The Black in Jade
A Fresh Start
Tori looked at Jade who was busy looking at some shirts on a rack. Tori had taken Jade to the mall to get her some new outfits for "a new start," as Hunter and Blake said it. From what the Thunder brothers could see, it would take a lot more than new clothes to give Jade that new start.
"Which one of my brothers are you dating?" Jade asked, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
Tori blushed. "Neither."
"So the question should be which do you like, Hunter or Blake?" Jade countered.
"That's easy," a female voice said from behind Jade and Tori. "It's Blake."
Tori smiled as her friend Emma came up next to her and Jade. Emma was a student at the Wind Academy and one of Tori's close friends. "Emma, this is Jade, a friend of mine from out of town," Tori said. "Jade, this is Emma, a friend of mine from in town."
"Nice to meet you," Emma said, shaking Jade's hand.
Jade smiled. "Pleasure's mine."
"How long are you in town for?" Emma asked.
Jade shrugged. "Not quite sure."
Tori's smile grew. If new clothes didn't help give Jade a new start, new friends sure would. The girls walked out of the store, not buying anything, to see what else there was to do. That's when they bumped into Cam, Blake, and Hunter. Tori pretended to introduce Jade to Blake and Hunter; Emma had met them after the defeat of Lothor. Tori then introduced Jade to Cam.
Hunter and Blake had more or less dragged Cam out of the Wind Academy; he was still moping over Ebony, and since she escaped, Cam had become even unhappier. Shane and Dustin had tried everything they could to bring Cam out of his depression; now it was Hunter and Blake's turn. They hoped that when Cam met Jade, he would forget all about Ebony.
"Cam this is Jade, Jade this is Cam," Tori said.
Cam looked at Jade; she looked exactly like Ebony. Then Cam took a closer look. Ebony had always looked mysterious, like she had something to hide. Jade didn't have that mysterious look to her; she had a look that said she was a good person. Jade had a slight sparkle in her eye and a genuine smile that Ebony had lacked. Ebony's smiles had been more like smirks than smiles and her eyes, though beautiful, were dull.
"Okay, Hunter and Blake," Emma said, "Tori and I are going."
Blake shrugged. "See ya."
"You're coming with us," Tori hissed as she and Emma dragged the Thunder brothers away.
Jade and Cam watched them leave. Jade smiled. "Wonder if they were planning that."
"Probably were," Cam said. "I just got out of a bad relationship, and well I've kind of been depressed."
"Do you want to go get some ice cream?" Jade asked taking Cam's hand.
If Cam thought Jade was Ebony, he put that fear aside. Jade had a look in her eye that said she was for real. She didn't want to pretend to feel sorry for Cam, or lie and say she knew how he felt. Jade was going to cheer him up and make him laugh, as though she were his friend.
"Ice cream would be great."
A Fresh Start
Tori looked at Jade who was busy looking at some shirts on a rack. Tori had taken Jade to the mall to get her some new outfits for "a new start," as Hunter and Blake said it. From what the Thunder brothers could see, it would take a lot more than new clothes to give Jade that new start.
"Which one of my brothers are you dating?" Jade asked, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
Tori blushed. "Neither."
"So the question should be which do you like, Hunter or Blake?" Jade countered.
"That's easy," a female voice said from behind Jade and Tori. "It's Blake."
Tori smiled as her friend Emma came up next to her and Jade. Emma was a student at the Wind Academy and one of Tori's close friends. "Emma, this is Jade, a friend of mine from out of town," Tori said. "Jade, this is Emma, a friend of mine from in town."
"Nice to meet you," Emma said, shaking Jade's hand.
Jade smiled. "Pleasure's mine."
"How long are you in town for?" Emma asked.
Jade shrugged. "Not quite sure."
Tori's smile grew. If new clothes didn't help give Jade a new start, new friends sure would. The girls walked out of the store, not buying anything, to see what else there was to do. That's when they bumped into Cam, Blake, and Hunter. Tori pretended to introduce Jade to Blake and Hunter; Emma had met them after the defeat of Lothor. Tori then introduced Jade to Cam.
Hunter and Blake had more or less dragged Cam out of the Wind Academy; he was still moping over Ebony, and since she escaped, Cam had become even unhappier. Shane and Dustin had tried everything they could to bring Cam out of his depression; now it was Hunter and Blake's turn. They hoped that when Cam met Jade, he would forget all about Ebony.
"Cam this is Jade, Jade this is Cam," Tori said.
Cam looked at Jade; she looked exactly like Ebony. Then Cam took a closer look. Ebony had always looked mysterious, like she had something to hide. Jade didn't have that mysterious look to her; she had a look that said she was a good person. Jade had a slight sparkle in her eye and a genuine smile that Ebony had lacked. Ebony's smiles had been more like smirks than smiles and her eyes, though beautiful, were dull.
"Okay, Hunter and Blake," Emma said, "Tori and I are going."
Blake shrugged. "See ya."
"You're coming with us," Tori hissed as she and Emma dragged the Thunder brothers away.
Jade and Cam watched them leave. Jade smiled. "Wonder if they were planning that."
"Probably were," Cam said. "I just got out of a bad relationship, and well I've kind of been depressed."
"Do you want to go get some ice cream?" Jade asked taking Cam's hand.
If Cam thought Jade was Ebony, he put that fear aside. Jade had a look in her eye that said she was for real. She didn't want to pretend to feel sorry for Cam, or lie and say she knew how he felt. Jade was going to cheer him up and make him laugh, as though she were his friend.
"Ice cream would be great."