"Swollen Heart"

"Aw, Blake. You did all this for me?" Tori wonders in awed as she watches Blake pull out a blanket and placing it on the sandy grounds.

"Yup." He replies as he opens the picnic basket. "I cooked and everything."

"How sweet." Tori smiles as she sits down across from him and enjoys the nice scenery at the beach. She closes her eyes as the wind brushes past her pleasantly. The blonde took a deep breath and releases the air in relief. She turns her gaze over to Blake and grins. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." He smiles at her sumptuous beauty that was so delightful, he could just stare at her forever.

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Meanwhile, Hunter and Dustin were racing furiously on their dirt bikes through the forestry woods. Hunter was first as usual as Dustin attempts to catch up to him. Suddenly, the two were riding neck in neck as they came jumping over a huge bump on the ground. They landed safely in unison as Hunter takes the lead again. From afar, they spotted a beam of light that would lead them to the beach. The two immediately pressed on the gas for more speed as they raced through the woods and out.

"Give it up, dude!" Dustin chuckles as he rides past him. "You're going down."

"Not a chance!" Hunter blurts out as their bikes came hitting one another, nearly causing a possible collision. The two made it out of the woods as they were forced to make a sharp turn, forcing the tires to skid through the dirt before going over the cliff. Their bikes came to a complete stop as they both took off their helmets and got off. They stood on a cliff that revealed a nice view of the beach. "Wow..." Hunter whispers as he sits on the edge. "I haven't been up here for awhile."

"Yup." Dustin smiles as he places a hand above his eyes to block the sunrays." Dude, it's really hot over here. What do you say about hitting the water?" He asks.

"Sure." Dustin continues to look around and enjoy the scenery till suddenly he spotted familiar faces at the bottom. He squints his eyes and opens them wide. Oh my God, he thought. Why is Blake with Tori? The goofball slowly turns to Hunter as he gets on his bike. "Are you coming?" The dirty blonde asks.

"Umm..." Dustin began scratching his head nervously. "Let's go somewhere else."

Hunter squints his eyes suspiciously. "What's wrong?" He asks, while getting off his bike.

"Oh nothing. I just don't feel like it anymore."

The blonde plasters a confused stare. "You saw some fine chick didn't yah?" He smirks.

"NO." Dustin thought disgustedly.

"Yeah you did." Hunter grins jokingly. "Let me see."

"No." Dustin argues as the dirty blonde shoves him to the side. Oh man, he thought with a sigh.

"So where is she?" Hunter questions as he looks over the cliff. "Dude, where is--" He trails off as soon as his eyes were drawn to where Tori and Blake were sitting at. His heart suddenly dropped to the ground at the sight of them together. She was laughing and smiling for what seems to be the very first time since the chaotic drama took place. Dustin looks down and sighs. Oh man, he thought.

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"God, it's so beautiful out there today." Tori mentions while munching on her food. "I should have brought my surfboard."

Blake chuckles. "Why won't you steal one from the guys?"

Tori bit her lip and smiles as soon as she spots Dill from the crowd. "That's not a bad idea." She says getting up. Blake watches on as the blonde starts to undress herself in front of him. Tori begins by slipping off her skirt to reveal her board shorts and her long legs. Blake gulps nervously as she takes off her tank and exposes her tankini top. He was surprise of how prepared she is.

Oh God, he thought as he felt the back of his neck trickling in sweat. Blake could no longer stand the waiting as he suddenly gets up and faces her. Tori saw this as she stares at him quizzically. "Are you okay?" She asks while Blake moves his way even closer to the point where the blonde could feel his warm breath. They stared at each other in silence as he searches her sea blue eyes. Tori could feel her heart beat rapidly as he slowly places a hand on her cheek and began caressing her face. "Blake," she whispers, "we can't--"

"Shh..." He places a finger on her soft lips as he leans forward and plants a sweet kiss. Tori shuts her eyes as she feels his lips glide gently on hers. Her hands began to tremble nervously as she drops her tank top on the ground and slowly places a hand behind his neck. The two began kissing passionately as they slowly lowered themselves down on the blanket. He was now on top of her as Tori slides her hands underneath the back of his shirt. Blake starts kissing her neck as she releases a small moan.

"Oh my God." Hunter gasps as he stares down at them in shock. His heart striked in pain as he could no longer balanced on his feet. He began breathing heavily as Dustin pulled him back from the edge of the cliff. Little pebbles came falling down from his near slippage.

Meanwhile, Blake had his shirt off as the two continued to make out. Tori soon stopped as she heard little rocks falling nearby. Blake plasters a puzzled look on his face. "What's wrong?" He asks, all out of breath.

Tori looks around to see where it was coming from. She then looks up at the edge of the cliff where she spotted Dustin and a fallen Hunter around his arms. "Hunter!" She cries as she pushes Blake off her. Her fearful eyes began to swell up in tears as she struggles to put her clothes back on over her swimsuit. Oh no, she thought angrily. How did this happen? WHY?! Soon after she came running away in search of a way to get up there. From behind, Blake follows.

"Come on. Let's get out of here." Dustin says as he helps Hunter up from the ground.

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"Tori, wait up!" Blake shouts out as he runs after her anxiously through the woods.

The blonde continues to run with great speed as she avoids trees from standing her way. Tears began streaming down her cheeks when suddenly she tripped over a log and lands face down on the ground. Tori grunts in pain as she looks down at her torn up skirt and wounded knee. She hesitates to fix it as she slowly gets up and starts limping desperately to the cliff. Blake stops her from behind as she abruptly pushes him away. "NO!"

"Tori, you're hurt." He says all out of breath.

"I'm fine, Blake!" She snaps stubbornly while limping straight head.

As soon as they reached the top of the cliff, Tori shifts her eyes in all sorts of directions, in hopes to find Hunter or Dustin. She turns around desperately shouting his name, "Hunter! Dustin!"

When there was no answer, or any sign of them, Tori slumps down on her knees and began crying uncontrollably "Oh my God. What have I done?!" She cries between sobs as Blake places a hand on her shoulder. The blonde immediately shrugs it off and faces him. "Go away."

He sighs. "Tori--"

"JUST GO AWAY, BLAKE!" She screams angrily as he looks down with no other option, but to leave.

From that point on, Tori felt extremely disgusted at herself. Life suddenly began crumbling and falling apart right before her eyes in slow motion. This can't be happening, she thought, life was so much easier back then why is it harder now? Tori closes her eyes as she thinks back on the happier times after she was old enough to leave her hot tempered parents and live on her own. Life after that was pure sweet. It got even sweeter when she fell in love with Hunter. But now, life to her symbolizes fatal destruction that she no longer wants to become a part of.

Oh how I wish I could fall asleep and die a sweet dream and never wake up, Tori thought as she stood at the edge of the cliff and closes her eyes.