Author's note: I can't believe how many reviews I got! Thank you guys so much! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. I'm feeling a little iffy about it, but I'm still hoping you guys like it.
And thank you SKRowling for helping me with my Spanish…otra vez;)
Disclaimer: I don't own Victorious. And some of the dialogue in this chapter came from season 3's "Tori and Jade's Playdate."
{~~~TORI~~~}
My weekend was the best, and I can't help the smile that's permanently attached to my lips. Sure, it's Monday and all the other students here at Hollywood Arts are still grumpy 'cause they've just been ripped out of weekend mode; but I feel rejuvenated enough for all of us.
Friday night was AWESOME! Even though I had to kiss Jade…a lot, it was totally worth it to see Danny's face. He couldn't believe I was dating a girl.
Saturday and Sunday he left me a million texts, all of them along the lines of: "There's no way you're into girls." "I know you." and "How much did you pay that girl to date you?"
I ignored most of them, only replying to a couple to let him know that I was too busy with my girlfriend to chat with him; but he just would not let it go. He texted even more, telling me how dumb I was being and how he didn't believe I was really gay.
So what if he's right? He doesn't know that. He's just in denial. I know he believes Jade's my real girlfriend because the woman put on one heck of a show. Even I would've believed she liked me if I didn't know any better.
"What's so funny, Tori?" I don't have to peek over my locker to know that was André. "You know it's a sin to be that happy on a Monday, right?"
The cheesy smile doesn't go anywhere as I shrug my shoulders and dump everything into my locker. Next period is Sikowitz. No text books needed there.
"Hey, why's Tori so happy?" And that was Beck. I can't help it. I duck a little, avoiding eye contact with him. He's been very nice to me since I got here. I'd even say we're friends. And now I kinda feel like I broke the "bro code" or whatever because Jade's his ex. I realize me and Jade are just pretending to date, but he's not gonna know that. I promised Jade I wouldn't tell anyone we're faking, so…I gotta talk to Beck. Let 'em know I'm "dating" his ex.
But I can't even look him in the eyes! Aw man, what did I get myself into?
Okay, it's easy Tori. Just pull Beck aside and tell him you gotta tell him something important. Then go from there.
I try to. I really do, but I just end up looking in the complete opposite direction of him. And as a result, I spot Jade. She's heading my way, but she's not really paying much attention to where she's going. She's got a coffee in one hand, her phone in the other, and whatever's on her phone has a hundred percent of her attention.
Gosh I hope she doesn't run into anything. Even if she's rude and a total gank, I don't want anything bad to happen to her.
I kinda like her, in this weird love/hate/more hate, kind of way.
"Good morning, Jade." I say cheerfully, mostly to get her to look up and regard her surroundings, if only for a few seconds.
She scowls but she doesn't look up from her phone. I think she's doing it on purpose, just to ignore Beck. I doubt she wants to see him. They did just break up last Thursday.
Then, just before she passes by me, she makes eye contact. "I hate mornings, babe," she tells me as if I should already know this before kissing me…right on the mouth… right in front of everybody…in front of everybody! Then she walks away. Just like that. She's heading for Sikowitz's class and leaving me here with Beck and André.
Jammit!
This is so awkward! Whaddo I do? Whaddo I do? Whaddo I do!?
Class, go to class, muevete Tori!
I don't even spare Beck or André a glance before quickly following behind Jade.
Jade takes her normal seat in the back row, so taking my queue from her, I sit in my normal seat in the front of class.
I wish I would've sat in the back. André and Beck are up front with me and they keep giving me these weird looks while I pointedly try to ignore them. To try and act like nothing weird is going on…which is really, really hard.
Why did Jade kiss me? Well, I know why she kissed me. I'm paying her to be my pretend girlfriend. But why did she kiss me like that? She didn't even check for Beck's reaction after our kiss, and I know she wanted to get a rise out of him. And since that's what she wanted, why didn't the kiss feel like one of those… "show boating" type kisses? Why wasn't it all exaggerated, and unnecessarily long, just to make him uncomfortable? Why was it this quick little peck as if she didn't have to explain herself to anyone? As if we'd been doing this forever, as if we'd been dating for years and it was just…
I groan loudly as Jade's words come rushing back to me; the words she said when I first struck this deal with her. 'If I'm gonna play your girlfriend, I'm gonna be your girlfriend.'
"Tori?"
That's why the kiss felt so natural.
"Tori."
She was acting like she is my girlfriend, not like she's being paid to pretend to be my girlfriend and trying to make Beck jealous in the process.
"Tori."
Unlike what I did on Friday. I thought I did good, but now that I think about it…
"Tor-eee."
Everything I did, I did to make Danny uncomfortable. And it worked. And the more I could see it working, the bolder I got.
I wasn't myself.
"Tori."
Jade, on the other hand, didn't change her personality, or become a "character," for our date. She was just Jade…on a date with me.
"Tori!"
Dang it, she's good!
"AY, TORI!"
"What, André!" I snap. Okay, maybe subconsciously I realized he'd been calling me for a while, but on the surface it feels like he just suddenly yelled out my name, and quite frankly it scared the fudge out of me!
André points toward the front of the class where Sikowitz is sitting cross-legged on the floor and focusing all of his attention on me.
"Something you'd like to share with the class, Toro?" He asks before taking a sip of coconut juice.
I glance around the classroom without really making eye contact with anyone. I'm still able to see the way Beck and André are still staring at me with those looks. I notice the way Melissa's looking from Jade to me then back to Jade, repeatedly. And Jade, she's got this huge smirk on her face as she stares at me.
I make eye contact with her and she licks her lips. My eyes widen and my face goes red. My dang teenage hormones are going wonky on me because now I'm remembering how those lips felt against mine.
Dime, how is it possible for a psychopath like her to have such soft lips?
"Well?" Sikowitz prompts.
I turn my attention back to the front of the classroom shaking my head, as well as my wayward thoughts, away.
Nope. There's definitely nothing I'd like to share with the class.
"Good! Because I got something to share with all of you. Knowledge!" Sikowitz claps loudly before getting up and going to the board.
Once his back is to us, I get a tap on my shoulder. I frown when I turn around. I don't know this classmate by name, but he's handing me a note. I'm pretty sure it came from Jade because he's staring at her, not me. And his hand is shaking.
I roll my eyes and take the piece of paper. She probably threatened to castrate him if he read it.
When I open the note, I gasp loudly and I can feel my face heat up….again! I whip my head around and gape at Jade. She's plays innocent, widening her eyes just a little as if she's asking me what she could have possibly done to warrant such a look from me.
"Tori, it seems you do have something to share with the class." Sikowitz's voice is bursting with giddy excitement. It startles me because it's so loud and close.
When I turn around in my seat, I gasp again. He's standing right in front of me!
How'd he do that? Wasn't he just at the board?
Sikowitz reaches out and slightly tugs on the note in my hand. I react without thinking. I snatch the paper out of his grasp and stuff it in my mouth.
There's no way I can let him see that! Ni lo diga!
"Spit it out." He coaxes, poking dimples into my cheeks with his index fingers.
I shake my head and attempt to swallow it. I say attempt because it doesn't work out for me so good.
Stupid thing goes down the wrong pipe.
I start choking; but the note doesn't come up or go down. There's a paperjam in my esophagus.
I start to panic because I can't breathe. I'm trying to get air into my lungs but there's too much blockage. I think I just might die. Oh God, what if I do die!? I'll probably end up being one of those idiots on A Thousand Ways to Die; all because I swallowed a dirty note with an even dirtier picture on it!
For some reason, the thought makes me panic even more. That'snot how I want to get on TV!
"Jesus Vega!" I hear Jade yell. There's nothing but pure panic in her tone. I'd think it was weird any other day because she hates me; but as I'm supposed to be her girlfriend, I expect her to show a bit of concern for me. Even if she is pretending.
Suddenly I'm slapped on the back extremely hard. I'm pretty sure it was to help me stop coughing but I think I'd rather keep choking on this dirty note.
"Breathe!" Jade grunts, then I get hit again.
It's Jade who's hitting me.
Of course it's her. Everyone knows you're supposed to pat a cougher on the back, not slap the crap out of them. I'm sure Jade knows this too, she just likes hurting people. Me especially.
She's such a freak.
I hold a hand up, trying to get her to stop, but I'm still kinda choking.
The paper's almost down though.
I think I'm gonna be okay.
"Next time just soak it, idiot. People can't read soggy paper." She tells me before slapping me again.
OW!
"I'm….good." I wheeze, looking up at her. She's got her hand reared back, ready to strike again.
Please don't do it, I silently beg with my eyes.
"Sure about that, Vega?" she questions.
I nod my head vigorously.
"Maybe she should go see the nurse." André suggests.
"I'll take her," Beck offers…like I'm a kindergartener.
"Alright," Sikowitz concedes.
"She's fine." Jade sends a quick glare her ex's way before turning back to me. "Aren't you?"
A very wet and painful cough is my response.
I get another slap to the back for that one. It's a bit harder than the other slaps so I take it as a warning.
"Yeah…I'm fine." I tell Sikowitz.
"Excellent!" he exclaims before continuing on with the lesson. "Now, today you will learn about the importance…"
I cough again, and flinch badly. Jade's still standing next to me. I know she's going to hit me.
"Get up." She commands. I'm so relieved she kept her hands to herself that I do as I'm told immediately.
I cough a little more and flinch again, waiting for her to hit me. But she doesn't. She turns my chair around so that the back of it is facing the front of the class.
"Sit." she tells me.
In order to sit, and still face the front of the class, I've got to straddle my chair…so I do that, albeit a bit hesitantly. It feels weird.
Thank God I'm not wearing a skirt.
"Switch me seats." Jade tells the boy who's sitting behind me. He hesitates. "Now!"
I roll my eyes. She could've at least said please.
"Say," I cough, "please."
"Shut up, Vega."
Or not.
The boy scrambles out of his chair and Jade takes his place.
"Jade, why'd you switch seats with the shrugger?" Sikowitz sings, finally acknowledging the small disturbance in his class.
Huh? Shrugger? What the heck is a shrugger?
"Because I want to slap Vega on the back whenever she coughs." Jade answers immediately.
I groan. That's why she turned my seat around. So that the back of my chair isn't in her way and she's got full access to my back.
Dang it!
"Good idea." Sikowitz nods absently before going back to the lesson and leaving me at the mercy of Jade West.
I frown up at him. He's perhaps the worst teacher when it comes to our safety. He's completely satisfied with Jade's answer, accepting it as truth. And why not, more than likely it is the truth. But I don't think that's the normal response a normal teacher is supposed to have to an answer like that. I think a normal teacher is supposed to tell Jade that I'm fine and that it won't be necessary to continue slapping me.
I cough, and Jade slaps my back. Like she said she would.
It hurt. Like I knew it would.
This is gonna be the longest forty-five minutes of my life. My throat and chest feel itchy, an indication that I'm gonna cough a billion more times before class is over. Which means Jade is gonna slap me a billion more times.
I don't want to get slapped a billion more times.
So, when the next cough comes, I hold it in the best way I can. I clamp my mouth shut and refuse to let it out.
Not such a smart idea. It only makes my cough worse, like three times worse.
"Just let it out," Jade tells me before slapping me again. This time it doesn't hurt. Not really. It's kinda loud, making it sound like it was painful, but that's about it.
I nod my head and cough again, doing as I was instructed and "letting it out." Of course she slaps me again, but it seems to me that her slaps are gradually getting softer. They're becoming "pats."
I press my lips together, fighting the urge to smile. If I seem happy, Jade will probably think she's being too nice and start slapping me hard again.
She's evil like that.
But Jade takes the way I've pressed tightly pressed my lips together the wrong way. She thinks I'm trying to hold in another cough. And with good reason, because I start coughing again. Way worse than the first time I tried to hold my cough.
Jade doesn't hit me this time. Instead, she roughly yanks her chair up, making me jerk a little when the front of her chair bumps into the back of mine. Well technically it's the front of my seat since my chair is turned backwards. But whatever.
"Scoot back some." She tells me.
I turn a little just in time to see Jade scoot up to the edge of her seat, her legs on either side of her chair now that there's no room for her to put them in front of it.
If I scoot back too far, I'll basically be sitting in her lap.
A classroom is not really the place for that. So, I scoot back just a little, careful not to let any part of my rump touch any part of her.
She smacks her teeth, a noise associated with a person who's lost their patience. And her next action shows just how much of her patience she's lost. She grabs me by the waist and roughly pulls me toward her.
I cough again, but what I meant to do was gasp. Loudly. Not only did she startle the chiz out of me when she did that, but hello! Her thighs are encasing my thighs! Her boobs are on my back! My butt is on her…girl-part!
My head snaps around to the front and I look up at my teacher. I just know he's gonna point out how inappropriate our seating arrangement has become.
Sikowitz isn't even paying attention to us. It's a small relief, but then there's still the dropped jaw coming from André, the raised eyebrows coming from Beck; and Rex is checking his pants…and Robbie's not even looking our way!
So disturbing.
"Relax and lean forward." Jade whispers in my ear.
I do as I'm told, knowing that if I make a fuss I'll be drawing more attention to myself than I've already got. I lean forward, folding my arms over the back of my chair and resting my chin on my forearm.
Jade places both of her hands on my back and waits for me to cough again.
She doesn't have to wait long. And when she hits me this time, it's undeniably a pat. The heel of her palm never leaves my back; which means she can't get enough momentum to make the slap hurt.
I'm so relieved by this that I relax all the way. I can finally focus on Sikowitz's lesson.
Mind you, I know how this looks. I'm aware of the fact that my butt is still on Jade's girl-part. I am. But this feels innocent, not sexual. It feels like I'm sitting in front of a really close friend and she's patting me on my back whenever I cough.
That's all.
I tune into Sikowitz for the first time today, completely able to follow despite having missed half the lecture. He's talking about the importance of dedication when becoming an actor.
I cough again, but don't flinch. I know Jade's not going to hurt me. In fact, I barely even register getting pat on the back. I'm super immersed in the lesson.
"I once had to do a show where I played a man in great pain." Sikowitz begins and I know he's about to give us an example of the kind of "dedication" he's teaching us about. "So to prepare…I threw myself down a flight of stairs."
"Ouch." I wince. Now that's dedication.
"You wouldn't believe how many times I hit my head."
I laugh at him; but then suddenly it clicks, really clicks. I have a part to play. I have to play Jade's girlfriend. So far I've been improvising and getting lucky here and there. I never really had a plan.
Now I know what I have to do.
I have to metaphorically throw myself down a flight of stairs. I've got to become attracted to Jade. I have to like her, like her. For real.
I can do that. I think.
Jade drops her hand away from my back and it casually rest on the front of my jeans. Subconsciously, I feel that, but I'm not really paying much attention. The wheels in my head are turning.
Jade bends over to the side, pressing her hand flat against me. Again, I feel that, but it's not like she's groping me on purpose. Well she kinda is, but I know she's just using me as an anchor so that she can rifle through her bag. That fact is proven when her hand goes right back to its previous position on my back once she's sitting upright again.
So again, there's no reaction from me. I've got bigger things to think about. Like how the heck I'm supposed to find something attractive about the evilness that is Jade. And the fact that she's pretty doesn't count. I'm not that shallow. At least I'd like to think I'm not; but I won't lie. It does help; the fact that Jade's pretty. She's got these piercing blue eyes that can stop any guy in his tracks, or girl I guess. Since, I'm a girl.
I hear the distinctive sound of scissors opening and closing and still it's not enough to get me to give Jade my attention. Absentmindedly, I move my hair, sweeping it over and letting it fall over my left shoulder, just in case she's bored and has nothing to cut. She chuckles and drops a kiss on my shoulder. I know Sikowitz didn't see it, I was looking right at him, but I turn in my seat and send her a warning glare anyway.
She smirks at me. Then plants a defiant kiss on my lips.
I roll my eyes and turn back to the front, giving Sikowitz half of my attention. I think I've found a second attractive thing about Jade. She's a great kisser. I mean, phenomenally fantastic. When I kissed Cat, that was the best kiss I'd ever gotten. Sad but true. Then Jade kissed me….Oh. My. Gosh!
Hm. That's so sad. My best kisses came from girls. I wonder if that makes me gay.
The bell rings, startling me out of my disturbing musings.
"Yay! Lunch!" Cat squeals.
I shake my head at her. André says you get used to her after a while. I guess it's true. I've stopped trying to figure her out and I kind of just accept her.
"Tori Vega, Melissa Imnuhere, hang back for a moment!" Sikowitz calls out before I can even get out of my chair.
"My last name is Belle, Mr. Sikowitz." Melissa sighs. I can't blame her for getting exasperated. She's told him that a dozen times.
Personally, I think Sikowitz is just having a little fun at her expense.
"Alright, I'm out." Jade mutters behind me. When she gets up, my back immediately feels cold.
I kind of miss her.
"Meet ya at The Café," I call absently.
"No, shit." She answers.
{~~~O~~~}
On my way to The Café, I bypass the grub truck, because well, I have no money to eat with. I already gave it to Jade.
I head straight for "our table." Yes, there's actually a table me, André, Beck, Robbie, Cat, and Jade sit at all the time; and they're all there.
Despite the fact that they've broken up, Jade's sitting next to Beck, both of their backs facing me. But what's weirder than that is how no one's talking. No one. Not even Cat.
I take a deep breath before putting on a smile and quickly making my way toward them. André spots me first, and gives me a smile and a wave. It does wonders for my soul.
I take another deep breath.
Show time.
"Were you trying to kill me in there," I say, before plopping heavily into Jade's lap.
"Do that again, Vega, and they'll never find the body." She grunts.
"Check me. I think you left a mark." I shrug before lifting up the back of my shirt a little. I've opted to go for being unfazed by her implied death threat. I mean, I kinda knocked the wind out of her so that was my bad.
"There's nothing there." Jade grunts back immediately. Her search is quick. Too quick.
"You didn't even look," I turn and give her a pout.
She rolls her eyes and lifts my shirt even higher. This search takes about five seconds.
"There's nothing here but back zits." She claims.
My mouth falls open. "I do not have back zits!" I yell.
Jade chuckles and lets my shirt down, trapping one of her hands on my lower back. I shiver slightly when she begins rubbing lazy circles into my skin.
I've found a third thing to like about Jade. When she's not trying to hurt me, her touches feel really-
Wait. Jade said something about me having back zits, and no one commented. No one even laughed.
"Why's everyone so quiet?" I look around the table, eyeing all of my friends, but I barely glance at Beck. I still feel bad for "dating" his ex.
André is the first to speak. "Well, we were talking but then…"
"What?" I encourage him to continue. He's always doing that, leaving me hanging.
"Rex asked me where I got this mark from." Jade answers in a bored voice. I turn a bit so that I can see what "this mark" is and she's pointing at her neck, where I bit her Friday night.
Ouch!
All day her hair has been hanging loosely over her shoulders, covering the mark. But I guess since it's so hot out here she's pulled her hair back, exposing the bruise to the world.
I've got to say, that looks way worse than it did that night. I can see where she tried to cover it with makeup, but she's just too pale and it's just too dark.
I blush and shift uncomfortably. I did that, but it wasn't anything like that. She just made me so mad and I bit her. I don't know where it came from, it just kinda happened…..and I think she liked it.
I move a little, deciding to slide off of Jade's lap because I'm starting to feel weird, but she wraps an arm around my waist and I know it means to stay put.
"Stop squirming so much, your butt bones are really sharp," she tells me and I blush even more.
"My butt bones are not sharp!" I claim.
"Uh, yeah they are." André pipes up.
I start to glare at him for agreeing with Jade, but I don't get the chance. My new "girlfriend" chooses this moment to cut in.
"How would you know?"
"Well you see, one time she…."
Jade glares at him, and he falters before trying again.
"I can see it when I look at…"
Jade leans forward, her eyes flashing dangerously. And André knows he's not doing any better this time around. So, he changes his tactics.
"Uh...I don't know. I was just agreeing with you 'cause you're always right?"
"Are you asking me or telling me, André?"
"I uh…"
"So why were you guys so quiet again," I cut in; not only to save my best friend from my girlfriend but to shift everyone's focus from my sharp butt bones at the same time.
"Jade said you're a biter," Beck answers as if he's waiting for the real reason she's bruised; but that is the real reason. I bit Jade.
"Just that one time." I defend myself.
"And the time in my room." Jade corrects, reminding me about the time I bit her ear. I forgot about that.
"Just those two times." I admit.
"What about your first day in Sikowitz' class? You bit her leg." Robbie chimes in.
"Just those three times."
Then stupid Rex speaks up. "And then you bit her arm"-
"Okay, Okay! I'm a biter!" I relent.
"Please don't bite me!"
"Cat, I'm not gonna bite you."
"Yay!"
"So, you and Jade…" Beck makes a gesture with his hand, like he's waiting for me to pick up where he left off.
What the chiz does he want me to say? There's nothing else to say.
I pick up a few fries from Jade's tray and stuff my mouth quickly. Hey, I'm hungry.
Jade snorts. "Well, that wasn't pretty, babe."
I roll my eyes.
"I saw that."
I roll 'em again, but I'm somewhat relieved. I thought she was gonna pitch a fit about me stealing her food and I wanted to get enough in so that I'm not starving by the time I get home.
"Can you guys please tell us what the chiz is going on?" André freaks on us.
I open my mouth, and as soon as I do, Jade puts a finger to my lips. "Don't talk with your mouth full." She commands before facing André. "We're dating."
"That's hot!"
"Rex!" Robbie chastises before continuing with, "Cool. Is it like a new project, some kind of a social experiment? I bet it was a private project for Mr."-
"No, we're dating, for real." Jade interrupts.
"Since when?" André scoffs.
"Friday –ish." I answer.
"The day after we broke up?" Beck ignores me and addresses Jade.
"Yep." Jade answers, not even bothering to elaborate.
"But you hate Tori." Beck accuses.
"Yeah, you guys go at it like cats and dogs." Andre chimes in.
"Yeah we do," Jade agrees, her voice has gone all sultry-like. Even Cat should be able to pick up on the fact that Jade's not talking about the same kind of "going at it" that André is.
I blush at her insinuation.
"Jade! Okay, we don't exactly get along all the time but, we went out on a double date Friday and it was nice. We still fought a little but, I don't know…. Are you okay with it?" I ask, looking Beck in the eyes for the first time today.
He stares at me for a while, probably waiting for me to tell him I'm joking.
I can't.
Finally, he shrugs. "I'm cool with it," he says, giving me a very small smile, but a smile nonetheless.
I jump up from Jade's lap and hug him.
"Three…two…"
I roll my eyes. Jade's counting. Really? We're just hugging. "It's just a hug, Jade!" I sigh. "Here, I'll give you an even longer one." I offer; but she declines.
"I don't like hugs."
"Liar liar, planes on fire!" Cat sing-songs.
Planes on fire?
"It's pants on fire, Cat."
"Nuh, uh. One time, my brother told a lie and a plane caught fire."
"…"
"But don't worry, he wasn't on it."
"Uh, why'd you call Jade a liar, Little Red?" André asks, just to get Cat to stop talking about her brother as it always makes us uncomfortable. But if you ask me, Cat should just stop talking period.
"Because I saw them hugging in the bathroom, Friday. And Jade liked it." She sing-songs some more.
Everyone looks at me and Jade, waiting for us to respond.
I don't deny it and neither does Jade. What's to deny anyway? I did hug her. She pushed me down afterward, but Cat really did see a hug between me and Jade West.
So I just sit back down, squeezing in between her and Beck, and as soon as I do, my phone buzzes.
I pull it out of my back pocket and smile when I see the text. It's Danny; and he's asking me how long Jade and I have really been dating. There are quotation marks around the word dating, suggesting he still doesn't believe me.
I shake my head in amusement before texting back my answer.
Me: What are you asking? How long we've been dating or how long we've been you know, "dating?"
Danny: The second one.
Me: We told you already.
Danny: I don't believe it.
Me: Why?
Danny: I know you. You don't jump in bed with someone after the first day.
I snort. He means I didn't jump in bed with him after the first day…or week…or month.
"Babe, Who's that?"
I glance up at Jade, my smile still in place. "No one."
She raises a brow at me and holds her hand out expectantly. "Then lemme see."
"No." I frown. I'm not giving her my phone. I wouldn't give my "boyfriend" my phone if I was dating a guy. The rules should be the same for a girl.
Jade raises her eyebrows at me, and I raise mine back. I'm not changing my mind no matter what she does with her eyeballs.
My phone buzzes again, and I should ignore it because me and Jade are having a moment, but I don't. I read the text. And I can't help it. I smile again. Danny's so full of it. Now he wants to meet me somewhere, just me and him, so we can "talk."
I'm about to text him back a firm "no thank you" when Jade snatches my phone from my hands.
"Jade!"
She ignores me and reads my texts, her eyes going wide. She's angry. But I don't care.
I'm angry too.
I snatch my phone away from her.
"I thought I made it clear that I don't like that wazzbag!" she yells at me.
"Stop calling him that." I mutter.
"He is a wazzbag!"
"I know, but we're trying to be friends."
"Why?"
"Why not? You're still friends with Beck."
"Beck's not a wazzbag!"
I roll my eyes. "Calm down."
"Tell him to lose your number!" She demands, ignoring me and getting even louder.
"No!" I yell back.
Okay, I honestly wouldn't mind never having to speak with Danny again, but I don't want Jade telling me what to do, or who to talk to.
"Vega…" Jade growls warningly.
I get up and walk away. I don't need to deal with this.
I don't get far at all because she follows after me. "Don't walk away from me!" she shouts as she yanks on my arm.
I scowl back at her. I'll walk away from whoever I dang well please. And, I'll talk to whoever I dang well please. And as if to prove that point, my phone starts ringing. I know it's Danny. Jade must know too, because says, "Don't you dare answer that."
I ignore her and press talk. "Hell- Jade!"
She's snatched my phone away…again. "Stop calling my girlfriend!" she yells into the phone.
I reach for it but she turns away.
"Loose her number, now!" She commands.
Basta Ya! She's gone way too far.
I snatch my phone away from her ear, pulling a little of her hair with it, but I don't care.
She's glaring at me, breathing that dragon fire, but I still don't care.
I'm so pissed off; I bet I'm breathing fire too.
"Are you kidding me, Jade?" I scream and throw my hands up in exasperation. "This is exactly why you broke up with Beck, because you couldn't get over your jealousy issues. You get mad at Beck because he's friends with Alyssa, and you get mad at me for texting Danny. I don't even like him and you know it! You know what he did to me! So what's your problem?"
Too far, Tori.
I know I've gone far, but I was really feeling the moment. It felt real. It still feels real. She's snapped her mouth shut and there's this look on her face. I can tell she's angry; but I can see that she's hurt most of all.
I'm not trying to hurt her.
I hang my head and draw a deep breath before getting the courage to look her in the eye again. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that, but you really don't have to worry about Danny or anyone else. I'll never cheat on you."
I stare at her, hoping she'll say something. Anything. She can even tell me she hates me.
But she doesn't say anything. She just glares back at me and that's when I find it. Number four. Jade's so dang sexy when she's mad.
"Pinky promise," I hold my pinky up, praying that I haven't angered her to the point where she'll break it. Sexy or not, it'll still hurt if she breaks my finger.
Then she surprises me. She gives me a faint smile before taking my pinky in hers.
I can't help it. I let a grin eat up my whole face.
She pulls me to her, both hands curled firmly around my waist, and she kisses me. "You better not break your promise to me, Vega." She murmurs against my lips.
I pull back and look her in the eyes. "I won't." I sincerely promise. I barely get the words out before she's kissing me again and again. And what shocks me is that my instinctive response is to kiss her back. Not pull away.
Crap! I just might be gay.
"Good Gandhi!"
Me and Jade spring apart. Well, mostly I jump apart from Jade but she doesn't let me go anywhere. She's still got her hands on my waist.
I look over at the man who scared the fudge outta me. Sikowitz. He keeps looking from me and Jade to his coconut.
I roll my eyes. What's he doing out here anyway? I never see him at The Asphalt.
"Vega's my girlfriend." Jade announces dryly once she gets tired of him alternating looks from us to his coconut juice.
"Ah, well, kiss your girlfriend on your own time, Jade."
"I am on my own time!"
The bell rings, signaling the end of lunch.
"Not anymore you're not!" Sikowitz all but sings as he walks away, still staring at his coconut.
Jade literally growls low in her throat. And I have to smile. She's adorable when she's flustered.
"What!" she snaps at me.
I shrug and keep my smile, which only makes her scowl at me.
God she's sexy.
Jeez, Vega! Just keep it in your pants, will you!
She narrows her eyes at me, and that freakin smirk appears out of nowhere. She's up to something. She's really sexy when she's up to stuff.
Wait, what?
Jeez, I'm so gay. I gotta get outta here. Now. Before I wet my pants.
"I gotta wazz, I'll see you later." I claim before sinking my teeth into her bottom lip and tugging a little. It's just a little nip instead of the clichéd kiss goodbye.
I have a feeling Jade will like it better that way. She's a freak like that.
