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A/N: This one is a little M depending on how you perceive it. It's a lot longer this time :)
Tori, Cat, and Jade had been enjoying their summer together. Just 2 weeks ago they had went to Cancun and relaxed in the sun. School started in a little over a week so they were trying to spend as much time as possible together until then.
It was Saturday night. Tori and Jade were sitting on the couch at Tori's house watching a movie and waiting for their other lover to arrive. It had been raining all day so they decided to have a movie night. They laughed at a funny scene in the movie but stopped when they heard a frantic knocking on the front door. Tori got up and opened it to reveal Cat. Tori gasped at the sight. Cat was soaked from head to toe, her clothes were torn, she had bleeding cuts on her face, and a big bruise on her neck in the shape of a hand. She looked worn out and her eyes were bloodshot.
"Kitten, what happened to you?" Tori asked on the verge of tears. All Cat did was look down and shake her head. Jade walked over to see what was going on and let out a horrified scream. Cat began sobbing.
"Caterina, who did this to you?" Jade demanded through gritted teeth. Nobody hurts her girlfriend and lives to see tomorrow. Cat sobbed harder and shook her head.
Tori pulled Cat into a tight hug. Cat screamed as Tori unknowingly put pressure on more bruises. Tori immediately let go. Jade grabbed Cat's hand gently and pulled her upstairs to Tori's room. Tori quickly followed. Jade sat down on the bed and placed Cat on her lap, not caring that her clothes were getting wet.
"Tor, can you get a first aid kit, some towels, and a change of clothes?" Jade asked. Tori nodded and went to get said items. Cat snuggled deeper into her lover's warmth. Tori soon returned with everything that was needed.
Jade used one of the towels to dry Cat's hair then lifted her chin so that they were eye to eye.
"Ok Kitten, I need you to be a big girl now. Can you do that for me?" Jade asked softly. Cat slowly nodded. "Good." Jade praised with a kiss to Cat's one unblemished cheek.
Jade took the first aid kit and used it to clean the cuts on Cat's face. That was easily accomplished with just a few flinches on Cat's part.
Jade began to lift Cat's shirt slightly. The petite girl started to panic causing Jade to quickly take her hands away. "Kitten, I'm not going to hurt you." Jade assured. Cat nodded as a sign that she understood and that Jade could keep going. Jade slowly lifted Cat's shirt once again, the red head shivered lightly the entire time. Every inch that the shirt was lifted revealed a new bruise or scratch. Tori stood by the doorway mortified. Jade couldn't even take in what she was seeing.
Who could possibly do this to sweet, innocent Cat Valentine?
Once the shirt was off, Cat crossed her arms over her chest subconsciously. She wasn't wearing a bra even though Jade was absolutely positive that she had one on this morning before she left. Jade whispered soothing words as she uncrossed Cat's arms and accessed the damage. All three girls had tears in their eyes.
"Oh my goodness." Tori whispered sadly as she viewed the bite marks across Cat's breasts. Jade then cleaned the cuts on Cat's torso and kissed the girl softly for being brave.
Next to go were the jeans. Jade unbuttoned them and Cat's breathing picked up. Just like the bra, the panties were nowhere to be found. Tori came up and whispered comforting words to help distract the broken girl. Jade slid the jeans past Cat's center and their suspicions were confirmed.
Cat had dried blood between her legs. A lot of it.
Tori let out a strangled cry at the sight while Jade continued on, determined to stay strong until the cleaning process was over. She let Cat step out of the jeans and wiped as much of the blood away as she could. When she was done she rewarded Cat with another kiss.
"Ok, you need a shower. Do you want to take one with us or by yourself?" Jade questioned. As an answer, Cat hugged Jade and grabbed Tori's hand.
All three stripped and walked into the bathroom. Tori checked the water to make sure that it wasn't too hot for her girlfriends. They got in and began to wash Cat, who just stood there emotionless. When they were done they dried off Cat then themselves. They helped Cat put on a fresh pair of clothes and gently laid her down on the bed as they got dressed also. Tori laid down next to her and stroked her hair.
"Do you want anything Kitten?" Jade asked. Cat shook her head. "Baby, at least drink something." Tori said. Cat softly nodded. "I'll go make some hot chocolate." Jade said walking out of the room. She returned fifteen minutes later with a warm mug. She took a spoonful and blew on it before putting it to Cat's mouth. Cat tasted it and relaxed a little as the drink warmed her insides.
"I tried my best with this." Jade blushed. Tori usually handles all food matters, Jade just eats.
"Is that how you like it?" Jade asked, in need of a little reassurance. Cat scurries off the bed and presses herself against the wall with a terrified look on her face. Jade gets off the bed and steps closer to her. Cat presses herself further into the wall.
"Kitten, it's me Jadey. Why are you scared?" Jade stopped moving forward, as not scare the petite girl further.
"H-H-He said that t-to me." Cat spoke her first words since she'd gotten there. Jade was slightly confused.
"He said 'Is that how you like it'?" Jade asked. Cat covered her ears and shook her head violently as if to will away the memories. She slowly sank to the floor and sobbed as the memories flooded back. Tori got off the bed and slowly approached her. She picked Cat up off the floor and cradled the girl in her arms. She softly sang 'You're the Reason' into Cat's hair as she gently rocked back and forth. Cat began to quiet down and relax. Tori's voice always had that effect on her. Tori sat down on the bed with Cat in her lap so Jade could give her the rest of the hot chocolate. When it was finally finished Tori began to sing Cat to sleep. The small girl soon dozed off. Tori laid her on the soft bed and turned on the nightlight she kept just for Cat. She walked out of the room with Jade and closed the door quietly behind her. They went back to the living room and plopped down on the couch.
"We're definitely calling the cops tomorrow." Jade stated. Tori nodded and laid her head on Jade's shoulder. "She's so broken. How are we going to fix her?" Tori asked sadly. "We can show her that we love her and get the bastard who did this thrown in jail." Jade said the last part through clenched teeth. Tori rubbed her arm to calm her down and put on another movie. About an hour into it, both girls were startled by the sound of a gut wrenching scream. They immediately ran to Tori's room and found Cat sitting up in the bed, panting and sweating.
"Baby, what's wrong?" Jade questioned desperately. Cat just held her arms out to Jade and pouted, her eyes gleaming with unshed tears. "Aww, c'mere." Jade lifted the girl into her arms. Cat wrapped her arms and legs around Jade. Jade shifted the girl's weight to her hip and gently rocked her.
"I had a nightmare." Cat mumbled quietly into the crook of Jade's neck. "There's nothing to be afraid of baby. You're safe now." Tori said as she softly rubbed Cat's back. Cat shook her head. "No, I'm not. He's still out there and he's going to find me and do it all over again." Cat said with a pained expression before burying her face in Jade's neck and crying. "Shh." Jade whispered as she continued rocking the girl.
"We're calling the police in the morning and they'll find him. If they don't, I'll do it my fucking self." Tori assured. Jade and Cat both looked up in shock. Tori only cursed when something really pissed her off. Jade kissed Tori's cheek to calm her down even though Jade herself was more than a little riled up. She tried not to show it for Cat's sake.
"Ok, time for bed Kitten." Jade said as she laid down on the bed with Cat still in her arms. Tori left the room to check the house and make sure that everything was turned off or locked. She returned to her room and found Cat asleep on top of Jade. She kissed Cat's cheek softly then climbed in bed next to Jade. She and Jade shared a long kiss before snuggling together and going to sleep.
The next morning Tori woke up first and saw that both of her girlfriends were still asleep. She was thankful that Cat hadn't had another nightmare. She slipped out of bed quietly and went downstairs to make breakfast. About half an hour later Jade walked down the stairs with a still sleeping Cat in her arms.
"Mmm, that smells good." Jade said, giving Tori a good morning kiss.
"Thanks." Tori smiled. "Why didn't you just leave Cat in the bed?" Tori questioned.
"I tried to, but she wouldn't let go, so I just brought her with me." Jade laughed quietly. Tori giggled and finished up breakfast. She set 2 full plates of food on the table and pulled out a chair for Jade to sit in. Jade began to eat with the hand that wasn't holding Cat to her. When they were about halfway done Cat began to stir a little and wake up.
"Good morning sleepyhead." Jade said as she kissed Cat's forehead. Cat sat up a little bit and smiled softly at Tori. "You want something to eat Kitten?" Jade asked and Cat nodded. Jade put a little bit of food on her fork and fed it to Cat.
"Mmm." Cat hummed at the delicious food. Tori and Jade giggled. "Glad you like it." Tori said. Jade fed herself and Cat until the plate was completely clean. Tori collected the plates and put them in the sink.
"I'm going to go call my dad now." She said as she grabbed her phone and went upstairs. She dialed the number and the phone rang a few times before her dad answered.
Hey Tori, what do you want to talk to me about?
"I want to report a rape."
Oh my goodness. Tori are you ok? I'm on my way home right now!
"No, no dad it wasn't me… it was Cat."
What? That poor thing must be traumatized.
"She is and I want the man who did this to rot in prison."
He most definitely will. I'll be over in about an hour to get her statement and collect some evidence.
"Ok. Thank you dad so much. This means a lot to me."
No problem, please stay safe Tori. I have to go now.
"I will, bye."
Tori hung up the phone and headed back downstairs. Jade and Cat had migrated to the couch and were watching some silly cartoon that Cat seemed to be enjoying. Cat was still on top of Jade, head resting on Jade's chest. She got comfort from listening to Jade's heartbeat. Tori sat on the couch next to them and kissed Cat's cheek.
An hour later Tori's dad arrived. "Ok, Caterina, I'm going to need your statement about what happened." Cat nodded and took a deep breath before she started talking. Tori held her hand tightly and stroked it soothingly. Jade rubbed a hand up and down her back to relax her.
"It was around 8pm last night. I was on my way here from my house when I saw this really cute dress in a store window. I stopped to look at it, but then I saw the reflection of someone standing behind me. I turned to look at him, but I couldn't see his face. He had on all black and he was huge like a body builder. My first thought was to run and so I did, but h-he caught up to me. He grabbed my arm really tightly and dragged me into the alley next to the store." Cat paused as tears began to flow down her face.
"He started to take my clothes off. I tried to fight back! I really did! He was just too strong!" Cat sobbed. Jade shushed her softly and kissed her cheek. Cat continued.
"When he was done with that, he took out something sharp. I think it was a pocket knife. He made little cuts on my face and stomach. It hurt really, really bad. Then he pulled down his pants and…" Cat broke down. "He said 'Is that how you like it?'. Then when he finished, he kicked me and punched me and said he'd kill me if I told anyone." Cat buried her face in Jade's neck and sobbed loudly.
"Do you still have the clothes from last night?" Mr. Vega asked. "They're in my room." Tori said. Her dad put on gloves and took an evidence bag up to Tori's room. He soon returned. "Was there any underwear?" He asked. Jade shook her head no. "Then he probably took it with him." He said as he directed Tori into the kitchen, away from the still heavily sobbing girl.
"Why didn't you guys call me last night when it happened?" he asked. "We kind of had our hands full with that." Tori said pointing to the broken girl. Her dad nodded. "I'll take these to the evidence lab and see what we can find. When we have a suspect we'll have to bring her down to the station to get a voice ID." Tori nodded and waved to her dad as he left.
Tori walked back to the couch where the small girl had stopped sobbing but still had tears racing down her cheeks. Tori sat down next to her and kissed the tears away. Cat climbed out of Jade's lap and onto Tori's. She straddled Tori's waist and smiled when she was engulfed in her girlfriend's embrace. Jade smiled contentedly and laid her head on Tori's shoulder. They spent the rest of the day just enjoying each other's company. Tori and Jade did everything they could to make Cat happy and by the end of the day the girl had a wide smile on her face. They all grew tired and went to bed. Cat was in the middle with Jade and Tori's arms wrapped around her. She felt so loved.
Cat woke up first the next day. She untangled herself from her lovers and quietly slipped out of bed. She went downstairs to the living room and started watching some Monday morning cartoons. Jade was next to wake up. She looked around and realized that something was missing. In a panic, she shook Tori awake.
"What?" Tori groaned sleepily.
"Where's Kitten?" Jade asked desperately. Tori sat up and also realized that the girl was missing. They both sprung out of bed. Tori checked the guest bedroom while Jade checked the bathroom. When both found nothing, they ran downstairs together. Each girl let out a sigh of relief to see Cat sitting on the couch watching cartoons. Cat, who'd heard them coming down the steps, turned to them and smiled innocently.
"Hi." She waved. "Hi Cat." Tori and Jade replied, trying to catch their breath. They joined the girl on the couch and gave her a good morning kiss. Tori's phone rang so she answered it.
"Hey dad." Tori spoke.
Hey Tor, I've got some great news.
"Really? What?"
We were able to get a DNA sample off of Cat's pants and there was a hit in the system. We need Cat to come down to the station and ID the voice.
"Ok, we'll be there as soon as we can. Bye." Tori hung up.
"That was your dad?" Jade asks stroking Cat's hair.
"Yeah, and they found the guy who did it. All Cat has to do is ID his voice." Tori said happily.
Cat bounced in her seat happily. Jade kissed her passionately then hugged her, but not too tight. They went upstairs and got ready to leave. They took Jade's car to the precinct. Jade drove while Tori played driving games with Cat in the backseat to keep the girl occupied. They arrived at the building and walked inside. Cat looked around and the place seemed really scary to her. There were big, scary men with tattoos everywhere. Cat grabbed onto Jade's arm and held it tightly. She knew Jade would protect her. She loved Tori to death but let's be serious, Tori couldn't hurt a fly. Cat whimpered a little at the fact that any of these men could be the one that hurt her. Jade and Tori heard and grabbed each of her hands.
"Tor, over here!" Her dad called. They walked over to him and he led them into a room with a window to another room. "Ok Cat, turn around." She did. "Now all you have to do is listen to the voices and tell me when you hear one you recognize." Cat nodded. "Ok, number one." Tori's dad said into the speaker that was connected to the other room.
"Is that how you like it?" Cat shook her head.
"Number two." Mr. Vega said.
"Is that how you like it?" Cat once again shook her head.
"Number three."
"Is that how you like it?" Cat froze. It was him.
"That's him!" Cat screamed.
"Ok and where do you recognize him from?" Tori's dad asked.
"He's the man that raped me." Cat sobbed. Tori and Jade lovingly embraced the crying girl.
"You can take her home now." Tori's dad said before leaving the room.
Cat was still crying pretty hard so Jade picked her up the same way she had after the nightmare. Tori followed them out to the car. She got in as Jade passed Cat to her. Cat immediately curled up in Tori's lap seeking comfort that Tori happily gave. Tori rubbed her back soothingly and whispered 'I love you' repeatedly in her ear. Cat soon fell asleep to the soft lullaby of Tori's voice.
They got to Tori's house. Jade lifted Cat from Tori's lap and carried her into the house. She laid Cat on the sofa and put 'The Little Mermaid' in the DVD player for when Cat woke up. Tori walked into the kitchen and looked in the fridge for something to eat. Jade snuck up and hugged her from behind. Tori turned her head to see Jade smirking. She kissed Jade hard, determined to wipe that smirk off. She pulled back but the smirk was still there. She kissed Jade again, but this time passionately. She pulled back after a while and the smirk was gone, only to be replaced by a wide smile. She smiled back as Jade pulled her over to the couch. Jade sat down and pulled the smaller girl into her lap. They watched Cat sleep for a while, relishing the moment. After a while Cat began to fuss in her sleep. Jade rubbed her back while Tori stroked her hair and she quickly calmed down under her lovers' touch. About half an hour later Cat blinked her eyes open and sat up slowly.
"Did you have a good nap, Kitten?" Tori asked, stroking the red head's cheek. Cat nodded and laid her head on Jade's shoulder. Jade leaned down and kissed her forehead before playing the movie she had set up.
Cat couldn't be happier than she was right now. Sure, something horrible had happened to her, but she was getting over it with the help of her loving girlfriends. She cherished moments like this, when they could just sit quietly, feeling each other's love without actually saying it aloud. She kissed both girls and both knew the message that Cat was trying to get across. That one kiss said so much. It said …
Thank you.
The End
A/N: Hope you liked it. I summoned all of my Law & Order: SVU knowledge for this.
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