It's Beck who first figures out that something is going on, a week or so into Jade and Tori dating. He approaches Jade quietly, and she is honest with him, because she has no reason not to be. He nods, tells her he's not surprised that she's queer, and she fumes at him a little for that. But in the end they laugh together.

Andre realizes it soon after. Tori tells Jade about their conversation, about how he totally knew she was into Jade, too, back when they sang that song together. Jade is keenly interested to know if Tori was, in fact, interested in her back then.

"I mean, yes, but no," Tori tells her.

"What on earth does that mean?"

"I was, but I wasn't ready to deal with it. In a weird way, watching Andre's heartache helped me realize what was going on with me." She smiles wistfully, "So, maybe I sang that song for you, a little. But didn't you sing a song for me, too?"

"What do you mean?"

"That song you sang right before you and Beck got back together. I could have sworn it was for me. You were looking at me the whole time. I'd heard you practice it so many times at school, but it was only then that it really hit me what it meant."

Jade's mind races. She knows exactly what song Tori meant, the one at the last Full Moon Jam. "You must've been on too much wolfsbane," she says, "It was for Beck. What I wished Beck and I could be. I did wonder how you knew it well enough to sing along, though…you heard me at school?"

"You were looking at me!" Tori shouts triumphantly. Jade rolls her eyes, but privately concedes that maybe she was. Now that she thinks about it, that song fit the kind of passion she and Tori always had together far better than it fit the comfortable ease of her and Beck. "And I heard you because, well, you know. I couldn't help it. It was catchy, I would tune in whenever I'd hear you practicing in the student lounge or wherever."

"Stalker," Jade teases.

Jade figures Cat might never figure out what's going on, so a few weeks in, she decides to just tell her. At first, Cat seems surprised. "Is that why you kissed me during the play?"

"What? Cat, no."

"No no! I know that just because you are into girls doesn't mean you like me. But…that play was really gay. Were you just trying to come out?"

"I guess," Jade shrugs, "But I figured I should tell you."

"This is awesome," Cat gushes, "I've always thought you two would be the best parents."

"Uh, no one is pregnant, Cat."

"Yeah, yet," Cat winks. Jade rolls her eyes. She doesn't exactly want to get into a biology lesson with Cat.

Robbie remains hilariously oblivious for almost three weeks, until one day when he tries to follow Tori and Jade into the janitor's closet, because he misses the fact that the conversation they'd been having is over. But Beck grabs his shoulder and stops him.

In the closet, Jade leans in to kiss Tori, but she stops her with a finger to the lips. Then she giggles into Jade's shoulder, "Beck is trying to subtly tell Robbie that we're dating but he just doesn't get it."

Jade strains to hear, but she can't. Tori keeps giggling, until about thirty seconds later, they hear a loud, "What?!" from Robbie.

They collapse into laughter and walk back out to take in Robbie's shocked expression, their makeout session postponed to watch Beck awkwardly run his hands through his hair while Robbie stares in shock at them, waiting for the punchline.

In spite of his shock, Robbie is, of course, okay with this development. He tells them it's a relief to know he never had a chance with either of them, anyway. They're too polite to tell them they both like guys, too (though neither has really labeled herself), just never him.

They've spent plenty of time together as humans, and Tori being a werewolf doesn't come up much over the next month. This seems to ease Tori's fear that Jade might not see her as an actual person, but Jade is watching for the next full moon to come around, because as sad as it is that they can't make out, there's something immensely comforting about cuddling with a fluffy wolf.

And things have been heating up a bit. As scary as intimacy with a woman seemed at first, now Jade can't get enough of it. What they're doing is still pretty tame, mostly just touching each other's breasts, but taking things further is definitely on Jade's mind.

"What's sex like as a werewolf?" she asks one day.

Tori's whole body stiffens uncomfortably, "Um, what do you mean?"

"Shit. I didn't mean it in the…bestiality sense."

"Well, how else did you mean it? I mean, not that I can really answer, because I haven't been with anyone, as a human or a wolf."

"Ah. Right." Jade had forgotten that part. Tori had only had a few boyfriends, mostly short term, and had never gone that far with any of them. "I just mean like…anatomy and um…like…I don't know."

"…Anatomy?" Tori asks, clearly baffled.

"I've just read some things, alright? Fine. Let's just say I Googled werewolf sex." Tori snorts, but her amusement shifts to discomfort quickly as Jade continues, "And I found some really weird stuff. Is the were-penis real?"

"What?!" Tori asks, horrified.

"Some people were talking a lot about it."

"Oh my god. Jade, no. It's not real. I have normal female parts. At least, I think they're pretty normal."

"Okay. I mean, I would have been fine either way."

"You are twisted."

"I'm just being honest. I like you, not your parts. Because I haven't met those yet."

"Well, hopefully someday soon, you'll meet them and like them," Tori says, trying to sound breezy, but Jade can sense the awkward edge to her tone.

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A few days later, Jade is over on the first night of the full moon. They're making out on Tori's bed, the TV basically forgotten.

"Take this off," Tori demands, plucking at the tank top Jade is wearing. Jade sits up to comply as Tori eagerly helps her pull it off. Jade sinks back against Tori's pillows and watches Tori's face with pleasure, watches the way her eyes fall to Jade's breasts and her mouth parts eagerly.

"Holy mother of…" Tori trails off, then reverently moves a hand to lightly palm one breast. Jade just smirks. It feels nice, but watching Tori become absolutely mesmerized by them feels far nicer.

"You're obsessed," she tells her.

"I am. They're the most perfect breasts and I get to touch them."

"You're touching my bra," Jade points out.

There's a pause. "Good point," Tori says, and Jade sits up to let Tori remove her bra.

Tori's expression is even more delicious now that she's faced with Jade's bare chest. It verges on worshipful, to the point that it almost makes Jade self-conscious. But before the staring can go on too long, Tori's head dips down to press a line of kisses all along one breast.

This makes Jade squirmy and breathless, and that isn't fair. "Hey," she says sharply. Tori lifts her head quickly, like a scolded puppy, and Jade softens her tone, "Before you go any further…I'm going to need you to remove your shirt."

Tori laughs softly in relief, and sits back, pulling her t-shirt over her head. Jade sits up, too, to reach around Tori's body for her bra clasp, before Tori can just dive back down and attack her breasts.

Tori watches her as the bra falls away. Her breasts are round and pert, her skin soft, her hair is wild, her eyes are dark and luminous. She's so gorgeous, Jade doesn't even know how to tell her, doesn't even have the proper words. So she kisses her forehead, her face, her mouth, and trails down her neck to her breasts. Tori grabs Jade's hair and exhales shakily as Jade flicks her tongue over one nipple.

"God, you're so…" Tori groans.

"So what?" Jade asks between movements of her tongue.

Tori brushes the hair away from Jade's face and watches her for a moment. "So pretty," she breathes. Somehow, it makes Jade blush.

None of this is really new, but it doesn't make it any less exciting to be topless in front of each other. Before too long, Tori has Jade on her back again, and they are kissing heatedly, hands wandering all over the exposed flesh. Jade is hot and breathless and undeniably aroused.

A violent shudder passes over Tori's body. Jade doesn't think anything of it until Tori shoots upright.

"Damn it," Tori mutters in a low voice, casting a frustrated look at Jade, eyes dipping down to take in her bare breasts. "I'll be back," Tori says, leaping off the bed in just her jeans and running into the bathroom.

"Fuck," Jade mutters under her breath as she falls back onto Tori's pillows. She can feel her pulse all over her body, but especially between her legs. Not that she was expecting to go that far tonight, but…cock blocked by the full moon. She supposes she'll have to get used to it.

She closes her eyes and tries to calm down, figuring she'll throw a shirt back on when Tori scratches to come out of the bathroom.

Her eyes fly open when the bathroom door swings open. Tori emerges, fully human.

"What?" Jade asks stupidly.

"Wolfsbane," Tori responds, staring at her hungrily. For a moment, Jade feels less like an object of sexual desire and more like prey.

Then, Tori launches herself back to the bed and clambers on top of Jade. Jade grabs her and kisses her with just as much fervor, her arousal roaring back to full strength with a passionate, intense Tori Vega on top of her.

When Tori's thigh presses between her legs, at first, Jade thinks it's an accident. She stays still, almost hoping that the happy accident happens again, and it does, with more force. She rips her mouth away from Tori's neck to gasp, "What are you…?"

"Is it okay?" Tori asks, nipping at her ear.

"Yeah," Jade swallows hard, "It's definitely okay."

"Then help me out here," Tori grunts, shifting position. Jade raises her own thigh to give Tori some stability, and Tori's eyes nearly roll back into her head when Jade's thigh makes contact between her legs. "Holy shit," she breathes.

Jade smirks. It's always a rush to get Tori to swear in the moment. "Yeah?" she asks.

"Yeah," Tori answers, and then their mouths connect, and Tori's hips begin to build a rhythm between them that Jade tries to match.

Tori rocks against her, mouth and hands all over her, and all Jade feels is the pressure building between her legs, through the layers of their jeans and panties. She runs her nails down Tori's back, eliciting what sounds almost like a growl, and she can feel every lean muscle she possesses. She rests her hands on Tori's hips, helping to guide her movements, but honestly, she feels like it isn't going to take much.

Tori's hand plays with one of Jade's breasts, while her mouth teases the other. Her hair is a mess, so Jade moves one hand up to brush the hair out of her face. Tori's eyes open and lock with Jade's for a moment, and reflexively, Jade tugs Tori's hair, gently but steadily.

Tori's eyes roll back in her head, and the movements of her hips are abruptly spasmodic, and just before it really starts, Jade realizes what's about to happen.

Tori moans, her back arches and she hips buck as she comes. Jade keeps her thigh steady as Tori moves against it jerkily, making breathless little cries. Finally, she slumps over onto Jade's chest, steadying herself with a firm hand on Jade's shoulder.

Jade is speechless as she takes it all in, and luckily, Tori recovers quickly, lifting herself and resuming the movement of her thigh between Jade's legs. She doesn't look like she can verbalize a response either, and her face is flushed and hungry as she watches Jade.

Jade feels like she's been close for ages, but after watching that, it really isn't long at all before she feels her thighs tightening around Tori's, feels the sensation build in her belly, and her eyes fall closed as she comes, as Tori watches gasping in time with Jade's moans.

"Wow," Tori is the first to say something after Jade comes down from her orgasm, still shaking a little from the aftermath.

"Yeah," is all she can say as she draws Tori close to her.

"I…wasn't sure that was going to happen tonight, but I'm glad it did," Tori says softly.

"Me, too. God, you were beautiful."

"Were?" Tori asks.

"Are," Jade concedes, kissing her.

"That's what I thought," Tori smirks.

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The next night, they plan a little better, and finish their dry-humping session before Tori has to change form. Something about the full moon seems to give Tori a higher libido to match her high energy, not that Jade is complaining.

While they're cuddling in a post-orgasmic haze, Tori body undulates involuntarily, and she sighs and gets up out of bed. "I guess I better change."

"Wait," Jade asks. Tori turns to look at her curiously. "Can I…watch?"

"Why?" Tori asks, horrified.

"Because I've basically watched you turn back and it didn't bother me. And I'm curious."

Tori stares inscrutably for a long moment and her expression turns wry. "If you just want to see me naked, you don't have to use a ruse."

Jade blushes. She'd nearly forgotten about that part. "That…might be part of the draw. But I want to see. To prove to you that this doesn't freak me out."

Tori stands in the middle of the room, indecisive, for a long moment. A shudder passes over her, and she turns to face Jade fully, and begins to remove her jeans.

Jade watches, keenly aware that she's about to see Tori fully naked, clearly this time, and it isn't going to be a remotely sexual thing. But she is curious, of course.

As Tori kicks off her panties and stands, naked, in front of her, Jade takes in her lean, lithe form, long-legged and gracefully curvy. Tori doesn't even cross her arms, just stands, nude and waiting.

Her body shudders again, and her skin looks like it's darkening, like a blush that starts at her spine and covers her whole body. Her legs seem to be getting shorter, and she starts to bend over. Her chin drops toward her chest.

All at once, fur blossoms over her body, as she bends further and further over until her hands rest comfortably on the floor. Jade hears the bones of her limbs crack into place, and watches as her spine seems to lengthen into a growing, fluffy tail. Then, her jaw seems to pop forward as a short muzzle develops, her forehead shrinks, and her ears seem to slide up her head and lengthen. Her eyes get rounder, more luminous, as her body slowly adjusts into a full wolf shape.

The whole process takes less than a minute, and afterwards, Tori looks herself over carefully, as if making sure the transformation is complete.

"Whoa," Jade says, completely in awe. Tori stares at her uncertainly, and she reaches out to embrace her in an awkward hug. "You're amazing," she tells her, "Even when you look like a completely freak. And also as a wolf."

Tori growls shortly in response, but then butts her head against Jade's in a nuzzle.

They cuddle and watch TV for awhile, until Jade has to go home because it's a school night.

"You know," she says at the door, "I think we're going to have the best summer ever."

Tori's ears perk up and she pants happily.

Maybe that feeling of optimism is going to last awhile.