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Double Trouble

Chapter 21 – Always.

No One's POV

For this chapter, we are in universe 2 and will be following Jadelyn and Victoria. We will start with the immediate aftermath of the fake fight they staged for the benefit of the other students of Hollywood arts.

One minor note: While in conversation with each other they refer to each other as Victoria and Jadelyn, when they speak to adults they use the names Tori and Jade. It would be too difficult for them to explain why they are suddenly using their full names.

As was previously planned, Beck broke free of Andre 2 and Robbie 2 and ran towards his car. Though that was planned, the real reaction of everyone nearby wasn't. Some students had dived under tables, some screamed and a few ran into the school.

Victoria turned her head towards the parking lot to see, Beck's truck burn rubber out of the parking lot and down the street. She knew he had his tasks, to do but she had hers as well.

She then took a quick look to the roof to see Jade and Tori peeking their heads out watching. But only for a moment as both of them quickly disappeared. Victoria knew they would be laying low in the basement until Beck and Andre 1 returned, when they would all return home to their universe.

A loud voice soon brought through the confusion, Victoria recognized it as Lane. "Everyone inside right now! The Police have been called."

Victoria then looked at the rest of her group, Andre, Robbie, Cat and Jadelyn. All of them looked dazed and a bit in shock. She knew it was acting of course, all except for Jadelyn. Looking a Jadelyn, she was just standing there half shaking, half in shock.

Though it had all been planned out, it was all too obvoious to Victoria that it got just a bit too real for Jadelyn. She knew so when Jadelyn went off script and began to cry.

Victoria rushed over to Jadelyn, who was blankly starring where Beck had been standing. "Are you alright Jadelyn?"

Sikowitz arrived a second later, looking quite concerned. "Jade are you hurt?"

"He was going to kill me." Jadelyn mumbled, sounding half out of it.

Victoria wasn't sure if Jadelyn was acting anymore or not and that worried her a bit.

After another moment, she looked herself over. "I'm…I'm fine."

Sikowitz carefully put his hand behind Jadelyn's back and ushered her and the rest of us inside. "He may come back, everyone inside."

"Now we just need to stick to the story and stick together." Victoria thought nervously as she walked inside with the others."

Even as they were entering Victoria could hear the distant wail of approaching police sirens, ushering in the next part of the plan.

Once everyone was inside, the school was put on lockdown until the police arrived, which they did only minutes later. It was a confused chaotic scene at first with some students in the class rooms and some milling about. The teachers were trying to make some order out of the chaos.

Jadelyn, Victoria and the rest needed to stick together. Not only that, but be seen together, by the police especially. So when Sikowitz ushered Jadelyn and Victoria to Principal's Helen's office, the rest followed and waited outside.

"Principal Helen wants to see how you both are doing, she'll be along momentarily. If you are ok, I need to see how the other students are doing." Sikowitz said, sounding unusually serious.

"I'm fine. You can go. I'm just shook up." Jadelyn said quietly.

Alone, Victoria turned to Jadelyn. "Are you Ok? You really look shook up."

Jadelyn remained silent for a moment while she seemed to be gathering her wits. "I know it was all for show, but for a second I forgot, I honestly forgot. Beck, the one from the other universe, imitated our Beck so well that, for a moment I thought he really was going to kill me."

Victoria leaned in close, "Just as long as you're going to be ok. That's all I care about."

"Thank you. I'll be fine and able to play my part. The worst part is over. Just stay with me."

Then Victoria answered in one single word that and that one word made Jadelyn feel safe again. She would later reflect on how that one single word could do so much to help her, especially when it was spoken by Victoria. That word was "Always."

Principal Helen walked in a moment later with a stressed look on her face and could be heard mumbling something about how dealing with Crazy Steve was easier than this. Seeing Jadelyn and her black eyes, she pulled up a chair and her face took on a more concerned look.

"First of all are you all right? Do I need to call an ambulance?"

Shaking her head. "No, no need for that. I wasn't hit by the bullet, if that's what you mean."

Helen nodded. "He did this to you, though, didn't he? Beat you up."

"Yes, Saturday night. He's done it before, but I just couldn't handle it anymore. I told him I didn't want to see him anymore."

It was just then two plain clothes detectives knocked on the door. They both where white and appeared to be in their late 30's.

"Oh Detectives, Here is the girl that was nearly shot. Her name is Jade West. The shooter was one of our students named Beckett Oliver. He was seen driving off." Helen while shaking their hands.

The shorter of the two was wearing an ill fitted grey suit shook Jadelyn's hand. "Hello Miss West, I'm Detective Doyle, this is my partner Detective Russo. First, I need to ask you. Are you in need of an ambulance? Are you hurt?"

"No. I'm fine, other than what he did to me Saturday night. If it's ok, I'd like to give my statement at the police station. I'd rather not be here right now. I want to press charges of assault and rape against him."

Detective Doyle nodded then turned to his partner. "Russo, I'll Take her in. You take care of interviewing witnesses and be sure to make sure he doesn't come back."

Jadelyn stood up. "My…Friend..Tori and my other friends want to come with me. They all witnessed what happened. Actually Robbie and Andre."

Before leaving, Doyle turned to Victoria. "You're Lt. David Vega's daughter. Tori Right? He radioed on the way in and was worried."

"Yes, you can tell my father that I am fine."

Det. Doyle ushered them to the door. "Come on, the let's go."

As they left, they could see a number of police about, some seemed to be just keeping a watch on what was going on and some had begun to interview witnesses.

Victoria and Jadelyn got into one car, and Robbie, Cat and Andre' went in another and soon they were at the police station. Walking inside they found Victoria's father, looking much relieved. However once he saw Victoria's single black eye, he once again became worried.

"According to your text you were spending the weekend at Cat's what happened. How did you get that black eye?"

"Beck did it. I was helping her get away from Beck. He was beating her."

Detective Doyle tapped Victoria's father on the shoulder. "Lieutenant, perhaps we should take this in the interrogation room."

Mr. Vega looked again at both Jadelyn's injuries and that of his daughters, then turned to Detective Doyle. He did not look happy. "Yes, we will take this into the interrogation room. I want this Beckett Oliver found, I want his residence searched. I want every unit in the city looking for him. "

"Yes, Sir. I'll get right on it."

At this point, Andre, Cat and Robbie were each taken to a separate room by an officer to give a statement.

"I want Tori to stay with me." Jadelyn said quietly.

"Fine." Said, Detective Doyle.

Victoria and Jadelyn were then ushered into plain room with a mirror on one wall. In the center was a table with 4 chairs. Jadelyn, Victoria, Detective Doyle, Mr. Vega all sat down and at the last minute another Detective came in.

"Hello, I'm detective Friedkin. I just got word, everyone at the school is accounted for and fine. Beckett Oliver is still missing, no sign of him at the school. We've got a unit on its way to his address."

Detective Doyle nodded, then turned to Jadelyn. "Ok, Miss West. From what we understand, Mr. Oliver confronted you at school and it cumulated with him trying to shoot you and fleeing. Would you mind telling us how it started. Just take your time."

Jadelyn then took a deep breath and started her story. Part of it was true and part of it was false. Jadelyn just needed to weave both elements into a cohesive story. "I started dating Beckett Oliver just under 2 years ago. He was handsome, had this rugged charm and he seemed to not mind my more morbid tastes. My home life is, well let's just describe it as empty. My father resents me, my half-sister treats me like dog and my stepmother despises me. He was nice and treated me nice. No one ever treated me nice. I hated myself, I hated my world. Part of me thought that I wouldn't ever have anyone else."

Jadelyn lowered her head. "It didn't take long for him to start showing his true colors. I think he could see my insecurities and quickly began to exploit them. Just to keep me in line. He'd actually say, I'm the only one who will ever love you. The abuse was emotional at first. He started slow but built up."

"When did it change?" Asked Detective Doyle as he scribbled notes on a pad.

"About a month and a half, we hadn't gone all the way. One night we were fooling around and I stopped him. "

Jadelyn paused for a moment, looking visibly upset. Victoria who was sitting next to her couldn't tell if it was an act or not.

"At that point he called me a dick tease, slapped me and said that was stopping right now. Then hepulled my pants down. I tried to resist but he hit me and then proceeded to rape me. When he was done he threw me out and told me not to be such a cold bitch next time."

There was a pause in the room as the detectives gave Jadelyn time to collect her thoughts. "I told my father when I came home."

"What did he say." Asked Mr. Vega.

"He didn't believe me. Not only that, he got angry and called me a flat out liar. Beck could pour on the charm when he wanted to and he always did with my father. He slapped me and said if I told another lie about that man again, he'd throw me out. After that I was devastated and crushed emotionally. All he had to do was pour on some charm and I took him back. I think on one level I hated myself so much that I felt like I deserved it. I stayed with him. One minute he'd be nice, the next he'd beat me when I didn't do what he said. If he wanted sex, he'd just throw me on the bed and rape me. He took pains to beat me in places where the scars wouldn't' show. I was miserable, I hated myself and with each passing day I wanted to die more. The only way I could cope was by making everyone around me even more miserable." Jadelyn wanted that part to be untrue, but sadly it wasn't. She just told it as she remembered it.

"But something changed." Asked detective Doyle.

Then Jadelyn began to seamlessly transition into the lie part of the story. "Yes, Tori was one of the people I kept making miserable. Cat was the only person that even resembled a friend, but even she had given up trying to help me. Only Tori never gave up. That was one thing, the second that I was getting to a point where I could no longer take it. A few days ago, she told me to stand up to him. Other's have done the same, but coming from her, I can't explain why, but I did. I felt good, but at the same time I was horribly afraid, and even felt bad for kicking him in the nuts. I was confused and scared. Me and her went out thursday night, and Beck confronted me again. He grabbed me and I punched him. I think I broke his nose. It felt good."

Detective Doyle, kept writing. "Ok, then what."

"After I was so scared, I hid in a old tree house near my home. I was there from Friday until Saturday. But Beck found me, he was furious."

"What did he do?"

"I thought he was going to rape me, but he beat me, and kept beating me. Not just in the places that wouldn't show. He would have kept beating me if not for Tori. I was afraid of what to do and I knew that Tori was staying at Cats for the weekend. I had called her earlier before Beck had shown up. She came right as Beck was beating me. She pulled me away and got hit in the process. She knocked him down and then ran with me to Cat's car. Then we drove off. "

David Vega spoke up. "Tori, how come you didn't come to me. "

Victoria replied. "I'm sorry Father, Jade was so scared and hurt. It took Cat and I until Monday just to get her to break up with him. She left a note in his locker. She didn't want to involve the police. That was the next thing we were going to get her to do, but Beck showed up first."

Then they went over the details of the confrontation at the asphalt café. How a seemingly furious Beck tried to kill Jadelyn then fled. They then spent some follow up time answering specific questions. Victoria noted that Jadelyn, did perfectly and could tell the detectives believed every word. Jadelyn said she wanted to press charges of sexual assault against Beck, not to mention battery. They said they would start the process on that and told them to wait as they may have more questions. Not to mention Beck was still at large.

They then waited in a corner of the squad room with the Cat, Andre' and Robbie who had finished answering their questions. It had been a while and there was a lot of activity. Suddenly Victoria noticed a few officers talking to her father. He had been busy with the case and hadn't a proper chance to speak with her. But watching she noticed he once again became distressed.

Walking over, he motioned to Jadelyn and Victoria. "We need to speak with you."

They complied and returned to the interrogation room with the detectives. Detective Doyle spoke up, looking a bit distressed. "We searched Beckett Oliver's trailer. He wasn't present and it looks like he packed and left in a hurry. But we found some things."

Jadelyn's face registered surprise. "What things?"

He pushed forward a picture of a girl that looks as if it was taken off a video. The girl was a blonde and appeared to be asleep.

"Do you know this girl?"

Jadelyn and Victoria looked at the picture for a moment. Victoria was the first to answer. "I have her in one class, her name is Sara Koenig. Why?"

With a deadly serious look he explained. "This image was taken from a dvd marked Sara 9/9/14 and the video shows Beckett Oliver sexually assaulting this girl who appears to be either drunk or drugged. We found it hidden in Beck's trailer, along with a supply of what we think is the date rape drug. Lab tests are pending."

Victoria thought for a moment. "9/9/14, that was the night of Pete Mitchel's party."

After scribbling something down, detective Doyle continued. "We also found a carefully preserved newspaper clipping from a year ago. It detailed the rape of 20 year old female college student, not far from his trailer. We had no suspects up to now, but we are serious looking at him as a suspect. That girl said she was attacked by a masked assailant when walking home from a party."

"He made mentioned of other girls, but I asked, he'd just beat me." Jadelyn said bluntly.

"The thing is Miss West; he had a supply of it, Enough for several more doses. Not only tha,t we now think he had other women in mind."

Looking over, Victoria could tell that Jadelyn was genuinely surprised. "How?"

"We found a list of 9 girls'; Sara's name was on it. But it was the only one crossed off. The others we now think were his future targets."

Then the detective pulled from a folder a small plastic evidence bag with a handwritten list inside. He then turned to Victoria. "I asked you here, not just because Miss West want's you here, but you're on the list."

Victoria looked down and sure enough, in Beck's handwriting, her name was the 3rd one down. She had never liked him, but he never really seemed to pay much attention to her. But seeing it, she suddenly felt like she had been punched in the stomach. She realized that had they not gotten rid of him, she would have been raped by him.

"Tori, did he ever touch you or do anything to you?" David Vega, said in a calm voice as he put his hand reassuringly on her shoulder.

"No. I'm certain of it." A dazed Victoria said.

They spoke and answered more questions. While they didn't blame Jadelyn, but they did quiz her on comments he made about any rapes he committed. Beck now was not only a suspect in a attempted murder, but a suspect in 2 rapes. Victoria was consoled by her father, but even after they went out to the waiting area, she looked shaken.

Jadelyn herself was unnerved, suspecting is one thing, but knowing her boyfriend was a would be serial rapist, made her feel terrible. She told the others of Beck's crimes and they were equally distressed.

Jadelyn then asked. "I hear they have a small cafeteria downstairs. Would you all mind getting me and Victoria some coffee. Maybe a bite to eat."

Andre nodded. "Sure, Come on Cat, Robbie. Let's go."

Jadelyn waited till they were out of sight, then turned to Victoria, her face suddenly guilt ridden. "Victoria. I'm sorry. I've been horrible to you. My boyfriend was going to rape you. If you wanted to leave, I would understand. You've been so supportive of me. No one has, ever, but I can't…."

Victoria looked straight in Jadelyn's eye's. "Stop! I'm not leaving you. I meant what I said the other night. I'm not giving up on you. Yes, I'm upset, but being with you, make me feel safe too. It's not your fault."

A single tear rolled down Jadelyn's cheek. "I don't deserve you. I can't even let you touch me, I'm so messed up and you still want to be with me. How can I make you feel safe?"

Victoria smiled. "You do. Love is a lot of things and one day I hope you will understand and can love me back. But I love you and I will always be with you. At least as long as you'll let me. We're going to make it through this."

Jadelyn felt so overwhelmed by Victoria's admission of love and her willingness to stand by her, she simply lowered he head and cried. Victoria, knowing that Jadelyn still didn't want to be touched, did the one thing she could do; Just stayed with her.

Andre and the rest returned 15 minutes later with some coffee and a couple of burgers. He handed them out and then whispered to Victoria and Jadelyn. "I have good news."

"What?" whispered Victoria back.

"Victoria, I saw someone talking to your father and managed to eavesdrop; he was telling your dad, they found Beck's car in an alley. I even heard them talk about testing the DNA of the blood they found. They think he may have been a victim of foul play."

Jadelyn who had recovered by this point, whispered back. "Something happened to him and we have been sitting in a police station the entire time. They'll never suspect we had anything to do with his disappearance. The other Beck, Other Andre', Tori and Jade have succeeded. We're in the clear."

She looked at the rest and managed to smile just a bit. "Thank you." She knew she had lots of issues to work through but for the first time she really felt hope.

Then Jadelyn leaned and whispered in Victoria's ear; the one person who ever said she loved her and really meant it. Jadelyn found it very hard to bring the words to her lips and even then she really didn't know what love really was. But deep down she felt a need to say it. "Tor, you said always. I may just hold you to that."

Well, the plan succeeded, Jadelyn is learning that she can depend on Victoria. But they have a long way to go.

I'm so glad you are all enjoying this story and how I'm telling not 1, but 2 parallell Jori stories. They will come back together a bit later on.

Oh, one last thing. Many of you have read my other stories and really enjoyed them. Now with this invention that allows travel to other worlds, it's a very distinct possibility that we may have a visit from some old friends.

Keep reading and thanks for the reviews.