Tori woke up earlier than usual and felt strong arms wrapped around her middle, with one hand resting on her stomach. Blake's dark hair was ruffled and he was snoring softly onto her chest, where his head rested comfortably.

She smiled as she lay on her back, slowly running her fingertips along his shoulders. The weeks had passed by far too quickly, and Blake was scheduled to leave the following day.

Ever since their 'Prom Night' they had been closer than they thought they could ever become. After Tori's painful admission that night, they had both spend as much time together as they could.

Tori remembered the conversation they had had the following morning…

They lay in bed in each other's arms. 'I won't go Tor,' Blake said softly.

Tori sat straight up in bed, holding the sheets around her. 'You can't give it up just for me, Blake. It wouldn't be right.'

Blake sat up with her and hugged her. 'But I would hate to think I caused you any more pain.'

'What are you talking about?'

'I already left you once before and I don't want to put either one of us through that again.'

'But I don't want you to completely change your life.'

'But you're in my life now Tor, and I'm not about to change that.'

Tori sighed and leaned onto him…

Tori felt Blake's hand begin to rub small circles in her stomach and smiled when she felt his lips graze her skin.

"How long have you been awake?" he asked.

"A little while… thinking about stuff," she said as she readjusted herself. "I need to get ready to go to work." Blake looked at the clock that read 6:15 AM.

"This early?" he asked.

"Yes. Classes start at 7:30, remember?" she rose to get out of bed, but Blake pulled her back down and pinned her underneath him.

"I'm sure Sensei won't care if you're late," he said as he kissed her neck. Tori grinned.

"Yes he would… I've already been late four times since you came home!" she said laughing as he kissed her fully on the lips.

After a moment Blake pulled away and held her hands in his above her head. "I love you," he said seriously.

"I love you too," she said as she saw his face change. "Blake? What's going on?"

"I've been doing a lot of thinking… about what we've been talking about over the past few weeks."

"Blake," She began.

"Tori… what if you came with me? I mean you're due for some vacation time and-"

"Nine months of vacation time? I don't think so."

Blake saw that he was loosing this battle. He leaned down and kissed her gently. He rolled off of her. "At least think about it. We can talk later tonight."

Tori sighed and got ready for her day…

There was nothing either one of them could think about that day…the fact that Blake was leaving in the morning tore them both apart.

Blake went to the track and hung out with the guys for a bit, then went over to Storm Chargers, and finally to the Thunder Academy to say goodbye to everyone else. Unknown to him, Tori was already at his house, sitting on the back porch.

She watched as the sun began to set and placed her head in her hands. She had made up her mind a few hours ago after careful consideration and wondered how Blake would take the news.

Before she arrived at the house, she had picked up a bottle of their favorite wine and hoped that it would help the mood.

As she silently sipped her glass slowly, tears began to prick her eyes.

'I won't let myself fall apart like this,' she said to herself. 'I'm stronger than this. I've been through worse…'

She shook off her tears and heard the door behind her slide open.

Blake smiled at her and poured himself a glass of the red liquid chilling next to her. He sat down and placed an arm around her shoulders. No words were said as she leaned into him and was rewarded with a kiss to her temple.

They sat in silence as the sun went below the horizon. As the sky turned to a dark blue Tori turned to him.

"I made up my mind," she said softly. Blake saw her face and already knew her answer. "As much as I would love to go with you… I… I can't."

Blake hugged her to him. "I know… I'm sorry I even asked you. I know you couldn't give up your life here… it was selfish of me to want you all to myself."

Tori smiled and kissed him. "You have me all to yourself tonight," she said softly, making both of them shiver in anticipation.

Silently they made their way into the house and made love long into the night, knowing that it would be a long while until they had the chance to be together again.

As they lay in bed after, neither one let go of each other; tracing the contours of faces, arms, and other limbs to commit to memory.

As the first rays of sunlight filtered into the room, Blake inhaled her scent and laid kisses on her exposed skin.

Tori ran her hands through his hair and captured his lips with hers.

"I just want you to know that you have made me happier than I've ever felt in my entire life," she said to him.

Blake ran his thumbs along her cheeks and kissed her again.

"I promise I will come back… as often as I can… nothing could keep me away," he said.

They shared a kiss then that was full of more emotion and more love than they had ever felt.

As they rose, got ready, and went to the airport they both knew their lives would never be the same again.

Blake smiled as he saw that a large number of his friends had shown up to see him off. He turned to his girlfriend.

"Did you plan all this?" he asked.

Tori smiled. "I figured this was the least I could do." She kissed him softly as they approached the small contingent of people that had shown up to see him off.

Connor, Ethan, Tommy, Hailey, Trent, Kira, Hunter, Dustin, Shane, Marah, Kapri, and Cam all said their assorted farewells as Blake's boarding call was announced.

Blake led Tori away form everyone else and gathered her in his arms.

"I love you," he said to her as he kissed her cheek and then moved to her mouth.

Tori returned his kiss. "I love you," she said as she ran her hand along his cheek. "Be careful."

"I will."

She gave him a teary smile. "Have fun out there Blake. I know you'll make us proud."

Blake took a small box out of his pocket and handed it to her. "Don't open it until I'm gone," he whispered as he cradled her head in his hand.

The final boarding call was made and they kissed quickly once more before they separated.

Tori walked over to everyone else and felt Shane's arm go around her shoulder.

Blake turned at the gate and waved one last time before disappearing onto the plane.

Later that evening as Tori lay in her bed, she finally got the courage to open up the gift Blake had left her with.

Lifting the lid, she pushed away the pieces of tissue paper to reveal something she hadn't seen in a long time… his power disk.

She lifted the small object out and held it tightly in her hand. Looking back into the box, she found a small note:

'A small reminder of when I first met and fell in love with you.'

She smiled at the thought of their time as rangers together and placed the box on her nightstand. Holding the disk in her hand she fell asleep, dreaming of him.