The lights were flashing everywhere. Cars piled down the side of the road. It seemed like everyone was doing something to help. It was dark, and cold mist filled the air. The road was frosty with a sheet of ice. Crowds all stood around to watch the scene unfold. Puddles of rain water covered the ground. Rose peddles are scattered everywhere. Helicopters hovered over the mortifying town. Shades of color lined the sky as pain filled everyone's eyes. Sirens blew up the town all because of the bloody body on the ground.

12 hours earlier

Tori laid asleep on the floor of her living room as a figure stood above her. Shouts were fired and a hand was pulling her up forcefully awakening the girl in an instant. Tori was dressed in her white boxers and black Nike socks so the figure was seeing her in a extremely vulnerable state. Tori finally came to, realizing that her mother was grabbing her and screaming at the top of her lungs. She looked around the room seeing no Jade in sight.

She quickly grabbed her shirt on the floor to prevent even more awkwardness between Tori and her mother.

A pain of guilt swept over Tori's mind. Curiosity had filled her thoughts with where her Jade had disappeared to. She recognized a note taped to the DVD player she had used the night before and had made a mental not to read it after her mothers episode comes to a close.

"Victoria Vega! Do you know what fucking time it is?" Her mother breathed

"No mom I don't and Im not in the mood for this." Spoken with distaste

"I am beyond done with your attitude towards me"

"What are you talking about! I was asleep minding my own God damn business and then your ass had to come wake me up screaming bloody murder."

"How dare you talk to me like that. I am your mother and you will show me respect or you will get out of my house."

There was no words spoken. Just a moment of both parties watching the other until her mother spoke with disappointment in her tone.

"Tori what happened to your face." Her mother breathed with a sigh

"If you must know some ass punched me for being all over his girl." Her voice cracked as she spoke the rest. Jade was not here because she did not have Jade. They might have slept together, but she was not hers and she wasn't going to be. She had Beck, they had 3 years together and Tori was not going to stand a chance.

Her mother looked at her with pity.

She escorted Tori to sit down on the couch so they could talk about it. Although Tori and her mom never really had the strongest relationship and always got on the others last nerve, they shared an understanding that was unbreakable no matter what fight they managed to get into together.

Tori breathed a sigh of relief that she was able to talk to her mom about it. They were close when it came to these things. There was always one rule when they would talk about relationships and it was no interrupting with judgment. They were allowed to use helpful words to help the other go on about the situation, but they were no allowed to tear the other down for what they did.

Her mom gave her a look as if saying 'Its okay start when your ready' Tori simply nodded in response.

"Mom there's this girl and shes not like any of the other girls that I have been with. Shes not just another straight girl wanting a good time." Tori starting to breathe heavily, she was stressing herself out and needed to try to calm down. Her mom handed her the bottle of water on the counter to try and help relax her as she tried to continue the story.

"I thought we hit it off pretty well. She was mindlessly flirting with me and I was totally lost in her eyes. They are beautiful, she is beautiful. We were assigned to do a project and she offered to be my partner. We went over to a corner of the class room and she was telling me her ideas for the skit and I was taking mental notes of what I found interesting about the scene. Then before I know it some guy is standing over us, pulling her away from me and talking shit. I'm on the ground, and my vision goes blurry. So I get up while hes yelling at her and stop him from swinging and grab his hand."

Mrs. Vega places her hand on Tori to try and calm her down. She is getting fidgety and her mother is afraid she is going to do something rash.

"Then I broke his hand and tried to leave, but she stopped me."

"Honey you have no idea how proud of you I am for raising a strong women who is not afraid to stand up for others." a smile appeared on Tori's face.

They got up and headed towards the kitchen to continue the conversation. Vega began making coffee, which her mother respectfully declined. Tori's coffee was strong, almost bleeding caffeine just like she does. Her mother recalls it as tasting like 'death' in a cup.

"Victoria you need to go to school its already 11:24 and it is still you first week. As much as I hate to say this, Hollywood Arts is your last option, and I don't want to lose you to the other side of the country."

"Okay mom i'll get going soon."

They both parted ways and Tori made it back into the living room to read whatever Jade had left her.

She picked up the folded piece of paper which had been sealed with a pair of dark lips over the note.

She opened it an began to read it.

Tori,

Thank you for last night

It was exactly what I needed to clear my head

You know how to make me smile

Not many can do that

I meant it when I said that you were gorgeous, so don't forget it

I'm not one to give compliments

I understand you are most likely in a state of confusions wondering where I am

Beck called me after you fell asleep.

He said that he needed me back, that we fit

I don't want to be with Him

I told him that there was already someone else

He had his chance and blew it multiple times

Being with you was no mistake so please don't feel like this is the end

If you feel what we have could be more

Meet me tonight so we can explore

P.S. Your great in bed

-J

Tori's perspective

I stuck the note in my bag and took a shower. Once I got out. I put on some jeans and a cut off, grabbed some coffee and got on my bike. The drive to school was fast, I was eager to get there. I pulled into the parking lot at 12:01 so I only had 10 minutes left of lunch. I parked my bike and walked into the school heading towards my locker. I found a note taped to the door:

Nozu 9PM

A smile crossed my face and I closed my locker and headed to class as the bell rang. The day went by fast and I had finally gotten home. I did not see Jade at school, but I was only there for about an hour so I can't complain. I started on the makeup work I had to do for missing most of my classes today, which took a lot longer than I had expected. I finished at about 7:50 and decided to get ready.

My mom was very understanding about the whole situation which I appreciated. Its nice to have her on my side once in awhile.

After I finished getting ready, I headed to the flower shop to pick up a dozen black roses with one red rose in the middle of the bouquet. I figured that would be something Jade would like considering she is into the whole punk goth thing, which is kinda hot.

My watch read 8:45 so I decided to head over to Nozu. I placed the roses in the compartment under the seat of the bike and they fit perfectly.

The road seemed full of life with nature filling the air. The moon was shining over the road leading me on to my destination. I caught a glimpse of lighting in the distance and I could tell rain was close to falling. Drizzle ran down the face of my helmet dripping on to my hands.

No Ones Point Of View

As Tori made her way to the final turn to reach Nozu someone flashed their lights making her vision blur. She ended up swerving to maintain control. The driver was becoming dangerously close to her bike. In the blink of a second there was a crash followed by the sounds of a gunshot.

Thank you for reading and please review if you would like to find out what happens next. I am open to suggestion about the story so feel free to give me ideas on how you would like it to evolve in the future.