What in the world was she thinking, letting Cat try out her newly learned skill on her? Granted, it wasn't for the first time. There were others. Unfortunate others. Cat was better at hair now. She had nothing to worry about. Except the fact that she let Tori talk her into lightening her hair instead of darkening it like she preferred. She sat as patiently as she could while Cat worked, humming to herself. Tori sat nearby, gabbing away with Cat sometimes or scrolling through social media on her phone. Jade already warned her not to take any pictures until she was ready. The girl had a compulsion to post most of the pictures she took.
"Cat, are you done with the dye yet? It feels like you've been on that step forever," Jade complained.
"Just twenty more bottles of soda to go," Cat replied, to Jade's confusion and Tori's amusement. Her grin was huge. Jade's eyes flicked to her, suspicious.
"Bottles of soda?" she questioned the redhead.
"I don't like beer," Cat replied casually.
"What does that have to do with anything? Okay, I'm used to hearing Cat say weird stuff, but why is that making you smile? Am I missing something?" Jade inquired, eyes staring at Tori accusingly.
"Oh, nothing. Just something I came up with. I'm hoping it becomes a trend," Tori replied, proud of herself. Jade thought back to what Cat said and tried to work out what that meant.
"You intend to make that song a unit of time? And I thought Cat was crazy," Jade scoffed.
"Hey!" Tori exclaimed. Cat giggled.
"No one in their right mind will pick up on that, Vega. It's dumb," Jade told her.
"Yes, they will! If I just spread it a bit online people will catch on," Tori defended, waving her phone. Jade's eyes went steely.
"You are not posting that stupid chiz online. No one will use it," she growled.
"Five more bottles to go, Jade," Cat chirped.
"Cat does all the time," Tori argued, gesturing to her.
"Yeah, because that's Cat," Jade retorted.
"I'm Cat!" the redhead exclaimed happily, giggling. Jade rolled her eyes.
"I rest my case," she said. Tori let out a loud exhale.
"Well, maybe there are other people out there who appreciate my witty humor," she pointed out, going back to her phone.
"Vega, don't post that! You're going to make yourself look stupid," Jade told her, exasperation clear in her tone.
"Why not? What do you care if I make myself look stupid? I bet you'd love that," Tori countered, still tapping away at her phone. She was determined to disobey at that point.
"All done!" Cat announced. As soon as the last word left her mouth, Jade was up and snatching Tori's phone out of her hand before she could finish.
"You can't. If you look stupid, then I look stupid for dating you. At least wait until I land a role before you ruin my career," Jade said, standing over Tori with a glare and her arms crossed. Tori looked up at her, and instead of being intimidated, as she should have been, she took one look at Jade and burst into laughter. Jade was furious.
"What now?" she demanded.
"I'm sorry. I can't take you seriously like that," Tori laughed.
"Well, you better. Whether my hair is a mess or not, I'll still get you, Vega," Jade threatened.
"Yeah, and what are you gonna do?" Tori sassed. Cat started laughing along with her.
"Jade's hair is kind of funny looking," she commented. Jade grit her teeth.
"If you don't start running in one bottle of beer, I'll tickle you for thirty bottles of beer without stopping. And begging will only make me keep going," Jade warned. Cat and Tori exchanged scared looks before making a run for it. Cat chose to take refuge under the kitchen table while Tori bolted for their room, locking the door. Jade smiled, satisfied. Crazy hair or not, she still had it. Now she just had to convince Cat to style it once it came time to wash the dye out.