Two days passed and Tori was in her apartment loading boxes and bags to be stored at Shane and Dustin's house. Everything was slowly coming together and she was so happy about it.

Blake had discussed Tori coming with him with his Factory Blue contact and they had hooked everything. They would have an apartment near the track in Houston and they would be given a car for a little while. Tori's van was going to be left with Shane and Dustin.

Sensei was overjoyed to hear that Tori was going with Blake. He saw the instant spark they had together and he would never part them if that was their wish. He was sad to see her go, but he knew that they would both be happy.

Blake was at the track with Hunter right now, but was expected home soon.

She smiled as she thought of her new life and how wonderful it would be with him. The last box was taped and she placed it on top of the others. They would be leaving the day after tomorrow and she was staying at Hunter and Blake's house until then.

The doorbell rang then, and she wiped her hands clean as she went to answer it. A tall man in a black suit greeted her with a small smile.

"Victoria Hanson?" he asked. Tori nodded her head.

"Yes...can I help you?"

He handed her an envelope. "A delivery from Factory Blue Racing." Tori thanked him and opened the envelope that was addressed to her and Blake. Inside was a copy of his itinerary and keys to their apartment.

She smiled and looked out the window where clouds were starting to move in. 'I hope Blake's not out in this weather,' she thought to herself. A smile crossed her face then and she headed out to greet him when he got home.

Night was setting in and a deep thunder could be heard in the distance as Blake walked up to the house with a single white rose behind his back. Hunter was at the Thunder academy for the night, and he wanted to make tonight special with Tori.

He couldn't believe that she had agreed to come with him. He was literally as happy as he had ever been in his life. A crack of thunder followed by sheets of rain caused him to run the rest of the way to the door, just making it inside.

The sight that met his eyes made him smile. Tori was sitting on the couch reading something. She looked up to him and smiled back.

"How was the track?" she asked. Bleak walked over to her and leaned down, kissing her passionately. Tori was out of breath for a moment.

He pulled the rose out from behind his back and handed it to her. "I don't want to talk about the track tonight. We leave the day after tomorrow and I want this time to be special."

"I have no arguments there," she said as she kissed him again. They broke away when he heard a timer go off. Tori stood and handed him the paperwork she had received. "Itinerary," she said as she walked into the kitchen.

Blake looked it over. Houston for three months, then England, Paris, and a possibility of going to Spain. All this was over the span of a year. His contract would be up by then, giving him time to decided what he wanted to do.

Tori took the chicken out of the oven and looked over at him. She was a bit taken aback by the lengthy itinerary. They would be gone from Blue Bay Harbor for nearly a year with a break at Christmas... but they would be together...

She walked out of the kitchen and stood behind the couch, and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. "you ready for this?" she asked. Blake placed the papers down and pulled her over his shoulder and into his lap.

"I've never been more ready in my life." He kissed her cheek. "And with you there I don't see how I could go wrong." Tori leaned in to kiss him again, when the lights began to flicker.

"Uh oh," Tori said. "Where's Hunter? I hope he's not still out in this."

"He's staying at the Thunder Academy tonight." The lights then went off completely, leaving them in total darkness.

"Well, I guess this isn't turning out like I planned," Tori said as she got up. Blake followed her back into the kitchen where she lit two candles that were on the table.

"You planned all this?" he asked. Tori smiled.

"Well, yeah. I mean tonight pretty much is our last night all alone together before we leave. We have that party tomorrow night at Shane's and then Sensei wants to see us, and-"she was cut off by Blake pressing his lips to hers.

"Thank you," he said when they broke apart. Tori sat him down and went to retrieve the food. "You cooked too?"

"I'm not completely inept to things around the house as you guys like to think," she said. He could see her smiling across the table as they ate in comfortable silence.

They were soon finished and took the candles down to their bedroom. Tori went into the attached bathroom and Blake was trying to fight the urge to sleep. He had been at the track for the past two days straight, and as much as he hated to admit it, he was exhausted.

He stripped down to his boxers and laid down under to covers. The bathroom door opened and Tori came out wearing boxer shorts and a tight tank top- her usual bed attire. She knew he was tired. She could tell by the look in his eyes the moment he stepped through the door.

She crawled into bed and saw that Blake's eyes had drifted shut. She leaned over and kissed his cheek. "I'm sorry, Tor," he whispered.

"Don't be," she said. Blake opened his arms.

"Come here...I can't sleep without you." Tori blew out the candles and leaned into his embrace.

"FLIGHT 245 TO HOUSTON TEXAS IS NOW BOARDING," the announcer at the airport said. The following day had passed too quickly and Blake and Tori were leaving.

"Well, this is it," Shane said. Tori made her way down the line, coming to Hunter first.

"Keep him in line, alright?" he said to her. She smiled and moved on to Cam.

"Take care Tor. I know you'll be happy," he said. Tori hugged him and kissed his cheek.

Dustin had tears in his eyes when she came to him. He embraced her tight. "Dude, what am I going to do without you to straighten me out?" At that, Tori's eyes filled with tears and spilled over.

"Dustin," she began, but she couldn't get anything else out as she sniffed back tears. Another boarding call was sounded and Dustin knew he had to let her go. "I love you Dustin," she said as she kissed his cheek.

She came at last to Shane. "I think I'm going to miss you most of all," she said smiling. Shane hugged her tight.

"Enough of the 'Wizard of OZ' stuff Tor," he said. "You're going to have a great time, and we'll be here waiting for you."

"Thanks Shane," she said as they broke away.

"We love you Tor," he said as he kissed her cheek. Tori smiled and wiped her tears as she saw Blake give his goodbyes.

"FINAL BOARDING FOR FLIGHT 245."

The rangers all looked at each other and joined in a brief group hug as friends...as a family. "Have fun out there guys," Hunter said when they broke off. Tori and Blake began to walk to the gate. They handed over their tickets and took one last look at their family.

Their hands met and the boarded the plane together to start their new life...

A/N: Hey all, check out Stormcaller2003, or Storm2003 (same author). The stories are awesome! I'm going on a little vacation tomorrow for the week, but i'll post the next chapter when i get back on friday...till then!