Hey I'm back with another chapter, you know I learn something when I write this chapter. It's that, sometimes you need to use the power of cancellation, or delay, because when you rush something, the outcome would show it and you'll kinda regret it, so, I take my time and the idea kinda come to me.
I hope you enjoy it.
I DON'T OWN VICTORIOUS NOR THE ORIGINAL
CHAPTER 4
After Tori say goodbye to Jade, she quickly go to her truck and sped up because she doesn't want her father and the other to wait for her, she take the short route to her house by the woods because there are not that much cars take that rout at this hour, they thought that the wolves would come and hunt their prey. Tori laugh at that story because part of it, is true and her pack is the one do the hunting and patrol the woods but never gone to the city, she make sure that no human saw them every time they turn and hunt in the woods because if any human saw them, they would freaks out, they are twice bigger than normal wolf would.
The drive feels a bit boring and Tori reach out to turn the radio on when she saw a figure, no, a werewolf standing in the middle of the road, she quickly hit the break and the truck make screech noise when the tires make a harsh contact with the asphalt and the truck come in halt.
The wolf give a long haul, he tried to warn Tori that he is not a treat. She looks at the wolf from her driver sit, the full moon is gone now but her car's headlights is bright enough to get her better look on the wolf, he lower his head signing that he is submitting to her. Tori get out from her truck and approach the new comer. "Who are you, and why are you on my place of territory?" Tori asked the wolf.
"I'm Danny, send by Jackson and wish to meet with Tori Vega, he sends a message and I need to talk to her in person."
"I'm going to need some prove if your words are true." Tori said with alert.
The wolf slowly walks toward Tori with his head slightly down, Tori down on one knee when the wolf is in front of her, she examine his collar. "It's Jackson's pendant." And then Tori stand up. "Okay, let's say I believe you, for now. What is Jackson's message?" She asked.
"I can't tell you, the message is for Tori Vega's ears only." Danny said.
"Well, I am Tori Vega, Jackson's cousin and also the leader of my pack." Tori said. "So, talk."
"Hey, I saw you talked with Tori earlier, even dance together." Beck said to Jade, the party is still going even though tomorrow is school day, they don't care because first period is Sikowitzs's class and he already told them that there will be no learning in his class and besides, they are not even drunk, thanks to the crazy teacher, there are not going to be hangover when they wake up in the morning.
"What's your problem?" Jade asked with annoyed tone.
"There's no problem Jade, I'm just happy for you, you know." Beck takes a seat beside Jade on the bar. "I saw the way she looks at you, her eyes lit up like she saw fireworks." Beck looks at Jade who's looking at the crowd, not paying attention to Beck.
"I know, she already said that to me." Jade still looking at the crowd but keep talking to Beck. "She asked me out earlier, after we dance."
Beck smile but said nothing because there's nothing to said and he just going to wait for Jade to tell him what happen next, he also doesn't said that he saw the same expression on Jade's eyes.
Jade turn her head to the side so she can look at Beck. "You're not going to ask the stupid question?"
"What stupid question?" Beck gave her smile.
Jade sigh, she already knows how Beck's brain works. "Ugh, fine, whatever. I said maybe to her." Beck smile get wider and Jade simply rolled her eyes. "I feel something towards her though."
"It's called crush, Jade." Beck simply said.
"No, not that, you know the chill in my pit when I sense something … something that you 'take care' if you saw one?" Jade said the last part in low voice to Beck. "But it's not the same feeling; she's definitely not 'that', she's a living and breathing like we are but somehow, I still felt that she's different from us and whatever it is, it makes me drawn to her." Jade explanation make Beck slightly thinking of the possibility, if Tori is not 'that thing' then what is she?
"Do you think that maybe, she's just like you?" Beck referred to Jade's ability.
"No, I don't think so, but close. When I sense someone like I am. I will sense a feeling like peace and calm, like you surrounded by nature, but with her are different, I feel safe, and I can sense the nature in her, also when she's near me, I feel protected and I can trust her." Jade said, she remember the feeling when they dance so close and just look into each other's eyes. "Like I said, I have drawn to her."
Beck and Jade staring into the crowed but their mind are traveling elsewhere, when Beck's mind lingering on how to solves the mystery hunch on what Jade's sense, while Jade's mind are lingering on her feeling toward the 'champ', she longing for her but she doesn't ready to admit it, not yet, not until she figure out the strange feeling she felt in her.
"Hey its Tori leave a message."
Cat pacing back and forth holding her cell phone and dialing Tori's phone again and again but keep sending into voice mail. She should be home by now; she recalled Tori were not far behind from the Kyle's car when they leave karaoke Dokkie.
"Did you get a hold of her yet?" Asked David Vega to Cat who just shakes her head, she keeps dialing.
"Where is she?" Trina asked in concern tone. "She's always the first to come in every meeting but now, she's so late."
Not long after Trina said her concern question, the sound of Tori's truck pull over their driveway can be heard and soon the front door is open and then close, the figure they've been waiting finally shows at the back door and go straight to the backyard.
"Where have you been?" David is the first to asked, little upset with his daughter behavior.
"I'm sorry dad; my truck broke down so I kinda stuck for a while until I can fix it." Tori said and give him an apologetic smile, then she take a seat beside her mother and grab a beer. "So, what was so important dad?"
They gathering in the backyard and circling the bonfire, the full moon is already pass and retreat behind the clouds and that means Jackson and his pack is turn into wolves again, David sitting on a chair while everybody else sit on blankets that spread on the grass. It's just the Vega's and Tori's pack that gathers tonight, Cat's parents couldn't make it due to their works.
"Jackson called me earlier, he said that Andrea has been found, she used the name Hayley now but that's doesn't matter." David adjusts his seat. "Jackson said that Andrea I mean Hayley, found the witch that can undo the curse that gave into our clan in New Orleans; they currently have her locked up." Everybody is silent, they didn't know much about the clan David talking about, they grew up knowing about it by David's story about them, Tori doesn't feel the connection David always talking about, he said that he always longing for his home in the French quarter, the longing to surrounded by his clan, for Tori, this is home, she grew up here but she respect her father and want him to be proud of her, so she listen every story, and learning her family legacy. Tori's pack get drag into this family business because they became one when they submit to Tori, that's why every once in a month they gather together, to talked about the plan for breaking the curse, so far they got nothing but right now they maybe have something to fight for, the hope to find a way is wide open and when the curse is broken, maybe they can go back to New Orleans, go back to home.
"Jackson said, he would send one of his pack members here to give us the detail, he wants the message to get to us safely."
"Dad, what can we do to help exactly? This whole time we gather every month, we just talked about it; never did a single step to help them." Tori's tone is challenging, she questions her father out in public eyes, and she never does that, David raises his eyebrows in shock. "This is … this is pointless." All eyes are on her now; she's standing waving her hands to help her make a point. David take a really deep breath before standing up, he looks calm and understanding, he learn many years before that showing your anger in public is not wise move.
"Everyone, please leave, I need to talk to my daughter alone." David said it through his greeted teeth. Holly escort the pack of teenager inside the house, she hold David's arm before she goes inside.
"Think things through before you talk or do something you might regret later." Was all she said and she walks into the house before David could say anything.
David look into Tori's eyes with sad and disappoint look, all this time he stayed here in L.A, he always think of his home and how sad that he can't go home or do something to help his family, he never felt like home here. He teach his daughters about their family, he always talked to them about New Orleans in hoping that her daughters can feel familiar when they finally got to go there, they would understand their family lineage, he never thought for one second that they would talk about it like it's nothing and pointless, and yet here she is standing before him, his own daughter who just second ago said her family is nothing and pointless, it's break his heart.
"I've been very patient with your attitude tonight, first you're late, and then you dare to talk trash about your family? YOUR family" David bark at Tori who's not even flinch at his raise voice, she was prepare for this the moment she set a foot in her house. "And you also dare question ME, in front of your pack; do you think so high of yourself that helping your family is pointless?"
"WE never do anything except talked about it-."
"Because we wait for the right moment to takes a step to help them." David cut Tori off before she could finish her rant. "What do you think happen in there huh, the vampires are in control, Marcel for some reasons has the control over the witches, and he still has, until his sired come to town, and the witches finally can retaliate, it toke them this long until they find a way to fight Marcel, they found a way to manipulate the original vampires sibling to works with them." David chuckles and then he start laughing; really laugh that make Tori step back with alert.
"It turns out that Hayley is pregnant with the hybrid's kid, she's been mating with the original hybrid." David's laugh died and replace with stern tone. "Do you think I've been sitting around and do nothing?" David question Tori. "I've been gathering the information; I'm waiting for an opening spot for strike them." David sits on his chair by the bonfire. "How could you, my own blood question me when you know nothing about everything that I've done?" He chuckles and drinks his beer.
Tori's now at loss of words, she doesn't know what to say to his father and she clearly has broken his heart, she knelt down by her father and cry.
David look at his daughter with a warm look and understanding, it's not her fault that she question him earlier, he should know better not to keep it a secret from her, he should've more open with her. He reach out his hand to pat Tori's head that now rests in his knee, crying, he doesn't need a single word to come out from Tori's mouth to know that she's sorry.
The morning sun shine through the sky and it's sign for the living for to start their activity for the day, last night was rough for Tori and her father, they sort things out, although they still have their awkward moment and one more thing that Tori has to do, earn her father's trust because after last night, he kinda need that.
This morning when she wakes up, her parents already left for works and Tori let out sigh or relief the she doesn't need to face them.
Tori was making a breakfast when the bubbly redhead come down stairs with her bright energy and big smile on her face, like usual, she spend the night without even asking her, Tori find the girl asleep in her bed last night when she enter her bedroom.
"Ugh, it's annoying when you always so chirpy." Tori said while eating her breakfast.
"Did you make any for, moí?" She asked.
She sighs and let the spoon down, she need to tell Cat, she can't lie to her. "I need to tell you something."
"Sure, what's about?" She stole one of Tori's bacon.
"But you need to swear not to tell on me, and you'll listen until I'm done." Tori look at Cat with very serious expression.
"I promise." She put the bacon down and looks into Tori's eyes. "What is it Tori?" She question with her 'I know you did something bad' tone. "Tell me."
Last night, before Tori got home …
"I can't tell you, the message is for Tori Vega's ears only." Danny said.
"Well, I am Tori Vega, Jackson's cousin and also the leader of my pack." Tori said. "So, talk."
"Hayley, find a way to figure out and capture the witch who put a curse on us, sadly she killed herself."
"Who's Hayley?" Tori asked.
"Enrique's daughter, her birth name is Andrea." Danny explains.
"So, why exactly my cousins send you here for?"
"The witch who put the curse on us is able to cheat death, she would go to one body to another when the host body she live in died, although in order for her to be able to fully take over a body when she jump into the target body is, to killed the host first. The host body is not aware that she's been possess, and the witch is not at full control, she's asleep until the host is dead."
They sit on the rock by the lake, Tori need to get Danny out from the street so no one can she them, it would weird and freak people out at the same time.
"Jackson sends me here so I can send you a message that you need to kill the host's body so the witch can live and undo the curse."
"You said the witch killed herself and jump into a next body available?"
"Not just anybody, but a witch's body, she neatly select her hosts, not randomly. Hayley found something on her grimmore that looks like a list of name and there's one name that has not been cross, and she's sure that she is the next host."
"Okay, who is the witch's name, and who is the host's name?"
"Celeste." Danny said and he takes a few seconds before revealing the host's name. "The host's name is, Jade West."
Tori quickly turns around and face Danny, she can't believe, all of people in this city, all of witches that existed in this city, she chose Jade, she chose her bond, her mate, the love of her life, she can't let Jade die, she can't let the news go to her father, she needs to protect Jade, so she do what she think is the best at that moment, she quickly move and snap Danny's neck and torn his heart out from his chest. It is the right thing to do, she needs to protect Jade.
Present time…
Cat's mouth is open wide, she doesn't know what to say or to react so, and she speaks anything that pop in her head at that time. "Holly fucking cheez, Tori what did you do."
"I did it to protect Jade, Cat, and I'll do it again." Tori said with determine.
"Yeah, but you lied, no, you keep it a secret from your dad, if he finds out."
"If he finds out I'll die, I know, but that's the only thing I can think of for the moment. I don't care how much they want to break the curse, but if they threaten Jade, I will fights against them."
There is growl sound by the stairs, they didn't notice that Trina is still in the house and technically she heard everything and she look pissed and Tori walks to the living room and try to calm Trina down.
"Trina, calm down, I can explain."
"You, you betrayed us … you selfish, immature bitch and you called yourself a leader?" Trina holds Tori by her throat and throws her to the coffee table. "You know how important that information for dad is, and yet you make sure it's not going to get to him." She kicked Tori and sends her to fly and crush the T.V, Cat squeaks and try to holds Trina from crushing more furniture or Tori for that. "Let me go, Cat, I should know that you would pick her side." Cat makes no comment to that and just holds Trina tightly.
"Trina, you need to listen to me, I might be not wanted Jade to die and preventing the witch to take full control of her body, but I will find another solution to break the curse." Tori try to explain.
"No, you just want to drift into the sunset and be happy with her, while our own family is miserable for the rest of their lives." Trina tries to kick Tori but missed, Cat still holds her tight.
"I love her Trin; she is my bond, my mate." Trina scoffs at her. "Think about this, IF the witch is wanted to help, would she kill herself in the first place?" This time Trina stop fighting but she still stiff in Cat's grips. "I've been thinking, if we go along with the plan and killed Jade, would she help us once she has her control on Jade's body? Or she would kill herself again and fine another one to escape us for forcing her to break the curse?" Trina is now calm and Cat loosens her grip. "We need to be smart Trin, I want to break the curse just as bad, I want dad to be happy, but not like this, not when we need to sacrificed someone's life just to get our happy ending." Tori look at Cat and let her know that is okay to let go of Trina, she let go and plops down on the couch, Trina do the same while Tori sit on the coffee table.
"What will you do next? You definitely don't want dad to know about this." Trina said finally understanding.
"Neither everybody else, I want no one to know about this except the three of us."
"So, what's our first move?" Cat finally speaks.
"Protect Jade; there will be force that wants to kill her, not just our kind, everyone who want celeste to be revived. The rest, we can figure out later."
They nodded in agreement.
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