Thank you for the follows, faves, and reviews. This is the final chapter of this 'Wild Girl' sequel.
Invader Johnny, you are correct on what Tori should do, and I like the idea of Tori's two families, her human and wolf pack, meeting. Will I use it? Won't I? One way to find out.
And to megameneko707, thanks for pointing out that Tori already met the gang and Beck was in prison. I went through, and hopefully fixed it. To everyone else, sorry about the mistakes. Everything is the same up to when Tori and her family go to Karaoke Dokie. I changed who she meets there and what happens.
Disclaimer: I don't own 'VicTORious' or any characters.
Tori POV
"So, what are your plans now?" Jade asks as she sits back down.
"What do you mean?" Dad, it feels weird thinking that, asks, looking back at Jade.
"I mean, what are your plans for Tori?" Jade asks, locking eyes with him.
"Uh, I don't exactly get it?" Trina asks. "Are you thinking we're going to take Tori away now or something?" She asks, confused.
"Something like that." Jade says, leaning forward. "She's still a minor, you're her birth family, and you haven't seen her in years. It kind of makes sense that you would want to take her." She says, a hint of sadness and anger in her voice.
"Those are true, but for all intent and purposes, she's emancipated. When she disappeared, we feared the worse. And even though we've been looking for her since she started living with the wolves, she's considered dead." David says, ending with a frown. "We tried to fight it, we knew she was alive, but we couldn't. And yes, now that we know she's alive, we can get that rescinded. Regardless of that, she is still emancipated, and we wouldn't take her."
"Though it pains us to say this, this is her home. Not with us." Mom, that's weird to say too, says with a sad smile.
"What about this?" Michael says, a small smile on his face. "I know you love her, and though we do as well, you are her family." He says, shifting in his seat. "Since, as you said, this is her home, she stays here with us. But…" He says, stopping when Trina frowns at him. "not only will she be able to visit you at will, either at work or home, you will also be able to visit her here. I'll give you my number, work and cell, and I'm sure Jade wouldn't have a problem with giving you hers as well, since she and Tori are always together." He says, looking between my parents, Trina, and Jade.
"Won't that be a little weird though?" Trina asks, looking at Michael. "I mean, think about it. Her going back and forth between us, or us coming here whenever we want to see her? It seems better to maybe see about her getting a job at our wildlife preserve. That way, she can still live here, and while Jade's at school, she can be with us. And, with her living in the wild and survive so well, she'll fit in I think. Especially with the wolves." She suggests, looking around.
"You have wolves?" I ask, perking up a bit.
"Yeah, we have a variety of wolves. Timber, Grey. We have a few breeds of wolves, from around the fifty states in proper environments." Mom says, her smile widening and becoming less sad. "In fact, one or two of them are from around where we last saw you, so they might be a part of that pack." She tells me.
"What do you mean, they are from that area?" I ask, concern for the wolves.
"We found them a few months ago, injured." Dad says, watching me. "We took them back to the reserve with us and cared for them. They still aren't one hundred percent yet, but when they are, we will release them back. Since we know where their home is, we won't keep them from it." He assures me, making me sigh in relief.
"When was the last time you saw them, anyway?" Trina asks, shifting a bit to face me better on the couch.
"Not too long ago. Shortly after I started being the me I am now, Jade and I visited them." I say, a small blush at remembering us mating in the moonlight. "They are well, and I wish to visit them again." I say, a nervous glance at Jade.
"Sure. Just us again, or will your family come as well?" Jade asks me, nodding in agreement.
"We might have to be careful. It took them a while to trust you, that's why they kept their distance from you while we were there, with only a few coming close to you." I tell Jade. "But, as long as you let them come to you and do nothing to make them think you are a threat, I don't see a big problem with it. They will recognize me easily, and maybe Jade. It is just you three that worry me. Four, sorry." I say, looking at Michael at the end.
"It's fine." Michael says with a smile. "Animals don't tend to like me, so I think it'll be better if I stick to the concrete jungle over wooded jungle." He says with a small laugh.
"So, shouldn't you talk to the pack, or whatever?" Jade asks, raising an eyebrow.
"We'll work on it." I say, nodding at her.
"Okay, but something Trina mentioned made me think. If you'd like, you can join us at the wildlife preserve." Dad says, a thoughtful look on his face. "When she mentioned Jade going to school, that made me think. Are you not in school or anything?" He asks me, curious.
"I guess you could say I'm her tutor." Jade answers, catching his, mom's, and Trina's attention. "She's got the basics down. I've been teaching her some more advanced math, writing/English skills, stuff like that."
"And it's going well?" Mom asks, a look of approval on her face.
"As well as expected. It's easier than I thought it'd be, to be honest." Jade says, shrugging.
"If you don't mind, while she's with us at the reserve, if she wants to take the job that is, we can teach her? That way, when you pick her up or we drop her off after school, you won't have to worry about that." Mom suggests, looking at me when she mentions about if I want the job.
"On one condition." Jade says, her mischievous smirk on her face.
"What?" Trina asks, not seeing the look in Jade's eyes.
"We get half off admission." Jade says, indicating herself and her dad.
"Jade." Her dad says, sighing.
"What? It'd be kinda fun. And to see Tori with all those animals, especially the wolves, that'd be kinda cool." Jade says, shrugging.
"I guess that's okay. Trina knows your names, and she's in charge of the main entrance and exit, so she can tell the other cashiers for when you get there." Dad says, shrugging.
The six of us hang out for a few more hours, talking and planning things out, until they have to leave. The offer to take me out to dinner, and with Jade telling me to go and be with my family a bit longer, I accept. We head to a nearby restaurant called 'Karaoke Dokie', a place I remember Jade mentioning and showing me a few times, we head in and grab something to eat. While we wait for our food, two girls walk up to us, giving me a weird look.
"May we help you girls?" Dad asks, staring at the two girls are around my age.
"You're friends with that Goth chick, right?" The slightly taller of the two, a brunette, asks me, a look of disinterest in her eyes.
"Yes. Why?" I ask, staring at her and the blonde beside her, both sharing a look of disinterest, or distaste, at me.
"It's because of her that her sexy boyfriend got taken away." The blonde says, a 'stuck up' tone, as Jade would describe, in her voice.
"He was taken away because he deserved to be. If you do not like it, that is not my, or Jade's, fault." I tell the two girls, locking eyes with the brunette, who seems to be the alpha of the two.
"You stole his girlfriend, tried to turn her into a dyke. Too bad he didn't go for us. We could have given him so much more than that Goth bitch." The brunette says, smirking.
"Do not call Jade a bitch. And do not call her that d word." I say, remembering what Jade said about the word. "He attacked us, he deserved to be taken to jail." I say, glaring at them.
"Or what? You can't do anything to us here. My daddy owns the place. All I have to do is tell him you were mean to me, and he can kick all of you out." The brunette says smugly as the blonde nods in agreement.
"Uh, if he does, then we can sue him." Trina says, looking at the two girls. "Since he owns the place, he has to keep it in top shape. I don't think it'd end well if a judge found out that not only does your 'daddy' allow you to walk around and insult the customers, but I've seen a few instances of mold. And, none of the waiters are dressed properly, the floors, tables, and chairs are dirty, and the guy at the bar is taking sips of the customers drinks." She says, looking around.
"You have no proof." The blonde says, eyes slightly wide.
"I have eyes, and you guys have security cameras. Let's just say, we know a good lawyer, and if we got him involved, he can get a warrant for the security footage. And I highly doubt you'd be able to get the mold problem fixed in a short amount of time." Trina says, a smug look of her own. "Now, leave us alone, and leave my sister alone. I don't know a whole lot about what happened with that Beck guy, but if it's as bad as I think, he's lucky we weren't there to witness it." She says, a smirk on her face as they stomp away.
"How did you notice the mold?" Dad asks Trina, hiding a small, proud smile.
"There are fresh areas of paint around the walls, a different shade of the rest of it. And some spots, like on the ceiling, are clear as day to see." Trina says, glancing up. When we look up with her, we see a few spots on the ceiling that don't exactly look like water marks. (Thank you Jade for telling me about this stuff. Still don't know why she wanted me to know.)
A half hour later, as we finish our meal and get ready to leave, an older gentleman with a balding head, graying hair and a nice business suit walks up to us. "What was this I hear about you accusing this place of having mold?" He asks, stopping in front of us as dad leaves money for the bill, plus a bit of a tip.
"Two girls were insulting my sister, and I simply pointed out that if they went the route of trying to get us kicked out because of some guy they like got in trouble, I'd simply point out the health code violations around here." Trina says simply as she stands up, pushing her chair in. "And don't try to deny it. There are at least four spots of mold around the walls that you haven't covered up yet, one or two on the ceiling, and one hidden behind the dj booth." She says, smirking as we leave, the man standing dumbfounded.
"As much as I appreciate you defending your sister, you really should be more careful." Mom says as we get into dad's SUV.
"We'll be fine. If anything happens, we can point out the health code violations and get that place shut down. Plus, the customers that won't like finding out their food wasn't prepared in a safe environment." Trina says as she climbs into the back seat behind the driver's seat, me taking the spot behind the passenger's seat.
"And, she had a point. If Michael finds out, since Jade and her friends frequent there, he'll do whatever he can to make sure it's safe." I say, agreeing with Trina.
"Don't be a stranger, okay?" Trina says a few minutes later when we pull up in front of Jade's, hugging me when I get out to go in. "Here's my number. Mom's and dad's are there too." She says, handing me a small piece of paper with three phone numbers on them, their names beside the number.
"I don't have a phone." I say, feeling a little nervous.
"Use Jade's. Make her buy you one." Trina suggests as I hug our parents. "See you sis. Love you." She whispers when I hug her again.
"We all do." Mom says, dad agreeing as he pulls the four of us into a group hug.
"I love you all too." I say as we hug, a tear escaping.
"Now go get your mate, and stop by the reserve when you get the chance. We're always there when it's open to the public, and we'll make sure you settle in well." Mom says as we release from the hug.
"And don't let her mount you. You're the Alpha." Trina says a moment later as they climb into the SUV to leave.
"I always mount her." I call back, a small blush on my cheeks as she laughs and our parents scold her and avoid my gaze.
"Don't expect it to last." Jade says, hugging me from behind. "I got a toy while you were gone." She whispers, waving bye to my family.
Again, thank you to megameneko707 for pointing out the discrepancies between this and 'Wild Girl'.
I may or may not write a one-shot with Tori's human family meeting her wolf family. I haven't decided whether I'll use Invader Johnny's idea or not yet.
Thank you for reading, and please review.
Blessed Be.