3 days later at the hospital
"ok I know I should have been here sooner but things happened, anyway what's all been done doc" says Tori
"Naomi had what's called abnormal intracranial pressure because of the cancer, Cat was right to rush her in" says Doctor Brier
"has she tested negative for the other thing" asks Allison
"at the moment yes but we'll know for sure in a few days, the medication has a trailing effect once you stop taking it" says Doctor Brier
"will she survive the cancer treatment, I've heard the survival rate at her age is pretty low" asks Tori
"she's been on chemotherapy for two days so far and the cancer is responding the way we want, she's responding well, better than we thought she would" says Doctor Brier
"how long is the treatment" asks Tori
"a week for the first treatment run, honestly it all depends on how the cancer reacts" says Doctor Brier
"so she could be here for awhile" asks Tori
"unlikely but possible, her vision is beginning to return to normal which is a good sign that it could be only one cycle of radiation after chemo, which would mean two weeks here maximum" says Doctor Brier
"you sound certain about that, are you a hundred percent certain she will survive" says Tori
"Victoria, I get that she's your daughter but you know me, you know I don't make predictions without evidence, I've been your doctor for three and a half years, I know you better than anyone else besides Allison and Catarina" says Doctor Brier
"fine, anyway can we see her, I'm anxious as it is, I need to see my children, I just took my last pill today" says Tori twitching a little
"she just went in for today's chemotherapy, she'll be back soon, however Lucas has been eager to update you, you should be proud of him" says Doctor Brier
"I am proud of him, though I'm curious as to why you want me to be proud of him" says Tori
"a doctor was badmouthing Naomi and Katherine, telling them he would not let Katherine hug Naomi, Lucas dished it out right back, he threatened to wash the doctors mouth with soap" says Doctor Brier
"that's very aggressive behaviour, I'm not sure I like that" says Tori
"it was in defence of Naomi's relationship with Katherine, trust me it's a good thing, Jade told me later that she'd done the same thing in defence of Allison at that age" says Doctor Brier
"eh I still feel like it's a little aggressive, I'd really rather not get sued by the hospital for him attacking a doctor, also I feel he's been spending too much time around Jade" says Tori
"Tori, trust me, this means he's getting better, please babe trust me" says Allison
"fine but I will be talking to him" says Tori
"fair enough, which room is Naomi's doc" asks Allison
"follow me" says Doctor Brier
5 minutes later in Naomi's hospital room
"Naomi's going to be alright right mom" asks Lucas
"it looks like she will be yes, now about your outburst at that doctor, you need to control yourself, let us adults handle that stuff" says Tori
"momma and Jade were in the cafeteria getting lunch, you would have done the same thing, you should have heard the things he was saying, he said she deserved to die for liking girls, that if it wasn't his job to keep her alive he'd have killed her himself, Naomi was crying, Katherine was terrified, what would you have done in that situation mom" says Lucas
"fair enough, I suppose you are more like me than your father, next time let someone other than a doctor know" says Tori
"oh Jade knows" says Lucas trying to ignore Jade's glare
"Jade is this true" asks Tori
"Look there's a reason I was trying to avoid this, you're trying to make Lucas into someone he might not want to be, I LIVED that life Tori, look how long it took me to understand who I was deep down, you can't just force him to not be who he is, I HATED my parents for so long because they made me live the rich life, they dictated my life until I entered Hollywood arts, I don't want Lucas to grow to hate you because of the choices you made in fear of their rapist father's DNA, he has a right to know, you give Naomi almost complete freedom but heavily restrict Lucas's freedom, it's not fair to him or Naomi" says Jade as the blood drains from Lucas's face
"I-I-is t-t-that r-r-r-really why you treat me different mom" asks Lucas
"I have my reasons to be afraid Lucas, sometimes you act like him and others you act like me, you have to understand that I've always wanted kids, just not how it happened, your father took my childhood from me, it changed me in ways I can't change back, he instilled a fear in me that you and Naomi would ruin my life" says Tori
"wait so even he knew Naomi wasn't a guy" asks Lucas beginning to look around in fear
"no obviously not, he was well in jail before you guys were born, however the same day he raped me he said 'my kids are going to destroy your life, you're going to wish I'd killed you', he is such an evil man Lucas, THAT'S why I'm afraid about your future Lucas, you don't just have my DNA coursing through your body, you have his as well" says Tori
"thank God he is no longer alive then" says Jade
"what do you mean no longer alive, this is the first time I've heard he's dead" asks Tori
"the day they turned five my dad had him killed in prison for other offences he never got caught on, it appears my dad and your dad have been working together for a long time, it would appear my dad had a plan to get you and I romantically cozy" says Jade
"yeah that's not happening Jade and you know it" says Tori
"yeah one Vega is enough for me, however that won't stop me from stopping you from making mistakes raising Lucas and Naomi, not if I can help it, Lucas, like Naomi needs guidance not control, if Lucas does something wrong you teach him how to make things right, what Lucas did, telling that doctor off the way he did, it was the right thing to do, as was telling Doctor Brier about what that doctor had said, only then did he tell me what happened, his priority was keeping Naomi and Katherine safe above all else, that has to count for something" says Jade
"wait, he said you AND Cat were getting lunch in the Cafeteria, where is she" says Tori
"sleeping in the psych ward…" says Trina as Tori cuts her off
"you can't just LET them do that, remember what happened last time a hospital misunderstood her quirky nature" says Tori
"no, no this was bad bad Tori, far worse than we've seen before, the cafeteria server guy said you deserved better than her, Cat went absolutely nuts over it, she grabbed my scissors and went after him, cut a mass of hair off of him and shoved it in his mouth, then walked away as if nothing happened, handed my scissors back and ate her lunch, in all my time actually dating Cat, I've never once seen her react like that" says Jade
"she's pregnant Jade, Andre the day before Naomi had to be rushed to the hospital, Doctor Brier confirmed she's positive later that day, if I wasn't out buying baby related stuff if have been here, her emotions are all over the place, when Cat and I first started dating I told her there would be people who think she's not good enough for me, that I deserve better, she's known that from the beginning" says Tori
"wait why, why now of all times, you can't just let her get pregnant like that Tori" says Jade in complete shock
"because it's important to her, it didn't happen like you're assuming, a doctor signed off on it, every aspect was tested, his count, her hormones, her vitamins, she was checked for any problems that would arise, only her vitamin levels were low, throughout the pregnancy she's taking extra vitamins to adjust for the low vitamin count, it won't take much to push her around, even less than usual, everyone needs to watch what they say around her right now" says Tori
"even you and Ally, because that doesn't seem fair, you and Ally should be allowed to say what's on your mind, no matter what" says Jade
"there is a certain level of play in that rule when it comes to Ally and I, mostly due to how she feels about us, you also benefit from the same Jade, now I need a room number so I can go talk to Cat, let me know the moment Naomi returns from treatment" says Tori
"you got it sis, Cat's in room five in the psych ward, just know Cat asked Brier to isolate her, she's been up for two days straight, eating lots but never left Naomi or Katherine's side for those two days, only napping for ten minutes at a time, if Cat's pregnant that's not a good idea" says Trina
"I figured that's what she'd do, her and Naomi bonded pretty quickly, the whole one way glass box on stage in Italy was Naomi's idea, anyway I'll be back the moment you let me know Naomi is back" says Tori as she heads to find Cat
"wait I'm going to be a big brother" asks Lucas finally cluing in
"and Naomi is going to be a big sister, you both will be expected to help out" says Allison
"what about you and mom, you going to have kids too" asks Lucas
"we're staggering it, in two and a half months, I'll be starting my mom journey and two months after that Tori will begin hers" says Allison
"isn't Tori still afraid of that infection, last year she told me she indefinitely put off the idea of having 'kids by choice', it seems a little odd that she'd agree to have kids without serious thought" asks Trina
"that's why she's up last, it gives her time to start another round of the medication if the doctor thinks its necessary, right now her focus is keeping Cat stable as she navigates the pregnancy hormones" says Allison
"you really think it's going to happen that fast, Cat's barely pregnant right now" asks Trina
"no Ally has a point, Cat's pain response is pretty bad, when Cat's on her period she can function but her doctor prescribes pain relievers because Cat's had a bad few instances where her cramps decided to double her over in pain, a pain so bad she throws up" says Jade
"OOHHH so THAT'S why she was in the bathroom during the Germany stops, I'd just thought she'd had one too many drinks at that after party" asks Trina
"while she can drink she avoids any of the big name stuff more than most people, she likes the fruitier stuff, anyway no she was on her period during the Germany stops, they happened to be on the worse side" says Allison
"we need to talk about Diana, she's pressing Cat to sign a contract, partly due to pressure from Tori's fans" says Jade
"Cat's helping us build a life beyond Tori's music, Cat chose the timing specifically because of that pressure, she won't sign any agreement to create music, she will agree to interact with fans as Tori's equal but she fears a relationship ending rivalry if she signed" says Allison
"yes I know, I've told Diana that but she's insisting, Tori's fans are demanding what they call 'Spotlight Justice', they saw how amazing Cat was on stage, even if in a glass box, they want more of that and from what I see they wont stop short of outright demanding Cat perform on stage" says Jade
"they misunderstand the situation, the more pressure is on Cat the less likely she will want to perform at all, she might even become hostile to those fans demanding she sing on stage, they're not helping her situation, doing what they're doing is only making her more jumpy, Trina you're the press person on Tori's behalf right" says Allison
"I mean I'd rather you be but yes I am, why" says Trina
"Tori's fans don't know I'm involved and I'd like to keep it that way, I don't want them thinking Tori's open to sleeping with just anyone because her tendencies go beyond a one-on-one relationship, anyway Cat's told me over and over that the more aggressive they get in asking her to sing on stage the more she fears them and she won't sing for people who scare her" says Allison
"can I quote you on that" asks Trina as Sofia, Mia and Robbie arrive
"that's why I told you, though don't say it came from me, say it came from, Jade" says Allison
"wow you're really trying to hide your relationship aren't you" asks Bre
"you know I am Bre, why are you guys here" says Allison
"Robbie was accused of stealing ten dollars from his work and got fired, we don't feel safe in LA anymore, also how'd you know it was Sofía's alter Bré, I can't tell the difference and neither can Robbie and I'm quite good at noticing even small differences in behaviour" says Mia
"because I've studied Tori and Sofía's speech patterns, Bre is slightly more aggressive when it comes to asking questions than Sofía, otherwise they're almost the same" says Allison
"not quite, actually that's the farthest from the truth, Sofía and I couldn't be any more different, for one I'm not of this earth, how I ended up here is beyond me" says Bré
"explain" says Robbie confused
"Robbie, DID alters present in many ways, the alters do not have to explicitly be human in internal presentation, they share the same external body but it isn't always a human fronting, or at least you shouldn't assume as much" says Allison
"oh, Bré, in that case what do you look like when you're not out here talking" asks Robbie
"you're not going to judge are you, I hate hospitals, nosy mean doctors" says Bré
"I'd never judge, well not anymore anyway, graduation taught me many things, that judging people is bad is only one of them" says Robbie
"I'm the emBODIment of pink, to make that clear my body is pink as In my skin" says Bré
"aren't we all essentially pink skinned" asks Jade
"no, you're pale pale pink, when I say pink I mean vibrant pink, what humans call neon pink, there isn't a word for it in my original language, I hid for at least a decade, mimicking Sofía's mannerisms, not an easy thing to do by the way" says Bré
"so Sofía's had DID for some time" asks Allison
"at least ten years but then again I was only able to front every few days, I only knew this by looking in her diary, I was first noticed while in Sacramento but the doctors thought little of it" says Bré
"what's the first memory you have in this world" asks Lucas
"that's hard to answer, my concept of time is warped, the first thing I remember is cuddling up to Tori and her calling me Bré but I'm almost certain that THAT is not my first memory because I have a faint recollection of Tori and I when we were little, as in little little and us snuggling, she told me things but I don't know the order because of how I perceive time, all I know is suddenly I wasn't in a safe place anymore, I was surrounded by people I don't know" says Bré
"ok that actually gives me a time frame with actual dates, the time Tori called you Bré was age four, the rest shortly after that up to age six when Holly had Sofía kidnapped to get her out of the family is the not feeling safe" says Allison
"wait so Tori actually knows about me, she was so into imagination and daydreaming back then that I couldn't tell if she thought Sofía was faking me or not" asks Bré shocked
"you didn't know" asks Jade
"you have to understand that it was hard for me to get a grasp on Tori's nature, I wasn't always there, sometimes I'd be there to hear her talk about these dreams she had but sometimes I'd have to read about it in Sofía's diary, which I was allowed to read, Sofía had a 'to Bréanns' section in her diary where Sofía would detail important events, usually involving hugging Tori or cuddling Tori, Sofía is quite hands on, she wrote once that Tori glared at her stating that Tori wasn't in the mood to cuddle at the time, which was a rare occurrence but still it unsettled Sofía in a way I don't think anyone understood" says Bré
