A/N: I meant to have this up sooner, but something came up.

Again I really appreciate the reviews and alerts! You guys are great!

I won't be updating until next week. I have a major project due this week xP

But I've got the whole story outlined! It will begin to take off after this chapter! (;

In my head there is a timer going off for this story! haha

P.S. The final line is not said nor thought by any of the characters.

Okay! Here you go! Enjoy!

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The weekend seemed to fly by for the raven hair girl. She carefully lifted the edge of the pillow only to cover her stinging eyes again from the bright day light. The sound of a vibration coming off from the table beside her bed only served to annoy her even more. She grabbed the phone ready to throw it across the room until she read the name on the glowing screen. She quickly opened the message and grinned.

Hey sleepy head, you've practically wasted a whole day. Drag that nice behind out of bed so we grab some brunch!

-Tori

Jade smiled to herself. She groaned lazily and got out of bed. Rubbing her eyes, she glanced at the time. It was 10:30 in the morning. Had it been anyone else she would have thrown a fit for making her get up so early on a Sunday. She was half way to the bathroom when her phone vibrated once more on the table. Jade smiled ready to see what else the brunette had to say. The smile faded when she read the name of the sender.

Spend the day with me?

Beck

Crap! It was Sunday! Usually Beck and her hung out on the weekends, but the pale girl had been putting up excuses all weekend long. She had spent the night over at the Vegas' Friday night. Tori and her had decided to stay in all day Saturday and have a lazy day eating junk food and watching some classical movies. The movies had been "watched." Well not entirely. The movies did play while the two decided they were more interested in each other rather than a group of students who had received a Saturday's worth detention. Tori had made sure to lay out a couple of open text books and some paper on the ground just in case her parents or Trina, most likely, decided to pay a visit.

Jade hesitated in responding. As much as she would love to have brunch with the Latina, she couldn't afford to put off Beck any longer. Making a final decision, she messaged the brunette first then Beck.

Can't do brunch, babe, something came up. Sorry.

P.S. You really think my behind is nice?

Tori would know right away what it meant. It was their way of explaining Beck was involved.

I'll be ready in an hour. She replied to Beck.

Her phone quickly vibrated with both responses.

Okay, they read.

Jade smirked as the phone vibrated once more.

P.S. Of course I do! That's why I love you (;

-Tori

...

Beck picked Jade up an hour later like they had agreed. He greeted her with a wide smile and decided to take down to the new Groovy Smoothie place they had recently opened downtown.

"I love you, Jade," Beck smiled as they sat together in the shop. He took her hand and laced it with his.

Jade blinked. Beck wasn't one to usually say that without her asking of him. She knew he loved her, but most of the time she was the one asking him to say those words. She stared and Beck as a small smile grew along the rosy lips. They had fallen into a comfortable conversation. Beck told her how his dad had asking him to move back in, but he had refused. The trailer felt more at home to him then the house he had grown in did. He liked having his own rules. They shared small stories on what had happened in the last week in school and how they both thought the play was going to be pretty good come opening night in a few more weeks.

Trina had been whining and nagging the entire morning. It probably didn't help that Tori was in a bad enough mood. She had been disappointed when she received the reply from the pale girl. Of course she understood she was spending some "quality time" with her boyfriend, but that didn't stop the jealousy burning inside the tan skin girl. Jade and her had spent more time together in the past two weeks. Most of the time was used to go over their lines and do school work, but the majority of the time they spent just enjoying each other's company and going on small dates to place outside of the Los Angeles district. It was easier for the two to be affectionate without any fear of being discovered or recognized.

Tori had finally decided to shut Trina up by agreeing to go buy her the so called freshly blended juice at the Groovy Smoothie. The place was supposed to be really healthy and super cool according to Trina. If it meant leaving the obnoxious older Vega for a while Tori was more than happy to comply. She immediately froze when she walked in the shop. Recognizing the couple sitting near the window, Tori tried her best to avoid their eyes. She ducked her head and walked to the back of the line. Tori could have sworn Beck glanced at her before grabbing Jade's chin and leaning to kiss her. She turned away and moved along the line to place her order.

Jade had noticed Tori enter from the corner of her eye. She continued playing with the straw in her drink, trying her best to concentrate on Beck.

"I love you," he whispered. Again he leaned in to kiss her. Beck seemed more attached than usual. Jade smiled and nodded. She wandered if it was like Beck to often tell her he loved her. She must have been spending less time with him not to remember. A pang of guilt grew inside her. It wasn't fair to Beck. Anyone who looked at the couple from the outside could easily see that the boy was in love with her. It was never the plan to hurt him, but as time progressed it became more difficult to try and tell the Canadian she wanted out of the relationship. Jade bit the inside of her cheek. She hated herself for allowing things to get so complicated. She shoved the straw down into the drink and breathed in slowly to calm herself.

Beck stretched back and turned. He noticed Tori was standing against the wall looking at the floor like it was made the most interesting thing in the world. "Hey, Tori!" he called out.

Jade looked up, her eyebrows furrowed. "What are you doing?" she whispered harshly, glancing in the stunned brunette's direction.

Beck smiled taking her hand. "Relax. She's all alone, Jade." He said in a smooth tone. "Be nice," he warned.

Like she needed to be warned, she thought. Jade huffed and pretended to look uninterested as the Latina joined them. She breathed slowly through her nose in attempt to control her urge of running into the brunette's arms. She would give anything to be able to look into the auburn eyes and whisper the three words that meant so much yet said so little.

"Hey, guys." Tori said as she approached the couple.

Beck smiled and motioned for her to sit.

Tori glanced at the pale girl who was struggling not to look at her. "No I-I should-"

"Please?" he said giving her a puppy like look.

The pale girl gave the Latina an apologetic look as she took a seat. Jade knew Tori. She knew inside Tori was an emotional mess when she was around the Canadian.

"So, how's the project coming along?" Beck asked, taking a sip from his cup.

Jade and Tori both stiffened at the sudden question.

"It's coming along," Tori responded in the best straight voice she could manage.

"Vega, can't figure out who she wants the great musician to be," Jade shrugged. They weren't entirely lying about the project. They had been assigned to do a research paper on one famous musician they admired, but the assignment was to be turned in individually.

"That's too bad. I suppose you two will need more time on it," he said setting the cup down. He laced his hands together and rested his chin over them. He turned so his body was facing Tori.

Tori swallowed nervously. She pinched in the inside of her palm and nodded looking down at her hands in her lap. "Yeah, we will," she said in almost a whispered voice.

Jade blinked as she stared at Beck who appeared to be scrutinizing Tori intently. She could have sworn she saw a hint of anger in his eyes, but it was gone as quickly as it appeared. Maybe it was just her imagination playing tricks on her. Perhaps all the sleep deprivation was finally catching up to her.

"Order for Vega!" announced one of the employees from the counter.

Tori sighed in relief and stood. "I'll see you guys around." She waved and walked off.

Jade watched as the brunette took her order and left the shop. She returned her gaze to the table to find the Canadian staring at her. His head was tilted to the side. There was a tender look in his eyes as he leaned over to kiss her. "I love you," he whispered against her lips.

...

"This Friday," Tori said jubilantly. She was going through her pictures on her laptop and watching some old videos Jade and her had recorded.

"Already?" Jade asked amused at the Latina's excitement. The pale girl had spent the entire day with her boyfriend. After finally insisting she was tired, he took her home. Beck had taken the time to walk her to the front and kissed her goodnight before leaving. He had been behaving strange the entire day. He just missed her, she thought. Jade rolled her eyes and sighed, resting her head against the pillow on her bed. The day had been too overwhelming for her. Beck had made it difficult for them to enjoy their time together at the Groovy Smoothie when he invited Tori over. Jade was just glad she was good at acting, otherwise she would have broken down and ran off with the Latina the moment she stepped into the shop. She adjusted the phone to her ear.

"Yeah, it'll be our year anniversary," Tori said trying to control her excitement.

Jade chuckled. "Have you any plans this Friday night, my lady?"

"I'll be home alone for the weekend," Tori sighed. "I suppose I can catch up with some sleeping."

"No sleeping!" Jade declared in a medieval sounding tone. "No woman of mine will sleep through her anniversary! You shall be all mine this weekend!" Jade could practically hear the smirk through the line as the Latina giggled. She smiled and raised a brow recalling the earlier text. "So, nice behind?" the Goth grinned.

"It could be worse," Tori teased.

"Vega," Jade warned.

Tori laughed, "It's one of the many reasons I love you."

"What happened to 'without reason?'" she asked in the Tori mocking voice.

The Latina giggled, ignoring her mock and said, "Jade, I can't help myself. I love you against all reasons."

The raven hair girl felt her heart flutter. "I love you, Tori." This girl was going to drive her mad.

The sound of her bedroom window shattering startled the pale girl. She quickly stood as the penetrating object landed on her bed.
"Jade? Jade what's going on? Are you okay?" Tori asked anxiously.

"It's a rock." Jade answered.

The pale girl picked up the palm size stone. It had a piece of paper wrapped around. She opened the paper and gasped, dropping the stone like it had burned her.

"Jade! What's wrong?" Tori was panicing.

Jade trembled. "N-Nothing, it was just a dead bird." She managed to answer. She didn't want to scare the brunette. She stared at the paper in disbelief.

D Y K E!

The note read.

...

Does this darkness have a name?


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