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Author's note: Thanks for the reviews! I am SO sorry for the long wait. Apparently, I'm about the most lazy person on this earth when it comes to writing! I just couldn't get started. Ah well, here it is now! Enjoy! (As we've established, I cannot write a descent fighting scene so forgive me for doing a crappy job at writing one!)

Love is in the air
Revelations

They found the other rangers waiting in the main room. Blake stood up as soon as they entered, a worried and guilty expression in his eyes. His stance was tense as if he was waiting for Hunter to explode at any moment. Hunter gave his brother a small smile which proved to be enough to put Blake at ease a little more.

"Are you okay?" Blake asked, carefully.

"I am and I'm sorry about freaking out like that earlier but I still think you had no right to tell them. However, it's done now and it might actually be for the better." Hunter answered with a small nod and then turned his attention on the other rangers. "Let's get something straight first. I appreciate you guys wanting to look out for me but that doesn't mean you need to keep your eye on me the entire time. I'll help for ask when I need it, I promise."

The others nodded slowly and sensing there was more to come, they didn't say anything just yet. Dustin and Hunter exchanged a glance and Dustin gave Hunter a small nod.

"There's something else you should know." Hunter started. Expressions of worry immediately appeared on his friends' faces and he couldn't help but laugh and shake his head. "This is isn't bad, I promise but it is something you need to know." Hunter swallowed heavily. He'd been the one wanting to tell them about him and Dustin but now that he was standing in front of his friends, he was finding it harder to tell them. Them being cool with the past and them being cool with their relationship were two entirely different things. For one, they hadn't known Ben and they did know Dustin.

Dustin reached and took Hunter's hands in his own, entwining their fingers. A look of realization dawned on the other's faces and Cam actually had a small smile on his face.

"Dustin and I … Well, we've been kind of dating for a while now." Hunter said quickly.

Blake promptly sat back down again and there was silence for a couple of seconds which made Hunter feel very uncomfortable and self conscious. Dustin squeezed his hand reassuringly.

Cam was the first to break the silence. "Well, I'm glad for you guys." He said, smiling and leaning back in his chair.

"I am too … I think." Tori said, "But Dustin, I didn't even know you were gay, or at least bi."

Dustin shrugged. "Does it really matter which gender the person is? It's about caring about each other, not gender."

"Wow, dude, you actually sounded smart there." Shane said with a little laugh that sounded a bit shaky. Dustin noticed Shane was obviously shocked by this, he could see it in his friend's eyes and his posture but at least he wasn't running screaming from the building which meant he was at least dealing with it or attempting to.

"Blake?" Hunter asked.

"You know I'm okay with this. You deserve to be happy, you both do."

"Thanks, bro." Hunter said with a grateful smile.

"Yeah, thanks," Dustin said.

The sound of the computer beeping made the rangers groan. What was it with Lothor and his crappy timing? They often wondered if the evil space ninja was spying on them and sent monsters when they could do without them.

"Guess we got to check that out." Shane said with a little sigh.

"Kelzacks at the center." Cam reported. "Let's go."

They arrived at the scene and after making sure no one was around went through their usual morphing rituals. It seemed like a Kelzack meeting, there were quite a lot of them but if there was one thing the rangers had learned, then it was that they were nothing more than a useful warm-up before Lothor sent down the monster. It wasn't different this time. Their muscles were all warmed up by the time the freak of the week appeared out of thin air. It wasn't any less ugly than any other monster.

The rangers regrouped, standing side by side, waiting to see if it had some kind of message from Lothor, which did happen sometimes. It didn't but it did go on about how it was going to destroy them which made Dustin snort. The wind rangers drew their Ninja Swords and held it out in front of them. A sword materialized in the monster's hand.

Ben watched from behind a pillar as the fight progressed. He briefly considered helping the rangers out but then decided it would be more fun to see what they were made of. After all, it was very important to know who you were up against and how strong they were. He decided it was especially useful to know what that yellow ranger could do, he was enemy number one.

Before they knew it, the wind rangers were engaged in heavy combat. The monster's sword moved so fast that it managed to deflect any of their slashes. They barely saw the monster's arm move at all but Shane heard the woosh of the sword before it slashed him across the chest, effectively sending him to the ground. Luckily, it hadn't penetrated his suit. Tori managed to deflect a blow and not more than a mili-second later, found her sword flying out of her hand. She jumped out of the way just in time to avoid being slashed at and went for her sword, leaving Dustin fighting alone after barely thirty seconds which didn't give the Thunder rangers and Cam a lot of time to react. Dustin managed to deflect one slash, aimed at his left shoulder. It left his right side vulnerable and he wasn't quick enough to bring his sword back down to deflect a slash aimed for that side. As soon as he realized the sword had started to dig into his suit, he streaked a couple of feet away but not quick enough for it to leave no damage. He'd felt it graze his skin through the fabric of his suit.

Meanwhile, Shane had gotten out of harm's way and Tori had gotten to her sword while the Thunder Rangers had formed their Thunder Blaster.

"We need to get that sword away from him," Shane yelled while the Thunder rangers fired their weapon which seemed to have little effect on it but at least forced him back a bit.

"Agreed. This is crazy, dude." Dustin remarked, running a hand over the side of his suit to make sure it was still in one piece. These suits could sure handle a lot.

"We have to attack him all at once, using our swords. We streak around him which will make us faster and less easy targets." Cam spoke hurriedly while keeping a careful eye on the monster.

The rangers nodded. The Wind rangers drew their swords again, the Thunder rangers pulled out their Thunder staffs and Cam pulled out his saber. They disappeared in their different streaks. Their plan was a little harder to execute than they had thought, they had to be careful not to hit each other in which case their circle would get broken and they would end up in a pile on the ground. However, while it was difficult, it was successful. They managed to make a lot of hits without being hurt too badly themselves. They managed to get away its sword after which the battle changed in their favor. They jumped out of their streaks and formed the Thunderstorm Cannon. It took them one blast to make the monster explode.

As expected, it grew. Cam called the zords. Fighting the monster in their zords, proved as difficult as fighting it on the ground but with some clever thinking and Cam's weapons, they managed to kill the damn thing.

After the fight, the rangers headed back to Ninja Ops.

Ben leaned against the pillar, thoughtful look on his face. While they had been good, that monster had been kicking their asses at first. Hunter had become a much better fighter, he had noticed that much but he was confident that he could still take him on if he had to. However, he was pretty sure that he couldn't take them all on at once. He probably couldn't even take on two at the same time, especially not if they went in ranger mode. But with a little help he could. It was time to test if the saying 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' was true.

Night fell over Blue Bay Harbor and Hunter had decided it was time to spend some much needed time with his boyfriend. Things had been crazy lately and while he was sure it wouldn't be getting any better any time soon, that was no reason to not enjoy their relationship. They couldn't let Ben come between them, it was exactly what he wanted anyway.

Dustin's parents had gone out of town for a couple of days so Dustin had invited him over to watch some television and just relax. The boys were cuddled up on the couch, flipping through channels but not really paying a lot of attention to what was on as they were mostly focused on their conversation. That is until Dustin came across a show he apparently liked.

"Whoa, that's Supernatural. Re-runs probably but that's cool, I missed most of the season anyway."

Hunter raised an eyebrow at him. "When do you find time to watch the television?"

"I don't which would be why I missed half the season. Are you paying attention, dude?"

"You still found time to watch the other half." Hunter pointed out.

"Well, it's a good show and it's got hot actors." Dustin said with a grin. Hunter turned his attention to the television screen and had to admit both guys were rather hot.

"What's this about?"

"It's about these two brother, Sam and Dean Winchester and they're on a mission to find the thing that killed their mom …" Dustin launched into an explanation about the show and Hunter was genuinely surprised at how much Dustin knew about it. He'd never before heard the other boy talk about the show so it was a bit of a surprise to find out that it was obviously Dustin's favorite show.

"Sounds interesting but come on, fighting ghosts and other creatures from urban legends? That's ridiculous."

Dustin snorted. "This coming from a power ranger who faces weird things on a weekly basis."

"Good point."

"Besides, it more about the relationship between the brothers anyway." Dustin launched into another explanation about why it was such an important thing and why the show was all about their relationship. By the end of the second explanation, Hunter was pretty sure he could start watching the show without getting confused, if he wanted.

"Oh, sorry, man. I'm boring you with this stuff, aren't I?" Dustin asked, smiling apologetically and looking up at him from under long lashes.

"No, you're not," Hunter said with a reassuring smile. "As a matter of fact, I think it's cute that you know so much about the show."

Dustin grinned. "Only you would describe it as cute." He said with a fond shake of the head before he leaned in to press his lips on Hunter's. One of his hands slid in Hunter's hair while Hunter cupped his cheek. With his free hand Dustin reached for the remote and switched the television off. Supernatural did not compare to the sensation of kissing Hunter. Their kisses became more heated soon and it wasn't long before Dustin was making noises he wasn't aware of that he could even make. It was something between a needy moan and a whimper. Hunter seemed to like the noises though so he did nothing to restrain them.

His fingers were itching with the need to touch Hunter. His hand slid under the crimson shirt. He could feel Hunter shiver at his touch which brought a smile to his face. Hunter's hands were all over his back and his front but still not under the shirt which for Dustin was just frustrating. He broke their current kiss and pulled his hand away from Hunter's warm chest in favor of pulling of his own shirt. He didn't know where his sudden courage to do this came from but his self-conscious attitude seemed to have fled when he'd gotten turned on. He didn't particularly mind. The look of lust from Hunter proved to only further turn him on.

He smirked and reached for Hunter's shirt. Hunter leaned forward slightly and allowed him to pull the shirt off, revealing his slightly tanned and muscled chest. Dustin ran one hand over the smooth surface, his eyes followed the movement. He discovered a thin white line next to Hunter's belly button, he hadn't ever seen it before. Probably because he hadn't exactly been paying such close attention to Hunter's chest before. He traced the thin scar with one finger. Hunter tensed under his touch and when he raised his head to meet Hunter's eyes, there was an expression of uncertainty and fear there as if Hunter wasn't sure how he would react to the scar. That left no doubt in Dustin's mind that it had been caused by Ben.

"Hey, it's okay." Dustin whispered soothingly, not fully understanding Hunter's fear but if he had to guess, Hunter thought it would disgust him or something. "Talk to me."

Hunter shook his head and just reached for his shirt. He pulled it back on. Dustin decided doing the same was the best option so he picked up his own and slid it back on.

"Are you okay?" Dustin asked when it was obvious Hunter wasn't going to say anything.

"I'm fine. Just think we're moving a little too fast."

Dustin had the feeling there was more to it but decided not to pry. Instead, he apologized. Hunter looked at him as if he had grown a second head and told him he had nothing to apologize for. There was an awkward silence which lasted for about a minute before Dustin just started rambling about whatever he was thinking about. Half an hour later, Hunter decided it was time to go home, leaving a confused and guilty feeling Dustin behind.

Author's note: I just had to throw some Supernatural in there, haha. Sorry. Poor Hunter sure has some issues, huh? Anyway, let me know what you thought of the chapter!