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Jade's POV
"Jade, please can we watch see something else, anything else?" Jake whines at me as we walk towards the ticket booth.
"Jake don't be such a baby." I say with a smirk. A new gory slasher came out and it looks like a complete blood bath.
"Ugh fine!" Jake says pouting as I buy our tickets.
We find decent seats in the middle of the theatre as the previews start. Once the movie starts I'm totally sucked in. it starts off so gory it isn't even funny but I am proud Jake is taking this like a champ I know he has a week stomach and doesn't like gory films. After the movie is over we walk out into the mall.
"Want me to take you out for ice cream now? Make you feel better?" I can see Jake visibly shutter.
"Um no I don't want to eat anything now or for the next few days.
I just shake my head laugh at how much of a baby he can be sometimes. We walk towards the doors to exit the mall and I see Andre. It's been a couple weeks since I last saw anyone from the gang.
"Hey Jade!" He says coming over to me.
"Hey Dre, what's up?" I ask.
"Nothing much just going to catch a movie with Beck, hey Jake how are you man?"
"Oh I'm good."
"Jade I didn't know you guys got back together congrats." Andre says turning back to me.
"Oh no, we aren't together, just friends Dre." I correct him and Jake just smiles. I haven't exactly told anyone else I'm gay and in love with Tori.
"Oh wow. Tori told me you guys were together seemed pretty bummed about it."
"What? I didn't tell Tori anything."
"Hmm oh well that's strange she anyway I better get going, nice seeing you two." Andre says looking confused but shrugging it off. What the fuck, why does Tori think I am with Jake, but why does it matter she is with that girl. "Hey Andre, do you know if Tori is seeing anyone?"
"No she is still single as far as I know." Andre says waving and walking away. She is single, what was with that girl kissing her the other day.
"So she isn't actually with that other girl then?" Jake asks, as I stand there stunned.
"No I guess not. But why was she kissing her. Maybe she just didn't tell him."
"Maybe you should try and talk to her." Jake says to me like I'm a child. I just pull out my phone and call Tori's number. It gives me a message about that phone number is not in service anymore.
"It's saying it's out of service. How do I talk to her? She hasn't used her slap account in months."
"I don't know Jade, do you think she is still in Vegas?" Jake asks.
"Trip to Vegas?" I say looking at him.
"I've never been granted I'm not cool and don't have a fake id but yes let's go it's only like 3 and a half hours of a drive and we enjoy a day there." Jake says getting excited.
"Let's do it." I say with a smirk.
"Jake, you know what would be a fun game? Turn the gps on because we are lost." I say sarcastically.
"We are not lost Jade and gps' are for babies. I told you I have driven to Las Vegas before." Jake says sounding slightly irritated which proves my theory of being lost more.
"Jake I have seen that barn 3 times now. Turn on the stupid gps!" I decide to just do it myself and go to turn it on.
"Stop Jade we are on a road trip, we don't need to use technology to fund our way have trust in me."
"Jake, if you get us stranded because your dumbass runs out of gas taking us on a non-stop tour of this 50 year old barn I have seen far too many times I'm going to kill you and then probably eat you because who knows when we would be rescued." I just slouch down in my seat staring out the window.
"So you don't like the barn? Cuz I totally bought that for you to live in." Jake says after a few minutes. I just turn to glare at him. "Jeez Jade take a joke, you can't be this grumpy when you see Tori."
"I'll be instant happy when I see her, she isn't this annoying with her barn fucking touring." I growl out.
"Well I hope you know if you eat me I'm not going to be very good." Jake says with his own smirk.
"I hate you." I say fighting a smile.
After a 4 and a half hour drive because Jake totally got lost we finally make it into Vegas. Jake finds a parking lot outside of the main strip.
"Okay so what Casino was it that Tori was performing at?" Jake says as he gets out of the car.
"Uhhhh, I think it was Tropicana. Hopefully she isn't there at just nights. I say remembering it was rather late when I first saw her." Jake nods at me.
"Well we can find something to do if it is only a night thing." Jake waves down a taxi for us. "Okay Jade, remember no matter what you need to tell Tori how you feel, no more feeling guilty because you don't know that she is with anyone and there is always the chance she feels the same back." Jake says looking at me. I can't believe it's been a full week since I saw Tori, and I'll probably see her again. Jake is right I am telling her no matter what.
"I'm anxious. I really need to just find her." I say voicing my inner thoughts.
"We will Jade, don't worry. I think we are almost there." Jake says while looking out the window; we can see Tropicana coming up. I feel even more anxious knowing we are almost there. I think of how I am going to tell Tori, should I just kiss her?
"Jade, calm down, the taxi driver is going to start thinking we are part of stomp if you don't stop tapping so much." Jake smiles at me and I realize that both my hands and feet were tapping.
"We could be, maybe he will give us free cab fair that way." I smirk sticking my tongue out at him.
When we arrive at the casino I pay the cab fair since Jake over out here and paid for parking. I can at least cover something. We walk into the casino and I feel myself getting more anxious and nervous.
"Okay the room she performed at last time was by the bar. Maybe they will be setting up for it now." I say trying to find my way around the huse Casino not remembering exactly how we found the bar the first night. After walking around aimlessly for about 15 minutes we finally find the bar and the room off to the side of it. The room is locked though and I don't see anything about a performance later on. I decide to ask the bartender if he knows anything.
"Hi excuse me, I was wondering that room last week had a girl performer named Tori Vega sing, is she going to be performing tonight?" I ask politely.
"Oh I remember her great singer and really sweet girl unfortunately no her last performance was two days ago. She sounded like she was headed back home after that performance. I'm sorry I can't be more help. Maybe you can look u her shows online." He smiles apologetically at me.
"Thank you sir." I say feeling my hope deflate. So Tori aren't here anymore. She is probably back in Washington now. I don't even know where. Grrr why does her phone have to be turned off?
"Sorry Jade." Jake says grabbing my shoulder lightly for support. I just shake my head sadly. Maybe it's just not meant to be.
"Let's go exploring, it will take your mind off of the situation and won't be a wasted trip." Jake says with hope.
"Okay, we need to go find the zip line. I know it's somewhere around here." I say with a smirk. I mine as well enjoy my time here because I'm going to go home and be sad and depressed when I get back.
After spending the day finding things 18 year old and up can do which there are surprisingly a lot we head back home. Though I am hiding it I am really sad I didn't see Tori. I feel like this is a sign we aren't meant to be together. Maybe I can get over her and we can be friends one day. She probably doesn't even have feelings for me anyways. We end up home at the really early hours of the morning and I'm exhausted.
I sleep most of the day the next day and even after I finally wake up I don't really move out of bed other than to get more coffee or to use the bathroom. Not seeing Tori yesterday really did a toll on me and I just want to be alone.
In the middle of one of the horror movies I was watching my phone starts to ring. I am instantly annoyed at whoever is calling me.
"What?" I say into the phone without even looking to see who is calling.
"Well hello to you too Jade." Jake says sarcastically in the phone.
"What?" I ask annoyed he interrupted my self-loathing and horror movie.
"I am coming over I need to show you and talk to you about something. Be there soon." Jake says before I can even answer he hangs up great. I just turn my attention back to the movie not caring to change or make myself presentable. Jake has seen me at my worse that's what best friends are for aren't they?
About 15 minutes later the doorbell rings. I roll my eyes stomping out of bed not even a little interested in what Jake wants to show me because I just want to be alone today. I open the door without checking the peephole knowing its Jake.
"What the fuck do you want?" I say rudely and regret it the minute it leaves my mouth.
"Uh hi Jade. I just wanted to come see you and talk. I can go though if this is a bad time." Inset foot in mouth dammit I made her upset. But holy shit Tori Vega is at my front door. Now I wish I had tried to make myself look presentable.
"Sorry, I thought you were someone else I wasn't expecting you come on in Tori." I say giving her a smile because I am happy she is here.