The graduation had ended and the sky was beginning to burn fiery red. The sun was setting beneath the ocean and Hunter stood there on the beach watching it all. He stared, gazing at it for one last time. The wind was blowing softly against him as he walked off the pavement and onto the beach. The warm sand sunk through his toes every time he took a step. Soon he will be leaving Blue Bay Harbor to go back to his academy, soon he would have to say goodbye to his friend.

So much had happened since he first came here. Never would he have thought to meet such great friends, companions and teammates. Never would he thought that he would open up to them, let them in and tell them what was on his mind. The feeling was new to him, or at least it was. They changed his life forever, helping him see the truth. There was one thing he would never forget, and that would be the innocent smile on Tori's face. The beauty blonde of the ocean, the one that he thought would be with his brother forever. His feelings grew for her, as their adventure progress, now that they are at the end of it, he can't figure out how he is ever going to say good bye to her. It didn't matter anyways, it wasn't like she felt the same way. Who would of thought this would be so hard for him, yeah it will be so easy for her.

He stuck his hand in the pocket and sighed deeply as he listen to the ocean crashed against the beach.

"Hunter.." A faint whispered from behind him spoke

Hunter turned around and stared eye to eye with the last person he would thought to see. Tori stood there, letting her blonde hair flail in the wind as she looked at him.

"Tori. What are you doing here?" Hunter whispered.

She took a step forward, in till she was about a foot away from him. She looked down at the sand, taking a deep breath. Hunter bit his lips, curiosity was killing him. What did she want? What is she doing here? Shouldn't she say goodbye to Blake before he goes off to Factory Blue?

"So your really leaving to go to the academy aren't you? To be the Head Master?" She asked, her voice cracked in the process.

He nodded slowly, "Yeah. I'm leaving in an hour."

Hunter could see Tori devastated, from hearing that sentence. She tried to mouth some words but nothing came out but silence.

"You..You can't." She whispered to him.

Hunter raised an eyebrow, his thoughts halted all at once, he repeated the statement in his mind. I can't? He told himself.

"Hunter." She looked up into his eyes, her own were watering up, "You can't go. I can't believe I'm realizing this now, but ever since we first meet, there was always this feeling I had with you."

"A feeling?" He asked.

She nodded, wiping her tears away, "Yeah, and now that your leaving, I realized what it is. I love you."

I love you.. I love you... was all that echoed through his mind. It made no sense, how? How could she love him? She did so much with Blake.

"What about my brother?" He had to ask.

She shook her head, more tears flowing down, "I realized when being with him, how much I miss talking to you." She explained, "So you can't leave." She begged.

Hunter closed his eyes and then opened it. She continued starring, waiting for an answer. Hunter sighed and walked past her before stopping, starring back at the parking lot. At the parked baby blue van. Tori turned around, waiting for an answer still.

"I can't... You tell me this now?" He whispered back, he felt a sharp pain inside. It wasn't physical, it was emotional, "I have obligation to keep. I can't back out of them now." He said as he started to walk away.

Tears begin streaming down her cheek as she stuck her hands in her pocket, watching him walk away. Hunter couldn't stand doing this to her. He just wanted to turn around, pull her close and kiss her. He knew this wasn't a fairy tale, that its not that simple. A single tear fell down his cheek as he ran forward, ninja streaking away. Tori stood there, the wind still blowing, tears still flowing.

"I can't do this without you.." She whispered