Tori's POV
"Do you think I should go see?"
"No.."
"Are you just saying that so you don't have to move?"
"...Yeah..."
Tori smiled. "We have to at least attempt to find out where everyone's gone. Or if they've gone at all. Though I doubt they're still here when it's so quiet."
"Who cares?" Jade mumbled quietly. Tori gave in and fell back down beside the goth, propping herself up on her elbow. "Okay, I'll stay here. But I'm at least texting Cat."
Jade looked at her. "Why? It's gonna be kinda strange if you text her from bed- her spare bed- asking where she is and she turns out to be downstairs making lunch with everyone."
Tori knew it was the truth. "Yeah, but it's totally silent down there. Usually theres laughing and TV and Rex insulting inanimate objects. But there's none of that. There's just nothing. I really don't think anyone's here."
"Why would they all go out without us?"
Tori shrugged "Lets find out." She reached for her phone and unlocked the screen. She had no new messages.
Tori Vega
10:14 AM
Have you guys gone out?
Cat Valentine
10:14 AM
Yeahs hehe smoothie bar 3 3
Tori Vega
10:16 AM
When? Why didn't you wake us up?
Cat Valentine
10:18 AM
Well, I looked in on you and Jadey when everyone else was gettin' up and ready to go, but you looked reeaal cosy 3 so I just decided to leave you be and told every one you were gonna join us later 'cause you had to do some homework or something ^^ We left half hour ago.
Tori Vega
10:19 AM
Cosy? We weren't cosy... We were just sleeping. We'll be there soon
Cat Valentine
10:19 AM
Ahahahahaha, Tori, you're so funny :3 It's okay, you'r secret's safe with me. KK ^^ see ya soon ^^
Tori stared at her phone in disbelief.
"Jade, did you tell Cat about anything?"
Jade stirred and opened her eyes, gazing up at Tori "No, why?"
Tori held the phone up to Jades face. The goth's bright blue eyes scanned over the text on the screen before raising her eye brows passively.
"Yeah. It's okay, she does that."
Tori frowned "She really is smarter than she lets on. But seriously, how did she get that?"
Jade smirked and shrugged. "Maybe she has powers."
Tori smiled, "Yeah, either that or she saw the position we were in when we woke up."
Jade laughed- she was beginning to warm to the word 'spooning'.
"Do we really have to get up?"
Tori sighed and put her head down onto the pillow, resting her chin on her hands like a puppy would on it's paws. With big brown eyes she murmured, "We really do."
Jade pouted. "What if I refuse?"
"Then I'll have to make you."
"That's making me want to refuse."
Tori grinned. "Don't tempt me, West."
Jade jabbed her side and then retreated hastily under the duvet, giggling at her attempts to hide. Tori grinned and dove after her, burrowing her way under the duvet and reaching for the girls sides, tickling her with all her might. Jade squealed with laughter and scrabbled to remove the brunette, to little effect.
"Submit and get up!" Tori commanded through the giggles.
Jade curled herself in half in an attempt to squash Tori's hands enough for her to remove them, but only seemed to make it worse. "N-No! Ha- Oh my god- Get- No- Ahahaha- Stop it! Okay, okay, I'll get up!"
Tori relented, and stopped tickling, still holding onto Jades waist as they both recovered, breathing hard, grins still plastered on their faces.
"That was mean." Jade said with a playful scowl in between breaths.
Tori looked innocent "I told you not to tempt me."
Jade grabbed her waist and pulled Tori towards her. "At least let me have a hug before you drag me to iced smoothie hell?"
Tori smiled and nestled against Jade happily. She was warm and it made Tori feel safe. "I suppose I can manage that."
They stayed for a few minutes, quietly content before Tori knew they really had to get moving. "Come on." She said softly, feeling strangely drowsy again, "They'll be back by the time we're ready to leave at this rate."
Jade sighed "Okay, okay. They've got two bathrooms so at least we don't need to have the who's showering first argument."
Tori smirked as she slunk out of bed to her little pile of clothes on the chair by the door. "We were gonna take turns?"
Jade threw a pillow with surprising accuracy at her head. "Brain. Gutter. Out. Now."
Tori just giggled as she made her way down the hall and to the nearest bathroom. She took what little she was wearing off and turned the shower on, waiting a moment for the water to warm up before stepping in. She let the water run over her for a few minutes, waking up any part of her still clinging to sleep before scanning through the various bottles on the rack to her left for shampoo. She found a strawberry one, obviously Cat's, and a matching conditioner, both of which she quickly rinsed through her hair. She couldn't help but remind herself that Jade was also in the shower just down the hall. When the water finally ran clear of little strawberry scented bubbles, Tori killed the water and squeezed out her hair of the majority of surplus water. The room had filled with steam, so she opened a window to let it out whilst she dried herself off and got dressed. She found a new toothbrush and decided Cat wouldn't mind if she borrowed it. She brushed out her hair and toweled as much moisture from it as possible. She had no idea where Cat kept her hair dryer, and though she knew Jade probably would, she guessed it wouldn't hurt to let it dry off naturally for a change.
Jades voice was muffled from the other side of the door.
"Come on, Tori, how long does it take to get dressed?"
Tori smiled to herself. "Alright, alright.." she said, her voice muffled by the comb she held between her teeth. She put the comb down on the side, took one final glance at the mirror and unlocked and opened the door. Jade stood leaned against the wall, her hair still wet at the ends though remarkably dry otherwise, staring at the abstract painting on the wall opposite. She turned to face Tori with a smile as the brunette emerged from the bathroom.
"Thank god for that. Come on, it's gone 11."
The two made their way down stairs, both grabbing an apple from the giant mahogany fruit bowl on the way and out of the front door into the sun.
"Guess we're walking." Tori said, gesturing at the lack of car in the huge flower edged drive way.
"Ah well. It'll dry you'r hair off. It's not that far from here anyway, should only take ten minutes."
Tori smiled "I really hope you know the way from here, 'cause I sure don't."
Jade smiled back and held out her hand. "If I know the way isn't the question- the question is, are you willing to follow me?"
Okay, so to make up for my rather lengthy update time (and also *mainly* because I had a review or two asking to update soon, *told you they're powerful things*) I thought I'd sod Psychology revision and write up chapter 12 instead. I love all reviews 3