A/N Holy crap I haven't upload in such a long time! Sorry you guys! It's just that I have to study so much for spanish and you know what I ended up tanking it soo badly too because my teacher is a total bitch! Excuse my language but seriously, he failed more than half the class because they didn't write enough info on grammar but everyone wrote like 3 pages of it! I also had a lot of homework too! w. Sorry for the inconvenience, my sister has been reminding me to upload too! School is evil. I hope you enjoy this chapter too!
Chapter 14
"Jade, why don't you interview me now?" Rose looks at Jade with a determine face.
Jade gave Rose a confused look, "What do you mean Rose?".
Rose gets up from her chair and walks toward Jade. She puts her hand on her shoulder and let out a big sigh.
"I don't want you to work so hard for me", Rose looks at Jade, "While I was waiting for you to come back I came to a conclusion that I want you to interview me".
Jade backs away from Rose, "What do you mean?".
Rose lets out another big sigh, "You have proven your worth to me as a journalist who really cares about fashion; I'm not sure either, but I felt guilt when I see you work so hard for your job. It was overpowering, and I ended up not being able to handle it" Rose explained.
"So, I can interview you?" Jade looks at Rose for a moment but then looks away, "But what about your idea of fashion is an art, and that I was there to prove to you fashion is an art from my perspective" Jade continued.
"Well do you, Miss Jade Star" Rose took a deep breath before she continued, "Or should I say Miss Jade Harley, sincerely think that fashion is art and think that all that work you did for me wasn't wasteful, or at least do you?" Rose questioned.
Jade quickly looks at Rose with her eyes widen, "I didn't think it was wasteful! Working for you and the fact that you gave me ideas on how to create such little designs, it wasn't wasteful at all, more like a life experience that I contributed to the fashion world".
Rose pats Jade on her shoulder and goes back to her seat. She crosses her legs and folds her arms and gave out a small grin.
"Very well then Miss Harley, since you think like that, why don't you just interview me now?" Rose lifts up her eyebrow.
"I have a question before I interview you, may I?"
"Sure, why not?" Rose made a hand-jester signaling Jade to sit down in a seat.
"Do you, Miss Lalonde, approve of me because you think I am worthy to interview you and not because you pity me for being such a workaholic?" Jade gave a cold stare.
Rose was stuck in Jade's question. Did she really think that Jade was worth the interview? Or did she just want Jade to interview her because of the guilt of her working so hard and just because it was all Rose's idea. She wouldn't have to suffer the heartbreak from Karkat, but she wouldn't have met new people either. Rose thought for a moment and picks up the pieces from her memories to see if Jade was really worthy for the interview. Jade is a hard-working young woman. She would do anything for anyone and is sincere about it. She has a wonderful mind and is not afraid to use it when she wants to. She go in far lengths to help her brother with the company.
"She is worth it" Rose analyzed.
Rose gave a small smile and then looks at Jade, "You are worth it, and that is my final answer for you".
Jade nods her head and gave a happy expression "I am so happy that you think I am worthy to interview you", she grabs a small stool and sits down on it, "Well let the interview begin!".
Jade begins to learn about Rose a bit more. Rose told Jade when she was younger she was very ambitious. She went and study abroad and learned more about fashion. She traveled to Paris, Milan, Rome, Tokyo, London, and many more.
"It was mind-boggling seeing all these major fashion capitals around the world. It was really a wonderful experience" Rose explained.
"Aha, I can tell, you must have had a wonderful time too" Jade laughed.
"Yeah, but sometimes I wish I can relive my childhood" Rose told Jade.
"Childhood? Please elaborate" Jade asked.
Rose then begins to explain that even though she went to study abroad and traveled from fashion capital to fashion capital, she didn't really spend much time with her friends. She tells Jade that she grew up too quickly and never got to experience the joys of being a kid.
"Do you wish to go back to your childhood?"
"Yes, because I never get to experience that soft fuzzy feeling when you are with your friends", Rose looks at Jade, "But I guess it was worth giving that up since I got what I wanted".
"I see, and it was all for art?" Jade asks.
"Yes, it was all for art. To show the world that fashion can also be art. That was my initial goal from the start. I didn't want to get famous" Rose explained.
"Well did you reach your goal?"
"I'm only halfway there" Rose starts to smile to herself.
Jade laughs, "I hope you reach your goal one day!".
After an hour later Jade finishes the interview with Rose. Underneath all that stubbornness, Rose was actually pretty innocent inside. Not able to experience the joys of being a kid, it must have been tough on her.
"Thanks for the interview Rose!" Jade bows down, "So, um do I have permission to go back home so I can put these articles together?" Jade asks.
"Sure, beside, you don't work for me anymore, since your goal in the beginning was just to get my interview for your brother's company right?" Rose tells her.
"Oh yeah! That's right!" Jade remembers.
"Aha, well you may go now" Rose made a hand-jester signaling Jade to leave.
"Yes mam!" Jade walks to the door and opens it, "It's going to feel kind of lonely isn't it?" Jade looks at Rose.
"It's okay, I'm used to it" Rose sighs.
Jade nods her head, "Well I'm off now!".
Rose watches Jade leave her office. She lets out a big sigh and goes back to work. It was kind of quiet after Jade left. She always kept a conversation going on with Rose; in fact, she didn't really talk much about herself either. Jade may be open to other people, but it seems like she never really talks about herself. Rose knew that Jade was John's sister according to what Dave tells her.
"Man, I wish I got to know her better" Rose sighed.
Rose hears a knock from the door. It seems like a familiar knock she has heard from before.
"Come in".
Came in a tall troll. She was a young troll woman who had short black hair and a nice sense of fashion. With her black lipstick her greenish tinted skin; it complimented her.
"It seems like the vampress diva is back" Rose looks at her with a clever smile.
The troll rolls her eyes, "No need to call me that Miss Rose. Seeing how you insulted me like that it seems like you are in a terrible mood".
Rose goes back to her work, "No need to point out the obvious Kanaya, you know when I'm in a bitter mood I call you that, though it makes me a horrible person to take it out on my assistant".
"It's okay because I am your assistant and I'm here to help you when you are need in need" Kanaya bows down.
"Shut up" Rose said in a bitter tone, "And welcome back", she looks away.
Kanaya smiles, "Thank you Miss Rose".
Meanwhile somewhere nearby there was Terezi in her office. She was organizing some of Karkat's paperwork, since he didn't bother to do it himself. She understands though, he was a busy young man, he wouldn't have time for silly things like this. Somehow Terezi was out of it today. Ever since that day when she had lunch with Dave she couldn't stop thinking about it.
"Hehehe I want to see Dave again" she laughs to herself.
Terezi sounded like a young high schooler who had just fallen in love, but she didn't notice it herself. Ever since that day she wanted to see Dave. She still has a "thing" with Karkat, but she isn't so sure about it anymore. Karkat has been depressed since Jade wouldn't forgive him, or at least go on some sort of date with him.
"Karkat is being a big wimp hehe, it's kind of cute" Terezi ponders around her thoughts.
After a few papers later, Terezi was finished organizing Karkat's paperwork. She didn't know what to do next, but she knows that she didn't want to be with Karkat today. He was going to rant about how stupid he was. She didn't want to hear the old story again, so she spins around in her chair.
"Now what to do today?" she yells it out loud.
Out of curiosity, she wanted to go find Dave for some odd reason. She wanted to know more about it, or at least know what he does for a living. She gets up from her seat and grabs her cane and carefully goes out the door. She took the elevators instead of the stairs, since it was sort of dangerous going down them. She didn't mind being blind at all actually. She likes being blind basically, it would have felt different if she wasn't. She gets out of the building and sniffs the fresh air.
"Hmmm Smells delicious" she made a big grin.
She begins walking around Brooklyn to see if she will ever run into him again, but knowing reality that is impossible.
"I guess Dave only comes when Jade is around huh?" she told herself.
She walks past by a cafe that Dave took her to a few days ago. She begins to recall some memories from the conversations she had with Dave.
"Hm, he did tell me he worked for a company in Manhattan" she told herself.
Terezi made a big grin and made a dash to the substation that leads to Manhattan. She carefully walks down the stairs and waits for the subway to come. She was sort of out-of-place, since she was still wearing her work attire. She didn't want anyone to give her dirty looks, but it's not like she's going to see their expression anyways. She heard the subway and carefully goes inside and uses her cane to see if there was an empty seat. She sits down and waits until the subway reaches the stop to Manhattan. She gets out and breathes in the air.
"IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I CAME HERE!" she yells it out loud.
She skips along the streets of Manhattan, while humming a soft tune. She was hoping to run into Dave in this district. It sucks that she couldn't see. It would have been much easier if she could have seen where she was going.
Terezi asked a random stranger, "Excuse me, do you know a man named Dave Strider?".
"Oh you mean that famous photographer?"
"Photographer?" Terezi thought, "Ah so he was a photographer".
"Yes him, do you know where he works at?" she asked.
"I heard that he works for this famous fashion magazine company called Inter Species Fashionz, it's just around the block, not that far".
"Thank you sir!" she laughs.
She went around the corner and smells the air.
"A familiar scent, it might be Dave's hehehee" she laughs to herself.
She goes inside the building and sniffs the air. It had the professional air to it but somehow it also had the friendly atmosphere to it. She goes to the information booth and asks the man if Dave was around.
"Excuse me is Dave Strider here?" she grins.
"He's not here right now, he's probably in one of his photo-shoots".
Terezi made a sad face, "I see..".
Terezi felt a huge disappointment. She really wanted to see Dave so it ruined her mood a bit, nevertheless its understandable.
"Thank you sir" Terezi bows down.
She goes out of the building and lets out a big sigh. She went all the way here to Manhattan for no reason.
"I guess today was wasted" she whined.
"No it isn't"
Terezi looks up and smells the air. It was a familiar scent. It smelled like Dave.
"Dave?" she asks.
"What's up?"
"DAVE!" she grabs his arm but then quickly lets go.
"Do you need anything?" he asks her.
"Hehe I just wanted to see you" Terezi made a grin.
"Ah I see" he looks at her, "Well since you are here, want to go eat?".
"Hehehe sure! Lead the way, I am indeed blind after all!" Terezi tells him.
"And you are proud of it?" Dave questioned.
"I wouldn't have known how to live with my eyesight besides, I like sniffing and hearing better than seeing" she explained.
"Aha, you are an interesting troll" he made a small laugh.
The two walked off into the distance. Meanwhile a few blocks away Tavros was helping Gamzee out.
"Hey Tavros" Gamzee looks at Tavros.
"Uh, yes Gamzee?" he replies back.
"Is Jade actually that famous journalist who works for John Egbert, the owner of the best-selling fashion magazine across the US?"
"Uh, I don't know, I think she told me once that John was her brother, but I wasn't sure that he owns a magazine company" Tavros stuttered.
"Tavros can you do me a favor and go get me a bottle of Faygo" Gamzee stretched.
"Uh, sure boss" Tavros maneuvered his wheelchair out of the office.
Gamzee gets his phone out of his pocket. It was dark purple and had black polka dots on it with a faygo strap on the phone. He begins to dial a number. It ranged about four times until someone picked up the phone.
"Hey".
"Hey Vriska can you do me a favor?" Gamzee asked.
"Yeah sure, what is it? And you know when I do favors for someone I need to get something" she laughs.
"Aha sure, can you go undercover for me and work for this company called Inter Species Fashionz?" Gamzee made a smirk.
"Why not? I haven't snooped around for a while. Why though?"
"I want you to get close to the boss and I want you to get close to him enough to convince him to let him do a huge feature for our company" he began to laugh.
"That's the Gamzee I know, I'll start tomorrow"
"Okay, thanks Vriska"
"Before you hang up is this just because you want to be better than Karkat?" she asks.
"Why not? We've been competing against each other since High School" he laughed.
"Aha same old Gamzee"
He hangs up on the phone and puts it back in his pocket. She begins spinning around in his chair while waving his cane.
"This is going to be interesting!" he shouts out.
A/N Yay for long chapters and lots of dialogue! Once again sorry for not updating for a while. School is a OIWESDHIWEJSDPWOSDHWE{SDOJSD{O I hope you enjoy it! Expect another update in a few days :)