It was the middle of the day, but Jade was enjoying a well-needed nap. It wasn't meant to last because she was soon taken away from a good dream. She groaned and rubbed at her eyes.

"What?"

"Jade, wake up," Tori's scared voice commanded. Jade was quick to sit up from where she was resting on Tori's lap at the sound of it. She had fallen asleep watching some stupid realty show Tori liked but now she was wide awake.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?"

Tori shifted uncomfortably, eyes darting around the room. Slowly, she pulled up her feet so that she could hug her legs to her chest.

"I just saw the biggest spider ever."

Jade's concern went from a hundred to zero in a second. She stared at Tori with crossed arms, ready to scold her for making her worry.

"I'm serious! It was, like, the size of a ping-pong ball!" Tori insisted. Jade sighed, knowing Tori's fear of the eight-legged creatures often caused her to exaggerate.

"Where is it?" she asked. Tori pointed.

"The last time I saw it was over there by the shelf."

Jade let out another sigh and took a moment to stretch before getting up. She looked around the area Tori directed her to, but she couldn't find it.

"Tori, there's no spider here."

"Yes, there is! I saw it!"

"Well, it's gone now."

"It can't be. It's too big to be allowed to live."

Jade rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"Tori, there's no need to be worried. It's smaller than you."

"Yeah, so is a grenade," Tori scoffed.

"Don't be dramatic. A spider is not equal to a grenade," Jade dismissed.

"Not to you!" Tori retorted. Jade opened her mouth to argue when Tori shrieked.

"There it is!" she yelled, pointing. Jade quickly locked on to it scuttling across the floor. She quickly grabbed the empty cup sitting on the coffee table and used it to catch the intruder.

"Did you get it?"

"I think so."

Jade was out of view on the other side of the couch, but Tori refused to get any closer to check. Suddenly, Jade chuckled.

"What?" Tori asked, bewildered.

"You know what would be funny? If I thought I caught it but missed and it's still on the loose."

"Jade, don't say that. The only thing scarier than catching a spider is losing it," Tori whined.

"There's only one way to find out. Get me a piece of paper or something flat," Jade requested. Tori hopped off the couch and grabbed a random paper off the table, hurrying back to Jade. She took it and slipped it carefully under the cup. She then stood and headed for the door. Tori opened it for her. She stood close enough to watch but was still safely out of range. Jade turned over the cup and lifted off the paper.

"Oh no," she gasped.

"Did it get out?" Tori yelped.

"I'm sorry. I thought I got it."

Tori squealed and started hopping around, freaked out that it could be anywhere at this point. Jade watched her a moment before laughing.

"I'm just kidding. It's right here," she said, letting the small menace crawl onto her hand. It was no bigger than a dime. Tori visibly shuddered, her face going white. Jade laughed and placed the spider in the bushes before returning to Tori, ready to comfort her, but she cringed away from her touch.

"Ew, Jade, wash your hands first."

Jade raised a brow but eventually shrugged and headed inside. She washed her hands as she was told then took Tori back to the couch. She wrapped her in a hug and held her close, settling her nerves. It was a ridiculous fear in Jade's opinion, but she liked being the one to save Tori so she couldn't really complain.

"Thank you," Tori murmured, pressing a kiss to Jade's cheek.

"Any time."