Tori woke up with a smile on her face and what felt like 10 suns blinding her, but she didn't care because today was Friday and that meant date night. Yes, she was going on a date tonight with Jade. Jade West. Tori still can't wrap her head around that. Despite spilling their feelings for each other and kissing and spending almost an entire day – ok, more like 5 hours be whatever! - with each other, she still can't believe they're going out.
Tonight! They're going out tonight and wow, she can't breathe. Breathe, Tori, breathe!
"TORI! GET UP! WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE!" Trina screeched from the hallway. Of course, she would tell Tori that when they only have 5 minutes 'til they're supposed to leave.
Tori groans and grumbles under her breath as she gets out of bed and drags her feet slowly to the bathroom. She doesn't have time to shower but she doesn't care because she'll have time to after school – hopefully! At that thought, her scowl is replaced with a big smile. Tonight!
"TORI!" Trina yelled again.
"I'M UP!" Tori yelled back. Jesus, it's too early to have to put up with that girl, Tori thought.
Tori took extra long getting ready and happily ignoring Trina's obnoxious yells. Tori really couldn't be bothered because tonight was date night! With Jade!
She seriously can't stop thinking about it. Sure, she's had plenty of dates with guys and sure, they were fun but... she never really liked them all that much.
"TORI, DON'T MAKE ME COME UP THERE!" Trina's pounding on the bathroom door and cursing at Tori.
"God, TRINA! Calm down, I'm almost ready! And stop pounding on the door." Yeah, she can't wait 'til she's out of here.
"Oh my god, Tori. You made us 45 minutes late!" Trina growled and scoffed, pushing her was past Tori and running to her first class before it ends.
"Yeah, well, you waited! It's your fault!" Tori yelled at Trina's retreating back.
Tori doesn't even bother going to her first class so instead, she sits on the steps for the remainder of the period – which felt like forever, but really, it was just like 5 minutes. She's listening to some music on her pearpad and dancing around in her spot when she feels someone standing in front of her. Tori looks up and smiles, Jade smirking down at her.
"You made it. I thought you probably passed out from too much excitement." Jade teased and Tori rolling her eyes.
"Ha-ha. Very funny but no. I just stayed in bed too long... from too much excitement." Tori said, amusement in her voice and eyes.
Jade laughed and rolled her eyes, "Of course. So why were you sitting here instead of being in class?"
Tori explained her morning too Jade, her arms flailing around and laughing as she recounts what had gone down. From afar – more like standing in the middle of the hallway, they're really not that good at subtly – Cat and Andre watched them interact, with smiles. Even though Andre was 100% supportive of Tori and what was going on with her and Jade, he still thought it was weird how it all came to be. Cat didn't even think about it though, all she cared about was her friends being happy.
"It's weird, don't you think?" Andre asked, his eyes never leaving a laughing Tori and a smiling Jade. Jade has a nice smile and he's kind of mesmerized bu it. Jade smiling, that was a rare occasion. Key word: rare. Yeah, she's been smiling a lot lately.
"What?" Cat asked, confused.
"Them. How they- how it all came to be because of an accident." Andre replied, more to himself than to Cat.
Cat hummed her agreement. They continued watching Jade and Tori.
"They're still watching us." Tori said, eying Cat and Andre from the corners of her eyes.
"We should give them something worth watching." Jade said, an evil smirk in place.
"What do you mean?" Oh, Tori knew but she just wanted Jade to say it.
"We should fuck." Jade said seductively, trying to hold in her laughter at Tori's shocked expression. And ok, Tori did not see that coming.
"W-we sh-should what? Fu- here? Now? But we- Jade, wait. We ha-haven't even gone out yet!" Tori stuttered. She's blushing furiously and wiping her clammy hands on her pants. Her eyes darting everywhere and wow, she's just feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Jade's laughing though, like full out, belly cramping, tears streaming down her face laughing. Tori's eyes widen again when she realizes that Jade's bended over, clutching her stomach laughing and it confuses her. She looks away from Jade, her eyes meet Andre and Cat's and they all look confused.
Then it finally hits her, Jade's joking! Of course she's joking. Tori's jaw clenches and her body heats up, embarrassment overwhelming her. She stands up and scoffs, shaking her head. It was supposed to be a good day!
"Wow, Jade. Hilarious joke." And with that, Tori storms away, leaving Jade laughing by herself.
Jade just shakes her head and smiles as she watches Tori walk away, "Oh come on, Vega! It was hilarious!" She yells before Tori rounds the corner.
Everyone in the hallway is staring at Jade and in the direction that Tori left with confused yet curious expressions and Jade glares and growls at everyone, making them look away. She spots Andre and Cat and smirks as she walks up to them with a raised eyebrow, "Having fun?"
Neither are sure of what to say so instead of speaking, they nod and shake their heads at the same time, making a weird circular and cross motion with their heads.
"Right, of course." Jade says over her shoulder, walking in the direction Tori went.
"Tori? Are you here?" Jade's in the Black Box, knowing that that's Tori's go to place, other than the janitor's closet.
It's dark in the Black Box and empty and creepily quiet and Jade likes it. She walks around the room, her eyes closed and her hand dragging across the wall to guide her. She loves the dark and the quiet. The lack of light and sound calms her – as it should everyone – and she relishes the rare commodity at school. She's broken from her calming trance when she hears slight rustling coming from the corner of the room.
"Vega, I know you're in here so just come out already." Jade pauses and laughs a little at her unintentional pun, "Figuratively and literally."
She hears a small chuckle coming from the corner and walks towards it, she's standing in front of the curtain and slides her arms around it, hugging it – and the body inside it – tightly. She hears a small oomph and a squeak and smiles, "Having fun?"
"Ah cont reathe, rade!" Tori mumbles, squirming inside the curtain and Jade's arms.
Jade pulls away and moves the curtain aside, pulling Tori out and wrapping her arm around Tori's shoulders. "I have no clue what you said but it was – and I hate this word so don't you dare bring it up, ever – adorable."
Tori ducks her head and blushes, playing with Jade's hand that's over her shoulder, "Well, I'm glad me trying to tell you that I couldn't breathe was adorable."
"Oh, you couldn't breathe? I should've squeezed harder." Jade smirks and pulls Tori in closer, kissing her temple.
"Jade." Tori tries to say in a stern voice, but her voice cracks and she scrunches up her nose. "Well, that didn't come out how I wanted it to."
They both laugh and hug each other, enjoying the other's presence. The bell rings and they look around the room for a clock.
"Oh wow, we missed class." Tori says, pulling away from Jade.
"Yeah, we should just leave school and start our date early." Jade says, smiling at Tori. "What do you say?"
"YES!" Tori squeals, hopping a little but, "But no..." Jade looks at her disbelievingly and Tori quickly explains. "I mean, I would love to just leave school right now and spend the day with you but I just think it'd be more special tonight." Tori's never seen Jade pout and seeing her pout right now is sending her heart into overdrive and she has this overwhelming feeling to just kiss it away. So she does.
She leans up and kisses Jade's pouting lips and she shivers at the sensation. She loves the way Jade's lips feels against her's and she leans in more, adding more pressure. She can feel Jade smirk against her lips and she nips at Jade's bottom lip.
"Jade."
"Mmm."
"Jade."
"No, Tori."
"Jjaaddee."
Jade groans and pulls away reluctantly, she crosses her arms and looks annoyed. Tori just smiles, knowing that Jade's not that annoyed.
"Come on, Jade. We're going to have tonight to do this and more." Jade cocks an eyebrow and looks at her curiously. "I-I mean, not more more but you know, more, like other stuff... that we can do... that doesn't have to do with... touching and stuff." Tori says sheepishly. She pulls away from Jade and gives her a lopsided smile, "Now, uh, let's get to class."
They walk out of the Black Box hand in hand, excited for tonight.
Tori's been home for an hour and she's already showered and managed to empty out her closet and drawers, her clothes covering her entire floor.
"Why don't I have anything to wear!" She groans, falling back on her bed and her hands covering her face.
Seriously, why doesn't she have anything to wear? Despite all the dresses, jeans, skirts, shorts, shirts, blouses, and tanks she has, nothing is suitable for tonight. She might as well throw everything away and go naked... Yeah, right. It's almost 5 o'clock and Jade will be here in 3 hours, and she still has to do her hair, makeup, find an outfit and shoes to match. 3 hours is not enough time – ok, yes it is. It's more than enough but God, her anxiety is through the roof.
And she's still wearing the towel she used when she got out of the shower and she's feeling really cold... and exposed. She quickly covers herself with a blanket and rolls her eyes, because really? She's alone, in her room and in her house. Trina left as soon as Tori was out of the car because she supposedly had a date with her friends or whatever and their parents, well, when are they ever home?
Whatever, they'll be home tomorrow, or so they said. She has more important things to worry about, like finding a damn outfit for her date tonight! Her date... with Jade. She can't help the wide smile that makes its way to her face... or the hard beating of her heart.
It's 7:45PM and Jade will be here soon and wow, why is the room spinning? Tori takes a seat before she passes out and hurts herself and yeah, she just can't afford that right now. Seriously, just how freaking unlucky would that be if she just happened to pass out and hurt herself 15 minutes before her date with Jade? That'd totally be the cherry on top of her sundae, the sundae... the cake? Her cake? Why is she even debating this? She doesn't even like cake or sundaes, well that's a lie, she loves sundaes. Especially with chocolate syrup and – wait, what time is it? Tori looks at her phone and her eyes widen.
"Oh shoot, I only have 5 minutes to finish my hair!" Yeah, Tori managed to find an outfit, matching shoes and do her makeup – a new pair of black skinny jeans with a purple tank underneath a purple plaid shirt (she didn't mean to be stereotypical), black boots and really light makeup – but she got distracted and forgot to do her hair. She wanted to do something nice to it, like curl it but now she's going to have to straighten it really quickly and hope it turns out ok.
She checks her phone every minute to check the time and to see if Jade has texted or called but she hasn't and it's 8:05. Jade's 5 minutes late and Tori feels relieved and a bit disappointed that she's late but she should have expected it because seriously, it's Jade.
It's 8:10 when she finished her hair and when Jade finally texted her saying she has arrived.
Ok, great! Now come to my door and pick me up like a real date! ;-) -T
Tori can practically hear Jade groaning after reading her text and begrudgingly exiting her car and walk up to her door. And after that thought, her doorbell rings and she bounces excitedly down the stairs and to the front door, opening it with a wide smile and glowing eyes.
"Jade! Hi! What are you doing here?" Tori says, amusement in her voice.
"Oh you know, just here to kick your ass." Jade says nonchalantly and a smirk in place.
Tori blanches at first and then laughs when she realizes it was a joke, because really? Wow, when did she get so dense?
She rolls her eyes and closes the door behind her, Jade and her standing outside, in the dark, silently for forever until Jade grabs her hand and leads Tori to her car. Jade starts the car and pulls out of her driveway, keeping her eyes on the road and ignoring Tori's stares and side-glances. Neither of them have said anything and they've been driving for 10 minutes now and the silence is driving Tori crazy.
"Ok, you haven't said anything yet and this silence is driving me crazy and I just really want to know where we're going and hear your voice and -"
"Stop talking, Vega." Jade interrupts, a small smile gracing her lips.
Tori laughs sheepishly and nods her head, "Sorry." She runs a hand through her hair and smiles, "Can you just tell me where we're going please?"
"Just wait 5 more minutes, Vega. If you can do that then I'll pay for you."
"Wait, pay for me?" Tori asked, her mind reeling. There are so many places where they could be going.
She sighs loudly and Jade laughs, suppressing the overwhelming feeling that was taking over. Jade makes a right turn into an empty parking lot and parks far away from any of the buildings. Tori's confused but she follows Jade's lead and exits the car. She's not sure what's happening or why they're even there but Jade's not traditional or conventional and she's really glad for that. But she kind of second guesses that when Jade pulls out an umbrella and small backpack.
Jade closes her trunk and smirks at Tori, she starts walking away from her car and looks over her shoulder when she realizes that Tori's not following, "Coming or not?"
"Y-yeah!" Tori stutters, jogging to catch up with Jade. "But what're we doing here?"
Jade doesn't answer, she just hums her acknowledgment. They continue walking until they're standing in the middle of the empty parking lot. Tori's playing with the hem of her shirt and looks around the parking lot, half expecting someone to jump out of the darkness and scare her. It seems like something Jade would plan, though that seems like something the repressed Jade would do. She laughs at that thought, 'repressed Jade' because she hasn't really thought of her in that way and it totally makes sense now.
Jade looks at Tori weirdly and she raises an eyebrow when she doesn't acknowledge her stare. "Tori, you there?"
Nothing. "Hey Vega, where are you?"
Still nothing. A little annoyed, Jade swings the umbrella against the light pole and startles Tori out of her thoughts, "Oh my god! What was that!" She yells, hey eyes wide and her hands covering her ears.
Jade laughs and runs a hand through Tori's hair, smiling at her when she looks at her with wider than wide eyes, "Chill, Tor. You left me and I just wanted you back."
Tori ducks her head and blushes furiously at the nickname and word choice and Jade's eyes widen for a quick second, she clears her throat and changes the subject.
"Right. So, uhm, let's sit." Jade says, pointing to the blanket on the floor.
Still slightly blushing, Tori looks down and smiles, nodding her head, "Ok."
They both sit, stretching their legs out and leaning back on their hands and smiles on their faces. It's quiet, no sounds other than their breathing and it's calming, relaxing... comfortable.
Tori looks around, she doesn't recognize this place. It's kind of secluded and the stores around look like they've been closed for a few months and doesn't look like they're going to be used any time soon. But it's a nice place. It's dark but not too dark and the sky can be seen clearly, the stars and moon shining bright in the dark sky. She looks over to Jade and sees that her eyes are closed, she looks so peaceful that she's kind of afraid to talk and disturb her.
"Jade?" Tori says softly. Jade hums and scoots her hand closer to Tori's, covering it with her own.
"Can I ask you something?" Jade hums again.
"How'd you find this place?"
Jade takes a deep sigh and hums, her eyes fluttering open. "Can you say that again?"
Tori softly laughs and scoots in closer to Jade, relishing her warmth, "I asked how'd you find this place?"
Jade's quiet for a moment, thinking back to how she found this place and she sadly smiles, "It was, uhm, after Beck and I had a fight. It was a pretty big fight and I was just, so angry, upset, and- and sad, that I left his place and drove around for forever. I took a wrong turn and came upon this place and I parked at that spot," She points at the spot where her car is currently at and laughs. "It was just so peaceful here and beautiful, I almost instantly calmed down. So I started coming here every weekend to let myself go and... yeah."
While she was speaking, Tori had managed to scoot right into Jade's side and was leaning head on her shoulder, listening intently to Jade's story. It filled her with sadness knowing that she found this place because she was so upset but glad that it became her place of sanctum.
"I'm glad you brought me here, Jade." Tori softly says, pressing a small kiss to Jade's neck.
"I'm glad I did too." Jade whispers. She turns her head until she captures Tori's lips. It's a soft, warm kiss but it sends shivers down both their spines.
"Are you hungry? I brought sandwiches and stuff." Jade leans forward and pulls the small backpack to her lap, pulling out sandwiches, drinks and a couple of bags of chips.
So they sit there, eating their food and talking. It's a perfect night, a perfect date, a perfect everything. Tori laughs and accidentally spills her drink, her hand covering her mouth to keep the food in. Jade points out at the sky, her finger outlining shapes the stars are making and smiling. They occasionally lean in and kiss, both smiling and sighing against the others lips.
"It's funny, huh?" Tori asks, sighing happily.
"What?" Jade asks, her head back and eyes closed.
"How this all came to be."
"Yeah, all because of an accident." Jade says, a smile in her voice.
"Concussions and broken wrists." Tori says softly, her eyes on Jade.
Jade hums her agreement and Tori nods her head.
Yeah, this is perfect. Tori has a feeling this is going to be good. That her relationship with Jade will only grow and expand and just be... great. She really can't wait for more of these dates to come.
"Concussion and a broken wrist." Jade whispers a while later, correcting Tori and making her laugh.
A/N: This is it! The last chapter! I know the ending is kind of blah but whatever, I wanted it to end simple and happy!
Uhm, I might do an epilogue to this just to like update on their relationship and stuff but I don't know yet.
But ugh, yes, I hope you enjoyed this story! I did and it was fun to write and I'm glad I actually finished it. :-)
So please, review! Tell me if this was a good story, if it could have been better, how I could be better and all that good stuff. I'd really appreciate it.
So thank you for reading and yeah! Hopefully I'll write more.