"Trina, you need to let go or you are going to miss your flight," Tori tells her but makes no move to unwind her arms from her sister. Trina ignores her giving one more glance at the front door of their childhood home, letting out a sigh she finally pulls back leaving her arms around her baby sister but leans back to look at her.

"That's okay we can just stay here forever"

"Speak for yourself. I for one am excited about school and being far away from this place" Tori tells her but the tears running down her face makes it harder to believe.

"Wow, Tor" Trina grins, wiping the tears from her own face "Don't sound too excited to get rid of me" Tori just grins pulling away and picking an envelope up from the couch that she had dropped when Trina had attacked her with a hug that felt like it had broken some ribs.

"That's why I got us there," she says handing over the envelope, Trina opens it pulling out a ten trip train ticket. "we can be in the same city in under two hours whenever we need each other" Trina grins launching herself back at her sister wrapping in another hug "I'm really proud of you, Trina. You are going to amazing things at Yale"

"Thank you, Tori, I wouldn't have been able to do this without you. Now, remember this works both ways the second you need me I want you to call me, at any time okay" She tells her giving her a shake for extra emphasis. "Now let's go I have a stop to make before the airport" linking arms as they head out to the already packed car neither looking back at the empty house.

"Are you sure you have everything ready?" Dr. West asks her daughter for the seventh time since they sat down at the dining table for their last meal together before she left for New York. Letting out an exaggerated sigh she reached out grabbing her mum's hand.

"Mum I have checked the list a million and one times, besides your are flying out to help us move into the dorms at the end of the week"

"And what makes you think your father and I will be using our limited suitcase space to bring all the items you forgot" a grin spreads across Jade's face as she looks between her parents sitting across the table from her.

"Duh, because you love me," she says, opening her mouth to say more, she quickly shuts it as she turns her head to the opening front door as two red-eyed Vega sisters walk in.

"Sorry to interrupt your dinner, I just wanted to say one last goodbye," Trina says nervously, neither of the two moving further into the room.

"Are you going to miss me?" Jade asks getting up to wrap her in a hug the two have grown much closer over the last two years over the shared worry of Tori's lack of self-preservation.

"Yeah, I'm going to miss you almost as much as I will miss Rex," she says laughing at the four glares all sent her way, while returning the hug she whispers "You better call me, I want to hear all about school and if you need me to come to beat anyone up you know I will be right in line behind Tori" Jade just gives her another hug nodding her head not trusting herself to speak without letting out a sob.

"Back at you, I'm proud of you Trina," she tells her honestly, greatly admiring how much Trina had grown over the years.

"We are too" Mr. West agrees coming up behind them with a gift bag. "This is just a little something to say good luck and thank you for keeping this one out of trouble," he tells her, giving Jade a little push when he notices her scowl.

"Thank you," Trina says a little sob slipping past her defence, while she pushes down the urge to try and give the present back she had long since learned that she cant out stubborn the West's especially when they are all together. "Alright you two come here, I need to go," she says pulling out her serious big sister voice as she attempts to pull herself together. "You two look after each other, make sure to call me, don't mess up your studies and make sure to get ridiculous drunk at least once a week," she tells them as they give her a mock salute as Dr. West yells them about being responsible and that there should be no underage drinking from any of them. Giving out a few more hugs and I love yous she forces herself out of the door and to her care where she takes a few minutes watching in the window as Tori is gathered in a group hug, she smiles giving a satisfied nod she pulls out of the West driveway giving one last glance back at the house.

Jade rummages around her overnight back on the floor of her bedroom looking for her toothpaste she had packed without fully thinking it through. When one is suddenly thrown across the room landing on the bag grabbing it she heads into the bathroom sending a glare at her grinning girlfriend who was climbing into her side of the bed. "I still think this is a stupid idea Vega"

"Jade, this was your idea you wanted the full college experience, insisted that it was essential in your future writing"

"While Past me was an idiot" she snaps through a mouth of toothpaste, finishing up,she climbs into bed. "That me obviously didn't think about the fact that I would be sleeping in a dorm with a creepy strange without my girlfriend"

"Yes, but you will sleep in a dorm with a stranger at Juilliard, and your girlfriend will be ready with a coffee for you every morning," Tori tells her leaning forward to kiss the pout away.

"Every morning?" Jade asks as they adjust themselves into a comfortable position accepting the answering nod. "Do you want to talk about it?" Jade eventually asks looking at Vega who is curled up in her arms as they look around the mostly empty room, a shadow covering half the room from the rented u-haul parked in the driveway a constant reminder of their impending departure. She runs her hand up and down Vegas arms letting her have her moment to collect her thoughts.

"Mother sent an email, she had a headache so she decided to stay in Hawaii. She did tell us to enjoy our last year of high school though" Tori sighs, mad at herself for being surprised that her mother has no idea what's happening in her life than the fact that her mother didn't come to see her before she headed to New York. Jade pulls her closer trying to control the anger that builds inside her, hating how much that woman hurts both the most important person in her life as well as someone she has grown to love like a sister. "Dad at least called. He is in the middle of some interrogation or something, he told me he would come by in the morning but I'm not expecting him to remember until a few weeks from now when he realizes there is no food in the kitchen".

"I'm sorry your parents suck"

"That's okay, I have you"

"Always"