Indistinguishable noises slowly crept into Tori's thoughts as she slowly opened her eyes and remembered where she was. She wanted to get up and stretch, but then felt some pressure on both her back and around her waist. She looked at the hand that was thrown over her waist. The pink nails gave away the person. Tori smiled up as she slowly turned around to see Cat lying right there, cuddled up to her as if Tori was one of those dolls Cat still kept in her room. Tori chuckled at what she saw. Cat looked so peaceful in her sleep that it would make Tori jealous if it wasn't for the fact that the same girl always try to share that same happiness with everyone else. Tori imagined Cat dreaming of a place so beautiful that would make any portrayal of Eden pale in comparison. She imagined all those things the dream could be about. All shades of bright colors, be it animals or plants, who would play with her, laugh with her and talk to her. It was a childish notion, Tori knew that, but right now, next to everything going on in her life, she would welcome a dream like that. She would welcome a place she could escape to whenever the real world becomes too scary and too unforgiving.

Tori then realized that one person was missing, since Jade had been the only thing between her and the cuddle-loving redhead who took pink pajamas to a camping trip. She remembered the vision she saw last night. It was an experience she could relate to, and yet she couldn't really comprehend the whole severity of it. Sure, a lot of things were similar: the cheating mother, the family falling apart and the young daughter feeling a heart shattering amount of pain after the realization. However, Jade's memory was so much more honest and brutal than what happened to Tori. Both events might be similar and carry the same result, but Jade still had experienced it in the worst possible variation. While Tori had to deal with a mother who stopped caring at one point and put her own desire for sexual fulfillment before her own family, Tori's father still tried to fix what cannot be fixed. He tried to talk some sense into her, even while he was screaming and shouting out of anger. David Vega still hoped to restore a family out of all the shattered pieces, but Jade's father did the opposite. He threw her mother out. He took away from her the house, the family who saw her as a whore now and even her own daughter. While it did seem that Jade's mother cared for her, Tori knew better, and she was sure that Jade did too. Both Holly Vega and Ms. West knew what they were doing. They were aware of the risks they were taking and what the consequences could be, and yet they took them, gladly it seemed. Both did not think about their children or their families when they were doing it. While Tori's mother didn't seem sorry at all for doing it, Ms. West only seemed sorry for getting caught. Where there at first seems to be a difference, there is none. It still is the same sin carrying the same consequence not only for the sinner, but for the people that cared about them.

Tori shook her head in disbelief at the whole ordeal. While she knew that things like that happen every day with so many families, she never imagined that she would find an understanding soul within her small group of friends. She understood now how Jade knew what to say to her and what was going on in the half Latina's head. That might be the single reason why the Goth's behavior towards her has changed for the better. And the longer Tori kept thinking about that idea, the more plausible it became. What she didn't understand is why she immediately saw the whole memory. It wasn't a short memory like Mandy's, where it was a single moment. Usually the memories that were longer and contained any type of dialogue would be separated for a reason Tori did not know. But last night, she saw a whole memory on the first contact. Tori wasn't sure if her ability was changing in a way again or if Jade's mind and memories were so complicated and mixed up that the rules changed with her.

Tori wanted to let out a groan at the question. Somehow, no matter how much time and thoughts she invested in everything, she always ended up being uncertain about it. It was frustrating for many reasons, but the biggest one was that she had nowhere to go to and learn about it. She searched the web for many nights in hopes of finding something that resembled in any way to her situation, but all she found were sites of people who claimed to possess those abilities, but would only do it for money. Tori knew that those people were charlatans. She had read and heard so much of those things and how they always were exposed as frauds.

Tori carefully took Cat's hand. She took a deep breath, glad that her thoughts began calming down immediately. She closed her eyes and began concentrating. A moment later, she saw glimpses of something she could not identify that moment. She focused on those things more, and slowly she would get a clearer picture of what was going on. She saw Cat standing in a bubble that surrounded a small piece of earth. On that was a small river that circled around the land while the grass was not green, but golden and had a glow to it. The bubble seemed to be going through space, as around it were stars and nebulas. It was a mesmerizing sight. Cat was walking around in that bubble, wearing a white clothes that reflected the golden glow beautifully. Almost as beautifully as Jade's pale body reflected the glow of the campfire the night before.

Tori opened her eyes and smiled. She always wanted to know what was going on in her friends head, but this was way beyond her expectations. She slowly removed Cat's arm and sat up. She carefully moved the blanked off herself and stretched finally. She looked back at Cat, who now hugged Tori's blanket. Tori smiled at the cute view in front of her. Tori leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Cat's cheek, grateful for everything the redhead had done for her. She sat up again and unzipped the tent before stepping outside. The bright morning sunlight blinded her for a moment before her eyes adjusted. She looked at the camp and noticed that no one was there at the moment. She walked to the campfire and noticed that it was still on, although barely.

"Good morning." She heard Andre say as he stepped out of the woods, carrying as many thick branches as he could.

"Morning." Tori told him with a smile.

"Did you catch some sleep?" Andre asked her as he put the branches next to the campfire and began throwing pieces into the fire.

"I actually did. I don't remember when exactly I fell asleep though." Tori said.

"I think I heard you talk to someone last night, but I couldn't understand anything with Beck snoring the whole time." Andre said as he clapped his hands together a few times to clean off anything left.

"Jade and I talked. I couldn't fall asleep and I guess she couldn't either." Tori explained.

"Cool. You guys haven't fought for a few days now. I don't know if that's a good thing or if I should be worried." Andre said. Tori chuckled slightly, understanding how much of an anomaly that was in their group.

"You should mind your own business, Harris." They both turned around to see Jade walking towards them.

"Where have you been?" Tori asked as Jade stopped next to her.

"Searching for a cabin with portraits." Jade said with a smirk.

"Don't remind me of that story!" Andre said as he covered his ears.

"I've been trying to find some river or something to freshen up. I found a pond ten minutes away from here." Jade explained.

"What way?" Andre asked.

"That way." Jade said as she pointed towards the direction she had come from.

"Alright. I'm going to go grab some water." Andre said as he picked up the empty bottles they had left last night and then walked into the woods.

"How are you?" Tori heard Jade ask.

"I'm fine. I actually caught some sleep last night." Tori said.

"I know. You snore." Jade said.

"What? I don't!" Tori said in a defending tone.

"Oh yes, you do. You're worse than Beck." Jade said, holding back a smirk.

"I don't snore!" Tori repeated.

"Yeah, yeah, tell yourself that. On one side Cat is squeezing the life out of me every few minutes and on the other side you are delivering an opera. And that's why, in case you are wondering, I woke up that early." Jade said with a smirk as she sat down next to the fire. Tori pouted as she sat down next to her before crossing her arms over her chest.

"I'm just kidding." Jade said as she nudged Tori with her shoulder.

"That wasn't funny."

"It was to me." Jade said.

"Can I ask you something? Something serious." Tori asked, her tone changing again.

"Shoot." Jade said.

"How come you know all those things that are going on in my head?" Tori asked as she turned her head to look at the Goth.

"Experience. My parents are divorced, and I know what went through my head then. Just like you, I was there to observe all the fighting that went on, including the grand finale." Jade explained.

"And how did you deal with it?" Tori asked.

"Time heals all wounds. I used to vent all my stored anger into writing. I would create characters and then torture them. Hell, I used to imagine that the people dying in horror movies were my parents and my mom's boy toy at that time." Jade said.

"Wow. That sounds brutal." Tori said.

"It is. But you have to deal with it someway or another."

"How long did it take you to get over it?" Tori asked a question she already knew the answer to. Still, Jade had been completely honest with her until now. Tori hoped that it would stay that way.

"It took me a while. But when I came to Hollywood Arts and got together with Beck, I got over it. During that time, Cat was my rock. That little ditz can be the best listener and calm you down in a heartbeat when necessary." Jade said. Tori frowned a little. Jade didn't tell her the truth. She still wasn't over the divorce. But that was something Tori wouldn't deal with now. Not while the conversation was going so good.

"I know. Cat's really knows how to cheer people up. I don't know what I would do without her." Tori said.

"That makes two of us." Jade said.

Suddenly, they heard a scream. They looked towards the tent where the guys were sleeping. Beck jumped out of the tent and Robbie walked out a moment later as he put his glasses on.

"Why were you screaming?" Tori asked as she looked at them.

"Beck put my arm around me in his sleep and when he woke up he gently decided to scream in my ear." Robbie said as he sat down.

"I-I didn't put my arm around you. I…" Beck began.

"A little desperate since the break up, are we?" Jade asked him in a mocking tone.

"N-no! It's not…" Beck tried to come up with something, but his brain decided not to cooperate.

"It's okay. I won't tell anyone." Robbie said.

"I-I didn't put my hand…" Beck began.

"You didn't. I did." Andre said as he walked back, carrying the bottles filled with water before he put them down next to the tent.

"W-why?" Beck asked, holding his hands apart.

"Why not?" Andre asked with a large grin. "I'm gonna wake Cat up." He said as he walked towards her tent. He looked inside for a moment before getting his head out of the tent again. "Awww! That's the cutest view ever." He said as he looked at the others.

"Just wake her up already!" Beck said in an annoyed tone.

They stayed in the woods until afternoon, when they packed all their stuff and carried them back to the car. Beck was driving Jade and Robbie home while Cat and Tori drove with Andre. Half an hour later, Andre arrived at the Vega residence, but when he stopped, he noticed Tori stiffen up in the passenger seat.

"Is something wrong?" Andre asked, looking at her.

"T-that's my mom's car." Tori said as she began trembling in her seat. Andre's and Cat's eyes grew wide at Tori's words.

"Tori." Cat said, but before she or Andre could do anything, Tori opened the door and stormed out of the car. She ran towards her house, and opened the door she knew she had locked before leaving. Inside, she saw a few large bags on the living room floor. She then heard something upstairs and as she looked at the stairs, she saw her mother standing there while Gary walked behind her, carrying a few things. Both froze when they saw Tori standing there, staring at them in disbelief.

"Tori." Holly said as she walked downstairs towards her daughter. She opened her arms to hug her, but Tori stepped back.

"Don't you dare touch me!" Tori said.

"Tori…" Holly said, but Tori wouldn't play that game.

"What are you two doing here?" Tori asked, her voice filled with venom.

"Gary and I came to pick up the rest of my things. Your father knows that we are here." Holly explained.

"So after leaving without saying a word you come here unannounced just to grab your things?" Tori asked.

"Tori, please understand…" Holly tried, but to no avail.

"Understand what? That his dick is more important to you than your family? That you left us without saying a word to either Trina or me?" Tori yelled, not caring that she was

"Victoria, you can't talk to your mother like that." Gary said as he walked down next to Holly.

"Fuck you, Gary. Just fuck you. You and my dad know each other for so many years now, and you go and fuck his wife? Don't you dare fucking tell me anything about manners or morality!" Tori yelled at him.

"Tori!" Holly yelled, but Tori didn't care.

"No, you shut up! I can't believe that after everything you did you have the audacity to come back! You know what you've done? Do you even understand what you have done to your daughters? To dad? He is burying himself in work so he doesn't have to be at home. Trina is staying anywhere just so she doesn't have to be home. I have barely seen them or talked to them in weeks because of how much you! And me? I've tried to keep everything together. I've tried to be the reasonable, calm one in this but I failed miserably! I can't sleep, I barely eat and I've been depressed since you left. I even thought about taking dad's gun and just putting a fucking bullet through my skull! But you? You don't care at all, do you? You only care about yourself, you egotistical cunt!" Tori yelled before storming out of the house. She ignored her mother's calls for her, just like her mother did when she had walked out on them.

Andre and Cat saw Tori running out of the house. They both ran towards her and before she could even say anything, both Andre and Cat wrapped their arms around her. Tori collapsed right then, falling to her knees while her silent sobs went on.

"Tori!" They heard Holly yell from the door.

"Don't you come here!" Andre yelled at her, pointing with his finger towards her.

"She's my daughter!" Holly yelled as Gary managed to restrain her. "She needs me!"

"You've done enough for your daughters!" They all heard someone yell. They all turned to see David Vega as he walked towards his house. "Kids, get Tori out of here." He said as he looked at Andre and Cat. "This is too much for her."

"Yes, sir." Andre said as he picked Tori up and carried her to his car.

"And you!" David said as he pointed towards his ex-wife and former colleague," get her things and get out of my house. I don't want to see any of you again." He said before he walked into the house past them.

Cat opened the door as Andre put the sobbing Tori on the backseat. Cat sat next to her and hugged her crying friend to her while Andre sat down in the driver's seat and started the engine.

"She can stay at my place. My parents aren't home this weekend." Cat said.

"Good." Andre said. At least they wouldn't have to explain anything to anyone.

Ten minutes later they arrived in front of Cat's house. Cat unlocked the door while Andre helped Tori walk to the house. She finally had calmed down a bit.

"Please, I don't want to bother you." Tori began, but Cat didn't intend to let her finish.

"I don't want to hear any of that. You're staying here until you are ready to go back home." Cat said as Tori and Andre walked inside.

"Where are your parents?" Andre asked.

"They went to visit some relatives in San Francisco. My brother went with them." Cat explained.

"Good. That saves us some trouble of explaining." Andre said.

He brought Tori's and Cat's things from the car into the house and placed them in the living room.

"If you need anything, give me a call." Andre said.

"Don't worry. If anything happens, I'll call you." Cat said.

"Alright. I'll come by tomorrow to check how you are." Andre said as he looked at Tori.

"Okay. Thank you." Tori said before she stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him. He hugged her back, not even wanting to imagine how she must feel.

"No need to thank me. Just let me know if I can help in any way." He said.

"I will."

"Okay. See you then." Andre said as he walked out of the house.

"Tori…"

"I'm going to take a shower and go to bed. I… just need some rest." Tori said. Cat only nodded in response.

Tori walked upstairs where the bathroom was. She knew where the towels were, so she took one out and hung it on the hook on the door. She threw the dirty clothes off of her and stepped into the shower. She felt the hot water land on her body, she finally let her guard down as she slid down the wall and hugged her knees to her chest before she began to cry again.

A/N: Writing these chapters takes me longer than with any story before for many reasons. Also, finals are starting from next week so I can't promise any quick updates or anything. However, if I find some time and have the inspiration, of course I will update. And when summer break starts and I get some free time, I will update way faster. Hope you like the story so far.