Authors Note* I don't own either song. But both are real and are worth a listen
Tori paces the floor backstage, while Jade sits off in a corner playing random notes on Robbie's guitar. Neither girl can look at the other. Neither girl knows what the other is going to sing. They can hear the MC announcing that it's was 'Cover Night'. The crowd cheers loudly.
Suddenly Sikowizt bursts out from a trap door, making both girls jump and Tori squeal a little.
"Hey Girls!"
"Jesus, Sikowizt! Why do you do that?" Jade yells.
"Because it's fun!" He laughes "Alright so are we ready to once and for all put this thing to bed?"
Jade blushes slightly at the word bed, her dream still fresh in her mind.
"Ok who's going first?" He asks.
Neither girl responses.
"Fine we'll flip, Tori your heads, Jade your tails, got it?"
They both nod. Sikowizt flips the coin. Heads. Tori was up first. Jade stalks back to her corner, now struggling to breathe. She was about to find out just how Tori feels about her.
"Good luck Toro! Don't worry. I have a feeling you won't need the police tonight!" He whispers the final sentence before pushing her on stage.
The crowd starts to cheer loudly when Tori comes on stage. From Jade's corner she can see Tori quite well, although Tori couldn't see her.
Tori walks over to the piano that was sitting on stage. She sits and adjusts the mic, before speaking "Hey guys, well it's 'Cover Night', so tonight I'm doing a Nora Jones cover!"
The crowd cheers again. 'Nora Jones?' Jade thinks a little surprised.
"It's called 'The Nearness of You'! I hope you like it."
Tori begins to play a soft melody on the piano.
Its not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh no
It's just the nearness of you
Tori's voice rang out so beautifully over the now hushed audience. Jade put the guitar down and watches carefully. These lyrics have caught her full attention.
It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no
It's just the nearness of you
Tori sings the words slowly, full of meaning. Getting lost in the music, she closes her eyes. Feeling all the emotions.
When you're in my arms and
I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams came true
Jade watches Tori, seeing the dreamy look on her face as she sings. It's the most beautiful thing Jade has ever heard.
I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you would only grant me the right
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night
The nearness of you
Tori finishes out the melody, and opens her eyes. She turns to a quiet crowd, a little worried she messed up. Tori stands, the crowd immediately breaks into applause. She makes her way off the stage and into the crowd. 'There it is!' She thinks 'it's out there now, no taking it back'
Jade sits there stunned, as the next performer goes on stage. She pulled back to her senses by Sikowizt "Beautiful, wasn't it?"
She nods silently.
"This is when life's get better for both of you! Unless you plan on singing something different?"
Jade looks at him, finally finding her voice "No! I'm going to sing it!"
He beams at her "Excellent!" He stands and goes to walk away "Just no making out in class!"
"SIKOWIZT!"
"Good luck Jade! You're up next!" He scurries off into the audience.
Jade stands at the edge of the curtain. Now know how Tori feels, she feels a little more at ease about singing her song. Although, she still very nervous, her song is far more direct than Tori's was. Jade hears her name being called 'Here goes nothing!'
The crowd again cheers loudly, Jade walks over to the single stool in the middle of the stage.
She sits and adjust the guitar and then the mic.
"Tonight I'm singing a cover by a UK artist name Lucy Spraggan. It's called 'Yes, this ones for you'!" She looks directly at Tori when says the title.
Jade looks down at the guitar, and strikes up an upbeat tune.
Vivid dreams of the you I don't know yet
So amazing and I'll never forget
You're the one for me.
I felt so safe where I should be
The best damn night with the one of my dreams, literally.
Tori stands in the audience, eyes wide at the words she hearing coming out of Jade's mouth. Jade looks at Tori again.
I think about your face for days and days
And I find myself scrollin' down your facebook page
And now I see..
My friends know I'm the worst, a hopeless flirt
But even wearing armor I can still get hurt
I just healed
Jade hears the crowd starting to clap along.
And you're the one that I need
You're the air that I breathe
You're the only one that I want to rely on
You're that beat in my heart
I'm a shot in the dark
You're the only one to turn the light on
You're the one that I need
You're the air that I breathe
You're the only one that I want to rely on
You're that beat in my heart
I'm a shot in the dark
You're the only one to turn the light on
Tori's heart is almost pounding out of her chest. Whatever it was that she expected Jade to sing, it was definitely not this.
I hurt you, I know that's true, but I'd never leave your side again I've thought all this through
And I want you.
I'd ask you, to meet up soon, but I guess you're probably busy and I guess that that's cool.
But where are you?
'cause...
And you're the one that I need
You're the air that I breathe
You're the only one that I want to rely on
You're that beat in my heart
I'm a shot in the dark
You're the only one to turn the light on
You're the one that I love
You're the sun from above
You're the only one I want to grow old with
You're a pain in the arse
I'm a stake in the grass
But I love you so you'll have to put up with it
'She loves me! OMG!' Tori's mind is now in over drive.
It took so long, to write this song
And if you think this ones for you babe.. you're not wrong.
We could stay up again til the early AM
Scribble on some paper and that'd make me smile again,
If you were here..
And you're the one that I need
You're the air that I breathe
You're the only one that I want to rely on
You're that beat in my heart
I'm a shot in the dark
You're the only one to turn the light on
You're the one that I love
You're the sun from above
You're the only one I want to grow old with
You're a pain in the arse
I'm a stake in the grass
But I love you so you'll have to put up with it
Jade looks at Tori and sings the last verse, softly. To them it fells like the whole crowd melted away and it was just them, in this moment.
You're the one that I see, you're the wind in the trees
You're the smile that could light up the darkest day
You're the one in my dreams, and I guess that it seems
That that is all I would like to say.
Jade finishes the song and receives a rousing applauses. She smiles as she walks backstage again. She needs a second to breathe. She walks off to the black box, in hopes Tori would follow her. She puts the guitar down on a chair, as she looks at the current set on the stage. It was lounge room setting. She goes and lays on the couch and closes her eyes. It wasn't long before she hears footsteps come up beside her.
"You think I'm a pain arse?" Tori enquiries.
Jade opens her eyes and sees Tori standing over her, with her hands on her hips and one eyebrow raised.
"Yep!" Full knowing Tori wasn't really mad at her.
Tori picks up Jade's legs, sits down and put Jade's legs back down on her lap.
"How did neither of us notice?" Tori asks.
"Because we're idiots!" Jade laughs "Sikowizt noticed though! Crazy man!"
They fall silent, comfortable in each other presence for the first time in a long time.
Tori breaks the silence "Did you mean it when you sang that you loved me?"
Jade sits up " I'm not sure how the hell it happened, but yeah, I do!"
Tori smiles at Jade.
"I'm sorry I've been such a gank to you! It's just, I thought after all this time, you could never see me that way. I've treated you so badly. And when I realised what was happening, I just tried to push it away, so I wouldn't get hurt. But all I did was hurt you." Jade hangs her head.
"When did things start changing?" Tori asks.
"Not long after our "date" at Nozu's!" Jade answers "You?"
"After the Platinum Music Awards!" Tori replies "You'd never done anything that nice for me before and as crazy as that dress was, you still looked really hot in it!"
Jade blushed a little, but smiled at Tori.
"So, where do we go from here?" Tori asks.
"Well, I feel like we can bypass the getting to know each other thing. I think we know each other pretty well by now." She says.
Tori laughs "Absolutely!"
"But I want to do this right, after everything, you deserve that. So I'm going to take you out on a first date, and then properly ask you to be my girlfriend! Is that ok with you?" Jade's ask quietly.
Tori's heart soared, it's all she's been wanting for a really long time.
"Yes, that sounds amazing." She lunges at Jade and crushes her into a 'Tori squeeze'.
Jade starts to laugh, but holds on tight. After a few minutes Tori pulls back a bit, her face only a few inches away from Jade's. Staring into those piercing eyes, Tori was over come. She leans in and softly kisses Jade. Jade, a little surprised at first, kisses back deepening the kiss. Noticing how soft Tori's lips were and how they so perfectly fit hers. Both girls pulling up for air a few minutes later.
"Wow!" Jade whispered "That was way better than dream Tori!"
"Who's dream Tori?" Tori asks
"Well..." Jade blushes "Maybe I'll tell you about her later!"
"You'd better!" Tori purrs in her ear.
Jade pulls her back in for another kiss, they're lips barely met when Sikowizt burst in the room.
"Jade, I said no making out in my classroom!" He chastises.
"But this isn't your classroom!" Jade reasons.
Sikowizt looks around and starts laughing "Oh, you're right!" Clapping his hands together.
"Well, carry on!" He turned on his heel and leaves.
"God he is so weird!" Tori says rather startled.
"Yeah I gotta remember to thank him one day!" Jade smiles. She looks back at the girl she once hated, the girl that infuriates her, the girl that gets her and the girl that she loves. Things felt pretty good. She pulls Tori back in for another kiss knowing it'll be one of many more to come.
