Thank you for the follows and reviews so far. This takes place the morning after Trina's sacrifice and, since I feel we haven't seen a lot of zombies/infected in this, we will see some here.
How will Tori, Andre, and the others handle Trina's sacrifice? Find out below.
Sorry this isn't as long as I said it'd be.
Disclaimer: I don't own 'VicTORious' or any characters.
No POV
A few moments after Jade watched Trina leave and hearing the muffled explosion, she heads up to her room, walking by Tori's door. 'This won't end well.' She thinks as she glances at Tori's door before heading into hers.
A few hours later, Jade hears Tori looking for Trina, hearing some desperation when Tori opens her sister's door and finds the room empty.
"What's going on?" Cat asks tiredly, watching Tori look around Trina's room.
"Do you know where Trina is?" Tori asks, seeing Trina's weaponry on her bed, no sign of Trina sleeping in it the night before.
"No, not since we went to bed." Cat answers as Jade opens her door.
"Get the others. I have something to share." Jade says, walking past Tori and Cat.
"Does it involve Trina?" Tori asks, watching Jade.
"Unfortunately." Jade answers, not looking at Tori. "Tell them to be in Sikowitz's class as soon as possible." She says, heading for the stairs.
A few minutes later, everyone minus Trina sits in Sikowitz's classroom, Jade and Sikowitz on the stage as the others sit in front of them. "What do you have to share, Jade?" Sikowitz asks, noticing the lack of Trina and the look in Jade's eyes.
"When we were clearing those guys out yesterday, something happened to Trina." Jade says, glancing at Tori before continuing. "While we were grabbing supplies from inside, Trina got bit by an infected."
"No, she didn't. She said she shot it before it bit her." Andre interrupts, a small glare at Jade.
"She lied and hid the bite. I saw it last night before she left." Jade tells him before looking to the others. "She didn't want to risk the infection spreading and risk any of you getting bit, so she left." She says, sighing.
"There's more to the story." Beck says, staring at Jade. "What else is there? And how do you know all of this?" He asks, crossing his arms.
"I couldn't sleep, and I saw her leaving her room, so I followed. And, I hate to say this Tori, but she took a grenade with her to make sure the infection doesn't spread." Jade answers, looking at Tori.
"You're lying." Tori says, surprising everyone by glaring at Jade and the harshness in her voice. "What did you do to my sister?" She asks, standing up.
"I'm not lying. I didn't do anything to her. She chose this so no one, you especially, would get infected because of her." Jade tells her, shaking her head slowly.
"Why didn't you try to stop her?" Andre asks Jade, a glare of his own aimed at her. "You two hated each other since day one, so how do we know you didn't let her get bit just to kill her yourself?" He asks, shaking his head at her.
"I didn't do that. I might not've liked her, but I wouldn't do that." Jade counters, staring back at him. "I know what it's like to lose a loved one because of this damned infection, and I wouldn't wish that pain on anyone." She tells him and the others.
"It's your fault she got infected. If you weren't so insistent on taking your stuff back, she'd be alive." Andre says, standing up and walking to the stage. "What was the point of going over there, huh? You weren't planning on staying, so why bother going over there again? Just supplies?"
"Enough, all of you." Sikowitz says, standing between Andre and Jade.
"Why? For all we know, she killed Trina and blamed on the infection." Beck says, pointing at Jade.
"Because I saw her leave." Sikowitz says, surprising everyone. "I watched her and Jade talking, then Trina leaving. Shortly after, Jade went upstairs. I didn't hear anything that they said between each other, but the looks on their faces were enough. Now, we're ending this conversation. Jade did not kill Trina." He tells everyone, his attention on Tori and Andre. "No runs for a while. I think we all need the break." He says softly, taking a few steps back and watching everyone else.
"You shouldn't have let her leave." Andre says, leaving everyone in the room as he leaves.
"I'm going on a solo run." Tori says, heading out.
"I'll go with you." Cat says, getting up to follow her.
"No." Tori says, opening the door. "I'm going alone." She says, sending a quick glare to Jade as she leaves.
Tori POV
'She's lying.' I tell myself as I head up and grab my gun and hunting knife, forgoing a bag to carry supplies in, just grabbing a small bag for extra ammo.
Leaving Hollywood Arts, I head towards our old home, gun at the ready for any infected I see. Soon enough, I see a small horde shuffling before me. "Fuckers." I say, raising my gun and pulling the trigger, shooting the horde of seven in the back of the head, dropping them before checking the rounds in the gun to see how many more rounds I have left before needing to be reloaded. "Nine left." I say as I start walking, passing the bodies.
For the next three hours I wander around L.A., killing over fifty infected. Heading back towards Hollywood Arts, I pass an alleyway, stopping when I hear shuffling. Looking down the hallway, I lift my gun and shoot the shambling infected, lowering my gun when I notice something behind the fallen infected. Walking over, I see a sight that makes me freeze, dropping my gun. "Trina?" I ask in a soft whisper, falling to my knees.
Before me is Trina, her face, hair, and clothing burned and with holes in them, half of her face burned. Looking around, I see a few other bodies, infected, damaged much like Trina. Standing up, I head back towards Hollywood Arts, grabbing my gun on the way.
"Where's Jade?" I ask, walking in Sikowitz's class, the door slamming shut behind me.
"Tori…" Sikowitz starts, stopping when I raise my hand. "In the gym, training with Beck." He answers, sighing.
"Tori, what's going on?" Andre asks, following me as I leave.
"I found Trina." I answer, walking towards the area we use to stay in shape.
"Well, where is she? Why didn't she come back with you?" Andre asks, starting to jog to keep up with me.
"Dead. A few blocks from here. Signs of a grenade going off, like she threw one but wasn't able to get away from the blast." I answer, pushing the door to a hallway that leads to the gym. "And a bite mark on her arm." I add as I walk faster.
"So Jade was telling the truth?" Andre asks, the sadness in his voice audible.
"I don't know." I answer, pushing the gym door open.
"What was her name?" We hear Jade ask, making us stop in the doorway.
"Sarah." Beck answers, a heavy sigh escaping his mouth as we make our way towards them. "When this happened, I called her, but it wouldn't go through. For months, I've tried to find her, reconnect. But nothing. Not until a year after everything started." He adds, neither of them seeing us get closer to them.
"What happened?" Jade asks, their backs to us when we find them.
"She was infected. Maybe since day one, I don't know. But when I found her, she tried to bite me." Beck answers, silence ringing in the gym.
"What did you do?" Jade asks hesitantly after a few moments, Andre and I watching silently.
"Nothing. I couldn't bring myself to shoot, so I left. Andre was with me, but we got separated. After I found him, I told him I didn't see anything and we came back to Hollywood Arts, a few extra supplies with us."
"And you train so much so you don't hesitate again." Jade points out, nodding.
"You two seem awfully chummy now." I reply with a deadpan. "I need to speak with Jade alone." I tell Beck, crossing my arms.
"We'll be in the cafeteria." Andre says as he heads away, Beck following suit.
"You found Trina, didn't you?" Jade asks, standing up after Andre and Beck leave.
"Why wouldn't she stay? We could've done something." I ask her, getting frustrated.
"Because she saw what happens after someone's been bit and knew she wouldn't last too long after. So she left before you or anyone would be at risk." Jade answers, standing a few feet in front of Tori. "I didn't stop her because I knew it'd be pointless, and it'd cause less pain now than if she'd've waited and the infection spread." She tells me, looking down.
"It's your fault." I tell her, turning around and leaving. "If you didn't have to go and clean out that stupid house, she wouldn't have gotten bit, and she'd be alive." I say, leaving.
Since Halloween is a week away in the U.S., I'm going to start posting these the day after I finish them. Hopefully, I'll have this finished by then. If not, it'll go until I finish it. After that, I'll contiinue working on 'Seduction of a Geek' and 'Directing His Best'.
Thank you for reading, and please review.
Blessed Be.