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A/N: This is a new one-shot. These mini stories aren't really angsty or dramatic, there's just a lot of random crying. XD
btw... who saw the new video on The Slap with Cat and Jade singing the Drake & Josh theme song?
one word... ADORABLE lol
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Tori, Cat, and Jade were the perfect couple. They were each other's rock. When one needed something, the others quickly did it with no questions asked. They wouldn't know what to do without the others. They were three distinctly different pieces that fit perfectly together to form a beautiful picture that you couldn't place value on. They completed each other.
XOXO
The school day had passed by pretty quickly, with a few group visits to the janitor's closet for some 'quality time'. When the school day was over they got back into Jade's car. They blasted the radio and sang along to every song. They arrived at Jade's house and got out of the car laughing and smiling. They walked through the front door and the mood quickly died when they saw Jade's step mom sobbing on the couch.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Jade asked.
"Your father was hurt sweetie."
XOXO
The sun rose outside of Jade's house. The light shined through the window of Jade's glass balcony doors. She opened her eyes and was met with a bright sunlight shining directly onto her face. She was about to sit up and stretch when she became aware of the two pairs of arms wrapped around her. She knew their touch anywhere. Of course she would after two years. The best two years of her life. The girl on her left began to stir and chocolate eyes looked up at her.
"Hey Kitten." Jade whispered as she leaned down and kissed Cat. Cat gently rubbed the pale girl's toned stomach then settled back into her soft shoulder. "Are you ok?" She asked.
It took Jade a second to figure out what Cat was talking about. Oh yeah, my father died, Jade thought to herself. His car had broken down in a bad neighborhood and he ended up getting stabbed for all of his money. The guy who did it is still roaming the streets. Why did it have to be her dad that died alone on some street corner? That thought brought Jade to the verge of tears. She let out a shaky breath. "Yeah, I'm ok."
"No you're not." Tori said. The other girls didn't even know that she had woken up. Tori stroked a pale cheek as the goth girl's eyes began to water. A tear escaped and raced to the bed sheets. More soon followed. Cat kissed away the tears on the left cheek while Tori kissed away the ones on the right. Jade turned onto her stomach and sobbed into her pillow. It smelled like both of her girlfriends and that comforted her a little.
Two soft hands rubbed her back. "Shh, baby it's ok." Cat whispered in her ear. "What can we do to help?" Tori asked softly. Jade sat up and laid her head in Tori's lap as a silent answer. Tori stroked her hair and Jade's crying slowed. Cat's hands began to braid the long strands. Jade loved it when people played with her hair.
Once the crying stopped, they got out of bed to get ready for school. They took a shower together like they usually do and got dressed. Both Cat and Tori had adequate wardrobes at Jade's house. They long ago stopped caring about which clothes belonged to whom. They all piled into Jade's car. By a silent, mutual agreement Tori drove. Jade was in no mood to drive and Cat was just downright not allowed to drive due to her attention span. Cat held Jade in the backseat and whispered sweet nothings into her ear during the short ride. Jade had a soft smile on her face by the time they got to school. The three girls walked through the doors of the school, fingers interlaced, with Jade in the middle. Everyone in the school knew that they were together. Most had thought that it was strange or disgusting in the beginning, but Jade had quickly changed that.
They went to their first period class which was with Sikowitz. Jade sat in the middle of the two and rested her head on Cat's shoulder. She really wasn't in the mood for school today. Cat gently stroked her hair as Tori stroked the backside of her hand. "Only a few more hours baby." Cat whispered into Jade's soft hair.
The day was going by too slowly in Jade's opinion. All she wanted to do was cuddle in her bed with her two favorite people. It was now time for lunch but Jade wasn't really hungry. "Baby, you have to eat." Cat said. "Please, for us?" Tori added softly. Jade gave them a soft smile and took a few bites of her sandwich. "I really can't eat anymore." Jade said, pushing the barely eaten sandwich away from her. "Can we just go sit in the janitor's closet?" Jade pleaded. "Of course." Her girlfriends responded.
They walked into the closet and checked to see if the creepy janitor was there. Thankfully he wasn't so they locked the door for privacy. They sat on the floor and held each other. They usually did this when they weren't busy doing more active things. Sometimes they just had to get away and enter into the world that they had created together.
Jade's mind was in a different place though. She kept replaying her dad's death over and over again in her head. She imagined a million and one different possible scenarios. In one of them, the murderer was tall with a scruffy beard and dressed like a homeless person. In another one, the murderer was short with a fat stomach and had a deep threatening voice.
Jade didn't even realize that she had been crying until her girlfriends' loving embrace tightened around her. She sobbed into Cat's shoulder. She hated breaking down like this. It made her feel weak and out of control. Cat and Tori whispered soothing words to the sad girl. Her tears slowed down then the bell rang. She groaned and the tears picked up again. She really didn't want to go to class. Her lovers read her mind. "I'll go to class to get the work and you two can stay in here. We'll switch next period, ok?" Tori suggested. She gave each girl a slow, sweet kiss before slipping out of the closet.
The class passed by horribly slow for Tori without her girlfriends there. She sighed with relief when the bell rang. She was the first one out of the room. Her girlfriend needed her and she wasn't one to disappoint others. She walked halfway into the janitor's closet but stopped when Cat put her finger to her lips and pointed to Jade who was asleep in her lap. Tori smiled softly. Jade looked so adorable and innocent when she was asleep. Tori and Cat carefully switched places as to not wake the sleeping girl. Once Jade was in Tori's lap she snuggled into the smaller girl subconsciously. Cat smiled and kissed Tori and Jade on the cheek before going to the last class of the day. Tori gently stroked Jade's hair as she watched the girl sleep. In no time at all, the bell rang signaling the end of the day. Cat was there in less than a minute.
"Baby, time to get up." Tori whispered as she gently shook the girl. Jade softly sighed in her sleep but didn't open her eyes.
"Jadey, wake up." Cat tried as she kissed Jade's soft lips. Jade stirred a little and blinked her eyes open. She snuggled into Tori's lap further and groaned quietly.
"We can go home now, babe." Tori said, gently stroking Jade's back.
"Yay." Jade said sarcastically. She stood up slowly and gave each girl a quick kiss. They all walked out of the school and got into Jade's car as they had done earlier that day. The mood was a little lighter this time though. Jade and Cat were giggling about something random in the backseat and that made Tori smile. When they were happy she was happy. When the car pulled up to Jade's house the mood was once again grim. They got out of the car and Cat gave Jade a comforting kiss. They walked into the house, but it didn't have that 'home' feeling to it.
"I can't do this." Jade said as her eyes began to water. Tori hugged her tightly.
"Want to go to my house?" Tori offered. Jade nodded into the crook of Tori's neck.
"Ok, c'mon." Tori said gently. They got back into the car and drove to Tori's house. They walked inside and Jade instantly felt that sense of 'home'. It brought her envy. Tori's dad is a cop and risks his life every day; why is my dad dead? Why did my dad of all people have to die? Her envy turned into rage. Cat reached out a hand to calm her down, but Jade smacked it away.
"No! I'm tired of your fucking pity! I'm tired of these fucking tears! I'm tired of being so fucking weak! Jade exploded in rage. "It's not fucking fair!"
Jade's tone and language was enough to scare Cat away and make her run upstairs; probably to Tori's room. Her rage transformed into sorrow.
"It's not fucking fair." She said softer this time, almost in a whisper. Tori approached Jade cautiously as not to cause another fit of anger. All Jade did was pull Tori closer and cry softly as she repeatedly apologized for her outburst.
"Baby, it's ok, shh." Tori whispered softly. Jade shook her head.
"No, it's not. I scared Kitten." Jade said.
"Want to go find her?" Jade nodded.
They walked upstairs and into Tori's room, but Cat was nowhere to be seen. Jade opened the closet doors and revealed a crying Cat. Jade reached out a hand to get her, but the petite girl flinched away.
"I'm sorry Kitten. I never meant to scare you." Jade whispered as her tears began to subside. Cat looked up into the honest eyes and reached out both of her arms. Jade picked her up as if she were a toddler. She might as well be one due to her attention span and love of candy. Cat tightened her arms and legs around Jade and nuzzled her nose in the crook of the pale girl's neck.
"Forgive me?" Jade asked. Cat smiled and kissed her passionately.
"Aww, that was so cute." Tori cooed. Jade and Cat giggled. Jade lay down on the bed still holding Cat so that the petite girl was straddling her waist. Tori lay down and placed her head on Jade's shoulder while Cat laid her head on Jade's chest. Tori stared deeply into the red head's eyes. They all sighed contentedly. Jade stroked Cat's hair and took a minute to think of all the good things in her life. She had a loving step-mom, she went to the best school in Hollywood, she had unmatchable talent, and most importantly she had two loving girlfriends that would do anything for her.
Cat and Tori
Just thinking their names brought a smile to her face.
"What are you smiling about baby?" Cat asked, now looking into Jade's eyes.
"You..." Jade smiled and tapped Cat's nose making her giggle. "And you." Jade leaned down and kissed Tori.
"You two make me so unbelievably happy. Thank you for everything." Jade said gratefully.
"We love you Jadey, we live to make you happy." Cat said before she kissed Jade's cheek.
-A week later-
It was the day of the funeral and Jade couldn't cry. It's not that she didn't want to, it's that she couldn't. Apparently she had cried herself out. She was dressed in blue and green for the funeral, her dad's favorite colors. Her step mom thought that it would be too depressing if everyone wore black. Tori and Cat, wearing their blue and green, rarely let go of Jade's hand the entire day. Jade didn't get her ability to cry back until she saw the coffin being lowered into the ground. That's when reality hit her like a knife through the heart.
This was it.
She would never see her dad again.
Tori and Cat practically carried the sobbing girl to the car. Cat got in the backseat and put Jade's head in her lap. She stroked the dark hair as she waited for the girl to calm down. The car ride to Tori's house seemed longer than usual. By the time they arrived, Jade had stopped sobbing but was still crying softly.
They were soon in Tori's room changing their clothes to lie in the bed. They cuddled together on the bed with Jade in the middle. Jade, who was emotionally exhausted, began to dose off. Each girlfriend noticed and gave her a kiss goodnight.
She let sleep consume her with the thoughts that tomorrow would be a better day.
The End
Was that long enough for you guys? I don't know why I like writing this story so much. The next one has a little bit of angst.