Apologies for the wait between chapters (as per usual lol)
I've been thinking up some ideas and I've got a few set in place now but the hard part is connecting them and that's why I've been gone so long I've been trying to work it all out, however I do believe I've got it all set now though so lets see where we end up
I hope you enjoy.
*Tori's P.O.V*
Well hello again, its been a while hasn't it? well, more so for me than it has for you because these are just two chapters in a story, but I really shouldn't be breaking the fourth wall, regardless we have some catching up to do since a lot has happened since you last saw.
So you remember what happened at the show right? with me and Cat singing and it... going a little wrong courtesy of Beck, not Jade.
Yeah we've covered that, and what happened afterward where Cat kicked his ass and then kicked mine too, oddly enough though that cheered me up which was cool, and of course Jade coming over to my house to apologize to me, and I mean really properly apologized to me, crying her eyes out and everything, something I never thought I would witness, and if I did I never thought I'd live to speak about it, but crazier things have happened right?
Anyway Jade came over, apologized to me and told Cat something, which Cat STILL won't tell me about, every time I ask she just keeps it buttoned, and Cat's the first to spill any kind of secret so this must be a huge deal, you know like marriage proposal huge? when you really REALLY want the secret to be kept under wraps, but Jade wasn't going to propose to me, I think... no I'm sure, that would be weird, so we can rule out marriage I suppose haha.
As for Jade, she's sort of flown under the radar ever since, I've seen her around, during exams, and we've even said hello to each other a few times, but other than that nothing really, she just seems to keep herself to herself, I wonder why.
After the show and the events that followed we had three weeks off before our final exams and then school was off for good and I could set about getting into university, in New York, for performing arts, I know its a bit of a weird choice given that I'm the quiet geek type but, well when I got to sing with Cat, albeit briefly I felt so alive, I felt so free, and I long to experience that again.
Of course the only downside to going to university in New York was losing my best friend, Cat was going to Florida for her studies, and I wished we'd be closer, she had been on the phone to her dad a whole lot about it over the last few weeks, since most of his work is based in Florida he was planning to move the family out there so Cat could see them whenever she wanted to, of course it meant I couldn't but family comes first, even if we do consider each other to be sisters.
Anyway I'm rambling, over the three week break before our exams I spent the large majority of it cramming for my exams, with a little bit of Cat on the side, how could I not? our days together were numbered and soon we'd only be able to speak online and see each other when we had the time.
So I've just finished my final exam and I'm very confident I've done well, but I won't know for at least four more weeks, which is of course when applications for university open.
Me, Andre and Cat had been planning a big get together to celebrate finishing our exams, I've never really talked much about Andre, well he plans on going to the same university I do which is really cool since it means I'll still have one of my best friends with me, but Cat will always be irreplaceable in my heart.
By "big get together" I actually just mean the three of us at my house with some food and drink, mostly non alcoholic but my parents insisted I have a glass of champagne to celebrate.
"To the end of school!" Cat yelled raising her glass, me and Andre did the same, repeating her words, tapping our glasses against one another before taking a few sips.
"I feel so grown up now, no more school, sipping champagne with my friends" Cat said sitting down, giggling a little, making me and Andre both laugh.
"So Cat are you excited about Florida?" I asked and she kind of looked away slightly and her smile dropped, but she quickly looked back and nodded "I am, but I'll miss you guys so much" she said sitting between us, putting her glass on the table and her arms around our shoulders, giving us both a tight squeeze.
"We'll miss you too Cat" Andre told her, putting his arm around her shoulders in return, "and we'll talk every night like you promised remember?" I said putting my arm around her too, "of course I remember Tori"
As the night went on we all had a great time, we only had one glass of champagne each so we wouldn't get drunk, after that it was mostly soda and pizza, which seems to be all I eat and drink haha.
We were all sitting down watching a movie together, me and Andre had our arms around each others shoulders, Cat was on the other side of me hugging me with both arms and her legs stretched out across both me and Andre.
We were about half way through the movie when Cat's phone rang, she quickly stood up to answer it "hang on, its my dad" she said answering it, walking off to have some privacy, me and Andre sat down waiting for her, its only when she yelled "WHAT?!" that we paused the movie and looked over at her, she had tears in her eyes.
"And you're outside? right now?" Cat asked looking devastated, me and Andre exchanged a look and stood up, "okay... I'm coming, give me a minute" Cat said and she put the phone down, dropping it on to my kitchen table and immediately burying her head in her hands.
"Cat? what's wrong?" I asked wasting no time in going over to her, putting my arm around her, "its my dad Tori..." the way she spoke made me think something bad had happened, "is he okay?" Andre asked.
"He's okay... but... but..." whatever it was it was serious as it took Cat everything she had to fight back the tears.
"But what Cat?" I urged her to finish, "we're moving house..." the words that even though I knew were coming, since her dad had plans to move the family to Florida since that's where he works and that's where Cat was going to university, I knew this day would come but it still felt like a knife right through my heart.
But if I thought that was bad, when Cat looked up at me through tear filled eyes and finally finished her sentence, "tonight" felt like a killer blow, like something inside me had been ripped out, I felt a pit in my stomach and immediately felt empty inside, as I knew that's what Cat's phone conversation meant, he was outside waiting for her.
"You... mean... now?" I asked trying my best not to cry, but seeing Cat's tears pouring from her big brown eyes made it impossible to keep them in, I sobbed loudly and immediately hugged her.
I never wanted to let go of Cat but I knew I had to, and we watched as she got her stuff together and headed for the door, of course we followed her out and sure enough her dad, along with her mom and brother were all in the car waiting.
We followed her down the path and stopped at the car, Cat put her hand on the door handle and I almost couldn't bare to watch.
"Tori..." Cat yelled as she let go of the door handle and quickly rushed back over to give me another huge hug, sobbing quietly into my shoulder.
She let go and composed herself slightly, standing in front of me and Andre, who were both crying too.
"I'm not... I'm not really good a goodbyes... I hate them actually... but I guess I've not really got a choice right now, I thought we'd get the chance to spend a few weeks together before I moved and that would give us enough time to properly say our goodbyes, but..." Cat glanced over her shoulder and looked back, a few tears ran down her cheeks and fell to the floor.
"I guess that time has been cut short, Tori, Andre... I love you both, you've been my best friends for longer than I care to remember and you always will be, I never want to lose either one of you and I'm going to make sure I never do, Andre, you're the most special guy I've ever seen, you're so kind, and funny, and you're everything I need to make my day better when I'm not in a good mood, you always give the best advice and you always know what to say, I don't know where I'd be without you, probably a nervous wreck... I love you Andre" Cat hugged him tightly, "I love you too Cat" he said softly and the pair held each other close for what seemed like hours, she slowly let go and looked him in the eyes "take care of Tori for me" she said and he nodded, Cat used her thumbs to wipe some of his tears away before she turned to me.
"Tori... oh Tori... the sister I never had, the one person on this planet I couldn't function without, you're everything to me Tori, you're my best friend in the entire world, I can't remember a time when I wasn't spending every minute of my spare time with you, whether it was eating pizza, going to see a movie, going some place nice, or me writing my name on your forehead, every single memory I have with you I'll hold close to my heart for my entire life, and this wont be the last one Tori, I promise... I love you" I was an absolute mess by the time Cat had finished her speech and we both hugged each other tight.
"I love you Cat" I whispered in her ear as we stood together, both sobbing, both holding each other tightly, I never wanted it to end but I knew it had to, slowly but surely Cat eased her grip and our eyes met, "take care of yourself Tori... you go to that performing arts university and you kick that door down and make the world remember the name Tori Vega, and I'll be watching you, and I'll be proud"
We shared one final hug, "goodbye Tori" "goodbye Cat" before Cat finally opened the car door and sat down, shutting it behind her, this was it, she was about to leave.
Cat looked at us both with tears running down her cheeks, she blew a kiss and mouthed "I love you" as the car set of, me and Andre immediately hugged each other as we watched the car drive off, keeping eye contact with Cat for as long as we could until she was out of sight, watching the lights on her dads car, albeit blurred by my tears I still watched as they faded away into the night.
"I love you Cat"
Man, that one made me emotional...
This will probably be my last piece of work for the year and I'll hopefully pick it right back up in the new year
I hope you enjoyed, I know there wasn't much mention of Jade but just bare with me on this
I hope you all have a happy Christmas, and if you don't celebrate it then a happy holiday, and of course, a happy new year