Moments In-Between
Summary: Jade and James were a mismatched pair, but that didn't mean there wasn't anything in-between them. Actually, there were a lot of moments - just not everyone saw them.
Rating: T
Pairing: Jades [Jade West and James Diamond]
AN: SO, this was totally meant as a surprise present for AllOfMeHatesYou, but I totally ruined it, so now I have to get it done or else he'll probably be mad at me.. I'm always promising him stories and then I NEVER do them. The best part about this particular piece, is that it's continual and I can update at my leisure, because the prompts are very brief.
That's what I need. My attention span is very minimal these days, so the likelihood of me actually sitting down and updating a lengthy chapter for a story is slim to none, I'm sorry to say. So this will have to suffice for anyone who actually reads my stories.
BUT, this piece will be a continuous story of headcannons for Jades, little moments from RP's AllOfMeHatesYou and I have participated in, and just cute little things him and I have mustered up together when it comes to Jades. I'm REALLY going to enjoy this and hopefully you will too! It's an alphabetic series of one-shots [even if I might reuse letters and it WON'T be in order].
ONCE AGAIN, because I love the shit out of the schmuck, I must insist you read 'Jade's Big Time Revenge' because that is just amazing in itself. And/or check out his TVD story, because I read that too and I adore it! You're definitely missing out if you don't take my suggestion; I must to say. ;)
ANYWAY, sidenote to AllOfMeHatesYou: FEEL BETTER! xx
And to all of you: READ!
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Headcannon 1: Jade likes to be carried.
Headcannon 2: James and Jade have VERY different nightly brushing rituals.
Headcannon 3: Jade has a nurturing side.
Letter N is for Night.
It'd been a low-key evening for once, and Jade was nearly fallen asleep. She was comfortable and for once, insomnia wasn't riddling her mind. The presence of James' chest beneath her head may have been the leading cause behind that.
His eyes fell from the TV screen to his girl. Based on her half-lidded eyes and nose practically buried in his chest, she was pretty close to dozing off for the night. He grinned slightly; when Jade wasn't all glare-y and fierce, she was extremely adorable. Especially when her face was as relaxed as it was when she was near sleep.
"Babe?" He voiced hesitantly, raising one of his arms to brush hers. That caused some immediate movement and her eyes open suddenly, slightly bloodshot from the need for sleep.
Groggily, she debated answering. " - Mm-hm? Is the movie over or what?" He'd flipped on some strange comedy that she hadn't bothering paying a severe amount of attention to. She was much too tired from the pressing week at school. She lived for the weekends - that's when she saw James the most after all.
He chuckled. "Yeah, just ended. You wanna head to bed or are you just going to trap me all night?" He murmured as a tease, watching her face screw up. She batted at him and pushed off of his chest to sit up, hunching over to gather her bearings.
But suddenly she turned things on him and looked to him rather tiredly, throwing her arms up. "Carry me." She demanded. He arched an eyebrow.
"You have legs! The bedroom is literally around the corner, you can carry yourself!" He insisted, pulling a face. She was so lazy when it got late. He'd driven to her this particular time because she hadn't wanted to drive [even if it had been at night; her preference for driving] to his.
So she naturally didn't accept that answer and collapsed back onto his chest, re-curling instinctively. "Then don't expect me to go anywhere." Jade was stubborn, she /would/ get her way.
"Jade!" He called out, a groan following. His girlfriend was so - he didn't even HAVE a proper word to describe her sometimes! Defiant little minx.. "Get up!" He prodded her side and although that made her jump, she didn't make any attempt to move. He was tired too!
In defeat, he wrapped an arm around her back and leant forward to sweep an arm under the bend of her knees, tugging her into a bridal style hold on his lap. "The things I do for you.." He muttered, huffing as he got to his feet quite easily [Jade was a light-weight in comparison to the things he lifted at the gym] and trailed down the hall to her bedroom.
Jade was holding a rather victorious grin for getting her way and got comfortable in his arms, no matter how short the ride was. She had a tendency to usually get her way with him. He certainly got his way a large percent of the time when he pulled his pout. Something about him was incredibly irresistible when he did that. It was unfair. She had to find her hold on him sometimes.
He /was/ leading her to her bed, but she was quick to voice her objection. "Bathroom." He looked at her in annoyance. He wasn't her personal shuttle room-to-room. "What? You're not the only one who takes good care of their personal hygiene." Some nights she would skip brushing her teeth simply out of exhaustion. James ensured that he never forgot. Then again, he was obsessed with his appearance like a good little pretty boy - she rarely ever expected anything less.
James stared at her like she'd fully transformed into a demon in his arms as he turned around and stalked over to the bathroom instead, setting her down. "You're welcome, your majesty!" He rolled his eyes, searching around for the toothbrush he kept here. That proved to be rather hard when he continued to scour through cabinets and drawers, but to no avail.
However, Jade, ignored his little comment and went straight for her toothbrush, which she located quite easily. She was hiding a smirk. She'd slightly rearranged her bathroom, so there was a reason why he was having trouble finding his belongings.
He continued to trumpet around in frustration, searching and stubbornly not asking Jade. He /would/ find it himself, but he didn't know where to look! Why did she move everything around?! Finally, he whirled around to look at his girlfriend. "Where'd you put my toothbrush?" He was partially convinced she'd hidden it for her own amusement.. she'd admitted to being a masochist on more than one occasion.
"Check the cabinet behind you." She paused her brushing to speak to him, eyes full of mirth. He sent her a look.
"I already did that!" He threw open the particular cabinet yet again and eyed around. "I see NOTH -"
"Behind the cough syrup." She supplied once more, knowing very well where she'd put it.
He released a huffy breath and pushed the cough syrup aside. "There is STILL nothing h -" His voice faded off and he went silent. Her eyes traveled to him and she smirked. She took his silence as the fact he found it, because suddenly his green toothbrush was locked firmly in his fist.
She leant down to spit and smirked. "I told you so."
Now he was slightly grumpy as he washed off his toothbrush, searching in the same cabinet. "Yeah, well where's the mouth -" Suddenly, a hand came out of no where and slammed the bottle down onto the counter. " - wash." He finished, eyeing her menacingly. He searched around for a plastic Dixie cup and filled it a fourth of the way, mumbling disgruntled words as he did.
But, Jade found something wrong with what he was doing. "Why are you using mouth wash /first/?" She asked while he tipped back the mouthwash and swished it around.
Obviously she'd be skeptical. Normal people used mouthwash /after/ they were done brushing - that's how life worked. Then again, she held plenty of prejudice and judgment when it came to how people did things - unless it was /her/ way after all.
James wrinkled his nose and spat out the liquid. "Who wants to dirty their toothbrush? A stinky mouth makes a stinky toothbrush and that's just gross!"
"You literally scrub your teeth and your toothbrush at the same time with tooth paste, unless you haven't brushed for weeks, I doubt your toothbrush will come out looking and smelling like a warzone." She remarked with a scoff.
"Hey, these are FACTS! If you want a stinky tooth brush, be my guest!"
"I'm perfectly content with my lovely tooth brush, thank you."
She set it back inside its holder and turned. "Coming to bed Mr. Hygiene or are you going to take a million years to finish cleaning the rest of yourself as well?" Now he was /really/ grumbly because she was mocking him and that so wasn't cool.
James didn't answer and held his head high as he began to brush himself, sending her daggers through the mirror. Once again, Jade rolled her eyes and padded over to him, leaning up on her toes, clasping her hands on his shoulders. Considering he didn't object, she pressed a kiss to his cheek. "I'll be waiting." And she turned and left.
Jade may have continued to be a nuisance when she hid his mouthwash and his toothbrush all of the time after that.
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"Out of the way, Steve!" Steve was being a bumbling pest in the kitchen. Her mother had decided to spend the night at her boyfriend's, as she often did, and she was once again left to do a majority of the housework and the Pekingnese wasn't making it any easier.
"Ugh, you disobedient squirm." She snapped at the dog and once again kicked at him lightly. She shoved various items back into the fridge and snatched the brownie she'd set on the counter. "Come on, into the living room if you're going to be a gank." The brunette led the hyperactive animal through the doors and probably would have screamed.
/Probably/ would have, had the the intruder occupying her couch been someone she didn't know. Thankfully, it was only James - pretty much collapsed and looking exhausted. He even had a pillow over his head, but she could recognize those arms /very/ easily.
She was quick enough to crouch down and keep a firm hold on Steve's collar so he didn't go racing over to disturb him. Based on his state, he wouldn't appreciate it and Steve had a tendency to be a little overzealous with his saliva. "Down." She ordered and he complied unwillingly, taking a seat on the carpet with a whimper. "Den." He slowly got up and trotted off to /his/ room, looking sullen as he did so. Poor little attention whore..
Recently, she'd attempted to train Steve and it was paying off. Normally, he would NEVER have listened to her commands. He was a consuming little squirm.
The brunette made a quick snack out of the brownie she'd snagged and slowly walked over to him. It was nearly ten and he'd just gotten over. She was well aware of the extensive training he was doing for Dancing with the Stars. He'd been coming home /a lot/ lately, with the tired look and trudge-y stance. This was no different.
She wiggled her butt onto the small strip of couch unoccupied and arched over to raise the pillow from over his face, causing him to peek open his eyes only a millimeter to stare at her. He looked so adorably tired. "Tired?" She asked and set the object aside, leaning down and pressing a quick kiss to his lips.
"Mm-hm." He hummed in response and turned his head, burying his head in his raised arm. Well, he couldn't exactly sleep on her couch all night, and she doubted he'd want to; it wasn't the most comfortable piece of furniture she'd ever owned. A bed was /much/ preferred and she knew that.
"Come on." She found his wrists and pulled him to his feet, waking him up just enough to lead him down the hall to her room. He was a tired baby; she would hold her tongue and harsh attitude for the night.
He found the rest of his way when he went for her bed as soon as they entered the room, star-fishing in the center and maneuvering his way up to bury his head in a pillow. It actually made a smile spread across her face.
She disappeared into her closet to search through his area he had to find a shirt and a clean pair of boxers for him to switch into, but by the time she came back - he was passed out and making little puffing breaths. It wasn't rocket science to know he was dead passed out.
Jade walked back over to the bed, setting the clothes down on her night table as she slowly tugged the bedspread out from beneath his body and draped it over him, but only up to his waist.
She'd pester him in the morning - when he had the energy to fight back. He'd be the one getting up to get her coffee. But that didn't stop her from snapping a few pictures of him all asleep.
She'd post plenty of them on TheSlap later in the night.
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AN: That's TWO in ONE. It won't usually be that way, but this was a special first chapter occasion. Hopefully this will suffice until my next update - because this is a rare Wednesday update!
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