Victorious: Warmth

Chapter 2 of my Victorious story, enjoy.

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Disclaimer: Victorious belongs to Dan Schnieder.

Chapter 2

Beck finally parked his car outside his RV, it had been a hard journey through the snow but they had made it. He helped Jade out of the car into the warmth of the RV. He sat her down on the bed and then sat next to her, pulling the thick blanket from the bed around them both.

'The sooner she warms up the better.' He thought.

Jade hadn't said a word, in fact she seemed to be either surprised or in shock. She kept staring into the distance, refusing to meet his eyes. She had stopped shivering and her teeth stopped chattering but she was still cold. So cold that she almost jumped when she felt the combined warmth of Beck's body and the blanket press against her. Finally, after a long pause she looked up at Beck.

"Beck I…um, I'm sorry, I…" She wasn't sure what to say but Beck simply smiled and kissed her and she knew right then that all was forgiven.

When they parted she smiled and rested her head on Beck's shoulder. Sure she might not show it often but she had a softer side and this was one of the rare moments she let it show.

"Beck…Thank you, I, I didn't think, I mean…" She was still lost for words. Beck just smiled at her, "It's fine, but Jade, what were you doing out in the snow, especially without a jacket, it's way too cold."

"I…I was going to Cat's." She explained, Beck narrowed his eyes, she was hiding something. "You were walking all the way to Cat's?"

Jade nodded, "I didn't have my car keys and, well I thought you were still angry about the fight, that's why I didn't come here, even though it's nearer."

Beck nodded, he understood her reasoning, but there was still an unanswered question.

Finally, after waiting a bit longer Beck couldn't take it anymore.

"Jade, what's wrong?" He asked, she shook her head but he stopped her from denying anything, "I know something's wrong, you still didn't explain how you ended up outside without a jacket in the first place."

He heard her mutter something along the lines of 'shit' and then she took a deep breath, letting it out slowly before composing herself.

"Okay, I…I guess I should tell you." She paused for a moment and finally spoke. "I had another fight with my Dad."

"Another?"

She nodded, "Yeah, we fight all the time." It was then Beck noticed she was rubbing her arm. He reached out and gently pushed the sleeve up.

They both froze; Jade from having realized what she had been doing and Beck from what he saw. Around Jade's upper arm were the red imprints of four fingers and a thumb. Clear signs that someone had grabbed onto her tightly. Beck glared angrily but then stopped when he saw Jade sighed and shake her head.

"Jade?" She looked back at him and shrugged, "When I said we had a fight, it was one of our usual fights where we end up screaming at each other. That's actually the first time he's ever grabbed me like that, or caused me any physical harm."

Beck nodded, calming down a little, something was still bothering him, "You and your Dad fight all the time?"

Jade lowered her head and nodded.

"Yeah, we do…I didn't wanna tell anyone, because I didn't want anyone's pity." She remarked before finally admitted, "Until now, Cat was the only one who knew, she even saw one of the fights."

Beck didn't know what to say, so instead he just hugged her, keeping the blanket wrapped around them. She was still cold, only not as much.

Finally Jade sighed.

"Like I said, my Dad and I fight all the time, over just about everything." Beck nodded and then asked, "What was it this time?"

Jade sighed, "A tattoo." Beck rolled his eyes, "He's still going on about that stuff?"

Jade shook her head, "No, my new one, I just got it yesterday."

That surprised him, surely she would've shown her, but then he remembered the fight, that was why.

"I'm sorry Jade, you shouldn't have to live with that." He said sadly, she just shrugged, "I guess I'm used to it now."

He sighed sadly, "I can't let you go back there," Jade just smiled, "Don't worry, I've no intentions of going back, maybe temporarily but…I just wanna stay here."

I'm more than happy to let you," He replied before they kissed.

Finally they parted for air and Beck smirked, "By the way, I've not seen this new tattoo."

She smirked coyly and replied, "Are you sure you wanna see it?" He nodded, "I don't know if it'll be a good idea, since I'm still kinda cold."

"We can wait till tomorrow if you want." He offered but she shook her head, "It's only for a few minutes, I'll be fine."

He nodded and let her stand up.

He watched as she immediately pulled off her shirt, revealing the black lace bra she wore underneath. She smirked at him and then turned around. There, on her upper back, was the new tattoo. It was of two figures, male and female, the male was clearly an angel of sorts. The female had angel wings but they were black, a fallen angel. Yet, from their embrace and the design it was as if the angel was lifting his fallen companion back to heaven. Beneath the two figures were names, his was beneath the angel and Jade's beneath the fallen one. Once she felt he had enough time to see it properly she turned around and smiled at him before sitting back down next him, pulling the blanket back around her.

"What do you think?" She asked, almost tentatively, he smiled, "I think it's amazing is that really how you see us?"

She nodded and laid her head on his shoulder. After sitting quietly for a while Beck glanced at the clock.

"It's late, let's get some sleep, we can worry about everything else tomorrow."

She agreed and they both got read for bed, Beck stripping down to his boxers while Jade removed her jeans and pulled on one of his shirts. They both lay down, wrapped in the thick blanket which combined with their body heat generated enough warmth for Jade. She smiled again and laid her head on Beck's chest.

'This is where I really belong, nowhere else.' She thought happily as she closed her eyes.

Beck watched her for a while and kissed the top of her head. He thought about the tattoo and what it symbolized; Jade saw herself as someone who had fallen from grace. She saw him as a pure being that had come to save her and bring her back to her true self. He smiled at the image and closed his eyes, letting sleep take him.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.