Imprisoned Love

I'm Here Now

Tori's POV:

"Babe.. baby wake up" I hear, and my eyes flutter open to see Jade shaking me slightly. She flashes me a wide smile, to which I return as I yawn and stretch.

"C'mon I made breakfast." She softly says, but I groan and turn away from her, trying to go to sleep again.

"I'm too tired." I mumble into my pillow, and she chuckles as she gets on top of me, straddling me.

"But I made bweakfast" she whines in a cute baby voice, and I smile as I give in.

I'm still in a lot of shock since yesterday. Jade opened up to me! The Jade West opened up to me.. and she's never done it to anyone before. Does that mean she might like me too? I dunno.. but all I know is that I'm falling hard for her.

I can't deny my feelings anymore, and as scared as I am that she might hurt me again..I think I'm ready to tell her how I feel.

But what if she still loves Beck?

We walk downstairs towards the kitchen, and my tummy rumbles when I smell the food coming from my plate. I nearly drool over the French toast and eggs that she's made.

We dig into our food without saying another word to each other, until I decide to speak what's on my mind.

"Thank you Jade. This is amazing" I moan, and she chuckles across from me.

"Thank you Tori, for not staying mad at me.." she says with a small smile, as she reaches for my hand across the table.

I link my fingers with hers, and we both smile at each other, showing how happy we both are.

"So, um, are you.. uh.. excited to go back to Beck?" I ask, trying not to sound too obvious that I'm upset by the thought.

I notice her scrunch up her face a little, but she's quick to hide it.

"I don't really wanna talk about him right now. All I care about in this moment is you." She sincerely tells me, and I grin brightly.

She might not have answered my question.. but she never fails to make me blush..

"Oh yeah, André asked for us to go over to his uncle's place a bit earlier, at around 2, so that we can help with setting up. You're coming right?" I ask nervously for some reason, and she squeezes my hand while nodding yes.

"Cool, so we have a few hours 'til then. Whatcha wanna do?" I ask, while finishing up my omelette.

She thinks about it for a second, before a shy smile appears on her face.

"Wanna go out to the park or something? Just talk and get some fresh air?" She asks, and I nod my head.

That sounds like the perfect thing couples do..

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The walk in the park was fantastic, as we held hands and chatted about our favourite things. It truly felt like we were an actual couple, and for once, I wasn't worrying about the future, or scared about liking her.. things were pretty perfect.

"Well that was fun" I say, as Jade and I go back to my room.

"It was, wasn't it? I actually thought we were real for a second there.." she jokes, and I awkwardly let out a small laugh.

Me too Jade. Me too..

"Um, I should probably go home and get ready for André's party." She says, while looking a tiny bit upset, and I match her mood.

"Oh, yeah okay. Um, I'll see you there then.." I say, and we walk downstairs to the front door. Before she leaves, she turns around and places her hand to the side of my head, pulling me into a sweet goodbye kiss.

She pulls away, and I melt into her loving blue eyes.

"See you there Tori." She whispers, and I nod with a shy smile. And with that, she's gone, leaving me to bring my fingers up to my lips, already missing the feeling of having hers against mine..

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"Tori hey! Thanks for helping out today!" André says, as he comes up to give me a quick hug, as I enter his uncle's huge house.

"Oh it's no probs. What should I get started on?" I ask, and he gives me instructions to hang up some balloons, and to set up the snack table.

One by one, my friends start to file into the door as they begin help out, but Jade's still not here yet.

She'll come.. I hope so..

Thankfully, she does end up coming, and she looks as beautiful as ever.

"Hey babe" I say, walking up to her to plant a small kiss to her lips.

"Hey. Long time no see, huh?" She jokes, and I simply chuckle before we start to continue setting up stuff.

It's not long until everything is mostly done. The house is absolutely ginormous, and I'm expecting a lotta people to show up. There's even a jacuzzi apparently, but I didn't know so I didn't brink a bikini.

As I'm finishing up the snacks table, I see Beck walk up next to me with a smile.

"Hey Tori. What's up?"

"Nothing much. Just setting up the table" I say, in a happy tone, but then I remember how we never got to finish our conversation yesterday since I was being dragged away from him by Jade...

Didn't he say something about Jade not telling me something?

"Uhm, hey Beck?" I call, and he turns his attention towards me.

"Yeah?"

"Remember when we were talking yesterday.. about Jade.." I start, and he nods his head.

"What were you gonna say before Jade pulled me away?" I ask curiously, and he lifts his head up to think about it.

As I'm waiting for him to remember, we hear André calling for everyone to gather round, so we just shrug our shoulders, silently agreeing to finish this conversation later.

"Okay, so I just wanted to say a huge thanks for helping me out guys. People are gonna be here any minute now, so just have some fun!" He yells, and we all cheer as we scatter around.

I feel my hand being pulled back, and I turn around to see my favourite blue eyes looking at me..

"Hey. You okay?" I ask, as she still hasn't said anything to me.

Jade quickly shakes her head from her thoughts, and nods at me with a small smile.

"Um, I was just wondering if you wanted to dance later on?" She asks, while biting her bottom lip nervously.

"Of course babe." I say, and she smiles, before letting go of my hand and walking away.. towards Beck.

I guess I should've expected that.. I mean he is the love of her life after all..

I sigh, and turn around, not wanting to see them two flirting with each other in front of me. Instead, I decide to walk over to Robbie and Cat, who are currently arguing over something..?

"For the last time, I'm sorry I didn't protect you in your dream Cat!" Robbie exclaims, and Cat just scoffs.

"Well that's not what you said in my dream. You yelled 'Don't eat me! Eat her! Eat her!' to those kids" Cat defended, and I raise my eyebrows as I decide to continue walking, not wanting to get into that conversation.

I spend the next couple of minutes catching up with a few friends from school, until I see someone who I hoped I'd never see again, walk through the doors..

Daniel. My ex boyfriend.

Ugh. What's he doing here?

I quickly try to turn around and walk away, hoping he doesn't spot me in the crowd..

Hmm.. where's Jade?

I search through a crowd of dancing teenagers to try and find Jade, but she's nowhere to be seen. I do however, spot Beck in the same place as he was, when him and Jade we're talking.

"Hey Beck. Have you seen Jade anywhere?" I ask, and he looks up at me sadly. I dip my eyebrows, and he simply shakes his head before walking away.

That was weird. I've never seen him so upset before..

After a couple more minutes of searching around for her, I give up and decide to just call her instead.. even though she barely ever picks up her phone, which is pretty frustrating at times by the way, like right now.

I groan as it goes to her voicemail after a couple of rings. I'm about to call her again, until I hear my name being called, and I cringe as I know exactly who it is..

"Tori?" Daniel says, and I slowly turn around with a fake smile.

"Oh hey Danny.. didn't know you were here.." I trail off, hoping to come up with some sort of escape plan.

You see, Danny and I used to date back in Sherwood.. but then we broke up after I moved to Hollywood Arts.. and then he came back as Cat's boyfriend.. and then we.. might have.. kissed..

And now things are just really complicated. I just hope that he doesn't have any feelings for me coz I definitely don't feel anything towards him..

"Hey so dyou come alone to this party?" He asks, taking a few steps towards me, and I back up a little to show him that I'm not interested.

"Um no actually. I came with my girlfriend." I say quite happily, and a frown comes to his face.

"Girlfriend?" He shoots up his eyebrows, shocked. "But I thought we had something good between us.." he continues, as he doesn't stop walking towards me, which is really starting to make me feel uncomfortable right now.

Can he not take a hint?

"Dyou not remember our kiss back in Hollywood Arts?" He reminds me, and I frantically look around, hoping for Jade to swoop in and kick his butt. 

"Oh c'mon Tori. We both know how perfect that kiss was.." he says, and I feel my back hit against something, as I've backed into a table.

"Daniel. I'm with Jade.." I say, trying to act confident but really I'm chizzin' my pants right now.

I mean, he's a nice guy I guess.. but I dunno. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you just have a gut feeling that something's off about someone? Well, that's how I feel right now..

He scrunches up his face a little as he tries to recall who Jade is..

Soon, the realization hits him like a truck, as his mouth forms an 'o' shape, and he raises his eyebrows.

"You mean the one that was really mean to you?" He asks with furrowed eyebrows, and I look away from his eyes as I nod slightly.

"Tori.. you and I both know how perfect we were. How about we give it another shot.." he says, coming very close to me..

My eyes widen a little, and I try to push him away, but instead he grabs my waist, refusing to allow me to go anywhere.

"Let me go Daniel!" I shout, and he quickly shushes me by putting his hand over my mouth.

I tried screaming through his hand, but we're at the back of the house, and no one else is around..

Chiz.. this is scary..

"Just one kiss Tori. That's all I ask for. And if you don't feel the sparks, then you can push me away.." he says, and I gulp. He removes his hand from my mouth, but doesn't take it away from my face. He cups my cheek, leaning in a little, and I quickly turn my face to the side.

Where the hell is Jade!?

"Danny no. I've got a girlfriend, and I'm really happy with her. So please, just let me go" I plead, trying to squirm away from his grip, but he still doesn't let go.

"Not until I get my kiss first.." he says, leaning in.

I continue trying to push him off, but he's a lot bigger and stronger than me, so he simply holds my wrists down as he continues to lean in.

I shut my eyes tight with a few tears rolling down, wishing I'd just disappear in this moment.. but then I hear a familiar voice, and my eyes shoot open.

"If you ever think about touching my girlfriend again, I will slice your balls apart with my scissors!!" Jade growls, as she grabs a fistful of his jacket into her hands, and glares him down.

She then kicks him in his private area, and his hands reach down as he groans in pain. She clenches her fist and punches him hard in the face, causing him to stumble backwards and fall on his back. She then gets on top of him, throwing punch after punch, and I quickly regain from my momentarily shock to stop her..

"If I ever see you.. near my Tori again.. I won't even hesitate.. to f*****g kill you!!!" She shouts, through punches, completely ignoring his groans and whimpers from the pain.

I place a hand on her shoulder, holding her back a little, and she finally looks up at me..

"Jade.." I whisper, with tears still rolling down my face, and her anger-filled expression softens as soon as she looks at my face. But then it goes back to anger as she turns back around to Daniel, who is still on the ground, as she grabs his shirt, lifting him up off the ground a little..

"Get the f**k out of my sight you f*****g son of a b***h!" she threatens through gritted teeth, and he quickly nods before scampering away from her while limping.

As soon as he's gone, Jade turns back to me, and holds my face in her hands.

"Are you okay? He didn't hurt you, did he? I swear I should've pulled out my scissors then and there! Did he- Did he touch you?" She panics as she pretty much searches my whole body, not letting me say a word.

"Jade, I'm fine. A little shaken up.. but fine" I say, wiping the tears from my face.

Her look of concern never leaves her face, and she pulls me into a really tight hug. She's obviously just as shaken up as I am.. which is kinda cute actually..

"Thank you Jade... So much. If you hadn't arrived on time-"

"Shh, don't even think about finishing that sentence. He's a f*****g asshole, and I won't let him near you ever again. I'm here now baby. I won't leave you again.." She reassures, and I nod into her shoulder.

She pulls back, and strokes both my cheeks with her thumbs, and I see how worried her eyes are..

"I'm so sorry baby. I went out for fresh air.. and I didnt- I didn't know.." She sadly says, so I cut her off.

"Jade, it's fine. I'm fine.." I whisper, lifting my hand to place it over hers, on my cheek. 

"I'm sorry Tori.." she shuts her eyes, as she looks down.

I lift her chin up with my index finger and give her a small smile.

"You don't need to apologize. You did nothing wrong. In fact, I'm mostly just thankful that I have such an amazing girlfriend like you.." I tell her sincerely, and she returns a small smile, before I link our hands together.

"C'mon, let's go dance. It'll get our mind off things." I say, and she nods her head before we take off towards the dance floor.

I'm not really in the mood to dance right now to be honest.. but.. Jade's already really worried about me, and I don't wanna make things worse..

But I can't help but to think about how scared I was. I mean, who knows what Daniel's capable of.. he said he just wanted a kiss.. but what if he didn't stop there...

I quickly shake my head from the thoughts and focus on Jade, who's currently standing really close to me and gripping onto my hand tight.. her eyes never leaving mine. She's showing me that she won't leave me again.. and I really hope she doesn't..

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Jade's POV:

How the f**k did I miss so much in just a few minutes of going out for fresh air!? I walk back in searching for my girlfriend, and I spot her backed up against a table, with a few tears rolling down her face. The asshole who was hovering over her turned out to be her wazzbag of an ex boyfriend, who I never liked..

Thankfully I got there just in time, coz Vega seemed pretty shaken up afterwards. I guess I was too, because of the reason as to why I went out for air in the first place..

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(Flashback)

"Beck. We need to talk." I say, strutting towards him with a blank look on my face.

This is gonna be hard but I can't string him along like this. It'll only hurt him more in the long run..

I like Vega. Not him. And I gotta tell him the truth first..

"Sure Jade. What's up?" He casually says, and I frown a little because I know he's not gonna be expecting what comes out of my mouth next. And I'm sure as hell that he's not gonna like it..

"Um.. I'm just gonna come right out and say this.." I start nervously, and he begins to get a bit worried, as he unsurely nods his head.

"Remember when um.. you told me that you still love me.." I say, and I don't even need to finish the rest of my sentence because I know he knows where this is going. I pause for a while, and he runs a hand through the back of his hair.

"You love her.." he asks, except it's more like a statement than a question.

I dunno if I would say the thing between Vega and I is love.. but all I know is that I can't lose her. I mean, we haven't been going out for that long to be honest, so I don't exactly know if it's just a fling or a crush.. but.. for some reason.. I have a strong feeling that.. she's the one. Kinda like how I felt with Beck at first.. except Vega.. well she brings something totally different to the table.

Anyways, it doesn't really matter if I love Vega or not. One thing's for certain is the fact that I don't love Beck anymore. At first, I blamed it on Vega for making me feel that way.. but it's not her fault that my feelings towards him changed.

"You don't love me anymore.." he says sadly, and I look down, avoiding his eyes.

I might not love Beck anymore.. but he was still my first love.. the first guy to ever treat me right out of all my exes.. he was there for me.. and here I am.. breaking his heart.

"Beck, you're a great guy. And I know that you'll find a girl that is ten times better than me. A girl that'll treat you right. A girl that won't disagree with you over everything. You'll find someone who you deserve Beck." I say sincerely, and I can see the tears forming in his eyes, which makes my heart break a little.

I knew this was gonna be hard.. but this is just too heartbreaking.

I just gotta keep reminding myself that this is what's best.. I can't keep hurting the people who care about me..

"But I don't want another girl Jade. I want you. I love every single thing about you. I love how you get protective of the people you care about. I love how you show your soft side to me. I love how passionate you get over the little things you like. For God's sake, I love you Jade!" He confesses, and I have to look away from his eyes again.

Ugh, this is so hard.

"I know it's gonna be hard for a while Beck. But you'll move on too. You'll find the one for you.. just like I found Tori." I conclude, and with that I turn around and walk away, feeling the tears in my own eyes.

Jesus, I've been crying a lot recently.

But honestly, it was for the best. As much as I tried to convince myself that Beck was the one for me.. he wasn't. Coz when Vega entered my heart.. she left a permanent mark there. And since then, all I ever seem to think about is Tori..

I guess at least that part's over. Now I just gotta tell Vega the truth..

But what if she says no? What if she calls me a freak and runs away from me? What if she never talks to me again??

Ughh.

If only she gave me some sort of indication that she truly likes me.. but not as a fake girlfriend..

Whatever. I just have to tell her the truth. Or else she'll never forgive me if she somehow finds out on her own...

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I drag Tori onto the dance floor, hoping to distract both of our minds from what just happened..

"Stay right here" I tell her, and I'm about to walk away, but she holds my hand, preventing me from leaving. I look into her eyes with concern, and I see how scared she is for me to leave her.

What the f**k did that prick do to her!?

"I'm only going up to the DJ Tori, I'll be right back. I promise." I softly tell her, and she nods her head unsurely. I kiss her cheek, before practically running towards the DJ, trying to be as quick as possible. I whisper something into his ear, and he shoots me a thumbs up before grabbing the mic. I run back towards Tori, and she grabs my hand, and I smile reassurangily at her.

"Alright guys! This one's for all the couples out there. So grab your partner and slow dance!" The DJ shouts into the mic, and the lights dim, with a few spotlights here and there.

The crowd scampers around, and the opening lines of the song 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran begins to play.

"I believe you owe me a dance Ms. Vega." I say, as I extend my hand out for her to take. She smiles at me, and takes it, before we find our place in the middle of the dance floor.

I place both my hands on her waist, and her arms link around my neck, as we both look lovingly into each other's eyes. We start swaying to the music, and it really feels like we're the only people here. Time seems to freeze, and everyone else disappears. It's just me, and Tori. With her chocolate brown eyes sparkling up at my ocean blues. The spotlight shines on us, and even the lyrics of the song wraps the whole thing up to make this moment absolutely perfect.

Unfortunately, the song comes to an end, but that doesn't cause us to break apart, or even move a muscle. Instead, we continue staring at each other. It's not awkward or uncomfortable. In fact, it's more so a loving gesture..

And soon, we're both leaning in, to seal the deal with a simple yet beautiful kiss. She cups my cheek, and I pull her closer by her waist, deepening the kiss. And at this moment, everything in my life seems like it had a purpose. I once believed that breaking up with Beck was the worst decision in my entire life.. but now look at where I am. I'm kissing Tori Vega. A girl I used to hate.. but now... I think I love her.

We pull back for air, with huge grins on our faces.

You should just tell her now Jade. Get it over with. Who knows? Maybe she might like you back..

"Tori.. I need to tell you somethi-"

"Okay enough lovey-dovey! Now it's time to partayyyy!!!" The DJ yells into the mic, and everyone cheers.

I sigh, and hold her hand.

"C'mon. Let's crank it up!" I shout, faking the enthusiasm, and she nods as we both begin to jam out to some tunes.

Okay, so maybe today's not the day I should tell her... But I'll tell her later. Yep. Definitely.

We dance and party to a bunch of songs, and I completely forget that I ended things for good with Beck a couple hours ago. Vega seems to return to her normal happy self a few songs later as well, so the night ended up to be pretty great.

However, we decided that we should probably head home when it starts to get late, since my mom would probably kill me for staying out late again after that night when I went AWOL after Beck and I broke up..

Huh. It's weird how that feels like it was years ago..

Vega and I walk out of the house and stand outside the porch for a while, taking in the fresh breeze, and enjoying the peace and quiet since no one's really out here.

"Today was fun, right?" Tori says, leaning against the side of the house, and I walk up to stand in front of her, with my hands on her waist.

"Yup. I'm glad we're together again." I say, and she chuckles.

"Well technically we never broke up in the first place" she teases, and I playfully roll my eyes at her, before leaning in and pecking the tip of her nose.

I pull back, and admire how beautiful she looks in the moonlight.

Tell her the truth now.. or else you're gonna regret it later on..

"Tori, um, we need to talk" I say, and she dips her eyebrows a little at my serious tone. She straightens herself up, and looks deeply into my eyes.

"Yeah?" She asks, and I gulp.

If I tell her the truth, then she has every right to leave me since my plan is pretty much completed. I mean, the plan was that she has to act like my fake girlfriend until Beck asks me out.. and he did. Except, I rejected him.

Shit. This is ten times harder than breaking up with Beck. Mostly coz I have no idea what Vega's thinking about right now. I mean, she literally just forgave me. What if, deep down, she still hates me! I can't risk losing what we have right now.. I can't lose her. I know it's hella selfish, but I'm just gonna have to keep lying about the whole Beck thing.. at least until I feel that she likes me back I guess..

"U-Uhm never mind. I was just thinking.. about how great you look tonight" I quickly cover up, looking away from her eyes, hoping that she doesn't catch up on my lie.

It's a s**t cover up, I know. But it's the best I could come up with..

She doesn't respond until I actually look into her eyes, so I sigh and do so, only to see her carefully studying me face. I take a tiny step back, letting her free from my hold, and she slowly nods her head unsurely.

"Is that what you were originally gonna say?" She asks, and I nod my head quickly, which only causes her to raise an eyebrow.

"Yeah. You, um, look really pretty in white.." I trail off nervously, and I'm 100% sure that she's copped onto the fact that I'm hiding something from her.

I just can't tell her.. what if I lose her for good? I'd be risking a lotta things if I told her..

"Uhm thanks babe." She finally says, but I can hear the suspiciousness in her tone. I quickly shoot her a quick smile, before hurriedly walking away, towards my car. I'm about halfway there, until Vega calls my name again.

Fuck. I can't lie to her..

"Jade" she calls, and I scrunch up my face, before turning around to face her.

She jogs up to me, and furrows her eyebrows as she studies my face again, making me very nervous.

"Yeah?" I whisper, since my stupid voice decides not to function at this moment.

"You forgot to kiss me goodnight." She says, and I let out a small sigh of relief. Before she can say or question anything else, I cup her cheeks, pulling her into a small and sweet kiss. I pull back, resting my forehead against hers.

"Good night baby. Drive home safely, and text me when you get home." I tell her, and she nods with a smile.

"Will do" She says, and I nod.

I let go of her face, and we both walk towards our cars respectively. As I get into my car, I wait for Vega to drive off first, and she does so with a small wave, and then she's gone.

I sigh, as I start thinking about how stupid I am for not telling her.

Why the hell can't I tell her the truth? I mean, I told Beck the truth pretty easily.. so why can't I do the same with Vega? I guess deep down, I have a feeling she likes me too.. the way I like her.. but another part of me is telling me not to risk everything that we have now. Like, I just don't wanna get my heart broken.. especially after I opened my heart to her..

I groan and hit my head against the steering wheel.

What the f**k am I supposed to do!?

I drive home and plop onto my bed as soon as I walk into my room. Why does everything have to be so f*****g complicated all the time? I mean, first I couldn't decide whether I liked Beck or Vega.. then I realised that I liked both of them.. then I figured out that I didn't love Beck anymore.. and I love Vega instead.. and now that I've cleared the air with Beck, I can't f*****g tell Vega the truth coz I'm scared she'll leave me!

I groan into my pillow, but lift my head when I hear my phone chime.

Tori: I'm home. Sweet dreams babe xx

I smile, as I see Vega's name pop up on my phone. Funny. I never thought I'd ever feel such strong emotions just by seeing someone's name on my phone.. I guess Vega just has that effect on me.

Me: Thanks babe. I love you..

.. is what I wish I could write. But she'd probably run for the hills if I said that..

So instead, I type out a different reply.

Me: You too sweetheart x

I throw my phone away, before changing into some more comfortable clothes. I even have some 'me time' tonight, if you know what I mean, since I am a teenager, and I haven't done 'it' in a long time.

The last thought on my mind is Vega as I slowly drift off into a peaceful slumber..