Welcome back everyone!
Disclaimer: Do I really have to say this every time? I guess I don't but i suppose a friendly reminder wouldn't hurt… I don't know Victorious, we all know who the series belongs to Nickelodeon, but if I did own the series, the show would have gotten a proper series finale and Jori would be canon.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving, this holiday is meant to be one where you're with your families and be thankful for what you have and believe you me, Jade and Tori have a lot to be thankful for as I'm sure everyone reading this is as well, so read and enjoy.
"Vega… That is one big ass turkey."
"Considering that we have, my family, your family and our friends on the way, we need to buy a big one." Tori shrugged, getting the turkey on the shopping cart. "Plus, whatever is left we can have for leftovers."
"Cooking the damn thing is going to be a pain in the ass." Jade snarled. "Just who was the freaking idiot that suggested we host Thanksgiving this year?"
"You."
"You're kidding me, Vega."
"Nope." Tori replied somberly, "Don't you remember how you suggested the idea?"
"Obviously I don't."
"Well… It happened when you were writing your novel…"
Jade was sitting on the living room sucking on a Popsicle. "I blame Cat for getting me hooked on these things."
"It's better than drinking." Tori pointed out. "And you know the rules, no booze in this house."
"Just because I'm a writer, Vega, it doesn't mean I have to drink to get the ball rolling on inspiration." Jade pointed out. "That's such an annoying stereotype."
"I know…" She said. "I just… I just don't want you to fall into the same dark whole I went through."
The former Goth closed her laptop, giving her wife a sympathetic look. "You don't have to worry about that Vega, I promise you I'll always stay clean."
"Promise?"
"I promise."
The thespian held the Latina close to her, she never liked it when the darkest moment in their relationship came into conversation and tried to change the subject to a more suitable one, looking in all directions, Jade's sight eventually settled on the calendar.
"Hey Vega…" She said soothingly. "I have an idea."
"An idea?" Tori parroted, gazing at her wife. "A good idea I hope?"
"More like a tolerable one." Jade admitted. "See, Thanksgiving is a week away, sooo I was thinking, what if we bring everyone for dinner."
"By everyone you mean?"
"Your folks, my folks and our friends."
"Are you sure about that? Tori asked. "I mean, it might be a little too much work for us."
"Vega, it's going to be our first Thanksgiving together." Jade replied. "It should be memorable and I think both our families have gotten along better than expected, plus, I think it would be nice to get our friends under one roof again."
"You used the word nice." Tori teased. "You never use it."
"I know." Jade shuddered with disgust. "I have a sour taste in my mouth now."
"Oh you do?" Tori asked making kissing noises. "Maybe I can take care of that, then."
"Sounds like a plan." The Thespian smirked. "I mean, who better to help than you, Vega."
"Great!" The Latina cheered. "Let me get the mouthwash."
"VEGA!"
"Oh right." Jade groaned. "Vega, do me a favor, the next time I come up with an idea that involves interacting with so many people at the same time, kit me in the head with a shovel."
"You're doing this for me." Tori pointed out. "I can tell."
"Wait… What?"
"Baby… I know you." The Latina said. "I can tell when you worry about me."
"How?" Jade asked.
"It's the subtle things about you that I picked on since the moment we started dating." Tori said with a smile. "When you're happy, you smile, you don't smirk, you give a genuine smile, however brief and small it may be, when you're sad, you look out the window into that tree you like, you may say you're thinking but I can tell you're down in the dumps and when you worry about me, I see it in your eyes, they don't have that shine I grown to love, they're like less green.. Less… You."
"Am I really that easy to read?"
"Only because I learned from the little things about you." Tori replied lovingly. "I doubt anyone else can tell what you're thinking."
"Well, color me impressed Tor." Jade said. "No one, not even Beck could do that and I dated the asshole for two years."
"Well unlike him, I actually love you."
"Yeah?"
"Yup."
"Well love of my life." Jade teased. "If you love me, can you do something for me?"
"Anything."
"Cook the damn Turkey."
"Except that." Tori snapped. "That is going to be a team effort."
"It was worth a shot." Jade shrugged. "Oh how about this, I'll help with the Turkey but only if you cook your family's famous Vega Pot pie."
"You got yourself a deal, West."
On Thanksgiving day both Jade and Tori had gotten up since 6 AM to get everything ready from the Turkey to the cranberry sauce.
"Whoever thought about cooking a Turkey as a Thanksgiving tradition should've been dragged and thrown into a cliff!" Jade snapped while stuffing the bird. "Why the hell am I the one shoving stuff up a dead bird's ass?!"
"Because you're technically playing with a corpse." Tori pointed out. "And you're smelling in the fumes of a dead animal."
"Oh… Right." Jade groaned. "How is the pie going, Vega?"
"It will be ready soon." She said. "In the meantime, I'll be preparing the mash potatoes."
"And we still gotta get the salad, cranberries and all the other crap before five." The Thespian growled. "I say that we never cook on Thanksgiving ever again!"
"I second that." Tori agreed. "I think we could either buy or rent one of those Foodio Robots that are on the market."
"Those are expensive!"
"Well it's either that or we spend an entire day in the kitchen when is our turn to host Thanksgiving again."
"When you put it that way, the robots are the lesser of two evils."
"Hey dad." Tori greeted tiredly. "Good to see you."
"Likewise Mija." The cop said. "You're sister and Gibby are on their way, they just stopped to get some more soda in case we run out."
"That's good." She yawned. "Sorry dad but Jade and I been up since six cooking."
"Rookie mistake." Mr. Vega chuckled. "Your mom always cooked the previous day so Thanksgiving would be a merciful day."
"I rather not talk about her, dad." Tori frowned. "So um… What do you think of the table?"
The man walked towards the dinner table and could see the effort his daughter and daughter in law put into the meal.
"I'm sure it will be delicious."
"It better be." Jade said ominously. "Anyone who doesn't like it gets a boot up where the sun doesn't shine."
"Just promise me you won't hurt my sister too much Jade." Tori said, already fearing the worst.
"As long as long as she doesn't annoy me, then we're good, Tor."
Soon enough, Jade's father arrived; he curtly greeted both Jade and Tori and according to the former Goth, she had never seen him so happy to see her.
Trina and Gibby arrived next and finally Cat, Robbie and Andre who were happy to see their old friends since due to their conflicting schedules they hardly could see each other.
"Sorry we're going to eat you Mr. Turkey." Cat said sadly. "But at least you're now in Turkey heaven with all your birdie friends."
"Enough with the mourning." Jade snapped. "I didn't put my hands up the damn bird's ass for nothing! Let's eat it!"
"JADE!" Tori admonished. "Must you?"
"Yeah, I must!"
The moment everyone sat down they all said what they were grateful for, until it came down to the hosts who were holding hands underneath the table.
"Well let's see…" Tori said playfully. "What am I grateful for? How about the fact that I'm happily married to the scariest woman on Earth."
"So predictable Vega." Jade teased. "But since we're all being truthful here, I guess I'm thankful that Trina had an allergic reaction all those years ago on the Hollywood Arts Showcase."
"HEY!" Trina yelled out. "We all agreed never to mention that ever again!"
"I'm going somewhere with this!" The thespian hissed. "I'm grateful for that because if you hadn't drank that herb gargle, I wouldn't have met Tori and we wouldn't be together let alone having dinner with you all as a family, so Trina from the bottom of my heart, I'm grateful that you suck."
Trina glared at her sister in law, muttering under her breath. "I don't suck, you suck."
Tori for her part was happy that her wife in her own way was telling everyone that she was happy.
… So yeah… She was very grateful that her sister had that allergic reaction all those years ago.
Otherwise she never would've met let alone fallen in love with Jade West.
As you probably remember my dear readers Tori had some problems with alcohol in my fic "One for the Road" as well as the fact that Tori has issues with her mom which were mentioned here.
Jade asked for the Vega Pot Pie because she never tasted it before because Tori is reluctant to make it since the last time that happened she and her mother's relationship went south so it brings some painful memories but reluctantly agrees because of the effort Jade made into making sure she was ok.
Anyway, to all my U.S readers, hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!
See you all on February 19 which is Tori's birthday.
Invader Johnny Signing Off.