Disclaimer: Do we really need this? Still? What? We do? Ok then, Victorious belongs to Dan, I own squat!
Author Notes: Ok I'm sure many of you want to know why Jade hates alcohol so much and you're in luck because you'll find out bellow... Be warned it's not pretty.
There is still a time skip in this story, many of you weren't happy that I didn't "physically" put Jade in the last chapter, I did that so it would show how different Tori would be without Jade around, still I'm gonna make up for that and give you all some Jade moments... So... enjoy.
Trina knocked on the door to Jade's apartment, like she promised she wouldn't be telling Tori where she was staying, it was the only way the Goth would heal from the emotional anguish.
A few seconds later, the door opened revealing a very sleepy looking woman.
"God Trina, do you know what time it is?"
"Its 9:30" Trina replied dryly "Where you sleeping?"
"I was"
"Ok... Why were you asleep so early?"
"I had several things to do today and I'm tired as hell, now stop playing twenty questions and tell me why are you here before I shut the door on your face!"
"I just wanted to let you know about Tori's progress" Trina started to say proudly "Nearly six months without a single drop of alcohol touching her lips"
"Oh whop-y-do!" Jade said sarcastically while moving her index finger in mock celebration.
"What? It's the truth!" Trina huffed indignantly.
"Oh Really?" Jade asked skeptically "And how pray tell do you know she hasn't been drinking at night when your not awake or when your not at home?"
"Because I live with her, West!" The brunette said defensively.
"I hardly believe that is enough proof" Jade snarled "You aren't exactly the most observant person when it comes to your sister"
"Ok, believe me when I say that I check everywhere in the apartment whenever I get home to see if she is hiding any booze"
"Every day?
"Yes"
"How about when she's out?" Jade asked, still having trouble believing what she was hearing "You do know she can buy beer and drink it on the street? Right Trina?!"
"She could" The older Vega admitted reluctantly "But she isn't"
"Oh? And What makes you so sure of that?"
"Because our dad is a cop" Trina pointed out rather smugly "He has a breathalyzer, if my sister's been drinking and if her breath smelled like alcohol, trust me I would know"
"A little extreme don't you think?"
"It is, but to be fair it wasn't my idea"
"It wasn't?"
"Nope, it was Tori's"
Jade's eyes widened in surprise "Really?"
"Yeah, she wants to prove she's keeping her promise"
"Took her long enough" Jade thought rather bitterly but kept it to herself, opting to say out loud with fake sincerity "Well thanks for the update I'll see you in a few days"
"Jade wait!" Trina yelled before the Goth managed to shut the door "Look I know you still have issues with what Tori did but don't you think it's time for you to see her?"
"Let me make one thing clear Trina," The Goth said with an ominous tone that sent chills down the older woman's spine "Your sister has broken the same fucking promise to me over and over for the past four years"
"I know but..."
"For fuck's sake she knew how my mother died!... She knew she was run over by a goddamned drunk driver!" Jade raged with such hatred in her green eyes "Then the bastard had the nerve to even run away from the scene, he left my mother's body behind, like it was nothing more than trash! It was fucking disgusting... but that did him no good, people saw him and the cops eventually arrested his sorry ass"
Trina's eyes widened "Jade... I'm... I'm so sorry I didn't know"
The pale woman narrowed her eyes "Don't you dare feel sorry for me... I hate it when people pity me for that, she and I may have never gotten along but she was my mother and she was taken from me because of some drunken asshole! I was so angry Trina... For a very long time I wanted to kill him, torture him, make him feel the same pain I felt for what he did to me... For what he did to my dad and my brother"
The older brunette wanted to give some sort of comfort to her sister's ex, and she did, thinking quickly, she grabbed Jade's left hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
Jade's eyes met Trina's eyes, nothing was said, but there wasn't any needs for words, she could tell that the what the brown eyes were saying, the same damn eyes that she shared with Tori Held the same pity and compassion.
And she hated it.
Jade quickly took her hand away from Trina's, like it was on fire.
"You want to know what the cherry on the top of this messed up deal is?"
Trina nodded.
"That despite her knowing why I have such a strong hatred for booze she still kept abusing it like it was no big deal, every night before bed I could see her drinking a bottle of vodka like it didn't fucking matter, well guess what? It mattered to me and what does she do? Your sister had the audacity to ignored my worries and tell me to chill!"
Trina gasped, she obviously didn't know that.
"Guess Tori has some skeletons in the closet"
"God Trina for weeks I had nightmares of her dying in my arms with a bottle of booze in her hands! Like it was her lifeline or like her liver gave out or something I don't know!, but do you know what's that like?!" She asked rhetorically "Having to witness someone you love going through their own little slice of hell over and over again and the only thing you can do is hearing a denial every time and then seeing her going down that horrible path despite working diligently to prevent it so many times only to be met with no success and a feeling of despair!, HUH? DO YOU?!"
Trina opened and closed her mouth like a fish out of water, trying to come up with something, anything to say that might be enough to change the Goth's mind but her mind was a blank, she was just too stunned.
"What? Nothing to say?" Jade sneered "Oh sure Tori's sorry now but guess what? Her apology is meaningless to me at the moment and to be fair... That's why I left... I left her because I refused to accept her apology one more time, knowing she would eventually lie to my face again or worse seeing her die at the hands of her alcoholism!"
Trina could see unshod tears in the goth's eyes "Oh no"
"And I refuse to see her dead body!" Jade growled "So you'll have to excuse me if I don't think I can forgive Tori right now"
Once again the goth was about to close the door, already feeling weary from the emotional anguish her ex had given her this night.
"Jade, wait! Listen to me" Trina pleaded "I'm not saying that what Tori did was right and I get that your angry, I'm angry with her too, more then you know but you got to realize that she isn't the same person she was, after she stopped drinking she's changed and for the better, just ask anyone in and out of her AA group, they'll tell you I'm not lying, my baby sister is almost like she was before she became al alcoholic!"
"Almost?"
Trina nodded "Yes, almost because you're the one thing missing in her life, she misses you Jade, so much... And she wants to see you, you are all she talks about and it kills me that I can't tell her where you live, so look next Tuesday is her six month celebration for being sober and it would mean so much to her if you would show up"
"I miss her too" Jade admitted "But how do I know she wont start drinking again if we get back together?"
"For the same reason as to why she hasn't missed one single AA meeting during this past semester, for the same reason she's been asking me for help for fear of a relapse and for the same reason she's been submitting to the breathalyzer... Because she loves you"
The younger woman watched her companion for any sign of a lie, Jade was skeptical to eveN trust the older Vega, after all she could be lying so she cold get back with Tori quicker but that thought went out the window when she saw the sincerity in those brown eyes, so she decided to give her the benefit of the doubt.
Jade sighed "I'll think about it"
Trina gave her a weak smile "That's all I ask"
Jade closed the door.
Chapter 4 was an explanation behind Jade's hatred for booze, I know I said I was going to show a few flashbacks but I decided to show this instead, it's depressing and it fits my mood as of late.
I'm not going to elaborate here but I will say that family got hit rather hard with the loss of a beloved member so there's been a dark cloud going around for the past few days.
next chapter: the Flashbacks... I promise.
Invader Johnny Signing Off.