For everything that's true, I turn to you
Another un-welcome intruder burst through Jade's heavy bedroom doors to escape from the harsh night. It was Tori. The girl stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Jade and Beck kissing on Jade's bed. Or, Beck kissing Jade, she wasn't exactly kissing him back. Jade pulled away and her heart swelled when she saw Tori. A line of stray mascara adorned her cheek, a marker of sorrows. Jade saw Tori dash out of her room. Jade followed the girl down her steps, out to her patio built around her large, circular pool. The glow of the yellow pool lights made everything look saturated. Tori crossed her arms. "How could you?" She heard her cry. This angered Jade. Why did Tori Vega get to treat her like this? She was Jade West after all. "No. Tell me Tori, why after what happened, you get to be the one to yell at me and storm away. You don't get to be angry or sad. Okay?" And now it was Tori's turn to feel the wave of sick love crash through her. And love, having fueled many a strange action before, decided not to take a break on this warm Friday night. Tori slapped Jade across the face. It sounded like a rubber ball hitting pavement. It sounded like the weak hitting the strong. Jade ran at Tori, grabbing her midsection and pushing both of them into the pool. Tori struggled, and Jade immediately let go. Jade heard Tori's head shoot up from the water, gasping for air. Jade pushed herself off the pool floor and clamped her hand around Tori's lips. "Try not to wake-up my step mom, okay?" Tori nodded. "And sorry about the pool thing. Go home." Jade had done it. She had rejected Tori Vega in her most raw form. Tori was hate.
Until you're mine, not gonna be even close to complete
It was Saturday afternoon. Five days of no school, five days of worried and confused messages from Andre and Robbie. Five days of faking sick. Zero days of Jade. The door-bell chimed and Tori answered it. She looked down and saw a bright red jewelry box with a gold card tied to it. "To Tori Vega" it read. Tori tore the card from the box and opened the envelope greedily. "Dear Tori. I hate you so much. I hate your hair, I hate your smile. Your laugh makes me sick and you aren't as funny as you think you are. And the singing. Oh, the singing. Don't get me started. Anyway, since I hate you so much. Here is a gift and an invitation to my house tonight. The last thing I want to do is spend time with you. –Jade W" Tori smiled. She knew this was how Jade showed affection to anyone who wasn't Cat. She pulled out a small gold locket and fastened it around her neck. She noted the jade stone in it.
Jade answered her door before Tori could knock. She noted the necklace planted delicately on the tan girl's collar bone. "Nice of you to show, Vega." Jade smirked, pulling her inside her grand house. Jade and Tori laughed. They went swimming, they made cookies, they watched CSI. Around seven, Jade and Tori sat together in their now dry bikinis. "Why did you invite me here?" Tori asked tentatively. Jade sighed, she wanted to answer honestly, but she didn't know the answer. "To show you what I would do with you… if you were mine." Jade gulped, looking into Tori's dark eyes. She looked shocked, of course. "If Jade West was mine, I would do this…" And Tori placed her hands on Jade's forearms, and their lips connected. She moved her head to the left, letting her tongue flit over Jade's bottom lip. Tori felt warmth spreading through her body, she heard fire-works pop, as cheesy as that sounded. As soon as it got interesting, it stopped. Jade's eyes filled with tears. She couldn't be doing this. Beck. "Wow…" She breathed. Tori smiled. "I need you, Jade." Jade cocked her head to the side and licked her lips. She put her hand on Tori's thigh and restarted the kiss.