I'm back to writing chapters based on episodes for now. The next few will be 'Locked Up', 'Tori & Jade's Playdate', and 'Cell Block'. I might do 'Tori Fixes Beck and Jade', but I don't know yet. I did have a plan for it, but since the playdate chapter is going to be important for Tori and Jade, I don't know what to do for a 'Tori Fixes Beck and Jade' chapter.
Anyway, thank you for the follows, faves, and reviews. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: 'VicTORious' and any characters aren't mine.
No POV
"So, any change in plans for spring break?" Tori asks Jade as they sit at their usual table in the Asphalt Café, the others still getting their lunches.
"What do you mean?" Jade asks, taking a bite of her veggie burrito.
"Well, a few months ago, you were bragging to everyone about going with Beck to Canada. But since you two broke up…" Tori says, leaving the rest of the sentence open.
"And you thought I wouldn't go anymore?" Jade asks, looking at Tori.
"Well, you two broke up and his family doesn't exactly like you. I can't imagine they'd be too happy if you still went with them when you and Beck aren't together anymore." Tori says, looking away as she speaks.
"What do you mean, his family don't exactly like me?" Jade asks, her gaze becoming a glare.
"Beck did. The whole thing with the Rottweiler didn't help things, he said." Tori says nervously, doing her best to avoid Jade's gaze.
"You mean the dog you made me get?" Jade asks, staring at her.
"Hey, you said he wanted a Rottweiler. I just found one. You paid for it, you bought the collar and leash, and you put him in the R.V. without checking if Beck was the one in there." Tori says in her defense, meeting Jade's gaze.
"Chill out, Vega. I was fucking with you." Jade says, laughing. "And yeah, plans changed." She says, finally answering Tori's question. "Congrats on being quick to defend yourself, by the way." She says, taking another bite of her burrito.
"Hey guys." Cat says, sitting beside Jade as the guys follow her, each of them with various food from the Grub Truck with them.
"What's so funny?" Andre asks, sitting beside Tori. Beck taking his other side and Robbie sitting beside Cat.
"Jade's being mean again." Tori says, stabbing her salad with her plastic fork. "So, what are everyone's plans for spring break?" She asks, avoiding Jade's amused smirk.
"Nothing yet." "Stuck with grandma." "Visiting my brother at his 'special' hospital." "Nothing anymore." Robbie, Andre, Cat, and Beck answer, opening their lunches and taking a bite.
"What happened to Canada?" Andre asks, taking a bite of his pizza.
"Canceled. Mom and dad can't get the time off, and whenever I go alone, my uncle makes me help him around the house. Not worth it since he doesn't pay." Beck answers, avoiding Jade, her messing with him still fresh in his mind.
"What about you two?" Cat asks Tori and Jade, eating her sandwich.
"Stuck with Trina." "Nothing anymore." Tori and Jade answer, the others flinching slightly at the mention of Trina, the guys remembering dealing with Trina after getting her wisdom teeth removed.
"Why do you ask? Something in mind?" Robbie asks the redhead, thankfully no Rex with him today.
"No." Cat says, shaking her head.
"I'll be back. I'm gonna grab something to drink." Tori says, standing up. "Don't touch my food." She tells Jade, pointing her finger in the Goth's face.
"I'll come with." Andre says, standing up. "Protect my food." He tells Beck, moving it away when Jade steals a fry.
"Touch." Jade says when Tori's back is turned.
"Hee hee. Jade stole one of Tori's lettuce." Cat says with a giggle, squeaking when Jade glares at her.
"Dang it." Tori says, not surprised.
Tori POV
"That was weird." Andre says as we get to the Grub Truck, waiting for a few people to order their food.
"What was?" I ask, looking at him.
"That thing with Jade and you." Andre says, looking at a pretty girl walking by.
"What thing?" I ask, recognizing the girl as a talented dancer and someone who has had a crush on Andre for a while.
"Her touching your food and you not minding. When I know if anyone else tried it, even me or Cat, you'd slap our hand away or something." Andre says, turning his attention back to me.
"You want to go over and slap Jade's hand for stealing some of my food?" I ask, stepping forward when two of the students in front move away with their food.
"Uh-uh. I value my life." Andre says, raising his hands in mock surrender. "But you seem to have no fear with Jade, especially nowadays." He adds, nodding to Festus.
"What would you like buddies?" Festus asks us after the final student steps aside with their lunch.
"Bottle of water." I say, pulling a dollar out of my pocket as Andre indicates to make it two.
"You got it buddies." Festus says with a friendly smile as Andre pulls out a dollar to pay for his own.
"So, what do you have to do with your grandma?" I ask, changing the subject from Jade, staring at him when he gives me a knowing nod.
"Same as usual. Her air conditioner broke so now she thinks the neighbor's are trying to smoke her out of her house." Andre says with a sigh, shaking his head.
"That's a little extreme to think about. Even for her." I say, handing Festus my dollar after he gives me the bottle of water.
"She's low on meds. I have to take her to get them refilled after school today." Andre says, nodding his thanks to Festus after paying him.
"I wish I could do something for spring break instead of being stuck with Trina while our parents go out of town." I say to myself as we turn to leave, fearing what she has planned. "Maybe we could all…"
"You have no plans for spring break?" Festus asks, interrupting me.
"No." Andre and I say slowly, staring at the man.
"Come to the back of my truck." Festus says, heading away.
"I'm scared." I say, slowly walking to the back of the truck.
"Relax. It's Festus. What's the worse he could do?" Andre asks, turning to head for the table.
"My dad's a cop. I've heard a lot of stories. And where are you going?" I ask him, staring at him as he walks away.
"I'm hungry." Andre says simply. "And that was a random transition, by the way. Mentioning spring break." He says as he heads away.
"Shut up." I say, going to the back of the truck. "So, what's up Festus?" I ask him, keeping some distance to be safe. Like I told Andre, I've heard a lot of stories about guys kidnapping people, even in broad daylight.
"How would you and your friends like to come to my home country of Yerba? I can get my brother to let you stay, free of charge." Festus asks, sitting on the small steps on the back of his truck.
"Excuse me?" I ask, staring at him.
Ten minutes later, I retake my seat with a smile. "What did Festus put in your water?" Jade asks, taking the bottle from me and sniffing it.
"What do you mean?" I ask, taking it back from her.
"Your smiling like my brother after he hangs out with his friends who smell weird." Cat says, a small hint of concern in her voice.
"He didn't do anything to my drink. I'm smiling because he offered us to go to his home country, free of charge, if we perform every night while we're there. I told him I'll see if you guys are interested, and he said to let him know in a few days so he can call his brother." I tell the others, taking a bite of my significantly smaller salad.
"Details, woman." Andre says, showing some eagerness.
For the rest of lunch, I fill them in on what Festus told me. How his home country, Yerba, is kind of like Hawaii and his brother is the owner of a big name hotel. He said his brother, I don't remember his name (couldn't really understand with Festus' accent and the way his name is pronounced), would pay for the air travel, rooms, and food while we're there. Even paying for the car to pick us up at the airport.
"This place have a website?" Beck asks, pulling out his Pear Pad from his bag and turning it on.
"Yeah. Here." I say, giving him the piece of paper I wrote the website down on. "So, what do you guys think?" I ask after Beck showed us the website.
"On one condition." Jade says after the others nod in agreement.
"What?" I ask, looking at her as I finish my lunch.
"If your sister comes, I can push her out the plane while over international waters." Jade says simply, slightly surprising me by offering me the rest of her veggie burrito.
And I end it somewhat dark. Don't worry, Trina won't be taking an extremely high skydiving lesson courtesy of Jade. I think. Maybe.
I added Andre's comment about Tori's mentioning their lack of spring break plans in front of Festus for one simple reason. I couldn't think of any other way. Sorry for the randomness and lack of planning for that part.
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Blessed Be.