Here it is! The sequel to Cheater, Cheater? and the second episode in my mock Victorious season! I know Gwen wasn't very likable in the last episode, but hopefully she will be in this one. I only hope you're all as generous with reviews as you were last time! Please enjoy! c:

It was Monday at Hollywood Arts and Beck, Jade and Gwen had just walked through the front entrance. Beck was telling Gwen the last details of the quick tour that he and Jade were giving her. "And this is the main hall," he told her as she looked around in fascination. "Watch your step, because there are a lot of rouge dancers in this area and they're too in the zone to care if they kick you in the face... I had to learn that the hard way..."

"I can't believe I'm finally here," Gwen quietly muttered, looking around at all the murals and colorful lockers.

"Well, believe it," Jade said, coffee cup in hand. "Now we can hang out with you without having to be ashamed to be seen with you."

"She's kidding," Beck told Gwen.

"No, I'm not."

Gwen rolled her eyes. "You know you love me, Jadey."

"Apparently I do. You just called me 'Jadey' and you still have a pulse."

The three walked towards Beck's locker, and while he was putting some of his stuff away, Gwen asked, "Where's my locker?"

"Lemme see your schedule." Gwen handed her brother the sheet of paper that had her classes for the day, and looked it over, as her locker number and the combo should have been printed on there. "Oh, here, you have Zeke Hamilton's old locker. I'll show you where it is."

As the group walked towards the locker, Gwen asked, "What happened to Zeke?"

"He got expelled," Jade told her. "A teacher found him in the girl's locker room with seven packs of tofu dogs and-"

"Don't tell her that story!" Beck said as he covered his sister's ears, which made her roll her eyes. "Do you want to corrupt her fourteen year old innocence?"

"... Maybe."

They finally arrived at a dull gray locker, which had been stripped of its cherry red paint and hot rod decorations. Ironically, it now stuck out like a sore thumb. "Aww, why isn't it pretty?" Gwen asked. "I want my locker to be pretty like all the others. This locker looks like poo."

"Every student has to decorate their locker themselves," Jade explained. "It's a Hollywood Arts tradition."

Gwen nodded, no longer gloomy. "Oh, okay... That actually sounds like fun."

As she took her paper back from Beck and began to work the combination lock, Beck commented, "Your locker's just a few down from Tori's."

Gwen let out a small groan. "Of course it is. As if I haven't gotten enough of that gank."

"Amen to that," Jade muttered.

Beck sighed. "Come on, Gwen, I know Tori sort of kidnapped you and tied you to a chair and almost made you miss your interview and all, but she's actually really nice."

"Beck, think about what you just said and maybe you'll realize why I don't listen to you as often as you'd like," Gwen told him, opening her bland locker and placing her purple backpack inside.

"It was the first time she's ever done something like that... That I know of."

"I'm not saying it isn't... I'm just saying she's a nutball and I hope she falls off a cliff."

Beck gave her a disapproving look. "Just be nice. Please?"

Gwen grabbed her notebooks and sketchbook and nodded. "I'm just kidding, bro. I already punched the girl in the nose. We're even. It's not like I was going to keep insulting her no matter what she did." She shut her locker and added, "Only Jade can pull that off."

As they continued to talk, Tori and Trina finally arrived at school. While they walked past the staircase, Trina took a sip of her coffee and commented, "This coffee tastes weird."

Tori stopped and took the cup from her sister. She tried to take a drink, but there was nothing to drink. She looked back at Trina, confused, and asked, "If it tasted so weird, then why did you drink it all?"

Trina shrugged. "I thought the not-weird part would be at the bottom..."

Tori rolled her eyes at her goofy sister, then noticed someone close to her locker. "Oh, Jade and Beck are here with Gwen!"

"The skunkbag?" Trina asked. Tori had told her the story, but not the conclusion.

Tori shook her head. "Yeah, turns out that she's just Beck's sister."

"Oh..." Trina nodded. "I can see the family resemblance."

Tori shot her a glance and quietly said, "She's adopted."

"That has nothing to do with genetics," Trina told her.

"Why do people keep saying that?" Tori half-yelled, throwing her arms in the air.

As they got closer, Jade mumbled, "Speak of the devil..."

"Hi, guys," Tori greeted, Trina still by her side. "Welcome to Hollywood Arts, Gwen! I just know you're going to love it here. If you need help with your schedule or anything, feel free to ask."

"Thanks," Gwen politely said with a small nod and smile. "I, uh, see your nose is all better."

"Yeah, I guess I built up a tolerance for being punched in the nose after the first time..." She placed a hand on Trina's arm and said, "Oh, Gwen, you haven't met Trina yet. She's my big sister. Trina, this surprisingly good puncher is Gwen."

"Nice to meet you," Gwen said, waving at Trina with her free hand.

"It always is!" Trina chirped, modest as ever. "So, what school did you used to go to?"

"Well, I was a freshman at North High before-"

"Freshman?" Trina asked, sounding like she just saw a dog vomiting. "Gross..." She walked off, leaving Gwen to awkwardly stare at the others, as if she was silently asking them what happened.

Tori's lips pressed together, forming a straight line. "Now you've met Trina... and I sincerely apologize because of it."

After the four spent a few more minutes chatting, the warning bell chimed out, signaling that there were five minutes until the first class of the day started. Jade waved at Gwen (and sort of at Tori... Or at least Tori pretended she did) and said, "Break a leg, Gwen."

"With my luck, it'll be my leg," Gwen said with a nervous chuckle.

"You're gonna knock 'em dead," Beck told her, a firm hand gripping his sister's shoulder. He gave her a kiss on the top of her head and grabbed Jade's hand, their fingers instantly intertwining. As they began to walk in the opposite direction, Beck turned back and called out, "See you in Sikowitz's class!"

Once they were gone, Tori turned back to Jade. "Oooh, you have drama class with us? That's great! I'm sure after a few improv acting exercises, we'll be great friends!"

"Yeeeah..." Gwen leaned against her locker. "Look, I'm not mad at you anymore and I appreciate you bring so nice to me, but I kind of need some space for a while before I can feel comfortable calling you a friend."

Tori looked kind of confused. "Oh, um, okay. May I ask why?"

Gwen shrugged. "Ever since you sort of held me captive... You kind of give me the willies."

Tori raised an eyebrow. "Willies?"

"Yeah... I'm sure you're not that bad, but I sort of need to get to know you better, so I know that I can trust you."

"Why?"

"Because the first time I trusted you, you told me to close my eyes, sit down and ignore the pressure around my legs, wrists and torso."

"Oh yeah... I... I understand."

Gwen gave her a small grin. "Thanks for respecting this. Maybe after a few days, I'll feel like I can be alone with you without fearing where you'll hogtie me and abandon me next." Tori would have felt more guilty when she said that if she hadn't said it in such a calm tone. "I have to get to my first class. I guess I'll see you and everybody else at lunch."

She walked away, passing Cat as she did. Cat squealed and gave Gwen a big hug, which she tried to return. She failed, since her arms were full of notebooks. After letting her go, Cat ran up to Tori.

"Hiya!" Cat chirped once she was by Tori's side. "What's up?"

Tori paused, still thinking about her conversation with Gwen, and said, "Gwen says I give her the willies..."

"Ooooh, that's a fun word! Willies, willies, willies, willies-"

"Cat, I'm really upset here! Stop saying willies!"

Pause.

"WILLIES! Tee hee hee!"

Cut to the theme song and we're good to go!

TheSlap

Tori Vega

I frighten Beck's little sister…

Mood: Gloomy

"I don't want Gwen to hate me," Tori quietly said, walking into the Black Box Theater with André. "What should I do?"

"Do what she asked you to do," André told her as he sat his backpack down by one of the chairs that was set up. "Just give her a little more space. Gwen doesn't hold grudges for long, and from what you told me, she isn't even mad. She's just a little shaken up by what you did."

Tori sighed. "I know, but I feel bad... Like maybe if I do something, she'll forgive me easier."

"Yeah, I wouldn't recommend that. You might give her the willies even more."

Tori cocked an eyebrow at him, confused. "What's with you people and the willies today?" She shook her head. "I'll try not to scare her... But maybe if I do something nice, she'll see I'm not that bad!"

"You aren't going to listen to me, are you?" André flatly asked, sounding like he already knew the answer.

"Probably not, no," Tori said, cheekily smiling. "And I think I already have an idea..."

"I should probably stop you, since that's what got you in trouble last time... But I still don't want to get in the middle of this." He shook his head. "Count me out."

Mostly everybody in their class had shuffled in by that point and they all sat down. Their teacher had finally arrived, but instead of starting class, he let Lane walk up to face them all.

"Hey, everyone," Lane began, hands clasped as he looked at everyone's uninterested faces. "Before your class begins, I just wanted to tell you about a community service project that's going on today."

"Does it involve sharp objects?" Jade asked.

"I... I don't believe so," Lane said, confused as to why she would ask that.

"I'm not interested," she muttered, slumping in her seat.

Lane continued, "You'd be helping set up a play for a local group in need. Painting backgrounds, finding props, that kind of thing." He saw that it didn't look like there was much interest, so he added, "You would get community service hours for it... You'd be doing something good for a group that needs the help... You'd get to leave school right after lunch."

That's what finally sparked interest. Half the class stood up and started swarming Lane, trying to tell him to sign them up and whatnot. After a moment of being surrounded, Lane whipped out a bottle of hand lotion and pointed it at the crowd threateningly. They backed off quickly.

After Lane tucked the lotion back in his pocket, he said, "All right then. Everybody who wants to go, follow me to my office so you can fill out some paperwork."

He started to walk out the door and the large group followed, leaving only Tori, Beck, and their teacher.

"Oh..." The teacher gave a short clap and walked up to Tori and Beck, who were seated in the first row of chairs. "Um, alrighty then. For today's class, we'll... Wait until tomorrow, since there's hardly anybody here..."

"So what are we supposed to do?" Tori asked.

He opened his mouth, but shut it and sighed. "As long as you don't tell the principal, you can just leave..." He pulled a magazine out of his messenger bag and muttered, "It'll give me a chance to catch up on my reading..."

"What kind of reading?" Beck asked.

"It's a culinary magazine."

"... But there's a cockatoo on the front."

"... Good day!" With that, he zipped out the exit.

"There's something not right about the teachers at this school," Tori muttered, shaking her head as she stood up.

"And you're just now realizing this?" Beck asked as he stood up, a hint of a chuckle in his voice.

Tori stuck he tongue out at him and lightly slapped him on the arm. "So why didn't you go with Jade and the others?"

Beck shrugged. "I want to be here for Gwen in case she needs me. It is her first day, after all."

Tori grinned. "Me too! I really want to clear the air with her."

"She's not mad anymore or anything," Beck told her. "But right now, you kind of give her the willies."

"Why does everyone keep saying willies?" Tori asked, already getting sick of the word. She didn't give him a chance to answer and instead asked, "Is there any sort of little stuff she likes, like candy?"

"You can't buy love, Tori," Beck said, jokingly flicking Tori's nose.

"I know that! I'm not trying to buy anything, I just want to do a little something to try and make up for what I did. You know, show her I really regret what I did and would like to make amends with her."

Beck picked his backpack up and slung it over his shoulder. "She likes Canadian cookies."

"Where am I supposed to get her those on such short notice? And why do they have to be Canadian?"

Beck shrugged. "She's convinced that the fresh mountain air makes them better, I don't know…"

"Can you think of anything that I can get her from the school store?" They began to walk toward the exit and Beck thought this over.

"Uh... Oh, I know. She really loves chocolate. You give her any kind of candy with the smallest hint of chocolate in it and she'll be your best friend."

"Perfect!" Tori exclaimed, throwing the doors open as she ran out of the theater.

"But don't get anything with-"

The door slammed before he could answer.

"…And now I'm alone."

I think Tori would be the kind of person who would want to be everyone's friend. She even seems to want to be Jade's at times…

I hope you like c: Thanks for reading and please review!