Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and Elimere for the idea to start this chapter.
I hope Jordan seems in character. It's my first time doing a POV of someone not Jade or Tori.
disclaimer: I own nothing.
Also, I'm a little upset because I'll be losing internet and cable, so I won't be able to watch the new episodes unless I can stay at a friends house saturday nights. Here's hoping I can, especially with there being a few episodes left.
Jordan's POV Beginning of Last Chapter
Man, pretty boy is an arrogant bastard, huh? Thinking the song Jade just sang was for him. He clearly didn't see the look on Jade's face when she looked at Victoria.
I watch as Jade walks up and stands by pretty boy. I don't particularly pay attention to the convo those two have, even if it was short. I stay by little Cat, watching them walk away, and V gets a weird look on her face. I can't make it out, but I can tell she ain't happy.
I get a little antsy when I see him grab her arm and pull her back to him when she goes to head back over to us. I'm not a fan of women being manhandled, and I can tell he didn't do it gently. He's gonna get hurt, and I hope I'm around to see it.
After a few moments, I see her walk back over towards us, and pretty boy does not look happy. I smile at the anger on his face. He ain't a pretty boy when he's angry.
Everyone freezes when he yells at her, and at his choice of words, I react. I have no problems with a lot of words, but derogatory words like the d word he just said, I don't play that game. So, out of instinct, I walk up to him and hit him as hard as I can in the jaw. Weak bastard went down with that one hit. Pathetic. I don't even think he saw me coming his way.
I walk back over to Cat and see her with Victoria and Jade. Cat sneaks away during their conversation, standing in front of me.
"Thank you for hitting Beck, Jordan."
"It was nothing, Little Kitty. He deserved it. Too bad it only took one hit though."
"How's your hand? It look like it hurt."
"It's cool. No pain or anything. How's the couple?" I ask, indicating to V and Jade.
"Good, I hope. VIctoria wants to kill Beck. I walked away after that. They need to talk alone."
"Well, things look good to me." I say as the other two girls walk over to us. After a short talk of them saying they're going out to grab some dinner, I turn to Cat. "Wanna grab something to eat too?"
"Sure. I guess. Where?"
"How 'bout Karaoke Dokie?"
"Sure. Let me grab my stuff."
"You got it."
I watch her head to where she was sitting and grab her jacket. We head to my car and pull out. I ask her how she got here and she tells me Jade dropped her off. She sends her a text saying that she'll get a ride home, and not to worry about her. I see her smile as we pull out, sneaking a look towards me. I smile myself when I see her blush and look away.
Tori POV End of Last Chapter
As we pull out of the school's parking lot, I feel her tighten her grip on my waist. It doesn't take us too long to get to Nozu because there's little traffic tonight.
I pull into an available parking space and take off my helmet. I feel her grip loosen and release, and I turn my head slightly and see her take off her helmet.
"Enjoy the ride?" I ask when I see the look in her eyes.
"Where'd you learn to weave in and out like that?" I smile when I hear how breathless she sounds.
"Practice." I say nonchalantly, making both of us laugh. "Ready to eat?"
"Yeah." She climbs off and I climb off after her, locking my bike up as I do. We carry the helmets in with us, and head in.
"So, Victoria?" Jade says as we step into Nozu, earning a sigh and eye roll out of me. "Why'd you cut your hair?"
"First things first," I say as we take our seats at the bar, same spots we did when Sikowitz put us on a 'fake' date. "It's just 'Tori' again. And second, I figured if I was going to change my attitude and everything, why not change my hair. Jordan cut it for me."
"Okay. What about the clothes? You keeping them?" I watch as she looks up and down at me, a smile on her face.
"Maybe. I haven't decided yet. Some of it'll stay, but I'm not sure yet. I like it though." I notice her still looking me over, so I decide to mess with her again for fun. "Enjoying the view?"
I laugh when I see her shift slightly in her seat, getting ready to respond when the waiter comes over to us. After we tell him what we want to drink and what we decided to eat, he walks away.
"What about the bike?"
"Oh, staying. No way am I selling her. My Jaded Beauty is here to stay." I say with pride, then freeze when I realize what I just said. "Oh, hell." I mumble when I see Jade.
"You named you bike 'Jaded Beauty'?" I'm a little confused at her tone at first. I thought she'd mock me, but she sounds like she happy. Confused, but happy.
"Yeah." I say, looking at her. "Even as a badass, I still wanted to ride you." I say, letting the 'Victoria' persona shine through again, laughing when I see Jade do a spit take with her green tea.
"What?" I laugh again when I see her eyes bulging out of her head, mouth agape.
"Couldn't resist. Victoria might be gone, bit she was way too much fun to play to leave her alone. I had to say it." I say as I laugh.
"Okay, new topic. How'd you convince Cat to talk to me again?" She says, becoming somber. "After she changed seats the day you came back, then talked to me at lunch, I figured you talked to her or something."
"That wasn't me." I say, all joking aside. "I don't know why she did that. Has she done it before? Since 'the incident'?"
"No. At first she just looked away. She would occasionally talk to me, but that's it. She calmed down a lot. She finally started to act like herself a while ago. I miss her."
"I'm sorry. Hey, why did you look like you wanted to kill Jordan when you first met her?"
"Oh, that." I watch as she turns her head away, hiding a blush I barely saw before her hair covered it up. "I thought she was your new girlfriend."
"And you were jealous?"
"What? No! Jade West doesn't get jealous. I was protective."
"Protective, huh?"
"What's that supposed to mean, Vega?"
"Why is Cat calling me Vega?" I say with a smirk. "Okay, chill." I laugh when I see her getting upset. "I was just messing. I appreciate it, you 'protecting' me even though I wasn't yours. You should thank Jordan anyway. If it wasn't for her, I never would have left the house. I know I forced Trina to take me to the mall to get new clothes, but after that, I still didn't want to leave. When I went to get my hair cut and the streaks put in, she was working at the salon that day. We got to talking and she told me she auditioned for Hollywood Arts after I told her I went there. She told me that we should hang out, and I agreed. When she called me the Saturday before I went back that she got accepted, I told her I'd see her there. I barely left the house before then, only leaving when I got my bike and I took her for a test run."
"Damn." Jade says after a few moments of silence. The waiter comes over with our food and we start to eat. About halfway through the meal, Jade speaks up again. "Do Jordan and Cat like each other?"
"I think. Why?" I say, taking a bit of my sushi.
"Why was she flirting with you so much?"
"Why was who flirting with me?"
"Jordan. You two were always so close, it kind of pissed me off. That's why I thought you two were a couple."
"That's just Jordan. She'll probably do it to you too now that we're all friends again. She's not hurting anyone."
"She can flirt with Cat, but not us." I look over at her when I hear the familiar growl in her voice from when she got protective of Beck. "Only I can flirt with you."
"It's okay. I'll talk to her." I smile when I hear her whisper the last part under her breath.
After a few more minutes, we're finished eating. As we go to leave, we see the two guys from before, from our 'fake' date.
"Oh, god, not these losers again." Jade says, watching them as they come up to us.
"Hey girls. We knew you'd be back." Jerkwad 1 says. Before the other can say anything, I grab Jade and kiss her. She kisses back almost instantly. We eventually have to break it when we have to breath.
"Sorry boys." Jade says, a little out of breath and with a smirk. "You never stood a chance."
We walk out after we see the stunned look on their faces. As we get to my 'Jaded Beauty', we put our helmets back on.
"Are we a couple now?" I ask, the shyness coming back.
"Yep. We'll show everyone on monday. For now, you're all mine." We both smile as we get on my bike.
It's not the end yet. Maybe one or two more chapters. I hope the Jordan POV went okay. Until next time.