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Jori Friendship: After The Performance
Takes place after 'Tori Goes Platinum'.
"That was a nice performance." Beck says as he, Jade, Cat, Oliver, Robbie, Andre, and Trina make their way back to where Tori is changing back to her regular clothes after her performance at the Platinum Music Awards.
"Of course you'd say that." Jade says with a sneer as they walk backstage to see Tori.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Cat asks as they walk backstage.
"Oh, you didn't know?" Jade asks Cat as they walk through the halls, finally making it to the area when they see Tori walk out of the dressing room back in her clothes. "Beckett here tried to kiss Vega last night while you and your Bibble guard were helping me get ready." Jade tells the redhead as Tori walks up to them.
"How'd you know about that?" Tori asks when she hears what Jade just said.
"Next time you plan on kissing someone, make sure there isn't a webcam turned on." Jade says, leaning up against a wall. "Why are we here again?" She asks as the others start congratulating Tori, Tori and Beck looking a little awkward with the revelation.
"We're here to congratulate Tori for her amazing performance." Andre says, staring between his best friend and the Goth with curiosity.
"Whatever." Jade says with a groan, staring at nothing.
"Why are you wearing Tori's jacket?" Trina asks after hugging her sister and congratulating her, staring at the Goth.
"Why do you care?" Jade counters, staring at the elder Vega sister.
"Because that's her favorite jacket, and you're wearing it like it's yours." Trina says, staring at Jade.
"I gave it to her to wear when we changed earlier, when she gave me back my spot." Tori says, looking at her sister. "Thank you, by the way, for doing that. I know you didn't have to." She tells Jade, giving her a small smile.
"Don't mention it." Jade says, avoiding Tori's gaze.
"Why did you give Tori back her spot?" Robbie asks, standing less than a foot away from Cat.
"None of your business, Shapiro." Jade says, glaring at the puppeteer. "I'm leaving." She says, turning and walking away, ignoring the protest from Trina about still wearing Tori's jacket.
The next day, as Jade sits in her room watching The original 'Nightmare On Elm Street' movies, she groans when she hears a knock at her door.
"WHAT?!" She yells, opening the door. "How the hell do you know where I live?" She asks, staring at the half-Latina in front of her.
"Beck gave me a ride." Tori says with a blush, looking at hers and Jade's feet.
"Why would Beck give you a ride?" Jade asks with venom in her voice, glaring at the tanned girl in front of her.
"We were hanging out at my house, talking and having fun. We tried to invite you, but you never answered." Tori says, looking away from Jade. "When everyone went to leave, I asked him to drop me off so I could talk to you." She explains, looking at the welcome mat in front of the front door.
"Who said I want to talk to you?" Jade asks, leaning against the door frame.
"Why did you give me back the spot at singing at the Platinum Music Awards?" Tori asks quickly, staring at the welcome mat and Jade's boots.
"Why do you care? You got your spot back and now you have a chance at a recording contract." Jade says with a hint of jealousy.
"You don't do stuff like that. If you knew about Beck trying to kiss me, I would have thought that you would've kept it for yourself to embarrass me or something as payback." Tori says, finally looking into Jade's eyes. "So why would you give it back to me?" She asks, staring into Jade's blue-green eyes.
"Why did you say no to Beck's kiss?" Jade asks instead, curious about that since she thought Tori's wanted Beck since day one.
"Like I told him, if you haven't heard, because of you. I consider us friends, and you don't kiss a friend's ex-boyfriend." Tori says, looking down when she sees the curiosity in Jade's eyes.
"And you couldn't do that to a friend." Jade says, quoting herself from the night before and Tori's line when she pushed Beck away.
"Yeah, I couldn't do that to a friend." Tori says with a smile and blush.
"There's more to the story, isn't there?" Jade asks, finally moving aside and waving Tori in, not wanting to have this conversation outside.
"You could say that." Tori says, walking in and following Jade to her room after Jade closes and locks the front door. "Where's my jacket?" She asks when they get into the pale girl's room, noticing the small area where Jade shoots her 'What I Hate' and 'What I Love' videos for the Slap.
"In my closet." Jade says simply. "It looks better on me than it does you." She says smugly as she leads Tori to her bed, the two sitting on it to talk.
"No arguments here." Tori says with a blush, looking at her lap. "Beck's just a friend. I told him that earlier when we were hanging out. He thankfully understood and it wasn't awkward after we talked." She says, biting her lower lip.
"So, you turned down one of the nicest, hottest guys in school, just because you only see him as a friend?" Jade asks, not figuring out if what Tori's saying is true or not.
"Yep." Tori says simply. "He's only a friend, nothing more. I did like him in the beginning, but as time went on, I saw him more as a friend or a brother, nothing else." She says, eyes down.
"Is there anyone you do like?" Jade asks, noticing how nervous Tori looks.
"Yeah." Tori says, hesitant. "So, are you still interested in Beck?" She asks, shifting focus to Jade instead of herself.
"Not anymore." Jade says, noting how quick Tori was to change the subject. "I got over it before Sikowitz sent us on that playdate thing." She admits, staring at the nervous shifting of Tori's hands. "What is with you today? You're acting like you killed someone and you're being interrogated while hoping no one notices they lying." She says, staring Tori.
"Nothing." Tori says a little too quickly, letting out a sigh. "Thanks again for last night." She says, standing up. "See you at school." She says, making her way to leave Jade's room and house.
"How long have you realized you like women?" Jade asks, making Tori stop at her door.
"Since the party at Kenan's house. I realized before the party that I liked women as well as men, but it was the party when we hung out with Carly and her friends after our mixed performance that I realized I found women just as attractive as men, if not more than." Tori admits, her back to Jade.
"What made you first realize you like women?" Jade asks, standing up and walking over to Tori.
"Watching 'iCarly'." Tori says, looking down. "I realized a few months into the show that I found Carly and Sam prettier than I should have." She says, turning around. "How'd you know? That I'm bi?" She asks as Jade gets up to her.
"When we were changing last night before I changed the script for the show, I noticed how you kept trying not to look at the girls beside us walking around in their bras and underwear." Jade says, turning Tori around.
"It's hard not to look. Especially the ones wearing the half-cup and strapless bras because of their dresses and outfits." Tori says shyly, looking away.
"I don't blame you." Jade says with a small smirk. "That one woman with the big tits kept showing them off. It was hard to not motorboat those watermelons attached to her chest." She says with a laugh.
"Huh?" Tori asks, confused by Jade's admittance.
"What? Didn't know I was bi too?" Jade asks, amused by the look on Tori's face.
"Uh-uh." Tori says, staring at Jade.
"So, who's the person you like? I'm guessing it's a girl?" Jade asks, walking back to her bed to sit, smirking to herself when she hears Tori following.
"All I'll tell you is that it is a girl." Tori says, sitting a few feet away from Jade on the Goth's Queen size bed.
"I'll give you a ride home." Jade says a few hours later, the two of them spending that time talking and getting to know each other better, finally becoming friends in both girl's minds.
"Thank you." Tori says, her stomach growling. "Sorry, haven't eaten since breakfast." She says as they walk through Jade's house.
"Want to stop and grab something?" Jade asks as they head for her front door.
"No, I'll be fine." Tori says, following Jade.
"Too bad. We're stopping by Inside Out Burger." Jade says, opening the door.
"You're paying." Tori says with a burst of courage.
"This isn't a date, Vega." Jade says, unlocking her car.
"You said it, not me." Tori says with a hidden smile.
Hope this was okay. I wanted to try something a little different and have them friends with the possibility of a relationship between them.
I know it's not original having Tori crushing on Jade and acting a little nervous around her, but it felt more believable to have Tori acting that way over Jade.
Thank you for reading, and please review.
Blessed Be.
