Okay, so this one took a billion years to write as well. I got half way through and started all over again. On the plus side, this version is a lot better than the previous. I hope. I love reviews, I really do 3

Jades POV

"Well what other films are there?"

Jade held her hands up "You know what I'm gonna say."

Andre rolled his eyes and ate a cheesy puff from the little pile in his hand "Jade, we are not watching The Scissoring."

Jade scowled. What was wrong these people? It was just a film. "What about The Scissoring 2-"

"No." The group said in unison. Jade growled and returned to snipping at the tips of her hair with her scissors. Andre sat forward in his seat "Well, it's gettin' late- I think i'm gonna get home for some Z's"

Robbie and Beck both nodded with him. "Yeah, we should get going too."

Tori's head bobbed up from its resting position on her arms. "You're going? Are you sure you're gonna be okay driving back in this weather?"

In the hours following the concert, a full storm had taken hold of the skies above hollywood. Rain lashed down against the windows along with the occasional rumble of thunder accompanied by a blinding fork of lightning. Winds were up and more than a few people had posted on the slap to say trees had fallen in their drive ways.

"Well, unless we tunnel home, we're gonna have to be."

Cats voice chirped "You could stay here?"

The gang had already come to the silent assumption she'd fallen asleep half way through the little mermaid, but you couldn't hear any sleep in her voice.

Beck looked a little uneasy "Are you sure your parents would like three boys staying here with you, Cat?"

She frowned, "No, probably not... Wait a minute!"

Everyone looked at her expectantly. After a long silence, Jade rolled her eyes, waving her hands in front of Cat's face. "What?"

Cat looked dazed. "Oh, yeah. Well, what if we all stayed? Mom and Dad wouldn't mind it if everyone was here."

Tori glanced outside and then to her phone. "Yeah, I'm sure mom wouldn't mind- I'll send her a text."

There was a general mutter of agreement. Jade hadn't heard anything from home since she'd left and gone to Tori's the night before. She wouldn't bother sending any message home. It wasn't like they cared.

Cat continued "Well, Beck and Andre and Robbie could stay downstairs in here, 'cause its pretty big and there's three sofas, and Tori and Jade could share the spare room?"

Andre nodded, "yeah, sounds okay."

What? Jade thought.

Cat beamed and ran up the stairs two at a time "Yay! I'll go get comfy stuff."

Jade got up and walked to the stairs. "I'll be right back." she said. As soon as she was out of sight, Jade chased after Cat. She found her, buried knee-deep in duvets and pillows that she'd clawed out of the airing cupboard. She looked up and saw Jade, smiling.

"Oh, hey Jade!"

Jade raised an eyebrow, not bothering to reply to her greeting and moving straight to the point. "The spare room? There's only one bed in the spare room, Cat."

Cat's demeanor changed immediately, to one Jade and Jade only knew. She chucked the innocence, and replaced it with a cheeky grin, he voice still high and airy. "You're complainin'?"

Jade didn't have an answer for that. "Wha- yes! No! I-" Before she had time to answer, Cat was already half way down the stairs, bedding in tow.

"You're losing your edge, Jadey." she called over her shoulder.

"Am not." Jade hissed.

Cat laughed, "Sure.." and disappeared from sight. Jade stood scowling at the spot the red-head been stood in. Why does she always know this shit? I swear that kid's a damned witch.

Deciding there would be no point going back downstairs, Jade decided to just brush her teeth and head straight for the spare room. It was just as she'd left it the last time she'd camped out in house Valentine, which she did frequently to avoid her parents. She crossed over to the bed and sat down on the edge of it, grateful it was at least a double. God knows what manor of awkward would have occurred if they'd had to share a single bed in a house full of people and one of them had come in on them. She pulled her phone from her pocket and studied the screen for a second. She had no new messages. It didn't surprise her. She set it down on the side and kicked her shoes off. The curtains were already drawn, and the room was lit only by the hallway light. She flicked on the lamp on the bedside table.

"Two nights in a row, huh?"

Jade looked over to the door where Tori's figure had appeared.

Jade frowned "What?"

Tori just smiled and gestured at the bed, crossing the room and sitting by Jade. "Well, I'm not hanging about. I'm tired." Jade watched as Tori stood and lifted her shirt over her head. She knew she should probably avert her eyes. She wasn't going to.

Jade smirked "When did you become so shameless?"

Tori turned to face her and shrugged. "When did you start noticing?"

The brunette had a point. "Fair play."

She followed suit and climbed into bed alongside Tori.

Tori looked at her "hey, Jade... Did you tell you'r parents you were here?"

Jade gave a snort of contempt. "Like they give a shit where I am. I haven't so much as had a text from them since I left to go to yours."

Tori sighed sadly. "But it's stormy... How can they not care? I mean, I care and I'm just... Well- I'm.. I'm not really a-anything... To you, I guess.."

Jade looked sadly at the familiar wall to her right. She sighed. "Why do you think that?" Jade turned to look at her. Tori's face said quite clearly that she hadn't been expecting to answer a follow up question. "I- I just.." the brunette turned onto her side, wrapping her arms around the little wad of duvet that clustered in front of her, her back to the goth. "I'm not Beck..." she finished quietly.

Jade opened her mouth to reply but realised she really didn't have anything to say to that. She propped herself up on one elbow and ran her free hand through her hair. "Tori... Why would you want to be beck? Beck's a dick. I don't like Beck."

"You did once though..."

Jade frowned. She wasn't sure if it was just her that wasn't understanding or if Tori really was being as confusing as she was sounding. She reached over and rested her hand on Tori's shoulder, gently pulling the half Latina round to face her. Tori's eyes were glassy with pent-up tears.

Jade started to feel desperate. There was something wrong with seeing Tori so miserable. "I don't understand..."

Tori looked away "I don't mean that much to you... Like Beck meant..."

Jade's eyes dropped slightly. "Beck and I were together a long time..."

"And I'll never..." The tears spilled down Tori's cheeks and she immediately stopped trying to explain herself. It didn't matter- Jade got the picture. "You think I'd never have a relationship with you?"

It only made Tori cry harder. Jade slowly lay back down and held her arms out. It took Tori a moment to realise and when she did, she hesitated.

Jade tried to smile "Come on, or they'll drop off."

Tori slowly shifted over towards Jade. Jade wrapped her arms around Tori tightly and sighed, "I never thought you wanted a relationship... Thats not a conclusion I usually jump to when I find out someone who actually has an idea of what they're getting into says they like me. Actually, when that happens, I imagine it being more of a confession to god for mercy."

Tori smiled slightly through her tears. "You know you're not that bad with relationships."

Jade sighed. "I am."

"Could I make that judgement for myself?" Tori asked quietly.

Jade stared at the brunette in her arms for a long time before answering.

"..You really want to?"

Tori blushed "yeah.. If you do."

Jade usually knew wether something was a bad idea. She knew whether she was going to regret something later on, or wether something was going to get her hurt. For once in her life, she felt like this wasn't one of them. With a rare warmth in her heart, Jade smiled at the girl in her arms.

"I do."