A/N: Hey everyone! I'm so sorry it took me so long to update, you guys must hate meL. But I just got back from a two week trip to Washington where I got to meet MEG CABOT! I made this chapter longer than usual to make up for it. Read, Review and Enjoy!
P.S. Bade rocks so Bori and Rade and any other shippings that disagree can suck it!
Jade was so shocked by what she had saw she didn't know what to do. Part of her was furious and the other part was curious. How could this have happened? Why did it happen? What was she going to do? Was she going to tell anyone? And who? All these questions were floating around in her head. Jade slipped out of the closet and sped down the hall. One thing Jade did know is that she would have to go back and get evidence.
A few days later Jade was practically bouncing with anxiety. She hadn't told anyone about what she had witnessed for fear that no one would believe her. Since today was a Beta day at school she had two free periods with lunch in between. She wanted to get there earlier than the couple because she didn't want to be seen. Jade had two water bottles, a bag of chocolate chip cookies, a good book and she had "barrowed" a non-flash camera. She was ready to camp out in the supplies closet. She was rushing down the hall her bag in one hand, camera in the other, when she ran straight into Beck almost knocking him down.
"Hey, Babe where are you going, the courtyard is the other way?" Beck wanted to know after they had straightened themselves out.
Jade didn't really want to go into detail so she covertly slipped the camera behind, "Oh you know, I thought I would go find a quite place to catch up on my reading. Call ya later, bye!" Jade brushed past Beck and raced down the hall. Beck didn't believe her and started to follow, "What are you doing with my camera?" he called after her.
Jade dashed away hoping to lose him, but when Jade rounded the corner to cafeteria Beck was waiting for her.
"Beck! Don't sneak up on me like that!" Jade scolded.
"Tell me what's going on Jade?" Beck wanted to know. Jade weighed her options. Beck was blocking her and while she could try to get around him he would see where she was headed.
"Alright fine, come with me." she finally conceded and dragged him down the hall and into the supplies closet.
"Jade what are we doing in here?"
"Would you relax, I will explain everything." Jade and Beck sat down on over-turned trashcans.
"I will relax when you start talking"
"Fine, the other day I was upset and I wandered down here I didn't realize where I was going until saw the old cafeteria. I thought it would be a great place to be alone because I was so pissed off. So I went in and that's when I saw them."
"Who did you-"
"They didn't see me- of course they didn't they were too busy sucking face." By now Jade was agitated, she was pacing the length of the closet.
"How can you do that to someone? Your best friend especially. How long has it been going on? Why didn't I realize this earlier? What kind of people do this- something so horrid? I mean-
"Jade!"
"What?"
"Who are you talking about?"
"Ashley and Jason!"
"What about them?"
"God Beck don't you listen to anything I say? They were making out right there in the cafeteria."
"But Ashley's going out with Alex."
"Boy nothing gets by you does it? I just don't know what I'm going to do. I mean should I tell Jason? Why should I he's an awful person? But-"
"He's your brother," Beck finished for her, "I get it but don't worry we'll figure it out. Come here." Beck pulled Jade onto his lap and gave her a hug. Suddenly they heard laughing coming from the hall. Jade shot up and ran to the door. She put her ear to the door but she couldn't make out what was being said.
"Why the hell are these doors so thick?" Jade wondered aloud "I can hear a damn thing." Jade heard the laughing start to fade away until it was nonexistent. "That was them I know it. I have to get evidence. Where is my camera?"
"MY camera is right here but I don't see how your going to take a picture without being seen ."
"Please, Beck they only way those two will stop kissing is when they collapse from lack of oxygen." Jade decided they had waited long enough and got ready to go. She slowly opened the door and head for the cafeteria. She walked over to the door and opened it a enough so that she could fit the camera inside. Sure enough Jason and Ashley were there like they had been before. She snapped a couple shots when Beck came up behind her and put his hands on her hips. She was so focused on taking the pictures that she didn't hear him. As a reflex she shot her leg back kneeing him in the shin. He let out a grunt that she was sure Jason and Ashley would be able to hear. She quickly and quietly shut the door.
"Ssshhhhhhh!" she whisper-yelled to Beck. She put her ear to the cafeteria door, "I'm trying to listen." He gave her an outraged look while he leaned down to rub his shin.
"What was that?" Jade heard Ashley ask.
"I'm sure it was nothing, Ash."
"I dunno honey, I think we should get out of here." Jade took that as a cue to get the hell away from there. She grabbed Beck and pulled him towards the closet. She could have sworn that out of the corner of her eye she saw someone looking straight at her though the cafeteria door window. She hurried into the closet and closed the door.
"Wo-"Jade slapped her hand over Beck's mouth before he could finish. She didn't want to make any noise until she was sure Jason and Ashley had left. She heard the door to the cafeteria slam shut and then she waited a couple extra minutes for good measure. When she was sure they were gone she let out the breath she'd been holding in. She remembered she was still holding her hand over Beck's mouth when she felt him lick it.
"Gross Beck!" Jade scolded him as she wiped her hand on his t-shirt but he just smiled.
Rolling her eyes Jade turned on the camera so she could see the pictures. She got a couple good ones where you could clearly see that the two people making out were in fact Jason and Ashley. She turned the camera so Beck could see.
"Look at these pictures, they're more than enough proof but what am I supposed to do now. I mean show my brother or not? Should I confront Jason? or should I confront Ashley? Or should I confront them together? Maybe I should walk in on them the next time their in the cafeteria. Should I just keep it to myself or tell other people?"
"Jade." Beck tried to stop her rant but it was no use, she was in her own little world.
"If I do tell my brother how do I do it? Do I tell him and then if he doesn't believe me show him the pictures or just show him the pictures? Should I'd be the one to tell him? Maybe I could some how get the pictures to him anonymously. That's-"
Jade's one sided rant was interrupted by Beck grabbing her and kissing her. While she enjoyed it for a few seconds she realized he had done it to shut her up and pulled away. She opened her mouth to speak but Beck cut her off. "Jade, babe, you need to relax your getting really worked up about this." He still had her in his arms from their earlier kiss and he stroked her hair as he spoke. "Stop stressing over this your going to figure out what to do." He leaned in to kiss her again. Once again after a few minutes she pulled away.
"But Beck I'm not sure that if I tell my brother it's because I'm his sister or because I'm being vindictive."
"Either way it doesn't make you a bad person. You brother's an ass. Now we have a good fifteen minutes before class. You can spend it worrying over nothing or we can do other fun things." Beck told her waggling his eyebrows at the last part.
"But-" Beck put his finger to her lips preventing her from speaking.
"Whatever happens it'll be ok, I'm here for you no matter what." With that Beck planted a kiss on Jade that made her head spin and effectively ended their conversation once and for all.
After school that day Jade was standing outside in back of the school. Beck had rehersal for a class that was only for boys thank god otherwise she would be there with him to watch out for all the sluts after him. Cat was her ride home but she had to finish a test first. Jade thought it would be good to wait alone outside. It gave her sometime to think. She heard the back door open and gave a sigh of annoyance that turned into a grimance when she turned and saw who had come through the door.
"Hey Jadey, what are you doing out here all alone. Where's your little boyfriend?"
"Hello Jason, what a pleasant surprise and by pleasant I mean awful and puke-inducing. Just so you know Beck and I don't need to be together all the time. We trust each other." Jade knew she was fudging the truth a little but Jason didn't need to know that, " I know he's not gonna go off and cheat on me unlike some people I know." Jade gave a little smirk at that.
"I know you saw me and Ash but it's complicated."
"Really? Because it doesn't seem that complicated to me. You're helping a girl cheat on her boyfriend. A boyfriend I might add who is supposed to be your best friend. That just makes you a horrible friend and Ashley a horrible girlfriend, it's as simple as that"
"Look a lot's happened in the past couple years. There something you don't know about Ashley."
"What? That she's a whore? Don't worry I figured that one out on my own."
Jason sighed at that, probably thinking she was going ot fight him on every little thing, which she was. He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a lighter and a pack of cigarettes.
"Mind if I smoke?"
"I don't care if you burn."
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