Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates. Even though this isn't Christmas themed.
I strode over to my locker, having felt a great rush of relief once I found my car very much alright. Once my locker was swung carelessly open, I gathered my things and put my journal inside as well. Don't ask me why I did it, for comfort maybe or possibly because the only answers I had were hinted from Trina or written by myself. I didn't read the journal through yet, though I felt like i didn't half to; I remembered enough to get the point across.
My eyes closed as I gave a deep, irritable breath.
"What are you doing behind me Beck?" My head turns and a warning glare cuts his response off for a second before he starts up again.
"So you really want to help her? Why not Elizabeth who comes from the bathroom crying after every time Tori's with there with her?" he starts before adding on, looking at me expectantly, "You two need to give her a break." After he had spat everything he wanted at me, Beck stalked off. I was left speechless, realizing that was his plan 'b', and not what he originally came up to tell me. Shaking my head, I slam my locker and turn my head to the hallway that leads to my class when I see her.
Vega had just growled at a freshman, sending her away. I watched as she walked to her class, limping slightly. The freshman comes by with her group of friends and my ears catch "-I just accidentally bumped into her while she-" and my brows furrow. As I follow Tori towards my class, I noticed at the last second before going through my door the red mark on her wrist. Immediately I made the assumption that she visited her streets again and fought last night, and nothing would have proven that otherwise. Not like my past assumptions about Tori Vega.
As always, my mind escapes that class and I feel heavy eyes shooting their best glares towards the back of my neck. I easily brush them off.
-o0o-
Walking towards my third period, I gaze hesitantly as Vega walks in the room. Just because it was a Wednesday, Sikowitz climbed through the window late. As per usual. I took a seat near the front, next to Cat, trying to ignore the giggles erupting quietly from Beck and Elizabeth. Well, all of them came from Elizabeth; I wasn't even sure if Beck is able to giggle.
Once the lesson starts, similarly to before I don't pay attention. My thoughts slipped away and I began to fold my arms, staring off to an interesting floor panel on the small stage. While I gazed at the line, everything fogged around me and I was in this classroom, alone.
There was only one chair and I sat in it, anxiously waiting for something, or someone. And that someone opened the door quietly before brushing in. Vega stared into my eyes coldly, still no sign of the gentle soul in them. Still, I stand and stepped forward to where she sat on the stage, heart thumping heavily.
"Ready West?" she asked quietly, a low husk drowning out her impatience. I nod slightly before our lips met and I'm straddling her. She laid herself down on the very interesting board as I kissed down her neck, gripping her waist. She lets out breathy moans once my cool hands had made their way under the white shirt. Feeling a buzz throughout my body, I felt all rational thought leave as it was stamped out by excitement. Her jacket, then shirt is torn away and Tori smirks at me devilishly. My belt, the same one I wore that day, was unbuckled and my pants were loosened.
I gasp lightly as I felt cold fingers start to work their way down. Deep breathes began to rattle out quietly as she bit lightly on my shoulder while her fingers toyed with me mercilessly. "Tori," I quietly moan before I felt a sudden jab on my side.
"Ow..." I hissed, glaring at Cat who looked at me as if I was wearing a dog on my head. "The fuck was that for?" I asked sourly, wanting to go back to my thoughts.
"You were a bit loud- no not that loud but I can hear you whispering Jade."
"Fine, what do you want?" I growled, slightly relieved. Instead of hearing a response, my phone buzzed almost silently on my lap.
Cat: Why are you moaning about Tori first?
Jade: Why must I answer?
Cat: Just tell me.
Jade: Fine. I may have a thing for her...
Cat: Awww.
Jade: No, none of that. So, what do you want.
Cat: Come one, it's cute.
"Cat..." I whisper warningly, smirking slightly as she sinks down in her seat a bit.
Cat: Alright, it is about Tori though.
Jade: Right... And?
Cat: Do you know why she's like this?
I debated with myself, not knowing how to answer. Immediately I didn't want to tell her everything, but I also felt like I didn't know enough anyways.
Jade: I'm not 100% sure.
Cat: But you know soomething don't you?
Cat: *something.
Jade: I know I don't trust Elizabeth.
Cat: I knew I had a bad feeling about her, I hoped it was in my imagination as I tried to be nice.
Jade: But the boys still think the world of her.
Cat: Not Robbie, he told me he's backing off.
Jade: Probably just to make sure he won't make a fool of himself.
Cat: Yeah, but he's still backing off since he knows she may not be worth fighting Andre and Beck.
Cat: Speaking of Beck, what's up? You completely ignored him second period.
Jade: Basically I had a night with him yesterday and had to think of Tori in order to get off.
Cat: Oh God this is a mess isn't it?
Jade: Not even the worst of it. I tried to speak to him nicely, surprisingly, and ended up in a yelling match when he told me to quit on Tori.
Cat: Wow. Why won't you quit? She's been scaring me for a few weeks now.
Jade: Well, I've pretty much been shot already for her so might as well continue.
Cat: Excuse my Italian but-
Cat: WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN BY THAT JADE?
Jade: I got shot, but it only scraped my shoulder so... Wait, isn't it French?
Cat: Don't try to change the subject.
I shift slightly in my chair as I felt Cat's glare on my side. There wasn't going to be a way out of this, though before I could answer, Cat is already texting and my phone buzzes in seconds.
Cat: Look, you'll have to do this on your own because, why I'm in this conversation with you in the first place... I'm going with my parents to the mental institution for my brother.
Cat: I don't know how long it will take but I do know that my parents apparently don't like surprise cake batter on the ceiling.
Jade: Alright. I'll tell you the rest of my story later, like after school. There is a lot to explain.
Cat: Kay, kay.
Cat: Do you know how long it takes to digest keys?
Jade: Did you swallow mine again Cat?
Cat: No...
Cat: I accidentally swallowed a pair of prop keys while working in my designers class.
Cat: Seriously though, I think I need the nurse.
Jade: God damn it Cat...
-o0o-
Sikowitz left us out early, believing that one of the phones was the bell. I stroll over to my locker and then began to pass the janitor's closet when a hand shot out and whipped me inside. Before I knew it, the door locked and the light was on. "What the fuck, bitch?" I seethed once I saw Elizabeth smirking at me.
"I'm bored, so I wanted to have some fun." I frowned at the simplicity of the statement before feeling lips crushing against mine. My body pushes back angrily as she attacked my lips brutally, not really kissing. Though I can't move once I feel slight pain on both wrists, her hands pinning me to the wall. Her leg goes in between mine and puts pressure that made me go in flames while I remembered who it was, putting most of them out.
Once I got the chance, I shoved her back only to have her push me down the wall. Her left hand grips around my throat and she smirks at me with crazed eyes. "I see the way you look at her, and Beck isn't one to keep secrets," Elizabeth began, her legs managing to separate my own, "Never been with a girl before now have you?"
"Can't say that I have," I spat in her face.
"You'll regret that!" she hissed before her lips attacked my neck. I whimper slightly from the bite right below my left ear. My eyes widen as I heard my belt unbuckle and my pants unzip and I attempt to scramble out of her grasp. But I couldn't do anything for a couple of seconds as her fingers played in my underwear with no remorse. "How come you're so wet Jade? Hmm?" Elizabeth purred with a false sense of kindness.
I watched as her hand retreated to her mouth and I kicked her at the door. Once she left out a slight groan, I pulled myself up, fixed my clothes and glared furiously at her. Elizabeth stood up and gave me a cocky grin, "Can't complain really. Taste good." My hand swings suddenly, stinging the side of her face after a split second.
"Fuck you," I snarl before I attempted to make my way to the door.
"That is such a good idea Jade... I wonder if Beck will let me at his place by Saturday," she snickered. My body freezes for a moment, and within that time Elizabeth is gone. 'What is her game? Who is she trying to play here?' I asked, frowning at the thought of Beck wrapping his arms around her. Not necessarily because it's not me, but to do it so quickly and with her of all people.
Though as I stepped out of the closet, Tori makes her way into my line of sight and I realized that I probably would have gone after her the night before if she wasn't this way. If things were different. Four words rattle against my skull, giving me alight head ache as I grab lunch and eat on the steps of the main hall.
'What is her game?'
-o0o-
That night I had confessed everything to Cat, which took almost thirty minutes of our long call. I smiled slightly as I heard her sympathy, though she didn't know about the tattoo, the prison or Tori's infamous nickname. Even still, it was nice to have someone who understood that wasn't Peggy. She may be better than Cat in many regards, though I don't want to share my sex life and, to be frankly honest, this situation calls for support from someone who knows Tori personally.
Once the call was finished, I had a quick smoke break, feeling guilty as Peggy found me. While she let me finish, I climbed through the window knowing I climbed into another long conversation. "Well, I have evidence that Elizabeth is a whore," I mutter darkly, my thoughts revisiting the janitor's closet.
"Is that so? What did she do?" she asked calmly.
"Grabbed me into a closet, locked the door, 'kissed' me or whatever she did with her lips and tried to rape me."
"Fucking hell," Peggy cursed, "why are you always getting yourself in this type of trouble?
"Dunno. It follows me around." She shook her head slightly after I shrugged my comment and started to process the situation.
"So she's a complete insane bitch then."
"That's why I call her Elizabitch."
"And you knew right off the bat that she was trouble and that says a lot."
"Thank you?"
"Now you need to think this through Jade," Peggy remarked sternly, crossing her arms, "if you step in the wrong direction, I think that before your foot leaves a mark she will bring you down. Right?" My head naturally nods, knowing that she had a good point.
"So... What do I do?"
"I don't know if I can help with this situation. Believe me, my life has been pretty calm and I like to keep it that way."
"That's a big help with my life which is a calm as a slug laying down on a fucking sidewalk." She laughs miserably before shrugging her shoulders and leaving the room. I grin slightly, knowing that if anything, I would have at least one person as support through this time, someone close by. Though that would have to end soon.
-o0o-
I sat in the library on Friday morning, trying to study a bit for a test in my second hour. My whisper travels not very far, allowing me to recall the facts easier without disturbing my neighbor who was a few tables away. I sigh bitterly, remembering that Cat was gone for however long it takes to test a completely insane person like Cat's brother before closing the text book, feeling good about what I remember.
As I pushed the heavy, red book back in it's place, my eyes catch some movement through one of the windows and the one other person looks back at me nervously. "Uh... Jade? Are you by chance dating Beck?" she asked in a hushed voice. I recognized her as the freshman from Vega's lashing out.
"No, why would that matter? He's an ass to me at the moment."
"Really?" she mumbled, slightly relieved, "So... you don't mind that he's making out with another girl?"
"Who? And why do you care?" I snapped.
"Oh, I don't. Well, I kind of don't want to be around when you're angry to be honest-"
"That's probably smart," I grin, earning a small matching one.
"And I don't know her name." My gaze shifts over at the window and I see Elizabeth with her hands wrapped around Beck tightly, looking like she'll swallow him. I look back at the freshman and hiss, "What? You getting ideas to replace her?"
She turns to me and says bluntly, "Wouldn't dream of it. I'm gay."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"So, could you do me a small favor?"
"What kind of favor?"
"A fun one," I replied, feeling Beck's stare on the back of my neck. The freshman nods and grins as I walk over to her. "Just go with it," I mutter as I pushed her chair away from the table and straddle her. My lips lock with hers and, apparently, she immediately enjoys it. Ah, the warmth of my cold heart.
I feel hands wrap around my back, deepening it, and I enjoy the small act of rebellion as I hear doors from outside the library slam shut. Immediately we separate, and both of us are breathless.
"You're a good kisser," she mumbled.
"You too," I smirk. Deciding that I should probably be at least acquaintances with a person who I used, I asked politely, "What's your name?"
"Syd, and yours is Jade right?" I nod and watch as she stands up, brown curling locks bouncing as she goes away. "So, uh, you gonna leave now and we won't speak of this?"
"Yep," I snapped, gaining back some of my normal sense of confidence. My legs guide me away towards my class, and my lips curl into a snarky smile once I see Beck's defeated glare. 'Don't try to pull a rebellion on me,' I think pleasantly to myself. 'And I'll deal with you, Elizabitch, later...'
This was a fun one to write. Well, 'till the next one! :)