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"Test"

After yesterday's incident with Tori, Hunter decided to find out for himself why exactly Tori had avoided him so much. Although he already had a pretty good idea what the answer was, he didn't want to admit to it. The only reason why Tori would care if he was seeing someone was if there was something she wasn't telling him, for example; that she had a crush on him.

Hunter couldn't deny that he found the blonde surfer attractive, but he'd always thought of her as Blake's girl, that she was out of bounds. After all, Hunter was extremely loyal to his brother.

Anyhow, Hunter had a plan formed in the back of his mind. But unfortunately, there was a snag; he needed help.

So, Hunter drove to Stormchargers in hope of finding Dustin there. It was risky, of course, but he knew his best friend would pull through.

"Hey, dude!" The brunette welcomed his friend in. He was behind the counter busy counting cash in the cash register.

"Dustin, just the guy I wanted to see," said Hunter, his lips twisting into a knowing grin.

"Oh?" Dustin raised is eyebrows in curiosity. "How come?"

Hunter leant onto the counter and Dustin bent forward to listen.

"Dude, do you think Tori…likes me, at all?" Hunter mentally slapped himself; stupid way of putting it.

"Yeah, why shouldn't she?" he asked incredulously.

"No, that's not what I meant."

Realisation dawned on him.

"Ohhhh, you mean as more than a friend?"

Reluctantly, the blonde nodded slightly.

"Gee, I dunno, man. I would have thought she'd be over Blake by now, but you two never really hit it off, did you? I have noticed you're becoming more chummy though."

"Listen, will you help me find out if she does?" Hunter asked pleadingly.

Dustin thought about it for a moment.

"Sure, what do I do?"

Hunter beckoned him closer to make sure Kelly didn't overhear.

"Do exactly what you did yesterday. Tell Tori I'm on another date today, and that I really like the girl I'm with. Later, I'll call you. Tell me how she reacted and whether you think she sounded jealous."

"Hey! Good plan!" exclaimed Dustin. "I'll get to it right away!"

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Later on that day, Tori appeared in Stormchargers once again. She was dressed casually in a pale blue tee and cropped denim jeans. Her hair was tied into loose pigtails.

"Hey, Dustin," she said half-heartedly as she approached him.

"Yo, Tori," her friend said brightly. He smiled to himself; it was time to put Hunter's plan into action. "How come you're not out surfing? Surely you'd rather be riding the waves than in here."

Tori shrugged.

"Go on, off you go! Shane's at the skate park, Cam's getting motocross lessons, Hunter's gone on a date with that girl…you're the only one not up to anything! Well, except me, but I have an excuse; I'm working."

Dustin watched for the thunderous reaction on Tori's face when he mentioned the blonde biker.

It was true; Tori had a crush on Hunter.

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