/JADE/

My pencil taps against the spine of my notepad, not really concentrating on any rhythm, or the class in general. Sure, it wasn't like I had a giant, flashing neon sign above my head screaming: I KISSED TORI VEGA. But for some reason, I had still expected people to stare, or at least whisper while I passed in the hallways. Every little sideways glance or concealed whisper made me paranoid.

I skim my fingers over my phone, the screen still blank of any text messages. I didn't think Vega would contact me and I couldn't be surprised really. Still, a small part of me kept willing for my phone to light up. I wanted to see a message from her so I could at least try and explain myself...even though I had no idea where to begin. I felt as if I was re watching a movie, where you already know the story so your brain starts to drift and focus on other things, noticing little details in the background you didn't before. I felt it accurately described what was going on with me - with us. We were both going back and rewinding everything that had happened, slowly beginning to piece all the details together to form something solid. Except now, I'd pretty much cut her out.

Again.

"Excuse me? Mr Johnston? I have a message from Lane." I glance up briefly to see Sinjin in the doorway, my lips curling in slight disgust. I was pretty sure the dark mark on the front of his shirt was some type of dried on food stain. "He wants to see Jade in his office." I pause and give him a cold stare before pushing back from my seat.

"What does Lane want with me?"

"He didn't say. Only that I had to come and get you from class." I give a loud, annoyed sigh and follow him down the hallway.

"Well is this going to take long? Because I have other things I could be doing-"

"Now!" I hear the shout, two hands shoving into my back to push me forwards. I barely have enough time to react until I'm tossed into the janitors closet, stumbling into a pair of familiar arms.

"What the actual fuck!? Tori!" Sharp recognition glazes over my eyes, lips curling into a threatening snarl. I wrestle myself free from her grip and spin around just in time to see the door slam in my face. "What the hell is this?"

"Jade, just hear me out. I only need a minute." She knows what I'm already thinking, her own lips quirking into a smug smirk. "I told Sinjin to block the doorway and Burf has the escape ladder covered. Now will you listen?"

"You've kidnapped me and you got Tweedledum and Dee to help you!"

"I'm giving you an out." Her words catch me off guard.

"An out...?"

"Yes, an out. As in an out from us. If you don't want anymore contact between us, then you can speak now."

"Or forever hold your peace?" She gives me a withering look.

"I'm being serious, Jade. If you want to walk away and pretend like nothing's happened, then okay. If you want to go back to normal then just say so. But I won't - I can't carry on like this. I need to know what you're feeling, about us and everything. I need to know if it's real, if it means anything..." She trails off quietly, her eyes refusing to meet mine. My feet move towards her as if on autopilot.

I didn't need time time to think.

"You want to know if it's real?" My hands rest on those hips and I feel a small edge of tension slip away. "You want to know if it means anything to me?" I push closer, pinning the Latina back against the door. "Tori I- I feel...helpless yet stronger when I'm with you." I can see her surprised reaction, surprised myself that my heart was overruling my pride. "I've thought about what to say to you since the cupcakes, but I can't find the words. I'm both terrified and excited to be with you. " I see her opening her mouth to say something, but my finger presses down gently on her lips. "And I can't stop thinking about our kiss."

I watch Tori's brown eyes flicker, hardening in the artificial light. I'm worried she's going to be the one to end it, feeling her knock my arm out of the way. This is it, the moment where she tells me she actually doesn't want me, that it's over and we never had anything to begin with. I was too much of an effort. I wait in anticipation for a few seconds, her body suddenly crushed to mine. My limbs melt back into hers as if it required no conscious thought. Which it didn't.

My hands slide upwards to brush over her ribs, relishing in the way her body trembled ever so slightly with want. She pulls me in, closing the gap to press her lips back against mine, that same rush electrifying my nerve endings all over again. Without even knowing, we had become slowly addicted to each other and it was difficult to determine who was worse. I feel her hands running up and down my back, her nails digging gently into my skin so I arched into her.

"That's...that's all I've been waiting to hear." Tori moans in between our kisses, her nails sinking in a little more.

The only sound that follows between us is heavy breathing, my hands tangling in her hair, my lips dropping lower to tease along Tori's jawline while her hands gripped my ass to push me closer. It was a fairly well known fact theater kids possessed no sense of personal space and we made no exceptions to it, my lips and hands as eager to venture as Tori's. I lift up the hem of her shirt, gliding my mouth over her collarbone, pleased when Tori lets out a little squeak. I push a little more, riding up the shirt to expose the bottom of her bra, my fingers toying with the lace.

"No going back." I murmur, slowly stroking my hand over one of the cups. Tori's hand grips my wrist, using it to yank me right up against her. I'm surprised by Vega's bold streak and even more surprised when her own hand is tugging at my shirt, slim fingers teasing over my covered nipple.

"No more denial." She rolls the bud between her fingers, my stomach twisting in knots. I push my tongue to the front of my teeth, using my knee to grind between her legs, those sweet lips parting in a gasp.

"No more pretending like this isn't something we haven't wanted." She nods and captures my lips again, my body willingly taken prisoner.

If perfection existed, this would be it. Tori leaving her permanent indents on my skin, our bodies pressed so close together I could hear her racing heartbeat. Okay, so the school's janitor closet wasn't the most romantic of places for our second kiss, I'll admit it. But that's what made it even better. It was simplicity. We didn't need anything fancy with fireworks in the background to know what was happening. Just that we were both here, tangled up together, and it was more than enough for us right now.

A/N: Tori's finally managed to get through to Jade! But there are much larger and more menacing obstacles to come which will truly test their relationship. R&R!