Disclaimer: This show is not my property! If you thickheaded lawyers cannot logically deduce that, you need help. I mean psychological help.
Author's Note: Hi! I'm back! As I mentioned earlier, I'm taking a short break from Blindsided, but I will keep updating soon and I'll still be posting for this story and maybe others. What is this thing she's cooked up, you ask? So I answer. This is a prequel of sorts to the little one-shot I wrote a while ago entitled "Expect the Unexpected." I realize I'll have to explain how Tori got pregnant. All in due time. All right, I really hope you guys like this. Please feel free to tell me what you think in the reviews. I check them and I try to respond. All right, here we go!
Chapter 1: Meeting Jade
No point of view
The year was 1999 and 5-year-old Tori Vega sat in a small chair behind a pink table, drawing on a white piece of paper she had stolen from her older sister's school bag with a pen she had taken from her dad's office. She wasn't allowed to use ink because she sometimes made a mess with it. The little girl scrunched her brow in concentration, focusing on the outline she was picturing in her mind and bringing that image to life with the pen in her hand. If she didn't pay full attention, she could splotch the paper and mess up her picture, and she was just brave enough to steal one piece of paper and keep the pen for a while before her dad found out.
"Whatcha doin?" Tori jumped, inevitably blotting the paper with blue ink. She squeaked in surprise and turned around to see a pale-skinned girl leaning against the fence that separated the Vegas' property from the rest of the houses. The first thought Tori had was the girl was pretty. She was pretty like her mom and her sister and other girls she'd seen, older girls wearing lip gloss and all that other gunk Tori didn't understand the reason for. Though the girl was plain, she looked cool and tough in the five-year-old's eyes. She was wearing a black sweater to fight off the October chill, along with blue jeans and sneakers.
Ever the friendly, polite girl, Tori smiled and held out a hand like her mother had taught her. "Hi, I'm Tori. What's your name?" The young girl thought to herself this girl must have a mysterious name, something exotic and pretty.
The other girl shook her hand, her grip surprisingly firm around Tori's small hand.
"Jade." It was not what Tori had expected, but it was still pretty. "Jade," she repeated, testing the name, tasting it in her mouth, hearing the sound of it as it touched the air. "Yeah. My mom says it's a stone." "Oooh," Tori squealed, pressing her hands to her cheeks, delighted with the information. It was so interesting.
"Yeah." Jade cracked a smile. "Wanna come and play with me?" Tori asked, her child's mind not assuming the girl could be harmful. Jade considered the offer for a moment, then nodded, her brown hair falling to curtain and frame her face. She blew it away with annoyance.
Tori took her hand, a sweet smile on her lips. "I think Mama made chocolate-chip cookies," Tori said, bouncing on her toes. "Do you like chocolate-chip cookies, Jade?" Jade nodded as she followed the younger girl into the house.
Author's Note: Okay, what did you guys think? I'm going to focus on this story for a while, but I will keep updating both soon, don't worry. This is just a setup chapter, so that's why it's a little short, but I hope you like it. Tell me what you think in the reviews. Till next time...