Chapter Eleven: Blue Sparks

17 Year Old Jade in 2010

After I leave Beck's RV I go to my house and upstairs to my room, which looks pretty much the same except it's scattered with Beck's shirts everywhere.

Sighing, I turn out the lights so I didn't have to look at the shirts.

I hate this. I hate this so much. Why can't I just go home? Why am I stuck in this stupid time that keeps reminding me of my life before Beck and I broke up! Why am I here!?

Frustrated, I collapse into my bed tiredly, staring at the ceiling, annoyed.

Eventually I find myself slowly falling asleep, because time travel is a ton of work and I don't really have a reason to stay awake anyways.

"Jade? Is that you? Whoa! Did you grow your hair out, and dye it?" The voice is faint, but gets louder as I'm drawn back to the real world.

"Wha- Huh?" I ask, confused, peering at my surroundings.

But there are none.

Just three dark stone walls, the fourth wall made of metal bars, like a cage or a prison. Dividing the stone cell in half is a transparent wall made up of blue sparks.

Someone is in the cell as well, and her name is Tori Vega.

Closing my eyes tightly, I feel my heart beating fast in my chest. I actually feel my whole body shaking a bit.

No. This has to be a dream. This whole thing has to be a dream. I didn't go back in time, I didn't have another fight with Beck, and I didn't get stuck in this weird jail place.

"Jade? Are you okay?" Tori's voice asks sympathetically.

I heave a small sigh, opening my eyes to stare at the weird surroundings again.

I look up at Tori, who's standing about five feet away from me, blocked partially by electrical blue rays of light that divided the cell into two equal parts.

"Yeah, I'm okay," I reply, standing up, looking around, confused. I turn to stare at Tori through the electric wall.

"How old are you?" I ask her, a bit solemnly.

"Seventeen," She replies. "Why?"

I sigh, trying to think of a way to not sound crazy.. Then again we are trapped in a random jail cell somewhere, so anything might seem normal by comparison.

"Well.. I'm seventeen.. But I'm in sixteen year old me's body.. This afternoon I found myself in 2010 again and then Beck was ion 2010 and I'm getting really confused," I rant.

Tori furrows her eyebrows. "Well," She begins. "I would say you were crazy, but you are acting more like seventeen year old Jade would."

I raise my eyebrows. "How is that?"

Tori lets out a small laugh. "Well, you've lasted twenty seconds without insulting me." She shrugs.

I roll my eyes, annoyed. "So how did you get here, what is this place?" I ask.

"I have no idea. It's actually pretty terrifying. A few hours ago I was in my room and then I just... Woke up here, and this old lady was here, and she talked to me for a bit.. Then she left and closed the door.. And then a few hours later you appeared and.. Well, here we are," Tori explains.

I bite my lips, confused, annoyed, and scared. "This is too weird," I say quietly, feeling chills rise throughout my body. "Why are we here?"

Tori shrugs, sitting down and crossing her legs, which I copy, staring down at the gray floor.

"So tell me more about this time travel thing?" Tori requests.

"Don't tell me what to do," I snap.

Tori rolls her eyes. "Well, She says, a bit offended.

I sigh. "Fine," I shrug. "What do you want to know?"

"When and how did you get to the past?" Tori asks curiously.

"It was right after I found out you got the stupid lead in the play Starlight Beauty. I wanted that lead so badly! You know how much I payed to see that play on Broadway when I went to New York last year? A lot!" I rant, annoyed.

Tori frowns, biting her lip.

"And you and Beck were flirting up a storm," I continue.

"Flirting!? Beck and I weren't flirting!" Tori defends. "We're just really good friends!" She adds.

I ignore her, continuing. "Oh, and Beck was being a total ass," I add.

Tori bites her lip. "He was being rude to you," She agrees, her voice edged with sympathy.

"And so I went in to the janitor's closet to cut one of his trash cans up. When I was there, I was thinking.. What if I could go back to the way my life was two years ago? I guess I fell asleep and woke up in twenty ten," I explain.

Tori smirks. "Be careful what you wish for," She taunts.

I roll my eyes, annoyed.

Tori heaves a sigh, staring at the large stone wall.

"I'm sorry about the play though," She says. "And Beck, and the flirting-that-wasn't-flirting," She adds.

"Sorry doesn't fix anything," I reply, staring down at the floor.

Tori sighs, lost in thought.

Deciding to look around the room, I stand, walking towards Tori, stepping through the blue electric sparks separating us.

"Oh my God don't touch the bl-" Tori shouts frantically.

But it's too late.