A/N: Hey again. Thanks for the great feedback on chapter one. I'm glad you all liked it. Onward to chapter two.
Enjoy!
Tori POV
Later that afternoon...
The bell rang for lunch and I wasn't really looking forward to it. I hadn't seen Jade since the janitor's closet.
I sat at the our table at the Asphalt Cafe with my lunch and tried to think of a way to get out of this afternoon even though I really wanted to try and get to know her.
"Where is everyone else?"
I was so lost in my thoughts that I hadn't even realized that she'd sat down at the table or that we were the only ones here.
I just shrugged my shoulders, but have no further indication I was paying attention to her.
"Vega?" Jade asked trying to break me out of my thoughts.
"Vega?"
"Tori?"
"VEGA! Goddamn it! What's wrong with you?"
"Huh? Oh! Hey. Um, nothing. Why?" I replied quickly. Looking from her then back to the table.
Part of me felt that looking at her for too long would lead to me losing my nerve and just letting her come. The other part really just wanted to forget today ever happened.
"Well, you're spacing out."
I wasn't even listening though.
"VEGA! You're doing it again! Pay attention."
I finally looked at her and realized that I had once again not been paying attention.
"I am so sorry, Jade. What was that you were saying?"
"I was once again talking about after school. You said you had the lyrics. Can I see them and try to figure out what kind of melody goes with it or are they like top secret?"
Lyrics? My lyrics? Wait! No!
"Well, alright. I'm gonna have to see them to help eventually.
I face palmed. I just said that out loud.
"It's not that I don't want you to read them. It's ... Um, they're like ..."
"Spit it out, Vega!" she all but growled at me.
"They're personal." I finally managed to squeak out.
"Personal?"
"Yeah. Like they're about someone I like and I really don't know if I should."
"Why not?"
"Um … C-Can you just still come over and we'll talk about this? I think it'd be easier."
Jade sighed, before she replied, "Sure thing, Vega."
I nodded and then went back to looking at the table. I felt Jade's eyes on me the rest of lunch, but left the silence between us. I'd never been more happy for a bell to ring in my life. With a quick 'see you later, Jade', I sprinted off to my next class.
I was just lucky that I didn't have any classes with her the rest of the afternoon so I could work on a halfway decent song about her without her knowing it was about her. Grr! This whole spend time with your crush thing is so freaking frustrating.
Why couldn't she just keep hating me? No, I didn't want her to hate me. I really did like her, but I don't know how to tell her that without getting mutilated. There wasn't a snowball's chance in hell that Jade liked me. I think she's just feeling lonely. With Cat dating Robbie, she doesn't really have any other girl to lean on. Yeah! That's it. She just wants me to entertain her. I can totally do that.
The bell rang again and I realized I needed to get out of my head. I'd missed the entire lecture my theatrical teacher gave me and I made zero progress on the new lyrics.
I had one class left.
Focus, Tori!
As I sat down in my English Lit class, hey, performing school or not, it is a high school. Luckily, I read ahead and didn't have to pay too much attention.
Time to get to work...
Jade's POV
I have no clue what the hell is up with Vega. She isn't her usual bubbly self today. I haven't been mean to her at all. My mom told me that if I wanted a shot with her, I'd have to stop burying my feelings behind another one. I've been trying.
Maybe I shouldn't have snapped at her during lunch, but she wasn't even listening when I complimented her. Like what else am I supposed to do?
Hmmm … Maybe I should go about this whole thing a different way. Still be nice, but let her know that I may be interested in her.
But how?
I'm Jadelyn West! I'm one of the most creative people to ever set foot in this place, but my mind goes blank when I'm trying to express myself in a way that won't scare the keeper of my heart? Ugh! Stupid, Vega! All girly and sweet and gorgeous and talented and …
WAIT!
That's it! Romance!
Tori is always going about how cute it is when the guy lead in a movie does something romantic for the girl. Her and Cat get all giggly. Christ! I remember just this past weekend, Cat finally decided to spend time with us and take a day from Robbie. They spent the whole time at Freezy Queen talking about how awesome it was that Robbie took Cat for a moonlight picnic.
I don't know all the details because I got so distracted when Vega started smiling. I mean have you seen her smile? The way her face starts to glow and her eyes shine and … Stop, Jade! Focus!
Romance. Vega. Love. Tori.
Hmm … Flowers!
That's totally it. It was last period so I had to move quick. I asked to step out of the class without waiting for an answer from my teacher and called one of the local flower shops. I quickly told the florist the situation. She insisted that she knew the perfect flower that was the cliche thing to send. After guaranteeing that they would be delivered at the right now, I went back to class.
The first steps to getting Tori Vega to realize I loved her were in place.
Only one thing left to do.
Wait...
A/N: Well, my ferries, two chapters in two days. Hope you liked this one. R&R! Thanks.
