Happy Easter everyone, yeah, I got hit with inspiration yet again for this saga, honestly, I don't even know why I keep fighting these plot bunnies… Yeah, reference intended.
Anyway, nothing much to say other that Jade's not going to be happy with what Tori has planned for them… At first.
"Vega, you lost it, you completely lost it!" Jade said with narrowed eyes. "That's the only explanation here, when the Hell did you lose your sanity?!"
"I'm sure I lost it the moment I realized I was in love with you." Tori replied coyly. "I think I was a happy meal away from getting myself committed to Troubled Waters Mental Hospital."
"Vega, that place is in Seattle!" Jade pointed out. "Which is seventeen hours away by car! Explain it to me, how exactly were you planning to get yourself institutionalized back then?"
"I was talking about the Mental Hospital right here in L.A, baby." Tori pointed out. "Wait… Come to think of it, how do you know there's an asylum in Seattle?"
"I like to read about mental hospitals with a colorful history, Vega." Jade replied wickedly. "For instance, have you heard about the Burke Lunatic Asylum?"
"Can't say that I have."
"Back in the first half of the 20th century, it was one of the most prominent mental hospitals in the country." The Thespian started to explain eerily. "It was considered the best place to tuck away anyone society deemed too abnormal."
"I don't like where this is going." Tori said warily. "Why do I have the feeling this going to give me nightmares, Jade?"
"Ah you just might get them Vega, you just might." She replied with a chuckle "But don't worry, I'll be there."
"Really?"
"Sure, I wouldn't want to miss you wazzing your pants."
"I'm really feeling the love you have for me, baby." Tori said dryly. "Why did I marry you again?"
"Because the feeling is mutual, Vega." Jade said as if that was obvious, I love you, you love me, simple as that, we accept each other's quirks, likes and dislikes."
"You got me there."
"Now stop interrupting my story, I'm just getting to the good part."
"You and I have a different opinion on what good means, baby."
"Anyway what no one knew was that it was all a farce, behind closed doors, the place was a hellhole; patients were often restrained, drugged, and beaten just to keep them quiet and obedient."
"That's horrible!"
"Hold onto your cheeks because it's about to get a whole lot worse, Vega." Jade shrugged. "The patients were also given ice, cold baths and electroshock therapy to try and break them into so called normality, and even lobotomized if all else failed."
"I think I'm going to be sick."
"Don't worry Vega." Jade said with an evil smile. "There is a happy ending to this tale."
"I seriously doubt that."
"Well eventually, this inhumane treatment drove the patients to break out and rebel one night in 1945, and by the time the police arrived to put down the riot, half the inmates and staff were dead, but it didn't end there, as a final act of vengeance, one pyromaniac burned one wing down with several sadistic doctors and nurses still inside with a one way trip straight to Hell."
"That's the happy ending?!" Tori asked horrified. "Why did you even tell me that scary piece of history?!"
"Just wanted to let you know that if you had committed yourself into an insane asylum, just be glad you weren't alive in the 1940's."
"You are seriously twisted."
"Maybe so, but you married me, twisted soul and all." Jade pointed out. "And since we're on the topic. Vega, how would you like to take part in an urban exploration of an abandoned…"
"DON'T GIVE ME A REASON TO FILE FOR DIVORCE JADE!"
"Come on, you're always complaining we don't spend as much time as we used to." The Thespian said. "Think of this, the two us exploring an abandoned pizza place where the Bite of 87 took place."
"Getting closer to the divorce idea, Jade." Tori said with crossed arms. "And for reference, when I said, I wanted us to spend more times together, I meant a picnic or a trip to beach, not breaking and entering into a place where murder took place!"
"You're no fun." The former Goth complained. "Ok, against my better judgment, I'll ask, what idea do you have in mind?"
"Well for starters, how about the suggestion I made early?" The Latina asked. "You know, before you questioned my sanity?"
"Damn, I was hoping you would have forgotten that." Jade grumbled. "Forget it, it's stupid!"
"Aww...come on Jade!" Tori teased while poking her wife in the chest. "Where's your sense of fun?"
"You should know, you shot it down, Vega."
"Ok, let me rephrase that." Tori said with an eye roll. "Where's your sense of fun that doesn't involve us committing a crime and possibly killed?"
"It's only a crime, if we get caught."
"Not helping your case, baby." Tori said. "And need I remind you that my dad is a cop? I don't think he would like to know that his daughter in law broke into a place that she shouldn't be in."
"Damn it Tori, why did you have to ruin the fun?" Jade hissed. "I know for a fact your dad has a bullet with my name on it!"
"Now you're just overreacting Jade."
"The Hell I am!" The Thespian bellowed. "He showed me his gun the week before our wedding and told me he would use it if I ever made his little girl sad, that's a threat I don't take lightly, Tori!"
"Well if he shot you then I wouldn't miss you for long." The Latina teased. "I know you would resurrect from your unmarked grave and haunt me."
"That's morbid Vega." Jade said evenly. "I love you so much."
"If you love me then can we please have one little Easter egg hunt?" She asked with a puppy dog pout, filled big hope-filled eyes.
"But I don't want to!" Jade complained "It's stupid."
"It's a tradition!"
"No!"
"Please?"
"NO!"
"Pretty please?"
"NO!"
The puppy dog pout intensified.
"I stand corrected." Jade said glaring evilly at her wife. "I hate you… Fine, okay, alright! I'll do the stupid Easter egg hunt! Are you happy now?"
"Very." Tori said with a smile. "And don't worry West; I'll make it worth your while."
"Can we at least have the egg hunt on a graveyard?"
"Are you going to try to smell the fumes of the dead?"
"Maybe?"
"Then no."
"Just get your damn eggs then."
"My wife, the portrayal of sunshine."
An hour later, the former Goth was still sitting on the couch, reading her phone while also watching as her spouse move from place to place in their home.
"Are you almost done, Vega?" Jade sighed exasperatedly. "It's going to be dark before I even find the first egg, if you keep moving at a turtle's pace."
"You can't rush magic, baby!" Tori said cheerfully. "Trust me, by the end of the day you'll be happy that you took part of the fun."
"Part of the fun my snow white ass..." Jade muttered obscenities under her breath while her wife continued to meticulously hide the Easter eggs.
"Okay, I'm done!" Tori said, clapping her hands in self-congratulations for a job well done. "This outta keep her busy for a while."
"About damn time!"
"Now, when I count to one you may start the search."
"Fine. How many are there?"
"Fifteen!"
"FIFTEEN?"
"Yup and you may get started in three… Two… One!"
"I'll get you for this Vega." Jade said darkly. "Count on it!"
"Oh I am." Tori thought before she walked away. "Now onto phase two of my plan."
Several hours later Jade triumphantly plopped the eggs down in front of the Latina, who smiled smugly, much to her spouse's chagrin.
"It's like she's taunting me!" Jade thought angrily. "Vega, what the Hell are you up to?"
"Did you find the entire batch of eggs baby?" Tori asked sweetly.
"I did." The Thespian replied with repressed rage. "How the fuck did you managed to hide one of these Easter eggs in my bra without me knowing?!"
"You should know!" Tori teased. "You put a shrimp in mine back in high school, so let's just say the student surpassed the teacher."
"I'm very tempted to destroy these eggs Tor." Jade growled. "They were more trouble than they're worth!"
"You'll be eating your words very soon baby." Tori said confidently. "So…?"
"So… What?"
"Aren't you going to open them up and see what's inside?"
Jade rolled her eyes, but picked up one plastic purple egg and opened it, to her confusion a small piece of paper fluttered out.
"What the…?" She said before grabbing it, noticing there was a picture of their pet bunny Houdini. "Are you for real Vega?"
"Seemed appropriate." Tori grinned. "It would be a wasted opportunity if I didn't use our bunny for Easter."
"You're a dork." Jade said with an eye roll. "But you're my dork."
"Aww."
Jade continued to open all the other eggs, noticing that each one had the same thing,… A picture of their pet.
"This has got to be your laziest job ever Vega." Jade said unimpressed.
"Are you sure about that?" Tori asked teasingly. "You're only seeing one side of the picture."
Getting the not so subtle hint, the former Goth turned over the photo, she soon saw a letter.
"It's an F."
"Yep!" Tori said excitedly.
"Are you telling me to fuck you?"
"NO!"
"You sure?" Jade asked. "Because I'll do it… We can have fun on the couch… Of look there's another use for the F word."
"Jade!" Tori whined. "Just look over the rest of the papers."
Without another word, her wife complied and soon she had a stack of fifteen small sheets of paper. All letters, which clearly meant to be a secret message.
"Since when did you become The Riddler Vega?" Jade asked annoyed. "I swear, these games of yours are giving me a headache.
"Have fun baby." Tori said as she left the couch. "Don't take long."
And take long she didn't, it actually just took Jade a little over half an hour to discover what the letters, once arranged were meant to say.
FOLLOW THE RABBIT.
"I'm going to kill her." Jade hissed. "I swear, the moment I find her, I'm going to grab her by the neck and break it!"
Any further murder plans she had in mind were stopped the moment the Thespian saw Houdini hop right in front of her, the Thespian slapped herself in the forehead. "Of course, it was so, damn obvious."
Houdini jumped away.
"Good bunny!" Jade said. "Lead me to my wife so that I can teach her not to make a fool out of me!"
After several minutes, Houdini stopped in front of the door that was Tori's home studio.
"All this time, I just had to come here?!" Jade snarled, the madwoman grabbed the doorknob, ready to give her wife a piece of her mind. "VEGA… Prepare to… Uhhh…"
Any revenge plans she had went out the window the moment she saw Tori in nothing more than body paint.
"Like what you see baby?" Tori asked coyly. "You got to play with some toy eggs but now, looks like you got two in front of you that would love to be in your hands."
Jade noticed that her wife's breasts were now painted green.
"Oh look, my favorite Easter Eggs!" Jade said as she kissed her wife passionately.
"Wait!" Tori said between kisses. "Before we go any further, there's something I would like to do."
"And what's that Vega?" Jade asked exasperatedly, already hot and bothered. "Get on with it!"
Tori grabbed some paint from her dresser.
"I get to paint your boobs."
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!"
"Come on Jade, the sooner you let me have my fun, the sooner you'll get to have yours."
"This is payback for the asylum story I told you earlier, isn't it?"
"Partly yes." Tori admitted. "But also because I want to make our Easter special… So, what do you say?
Jade took off her shirt and bra.
"Just don't you dare to use pink on my girls, Vega."
"Best Easter ever!"
"Hey… Wait a minute, I just realized I could have made love to you in the couch earlier instead of now!" Jade said darkly, giving the Latina the evil eye.
"Uhhh… Oops?"
"VEGA!"
"Ok, now it's not going to be the best Easter ever."
And I'm done… Honestly I have no idea how I managed to put the scary part with the insane asylum into the mix but that's how the story just developed I guess.
By the way the Asylum bit was actually borrowed from my friend Zim's Most Loyal Servant who came up with the story for his Invader Zim fic "Asylum of Doom" and the Trouble Waters Mental Institution is actually from the show iCarly that appeared in the episode "iLost My Mind" while the Bite of 87 is from Five Night's St Freddy's.
Houdini actually appeared in an early chapter and only now I found a way to bring him back, heh.
Anyway, what did you guys thought of this idea? As always constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.
Also as a final question, do you guys think I should do a Star Wars chapter?
Invader Johnny Signing Off.
