A/N: OMG here I go again… this was intended as a one shot, but IDK maybe I can write more… Let me know if you wanna wanna. This story goes out to BigSTOU, because she likes the JANDRE. I totally see her point of view, so I am taking it and running with it and I hope she likes it and tells me all about it!
As always, Review, even if you are not BigStou. Don't be shy!
Tell me what you really think. – S.K.
Rebound
He had never gotten over her. Never; not at all. His best friend could recall the endless conversations he had had with her on those sleepless nights since it had occurred.
She would talk to him in hushed tones in the hallway at school whenever they were alone. He was going wonky. He knew he was, and one day, it was all over.
The gang minus one sat around Tori's kitchen table. The mood had been ruined by the sudden break up between Beck and Jade. All of them had rallied around Beck. Only Tori and Andre watched that door as anxiously as Beck did.
After about a half an hour of trying beck just threw down his cards and sighed. "I'm just going to go home." Tori hugged him and said her goodbyes. She and Andre watched him go.
Tori went to the kitchen to get some drinks. "Hey Andre, come help me please?" He nodded and headed in her direction. "Do you want to go?" She asked in a whisper.
"In the worst way. I have to know that she's okay." He answered helping her with a couple of Pepi Colas and handed them to his friends. "Yo, I'm gonna bounce, my grandma must be climbing the walls right now." He stated.
Of course they believed that. His grandmother had lost her mind. He waved goodbye and headed out to Jades house.
It was dark. But he saw her gunmetal gray car parked in the driveway. He pulled out his pearphone and typed out a text.
Andre: Are you still awake? I'm outside.
There was a pause, and a light flickered in the upstairs floor. He could just make out Jade's pale hand pulling aside heavy curtains. She sat at a window seat and pulled her phone out. He could see her respond.
Jade: What do you want?
Andre: you…
Jade: ?
There was another pause. Andre panicked. What had he written? She seemed to look the message over. She typed something then turned off the light in her room.
Jade: I'll be right down.
Andre: K, K.
Now he had done it. He didn't know what he was going to say. Jade had shortly walked out of her house, and climbed into the car with Andre wordlessly. She looked at him, extremely confused. Her blue green eyes glistening with unshed tears. She hadn't even had a chance to cry. "I have a shoulder you can cry on." Was all he could manage to say.
"Just drive till I tell you to stop." Jade said. So that's what he did. She just stared out of the window. Andre really wanted to let her know what he came to say. But there were no words. So he began to hum.
Soon the song of his heart that had been with him for months at night came from his lips and fell on the ears of his intended as written.
Monday, Well Jade I fell for you
Tuesday I wrote you this song
Wednesday I wait outside your door,
Even though I know its wrong…
Jade turned her head to her friend. She listened silently as he sang his confession of love as it was intended. She knew the words perfectly well. The song had remained imprinted in her brain that entire weekend. It had always been her favorite song from him.
7 days a week Every hour of the month
Gotta let you Know where my heart Is commin' from
I shouldn't feel this way, But I gotta say
Jade I gotta let you now
Was that the look he was giving her that day? She had felt what he was feeling. It was so obvious had she been looking for it.
I will try Everything,
To make you come Closer to me
And Jade do you believe That it's not just a phase
How can I get it through?
To tell you What I cant lose
I will try 365 days, 365 ways to get to you
She wondered why she had been so blind to it, It wasn't as if she would never have feelings for Andre. He was handsome, and fun, and talented. Did Tori know about his feelings? She probably did, those two were always talking to each other in their own language. She found herself fuming again at Vega for keeping Andre away from her. She had no right.
Yeah, to get to You, you, you, you Jade
Every second Every tick tick of the clock (Every second)
I want you all to myself
Every second every tick tick of the clock
I just can't Handle myself,
Vega did help him sing the song to her that night. She wondered that night why Vega and Andre kept looking at her throughout the song. She supposed now she knew why.
Feeling kinda guilty but girl I cant stop
Girl I don´t want Nobody else,
No one else, No one else…
Andre took some peeks at the girl he was serenading. She was mouthing some of the words, but mostly she was listening. So many things ran through her expressive eyes. He could see the anger and surprise that sometimes passed through her features.
I will try everything, To make you come Closer to me
I'll try 365 days… 365 ways to get to you
He wondered if this was a mistake as he finished the song. Jade had her head turned to look out of the window. They started to drive up a tall hill the road ended in a cul-de-sac with two empty lots, there was still construction going on in this neighborhood. "Stop the car. " She said softly.
He did as he was told, and suddenly an irrational fear began to seep into his consciousness. This was Jade… "Um… Jade?"
"Shut up." She said just as softly as before. It was eerie. She remained quiet for some long minutes. She couldn't look at the boy, she was thinking about all that song said to her. "It's not the right time. I will only hurt you, and I don't want to do that."
"Jade… I just… had to let you know how I felt. Really I just came to make sure you were okay." He said facing her in his seat.
She turned her head towards him tears had finally begun to fall. He reached out and dried the tears from her cheek. Then he kissed her cheeks. "You love me?" She asked softly. He nodded, "Why?"
"You are passionate, demanding, devastatingly beautiful." He started as he ran his fingers through her hair. "Incredibly talented, you love fiercely, and you would do anything for those you care about… even Tori."
She chuckled a little, "Tell her that and die."
He smiled at being able to make her laugh. "I never have and I never will."
"You know the day that you sang that song at the Friday night concert, I felt the song was for me. It kind of engraved itself inside me, like you wrote the words in my heart. I didn't understand what I had felt and I thought… Gosh this dude is talented I hope we are friends forever."
Andre smiled at the fact that his song had affected her so much. "I wrote the song to you, I couldn't sleep after working with you half the night. You had invaded my thoughts. My every thing."
"So you sent the song we recorded together via the internet?"
"I would have been overwhelmed if I had the two things I loved in the same room."
"Vega is a good friend… to both of us, even if I treat her like dirt." She said barely above a whisper.
She sighed and turned her head to face him. "I'll wait for you Jade, okay?"
Jade reached her hand out and stroked his cheek, then leaned closer and kissed him. She was breathless. It was too soon. But she couldn't stop herself, and he didn't want to stop her at all. She reached over him without breaking the kiss and powered his seat backwards so that he lay back and she climbed over him to straddle him.
She ran her hands up under his shirt and reached down to his belt buckle, that is where he stopped her. She separated from him and looked down having startled herself. "Take me home Andre." Jade said settling herself back in the bucket seat and putting her seatbelt on.
"Okay." He said, he kind of wished that he hadn't stopped what had happened, but relieved because he really loved this girl.
After driving in silence for a while, Jade spoke again. "Thank you for stopping me… you should probably move on to someone healthier though."
Andre stopped at her front door. "But Jade…"
"Dude, you're Becks best guy friend… He'd kill you." She stated getting out of the car. "Thank you for loving me… good night."
"Good night Jade." He said quietly as he watched the girl of his dreams and nightmares walk back into her house.