Is This for Real

Chapter 40: Tears Run High

NO ONE'S POV

"Tori!" Justin yelled after Tori as she ran towards home.

Justin and Chaz broke off into a run. "No! You're staying here!" Justin yelled at Chaz.

"She's my girlfriend!" Chaz yelled at Justin, furious.

"Well she's my sister!" Justin yelled.

"Boys!" Caitlin yelled, forcing them to turn their attention to her. "Can't you see she just wants some space! Uh! Justin you make me so mad sometimes!"

"Why would you yell at her like that? It's not like he was on top of her or anything like that!"

"I don't want paparazzi to see that; I don't them to make her miserable with rumors," Justin countered.

"All you care about is your career isn't it? I bet if she was with Chaz and then went to the hospital, you'd just call Scooter and make sure that the media wouldn't find out!" Caitlin yelled at her boyfriend with anger in her eyes. Tears were starting to cloud her vision, though.

"If you think all I care about is my career, then why do I spend so much time with you? Answer that!"

"I don't know why you spend so much time with me when you're just going to leave to go back on tour or break my heart to go out with a beautiful, famous girl!"

"Caitlin," Justin said as the anger quickly left his eyes and they were replaced with hurt,"do you really feel that way?"

Caitlin sniffled and looked down at the snowy white ground beneath her feet. "Yes," she said in a small voice, just audible to Justin.

"Aww love, that will never happen. I promise," Justin wrapped Caitlin in his puffy, coat clad arms. "And when and if I go on tour again, I promise you that you'll come with me, no matter what my mom, Scooter, or anybody else says."

"Aww, Jay. That's sweet. But, we'd have to make sure it's okay with my parents first," Caitlin said to Justin.

Justin let out a low chuckle. "Of course." He suddenly remembered what he said earlier to Tori. "I need to go find her. I'm so stupid. She never yells at me. I mean, her brother is dating her best friend. That's basically like Chaz and her to me. My sister is dating my best bud." He put his head in his hands. "I was a bit too harsh; do you think she hates me?"

"Justin, she doesn't hate you. Sure you two will fight, but you're family. It's normal to fight sometimes. If you didn't fight, you wouldn't be a normal family."

"I guess you're right," he said. And then he turned and looked around. "Where's Chaz?" Justin raised an eyebrow, puzzled.

"Tori!" Chaz yelled as he ran off from Caitlin and Justin as they began to bicker. "Come on! Please come out, Justin's not here. I promise."

He heard a soft whimper come from behind a tree because he was walking in the woods. "Tori?" he asked in a gentler tone. "Are you here?" he walked closer to the tree.

He peeked around the edge of the tree and saw a girl with long, brown hair, hazel/brown eyes, a winter coat, hat, and gloves on, and a pair of ice skates slung over her shoulder. And she was crying. Tori.

As Chaz walked closer to his girlfriend, he saw a cut on her lower cheek. "What happened?" he asked in a caring voice as her eyes met his.

"Just leave," she told him, her voice cold as ice.

"Not until you tell me what happened," Chaz persisted, his tone sterner now.

"It's just a cut, okay? It's nothing major, jeez," she said while crossing her arms over her chest and looking the other way.