A.N. I know some of you are confused and I'm trying to get it all explained. I just hate story's where there barely get along and then the next second there telling the other all of their secrets. In the mean time I've tried to explain as much as I can through Trina's behavior.

Jade POV

I'm so fucking confused and a little bit terrified. I don't understand what the hell is happening or why I'm a part of it. Of course I knew that Trina wasn't actually the Trina she portrayed but I never thought or imagined that she'd be what I just saw. Forget about fucking Trina Vega. The fact that Tori just casually asked to talk to her sister who had me cornered with a knife was concerning.

I had always thought that maybe they'd been given a special prompt when they entered the school to portray a certain thing. But as of right now that theory flies out the window. And now I'm actually pissed. Truly and legitimately furious. I didn't do shit to give Trina the idea that I give two fucks about Tori and now all of a sudden I'm supposed to fucking protect her.

I don't understand what Trina's talk meant. Only that something was going to happen tomorrow and if I didn't keep my mouth shut about it I was a dead girl. For some fucking reason Trina was playing puppet master with my life. She said she choose well telling Sikowitz to give us the assignment and I don't fucking understand.

Not long after I walk out of the janitors closet my courage comes back to me. I'm about to head back into the room when Beck pulls me aside. "Listen, I know how much you dislike Tori but take it easy on her, ok." His voice is calm like he's explaining sharing to a child.

"Leave me alone, I'm not in the fucking mood right now" I've got too much shit to worry about at the moment without adding Beck to the equation. "I get it, you like tori, don't worry she'll come back alive"

"This has nothing to do with me Jade. We all know how you treat Tori. Just be a little bit nice. She can't handle you" He says it in a condescending tone. If I wasn't already furious this would have gotten me there. Everyone thought Vega was such an innocent and pure fucking person. They didn't notice the looks she gave people when she was angry. They only saw what she wanted them too and I was fucking tired of it.

I didn't have to say anything. The look I gave him was response enough. He flinched back before turning and walking away. Right as I was about to open the door to the closet Sikowitz appeared. "It's time for the project to begin. Where is Tori." Before I can respond Vega walks out of the closet. She gives me a look I can't quite decipher.

"Ah good you're here Tori. The assignment officially starts now." His voice is light and airy. Almost like he doesn't understand what he's doing to us. He stands looking at us expectantly. "Go on then, hold hands." He herds Tori closer to me. Her face is hidden but her hands are clinched tight. The dread is clear in her body language and if I hadn't already been so bloody conflicted about the events of the day I'm sure I would have said something.

Tired of waiting I reach out and grab her hands ready to get this over with. Her hands are slim compared to mine and so tense that it's hard to interlock our fingers. Her entire body is rigid with reluctance and I find myself slightly offended. One look from Sikowitz and her body relaxes but her hands remain as they were.

Suddenly Trina's standing beside me. She's giving Sikowitz a look that I don't understand. There seems to be a lot of that happening to me lately. A new theme if you will. Me not understanding. "Hey, I know Tori's got somewhere to be but she needs to come get her things out of my car and put them in Jades." Trina says it in such a manner that I almost forget what just happened not even a full 10 feet from me.

Sikowitz nods his head in agreement before walking off. Trina waste no time heading out the door as me and Tori follow hand in hand. I don't know what I'm expecting when we get to the car but it wasn't silence. The tension between the two sisters is so thick I could cut it with scissors. The younger Vega is avoiding the elder's gaze, her eyes settling on our entwined hands.

All of a sudden the real Trina is standing in front of us. "Look, I'm sorry Red. I know you hate me right now and I'm sorry. Please, just for a second can you look at me. Just please" Her voice is small and feeble. When Tori looks up tears shine in her eyes.

Trina suddenly sprints forward and incases Tori in a tight embrace. I'm not sure if I can call it a hug because it seems to be so much more. For the first time I see the Vegas as they are, sisters. Trina steps back and I can see from her face that something bad is going to happen. "I'm sorry, ok, I just need you to know how sorry I am" The tears in her eyes are very real.

I'm confused for a second at this display of emotions. Looking around I notice for the first time that we are completely shielded from the school by a big truck that's parked beside Trina's car. I would have taken note earlier but I'm on a system overload.

Tori's face is a mixture of understanding and confusion. "I know your sorry. We already talked about this remember. In the closet. You explained everything. I just don't like it. "

Trina's head drops and I swear I see a tear run down her cheek. "There's one thing I didn't tell you in the closet. It was too risky. To public. You've had a lot going on and I don't blame you for not remembering but I don't want Jade to get the worst of it when you realize." Trina's voice is cautious and her body is positioned like she's talking to an animal. At Tori's confused look she continues. "Tomorrow is January 23rd"

With those words the entire atmosphere changes. Before I can comprehend what's happening Tori launches herself at Trina pinning her to the ground. Trina fights back twisting herself out from under Tori's grasp but Tori is fast and with the time it took me to blink Trina is pinned against the car. "NO, you don't get to leave me. No fucking way Merc. You promised!" There's a certain desperation in the words I don't think I've ever heard.

"I have too. I'm sorry but I have to. You know I have to." Trina's words are strained, barely making it out and just like that Tori collapses, her shoulders hunched over in pure defeat. Trina looks to me then, the threatening pose she held with me earlier is nowhere to be found. "Don't let her hurt anyone. She'll listen to you if you try hard enough."

Turning around she pulls a duffle bag out of her car setting in on the gound. She crouches in front of Tori and wipes her tears away. Tori glances up long enough for Trina to give her a kiss on the forehead and hear a whispered "I love you." Then she's gone. Driving out of the parking lot as Tori stares after her.

I'm still confused as hell but I understand a little bit more of the talk me and Trina had earlier, if you could call it that. I had been so confused with why Tori needed a babysitter and why I was supposed to be it. I understood now. I wasn't supposed to be protecting Tori from other people, I was supposed to be protecting other people from tori. Trina's threats made sense now. She was making sure I was more scared of her than I would be of Tori. She was truly protecting her sister which meant that the threats I thought were empty were anything but.

Making my decision. Well accepting a decision that had already been made for me. I swing the duffle bag over my shoulder before grabbing Tori's hand and dragging her along with me to my car. Her hands are still tense but less than before. Placing her bag in the back, I move to get in before being pulled away.

"Where are we going Vega" my voice doesn't come out as harsh as I want it to. I doubt she notices as she continues to pull me along.

"I have detention with Lane today. I've already missed to many this year and I'm told if I miss another there'll be consequences." Her voice is distant and straight to the point and for a moment I wonder if I just imagined everything in the parking lot.

"What does goody two shoes Vega have detention for. I thought you never did wrong" the words come out before I have the chance to filter them and I'm waiting for her to turn her anger to me but she doesn't.

Tori shrugs her shoulders. "I shouldn't. All they have is one guys word and nothing to go off. Because I don't have a concrete alibi besides my Sister they've chosen to believe him. They think I have a strong motive"

"Sooo your saying you have detention all the time and you did nothing wrong" I can hear the disbelief in my voice clear as day and I hope she can too.

She shakes her head quickly. "I'm saying they have no proof I did anything wrong"

I almost stop walking at the words spoken. That was as good as a confession to me. I did have to wonder what exactly she did though. Before I know it were in an empty classroom with lane sitting in the front. The guidance counselor gives a brief nod of acknowledgement while Tori sits down and begins working on her homework from the day. I decide to do the same.

The hour passes quick and I manage to get all my homework done. Tori's hands have finally relaxed and they fit easily into mine. If wasn't Jade West I might have enjoyed it. Were about to walk out the door before Lane starts talking. He's using the same tone he often uses with me when he's trying to get me to see the error's I my ways. "So no proclamation of your innocence today. You're not going to tell me you didn't do it and we have it wrong." His tone has a tired edge to it. Like he's said this too many times to count.

Tori's hands tense again and for a second I see something akin to remorse on her face. "I've already told you a million times I didn't do it. What more do you want me to do. Write a song for you because I can if you'd like." Her tone is light and teasing as I would have immediately expected from Tori before today.

"I don't know why you won't just talk to us. Mr. Larson has a bad reputation for sexual assault. Everybody would understand if you got scared and responded in sorts." He almost sounds desperate and I have to work hard to keep breathing normal because that boy who was harassing Cat had the last name of Larson. I try to catch Tori's gaze but she's quick to avoid it. Her hands grasp on to mine tighter though.

"When exactly did this happen." My voice sounds nervous and I don't do much to hide it.

Lane shoots me a hopeful look. He knows me and Tori don't like each other so I imagine he's hoping I'm going to rat her out. From the look that Tori's giving me she thinks the same.

"He was found literally beaten the same day it was discovered he'd been harassing girls" Lanes voice is disapproving and I can't tell if it's because of the beaten or the harassing girls part. A lot of things make since that I had never even thought about before. I had always thought Trina was following her sister determined to comfort her but now I was leaning more towards the idea that she was following to stop her.

I can remember the conversation I had with Cat that night. I had been beyond furious about her not telling me. I would have handled the situation. She said that "Tori saw it happen yesterday. She told me not to worry and that it would be handled. I was gonna tell you Jadey but I didn't want you to get in trouble for hurting him" Now that I thought of it some more he had dropped out a few days later.

I realize I've been thinking too long. Lane's looking smug like he's finally going to be proven right. I just love to be the bearer of disappointment so I turn my attention to Tori and pull her close to me so that our sides our touching. I don't even have to act nervous as my body is doing that all on its own. "Babe, I know we said we weren't going to tell anyone about uh, you know. But this is a little far don't you think." My attention turns to Lane who looking between the two of us frantically. "We sometimes, ah, hangout after school. Just as friends of course, but we have a reputation to uphold so we swore not to tell anyone. Tori had left the cafeteria after Cat told us what had happened. I found her in the Janitors closet. I brought her home with me. She was pretty devastated that she hadn't noticed Cat being bullied. We spent the better part of the night together." I clear my throat at the end of my little speech.

All I can do now is hope that I haven't underestimated Tori's acting ability. I'm not disappointed as she turns to me with a slightly betrayed look on her face. "We swore to each other we weren't going to tell. You know how much this could damage my reputation if people know I hang out with a gank" Her voice is fierce and I almost take a step back before remembering my roll. If possible I pull her even closer to me embracing her in a hug. Her body is rigid at first before it slowly molds into mine.

Lane is standing to the side of us shuffling uncomfortably. His head is low and ashamed. He truly thought Tori did it and it must have been a blow to realize otherwise. He excuses us quickly telling Tori her detentions are over. I waste no time pulling her out of the room. There are no conversations between us as we climb into the car and begin the drive to the home we will be sharing for the next few nights.