One More Chance With Time

11.

You did it.

Jade smiled as she slowly opened her eyes as she realized a few things. First off, she was laying down on a surprisingly comfortable bed, the second thing she noticed was that there was someone sitting on the side of the bed next to her.

"W-Where am I?" She asked slowly as she sat up and saw the mysterious figure from earlier looking down at her. The figure's hood was still up but Jade did manage to catch a glimpse of a smile. "You did it." The figure said gently. "You managed to save Tori. And in doing so you managed to change the future for both yourself and your friends."

Jade looked around the room she was in and noticed a few things that were slightly confusing. It obviously wasn't her room since there were a few brightly covered paintings and pictures of unfamiliar people. Jade's eyes widened a moment later as her gaze fell on a picture of herself and Tori laughing together with Tori's arm around her shoulder

Tori's room. I'm in Tori's room.

"How did I get here?" Jade asked softly as she looked over at the figure and narrowed her eyes for a moment in confusion. "And I should have asked this a while ago, but who exactly are you?"

The figure paused for a moment and smiled softly under her hood. "This is where you always would have ended up if Ryder hadn't ended Tori's life. I brought you here once you saved her. As for who I am..."

The figure pulled back her hood and smiled gently at Jade's utterly shocked expression. "Don't be afraid, this isn't a trick. Once I saw what you were going through, what you were planning to do, I had to help you somehow."

"Mom." Jade whispered hoarsely as her eyes began to fill with tears as her mother gently placed her hands on her shoulder and held her close. Jade's mother smiled again at the look on Jade's face and she patted her on the back. "I couldn't leave my little girl alone when she needed me most." She said softly. "I don't have a lot of time left with you, Jade but I'd like to say something before I have to go: Don't let Tori go, I can tell that you really like her and from what I've seen of this worlds, she really likes you. You may have your fights and arguments but don't let them ruin your relationship with her. Always treasure the time you have with her."

Jade looked up as her mother began to glow slightly and she sadly looked up at her as she pulled away from her. "I have to go now. Remember what I said and know that your mother will always love you." She said softly as she seemed to fade away.

"Bye...Mom." Jade whispered as she heard footsteps outside the door of Tori's room and looked up to see Tori Vega herself enter the room with a smile on her face. Tori walked over to Jade and softly kissed her on the top of her head and sat down next to her. "Something wrong, Jade?" Tori asked teasingly. "I figured you might be a bit hungry after last night." She winked at Jade. "I know that I am, C'mon, breakfast is waiting downstairs."

Jade could feel a few tears beginning to form and tried to wipe them away. Tori noticed immediately and pulled Jade into a hug. "What's wrong?"She asked softly as Jade rested her head on Tori's shoulder. "Nothing...Nothing's wrong. I...I'm just really glad that I'm with you." She said softly as Tori continued to gently hold her even though she was a bit confused by Jade's sudden tears.

"And I'm glad that I'm with you." Tori said softly as she placed another kiss on Jade's forehead and smiled gently. "We have school in less then forty minutes. Let's go get some breakfast and we can get going."

Jade smiled weakly and got to her feet as Tori got up and softly kissed Jade on the lips with a smile. "I'm surprised that you woke up when you did. You kept me pretty busy last night." She said with a wink as she turned and headed out the door. Jade was puzzled by what she meant for a brief moment until she suddenly realized what she was saying and her face turned red for a moment as new memories began to appear in her head, including what Tori was apparently capable of in the bedroom.

Wow...she's good. Jade thought as a large smile appeared on her face as she headed out the door with a smile on her face as she went down the stairs and saw some plates loaded with bacon and eggs sitting on the table. She heard the sound of someone else coming down the stairs and turned around and saw Trina Vega walking down the stairs with a small frown on her face.

"You guys really need to keep it down." Trina grumbled as she sat down at the table and grabbed a fork. "I barely got any sleep with all the noises you two were making. You are so lucky mom and dad are out of town for the week."

Tori smiled and winked at Jade before looking over at Trina. "Sure, Trina." She said innocently. "By the way, the phone rang while you were in the shower, some guy was asking for you. He said he wanted to meet you after school around four thirty in the gym. He said he heard you singing and wanted to talk to you about some sort of deal." Tori said innocently.

Trina looked up sharply, grabbed her book bag and ran out the door with a cheer and Tori looked over at Jade and smiled.

Jade grinned back. "There's not going to be anyone waiting for her after school is there?"

"Nope."

"You wanted us to have the house to ourselves after school didn't you?"

Tori smiled innocently as Jade walked over and softly kissed her on the lips.

"I like the way you think." Jade whispered.