Effortless
Chapter 1, Ryder Daniels
""Uhm...Jade?" A low squeak sounds from Tori Vega. when her not-friend's locker slams shut with a loud bang, and Jadelyn West slowly turns to pin Tori where she stood with an intense blue-green glare.
"What, Vega?" The raven haired girl snaps, already seeming to be impatient to get away from Tori, one hand placing it self on her hip, while her black, steel toed boot taps against the ground pointedly. When the most feared girl in all of Hollywood Arts gives someone the look she was currently giving Tori, most would cower away immediately. However, Tori, the only one who seemed to have any sort of backbone when it came to Jade, besides Beck that is, stood her ground and squared her shoulders. A determined gleam burned in the half latina's molten chocolate gaze.
"I-It's about Ryder." Tori's bravado wasn't enough to stem the quake in her voice, and when Jade starts to dangerously lift her perfect pierced brow, it didn't help things.
""What about Ryder?" Jade repeats, her voice had deepened and rumbled like that of an annoyed beast, with its hackles risen. She clearly was in no mood to speak about Tori's well known boyfriend of around nine months now, Ryder Daniels.
"During lunch today," Tori continues, clearly not letting this go. "Ryder discovered that the breaks to his car had been cut." She finishes, huffing at the disappointed look that immediately washes over Jade's expression.
"Damn, that rat bastard found out huh?" The scissor wielding girl sighed, moving as if to step past Tori, clearly done with the conversation.
"Jade!" Tori quickly cuts the other girl off, doing her best to ignore the look of death sent her way. "That was very dangerous, Jade! What if he had gotten seriously hurt?"
"Jade snorts, "That was the plan, Vega. Now move before I use my very special scissors to show you what your insides look like." Another fierce glare actually sent Tori a few fearful steps back, and before Jade could smirk in satisfaction a suffocating male cologne causes both girls to wrinkle up their nose, Tori with clearly less obvious distaste than Jade.
"Hey, babe." Ryder's smooth voice causes excitement to flutter in Tori's belly, just before she felt strong arms come to wrap around her middle gently. She relaxes back into his hold and smiles contently, while her boyfriend offers a wary greeting to Jade as well.
"Yeah, I am out of here." Came Jade's overly irritated snarl as she damn near bowls over the two as she stomps by, knocking poor Sinjin clear from her path the clumsy boy stumbling right into a set of lockers. Tori winced, then sighed heavily before turning in Ryder's arms to slide her own around his neck.
"Hey, handsome." She greets him happily, before a slight frown darkens her otherwise happy expression. "How's your car?" At the mention of his silver Mercedes, Ryder lets out a heavy sigh, shaking his head.
"I am having it towed. Then fixed at the shop, were you able to see if Jade was the one behind it?" Tori's apologetic wince told him all he needed to know, and he grunts in annoyance.
"Geez, what have I ever done to her? I stay out of her way along with the rest of the human population." Tori giggles helplessly at his grumbles, and leans up to press a soft kiss to his lips.
"I have no idea, but whatever it is, I would advise you quit it before she really does end up hurting you." Ryder seemed to have relaxed some at her kiss, but there was still bewildered look in his eyes.
"I am serious, it is about the time we starting dating that I have been having these random attacks.." The boy pursed his lips, staring down at Tori with brown eyes as well, just not as glorious as hers. "Think its related." This gives cause for Tori to snort and shake her head.
"No. Why would Jade care who I date. Anyway, about you coming over ton-'
"Hiiiiiiii!" A red ball of energy known as Cat Valentine slams into the couple so hard they break apart and flail their arms for balance. "Oops! Hehehe. I don't know my own strength!" Cat giggles, then rolls up the sleeve of her blouse to flex what was surprisingly a well toned bicep, before throwing her arms around Tori and squeezing.
"Cat! Can't breathe!" The half-latina wheezes, while awkwardly patting the top of the girl's head. Cat lets her go, only to give the same treatment to Ryder, who coughs loudly.
"Tori! Its your turn to host game night, tonight!" Cat bounces up and down excitedly likely high on sugar, Tori groans, while Ryder just shakes his head in amusement.
"I completely forgot, can't we reschedule...?" A heavy arm drops around her shoulders, and a more pleasant, less suffocating scent wafts past Tori's nose.
"No way, chica. I have been looking forward to this all week." Andre chimes in, his smile infectious.
"Yeah, Tori you can't bail on us now!" Robbie, and the rest of the gang trail up, and gather around, all giving Tori looks of excitement.
"We should play seven minutes in heaven, Tori. I can show you what pretty boy over there can't." Rex spoke up, somehow seeming to look smug even just as a puppet. Tori smacked the doll without even blinking far too used to it to be even phased anymore. "Ow! Watch it girl!" Ignoring the puppet, Tori turns to stare around at all her expectant friends, plus Jade and sighs in defeat.
"Fine, fine! You guys, win. Now come on to class, before Sikowitz does something beyond his usual crazy." Linking her fingers with Ryder, Tori followed the group towards their class, one Jade was glad they did not share with 'pretty boy'.