Author Notes: Well everyone needs to learn to drive at some point, right?
The fact that Tori never got her license in the show is what inspired this chapter.
Sixteen year old Anthony West was ecstatic, ready as he would ever be to get behind the wheel for the very firdt time.
"The day had finally come." He said to himself "It's so... sureal"
Nevertheless the teenager stepped into the vehicle, sitting in the driver's seat. It was a strange feeling, knowing that he would be the one in control of an incredibly dangerous machine that could potentially kill him, not to mention others around him as well, inside and outside of this driving death trap.
"Thanks a lot mom" He thought in mild annoyance "Only you would make a driving lesson, what is supposed to be a great experience... sound so...brutal."
Jade West got in the passenger seat, with a cup of joe in hand and a face of resignation to add to the equations.
It was just as strange for her as it was for her son; her little boy, her last child was driving, almost all grown up. Soon, it was utterly bizarre, "Damn it I'm being as emotional as Tori!" She thought " But I can't help it! It almost felt as if it had just been yesterday that he'd just been learning to walk, then to drive a bike now it's freaking car!"
So obviously in her mind it was near impossible to comprehend that that same little baby boy they founded, adopted and loved for so many years now was sitting next to her.
"As a young man"
Jade glanced at her waiting son "Remember what I told you?"
"I scratch the car and I'll be grounded till I'm sixty?"
"No! Not that!" She snapped "About what you need to do once you've behind the wheel!"
"Oh that" He said sheepishly "Yeah I do"
"Ok then Tony" She said gently "Now remember, you won't learn to drive on your first try, that would be impossible, so take your time, and I'll do the same"
"Uh, mom" He said uncertainty "Not to be skeptical or anything but you aren't exactly the poster mother of patience"
The former Goth smirked "You would be surprised Anthony" She said eerily calm "I taught both your sisters to drive and your mama too, and trust me she wasn't an easy student"
"Wait, you taught mama to drive?" He asked incredulously "But she always, said she had her license at my age"
Jade snorted "Of course she would say that Tony, she only wants to encourage you, but between you and me, she didn't get her license until she was twenty-five!"
"I bet she won't ever admit that huh?"
"Nope" The writercsaid quickly "That woman is as stubborn as she is sexy!"
"Ew! MOM!" Anthony yelled, totally grossed out.
"Oh grow up" She snapped "It's perfectly normal to be affectionate with your other half"
Not wanting to hear anything more about his parents love life, Anthony turned the key in the ignition, effectively cutting his mother's speech short . When he held the key in place, she snatched his hand, scolding, "Anthony don't just hold it there! You'll destroy the motor!"
Humiliated, he released the key, the awful grinding sounds halting at once. Smiling tensely, he started it up again, properly this time, ready to follow his mother's instruction.
"Okay, much better. Now put it into gear, and slowly push on the gas." Jade was worried now, if,her son had messed up so simple a task, then was he really ready to operate a car?
What she didn't know was that her little affectionate moment towards Tori had rattles Anthony's mind, after all no teenager wants to hear about his parents "doing it"
Fidgeting somewhat, Anthony started the engine again, and after a moment of indecision, twitched and slammed on the gas, rocketing them forward at speeds no beginning driver should ever reach.
"Tonnnnnyyyyyyyyyy!" his mother screamed, grabbing the wheel and steering them around the simple course, preventing disaster. "Oh hell, apparently the kid had somehow inherited his mama's lousy motor skills"
Just as she'd dreaded "Crap, this is going to be a long day"
Frozen solid with dread, Anthony simply sat there, petrified, as his mother frantically wheeled them around orange traffic cones. After they haphazardly ran over one of the innocent cones, he snapped back into focus, snatching the wheel and attempting to save their sorry behinds.
Key word, attempting. Due to the sudden jerking motion of the wheel, the car spun out of control before smashing into a wall and, of course, stopping abruptly, the momentum slamming the occupant's craniums forward to crash into the conveniently placed airbags.
After a few stunned moments of shocked silence, Jade mumbled through the protective padding, "Safe to say you won't be getting behind the wheel of my car again" to which her very sheepish son had no answer.
Hours later both mother and son came back home.
Tori was watching an old movie when she saw her wife and son enter the living room.
"Hey you two" The Half-Latina said happily "How the first driving lesson go?"
Both of them were quiet for a minute or so until Jade finally said "Vega... He really is your son"
WUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA am I on a roll or what?!
I just thought that it would be funny if Tony inherited Tori's terrible driving skills, don't worry he'll get better, let's just hope he gets his license before the age of twenty-five, heh.
So, what do you, my dear readers think of how I ended this little idea?
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Invader Johnny Signing Off.
