"You ain't gonna find any or that Taylor Swift crap in there, so don't even bother looking for those." She's been scrolling through my PearPod for forever. How long does it take to find one song that she likes? My music on there isn't that bad. I'm bored. I need tunes.
I'm about to yell at her to hurry up with the song when she suddenly cracks the biggest smile I've ever seen. That's a pretty huge smile, considering that Cat is my best friend.
"Oh. My. God. Jade." What did I do? Oh shit did she stumble upon the nudes in there?
She taps the screen and...
Hide your eyes and count to ten,
Ready or not, I'm gonna find you again!
Oh god no, out of everything she had to find. "Shut up Vega, the original Hi-5 is classic and you know it."
She smirks at me with that perfectly manicured left eyebrow raise. She doesn't buy it. Damn that smirk and damn that eyebrow.
"Fine, I love Hi-5 and your sweet ass better sing along with me or I'm dumping you at the side of the road." I give her a look saying that she better join in if she knows what's good for her. Lucky for me, she does.
I will jump and hide from you,
I will chase you round and round.
Skip in time, play peek a boo,
Ready or not you're found!
Hide your eyes and count to ten,
Ready or not, I'm gonna find you again!
Hide your eyes and count to ten,
Ready or not, I'm gonna find you again and again and again and again!
"Fuck, this cannot get any more embarrassing. Why did you do this to me Vega?" I can't stop laughing. Who knew that singing along to Hi-5 with Tori could make me laugh that hard.
"Oh West, this can get more embarrassing. Just watch." What? She pushes the button that let's the top down and scrolls for a bit before tapping the screen. Fuck, what's she going to do now.
Let's try dancing, twirl me 'round,
Our feet are tapping on the ground.
Swing me this way, that way too,
I love dancing next to you.
I stare at her mouth agape, is she really going to do this? In Hollywood Los Angeles on a Friday night, where there are bound to be people watching?
"Come on Jade, you know you want to!"
Yep, she's doing it. Might as well hop on the train. I clear my throat and get ready to sing the chorous as loud as I possibly can.
L - O - V - E,
i LOVE YOU AND YOU LOVE ME
L - O - V - E,
THAT'S THE WAY GOOD FRIENDS SHOULD BE!
L - O - V - E,
I LOVE YOU AND YOU LOVE ME!
L - O - V - E,
I LOVE YOU, YOU LOVE ME!
L - O - V - E, LOVE!
L - O - V - E, LOVE!
Now, I've officially lost my badass reputation. We even did the actions! No way did we not get spotted by anyone. We're two teemagers in a sports car, singing and car-dancing along to Hi-5 at the top of our lungs. Like you wouldn't notice that.
God, we need to have more Hi-5 karaoke sessions.
A few more songs and we're back at my house. Tori heads up to my room to clear the bed of our work while I go into the kitchen to make some popcorn and get some sodas for the movie. By the time I get back to my room, it was already dark, the only source of light being the opening credits of a movie on my TV screen. Tori was already under the covers, leaning against the headboard with the remote in hand, and apparently, she had already picked a movie as well. I settled in next to her with the popcorn and sodas between us and looked at what was paused on the screen.
"All you have here is horror movies, so I picked one that didn't look too bad. I mean, just some story about a poor little girl right?"
Okay, if she thinks so. The Orphan it is. I shrug my shoulders and press play on the remote in her hand.
We've gotten halfway through the movie, and Tori's body is completely hidden under the covers, and she was stealing glances at the TV from behind one of my pillows that she was using to shield herself.
"Oh my god, Jade! First she pushes the kid off the slide then she hammers the poor nun to death and now she breaks her own arm how could any little kid even think of doing something like that?!"
I snicker at her, that girl is no little kid. "Yeah Vega, hide behind the pillow and you'll be safe, psycho little girl definitely won't be able to get you now!"
I'm met with a face full of pillow and I throw her a pout in retaliation. Wow, nice comeback West. Real mature and badass. Awwwww but just look at Vega, she looks like a sad, angry, frightened puppy. Make that a petrified puppy. She looks so cute like that I just wanna...whoa. Get it together.
Another scream comes from the TV and Tori jumped and screamed a scream just as blood-curling as the one that we just heard. At this rate, she was definitely going to wake the neighbours. I took pity on her and decided that I would try and keep her calm.
"Come here Tori," I say to her as I put aside the bowl of popcorn and sodas between us and wrap my arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer to me. I gently run my fingers through her hair whenever an intense scene comes on. She didn't scream or jump or scream anymore, just made small whimpers and hid her head in the crook of my neck.
It's strange, how comfortable and natural being with her like this felt. Her hair is so soft and silky, not to mention it smells great, like some tropical fruit punch. Typical Vega. Her breath against my neck and her heart's rapid beating made me feel a strange sense of safety and security. Her body fits perfectly against mine and I'm really enjoying leeching off her body warmth. Her head's resting on my shoulder and I look down at her, at those chestnut eyes, at those perfectly sculpted cheekbones, at those pink, kissab- whoa, gay. I snap my attention back to the movie, just in time to see the orphan stab the idiot husband to death. Yes, that's something i can manage. Look at all that blood. Don't look at Vega. Think about that sharp, shiny knife. Don't think about Vega.
The movie's ended and Vega is still clinging on to me for dear life, and I'm still gently stroking her hair. I really don't want to get out of this position but we need to shower and get to bed, we've still got work to do tomorrow.
"Vega, as much as I love cuddling with you, we need to get showered and to bed. Plus, I'm starting to feel like a mama koala and trust me, it's a strange feeling."
I wait for a few seconds. No sign of life from Tori. Did she spontaneously fall asleep or something? I'm about to start prying her off my body when she makes a little whimper. She squeezes my body tighter and looks up at me slowly, "Jade...that was horrible! How could you let me watch something like that?!" she whines.
"You seemed so eager to watch it, getting everything set up and ready and all, who was I to deny your movie choice? Now get off me. I need to shower." I say while yanking her arms off me. It takes quite a bit of effort. The girl may be skinny as an uncooked spaghetti but she's really, and I mean really, strong.
I grab my towel and go into my bathroom. I'm about to lose the door when Tori suddenly yells, "NO! Jade! Don't leave me!"
"What?" I ask her with my wtf face on, "You want me to shower with the door open or something?"
She thinks for a while before looking up and nodding sheepishly. I frown at her, does she not know what a rhetorical question when she hears one?
"Fine Vega, I'll shower with the door open, but I'm closing the shower curtain, if you don't mind." Wuss.
I finish my shower and walk back into my room with my towel wrapped around my body. Whoa, who hired the cleaners?! My room is completely spotless. The popcorn bowl and soda cans were gone, and the papers that we were working on and my laptop were all on my desk, arranged and organized.
"Wow Vega, neat freak much?" I say as I walk into my wardrobe, searching for some PJs for Tori and I.
"I was bored and I didn't want to sit around waiting for you to finish your shower so i thought I'd clear up for a bit, hope you don't mind?"
"Why hello there, I'm Tori Vega and I'm the best cleaner in the village! Oh please, if you marry me I'll promise I'll be the best housewife ever!" I mock as I walk out of my closet with a tank top and a pair of boxer shorts on, with a towel and some clothes for Tori in hand. Her eyes roam up and down my body before reaching my eyes again, and she raises her eyebrow.
"Like what you see, Vega?" What can I say? I'm hot and I know it.
I expect Tori to advert her eyes, blush, something of that sort, but she doesn't. Instead, she saunters towards me and wraps her hand around my wrist, yanking me against her. She leans into my ear, almost touching it, and whispered in a voice so husky, I'd never thought I hear sweet, innocent Tori Vega use.
"Yeah I think you're hot. What's it to you?" She grabbed the clothes out of my hand and strutted off to the bathroom. And no, she didn't close the door.
Hot damn.
CALLING ALL JORI SHIPPERS: There is the Afterllen Ultimate Femslash Tournament 2013 going on, and Jori is up on match up #15 against Marceline/Bubblegum. We're winning now but we can't let them catch up! Vote, vote, vote!
I'm probably going to write the next chapter in Tori's POV, voice any objections now or forever hold your peace.
If you weren's singing along in your head during the hi-5 bit then shame on you. Jade's a badass who loves Hi-5. Jade and I are one and the same. I love Hi-5. I'm a 17 year old who people are afraid of for some reason, and I love Hi-5. I'll shout it from the mountaintops. I have no shame. I had the host the new Hi-5 cast once and they were some of the nicest people ever. I still love the old cast more though. Their official youtube channel is Hi5OfficialTV.
The Orphan is a really good movie. If you're a fan of horror and haven't seen it, I promise you won't be disappointed.
I'm really upset because I didn't get to go to SDCC, but bless the lord for YouTube.
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