HEY GUYS! First of all, I'd like to apologize for the late update! Finals are a pain in the ass! But ahem.. I'm done so no worries! Even though I'm on break, it may take me awhile to update because I have things to do over break. But I promise I'll update ASAP! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW! LOVE YOU GUYS!

DISCLAIMER: Really? Why do I still have to do this? Victorious and its characters are not mine. I own nothing… except these popsicles.

Jade sat on the edge of her bed staring at her closet that was on the opposite side of her. Why the hell was she having a difficult time finding something to wear? When she agreed to go on a date with Tori, it felt… right. But she also sensed something else in the brunette's eyes when she agreed to it. Tori was very sweet, as a matter of fact, Jade couldn't stand just how sweet she was. It's been almost two weeks since they've met and they spent every minute together. If they weren't texting, they were hanging out, and if they weren't doing that, they were talking on the phone. Jade was kind of shocked at how close they became friends. Jade liked a lot of things about Tori… like when she smiled and her dimples bloomed like a flower in the spring time, or like when she laughs and it sounds like a thousand melodies combined to make an amazing chorus, or like when…. Wait… Jade snapped out of her thoughts. Why couldn't she get the brunette out of her head? If this is what making a new friend was about, then she should take some serious consideration on how not to think about them. She wasn't quite sure why all of a sudden she felt… connected? No, that wasn't it. It had to be something else, but at the moment she couldn't pinpoint on exactly what it was because every time she did, her body reacted in this strange, weird way. She had felt that "feeling" before, but from where exactly? That's what the blackhead didn't know.

"The hell is this? I've been thinking too much." Jade muttered to herself.

She got up and paced back and forth before dragging herself towards her walk-in closet. Jade didn't know why she was nervous to go on a simple outing with her new friend. Something wasn't right. But… it felt right. And yet, at the same time, it felt... weird. And to top it all off, Tori didn't tell her where they were going. Tori kept saying how it was a surprise and dates consist of things of that nature. Jade hates surprises. Now she doesn't know what to wear, what if she under-dress, or worse, over-dress.

"Maybe if I just.." Jade looked over at her phone that was resting on one of her drawer sets. She stared at it for a while before giving in and texting Tori.

J: Mind telling me the dress code?

She checked it over before pressing send and it wasn't long before she got a response from the brunette.

Tori: Clothes. (;

Of course, Jade thought and smiled. Tori was a hard nut to crack.

J: Really? And all this time I was planning on wearing my birthday suit.

Jade looked at the clock on her wall that read 6:45. Tori planned to pick her up around 8. Apparently there were three activities to the evening ahead of them from what Tori had told her.

T: Aren't you always wearing your birthday suit? You know, under those things called clothes? Which by the way, I'd considered wearing for the evening. We don't want to cause a scene due to your nudity.

Jade choked on air and tried to regain her breathing and laughter. Did Tori really just say that? Shaking her head and looking over at some jeans, she decided that was what she was going to wear. Jeans and a nice top, followed by her leather jacket. You can never go wrong with that, right? And plus, the blackhead knew she wasn't going to get anything out of Tori any time soon.

J: Hahaha! Who wears clothes anymore? I guess I'll consider wearing it. After all, I do have a date with someone who loves them. Maybe it'll earn me something at the end of the night?(;

Thinking that the winky face was too much, Jade decided to leave it in and send the message. There's just something about how her and Tori always fooled around that made her stomach feel fluffy and weird. Jade smiled as she got in the shower, ready to go on this nice evening with her friend Tori Vega.

Tori stared at her phone while she was in the middle of putting on her tights. Did Jade just flirt with her? Now, this wasn't anything new to the brunette. Her and Jade had always had that comfortable nature with each other. Something was different about this particular text though… especially the winky face at the end. Jade never used that. Now that Tori thought about it, Jade always stuck to smiley faces and nothing more. Shaking her head while she stood up, Tori pulled up her tights and threw on her high waisted dress shorts while she grabbed her fancy sweater/top. She was probably thinking too deep into the text Jade had sent. After all, she was trying to take things slow with Jade, nothing too fast. Tori felt connected to Jade in many ways, it's almost as if Jade completed her. While in the middle of pulling her top over her head, the room door slammed opened to reveal a very disgruntle Trina.

"God, Trina! Ever heard of knocking?!" Tori struggled to pull her top down even though she knew Trina had already seen it all.

Trina walked up to her with 3 measuring cups in her hand.

"Tori, where the heck is my 4th measuring cup?! I told you to put things back where you found them-" Trina paused and looked at her sister from head to toe. Trina had to admit, the younger Vega sister looked very sexy.

"And just where are you heading, missy?" Trina asked as she put her hand on her hips and raised her eyebrows.

Tori hadn't told her sister about how she and Jade had been talking for the last two weeks. Trina only arrived last night and it was too late to get into a heavy topic, so Tori decided that when she was ready she'd tell Trina. But the younger Vega sister already knew how Jade was Trina's best friend, so figuring it out shouldn't be that hard. It's not like they were dating or anything like that, they were simply two females who just loved hanging out with each other. Simple,,. right?

Putting on her shoes and grabbing her coat, Tori walked past her sister and down the stairs.

"I'm going out, mom. I'll be home before curfew."

Rolling her eyes, Trina went in the kitchen and checked on her muffins in the oven.

"Tori, I'm serious. Where are you going?.. Dressed like that."

"Out, Treen. I'll be back soon, okay?"

Trina got suspicious. Yes, Trina Vega was a nosey person and loved to be in people's business. Tori had only been in NY for two weeks so who could she had possibly met while the older Vega sister was gone?

"Why won't you tell me who you're going out with?"

"Last time I checked, I was an adult. Why do you care so much anyways?"

"Tori… you know how I feel about you going out by yourself. Especially after-"

"Stop." Tori whispered and looked at the floor.

She couldn't make eye contact with her sister because she knew where this topic was heading. Trina has always been protective of her since that incident… The first week that she arrived and told Trina she was going for a walk in the neighborhood, Trina put up a fit. Tori loved her sister very much for what she was doing, but she couldn't live in a shell her whole life. Looking back up at Trina and running her hand through her hair, Tori walked up to Trina and gave her a hug. Startled by the sudden movement it took Trina a while before she embraced her sister in a hug.

"I'm so sorry I had to put you through that. I promise it'll never happen again. Just… please don't worry about it or me, okay? I'll be fine."

Trina had always loved this side of Tori. How on earth could she be so strong after all that has happened to her? Tori pulled away from her and Trina smiled up at her sister.

"You're brave, you know that, right?" Trina said as she leaned against the counter watching her little sister put on her coat.

"Maybe it's because I have an awesome sister and protector like you."

Tori walked up to Jade's doorstep, but before she could ring the doorbell, the door swung open and there stood Jade in dark black skin tight jeans, black high boots with brown lines defining the zipper, and a dark blue fancy top underneath her leather jacket. The top Jade had on exposed a little cleavage and Tori couldn't help but to stare, only to be snapped out by the clearing of Jade's throat.

"My eyes are up here, Vega." Jade smirked as she closed her door and then locked it.

Tori couldn't believe that Jade would wear such a… revealing outfit. Not that the brunette was complaining, she actually loved what Jade was wearing. The only thing she ever saw Jade in was jeans and a plain t-shirt or her formal work attire.

"Sorry, uhh.. you.. look great." Tori said as they walked to her car.

"Really? I wasn't sure what to wear because-" Before Jade could finish her sentence, Tori walked over and opened the car door for her.

Jade was startled by the kind gesture. Tori was really taking this whole date thing seriously, no one has ever done that for her before. Jade loved that she was getting treated like a queen.

"Wow, you're certainly the gentle-lady"

"Gotta make a good impression on the first date." Tori winked and closed the door lightly and walked over to the other side. Hopping in she started her car and pulled out of Jade's driveway.

"I like your car. When did it arrive?"

"Thank you, Jade. And three days ago. I got tired taking cabs everywhere. I mean I know this is New York and cars are a waste, but we'll definitely need it tonight."

"About that… can I at least get a hint as to where we're going? You Know, just in case I go missing."

Tori stopped at the red light and looked over at Jade who had a smile plastered on her face.

"I promise I won't harm you tonight. For the activities we're attending… I can't make any promises." Tori said as the light turned green and she patted and rubbed Jade on the knee.

Jade wasn't really the patient type and she really wanted to know where Tori was taking her. Before she left her house Beck called her to ask if she packed Savannah's inhaler because they were planning to go run around in the snow later on. And then Trina called her too, asking Jade if they could hang tomorrow, and then her grandma and mom and then her brother. It's almost as if everyone decided to call her at the same time. Jade told all of them that she couldn't talk because she had somewhere very important to be and she was losing her patience when they kept her on the line longer. So at this point, she already had lost all the patience in the world. But looking over at Tori and how beautiful she looked, Jade's face relaxed. It's like Tori had this unspoken power upon her, she could make Jade relax just by one simple look… or in this case, one simple touch. Jade looked down at Tori's hand that was still rubbing and patting against her, she could definitely get used to that touch. Tori took her hand back and placed it on the wheel. Jade's face fell. She missed the contact. She was about to respond, but before she could, Jade noticed flashing lights ahead of them. No fucking way. Tori brought her to the festival in Central Park! This was the biggest festival in town! They had ice-skating, deep fried food (probably artery-cloggers), a live band, and face painting. This place had just about everything you could imagine.

"I… don't know what to say." Jade said as she continued to stare at the festival. She was so busy in her own world that she forgot that Tori was with her. Looking to her side, Tori had already opened the door for her and she had skates in her hand. Oh no, Jade thought. Were they really going to skate? Jade didn't even know how to skate…

"Common, Jade. The ice is waiting for us." Tori handed Jade her pair of skates.

"Tori I uhh.. don't know how to skate." Jade said sheepishly.

Tori smiled and pulled out her hand for Jade to take. Locking her door, Tori faced Jade and squeezed her hand.

"That's okay. I'll teach you. I won't let you go, okay?"

And she didn't.

Tori kept her word as she held Jade the whole time. At first the blackhead was hesitant about skating because she was definitely going to fall and hurt herself. Now Jade understood what Tori meant when she said that the activities were harmful. Even though she fell the first time she stood on the ice, Tori fell with her to make it look like it was planned just so Jade wouldn't feel embarrassed. They held hands the whole time and Jade was definitely getting the hang of it.. that is until some guy bumped in to her and she fell on her back.

"JADE! Are you okay?" Tori rushed up to her and bend down over Jade. The guy who hit her came rushing back screaming a thousand and one apologies.

"I'm so sorry about that! Is she okay?" The guy asked.

Jade sat up and rested in Tori's arms as she struggled to regain her vision. She heard a deep voice and when her vision finally came back, she was taken aback by how handsome this guy was. His lips were moving, but the only thing Jade could focus on was how attractive he was.

"Jade sweetie, are you okay?" Tori asked as she tried to push some hair out of the blackhead's face.

Jade sat up straight and looked into the guy's eyes. They were ocean blue and she couldn't help, but to stare into them.

"I uh.. yeah. I'm fine. Uh.. yeah." She stuttered out as she continued to look into this stranger's eyes.

They both helped Jade stand up and then skated back to land. Knowing it was safe and that Jade couldn't hurt herself while she was on grass, Tori told Jade that she would get her some hot cocoa. Much to Tori's discomfort, the stranger offered to wait with Jade while she went to get that. But Jade told Tori she'd be fine… really fine, Jade said in her head as she looked at the handsome figure next to her. They started off talking and Jade was really glad he didn't bring up the skating incident that happened not too long ago. His name was David and he was a doctor. Tori came back with the hot beverage and sat down next to Jade.

"Skating is not your strong point, I see." Said David as he gave his best smile to Jade.

"Hahaha I guess you could say that. I was doing fine until this wacko knocked me down." Jade teased.

"A wacko? Where is this guy? I'll beat him up for knocking such a pretty lil thing like you down." David teased back.

Jade blushed.

Tori looked to the side and rolled her eyes. Was this guy seriously flirting with Jade right now? Who the fuck was he and why the hell did-… Tori snapped out of it. Jade wasn't hers. And she was pretty sure that Jade didn't have the slightest clue that this was a date. To the blackhead, it was probably just another outing with a good friend. Tori was having a good time until Mr. Handsome-good hair-and-great smile came into the picture. Of course Jade would flirt back… Tori saw the look in Jade's eyes when she regained her vision from her fall. Jade never looked at Tori like that. Or maybe the brunette was taking this too fast, after all, they were only talking. It's not like Jade was planning to date him, right? The happiness came back to Tori… until she came back into the conversation and heard "I'll call you."

"Bye.. uhh.. I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name." David said as he looked over at Tori.

"Tori."

"Nice meeting you, Tori. You ladies have a nice evening." And with that, David skated away to meet up with his entourage.

Tori looked over at Jade who was staring and smiling at her phone with the caller I.D. "David" on the screen. Wow, Jade looked really happy in that moment. Maybe no one has bother to give her the time of day since the divorce. Tori found that hard to believe though because Jade was a babe. Stunning. Beautiful. Outrageously gorgeous. Tori thought that if she couldn't make Jade feel that way, then she was happy that someone else could do it. That smile and sparkle that Jade has in her eyes is all Tori wants for Jade. If she was happy, then the brunette was happy. Though, she still felt bad that she wasn't the one brining that happiness into the blackhead's life. So being the nice "friend" that she was, she was going to support Jade... no matter how much it hurts.

"He seems nice." Tori said as she stood up and smiled at Jade.

"He does. I uhh.. I'm sorry he interrupted our evening though. Still think we could do more activities? One that doesn't involve me falling on my ass?"

Tori laughed and held out her hand for Jade to take.

"Lucky for you, they do."

They both laughed and headed to the face painting to get cool things done to their faces. Jade got a tiger on the side of her face, while Tori got a cheetah on her left eye. After that they ate and tried just about every food in the park while laughing and telling each other how they'll regret it the next day. Two hours of fun and they found themselves in front of the hugest Christmas tree NY had to offer. Sitting on a bench and enjoying the beauty in front of them, Jade couldn't help but to smile at how much fun she had in the last three hours. This was the most fun she had in the last two years since her divorce. Sure Trina tried to take her out and do things, but the blackhead always refused because she wanted to be alone. The last thing she needed in her life was pity. Tori brought her to a festival.. Something she would definitely bring her daughter to, not a date. That's what she loved about Tori, she was an adult, yet she still never forgot how much of a child she was at heart. Jade shifted her body to look at Tori… she still didn't understand how Tori did it. How could someone take her breath away by just one glance?

"I had fun tonight, Tori. Thank you... for this. I needed it."

"No problem. I had lots of fun too. I'm sure your ass did as well.." Tori laughed.

"Hahaha I swear I was fine until David knocked me down!"

"Well at least one good thing came out of it."

Jade gave Tori a confused look.

"And what may that be?"

"Mr. Handsome wants you." Tori leaned against the bench and bit her lip.

"I don't know Tor. I guess we'll see what happens."

Tori faked a smile. She didn't want to hear that, but she made a promise to herself that she would support Jade in any decision she made.

"There is one thing I've been meaning to tell you all night though…" Jade said.

"What?.."

"You look really beautiful tonight."

Tori blushed. And this time it wasn't because of the cold that made her cheeks a rosy pink, it was because she was falling for a girl named Jade West.

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