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"Okay, children," Vice Principal Dickers said snidely. "Welcome to week two. I hope you enjoy your stay."

Following Vice Principal Dickers, Tori, Jade and Robbie went upstairs into the school library for their second week of Saturday detention. Before they even got settled at the tables, Dickers took their cell phones and set the box next to a pile of tuna salad.

"Excuse me, but is that the same tuna salad from last week?" Robbie asked.

"What if it is, Brillo Pad?" Dickers yelled.

"It's just…"

"Sew it shut, Pube-head!"

"Can he call Robbie that?" Tori whispered to Jade, who, for some reason, sat at the same table at the young singer.

"Who cares? Now can it or we're stuck here for a another Saturday!" Jade whispered back angrily.

Robbie didn't know enough to shut up and went on, "If it's been out too long, it could be dangerous to eat…"

"Like I give a rat's ass!" Dickers glanced at the two girls and added, "Or don't give a rat's ass! What the hell ever!"

Rex spoke up, "Rob, shut up man…"

"Alright! That's enough from you two daisies! Come with me!"

"Daisies? Man, he's power trippi…mmph!" Rex was suddenly muffled by Robbie's free hand.

"Quiet! I don't want more detention!" Robbie pleaded with his puppet.

"C'mon, Cornstalk! And bring your creepy little scarecrow with you."

Dickers led Robbie, and Rex, out of the library.

As they left, Jade left the reading room and went into the library lounge to move the small settee over the trap door from the first floor's janitor's closet. Then she went back in to sit next to Vega.


Dickers left Robbie and his other self in the janitor's closet on the first floor with a bag of tuna salad.

"Man, Rex...why do you get me in these things?"

"Relax, Rob. Just climb the ladder to the library."

"Right!"

Expecting the trap to pop open easily, Robbie slammed his head into the metal door.

"Ow!"

"Try it again man." Another wasted attempt prompted this from Rex, "Man, you got spaghetti muscles."

Robbie tried several times to push up but the hatch was unyielding. He went back down the ladder.

Back in the janitor's closet, the smell of the tuna salad, which had soaked through the bottom of the paper sack, was mixing with the other chemical odors. It was not a pleasant eight hours for Robbie Shapiro.


"Another fun-filled Saturday in the school library!" Jade announced snidely.

"It's not that bad, Jade."

"How so Vega?"

"We kinda had fun last week."

"Yeah, with the people I really like..."

Tori sighed, "Must you? We have been getting along a lot better since that stupid play. Why do you have to go back to being like you were before."

"It's easier. And I don't do hard on weekends."

"That's not what Beck said..."

Tori immediately turned red as Jade laughed, "Well, look at Miss Sweet Sally Peaches getting all frisky!" Then, in her mocking voice, "Why, I declare, Young Mister Beck told me ya'll like it hard. Gave me the vapors."

Jade fanned herself with her hand like some southern belle in Gone With The Wind while Tori gaped at her. "I don't..."

"Talk like that!" Jade finished in her Sweet Sally voice, smiling sweetly.

"Hmmph!" was Tori's sole reply.

Jade walked over to the PearPads sitting on top of a shelf and grabbed one. "May as well check out the Slap."

"Huh? How? Don't you need like…an admin password for those?"

The pads and laptops had been donated to the school by the local Hollywood Pear Store. They were refurbished models with full warranties. The school's IT tech set them up with specific passwords only known to the head librarian and his assistant. They unlocked the pads when a student needed access for school projects.

"Nah... I paid Sinjin fifty bucks to hack into the server. He added a new password that also cancels the parental locks on these. Same for the laptops back there," Jade indicated the upper level behind them with her head.

Tori was getting excited now. "What's the password?"

"Why is Miss Sally Peachfuzz going to disobey her vice principal?"

"I don't... Anyway it's Peaches, not Peachfuzz. And yes. I'll disobey Vice Principal Dickhead. I'm bored."

Now doing a credible imitation of Cat, Jade chanted, "Tori said a naughty word! Tori said a naughty word."

Then she laughed just like Cat. Tori looked at her, saying, "That's a great imitation. You sounded just like Cat."

Jade shrugged, "It's a gift." Grabbing a sky blue pad, Jade asked, "You want one of these?"

Thinking for a moment, Tori shook her head, "No, I think I'll use one of the laptops. What's the password?"

"Uh-uh. I'll log you in. I paid good money for this."

Logging in on a laptop on a bench in the upper section, Jade said, "You're on your own, Vega. Don't go to too many porn sites. I won't be responsible for any viruses on the network."

"I don't... why would I... You have no idea... Shut up!"

Jade walked back to the arrayed tables, laughing.


For the first hour, Tori kept looking back towards the entrances to the library, afraid Dickers would come in and bust them. She didn't want to get yet another week of Saturday detention.

Several times since the previous Saturday, when she had been hit with five more Saturdays in the school library, she bemoaned Lane being back east due to a family emergency. Tori was sure she could get the detentions lifted when she explained how horrible Dickers was and the stupid reasons he gave her five more Saturdays, Jade four more and Robbie today's extra detention.

She finally decided he probably wouldn't bother them - he hadn't all day last week, except catching Tori running through the halls, singing off key. With that realization, Tori relaxed and checked out the Slap and a few other sites.

Another hour with no disturbances, she glanced down towards Jade at one of the tables. She was leaning back, her long legs propped up on the table as she chuckled while playing a game. Probably The Scissoring Slaughter Your Friends home edition, if I know Jade.

Tori started to check some of the other sites she liked. More private sites. Secret sites. Exciting sites.

"Whatcha doin'?" came from behind her, making Tori slam the laptop shut with a nervous squeak.

Glancing at the clock, Tori was stunned to see over an hour and a half had passed. Then, glancing at Jade and realizing the Goth was waiting, with a forced chuckle, Tori said, "Nothing."

"Uh-huh. Not buyin' it. You can just tell me or I can look at the browser history."

"The what?"

"Browser. History."

"I…"

"Good God, Vega!" Jade exclaimed. She shook her head, muttering, "Why is it always the pretty ones?"

"What?"

Jade ignored the question, realizing her last statement was aloud. "Browser history, Vega. The history of the web browser? The sites visited?"

Tori swallowed but didn't say anything.

"You know what? I'm not sure I care. Probably some cutesy website about puppies and kittens frolicking in a field. Or some Glee wiki…"

"Jade? Why did you scare me in the first place?"

"I'm hungry. What are we doing for lunch? And no tacos…"

"Umm…how'bout… Uh…Tommy Burgers?"

"Ooo, good thinking Vega. Chili and beef and cheese. Gotta get the chili-cheese fries too!"

"Yeah."

"So call your sister."

"I…"

"What?"

"Beck called last time. Why else did she get tacos?"

"Yeah, so? You talked to her."

"I did but Beck's name came up on her caller ID. Anyway she's in San Diego at our cousin's place."

"Hmm… Alright, I'll call Cat…"

"But she lives in Venice. And rides a bike."

"Another good point, Vega. You're two for two. By the time Cat got to Eagle Rock, we'd be out of here. And the chili would've congealed."

"Ugh… There're Tommy's in North Hollywood and, better, at Hollywood and Bronson."

"Oh yeah… Forgot about that one. Never went there. Too many tourists."

Shaking her head, Tori said, "How 'bout I call Andre?"

"If he's not lip-locked with the bimbo of the week."

Tori rolled her eyes as she walked over to grab her phone. After bringing up the screen and initiating the call, she said, "Hey, Andre! Sorry, didn't mean to wake you. You know, it's practically noon? Actually, I... No, listen… Andre, you can take a nap later. Jade and I… Yes I said Jade and I. What's the big deal? Why are you laughing? Andre… We're in detention and…"

"Vega, give me the phone." Jade reached for it as Tori leaned away. She grabbed the phone and yelled, "Get us two double chili-cheeseburgers and two large chili-cheese fries from Tommy's!"

A pause as she listened, "Tommy's isn't just in Eagle Rock! There's one at Hollywood and Bronson. I don't care about the tourists. You're not eating there… Andre… Listen… I don't care! Just do it!"

She walked over and tossed the phone back in the box.

"Jade!"

"What?"

"How's he gonna get the food to us?"

"Same way Trina the Talentless did last week?"

"How will he know…"

"Vega, Andre isn't stupid." Jade paused, "Wait! He does know your combination, right?"

"No.. Only Trina." Resignedly, she grabbed her phone and hit redial.

"C'mon, Andre... Please..." A pause, "Andre! Listen… We have to figure out where to meet…"

Jade jerked the phone out of Tori's hand and growled into the minuscule mike opening, "You know Vega's locker combo?"

Jade hands the phone to Tori, "Give him the combination."

"Combination?"

With a huff, Jade nods, "Yes."

"To what?" As if she hadn't heard Jade's half of the conversation.

"Am I gonna have to get angry with you too? Your locker!"

"My locker?"

"Stop answering me with questions! This isn't Jeopardy."

"But..."

"But-bu-b-b-b..." Jade mockingly intoned. Then she said, "Andre, try 2-1-9. Or 9-20-10." She saw Tori's eyes widen and nodded, "Yep, use 9-20-10.

"And don't take too long! I don't want the grease congealed."

"Eew..." Tori moaned. Then she asked, "How did you know my combination?"

"I just do."

"That's not an answer!" Silence before Tori whinily asked, "How?"

With a heavy sigh, Jade said, "First, you know nothing about security! Bet that's your ATM PIN and your code for your credit cards too. Second, it's the date you started here at Hollywood Arts."

"Aaw...you remember my first day," Tori cooed.

"NO! I… Well…I do remember your first day but it's not cute. It's a horrible day. The beginning of my nightmare! When you ruined my life!"

"Huh? I did not! I mean, I didn't want to. I just wanted to go to school here like the rest of our friends. I never had any plans to subvert you or... We just got off on the wrong foot with each other."

"Okay, okay! I was just yanking your chain, Vega. I've…learned to tolerate you."

Tori beamed, "So I grew on you?"

"Like fungus," Jade replied. At the look on Tori's face, she added, "C'mon, you left yourself wide open there."

Nodding, Tori started back to the upper level with the laptops. Jade called out, "And set your phone to vibrate. I don't want Let It Shine to echo through the school so Dickman can hear it."

"I know what to do…" Tori muttered even as she quickly set her phone to vibrate.

"Damn," Tori said when she opened the laptop to find the screen locked.

"Hibernation mode, huh?" came from right behind her. Again.

Tori jumped, "JEEZ-us! Jade, you nearly gave me a heart attack!"

"Yeah? I don't think so… Here, I'll type in the password and…"

"Wait!"

"Oh? Does Miss Tori Vega not want me to see what she was looking at? Could it be worse than Celebrities Under Water: Behind The Scenes?"

"Uh, never mind, Jade. Maybe I will use one of the PearPads," Tori offered.

"Oh no, Tori. Let me help you. I'm sure you have some important school work on here that needs to be saved…"

Jade hit the Ctrl, Alt and Delete keys simultaneously and then keyed in the password. Immediately, the home page for Hello Titty came up.

"Hello Titty? Why Vega, I knew you had a thing for my cleavage but I thought it was just a passing fancy. Into the flesh pillows, are you?"

"No! I… I mistyped the address… I was looking for… I wanted to…"

"Before you have a seizure trying to say 'shut up', may as well 'fess up."

"Um…" Tori's face had never been redder but, deep inside, part of her was slightly relieved. "I… Okay, I like looking at…breasts."

"You can say tits, Vega. You obviously don't have any problem typing the word." Jade shook her head, "Who would've thought Tori Vega was into boobs? Oh, and for the record, I hate the word titties! Sounds so…immature. I would've said so on one of my What I Hate segments but the Slap kept censoring me."

"Titties?" Tori asked with a giggle.

"Don't say that!" Jade declared.

Tori blushed again and looked away.

Smirking, Jade thrust her chest out and said, "You like?"

"Um… It's… You're very well-built…"

"Vega, have you ever seen real tits up close?"

"Um, not outside of the locker room. Not really..."

"Ever felt a real one? Oh, wait, you did. You got quite a handful getting me in that hamburger…"

"Um… I didn't really…get a good… I mean I didn't…"

Jade laughed, "Relax Vega. You handled my left boob a lot better than Cat did with my right one. She's pretty rough." A pause as Jade hummed, "Wonder what Sam thinks? She probably likes it rough."

"Sam? Cat and Sam?" Tori asked.

"Probably. When Beck and that Vaughn skank broke up, Trina dropped Cat like a hot potato, trying to get into Beck's pants."

"Wait! Cat and…my sister?!"

"God, Vega, how clueless are you? Ever since they took that trip to Bakersfield to get that solvent…"

"But Trina was always chasing boys and…"

"Never heard of bisexuals?"

"Well, yeah but… Oh! Okay, I guess so."

Jade rolled her eyes and shook her head. She turned to go back to her table when Tori realized she wanted to tell someone about herself. And, for some reason, she wanted to tell Jade.

Tori said, "Jade, wait…"

The Goth stopped and slowly turned. "Yes…?"

"I just… We never really had a long discussion like this. Just the two of us."

"Maybe there was a reason for that?"

"C'mon Jade. You don't always have to be like this."

"Like what?" Jade's voice dropped a tone.

"Like you don't care or…"

"I don't."

"Then why all the questions?"

Jade had no ready answer then she said, "Looking for ammunition."

Dejectedly, Tori muttered, "Oh…"

"Vega, are you a lesbian?"

Suddenly feeling wary, Tori asked, "Why? More ammunition for you?"

Suddenly, Jade felt a sensation that was rare for her. She felt regret. "I… No. I wouldn't do that. Vega…regardless of how I feel about someone, even you, I would never do something like that. Not unless they really deserved it.

"I just like messing with your head. And you make it so easy."

"Glad I amuse you," Tori replied, sadly.

"Look, I really want to know. I… For what it's worth, I'm bisexual. Have been as long as I remember. I remember, even before I hit puberty, I saw The Creature From The Black Lagoon and Julie Adams in that one-piece bathing suit… She was my first celebrity crush. And my first fantasy once I hit puberty. Then there was Ms. Wiley in sixth grade. ..

"Cat and I even had a time or two before Beck and I became a couple. After that, I never did more than fantasize about other girls."

Tori stared at Jade, surprise etched on her face. "You? Like girls?"

"What's not to like? Girls can be soft and curvy and beautiful. Men can be hard and coarse and…not so beautiful. Oh, and don't get me started on beard stubble!

"I knew with Beck I had the best. But I was so insecure about it that…"

Jade stopped herself, embarrassed at her last admission. Strangely, she felt fine admitting her sexuality. But her insecurity was something she didn't want to face.

"Jade, I never knew. I guess I misjudged you."

"Damn right…"

Before Jade could say more, Tori yelped. Her phone, sitting in her breast pocket, had vibrated.

"Andre? Hey! That was fast! You outside already? And it's already in my locker? You're the best! Thanks for picking up our food. Yeah. I'll call you later."

Jade headed towards the door, "I'll get the grub."

"I can come with…"

"No. I'm sneakier than you. I'll be back without having to distract that douche bag."

Tori watched Jade leave, sad that Jade dismissed her so quickly after telling her about herself. Then she had to admit, grudgingly, that Jade was right. One person out there was safer than the whole gang was last Saturday. Why did we do something so stupid?

Before too long, Jade was back with a big Tommy's bag and two cans of Wahoo Punch.

Tori joined Jade at her table, sitting across from the black-haired girl. They dove into their messy, delicious lunch.

Tommy's double chili-burgers were a mess to eat. The double had two patties of well-done ground beef with a thick slice of cheese between them. This was topped by a thick layer of Tommy's chili, chopped onions, mustard, two length-wise slices of pickle and a slice of tomato. The fresh-cut fries were covered with cheese and chili as well.

As they ate, Jade said, "You got some chili on your…"

Following Jade's gesture, Tori wiped her cheek.

"No. The other side."

Tori tried the other cheek.

Jade shook her head, "No. Let me."

Reaching out, her finger stroked Tori's cheek as she got the small blob of chili. Sitting back, she stuck her finger in her mouth to lick off the chili.

"Th…thanks…"

With a coy smile, Jade said, "Don't mention it."

They finished their lunch quietly. Finally, they stood up. Jade grabbed their wrappers and cans, tossing them in the trash. Then she walked back towards Tori, who stood up.

"Vega, I think I owe you an apology," Jade said.

Then she grabbed Tori's head in her hands and kissed the brunette.

Even as she was overwhelmed by the sensation of Jade's tongue playing with hers, Tori tasted their lunch, Jade's morning coffee and, especially, Jade. That thrill mixed with the feel of Jade kissing her brought out a happy moan.

Tori's arms wrapped around Jade, one hand sliding up to hold the Goth's head, her fingers caressing the skin at the nape of Jade's neck.

For Jade, she sensed all the same things Tori did – their lunch, sodas, Tori's morning latte and Tori herself. What surprised her was how much better, sweeter, hotter this kiss was than any she shared with Beck. Or anyone.

She never wanted it to end…


Notes: Haven't written much lately. Lots going on. The stress factor was pretty high and I lost the ability to focus on stories for a while. Actually, Short-Attention-Span-Theater was pretty bad for a time – I'd start an article in the paper, set it aside and finally get back to it after half-doing six or seven other things. It's all evening out now..

The 2nd part of this is still being written so I don't have a target date yet – hopefully before the end of the week.

Original Tommy's Hamburgers is a real franchise with locations all over the LA Basin, San Diego, Barstow and Las Vegas, Nevada. The food is great but messy as hell to eat.