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Gummy Worms

"It doesn't matter if you love him, or capital H- "

"No."

"Aw."

"Kiss me. K-k-kiss me. Infect me with your lo-"

"No."

"Aw. I liked that one..."

"Abrázame muy fuerte, amor, mantenme así a tu lado!"

"Negativo."

"Yo quiero agrade- oh, come on, Jade! You usually let me pick the songs..." Cat stopped her passionate singing, seemingly knowing every song on the radio, and pouted cutely, arms crossing over her chest. Jade chuckled, rolling her eyes at Cat's childish behaviour. They had been going at it since they left school. Cat fiddling with the stereo, her usual task when in Jade's car, and Jade rejecting every song. Usually, she didn't really mind Cat picking out songs, no matter how nauseatingly pop they were, but she wasn't feeling up to it since her epiphany back at the parking lot. This would be one of the few times where Jade would've preferred being left alone, to ponder and gather her thoughts and simply find out what was going on. To snatch the little butterfly and dissect it, find out if it was real or not.

When did the story-line change? Was this a recent development, or something that had been simmering in the back burner for a while now? Jade wanted to know. It felt like something was about to boil over. She wasn't quite sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing. But, if she were honest with herself, nothing ever really felt bad or wrong with Cat. Things fell into place seamlessly and effortlessly. It was comforting, to say the least, especially in this type of situation. The butterflies (there were two now) made her nervous, but it was a good kind of nervous. A little finger poked her ribs, making the two little butterflies inside of her scatter about, fluttering excitedly.

"Yeah?" Jade asked almost sourly, taking a turn towards the mall, finally arriving at their destination, as she looked for a place to park. People were walking in and out of the massive establishment, but it was still mostly empty due to how early it still was, so it didn't take long for her to find a suitable spot not too far away from it. A soft giggle made her turn to Cat, eyebrow raised curiously. Cat was tapping away at the screen of her PearPhone excitedly, before she all-but thrust the device at Jade's face. The screen was displaying The Slap's homepage, in all its brightly coloured magnificence, with a very familiar face in a very familiar icon and a very familiar name. Jade pushed Cat's hands away slightly, so she could focus on the small screen and read the status update.

Tori Vega

Sikowitz is gonna kill a certain kitty CAT and She-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named for not going to class.~ CAT WHERE ARE YOU ANYWAY?/ WE HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT, REMEMBER?/

Mood: Impatient :/

"I think Tori wanted to hang out with us," Cat giggled, pressing a hand to her lips to stop herself from doing so.

"Yeah, well, no. You and me only." With that statement, Jade made a grab for Cat's PearPhone, effectively taking it from the girl. Ignoring her indignant, "hey!", Jade's fingers tapped furiously at the screen, tongue peeking from between her lips, eyes full of determination. The determination was soon replaced by a satisfied smirk as Jade gave one final tap to the screen and passed the phone back to its rightful owner. Chocolate brown eyes eyed her suspiciously before looking down at the screen.

Cat Valentine

Hey, Tori, I found your nose. It was in my business again. P.S. Learn how to type.

Cat's mouth opened incredulously, eyes wide at Jade. She looked like she was about to say something, most likely reprimand the cocky-looking Jade for being 'mean', but her phone interrupted her, pop ringtone startling her. Jade took advantage of the distraction and quickly slipped out of the car, waiting for Cat to do the same so they could be on their way. Leaning against the black truck, Jade crossed her arms and waited for Cat, who was talking happily on the phone.

"Yeah, that was Jade." Cat giggled, finally stepping out of the vehicle and walking over to Jade. "Yeah, I know. That was a bit mean..." The redhead agreed with the person, who was, apparently, Tori. Jade could almost hear the girl's indignant shrieks from where she stood. Another victory for Jade West. Thank you very much. Her impatience got the best of her, though, and she grunted in frustration. Cat, noticing her distress, smiled at her almost bratty behaviour and laced her arm with Jade's, pulling her towards the mall. Jade only allowed this because she wanted to get there as soon as possible, of course. Not because having Cat on her arm was making the butterflies have a party inside her. Or, at least, that's what she was going to tell herself, for now. Even when the fluttering was almost audible now.

What if she can hear them?

"Oh, we're at the mall. We're gonna watch a movie. Well, we didn't feel like going to class," Cat went on, Jade being grateful that Cat didn't mention that she was the one who didn't feel like being at school. "The food at school was icky and I wanted candy... I know, but I wanted more candy, and I wanted to go to the zoo... No, because Jade said she'd take me there this weekend. Well, I don't know if Jade would like that..."

Jade rolled her eyes as she opened the door, stepping to the side to let Cat in first. "Tell her 'no'. She can't go with us."

" 'Kay-'Kay! Jade says you can't go, Tori..." Cat stated solemnly, pulling the phone away from her ear when a sharp cry consisting of, "Oh, come on! Why not? ", and much whining threatened to impair her hearing.

Once again taking matters in her own hands, Jade leaned in close and all but shrieked at Cat's pink PearPhone, "Vega. We're busy. Go bother someone else." And now that she was close enough, she could clearly hear Tori's whines, along with Andre's chuckling and sympathetic, "I told you not to bother them." Jade decided she officially liked Andre.

Cat, who had been smiling and laughing at Tori's misfortune, stepped in, feeling bad for the Vega girl.

"Aww, it's okay, Tori. We can go out next time, okay? Yes, we can go there..." the redhead cooed sweetly, and something in her voice, the way it almost caressed Jade's ear when in close proximity, sent a small shiver down her spine. The pleasant feeling, however, was accompanied by one not so pleasant, one she knew well.

Jealousy. Jealousy because Cat's dulcet tone was directed at another person instead of her. That person being Tori. And that alone made her want to kick something.

"Yes, I'll pay fo- hey!" was Cat's surprised cry when Jade took the phone from her and, without a single word, hung up on Tori.

"You. Me. Movie." Jade ordered, voice unwavering. Cat perked up once more, easily forgetting Jade's lack of manners and common courtesy at the prospect of a movie and snacks, pulling on her arm again.

"Well, don't just stand there, silly!"

And off they were, on their way to the movie theater. Since it was so early, the first showing was about to start and Jade wanted to be there for the trailers. So, when Cat pointed a finger towards the dark arcade just outside the theater, she shook her head, countering the girl's pout and whine with a promise to take her there after the movie. The radiant smile on Cat's face did things to her she couldn't quite explain yet.

Anything to please her.

A few moments later and they had finally arrived, the young man behind the ticket booth counter uninterestedly greeting them. Jade was surveying the movie titles when Cat called out to her, finger pointed at a very ominous-looking poster.

"Look, Jade, this one has blood in it! You'd probably like it," she giggled excitedly and Jade couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle at her enthusiasm. She knew Cat did not like horror movies.

Anything to please you.

"You sure?" She was met by very excited nodding.

"All right. Whoa, no," Jade was quick to intercept Cat as she reached for her wallet, putting a hand over hers, smiling when Cat looked at her curiously, "I'll get it. You can pay for the candy."

" 'Kay-'Kay!" The girl nodded and scampered off to the snack bar, red hair whipping about behind her. Jade shook her head, slightly amused, and purchased the two tickets needed, glaring at the ticket guy when he warned her about the movie's rating.

"I- okay... enjoy the movie!" He stuttered as he handed the tickets to her, which Jade impatiently ripped away from his shaky hands, angrily growling about annoying, nosy ticket boys all the while. She finally entered the lobby area of the movie theater, handing the rumpled up ticket to the usher and pointing over to where Cat was talking animatedly to the girl behind the snack bar, indicating that one of the tickets was hers.

Jade made her way to Cat, all the while wondering why she was still buying the snacks and why she was flailing and talking so much. What could she possibly be talking about? The girl behind the counter looked scared and amazed at the same time, squinting her eyes at Cat's mouth and, most likely, also wondering how the girl could talk so fast. Jade chuckled, leaning against a wall and waiting for Cat to fulfill her task. Green eyes surveyed the girl curiously, how Cat was leaning over the counter, elbows propped on the glass surface as she pointed to the wide variety of candy beneath it. It was a very endearing sight, to say the least. Not to mention that the position gave her quite a nice view of Cat's backside, which, before Jade could fully stop herself, she was very openly checking out, smoldering green eyes running up Cat's slightly tanned legs, from her calves to the creamy expanse of her thighs to the curve of her bottom and the arch of her- whoa, bad situation.

Pressing the tip of her tongue to the corner of her lip, a nervous habit of hers, Jade willed herself to look away. She wasn't one to hide her interest in something but she still wasn't sure what kind of interest she held towards Cat. Although, she was starting to get the full idea.

"Ugh." Impatient and somewhat moody again, Jade walked over to the snack bar, where Cat was still talking.

"Maybe she'll like that one. Like I said before, Jade doesn't really like candy a lot, so it's difficult to pick for h- "

"Cat. Cat." Jade interrupted, taking note of the grateful look the girl behind the counter shot her. "Get the stuff. Now."

" 'Kay-'Kay. Okay... give me that one, and that one, and two of those, and one of that, three of these, oh, this one, and this one for Jade, tee-hee, and a small popcorn and a large soda. Anything else you want, Jade?" Cat asked and Jade shook her head slowly, both her and the girl wondering how the redhead was able to say that in one breath. The girl quickly snapped out of it and quickly gathered the snacks, handing them over to Cat and taking the money she was giving her.

"Uh, thanks, come again."

" Thank you!" Cat said happily, trying in vain to carry the recently purchased goods by herself. Jade rolled her eyes, aiding her by taking the obscenely large soda and popcorn from her, motioning over to the entrance to their movie.

"Come on, the trailers already started." The only response she received was overly-excited nodding and a big smile.

Butterflies. There are four of them now, you know?

They entered the dark room, the only lighting provided by the flashing scenes on the huge screen. Jade scanned the area, mostly empty except for three couples and two or three individuals here and there. She nudged Cat with her elbow, motioning over to the empty seats in the back row. Not long after, they were finally at their seats, Jade watching the trailers and Cat munching happily on a chocolate bar, sour gummy worms and popcorn. The trailers didn't last long, since Cat's candy adventures had held them back quite a bit, and the movie started off like any average slasher film. The killing sequence where the psychopathic murderer decapitated two drunk college chicks made Jade chuckle, pleasantly amused by the spectacle. There was just something so hilarious about slasher films, in a 'you're-trying-way-too-hard' way. This one, in particular, was trying to rely far too much on the 'shock factor', and was steadily unfolding just as every other slasher film ever made, which was boring. It still made her laugh from time to time, though.

A flinch on her right during a particularly graphic scene let her know that Cat wasn't finding it quite as funny. She spared a glance at the girl sitting by her side, looking with wide and horrified eyes at the screen, sour gummy worm hanging by her lips as she had previously been preoccupied with sucking its sugar coating off. Jade had to admit that her eyes lingered slightly longer than they should have on Cat's sugar-coated lips. Pushing those thoughts away, for now, she leaned in close to Cat, about to ask her if she was okay. Her stillness and the fact that she had yet to say something was getting slightly worrying.

"You okay there?" Cat flinched away from her, startled by the sound of her voice in the midst of horrified screams and near deafening slashing effects.

"Oh, my God," the redhead pressed a hand to her chest, the gummy worm that had been dangling from her lips falling to her lap. "Whoops." Cat giggled, picking up the gummy worm and patting her lap to rid herself of the sugar, Jade watching with a small smile. However, something made Cat go completely still once more and Jade looked at her curiously, studded eyebrow quirked. Cat's chocolate brown eyes settled on her face, something unreadable swirling behind them. She could almost see the cogs turning in the way the frown marred her pretty features, white teeth biting at her lower lip gently. Jade leaned in closer, for some reason, determined to find out what was going on behind those pretty brown eyes. And, apparently, Cat was looking for something, too, because she leaned in even closer. So close that Jade could feel her sugary sweet breath upon her face. Her green eyes slowly ran down Cat's face before they settled on her lips. She could almost feel Cat's eyes drilling holes in her forehead. Oddly enough, she wasn't very worried about that, though, she probably should be.

She's looking at you. She's looking at you while you look at her lips. She knows. She must know.

And, suddenly, Cat was leaning in, brown eyes fixed on Jade's lips, too, her tongue peeking out wet them. Jade was rooted to the seat, but not because she didn't want to. Rather, she felt like she might get dizzy if she made any sudden movements and, since Cat was so willing to close the distance, she figured she was okay with not moving. It'd be enlightening to know just how willing Cat was. And, considering the fact that the butterflies were, once again, having a party inside of her, Jade knew it was too late to extinguish them. They were bound to reproduce and take over. It only seemed natural for it to be this way.

A soft, warm hand brushed hers where it rested on the arm of her seat, fingers curling slightly against the back of her hand, as if Cat also needed something for support. One more inch and Jade could feel Cat's candied breath, so close she could practically taste her.

So, so close.

The sound of a loud explosion coming from the speakers shook their seats, startling them both, especially Cat, the girl flinching and backing away from Jade. The disappointment she felt made her scowl and grunt in frustration, leaning back against her seat. Meanwhile, Cat was reaching for her PearPhone, looking at Jade apologetically.

"Sorry, it vibrated and scared me," she tried to mask her own disappointment with a giggle, but it sounded weak, fidgety and fairly unconvincing. The gesture made Jade shake her head dismissively, smiling slightly at the girl as she put the phone to her ear, trying to talk over the loud, booming noises.

"Hello? We're still watching the movie... I don't know if we're going somewhere after. I think it's up to Jade... I haven't forgotten about the assignment, Tori!"

"Vega? I swear, I'll ki-" Jade growled, her small tirade interrupted by Cat shushing her with a finger.

" 'Kay-'Kay. I'll go right after the movie. Bye, Tori!" The redhead hung up and stared at her screen for a moment before casting a glance towards Jade. Chocolate brown eyes found hers and Jade found herself examining the wide and foreign array of emotions flying by behind the warm depths of Cat's eyes.

Hesitation. Worry. I'm sorry, Jade.

None of which Cat wore very well, Jade decided. Cat looked good being happy, feeling content, with a wide smile curling her lips and the little dimple on her cheek. Her lips were pursed now, a slight frown marring her features. Jade turned back to the screen, credits already rolling. Cat looked at the screen then, too, not uttering a word and Jade could almost feel her deflating right beside her.

"Hey."

"Yeah?" The redhead perked up once more, looking at Jade with expectant eyes, and she tried her best to smile reassuringly at Cat.

"Wanna get some ice cream? I'll drop you off at Vega's."

Jade was sure very little would ever make her feel the way Cat's radiant smile did right at that moment.

Feeling confident now, Cat laced her arm with Jade's again, dragging her out of the dimly lit theater. This time, however, her soft hand reached out for Jade's, fingers laced together. By then, she had already lost count of how many butterflies were there, but they made their presence known.

She can hear them.

Two ice creams, a plain vanilla scoop for her and two strawberry scoops (with extra sprinkles) for Cat, later and she was dropping the girl off at Tori's house.

"So, I'll call you later?" Cat questioned, hands on her lap fidgeting a little.

"Yeah, sure." The fact that the girl brightened so much at that had her fighting off a smile again. You're going soft, West.

" 'Kay! Thanks for the movie, Jade." Cat leaned in excitedly and, before Jade knew it, warm lips brushed her cheek softly. Cat pulled back with a giggle, a subtle blush staining her round cheeks, and waved at Jade. Jade waved back slowly, still rather stunned by Cat's confidence yet pleased, nonetheless.

"Hey, wait," Jade stopped the girl as she was slipping out the truck, "thanks for... you know." Cat simply giggled and blew a kiss her way, walking over to Tori's house. Gripping the steering wheel more forcefully than she had to, Jade took a deep breath, trying to still the butterflies within her. Once they settled down, she deemed it safe to start the journey back to her house.

The rest of the day was rather uneventful. Jade had spent most of it locked up in her room, singing some tunes, watching a couple of movies and rehearsing a scene Sikowitz had assigned to her. She hadn't talked to Cat since she had dropped her off at the Vega girl's house, though, she had received a couple of messages from her, in which she explained that Tori wouldn't let her call her because she said it would distract her and she needed her full attention. Jade rolled her eyes, making a mental note to be especially harsh on Tori the next day. She actually wanted to talk to Cat, but knew the girl enough to be aware of her short attention span.

However, when it was bedtime and Jade was brushing her teeth, her phone ran a couple of times, signalling that she had received a text message. Rinsing her mouth, Jade walked over to her desk, picking up the phone and opening her inbox.

From: Cat

I'm home alone and I'm hearing noises and I think someone's outside and what if it's the psycho from the movie? :'(

Jade actually laughed out loud, if only briefly, and shook her head. A couple of minutes later, she had her boots and jacket on, tapping the screen of her phone as she picked up her keys and slipped outside, locking the door behind her.

I'll be there in five minutes.

Author's Note: Yay, it's me again. First and foremost, I would like to thank you all for the Alerts, Favourites and Reviews! You are all lovely and I love you. I'm glad you all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Also, I am very sorry if this chapter seems a bit choppy. And if there are any typos, please, let me know (I also fixed a couple from last chapter). I was trying to study for two tests while writing it. I know, I sound like a great student, right? :D

I'm also very surprised at how long it came out (That's what she said). It seems like I can't contain my ranting even when I write. So, I'm very sorry for the length of it. (That's what I said. ;D)

I think that's it. Stay tuned for more and stuff.

Oh, wait. I loved being hit by your review-stones. So, please, do throw some more my way. I love it.

I'm still a naughty girl and need to be whipped into shape.~

Yeah, that sounds good. We could upgrade from review-stones to review-whips.

Oh, yeah.

EDIT: I went back and fixed some minor stuff that didn't feel quite right to me. I also fixed up some typos. I tend to make up hybrids out of Spanish and English words, or simply mix them up entirely, so I apologize. My mind works in mysterious, slightly stupid ways. :C