A/N Rival anyone? Not pants time yep peoples. Kind of but not really. Or is it? =D (Review me if u want this to get sexual)
Tori panted running to her locker. The last bell had just rang and now Tori was racing to her locker to get her books and meet Jade. She didn't want to keep Jade waiting. She quickly unlocked her locker and switched her books around. She slammed her locker shut and ran for the parking lot. Somehow magically Jade was already waiting in her car for Tori. Her hands on the steering wheel clenched. Tori gulped and got in closing the door behind her.
"Hey Jade…" Tori tried to be chipper as usual but was afraid that Jade might still snap at her.
"Let's go." Jade started the car up.
"Kay." Tori buckled herself in and braced herself as Jade sped out of the parkinglot.
Tori's phone started to ring.
"Answer it." Jade barked at her eyes narrowed at the road.
Tori did. "Mom?" she furrowed her brow in confusion. She looked over out the window as she listened to her mom explaining things. "Oh my god. Is he okay?"
At that Jade looked sideways at Tori confused. She slowed down to a stop and listened to Tori's tone turn to worry.
"Okay… okay… But you and Trina are already at the hospital?" she paused listening. "Okay. Why didn't you tell me when you told her?"
Jade looked at Tori totally lost. She mouthed to Tori, "What's going on?"
She just shook her head. Jade sighed and tapped her fingers on the steering wheel waiting angrily.
Finally Tori ended the call and put her phone away.
Jade looked over at Tori about to yell at her about why she was ignoring her, but then stopped. She saw small crystalline tears drip down Tori's face and into her lap. She was crying, and shaking, and Jade felt her heart stop.
"W-W-What happened?" Jade blinked at Tori leaning towards her.
"My dad. He got shot 7 times in a shootout with some punks." Tori sniffled hands on her face.
"Is he dead?" Jade asked voice soft and shocked.
"No… 4 of the bullets hit his vest and one hit the edge of the vest. The other two are in his leg but he's okay." Tori mumbled out.
"I'm so sorry…" Jade wasn't sure what to do.
"Both my mom and my sister are at the hospital. So there's no way for me to get in my house." Tori wiped her eyes trying to pull herself together. She was surprised Jade was actually being kind of considerate.
"Do you want me to drive you to the hospital?" Jade offered looking around for a place to turn around.
"Ummm" Tori looked over at Jade, "Is it okay if I go over to your house? I don't want to see my dad like that just yet…" Tori just wanted some comfort. She didn't want to see her dad out cold and bloody.
"Sure." Jade nodded and started the car up again and drove them to her house.
Tori had never been there before and was surprised when Jade pulled up to a smallish but very normal looking house. Jade parked in the driveway and got out walking around before Tori even unbuckled her seat belt. Jade opened the car door for Tori. "Come on, Vega." She pulled Tori out of the car. Tori blushed, stumbled to her feet and followed Jade inside.
The inside was also very normal. Tori expected everything black or dark tones and a few scattered bones on the floor along with some coffins. Well, not really, but she didn't expect what appeared to be a pristine little house with very normal decorating. It reminded her of a house out of a magazine. Perfectly arranged pillows, color choices exactly selected, and the furniture was arranged around a flat screen TV. Tori also noticed the house was totally silent. She assumed by the lack of other cars in the drive way that Jade's parents weren't home.
Jade tugged Tori up a stairwell beside the doorway to the kitchen. Tori found herself in the room she had seen before only through Jade's laptop camera from web chatting. The walls were covered in that dark designed wall paper. Tori was surprised to see that Jade's room was actually rather small. A twin bed was shoved up against the side wall. There was just enough room on either side for a person to walk around. The comforter was black. No surprise there. Jade's chair sat in the corner. Tori saw Jade's laptop leaning on the side of it.
"I'll be right back." Jade darted out and Tori heard Jade's footsteps as she went downstairs.
It wasn't long before Jade returned with two mugs of hot cocoa on a tray with some chocolate chip cookies. "Here," She set the tray on the end table beside her chair and handed Tori a mug. Jade didn't know much about comforting others, but she did figure Tori might need something to distract her, like food.
"Thanks Jade." Tori smiled and took the mug sipping the brown liquid. Tori was about to sit on the bed when Jade directed her into her chair. Tori sat down as told, "Thanks." She got comfortable leaning back.
"No trouble." Jade pulled a blanket out of her closet and tucked Tori in. Then Jade sat on the floor by the end table and sipped her mug of hot cocoa.
"Don't sit on the floor." Tori tugged at Jade's sleeve. "Just share with me."
"Kay…" Jade got up and the two girls tried to share it, "This isn't going to work…" Jade got Tori up then sat down pulling Tori into her lap. "Better."
"I'm not crushing you?" Tori asked looking over her shoulder at Jade.
"Nope, Vega," Jade teased, "You're light as a feather." Jade smiled.
Tori blushed and nibbled on a cookie. Jade yawned and lean back into the chair her eyes lulled shut. Tori felt Jade's head resting against her shoulder.
"Jade?" She looked at Jade's sleeping face.
"Mmmm…" Jade was deeply asleep.
Tori noticed Jade was totally out. She pulled Jade's arms around her and started playing with her hands. They were cool in Tori's. She looked closely at the black nail polish on them when she heard a door slam and two people arguing. Tori started to panic, "That must be Jade's parents…"
Tori got out of Jade's lap and struggled to pick Jade up and move her the three feet into her bed. Tori heard the yelling getting closer along with footsteps. She dove under the sheets of the bed pressing herself up against Jade. She didn't know if she was supposed to be there or not. She pulled the covers up around Jade and laid low. She realized her face was pressed right into Jade's chest just as the door creaked open and the shouting ceased. Tori could here Jade's parents whisper to each other.
Tori took a deep breath waiting to hear Jade's parents leave. She could barely breathe with Jade's breasts in her face. Finally she heard the door click shut behind them as they left and Tori poked her head out of under the covers taking a deep breath.
"What were you doing down there, Vega?" Jade was very awake and looking at Tori.
Tori felt her whole face turn bright red. "I umm… your parents came home and then like you were asleep in the chair and I was worried…they might… you know… not know I was here or get mad at you… so I hid and I-" Tori rambled. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to… I and they…"
"Oh." Jade looked over at the door, "Sorry about my parents… I'll take you home now if you want…" Jade sat up. Her face leaned closer to Tori's.
"Oh. Do you have to… I actually really don't want to go home right now… Could I stay here? I don't want to go home to an empty house… and miss my dad… I'm glad he's okay but still it'll bother me." Tori looked down sadly, "And my mom wouldn't really mind that I'm staying at a friend's house either."
"Okay," Jade nodded looking into Tori's chocolate eyes. She got up and rummaged in her drawers for extra pajamas. She pulled out some black cotton pants and a black oversized tee. She gave them to Tori, "Here."
Tori smiled, "Thanks Jade." She took the clothes and got up. Tori went to the bathroom to go change.
"You're so beautiful, how can a creature like you be all alone in this pond," Tori spoke in her man voice while reading off the script, "Surely you mermaids have brothers, your father, someone around here to care for you?"
"No, I'm afraid… we're all alone here… on our own…" Jade sighed reading her lines. She sat on her knees on the bed, "We take care of each other. I am the oldest so I take care of all my little sisters."
"You poor thing," Tori ran her hand over Jade's, "You shouldn't have to be responsible for all of them on your own…"
"And my sisters have been getting ill… some even died… Our numbers are dwindling… and as I get older I have less and less of a chance to replenish our family," Jade was acting within her acting. Her character, Lucinda, was trying to get Damien, Tori's character, to go for her, to fall in love and be helpless.
Tori looked over at Jade, making her voice compassionate, "I could help if you want. I can help you take care of your family and make new younglings. That is… if you'd like to have an old sea man as your husband." Her voice was deep, rough, and full of emotion.
"Really? You would?" Jade said excitedly, "Oh thank you."
"What are you doing in here!" Jade's father had shoved open the door then saw Jade and Tori sitting in pajamas with scripts on Jade's bed. Tori's hand was wrapped around Jade's. At the sight of Jade's father her hand jumped out of Jade's and she moved back defensively.
"We're practicing for a play!" Jade shouted loudly back at her father. She was wazzed off because her father had barged into her room. But, unconsciously her rage was far greater due to a secret annoyance that her father had scared Tori.
"Who's this?" Jade's dad's voice dropped in volume, "Why is she here?"
"This is Tori and she's staying over." Jade shouted at him still.
"It's fine Mr. West I'll go." Tori blushed and looked down
Mr. West looked between the two girls. He scratched his head. He was kind of happy that Jade actually had a friend. He rarely saw Cat in his home anymore and never saw Beck around Jade anymore. "It's fine. You're welcome to stay." He walked out closing the door behind him planning on arguing a little less and a little quieter.
"I guess your acting is improving, Vega," Jade looked over at Tori and chuckled, "You fooled my dad into thinking you were a guy in my room."
Tori blushed, "I didn't mean to upset him."
"It's alright. Now that my dad knows you're here he might scream less," Jade smiled a little. Tori's eyes light up seeing it.
"Ummm… wanna continue?" Tori looked over at Jade as she laid down on the bed on her stomach looking up at Jade.
"Sure, my little human," Jade's voice got deep and seductive as she rolled onto her stomach as well facing Tori picking up her script.
