Hi there everybody this is my first attempt at a Victorious fanfic. Ever since I watched Tori Goes Platinum I've been inspired to write a Beck and Tori story and well I finally found my topic last night when I couldn't sleep. I hope you guys enjoy the first chapter.

I don't own Victorious.

In His Shadow

Chapter One- A Little too Late

Tori tried not to look at the empty chair that had been unofficially reserved for Beck, it only served as a reminder that he was no longer at Hollywood Arts. The rest of the class shuffled in, Sikowitz climbed in through the window, the bell rang, and class went on like usual. Watching Jade and Andre perform one of Sikowitz's skits reminded Tori of all of the times she and Beck had stood up in front of the class and performed whatever their teacher asked them to. It had been a while since Tori last acted something out for the class, after finding out that she and Robbie didn't make a good pair Sikowitz had started using Andre and Jade for all of his skits.

"Oh!" Cat squealed interrupting Jade and Andre mid-sentence.

"What is it Cat?" Tori asked knowing that with Cat it would be something silly or something about her brother or both.

"What's what?" She asked looking at Tori with a confused expression on her face.

"You squealed." Andre sighed.

"Oh yeah I did." Cat giggled.

"Why!" Jade yelled.

"Because the trailer for Beck's movie is out on Splashface." She said pointing to Robbie's PearPad. "Robbie showed it to me while Jade and Andre were yelling at each other, I don't like it when people yell at each other it makes me faint."

"They were only acting Cat." Robbie said.

"Put it on the TV." Tori said to Sikowitz, not bothering to hide the excitement in her voice.

Sikowitz motioned for Jade and Andre to take their seat, he started to hook up his computer to the TV and Tori could see that he too was excited to see the trailer. He had Cat type in the name of the movie and sat down in Beck's empty chair. She made the video full screen before hitting play.

The trailer opens with a shot of the main girl Cassie Rhea in her light blue Pairing Banquet dress, she's looking at her best friend Xavier as he walks toward her. Together they walk into the banquet hall. The next scene shows Cassie being Paired with Xavier and the reaction of everybody in the hall, no one from the same Province got Paired together. The following morning Cassie uses the microchip that contains Xavier's information, Xavier's face disappears and for a second before the screen goes black Cassie sees the face of her friend Ky, Beck's character. The next couple of scenes are flashes of Cassie working, hanging out with Xavier, going to school, and hiking with Ky. The trailer ends with her and Ky sitting at the top of a hill, he's writing her name in the dirt with a stick and she's watching him intently.

The screen fades to black and Cassie Rhea's voice says, "The Society has left nothing to chance not what we will eat, the jobs we will have, or the people we marry. The Society knows best, don't they?"

"Well that was an interesting trailer." Sikowitz said standing up and walking back to the front of the classroom. "Now read chapters four and five and study robots."

"But we already studied robots." Robbie said and the class nodded in agreement.

"You did I remember nothing but fine your assignment now is to answer the age old question, to be or not to be? Class dismissed." Sikowitz said walking out of the classroom before anyone could question his bizarre homework assignment.

Tori texted Beck telling him that they had watched the trailer in class and that it looked amazing. She had been used to him texting her back right away but ever since he left his replies were coming later and later, even though she knew this it still disappointed her when her phone didn't vibrate right away. She sighed and followed her friends out of the door.

"He's too busy for us." Jade said bitterly when she noticed the look of disappointment on Tori's face. Jade took Andre's hand, looked into Tori's eyes, and said, "We can't wait for him forever because we have lives to live too."

Tori, Cat, and Robbie watched as Jade dragged Andre to their next class, the three of them looked at each other before Cat skipped toward her costume design class. Tori followed Robbie to their class. She spent the class period moving her lips but not singing, she wasn't in the mood to sing. Beck was going to be a movie star, she was going to support him in anyway she could like he did for her when she sang at the Platinum Music Awards, its what friends did for each other after all. That's all she could ever be to Beck now, a friend, no matter how much she liked him, no matter how much she regretted not telling him her feelings before he left and after Jade told her that she was okay with them going out. All they could be was friends because he was going to be famous and she was still just a student at Hollywood Arts, it was a little too late for any kind of relationship with Beckett Oliver.

It was past midnight when Tori's phone rang. Groggily she got out of bed and turned on the lights. She walked over to her desk and pulled her blue PearPhone off of the charger. She turned the lights back off and walked back to her bed in the dark, she hit her knee on the bedside table and wondered why she didn't put her phone there. Beck's reply sat in her inbox and despite the pain she was in she smiled and opened the message.

Beckett: Thanks Tor. So glad u liked it. Was worried no one would.

Tori: Why worry ur a great actor :)

Beckett: First movie jitters I guess

Tori: This is not exactly ur first movie u were in Miss Fire

Beckett: U got me there Crystal Waters

Tori: So Waiter #1…what r u doing up so late?

Beckett: Talking to my dear friend Tori Vega

Tori: I'm Crystal Waters is there someone else in your life now? ;)

Beckett: Hahaha no its only u. Guess what?

Tori: What is it Beckett?

Beckett: I'm going to be on the Ellen Show.

Tori: OMG! That's so awesome. We'll probably watch it in class.

Beckett: Or in person.

Tori: What?

Beckett: I might be able to pull some strings and get u guys tixs to the show

Tori: :O

Beckett: Hey Tor I have an early day tomorrow so…

Tori: Yeah I have school and a long rehearsal tomorrow. Good night Beck.

Beckett: Good night Tori.

She fell asleep with a smile on her face, it may not have been a long conversation with Beck but any conversation was better than none at all. A couple hours later she woke up to Trina's singing and knew that it was going to be another long day.

SO what did you guys think? Should I continue or hang my head in shame? haha The movie Beck's in is called Paired and its based off of a series of books. The real life version is called Matched by Allie Condie and its an amazing series. I don't own that either it belongs to Miss Condie.

Please review (: