All Over Again…

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Chapter 12

Disclaimer: Victorious should be owned by me, too bad I'm no genius like that Dan guy. So sadly it's not mine.

Jade settled into the front seat, her notebook cradling between the steering wheel and her lap. Her eyebrows drawing as she chewed on the end of her pen. She pulled the pen out of her mouth and tapped it impatiently on the page. Nothing! Absolutely nothing. She had had absolutely nothing to write. What kind of writer was she! Her eyes darted to the clock on the dashboard. It was 8:15 pm and she still had like forty-five more minutes to wait for her mom to return from the private hospital room her father was moved to. She turned her attention to the vast night seeking the inspiration she clearly lacked. She closed her eyes, replacing the pen between her lips and drifted away…

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"Ewe, Jade, this is gross!" The pen was yanked from the Goths mouth. Tori wrinkled her nose as held the writing instrument between her forefingers.

Jade raised a brow. "It helps me think."

"Can't you find other objects to put in your mouth, preferable the edible type?" Tori said as she wiped the chewed end with a discarded serviette and handed it back to the Goth.

"Why? I don't have a problem with it." Jade shrugged as she replaced the pen defiantly between her teeth again.

"That's because you don't have to kiss you." Tori rolled her eyes as she pulled the pen out again and set it on the dashboard.

"I have put worse things in my mouth, you know?" Jade chuckled evilly.

Tori's eyes widened mockingly. "Oh, now you tell me, after I've kissed you like a million times."

"You love kissing me." The Goth let out a confident smirk.

"Not any more, not after what you just told me."

"Oh, really?" Jade arched her brow, challenge settling in those beautiful green emeralds.

"Yes really." Tori tilted her chin, her tongue tucked in her cheek.

"Hmmm…" Jade snapped open her seat belt and glanced over at Tori with a determined look in her eyes.

Tori knew that look, a wave of fear and excitement taking over her body. "Um, Jade, what are you up t- oomph." She nervously breathed as she was suddenly straddled, her arms captured above her head.

"You were saying?" Jade purred into the brunette's ear before giving it a quick lick.

Tori's eyes drooped as sensation was coursing through her body. "I… I." Her voice failing her when the Goth's hot, wet mouth started a trail down her neck "Jesus!" Tori moaned as Jade bit down on her pulse point. Jade let out a low chuckle as she continued her path, around the edges of the brunette's chin. Tori was squirming beneath her but the Goth's hold remained firm. She kissed both of Tori's cheeks, then her nose before hovering around the half Latina's mouth. Their breath mingling, caressing against the brunette's lips and tormenting her for the joining. Tori gently opened her eyes, her vision suddenly struck by dark green eyes, so close to her own chocolate brown eyes. Her eyes wandering down to the Goths unpainted pale lips and back up to those green emeralds, her need quite evident. Jade smirked before she licked her lips, watching as the brunette's eyes lingered back at her lips. Then she stuck out her tongue long enough to trace the circumference of Tori's lips. Tori literally straining in her seat unable to move the small distance, so she just watched as the Goth taunted her with her skillful tongue. Her eyes squeezed shut as the heat pooled between her legs, anticipating the full contact of the Goth's lips against her own.

Then suddenly her body felt very cold when she felt the weight lifted off of her. Her eyes shot open to see a very amused smile on Jade's face that was back in the driver's seat. Jade grinned as she turned the ignition on .By the look on the half Latina's face she knew she won this round. "Ready to go?"

"What the hell!" Tori exclaimed when Jade let out a stifled chuckle. Jade put the car into gear before she dropped the handbrake. Then suddenly the handbrake was pulled back up.

"Vega!"

Tori unbuckled her seatbelt as she reached over and turned off the ignition. "Don't Vega me, you started this!" Jade let out a laugh as she was swiftly straddled. Her seat dropping back when Tori pulled the lever, giving them more room. Before she could say another word Tori's hot mouth was on hers in a frustrated kiss. She returned the kiss with equal fervor as her hands crept up to mold the brunette's butt, squeezing. Tori let out a moan into the Goth's mouth as her fingers ran through raven hair, deepening the kiss. Her tongue seeking entrance, gliding with Jade's. The kiss broke, both of them drawing in a desperate breath. Jade grinned. "I thought you didn't love kissing me anymore." Jade managed to breath.

Tori leaned back and chuckled. "You know I hate you, right?"

"No, you love me, babe." Jade brushed her hand against the brunette's cheek.

"And that's why I hate you." Tori leaned her forehead against Jade's, her eyes closed.

Jade couldn't help but let out a small laugh. "So let me get this straight, you hate me because you love me?"

"Exactly that, I love how you understand me." Tori grinned.

"Me too…"Jade said before she drew the brunette in for another kiss. "You know we are going to be late right."

"We are teenagers, hormones take first priority."

Jade chuckled. "You know, I always loved your ability to prioritize." Tori laughed before she placed her lips over the Goth's.

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Jade yanked the pen out of her mouth tossing it against the windscreen before slamming her head against the steering wheel. She breathed in deeply, trying to get the memories out of her head. As sweet as they were they constantly would lead to a tear or two. And frankly she was tired of crying over something she couldn't control. "You know this would be a whole lot easier if I wasn't thinking about you every second of everyday." Suddenly she heard a tap on the passenger window. Jade lifted her head, her vision suddenly obstructed by a darkened figure that resembled the half Latina. The Goth couldn't help but chuckle and shake her head. Now she was imagining things as well. "God, why do you insist in tormenting me?" Jade leaned her head back against the steering wheel. Her eyes closing for a moment before she heard the tapping again. Jade's brows drew as the knocking sound became much louder. Her head jerked up, her eyes widened. "I'm not imagining things…" She murmured to herself as Tori smiled at her. She watched intently as the brunette used her hands indicating at the door. "Oh shit, right." Jade quickly unlocked the door.

Tori opened the door, with a smile. "Hey there."

Jade returned the smile. "Hey."

"Am I interrupting? You kind of seemed busy, um, talking to yourself." Tori grinned.

Jade cringed, a shade of red creeping onto her cheeks. Oh great, now she must think I'm nuts. "I, um, well thought I was imagining things."

"Why do you get people who haunt your thoughts a lot?" The half Latina joked enjoying the unexpected reaction she was getting from the Goth. It was cute.

Jade ran a hand through her hair. "No…" Only you.

Tori laughed. "Oh I don't know if I believe you, you just looked as if you saw the ghost of a long lost lover."

Jade laughed awkwardly. "Naaah, its just stress."

The brunette smirked. "So I'm the girl with amnesia and you the girl who imagines things. What a combination."

"You have no idea."

"Ah, mind if I sit?" Tori pointed to the empty seat.

"Nope, go ahead."

"Thanks." Tori jumped into the familiar car, enjoying the feel of it. She shut the door closing the two of them from the outside world. "What are you doing here?"

Jade put her notebook aside shifting in her seat until she was facing Tori. "Waiting for my mom."

"Oh right, your dad is in a coma. I'm sorry…" Tori placed a sympathetic hand on Jade's knee.

Jade stared at the hand and then back at the girl in front of her. "You shouldn't be…" She said, her voice and expression seemed emotionless.

Tori gently retracted her hand sensing that the topic was off limits and she was usually one to pry but for some reason she knew now wasn't the time. A change in subject was in order. "Well my parents are consulting with my doctor."

"Oh, is everything alright?" Jade stiffened barely managing to keep the worry out of her tone.

"Oh yeah, it's mostly about insurance formalities." The brunette explained.

Jade's body relaxed and she released the breath she didn't know she was holding. "That's good." Tori nodded in agreement. "So, I haven't seen you around school the past week."

Tori shied away, her eyes dropping to the gear stick between them. "You noticed I wasn't there?"

How could I not? "We in the same classes." Jade offered the simplest answer.

"Ah, I, well." Tori let out a huffed breath, thinking it was better to admit the truth. "I was scared, okay."

Jade nodded, accepting the answer but wanting to know more. "Why?"

Tori raised her head to meet the Goth's beautiful green eyes. "I still don't remember the place and well I know the people are probably not as scary as I make them out to seem. But I don't feel… I don't feel-"

"Safe?" Jade finished.

Tori nodded slowly and smiled weakly. "You must think I'm a big wuss."

"Yeah pretty much." Jade smiled.

"Hey!" Tori smacked the Goth on the arm and both of them burst out laughing. The laughter eventually died down both of them staring at each other. Tori couldn't help but get lost in Jade's magnificent green pearls. She doubted she had seen anything more beautiful, whether they were dull or bright like they were right now. It was like being lost in a trance. "You have the most beautiful green eyes I have ever seen." Tori let out in a daze before she could control herself.

Jade arched a brow witnessing the blush make its way onto the brunette's cheek. Oh interesting… Jade shrugged, her usual way of not taking well to compliments. "Um, thanks."

Tori smiled awkwardly, the air in the vehicle suddenly feeling a bit too thick and tense. "Yeah, well I think I should go. My parents will send out the national guard if they find I left the waiting area."

"Yeah well, I don't blame them." Jade smiled.

Tori opened the door and hopped out. She turned back to face the Goth, her eyes finding the pen on the car floor. She picked it up and examined it, wrinkling her nose. "You chew your pen? Ewe, Jade, this is gross."

Jade let out a small laugh, accepting the pen held out towards her. "So I've been told."

"See you around." Tori shut the door and strode towards the hospital entrance.

"Bye…" Jade whispered, watching her go…

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Tori stretched her arms out as she slipped out of bed. She strode towards her window, drawing the curtains to the dazzling Saturday morning sunlight. She grinned as she checked her clock. "Saturday cartoons!" She ran down the stairs seeing her mother in the kitchen, nursing a cup of coffee.

"Morning mom."

"Morning honey, want a cup?" Tori's mother indicated towards the coffee maker.

"I'll help myself."

"Oki doke, I'll just get this cup to you father, before he tries to formulate sentences without it." Mrs. Vega grabbed her two mugs of the potent mixture heading up the stairs.

Tori giggled. "Yeah, I still think he doesn't know that grumbling doesn't count as words."

"Ah, Caffeine is the magic tool to adult world." Mrs. Vega shouted over her shoulder.

"I'll try to remember that…" Tori smiled as she leaped onto the couch, grabbing the remote. Before she could switch on the television, the doorbell rang. She frowned at the front door wondering who it could be. She lifted herself off the couch walking up to the door, pulling it open.

"HI TORI!" Cat beamed.

Tori jumped at the intensity of the greeting. Her heart rate going up. "Um, hi?" Tori watched as the strange, short, redhead girl skipped into the living room.

"Ooh, I smell coffee! Yay!" Cat danced into the kitchen.

"Oh sure, help yourself." Tori said, sarcasm dripping from her tone as she watched Cat retrieve a mug from the cupboard. "I just have one question."

"Yes?" Cat drawled as she sipped on her beverage.

"I don't mean to be rude or anything but what's your name?" Tori shrugged awkwardly watching the redhead make herself at home in Tori's home.

"Cat, what's your name?"

Tori's eyes widened. "You just said my name."

"I did?" Cat tapped a finger on her lip.

"Yeah you practically screamed Hi Tori!"

Cat giggled. "Oh right, you have amnesia you must have forgotten, your name is Tori."

"Um, no, no I didn't forget that." Tori arched her brow. Wow…

"Oh, I'm confused now? Does that mean I have amnesia now, too!" Cat shrieked clutching her cheeks with her hands.

"Oh, I doubt it." Tori stared at the little redhead incredulously. Then the doorbell rang again. "You don't move, while I get that." She told Cat.

Tori pulled the door opened once more seeing three strange guys standing in the door frame. A scrawny boy, with glasses and curly hair holding what seemed to be a puppet. "Hi Tori, is that coffee?" He strode passed her towards Cat.

The darker teenager with dreads in his hair walked in. He seemed more mellow and cooler. "Sup Tori, hey Robbie don't finish it all." He joined the other two in the kitchen. Her head seemed to be spinning at this point.

And the tallest of the guys, the same person she remembered from the class. She tilted her head, was his hair naturally that luxurious? "Oh and I suppose you want some coffee too. Why not? It's like stranger free pass day here in the Vega house." Tori rolled her eyes.

Beck let out a chuckle as he walked in and shut the door behind him. "Um, no thanks, I had my fix. Is Jade here, yet?"

"Jade?"

"Yes Jade, she told us to meet her here." Beck frowned, wondering why the half Latina seemed unaware of the situation. What was his best friend up to, he thought to himself. He better just watch how its played out. The last place he wanted to be, was caught between Jade and Tori again, he rubbed the small scar on his chin. Then his thoughts were interrupted when Andre called his name. "Excuse me." He said as he strolled past her.

Tori was practically fuming at this point. "Well, of course…" Then she spun around when she heard the doorbell ring once more. She hauled the door open to Jade, whose aviators covered her eyes. "You!" Tori poked at Jade's chest.

Jade lifted her sunglasses resting them on her head, her eyebrow raised. "Good morning to you too."

"You the reason I have weirdoes in my house?"Tori poked at Jade's chest once more leaving her finger in place.

Jade looked down at the finger, removing it from her person. Then she looked over Tori's shoulder to the house full of teenagers. "Yep pretty much…"

"Why?" Tori whined.

"To help you." The Goth shrugged.

"Help me?" Tori asked baffled.

"Yup."

"Oh please explain how having these… These people in my house is going to help me?" Tori jerked a thumb behind her.

"I figured if you get to know them in your own home. An environment you feel SAFE in, you won't feel afraid to come to school."

"Oh I feel pretty afraid right now…"

"Oh c'mon they are not that bad."

"Yeah, what do you expect me to do with that?" Tori indicated towards Cat who was as still as a statue.

Jade raised a brow, studying the redhead. "Um Cat, what are you doing?"

"Tori told me not to move." Cat mumbled through her sealed lips.

Tori chuckled, shaking her head, unconvinced. "You say this is going to help me?"

Jade shrugged. "Well, you can't pick your friends…"

"What? I'm pretty sure you are SUPPOSED to choose your friends!" Tori exclaimed, waving her hands hysterically.

Jade let out a heavy sigh. Maybe this was a bad idea. She pulled Tori outside shutting the chaos behind them. "Vega, calm down."

"Calm down! Calm down! What the hell! My house is full of strangers! Oh, wait no they my friends supposedly …" Tori started ranting and pacing uncontrollably, Jade just watching her go off like a bomb. Jade decided earlier that she would approach Tori delicately, but this was getting ridiculous.

Jade grabbed the brunette by the shoulders and slammed her against the door, her hand covering the soft mouth. Tori's breath was stolen by the motion and impact. Jade's body pinned her to the door, their faces inches apart. Suddenly everything was so quiet and the only thing the brunette could hear was her own heart racing. Her eyes widened as Jade moved in closer, their scents mixed producing an entirely new intoxicating combination. Tori could feel her body reacting weirdly to the proximity of the Goth and it wasn't just those eyes penetrating through her own. "Vega… Shut up." Jade murmured into the brunette's ear, controlling her urge to taste the skin beneath it. Reluctantly she slowly dropped her hand from the brunette's mouth, then stepped back losing the contact. Tori couldn't move, her body seemed frozen against the hardness of the door. Clearly she was still shocked by the sudden actions of the Goth. That was it, nothing more.

Tori moved away from the door, finding her voice, though it was weak. "That wasn't nice."

"I never said I was nice." Jade smirked. "Plus I had to do something to get you to stop freaking out."

Tori nodded. "Maybe you could try less forceful tactics next time."

"I can't make any promises." Jade said as Tori rolled her eyes. "Look Tori maybe this was a bad idea. I'll get everyone out. I just…" Jade's eyes met the half Latina's. "I just thought…"

Jade pushed passed Tori, her hand reached the door handle when Tori stopped her. "Wait, Jade." Jade turned back to face the brunette their bodies brushing slightly. Tori's train of thought got lost. "Why do you look at me like that?"

"Like what?"

"With those eyes…" Tori whispered unable to tear herself from those hypnotizing green crystals.

"It's the only eyes I have…" Jade murmured back knowing that if Tori didn't step back, they both were going to regret something.

"I know it's stupid but it makes me nervous." Tori admitted, managing to drop her gaze to the ground.

Jade knew she shouldn't press but couldn't help herself. Everything about the woman in front of her made her weak. She placed two fingers under the half Latina's chin lifting her gaze to meet her own once more. "Why?"

"They are just so intense. It's like you can see right through me."

Jade could feel her breathing go thick. At this rate, if they continued the seriousness she wasn't sure what she was capable of. Okay so maybe she did know what she was capable of from past experiences, that's what scared her. The old Tori wouldn't mind it. The Tori in front of her was innocent to all that and she shouldn't. She had come to the decision to sneakily take Tori for a trip down memory lane in moderation. That way there was less chance of Tori freaking out and no pressure for her to remember. She stepped back and put on a cocky smirk to lighten the mood. "What makes you think I can't?" The Goth joked.

Tori saw the humor in the Goth's eyes, her own breathing regulating, she chuckled. "Oh yeah, what colour underwear am I wearing?"

"Blue." Jade grinned when Tori froze and let out an awkward laugh. "Am I right?"

"I'm not telling you what colour are my underwear." Tori smiled shyly inwardly cursing herself.

Jade chuckled. "Okay, should I kick these people out?"

"You really think this will help me?" Tori looked afraid.

"You never know, it could, it couldn't."

"Okay let's do it."Tori sighed knowing the Goth was right.

"You sure? You don't have to."

"No I do. Plus I trust you." Tori smiled.

"I know." Jade returned the smile as they both walked into the Vega house.

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Jade strolled out of Riley's with a smirk for the first time in weeks. The morning was a bit chilly. She pulled her hood over her head as she continued to walk to school. She practically ran out of the house this morning in anticipation for the day. She wasn't sure what to expect but she hoped. The weekend had went down as smoothly as can go. Tori seemed a bit reserved at first but then she had warmed up to Beck. Who wouldn't, he was the nicest guy out there. And then with Andre which wasn't that unexpected, they were best friends. They got on instantly, Andre performing a few of his own work making her join in. She had enjoyed that thoroughly. It was like watching a kid on Christmas morning opening their first present of many. Cat and Robbie seemed to entertain her with their unusual antics. Though she did feel Robbie was a bit weird with the whole Rex thing. Which was totally normal, he was weird. All in all Jade had felt a positive vibe from the experience.

The Goth had reached the school entrance. The hallways still fill of wandering students eager to get to their first class of the day. Jade's first class was usually Sikowitz. She walked up to her locker and stuffed a few books in, shutting it.

"Hey stranger."

Jade turned around to the sound of the familiar voice. "Beck." Jade nodded.

"You look…" Beck studied his best friend for a second. "…Okay."

"What every girl wants to hear. Now I can die happy." The Goth said dryly.

Beck chuckled. "No I mean you actually look like a person." He cringed. "As in not morbid or dead." He said in attempt to save himself. "I should probably shut up now, huh?"

"It would be wise, yes." She nodded.

"But you know what I mean." Beck shrugged indifferently.

"You lucky I do." Jade agreed as they walked towards their first class.

"So do you think she will show up?"

"I really don't know." They both took their seats, Jade's mood dropping when the brunette was nowhere to be seen. Sikowitz walked into class shutting the door behind him all the Goth's hope almost diminished.

Then suddenly the door opened again. "Sorry, I'm late." Tori panted, clearly she had been running.

Every head in the class jerked towards the half Latina, who abruptly took in a gulp of air. But this time she was determined to stay. Sikowitz tilted his head at the student. "Ah, Tori just take a seat, um somewhere." He said noticing there were no seats available.

Robbie hopped of his seat. "Here Tori, you can have my seat."

Tori took the seat smiling. "Thank you."

"You fool, now where are we going to sit?" Rex chastised.

Robbie blinked twice. "Um, I never thought about that."

Rex groaned. "And they call me the dummy."

Tori giggled as she turned towards Jade. She looked at Jade who smiled at her, she smiled back…

So that was chapter 12. It was a bit lighter on the emotions, I figured we all needed it after the last few chapters.

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