The Thin Line Between Us
"No Jade, I can just get a ride from Trina. Why would you want to give me a ride to school? Last time I let you give me a ride, I jumped out because I thought you were going to kill me." Tori said as she walked to her locker in school. Jade came up to stand beside her. "I was not going to kill you, Vega. I was just trying to scare you so you didn't go after Beck when me and him were dating. I was to give you a ride because I was challenged by Sikowitz to be nicer to someone I hate. So, I picked you. And I made sure that Trina and the others weren't going to give you a ride because... well that isn't important. Come on, it's just a ride to school and home for a few days."
Tori thought about it for a moment. "How long am I going to have to do this?"
Jade smirked because she knew that was a yes. "Only for the rest of the week. That's only five days counting today because I'm giving you a ride home."
Tori bit her lip as she thought about it for a second and then sighed. "OK, you can give me a ride but no creepy stuff like a shovel in the back seat or taking me out in the middle of no where."
Jade smiled as she agreed then was walking off before Tori called out. "Hey, what did you do to make the others not give me a ride?"
Jade didn't turn around but she did respond. "I slashed their tires."
Tori shook her head but smiled anyway as she thought, 'Classical Jade move.' And then grabbed her books before heading off to class.
As the day went on, Tori's friends were talking about someone who stabbed their tires when they were sitting at their normal table. While they were carrying on, Tori was looking at Jade with the knowing smile on her face while Jade just smirked back at her. "So, how are you guys going to get to and from school?" Tori said while looking at anything but their eyes.
Andre was the first to answer. "It's going to take me a while to get the money to pay for my wheels but my uncle is in town so he might let me borrow his pick-up truck that has seats in the back of it. I can give you all a ride if you want?"
Beck, Cat, Robbie and Trina said thank you before Jade spoke up. "I don't really need a ride. They seemed to have left my car alone. To be far, everyone knows that if the touch my vehicle, I'll end them."
Cat glanced at Tori before speaking. "Tori, you riding with us to school since Trina was your driver?"
Tori bit her lip and looked at Jade before her eyes looked at her own food. "No, I got offered a ride already."
Cat smiled. "Oh, cool. Who is it? Is it a boy?! Is he your boyfriend? Can I meet him? Have I met him already or is her new here?"
Cat finally stopped talking and before I could respond, Jade answered. "From me, I'm not a boy, I'm not her boyfriend, you've already met me and no I'm not new here."
Everyone looked at jade with shocked looks because she answered all of Cat's questions and then they looked at Tori with questioning looks. "She offered earlier and I said yes."
Tori glanced at Jade, hoping Jade would take the hint and help her out of this which she did. "I already promised her I wouldn't kill her. So, is the pick-up truck big enough for all of you or is some of you going to have to walk?"
Everyone got distracted while talking about the size of this truck while Tori smiled warmly at jade then mouthed a thank you. Jade shrugged but smiled anyway.
After school was over, Jade was walking Tori to her car when Tori finally spoke up. "Thanks for distracting them so they wouldn't stare at me like that. I'm not a very good liar."
Jade unlocked the car and got in before saying. "The challenge is to be nice so I'm being nice."
Tori laughed lightly before asking. "So, since the challenge is to be nice to me, does that mean that if I ask you to hug me, you have to?"
Jade's stared at her. "Don't push it, Vega. There's only a certain amount of kindness I will show. Even if that means losing the challenge."
Tori laughed. "I bet you that I will convince you into giving me a hug."
Jade was already on the road before saying, "Whatever." But never taking her eyes off the road.