A/N: Sorry! This chapter would have been up earlier this week had my internet not gone off! I know this chapter isn't as long and it's probably worse than my last chapter (because it was 5am and I hadn't slept when I finished this...) and I have read over it and I'm not 100% happy with it but... I don't have the willpower to re-write it... plus... I'm furiously cramming in as much work as I can before I go back to college... In four days... Fun!
Anyway! I hope this doesn't disappoint too much and I am sorry for the wait!
Chapter 2 – Not Afraid to Fly
"Urgh, god damn it! This isn't going as well as I thought it would." A frustrated Jade West was dangerous at the best of times… but a naked, shivering Jade West with various splinters in her feet was a whole other level ...actually bordering on death wish.
Tori was standing warily off to the side, watching as Jade picked up piece after piece of wood and proceeding to throw each back to the ground, grumbling something under her breath about them being 'too wet'.
By this time, Tori had long given up trying to calm the other girl down enough to ask what she could do to help after only receiving biting and sarcastic replies in return. She quietly sighed to herself as she watched Jade struggle, pale skin shimmering as she moved through the trees.
Although this was turning into a highly problematic night, Tori couldn't deny that she had enjoyed the time spent with Jade… regardless of their clothes issue at the current moment.
"Fuckity fuck fuck!" Tori heard Jade curse loudly and turned towards the noise to see the other girl bouncing up and down on one foot and holding the other in pain. "Jesus fucking Christ."
"What are you doing?" Tori asked once more, hoping to actually receive a response this time.
"I'm jumping for joy at our situation. What does it look like I'm doing?! Ouch, fuck."
Tori rolled her eyes at the predictable Jade-like response that she received before elaborating on her earlier point. "I meant what are you looking for?"
Jade finally set her foot down, albeit a lot more gently than she had previously and spun to face the brunette. Tori trying to place her eyes on a secure spot on Jade to no avail… if she looked into her eyes, then she'd miss whatever Jade was saying due to the distracting glint in the emerald orbs. If she looked… eh… anywhere else… well… yeah… that would just be rude and far too obvious for Tori's comfort.
"We can't freeze all night. I'm trying to find some dry wood to make a fire to keep us going until we start trying to get out of here. It would probably be a good idea to get some sort of rest before we start moving." Jade replied finally, her eyes straying to something behind Tori. "Hah! Gotcha." When Jade came out from behind the cover of the trees where she had just dashed after something, she was triumphantly holding a rather large piece of wood up in the air with her trademark smirk firmly in place.
"… Hate to break it to you, Jade… But we have no way of lighting it… Unless you have your lighter hidden… uh… you know what never mind." Tori trailed off uneasily, allowing a small blush to coat her cheeks in embarrassment from the trail of her earlier thoughts.
"My my, Tori, now wasn't your innocent little mind quick to jump to that conclusion?" Jade allowed her famous eyebrow quirk to make itself known once again, smirking in victory as Tori's blush deepened.
"Shut up." The brunette mumbled, still avoiding amused emerald orbs.
"Mmmm Hmm."
Jade set herself down on the ground with her newly acquired piece of wood, pulled out a lighter from god only knows where and proceeded to add small amounts of dry shrubbery to the small pile. Tori watched in avid fascination as Jade carefully lit the dry shrubbery first and moved the pile closer together with a small stick that she had picked up from beside her.
It wasn't long before the small flame alighted the wood and a fire was burning. Obviously proud of herself, Jade leaned against the rough bark of the tree behind her, a small grin of satisfaction gracing her features.
Tori hesitantly sat down beside the other girl and allowed her eyes to wander to the now flickering flame in front of them, watching as the fire licked at the untouched pieces of wood.
"It won't last long; it should be enough for about two hours or so." Jade stated finally, eyes glued to the source of warmth of her.
Tori nodded in understanding and allowed her thoughts to wander as she watched the flame and barely registered her eyes closing in exhaustion.
Tori stirred slightly, the breeze tickling along her skin and creating goose bumps in its wake.
Her face scrunched up against the heat that was emanating against her cheek, one hand placed on the gentle softness of an unknown source and another curled up against the rhythm that pulsed frantically. She shifted slightly, trying desperately to succumb to complete and total darkness once more and return to her dream world that she no longer remembered.
She lay there for several moments, not allowing herself to wake up properly and face the world just yet. Her nose nuzzled into the warmth beneath her and her legs intertwined with the same warm flesh.
Wait.
Tori slowly and blearily opened her eyes, waiting for her mind to catch up with her situation. Nakedness. Clothes gone. Walking around in woodland. Jade.
Tori gulped audibly and looked up at what she was laying on and found herself, to her utmost horror, face to face with Jade West's breasts… which she had been nuzzling into mere moments before. She felt her cheeks heat up in embarrassment at her position and shot herself up.
To add fuel to the fire, there was an amused laugh from beneath her and she found Jade staring at her and not even trying to keep her humour at bay. Jade's eyes sparkled with mirth as she stared at Tori from her previous position.
"I see you're awake at last. Have a nice sleep?" The tattooed girl teased, earning a glare from the brunette which just resulted in more laughter.
Tori's eyes shifted away from the girl and she found that the sky was slowly growing lighter and lighter and the fire that they had made last night to keep themselves warm had burned out long ago.
"I think we should probably get going while it's still pretty dark. We should be able to see the pathways better now." Tori suggested after the darker haired girls laughter had died down and her own blush had faded.
"Good idea. I think I remember which way to go now. Or if not, well… all of these pathways lead somewhere right?" And with that Jade stood and began walking in a seemingly random direction, pausing to pick up her discarded lighter.
"Where did you get that anyway?" Tori asked curiously. Jade smirked and Tori suddenly decided that maybe she didn't want to know.
"I found it near a tree when I was looking for firewood. It must have dropped out of my jacket when those idiots stole our clothes.
Tori nodded, walking a small distance behind Jade, being careful to avert her eyes from the other girl as her hips sashayed about sexily.
They walked in silence for a long while, Tori following Jade and unconsciously memorizing their route should they find themselves lost.
"I think I know where we are now but we're quite far from either of our houses. We are actually quite close to someone else's house though so we could probably go there and get clothes before someone sees us."
Tori felt relief flood through her body and her excitement started to build at the thought of wearing clothes again. However, she soon found herself frowning again when she took in the fact that someone else was going to have to see them in this state and are probably going to be asking some … very …Uh… awkward questions.
"Whose house?"
Jade's eyes flickered over to hers for a moment before responding.
"Cat's."
A/N: I promised myself I wouldn't be one of those writers... buuuuuuut... How was it? Was it terrible? Can you tell me how terrible it was and tell me which parts were the most terrible? Sorry, stopping now... no more coffee for me on a night...
