BANG! BANG! BANG!

Jade jolted awake her heart pounding a mile a minute before she heard it again. Someone was banging at her door. She checked the time, noting it was a few minutes to midnight. Whoever was banging at her door better be dead or dying or else she would introduce them to her trusty scissors. She was already in a bad mood from the day's earlier events. Dinner with her father had not gone well and he left to smooth things over with his client. Her mom was not home and she was left alone as usual. Before she went to bed Trina called her asking if she had seen Tori and her heart tightened at the thought of something bad happening to Tori. Turns out Tori had texted Trina that she was with their mom but apparently the annoying Vega had forgot to check her texts and now someone had just woken her up from a very nice dream.

Jade tightened her robe around her, a pair of scissors in her hand and her phone in the other ready to dial 911, just in case. Jade checked the peephole and hurried to open the door to reveal none other than Tori Vega covered in blood.

"Tori, what happened?" Jade asked in shock as she dropped her scissors and carefully assisted the Latina over the threshold. Tori remained quiet and just stared blankly ahead. "Are you okay?" Jade tried again but still nothing. "Okay, I'm calling the police and …" Jade had put her phone to her ear as she spoke when Tori knocked the device out of her hand. "What the hell?" Jade looked angrily at the other girl waiting for an explanation. Tori just looked at her with a pleading expression and Jade relented. "Okay, no cops. But we have to clean you up." Tori nodded and Jade helped her to her room and into her shower.

Jade turned the water on and before it could even get warm Tori had already stepped under the cold spray. Jade left to get the girl some clean clothes and returned to find the Latina in the same position she had left her. Jade rolled up her sleeves and helped remove the bloody clothes. Tori now stood in her bra and underwear, and if this were any other situation Jade would have teased her about it. Jade started cleaning the other girl when it became apparent that she wouldn't move. She started with the Latina's beautiful hair which was now mated with blood and dirt before moving to her face. Jade carefully studied the girl as she cleaned her noting that apart from a few bruises on her face, the girl appeared unharmed.

When she finished, she took her towel and dried Tori off before handing her the clothes. Tori looked at the clothes for a while before she removed her bra and underwear and started putting on the clothes. Jade watched in disbelief as the girl stripped in front of her and turned around quickly a blush on her cheeks.

"You can turn around now."

Jade turned around at the other girls words, "I see you got your voice back." She said getting angry. She had been worried ever since she saw who it was at her door and Tori was just standing there as if the events of the past thirty minutes had not happened. "What the hell happened to you Vega? I mean are you hurt? Did someone do something to you?"

Tori shook her head, "No, I'm fine. They didn't do anything to me."

"What are you talking about? You were covered in blood when you came." Jade took a deep breath and sat on her bed. "Please Tori, just tell me what happened."

Tori knelt in front of the pale skinned girl and looked into her eyes, "Some guys tried to attack me but someone else attacked them. The blood wasn't mine and the reason I didn't want you to call the police is because I saw who attacked them. She saved my life and I'm not going to help the police catch her, so please let it go."

"Tori, your dad is a cop. If you're a witness to a crime you have to report it." Jade waited for the other girl to speak but Tori was staring at her as if she was in a trance. "Tori, are you listening to me?"

Instead of answering, Tori grabbed the Goth's face in both of her hands and looked into her eyes. "You have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen."

"What is going on with you Vega?" Jade was officially worried now. Tori had been acting weird the whole day. At school she was distracted, her mood was all over the place, was she on drugs? Or maybe she was pregnant, Jade didn't know but she was starting to fear for the girl.

"Do you know what it feels like?" Jade was confused but before she could answer, Tori continued to speak. "Do you know what it's like to love someone who treats you like crap? To love someone who constantly puts you down that being around them hurts but being away from them hurts even more. To watch as someone else holds them and kisses them and you can't even hug them."

Jade jumped to her feet and walked to the other side of the room her heart beating in her chest. This was starting to freak her out. "Tori, I don't know what is going on but if you're okay then you need to leave."

Tori stood up slowly and walked to the other girl. Jade tried to side-step around her but Tori grabbed her and pushed her roughly into the wall. Tori grabbed Jade's hands and pinned them above her head. "I have dreamt about you every day since I met you. Dreamt of holding you, kissing you," Tori put her mouth next to the Goth's ear and whispered, "making love to you."

Jade tried to fight off the Latina but she was stronger than she thought. "Tori please stop."

Tori looked into the girl's eyes and spoke in a soft voice. "When you got back with Beck, I wanted to get over you and move on. But I started noticing how you would look at me when you thought I couldn't see you. Or how you thought up excuses to touch me or sit close to me and I knew that part of you wanted me just as much as I wanted you."

Jade was frozen on the spot, they were so close that she could feel Tori's lips as they moved, "Just remember this, if anyone asks, I was never here." Tori stepped back and it was only then that Jade noticed that her hands had already been freed. "Goodbye Jade." Tori opened Jade's bedroom door and was about to leave when she looked at Jade one last time. "Remember, I was never here."

Jade watched as Tori closed the door and only after she heard the living room door close did she take in a much needed breath. What the hell just happened? She made sure the living room door was locked before she locked her bedroom door and got into bed. This was by far the weirdest thing that had ever happened in her life and she would get to the bottom of it.

Jade walked into school the next day a cup of coffee in her hands and her eyes scanning the crowd for a certain Latina. She stopped by her locker to get her books when her boyfriend walked up to her and gave her a peck on the cheek. "Hey, how did dinner with your dad go?" He asked as he took a sip of his own coffee.

Jade was about to answer when she saw her target and without a word, she slammed her locker and walked after the other girl before grabbing her arm and dragging her into the janitor's closet. "What the hell is wrong with you Jade?" Trina Vega asked angrily as she glared at the other girl.

Jade crossed her arms over her chest and glared back, "What's wrong with your sister?"

"What are you..."

"Your sister came to my house yesterday covered in blood and acting weird and when I help clean her up, she attacks me and starts going on about how she is in love with me."

Trina appeared shocked for a second before she nodded her head as if she had just realised something. "So that's where she was. Look Jade, whatever happened yesterday wasn't real."

"I'm sorry, what?"

"Tori has been going on about how she wants payback for everything that you have put her through since she came to Hollywood Arts. I guess she went through with it."

Jade was furious, "you mean that she pretended to be hurt just to get back at me?"

"Look, just let it go before you do something you'll regret." And with that Trina walked out of the closet leaving a seething and bewildered Jade behind.

Jade walked into Sikowitz class and headed to her usual seat, next to Beck of course, to find someone already occupying it. "Get out of my chair." She snapped at the girl, she was already in a bad mood after talking to Trina and now this. The girl continued typing away on her phone as if she hadn't heard anything. This girl was starting to piss her off even more. "I said move."

Beck grabbed her hand and attempted to avert disaster, "why don't you calm down Jade." The class was dead quiet at the moment, everybody waiting to see what would happen.

Jade ignored him and the girl finally put her phone away and stood up turning to face the angry girl. "I heard you but I just don't care."

Jade took in the girls features. She was the same height as Jade with a more athletic build. She was pretty with bright green eyes. Her black hair was cut short, the sides being shorter than the top. She wore a black t-shirt with black jeans and black boots. Intricately designed tattoos covered both her arms the dark patterns standing out against her fair skin. Jade had to admit, she was hot but nobody talked to her like that and got away with it.

"You must be new here so I'll give you one more chance to move or else I'll …"

"What stab me with you scissors?" The girl asked as she stepped closer to Jade, "I'd like to see you try."

The whole class held their breath waiting for the eruption when Tori spoke, "Em, stop. You can sit next to me." Tori indicated the chair on her left that was currently unoccupied.

"She started it." The girl said but Tori gave her a look and she gave a sigh, "fine." She grabbed her backpack from the floor and sat down next to the Latina. Jade wondered how Tori knew this girl before she remembered her conversation with Trina. Tori didn't seem to have any bruises on her face so was Trina telling her the truth? Did Tori really fake being attacked just to get back at her? Or did something else happen that the older Vega didn't want her to know. She shrugged it off and sat down leaning against Beck.

"Someone stood up to Jade, girl must be losing her touch." Rex said before he screamed as said girl tore his arm off and threw it out the window.

"Rex!" Robbie shouted cradling the puppet in his arms. Before he could move, Sikowitz entered through the window and threw the arm back at him.

"Next time Robbie you should just remain silent." The teacher advised as he placed his bag on the ground. "Alright class, I have been informed that we have a new student in our midst, Emily is it?"

"Yes, Emily Ford I just transferred in." the girl clarified she looked at Jade and gave a chilling smile, "And I think I'll like it here.

"Detective Vega, glad you could join us."

"Sorry Gary, the girls were at it again this morning. I barely got a chance to take a shower." David Vega said as he ducked under the police tape and approached his partner. "So what do we have?"

"An anonymous call came in this morning saying that there were dead bodies found in an alley. Hope you had a light breakfast."

They entered further into the alley and were greeted with a sight that made Detective Vega stop in his tracks. There was blood everywhere, a severed arm lay close to where they were standing and a severed leg was lying a few meters away. "This is the most gruesome murder scene I have ever come across." The medical examiner said as she approached the two officers.

"How many bodies are there?" Gary asked writing on his notepad.

"I counted six bodies so far. There might be more considering the fact that I found eight pieces belonging to the same body."

"Who could have done something like this? Or what?"

"I don't know but whoever they are they have to be incredibly strong to inflict the damage I saw. I'll have to get the bodies back to the lab to make a more thorough examination. I'll call you once I get something."

"Do you know who the victims are?" David asked crouching down to examine the severed arm.

Gary smiled as he consulted his notes, "Apparently, the body that was found in eight pieces belonged to Alex Hill. Remember him?"

"The guy suspected for the rape and murder of Marie Saunders?"

"The very same one, the other bodies belong to some of his known associates. Some of who we suspected of being involved in the Saunders case. Guess someone decided to make them pay for their crimes."

"Detectives," A uniformed officer called as he approached them, "dispatch just called apparently there are seven similar crime scenes within a mile of this area. They want you guys to check them out."

"What the hell is going on?" Gary asked turning to his partner.

David looked at the crowd around them his eyes attracted to a figure that was shrouded in darkness. The figure lingered for a few seconds before it disappeared, "I don't know Gary but I have a feeling it's going to get much worse."

A/N

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