Disclaimer-I don't own Victorious
Daughters-Casey James
Jade stared at her father in disbelief. "What?" She asked, stunned.
"You heard me." Mr. West told his daughter. "Get out of this house. If you're not going to respect me, then I'm not going to continue to pay for you. You can have five minutes to pack, and then you need to leave." Jade stared at him for a moment, still not sure if she was having a bad dream or not, then stormed past him. If he wanted her to leave, than fine. She'd leave.
Tori walked out of her house, ready to go to school, when she stopped. Jade's black Accord was parked in front of her house. Frowning, she walked over and looked through the window. Jade was reclined in the driver's seat, covered by a blanket and clutching two DVDs and a pair of scissors like a teddy bear. Confused, Tori knocked on the passenger window. After a few seconds of knocking, Jade woke up. She looked at Tori groggily, then realized who she was and quickly unlocked the door. Tori opened the door and slid into the car, frowning with concern when she realized that Jade's eyes were red and puffy, and that she was wearing the same clothes she'd worn yesterday. "Is everything okay?" Tori asked, concerned.
"Dandy." Jade said dryly. "I just decided to sleep in my car in front of your house for the heck of it."
"I'm sorry, I was just worried." Tori mumbled as Jade adjusted her seat. Jade looked at her and sighed.
"Look, I'm sorry for snapping okay? It's just that I've had a lot of crap going on lately." Jade handed Tori the DVDs (Sleepaway Camp 2 and The Scissoring) and the scissors, then tossed the blanket behind her. Tori turned to look at the back seat, and was even more concerned to discover several suitcases, Jade's laptop, and her bag and textbooks strewn around the back.
"Are you going somewhere?" Tori asked, worried. Jade rolled her eyes and kissed Tori on the cheek.
"Relax Vega; you're not getting rid of me that quickly." Jade said, smirking and buckling her seatbelt. "You have to date me for at least another year and a half before we can dump each other." Tori didn't move.
"Why do you have most of your stuff in the backseat?" Tori demanded.
"Actually, most of it is in the trunk. That's just what I need easy access to." Jade said, dodging the question. "Now, buckle your seatbelt Vega."
"Jade, what's wrong?" Tori asked, not moving.
"My dad kicked me out, okay?" Jade yelled, turning to glare at Tori. "He said he was sick of me not listening to him and not doing what he wanted me to do, of not being what he wanted me to be, so he gave me five minutes to grab stuff, and then he made me leave. I came here because your house was the only place I could think of." Tori stared at her girlfriend in silence for a moment, and then hugged her.
"I'm sorry." She said. Tori knew that what she'd said was utterly inadequate, but she just didn't know what else to say. She had no idea how else to react to this news. Her parents weren't there a lot of the time, but at she still knew that they loved her.
"Hugs don't solve everything Tori." Jade chuckled, hugging her back all the same. Tori just squeezed the goth girl tighter, putting all the comfort she could into the hug. Jade squeezed her back, showing that she got the message. They broke apart, and Jade gave Tori a small smile before starting the car. Tori buckled her seatbelt, and then frowned.
"He let you take your car?" She asked, surprised. Jade smirked.
"He didn't mean to. He forgot that I kept the only key to the Accord in my room. So I put the keys in my pocket and walked out with them, then took the car when he went back inside. The look on his face when he ran outside was priceless." She laughed, but Tori could hear the pained, bitter edge to it. Tori looked straight ahead, glaring out the windshield.
After school that day, Tori walked. Jade had to stay after to practice for an upcoming play, and Tori had told her to just meet her at her house. But Tori wasn't going home. There was somebody she needed to talk to.
Fifteen minutes later, Tori knocked on the front door of the West house. Mr. West opened the door surprisingly quickly, and looked disappointed when he saw Tori. "Ah, Ms. Vega. Come in, come in." He said, quickly masking his disappointment, and stepping to the side to allow her entrance. Tori stepped in, and he shut the door, and then turned to face her.
"What can I do for you?" He asked pleasantly.
"You can tell me why Jade slept in her car in front of my house last night." Tori said angrily. He stared at her in silence for a few seconds, and then seemed to crumple.
"You found out about that?" He said, resigned.
"It was kind of hard to miss." Tori snapped.
"I didn't expect her to actually leave." He said quietly. "We were arguing, and I decided to show her that I meant what I said by telling her to leave. I thought she'd try to compromise, or even that she'd concede. I didn't think she'd decide to obey me." Tori stared at him in disbelief. Some of her anger had left at the obvious pain in his face, but still…
"You expected Jade to give in or compromise when she was angry?" She said incredulously. "I thought you've been living with her all of her life." Mr. West hung his head and opened his mouth, but the door burst open before he could say anything. Jade stood there, glaring at Tori.
"I went to your home, but you weren't there." Jade said accusingly. Tori opened her mouth to speak, but Jade whirled around to face her father before Tori could say anything. She threw an object at him, which he caught. He looked down at the object to see that it was a house key. "I felt weird having the key to a stranger's house." Jade growled. She turned back to Tori, preventing him from saying anything. "Come on Vega. Let's go." She whirled around and started to leave.
"Wait." Tori said. Jade stopped, though she remained tense. Tori turned to Mr. West. "Don't you have something to say to Jade?" She asked, giving him a chance to fix the mess. He stared at his daughter, and then clenched his hands into fists.
"No." He said firmly. Tori stared at him in disbelief, horrified.
"But you said…"
"I know what I said." He snapped. Jade tensed even more at this. She did not like other people being rude to Tori. "But she's clearly made her choice, and I've made mine." He turned and walked away from the entry hall. Tori gulped, and Jade walked out the door. Tori ran after her, slamming the door shut. They got in Jade's Accord in silence.
"How'd you find me?" Tori asked, confused. Jade started the car and pulled away from the house before answering.
"I got out early and headed to your house. But when I got there, Trina told me you weren't home yet. I knew that it didn't take you that long to get home, which meant you'd gone somewhere else. And I know you like to meddle. It was pretty simple to figure it out from there." Tori nodded, and they went the rest of the way in silence. When they arrived at Tori's house, Jade turned off the car, but sat there, gripping the steering wheel and glaring out the window. Tori gulped, and then held out her arms.
"Jade…"Jade turned in her seat and threw herself into Tori's arms, sobbing. Tori rubbed her back silently, letting her get everything out.
"I just…I don't know." Jade sobbed, her tears soaking Tori's shoulder. "I can't live in this car forever. What am I going to do?" Tori waited for her sobs to subside before speaking.
"Well, my parents used to rent out our guest room to my cousin while she was going to college near here. I'm sure that they'd be willing to do the same thing for you." Jade pulled slightly away from Tori to look her in the face.
"Are you sure?" She asked, sounding hesitant and scared. Tori's anger at Mr. West grew, furious at anybody who made her girlfriend sound like that. Tori smiled at Jade.
"Of course, I'm sure. My mom loves you, and my dad's just happy that he doesn't have to worry about you getting me pregnant." Jade chuckled at this.
"Well, if you're sure." She said, wiping her eyes.
"I am." Tori said with a smile leaning forward and kissing Jade on the nose. Jade scrunched up her face at this, and they both laughed. Jade hugged Tori again.
"I love you." Jade whispered.
"And I love you." Tori replied.
Author's Notes
Thanks for reading everybody! And thanks for all of the reviews and Private Messages I've been getting regarding this fic! I found the song for 'X'! Just need 'Z' now. I hope this chapter answered your questions as to why Jade was staying with Tori for Accidentally in Love and Closing Time.
And now, I'm going to speak about covers. As you've probably figured out by now, at the beginning of each chapter I list the name of the song and the artist who performed it. Now, from time to time I will list the name of an artist who actually covered the song instead of the artist who wrote it. This is on purpose. I list the version of the song that I hear in connection to Jori and this fic, as well as my personal favorite. So, no offense to John Mayer, but I preferred the Casey James version instead. (It's not on ITunes, check YouTube.
Thanks again for reading!