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As I mentioned in the first chapter, this fic follows the episodes following 'Jade Dumps Beck' as played on the DVDs. This one takes place during 'Rex Dies'.
Warning: This chapter might be a little slow. Sorry in advance.
Disclaimer: I don't own 'VicTORious', the characters, or anything else.
No POV
"I knew you had what it takes." Jade says as she drives to the hospital, Cat in the back seat sitting nervously, Beck staying at the school to make sure Robbie doesn't slip away from the play.
"What do you mean?" Tori asks from the passenger seat, an 'injured' Rex in her arms.
"You killed Rex. I'm impressed." Jade says as she drives. "And don't say it was an accident. We all know you hate that stupid puppet. We all do." She says, adding the last part with a smirk.
"I did not kill him." Tori says with a glare aimed at Jade. "It was an accident, and he'll be fine." She says, feeling bad for accidentally sucking Rex into the Turblow Jet.
"It's a puppet." Jade deadpans, staring at Tori when she stops at a redlight. "We can just tell Robbie he's in a coma and go to a puppet store and have another one made for him." She says, pulling away when the light changes.
"Is Rex going to live?" Cat asks from the backseat, looking between Tori and Jade.
"No." "Of course he is." Jade and Tori say simultaneously.
"Ignore her, Cat." Tori says, shaking her head at Jade.
A few minutes later, Jade pulls into a parking space and slowly exits the car. Not wanting to waste time, Tori and Cat walk quickly to the hospital, ignoring Jade's 'It's a stupid puppet. Who cares?' call as they walk.
"Where's Cat?" Jade asks when she finally catches up to them, a coffee cup in hand.
"Telling the nurse what happened to Rex." Tori says, rolling her eyes at the coffee cup in Jade's hand. "Well, she was." She adds when she can't see Cat at the nurses station.
"And Rex?" Jade asks, sipping her coffee.
"I convinced the doctor that I'd go on a date with his son if he went along with it." Tori says, groaning. "He's a loser." She says, closing her eyes.
"Why'd you do that?" Jade asks, a hint of worry.
"It was the only way. He told me that if I did that for him, he'd do this." Tori says, guiding Jade to where Rex is hooked up.
"You don't have to go, you know? Make Trina do it or something. Tell her he's a super hot guitar player. You know how she is." Jade suggests. "What the hell is this?" She asks with interest, picking up a yellow lump in a jar and clear solution from the table beside Rex's bed.
"I don't know." Tori says, staring at the jar with disgust.
"I'm taking it." Jade says, putting it in her bag. "So, how long until he's dead?" She asks, nodding towards Rex.
"About a half hour after the play, giving Robbie enough time to get here." Tori says, staring at Jade with confusion on her face.
"Good." Jade says, looking at the curtain when the doctor walks in.
"Where's the lump of fat I placed here earlier?" The doctor asks, looking between Tori and Jade.
"Some nurse took it." Jade lies, hiding her smirk by taking a sip of coffee.
"Have you seen our friend? Little bit shorter than me, red velvet hair?" Tori asks, looking at the doctor.
"Uh, yeah." The doctor says, staring at the two girls. "The nurse took her to the psych ward, saying she belonged there because of a story she told explaining what happened to this, puppet." He says, walking around them.
"Hey, what if someone else went on a date with your loser son instead of her?" Jade asks, looking at the doctor.
"She promised." The doctor says.
"Yeah, but there's someone else who would be perfect for your loser of a son." Jade says, ignoring Tori's protest to get her to shut up. "What does he look like, anyway?" She asks out of curiosity.
"Here." The doctor says, taking out his wallet and showing a picture to the Goth.
"Oh, he is definitely Trina's type." Jade says, laughing.
"So, what's going to happen when our friend gets here?" Tori asks, ignoring Jade's hysterical laughter.
"Like I said. A half hour after he gets here, it'll flatline." The doctor says, sighing. "If you'll excuse me, I have other patients." He says, staring at the two girls as he leaves.
"Want to go find Cat?" Jade asks, sipping her coffee. "We still have an hour or so before the play's done, so why not?" She asks, finishing her coffee.
"And leave Rex?" Tori asks, staring at Jade with a raised eyebrow.
"It. Is. A Puppet." Jade says slowly. "Now, come on, let's find our crazy little best friend." She says, dragging Tori away. "Oh, doctor dude. I stole the lump of fat." She calls out to him when she sees him as they walk past.
"Jade!" Tori says, hitting Jade's shoulder.
"You the nurse our redheaded friend was talking to?" Jade asks the nurse at the nurse's station.
"Yeah?" The nurse says, confused.
"Where's she at? We're leaving with her." Jade says, ignoring Tori's attempt to apologize to the nurse.
Five minutes later, Tori and Jade are in the bathroom with Cat, waiting for Cat to change back into her regular clothes.
"Can I keep the cube fists?" Cat asks, walking out of the stall, holding the soft cubes in one hand and the 'stupid patient dresses', as Jade calls them, in the other.
"Why not? I stole a lump of fat. Cat gets to continue being Cube-Fist Man." Jade says, walking away.
"Shouldn't that be Cube-Fist Woman?" Tori asks, not bothering to argue.
Later that night, as Tori and Cat are sitting in the Vega living room as Jade makes herself a pot of coffee in the kitchen, Tori's phone goes off with a call from Trina.
"You told me Lendle was a super hot guitar player." Trina whines.
"He is." Tori lies, fighting back laughter.
"Lendle's a loser." Trina whines again, gagging when Lendle digs into a lobster. "I'm gonna get you Tori." She says, fighting the urge to hurl as Tori hangs up.
"Oh, Trina's gonna kill me when she gets home." Tori says, laughing a bit.
"I'm Cube-Fist Woman!" Cat calls out, standing up and standing in her superhero pose. "It doesn't sound right." She says, thinking. "I'm Cube-Fist Man!" She calls, resuming her pose. "Much better." She says, sitting back down.
Sorry for this being kinda random. I tried to show Tori and Jade being closer. Don't know how well I did.
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