Chapter Two: Q&A

"Tori, what was that?" Cam asked as he drove back toward Ninja Ops. Tori shook her head.

"That was a monster." She said. Cam raised an eyebrow.

"I thought that was your....." Cam started.

"Father? Same difference." She said. Cam sighed.

"Kelzaks didn't attack you, did they?" He asked. Tori shook her head.

"No." She whispered. "But, I can't go back there." Tori said as Cam pulled up to the forest Ninja Ops was hidden in. They got out of the car and started walking toward the water fall. They then proceeded to walk through it and into Ops. "If I do, he'll kill me." She said, sitting down. Cam sighed.

"You could stop him with your powers." He offered. Tori shook her head.

"If I hit him with my Ninja Powers, I won't be able to stop until he was dead. And, I don't want to kill anyone." She said, standing up from her chair and walking around. She ran a hand through her hair. "I don't know what to do. I don't have anywhere to sleep. I don't have a home anymore." She muttered. "I can't tell anyone else what happened to me." She added. Then she spun around to face Cam.

"You can't tell anyone what happened to me. Please?" She asked, her voice breaking. Cam furrowed his eyebrows and nodded his head.

"Okay Tori, I won't." He said reluctantly. Tori sighed.

"Can I just sleep at Ninja Ops tonight?" She asked. Cam nodded.

"Actually, me and my father live just through that hallway." Cam said, pointing to the hallway he always came through. "We have a guest room. You can stay in there." He said. Tori nodded.

"Thank You." She said, looking Cam in the eye. Cam nodded.

"Your Welcome." He said. "I'll show you where it is." He said before leading her through the hallway.

When Cam walked into the Ninja Ops main room the next day, his eyes widened at what was on the table. All sorts of kinds of breakfast. Tori was sitting at the very end of the table.

"Somebody must be hungry this morning." Cam commented as he gestured to the coffee as if to say 'May I?' Tori nodded to Cam about the coffee.

"I couldn't sleep. So I kinda, stole your car keys and bought some stuff to make breakfast for everyone." She said meekly with a small smile. Cam laughed a little bit.

"Thanks." He said, sitting down next to Tori. It was only 7 in the morning. They still had about half-an-hour before the others got to Ninja Ops. Cam looked over at Tori, who was staring down into her coffee cup. "How long has it been happening?" Cam asked suddenly. Tori looked up, snapping out of her Coffee-Cup trance.

"Huh?" She asked, a little space-y.

"How long has your father been abusing you?" Cam asked bluntly. Tori looked back down into her coffee cup, running her finger around the rim.

"Since I was ten." She said, looking back up. "So, I guess, for about seven years." She said as she looked Cam in the eyes. The look in Cam's eyes showed pity, concern, and a little bit of admiration.

"I probable would've gone insane." Cam admitted. Tori smiled a bit.

"I'd have to be sane first to be able to go insane." She said with her small smirk. "Plus, I had to stay there, stay sane." Tori said. Cam furrowed his eyebrows.

"Why?" He asked, suddenly realizing it was kind of a stupid question. Tori shrugged.

"I have a sister." She said. Cam's eyebrows raised this time.

"I never knew that." He said. Tori smiled a bit again.

"You never asked." She said. "Anyway, she goes to a boarding school up in New England. Her names Trinie. Shes only a year younger than me and she had enough sense to try to get out of there as fast as she could." Tori said. Cam opened his mouth to say something, but Tori cut him off. "She's coming home in about two weeks. I'm gonna try to get an apartment by then so she doesn't have to stay with our father." Tori said, taking another sip of coffee. Cam just looked at Tori. He was kind of amazed at how strong Tori was. Before Cam could thing any further, there were footsteps heard coming toward Ops. And, in walked Shane and Dustin. Tori turned to face them, and they gasped. Tori turned back around quickly, realizing she forgot to put make-up over her black eye. Shane and Dustin walked forward.

"What did your dad do this time? What happened?" Shane asked, kneeling next to Tori. Cam looked at them. He looked a little angry.

"You two knew?" He asked. Tori looked over at Cam.

"I made them promise not to tell anyone." She admitted. She then looked back at Shane and Dustin.

"I left." She said. Dustin sighed.

"Finally." He said. Tori smiled at him a little. Dustin and Shane had been telling Tori to leave her house for 6 of the seven years. They had always told her she could stay at there houses. Tori always said no, thinking she need to stay with her mother. That was, until her mother stopped fighting back for her. Tori knew her mother could leave if she wanted. So, Tori knew she could leave know and not feel bad.

"Yeah, I'm gonna try to get an apartment sometime this week." She said. Dustin furrowed his eyebrows.

"Where are you going to stay until then?" He asked.

"In the guest bedroom here." Cam spook up. Tori looked over at him with a look that said 'Thank You'. Cam nodded in response to the look. Tori then stood up.

"Guys, I'm gonna go try to cover this up," She said, pointing to the black eye. "Before Blake and Hunter get here." She said, before walking back to the guest room where her backpack was. Once Tori was gone, Shane and Dustin sat down next to Cam.

"What happened last night? What made Tori leave?" Shane asked. Cam sighed. He then told them what had happened.

"Wow." Dustin said. Shane nodded.

"Yeah, I don't think Tori's ever fought back." He said. Before anyone could say anything else, Tori came back into the room.