Tori POV

"Hey, Tori wait up" I hear Trina yell from behind me as I head to my math class.

"What's up?"

"What are you doing tonight?" she asks. Slowing down to walk beside me.

"Nothing after training maybe some homework why?" I ask trying to think if there was something I was forgetting to do today.

"Your new line of merchandise is going to start shipping in three days and you haven't started signing posters yet" She tells me, a few weeks ago, Mom started letting Trina take over some of my management, apparently Trina has decided that her becoming someone's manager is fairer to other performers, because she is such a great singer. She had been doing a surprisingly good job so far and seemed to be enjoying herself.

"Ughh who's idea was it sign posters again?" I ask already dreading this and mad at myself for putting it off this long.

"Posters were my idea your idea was to sign them and give half the money to charity"

"But signing them, there are hundreds"

"Poor little famous fighter, straight home after training and no friends over" she order before running to her class as the bell rings. I walk into my math class and drop into my seat next to Jade in the back of the class who is currently cutting up a piece of paper with her scissors.

"Did you get your car picked up?" I ask her.

"Yeah, Dad got someone to tow it over to the garage. Apparently, it's going to take at least a week to fix though so I'm back to taking the bus to school"

"I could give you a ride," I tell her then curse myself I don't really have time to be giving her rides places, but it's Jade.

"Would those rides include more coffee?" she asks, I give a laugh and nod, "Sure, then I'll give you money for fuel"

"It's fine, you only live a few streets over" I true to turn down her offer, not liking to take money from people.

"It's ten minutes out of your way you are taking the money" I open my mouth but snap it closed again knowing it would be pointless to argue with her.

After school I give Jade a ride home to her house, telling her I'll pick her up tomorrow before speeding off to meet Juan knowing that I'm going to be getting extra workouts for being late. I pull in at the same time as Trina, who immediately starts pushing me inside yelling at me for being late. A few painful hours later I'm laying in the middle of the ring holding an ice pack on my eye where Juan managed to get a shot in as both Trina and Juan continue yelling at me to start taking my training seriously and only some of the yelling is in English.

"Okay, guys I'm sorry I was late but I had to give a friend a ride home" I explain to them as Trina groans going to pack up her school work she was working on in the corner.

"Let me guess Jade," Juan says I give a small nod and he throws his hands up in the air "Just ask her out already and the get back to focusing on training"

"I can't ask her out it's Jade she will never talk to me again and that only if she doesn't kill me with her scissors" I sigh, sitting up adjusting my ice pack "Besides how would I explain to her my constant disappearances"

"Tell her," they both say, I look at them both like their crazy.

"Are you kidding I've kept this secret for a reason, besides she probably doesn't even feel the same way"

"Yes, she does everyone knows" taking in my confused expression she continues. Listing of each thing in her fingers. "You are the only one she lets touch her without getting threatened with the loss of a limb, You are the only one she listens to, She goes to you when she is upset and have you seen the way she looks at you"

"Just think about telling her kid, if nothing comes of it at least you will have someone to help cover for you with your other friends"

"Fine I'll think about it can we go now I still have posters to sign"

"Just let me see your eye first," Juan says bending down next to me and moving the eye pack. "You'll live it's just a bruise, you sure you can see okay I don't want you driving if you can't"

"Yeah, I'm fine promise" standing up and heading to the shower.

I a few hours later I'm collapsed on the couch exhausted having finished signing the majority of the poster and making sure they were hidden in the basement. Suddenly I hear a key in the door and look over at the door to see Jade walk in with a bag over her shoulder. She walks in collapsing on the couch beside me.

"I'm staying the night," She tells me.

"Umm okay but how did you get here"

"Cat dropped me off, I was originally going to be staying over at hers and working on my play but her parents and brother showed up after we were done, I figured it was better to let them watch Disney movies with her then me having to suffer through them" she explains.

"Do you need help with the play?" I ask even though I want nothing more than just to curl up in bed.

"No, I'm good thanks we got most of it done I just need to rework the ending, which I can do tomorrow," she says looking over at me, concern immediately clouding her face as she reaches out grabbing my face and inspecting my eye. "What the chiz happened Vega?"

"It's fine, nothing to worry about," I say grabbing her hand that was still on my face and moving a little too close to the bruise for my liking. I pull it away holding it in my lap.

"Let me guess, something that happened with these friends you're hanging out with" she snaps but, doesn't pull her hand away.

"Sort of" I mutter, staring at our joint hands, 'You are the only one she lets touch her without getting threatened with the loss of a limb' Trina's earlier words run through my head before I push them away quickly knowing this isn't the time to think about it.

"Are you involved in something dangerous?" she asks "I'm worried and I never get worried. You're hanging out with them almost all the time, passing up parts in plays, and you have a motorbike which is not the transportation I ever expected Sweet Sally Peaches to have" I roll my eyes at the name.

"It's… not while..., it's complicated" that does nothing, but increased the concerned look she is giving me. "I promise I'll tell you about it soon, just not tonight," I say before I can stop myself. Hoping that trusting her isn't going to be a mistake and that she won't get hurt for knowing.

"I'm holding you to that promise Vega," she tells me as we drift into silence for a few seconds.

"Why didn't you just get Cat to drop you off at your house," I ask realizing that she didn't really have a reason to come over not that I minded.

"I didn't miss you or anything if that's what you're thinking" she snaps, pulling her hand out of mine and moving away.

"Of course not," I say with a grin.