A/N: Thank-you everyone who has reviewed, Favorited and followed this story. Yes, what Alex decided to do was a bit selfish and silly, but she's a teenager and sometimes us teenagers don't think things through until it's happened. I hope you like this chapter :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Victorious.
Chapter Ten: The tree house
The next morning, Tori and Jade were pacing around in Jade's living room. Neither Alex nor Jennifer come home last night, they hadn't answered any phone calls or even called them. It was around 8 am and Jade had taken Patrick to school as normal, hoping school would distract him for a little bit. They had everyone they knew out there looking for them.
"What if something happened to them, Jade" Tori sobbed. Jade looked at her new girlfriend and sorrow filled her eyes. She hated seeing, Tori so upset. It was even harder because Jade was upset to and she knew that she had to stay strong.
"I'm sure, they are fine!" Jade reassured her as she walked over to the Half-Latina and captured her in a big hug, letting the brunette cry into her shoulder.
"What if they got lost and their phones went dead?" Tori asked. Jade pulled away slightly so that her arms were on Tori's shoulders, she lifted her left hand and wiped away some tears that had been running down Tori's face.
"Don't think things like that Tori, you're just going to make it worse for yourself" Jade said, hugging her again. Tori nodded and pulled apart, wiping her own tears this time, she smiled.
"Yeah you're right" Tori agreed. She pulled out her phone and dialed Alex' number for the fifth time this morning and Jade called Jennifer. After about five minutes they put away their phones and shook their heads, silently answering the others question. The doorbell rand and they both rushed to answer it hoping that it was the girls.
"Sorry" A very pregnant Trina apologized as she let herself in. "I just came to help" Trina informed them. Jade and Tori both nodded and they all walked through to the living room.
They sat on the living room couch and Jade broke the silence;
"So, how far along are you?" She asked, wanting a distraction from the pain and hurt of her children running away. Trina smiled and placed her hand on her belly.
"Nine months I'm late though" She admitted, she seemed agitated for a second but then her expression changed to something business like. "So, who have you called so far?" Trina asked.
"Mom and Dad, Jade's parents, André, Cat & Robbie, Beck… you… a couple of Jennifer's and Alex' friends from school" Tori informed her sister. Trina nodded.
"Who do you think is the leader in all of this?" Trina asked, giving them both a very serious expression. Jade and Tori looked at each other confused.
"I'll explain my twins… Kevin and Kyle both like to get up to no good but I always know who is calling the shots and usually it's Kevin" Trina admitted.
"Well..." Tori stammered, looking at Jade for an answer but she just shook her head.
"By the looks on your faces, I'm assuming that neither of you know… well I haven't actually met Jennifer yet but I know Alex pretty well, she's not one to follow the leader, my guess is she's calling the shots" Trina told them. Tori looked upset; Jade put her arm around her.
"its okay, Tori. We'll find them!" Jade promised as she placed a sweet kiss on her cheek. Tori shook her head.
"How did I not know that?" Tori cried, into Jade.
"Because Trina is her aunt, it's easier to pick things up from people when you're not their parent" Jade said.
"Sorry, Tori. I didn't mean to upset you… it's just Alex is very persuasive and likes to do as she pleases…" Trina explained, looking at Jade who was smirking slightly.
"That's my girl!" Jade exclaimed. Tori and Trina both looked at her and shook their heads.
"Jade, that's not… you shouldn't… we're in a crisis here!" Tori stuttered, but couldn't hold in the giggle she wanted to let out any longer. They all needed a good laugh right now.
"Right. Tori you go home, just in case they show up there… Jade you and I will drive around looking for them" Trina said.
"Doesn't someone need to stay here… or with Tori?" Jade asked, worriedly.
"I called Cat and Robbie before I came here and they said they'd stay at yours. I then called André and he's going to pick Tori up any minute now!" Trina explained. "Beck's already out looking, he said he has some ideas on where they might be… and I'm sure you do as well, Jade." Trina continued as she headed for the door.
"Are you going to be okay?" Jade asked, Tori. She nodded and hugged Jade one last time. They pulled away and she kissed her. "I hope you find them" Tori cried, as she collapsed back on the couch.
"Me, too!" Jade admitted as she followed the older Vega out the door.
"Alex, this is stupid!" Jennifer stated, leaning against the wooden walls of the tree house. Throughout the night the tree had creaked a few times and Jennifer was sure that it wasn't that stable, it looked really old and worn out. Alex had insisted it was safe though. "Why are we hiding out in some tree house, like we're five? I mean isn't that why we're mad? Because they were treating us like kids?" Jennifer added. Alex sighed.
"Why don't you go home then? Leave me here, I'll be fine!" Alex suggested, Jennifer rolled her eyes then shook her head.
"No, I'm not going to leave you by yourself!" Jennifer protested.
"Good, then we'll stay here!" Alex said, smiling. It wasn't a real smile though. Alex had been crying all night long and thought that Jennifer hadn't noticed but she had.
"Just remind me why we're doing this again?" Jennifer asked, Alex said nothing and curled herself in a ball, resting her pale features on her knees. Jennifer sighed.
"Why don't we at least call them, let them know we're safe?" Jennifer suggested, pleadingly. Slowly Alex looked up and nodded, she wasn't that heartless. She didn't want her mother thinking they were dead or anything, like that. Yeah, she had decided to run away but that was because... well she didn't have the answers just yet. She just felt so much pressure right now. Life was beginning to be hard for her and she was starting the hate the world for making her miss out on fifteen years of having Jade as her mom but every time she thought that it made her hate herself too!
Jennifer fished out her cell phone and started to dial Jade's number, she answered after the first ring;
"Jenny, honey! Are you okay? Is Alex okay? Where are you?" Jade cried from the other end.
"Don't call me Jenny!" Jennifer complained, but almost instantly regretted it as she imagined the look on her mothers face. What was she doing? Wasn't it bad enough that she'd run away, yet she had to go and make it worse by yelling at her!
"Sorry, so are you both okay?" Jade asked with a slight sniff and Jennifer knew she'd been crying.
"We're both okay" She reassured her, and Jade sighed.
"Please tell us where you are! We've all been really worried, we've got everyone looking for you both!" Jade told her. Jennifer felt a pang of guilt as she listened to what her mother was saying, she looked over to Alex who was still buried deep into her knees. Jennifer sighed and stated to climb down the tree house.
"I don't know where we are, there's a tree house" Jennifer told hoping Alex hadn't heard her. On the other end Jennifer could hear someone else's voice, followed by Jade. The phone was handed to the other person;
"Hi, Jennifer. I'm Trina, Tori's big sister. Do you know where you are?" Trina asked, Jennifer shook her head then realizing she was on the phone answered; "No" she admitted.
"Alex took me here" Jennifer explained.
"Okay, I have a bit of an idea where you are... look after Alex for me" Trina told her, before handing the phone back to Jade.
"Jennifer, I've got to start driving again so I'm going to have to go. Just stay where you are and I promise I'll find you. Okay! I love you both, and I'll die before I let anything happen to either of you!" Jade said, before hanging up. Tears rolled down Jennifer's cheeks as she climbed back up the un-stable tree house.
Tori was lying on her couch watching her phone like her life depended on it. She had bags under her eyes and she'd been crying most of the day. Andre came running into the living room with the biggest smile plastered across his face.
"Trina just called me, Jennifer rang Jade!" Andre exclaimed, Tori jumped out of her seat and hugged Andre tightly. Crying tears of joy.
"So they are okay?" Tori asked, desperately. Andre nodded.
"Yes" He told her. Tori sighed a heavy sigh of relief and wiped her eyes.
"Well where are they?" She asked, putting on her jacket.
"They don't know, apparently Jennifer mentioned a tree house" Andre told her. Tori grabbed Andre's sleeve and dragged him outside to his car.
"We've got to find them!" Tori said, desperately.
Back in the tree house it had started to scare both of the teenage girls as the tree house kept shaking. Alex looked at Jennifer with a hint of fear in her eyes. The wind started to blow heavily causing the tree house to shake more rapidly.
"We need to get down, Now!" Alex said, as they both rushed to the little door. The tree-house began to shake more and both girls feared that they wouldn't make it down in time.
"1, 2, 3... Jump!" Alex yelled as they both jumped down, Jennifer tripped as she ran out of the way of the falling tree house. Alex was still laying where she landed, having landed on her foot awkwardly.
"Come on, Alex!" Jennifer urged as she ran over to her switched buddy and grabbed her arm, dragging her out of the way.
"I think I twisted my ankle" Alex groaned.
"I know but you've got to try and run, can you do that?" Jennifer asked. Alex nodded and did her best to run as fast as she could but ended up tripping, as she did the tree house feel their way but missed them both. They sighed in relief.
"Where are we, Alex?" Jennifer asked, as they sat down on the grass.
"I think I know my way back" Alex said, but there was uncertainty in the air.
"Don't get mad, Alex" Jennifer said, Alex looked at her, confusion spread across her face, "I called my mom, they are looking for us!" Jennifer added.
A/N: I think I'm going to end it here... So let me know your opinions, any thoughts. Thing's you'd like to see happen, I like to hear what you all think. Review please :)