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Author's Note: This starts off a couple of months after Storm Before The Calm 2.

Chapter 1: It's Not Going To Work

Tori had just gotten back from visiting Blake. She had come home early, so the guys didn't know she was there. She didn't want to see them yet. And even though she was feeling lonely, she didn't want anyone else around. She had liked Blake for a while, and she knew that he had liked her to. He had finally said it out loud and now nothing. It wasn't like she was dependent on him, she just loved having him be there. And besides he was the one who wanted her to come out and visit him. Not anymore. Blake and her were never going to be.

Flashback

Tori and Blake had been sparring in the living room of his apartment. Blake got Tori on the ground and was straddling her. "Ha, looks like I got you after all."

"Well, for now."

Blake smiled. Than he started leaning towards her. Tori couldn't believe it, she started to move up to his lips, but just before their lips touched Blake pulled away, and stood up. He offered his hand to Tori who was confused and hurt. Instead of taking his hand she stood up on her own. Blake looked away and asked "Do you want something to drink?"

"Blake what's wrong?"

Blake turned and headed for the kitchen, "Are you hungry?"

Tori followed him, "Why didn't you kiss me?"

"We could always go out and get something."

"Blake Bradley, what is going on."

Blake stopped, but didn't turn around. "This isn't going to work."

"What?"

He turned around. "Me and you. It's not going to work."

"Why not?"

"Just because."

"Oh, that's a good reason." Tori said sarcastically. Maybe there was someone else, someone who was here all the time. "Besides who said I was expecting anything to happen?"

This time Blake looked a little hurt, but he hid it quickly and replied, "Good, because nothing will happen."

"Why would I want anything to happen with you." Tori realized how mean those words were only after they left her mouth.

"Probably the same reason why I don't want anything to do with you." He replied not even looking at her.

"Fine. Than nothing will happen. Ever."

Tori walked out and sat on the couch. For the rest of the evening she sat there, and Blake stayed in the kitchen.

The next morning Tori left without telling Blake. She didn't want to be there anymore.

End Flashback

Tori sighed. Maybe leaving like that was rash, childish too. But Blake had kept showing signs that he wanted to be with her that entire time she was there and than nothing. Well, fine she didn't want anything to do with him. She laid down on her couch and slowly fell asleep.

She awoke to a knocking on the door. She slowly made her way over to it. "Hunter, what are you doing here?"

"Blake called and said you had disappeared. He's looking for you."

"Well, I'm here."

Hunter gave her a confused look and than took out his phone and called Blake. She couldn't close the door because Hunter was standing in the doorway so Tori walked away from the door and sat back down. After a couple of minutes Hunter sat next to her. "So, what happened?"

"Nothing. Nothing at all. Look, I just want to be alone, is that alright?"

"Yeah."

Hunter didn't leave. Tori rolled her eyes. "Hunter I'm fine. Just go."

"What happened?"

"I told you nothing."

"Come on Tor, we've talked a lot since he left, you can tell me. You told me that you had missed him."

Tori felt like someone had just stabbed her heart. She had to make Hunter know that she wasn't hurting from Blake, she didn't want Blake to think that she was in pain, so she decided to tell him the truth—at least part of it. "Well, forget about that. He doesn't want to have anything to do with me."

"I'm sure—"

"Trust me. But don't worry, I'll be fine. There's plenty of other, better guys that want to be with me. I don't need Blake."

"Tori—"

"Hunter, I know he's your brother, but don't even try to stick up for him. In fact, I'm really not hurt." Hunter gave her a doubtful look. Tori gave him a quick smile, "It's not like we were going out, so it's not like we broke up. We weren't anything. And knowing that we're not going to be anything, I can move on."

"Tori, you're not just going to give up."

Tori smiled at him. "Look, everything will be fine. I'm not giving up, I'm just moving on."

"What about Blake?"

"Blake's your brother." Tori stood up and went to her bedroom.

After a few minutes Tori heard the front door shut. She laid down on her bed. She could do fine without him, she had lived her whole life without him and just because of the year she'd known him didn't mean anything. It wasn't like she needed Blake. She had turned down this one guy the other week. Plus there were plenty of great guys out there. Blake wasn't the only guy. Tori was fine with moving on, she just wished she knew why he said it wouldn't work.