"Prom's are not stupid!" I exclaim shocked.
"Ughh" she sighs "well maybe they are; maybe they aren't. But I don't like them."
I stare at her wide eyed and open mouthed; I am genuinely lost for words. All the excitement that had been rippling through my body mere moments before suddenly draining away.
"Oh Jade; does that mean you won't go?" Cat questioned pouting.
"Definitely not." She responded without even looking up.
"But Jade" I whinge "I love prom's! I want to go!"
"I didn't say you couldn't."
"But I want you to come with me!" I squeal.
"That is potentially the lamest way anyone has ever been asked to be someone's prom date." She responds "but I will let it slide seeing as I had already said that I am not going."
My face fell and I crossed my arms over my chest, I knew must have looked like a sulking child but for once I didn't care. Andre, Cat and Robbie continually threw glances at me offering sympathetic smiles; but Jade remained silent until she had finished her lunch.
"Why the sad boo boo face Tor?" she questioned wrapping her arms around me, "you're not seriously this upset over a stupid prom are you?"
"It's not stupid" I grumble as I allow her to pull me up from the table and heads towards her locker.
The real reason I had been so late to lunch was because after having heard about the prom I had set about finding a way to ask Jade to go with me. With the help of Sinjin I had been able to get inside of her locker. I had filled the inside with an array of fairy lights to mimic those that would be present at the prom. I had placed two dolls inside, one with brown hair and casual clothes on and the other with jet black hair wearing a gothic style dress to represent us. And most importantly above the dolls I had hung a sign above the dolls; one which read: 'Jade West will you do me the honour of accompanying me to the prom?'Now I can see that this was a waste of time, but it is too late, Jade is about to find out and I will once again be at the receiving end of her rejection, only this time I am pretty sure that it will be accompanied by humiliation.
Luckily enough the hallway is empty when we reach her locker, at least nobody will witness my embarrassment. Jade, also noticing that we are alone pulled me into a kiss. I was shocked to find her lips on mine, but my body responded immediately pushing into hers as we both moaned into the kiss, it was perfect; yet not enough. My body was screaming for more as I backed her up against the lockers biting down on her bottom lip causing her to moan once more, reality was slipping away from me, from up as we were lost in this moment.
A throat clearing cough sounded from behind us, causing us to leap apart and turn in the direction of the noise, Sikowitz was standing at the opposing end of the corridor looking at us with his eyebrows raised and a grin on his lips.
"I guess there really is a fine line between love and hate." He states before stalking towards his classroom.
A nervous giggle escapes me and my cheeks are burning, I can hear Jade muttering 'fuck' and 'shit' under her breath as she attempts to recompose herself.
"At least it was only Sikowitz" I offer gaining a glare in response.
"We just have to control ourselves from now on Tor, if we can't trust ourselves to just kiss, then we will have to just not do it in a public area." She states causing me to sigh because I know she is right. On that note she heads back towards her locker and begins to open it, she backs away slightly upon seeing the invitation I have left inside for her; she looks completely shocked and bewildered.
"D-did you do this?" she questions me, gaining a nod and I smile in response. "Babe it's beautiful, and such a creative idea" hope floods through me, she likes it. She really likes it! Maybe, just maybe she will consider going with me now. "But I am still not going." She states causing me to noticeably deflate.
"But Jade why?"
"Tor, do you not remember our convocation last night? About how I am not completely out yet, and not ready to be? You agreed that we could wait to tell everyone else. I'm pretty sure that us going to prom together as each other's dates would give it away."
"B-but" I stutter trying to think of a way around it, "what if we just go together as friends, no one needs to know. I mean friends go to parties and dance together right?"
"Yer they do babe, but not the way that I would dance with you. Let's face it Tori; if we can't go to my locker together without pouncing on each other what chance have we got at keeping up the 'just friends' routine if say a slow song comes on? I know for a fact that I wouldn't have the will power to resist; can you honestly tell me you would?
"N-no I guess not" I mutter, this is so unfair; all I want is to take my beautiful girlfriend to prom.
"Hey" she coo's cupping my chin in her hand and pulling my stare up to hers, "don't be so upset about this, there is always next year" she sooths before kissing me briefly on the forehead. "Now what do you say we blow off this afternoons classes and head to mine? I know you are staying over tonight anyway but frankly I would like to get a head start. It has been far too long since I last saw you without clothes on Miss Vega, and quite honestly I need you, now." She smirks on the last line, throughout her little speech her hand had ran its way up the back of my leg and began to grope my butt. I was wet already; there was no way I could refuse. All thoughts of prom and how much I still want to go with her are pushed to the back of my mind. Meeting her gaze I offer up my own smirk in return before reaching for her outstretched hand at running out of the school building with her.