Disclaimer: I don't own. There, said it, now lets get to the fun.
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Tori sat down next to Jade, using all her acting skills to hide the smirk on her face. "Jade, you know, I'm done." She told the goth, conviction strong in her voice..
"Good." Jade said without really looking.
"I'm serious." Tori insisted. "I've tried, again and again, being your friend, and all I ever got was a kinda, and that was, well, actually kinda special, but I want more." Coffee eyes burned. "Only, you've made it clear we'll never really be friends, so I've decided to change our relationship. So, not friends. Still, we do share a social group, and I suggest, this new, we make it as comfortable as possible for them all. Kay?"
"Whatever." Jade replied, while inwardly she wasn't sure if she wanted to celebrate or not. 'I do kinda like hanging out with her, if only because it's fun to make her feel chiz…' That's when she realized Tori was now doing a close up inspection of her hand. "Um, Vega, what're you doing?"
"Is this cuticle the reason you and Beck are on a time out?" Tori asked, even as she reached for her monster purse, and pulled out an emery board.
"No, I have an uneven cut to my nails." Jade protested, but let the Latina continue to work on her nails, for no other reason then it was getting done. "I was in a rush this morning… And now we're holding hands…"
"Yea, well, I did want to make sure the filing worked." Tori told her, even as she used her free hand to put away the board.
"Hiii, I was just…" Whatever Cat was going to say died on her lips as she took in the two girls sitting together, holding hands. "Um, Jadey, is there something you want to tell me?"
"What now?" Andre asked as he approached their table, anxious to get his hanging out on. "Um, Tori…?"
Jade was now staring death at where her hand was linked to Tori's. "And what is this?" She demanded.
Beck was walking up, eyeing the two. "Please tell me your not enforcing the ten second rule." He begged, and Tori just smiled.
"Okay, people, I've decided I'm going to follow Jade's example and go for something I've wanted." The Latina announced. "I'm pressuring Mason to sign me. Oh yea, and Jade here hasn't realized it yet, but when I said I'm modifying our friendship, it's because she HAS admitted to being bi, but never dated a girl before. I realized, I can't be her friend, cause this," she gestured between them, "it's part of whats been between us. And no, just because she hasn't ripped me apart yet for holding her hand for over thirty seconds now, that doesn't make her my girlfriend. But Jade, I've decided to act like you are, cause you said you respect people who can just do. So, unless you have a good reason otherwise, Jade is my girlfriend, and we will be doing couply like things."
"Like Sex?" Cat asked, and the entire table almost lost it.
"After a hundred days." Tori told the redhead. "And Jade, you're not helpless. Honestly, you're anything but. However, in the short list of things you're not good at, like adulating, and showing you care, finding someone you CAN love is near the top of the list. I know, you wanted Beck, but you have to admit, that ship sailed a while ago. What you recently broke off, it had been nothing more then a power struggle, with Beck slowly losing, even as you demanded he contain all your crazy. Only I know, cause I've seen it, you don't have that much crazy, just some insecurities, which just makes you a girl."
"It makes her human." Robbie added, and Tori wondered why she hadn't seen him arriving. "I have loads of insecurities."
"We all do." Dre echoed. "Like Jade ripping my guts out with her scissors…" He added at the blue eyed glare.
"Jade, relax, I'm just helping contain you." Tori promised. "And in return, I get what I've wanted this entire time, a hot, caring, and loyal, er, I wanted a boyfriend, but I guess my prince has D's."
Jade side-eyed her new girlfriend, not sure how to proceed. "Lets not talk about the girls, kay?"
"Sure." Tori agreed, and rested her head on Jade's shoulder. The goth, already done with this conversation, just let her, and moved on to any other topic. It hadn't even occurred too her that she just gave Tori a win. Instead, by pushing forward, she accepted the new normal, at least until her crazy had a chance to shine through, when she was so sure Tori would learn how hard it was to date her.
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So, sometimes, jade just likes it if people do it. Thinking Tori's past the hard part, but what do I know, right? Thoughts?
