22Thanks for the reviews as always!
As promised, Jori scenes coming up.
"Sometimes you can't let go of the past without facing it again "
-Gail Tsukiyama, The Samurai's garden.
Vega's household.
Tori's POV
It's been almost three months since Trina's act was exposed. She now regularly hangs out with the gang ( I know she's just making sure to stick close to me ) and has become close friends with Cat and Jade. Jade denies it but i can tell
Jade and Trina are actually pretty similar, they would fight to protect what they love and are tough on the outside, vulnerable on the inside.
Also, Trina had to go for a meeting and script reading with the rest of the cast in LA and won't be back till tomorrow.
Just then, i received a text message from Trina:
"Are you sure you r going to be ok alone at home. Should i call Sikowitz and Jason over?"
Jason was Sikowitz nephew, a close friend of ours.
"No! I will be fine Trina stop worrying! You're getting old and naggy ;)" i reply Trina.
Trina's more protective than usual these days because i've stopped my usage anti-anxiety pills and shes just afraid that... Yea. I've also decreased my dosage of sleeping pills each night after being given the green light from Dr Stacey. One day i know i'll be alright, eventually.
I was then interrupted by my phone ringing. Trina.
"Yes sis."
"Are you sure? I'll try to come home ASAP! Maybe i should call Jason and Sikowitz over or Cat and Andre! I mean this is the first time you''ll be alone throughtout the night and what if you have nightmares again , Oh and you decreased your sleeping pill dosage what if you wake up screaming and there's no one home , what if..."
"TRINA!" I cut of her rambling, "Jadescomingovertokeepmecompany"
"I'm sorry sis, im just worried. But what? I din't catch the last part" Trina replies breathlessly
"I said, Jadescomingovertokeepmecompany" I mumble back, fighting down the urge to blush.
Jade's POV
I was LATE, and pissed, and fucking cold, not to mention the storm raging outside was not helping my mood AT ALL. The rain was pummeling on the roof of the car and it might actually just break the roof down , at the rate the storm is going. The wind blew the trees around , their branches tapping and scraping along the windows like long bony finger, and i wanted (no , needed) to get to Vega's ASAP.
Furthermore, i was worried. Vega was home alone and usually she would have called to make sure i was coming, or ask about my whereabouts, but there was nothing from her. I didn't want her to think i wasn't coming over, or that i lied to her. I was just writing a new script and i lost track of time.
Yes, i, Jade West , am worried for Ms Sunshine, Tori Vega.
And this storm isn't helping me get to my destination. Urghh! I cry out in frustration as i get stopped by another red light.
Tori shut her eyes, hoping to at least block out the pounding rain when suddenly overpowering the downpour came a roll of almighty thunder, causing her to whimper and hide in the corner of her room. Another cap of thunder shook the sky this one louder than the one before and Tori screamed. Shaking while crouching at the corner, she regretted using her phone till it died while waiting for Jade. Her heart was hammering, knocking against her ribcage as her teeth chattered wildly. She was suddenly brought back to the past.
The room. It was so dark,she couldn't see anything. Blackness. She couldn't hear anything too, and then all of a sudden, the menacing claps of thunder cracked down . Tori was scared and cold as she covered her ears with her hands. She was alone, so alone, and blinded by darkness.
"please, please let me out. Anybody please, help me" Tori sobbed.
"Im scared. Trina where are you. Trina, save me please. Im scared" Tori cried even louder as the storms got worst. Even screaming, but yet no one could hear her. No one was there. She was alone , all alone in the darkness , only accompanied by the raging strorm.
Jade kicked the door open, as she shook the water out of her hair and whole house was dark, as Jade fumbled to find the light switch.
"Vega! Where are you?" she shouted.
"I'm sorry im late, the storm outside is crazy!" Jade continued, as she stripped of her wet coat and shoes.
"Vega?" Jade asked again, getting worried.
As she slowly ascended up the stairs, she heard sounds coming from Tori's room as she rushed over.
Entering her room, Jade once again had to search the light switch while grumbling. "Vega! Geez, turn on the lights would ya! I almost died coming here".
Once the light was on, she saw Tori crouched at he corner with her head wedged between her knees and hands covering her ears while her eyes are tightly shut.
Jade began to laugh. "Are you scared Vega? Is the big bad thunder storm scaring you?" she continued while walking towards a crouched Tori. Only then did she realise something was wrong. Tori was whimpering and shaking in fear, -help me, let me out, trina help me, someone let me out-
"Tori, its me, Tori!" Jade crouched down to Tori, grabbing her shoulders and shaking.
Tori looked up, startled with her eyes red and bloodied from crying as she stammered. "J-j-j-ade?"
"Yes it's me." Jade says as she grabs her hand and without another word, sits down on the bed while pulling her onto her lap, hugging her close.
"Were you very scared Vega, im so sorry." Jade whispers to Tori as she calms her down, rubbing circles on her back.
"Jade , i-" Tori continues but was cut off by a roll of intense thunder as she practically threw herself into Jade's arms, whimpering under her breath and clutching her arms around Jade's neck while burying her head into her shoulders. Jade recoiled in pure shock seconds later at the latina's sudden actions but quickly resumed calming Tori down.
"I don't know what happened to make you so afraid of storm's but i'm here Vega. Sssshhh, its okay. Im here" Jade murmured.
"Thank you" Tori whispers back to Jade, her voice hoarse from all the crying.
Jade's POV
I had butterflies in my stomach or eve moths that were raging as Tori gripped my hand . Out of nowhere there's this electricity flickering back and forth between us. I am suddenly, painfully conscious of all the ways in which our bodies are touching, our legs intertwined, providing heat and comfort to each other, one arm pulling her waist closer to me, the shallowness of her breathing and my breathing, and the catch in her chest as her heart thumps against her sternum. She sets her hand on my shoulder and begins to pull her body away, and her cheek grazes alongside mine. My mouth is a centimeter from hers when she pauses for a moment, her head swimming with ambivalence, and in that moment, i leaned forward and kissed her—a slow, deliberate, mostly close-mouthed kiss.
Our lips part with a soft sound like a question mark. It lingers in the air between us, and Tori is opening her mouth to answer when i sets my hand at the back of her neck and kisses her again.
"Would you be my girlfriend?" I whisper to Vega
She looks at me with her red eyes , and dried up tears on her cheeks.
One of my hand comes up from her waist to wipe away the new set of tears fighting to be released as i repeated. "Be me girlfr-"
"Yes" Vega cuts me off. "Yes, i would love to" she whispers back and i smiled , the widest smile I've ever smiled as I realized what I was feeling. Happiness.
After a couple of minutes, I could tell Tori had fallen asleep as her breathing became very steady. I drew my eyes away from the falling rain on the window and closed them trying to fall back asleep. I felt Vega's fingers intertwine within mine as her back pushed further into my chest. I was sure she was still sleeping and not doing any of this on purpose, but it didn't change the fact that it felt good. That she felt good against me and that her tan warm skin was making my pale warm skin heat up even more. For some reason I had the impulsive need to touch her tan legs, but I couldn't since my left arm was against my side and my right arm was around her waist. I settled for nuzzling my face closer into hair letting her scent envelope me. Something about this felt right and with that last thought in my head I kissed the side of Tori's neck very lightly letting sleep overtake me.
"Lights will guide you home
And i ignite your bones
And i will try to fix you"