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Beck's POV
So far, everything had been usual. Jade, freaking out, him, stopping her and Jade being a drama queen and storming off. It wasn't out of the ordinary. And while Beck had enjoyed the peacefulness, he admits that he had also missed Jade. Terribly. And in a way, he was relieved that he still have such effect on her. That he can still be the person who makes her stop, who can hold her when she's berserk and scaring the shit out of everyone. Some of his male friends told him that he must have felt pride that he can tame a monster like Jade. And yes, Beck takes pride on it, but not in a 'trophy' kind of way. He takes pride that he gets to see how cute she can be and how beautiful and charming she can get. Because everyone just see the scary girl. He sees a girl who always tries her best at everything. Sure she's conceited... a little. And she hates turning down a fight, but only because she knows that she can handle it. And that's what makes Beck proud. He is proud mostly of her.
"I'm sorry about that" Beck said when Jade had stormed off "she was just... being Jade." when they were still dating, Beck would always apologize whenever Jade would make a scene. He hadn't realized that he did exactly just that until Tori pointed it out. "You're not together anymore, why are you still explaining for her?" it sounded like an innocent question, and Tori probably meant it with pure intention, but it did come out sarcastic and it receive a few gasps from the crowd. "Haha... yeah. you're right, Tori. It's just... old habits die hard."
They proceeded to class like usual and it was only when everyone had almost walked out of the room did Beck only realized that Jade had left her bag. No one else was around and he was sure that if he left it, the janitor might place it for lost and found and there's a huge possibility that Jade's privacy would be compromised. And he knows that Jade would hate that. So he took the bag instead. He had no intention of searching for Jade. What he had in mind at first was, to wait for Jade and just keep her bag safe in his locker. But since his class is not within the next two hours, he then found himself driving and in search of Jade.
When he didn't see her in the janitor's closet or the nearby restaurants, Beck didn't take long to realize where Jade had run off to. And surely, she ran off to her hideout. Jade is smart. When she first showed Beck the place, he was worried that they were gonna get caught. But she showed him certain tricks that would keep them invisible to the eyes of the rangers keeping an eye on the Hollywood sign. Also, no one would suspect that someone would use the place as a hideout. It's too open, too obvious.
Beck already knew Jade was on that certain tree. But he didn't want to sound too cocky and a step ahead of her. So he pretended to call her out, walking into the other trees to look up to and pretending to look for her. "Jade?" He started, making sure that he sounded cautious. "I know you're here, probably hiding up on some tree. You don't have to go down or anything. But I got your bag... and I just want to make sure that I can leave it here." And after a few seconds, Jade jumped down from the tree.
Beck was elated to see her. Despite her,looking so grim and mad at him. And, since the break up, they never really had a time alone. They never managed to talk about what had happened. But Beck can blame himself on that. He never approached Jade even though he knows that he could maneuver her around if she loses her temper or tries to run away or block him. Maybe, he was never ready to talk about it. Maybe, he just didn't want to face his feelings about it.
He missed Jade. Not just because she made his day a little bit more challenging, but she's actually quite the opposite when they're alone. Beck gets easily amused by her. She gets jealous easily but she also gets so sweet when she can be. That's why Beck cannot help but be amused with how Jade had reacted earlier. Of course he already expected something like that the moment he found out that Tori got the part. But another thing was also playing in his head.
Could it be that, Jade's also fuming mad because they're not doing the play together?
Though, when he asked Jade the question, he couldn't quite figure out if he has found the answer, neither does he felt satisfied with it. But nonetheless, a smile formed on his lips that's hard to shake off that when Jade noticed it, Beck couldn't help but smile even more.
"I'm sorry, really" he's not. "It's just that... God, I missed you."
Then there was silence. The smile on Beck's face disappeared after a couple of seconds. The look on Jade's face is quite hard to read. She was frowning and looking confused at the same time. But the way she tilted her head made her look like she's mad.
"I... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make it awkward." He said, breaking the ice. This time, he means the apology.
Jade finally rolled her eyes and just shrugged her shoulder; much to his relief. "So?" Jade said, folding her arms across her chest. "What are you gonna do about it?"
Her question caught him off guard and he can see with the way that her eyes challenges him that his expression is being very transparent. He sighed, ran his hand through his hair and chuckled. Because the only thing that he can think of is her lips, and how warm she feels within his arms, and the scent of her shampoo and how she's willing to rip off the skin of anyone who tries to touch him and yet still be able to smile so sweetly at him that he just can't help but melt in her eyes.
Their distance is a couple of steps away but that didn't matter to Beck. He didn't answer her, instead, walked towards her in big strides, pulled her by her waist and kissed her lips. He didn't have to try so hard to kiss her passionately because the passion and longing just came naturally. He pulled her close and devoured her. Her taste, her scent and her hands, slipping through his hair. Oh God, he loves her.
"I want you back, Jade." He whispered against her lips.
"Really?" There's hesitation and disbelief in her voice. It made Beck chuckle.
"Yes. Really. Please come back to me..." he kissed her one more time.
"I never left, you idiot."