Then den once again suited my sleep, so I found myself waking up there in the morning. With an annoying alarm that may have broke that morning, but that's beside the point. I got around an wanted to just drive straight to school since Trina would drop off Tori. While I wanted her all to myself, I was glad that the sisters were now bonding nicely since the younger Vega's mask was stripped away.
Now, it was time for the school to see and know who Tori actually is, and not just someone to be intimidated by. I was slightly surprised when I found my set of wheels rolling in the school parking lot, although just walked inside with not much thought. As I gathered my supplies for class, as usual many people would come in the main hallway, creating the normal wave of excitement.
A smile twitches from my lips when I feel someone come up beside me. Once my locker was closed, I find Tori who looked nervous and a bit antsy. "What's wrong?" I cocked my head, taking her wrist.
"Just, I don't know... Just nervous I suppose," I heard her mutter before I guided our steps towards her locker. For a moment her eyes just registered the unlit lights before she turned them back on, and for the first time in ages I see 'Let it Shine' blaze in my face. I had forgotten how bright the lights were, though strangely found myself feeling a relieved buzz; I guess I missed seeing her locker lit up even though it wasn't ever a detail in my mind that lit up.
Almost like clockwork, Tori closes the door and turns around, facing me. Our gaze locked together as we smiled briefly before indulging ourselves in the long-last seen morning conversations. Funny how you can go back to routine so easily after so long. In the back of my head, I worried slightly that something else would take Tori away again, but nothing else did so the bell rang and we had to halt the conversation.
She just shrugged and our steps strode together towards our classes, stopping in front of mine. I looked back at her pitifully before I see Andre padding his way over. A slight grin touched my lips as I watched the two best friends walk to their first class together, my own headed straight for the door a few feet from me.
"Sick yesterday Jade?" the teacher immediately questioned as I stepped in the room. My eyes rolled towards the ceiling; this teacher didn't like me much for some reason.
"No," I simply answered, taking a seat by the window in the back.
"Why may I ask?"
"Because I was helping someone out, okay?" I nearly snapped. Sensing my bite in the sentence, he let it go before introducing the lesson. My eyes closed harshly as I heard someone familiar take a seat next to me. I glared at Beck before shaking my head and writing notes.
"Jade, I've been thinking..."
"No. If you think I'll just crawl back to you after you abandoned me with my help for Tori, five or six months ago, then your mistaken," I quietly snapped before he could finish his planned thought. My known smirk stretched across my lips as he leans back in his chair, defeated.
"Look. I made a bad mistake with Elizabeth-"
"I know that."
"And I wanted to make amends, so you want to go over to my place sometime?"
"No Beck," I hissed, "I told you, I don't want you. Plus there's someone else."
"Who?"
My mouth remained sealed, deciding that if he wouldn't listen to the first reasons of why we slit in the first place, I wouldn't tell him. The class was then released early to just talk with others around them, and so our voices didn't have to be in whisper.
"Jade, come on... Really? You know we'll only go back together in time," he muttered as a hand started at my knee and traveled up my thigh before I smacked it away.
"Fuck no Beck! The hell is your problem? I said that there was someone else. Deal with the fact that we aren't going to see each other any longer and leave me alone."
"Who with then?" his eyes glared jealously.
"Why do you care?"
"Because I only thought of you when I had-"
"Don't you even start that. Do you really think I missed us in bed?" I started lividly, "That's it, isn't it? You don't miss us, you just miss my body." Beck's face said it all then, and I only laughed once I acknowledged his defeat. "Goodbye Beck, and fuck off," I spat as the bell shrieked, leading my steps towards my second hour. Unlike the first, the second hour wasn't all that exciting and I was content with just paying attention to my lesson. As the bell rang for Sikowitz, I rushed down the halls straight to my third period, and grinned once I saw Tori waiting by a seat in the back row for me.
Once in the seat, she asked hushed, "So, you talked with Beck?"
"How'd you know?"
"I have him in my second period, remember? He didn't look all that happy." I gave a low chuckle as I saw him turning away from a stolen glace.
"Of course I didn't. Told him to fuck off because he wanted to date again even after everything."
"Oh God," she murmured beside me. After I nodded in agreement, Tori continued her thought, "Does he know about us?"
"Not exactly, but I will assure you we won't be a supporter, the selfish bastard. Once he has his head out of his ass it should be fine though."
"Should be," the half-Latina mumbled right as Sikowitz started the lesson. The class seemed quiet, everyone stealing glances at Tori besides Andre who seemed thoroughly pleased to have his best friend back. As Sikowitz remembered that he had to take his car to the shop before lunch ended, he left prematurely holding only his steering wheel and a tire.
Even though the teacher wasn't in the room, everyone kept to their seats, turning or arranging themselves to talk amongst others. Andre strolled over and sat himself in a seat in front of us, sitting in it casually backwards. "So do you two want to join the table again?"
"Yeah, not today though... I want to eat in quiet for now," Tori muttered under her voice.
"Alright, alright. That's cool with me, I'm assuming you want Jade with you?" he nodded towards me. After another nod as a response, the musician continued, "Look, I'm sorry about Beck. He told me this grand plan about getting you back and, to be frankly honest, I just didn't tell him."
"No worries," I sneered grimly, "He's just going to have a rude awakening is all."
"So you two really together?"
"Yep," Tori beamed, popping the 'p'.
"I figured that's what you two were doing on Monday."
"Don't get too excited Andre, we just talked," I snapped impatiently. His hands raised innocently, even though I can see the guilty thoughts in his eyes. "And we're never going to tell you when we do, right?"
"Got it... So what are you two going to do during lunch?" he smirked. A fist attempting to leave my lap, only to have another hand clasp it and send it down.
"Remember Jade, I just might be stronger than you," Tori muttered playfully.
"You want to bet?" I teased, an eyebrow raised.
"Do you?" she mirrored my expression.
"Uhh, no."
"Thought so," she breathed before Andre laughed himself into a question.
"So do you guys want to go to the beach on Saturday? Cat and Robbie said they'll come." A pierced eyebrow raised at him, and he continued, "The little redhead said that she would be here tomorrow or Friday... I would be a bit careful though, she seemed a bit touchy over the phone."
"How come?" I inquired curiously.
"Well he parents went over on the trip for her brother, but apparently they didn't explain to Cat that she was going to be tested for bi-polar related disorders."
"That actually makes sense," Tori shrugged, jumping violently as the bell rang. The classroom was cleared as I laughed, "Better watch out for the screeching bells Tori, they'll come and get you every class period to tell you when you'll escape."
"Oh shut up Jade," she rolled her eyes.
"What do you have planned for lunch?"
"You'll see..." she muttered as she stalked off towards her locker from mine. My head cocked to the side as I shut my locker, wondering around as she finished closing hers as well. I felt my wrist get pulled and we were in the janitor's closet.
"Oh, I see," I snickered as arms wrapped around my neck and our lips connected hungrily. Before anything got too much, I pulled away momentarily, though didn't release my clutch on her side. "So, do you want to go on the beach?"
I watched as her mind pondered on the idea before a slow nod made it's way out, "I suppose... The only reason I said 'no' before was because of my tattoo..."
"Do the others know about it though?"
"It'll be a little surprise," Tori shrugged before our lips locked once again. As I felt her tongue slip in between my lips, I felt it hard not to be engulfed completely into the lustful buzz in my pants. Because this wasn't my room or den, and it was school, I couldn't just rip my clothes off to my desired pleas' disappointment. Seriously, I needed to take better control of it. But, of course, I had to do something to let the newer energy out.
My grip guided Tori against the wall as I began to graze my teeth along her neck. I found a spot and began to mark it, basking in the feeling of Tori's hands gripping my back as her hips grinded slowly into mine. Once it was done, I went back to my cravings, feeling as they slowly got slower and eventually halted. "So, do you actually want to eat or what?" I asked.
"I'm hungry," she pouted, patting her stomach. My grin led us to the food truck and we actually did end up sitting at the table, which as a good choice as Tori and I enjoyed the time with Andre and... well, I still don't like the damned puppet so that's pretty much it.
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"Come on Tori," I tapped my fingers on the steering wheel of my car. The engine purred softly as it waited patiently for Vega to get her ass in the car. It was Saturday and, as promised, we were going to the beach. I wore a black bikini underneath some random loose clothes. My imagination constantly tried to picture what my girlfriend would wear.
By that time we did address ourselves as girlfriends, ever since I asked during another session in the janitors closet. As if it wasn't obvious to you, she said 'yes'. I turned my head once I heard the front door of her house close rather loudly and my jaw nearly dropped once I saw her in a red bikini and a towel as a skirt.
"You going to let me in or just watch me?" she raised her eyebrow as I hurriedly unlocked the door.
"Tori, just... damn," I stammered unproffesionally as I gawked at the exposed abs and scars. The tattoo, I was pleased to see, almost looked natural on her just exposed as it was.
"Thank you Jade," she mumbled before giving me a quick peck on the cheek, "Now drive before I change into something you would much rather see me in." Taking her sarcastic comment as the truth, like it would have been a lie, I stepped on the pedal and we were off towards the beach.
"What are you going to do on the beach Jade?" Tori cocked her head to the side as I turned a corner.
"Read."
"And not go in the water?"
"I hate the ocean."
"Uh, huh. And why is that?"
"I hate dolphins," I muttered stubbornly as I crossed the intersection just before the sand and water.
"Why dolphins?"
"I'm not going to get into it," I shuddered as I remembered a time in Sea World where one dolphin swam right next to me and knocked me into the water. Apparently it was trying to give me a hug but no, I was too small to take it. I didn't believe the trainer; I saw the evil in it's eyes.
"Jade."
"What?"
"You going to let us out or just keep us held up in here to melt?" Tori hissed as I unlocked the door. Like a free puppy, she jumped out eagerly and I couldn't help but chuckle a bit at her enthusiasm.
Taking off the shirt that covered my bikini top, I grabbed a book before making my way down with Tori, who I caught eyeing my chest multiple times. Every singe time I looked at her she would turn her head away innocently. After a few turns like this, Tori did eventually smile back as I watched her play innocent and pecked my cheek.
Once we did reach where the others set up, they all greeted us before they gazed at all of the scars and the tattoo on Tori's front and back. "My God Tori," Cat nearly cried out, her hand over her mouth as I comforted wolfy in my arms.
"Cool tattoo," Andre gasped, trying to change the subject, "When did you get it?"
"About a year or two ago," she shrugged, feeling relieved that the reactions weren't overwhelming. Soon after that, I watched as Tori pranced around in the water, obviously enjoying herself. From a distance, I could practically see the glimmer in her eyes as she beamed goofily in the water, until she slipped and disappeared in water.
As she walked out and over to me with seaweed in her hair, I was laughing hysterically as she glared at me. I calmed down eventually, spurting out some chuckles as I removed the seaweed in her hair. My gaze seemed to be calm because she kissed me gingerly, tasting like salt as I so informed her once Cat had interrupted our little moment to acknowledge that we looked 'cute'.
I don't care how much I love Tori to this day, don't ever call us 'cute'.
So that's it for this chapter. I think about two more should do it for this story, maybe three but it'll probably be two. Anyway, I kind of felt this one wasn't as good as the others, but at least it's something. I hope you enjoyed even if it wasn't written as well. :)