Chapter Five: You're a Good Person
Normal POV:
"What are you doing!?" Aaron yelled. The yelling downstairs stopped. There were shuffling feet. Tori's parents ran up into Tori's room.
"What is going on?" Mr. Kingerton asked.
"This weirdo is kissing Tori." Aaron yelled. Tori stood up.
"He is not weird at all. He is nice and sweet and he was here for me. I can't take all this yelling!" she yelled. She walked passed her parents and brother. Nick stood up and followed her.
"Tori wait up!" Nick yelled she didn't stop. He ran after her. She ran to the last level and ran out the door. Nick followed her. She ran to the end of the road and sat at the curb. Nick ran up behind her and sat next to her.
"Why do they fight? Why is life so complicated? And why did you follow me?" she asked as she started to cry again.
"I don't know why they fight. If life wasn't so complicated we wouldn't have just kissed and I followed you because I'm here for you like I told you. You just need to trust me," he said as he put his arm around her shoulder and gave her a squeeze. She looked up at him.
"You know, I'm glad I called you," she said.
"Tori! Tori! Tori! Where are you?" Aaron yelled from the front door of his house.
"Nick, can I ask you something?" Tori asked.
"Yeah sure, what is it?" He looked down at her. Her eyes were twinkling because she was crying.
"Can I go over your house? So I can get away from my house for a bit." She asked. Nick couldn't say no to her.
"Yeah I'll go call Kevin and he can come get us," he said as he took his cell phone out. He hit speed dial 5. It started to ring. Tori stood up and started to walk. Nick went after her and held her hand.
"Hey Nick!" Kevin said.
"Hey Kevin, can you come pick us up?" Nick asked.
"Us? Like you and Tori?" Kevin asked.
"Yes, Me and Tori. Can you come get us, please?" Nick begged
"Yeah sure, where are you?" Kevin asked.
"We will meet you at the park." Nick said.
"Ok I'll be there. Bye." Kevin said.
"Alright bye Kevin and thank you." Nick hung up the phone. "He will be here." Nick said as he looked at Tori. They walked over to the park and sat on a bench.
"You know, you mean a lot to me," she said as she put her head on Nick's shoulder.
"You mean a lot to me too," Nick said. There was a honk. Kevin was sitting in a car. Tori lifted her head and stood up. Nick stood up too. They went over to the car. Nick opened the passenger door and let her in the back seat. Nick shut the door and got into the front seat.
"Everybody buckle up," Kevin said. They buckled up and they rode off to the Jonas' house. No one talked but Tori was silently crying in the back seat. Nick turned around to see if she was ok.
"Hey, it is going to be ok. Don't worry." Nick said. "I'll be right here." When they got to the Jonas' house they went to the TV room where Joe was playing video games against Frankie. "Hey guys I brought Tori over because she wanted to get out of her house." Nick explained.
Joe stood up and paused the game and went over to Tori and hugged her. Tori hugged him back. "Hey I'm really sorry about your parents." Joe said as he let go.
"Thanks Joe I just don't really want to talk about it. Is that ok?" Tori asked.
"Yeah that is totally cool. Do you want to play video games?" Joe asked as he sat back down on the couch.
"Yeah but be prepared I'm pretty good." Tori said. The order on the couch was Nick, Tori, Joe, and then Kevin. Frankie sat on the floor in front of Joe. Joe beat Frankie. When Tori played Joe she was having so much fun she forgot about everything. She beat him by 16 seconds. "Any one care to race against me?" she asked with a smile on her face.
"I do," Kevin said with a smile on his face. Joe traded seats with Kevin. "Ready?"
"You bet." Tori said. They started to race. They were half through the race.
"Nick, I can't lose to her. Do something!" Kevin said.
Nick got an idea. "Ok." Nick started to tickle her.
Tori was laughing uncontrollably. "Nick stop! I'm going to lose." She let go of the controller and Joe grabbed it and played for her. Tori had fallen on the floor but Nick didn't stop tickling her. He loved her laugh, it was so cute. "Nick!"
"What is going on in here?" Nick's Father was standing in the door way. Nick stopped tickling Tori.
"Hey, Dad this is Tori. Tori this is my Dad." Nick said as he stood up. Nick put his hand out to help Tori up which she took.
"Hi Mr. Jonas. I'm Tori. It is nice to meet you Sir." She faked a smile. Seeing a parent made her think of her parents. She just walked up to him and hugged him. Mr. Jonas was taken aback but hugged her too. While they were hugging Mr. Jonas mouthed to his boys 'Is she ok?' Nick shook his head and mouthed 'her parents are getting divorced.' He just nodded. Tori let go of him and wiped a tear away.
"You're a good person and it was nice to meet you." Tori went and sat next to Kevin. Nick followed her and sat next to her.
"Bye kids. Frankie you should go get ready for bed," Mr. Jonas said. Frankie got up and hugged his brothers and Tori saying good night. Frankie left the room with his dad. Nick put his arm around Tori. Shortly after, she fell asleep.
"Hey I'm going to go to bed," Joe said and stood up. "What are you going to do with Tori?"
"I'll probably carry her to the guest room," Nick answered. Kevin went and turned off the TV.
"I'll help you. Lets go." Kevin said as he opened the door. Nick picked Tori up and hoped she wouldn't wake up. The three boys walked up stairs. Kevin opened the door to the guest room while Joe moved the covers on the bed. Nick laid her on the bed and put the covers over her. Joe and Kevin left the room. Nick kissed her lightly on the forehead. As he left the room he turned the lights off and shut the door. He then went to bed.
Next Morning:
Nick got up at 9:36 A.M. He went to see if she was still asleep. She was laying there fast asleep. Nick shut the door and went downstairs to see what his Mom was making for breakfast.
"Hey Mom. Good Morning," Nick said giving her a hug.
"Morning what time did you bring Tori home last night?" she asked. Nick froze.
"Umm well she is kinda upstairs in the guest room," Nick said waiting for her to explode.
"What do you mean kinda upstairs? Nick did she stay the whole night?" She asked as she gave him a look.
"Yes, I'm sorry it's just that she fell asleep and I didn't want to wake her so I carried her to the guest room and Kevin and Joe helped." Nick explained.
"Nick, where did you sleep?" she asked.
"I slept in my bed. What are you making for breakfast?" Nick asked.
"I'm glad you slept in your bed and I'm making waffles," She said with a smile on her face.
"Ok thanks Mom I'm going to go back upstairs to wake Tori and tell her breakfast is ready," Nick said as he left the room. He walked up the stairs to the guest room. He opened the door. She was still fast asleep. "Tori it is time to get up," he said as he lightly touched her arm. She moved and faced the other way. Nick walked around the bed and laid on the bed next to her. "Hey it is time to get up, my mom made waffles."
Tori open her eyes. She looked up at Nick. "What time is it?" she asked and then yawned.
"It is almost 10 o'clock." He said. Tori sat up really quickly. "What is it?"
"Oh no, I've never stayed out the whole night and not tell my parents, but it isn't like they are together," she said.
"Hey it's ok. Let's go downstairs and have some waffles," Nick said. She nodded and got out of the bed. Nick got off the bed and walked around. He took her hand. They walked downstairs. Joe was sitting at the table with his waffles.
"Good Morning! How was your sleep?" Joe asked.
"Good Morning Joe! My sleep was good. I did wake up a few times but I'm fine. You seem to be wide awake."
"Yeah I already took a jog around the park and back," he said. Nick and Tori took the seats across from Joe and ate their waffles in silence. When they were done they moved their plates to the sink.
"Do you want to go for a walk?" Nick asked Tori.
"Yeah I would like that. Let me just go get my shoes." Tori went up to the guestroom and got her rocket dog shoes and put them on. "I'm ready."
"Ok let's go. Joe, tell Mom that I'm out for a walk. Bye." Nick yelled to the kitchen where Joe was sitting. They stepped out into the bright sunlight. Nick shut the door and took Tori's hand. "So how did you like playing video games with my brothers and I?" Nick asked as they stepped out the driveway and headed to the park.
"It was really fun but you didn't let me beat Kevin, which I could have done if you didn't tickle me," she said.
"You mean like this?" Nick asked, as he started to tickle her again. She started to laugh.
"Nick! Stop! Nick!" she laughed. A police car passed by, where they were standing.
Nick stopped and Tori still was laughing. When she stopped they had reached the park. "Let's see if you can get my." Tori ran over to the swings, Nick chased after her. Tori got on the swing. "Nick, push me!"
"Ok I'm coming," Nick said. He started to push her higher and higher.
"Look at me. I can fly!!" Tori yelled.
"Tori, you are a little too high!" Nick yelled up at her.
"Alright, I'm stopping!" she yelled back.
"Ok, be careful." Nick told her. She stopped and jumped off the swing. "Come on, we should get going. It is," as he looked at his watch, "11:30."
"Yeah we should then. Your brother can drive me to that place I call home," Tori said, Nick just laughed back at her. They held hands and started to walk back to Nick's house. They were half way to his house when a police car stopped next to them.
"What is going on?" Nick asked Tori. She shrugged her shoulders. The police man stepped out of the car.
"Hello," he addressed Tori. He had a photo in his hand. "Are you Tori Kingerton?"
"Yes, why?" Tori asked.
"You were reported missing this morning, who is this man?" he asked.
"I was reported missing? Wait, was it my parents?" she asked.
"I asked you a question. Who is this man?" he asked again.
"It is my boyfriend," Tori answered.
"I'm Nick Jonas." Nick told the police man.
"Ok don't move. I need to tell the station that I found you." He turned his back on Tori and Nick.
"Oh no my parents called the police. I'm so grounded," Tori said.
"Come here," Nick extended his arms to hug her. She hugged him. "I will come with you to the station. I'll be right there." Nick whispered in her ear. They broke apart. She shook her head.
"You have done too much I could never ask you to do more then you have," she said.
"I will come with you," Nick insisted. She nodded her. The police man turned around.
"Ok you need to come with me," he said.
"I only go if Nick comes too," Tori said.
"I can't do that," he said.
"Then I'm not going with you," Tori said as she grabbed Nick's hand.
"Fine, get in the car," he said as he opened the backdoor to the car. Tori got in first and Nick followed in the car too. They drove to the station in silence. When they got there Tori's parents and brother were waiting outside the station. Tori looked at Nick.
"Wish me luck," Tori said with a sad face.
"It'll be ok. Don't worry," Nick said.
"Ok," she said as she opened the door and walked out. Her family ran over to hug her.
"Oh honey we were so worried about you. You should have called," her Mother told her. By that time Nick was out the car and just kinda standing there watching his girlfriend.
"I know I'm so sorry, I was just really mad," Tori told her family.
"Where did you go?" her Dad asked.
"I went to Nick's house," as she pointed behind her to indicate Nick. "I just had to get my mind off some things."
"I think I'm going to have a word with that boy," Aaron said through gritted teeth. He started to walk towards Nick.
"No," Tori stepped in front of her brother. "Don't hurt him. He was there for me. Just don't hurt him, please," Tori said as she widened her eyes.
"Ok I won't hurt him," Aaron said. Tori gestured to Nick to come over. Nick walked over to her. He put his arm around her. "So, what did you do with my sister last night?" Aaron asked.
"Well my older brother, Kevin came and picked us up and we played video games and Tori fell asleep. So, I didn't want to wake her. I carried her to the guest room and she slept in there and I slept in my room. In the morning we had waffles and then went for a walk to the park and on the way back to my house the police guy stopped us. And that is what happened," Nick explained.
"So, that is it. Why didn't you think of calling my family to tell us she was ok?" Aaron asked.
"Well, she was really upset, and if she had called, she had called, but I didn't know," Nick told him.
"Ok guys I'm ok. I just got mad and didn't want to go back to the house. Aaron I'm truly sorry. Do you forgive me?" Tori looked up at her brother. He nodded. Tori went over and hugged him. Nick felt his pocket vibrate. He answered his phone.
"Hello?" he said as he took a few steps back.
"Hey Nick, where are you?" Joe asked.
"Oh I'm at the police station," Nick answered.
"What did you do?" Joe asked as he was getting angry.
"Well, Tori's parents called the police and I came with her to the station," Nick explained.
"Ok well Kevin is going to pick you up because we need to go to some recording place."
"Oh ok I'll see you then. Bye." Nick hung up the phone. He walked over to where Tori was standing with her family.
"Nick, thank you for watching Tori last night," Nancy said.
"Oh yeah it was no problem at all. It didn't bother me or my family," I told her. There was a honk from the back of them. Kevin and Joe were sitting in Kevin's car. "Well I have to go. Bye."
"Bye Nick," Tori went over and hugged him goodbye. "Bye, thank you so much," she whispered in his ear. He let go of her.
"No problem, Bye. I'll see you at the party on Monday," Nick said and waved. He jumped in the car and drove away.