So this is the last chapter! Omgg. I really enjoyed writin this fic. Haha. Okok. Before i get to the chapters name and the story, ima just clear something out, if yall leave a review as a guest or anon or whatever, i will be deletin it. I dnt want yall to feel bad but i dnt like anon reviews cause i cant reply to yall. Another thing, if you don't like my story, why the fuck you still reading it then? -_-
whatever, anyways, sorry for keeping yall waitin. I was sorta busy this weekend. And by busy, i mean i was wit my fam but mainly my gf. Hahaha. sorry. i dont see my gf much so when I do, she has all my attention, also cause she can spoil me sometimes since apparently im the girl in the relationship. Which i dnt see how.
im rambling. Lol. Sorry! Okay. So the chapter's name is Still Alive by Lisa Miskovsky. Great song. Warning: character death.
Enjoy!
Still Alive
Pain was all she felt when she woke up. She tried to move but felt the seatbelt holding her in place. That was when Cat realized she was upside down. She felt something warm trickle down her fce and reached to touch it. Blood. Her blood. She groaned in pain and tried to look from out the window but all she could see were feet and could hear voices. She then felt getting freed from the seatbelt and was then carefully pulled out before she lost consciousness again.
Bright lights. That's all Cat was able to see along with faint voices. She felt pain all over her body and tried to move bit couldn't. She forced her eyes open and managed to see a few nurses and doctors around her. They were all talking at the same time and she couldn't make up anything they said. "Wha... What happened? Wh-where am I?" She mustered out. She tried to sit up but felt a pair of hands softly push her back and hold her down. "You were in an accident miss. Don't worry. We'll treat you right away." Cat heard one of the nurses say before blacking out.
All Jade could hear was Tori's voice. Tori's voice was making Jade hold on. She could hear her yelling at Beck to go faster. Her chest was feeling heavy, and with each breath, more pain would shoot through her. Her breaths turned more of wheezing and gasping. She clutched Tori's hand, making the panicked latina look at her. "Jade, please hold on baby! We're almost there!" Jade took a deep and painful breath, and wheezed out, "Don't cry... I-I'm not... Go-ing... A-any...where..." She then blacked out... All she heard was Tori's voice.
When she woke up again, she felt a mask on her face and saw many people surrounding her and doing stuff to her. Too weak to fight, she just lay there and realized that they were doctors and nurses. "She's back! We can't lose her! Patient's heart is giving up! Go check the list! Hurry! We need to slow down her heart rate. Blood pressure is also extremely high!" She heard a doctor yell. Jade reached for the mask and pulled it off. She then grabbed the hand of a nurse nearby. "To...Tori... Where's Tori? I ne-ed her h-here..." Jade struggled to say. The nurse carefully put the mask back on her and said, "she's outside with your friends. Once your stable she'llcome see you. Right now she can't be here. I'm sorry." The nurse said. Jade then felt a jolt in her chest and she screamed out in agony. All the nurses rushed around her again and anesthetized Jade. "Sir, we have a volunteered donor for the patient. Everything has already been checked and tested, and donor is suitable for the patient."
"Who's the donor? Bring them to the room stat!" Jade struggled to stay awake but was failing. Before the nurse responded to the doctor with the name of the
donor, Jade's heart gave out...
"Goodmorning my little sunshine." A brunnette said to her baby daughter. The little three year old girl stirred and smiled at her mother with those bright and beautiful eyes. "Mami, is Mommy back from work? She no say night night." Tori picked her daughter up and carried her into the kitchen. She set her on the toddler stool and prepared breakfast. "She came late mi niña. Uncle Andre and her were working very hard so she had to stay late. She needs to rest."
"Who needs to rest?"said a voice from the doorway. Tori jumped and turned around to see her wife leaning against the doorway with her arms crossed and a smirk across her face. "Jesus babe! You scared me! Don't do that Jade!" Whined Tori. Jade chuckled and walked towards Tori. She gave her a loving goodmorning kiss and turned to her little girl. "Mommy!" The little girl cried out in excitement. "There's my little munchkin!" Jade says as she kisses her daughter on the head a couple of times. "Cielo, can you go wake Ariana and Valentine up? Breakfast is ready." Tori said. Jade nodded and went to the kids' room. She opened the door and laughed at the sight. Flopped on the bed, arms and legs spread out, was a five year old girl sound asleep and snoring. Jade quietly approached the girl and tapped her back a few times. "Hey kiddo. Morning! Wake up. Mami made breakfast already." Jade said. Valentine grumbled and pulled the cover over her head. Jade pulled the cover down and began tickling the girl's feet.
"Ok mommy! I'm awake! I'm awake! No more tickle!" The girl said while trying to catch her breath. Jade laughed at her little girl and helped her out of bed. "Come on. Let's go wake your big sister up." Jade said. Ariana jumped in excitement and ran towards her older sister's room. Jade walked behind her and to Valentine's room, and chuckled at seeing little Ariana jumping on the thirteen year old girl's bed. "Vale, Vale! Wakey wakey! Mommy said breakfast is ready!" Valentine groaned in bed but got up. They all walked back to the kitchen and saw Tori setting up the table with their breakfasts. "Need help love?" Jade asked. "No, it's okay hun. Just help Cat with her food." The family ate their breakfast and help clean up. When they were done, Tori looked at her watch and saw it was only ten. "Hey kids, go to your rooms and get ready. We're going to be going somewhere today." Jade gave her a questioning look but Tori only smiled. Their three girls quickly ran out of the kitchen and too their rooms to go get ready. "Where are we going?" Jade asked.
"Sikowitz's place. He called yesterday. He said that there's something he wants to give us." Jade groaned and walked to the living room. "Why do we have to go? Can't he just come over instead? I'm tired Tor…" Tori sighed and sat next to her wife. She reached for her hand and gave it a squeeze. "Because he said it's from Cat…" Jade's hand went to her chest at the mention of Cat's name.
Jade's heart was beginning to give in, but she did manage to hear the name of her donor. "Cat Ariana Valentine. She had filed in a form and has all the legal papers saying she volunteered, freely, to donate her heart to patient West. No matter what the circumstance, she would donate her heart." The nurse told the doctor.
The doctor told the other nurses to watch over Jade while he went out along with the nurse who told him about Cat. "Isn't Miss Cat Valentine in the ICU at this very moment for her own injuries as well?" The doctor asked.
"Yes si. She had a car accident and has lost a lot of blood. I don't think she'll make it through by night sir." The doctor sighed at the nurse's response. "Well, we need to do something and fast or we'll lose both of them. I guess we can only save one unfortunately since one has requested to donate her heart. Get them to a same room and to our cardiologist unit. I will be there to overgo things. Let's get a moving stat!"
Jade could barely see when the doctor came back. She was losing conscious but she could hear the voices and feeling her bed pushed out of the room. Before she knew it, all she could see was black and couldn't hear anything anymore...
Jade woke up startled and tried to sit up, but was stopped by a hand pushing her back. She looked at the hand and then to the owner of the hand and was surprised. Sikowitz's hand was holding her back. "Where's Tori? I want Tori. And Cat? How is she doing? I need to go see her!" Jade yelled. Sikowitz ony retreated his hand and sat in the chair in front of her, made a silencing motion with his fingers, and with the other hand pointed to a corner, where Tori was fast asleep in another chair. "How long was I out? How long have you guys been here?" She asked. Sikowits scratched his head and sank more into his seat.
"I've been here for two days? Tori has been here for three. She wouldn't leave until you woke up. I should wake her up" he explained. "Wait!" Jade said, "I need to know... Cat... Where is she?"
Sikowitz instead answered her with silence and woke Tori up. Tori sat up in her seat and looked at Sikowitz, who nodded his head to Jade. Tori immediately went to Jade's side and attacked her with butterfly kisses. "Oh my god! Thank god you're okay Jay! I was so scared I'd lose you! They had told us that we were all too late!" Tori cried into Jade's arm.
"Hey, it's okay Tor. I told you I wasn't going to leave you again. I'm here. That's what counts now." She soothed her girlfriend. Tori soon calmed down and sat on the edge of the bed. She stroked Jade's hand while the pale girl turned to look at Sikowitz. "Where is Cat Sikowitz? Is she okay?" She felt Tori's hand stop stroking for a little and looked at her with a questioning look. "Tori?" Jade questioned.
Tori sighed and kissed Jade's hand. She pulled Jade closer to her and wrapped her arms around her. "Jade… Cat, she uhm… she's gone. The doctor said that she didn't make it." Jade looked at the latina with an unbelieving look. She then turned to Sikowitz and saw his face was calm, yet sad.
"There's something you're not telling me… I heard the doctor mention Cat's name when I was dying! They said something about her and me! I heard it. Now can you just stop and just tell me where Cat is!" Cried Jade.
"Jade, Tori, what I'm about to tell you might be shocking and surprising news, but Cat wanted me to be the one to tell you. Now, Tori, the doctor said Cat didn't make it and had lost too much blood. Although she did lose a lot of blood, that was not the main reason why she is no longer with us. She gave her heart to Jade. She had come to me, a while back, to talk to me about this. It wasn't until a few days ago, which she made up her mind and decided to do this action to save Jade. Now, Jade, I know you might feel guilty and awful, but Cat didn't want you to feel like this. She did this out of love not only for Tori, but for you as well Jade. You were her bestfriend some time ago before Tori came into the picture and she did this with that thought in her mind."
The two girls sat there in pure shock at what Sikowitz had just revealed to them and had tears ready to fall out. Sikowitz stood up from the chair and gave both girls a hug and a kiss to their heads. "I have to go. There were some other things Cat wanted me to do. There is also something that is for you two but that is for another time… when things get better…"
"Jay? Baby, you okay? Tori asked while tapping her wife's leg. Jade shook her head and looked at her wife. She pecked her on the lips and gave her a soft smile. It had been six years already since Cat left them. A year after, they decided to have a baby and went to a sperm bank to find a donor. Tori became pregnant with Ariana. A few months after having Ariana, Jade wanted to adopt a kid, so they did. They found Valentine in a foster home one day and at only seeing her, they knew she was the girl they wanted to adopt. She had spray painted her hair red and was a really nice and shy girl. It wasn't until a couple years later, that Tori wanted to have another baby and Jade agreed. After Ariana turned three, Tori had their final girl, and they named her Cat.
"I think we should tell them about Cat now…" Jade thinks out loud. Tori slightly pulls away from her and both her eyebrows shoot up. "Really? You sure Jay? I mean, you never want to mention Cat…" Jade nods and gives Tori a reassuring kiss. Tori kisses back and puts her arms around Jade's neck while she moves to straddle the pale girl. After a few minutes of kissing and a much needed breath, Jade presses their foreheads together and whispers, "I'm sure… They will know eventually… I love you." Jade pecks Tori one more time before they pull away. "I love you more." Tori says and both women go to get ready.
"Come on munchkins! We need to get going! You're all going to meet our old teacher, and second dad, Sikowitz. Uncle Beck and Uncle Andre should be going as well." Jade yells from the door. The three girls come running from downstairs and go to the car. As Jade locks up the house, she smiles at seeing Tori and her kids going into the car and putting their seatbelts. 'This is what I've wanted with Tori all my life.' She thought to herself. She then went to the driver's side to get it and started the car.
" Mami, so can we call Sikowitz our grandpa?" Valentine asked. Tori smiled and looked at Jade who had a smile on her face. "Yes sweetie, I'm sure he'd love for you to think of him as your grandpa. He'll love all you." Tori says.
"But what if grandpa Sikowitz doesn't like me because I'm not yours?" Valentine asks with a pout. This time, Jade is the one to answer and looks at the girl through the rearview mirror. "Val, he will love you. I'm sure of it. Adopted or not, you're our daughter and you're family. You'll remind him of a very special friend we have. She was an amazing girl and was just like you. She even had her hair red." Valentine looked at the mirror to see Jade's reflection. She then looked to Tori, who nodded her head at Jade's words. "It's true. She had her hair red and was so bubbly and sweet like you. She was someone really important and still is for your mom and me." Tori says.
"Who was it mommmy?" Ariana asks. Jade gives Tori a nod and Tori turns in her seat to look at her three beautiful daughters. "Her name was Cat," She looked to the youngest, who was sitting in the middle, "Ariana," she then turned to look at the middle child, who was on one side of Cat, "Valentine." She said and looked to her oldest in the end. All three girls looked at each other in surprise and then at their mothers. "Really mom? You named us after your friend?" Valentine asked. Jade nodded and took Tori's hand in hers. "Where is she?" The other two younger girls asked in unison. Jade flinched at the question, which didn't go unnoticed by the latina. "She died…" Jade said.
Tori sighed and squeezed Jade's hand. "Remember how I told you that mom was sick a while back?" Ariana and Valentine nod their head. "Mommy sick?" Cat asked with worry in her voice. Jade chuckled and looked at her youngest. "No baby girl. I used to be sick but not anymore." She said. Valentine then looked at Jade with a confused look. "Yeah, you said that you're heart was bad and you were dying. You also said someone gave you a better heart." Jade smiled and looked to Tori, who's eyes began to glisten but she had a smile on her face. "Yeah, well, Cat Ariana Valentine, your mami and my best friend, was the one who gave me this new heart. We're here already too." Jade parked the car and turned to look at her daughters. "Wait, why did she give you hers and not another one?" Ariana asked confused. Jade only smiled and shook her head. "She was in an accident and was dying… and she wanted to give me her heart to save me so I could be with your mami and have you girls. But, you know, from all our other friends, I would only accept Cat's heart. If she was the one who needed a heart and not me, I would give her my heart too. She was my best friend even though she hated me for a small time. She was my family before I met your mami." Jade said. Tori had a big smile.
"Come on, we don't want to keep them lately." Tori whispered. They all got out of the car and walked to the door. Jade knocked and took Tori's hand, who had Valentine's hand, who held Ariana's hand. Cat was in Jade's other arm. "Well if it isn't Jade and Tori West!" Sikowitz announced. He then crouched down to the girls' level and narrowed his eyes. "And who are these lovely beauties?" He asked. Ariana giggled and Valentine hid behind Tori. "Sikowitz, these are my lovely princesses, Valentine and Ariana. This here is my youngest, Cat." Jade said. Sikowitz smirked at hearing the girls' name and gave the couple a knowing look. The two women looked at each other and smiled at him. "She would be honored." Sikowitz said and let them in. In the living room, Beck, Robbie, Andre, and Trina were sitting and chatting up. At seeing Tori, Trina ran up to her sister and greeted the West family.
"Hiya sis! How you been? It's been a while! You need to come visit me more! How are my lovely and beautiful nieces?!" She asks and hugs the three girls. Eveyone else stood up and greeted the family as Sikowitz finally came back in the living room with a box in hand. "What up with the box?" Andre asked while he played with Cat. Sikowitz ignored him and set it on the table. "Sikowitz?" Beck called.
"What I am about to be giving you, is a few things our beloved Cat wanted to give to you, but she told me to give it to you when I felt the time is right. Robbie, I'm sure you're a successful ventriloquist and happy. Trina, after the struggle and fight you put up, you found to be a successful comedian. Beck, I don't think I have to say how great of an actor you have become, considering all the movies you've done already. Andre, you became a professional musician and have partnered up with Tori every now and then for a few songs, who might I add, became a great singer and dancer. Jade, not only did you became a great director and have written a great scripts, but you also became a singer and have joined in with Tori's music as well AND not only that, but you both have finally formed a family. To say I'm proud of you all is the least I can say because I am so much more than just proud of you all. Now, there are a few letters for you and some other things Cat told me to give you guys. She loved you all so much and would be so happy to see how far you all have come by."
Everyone gathered around Sikowitz and hugged him. After breaking the hug, they all went to go sit on the couches while Sikowitz began to take things out. "To Andre, you were left a letter and a this other envelope. To Beck, you were left a letter. Robbie and Trina, you also have some letters and a few other envelopes with stuff in them. Finally, Tori and Jade. Cat wrote these letters before she had the accident... the rest of what's in this box is also for you guys but I'm sure you'll want to go through it on your own privacy... That was all Cat left for you all..." Sikowitz softly said while everyone opened their letters to read, tears already in their eyes. Jade and Tori both held hands at reading their letters Cat had written, finally knowing Cat's actions and intentions were...
After reading the letters and everyone had their moment, the West family went back to their house and went through the things Cat had left for them. Cat had left many pictures for the married couple of the three when they were in Hollywood Arts. She left them a few other things that had meaning to the three girls and also left things for their kids, as if she knew Jade and Tori would start a family...
"You okay Jay?" Tori asked when she came back into their room. Jade made space for Tori on the bed and sighed. "Yeah... just a bit drained from all the crying... I miss her. She was our best friend Tor... I wish she could see how far we've all gone. I wish I could see how far she would've gone..." Jade said. Tori laid her head on Jade's chest. "I know cielo... I know... but now you know why she did it. She loved you Jay. You were her only family aside from me. You would've done the same baby-"
"Don't speak... not anymore Tor... I know already... I love you..." She pecked Tori's head. Tori then looked up and kissed Jade back. "I love you more Jay."
The-fuckin-end!
So that's that! ey, I suck at endings so sorry... I don't know if ya'll want another chapter with what Cat's letters to Tori and Jade say. I can do it if you guys want though, but other than that, that's the end of this story! Thank you all for the amazing reviews! I really appreciated them! Don't worry though. I will be back with more Jori fics!
-Hakuna-fuckin-Matata :)
