To The End

Disowned

It wasn't something either of them planned, but Victoria ended up staying the night, curled up in Jade's arms. The next day Jade woke up first and spent the time waiting for Victoria to wake up by leisurely tracing her features or running her fingers over the dips and curves that made up her body. Jade couldn't get enough of the human. She had been so blindsided by her. She couldn't think of herself without her now. The Jade she had been would have been offended if she was told this was where she would be in the future. But right now, she couldn't seem to care. Victoria grumbled under her touch and shifted. Jade rested her hand on her bare stomach and leaned in to place a light kiss to her chin.

"Jade?"

"Yes?"

"Please stop touching me. I'm too tired and hungry for that."

Jade snickered, nuzzling into Victoria's neck. She pulled her flush against her in a brief hug then parted from her to get out of bed. She moved around the room, collecting their thrown clothes. She returned Tori's to the bed and pulled on her own as she went.

"Breakfast?" she asked. Victoria gave her a look that made it obvious what the answer would be. Jade left the room to get started. Victoria came in when she was refreshed and dressed. She took a seat at the table where food was already waiting for her. As she ate, she watched Jade drinking her coffee from across the table. Before dinner last night she had done some shopping for them and knew that getting a little something for Jade was in order. She didn't rely on food like a human would but she seemed to really enjoy coffee so Victoria didn't hesitate to buy some when she spotted the brand her family usually bought. She returned with the groceries and Jade surprised her with a hidden talent. She could cook.

Despite not really needing it, she still remembered every recipe her second mother taught her. Jade was often her sous chef of sorts when her mother cooked. She admitted to practicing again just in case the human needed it. It made Victoria's heart swell knowing that. At some point, Jade had come to the realization that she wanted Victoria around. At that point, there was no going back for her, but she still felt that Victoria deserved someone other than her. Someone who didn't constantly put her in danger. And yes, maybe she had gotten better at not wanting to eat her, but there were still other dangers she would have to face just by being associated with her. Like how everyone Victoria cared about possibly hating her.

"Jade?" Victoria called. She looked up at the soothing voice calling her name. Victoria stared back at her with concern in her eyes and a question in her expression.

"I'm fine. Just thinking," she reassured her, taking a drink of coffee. How had she gone so long without this? Victoria's brow lifted but she let it go. Jade watched the various emotions cross her face and decided to check on her.

"Are you okay?"

The human looked surprised at first but smiled and shook her head.

"Things didn't turn out the way I thought they would, but I also think they could have been worse."

Jade mulled that over before nodding. The young woman probably dreamt of a happily ever after with her significant other, and here she was parted from her family to hide out with a not entirely human significant other instead. Before Jade's bitter thoughts could fester, they were broken apart by Victoria's fidgeting. She kept opening her mouth to speak but gave up before she could get words to form. Jade waited patiently for Victoria to get her thoughts in order.

"I, um, I was just wondering, you know, what with all this food you've made me and our close sleeping arrangement if you were...hungry at all?"

Her rambling caused a half smile on Jade's face until she finally reached the point and the smile dropped. Jade's gaze fell as well, a glare settling on the mug in front of her. Her slim fingers gripped it a fraction tighter. Always hungry.