I didn't plan on having two chapters up in one day, but I was bored and wrote this chapter and decided to post it at the same time as the first. Does anyone have an idea as to why VicTORIous is ending tomorrow? I thought there were supposed to be two more episodes, but I guess not. All I can thing of is that 'Freak the Freak Out' and 'Locked Up' must've counted as two episodes each, instead of one each, making the episode count 60 to them, not the 58 I thought they were on. Anyway, VicTORIous will live on in our memories, hearts, thoughts, re-runs, music, and any other way we can think of. Keep VicTORIous strong. Okay, I'm done for now. Here's chapter 2.
Takes place shortly after the first chapter.
Monday morning, I wake up to the screeching that is Trina Vega. I know we get along better now, but her idea of singing isn't making anything easier. I wake up slowly, throwing the dark purple comforter off of me. When I first moved into the Vega house, the room they gave me had white everything. No one had a problem with me changing everything to a darker hue, so I was glad. The bed sheets and blankets are a dark purple, same as the pillow cases. The walls are a lighter purple, but still dark compared to what the Vega's are used to. The furniture is mahogany, same color brown that they usually come in. I didn't feel like changing that.
I stumble out of bed, heading to the closet and grabbing a change of clothes. I haven't worn skirts in a while, sticking with jeans, so I grab a pair of dark blue jeans, my usual boots, and a black long-sleeve shirt. Luckily, there are two bathrooms, so I make it to the one Trina is not using to take my morning shower. I don't worry about Tori too much, because she learned to wake up before Trina a while ago.
Sure enough, when I get downstairs after showering and getting dressed, she's in the kitchen making breakfast, Mr. Vega sitting on the dining room table, drinking coffee.
"Morning Jade. How'd you sleep?"
I glance over at Mr. Vega as I grab a mug for my morning coffee. I guess Tori didn't know I was there because she jumped slighlty when her dad spoke up. "Decent, Mr. Vega. Would have been better, but I forgot about Trina's 'nightly vocal exercises'."
"I told you, call me David." He says as I put a little sugar in my coffee and stir it. "Don't worry about Trina. You get used to it eventually."
"That or I could just duct tape her mouth at night." I say with a small laugh, causing the Vega's to laugh. I admire mr. Vega, I mean David, because he doesn't show his pain that his ex-wife and ex-partner have put on him by betraying him in front of everyone.
"True, but then you have to deal with her being mad at you for a few months after. And trust us," He says pointing to himself and Tori, who has started putting the breakfast on plates for us. "She's worse when she does that."
I start to help Tori with breakfast. I grab a plate that has eggs, bacon, and sausage and hand it to David, along with a fork and knife. As Tori sets the another plate down, I grab the orange juice out of the fridge, as well as two cups and fill them up. I place one cup across from me, and the other across from David. I learned a bit ago that Trina sits in front of her dad, and Tori sits in front of me.
"Tori, make breakfast!" We all flinch slightly when we hear Trina yell from upstairs as Tori places two of the plates, filled with the same as the other, in front of where Trina and I sit. We start laughing when Tori mocks Trina as she heads to the counter to grab her own plate.
We settle in a comfortable silence, eating our breakfast when Trina comes downstairs.
"You started without me?" Trina asks, appalled that we didn't wait.
"We didn't know how long your 'morning routine' would take. Besides, we just started, your foods still warm."
"Relax, Trina." David says when he sees Trina about to argue. "I have to go away for a few days for the station. Something about a new training program or something, I don't know. They haven't told me yet." He says with a sigh at the end. "Anyway, your cousin Carlos is going to come visit until I get back." He looks at his daughters as he says this. "He'll be here by the time you girls get home from school."
I watch Tori and Trina, wondering who this 'Carlos' guy is. Clearly, he's their cousin, but based on Trina's fear-stricken face and Tori's smile, I don't know how to react. After breakfast, David leaves for work, telling us no to do anything illegal before he gets back. The three of us head up to our rooms to grab our stuff for school, heading out to Trina's car afterwards. Yeah, Trina drives us. I threaten her every time for her singing, but she never takes the hint to shut up.
-Time Skip-
School was uninteresting. Cat and Robbie got into an argument over something he didn't do to help her in one of her dreams again. Beck and André had a bit of an issue, because Beck seems to be acting a bit like me now. At least, a guy talks to André. Tori elbowed me when I laughed. Beck and André are fine, so no real issue there. Other than that, not much else to say. Sikowitz was himself, and regular things at Hollywood Arts ensued.
Back at the Vega house, I feel awkward saying it's my house as well now, we relax on the couch, working on homework. Well, Tori and I are. Trina's upstairs doing who knows what. I'm surprised when no one was here when we got here. Wasn't cousin Carlos supposed to be here.
*knock knock knock*
"Get the dang door!" You guessed it, Trina from upstairs yelling at us.
"I'll get it." I give Tori a small smile as she gets the door. In the doorway is a man not much taller than Tori, with a dufflebag over his shoulder, wearing blue jeans, hiking shoes, and a plain white t-shirt, a black over shirt covering it. His hair is the same brown as Tori's, styled short and somewhat spiked.
"Sorry I'm late. Traffic sucks." The mysterious guy says to Tori. "Am I not allowed in or something?" He asks with a raised eyebrow when Tori doesn't react.
"Carlos? Is that you?" She asks, clearly unsure.
"Last I checked. Seriously, can I come in?" I laugh a bit when he sounds so confused at this point.
"Oh, yeah, sure. Come in. This is Jade, my g-. Friend." She says, pointing to me as he steps in, closing the door behind him.
"What were you about to say?" He asks Tori, waving at me as he steps in. He walks over to me, holding his hand out for me to shake it. I don't at first, looking to my girlfriend who shrugs, hiding her face behind her hair. I shake his hand, before turning to Tori, a questionable look on my face.
"It's nothing. Don't worry about it." I admit, I'm starting to get a little frustrated. Is she ashamed of me? Or is cousin Carlos a homophobe?
"Tori! Who was at the door?!" Trina yells from the top of the stairs.
"Carlos!" Tori yells back, avoiding my gaze.
"I see Trina hasn't changed." Carlos says, taking a seat on the other couch, pulling his laptop out of his bag.
Tori takes her seat beside me, working on her homework again, like nothing happened. I look at her again, then continue my homework. Guess we'll talk about it later.
We finish a few minutes later, an uncomfortable silence between us.
"So, Carlos." I ask, growing weary of the silence. "What's your opinion on gay couples?" I figure I might as well ask. It is important information to me, giving the circumstances. I see Tori give me a 'what the hell?' look before he answers.
"I don't have a problem with them. If they're happy, what's the problem. I lived with one for a few months. He moved out when his boyfriend found an apartment for them, and I helped him pack and move. Why do you ask?" He says, glancing up from his laptop, glancing back down a few times as he talks.
"Curious." I see Tori waving her hands at me, trying to get me to stop talking. Might as well continue. "So, if someone you were related to were gay, you wouldn't mind?"
"Nope. Why, is someone I'm related to gay?" He asks, curious.
"No, just hypothetical." Tori says, voice a little shakey. "Huh, Jade?"
"Victoria, what are you hiding?" Carlos asks, catching Tori off guard with the use of her full name. "You're acting like you're afraid to admit something."
I watch as Tori stutters, not knowing how to answer. She doesn't get the chance to, when Trina comes down the stairs, interrupting us.
"Hey, I saw on The Slap that your friends are going to Nozu. You and your girlfriend going with them?" Trina asks Tori, looking at me when she says 'girlfriend'.
I ended it here for the reason that I don't really know. It just seemed like a good place for a cliffhanger, which I use more than I ever intended. Next chapter will be up by Wednesday of next week. Please review, and thank you for reading.
