It's a lot longer than the others, but I had an idea so I just kept going with it! Enjoy, kids!
The day following the bathroom incident was a Friday, and Vega decided to have a party since her parents were out of town. Initially, I was going to decline the invitation Robbie had given me. Robbie. Of all people, that kid grew a pair and approached me after school to ask if I wanted to go with him.
"Jade, I know you're probably going with Beck, or Cat. If you're even going at all, that is. But I was just wondering if maybe..." He stammered slightly, wiping his palms on the thighs of his jeans.
"What are you talking about, Robbie?" I asked as I dug through my locker, looking for my car keys.
"Tori's party tonight." He stated, sounding more confident since I hadn't threatened him with bodily harm. Yet.
"She's having a party?" I asked, casting a quick look over to where she stood at her locker, laughing with Cat.
"Well, yeah. No one's said anything to you yet?" He asked, sounding surprised.
I brushed off the slight hurt that I felt when I thought about the fact that no one had invited me, "I haven't really talked to anyone today."
Robbie nodded, "Well, would you want to go with me?" He asked hopefully.
I looked him up and down and thought about my options. I mean, I could go with him and it wouldn't be a big deal at all. Robbie's a good kid. Kinda weird. But he's still a good kid. Or, I could just not go at all and start getting over Vega like I had planned. That was my brain's idea. My heart, however, had other plans.
"Sure. We can go together. I'll pick you up at eight?" I suggested as I finally found my keys and shut my locker.
Robbie smiled happily at me as he nodded his head vigorously, "Yeah. Of course. Eight is perfect." He said before walked away with a little skip to his step.
I had to smile at that. Robbie was a simple kid. He just wanted friends and instead he's the butt of every joke. I made a mental note to lay off on the kid a little , as best as I could.
I spent the afternoon thinking about witty things to say to Vega if I got the chance. Something to put her in her place in regards to the situation that we were in. I was still furious that she had the audacity to blame me for the way things turned out between the two of us. We would have been fine if she had never kissed me that night with Cat. More than fine. We would be perfect because we would still be enemies.
Who the hell am I kidding? I loved every second of it when it happened. I love every second of it when it happens again. No matter how badly she hurts me.
Soon enough, after wallowing in self-pity for hours on end, it was time to go pick up Robbie and head over to Vega's for a night of self-induced torture and alcohol. Yay.
I pulled into Robbie's driveway and honked twice. Within moments, the scrawny boy was emerging from his house sans Rex. That surprised me. Lately he had been leaving the puppet at home. Not to say I wasn't excited. The only thing that I wasn't looking forward to in going to this party with Robbie was being in close quarters with that creepy puppet.
"Thanks for the ride, Jade." Robbie said once he got into the car.
I shrugged, "Don't worry about it." I said as I pulled out of his driveway.
"Hey, uh...if you don't mind me asking, are you okay?" Robbie asked, his voice shaking.
I looked at him quickly, confused that he would even ask something like that, "What? I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?"
"You've just been different lately. Everyone just said that you always shut people out and all that, but you look so sad." Robbie said softly, chancing a glance in my direction. My mouth hung agape. Of all people to pick up on what's being going on with me, and it's Robbie fucking Shapiro.
"Yeah. I haven't really felt like myself lately, Rob." I said softly, surprising even myself with allowing such a vulnerability with him.
"It's about Tori, isn't it?" He asked quietly.
Thankfully we were at a red light. I looked at him with wide eyes, "What? Why would you even ask that?" I asked, attempting to sound incredulous.
Robbie smiled, "You look at her the same way I wish Cat would look at me."
I was speechless. When the light turned green, I turned my attention back to the road and continued to drive. Silence filled the car with an uncomfortable tension. I didn't know what to say. Was it really that obvious?
"You don't have to say anything," Robbie said, breaking the silence, "I just wanted you to know that you aren't alone. If you need someone to talk to, I'm here."
"I...I appreciate that, Robbie. I really do." I said, looking at him and hoping that he knew I was being sincere. Another smile appeared on that boyish face and I have to admit, it made me feel a little better knowing that Robbie took the chance to talk to me about this. Not even Cat had bothered to say anything about it. Or even noticed for that matter.
"I won't drink. Just in case you wind up not wanting to stay." Robbie said politely. I smiled at him and nodded appreciatively.
Pulling into Vega's driveway, I really couldn't tell what I was feeling. Nervous to see how she would take to seeing me considering she didn't even invite me. Angry at the fact that she didn't invite me. Itching to see if she'd initiate any kind of physical contact.
We walked through the front door to see that the rest of the gang had already arrived. Nobody looked surprised to see me, which made me feel better about not getting an invitation. Vega was in the kitchen with her back to us, so I walked quietly up behind her and set my hands on her hips. She nearly jumped out of her skin, turning to face me quickly with wide eyes.
"Oh. It's you." She said as she let out a deep breath with one hand over her heart, "You scared me!"
"You sound like you were expecting me." I said in a low voice as I took a step away so I was out of sight of the living room and any prying eyes.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Vega asked coyly as she went back to mixing her drink.
"Because my invitation came from Robbie." I said, slightly irritated.
"We talked about it yesterday after school. You were already gone and he said he'd talk to you about it." She said as she turned to me with a drink in each hand. She offered me one and I accepted it, not willing to turn down free alcohol. I took a drink and coughed. It was strong. Like, at least half of this glass of whiskey. I looked at her with challenging eyes as she sipped her drink, batting her lashes at me innocently, "Do we have a problem?" She asked.
I licked my lips before taking another drink, "Not at all." I replied with a smirk.
"Good." She said, the corner or her mouth curling up slightly as she leaned in, brushing her lips against mine. I couldn't tell if the whiskey I was tasting was from her mouth or my own drink, but I was already feeling slightly drunk. Intoxicated with a simple kiss. I'm a closet sap, not a lightweight. I attempted to regain my composure and stop myself from pulling her back to me when she pulled away.
"Let's enjoy the party, Vega." I drawled as I walked by her, brushing against her body as I made my way back to the living room.
We sat and drank for quite some time before I needed a refill on mine. I got to my feet and was suddenly hit with how intoxicated I really was. Damn, that drink was strong. I got into the kitchen and went to make myself another, much weaker, drink. Hey, I kind of wanted to remember in the morning what happened. I had been rifling through the fridge to find some kind of dark soda to mix with when a pair of slender hands attached themselves to my hips. I smirked as I grabbed a can of cola and turned around to see Vega standing there, looking at me with glassy eyes.
"Can I help you?" I asked.
Vega hummed in thought as she watched her hand trace patterns on my stomach, "Maybe."
"You're drunk, Vega." I said, prying myself away from her and walking over to where I had sent my glass, regretting the fact that I was now completely out of sight of the others, yet again.
"I'm fine." I heard Vega whine quietly behind me before leaning against the counter next to where I stood.
"You got a big head, don't you? Walking around, saying you're all fine and shit." I mocked as I poured the soda into my glass.
Vega laughed as she subtly moved closer to me, "You think I am, don't you?"
"Drunk? Yes. We've been over this." I said, casually trying to avoid what she was really asking.
"No," She giggled and leaned into me, "Pretty. Do you think I'm pretty, Jade?" She asked, fluttering those thick lashes up at me again.
I let out a sigh as I took a deep drink from my glass, "I think you're beautiful. But you knew that already." I said, looking at her through conflicted eyes.
"Tell me something I don't know, then." She requested playfully as the distance between us got smaller and smaller.
I smirked, "I hate you." I said softly, in a tone reserved for more of an I love you.
Our lips were barely a hair apart and before she claimed my lips for her own, she whispered, "Liar."
I kissed her hard, my frustration coming out in nips and pulls against her lower lip as I held her close by the back of the neck. I pushed her away abruptly, picked up my drink and headed out of the kitchen. Not before stopping by where the alcohol was set up to take a long drag straight from the whiskey bottle.
Fuck remembering. I was going to drink to forget.
Which is exactly what happened because the next thing I remember clearly is waking up in my bed the next morning, in only my underwear and cradling my pounding head.
"Fuck." I moaned as I rolled onto my back from my side.
"You and me both." A familiar voice said next to me. My eyes shot open and I slowly turned to see an underwear-clad Vega laying on her back with the sheets only cover up to her midriff.
"The fuck are you doing in my bed?" I grumbled as I rubbed the sleep and yesterday's make up from my eyes, "And why are we only in our underwear?"
Vega laughed softly, "Well, you see Jade, when two people love each other very much..." She trailed off comically.
I rolled my eyes and sat up slowly, my back facing her, "Yeah, like love has anything to do with what we're doing." I said, scoffing as I ran a hand through my hair and looked at my room. Clothing was strewn about haphazardly and a lamp had been knocked off my desk, along with a can of pencils. Damn. Things got messy last night, I guess. "How the hell did we end up at my place?" I asked.
"You really don't remember?"
I looked at her, "Not a damn thing."
She let out a sigh as she lifted herself up with her arms and as she moved to a sitting position, the sheet covering her fell slightly and exposed an angry red outline of teeth above her panty line and an array of hickeys down her side. My eyes grew wide at the sight and suddenly my memory started to clear up.
"Oh fuck."
"Jade, stop." Vega had said, following me out of the kitchen and into the living room. I stopped in the center of the room, knowing full well we had the attention of all of our friends. I looked at her expectantly, waiting to see if she would bother trying to talk about anything regarding our situation in the presence of others.
"I...wanted you to teach us that game you told me about." Vega stammered, clearly trying to cover her own ass.
I let out a cynical laugh, "You and I don't play by the same rules, sweetie."
Confused looks were exchanged among all of our other friends. Those who had no clue the implications of what I was saying. Vega's face showed her irritation with very little effort to conceal it. She let out a huff before taking a generous drink from her glass and sitting down next to Andre. I took a seat on the opposite couch next to Robbie, as far away from her as I could possibly be. Though the distance didn't stop her from passing me heated glares across the room while she traced the rim of her glass with her fingertip.
"Okay, how about a different game?" Robbie suggested, clearly sensing the tension in the room as he looked at me worriedly. I shook my head, indicating it wasn't something I wanted to talk about.
"Truth or dare." Cat suggested from her seat on the floor.
I said nothing, only shrugging my acceptance of the idea while everyone else nodded and agreed. This was a terrible idea.
"Beck, truth or dare?" Andre asked, looking at my ex.
"Truth." Beck said.
I scoffed, "Of course."
"Okay," Andre paused as he thought for a moment, "How many girls have you slept with?" Half of the party had their eyes glued to Beck for his answer, while the other have looked at me nervously for my reaction. I rolled my eyes again and took another deep drink from my glass, reveling in the burn of the whiskey.
"One." Beck answered, shrugging as he leaned back against the couch, "Robbie, truth or dare?" Beck asked with a smirk.
"Uh, dare." Robbie answered nervously.
Beck's grin grew and I got slightly nervous when he passed a glance over me, "I dare you to kiss Jade."
Now, had Robbie and I not had our little moment in the car earlier, I probably would have punched him in the jaw if he even looked at me after Beck finished. However, we had, and I was more interested in pissing off Vega by forcing her to watch someone else reap the benefits she took for granted. Not only that, the smug look on Beck's face was starting to irritate me as well.
Robbie looked at me nervously, and I could see that he had no intention of moving any closer unless I indicated it was okay. I gave him a playful, yet dangerous, smirk and he let out a deep breath before leaning in and setting his lips against mine. I deepened the kiss just for shits and giggles, enjoying the noises of disbelief coming from our friends. When we pulled away, Robbie was blushing a deep rouge as he sat back in the couch looking starstruck. I chanced a look in Vega's direction, enjoying the fact that she wore a mask of disdain as she sipped her drink.
"Jade, truth or dare." Robbie finally managed to say once his face returned to its normal color.
"Dare." I said, my eyes never leaving Tori's.
"I dare you to kiss the guy that, in your opinion, is the most attractive." Robbie said and I looked at him, confused. I had anticipated a dare involving Tori. He gave me a look that I had a feeling meant he wanted me to trust him. I shrugged and lifted myself off of the couch and walked over to where Andre sat. In one fell swoop, I leaned down and captured his lips in a kiss that was as sensual as I could make it. Which was harder than I thought because in all honesty, after I started kissing Vega, kissing guys kind of lost its allure. Regardless, I knew that her eyes were glued to me, so I made it as convincing as possible.
When I was done, I walked back to my seat, swaying my hips as I did so, and sat back down. I ignored the slightly frustrated expression on Beck's face as I drank from my glass, looking at Vega while I did so.
"Cat, truth or dare?" I asked my red headed friend.
She giggled, "Dare!"
"I dare you to sit next to the person you have feelings for." I said, passing Robbie a knowing look. Cat's face flushed slightly as she stood and walked over to where we sat.
"Uh...Jade." She said softly.
"Yes?" I drawled out, looking up at her with a smile.
"...C-can you scoot over?" She asked. I complied all to willingly as I smiled smugly, enjoying the looks of surprise on everyone's faces as she sat close to Robbie. It felt very nice to do something good for once.
"Andre, truth or dare?" Cat asked as she continued to giggle next to Robbie.
"Ah...Truth." Andre said, nodding.
"Have you ever had feelings for Tori?" Cat asked.
The two shared an awkward look between them as they inched away from each other, "No...I mean, no offense, girl, but it's just..."
"Hey, an explanation was not part of the truth." Vega said quickly and uncomfortably.
"Right. So...Tori, truth or dare?"
"Dare." Vega said confidently as she looked at me.
"I dare you to..." Andre trailed off as he thought for a moment, "I dare you to kiss who you think is the most attractive girl in the room. Truthfully, too."
"You can't add a truth in a dare!" Vega said defensively.
"Are you gonna chicken out?" Andre asked as he laughed.
"No." She replied stubbornly as she set her glass down on the coffee table and got off the couch, stomping over to where I sat. I could tell that she was irritated that she'd have to express any kind of interest in me in public. Well, an interest more than the friendship she so desperately desired. Part of me thought she'd kiss Cat just to piss me off. But part of me realized she was pretty drunk and probably hadn't thought of something that clever. She rested her knee on the couch in between my legs and roughly grabbed me by the back of the head and kissed me with bruising force. The leg still on the ground must have slipped because in order to catch herself, her knee shifted forward, causing me to arc into her. The smirk that I could feel her give through the kiss pissed me off as I tugged her lower lip, sucking on it hard and letting it go with a pop and a squeal from her.
She looked at me with hazy eyes as she got back to her feet and went back to her seat. The guys were staring at us with slacked jaws while we sat in silence, finding our drinks to be much more interesting.
"I'm bored." I said, dismissing the thought of continuing this stupid game. Only one good thing came out of it and it was the kissing couple next to me. Vega rolled her eyes dramatically and stormed into the kitchen with Beck hot on her heels, leaving Andre and I sitting in the living room alone. I stood and walked over to the stereo system, flipping through the CDs until I found one I'd enjoy. As I put the disc into the player, Andre came up beside me and leaned against the speaker.
"So, you think I'm attractive?" He asked smoothly.
I let out a laugh and smirked playfully, "Suppose so."
"All right." Andre said with a smug smile as he rubbed his hands together. He opened his mouth to speak again, but was interrupted by an angry voice coming from the direction of the kitchen.
"Jade." Vega practically growled.
"What?" I asked, irritated.
"Come here." She ordered.
"I'm talking, Vega." I said, motioning between Andre and myself.
"Kitchen. Now." She snarled. I rolled my eyes and walked away from Andre, walking right past Vega, catching her by the elbow and dragging her back with me.
"Well?" I asked as I leaned against the counter furthest away from the living room.
"Not here." Vega said before grabbing me by the wrist and dragging me out to her back patio.
"Okay. Now what?" I asked, crossing my arms and looking at her through hard eyes.
I was given no answer. Instead, I found myself with an armful of Vega as she attacked my mouth with her own as her hands slid down my back. I kissed back as I grabbed a fist-full of her hair and pulling less than gently so her neck would be exposed for me. I kissed and bit at the flesh I found, enjoying the mewling noises coming from her mouth as her hands gripped my hips.
"Kissing Andre and Robbie. Trying to make me jealous, Jade?" She asked, breathlessly.
"Fuck." I said when I finally pushed her away. I looked at her with anger and frustration building up inside me. If I didn't get it out somehow, I was going to explode.
"We could." She said mischievously.
"Not here. Let's go back to my place."
"How do you propose we get there?" Vega asked skeptically.
"Robbie. He hasn't drank at all." I said before storming back into the house and making a beeline for Robbie who was now sitting on the couch talking with Cat.
"Robbie, take us back to my place." I said. Vega was back in the kitchen, closing and locking the door.
Robbie glanced back at her and looked at me, "Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"Fuck what's a good idea." I said frustrated.
"What about a good idea?" Vega asked as she came up behind me.
"Me taking you guys back to Jade's." Robbie said casually as he stood. I handed him my keys and grabbed my jacket.
"Where's Beck and Andre?" Vega asked.
"Going through Trina's room." Robbie answered, slightly sheepishly.
Vega shrugged it off and followed us out of the house. The drive was completely silent, the air thick with tension as Robbie drove to my house. When we pulled into the driveway, Vega and I were practically out of the car before he had a chance to park. I leaned back inside and patted Robbie on the chest.
"Thank you. When you get back to Vega's, have a drink. A strong one. And enjoy the fact that Cat Valentine has a crush on you, kid."
Robbie gave me an appreciative smile and a wave as he pulled out of the driveway and back off in the direction of Vega's house. We looked at each other for a moment before making our way into my house and up to my bedroom.
I ushered Vega into my room and once I closed the door behind me, I reached out and grabbed her wrist, spinning her around and shoving her into the wood. She let out a grunt as my lips attacked hers with a hungry passion. Her hands tugged at my hair as I slid my hands up her shirt, pulling it up as I went. I tossed the garment behind me as I attached my lips to her neck as she hastily unbuttoned my flannel, sliding it down my shoulders. We did the honors of taking off our own jeans because fuck trying to get those skin-tight jeans off of her legs.
I pushed her onto my bed and crawled over her, capturing her lips in another rough kiss. My lips trailed hot kisses and nips down her neck and past her breast. The bites grew harsher as I moved down one side, sinking my teeth in at a particular spot as I slid her panties off of her legs. She cried out as her hand tangled in my hair, urging me to continue on my journey, which I happily obliged to.
After a while her hands tugged on my hair, pulling my head back up to her, "Come here." She whispered lustfully as I kissed her soundly on the mouth. The intensity of the kiss had occupied all of my attention, stilling my hand from it's previous motion. Though I was brought back to the task at hand when I felt her yank my own underwear off of my body, and then felt a very familiar set of fingers setting my lower half ablaze.
It was rough and relentless; an outlet for our anger towards each other. She had somehow awoken a beast inside me. An insatiable, rage-consumed beast that needed to be released. When we finished, our bodies were slick with sweat as we lay a heap of numb limbs and heavy breathing.
"Do you really, Jade?" I heard Vega asked. I couldn't tell if I had missed the first half of her question in the post-orgasm haze currently overtaking my mind.
"Do I what?"
"Hate me?" She asked, her voice quiet.
I slowly lifted myself off of her and fell on my side with my back to her, "What the fuck do you think?"
And then I passed out. So now I'm all caught up on how much I fucked up. So much for moving on. I guess I should have expected that to be a futile idea. I looked over to Vega and saw how she looked at me with a concerned expression.
"Did I hurt you?" I asked quietly, hating myself as I analyzed every wound I inflicted on her.
"I'm fine." She said with a smile as she shook her head.
"There you go again." I said, trying my best to be playful after what had happened between us.
She gave me a soft smile as she brought her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs, "You know, I could almost get used to waking up next to you."
My face froze over and I looked away, standing up and walking to my dresser in search of more clothing.
"Don't say shit you don't mean, Vega." I snapped at her.
I heard her let out a sigh, "I do mean it."
"Get out." I said firmly as I pulled a tank top over my head. Vega nodded and got to her feet, slowly dressing herself as I stood on the other side of the room with my arms crossed.
"I'll see you at school on Monday." She said softly as she took a few strides in my direction. Before I could really stop her, a pair of soft lips placed a gentle kiss on my cheek and then she was gone.
It was at that moment that I knew if it was possible for me to hate that girl, I would loathe her and the things she did to me.
