Tori was still lying on the bed, trying to find out what the hell had just transpired between her and Jade. Jade had kissed her, she had kissed her and it felt oddly… right. Deep inside, Tori guessed she had always known of her feelings for the Goth. From her first day at Hollywood Arts, she'd been strangely attracted to her dangerous attitude and remarkable beauty. It hadn't been romantic love then though, just the recognition that she found Jade pretty, in a completely objective way. The love had gradually grown. Being naturally nice, she'd always been trying to win the defensive girl over. And the harder she had to try, the more she began to like Jade and appreciate the moments during which the Goth was truly nice to her. And now, after that mind-blowing kiss, there was no more doubt in her mind: she loved Jade. That's why it stung so bad, the way the other girl had just pushed her away and left her on her own. She was still crying, when she heard a careful knock on the door, followed by a tentative: " Tori?" Shit Beck, how was she gonna face him again? " Tori, hey, you in there?" Tori quickly wiped her tears away, before replying: " Yes Beck, you can come in."
The door slowly opened to reveal the person she last wanted to see standing there, with Robbie right behind him. Beck quickly walked over to the bed, while the other boy awkwardly remained standing in the doorway. " Hey, would you like to tell me what happened between you and Jade this time?", he asked, as he sat down beside the broken girl. Tori tried playing it cool, as she shrugged and managed a weak smile. " Oh, nothing to worry about, just another one of our fights turning ugly." Beck gave her a concerned look, as he gently placed his hand on her shoulder. " Well, what did she say to get you in this state?" " Oh you know, the usual Jade-stuff." " You sure about that? I mean, you look really, really upset." Tori grew tired off Beck's prying attitude, lost her temper, stood up and started yelling: " Yes Beck, I'm sure! God, I think I know what happened better than you! Jade just insulted me and she really got to me, that's all!" Beck lifted his hands up to his chest, as in to apologize and said: " Alright, alright, I'm sorry for asking. Jesus, I was just a little worried." Tori took in his shocked expression and immediately felt bad. it wasn't his fault she'd kissed his girlfriend, it was entirely hers. Well hers and Jade's, to be more precise. " Look Beck, I'm sorry, I'm sorry in more ways than one.", she said softly, before pushing her way past a surprised Robbie and quickly making her way out of the RV.
Tori was still running frantically, when she suddenly heard a voice calling her name. She decided to ignore it and keep jogging. She succeeded in doing just that, until she felt two strong arms wrap around her waist, abruptly bringing her to a halt. She didn't agree with this restraint and immediately started squirming and screaming like a mad woman. " Hey Tori, easy now, it's just me." She briefly stopped struggling and flipped around to be faced with Robbie. " What do you want?!", she spat. She really wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone right now. " I only want to know what really happened. I could definitely tell you were lying back there." He gently released her and brushed a sweaty strand of hair from her face. Tori swallowed, then stared at the ground. " I… I don't wanna talk about it." He nodded. " I understand." Then he looked around and asked: " Do you have your car around here somewhere?" She shook her head. " No, Trina dropped me off. She told me to text her when I was done, but I already sent her like a million messages and she still isn't coming, so..." " Well in that case, can I offer you a ride? They predicted rain and well you know, I wouldn't want you to catch pneumonia." She smiled warmly at him. Even though Robbie acted strange sometimes, he could be a very good friend if he tried. " I would like that, thanks."
They both walked over to his car and got inside of it. For a while, they just sat next to each other in complete silence. Then Robbie spoke: " So, you really don't wanna tell me what happened?" She sighed deeply. " It's complicated alright, you would never understand if I told you. Besides, I really don't feel like recounting the whole story right now." " Okay Tor, but just so you know, I'm here for you if you need someone. You can call me anytime." He softly squeezed her hand and sent her a caring smile. She smiled back. " Thanks, I'll remember it." " Good." After that exchange, Robbie tried his best to cheer Tori up, by talking to her about every random thing in the book. When they arrived at her house, Tori got out of the car and said: " Thanks for the ride, Rob. You actually managed to make me feel a bit better." " Anytime Tor, bye." , Robbie saluted, as he drove off.
As soon as she entered her home, Tori started feeling depressed again. Robbie had managed to distract her for a while, but now she was all alone in a big, empty and dark house. She went over to the couch and slowly flopped down on it. She became frustrated as the events of the previous hours flashed before her eyes again. Jade having fun while she tickled her, becoming angry and suddenly hitting her square in the face, becoming tender when she kissed her and then going right back to being her old angry self. All of this confused Tori to no end. All she wanted was to be with Jade, but she clearly didn't feel the same. And even if she did, there was still the little fact of her being together with Beck. Tori just had to face it: she would never have an happy ending with her ideal mate. This realization made her sad to no end and she started crying again. She furiously wiped at the tears and decided to herself that she wouldn't weep like a little girl anymore. She picked up the remote and turned on the TV, to get her mind off of things.
The first thing that came on just happened to be: ' The Scissoring'. " Just my luck.", she muttered, as she felt herself come close to a new pathetic round of crying. She quickly changed channels, only to come across a cheesy romcom. She pressed the button on the remote again, but every single, freaking network seemed to display the same, corny stuff. Finally she sighed and shut the television back off. " Up to bed, Tori.", she said to herself, as she rose up and made her way upstairs. Once she'd arrived in her bedroom, she put on her pajamas and crawled into her bed. She threw a glance at the clock and saw that it was only 9 p.m. She tried to catch some Z's, but it was all to no avail. Her mind kept drifting back over to a certain beautiful, green-eyed angel. Jade may act like the devil, but she certainly looked like an angel to Tori. She ultimately decided to call Robbie. He had offered his help anyways. She only hoped that he wouldn't spill anything to Beck. That would surely be the end of their friendship, he would never forgive her. As soon as she'd found Robbie's name in the contacts, she pressed the little button and waited. Luckily, it didn't take long for him to answer. " Hello?" " Robbie, it's me, Tori." He chuckled. " Yeah Tor, I know that, I have caller-ID" " Right, well I was wondering if you could come over to talk? I know I said I didn't wanna tell you anything earlier, but I guess I changed my mind." " Sure, it's fine, be there in a few." She hung up, breathed deeply and waited for her friend to arrive.
As soon as she heard the doorbell ring, she rushed downstairs and let Robbie in. " Hey, how have you been?" As soon as he asked that, Tori burst into tears and hugged him tightly. Robbie gently wrapped his arms around her and soothingly rubbed her back. " Hey, it's okay Tor, I'm here, you can tell me anything." He allowed her to let out her pain for a few minutes, then released her and asked: " Wouldn't you like to sit down for a while?" She nodded softly through her tears. He lightly took a hold of her arm and led her over to the couch. When they were both comfortable, Robbie patted her knee and asked: " Will you please tell me what the problem is? I don't like seeing you like this." Tori let out a few more sobs, then began her story. " Well you know how Beck locked me and Jade in together, right?" " I might've picked up on that, yes." " Well, she kissed me Robbie." His eyes went wide. " She what?!" " She kissed me. it was so weird, first she slapped me in the face for being annoying, and then she became all sweet and started kissing me." Robbie took his head in his hands and stared down at the ground through his fingers. " Wow, I'm sorry, but I really gotta process this for a second." Tori gave him a slight smile. " It's fine, take as long as you need. Initially, I was shocked too."
After a few minutes, he spoke again. " So she kissed you and…" " Well, that's the really bizarre part, it actually felt very good. You know that feeling, when someone's lips meet yours and you feel like everything just fell into place." He chuckled. " No, can't really relate to that, sorry. No one every willingly kissed me with passion. But anyway, go on." " So it felt amazing, but then she turned all Jade-like, pushed me away and got all grumpy." Robbie winced. " That's painful, but typically Jade I guess." " And now I'm sitting here, being all miserable and sad, while she's probably cuddling up to Beck." " I don't think so, Tor, when she came out of that RV, she was nearly in tears herself." " Really?", Tori asked, with a hint of hopefulness in her voice. Robbie nodded. " From what I could tell yeah, she didn't even wanna kiss Beck." Tori started smiling despite herself. Then, she quickly became embarrassed. " Oh my god, I shouldn't be smiling about that, poor Beck." Robbie wiped another tear away, as he asked: " You really like her, don't you?" She sighed, then admitted: " Yes, no matter how incredible it may seem, I do." " Then I think you should tell her how you feel."
" What?" " Yes Tori, she has the right to know how you feel. You two just need to talk, urgently." " I can't do that, Robbie." " You have to, or would you rather feel like shit for eternity cause you never told her that you loved her?" She shook her head. " Well, then tell her how you feel. Even if she doesn't like you back, it's really okay. Because then at least, it's out there. You'd feel a lot better already, if you just got it off your chest." " I guess you're right." " Yes, I don't know a lot about these types of things Tori, but I know it'll be healthier for your wellbeing to get the story straight, trust me. If you keep something in for too long, it'll just end up eating at you till you can't take it anymore, and that's even worse." " I'm just scared of Beck's reaction." She started sobbing once more and Robbie quickly took her in his arms. " I know, I know it's hard, but just handle the things step by step. First go talk to Jade, lay your feelings on the table, see what she says. Then she can go talk to Beck, it's not your responsibility anyway. She kissed you and it's her boyfriend. And hopefully then, you two can get together. She nodded against his chest, then loosened herself from his grip. " Do you think I have a chance with her?" He smiled encouragingly. " From what I saw of her in Beck's yard, I honestly think you do." Then he checked his watch, got up and said: " I should be going, it's getting late." " Okay then, thanks for the talk." " Hey anytime.", he said, while winking at her.
After Robbie had left, Tori got back into bed and tried catching some Z's. This however proved to be more difficult than expected. After tossing and turning for a few hours straight, she was startled by a knock on the window. She immediately shot up from under the sheets, to see what had caused the sound. Through droopy eyes, she could faintly discern the shadow of a human being. She quickly got up from the bed and went to open the window. Once she'd performed that action, whoever had been standing outside, swiftly jumped into her room. When the person finally looked up, Tori was surprised to see, who it turned out to be.
A/N: Soo cliffhanger sorta. Hope you liked the chappity-chap-chap, we( me, myself and I) aim to please. If you want me to go on: keep sending me those funny little things called reviews. So anyway, hopefully till the next.