Years have passed since the gang graduated from Hollywood Arts. With Beck gone, Cat scarred, Robbie nowhere to be found, Jade an alcoholic, and Tori with a child, what will go down when Tori and Jade clash? Will they finally admit their feelings for each other, or will work interfere?
Tori sighed quietly and picked up Brandy as she pat the three year old girls back. The girl had her mothers brown eyes, but she had the most layered hair you'd ever seen on a child. Her hair was a sandy blonde, with streaks of raven, brunette, and ginger in it. You would say she had her father's face, if anybody knew who her father was. Tori had gotten wrapped up with the wrong group and one night something horrible happened, something she hadn't talked about in nearly four years. She held the crying baby and pat her back gently,"Shhh Brandy, calm down baby. It's okay, shh,"she whimpered as she tried to get the child to stop crying. She didn't know what was wrong with the girl, but she had random crying fits where in some cases she wouldn't stop for very extended times. Tori sighed and closed her eyes, tears rolling down her cheeks as she tried to calm the child,"Brandy, what's wrong baby?"
Jade sighed as she entered the building. She hasn't come back for almost 4 years. Everything seemed the same except for the lockers. None of the old designs was to be seen anymore. She went up into one of the classrooms, putting her bag down. Taking her usual seat she looked around. For a moment she wished everything would be like it used to but she knew that won't happen. Reaching down for her bag she took out a small bottle. After taking off it's cap she took a few sips before she froze. Did she seriously just hear a crying child? Annoyed she rolled her eyes. She came back here for a job, a job that might turn her life into something better. She didn't want to bother with a constantly crying child. Throwing her legs up onto another chair she read through the script taking a sip from her bottle each few pages.
Tori heard her phone ring and she pulled it out answering it,"Yeah I'm here, where do I go?" She said. She tried to get Brandy to be quiet, the girls shrill crying turning into rather quiet sobs. Tori looked at her and bounced her gently on her hip as she listened to the person on the other line. She found her way and she closed her phone walking into the room, Brandy screaming and wailing again. "Good god Brandy what is wrong child!?"She snapped, screaming at the child. Brandy seemed to shrink away from her mother and she sniffled quietly. Tori's face went from hard and hurtful to soft and regretful,"Oh Brandy I'm so sorry,"She whispered and reached out for her daughter. Brandy jerked away and whined as she ran away from her mom, and over to Jade. She burried her face in the girls side and sobbed quietly. Tori walked over, not noticing Jade's face due to the script and she reached over for Brandy quietly,"I'm so sorry ma'am. I don't know wha-" She froze instantly as she locked her eyes on the oh so familiar face of Jade West. She took a few steps back away from the female, her eyes locked with the other girls' as she froze instantly. "Jade?" She said in disbelief,"Jade West?" She scoffed quietly as she looked away, then suddenly remembered Brandy. She picked her up gently and sighed as the child started to cry again.
Jade froze as the child sobbed into her side. "Great, why do toddlers always ran up to me?" she though looking up from the script. She took a look at the small girl at her side and then up at her mother. She knew she's seen that face and it took her a moment to remember. "Vega?" she asked, her eyes running up and down on the figure in front of her.
Tori laughed quietly to herself and shook her head as she put her daughter down again,"No way, I can't believe this..." She turned away from Jade and walked away a few steps rubbing her temples,"No! There's no way I'm doing this with you, Come on Brandy we're going home baby,"She whispered. She reached for her daughter and growled in irritation as the girl moved away behind Jade,"Brandy Lee Vega, I suggest you get over here right now or I will bust your ass!"She snapped. Brandy slowly emerged from behind Jade, and hesitated before walking over to her mother. Tori picked up Brandy and then picked up her bag walking towards the door.
"Still scared of me, huh?" Jade smirked and quietly put the bottle back into her bag. "I'm sure it could have been worse. As far as I know there is no stage fighting involved." She thought for a moment. "And I didn't come all the way back from New York only to have this job canceled because you chicken out."
"And if I don't agree to stay? What are you going to do then? Tie me up and keep me in some creepy dungeon bedroom?"She snapped as she turned sharply on her heels staring at Jade with a cold dead expression. She was the same warm Vega she had been in high school. She looked away quietly, the scar on her neck bulging slightly from her anger. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she propped herself gently against the wall gently. She looked over at Brandy who for once this whole trip wasn't screaming and crying. She put the kid down gently and pulled a small blanket out of her bag draping it over the child. She rested it on the child and stared at her for a minute before sighing and sitting down, rubbing her face. "First time I think that child has stopped screaming in two days,"She whined and ran a hand through her messy hair, pulling it back in a ponytail. She looked over at Jade desperation and sadness in her eyes. She looked around the empty classroom and felt tears roll down her cheeks as she remembered all her old friends, everything went downhill after graduation. Cat got in a wreck that mentally impaired her for the rest of her life, and she now lived in a special home in Nebraska near her boyfriend. Beck had gone into the military, and god bless his heart died during a mortar attack on his camp. He was awarded a purple heart, and given a proper burial after being sent home. Nobody knew what had happened to Robbie, and now here was Jade. Tori looked over at Jade, noticing the small bottle and walked over quietly. She stared at the bottle before snatching it from her and smelled of it,"God Jade! Alcohol, really!?" She growled in disappointment, thinking Jade was better than that. Her eyes lingered lovingly over the girls body in worry. She locked eyes with her and sighed giving her the bottle back,"It's your life...So whatever." She turned and walked back to Brandy sadly, jumping slightly as the girl moved to put her head in her mom's lap. She looked down at her daughter and fixed the cover over her as she ran her hands through the girls hair,"At least you're alive." She looked back up at Jade and stared at her dead set on finally expressing her true feelings for the raven haired girl.
"Looks like it." Jade replied frowning slightly. She knew what or better who Tori was referring to. Beck left to military soon after they broke up again. For once Jade thought her life might settle for the good and then with one big fight about something so minor she can't even remember everything broke apart. That night he packed all his belongings and and left. It was the last time she saw him. André has told her about Beck's passing. Jade and him helf contact for a while but then he got too busy with his music career and their contact broke. She kept trying to get some of her scripts into actual plays but without success. One to another she ended up all on her own. She watched the brunette and her child for a while.
Tori leaned down and kissed Brandy's head softly as she buried her face in her hair quietly. "It was right after graduation...I went out to a party with a bunch of people, people Cat warned me about. They are the ones who did that to her...the ones who caused that wreck, but they convinced me to go to that party. I was so hurt by loosing Cat, who she was...I lost my friend that night, and I lost myself in all the booze. A guy from Northridge, he lured me into a bedroom. I was too drunk to fight him away, and now she's here,"she whispered and hid her face from her old friend,"All those years at school with you and I never told you. Everything just goes to prove you can't expect anything out of life, because you never know what will happen." She stood up and rested her daughter quietly on the floor as she moved over to Jade. She grabbed her arm and pulled her up quietly, their faces inches apart as she locked eyes with her,"All those years, all that time, all the pain, the tears, the laughter. Did any of it mean anything to you Jade?"She said holding the hard stare, tears overflowing her eyes. She heard a knock at the door and she quickly moved away from the girl walking back to her daughter and sitting down.
TIME GAP- ~A few months passed as the two worked along side with each other, but the producers insisted on keeping the two actresses apart. Not that Tori had a problem with that. The set moved to a smaller outskirt city for the final scene, and Tori and Jade found themselves roomed together.~
Jade found Tori sitting on the bed her daughter playing with a small plush toy as she opened the door to her room. She hesitated a moment before stepping inside. She knew she'd be roomed together with someone else of the cast but she had no clue who. Ever since the two met again she has been thinking about Tori's words. She didn't get to answer back then but even if she tried she wouldn't have know what to say. "Looks like we're going to share a room now." She finally spoke setting her bag onto a chair.
Tori looked up at Jade and closed her eyes quietly as she pulled Brandy close and sat her down on the bed quietly before walking over to Jade. Without a word she pulled her close and captured her lips in a rough passionate kiss. She closed her eyes and pressed their bodies closer together, her body trembling searching for the slightest reaction from the other girl. She was tired of lying to herself, and everybody else, she loved his girl. She pulled back and locked eyes with Jade quietly,"I love you Jade."
Jade froze. She wasn't prepared for this. Not at all. Thousands of thoughts flooded her mind. She made everyone believe she hated that brunette girl but she didn't, not even close. Well, she did hate her at first but as she and Beck broke up the first time she developed a strange liking for the younger Vega sister. She didn't pay much attention to those feelings and moved on. She though to be over it as she and Beck got back together but somehow their relationship just wasn't the same anymore. How could she truly be with him when she secretly had a thing for somebody else? Maybe that has been the reason for their constant fighting. She still loved Beck but just as a friend. A close friend but nothing more. And now? Now the girl she has been missing for years just walked up to her for a kiss? It all seemed to be surreal for her. Keeping her gaze on Tori she though about what to say. But she couldn't think of anything instead she just shot her a smile. Sitting down on the bed she finally found some words. "Vega, Vega, you are full of surprises. I like that." She grinned. A simple "I love you too" wouldn't have been enough, it wouldn't have been Jade.
Tori looked down at her and leaned down, her breasts nearly falling out of her low cut top as she whispered in her ear,"Oh you don't even know." She kissed her cheek gently and quickly before pulling away and walking back over to Brandy quickly. Brandy moved off the bed and ran over to Jade, burying her face in the girls lap as she hugged her quietly. Tori arched a brow quietly and scoffed,"Wonder what makes you so special?" She stared in disbelief at her daughter and shook her head as she walked over to take her away from Jade,"She normally doesn't like anybody, why would she take a liking to you?" She teased Jade quietly as she picked up her daughter and stood there quietly. "Is she going to be my new mommy?"Brandy said looking up at her mom. "You know what?" She looked over at Jade, then up at her daughter in surprise at her words,"Okay! It's bed time for you!" "No mom! I wanna play with the pretty woman!" "No, I said bed time." "But mommy!" Tori shot the girl a hard glare but the girls beaming brown eyes plowed back into her and Tori finally gave in,"Gah, alright fine you spoiled little brat,"She laughed and sat the kid down quietly. She had her mothers beautiful pleading eyes, able to persuade anybody into anything. "Come play dollies!" Brandy tugged at Jade's hand.