Imprisoned Love

My World

Jade's POV:

Tori just had to be so f*****g pretty and cute today, didn't she? I was honestly doing so well on trying to stay mad at her, but all of that flew out the window as soon as she walked in those doors of the theatre. Her voice alone was enough to make me fall in love with her.. all over again..

You're so f*****g stupid.

I still did try to ignore her however. I refused to look at her face, coz I was so afraid that I'd grab it and kiss those beautiful lips of hers..

And I definitely slipped up when I chose to sit beside her in the movies. Well, to be fair, my mind was telling me to ignore Cat and sit somewhere else.. but obviously my body chose to react completely differently. I could feel her stare burning the side of my head, but I still refused to look at her, and instead scrolled through theSlap on my phone..

Everything during the movie was going fine, until I suddenly felt a weight on my right shoulder, and realised that Vega had rested her head on it. I was super close to aggressively pushing her off of me, but then I noticed that her eyes were closed and her mouth was slightly parted as she dozed off, and I couldn't help but to smile at how adorable she was at that moment, so I just let her use my shoulder as a pillow for the rest of the movie.

I'm not gonna lie, I did stare down at her for pretty much the whole duration of the movie, coz she looked so cute and it's a lot less creepy to stare at someone when you know they can't catch you doing it..

Actually, it's just as creepy. In fact, it might be even more creepy to stare at someone as they sleep, Jade..

Damn it! Now I'm a f*****g creepy person like Edward from Twilight!

And I despise that movie..

As I look down at her, I start to feel really guilty about last night. I mean, even though I absolutely despise dinners and other formal shite.. I guess it wasn't fair of me to yell at her, especially while she was sick. I was supposed to be taking care of her, not yelling at her and making her feel worse..

I sigh as I kiss the top of her head, and she stirs a little, but thankfully doesn't wake up. It feels nice to be close with her again.. I really do hate it when we fight.

When the movie ends, I lightly wake her up, and she blinks back into reality with a confused expression plastered on her face. I try to be my old snarky self and make a rude remark about how annoyed I was even though it wasn't true, but then she apologizes and I feel super guilty, and try to cover it up..

Then, there was the whole waiter incident in that stupid restaurant. I swear to God, that wazzbag didn't seem to cop the f**k onto the fact that we were together, and I had to physically restrain myself from jumping out of my seat and wrapping my arms around his neck..

I guess I'm pretty used to holding Vega's hand under the table, so I did so without realizing, silently fuming about the stupid wazzbag. It's only when I hear her whimper a small 'baby', do I realise that I'm holding her hand in a death-crushing grip, so I immediately soften my hold, not letting go of it completely though.. I liked the sense of warmth radiating off of her hand, and I missed doing it for the whole day..

You to have been fighting for literally less than a day, Jade..

I still miss her! I can barely go a few minutes without thinking about my Vega..

Possessive much?

Yuppp!

I even put on a show in front of the waiter when we leave the building, as I grip her waist and keep my hand planted on it the whole time as we're walking out..

I smirk when he sees us, but it disappears when I feel the softest pair of lips touch my cheek, and I feel the heat rise up to my cheeks..

Damn it! Why must my body do this to me??

The rest of the day is spent just talking and laughing, and soon I decide that this awkwardness between Vega and I has got to go.. so I pull her back when everyone gets into their cars..

As I take in every single detail on her face, I begin to realise..

Nothing, and I mean nothing, is worth fighting over, if it means that I'll lose this perfect human being from my life. I don't care if I have to walk through f*****g fire just to see her.. I can't spend a single minute without thinking about Tori, and I definitely can't stay mad at her for more than 5 minutes, like I used to. I'm falling hard for this girl, and there's this strong desire that washes over me, making me want to do anything for her.. just to see her happy.. so that's why I apologise and tell her that I can go to that stupid dinner tonight..

After agreeing to going to the dinner with her parents, Tori hugs me tight, and I know I've made the right decision. We're gonna fight sometimes.. actually many times.. in this relationship.. but I'm not giving up on her. I won't walk away from this relationship.. and I'll keep fighting for her until my very last breath.

Wow Jade. When did you get so cheesy?

Since I became the luckiest girl in the world because of a certain brunette..

Jade from a month ago would've spat on how cheesy and soft you've become..

Well Jade from a month ago didn't date Tori Vega..

I shake my heads at my own little mental feud inside my head, as I focus back on Tori who's standing ever so close to me. That certain brunette has actually gone into her own world all of a sudden for some reason, as she's wearing her 'deep-in-thought' face.

"Babe? Babe?" I say, waving a hand in her face, and she blinks as she comes back to reality.

"Oh sorry. I zoned out.." she quietly says, and I raise an eyebrow at it, but decide to brush it off.

"So, the dinner?" I ask, and her smile returns as she thinks about it.

Damn. How did I not see how important and meaningful this is to her? I can't believe I screamed at her for asking me a f*****g question..

"Well, my parents will be home at around 7 ish, and it's almost 6 now.. so let's just say 7:30 or 8 at my house?" She calculates, and I give her a small smile before nodding my head.

I'm about to turn around and go home really quickly to get changed into some more formal clothing, but she holds my wrist, stopping me on my tracks.

"Why'd you change your mind all of a sudden?" She asks curiously, and I debate whether I should tell her or not. I mean, what if she runs for the hills because of how desperate and needy I sound. She probably doesn't even love me back, and I'm just some sort of crush or fling to her..

"Um, I guess I just.. didn't like the awkwardness between us." I nervously cover up, and I can tell that she doesn't buy my lame cover up for one second, so I sigh and tell her the truth instead.

"Okay fine. I figured that going to a stupid dinner.. is way better.. than seeing you upset." I mutter really lowly, hoping she didn't catch it, but I know she did when she starts blushing and trying to bite back a smile.

"Aww, really?" She asks, and I groan as I know how this conversation is gonna turn out..

"Yes Vega. I would literally walk through hell just to see your smile.. coz, well.. you've got that effect on me. You make me feel all those mushy feelings inside, and as hard as I try to deny it.. I can't seem to go a few minutes without thinking about you.." I finish, silently cringing when I notice how quiet she's gotten.

Well done, Jade. You've over done it, and now she's gonna run away thinking that you're some sort of a freak and-

My thoughts are cut short when she presses her lips to mine very briefly, and I don't even get a chance to respond to it, since she pulls back and stares lovingly into my eyes.

"That's probably the sweetest thing I've ever heard, Jade.." she whispers, as she leans her forehead against mine, and I playfully roll my eyes at how I've now become sweet.

"Yeah, yeah. Never speak of it." I mutter, and she giggles.

"Kay, we should probably get going though." She says, and I agree with her before leaning in to peck her lips goodbye.

"See you at your house in a bit then." I say, as I begin to walk away.

"It's a date!" I hear her shout, and I have to try really hard to resist the urge to smile, even though I end up failing anyways. I walk towards my car, which happens to be on the complete opposite side of the parking lot by the way, which makes me internally groan, and I start thinking about this dinner that I have to attend.

I just gotta stay calm, and not lash out at anyone. Alright then. Let's get this stupid dinner over with to earn me some brownie points from Vega..

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I stand in front of Vega's door, feeling extremely nervous and anxious. Part of me really wants to turn around and go back home.. but I can't do that to her. I can't upset her again.

Come on Jade. You can do it. It's only a dinner.

I lift a shaky hand to the door and firmly knock it a couple of times, waiting for someone to open up. I hear a level of panic from the inside, and I'm assuming they're not ready yet..

Already making their lives difficult, Jade.. Before they can even open the f*****g door.

However, the door does open to reveal my absolute gem of a girlfriend, Tori Vega, who smiles and pecks me on my cheek upon greeting.

"Hey babe. Come in." She warmly greets, and I smile as I do so.

I've decided to take the very polite approach while I'm here in her household. I'm gonna try really effing hard not to make any sarcastic comments, rude remarks, or any of 'my kinda jokes' that apparently no one finds funny.. but that's only coz they don't understand my dark humor.

It's gonna be a dreadful few hours, I know, but I gotta pull myself together.. for Tori's sake.

"Oh Jade. It's lovely to see you!" Tori's mom greets me with a warm welcome, and I try to smile as real as possible to show her that I'm happy to be here.

"Hi Mrs. Vega. Thank you for having me over." I say sweetly, causing both Tori and her mom to raise their eyebrows.

They obviously weren't expecting me to act so nice all of a sudden.

"Oh, you can call me Holly. And it's a pleasure to have you at our house. David's just gone out to get some- oh! There he is." Her sentence is cut short when the door opens, to reveal Vega's father.. who I didn't know was so tall and intimidating.

"I got the ice crea- oh" he stops when he sees me standing in the middle of the room, with his daughter by my side, and his wife in front of me.

"Hi Jade. I'm Mr. Vega." He says in his deep voice, holding out a hand for me to shake. He doesn't really smile or anything, so I'm presuming that I'm not exactly on his bright side.

I still push all those thoughts away, and accept his hand with a small smile, about to speak up until Holly clears her throat, in a fake manner.

I don't completely understand it at first, but then Mr. Vega rolls his eyes slightly.

"David." Is all he says, and I nod my head.

"Jade." I say back, not wanting to push anything, mostly coz I don't know what else to say. He simply nods, before releasing my hand, and walking away towards the kitchen with his wife, making me sigh.

Looks like I've got my work cut out for me.

I feel my hand being held and squeezed slightly, and it's only then do I realize that Vega's still here, giving me a worried look. She doesn't say anything to me, so I decide to just reassure her with a gentle squeeze of my hand.

"Make yourself comfortable, Jade. Dinner'll be ready in a few minutes." Holly says from the kitchen with a smile, and I politely nod before sitting down on the couch, dragging Vega along with me.

Hey, I'd rather keep my mouth shut than say something rude..

"You sure are on your best behavior." Tori says with a grin, as she sits really close next to me. Out of the corner of my eye, I see David aggressively chopping the vegetables, staring at us the whole time, and I decide to scoot away from her a little, just to be on the safe side.

I mean, he is a cop after all..

Vega frowns, and decides to move closer to me, and rests her head on my shoulder, making me sigh as I don't wanna move away from her this time.

"I'm sorry if I forced you to come here.." she sadly says, and I shake my head slightly as I kinda rest my head against hers..

"Hey, if it's important to you, then it's important to me too, kay? I lo- um, I love your parents. They seem pretty, uh, nice.."

Fuck.

Shit.

Fuck!

I nearly slipped up and told Vega that I love her!!

I could've ruined everything..

"You love my parents?" She asks in a confused tone, looking up at me slightly with dipped eyebrows, and I know she doesn't buy it for a split second.

I mean.. who would??

"Y-Yeah. They're very, uh, welcoming?" I say, but it more so comes out as a question instead of a statement towards the end..

She unsurely nods her head, but let's it go, and I let out a deep breath..

The effect she has on me..

"Jade?" She calls, and I hum in response.

"I'm glad that we're not fighting anymore.." she softly says, and I playfully roll my eyes at how cheesy this has gotten.

I kiss the top of her head, and hold her closer to my body.

"I'm more than glad that we're not fighting anymore Vega.. buut.. you might wanna keep some distance from me for a while, before your dad literally pulls out a gun to my head.." I joke, and she immediately releases me, making my eyes widen a little.

Hold up, I was just joking...

I'm about to speak up, but we're interrupted by Holly shouting for us to go join them at the table. I'm about to grab Vega's hand like usual, but I can feel David's intimidating stare burn a hole in my head, so I decide against it.

I do however, hold her hand under the table when we sit down beside each other, since I doubt he can see me do so when it's out of sight..

Unfortunately for me though, David sits right opposite me, never failing to remove the intense stare on his face..

"Dad! Stop murdering my girlfriend with your death stare!" Vega whisper-shouts at him, as the room goes into an awkward silence, and he simply shoots his hands up in a surrender motion..

"So Jade. What are your intentions with my daughter?" He suspiciously asks, and I nearly choke on my drink..

"U-uh.."

"Dad!" Vega shouts at him, and I squeeze her hand slightly, silently telling her that it's okay, and that I can handle it..

He is her father after all. I don't want them to argue because of me..

I was just caught off guard by the sudden question.

"I really like your daughter Mr. Vega. She's beautiful.. inside and out, and I never thought I'd ever be this lucky to have her in my entire life.." I say, staring at Vega with loving eyes the whole time I'm speaking.

"I know my daughter's great.. but what are your intentions with her?" He asks rudely, and Holly elbows him sharply to the side, while Vega angrily stares him down..

"My intentions are to keep her happy Mr. Vega. I've already caused Tori a great deal of pain and hurt.." I start nervously, and he scoffs, but Vega squeezes my hand this time, making me feel a little more calm. I turn to face her and see that she's listening intently to what I have to say, so I decide to tell her instead, since I don't really wanna face her dad at the moment..

"But I wanna show her how much she's impacted my life.. how much she's changed me... I'll forever be begging for your forgiveness, Tori. And even though you've already given it.. I'll never forgive myself for what I've done to you before.." I say, completely talking to her as I forget that her parents are even here.

"Jade, stop blaming yourself over the past.." she whispers, and I shake my head.

"Tori, I'm never gonna stop blaming myself. And I'll constantly be trying to prove my lo- uh, my dedication for you.." I mentally curse again, as I almost slip up.. again!

You just can't control your damn mouth, can ya?

"And trust me, Mr Vega. I can't promise you that I'll never hurt your daughter ever again.. but I can promise you that I'll never let her go to sleep angry. I'll never let her walk away without a fight. I'll never give up on her.. unless she wants me to.." I say sincerely, and everyone raises their eyebrows to the roof, including me.

Where the hell did all that come from??

Whatever. It's all true. Every single f*****g word of it.

"Okay enough chit chat. The food's getting cold" Holly says, breaking the awkward silence after what feels like years of just staring, and I gratefully nod at her before diving in.

As stuffed as I am from eating at the restaurant, I somehow manage to finish up the lovely dinner that she made, and praise the Lord for the disappearance of the awkwardness after my mini speech.

Vega reassuringly squeezes my hand every now and then as a reassuring sign that she's here for me, and I usually squeeze it back to show her that I appreciate the gesture..

I can even tell that David's loosening up to me more as he begins to chuckle every now and then when Vega and I would tell them one of our funny stories that we've encountered so far in our relationship..

Like the time she first met my brother. Or the countless number of times we went to to the beach or park together..

By the end of the dinner, we're all laughing about in our conversation, and Tori's parents decide to be normal parents, as they tell me some of Tori's embarrassing moments when she was a child, which is honestly adorable, not gonna lie. And what's even more adorable is the bright shade of pink she turns into every time, as she blushes profusely, while glaring at her parents.

We finish up our food, and we all get up from the dinner table, to put our dishes away, but Holly being the wonderful and sweet woman that she is, does it for us, which just leaves me, Tori and her dad..

At least he's no longer killing me with his looks anymore.

"Hey Jade. Can we talk for a bit?" He suddenly asks out of nowhere, and I gulp.

I was kinda expecting this, but ughh.

C'mon Jade. Do it for Tori..

Vega nervously looks between us, and I nod my head, trying to look confident, but I'm pretty much shitting myself right now.

Better not mess this up.

He offers me a small smile before walking towards their back garden, so we can have some privacy, and I'm about to follow him, but Vega pulls on my hand.

"You don't have to, you know?" She says, concerned, but I shake my head with a small reassuring smile.

"But I want to.. I mean, I kinda have to get along with your parents since I'm planning on staying with you for a long time, so I might as well start now.." I shrug, but immediately cringe when the words leave my mouth.

Shit. Way to sound so desperate, Jade!

I try to stutter a cover up, but Vega's face breaks into a huge grin as she places a hand on my cheek, and kisses the other.

She's about to speak up, but I decide to just walk away with a small smile, before I slip up again..

Tori's dad seems pretty nice and loving, but I can totally understand why he hates me. I mean, I did pretty much bully his daughter since the first day she arrived in Hollywood Arts..

"Jade.. I'm sorry if I'm being really hard on you right now.. it's just, I need to know if you're the right one for my daughter. At first, I never understood how she could fall for someone who used to torment her days in school.. and I was kinda scared that you would be a bad influence on her.. but Tori's a really sweet girl, and she's very forgiving. It's like what they say.. she's got a big heart, which is her greatest quality.. but also her biggest flaw. And as a father, I can't take away the things that makes her happy.. but at the same time, I can't let anything or anyone hurt my baby girl's heart. You know what I mean?" He finishes, and I nod my head.

"Yes Mr Vega. I get it. You're just doing what you gotta do.. but I feel like she's the one for me, and I won't let her go so easily, and you won't have to worry about me breaking her heart or anything like that. Her heart's safe with me, and I'll constantly be proving it to you, and to her.. until you believe me." I say sincerely, and he sighs with a small nod.

"Please don't break my baby girl's heart, Jade. I don't think I can stand to watch her break down.." he sadly says in a soft tone, and I see the sincerity in his words.

"I promise Mr Vega. I promise I'll never hurt her ever again. She's the only one that truly understands me, and likes me for the way I am. I would be an absolute i***t if I were to ever let your daughter go, coz she's probably the most perfect person in the entire world.. well, in my world. She is my world, Mr Vega." I emphasise, and he offers me a small smile, one that really reminds me of Vega.

Well, now I can see where she got that from..

"Thank you, Jade." He whispers, and I smile at him with a small nod, before we both go back inside the house.

I was actually expecting that to go ten times worse..

As soon as we walk in, I spot Vega and her mom doing the dishes by the sink, and as soon as she sees me walking in, she flings off her rubber gloves and runs up to me.

"Hey. Is everything alright?" She whispers, and I nod my head with a smile.

"Don't worry about it, babe. Your dad didn't kill me so I'm all good." I joke, and she playfully rolls her eyes with a light chuckle.

"I should probably start heading out though, or else my mom will start bombarding my phone with texts and calls." I sigh, and she frowns slightly, but nods nonetheless.

I politely say goodbye to her parents along with a thanks for inviting me over, and they happily respond and tell me that they'll be delighted to do it again sometime.. and I'm not gonna lie.. I wouldn't mind doing it again either.

Wow, a lot happened in one day..

Vega walks me to her front porch, and closes the door behind her so that we can have some privacy.

"So, was it as bad as you thought it would be?" She asks, but deep down I know she already knows the answer, coz I was smiling the entire time, and I genuinely enjoyed myself.

I roll my eyes and simply shrug, not wanting to show her that I actually did have a lot of fun.

"Whatever Vega. It was alright I guess.." I say in a bored tone, but I can tell that she knows what I'm doing, as she playfully rolls her eyes with a smile.

Before the either of us can say anything else, she grabs my face and attaches her lips to mine, catching me by surprise a little..

I quickly respond, but she's quick to pull back, making me frown deeply.

"Toriiii" I whine, and she smirks, as she puts a hand to stop me from leaning in to kiss her again.

Is she seriously not gonna let me kiss her..

"What more do you want from me? I came to your stupid dinner, and I apologized before that as well.." I frown, crossing my arms.

"It's not that I don't want to kiss you, Jade, coz I really do. It's just, my parents are literally right inside.." she says, pointing her thumb behind her, at the door, and I raise an eyebrow.

"Vega, the door's f*****g shut." I say in a harsh dumbfounded voice, and I mentally scold myself for sounding so rude. It just comes out sometimes..

She looks a bit upset by it, but tries to brush it off..

"Yeah but um, maybe you should start heading home.. it's, uhm, getting late, and your mom's probably worried.." she awkwardly says, looking down as she rubs the back of her head.

The f**k? That's it?

"Vega.." I softly say, stepping closer to her, but she takes a small step back, keeping her hands in front of her chest, as she rubs them to create some heat from the cold..

"What's wrong baby?" I ask in a quiet tone, and she shakes her head.

"Nothing, Jade. I'm just.. tired." She says, still looking away from my eyes, and I immediately know that she's lying.

"Are you sure that that's all?" I ask unsurely, and she nods her head. She looks sorta.. confused? Like she's contemplating whether she should tell me something or not. I really wish she would just say it though..

"I'm sorry for acting so weird all of a sudden. I just.. I-I.." she stutters as she tries hard to think of a cover up, and I sigh, taking her hand in mine.

"It's okay, Tori. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I'll uh, leave you alone then, I guess.." I awkwardly say, and she apologetically smiles up at me.

I'm debating whether I should lean in and peck her goodnight or not.. but before I know it, she's doing it to me, and I slightly smile when she pulls back.

At least she's not mad at me..

"Good night Jade. Sweet dreams baby." She sweetly says with her eyes closed as her face is inches away from mine.

I tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear, as the wind lightly blows, and keep my hand placed on her cheek.

"Good night sweetheart." I say, and she grins before stepping back, and I sigh as I turn around and walk towards my car. Vega gives me a small wave, and I nod before driving off..