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Unfairly Judged.

Chapter 17 – Little Worries.

No One's POV.

Jade leaned over and quickly gave Tori a kiss. It was a soft kiss, not one full of passion or lust, but one that felt full of promise. At least a very happy Tori, interpreted it that way. At one time, she would have not though Jade capable of such a kiss. Regardless, it felt perfect.

Breaking the kiss, Jade sat back and smirked. "Now, get out of my car. You're stinking up the place."

"Not a nice way to end a date." Retorted Tori in mock offense, as she threw up her chin and got out of the car. "I thought you were going to put out. I guess, I'll just have to play with myself then."

"So I'm supposed to be easy then."

Tori tried to keep up the act but laughed. "Sorry, I couldn't keep it up. Hey, you want to do something tomorrow?"

"Can't I have a paper for my writing class due Monday and I haven't even started it. Plus I have a bunch of studying to do. So that will keep me busy the rest of the weekend. Sorry."

"No, that's alright. I should get caught up myself on my studies. See you later Jade."

"Later Vega."

And like that, Jade drove off. The rest of the weekend for Tori was rather uneventful. She did catch up on some homework and spent the rest of her time working on her music. She told her sister her date went well and Trina said that was very good; though Tori doubted if she actually meant it. Still things were improving between the sisters.

Of course her thoughts lingered on Jade, but at the same time, she continued to be somewhat apprehensive about how things would work out. After all, lots of things could still go wrong. She wondered if Jade was worried as well.

Monday came and Tori arrived at school. She had managed to push her worried to the side and was in a good mood as she proceeded across the parking lot. She even had bought a new outfit, in the hopes of impressing Jade.

Jade meanwhile was at her locker, also in a good mood, when Andre and Beck came up.

"So, how was your dates?" Asked Beck with a wry smile.

"Yeah out with it. Did you get to 2nd ba…" Andre started to say, before Jade stomped his foot.

"None of your beeswax. Like I'm going to tell you two bozo's anything."

Beck quickly nudged, Andre. "Told you, she got nothing. You owe me 5 bucks"

Jade quickly sneered. "Just to shut you to clowns up. Everything went fine and everything is going fine. Any further speculation will result bodily harm."

Beck thought for a moment. "I take it, Tori hasn't met your mother yet?"

Jade, who already looked displeased, quickly shoved Beck against her locker. "Shut the fuck up! I will deal with that when the time comes. "

"You do realize Jade, your mother can be a bit…direct and vocal, not to mention really really snobby."

"I know that!" Jade barked, as she released Beck.

Andre suddenly snapped his fingers. "Hey wait, Beck. Didn't you tell me she "accidently" popped out of her bathing suit that one time while you were by their pool."

Beck let out an embarrassed sounding groan. "Twice."

"Come on it couldn't be all that bad, didn't she used to be a beauty queen? Miss California at one time I think."

The nasty glare that Beck found that Jade was giving him, told him in no uncertain terms, that answering that question would be most unwise.

Andre quickly laughed. But was silenced when Jade turned her glare on him.

"It's nice to know you find it all so funny." Remarked Jade in a menacing tone of voice. "But if either one of you talk to Tori about my mother, before I can. I'll….."

Jade let her voice trail off as she saw a happy looking Tori approach.

"Guy's, get lost!"

Andre and Beck quickly smiled, waved to Tori and backed away. "Ok."

As they quickly retreated, Andre asked Beck quietly. "Did you ever consider? Jade not withstanding of course."

"Are you kidding, that harpy?" He then thought for a moment and shrugged. "But she did have a really nice pair of… "

"Even nicer than?"

"Hell yeah."

"You didn't tell?"

"WHAT? Do you think I'm actually that stupid? I prefer to keep breathing."

Meanwhile Tori, who was wearing a new purple outfit came up to Jade.

"What are you wearing?"

"I bought a new outfit."

Jade quickly studied the Latina, tilted her head and deadpanned. "We're dating so I suppose this is the point where I'm supposed to say you look cute because you wore a new outfit."

Tori smiled with pride as she spun around, showing it off. "What do you think?"

"Let's see, purple pants, green shirt with a purple jacket, purple shoes. Congratulations, you look like Barney."

Upon hearing the insult, Tori instantly deflated. "I thought it was cute. Trina said it was cute."

"You would think that was cute. That and though I want you to have a good relationship with your sister, never ever take her fashion advice. The bag lady that lives behind the 7/11 down the street, dresses better than her."

"You don't think I'm cute?" Pouted Tori.

Rolling her eyes, Jade quickly responded. "You are cute, if not downright pretty. Though that's just between you and I, if you know what's good for you. But that outfit is hideous, even for you. Burn it, no even better yet."

Jade called over to Cat who happened to be walking by. "Hey dingbat!"

Cat frowned, but approached. "What? And I'm not a dingbat."

"That's a matter of opinion. See this purple outfit Tori's wearing. She's going to give it to you."

"Hey! You can't just give my clothes away." Protested Tori.

"Quiet Vega. I'm doing you a favor."

Cat squealed with joy. "Ohhhh….Now I can look just like a cute version of Barney."

Though she had protested just a moment earlier, Tori's face, upon hearing Cat's Barney comment, quickly fell. "I'll have it for you tomorrow."

"Thank you."

Jade then smirked. "Very good Cat. Now go away. The adults are talking."

"Kay Kay!" Cat said, as she skipped off.

Tori looked over herself and began to look downright sad. "I wanted to look nice for you."

Jade then turned to Tori and put her arm around her. "Did you not just hear me when I told you that you were cute if not downright pretty?"

"You think I'm pretty." Replied Tori, managing to smile.

"I think I just said that. Are you both deaf and color blind? Tell you what, since I'm making you get rid of that document, our next date will involve me taking you shopping and spending money on you. I'll even semi-behave in all those trendy clothing stores and make stupid sales clerks miserable, instead of reducing them to tears. I think I still owe you from all that crap I did to you, anyway. Just think, I almost got you on the no-fly list."

"What?"

"Oh…um….nevermind that."

Tori smiled and kissed Jade, which garnered a few odd looks from the others in the hallway. Jade was quick to respond in a shout.

"Didn't she hit you?" Asked one boy, with a confused expression.

"We'll I'm kissing her now. Gawk at someone else or the blood will start to spill."

The students around them quickly seemed to move on. Jade shut her locker and Tori pointed to hers. As they walked to Tori's locker, the Latina inquired.

"What were you, Beck and Andre' talking about?"

Jade shook her head and at the time shuffled her feet slightly. "Nothing, they were just being jerks."

"Ok. One thing Jade, Can you be just a little nice to other people. "

"Sorry, no can do, I'm saving all my niceness for you."

"That's not much to brag about, you've already ridiculed my outfit and given it to Cat."

"I told you I'd replace it."

"I'm not in for your money or to get material things. I'm in it because I like you and I want this to work out."

"Look Vega, if you really want to keep the outfit, I'll just give Cat a bag of Bibble."

Just then Robbie, with Rex in tow walked by. "Hi Tori, hi Jade."

Rex greeted the pair as well. "Hey hot stuff, hey Tori, where's Baby Bop?"

Jade laughed, while Tori looked at her outfit with further dismay. "Cat can have it."

With the ring of bell that was heard, both women knew that class would be starting in five minutes.

Jade smiled at Tori and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Later Vega."

Things were going well, very well. But Jade, much like Tori worried. Lot of things could still go wrong. Her father was a bland, emotionless business man who saw only the bottom line. His world was accounts, figures and balance sheets. Jade knew how his logical mind worked. Her mother was a different story entirely. Jade would have to make any introductions, carefully.

Of course there was Tori's parents. They and their reaction to her, worried Jade nearly as much. She had done some rather nasty things and knew perfectly well, they would have been less than pleased.

Jade truly wanted things to work out. She wanted to be able to share more of her private self with Tori and hoped the Latina would do as well. This all made Jade nervous and Jade got even more ganky when nervous.

But for now, Jade pushed that out of her mind and focused on the day. She did however keep a close eye on Tori, to make sure no one else mocked her outfit.

Sadly, Ryder Daniels as he walked by their table at lunch could be heard singing a few bars of the "I love you, you love me" Barney them e song.

The resulting frown on Tori's face, didn't sit well with Jade at all.

Finally the end of the day came and as Jade was at her locker, Tori walked up.

"Thank you Jade."

"For what?" Replied the Goth with an innocent expression.

Tori batted her eyes. "I heard that Ryder Daniels had to get the Janitor to pry his locker open with a crowbar. It seems that someone epoxied it shut during 6th period."

Jade tilted her head and closed her locker. "You don't say."

"Was someone defending me?"

"Why would someone wanna do that?

"Maybe someone thinks I'm pretty." Said Tori as took Jade's hand.

Pausing for a moment to enjoy the feeling of Tori's soft hand in hers, Jade smiled. "Guilty."

Grinning Tori leaned into Jade's ear. "Wanna know a secret?"

"What?"

"I think you're pretty too."

Up to recently, Jade would have hated being called pretty. To her, it was more than an insult than anything. After all she was Jade and Jade was furious, talented, sexy, tough, a lover of all things Goth, but most certainly not pretty.

There was a lot on Jade's mind a lot of worries about the future. But hearing those words in her ear, from a certain Latina named Tori, Jade couldn't help but smile.

They are both will worried about all the various things that can go wrong. Time will tell if anything does?

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