A/N I have all the freaking ideas in the world for this fic but no type to type it up. Would have typed it up sooner. And thank u from all the brony fans on those name corrections. My stupid auto correct on my phone changed them without me realizing. :P Enjoyz.
Tori was in a slight daze. Yesterday Jade and Tori had rehearsed and even had a good time before Jade had to head home. Tori could feel that something that opened up a little in Jade that let them get along better now. In Tori's mind that was a good thing and a bad thing. It meant one step closer to being Jades friend and another step closer to losing her cool and telling Jade she liked her. She hadn't told anyone that Jade had stole the script from Sikowitz and Jade didn't even ask her not to tell either. It was like nothing needed to be said.
Jade was playing with what appeared to be a new pair of scissors all morning long. She was stroking the blades and opening and closing them as she walked through the halls. Tori wondered if she should get Jade a present or something maybe to seal their friendship. The word had Tori freeze up in math class. Her friendship with Andre was on thin ice. Tori felt it inside.
After going through that whole laundry list of reasons why Andre shouldn't date Jade that night he showed up at her door, Tori was now poignantly going after the girl she told him not to like. Though Tori had told no one she knew that Andre probably could read the signs a mile away anyway. Tori always had trouble keeping her crushes secret. Mostly because when she had a crush she was crushed.
She couldn't think of much else and when they were around she had trouble keeping what little cool she did have. Every guy she had ever crushed on knew that she liked them through the way she'd stutter when talking to them and scuff her feet on the floor. She'd also get really confused with what she was saying.
She wasn't showing the symptoms as much with Jade. She thought this was because unlike all those guys. She knew Jade from the start and developed these feeling later. With the guys, she saw them from a distance and didn't know them well or how to be with them. With Jade it was just like being with a friend and not this stranger that is unknown to her.
Tori knows what to expect from Jade and is less worried about saying the wrong thing and making her mad. But still the fact that the crush she had was on Jade made things harder on her friendship with Andre. Now how was she going to break it to him, if she was going to tell him at all.
Jade had driven to school early to escape the screaming match between her parents that morning. She had sat on the floor by her locker with her new pair of purple handled scissors and cut up a piece of paper whispering to herself, "I love her. I hate her guts. I love her. I hate her guts," with each sliced off piece ending with the final piece, "I love her." She had watched it flitter to the floor as Cat bounced over and asked her a million stupid questions.
Jade had been in a surprisingly good mood and had talked with Cat for a bit, much to Cat's surprise. Jade had went to the bathroom just before her vocals class had started and noticed Beck and Andre talking to Cat about something. Jade wasn't worried.
She had bribed Cat with a lollipop and a promise of an ice cream run anytime that Cat wanted in exchange for not telling Beck and Andre as much as possible about yesterday. Cat was one to keep her word when ice cream and candy was involved. That's what made her good to have around in Jade's eyes. She and Cat and grown up together and were best friends (according to Cat). She could always count on Cat to stand by her even when Jade was her meanest.
Cat always bounced back and loved Jade anyway. Jade felt a smile tug on her lips at that. That wasn't too hard to hard to admit to herself. She did love Cat. Like a little annoying but adorable sister. Not that she'd admit that to anyone else.
Jade had the tendency to spoil Cat in secret. And Cat was happy to keep quiet as long as Jade promised to give her something in return. But lately Cat didn't even ask for something, Jade usually offered first. It wasn't a give and take anymore, they just mutually worked things out without asking for things. They just made the difference in the long run.
This was nothing like her relationship with Tori. Tori was almost a wild card in Jade's mind. There were things that Jade could expect from her: like being nosey, annoying, a little selfish, and overly optimistic.
But what Jade couldn't always expect was how much Tori was willing to go out of her way for others, or try hard at something that appears unattainable. Jade always underestimated her in that aspect. Jade was afraid of that variable. She knew she could never expect how much Tori would try to get Jade to like her. Let alone now that she knew Tori like liked her, she wondered how much Tori would try to get Jade to like her back.
Now she was playing with her scissors just before class and as usual Sikowitz was late 10 minutes. So she used her time to examine her new scissors for flaws. Tori was picking at her nails nervously. They were going to get their roles soon. She prayed in her head that she got the role of Damien and Jade got the role of Lucinda. Andre sat besides her making her feel a little uneasy. She didn't want to chance too many looks behind her at Jade. She was scared that Andre or Jade might catch her.
Cat was sitting beside Tori. In a little note pad Cat was sketching pirate clothes. Tori peeked over at her trying to distract herself. "Do you like Tori?" Cat looked up at her. "These are going to be your clothes if you get the part."
"They look great Cat," Tori smiled down at her. "You sure you know all my measurements?"
"Yep I'm positive." Cat nodded.
Tori thought about that a moment. "You got Jade's too right?"
"Yep. Even though I'm making her a tail in collaboration with the effects crew I can figure out how long to make it." Cat nodded.
"So you're making her top right?" Tori spoke lowly to Cat trying to make sure no one else heard as she rummaged around in her backpack for something to distract Cat with.
"Yep just a simple bikini top modeled to look scaly." Cat nodded noticing Tori was looking for something.
"Do you have our measurements just written down?" Tori pulled out a small hard candy.
"Nope, I just remember it." Cat looked at the candy.
"Can you tell me what Jade's top sizes are, I wanted to get her a shirt." Tori gave Cat the candy.
"Sure Tori." Cat took the candy happily.
Both girls looked up and fell silent as they heard Sikowitz walk in.
"Now then, let's get down to business," Sikowitz sat on his stool looking at the class reading off a sheet on a clipboard. "The female lead role of Lucinda the Siren will be played by…" he paused for dramatic effect, "Jade West!" Jade smiled smugly. Tori looked over at her and was happy Jade got the role she wanted. "The male lead role of Damian the pirate captain will be played by…" he paused again, "Tori Vega!"
"Yay!" Tori grinned. Jade looked sidelong at her looking forward to working with Tori for once.
"Beck you will play the part of Derek and Andre you the part of Kevin," Sikowitz went on listing the names of other extras and stage crew members. Tori was in deep thought about the fact that her two closest guy friends would also be practicing with she and Jade. If one of the guys noticed Tori's looks to Jade they might figure it out and tell Jade. Sikowitz finished and told the class to start memorizing their lines as he handed out the full script to all the cast. "Remember rehearsals are coming up. And if you come up with a good addition to the scenes you have to let me know and the other actors as well before hand so I can alert the lighting and sound crews for a change." Tori was still zoned out at he continued chattering as people asked questions.
"Tori. Tori?" Andre was shaking her shoulder, "You in there?"
"Hey, sorry, what?" Tori jumped looking at him. "Oh sorry, I was just thinking of something." Tori scratched her head nervously
"Yeah, me too. I wanted to ask you about Jade." Andre rung his hands together a little. He was nervous. He didn't want to ask Tori if she had a crush on Jade, but he had to know. Both he and Beck agreed to figure out what was going on between the two of them and after interrogating Cat that morning before class and finding out that Jade and Tori were alone in Tori's house after Cat left had them wondering really bad now. Tori was one of Andre's closest friends and he wanted to support her but she was keeping him out of the loop.
"Yeah what about her?" Tori asked curiously.
At the same time, Beck had turned to Jade and struck up a conversation with her about the play. "So, you're sure you and Tori can get along this time?"He wasn't completely scared of asking Jade bluntly, but he did worry that she might maul him for asking especially since the both of them are exs. They had started out as good friends before the whole relationship bloom. He hoped that Jade would confide in him the truth. He wanted Jade to be happy, even if it wasn't with him. Though if it was true he knew he'd be jealous of Tori for getting Jade to like her. Beck ran his fingers through his hair nervously.
"Yeah. I mean, according to her we're now friends and stuff." Jade rolled her eyes speaking low to Beck hoping that Tori's conversation with Andre was keeping her distracted.
"So there's nothing going on between you two?" Beck tilted his head getting to the point.
"Do you like her?" Andre asked bluntly to Tori.
Both girls paused glancing at each other at the same moment, only to look away blushing at being caught. Beck and Andre looked respectively at Jade and Tori waiting.
"No."
"Yes."
