Autumn Leaves

Disclaimer: Don't own Victorious

A/N: All right, this is an important message. The latter half of this chapter deals with two characters discussing a serious and mature topic. If you cannot handle it, skip ahead to the end of the chapter as the discussion is not a major thing. I may post the next chapter for those of you who wish to avoid the topic of discussion.

A/N: Ooh I forgot about having written that above promise...

Chapter 37 (Talk Between Sisters)

Nearly a month later they still didn't have a list of corrupted officers in the LAPD, however, David had been slowly weeding them out. Jesse's arm and leg were doing much better, occasionally he still had a sharp pain in his leg that Trina would massage away. Her father kept close tabs on them, and didn't let the police department know they were working with the Knights, since he wasn't sure exactly who to trust. The difficult position he was in was a matter of power. It didn't make a difference if the head of a group such as the police wasn't being paid off, a leader's orders wouldn't mean much if their men refused to act. In this case, that's where he was becoming fearful. His own officers were starting to turn their heads.

It was becoming like Chief Warren all over again, and David's stress was showing. Trina was able to watch as her father slowly began to lose it, frustrated and irritable. She had Jesse working fast to try and find any information, but the Scrapperz had been keeping their own business under wraps. They'd not been able to intercept any further Captains or Lieutenants for them.

Even now, Jesse's best Captain, Roger, was busy trying to take out a branch of the Cravens. So long as the Cravens were weakening and cracking under pressure, and being unable to promote due to the Scrapperz infecting their ranks, they were made to be an easy target.

"Doesn't get any easier," Jesse muttered. He had his bad leg propped up on the coffee table while Trina was sitting on the table, hunched over it and massaging it. "We'll be sitting here all night trying to wait for Roger to get back." He winced as she squeezed on his bottom leg muscle.

"Well everyone's doing what they can." The knights weren't too happy when Jesse called the meeting and informed them they were now under the jurisdiction and control of the Police Chief, but they were coping. Despite the fact that helping David wipe out all these gangs wasn't a promise that they'd be safe. It was just a promise that Jesse and Trina had an opportunity to make it out alive. "I didn't think they cared about us as much as they do, enough to go along with this." Jesse chuckled softly as Trina lifted her eyes up to his.

"I don't give them a reason to turn traitorous. That's the difference between me, and the other leaders in this town."

"That, and the fact that you actually treat women with respect." He chuckled again and watched her hands slide along his leg.

"There are still a few that do. Don't let Wesley get under your skin. The Cravens aren't long for this world anyway. He'll be forced to disband." Then they became the strongest, most powerful gang in LA. Or, at least, once the Scrapperz were gone they would. "Hey. You haven't heard from your sister in a while, why not give her a call? My leg's fine."

"I guess…" He pulled his leg back and Trina rose up, patting off her legs. "She just hasn't been online." She was glad that Tori was doing well, though. She hadn't been calling her up every single day, which was a sign that she was growing. "Maybe she doesn't need her big sister anymore?"

"I think a part of her will always need you."

"Maybe." She left the room to retrieve her laptop. Once she had it, she returned to the couch and sat beside Jesse as she opened the laptop and turned it on. She found herself scooting closer to him, and was surprised when he didn't react. "Sorry, I was just hoping to get you in the camera too when we get Tori on Skype."

"Fine by me."

"Okay." He spread his arms out over the top of the couch and leaned his head back, sighing heavily. She shook off a slight blush when she felt his body against hers. Her mind drifted to Sinjin and she struggled to decide if she was too close to Jesse.

When the power started, she put up Skype and looked for Tori's username. She was happy to see the girl was online, so instantly she clicked the 'video call' button. It rang a couple times, then the webcam turned on and Tori appeared on the screen. "Trina!" Tori cheered. She was laying on her bed with her laptop on her chest. Her hair was in a ponytail. Her eyes lit up when she saw Jesse. "Ooh, you two look so cute!"

"What? I-uh-" She looked to Jesse, who simply closed his eyes and shrugged. "Yeah, we're not together, Tori. I just wanted him to be in the video." Tori looked disappointed for a second, then moved on.

"I guess it is still soon-anyways, how's it going?"

"Good. We were wondering about you. Haven't heard from you in a while. How's college? What's Jade up to?"

"Crazy, and Jade? She's well…we're kind of going through an awkward phase in our friendship. Probably also the reason I haven't called you in a while." Trina scrunched her face and leaned forward. "Haven't really wanted to talk to you and dad about it, but oh! Remember Ben? He and I are dating now!"

"Good for you and Ben, but what's going on with you and Jade? How are classes?"

"Classes are fine. I'm making A's and B's, with…minimal C's." Trina brushed her hair behind her ear and started to smile.

"Proud of you little sister. I'm happy you've got a boyfriend too. Does he treat you right?"

"Oh yes! Very much so."

"Now what's the part about you and Jade? Are you guys okay?"

"Yeah…" Tori looked away for a minute, then back to the screen. "Um, like I said, we had a rough patch to get past, but we did. We're still best friends till the end. Anyway, my confession, and um maybe don't talk to Dad about it? I kind of don't want to suffer his wrath for my mistakes…" Trina thought back to her father's anger and laughed while Jesse cringed at the memory.

"Believe me, I know how that feels. Your secret's safe with me baby sis." Tori raised an eyebrow and slowly sat up against the headboard, sighing heavily. Studying her sister's face, Trina was greatly concerned. "Tori? Is it anything that's going to make me want to fly down to Baylor and kick someone's ass?"

Tori's eyes widened and her hand flew to her chest, "No!" Tori cleared her throat and smiled sadly. "I mean, you might, but don't worry because the situation's handled. The douche responsible got expelled…it helps when your friend's father is the president of the university."

"Tori. What happened?" She leaned forward and Jesse's expression began to harden. "Did someone hurt you?"

"Nothing like that." Tori lifted her head and groaned. "God this is hard. I'm just going to blurt it out. Jade and I went to this sorority party and a fraternity guy showed up and we got a little drunk…one thing led to another and…" Seeing where this was going, Trina's eyes widened and her nostrils flared out. I'm not a lesbian or anything! I don't like girls like that, honest! Neither does Jade, but…"

"You did what?!"

Tori glanced to the side and swept her hair back, "Yeah…we kind of had sex with each other. Didn't talk to each other for a few days after that, but Sam and Cat got us talking again. I didn't want to say anything because I knew you and Dad would be like…really pissed of that I did that-"

"You think?! Tori, for one thing, what are you doing going to a stupid ass sorority party! All those people do is drink and have sex, you're better than that! I mean hell I know I'm not one to preach-and I'm not trying to, but-" Jesse pat her shoulder and pointed to the screen. She saw Tori bow her head and begin to shake. Instantly she felt guilty for yelling, so she toned down and took a deep breath, trying to shake the visual of her sister and Tori together.

"I'm sorry Trina, I know I messed up."

"No, don't be…I shouldn't have yelled." She exhaled slowly as Tori looked up at her, pouting her lip. "You and Jade worked it out?" Tori nodded her head and Trina gave her a reassuring smile. "Good. Things are well with you and your new boyfriend?"

"Yes. He knows we were just drunk and stupid…"

"We've all done stupid things, believe me. As long as you're okay, that's all that matters. Your grades are still up, so I'm proud of you. Just…be careful Tori, it's a rough world out there."

"I know." Tori wiped her eyes and chuckled nervously. "I'm glad you're not too mad, Trina."

"I could never be mad at you for long anyway, Tori. As long as you keep your grades up, I won't tell Dad."

"I'm not going to lie though, it did feel nice in some ways, though I wouldn't tell Jade that. She's not lesbian, and neither am I."

"Even if you were, there wouldn't be anything wrong with that."

"I know! I'm just saying…Jade and I are friends to the end, but I don't want to ruin our friendship by making things awkward. That almost happened, and well, she's the only friend I got right now. Aside from Sam and Cat."

"Yeah…" Trina looked back to Jesse with a tiny smile. "I think I know how that goes." She looked back at her sister, teasingly. "So, my little sister had sex for the first time?" Tori's face started to grow red and she pointed at the screen.

"Don't you dare start teasing me about that!"

"Aw but I haven't teased you in so long."

Tori started to whine, "Stop!" Jesse shook his head while Trina laughed. When she stopped, Tori smiled happily while trying not to laugh at the same time. "You are so mean, Trina."

"You know you love me."

"Yeah I do. Hey, you know what? Can I confess, if I weren't into guys, Jade might not be so bad to date-that is-if she wasn't into guys either." Jesse began to groan, causing both sisters to laugh. This wasn't a good place for him to be, but it made that all the more fun to talk about. "I um…that was my first time, I've never done it before. Trina, have you?" She lifted her eyebrows and Jesse immediately pushed himself from the couch, causing her to nearly drop the laptop.

"Yeah I'm done here," he muttered. Tori winced and lifted her hand up, calling out to him.

"Oh, sorry Jesse!" As Trina caught the computer, she looked over to see Jesse dismissing them by walking into the kitchen and waving his hand through the air.

Trina pulled her hair back and straightened herself on the couch. She took a deep breath and slowly shook her head. "I haven't. Sinjin and I thought about it, but we didn't think we were ready. Why?"

"Well…after doing that with Jade, I started thinking about Ben. I got to feeling like I wanted to do it with him, you know." She scrunched her nose slightly, trying to ignore the thought of her sister in bed with anyone.

"And?"

"Well I haven't, I just, I guess I was wondering how it felt."

"Unless you're ready for that, and the commitment as well as feelings that come with it, then I think you should wait. Sex-as I'm sure you and Jade found out-brings about a lot of emotions and feelings. I know this because when Sinjin and I thought about it, we started feeling…weird. There's a kind of bond that comes with it, you know. And then it's like I'm sure you found out in regards to your friendship with her, if you separate after it, it's going to feel like…Well…" She flipped her head back, throwing her hair over her shoulder. "You've pulled Velcro apart, right?"

"Yeah, of course…"

"You know the amount of force needed?"

"Yes."

"Imagine that as your body. You do that act, your body becomes connected to that person, and if you ever split away from that person, it's almost like your soul tearing apart like that Velcro." Tori winced and slowly nodded her head, understanding the circumstance. "That's why, unless you're sure it's the right person and you're sure you're ready for the emotions that are going to come with it-as well as whether or not you want to be with that particular person for the rest of your life…you probably should hold off."

"Sounds pretty serious."

"It is." She heard Jesse in the other room operating a blender. She started to smile and closed her eyes. "Blender, right…that's what sex does, something Dad used to tell me when I first started dating and thought about it. It operates like a blender, taking all those emotions and just mashing them together in one pot." She took a deep breath and focused on Tori, who was listening earnestly. "I think right now, the best thing for you to do is focus on your education. Okay? If you ever have questions, or you're confused about something, talk to me. I'll be here for you."

"Thanks Trina…" A door closed in the background and Tori looked up from the computer, gasping softly. "Oh! Jade's back."

"Who you talking to?" Jade asked off screen.

"Trina."

"Cool. How's she holding up?"

"She's good."

"The girls are going to head out to grab a bite to eat, want to join us? Maybe ask Ben to come along?" Tori nodded and looked back to Trina, waving slightly.

"I'm going to go, but I'll talk to you soon, okay?"

Trina waved back, "All right Tori, you have fun. Love you little sis."

"You too!"

As the feed ended, Trina closed her laptop and looked over to the kitchen, smirking as Jesse stepped into the doorway. He was holding a smoothie in his hand, and had an orange moustache on his upper lip. "I made a Peach-mango smoothie. Want some?"

"Sure." She stood up and walked over to him. Instinctively, she lifted her finger and swept the smoothie moustache from his lip, catching him off guard. "You needed a shave." She licked her finger and walked into the kitchen. Jesse lifted his eyes up and shook his head, sighing heavily.

"Women and the things they go through…Tell me Roger's done with the hit on the Cravens."

So I'll go ahead and put the next chapter up for you as I promised up there (I'd written the author note when I wrote the chapter). Normally I don't do it so soon, but it shouldn't be a big deal since AL is done being written.