Tori stood up abruptly. "Say what?!"

Jade turned to look at her, eyes clearing up, blinking many times as if just remembering where she was. "Jade, you can't be serious," Tori hissed as Cat came bounding out the school doors. Jade's eyes were however now focused on the red head who was smiling at her.

"Tori, leave us," Jade said without looking at her. "No way," Tori insisted, not budging.

"Vega! Go! I just want to be with my girl," she turned a cool glare at her. "Alright?"

Tori hesitated but Cat only smiled at her reassuringly. Tori looked from between the two and then lingered on Cat, rubbing her shoulder with a forced smile. She took a few steps and glared at Jade from behind Cat's back. She mouthed the words 'don't you dare do it.' Jade ignored her and bade Cat to sit with her.

Cat silently unwrapped the remaining bandages and used clean swabs to very gently wipe the wounds from getting infected. Jade sat, resting her elbow on her knee, her hand tucked under her chin as she watched Cat's delicate fingers work cautiously. She smiled tenderly at the red head, her red hair more luminous in the sun, her long black lashes casting shadows below her eyes. She knew she owed the girl an explanation why she didn't show up on their date or didn't call her on the weekend. But Cat seemed content enough that Jade was here with her. All the same, Jade saw that her smile and eyes had questions, whether she should ask or not and maybe feared the answer?

Jade stayed silent as Cat, unfazed by the blood she cleaned up, kept on working, gripping the back of her hand gently.

Cat's eyes flicked over her wrist and saw rows of horizontal scars under the new cuts. The new cuts were random, some thicker, shorter and thinner while others were vertical and x's. She furrowed her eyes in concern. Even her knuckles were cut. Did she smash something? She tried to stay calm but she was immensely curious. She figured if Jade needed someone to talk to … she would go to her girlfriend first… right?

Her eyes met Jade's for a moment and realized she was being watched. She smiled and lowered her eyes again. Jade moved closer to her until their shoulders touched. Leaning down to meet the redheads lips when she looked up a second time. A gentle soft kiss, one she had missed and probably didn't deserve.

Cat was amazing. She deserved someone better than her. Why did this girl attract so much misfortune…

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After lunch Tori grabbed Jade by the arm and pulled her into the janitor's closet. "Okay, now you're going to tell me what happened!" Tori hissed in an accusing tone. "I don't want to hear what I think happened understand?"

Jade stood with her arms crossed, "It's none of your business."

Tori made an anguished face. "No, too bad! When you started acting weird around Cat was when it should've not been my business but now I am in way too deep to just ignore signs! I've dealt with the both of you about your twisted relationship issues and I am not letting it go until I at least get answers!"

Jade swayed to the left, leaning against the shelf unit, sighing. But Tori continued. "It's not enough that you made us go through the undeniable thoughts of something horrible happening to you and you just stroll in like nothing happened?!" She motioned at Jade's bandaged hands. Still she said nothing. "My god! Say something! Defend yourself then!"

Tori made a small loop of a walk in the tiny space with her head hanging back. "Jaaaaaade, pleeeease. I worry about you guys. Especially you. You're not still thinking about breaking up with Cat are you?" She lifted her head to look at Jade who was now sitting on the floor with her knees up, head down.

"Jade?" Tori slowly moved close and sat down beside her, close enough to hear an audible whisper. "I just can't…" Tori pursed her lips; she had no idea how to pull Jade out of her rut. "Jade… you can talk to me…"

"That's the hard part!" Jade bolted to her feet and paced the tiny room. "I'm not even sure I should!"

"Jade…"

"I mean I have to because I was unfair!"

"Jade?"

"It's not fair to her!" Jade jutted a finger to her own chest. "I have to take responsibility for my own actions! I'm not being fair! She's so sweet and nice to me and, and I…"

Tori slowly stood up, hands out as if to calm her down. "Easy, take a breath."

Jade kept pacing, hands gripping her arms tightly. "It isn't right. I have to make this right."

"Breaking up with Cat? How will it make it right? Make what right?"

Jade stopped moving and stared at the floor, her hair half covering her face. Tori waited for her patiently.

"I was at Reine's…"

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Cat sat with Tom and he was joking around as usual, trying to cheer her up. After not even exchanging words just hugs and kisses with Jade, she had felt empty. As if Jade wasn't giving her her all. She had tried to shrug it off but at the same time felt that Jade was so far away.

Tom walked her to her locker before class started. "Hey, I'm glad Jade's okay. Pretty scary huh?"

Cat smiled with a nod. "Yea, thank you for coming over that night. You made me feel safe." Tom smiled back, putting his hands in his pockets, acting shy. "It's okay. I was actually hoping we could go for dinner tonight?"

Cat put away her books and turned around confused, "Jade's back." Tom expected another answer. She gripped her hands, "I want to spend all lost time to catch up with her. She needs me."

She closed her locker and started to move to class but he blocked her path. He quickly calmed down, "Cat, don't you see it? If Jade loves you and appreciates you, you wouldn't be worried like crazy over her. Did she even explain what happened to her?"

"Tom, please, stop talking about her like that," Cat walked to Blackbox theatre with him following close behind. Seeing the class empty, Tom grabbed her shoulders and pushed back against the wall firmly but gently. "Cat, please, you're hurting. I can help you. I gave you away to Jade because I thought she would take care of you. But now I know what a mess of things she's made. You're in pain because of her. Come back to me. I'm the one that loves you."

Suddenly someone forcibly grabbed him from behind and backhanded him with such force that he fell backwards onto the floor on his back. He shook his head and sat up quickly and saw an infuriated Reine standing before him, shielding Cat.

"Jade warned you if you touched her again," she hissed, fists balling.

Tom looked shocked but eventually began to chuckle to himself. "Wow, Reine. Damn. You are one greedy little spitfire aren't you?" He slowly got up to one knee while he wiped his mouth with the back of his sleeve. "Ahh seeing your face reminds me of something." He then turned to Cat. "Tell me Cat, how did your first date go?"

No one answered him but he smiled. He stood up gradually and dusted himself off. Cat was about to speak but Reine hushed her, "Don't tell him anything. He's a parasite."

Tom mocked hurt feeling s and chuckled. "Now that's not nice. Fine, then you tell her where Jade was that night." He grinned when he saw Reine pale.

Tom shook his head when Reine wouldn't respond but Cat swung to look at her. "You know where she was?"

Reine made no move to return her gaze but stared daggers at Tom who came close to her. "I would never go against my friend's relationship even as much as I wanted them back in my life. Isn't that right Reine?" He circled her now. "Normally we let things go at their normal pace. But this was different right?"

"I don't think you know what you're talking about." Cat moved behind Reine, wanting to protect Jade's friend. Tom stared at Reine, "Maybe not. So why don't we have Reine make it clear. Or do you want me to tell her Reine?"

"You have no proof," Reine hissed at him through gritted teeth, knowing what he was suggesting at. Tom shook his head again. "Jade's expressions and reactions say it all."

Reine gave him an angered but perplexed face. Tom looked at her and closed in the gap. "Go on and tell Cat here why Jade feels so guilty, so bad, so tortured. Was it really all because she couldn't make their date Friday night? I sincerely doubt it." He saw Reine swallow hard, she glanced back at Cat who was staring at Tom with furrowed eyebrows in concern.

"Shut up," Reine said with venom.

"Were you not that good?" he said with a touch of ice. Reine shoved him back hard with all her strength, yelling at him to shut up. He groaned but quickly stood up, approaching her again.

"Hurt me all you want! But you better take responsibility for what you did to Cat!" he said out loud. Reine grabbed him by his shirt, threateningly. "I love Cat and I would never hurt her the way you did!"

"What's he talking about?" Cat grabbed Reine's arms. "Hurt me?"

"Cat, look-"

"Don't!" Reine began to push him back but Tom held his ground, glaring down at her.

"She deserves to know that you took her girlfriend away from her! Body and soul!"

Cat let go of Reine's arm and took a step back, covering her ears. "What?"

Suddenly the students began to fill up the class. Reine let go of Tom but she couldn't calm down. Anxious, she turned to look at Cat who was already half way out the door when she bumped into Jade and Tori. Cat recoiled back with tears in her eyes. Jade instantly concerned for her, reached for her but Cat dodged her and left through the doors. Tori and Jade looked over at Tom and Reine. Tom pushed past them and rushed out after Cat but Jade grabbed his arm forcibly. Tom shot a look at Tori, wrenching his arm free of Jade. "I told you I wasn't the one hurting Cat, your friend here is."

Tori's eyes fell on Reine and Jade and slowly stepped out of the class to follow Cat.

"Satisfied, Reine?" Tom then left. Jade didn't look at Reine and instead exited the classroom.

"What's going on here?" the teacher asked, seeing so many students leave his class.

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"Jade please!" Reine grabbed Jade by the arm but she wrenched free, never meeting her eyes. "I didn't say anything. Tom's been trying to take Cat back from the start." Jade's eyes flicked up in a glare and searched the hallway for Cat and Tori. She began to move but Reine had a firm grip on her. Jade gave her an icy stare. "I have to find her and explain."

"Explain what?" Reine asked exasperated. "Tom has already filled her head with lies!"

"It's not a lie!" Jade shouted. Reine jerked her head back in shock at seeing hot tears in her friend's eyes. "Satisfied with… what? What … are you … satisfied about? Did you know … what would happen…?" Jade tried to talk but kept halting at the knot in her chest. Reine felt tears spring up in her own eyes and cupped Jade's face tenderly, pressing her forehead to hers.

"Jade, no. I never wanted this to happen. I never wanted to hurt you, Tom wants us to hate each other, don't let him get to you," She wanted so much to kiss Jade's tears away but she swallowed hard and the next words slipped out. "I love you. I didn't mean to hurt you."

Jade pulled away, shaking her head. "I'm in love with Cat. I hurt her, I hurt her so bad, Reine. Please, just stop this. Just … just let me go." Reine reluctantly let Jade go and watched her dash down the hall.

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Tom was arguing with Tori who refused to let him get near Cat who stood hugging her purple giraffe, forehead pressed against Jade's cold locker.

"It wasn't my fault!" Tom yelled at her. Tori screamed back. "Whether or not scumbag, you are not getting her back! Cat, say something!"

Cat kept silent, no tears running or any expressions on her face. She felt empty before and now she felt … nothing. But she had a question. She turned her head quickly, slicing her brow with one of the blades on the locker. Tori quickly rushed over to her, wanting to pull her to the washrooms to wash her cut immediately. Cat only shook her off.

"Is what you said true? Do you have any proof?" She directed it at Tom and Tori bit her lower lip, worried. "Did you see them together?"

Tori kept quiet. In the janitor's closet, Jade had confessed to her what had happened. But according to Jade, the details weren't clear. So of course one thing came to mind. Reine may have drugged Jade. She hadn't said anything because the entire time Jade was taking the blame.

"How do you know?" Cat insisted but Tom kept quiet, trying to find words. Reine and Jade had both not denied it. She hugged herself and looked around, blinking quickly, clearing her mind, trying to rationalize. "What made you say that?"

Tom stepped forward but Cat yelled at him, "How do you know?!" This was the second time she had yelled at someone for trying to tell her the truth. She shook her head, hot tears brimming on the edge of her lower lashes. "I loved you."

Tom slowly turned his head to look over his shoulder so see Jade was standing a few feet behind him. Jade only stared over him, stern eyes on Cat, not saying anything. The last words were directed at her and Tom unhurriedly moved out of their way.

Tori didn't dare say anything, it wasn't her place. Jade calmly walked over to Cat and stood in front of her. She grabbed Cat and forcibly kissed her. When they separated, Cat backhanded her across the face. Tori gasped and almost butt in. Jade held up a hand at Tori.

"I deserve that. I deserve all your wrath. But Cat, please understand that … that it was…"

"What? Was what? An accident?" Cat was actually quite calm after she had slapped Jade. "It takes two to tango, Jade."

Tori frowned in worry, she wasn't wrong. The whole time Jade tried to explain what had happened, the only words running in her mind were, how could you?

Tears ran down Jade's face and she shook her head, bottom lip trembling as she tried not to blubber. "Cat … Please…" Cat only shook her head, not wanting to listen, covering her mouth from sobbing. "How could you…?" she whispered.

Tom watched in dismay. He actually didn't want this to go that far. Was he actually to blame? He didn't know what to do but Tori did it for him; she grabbed his arm and pulled him away without a fight, leaving the two girls alone.

Jade tried again, reaching out for her but Cat stepped back, turning her face away. "I thought … I just thought… no, as usual I am a fool. I thought I could trust you, I thought you loved me…"

"I do," Jade began but Cat shot back. "Then why!?"

Jade bit her lower lip, what else was she supposed to say? Yes, it's true, it takes two to tango and two wrongs don't make a right. Jade hung her head, falling to her knees. She looked up with her eyeliner running two long streaks down her face, clutching the other girl's waist.

"Cat, I love you. I love you so much; it's why it hurts so much. I love you. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry."

Cat angrily proceeded to beat her with the purple giraffe, shouting over and over to let go of her. When it was over she covered her crying face with one hand while the other hand gripped the remaining leg of her cherished giraffe plushy. Jade had her head pressed to Cat's stomach, never letting go and allowing the pelts of the stuffed animal as it came apart with each blow. Jade still wouldn't let go.

A few hours ago she had said she was going to break up with Cat not realizing what a grand mistake that would've been and now? She literally felt like utter shit for even thinking that she would take the privilege of breaking it up. If anything, this was Cat's call. And the signs were clear.

She visibly shook against her, pressing her lips to Cat's belly, squeezing her thighs so tightly she almost made the girl loose balance. "Let go," Cat whispered hoarsely in between sobs. Jade shook her head and Cat tried to forcibly pry her off. "Get off!"

"Cat, don't. I need you," Jade looked up at her again, pleading with her eyes, never had she been so distraught in her life. Not when her parents divorced, not when she broke up with Beck whom she had a relationship for a very long time, but over a week long relationship? Because Cat meant more than any of those people combined and she had destroyed what chance they had, destroyed the years of friendship for a night of passion. Seeing no other way around it she eventually let her go and Cat ran out of the building, not looking back. Jade stayed on her knees amidst the plushy carnage. Tori came to check up on them and gathered what had happened. Her hair was tangled with stuffing and pieces of purple fabric. She gently helped Jade to her feet and gave her a sympathetic hug. She had no comforting words but Jade lightly pushed her back and without any words went to find Reine.

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A/N: Boy oh boy, so much crying! I promise the crying is over from here on out. Did I make Cat overreact? I'm sure no one likes to know their loved one shared a bed with another but oy vey Mr. Purple! Also, sorry it was so long but I wanted to complete this scene in one chapter.

The song for inspiration for this chapter was ~E.V.O.L By Marina and the Diamonds.~

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