A/N - Final chapter!

Disclaimer: Still don't own Victorious.

Tori sat in Sikowitz' class, watching Andre, Beck, Sinjin and some other kid she didn't know, finish acting out their tragedy. They had turned it into a comedy and it was actually really good. Everyone was laughing.

"I can't believe you took the last stick of Uber Chewy Mint Bubble Gum!" Andre shouted at Beck.

Beck's face remained impassive as he took the piece of his pocket. Andre gasped and reached for it. Beck held it away from him before flicking it straight out the open window.

Andre fell to his knees and screamed, "NOOOOOOOOOOO!"

The class burst into applause as both boys bowed and stepped off stage.

At that Sikowitz' hopped on-stage and said, "Now that they have regaled us with their tales of tragedy, it is now time for amor." The class stared back blankly. "Love! Romance. Don't any of you take a foreign language?"

No one answered and so he just shrugged and walked off stage.

Jade and Tori took their places on either side of the stage. While Andre and Beck finished their scene, Cat had finished Jade's black eye. It looked really good, though at first Jade was supposed to cover it with her hair so the audience couldn't see it at first. Unfortunately, half of the class watched Cat apply it.

That didn't matter though as they started going through the lines.

By the time they reached their last spoken lines, the class was enraptured.

"You really think so?"

Jade leaned in closely, her breath washing over Tori's face. That elicited a flashback from Tori, who despite her waning memories of the ball. It was too like when she was dancing with her date, but she pushed away the thoughts—she was never going to find him. It didn't matter.

Yet, when Jade's mouth fitted against hers…it suddenly did matter.

It was like how you could recognize someone's voice; you could recognize the feel of one's lips. The way she pressed against Tori's lips hungrily and flicked her tongue along her bottom lip, was all too familiar.

When they broke apart and the class clapped, Tori just stared at Jade.

Jade looked almost horrified as Tori said, "It was you…"

Jade opened her mouth as if to say something, but Tori had stepped off the stage. Everyone watched as Tori ran from the classroom.

This wasn't happening.

When Jade walked into the ping-pong room, Tori was curled on the couch. At first she couldn't tell if she was crying, but she was quiet. Jade hovered at the entrance of the door several minutes before Tori rolled over and said, "Here to tell me that you're also related to me or something?"

"Yeah, I'm your father." Jade said.

"Be serious."

"Don't be ridiculous." Jade returned.

"What game were you playing, Jade?" Tori snapped, tears threatening to spill from her eyes. "Is it fun for you? Do you get some sick pleasure from hurting people?"

Jade looked stricken as she moved further into the room.

"I didn't mean…" She trailed off.

"What to hurt me?" Tori shouted. "Then I don't know what you were thinking, but it wasn't about me or my feelings. Why'd you do it?"

Jade didn't say anything for a moment. Then she said, "Tori, I like you."

"That's rich. Let's rub salt in the wounds."

"I'm serious." Jade snapped. Tori wouldn't look at her. "I dressed up and went to the ball because it was a chance to dance with you…to see you without you being hung up on this whole issue of my gender."

"You think my issue is your gender, Jade?" Tori snapped. "It's you!"

Jade seemed a bit shocked by that information, and that just irritated Tori.

"You treat me, and everyone, like chiz! You call Robbie a loser, Cat a spaz and me…whatever name you feel like that day." Tori elaborated. "You've never treated me nicely and if you did, you acted as if it pained you to do so."

Jade sighed, joining Tori on the couch. The brunette sat as far away as she could from Jade, though, and that made the Goth grit her teeth.

"I am insecure." Jade said.

"Hmmph!"

"I'm admitting one of my deepest, darkest secrets, Vega and all you can say is 'hmmph'?" Jade said, defeated.

"What do you want from me, Jade? To jump into my arms and tell you that I love you?"

"Kind of?" She shrugged.

Tori just glared at her.

"Okay…I'm sorry."

Tori just looked at her. Jade never apologized—hell must have frozen over. Yet, Jade seemed entirely serious. That threw Tori off more than realizing that it was Jade.

"I know I treat people badly. It just never…learned better I guess. I never bothered myself with that junk, but if you want me to be nicer, I'll be nicer." Jade said, almost pleading, but she'd never sink that low. Instead she sounded like she was propositioning Tori.

Tori closed her eyes a moment.

This was all too much. Jade wanted to change…for her. It was like she was dumped into the Twilight Zone with no way out.

When she looked back over at the Goth, she found Jade looking worried. Then Jade realized Tori was watching and gave her a dirty look. Tori felt like maybe it wasn't such a bad thing that Jade turned out to be her mystery date. That would explain all the things she had been feeling all week. At least she wasn't going crazy—but then again, she was considering liking Jade, so maybe she was.

"Jade, close your eyes."

Jade complied. Tori scooted over and kissed her. It was a chaste kiss and when she pulled back, Jade leaned after her. Tori looked at her a moment before the Goth opened her eyes.

"We can try this."

Jade beamed. "But…"

Sometimes Jade knew Tori too well.

"But…you have to try to be nicer."

Jade smirked.

"I think I can…try."

They both sat there smirking like idiots.

Then Tori turned to Jade. "You are a better actress than I thought."

Jade just laughed as she leaned over and pressed her lips to Tori's. Tori leaned into the kiss. They were both worrying about what they would tell their friends but both thought that maybe it would be kind of fun.

Plus, they were actors.

There was always going to be some drama.

A/N - Review...thanks for reading.