Reader has Tori's POV :
You'd been sitting in your bathroom with the light off for ten minutes hiding.
The crowd was way too much, Trina had invited all of Hollywood Arts to a party at your house and people were getting ridiculous, so you locked your bedroom door and took a seat in the tub.
After about ten minutes you heard the door open and lock again and footsteps briefly before you saw Jade standing in the doorway.
She looked slightly surprised to actually see you and attempted to wipe the tears out of her eyes or maybe fix her make-up, you had no idea, but you know it took her all of six steps to walk from there to her current place which was in front of you in the bathtub.
"What's keeping you away from the great party?" She asks sarcastically.
"Generic Pearphone games." You nod toward your phone, now on the side of the tub.
"Oh.." She mumbles before turning her head away.
"I can leave if you want.." She offers, not looking up or at you in anyway.
You've never seen her like this, she's so raw and perfect.
"I don't want you to go."
She nods and tucks her knees against her chest.
The way she's sitting makes it so she has to be between your legs and facing you but she doesn't seem to mind and neither do you.
"I tried to find you downstairs.." She finally spoke up.
"I'm sorry. I needed a break from everyone else." You reach your hand forward to play with one of the bracelets on her wrist and she lets you.
"Guys are jerks."
"I-..." You don't know what to say. "I'm sorry to hear that.."
Her lip twitches at the corner and you think it's meant to be a smile.
"Are you?" She asks quietly and once again, you aren't quite sure what to say.
You don't say anything, you just continue playing with her bracelets.
You notice that she's wearing the charm bracelet the gang all helped buy for her birthday.
You reach over and touch the dangling scissors as you watch as the little silver charm sway.
"Where did you find a scissors charm anyway?" She asked knowing it's one you picked out.
"You'd be surprised by what you can find on the internet.." You shrug quietly.
You really have no idea what this kind of interaction is supposed to be.
It's not the first time you've been a weirdo sitting in a tub but it is the first time you've had wierd company.
"Thank you.. I don't think I've ever said it to you." She mumbles.
"Have you ever said it?" You ask and she smiles, an actual smile this time.
"Vega.." She pauses and then shakes her head and you smile.
"West?" You raise an eyebrow and so does she and soon you're quietly giggling together in a bathtub.
She turns around and pulls your arms tight around her stomach and your breath snags in your throat.
You bury your nose in her neck and subtly take in the smell of vanilla shampoo and some soft musk or perfume.
Maybe you should ask what happened to Beck.
"He's drunk.. He said-" Then she's quiet.
Maybe you shouldn't ask what happened to Beck.
"I love him so much, Tori.."
You can feel your heart cracking under the weight of her words.
"Why am I not happy if I love him?" She asks.
At this point you don't even have an idea of where the cat may have hidden your tongue so you keep your mouth shut, raising an eyebrow that she can't see.
"I've been.. Thinking.. About someone else." You figure if you just keep playing with her fingers, that this moment may play itself out.
Your heart is bleeding out of your chest but you can avoid saying anything stupid if you say nothing at all.
"Just thinking about them.. Just the thought of them makes me happy. It makes my heart flutter like a stupid kid's.."
"Who is it?" You ask, curiously.
You've spent so long trying to grab her attention while some unknown just steps in and suddenly he makes her happy.
Just your luck.
"You.."
"Me, what?" You ask.
You must have missed her saying something while you were thinking.
"It's you.." She says turning slightly so her green eyes are staring into your soul.
"It's you, Tori.." She says softly and honestly.
"Oh.." You whisper not quite sure what to say or do at this point.
You were still in the bathtub and Jade just confessed that you made her happy.
"What does it mean if I make you happy?"
"If I had even the slightest idea do you think I'd be sitting in your bathtub?" She seems annoyed maybe, but you're pretty sure it's at the situation.
"Well if you figure it out anytime soon.. I've kind of been dreaming about this sort of thing for a while."
"Us sitting in your bathtub?" She smiles and gives you that look, the one that says you're a big dork but she likes it.
"No, this?" You look around at the scene and back to the two of you. "No idea.."
You shrug with honesty and she shrugs back and with all this shrugging you'd be surprised if your shoulders didn't fall off.
"But us? Yeah.. I dream about us a lot." You sigh and she sighs before leaning into you further.
"What now?" She asks after a moment.
"Hell if I know.. I was just sitting in a bathtub before you came along and made even less sense." You roll your eyes and she smirks.
"Hey, why were you sitting in your tub?" She giggles and it's heavenly.
"Hell if I know.."
She giggles again and takes a moment to sober herself.
She turns to you and there's no doubt in your mind she's debating kissing you, so you sit and wait for her decision.
She tilts her head toward your shoulder and looks to your lips, taking that as your cue you lean in and kiss her.
It's just a soft peck, something sweet without having to question if she and Beck broke up already, but then she pulls you back in.
You kiss and don't stop, taking your time to just lazily be together.
She ends up facing you over a period of time, who knows how long you've been kissing in a tub, and she's sitting in your lap just nipping at your bottom lip and running her fingers through your hair.
You end up on the bed eventually still kissing softly and sensually.
It doesn't escalate to anything but cuddling, with you in your fuzzy purple pj pants and Jade borrowing an old tshirt that's just a little to big for her.
You hold her close to you and that's all.
You just lay close to each other sharing a few cheek pecks and short kisses here and there until the house is quite enough to go to sleep.
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Jade & Tori Vs. The Game Of Life (One Shots)
Fanfiction"What now?" She asks after a moment. "Hell if I know.. I was just sitting in a bathtub before you came along and made even less sense."
