-Proving You Care
Disclaimer: I do not own Victorious. All rights are reserved, and I do not have any claim to them. This is a figment of my imagination.
FYI: Anything in bold is a person's inner thoughts, italics is someone's dreams/memories, and bold italics are text messages.
Chapter 12 - Everything Changes
Jade and Tori were still laying in each others' arms, not wanting to move. They had too much time to make up for, and enough resentment of Jessie to fuel their bodies. Their lips had been in almost constant contact for the last hour, but with family, friends, and probably the stray police officer still in the house, there wasn't anything too hot or heavy. Tori looked into the shining green eyes of her girlfriend, smiling and wiping the tear from her eye.
"Jade, I'm so sorry." Jade kept her voice soft, soothing. She needed Tori to hear and feel the love in her words.
"Victoria, you have nothing to worry about. I understand. I'm actually grateful, in a way. You really do love me, if you're willing to do that to keep me safe." Tori smiled. Thankful that Jade understood, and was willing to forget everything made her giddy.
"Well, you know. I've kinda loved you since I met you, so I kinda felt obligated."
"Hmm, okay. Now, about Jessie." Both girls furrowed their brows at the name. It was obvious that she was in the cross hairs, and knowing Jade's nature, she was in for one hell of a bad day.
"Yeah?"
"I need you to do something for me." There was a hint of evil, intrigue, and desperate need. Tori didn't like it.
"Like?"
"Okay, I am going to burn her, bad. Like, worse than I ever tried to do to you." The girls shared a short chuckle. "I mean, by the time I'm done with her, she'll have no where else to go. No more piano, no more singing, no more anything. She wanted to break you, so I am going to break her."
"Okay, so what do you need from me?"
"I need you to play along for a few days." Tori's confused look made Jade kiss her. She was just too cute.
"Huh?"
"Well, I'm kinda stumped for ideas. I need time to think. So in the meantime, as much as I want to puke saying this, I need to keep this charade up, and so do you." Tori gasped.
"You mean?"
"Uh-huh. I kinda need to continue "dating" the dumb bitch. And you need to continue acting helpless, and hurt." Tori's eyes went wide, and she let a shocked gasp out.
"But I just got you back. Jade, noooo." Tori started to whine.
"Baby, it'll only be in school, promise. I'll make sure I have "things" to do so I don't have to spend time with her. I'll be with you every night, promise." Tori didn't like it. But if it was necessary, she would go along with it. She wanted Jessie destroyed worse than Jade. But she wasn't as evil as Jade, and didn't have as much practice at doing things like that. So she would allow Jade to handle everything.
"Okay, so what if she gets suspicious?"
"She won't. Beck will keep her distracted. And Cat. And once I talk with Cat, she's probably going to continue acting like a protective sister, to keep up the charade. You may want to get into it with her over me, just to make it convincing, you know."
"No." Tori turned her back like a misbehaving three year old. She felt Jade's hands sliding along her shoulders, and down her arms. Once to her elbows, they moved to her breasts, cupping them. Tori gasped. She "yelled" at Jade in a whisper. "JADE, my family is here. STOP." Jade squeezed them, and Tori's hand automatically went to Jade's skirt, and traced her inner thighs.
"Uggh, tease."
"Hey, you did it first."
"True. Now, it's almost five. I want to go to dinner with my girlfriend."
"And your girlfriend wants to go to dinner with you!"
"Ahh, but first, we promised your parents an explination." Tori sighed. She brought Jade back in for another kiss, which made them lose themselves for a few more minutes. Tori was doing her best to avoid the impending conversation, but when Jade broke the kiss and eyed the door, Tori huffed. She grabbed Jade's hand, and placed one more kiss on her lips, before walking down the stairs. By this time, all their friends from school, including Robbie, were there. Tori smiled to them, and was instantly afraid of her parents and oddly enough, Robbie. Well, not exactly Robbie, but Rex, and his damned opinions.
"Mom, Dad. Treen. Can I talk to ya'll for a minute?" The Vegas came over to their couch, eyeing Tori and Jade, unsure of what to make of it. David was still wondering how the goth had calmed his daughter down, and no one seemed to notice their fingers intertwined with each others.
"Sure, sweetie. Jade, guys, could you give us a minute?"
"Uh uh, Jade stays. And my friends. They all know, anyway. Well, except Robbie. But I want him to know." Tori went and sat beside her father, while Jade sat on the stairs. After an encouraging smile from her girlfriend, Tori cleared her throat. Just as she was about to speak, André decided he would try and play something inspirational and motivational on the piano. "ANDRÉ! Not now." David put his pinky in his ear, trying to stop the ringing. He looked to his daughter again, who looked back at her father. His wife came and sat on the edge of the couch, resting her arm across his shoulder. She smiled, and Tori started again.
"Okay, well, first of all, mom, dad, Treen, I'm- I'm" Tori couldn't bring herself to say it. It was one of those things that people didn't think they'd ever have to say, and that parents thought they would never have to hear.
"Go ahead, Tori. I'm right here." The Vegas looked to Jade, and back to Tori. Almost ashamed, Tori tried another time.
"I'm gay. Jade is my girlfriend." David and Holly were unfazed.
"EEWWWWW." Trina got up and walked away, before Jade came and placed her hand on Tori's shoulder, encouraging her to keep going.
"Umm, a few weeks ago, when Jade and I were working on our project for school, we-" Tori dipped her head. Her father was a cop, and had always warned her of the dangers of underaged drinking. And she had promised her mother that nothing would happen. She was about to speak up again, before Jade stepped in.
"I spiked her drinks. I got her drunk." The Vegas looked to Jade. David chuckled for a moment, before grabbing Jade's arm. Tori did her best to get him off her, but her father was too strong.
"DAD, NO. I LOVE HER. DON'T." Holly stopped Tori, before spinning her around.
"Young lady, you are in so much damned trouble. Drinking, gay, JADE, where the hell did you go wrong." Tori was almost to tears. Her second biggest fear, behind losing Jade, was coming true in front of her eyes. Her family was abandoning her. As if her choice made her a pariah, she was now about to be outcast. "Why couldn't you go out with Beck? He's a good looking boy. And Jade, is well-"
"A beautiful girl. An amazing person. The girl that I KNOW, I AM SPENDING THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH!" Tori's voice was strong, full of conviction. She had tears in her eyes, and was yelling at her mother to understand, to comprehend it. Unfortunately, Jade didn't hear any of it, because while Tori was talking with her mother, David had litearlly thrown the girl out, and now the goth was sitting in her car. She knew that Tori would fight. She knew that if needed, Tori would leave the house forever, and that she would stay with Jade. Jade didn't care anymore about what her father said. After the morning tirade he went into, she knew that she would be leaving the house soon anyway. So maybe Cat could let them stay with her until graduation, even if they would be annoyed on end by the countless things Cat would probably do.
Back inside, Tori was looking at her father, who was furious. "YOU are not gay. What the hell were you thinking, doing something with a girl like her? You let her do that, then what? Start kissing, huh? Maybe a bit of playing, and then a full on ORGY? VICTORIA, you are in so much damned trouble. As long as you are under my roof, you will live by my rules. No gays, no alcohol, no sex. GOT IT?" Tori composed herself rather quickly.
"Got it daddy!" She smiled. He turned away satisfied. Starting to walk up the stairs, he heard Tori call back to him as she was leaving. "I'll be back for my stuff later." She walked out the door, to Jade's car and into the waiting arms of her girlfriend. She started to cry, the pain and agony fresh in her heart. She broke down, chest heaving and lungs unable to keep air. She didn't want anything other than Jade at the moment. She didn't even remember being hungry. And Jade didn't care. She took Tori to Cat, and waited for the redhead to answer. Thankfully, all of their friends had gotten out of the shit storm from the Vega house before it got too heavy.
"Hi Tori, Jade." Cat was unusally quiet. But even as dense as she was, she was good at knowing when talking wasn't a good thing. Tori had just been through the hardest thing in her life, other than Jessie. "C'mon. I talked to my nona. She said it's okay if you stay here." The girls smiled, walking in and looking to the elderly woman. Tori thanked her for her hospitality, and sat stunned on the couch. Jade put her arm around her, and every so often, kissed her temple to keep her from breaking down again. Cat eventually joined them, and grabbed one of Tori's hands.
"Tori, I'm sorry about the way I acted. I thought-"
"It's okay, Cat. I would much rather you do that a thousand times over, than to go through my family just once." Cat smiled. She knew her friend needed her, and that Jade didn't care about her being close. She didn't need to be protective of Tori like she had been Beck, because she knew that Cat wasn't that way.
"Okay, girls, dinner." Cat's nona had some spaghetti tacos ready, and none of the girls had even noticed her cooking. They were too shell shocked by the evening to register anything. Tori's appetite kept her from eating her fill, but when Jade told her it wasn't good to not eat, she did get one down. But she was just thinking to herself, over and over, about things.
"If my family reacted like that, imagine what Jade's father will do. I remember what she said about this morning, but she never mentioned that he knew this. And after him, what about her mother? And Hollywood, what will people think? Everything, my career, Jade's career, our futures, are in jeopardy." Tori was breaking down on the inside. She couldn't take much more, and asked if she could turn in early. Nona showed her to the guest room, and she silently went to bed. She started to cry, and thinking about whether she made a mistake or not. "No, I didn't. Jade is wonderful, and she loves me. Just like I love her. I said what I did, because I do. We'll be happy forever, even if no one else is for us. Well, of course, Cat will."
Tori was asleep by the time Jade came in. Cat's nona knew that they were together, and didn't mind. Her only rule was that her house was to be respected, and nothing more than a simple kiss now and then would be acceptable. Jade understood, and thanked the woman again for everything. Jade finally slid into the bed beside Tori, placing her arm around her waist and grabbing her hand. Tori, familiar to the contact, rolled over and buried her face in Jade's chest. Jade started rubbing Tori's back, while kissing the top of her head. "I love you, Victoria. And I always will."
Now the only real problem was, how could Jade intentionally put Tori through something, just to get to Jessie? She couldn't see any way to do it, so she just grabbed her phone, texting her ex, Cat, and André.
Cat, I need a favor. Come in here, please
André, I need your help
Beck, distract Jessie tomorrow. Make sure she's not at school all day.
What do you need - André
Sure thing - Beck
André, I need you to write a song for Jessie. Make it as bitchy and hurtful as possible.
Why?
Because, she found out about me and Tori, and intentionally broke us up to hurt Tori. And after tonight, I need her to see someone else get hurt, so she can start feeling better. Get it?
Ahh, yeah. I'll start it tomorrow. Anything else?
Well, Tori and I are going to act like nothing is wrong. Jessie won't see anything coming. I need you to take care of Tori while I can't.
Can do. And Jade
Huh?
Congrats. You've got a great girl
Thanks.
Cat finally came into the room with Jade and Tori, rubbing her eyes. "Jadey, what's wrong?" Jade wanted to scream at her, but wouldn't risk anything with Tori. She kept her voice low. But Tori was so mentally drained, she wouldn't be waking up anytime soon.
"Cat, Tori and I are going to play a game." Cat started hopping and clapping, before her best friend stopped her. "Look, Jessie doesn't know that I know she did this to Tori. And we're going to keep it that way, okay?" Cat nodded. "Good, now. I already talked to Tori about it. Beck is going to distract Jessica tomorrow, so we can plan how to get her back. But for now, I need you to still treat Tori like dirt, as if she really did hurt me, okay?"
"Huh?" Jade was getting upset.
"Look, if Jessie knows that she's been caught, then she'll never walk into whatever trap I set for her. So we need to keep her from finding out, so I can have time to plan it out, okay?"
"Ohhh, right."
"So, even though I know you won't want to, I need you to act like Tori's a bad person, okay?" Cat nodded. "Good. Now, any ideas?" Cat stood for a moment, her finger in the corner of her mouth. She eventually shook her head, and Jade told her to go back to bed. Cat walked away, and Jade turned back to Tori, rubbing her back again and kissing her head. Eventually, the girls were asleep in each others' arms.
xxxxx
When Tori woke up the next morning, she was hoping that everything was some horrible dream. But waking up in an unfamiliar place, even in the arms of the girl she loved, she was uneasy. She picked up her pearphone, looking at the clock. It was past time for school, and Tori jumped up, trying to hastily get ready. When Jade stopped her and pulled her back on the bed, Tori was unsure of what to make of it.
"Tori, you need to calm down."
"But we're late for school."
"We're not going to school. Now, go back to bed."
"But-"
"I'm not arguing about this with you. Now please, it's too early in the morning."
"Jade." The goth let out an exasperated sigh. She didn't like being woken, or forced to stay awake when she didn't want to.
"What?"
"Did, did last night happen?" Tori was still too shell shocked. Unable to comprehend it all, she was searching for answers. And Jade was the only one who could give them to her.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, did I actually get kicked out of my house?"
"I'm afraid so, baby. But look at me-" Tori turned to Jade, with tears in her eyes. "I promise you, no matter what, I won't turn my back on you. You protected me, and now, I want to do the same for you. That's why you're not going to school today. You're not in the mood, and don't need a million questions. We'll take the rest of the week, and the weekend, and worry about school and everything else later, okay."
"Okay. What about Jessie?" Tori saw the fire light in Jade's eyes, and her evil grin. The goth scoffed.
"Well, I'm not done with the plan. But I do have the first step. And I even got Cat on board."
"Okay, what do I need to do?" Tori showed a little happiness, knowing that Jessie was on the path to utter destruction. Jade was right, just the thought alone was bringing her mood up. So if that was good, imagine what actaully seeing it would do.
"Just show up when needed. Nothing else. Cat and I will handle the rest, okay?" Jade kissed Tori, who laid back down and rested her head on Jade's shoulder.
"What are you doing?"
"Well, since she seems to be such a homophobe-" The word made Tori cringe and start crying. The memory of her family was too fresh. Tori felt herself breaking again, and Jade wrapped her up. "-sorry, baby. But, anyway, I figure we use it against her. Cat's going to get her alone, and kiss her. And I'll be there, taking pictures the entire time. Cat said she could even grab the girl's ass if needed. We'll make Jessie look like the thing she hates most." Tori smiled. It was a good start. But there was so much more that needed to be done, and everyone knew it. Thankfully, Beck had texted Jade earlier and told her that he got Jessie away from the school so she wouldn't know that Jade and Tori were together.
"Okay. Anything else?"
"That's all I got right now. But I know together, you and I can ruin her." Tori finally laughed, and Jade was happy that Tori wasn't completely honest and a prude. Of course, she had shown it the first night they had been together, so it wasn't like she didn't know. But Jade did like a little reassurance every now and then.
"Okay, so what are we doing the rest of the day?"
"Well, right now, I'm going back to sleep. And so are you. We'll figure out everything else later."
"Jade?"
"Uggh, Vega. What?"
"I heard you and Cat yesterday morning in the bathroom. And I heard what your dad did." Tori saw the slight sadness in Jade's eyes. Jade felt like shit, having talked about her the way she had. "But it made me realize something."
"What?" Tori kissed Jade slowly, making sure to get her full attention before continuing.
"It's just, I don't care anymore. After that and my family, and Jessie, I just don't care. If no one accepts us, I don't care. Making you happy is all I care about anymore. I even told my parents I was spending the rest of my life with you." Tori chuckled, and Jade's eyes went wide. She wasn't sure she had heard right. She had thought about it, but their relationship was so fresh and new, that she didn't know that Tori would think about something like that so early.
"What?"
"I want to spend my life with you, Jadelyn. I remember telling you that no matter what, I'm here as long as you want me. I want you forever, so it's your decision how far this goes."
"Really?" Jade was starting to cry again, and Tori placed a kiss on her forehead.
"Uh huh." Tori grabbed Jade's hands, kissing them and looking her girlfriend in the eyes. "I love you, Jadelyn. You are too important to me anymore. Jessie can do whatever, our families can do whatever. It's you and me, against the world if we have to." Jade chuckled. She finally felt connected to someone. Tori saw who she was, accepted it, and embraced it. She wanted her, forever. Jade was brought to tears, and looked to her latina.
"I love you too, Victoria."
"Oh, and Jade?"
"Yeah."
"Last thing, promise. And we'll go back to bed."
"Okay."
"I'm taking my drivers test again. Saturday."
"Well, watch for old ladies. And no drinking before hand." The girls shared a laugh before wrapping themselves in each others' arms, and falling back asleep.
xxxxx
When Jade finally woke back up, it was past noon, and Cat's nona was gone. Jade smelled food coming from the kitchen, and went to see what was going on. Tori was cooking, and there was a good amount of food ready for them. Eggs, muffins, bacon. And of course, orange juice. Jade sat down, looking to Tori, imagining and laughing at how Tori looked like a perfect house wife. She had her hair pulled up in a bun, and an apron around her upper body, so she wouldn't ruin her clothes. Jade got back up, wrapping her arms around Tori's waist to her stomach, and kissing her cheek. "Morning."
"Uh uh- afternoon." Jade shrugged. She grabbed some of the plates of food, bringing them and sitting beside Tori. "So, Jade-" Tori shoved a piece of bacon in her mouth, and waiting a moment before finishing. "-what are we doing the rest of the day?"
"Oh, you'll see." Jade winked. Tori's pants got wet, and even though she didn't mind, she didn't want her entire relationship with Jade to be sexually based. But Jade had a surprise for her, and was about to show her her romantic side. Jade pulled out her phone, texting Cat.
You get the things I need?
Yep. Everything with Jessie is going well too. Haven't seen her all day, and I think Beck is doing his best to keep her away
Awesome. I need the stuff when you come home. Please don't forget it.
It's already in my car
Great. Thanks
Bye Jadey
DON'T
Jade sighed. Looking to Tori, a smile was permanantly plastered on the latina's face. "Okay, Tori. You're weirding me out. Why are you so happy?"
"Because, I have a hot girlfriend, and I'm in love. Can't I just be happy?"
Jade sighed, and laughed. "Okay, fine. If you need anything from me, let me know."
"Oh, my lips are a bit deprived." Tori quivered her lip, and Jade instantly pulled her in for a long kiss, and made sure the latina was sent to get ready for their day. Jade started to clear the table and get ready for her surprise.
Okay, I did not see this happening this way. I did have Tori admitting her true feelings to Jade, but not because of her own family. Sorry if this upset any of you, and Aaronandsarah, I promise, the way I got the rest of this planned, it will work out perfectly. Just trust me. Please, R/E/R!
P.S.: I already know the majority of the next chapter, and it will mainly consist of Jade and Tori's first official date. There will be some other things, but that will be the main part. But since I already have it in my head, it shouldn't take too long to write. Should be up by Monday, or Tuesday at the latest.