remember her?"

Blake sighed angrily. "How could I forget. When is she back? Does Simone know."

Yeah Simone knows and I don't know when Emma's back. The other's aren't pleased about it either but Sensei said that like us, she deserves a second chance."

"Dude she did this under her own free will. We were either hypnotised, misinformed or in your case last time put under a spell. No way am I giving her another chance."

"Me neither. But I don't know about Simone though. They were best friends before so it's harder on her."

Simone took her ring off and put it onher dresser. She sat on her bed and looked at the droplet shaped gem. "Gabriel, can you come out please?" When he made no appearance Simone stood up and began to pace. "I know you can hear me Gabriel. Come out now."

Gabriel soon appeared. "Sorry. I was helping to prepare Emma for her arrival."

"Her arrival. What she's coming back now?"

"Tomorrow."

"Yeah, see that's the kind of thing you tell me days in advance. Not the day before."

"Sorry. What will become of her when she does return?"

"My Sensei is sending someone out to collect her and take her back to England, but until then, I have to watch her." Simone sat back down on her bed. "But that's not why I called you today."

"It's not?" Gabriel remained standing to attention.

Simone shook her head. "I want to ask you something and I want you to answer me truthfully."

"As always."

"Right." Simone took a deep breath. "Here goes. Do you have a problem with Hunter?" Gabriel looked down. "I'll take that silence as a yes then."

"I just don't trust him. He's sided with evil too many times. He's prone to it."

"He's not prone to it. It's not like it's an everyday occurance." Simone defended. "The first time was a mistake. He got the wrong information from the wrong people. He wasn't evil, he was just following what he thought was right. He along with Blake thought they were doing good. And the other two times weren't by choice, but by dark magic." Simone got up and stood by her guardian. "Look, I really like Hunter and I trust him. I want you to ty and get on with him." She looked at Gabriel's face. He kept trying to turn from her glance. "Why do I get the feeling that there is more to your distrust? Gabriel?"

"I can't say. I must go."

"No wait. What's going on? What else do you know about Hunter?"

"It's not him in particualar. Rather his past self." He continued when he saw Simone's confused look. "In my time, your past life, you were killed...by him."