Authors Note: Hey guys! Obvoiusly this story is Bade, it's based off a RP blog I have on Tumblr. Jade is going to seem way out of character, but it's in the past, so it makes sense. This fic is explaining why Jade is how she is, and how she and Beck got together.

Prologue: Present Day

"Funny, I don't recall inviting you." Jade said. Tori had just asked when everyone was meeting tonight for dinner.

"Jade, play nice." Beck said, meeting her eyes.

"Fine, I need coffee, I'll see you guys later." With that Jade left.

"Why is she so mean?" Tori asked.

"She's Jade." Robbie responded plainly.

"No one is that mean without a reason." Tori countered.

"Jade isn't all bad." Cat defended her best friend. "Sometimes she can be really sweet." Tori turned to Beck, who hadn't said anything.

"Beck, you have to know. Why is Jade so awful?" Beck thought for a moment, trying to come up with a way to word his answer.

"Let's just say I know some things about her. And that you shouldn't judge anyone until you know thier past."

"Well what's Jade's past?" Tori pressed.

"Nothing, her past is a unicorn!" Cat said. Tori ignored her, used to her childish ways of avoiding topics.

"Tori, I couldn't violate Jades privacy like that." Beck told her firmly.

'Fine.' Tori thought to herself. 'Beck may not tell me, but Cat will cave eventually.'

A few days later.

"Coming!" Tori shouted, hearing someone bang on her door. She opened it to find an upset looking Jade and Beck. "Oh. Hello."

"Tori, we know you've been digging around trying to find out about Jade." Beck stated, walking in and motioning for Jade to sit. Tori barely heard him. She was busy staring at Jade. Rather than the confident, loud, and menacing Jade that Tori was used to, Jade was folded in on herself, looking small and fragile. And she hadn't said a word yet. "Tori, look at me." Beck was speaking with a parental tone that combined with Jades demeanor made them seem like Father and Daughter. "I wanted you to see what you have done to Jade." He gestured towards her. Jade was looking down into her lap and slowly inching herself away into the corner of the couch.

"What did I do? I mean sure, I bugged Cat, but she wouldn't tell me anything!" Tori tried to defend herself.

"Jade," Beck said slowly, "Is very sensitive. She heard about how you were trying to weasel information about her, and she got very scared. And in the past few days, your little actions have unraveled years of work from myself, Jade's parents, and a hard working team of psychiatrists." Tori at least had the decency to look sheepish. "Jade gets very upset when people find out about her past, because she has spent years trying to escape it."

"What are you talking about?" Tori asked, glancing to Jade, who had drawn her legs up to her chest and sat with her arms wrapped around them.

"Jade has granted me permission to tell you what happened to her. She hopes that if you understand her, you will hate her less."

"Hate her? I don't hate her." Tori quickly countered.

"She feels like you do. She can't come up with another reason why someone would swoop into Hollywood Arts and steal her life away. No, let me finish," He held up a hand to silence any protests Tori was about to make, "Before you came to our school, Jade was finally doing well. She had friends, a boyfriend, she got tons of leads in shows, people said she was the most talented girl at HA. Then you came along and suddenly you are the center of her social circle, you get all the leads, and you have a pretty big crush on her boyfriend." Tori blushed at Becks awknowledgement of her feelings. Tori had to admit, hearing it that way made her seem pretty awful.

"Alright. I see your point."

"Good. Now I'm going to try and get Jade to fall asleep, because it's been a rough couple of nights for both of us. Then you and me are going to have a little chat. Are your parents home?"

"No, Trina and them are in San Francisco for the weekend. I have that benefit to sing at on Sunday or I would've gone with them."

"Alright, good. I don't have to worry about how long this is going to take then. Would you mind making me something to eat while I get her to sleep? It's been hard to find a minute for dinner in all this mess." Beck didn't add that he didn't want Tori gawking at him while he tried to get Jade asleep. Tori went to make him a sandwich and he sat beside Jade and started rubbing her back. She stayed silent.

He spoke to her very quietly. "Jade, you need to go to sleep. I know you're afraid of going to sleep, but I'm right here. Nothing can hurt you when you sleep. If things start to get bad, just tell yourself to wake up and you will. Remember? You worked on waking yourself up with Dr. Colden. I'm right here, and no one will hurt you while I am here. Now why don't you lay down, and I'll stroke your hair until you fall asleep." She gave the tiniest of nods and allowed Beck to lay her down on his lap. He reached for a blanket and spread it over her, and had Tori dim the lights. Beck started running his fingers through her hair, soothing Jade immensly. Within the time it took Tori to finish putting away the lunchmeat, Jade was asleep.

"Thank you." Beck said, reaching for the plate Tori handed him and taking a big bite, trying not to jostle Jade.

"Beck." Tori was almost whispering, sounding scared. "What is wrong with Jade?"

"Nothing is wrong with her. She is a person, not a broken toy." Beck forced himself to keep him voice level. "She is a victim. Now, I am going to ask you to not ask questions, or gasp, or scream, or make any noise. Jade is a very light sleeper, and she needs this rest more than you know. There will be time for questions later." Tori was touched by how everything Beck had done since arriving was for Jade. He really loved her.

"Now, where do I start? Well, I guess there is no other way to do this. Jade was raped."