Somewhere within the deep confines of my old laptop, I located this chapter of a story written long ago... And realized that I never posted it. O_O Holy hell has this been a long time coming. The story has been complete this entire time, and yet incomplete where it matters.

Victorious is on Netflix now, which prompted my curiosity. So I pulled the old beast out and sure enough... Is there a point in saying sorry? Probably not...

I had to finish off some editing so I lost who suggested this word? I'm sorry to whomever suggested, and I can update with your name later on if you wish.

Disclaimer: I do not own Victorious or any of its characters. I will not be getting any money for this story.

These Words

-Recovering-

I felt myself slowly waking up, but refused to open my eyes yet, fighting desperately to keep the haze of sleep in my brain. It's the first night I haven't had a nightmare since my father... Yeah, it's been months since I'd slept proper, and I'm not ready to give it up yet.

My sleep has been plagued with horrible nightmares and nothing that was happening in my life was safe from the horrors. Although the majority of them were vivid images of the moment my father was taken from me. I'd wake up sobbing almost every morning. It's starting to become a routine, waking up about an hour before it's time to text Jade. 'Wait, Jade!'

The events of the beach trip yesterday came flooding back all at once, and as if on que, my body became intensely aware of the warm figure sleeping next to me. Immediately my heart rate picked up when I noticed the weight of an arm draped over my mid section. Maybe I did dream? She stayed the night before last, but last night was different.

"Mmph." She grumbled as she pulled me closer so that our bodies were flush and slid one of her legs between mine. She was a hair away from laying on top of me and for the life of me I couldn't get control of my breathing. "Calm down, Vega." She grumbled, startling me. I jumped slightly and she snickered tiredly.

"Morning..." I said sheepishly. Jade just hummed softly, and I glanced at her. Her midnight hair covered her face, and without thinking, I reached down to brush it away. Her hand shot up to mine, snatching it away. Before my heart could sink completely into my stomach, however, she brought my hand to her lips and kissed my palm. The soft touch sent millions of butterflies to the spot my heart was trying to descend to.

I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. "So it wasn't a dream." I said with a weak smile.

Jade snorted and lifted herself up onto her elbow, looking into my eyes. "A dream, Vega? Really?"

I felt the blush instantly and pouted. "It took you so damn long." I whined. "You can't blame me for thinking it's too good to be true."

She just rolled her eyes, leaning in to plant her lips on mine. My whole body warmed at the contact, and as the kiss deepened, I became hyper aware of her leg, the one still between my legs. And, as her arm slid across my stomach to grab my hip and pull me closer, her thigh pressed against my center. Longing coiled within me and I moaned, my hands burying themselves in her hair.

"Fuck..." She husked against my lips. "You have no idea what sounds like that do to me."

Her words sent even more excitement to my core and I broke the kiss to look into her eyes. Lust and longing, emotions that were surely reflected in my own. I bit my lip and her lips parted slightly as a shuddering breath released.

There's no doubt in my mind that I want more than anything to have Jade right here, right now. But here? We'll have to struggle to be silent and Trina isn't exactly about knocking. Throughout my thought process my face must've began a pout because Jade's face fell into confusion. "What's wrong?"

I sighed heavily. "I want you..."

"Okay..." The confusion deepened. "And this makes you pouty because...?"

I gestured to the door. "My mom and Trina are out there. Trina doesn't knock."

As if she'd been summoned, the demon sprang into the room. "Wake up bitches!" She shouted at us. Upon noticing our current position, her nose crinkled. "Ew, ya nasties. Mom made breakfast, stop being perverts and come eat."

Jade growled low in her throat and it made me giggle. Despite my frustrations, just having Jade with me makes me feel safe and loved, for the first time in a long time. Kissing her nose, I untangled our limbs and began to get up. Trina had already bounded down the stairs. "It's okay, Babe, we can go out and do something later, get away from Miss Mouth."

Jade glared up at my standing form from beneath the blankets and sighed in defeat. "Fine." She spat. "But I think I need a cold shower first." She grabbed some of the clothes she's started leaving in my dresser and stormed off toward the bathroom, grumbling the whole way about teases and obnoxious sisters.

.+.+.+.+.+.+.

After a very awkward breakfast, with a very annoying sister making very annoying quips at Jade and I, we decided to take off a lot sooner than planned. Sitting in the passenger seat of Jade's car as she drove us away from the anguish that is my life now, I mulled over everything. A lot has happened in such a short time... My dad, Beck and Jade, Jade and I. I'm sure there's more but most of that was trivial in comparison.

In school I'd fallen so far behind that it took about two months worth of crap - after school activities, plays I didn't want to be in, intense study sessions - before I finally got everything back up to par. It won't be a perfect year but I'll pass. Of course Jade was there. Every play and after school annoyance was graced with her grimace and bad attitude. In hind sight I probably should've realized what she felt for me a long time ago. I was so wrapped up in my own crap that I never stopped to think about it.

I looked over to the raven-haired beauty, her eyes fixed intently on the road, and smiled wide. I'm such an idiot, but I'm lucky as hell. I'm a lucky idiot.

"I can see you, Tori." Jade said, smirking.

I blushed a little but I didn't care as much as I would have a month ago. Hell, probably just a few days ago. "I'm sorry, am I distracting you?"

"Yes." It was a simple answer but I heard the playfulness in her voice.

Reaching down, I took her hand in mine and caressed the skin of her knuckles. She returned the gesture with a squeeze, still maintaining eye contact with the road. Safety first. "I was just thinking... I'm kind of an idiot."

"How so?"

"Well," I started, "You've been there for me. Since my dad, since before that even. Not a day went by that I didn't have you to lean on. At least the days that I let you." She scoffed at the idea of me being able to stop her but I ignored it. "I was so wrapped up that I didn't stop to think about how that's not usually like you. And that maybe you felt a little deeper for me than I originally thought."

Immediately, both of her hands shot up into the air as she gasped dramatically and the car swerved to the right. After Jade regained control of the car (and I regained control of my heart rate) she shot me a quick glare. "That was my whole point at the beach!" She half-shouted.

"I know!" I shouted back. "But that's no reason to kill us!"

"I'm sorry!" She slowed the car down and pulled into her driveway. When the car was turned off she looked over at me clutching my chest dramatically and started to laugh. Not just a chuckle, and not sarcastic, but genuine, borderline hysterical, laughter.

It was contagious and so I started laughing too. We laughed for a few minutes, wiping tears from our respective eyes. "Fuck, our story is weird."

"Yes, but it's ours." I said, still grinning. Jade leaned over and grabbed my head, pulling me into a sweet kiss. "Mmph," I hummed against her before she pulled away, "I'll never get tired that."

"I might." She said, cackling as she climbed out of the car.

"Jade West! I swear to god!" I screeched, jumping out of the car after her.

I chased her into the kitchen to find her scoffing at a white board on her fridge. It was connected to an empty notepad. Naturally, no one else was home. "I wrote this in Sharpie." She deadpanned, gesturing to the whiteboard. "The notepad ran out and he just kept writing the same shit. I figured it'd be easier for him to just fill in the blanks, waste less time on his daughter." I could hear the venom in her tone as her finger swiped at the words. Any print that wasn't on a line remained visible.

It read, "Will be gone _ week(s), left money in the _ for food." This particular time the blanks read, '3' and 'third cupboard, top shelf.'

My heart broke for Jade. Her mother was never really in her life to begin with and her father made it very clear that he only tended to her needs because it was required of him. I agonized internally, knowing what the bond I had with my own father meant to me - how it shaped me. A lot of Jade's hardness has probably come from her relationships with her parents. My heart ached for her and I wanted nothing more than to spend every second of my time filling whatever voids this may have left her with.

I reached down and slid my fingers through hers, prompting her to look my way. I smiled gently at her as words failed me. She smiled back, though, and pulled me in for a short kiss. "Just means more alone time for us." Her features twisted into a mischievous grin as her arms slid around my hips and she pulled my body flush against hers.

Despite the obvious arousal the action caused, I blushed deep shades of red. "Jade West, did you bring me here to have your way with me?" 'Please say yes.'

"No. I came to see if the donor had left any money, need funds for outings." 'Shit.' "But I'm cool with staying in." As if to emphasize her point, she leaned in and bit my lower lip lightly.

My entire body shuddered in her arms as I breathed a moan against her lips. My body was acting of its own accord, despite how I was internally yelling at it to stop embarrassing me. Jade's going to think I'm a pervert. "I... uh..." My nerves started to show through but they weren't going to hold out for very long - she was now brushing her soft lips across my pulse point, awaiting my response. "... up to... you." I managed to squeak out.

Jade chuckled. "Wrong answer." Before I knew what was happening, Jade had pushed me backward, pinning me against the island counter in the center of her kitchen, and her lips locked with mine.

The breath left my body momentarily, but I recovered, hastily deepening the kiss, not wanting to lose the moment this time. Her hands slid up under my shirt to caress the skin of my back and I almost lost my mind. I moaned against her again, this time unashamedly, and started working on the zipper of her jacket.

Jade pulled back from the kiss to look down, shock evident on her face, but allowing me remove the garment regardless. "I didn't know you had it in you, Vega." She quipped as she removed my jacket as well.

"Shut up, Jade." I said breathlessly, grabbing her by the collar and crushing our lips together once again. She was all too happy to oblige, as she grabbed me by my belt loops and began to lead me away from the kitchen.

Through the twists and turns of her vacant house, we lost pieces of clothing at each necessary part our bodies hated to make. By the time we reached her bedroom - in the basement, naturally - she was in her bra and her pants were unbuttoned, and I was down to nothing but panties. How the hell did she manage that one?

She slid her pants down as she sat on the bed and gave my body an appraising look. "Fuck." She whispered under her breath as desire filled her gaze.

Surprisingly, I didn't feel exposed or vulnerable as I stood bare-chested in front of her. In fact, it had the opposite effect. Her burning gaze roaming my body heated me to my core, and filled me with more want and need than I'd ever felt in my life. I rushed to her and slid my body into her lap, skin against skin, and kissed her with every ounce of need I felt inside.

She groaned as her hands wrapped around my bottom, pulling me into her as much as possible. Instinctively my hips rocked into her and we both gasped at the intense friction the simple action caused. My mind clouded as I did it again, this time moaning against her. "Vega..." she rasped between her whines. "I can't- ... I don't wanna... stop this time."

"Then don't." I said, pushing her down onto the bed, unhooking the front-clasped bra she wore. Her ample breasts spilled out and I looked down at her, marveling. Her breasts were ample, and pale. And oh-so-inviting.

Just as I reached down to caress the tantalizing flesh, Jade sat back up and grabbed my torso, slinging me onto the bed. My head met soft pillows with a giggle that morphed into a deep moan as Jade's lips met the skin of my left breast, her warm tongue driving my sanity to the brink. My hands buried themselves into her hair as her tongue met my sensitive nipple, her hand reaching up to tease the other at the same moment.

My back arched, causing her thigh to slip between my legs and I moaned her name into the pillows. My core pressed against her and I know she felt the evidence of my arousal against her bare skin because I felt her body shudder against mine. She whimpered and it sent tingles all over my receptive form.

"Jade, please..." I breathed, growing more and more mindless with each agonizing second. Despite my virginal status, I am no stranger to desire, but this? This isn't just some horny teen bullshit, my body craves Jade. Her touch, her scent, each moan I hear her utter sends bolts of need straight to my center. "I need you."

Jade's lips left my skin and I whimpered in protest. However, my whimpers were interrupted as Jade brought herself up my body, driving her thigh against my wetness and kissing me. The kiss was like no other, I felt everything she put into it. Lust, passion, vulnerability... Love... We molded into each other again, trying desperately to be closer, although there was no space left between us.

She broke the kiss again to turn her attention to my neck and moved at a steady pace down my body. Each kiss and lick left my skin ablaze, getting more and more intense the lower she went. Soon she was at the waistband of my now-soaked panties, wasting no time sliding them down and off my legs.

My nerves started to bubble up. It's not like I've never had someone go down on me. But this isn't just anyone, this is Jade West. And I want so desperately for her to get as much pleasure out of me as I absolutely know that I'll get out of her.

Before I could get too far into my own apprehensive musings, Jade's lips met my thigh and sent shudders throughout my entire being. I squirmed as she drew the process out, teasing me without even having to try. She placed a gentle kiss just above my clit and I moaned aloud - causing Jade to moan against my most sensitive area. If she teased much longer, I was going to come undone just from the tension and anticipation. "Please..." I begged again. Fuck you, nerves.

Jade's tongue slid into my folds and she moaned against me again. I felt her tongue glide up and around my clit and my body tensed at the euphoric sensations that wracked through me. Her tongue slid down to enter me, then back up, coaxing loud exasperated laments from me with each stroke, all the while moaning against me herself.

Eventually her tongue maintained focus on my delicate clit and began tracing mind-boggling circles that drove me to the edge and back. With a flick of the tip, she found a spot that made me buck my hips, crushing myself against her, and Jade growled. She found my sweet spot, and she didn't back down. Gripping my hips, she forced my body down and rallied an all out assault on my center with the skilled muscle.

My breathing became more and more erratic as the coil in my loins tightened harder and faster. "O-oh.. fuck..." I called out, my body tensing, my fists ripping at her sheets. My legs wrapped around her back as my unraveling began, and I moaned long and low, "Ooh fuuuuuck." The ecstasy flooded my body, hitting me in wave after wave, Jade's name falling from my lips, and my thighs clenching around her head tightly.

An eternity went by as my orgasm persisted, as Jade's skilled tongue continued its onslaught, as the world faded away and nothing but this was reality anymore. I had to stop her, it was becoming too much. My legs collapsed to the bed and I grabbed her head softly, moving my body backwards. "Jade." I said breathlessly. "I can't take it anymore!"

She looked up into my eyes with a pout. "I wasn't done."

I chuckled, still breathing heavily. "My body needs to recover!" She wiped her face and climbed up begrudgingly, but before she could pout too much, I caught her face in my hands and pulled her lips to mine, kissing her tenderly. She tasted of my essence and that reignited my longing all over again.

As we kissed, I used my toes to slide her panties off down her sleek body. She broke the kiss with an amused laugh but I wasn't having any of her comments right now, so I pulled her right back. She took the hint and her kisses became more and more frenzied as she wiggled the rest of the way out of her panties.

My hand slid over her pert nipples but I didn't linger. That's a spot I'll have to revisit, spend some time savoring. I slid my nails down her abdomen as she adjusted, holding herself up on her elbows, hovering above me as we kissed. She moaned against my lips, egging me on, practically begging - although I can't imagine I'll ever get her to legitimately beg. Like I did. Weak, Vega. Weak.

I wasn't one to tease though, so my hand slid straight into her folds, gliding easily through the immense amounts of wetness I found there. Her head flew back as I slid two fingers over her clit roughly and she cried out. "Fuck!" This is going to be fun.

My other hand made its way to her hair and I grabbed a fistful, forcing her to look me in the eyes. The usual hardened emerald jewels melted in the euphoria. Holding my gaze and biting her lip, Jade's hips started to move against my hand, desperately driving herself to the brink. I felt the wetness between my legs begin to stir again as I watched her - unable to look away.

The urge to taste her made my mouth water but I resisted. Her eyes clouded with rapture, her lips parted as moans slipped out, shorter and shorter with each thrust of her hips, her obsidian hair spilling all around me, tickling my skin in various places. I could already feel myself nearing orgasm all again just by seeing Jade consumed with such pleasure. Especially when it is being caused by me.

Almost as if on instinct, Jade's hand drifted between our bodies and began another, albeit messier, attack on my own bundle of nerves and we moaned together. As her breaths quickened, so did mine, and I flattened my fingers more to start drawing tighter circles around her swollen nub.

She bit her lip again, our gazes still locked and she moaned my name. "Tori..." My body exploded with elation and I almost came right then and there, before she's even cum once. "Tori, I want you to cum with me." She breathed.

"Yes..." I groaned out, her ministrations forcing that very outcome regardless. Before long, Jade's body slowed before she all but screamed out, her orgasm hitting her hard, and sending me flying over the edge to my own. We were a writhing, grinding mass of whimpers and cries as we finished together, and Jade collapsed on top of me completely spent.

I wrapped my arms around her waist and lavished her with tender kisses as we panted against one another. I could feel her body twitching as pleasurable spasms continued to jolt through her and I sighed contentedly against her puffy lips. Finally, she peeled off of me and slumped to my right, sinking into the warm bed and sighing as well. "Fuck that was good." She said, and I laughed out loud.

The rest of the day went by too fast. We spent all of our time eating, watching stupid videos on The Slap, and losing ourselves in each other in the most intimate ways. So - naturally - I pouted when my mom texted me, asking when I would be home. "Can we stay here for the weekend?" I asked, sending the text letting her know I was doing just that before Jade had even responded.

"Was that not always the plan?" Jade responded sarcastically.

I giggled and shoved her leg with my foot. After reading the newly arrived confirmation text, I shot a quick "love you too" response to my mom and tossed my phone aside. I stretched my body out, reveling in the soreness our antics caused and collapsed dramatically against her. Her bed is so soft and fluffy, it felt wonderful against my aching muscles. "So what do you wanna do this weekend?"

Her brow raised. "You. Obviously."

I giggled again and rolled my eyes dramatically. "We'll probably have to skip school on Monday to spend the day recovering."

She smiled in return, and pulled me against her, kissing my nose. I melted in her arms. "I'll skip every day, now and forever, if I can spend those days with you."

Jade West is actually a softy. Who knew?

-The End-

I honestly think I had a bit more planned to write for this story, but it's been so long that I've forgotten it... I'm sorry everyone, I truly am, and I just hope that this final chapter fills any voids I left you with. Take care~