A/N: My first fan fic! Please go easy on me.
Start's off in The Worst Couple, then so on. Rated M for language and possible future events.
Disclaimer: If I owned Victorious, Jori would already be together..
After Cat "shuffles" the card deck with one hand, I hear the doorbell ring. "I got it!" I announce, standing up.
"Yeah, get it." I give my lazy, older sister a look and start to walk towards the door, the doorbell ringing a second time.
"Coming!" I yell, and start to jog towards the door. I reach the door right after the third ding, opening it and my eyes grew in surprise. "Oh.. Great! It's-It's you guys!"
"See!" Beck exclaims, walking into my house, along with Jade. "They're all here! I told you they'd all be here."
Oh great.. I thought. Time to hear more of their arguing.
I close the door and turn to them. "Listen, I am sorry we didn't invite you guys to play, but, uh-"
"Tell her why you didn't invite us to play," Beck says, cutting me off.
Jade turns her head to me, giving me a look that's telling me to explain myself. I gulp. "Well..cause..we were..planning your surprise party...?" I say, wanting to avoid explaining to them that we didn't invite them because we can never handle being around them when they're constantly arguing.
Jade gives a confused – yet still annoyed – look. "What?"
Andre stands up from his seat, his small, red lollipop in his hand. "Alright! We didn't invite you guys to play because you two are always screaming at each other, and it makes everybody feel awkward, and makes Cat faint, and sometimes it makes Robbie cry!"
Couldn't have said it better myself.
I look at Robbie who puts his hands up in defense. "One time! I-I cried one time!"
"Six," Rex blurts out.
"Six times!" Robbie corrects himself. Poor guy. I don't blame him. This whole fight between Jade and Beck is getting out of hand.
"See!" Beck points out, walking a few steps to the kitchen. "We fight so much, even our friends don't want us around!" He exclaims, turning back to Jade.
"Tori's not my friend-" Gee, thanks, Jade. "I only tolerate Robbie, no one likes Trina, and Cat's basically a pet," Jade says, crossing her arms.
Alright, I don't get it. All I've done was try to make friends with this girl. What could make her hate me so much? Is it because she walked in on me rubbing coffee off of Beck on my first day on Hollywood Arts? Is it because I also kissed him?
"Arf!" Cat barks like a dog (Oh, the irony) cutting me out of my thoughts.
Trina's out of her seat, walking around the table, and now standing right in front of Beck. "Are you guys gonna let her say that nobody likes me?" Jade and Beck turn their heads back to me, seeing if I'd stand up for her, but turn back to Trina as I pretend that I did not hear her.
"So," I said calmly, touching Jade's arm, hoping she doesn't rip my hand off. "Why don't you guys play cards with us?" I walk around Beck towards my seat.
"Look," I look back at the couple, a few steps away from my chair. "I-I don't want to be your boyfriend if we're just gonna fight all the time."
"So you want to break up?" Jade says, a bit offended.
"No, I-I didn't say that. I'm just saying..."
"Are.." Everyone turns their attention to Trina as she walks towards Beck. "You guys might break up? Because.. I'm not dating anyone," I watch as Jade walks to the couch, grabbing a pillow. "And I always thought Beck and I would make the perfect-" I look down as Jade throws the pillow at Trina's face. Oh, Trina...
"Next time it's a hammer!" Jade exclaims. "C'mon, Beck, take me to get some food," she says, walking towards the door.
"I'm tired of fighting." Wait.. Could Beck mean..?
Jade turns to him. "Okay," she nods once, pointing to the door. "I'm gonna walk out that door, and I'm gonna count to ten."
"Don't forget three," Cat comments. We all stare at her. "Some people forget it."
Jade continues. "If I get to ten and you're not out there, I'm going home.. And we're over." She turns to the door, opening it. "One!" She closes it. Is she serious? Of course she is, she's Jade.. It's just so hard to believe that this is happening right now.
"I would never fight with you.." I look at Trina who seems to be trying to get him to go out with her. I sigh and close my eyes, shaking my head. I don't understand how she could be my sister.
"Two!" I hear Jade count from the outside. "Three!" Cat claps, happy that she remembered to include three. Come on, Beck. Are you really going to let go of the girl you've been with for a couple of years? "Four!" Get moving!
Beck sighs, and starts to walk towards the door. "Five!" Trina starts to panic, climbing onto the couch. "Six!" I don't understand what she's up to until she jumps onto Beck, making them land on the floor.
My eyes widen. "Trina!" I yell. If she does this, Beck won't have a chance to get Jade back! Andre, Robbie, Cat, and I all run towards them, Andre and Robbie trying to pry Trina off of Beck. Oh, please hold on, Jade.
"You don't understand! I'm a really fun girl!" she exclaims.
"No, you're not!"
"You're so good-looking!"
"What are you doing? Get off of me! Stop!" Beck finally manages to get out of Trina's grip.
"Seven!" He gets to the door, gripping onto the door handle. "Eight!"
What are you doing? Get out there!
Beck looks down at Trina as she points to herself, giving him a look that says, "Pick me." He can't seriously be thinking of dating Trina, can he? "Nine!" Cat and I exchange looks, seeing that she's just as worried as I am. This is it... "Ten!" I can hear the shock in Jade's voice.
Beck runs his fingers through his hair as we all hear Jade's car driving away. He looks at us as we all stare at him, struck with surprise. "Let's play some cards," he says, walking back to the kitchen to continue our game.
"Yeah.." I look at Cat and Andre. "Let's play."
The gang follows Beck back to the kitchen. "I'll pick up the cards," Cat says.
"Make sure you get all fifty-two," Andre reminds her.
"Kaykay." Cat starts to pick up the cards, one-by-one. "One, two, four." Er.. Four? Never mind.
I walk next to Andre and lay a hand on his shoulder, looking over to the door. I'm concerned about Jade. I mean, she can be a gank, but she's not all that bad. Beck had the opportunity to stay with her if he just opened the door. I sighed and sat back down on my seat, staring awkwardly at Trina laying her head on Beck's shoulder. Beck looks over at me and I give him a faint smile. I pull out my phone out of my pocket, deciding whether or not I should text or call Jade to check up on her.. Maybe when everyone else heads home.
. . .
I walk into my bedroom after getting ready for bed. It's been a long night. After everyone left, Trina's been running around the house, looking for something good to wear to impress Beck at school tomorrow. Speaking of which.. I sat down at the edge of my bed, picking up my phone from my nightstand. I didn't realize what I was doing until I landed on Jade's name in my contact list.
I sighed. C'mon. At least check up on her. She's been nothing but mean to you, but you know you still care for her. I shook my head. Darn you, conscience.. I won't call her. I'll just.. I'll text her! Yeah, that's it. She'd probably just hang up on me anyway. I took a deep breath and sent a text.
Hey, Jade.
Yup, that'll do. I laid down on my bed, pulling the covers up to my chest. I wonder what she's doing right now. I can just imagine: Jade sitting on her bed with her knees to her chest while she cries into them.. I've seen her vulnerable once when she came to me that one time after she dumped Beck...Within less than a minute, I already got a reply.
What do you want, Vega?
I was just checking up on you to see how you're doing.
I don't need your pity.
I sighed, running my fingers through my damp hair. Jade, please.. Let me help.
I don't need anyone's help, especially not yours! Now leave me alone!
Yeah, that's a dagger through my heart, alright.. I guess there's no use in trying. Jade's one stubborn girl and I don't want to be setting her off more than she already is. I lay my phone back onto the nightstand and rest my face into my hands. I'm just trying to help her. What will it take for her to open up to me again? I guess I'll just have to find out tomorrow. I, Tori Vega, will not stop until I get Jade West to open up to me!
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