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This chapter, as I mentioned last chapter, takes place during 'Sleepover At Sikowitz'. It starts with Tori getting ready for method acting sleepover, with Shelby helping her. Why Shelby's back in L.A. will be explained.
Thanks to a few reviewers for pointing out some stuff. I added to the gun and badge Tori used for the sleepover explaining why she was able to use them. As for Jade going through Tori's room during 'The Wood', we'll find out if she saw a picture of Shelby with Tori in a later chapter. Thanks for the idea, ScottyBgood. I didn't think of that.
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"Why are you dressing up as a cop with a lot of red lipstick?" Shelby asks her twin as she helps do her hair.
"A method acting excercise Sikowitz is having us do." Tori says, grabbing a tube of red lipstick.
"And why are you doing this?" Shelby asks, finishing Tori's hair and handing her the cap.
"We were doing a method acting thing in school today and no one liked it. So as a challenge, Sikowitz is making us do this sleepover to test us." Tori says, standing up and grabbing the police shirt, the badge and gun old ones belonging to their dad.
"Ah. Good luck." Shelby says with a small laugh. "Sikowitz is that weird teacher, isn't he?" She asks, helping Tori with the shirt.
"Yep. That's Sikowitz." Tori says with a nod. "He's awesome though. He's more like the fun uncle instead of a teacher to us." She says, buttoning the shirt. "Help me with the lipstick?" She asks, handing the tube to Shelby.
"Sure." Shelby says with a small smile "How'd you get dad's old gun and badge?" She asks.
"Dad's letting me use his old badge from when he was in the academy, the one they let him keep. As for the gun, the clip is empty and the firing clip was removed, plus a couple of other things to make sure it's not dangerous or anything. Why are you here, again? You never told me why you were in town. I thought you had to train for the bout?" Tori asks, pursing her lips for Shelby to do the lipstick.
"Well, for one, I'm here to congratulate our parents on their anniversary." Shelby starts, opening the lipstick and turning the base enough to start putting it on Tori. "Other than that, Rod gave me the rest of the month off after keeping my title against Maya Feckner again." She says, sliding the lipstick over Tori's lips. "How much of this am I supposed to use?" She asks, stopping after a coat.
"A lot. The role is I'm a police officer who wears way too much red lipstick." Tori says, grabbing her hand mirror and checking the make up. "Gonna need a lot more One." She says, using the nicknames from when the were kids.
"You got it Two." Shelby says, using the lipstick again. "Anyway, more to why I'm here." She says, sliding the lipstick until Tori tells her to stop. "I figured it's been a while since I was here, so I called mom and asked if my room was still open and if Trina hasn't made it hers." She says with a laugh.
"Cool. What are you going to do while I'm gone and mom and dad are doing whatever for their anniversary?" Tori asks, flinching slightly at the amount of lipstick. "Dang, that's a lot." She says, looking at her lips in the mirror.
"You said a lot." Shelby says, shrugging her shoulders.
"Yeah, just didn't think it'd look like I got bad liposuction in my lips." Tori says, putting the mirror down.
"I'm staying in my room, watching old clips of some of my bouts, going over anything that I could use in training to improve my skills." Shelby says, answering Tori's question from before.
"What are mom and dad doing, anyway? Do you know?" Tori asks, grabbing her keys and the unopened box of Raison Bran for her method acting role.
"I think they said they were watching 'Terms Of Endearment' and sharing a romantic evening." Shelby says, sitting on Tori's bed. "How are you getting to where this method acting assignment thing?" She asks, watching her sister get ready.
"Trina's dropping me off on her way to the mall." Tori answers, sitting beside Shelby.
"You ready?" Trina asks Tori, walking in without knocking, as usual.
"Yeah, I'm ready." Tori says with a sigh, standing up. "See ya later Batman." Tori says with a small laugh at Shelby.
"See ya Robin." Shelby answers, smiling. "Have fun at the mall, Joker." She tells Trina, laughing at the offended look on the older Vega sister's face.
"Stop calling me that!" Trina says, fuming as she drags a laughing Tori downstairs.
"Ah, I love doing that." Shelby says, heading into her room, booting up her laptop.
A few hours later, Shelby hears someone downstairs, a voice she doesn't recognize. Opening her door, she carefully walks to the top of the stairs, peering over to see a teen boy with and afro, dressed in a suit, without the dress jacket.
"Who the heck is he?" Shelby whispers to herself as she watches him sit on the couches and grab the bowl of popcorn, laughing at the movie, as her mom and dad share a look she doesn't understand.
Shrugging her shoulders, Shelby heads back to her room and puts her headphones on as she watches her first fight against Maya Feckner, making notes on things she thinks she could improve.
As the hours pass, she shuts down her laptop and hears footsteps heading up the stairs. Quickly turning around, forgetting she didn't close her door like usual, she's stunned when she sees her parents walking down the hall.
"What's going on?" She asks her parents, looking down the hall when she hears a small group of laughter.
"Tori's friends hijacked our anniversary and are currently laughing at 'Terms Of Endearment'." Holly says, sighing.
"It's a comedy?" Shelby asks, confused.
"No. That's not stopping them though." David says, sighing as well. "We're heading to bed. Good luck dealing with them." He says, guiding his wife to their room.
"I'll try." Shelby says, waving her parents goodnight. "I should probably call Tori, huh?" She says, closing and locking her door.
As she gets ready for bed, she hears footsteps coming down the hall, from the direction of the stairs.
"Where's the stupid bathroom?" Shelby hears from an annoyed voice. Looking through the keyhole, she sees a brunette with highlights walk by, sighing as she passes random doors, dressed like a farm girl. "Stupid Vega." She says, opening the door to the upstairs bathroom.
"Who the hell is she?" Shelby asks herself, watching the door close. "Whatever. I'm going to bed." She says, making sure the door is locked.
Hope everyone liked this chapter. How was Shelby's first glance at Jade?
See you all next time.
Blessed Be.