Disclaimer: As we all know, I don't own Victorious; that honor belongs to none other than Dan Schneider, so no cash is made out of this work of fiction, since it's simply written for entertainment purposes only, so, uh, yeah, DON'T SUE! Kay?
Wow, this sure was a fast update huh? But come on! I just HAD to do this, otherwise my freakshow of a brain wouldn't leave me alone to get some well deserved sleep, typical.
So, without any further ado to all of my loyal readers, fellow writers and Jori shippers that celebrate the 4th of July, this one is for you!
"Are you excited kids?" Tori asked her daughters with such enthusiasm, it would seem that she was actually the child in the room.
"Yeah!" The twins said at once, "We wanna see the sky explode!"
The half-Latina frowned. "Jade, of course she would make such a wonderful night sound deadly. Which, in retrospect, it sorta could be."
Today was the first Fourth of July that Jade and Tori would be celebrating with their three year old twins Tawny and Danielle, Dani, for short. They never got the chance to take them to go see the fireworks due to conflicting work schedules. Their first time was with their grandfather, who had the honor of taking them to the park; the year after that, Trina and Gibby did the job.
But tonight, they were prepared. They both made sure they had the day off from singing, directing, writing, etc. Both women weren't about to miss another 4th of July with their daughters, so they took every precaution possible.
Jade, who wanted this to be memorable, decided to buy some fireworks to shoot off in their own backyard instead of going to the park to sit around with other strangers.
Tori, on her part had bought several hot dogs, drinks, hats for the children, and practically everything that would make it a wonderful celebration for all.
So that night they invited their friends and family along for the ride in the West household.
"Wait here kids," Tori said as she got from the bench. "Or better yet, go and see your grandpa. He is dying to spend some time his favourite granddaughters. He says he has presents for the two of you."
"PRESENTS!"
Both toddlers ran back to the house to search for their grandfather, which served as the perfect distraction so Tori could have a talk with her spouse.
Jade sneakily got behind her wife, holding her from the hips, a seductive smirk already on her face.
Tori turned her head around to met the other woman. "Hey."
"Hey, Vega."
The half-Latina rolled her eyes. "Considering it's the celebration of the birth of the U.S? I'll let it slide this time. I don't want any arguments to spoil our night"
"You and me both," Jade agreed. She then whispered to her ear, "Because I want to set our own type of fireworks later tonight."
"Don't worry," Tori said, rubbing her nose against the older woman's chin. "Only you can set fire down there."
"Stop teasing. or I'll do it now!"
The half-Latina chuckled, "Nah, getting you all hot and bothered will be worth it, but for now let's enjoy the fireworks you got, umm?"
The younger woman got free from her wife's arms, walking away while moving her hips teasingly.
Jade narrowed her eyes in determination, "Her beautiful ass is mine!"
A few hours into the celebration everyone was in the backyard eagerly waiting for the main event to occur.
"Tawny! The fire is gonna start," Dani told her sister once she noticed she was getting sleepy.
"I don't want to get on fire," the younger girl said softly.
"Don't be a crybaby," Dani said, "Besides, mom is going to do the fireworks! She knows what she's doing!"
"But, what if mom gets hurt?"
"She won't.
"But what if she does?"
Dani didn't know that her sister was this scared. "Wait here, I'll be right back"
"Where are you going?"
"To get Mom before she starts the magic"
The little toddler easily walked in the direction of her mother. She saw her getting the fireworks together with an almost delighted precision.
"Just two more should do it," Jade said to herself. "After this, the real fireworks can get started."
Once Dani had reached her destination, she pulled on her mother's pants. "Mom?"
The former Goth looked down, to be greeted by her eldest daughter. "Hey, honey. Get back, this is about to get very noisy in a matter of seconds and I don't want you anywhere near these things. They are very dangerous, understand?"
"Yeah but mom? Can you come with me for a second?"
Jade frowned, "Something wrong?"
"It's Tawny."
"What about you sister?"
"She scared."
"About what?" Jade asked with uncertainty, "She has seen fireworks before, and if I recall correctly, she loves seeing the night sky turn into a show of lights."
"That's not what bothers her," Tawny said firmly, "She's scared you'll go all kaboom!"
"Huh...? Mind repeating that sweetheart?" Jade asked lowering to her daughter's level.
"She doesn't want you getting hurt. I told her you wouldn't but she's still scared, so I thought if maybe she sees you're ok, she won't be scared anymore?" Dani asked her mother, hoping she would go ahead with the request.
"Where's your sister?" Ther pale mother asked kindly. Dani grabbed the woman's hand and took her directly towards the bench in their backyard where she left Tawny, and true to the little girl's words, Jade saw her youngest child terrified, holding her favorite doll for support.
Jade sat next to her child. "Baby? What's wrong?" She asked.
"I don't want you to get on fire." Tawny said softly, "I don't want you to be gone!"
Jade didn't know that Tawny was so scared. After all, she was really excited a couple hours ago. "I won't get hurt sweetheart. They are fireworks, they go straight up," The woman explained. "If anything, once they reach the sky, all that goes down are tiny bits of sparkle, nothing more."
"You won't get hurt?"
The pale woman smiled. "I could never get hurt with you worrying." She kissed her on the cheek. "Now, how about if you go with your sister, find mommy and sit down on the warm grass, I promise that nothing bad is going to happen to me"
"You promise?"
Jade made a cross over her chest. "Cross my heart!"
"See?" Dani said, "Mom is brave, she's going to be fine!"
Still unsure, Tawny dropped her doll, hugging her mother instead.
"I love you, mom"
The pale woman got her arms around her child. "I love you too, sweetheart."
A few minutes later, everyone sat in the backyard and stared in anticipation at the night sky.
A certain three members of the West family are sitting on a blanket.
"Will mom be ok, mommy?" Tawny asked, holding onto the woman's arm.
Tori smiled, "She'll be fine mija. She prepared for this very well, there is nothing to worry about. Now, relax and enjoy the show, it's about to start."
At that exact moment, the trio heard the boom, and they all jumped at the overwhelming sound. Tawny was so terrified that her first thought was to run and see if her mother was alright. She would've, had Tori not scooped her up in her arms and put her on her lap.
The next firework went off and Tawny tried to get closer to her tanned mother. By the next one she grabbed Tori's hands and put them on her ears, trying to block out the sound.
Tori worriedly looked at her eldest child, making sure she was fine.
In contrast to Tawny, Danielle was loving it. She thought the colors they made were pretty. She clapped in delight. "Mom can do magic Mommy! I want to learn to do that too!"
Tori smiled. "Someday, maybe, but for now, stay close to me."
Dani rested her head on her mother's hip, enjoying the show, all the while the three West women started at the masterpiece of Jade's art.
By the time all the fireworks were over, Tori's hands were off Tawny's ears. By the end of the show, she had begun to worry less about Jade's safety and more on the show she was providing for them. When the grand final came she thought it was cool. So obviously in response, after she saw Jade walking towards them Tawny jumped off Tori's lap and ran towards her pale mom.
"Can you do another one?"
The former Goth scooped her up. "Sorry baby, that's all we have," she replied.
"Aww."
Jade, teasingly puts her finger over her daughter's nose. "I see someone isn't scared anymore."
"I was never scared," Tawny denied. "I was acting... like you, mom!"
"Well you sure has me fooled," Jade said. "Maybe you can give me some acting lessons"
Tawny giggles, "Can we have some hot dogs?"
The woman puts her child on the grass. "Lead the way."
Happily, Tawny held onto her mother's hands, leading the way back towards their remaining family members.
For the rest of the party, both Jade and Tori watched contently as their two little girls went along to play "You're it" in the backyard with their cousins.
In the end, this is what both married women wanted.
Family togetherness.
I know I been neglecting the twins as of late since I been keeping Anthony as the main parenting priority in Jade and Tori's lives, but it's because Danielle and Tawny sometimes come as "clones" of their mothers and I try very hard not to do that; so I decided to come up with something that would make the twins the center of attention of their parents without making them to similar to them and this is what I came up with.
All in all, what do you guys think?, it probably was a bit sloppy so pardon me but I'm not exactly good with writing "Toddler language" I swear that when I tried to, I was twitching uncontrollably over the (intentional) misspelled words.
Fun (Historical) Fact: For those of you who didn't already know, I'm Mexican so obvious I don't celebrate this holiday, my country's independence isn't until September 15, when we freed ourselves from Spain's rule way back in 1810.
Another thing, due to the overwhelming positive feedback I received from the previous chapter (Thank you very much!) I want to confirm that I'll be posting little stories with Jade and Tori as Grandparents, won't that be fun?
Anyway, as a final note to all of you:
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYBODY!
Invader Johnny Signing Off..
