Tori and Jade are sitting at the table, bowls of cereal in front of them as Trina yaps away about the crazy dream she had. Tori's playing with her cereal instead of eating it and staring into her bowl hoping to find out what she can do to get Jade to answer.
"So what do you guys think it means?" Trina asks, her hands pulling at her hair obviously stressed from her dream.
When neither of the girl's answer, Trina grunts, gets up and walks to the stairs to head to her room, "You guys are no help."
Alone again, Jade stands up and puts her bowl inside the sink, washing it and to ignore Tori's stare.
"Can you, like, not stare at me?" Jade asks, her back to Tori.
"I- uh, sorry," Tori says as she drops her soon into the bowl. "Uhm, Jade?"
Jade places the wet bowl and spoon into the drying rack next to the sink and faces Tori, an annoyed expression on her face. "What?"
"Are you, uhm, going to answer my question…?" She asks a little too desperately.
"The game's over. I don't have to," Jade replies nonchalantly. She walks away from the sink and heads to the living room, gathering her belongings. "Anyway, I better get going."
"Wait!" Tori shouts and walks hastily to her, "Uhm…"
She's not sure what to do as she didn't think Jade would be leaving so soon. So she's standing there in front of Jade awkwardly as she tries to think of something to say.
"What?" Jade asks, her annoyance growing.
Tori opens her mouth, about to ask her not to leave just yet, when her parents walk down the stairs, "Hey girls! Good morning!"
Both girls turn toward Mr. and Mrs. Vega and mutter a Good morning to them.
"How was your night? Fun, I hope?" Mrs. Vega asks as she walks to the kitchen to make her and Mr. Vega some coffee.
"Jade, it seems like you're good." Mr. Vega gives her a smile and sits at the table, "Did you girls eat already?"
"Don't tell me you're leaving so soon, Jade! Come, sit with us and tell us what you both did last night." Mrs. Vega waves them over to the table and pats the chair next to her so Jade can sit.
"Yeah, so what'd you guys do? It must have been a really long night." Mr. Vega laughs and rubs Tori's shoulder.
"Uh, yeah. We had fun… and it wasn't too bad." Tori says, flashing a weak smile to her parents.
"Yeah, what she said. We just, uh, played a couple of games and cleaned a little." Jade says, avoiding both parents and playing with her hands.
"What did you two play? Oh! And I heard you guys singing last night too." Mrs. Vega gives her daughter a small smile and pats Jade's arm. "You two sound wonderful together!"
Tori laughs awkwardly and shakes her head, hoping to hide the smile pulling at her lips, "Oh. Yeah. Uh, thanks…"
"Tori was a little flat," Jade slowly turns her head and looks at Tori, a small smirk on her lips.
"What! No, I wasn't!" Tori leans forward and slaps Jade's arm causing Jade to laugh.
"Chill, Vega. I was joking." Jade says in between laughs. She rubs the spot on her arm where she was slapped and smirks at the girl sitting in front of her, "No need to be so rough."
Both girls are staring at each other, neither daring to blink but they're startled out of it when Mr. Vega clears his throat. "Oh, you girls…"
Mr. Vega stands up and puts his cup in the sink with Mrs. Vega following suit. They're both whispering to each other and occasionally looking at the two girls who are looking back at them with curiosity in their eyes. Mrs. Vega clears her throat this time and turns and smiles at the girls.
"Ok, we're going to head to the stores. Jade, you are welcome to stay for as long as you want."
Jade stands and smiles at Tori's parents, "Well, thanks for letting me stay and everything, but I really should be going."
"Oh, ok…," Mrs. Vega glances at her daughter and sees her eyes downcast, "Well, you're welcome back anytime."
Mr. and Mrs. Vega walk passed Jade, each patting her shoulder and head outside, leaving the two girls alone again.
Jade sees sadness and annoyance in Tori's eyes and shakes her head, she walks around the table and takes a seat next to her. She feels warmth and butterflies in her stomach but ignores the feelings, knowing she's not ready to deal with what they mean.
"Hey, Vega…," Jade carefully puts her hand on top of Tori's and slightly flinches when she feels her tense, "I had a good time. With you."
She feels Tori's hand underneath hers relax and flip over, intertwining their fingers. The warmth and butterflies return to her stomach and she tenses, quickly pulling her hand away from Tori's. The smile that formed on her face falls and she looks down and away from Jade.
"Uhm, ok." Jade stands and walks away from the table, her hand that held Tori's tightly closed, "I really did have a good time but I gotta go… See you later."
Jade grabs her stuff and quickly leaves, not daring to look back at a sad Tori left alone at the table.
Hey Beck, I'm at the liquor store about a couple of blocks from Vega's house. Can you come pick me up? x J
Jade puts her phone back into her pocket and sits on the curb, waiting for a reply from Beck. A few minutes later, she feels her phone vibrate.
Ya babe, I'll be there soon. –B
She quickly replies back with 'ok thanks and hurry' and puts her phone away. She goes inside the store and buys herself a cup of coffee and a brownie. On her way out she crashes into a body and spills her hot coffee all on her.
"Ow, fuck!" Jade quickly pulls at her clothing, bringing it away from her body to prevent any serious burns.
"Oh my God, that's freaking hot!" The person in front of her is also pulling at her clothes.
The cashier brings them napkins so they can dab at their clothing and dry their arms of the scalding coffee. Jade is letting a string of curse words escape her mouth as the other person is mumbling a bunch of unintelligible words.
"Jesus, watch where you're going next time!" Jade looks up and her eyes widen in shock, "Are you kidding me, Vega!"
"Jade! I'm so sorry!" Tori starts dabbing at Jade's clothes but her hands are pushed away from a growling Jade, "What are you doing here anyway? I thought you were going home."
Jade looks down her shirt and growls when she sees her skin extremely red. "Yeah, well I was but I live too far and didn't feel like walking all the damn way."
"You should have asked, I could have given you a ride." Jade pushes past Tori and looks through her bag for a sweater or a shirt to change in to.
"Uh, no and Beck's coming right now anyway, so whatever." Jade takes off her soaked shirt and reveals a black lace bra, Tori's eyes widen and her mouth dries as she looks around to see if anyone is looking but no one is around.
When she looks back to Jade, she's already dressed and squeezing out the excess coffee from her shirt. Jade smirks and softly laughs, "Like what you saw?"
Tori's cheeks tint a bright red and warmth fills her body, "Uh… I don't know what you're talking about." She's wringing her fingers together and inhales a big breath and shakily lets it out, trying to cool herself down, "Uhm, do you happen to have another shirt in there I can borrow?"
Jade shakes her head and looks through her bag again for another shirt, she finds one and hands it over to Tori. "Here, and I like this shirt ok? So don't ruin it."
Tori grabs the shirt and looks around, seeing a few people around, "Do you think you can, uh, cover me?" Jade grabs her wrist and pulls her toward the water machine, pushing her into the corner and opening her jacket to create a cover. "Do you think you can, uh, turn around?"
Jade laughs and shakes her head, "No, I don't think so. I mean, you got to see, it's only fair that I get to too."
Tori slowly and hesitantly lifts up her shirt and pulls it over her body, she drops it and fumbles with the dry one and accidently drops it. She looks at Jade and sees that she's slightly blushing but also smirking and her stomach fills with butterflies. She bends down to pick up with the shirt when a loud horn honks behind them and she falls forward, heading Jade in the stomach. Jade grunts and falls forward, holding her stomach, "Vega…"
"Hey, Jade. What are you doing?" Jade slowly turns, still holding her stomach and Beck's staring at her with confusion all over his face. "And why is Tori shirtless?"
Tori shrieks and hugs her body with one arm as she scrambles for the shirt on the floor, "Jade! Help me!" Jade picks up her shirt and pulls it over Tori's head and down her body, accidently grazing her sides. Tori gasps and shivers, her eyes shooting to Jade's who is now blushing.
She mutters a quick sorry and grabs her belongings as she practically runs to Beck's truck. Beck is still staring at Tori who is fidgeting in her spot from his stare, "Uhm, ok. Bye Beck." She gives him a small smile and walks away, chancing a glance at Jade as she passes his truck.
"What was all that about back there?" Beck asks as he pours himself and Jade some soda.
The car ride to Jade's place was quiet and awkward, not even the radio could break the tension. Beck had tried several times to ask about where Jade was Friday night, that crabs phone call and what had happened back at the liquor store but Jade ignored him.
Jade took the cup of soda and chugged it down in one gulp, holding in the gas that's trying to make its way back out. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Jade… I tried looking for you during lunch Friday and I heard from Andre that you and Tori got hurt and had to leave early. I tried calling you but I kept getting your voicemail and Tori didn't answer, so I went to your house and no one was home. I figured you'd be with her but that's just weird, but I guess it was true! Then you call me to pick you and when I get to that store, you're standing there with your jacket open covering a naked Tori. So don't give me that bullshit and just tell me the truth!" Beck slams his hands down on the table in front of Jade causing her to flinch a little.
Jade rolls her eyes and lets out a loud sigh, she runs a hand through her hair and looks at Beck, "Fine, whatever. Yes, Tori and I got into a little accident Friday and we got a little hurt. I hit my head, she broke her wrist so we had to go to the hospital to get checked out. Her parents took us and then they insisted I stay with them to make sure I was ok, which I am by the way. I stayed at her place Friday night and we played some games, that's why you got that crabs call. I left her house this morning because, I just had to get out of there but I realized I lived too far to walk and called you. I bought some coffee and on my way out of the store, Tori crashed into me causing my coffee to spill on both of us and it was fucking hot and it burned. I had my stuff with me so I changed my shirt and lent her one to borrow and that's why she was 'naked'. Are you happy now?"
Jade gets up and walks into the living room, throwing herself on to the couch and turning on the TV. Beck follows her into the living room and sits on the opposite end of the couch, he turns and faces her with his mouth slightly agape.
"O-k… and why didn't you call me? I could have taken care of you." Jade eyes him from the corner of her eye and sees that he's pouting.
"Don't pout, Beck. You know that doesn't work on me and plus, my phone was dead… fuck. I left my charger at her house." Jade groans and runs her hand through her hair, "I'm tired, Beck."
He smiles softly at her and climbs behind her, wrapping his arm around her waist and his head resting in her neck. He starts kissing her, placing little kisses up and down her neck and she tries to enjoy it but she just wants to be alone.
"Beck, I just want to be alone." She pulls away from him and gets up from the couch. She rubs the back of her neck and smiles apologetically at him, "Sorry, I'm just…"
"Tired, I know." He gets up and walks to the door, he opens it and turns to her before he leaves, "Call me, or whatever." He slams the door behind him and she falls back onto the couch.
She closes her eyes hoping to take a nap but is interrupted when she feels her phone vibrate in her pocket. She pulls it out and sees that she got a text message from Tori. "Of course, Vega, of freaking course!"
She opens the message and reads it, Jade you left your charger here. I just figured I'd let you know. –T
She replies back, Vega, I'm trying to sleep here. I'll pick it up later. –J, and puts her phone away.
Her phone vibrates again and she opens the new text, oh sorry! But ok, I'll see you then I guess. –T
You know what, Vega. You can bring it to me, come around 6. I'll be here, now let me sleep. –J
Oh, ok… then. I will and have a nice nap. x –T
Jade reads the message and rolls her eyes, she closes her phone and puts it down but she grabs it again and opens that message. She rereads it and notices the little x that Tori put.
"Why did she put an x for? What does that mean?" Jade racks her brain trying to remember what the x stood for, "Does that mean hug? Or… kiss? Why would she put that?"
She sighs loudly and puts her phone away. She is much too tired to worry about stupid little things like that; she's not even sure why she's worrying so much about it. She makes herself comfortable and closes her eyes, letting sleep take over.
Tori pulls up to Jade's house at exactly 6:00pm. She grabs the charger and gets out of the car, slowly walking up the driveway she notices that only Jade's car is there. She gets to the door and checks her phone for the time which is 6:03pm; she finally musters up enough courage and knocks on the door.
When no one answers, she knocks again a little harder remembering that Jade was going to be taking a nap and is probably still asleep. With still no answer, she pulls out her phone and calls Jade. She can hear the phone ringing inside and then a loud thump and someone mumbling loudly.
"What!" Jade yells into the phone and Tori just chuckles.
"Hello to you too," Tori says with amusement in her voice, "I'm outside your door. I tried knocking but no one answered."
"Well, what are you doing here? Didn't I say I was sleeping?" She can hear Jade rummaging around inside the house and hear muttering profanities over the phone.
"Yeah, that was like 4 hours ago and you told me to stop by around this time to give you your phone charger. So open up the door, it's cold out here." Without saying anything Jade hangs up and Tori can hear her getting closer to the door.
Jade pulls the door open and rolls her eyes at an amused Tori, she moves aside and invites Tori in with a swipe of her arm. Tori walks inside and waits next to Jade as she closes the door and leads them into the living room.
"Here's your charger," Tori sticks her hand out waiting for Jade to take her charger, which she does rather roughly.
"Thanks. And you know, you can sit or whatever." Jade waves her hand out pointing at several seats in the room. Tori takes a seat next to Jade and she eyes her suspiciously, "I didn't mean the one right next to me."
Tori shrugs and sits back, folding her arms over her chest and staring out into the open room, "You should have stated that before you asked me to sit."
Jade growls but sits back as well. Neither of them move or talk, they just sit there in a slightly awkward silence.
Tori's heart is beating a little too fast for her liking and she can hear it in her ears, she chances a glance at Jade to make sure she can't hear her heart beating. Jade's eyes are drooping from the lack of sleep and Tori's body warms dangerously. She fidgets slightly and clears her throat to get Jade's attention. Jade slowly turns her head and looks at Tori with tired, frustrated eyes, "What?"
Tori feels her heart beat even faster and the butterflies in her stomach wreak havoc, she looks away from Jade and her hands play with the hem of her sweater. "Can you- uh, Do you think you can, uh-"
"Out with it, Vega."
Tori looks back at Jade and sighs, "Do you think you can, uhm, answer my question? From wh-when we were playing Truth or Dare…?"
Jade squints her eyes, trying to recall what question Tori was talking about even though she replayed the question over and over again in her head. "What was the question?" She looks at Tori, a slight smirk ghosting her lips and amusement in her eyes.
"Oh, uhm, it was- I asked, do you- you like me…" Tori drawls out the ending, her hands fidgeting and heart beating hard.
Jade breathes out through her nose and gets up, she sticks a hand out for Tori to grab and pulls her off the couch. She walks them to the front door and opens it. "Stand there," she says as she points to the door mat. Tori listens and stands there, confusion etched on her face.
"Ok, let's see. Do I like you?" Jade runs a hand through her hair and leans against the door. "What do you think?" She asks Tori curiously.
Taken aback, Tori shuffles her feet and takes a minute to think, "Well, I- I think you do but not a lot. I think you just, like, tolerate me… or something."
Tori studies Jade's face after she said that but Jade shows nothing, her face and eyes are blank. Jade nods her head and stares at Tori, mischief in her eyes. "Ok, well I don't hate you."
Jade closes the door until only her head is sticking out and Tori is still confused, "That doesn't really answer my question, though."
Jade smirks and stares straight into Tori's eyes, "Let's just say that I don't hate you but I don't exactly love you." Tori heats up and she's sure her face is bright red when she hears the word love replaying in her head. Jade laughs and closes the door, leaving an overheating, flustering Tori standing there.
She stands for another 5 minutes before she finally walks back to her car. She's sitting in the driver's seat and holding the steering wheel tightly, she's replaying Jade's answer over and over trying to understand what it means.
She says Jade's words out loud, letting them roll off her tongue, "I don't hate you but I don't exactly love you." Her eyes widen in shock and she nearly swerves off the road, she quickly gains control of her car and pulls over. "I don't exactly love you."
She lets the word roll around in her mouth and she wonders what that means, "Exactly. Why did she say that? What does it mean?"
She calms herself down as best as she can and drives home. She runs up to her room and pulls out her phone, she sends a quick text to Andre asking him to come over.
Andre come over, please. I need your help. –J
A/N: Oh look, an update! I have plenty of excuses but this one is true: I had the WORST writer's block ever.
Everything I wrote pissed me off and didn't flow. I was about to strangle myself, but I didn't. :-) I also update my tumblr, like, everyday so you can check there to see how I'm doing... haha!
Anyway, Tuesday came and that's Glee day! Which isn't as exciting as that exclamation point makes it. Anyway, I watched the episode and it made me so mad and upset that I had all of these feelings that I needed to let out and I wrote two other pieces and this! This just came flowing out, I was so happy.
So, I hope this is good enough of an update. (Ok, I know it's not but it's something, right? ...Right?)
Review, tell me if it sucks a lot or not that much. I'd appreciate it.