Hi :) This chapter is a little bit different to all the others. I was trying the flashback thing again and I'm not sure if it worked but let me know what you think.
P.s in this story the almost tori kiss doesn't exist and the moose kiss doesn't exist.
Disclaimer: I don't own victorious
A week after the house party and Tori had picked herself up and moved on from Sean. Or at least it seemed that way to Jade who had been given the 'you don't need a guy to make you happy' and 'being single is great' talk at least six times. Unfortunately Andre had also been given this talk more than once and he was feeling more and more friend-zoned than ever. It was in the middle of one of these riveting speeches at lunch that Robbie came over to the group with a peculiar question.
'Jade, where is that blonde wig you took? Jessica Martinez really needs it for her play and as the Wig Master it's my responsibility. So when can I get it back? This afternoon, or tomorrow.. I mean just- Please don't kill me.' Robbie squeaked, catching the attention of all their friends.
Jade froze trying to think of a good response. Her friends looked at her questioningly. She knew it was suspicious that she'd kept the wig as they weren't supposed to leave school with the costumes anyway. But Jade knew what had happened to it.. It had been an accident. Beck said he was going to fix it.
'What wig?' Jade shrugged, trying to hide the guilty look on her face.
'The blonde wig you wore for Beck's short film' Robbie explained.
'Oh that wig!..' Jade feigned surprise 'Yeah I gave that back'
'No- no you didn't' Robbie pursued.
'Yes I did!' Jade gritted her teeth, glaring at the nerdy boy.
'No! The last time I saw it was when I walked in on you and Beck in the blackbox!' Robbie insisted causing Jade to shut her eyes and count to ten trying to reign in her anger at the curly haired boy.
It was the final night of filming for Beck's short film and after hundreds of takes Beck decided to call it a day on one particular scene as Cat just couldn't get the line right. He would just have to cut it out. Thankful they were finally allowed to leave the rest of the cast changed and left the building as fast as they could. Except for Jade. She was still so cross with her ex-boyfriend for casting her as the stupid girl and she wasn't going to let him get away with it.
'Jade just calm down' Beck was rubbing his temples with his fingers as his ex-girlfriend stood in front of him angrily.
'I just don't understand why you made me the dumb one! You know if I had Cat's role i'd actually say my lines when i'm supposed to! Why can't you just switch us?' Jade argued
'Cat is our friend. I'm not going to take her part off her because she made one mistake' Beck clarified, wondering why Jade took such offense to this part.
'One mistake?! She ruined the whole take' Jade protested.
'Jade.. it's not happening, end of.' Beck finalised
'Whatever, you probably just gave me that part because I die in it anyway' Jade mumbled quietly, but looked away genuinely hurt by the idea of it.
'What? No of course not' Beck replied, shocked at the accusation.
'Well thats what it feels like!' Jade snapped, crossing her arms. This was possibly the longest conversation they'd had since they'd broken up and it was moving into delicate territory. 'Do you actually hate me that much?' She added hurt.
'Jade it's a movie it's not real' Beck said sensitively, 'I wouldn't have asked you to be in it if I hated you' he affirmed, sensing that Jade was actually genuinely upset by this and he wondered if this was her way of inadvertently figuring out if he still cared about her.
Jade nodded in response, her lips pouting in a way that he had always found impossible to resist and suddenly all Beck could think of was the feeling of her lips against his. He knew exactly how soft they felt and how it was one of the best feelings in the world.
'I still don't get why you cast me as the dumb girl though! You could even have cast Tori as the dumb girl..' Jade continued complaining viciously 'I mean I like a challenge but come on you know I could have done a better than-' Beck interrupted her rant by suddenly pressing his lips against hers and kissing her passionately, he just couldn't help himself. Jade froze for a second in complete and utter shock. Beck's hands were on her cheeks, and Beck's lips were on her lips and Beck's tongue was.. oh my god.
'What the fuck!?' Jade pushed him off her angrily.
'Sorry' Beck said looking at her guiltily, although regret was not one the many emotions he was feeling right now. 'It didn't mean anything.' He clarified. Jade frowned and turned away from him.
'Look. In my next short film, I promise not to kill you off' Beck promised not noticing himself grabbing hold of her hand as he spoke. Jade looked down at their intertwined fingers confused, one minute he says she means nothing, the next he's holding her hand, she just couldnt deal with these mixed signals. Beck realised what he'd done and waited for Jade to start yelling again but she didn't, she just stared at their hands dazed as if the feeling was completely foreign to her.
'Jade?' Beck whispered and she looked up at his face vulnerably. Beck untangled their hands and pressed his palm gently against her cheek as he once again pressed his lips against hers. But this time he felt it; she kissed back.
Somehow they ended up pressed against the wall, kissing almost aggressively, neither caring that they were broken up or that they had barely even talked in months. Beck tugged and pulled at the blonde wig Jade was wearing, desperate to run his hands through her actual hair until he eventually pulled it off and dropped it to the floor. They continued kissing, getting more and more intense with each flick of the tongue and grinding their hips against each other, moaning indulgently.
Suddenly the door to the blackbox swung open and the sound of Robbie gasping and apologising profusely before slamming the door shut broke them apart.
'Shit' Jade panted looking into her ex-boyfriends deep brown eyes in alarm. It suddenly dawned on her what she'd just done. Beck didn't seem to care and leant forwards badly wanting to kiss her again.
'No Beck I'm not a toy! Stop messing with me!' Jade shouted, straightening out her clothes and picking up the now rather disheveled blonde wig from the floor and storming out of the room.
'Jade!' Beck shouted following her quickly out but by the time he got to the door she was already yards away down the corridor.
'Wait Jade, I need your wig back! I'm the wig master!' Robbie shouted pointlessly and Beck just exhaled, angry with himself for letting her walk away, feeling like she'd just been used.
'Jade West get back here!' Robbie continued to shout.
'Give it up Rob, she's not coming back' Beck mumbled regretfully.
'Are you guys back together..?' Robbie began but Beck shook his head cutting him off.
'You're our friend right?' Beck clarified 'Could you just forget you saw that?' Beck asked in aguish. Robbie nodded and with that, Beck walked away.
'No Robbie. You didn't see anything!' Jade growled, her voice warning him to back down as the rest of the group watched the argument interestedly. Robbie sulked defeated and Jade turned back to the notebook she'd been writing in. The group ate their lunch silently for another couple of minutes when abruptly Robbie dared speak again.
'If you don't return it you have to pay a fine' Robbie blurted out and Tori swore she saw Jades eyes glow red for a second. Andre smacked his palm over his eyes terrified for Robbie as their pale friend stood slowly. Cat chewed on her hair and squealed hiding behind Andre as Jades intense eye contact bore into the curly haired boy. Jade made a noise akin to a roar and launched her lunch in the direction of Robbie, her tomato pasta covering the nerdy boys shirt. She was just about to throw the cutlery she'd been using when Tori caught tight hold of her wrist.
'Put it down' Tori said in a stern voice, almost trying to imitate Beck who until this point had been the only person able to calm an angry Jade.
'Get off me!' Jade squirmed trying to remove her arm from Tori's grasp.
'Drop the fork' Tori ordered. Jade glared even more irritatedly but eventually dropped the sharp mental object she'd been threatening to throw. Tori released her grip and Jade grabbed her bag and stormed away from the table. Tori rolled her eyes. She'd forgotten what Jade could be like when she was angry.
'Jade where are you going?' Tori cried after the pale girl who was walking with a fast pace in the direction of the car park.
'Where do you think? To get the stupid wig!' Jade shouted back exasperatedly.
'Oh, you actually know where it is?' Tori replied in surprise. Jade exhaled and squeezed the bridge of her nose.
'Yes, now let me go get it.' Jade growled getting in to her car. The brunette opened up the drivers seat and got inside when to her annoyance Tori joined her in the passenger seat.
'No. Out! Get out!' Jade insisted but Tori just buckled up her seatbelt defiantly.
'No I want to come, I have a free period next and besides.. you've made me curious' Tori insisted. Jade glared daggers at her but by this point she really didn't care anymore, she just didn't want to get fined. She started the car and scowling began the 20 minute drive to Beck's. It wasn't long before Tori figured out where they were going and raised an eyebrow in the direction of the pale girl but didn't say anything. Jade parked on Beck's driveway and quickly stormed over to the RV and pulled out a key that she'd very rarely had to use.
'Since when have you had a key to the RV?' Tori asked in surprise as she followed the pale girl into the metal vehicle that was basically Beck's bedroom.
'I don't know since we were like 15, does it matter? Lets just find the wig then get back to school' Jade insisted, looking all over the RV.
'Oh thank goodness, it's just you' Beck's mother sounded relieved stepping into the RV behind Tori. She had seen the car pull up and then the door of the RV open but she had assumed it was thieves trying to break in and she was carrying a baseball bat ready to defend herself.
'Sorry Louise, I thought you'd be at work. I just have to find something I left here.' Jade apologised from her position on the floor. Her voice was muffled as her head and arms were under the bed and her legs dangling out behind her. Louise looked at Tori confused and Tori shrugged in response.
'Aha!' Jade smiled pulling back out from under the bed and holding onto a messy tangle of blonde hair. Jades smile fell as she took in the state of the wig, this was way worse than it was the last time she saw it.
'Oh I'm going to kill him!' Jade shouted trying to straighten out the wig but it was hopeless. 'He is so dead!' Jade repeated pulling at the knots.
'Beck did that? What were you doing?' Tori laughed disbelievingly.
'Tori! dshhh!' Jades eyes widened looking between Beck's Mum and Tori horrified. After a couple of failed attempts at pulling herself off the ground she looked up at her boyfriends mother seriously 'Louise, would you mind pulling me up so I can catch a plane to England and go murder your son' Jade said completely straight faced. Louise laughed but helped her sons girlfriend up off the dusty carpet nevertheless.
'Oh Jade.. How I've missed your witty comments around here!' Louise smiled 'How are you feeling?'
'I'm actually good, great even' Jade replied, wiping off dust from her clothes and wondering if Beck ever cleaned.
'Morning sickness gone?' Louise asked and Jade nodded, 'How many weeks is this now 18?'
'Yeah I have my 20 week scan next tuesday. Sorry I meant to call you, I've just been getting my head around stuff to be honest.' Jade apologised but Louise shook her head.
'Come.. I want to show you something' Louise beckoned the girls out of the RV and they followed her into the house. Louise was tall, large, tanned and had long curly black hair and she directed the two girls upstairs and into the bedroom that had once been Beck's before he moved into the RV. As soon as Louise opened the door, Jade gasped. They had redecorated it completely, the spare bedroom was now a light green nursery, with a wooden cot in the corner of the room and snow white fluffy blankets.
'We thought a neutral colour would be best, what do you think? For when bump comes to stay with granny and grandpa' Louise smiled excitedly. Jades mouth had dropped and she gripped onto Tori's arm tightly for support.
'I don't know what to say' Jade eventually managed to stammer. Her eyes circling the room that was just perfectly designed for a newborn. There were tons of soft animal toys and books and even a changing table.
'Most of this was Beck's old furniture when he was tiny but we bought the toys and the blankets the other day. Sorry have I overwhelmed you?' Louise asked nervously. Jade shook her head although that was exactly the way she felt right now.
'It's absolutely beautiful Mrs Oliver' Tori spoke for her. 'Is that Beck and Jade?' She pointed to the photograph stuck on the edge of the cot.
'Yeah that was Beck's 11th birthday party. I always thought that was just the cutest picture of them so I thought maybe this little one would like it too' Louise smiled at Jade who was regaining a little colour in her cheeks after the shock of seeing the room.
'We got into a big fight about the rules of hide and seek and just when we were in the middle of it Louise stuck a camera in our face and forced us to smile' Jade smirked at the memory.
'How did you get into a fight about the rules of hide and seek?' Tori questioned 'The rules are just someone hides and someone seeks'
'Trust me! Those two can turn anything into World War 3. They've always had a talent for that' Louise laughed and Jade shook her head smiling.
'We aren't that bad' Jade insisted, finally letting go of Tori's arm and looking around the room.
'This is gorgeous Louise, I just don't know how to say thank you' Jade admitted quietly. Placing a tentative hand on her stomach the brunette sat down on the wooden rocking chair next to the bookshelf and looked down at the floor.
'You don't sweetie, you don't need to' Louise bent in front of the pale girl and took hold of her hands. 'I know your parents aren't supporting you with this, but don't you feel like you're alone. If you need help, you ask me. If you need someone to talk to, you talk to me. And if you need a Mum right now, you've got me' Louise said genuinely, pulling the pale girl into a hug. Jade rested her head on Louise's shoulder trying not to cry. Tori smiled, it was a touching gesture that on some level she knew Jade really needed.
Tori and Jade ended up staying for the rest of the night and joined Beck's parents for dinner. Once all the serious talk was over they spent the rest of the time just catching up. They talked about school, Beck's movie and tried to guess the gender of the baby. Jade was extremely glad they'd bumped into Louise. After what happened with Robbie she'd been feeling so angry and just spending a couple of hours with Beck's loveable mother made a world of difference to her mood.
'Don't be a stranger ok?' Louise said seriously to the pale girl before giving her another hug and Jade agreed they would meet up for lunch soon. Louise gave Tori a quick hug goodbye before the girls got back in the car and headed back home.
'So.. What exactly happened to the wig?' Tori asked curiously. Jade shifted in her seat, looking slightly nervous.
'Beck messed it up' Jade answered simply
'How?' Tori urged her.
'We were making out' Jade rolled her eyes, getting tired of her friends nosiness.
'Hmm interesting.. this wouldn't be the same night bump happened to be made would it?' Tori continued. Jade braked suddenly as the traffic light turned red, shocking the other brunette.
'No!' Jade spluttered laughing, 'God.. what do you think we're into? We just got carried away after filming one day.'
'Evidently' Tori held up the bedraggled blonde wig that she'd been attempting to untangle huge knots out of. 'So how did you actually.. you know..' Tori nodded at Jades stomach.
'It's all your fault actually, well you, and Andre and Cat and Robbie' Jade sighed, knowing Tori had been dying to ask this question since she found out about their little hook up.
'Of course it is' Tori rolled her eyes smiling, waiting for Jade to continue.
The credits began rolling and the audience applauded loudly. Beck's short film had been a success despite the parrot interrupting in the middle of it. Once the screen went blank the audience began to exit the blackbox slowly and Jade stood up ready to follow everyone out. But just as she was about to leave something caught her eye. Beck's disappointed face as he sat down on the side of the stage reading through his script. She frowned, they hadn't spoken to each other for an entire week after the incident but she couldn't help but wonder why he looked so down. Even she had to admit his film was awesome, even if she did die in it.
'Hey' Jade folded her arms and took a seat next to him on the stage, ensuring there was at least a foot of distance between them. 'Congratulations on your film' she added awkwardly.
'Thanks' Beck said looking at her confused.
Jade elbowed him gently, 'Do you want to hurry up and tell me whats wrong because I have better places to be'
'You're so sweet' Beck responded sarcastically. Jade raised an eyebrow but didn't move from her seat next to him.
'I guess I'm just a bit pissed everyone left in the middle of it' Beck shrugged.
'Not everyone.. just well, all of our friends' Jade tried to rationalise it, but she could understand why he was annoyed. Beck looked up at her curiously and she turned the other way instantly. Just a glance into those deep brown eyes gave her butterflies that she knew she shouldn't feel.
'Look Jade about last week.. I don't want you to think, I mean, I didn't want to make you feel used or anything, It just..' Beck sighed taking hold of her hand but looking into her eyes to make sure she was okay with it this time. 'I know I said it meant nothing but it didn't, I mean, it meant something. I know it's stupid but I just can't get over you'
'It's not that stupid' Jade whispered looking into his eyes. They'd been broken up for almost 6 months now and she hadn't looked at another guy, he hadn't looked at another girl. There was just something stopping them from moving on from each other, some sort of mental block.
'I love you' Beck confessed, looking down heartbroken.
'You're completely sappy, you know that?' Jade laughed, unable to hide the smile on her face.. he still loved her, it was all she'd needed to hear. The fluffy haired boy shook his head looking at her exasperatedly.
'And you're completely heartless' Beck pointed out.
'Heartless?' Jade gasped shocked, 'I've never met anyone as robotic with their emotions as you and I'm heartless?'
'Yeah you are' Beck flicked her knee childishly. Jade flicked him back twice as hard.
'Ow! You're a bully as well!' Beck rubbed his knee.
'You started it' Jade shrugged and Beck flicked her cheek, not hard enough to hurt her but just enough to annoy her. She looked shocked and Beck grinned triumphantly.
'Hey!' Jade flicked his cheek back and suddenly they were rolling on the floor of the stage affectionately play fighting and flicking each other. Beck pinned her down and Jade licked his cheek causing him to squirm and giving her the perfect opportunity to flip him back over and mess up his perfectly conditioned hair. Beck pecked at Jades cheek lightly, surprising her more than anything and she stopped stunned. Beck took this brief pause as an opportunity to flip her over again and this time he pulled her arms up above her head. She was stuck. Beck leant down and kissed her properly this time and Jade kissed back wrapping her legs around his not letting him leave. The play fight suddenly wasn't much of a fight anymore and had progressed into much more of a make out session.
'Do you want to go back to mine?' Beck whispered huskily, as Jade kissed and sucked at his neck hungrily. It didn't take Jade a lot of convincing, she wanted him as much as he wanted her. They were quiet the whole way there but the second the door of the RV slammed shut they returned to their make out session, this time pulling the clothes off each other and falling backwards onto the bed. They were too caught up in the moment to even think about protection.
'And you're sure thats the date you conceived?' Tori asked trying to hold back her laughter.
'We did the math' Jade nodded disconcertedly.
'So your baby is the result of a flicking fight?' Tori shook her head grinning.
'Shut up! Like I said it's your fault, you shouldn't have left Beck's film' Jade scolded.
'Yeah.. it was all me, Cat, Robbie and Andre. You and Beck didn't do anything' Tori laughed climbing out of the car.
'I shouldn't have told you' Jade groaned.
'Hey' Tori turned to face Jade. They had become so close recently, a few months ago Jade never would have told her secrets like this so she didn't want the pale girl to regret telling her that. 'It's sweet, honestly.'
'Even worse!' Jade groaned making her way in to the house. Tori shook her head collapsing on to the couch. The more time she spent with Jade the more of an insight she got into Beck and Jades relationship. She'd always thought they were more destructive than anything but honestly, she was beginning to realise just how much they complemented each other and as self-declared auntie to this baby, this was one story she was sure she was going to tell them as soon as they were old enough.
Were the flashbacks confusing or was it ok? Ahh!
Thank you crazy amounts for all the reviews you gave me for chapter 9 :D It really helped me get this chapter written because i've been busy studying for a boring german grammar exam so i've not had much time to write. Please please review! I find everything you have to say about my writing so helpful.
Also once again huge thank you to xxbaderomancexx who helped me with ideas for this chapter. You are a star!