Disclaimer: Betting you can say it better then I could now. Just, don't own, and the one's who do, have long ago let this lay. So, enjoy.

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Jade was waiting near Tori's locker, no longer content to let this slid. 'Time we settled this.' Jade thought, nerves once again marshaling in her stomach. Just like every time she was planning something, she got that moment of nerves, telling her she was alive. 'Come on, Vega, I don't have all day...'

Tori walked towards her locker, ready to change out books before the next set of classes. 'Time to strike!' Jade decided. "Um, Vega, I was thinking, since Beck and I are kinda broken up right now, and I need something to do so I don't stalk him, I was wondering if you'd like to hang tonight?"

"Tonight?" Tori asked. "Why tonight? I mean..." He coffee eyes scanned Jade for intent. "What do you have planned? I mean, we can hang, I suppose..."

"I'll be by around seven to pick you up." Jade said. Walking away, the goth tossed back "Wear something causal, but nice. People are gonna see us together, and I don't want them thinking less of me."

Later, Tori was sitting in her living room, around six o'clock, when there was a pounding on the door. 'Are they trying to batter their way in?" Tori wondered. "WHO IS IT?" She yelled.

"JADE!" Echoed back. "NOW OPEN THIS CHIZZING DOOR BEFORE I TAKE IT OFF IT'S FRAME!"

"IT'S OPEN!" Tori yelled. "No need to rip things apart."

Jade burst into the home, eyes scanning around to take in everything around her. "That what your wearing?" She asked, pointing at Tori's outfit, the same thing she'd worn that day at school.

"You show up, an hour early, just to insult me?" Tor sounded upset.

"Don't be ridiculous." Jade waved her off. "That took what, seconds? Now, I have time to make sure you dress right, so you won't embarrass me."

Tori took that second to really drink in what Jade was wearing. While close to her normal style, Jade was wearing all black, with a see through material coat over a two piece outfit, with a top that had a plunging neckline showing off her cleavage, then stopping to show off her stomach. Her skirt had a "Belt" of white x's sewn around the top, with metal circles breaking the pattern. Overall, she looked sexy as hell. "I.. what kind of place are we going too?"

"Just a place." Jade replied. "Come, lets find you something appropriate to wear. Something that says your more then willing to play bad once in a while.

Jade chose a torn jeans skirt that stopped just above the knees, with a long sleeved black vinyl looking top, and strapy heals for the Latina's feet. Mixing in dark lipstick, Tori felt hot, even if she wondered, again, what kind of place they were going too.

"Um, Jade, where are we going again?" Tori asked.

"Dancing." Jade replied. "I know of a club, and you wanna look presentable."

"We look, um..." Tori struggled for the words.

"Like your looking to pick up some dudes." Trina offered. "Should I get changed, go with?"

"You mean, you don't have a date on a Friday night?" Jade challenged.

"Of course I do." Trina defended. "It's just, this looks to be more fun. Let me get ready..." She raced to her room.

"We have maybe ten minutes before she's tagging along." Tori announced. "Lets go. We can grab some thing to eat on the way."

Jade happily followed, racing to her car only to open the door for her friend. Once in, and seat belted in, Jade drove off, into the Los Angeles night.

"Um, just to be clean, you didn't get me all dressed up to bury me in the desert, right?" Tori asked nervously.

"No, I wanna go dancing, and it felt weird going alone." Jade replied. "Now when we get there, relax, enjoy, okay? This is gonna be fun."

They stopped at some hole in the wall place for food. Tori was amazed that the place even existed, serving coffee shop cuisine, but far cleaner then the stereo type. It was a pleasant meal, with Jade making often inappropriate, but fun conversation.

"So, how'd you find this place?" Tori asked.

"My dad's boss likes to sneak out here with his mistresses." Jade replied.

"That's horrible." Tori said, keeping her voice down, while a conspiratorial smile crossed her face. "He really does that?"

"Not as scandalous as you'd think." Jade said, smiling. "He's single, and the woman's his age. They're dating, but he likes to call her his mistress, and apparently, she's into it."

"So they're just dating?" Tori clarified.

"Maybe." Jade said, mischief edging into her eyes. "Or maybe it's a whole BDSM thing. I don't know, It's his life. Just, he told me about the place, and I took you here. Now, we're gonna go dancing, have us some fun, and enjoy the evening." Jade looked around. "And Vega, for safety reasons, lets stay close once we get to the place. I know, they promise they're an under twenty one club, but who knows what kinds of freaks and losers we might run into tonight."

"You mean like Chad and Alen?" Tori asked.

"Yea, if they show up, I'm getting us tossed out." Jade informed her.

"How…?" The singer looked her friend over. "Where could you be hiding scissors in that outfit?"

"Who said I only use scissors?" Jade asked, raising her eyebrows. "Besides, it's called a purse. For when you need to carry something, like an I.D. Come, lets go."

Both girls had purses, Tori knew that, but to hear Jade, it was like the singer hadn't even considered the possibility. Despite that, they made their way to the club, and in. Jade and Tori were immediately getting attention. Tori couldn't help but smile. 'We're hot, and we know it. Guys will be watching all night.' She decided to share with Jade. "Guys are checking us out."

"Yea, they'll be rubbing a few out tonight." Jade agreed.

"What now?" Tori asked.

"It's as close as they're gonna get, so yea." Jade added. "Oh come on, they're teenage boys. I'd be surprised if one of them doesn't find a way to rub one out in the bathroom."

"You mean..." Tori was still shaken by that statement.

"God, Vega, boys masturbate." Jade groaned. "Hell, we do it too." She led the way towards a table, intent on throwing it's occupants off and claiming it.

"We don't..." Tori started.

"Am I gonna have to teach you that too?" Jade groused, but her smirk told people she was just pulling Tori's chain. Tori, unfortunately, was behind her.

"Ja-ade!" Tori tried to whisper scold.

"One moment, Vega." Jade said. "I'm getting us a table." Her gaze bore through the kids sitting at her chosen place. The kids, however, seemed ready for her, abandoning the table with amazing speed. "Sit, lets talk."

"So, what can we talk about?" Tori asked. "I mean, we chewed up a lot of light conversation over dinner, so..." Her eyebrows rose.

"Tell me, what do you look for in a user?" Jade asked.

"Jade!" Her voice was a warning, even if she couldn't do a thing to the other girl.

"Sorry, what do you look for in a date." Jade amended.

"I don't know, hot?" Tori said.

"What about character?" Jade asked. "Beck likes a challenge. Andre wants more then a girl who'd kiss he living chiz outta him, and Cat has a thing for nerds. Hell, even Sinjin has a type, unavailable."

"That's not nice." Tori huffed. "True, but not nice. Besides, he was seeing Gabriela."

"The sweet girl who doesn't speak much English, dated Robbie, and seemed to be too confused about what was going on for her own good?" Jade asked.

"I just thought she likes nerds." Tori said. "I mean, think about it. She's hot, and yet, she chose to date both Robbie, and Sinjin."

"Cause she doesn't speak English, so no one warned her." Jade explained.

"I warned her." Tori admitted. "What? I speak Spanish, so I let her know what sweet, nice boys they were."

Jade chuckled. "So, what do you look for in a date?"

"Why don't you answer that question?" Tori tried.

"I want someone hot, of course." Jade said. "I know, kinda shallow, but it's a good starting place. But there has to be more then just looks. I want someone who'll challenge me, be able to contain me when I'm about to go too far…."

"So that's all the time?" Tori interrupted.

"Don't interrupt." Jade warned. "I want someone I have a feeling with, someone where we just click. Looks are a good starting point, and if I'm with someone, I'd love for the rest of the school to be eating their hearts out in envy. However, for someone I connect with, I'd trade that." She smiled. "Then again, if they meet my standards, and their dating me, the rest of the school will be jelly as hell. So, you've heard my answer, what do you look for in a date?"

"Well, I love, I mean..." Tori struggled for a moment. "Hell, I only seem to choose based on looks, and then, I choose uses and losers. You where right, I've got bad taste in boys."

"So you're drawn to bad boys, and they're drawn to you." Jade clarified. "Any particularities about their eyes, or hair? I mean, you have some janked up ideas about how the world treats blond haired girls."

"They do." Tori said, almost manic for a second. "Just try it, dye your hair blond, and see how the world treats you. They, I mean, they bend over backwards to make things easier for you, and the boys, they line up. Try it, and you'll see."

"Puckett's got blue eyes." Jade said.

"Who?" Tori asked.

"Sam, Cat's roommate." Jade said. "I doubt being a blue eyed blond has made things any easier for her. I could ask, I suppose..." She let that thought linger.

"I do over react, don't I?" Tori wondered. "It's just, people love blonds, and blue eyes, and it's just not fair to the brown haired or the brown eyed. We're people too. Some of us are even cute, like Cat, or Me, or..."

"Blue eyes." Jade said, pointing at herself. "But Beck's eyes are brown, and lots of girls hurt themselves trying to be his girlfriend."

"Yea, that's janked up." Tori agreed. "Maybe we should dance?"

"Lets make sure our stuff is here, and remember to keep an eye on it." Jade warned her friend. "Okay, lets dance."

The two girls enjoyed themselves, dancing and laughing and Jade made jokes abut the various couples they saw. A few boys did try to approach the girls, but Jade drove them all off, often with just her cold glare. Finally, a little before the girls were ready to leave, a big guy came in and started flirting with Tori. Jade tied to edge him away, but he ignored her, something that Tori was sure was wazzing the blue eyed girl off.

"Vega, we gotta get going." Jade told the other girl.

"I can give you a ride." The boy said, smiling down at her.

"My dad is kinda expecting me back soon." Tori tried to apologize.

"Dad's are like that." Th boy said. "Come on, ride with me. I'm sure we'll get back with plenty of time. Just, this way, I get to know where you live."

"My dad's a..." Tori was pulling out her reserve excuse, when Jade grabbed the boys arm, spun him around and yelled in his face.

"SHE'S NOT INTERESTED!" The goth yelled, and when the boy seemed ready to laugh her off, she slammed him in the chin, a strong blow that may have lifted the two hundred and fifty pound plus boy off his feet. Seconds later, he was crumpling to the ground, as security was rushing the two girls.

They weren't charged, but only because it was accepted that the boy wasn't taking no for an answer. Jade was, however, barred from coming back for another month.

They sat in silence for a while as Jade drove until they were almost at the Vega residence. "What did that nice bouncer mean by another month?" Tori asked.

"Beck and I sometimes went there dancing." Jade explained. "I may have a reputation. But don't worry, I usually don't get thrown out." She gave innocent eyes. "And, as you could plainly see, they know I didn't start it. Now, we're at your place, and I think, right now, I need to walk you to your door. You know, in case your parents locked up for a change."

"I have a key." Tori said, picking up her purse.

"That would hint that your parents sometimes lock the front door." Jade poked.

Tori giggled. "I really did have a good time, even if you scared off all the boys." Tori smiled. "I loved dancing with you." She was almost at the door.

Jade, who'd escorted her there, stopped. "Thanks for the wonderful evening." Then, the pale beauty leaned in, hands wrapping around the tanned girls cheekbones, as Jade placed a strong, passionate kiss on Tori's darkened lips. "Call me if you wanna get together tomorrow, kay.' Jade said as she turned on her heels and walked off.

Tori just stood there, hand on her lips. 'Was this a...' her mind reeled against the possibility, even as her heart continued to beat just a little too fast. Her skin was flush, showing the full effect the blue eyed girl's kiss had on her. 'Was this a date! God, I'm kinda glad I didn't order anything too expensive, cause...' Tori turned, unlocked the door, and ran into the house.

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