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SH3S MY CH3RRY P13 || Closed to Jane

It had been awhile since her spring classes were over and she had a break from school during the summer. She didn't find interest in studying all year long without a break even if it would've helped her get her bachelor's degree quicker. Due to finals and saving the city from mass destruction by giant monsters; Terezi had been slacking on going to her favorite bakery where one of her friends had worked. They hadn't talked much since her last visit and Terezi was ready rectify that.

Stepping into the shop, the bells attached gave a friendly alert to the employees as she entered. Her long cane tapping against the hard tiled floor and she closed her eyes to breath in the fresh baked treats. With her heightened sense, she could tell some of her favorites had just finished coming out of the oven. It wasn't long before turning her head slightly that she could pick up Jane's scent from across the room. Walking over, she smiled, "Jane!" Terezi called out, her pace quickening until approaching the glass case of cookies, cupcakes and pie. "Hey, I survived classes again. What about you?" Her excitement on being able to talk to her friend again had her rushing with topics to discuss. "How were finals?"

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Jane yawned, stretching her arms over her head as she did so, waiting for the comforting crack to sound in her back. Once it did, she sighed a smile present on her face. Once again, she was the only one at the bakery, her father having to leave for some sort of meeting. While the two did have a close and healthy relationship, Jane felt as though there were things he didn't tell her. It bugged her, but not enough to actually do much about it.

The bells sounded in the main part of the bakery, alerting the young woman. She looked down at the fresh baked goods still sitting on the pan and decided she would tend to them once she was finished with the customer. The cherry tarts and pies needed to cool anyway.

As she moved into the main part of the building, Jane's smile grew even wider as her eyes landed on Terezi, a good friend of hers. Before she knew it, the other woman was shooting off questions left and right. It was clear she hadn't changed in the slightest.

"Hello, Terezi! I survived my main classes well enough, but I am taking a few summer classes just to make sure I have a grasp of the material," she responded, trying to answer Terezi's questions as fast as she was asking them. "Honestly, finals were quite difficult, but I feel like I managed well enough. How were yours? I do hope they weren't too hard on you." Jane leaned on the counter slightly, knowing that with Terezi around not much would get done.

Terezi planted her cane in front of her and leaned some of her body weight against it. She smirked, looking rather smug. "I lost my case." She replied matter-of-fact, it was soon followed by light laughter. "Ehhh, I was screwed since the beginning. Remember that mock trial for that one class? That was our final, I got stuck being a defense attorney. DEFENSE?! Blarghhh, I'm trying to become a Prosecutor and send criminals away not defend them. I tried my best but my fictional client was too much of a mess. There was no way of avoiding a guilty verdict. Still, I did what I had to do and I passed." She let out an exasperated sigh but her smile still remained. She would look more disappointed if what she said didn't correlate to something real happening in her life regarding one hot mess of a spider.

She tilted her head, trying to smell through the glass to figure out what was inside. Terezi wasn't surprised Jane decided on summer classes as well. "You're so studious, Jane. How could you spend a Summer hitting the books?" She groaned, just thinking about being cooped up in her dorm studying again. Thanks to all of the super hero nonsense she gained quite a group of friends and acquaintances to keep her busy until Fall.

Edited 2016-06-17 04:57 (UTC)

Jane couldn't hide the surprise from her face as soon as Terezi told her she had lost the case, though it didn't matter much because her friend was, in fact, blind. It did make her quite happy that Terezi had still passed though, as she couldn't imagine she would be taking things so well if she had failed.

"I'm terribly sorry you lost your case, but it's good to hear you passed at least!" Jane responded, truly sorry that her friend had lost the case. She then laughed as the other female pointed out just how studious she was. "You do know how I am, Terezi. Keep in mind that I don't have much to do over the summer, aside from working here. Of course, Jake and I will go on a few dates here and there, but things have been surprisingly bland thus far." She shrugged before a smile came forth on her face. "Give me one second. I'm going to get something for you," she said, moving to the back and grabbing a few of the cherry tarts. They were still warm, but not overly so.

Jane then went back to the front, setting the tarts down in front of her friend, knowing they'd be sniffed out easily. Terezi was like a blood-hound when it came to different smells, especially those of the cherry or red variety.

Terezi shrugged, losing the case did hurt some of her pride but not enough to keep her down. "Thanks but it was a lame fakey fake case. If it was real and I was the prosecuting attorney as I want to be then I would take it to heart." Nodding to her friend, Jane did keep things plain and simple. It was nice to be around someone so earnest and almost calm; though she did like when Jane got a little goofy with her. Tilting her head, she wondered what Jane was going into the back for. She could hear her friends footsteps drawing near and the fresh, warm scent of cherry tarts followed.

Her eyes lit up as she pushed herself against the glass case and bounced up and down. "Yes yes yes!" She beamed, if she wasn't hungry she surely was now. When the treats were placed in front of her; Terezi tactless grabbed for one straight away and took a hearty bite out of it. It was buttery, gooey and plump with cherries. "It's so good. Is this what ascending to Heaven feels like because I think after I finish these I'm ready for the next world. Even my skeleton will be smiling after I decay and rot in the ground." Her morbid sense of humor only heightened her admiration for Jane's skills at baking. It was a great compliment.

Before taking another bite, she pointed the half eaten tart at Jane. "Speaking of cases, this coming Fall I'll be looking into Law Firms to intern at. I'm going to actually be apart of real cases!"

Jane chuckled softly at her friend, shaking her head slightly as she watched Terezi gobble down the tarts. She always enjoyed compliments on her cooking. It was one thing coming from her father or complete strangers, but another entirely when it came from her friends. "I'm glad you like them, Terezi!"

She couldn't help but laugh again as Terezi pointed the tart at her, a few cherries falling out of the tart and onto the counter. Jane quickly grabbed a cloth, picking the cherries up and wiping away any hint that they were there. She took in what Terezi said, happiness flooding through her. "That's splendid! You're going to be fantastic and I'll bet that you win every case, hoo hoo!" she grinned.

Terezi finished off the tart in her hand before swallowing the chewed up lump and giving her friend a thumbs up. "Don't worry, the streets will be safer once I can get a hold of them." She flashed her teeth, smirking menacingly to any wary criminal that would be sad enough to end up being questioned in a court of Law. The living embodiment of Lady Justice. With her mind towards safer streets and mythological beings; Terezi could hear the faint siren of a police car before it came zooming by the shop.

What was once music to her ears now gave her a sense of tension due to her secret identity. Her smirk and smile faltered before grabbing another tart to eat. It had been while since the fight with the biclops, Jade's death and the second summon from the Prospit Queen. Her nose twitched, smelling Jane and beginning to recall recognizing the same scent on Prospit. It was a faint recollection but one that made her wonder if her friend was struck with the same kind of luck. "I'm glad the shop didn't get ruined in that weird monster attack earlier this month." Terezi replied, bringing back a casual smile. Jane had a sleuthful nose as well; if Terezi wanted easy information she had to watch how she played her cards.

Jane couldn't deny the fact that she believed what Terezi said. Terezi was someone that took what she did seriously. It was obvious she had a passion for what she did. To be honest, Jane knew she would feel much safer with the other female around.

She couldn't help but notice how Terezi's smile had faltered, though she didn't say anything at that moment, unsure of what was going through her friend's mind. It was never clear when dealing with Terezi. When the female brought up the monster that had attacked, her eyebrows furrowed. "Yes, we were very lucky nothing happened to the shop! While Dad has the money to fix things up, we would have lost quite a lot of business here."

The way Terezi acted confused Jane, until she realized the tone of voice. She'd heard it before- it was her interrogation voice. All business with a sense of pride. Why on earth would she be asking questions about the attack in such a way? Jane automatically thought back to the powers that had begun making themselves known. They were small things, so there was no way Terezi would know, right?

Jane could put everything back onto Terezi, and she knew it. Clearing her throat slightly, the woman rested a hand on her hip. "Why do you bring up the monster? That's quite the change in subject, Terezi."

As expected, Jane seemed to pick up on Terezi's interrogation; calling her out on the strange change of subject. She smirked, taking another bite of the cherry tart but more gracefully this time around. The game was set and ready; with a small shrug of her shoulders as if there was nothing deeper behind Terezi's words she answered. "Is it?" Terezi wanted Jane to question herself, "It's all over the news. Even one of my classes picked apart of the incidences. Monsters destroying and terrorizing the citizens, strange super powered heroes suddenly coming to the scene to fight them. You can't tell me you didn't hear about what happened at the park recently."

The black and white twin towers of light and darkness that became a beckon in Central Park before the giant biclops appeared and attacked was the talk of the news, paper and folks in the city. Police were starting to be on the look out for any strange beings or people that may be involved in the cases. "I was wondering what you thought of it all. I know how skeptic you can be." She teased.

"Well of course I heard about it! As you said, it was all over the news. I myself didn't see anything, of course as I was home when it occurred. I'm curious to know who the heroes are, however," Jane responded, staring hard at Terezi. The subject change was most definitely strange and Jane could admit that she was skeptical about it, but hard facts had faced her that even she couldn't deny.

"The thing that gets me is why these monsters are running around. Where did they come from and why are they targeting this particular town? I've been poking around, but haven't had too much time to actually sleuth," she said with a slight shrug. The subject of monsters and where they came from was a subject that could only be talked about with Terezi. She simply couldn't find a simple way to bring it up to Jake- if there even was a simple way to bring up the matter.

While Jane had talked, Terezi closed her eyes and began concentrating on Jane's signals as well as manner of speech. She was sure she could smell her gumshoe friend at Prospit which would make Jane another hero in the real world. Jane seemed in the dark about a lot of things; her body must sleep be mostly sleeping on Prospit unless the Queen summoned everybody.

Terezi finished off another cherry tart, leaving one left on the plate. Fluttering her eyes open, she shrugged as well. "Yeah, seems more than a coincidence that all of this is happening with no answer on to why in sight or smell." Dropping a small hint, but even that wouldn't help Jane track down the answers she was looking for. Terezi could've been a real pal and just flat out told her what was going on but there was no fun in that.

"Hey!" She pointed at Jane, smiling. "I have an idea. Why don't you view the footage the news put out? I've only got what I can hear and read to help me understand what's going on but you have eyes. I bet you could find a clue!" Her smile warped into a wild grin. "Call me if you find anything and we can kick start the investigation together."

Plucking the last tart, knowing she was probably going to get a stomach ache from all the sweets; Terezi took a hearty bite through caution to the wind. "Oh, speaking of investigations." She replied with tart still in her mouth. "I was wondering if you could help me with a friend. I'm a little bias but I need a general reading on her character. Could you help?"

Jane tilted her head slightly at the mention of smell, knowing Terezi did have a decent sense of smell, but unsure of what that had to do with the subject at hand. The woman knew she would have quite a bit on her plate, especially with such little to go off of, as well as little time to actually put her gumshoe disguise on and get cracking on the case.

At the mention of Terezi's idea, Jane perked up, nearly face-palming at the fact that she hadn't thought about it. Her sleuthing skills were growing rusty! She knew she'd need to brush up on them by watching gumshoe movies and finding small cases around her apartment. "That's a good idea, of course, I would have thought of it, too!" she said, trying to mask the slight embarrassment she felt at not coming up with the idea herself. "I will call you if I find anything out."

"A friend? Well, I suppose so! How can I be of service to you, Ms. Pyrope?" she chuckled softly, bowing slightly, despite the fact that her friend wouldn't be able to see it.

"Great!" Terezi chimed in, wondering when the phone call of realization will happen. She was looking forward it; hoping it'd be in the evening if Jane had enough time. "Yeah, her name's Vriska. Vriska Serket." She replied with a shrug as if it was nothing.

"I'll give you the low-down. She's my best friend, almost a sister to me. We go way back as kids even up until High School until drama happened and I kind of left her in the dust. I feel really bad but she's also not really an angel. We're reconnecting and I'm starting to doubt my own intuition. I'm afraid I'm not approaching her logically. That's where you come in." Terezi sighed, feeling sort of ashamed she was letting her feelings and emotions cloud most of her judgement on Vriska. "I was hoping you would meet her, get a reading on her and tell me what you think. Even if you hate her, I'm still going to be her friend. I just... I don't have the heart to abandon her again. But also, maybe you might like her. She really livens up the party." A smirk played along her lips, Vriska was a balance of chaos in both a good and bad way in Terezi's mind.

Jane pursed her lips, trying to recall ever meeting someone or hearing the name Vriska Serket. However, she came up with absolutely nothing, cluing her in that she hadn't heard anything.

Hearing just how close her and Vriska were made Jane understand why Terezi was asking for her help. Terezi hadn't given her enough to go on when explaining Vriska, which made her curiosity jump. She wanted to know more; she wanted to meet this Vriska woman. It was time to put on her sleuthing shoes and tackle everything Terezi had put forth! "Well, when would you like me to meet her? I must say I'm looking forward to this!" she nearly exclaimed, trying to contain her joy at being asked to approach someone logically, and with a clear, fresh mind.

"I'll have to message her," Fuck "Call her and find out when she's free. Basically without a job, I'm pretty sure it'll be soon." Terezi chuckled, forgetting that Jane wasn't aware of Terezi's senses yet or the fact that she can text while still being blind. She smiled, feeling second hand excitement from Jane. "Well, I better get going. I'll hear from you later. Maybe even tonight if you find anything out on those monster fighting vigilantes. By the way, what do I owe you for the cherry tarts?"

There was absolutely no way Jane could have missed the slip-up. Terezi saying something about messaging her friend was no accident, and that was clear from the way her face twisted slightly. However, Jane decided not to comment on it, instead grinning brightly.

"Yes, I'll be watching those videos tonight and letting you know what I find from them. And just give me a call when your friend agrees; I'm looking forward to meeting her," Jane said, looking down at the empty plate when the cherry tarts were brought up. "Oh! Don't worry about it; those were on the house. Have a nice day, Terezi!"

Terezi's eyes lit up at the notion that the cherry tarts were free. Jane knew how to woo a red-obsessed girl. With a nod, Terezi smiled. "You too, talk to you later!" Turning around, Terezi exited the bakery off to spend the rest of her free time to wander about the city until finally crashing into her dorm at night.

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