Disclaimer: Dont own Power rangers Ninja storm. Nor any of the lovely characters that are on the show. this is a fanfiction. its for fun. I do own Shi Tomoe and Angel owns Chantale Tomoe. They are our character please ask before you use them.
Storming Hearts
by
Ragemoon
and
Angel
Chapter 8: Broken Wings
Chantale tried to conceal her emotions by running her hands over her face. Dustin could tell that she wasn't too happy about the new arrangement. She had just lost a handful of friends, as well as her cousin, protecting him.
"Chantale...why'd you do it?" Chantale took what Dustin was saying wrong.
"You really think I mean to kill my cousin? Hell Dustin, she was trying to kill you!" Chantale cried.
Dustin started to move from where he was sitting over to her, but Chantale jumped up.
"No Dustin. Maybe you should leave." She said tears silently running down her face.
Dustin was shocked. "But Chantale..." He started
"Dustin, please? I just--- need to be alone right now." Chantale replied.
Dustin nodded. He knew when he wasn't wanted. "Give me a call later then." He growled before leaving, slamming the door behind him.
Chantale dropped to her knees sobbing hysterically. "What have I done?" She whispered.
Meanwhile at Hunter's and Blake's apartment, Shi stirred and groaned. She opened her eyes knowing within moments she was no longer home. For one thing she did not have crimson silk sheets that smelled like Hunter.
Sitting up she looked around Hunter's room. She closed her eyes feeling dizzy. She opened them again taking in his room. It was neat as a pin. Just by looking about her, she could tell what he liked.
Hunter peeked in. "Your awake." Hunter walked over to Shi and sat on the bed.
"Why am I here Hunter?" Shi looked at him. "Why do I feel like I should not be able to walk, but I can."
In the frount room of Hunter's and Blake's apartment the rest of the crew sat; well Shane, Tori and Blake. Cam had returned to Ninja Ops to talk with his father over the events that had happened.
"What in the world happened?" Shane said his mind still unable to handle what they had found in the aftermath of the battle.
"Chantale lost it." Blake said softly. "Its not like Dustin was not holding his own." They all recalled watching the battle. Dustin had done well though Blake had a feeling it was because Shi had promised to heal him as they battled. Which the dark haired girl had done.
Dustin walked into Storm Chargers looking like he didn't have a friend in the world, which wasn't far from the truth. As far as he knew.
Kelly, who was working at the counter noticed this and said "What's wrong Dustin?"
Dustin sighed loudly as the customers were walking out the door. "I....just......lost six great friends because of what someone else did."
Kelly gave him a puzzled look. Sighing, Dustin told Kelly the story of what had happened last night and today. By the time he finished Kelly's face held the look of shock. "And now you hate me too don't you?"
Kelly shook her head "No! Why would I hate you Dustin? I've known you longer than anyone else here. Just because you messed up doesn't mean I hate you."
Dustin sighed. "Its just so. I need to go." He left storm chargers with Kelly looking concerned after him.
At Ninja ops, Cam was talking with Sensei, when Dustin walked in. "I understand if you want me to go." Dustin stepped back.
"Stay Dustin." Sensei spoke softly. "You are my student. Cam has filled me on with what he saw. Tell me your side of the story."
Dustin bowed and walked over sitting on his yellow pillow, he told senshi his side of the story. Leaving not one detail out. "Thats everything Sensei."
"So Chantale is pregnant and Shi is with Hunter and Blake." Sensei said as he student nodded.
Cam had disappeared to go work on some things. Leaving his father and Dustin behind.
Sensei noted his student looked lost. "Your afraid you lost them?"
"Yes Sensei I am." Dustin sighed. "I royally messed up dude."
With in the holding bay Cam worked on the zords he sighed. Letting his mind wander over the events. he could tell the cousins were at odds but this pointed to something deeper. Much deeper then the two were aware of. He sighed.
Hunter looked at Shi. "You can stay here for a while. Til you can find a new place."
"Thank you. But where will I sleep." Shi looked at him. The storm caller could tell that he was relaxed. Yet she could feel his temper boiling away beneath the surface.
Hunter noted the way his silk sheets clung to her and the odd look in her eyes. He answered her question with a smirk. "Where ever you want to."
Shi whacked him playfully. "Hunter." She laughed softly. The sound was not lost on the four in the frount room.
"Well, it's good to know that Shi's laughing about this." Blake said softly. "Or what ever Hunter said to her at any rate."
Shane and Tori nodded.
Tori stared out the window of the Trejo home. 'Something tells me we were too hard on Chantale, she's gonna need some friends now more than ever being pregnant. Maybe just maybe later I'll....'
"Tori!" Shane called. drawing his blonde friend's wandering attention back to himself and Blake. The younger of the thunder brothers looked amused and winked at his girlfriend.
Tori snapped out of her thoughts, noted Blake's wink and looked at Shane. "What?"
Shane motioned towards the door. "Come on, were gonna go to the beach. Are you coming?"
Tori looked down at herself. "I'm not exactly dressed to go surfing, or tanning. Give me a few minutes to drive home and get some different clothing."
Blake and Shane both nodded before driving off in Blake's truck. 'They fell for it. I'd better go see Chantale.' Tori thought to herself.
At the Tomoe beach house, Chantale stood in the kitchen with a glass of wine in her hand. She knew she shouldn't be drinking but she didn't care. Her normally tanned skin face was now red with tears of sadness and anger. ''No friends, no more family, hell after what I said to Dustin, I'll be lucky to have him either. Nobody'll miss me.' She though bitterly.
Sitting in a chair she continued to look out the window before getting an idea. Standing up again she grabbed a butcher knife out of the drawer and held it over her arm...
A voice spoke in her head. ~Don't even think about it.~
Chantale turned swiftly around to see some one she recognized. "Taru? but your..."
~Dead, yes I am and your not even going to do that.~ Her dead cousin's spirit crossed her see though arms and glared at her living cousin. ~You have a life growing within you. Don't become a murder too Chantale. Don't you leave your coz, my sister behind and take the life of your unborn child as well.~
Chantale dropped the knife from nerveless fingers. When the knife hit the floor the soul known as Hotaru Tomoe disappeared only to be replaced by a living presence.
"Chantale?" Tori said softly as the other girl turned and looked at her. "I don't hate you. Upset with your actions, but I do not hate you."
Chantale flung herself at Tori and sobbed in the other girl's arms.
Hunter pulled Shi out of his bed and helped her remain steady for a few moments then held her hand as she walked out to the frount room. Hunter shook his head. "Of course, they leave."
"Cook me something to eat Hunter?" Shi asked and Hunter brought her over to one of the stools and sat her in it.
"Be my pleasure." He smiled and began to work his kitchen magic. Hunter occasionally would turn and look back at Shi who was busying herself by looking at a motocross magazine.
"Hunter...." She started. He could almost sense the question that was going to be spoken.
Hunter turned around to look at her. "Yah?" He asked back, occasionally stirring the steamed rice.
"Did....Chan try to kill me?" Shi asked quietly. Grey eyes haunted and full of pain with the thought of what she was remembering had happened.
Hunter's temper boiled. Slamming down the spoon he was using he swung around to look at her. "Yes. That little bitch broke your back in three different places. If it hadn't of been for me healing you," He paused gathering his calm to him again. "You would have been dead!" He growled. Blue eyes flashed with lighting held with in.
Shi nodded. she turned back to the motocross mag she been looking at and did not talk for a while.
Hunter turned back around still angry, and began cooking again
Dustin sat in Ninja Ops talking with Sensei. Cam was still a little mad at him, and Dustin knew that. Sighing loudly Dustin fiddled with his morpher.
Sensei knew that Dustin was upset.
Jumping off his little habitat and onto Dustin's shoulder, he directed that Dustin take him to where Cam was. Which Dustin did. He came back alone though. One though went through his mind. 'leave the morpher'. Dustin ripped the morpher off his wrist and carefully set it down on Sensei's floor. Backing up Dustin turned around and ran outta Ninja Ops as fast as he could without looking back. Jumping in his car he sped off down the highway, not knowing where he was going
Shi ate what Hunter had made her to eat. Her chopsticks expertly piling away the food. Hunter had to smile. For only Blake could wolf down food the way Shi currently was.
Shi finishing off her food stood seeing something. "Dustin no." Contracting Dustin's morpher appeared in her hand. Shi wrote a quick note. "Go back to Dustin." Sending Dustin his morpher.
Hunter hugged the dark haired girl rubbing her back. "I cannot let you go back there."
"I don't want too." Shi confessed leaning on his chest. "If she could do that once. Who's to say that you could save me again."
Hunter nodded holding the stormy beauty in his arms. Shi could make him ache in ways that no one had. He just knew they would have to play it safe and learn to trust each other before they hit that level. A level that Dustin and Chantale seemingly, almost magically attained.
Outside of town Dustin continued to drove up the coast. He had no destination in mind. He was just driving. Trying to make his heart stop hurting. For he was in pain from all that had happened. He might be goofy and all around good natured but he was feeling hurt about a lot of things.
He raced past Chantale's place noting Tori's van. He smiled. 'Well it looks like Tori's forgiven her. Good at least one of them will. Though I have a feeling Blake and Shane will eventually even Cam will come around.' He sighed. 'Just Hunter and Shi will never forgive her.'
Dustin frowned looking at his wrist his morpher was back in place. He pulled off into a view area on the highway. Noticing a note stuck to it. He opened it.
Dustin,
Don't even think about leaving this behind. I know your a goof... but Chantale needs you whole and Lothor does know who you are out of ranger gear. No getting yourself killed. Plus if you die and leave Pinkie alone with a kid. I'll hunt you up in the after life Dude.
Love and forgive you silly boy,
Shi
PS. Don't know if I can ever forgive Pink. You take good care of her Dustin. Or I will kick your ass.
Dustin blinked. "Forgive but never forget." He sighed. "I suppose I should go talk to Chantale." Getting back into his car, he took off to the Tomoe household.
Chantale was still crying into Tori's arm's and Tori was trying her best to comfort her. "Chan chan. It'll be ok." She soothed.
Chantale stood up and looked at her. "No Tori, it won't. Shi will never forgive me. Not after I tried to kill her, and I went and got pregnant." She cried again.
Tori sighed and hugged her again. "Come on, you need to rest. Your going to wear yourself thin thinking about this. So lets get you upstairs and you can have a nap."
Chantale smiled and said "Thanks Tori, your the greatest."
Tori smiled and they went upstairs together. Snuggling under her covers Chantale thanked Tori again, who promised not to leave yet, and Tori headed back downstairs.
Sighing loudly Tori fell onto the couch. It had been one hell of the two days. Chantale was pregnant, Shi was nearly killed. Chantale lost all her friends. It just wasn't a good day.
Well not completely. 'She still has me. And mayhap Dustin.'
As if answering her summons Dustin appeared in the frount room. "Hey T. Are you pissed at me too?"
"No Dustin, just shocked." Tori said smiling at her goofy friend. "I care about you too much to let this come between our friendship. Chan is upstairs in her room. If you need a nap as well." she teased him.
"You don't mind?" Dustin asked.
"No." Tori smiled. "Go Dustin. Just don't do anything while I am in the same house."
"I will not." Dustin said smirking as he disappeared up to Chantale's room.
Opening up Chantale's door, Dustin creeped in and slipped into Chantale''s bed. Cuddling with her. She groaned and wiggled against him. Snaking an arm around him. He smiled and feel asleep with Chantale sleeping on his chest.
Meanwhile Blake shook his head. "Tori tricked us Shane."
Shane sighed. "Where she go?"
"I place my bets on Chantale." Blake said softly. Not sure if he was ready to forgive her yet. "Tori forgives easily. Which I am grateful for." He sighed. "Let's go Shane. We know where she is."
Shane sighed and they took off after Tori..
Tori sat in the front room of the house flipping channels on the TV. She settled on a program about dolphins. Relaxing she listened closely one to the TV and too to hear if there was any movement of the bed upstairs.
Shane and Blake stopped at the top of the driveway to the Tomoe beach house. They climbed out of Blake's truck and walked slowly up the driveway.
"Blake? Are you going to forgive Chantale and Dustin?" Shane asked.
Blake sighed and looked around. "I don't know. Tori will have my head if I don't and if I do, Shi and Hunter will be pissed at me. I'm still up in the air...you?"
"I am going to. Dustin is like my best friend and Chan is his girl." Shane shrugged.
Blake and Shane let themselves in, walking into the frount room Blake spots Tori. "Why did you lie to us." He asked softly.
Tori whrilled around seeing both Blake and Shane.
Her buddy in red held up his hands. "I forgive Chantale and I just cannot be mad at Dustin."
Blake sighed. "I don't know what to do Tori." Looking at both his girlfriend and his friend. "I am more caught then anyone. On one hand I want to forgive everything. For I want Dustin happy. But if I do then my bro will be pissed at me." He snorted. "What a choice..between my girlfriend's happiness or my brother's. Neither of whom I want to cross."
Tori smiled softly knowing what Blake met. "Take your time Blake." Tori smiled. She knew that Blake would make the right decision sooner or later. She just hoped it was sooner.
Shi and Hunter were eating silently in the kitchen of his house. It was nice and comfy. She liked being there.
Hunter turned the radio on so it was softly playing Like a Prayer by Bon Jovi. Shi looked at the radio with tears in her eyes. Hunter looked up at her. "Shi?" He asked softly.
Almost silently Shi began to sing the chorus "We've got to hold to what we've got, it's doesn't make a different if we make it or not, we've got each other and that's a lot for love, we'll give it a shot, oh were halfway there, oh were living on a prayer, take my hand and will make it I swear, oh were living on a prayer." When she finished Shi looked up at Hunter with tears streaming down her face. "That was the song my sister Hotaru and I were listening to right before she was killed." Shi sobbed.
Hunter put his arms around and held her as she cried. "How did she die Shi?"
"Remember when the ninja schools were attacked." Shi said softly looking at him.
"Yes I do." Hunter winced from his own memorie.
"Well Lother knew of the power that the Storm Academy held. My senshi only takes on three students a generation." Shi said softly from her spot in Hunter's lap. "It was Myself, Hotaru and Chantale." Pausing for Chantale's name felt bitter in her mouth as she spoke it.
"Chantale and I were sent away the day before the attacks. We were over in Asia completing an assignment for Sensei. When we came back." Shi buried her face into Hunter's neck. Sobbing again. she then sat up and looked at them.
"I sent Chantale to our home. I was to report to Sensei. I am so glad it was only I that saw." Shi shuddered. "They were dead. Impaled not one person alive. I felt myself grow cold then I saw him. Sensei's spirit beckoned me to follow him." Shi related the gifting of the morphers as well as the confession that Shi had Hotaru's morpher as well. She also related burying them all with full ninja rights.
Hunter was horrified that Lothor would stoop so low. But if the Storm academy was one of the last ones attacked. 'They could have been. He might not of felt like capturing them.' He thought to himself holding Shi. He picked her up and they sat on the sofa.
Turning on the TV he smiled for there was a history on their sport Motocross on and they both watched it. Shi snuggling to Hunter and Hunter not letting her go.
Chapter 9