Drabble: Not Sure

Rating: Jeez, not my standard... PG! HuntCam friendship...

Disclaimer: Me no own the cuties.

Taisha's Notez: Yeah, well, I think Hunter is the Devil. XD. A random drabble-thing that overtook me. Hunter's going back to the Thunder Academy but he doesn't want to lose contact with Cam. Oh the slashiness. And I'm ignoring the fact Ops was trashed in SBtC.

…And this was inspired by Cowboy Take Me Away…

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He wasn't sure if he should be overjoyed or sad.

Hunter sat cross-legged on one side of Ninja Ops, somewhat meditating. Blake and Tori were across from him on the other side, talking in hushed tones, and expressions that changed sad to overjoyed. Dustin was roughhousing with Shane and somewhat talking with the Red ranger- former red ranger, excuse him- when he wasn't attacking him. Cam sat as always at the computer in Ops, trying to figure out something that didn't need figuring or fixing.

Lothor was gone. Not necessarily destroyed but gone all the same. The Wind and Thunder Academies were restored, and Sensei was restored. His and Blake's sensei, Sensei Omino, and his students were back too. His sensei had offered he and Blake positions as teachers at the Thunder Academy. Blake had declined, going for a career in motocross. Hunter had accepted. All good reasons to be celebrating.

And yet…Hunter didn't exactly feel like doing that right now.

Because they were leaving.

He would be going back to the Thunder academy. Shane, Dustin and Tori were going to stay at the Wind Academy, Blake was going with Factory Blue, and Cam…was going to stay at the Wind Academy too. And as much as he'd miss the Winds, and as much as he'd really miss Blake, he had to admit, he was gonna miss Cam. A lot.

During the time he and Blake had spent with the other rangers fighting Lothor, he had formed a friendship with the techno wizard and green samurai ranger. And for some reason, he felt the fragileness of that friendship the greatest right now. After he left, would Cam even bother to stay in touch? He meant, beyond the teacher stuff. Would Cam still go to Storm Chargers if he asked three months from now? Would he mind if Hunter came to visit unannounced? He wasn't at all sure of any of this, and it tugged at his mind.

He frowned, finally opening his blue eyes. Leaning back against the wall he glanced around the room before settling on Cam. The ex ranger was tapping out some command on the keyboard, and even as Hunter watched he cursed softly and tapped out another string of commands. Frowning at what the computer produced after it whirred for a moment.

Looking around again- Dustin and Shane were arguing over something, probably sports related, Tori giggling at something Blake had said- he got up quietly and stealthily stalked over to Cam.

"Hunter," Cam acknowledged him before he was even really there, moreover really just letting him know he knew he was there. Hunter responded with a grunt, crossing his arms as he looked at the screen. Then he spoke quietly so the others could hear. "I was just wondering-" he stopped for a moment, frowning. Well, it would sound weird either way. "Maybe sometime later, you wanna go do something?"

Cam stopped, giving him a look that could've been sarcastic, or contemplating. "Like what?" he asked finally, glancing back at the screen.

Hunter shrugged, feeling the slightest bit stupid. "I dunno. Like- a movie, or just go to the track. Something outside of the…academy stuff," he muttered. Cam regarded him for a moment, before offering somewhat the beginnings of a smile. "Sure. Maybe we can do something later," he said, his tone neutral as he turned back to the computer to type out a new series of commands.

Hunter grinned to himself, watching the screen. Now he really felt like celebrating.