Author's Note: This takes place after Tori Goes Platinum. This is my first time posting a story on her for Jade and Beck but got inspired by their soon to be reunited love, at least I hope. Enjoy!
All is right in the world and Tori got her little chance to shine. Yeah for her, Jade thought as she walked out holding on to the annoying pink thing that they wanted her to wear. At this point, Jade was just ready to go home and forget about today. She walked over to James as he hugged Tori, constantly congratulating her.
"Hey James, here's your little thing that you wanted me to wear. I would have burned it but I couldn't find my lighter." She said holding it out for him.
The moment he went to grab the garment, she let it fall from her hand and stepped on it over and over. She didn't know why but that brought a very satisfying smile to her face especially looking at his surprised face.
"Night." Jade smiled and turned to walk off.
"Hey Jade!" that annoying voice could only be from one person.
"Yes, Tori?"
"We are going to celebrate at the after party, do you want to come?" Tori asked flashing that pretty girl next door smile at her.
"Yea, it's going to be fun, as long as there is bibble." Kat said hysterically giggling.
Jade shook her head and surveyed everyone's face patiently waiting for her answer. She came close to a face that almost too painful to look at. She quickly cleared her throat and stuck her chin out focusing on Tori.
"You know I think I'll skip this one. Have your little fun."
"How will you get home?" Andre asked.
"I'll make it, have fun and party like a rock star." She said turning to walk off.
Yea, she done a good deed, but it wasn't like she needed a big parade for it. She will get her chance to be in the spotlight and she definitely didn't want to stay around him too long with everything that she saw. She pushed open the door walking out into the night sky as people mere feet away from her clamored to catch a glimpse of a celebrity. Vultures, thinking that just touching a celebrity will bring some sort of validation to their pathetic lives. It's pointless.
She started walking out to the huge parking lot. Where the hell did she park? She should have just waited on a limo ride or something.
"Jade! Wait!" Someone called but she knew who it was.
She picked up the pace a little hoping that he would finally give up but knowing him the way she did, he wouldn't. With a sigh of defeat, she turned around seeing him slow down, his perfect floppy hair going back into place. God, she hated that hair right now.
"I was just making sure you were alright." He said a little out of breath.
"I'm fine, is that it?"
He paused, shoving his hands in his pockets, "That was really great what you did for Tori."
"Yea, well they picked her first. They only went for me because she finally stood up to them."
"Yea, Jade that was really nice of you. In fact; it's a little unlike you."
"Oh, well maybe a little bit of Tori got in me. I wonder if there's a way I can clean that out of me."
"Jade stop! Why won't you come out and hang with us?"
"I don't want to." She said trying to stand her ground under those intense eyes that still make her melt.
"We want you too. I want you too."
She swallowed hard trying to control her emotions, but she couldn't. Not this time.
"Oh really? You want me to stay? You know I don't get that feeling, especially after the way I see you hugged up with Tori."
Beck swallowed hard and shook his head, "All over Tori? What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about you and everyone here in Hollywood Arts." She breathed, "Oh how life was so dull and boring before Tori sprang into our lives. Oh how she was the big ray of sunshine to dull our little lives. Ever since Tori came around my boyfriend has bent over backwards to be such a good friend to her. Oh Tori is just everything that and that she is such a good friend!" she said letting the malice drip from her voice and that's when she felt it: the first tear.
"Jade, calm down. Tori is our friend and she is a good person."
"Oh I know she's good, you just think she is so perfect." She said turning on her heels and ready to walk off.
He has never seen her like this before. Jade has always been stone faced or sarcastic but hardly cries in front of him, "Jade, come back let's talk. You're too emotional to drive."
"Yea, I'm sure if anything happened to me, Tori would be so heartbroken."
"This isn't about Tori, this is about me talking to you." He said still trying to keep up behind her.
He had to get her to stop and talk to him. They just had a great night cheering on their friend and now Jade was on the verge of…he didn't know how to explain it.
"You know Jade, that's why things were so hard between us; you never wanted to talk. You always chose to run instead of facing the problem."
He stopped suddenly when she stopped and her dark raven hair whirled around until they were face to face. Her eyes bore into his and he could see her trying to hold it together but looked as if any moment she could kill him, "Yea, well since you're so use to it, and keep watching me walk off." She took off in a high speed sprint to her car.
He has never seen her look at him that way. There was such a mixture of hurt and pain in those eyes and he couldn't explain it but it ripped through his heart. He couldn't bear seeing Jade like that. She hopped into her car and took off leaving nothing but tire tracks. He looked back at the building and in Jade's direction.
Jade didn't stop until she was as far away from that building as she could be. It wasn't until she stopped at her first light that she everything that she tried to hold in let loose in a sob. How could he still affect her like this? How could he still make her cry? How could he stand there and act like he cares when in the back of his mind, he probably was thinking about how soon he could get back to Tori? She wanted to hate him. She wanted to forget about him and move on with her life, but she couldn't. She loved him too damn much. The first person she ever loved like this. The only person that was able to break through her guards. She slapped the steering wheel, screaming out her frustration as more tears fell.
She finally made it home in one piece, taking a long shower and put on some short sweat shirts and tank top. She curled up on the couch as she looked through their photo album. She hasn't even touched it since they broke up, but now she wanted to reveal those days. The days when they were happy and he loved her. She stopped at one picture of the whole gang together with his arm around her and Tori. Even there she saw how he was slowly pulling towards her.
She was knocked out of her thoughts when she heard the door bell. In the back of her mind, she knew who it was.
"Jade, open up! It's me!" Beck said on the other side of the door.
She sighed slowly getting up dragging her feet to the door. She opened the door and walk back to the couch; she didn't even bother to look at him.
She closed and locked the door not before noticing how red and puffy Jade's eyes were. He sat on the other side of the couch waiting for her to say something but she just stared into space. He wet his lips as his eyes gazed at her porcelain face.
"Did Tori cancel the party?" she finally said.
"I wanted to check on you."
"Did Tori tell you too?"
"Damn it Jade, this isn't about Tori. I'm wondering what's going on with you and why did you say those things back there."
"Oh like you don't know." She said still not even looking at him.
"I don't; you know how dense I am at time." He said trying to lighten the mood, but she didn't break a smile, "Jade I know how you feel about Tori at times, but she really isn't as bad as you think."
"This isn't just about Tori. This is about you Beck." She said finally looking over at him.
"Me?"
"It seems like since Tori came around, you have slipped and slipped away from me and this was before our break up. You hardly wanted to hang around me and everything I did irritated you. You hardly had a problem with me before. "
"Jade I told you, you have to stop being jealous. When we were together, I was your boyfriend."
"Right you were, but you like her. You wanted her." She said pushing off the couch.
"That's not it at all." He said standing to full height.
"The only you fooling is yourself, so stop lying to you."
"I…" he started and looked into those hard eyes, "yea, I did like Tori; for a while now."
She could have been mad. She should have been made, but all she could do was scoff and shake her head.
"I knew it." She said softly turning away from him.
"But are you going to ask me why?"
She sighed, "Why because she's pretty, talented and oh as sweet as peach pie?" she added in the tone she usually use to make fun of Tori.
"Yea, everything you are." He said softly and she stopped in her tracks, "Jade you know you are talented, you sweet at times, and you know that I think you are the most beautiful thing I ever saw. You are right about one thing; ever since Tori came around you let her change our relationship." She turned to look at him, "All I wanted to do Jade was to make you happy and to convince you that I had eyes for you and only you, but you let your constant jealousy blinded you to that."
"I did compare myself to her and other girls. It seemed like everyone started to think that she was so great and perfect that I was scared that you would figure it out to and leave me. I saw the way you looked at her at times." She said feeling another fresh wave of tears, "Shit, why am I crying so damn much?"
He walked closer to her gently touching her chin, "Jade, I wanted nothing but you. Yeah, I was attracted to Tori, but you had my heart. I love you."
She didn't dare look up at him. He said love, not loved. Beck caught himself when he said, but he wasn't going to take it back. He did love Jade. She was the only girl that really understood and got him. He missed his Jade that would sneak over to his trailer and talk to him about nothing. He remembers the Jade that would give him that secret smile that told him how much she loved him. It was that along with many other things that made him fall in love with Jade West. He looked over at his hand and saw it slowly stroking her warm cheek. It's been a while since he has been able to touch her like that.
"You can be so sappy sometimes." She smiled and he couldn't help but smile back.
"Is anyone home?"
"Is anyone ever home?" she said relishing in his gentle touch.
She swallowed hard and slowly moved away from him. She didn't want to get caught up in his words or touch, until she could finally get her emotions in control when it came to him.
"Do you want to sit here and watch TV.? Or do you have to go back to Tori and the party?"
"How about we stop talking about Tori and just hang out like always?" he smiled and she nodded.
"Just a couple of questions." She said as they both sat down, "Admit that you liked to make me jealous."
"That's not a question." He said running his fingers through his perfect hair.
"It is if you really look at it, so just answer the question."
He sighed and just shrugged, "At times I did," he saw her about to open her mouth, "but, it wasn't about making you jealous. I wanted you to learn to trust me."
"I trusted you; I just didn't trust the other girls, especially the real pretty ones."
"You are very pretty too and you know it."
She shrugged, crossing her arms in front of her, "I guess I'm not completely hideous."
"Come on Jade, I should have been the one that was jealous; half the guys at school all the talked about was how hot you are and the many things they want to do to you."
"Seriously?" she said blinking, "It's not like I've been on many dates since we broke up."
"Well Jade, you can be a little scary at times. I mean, come on, who really can confidently talk to a girl as she twirls a pair of scissor in her hand."
"You came and talked to me."
"That's because I saw the real you."
"So do I have to be some different peppy girl to get guys to like me?"
"No, I love you just the way you are." He said twirling a strand of her hair between his fingers.
There it was again. She took a deep sigh trying to fight the butterflies swarming in her stomach. Her heart started beating triple time as she caught glimpse of him staring at her.
"My turn for a question." She sighed, "Do you still think about me?"
"No." she huffed and he gave her that look, "Alright, sometimes. Do you think about me?"
"A lot, I wonder how you are doing and where everything changed between us."
"I know I may have been mean at times Beck."
"At times?"
"Don't correct me. I just don't know how to handle things except to be mean. You've been around my family."
"Yea, but Jade not with me and especially not with friends."
"Like Tori?" she added rolling her eyes.
"And Andre, Kat, and Robbie. Maybe Robbie. Kat doesn't seem to mind some what, but don't be too nice because it wouldn't be you if you were."
"Beck, why are you here? I mean you are saying all these nice words and trying to cheer me up, what's the deal?"
"I care about you." He leaned a little closer, his eyes zeroing in on her lips.
"I saw you about to kiss Tori." He stopped and looked at her, "The only reason I brought it up because I didn't want you to look at it like she wouldn't kiss you so I'm the consolation prize."
"You are no consolation prize Jade. Like I told you, I'm attracted to Tori, but I've always been more attracted to you."
"It hurt me more than I realize to see that and to just see her laughing at your stupid jokes or the way she jumped into your arms to hug you or the way you always stuck up for her."
"I'm sorry you had to see that and I'm sorry if I hurt you, but you are nicer than you think you are. Remember you got me that puppy because you knew that I always wanted one, that time you helped Kat dog sit and tried to fix everything before that guy showed up, or when you helped Andre with his song. You have brought me soup when I was sick and you have even helped Tori out; let's not forget tonight."
"Yea, well. It's a flaw that happens at times."
"Jade you are nice and sweet but you have an edge. I mean, who would honestly want to be stuck with someone sugary sweet all the time." She chuckled with him.
"Thanks for coming by." She said cuddling closer to him.
"Anytime."
"I can't believe you missed a big celebrity filled party for me." She said looking up at him, smiling.
"I miss the biggest party of the century just to see you smile like that." And truer words were never spoken.
He would have missed it for her. His Jade. He leaned forward to kiss her and this time she let him. His lips grazed hers softly but his mind clicked as to say that wasn't enough. He knew he wasn't going to be ale to stop on first contact. He kissed her soft lips again pulling her to him. Jade grabbed the back of his head pushing her tongue into his mouth. His body melted into hers once he felt the contact of her tongue. He needed to feel more of her. He pulled her into his lap so she was straddling him while running his hands under her shirt. Her skin felt so soft and hot under his hand like a warm treat just for him. She ran her fingers through his hair, massaging his scalp. Oh he loved when she did that. He felt the tightness in his pants as she rubbed against him.
Jade's body was on her fire, the only way Beck knew how to ignite. His mouth moved from her lips to her neck sucking on her sensitive spot. She arched against him crushing her chest against his. The things he made her feel had her shivering in his arms. All the emotions and heat went straight to her wet center. She wanted him, but she couldn't do that, not now. It wasn't like this would be the first time, but more with her feelings for him and knowing what he has felt for her and Tori; it didn't feel right. As much as she wanted to feel every bit of him, she had to stop. She pulled away briefly and he looked over at her confused.
"Are you okay?" he said as his hands caressed her backside.
"Um, I don't think we should."
"Are you sure about that?" he said with his sly smile.
"Yea, I mean I do want to, but everything that's been going on with us I think we should hold off."
"Is that about the whole Tori thing?"
"It's more than that. I have to deal with my feelings and work on the whole being nice thing."
"Jade, I already told you…"
"I know, but I feel like maybe we need to start off by being friends. We didn't become that when we broke up and I think we need to work on that."
"Wow, that's very grown up of you. Are you sure that you are Jade?"
"Keep that up and I will get my scissors." She warned tugging on his hair.
He loved when she did that, he thought with a smile, "Alright, it will be easier to take my mind off of that if you will get off of me."
"Oh yea, you and your little boy parts."
"One, I prefer you actually saying the word instead of boy parts and two, you know there is nothing little about those parts." He added with a whisper.
His cock twitched when she saw the way her eyes cast down and she licked her lips. Damn he wanted her so bad right now, the little hellcat he knew that Jade was. Her lips were swollen from their kissing and he could see he nipples poke out from her shirt. She slowly moved off his lap and stood to full height.
"Well, I guess this is the part where I go."
"Yea, I have to get some sleep and you need to go before either parent get here."
"Right," Beck said clearing his throat before standing to full height, "so, I'll see you around school?"
"I'll be the girl with the scissors." She said walking him to the door.
"Just so you know Jade, I do want you, but it should be interesting to see this change in you."
"I'm not changing much pretty boy, but it should be one hell of a ride."
Author's note: I'm leaving this up to you guys, should I continue this story? Would you like to see this ride?