Jade's POV

I had never, ever thought that, out of all guys, this one would ask me out. Ryder Daniels, ladies and gentlemen. Take notes.

I was walking down the hallway at HA one morning and stopped once I got to my locker so I could take my extra pair of scissors out, because I had left my sharpest pair at home. Bummer. When I moved the door to my locker as I was about to close it, there he was. In all his glory.

I know this guy had been a complete jerk to Tori once, but I wasn't Tori. I wasn't gonna let a guy make me as upset as she was when she found out that Ryder was using her...at least not anymore.

"Hi." he said, looking at me.

"Hey."

"How are you doing?"

"Okay. Thanks..."

"Um...I know I barely know you, but.. erm, do you wanna go grab some sushi at Nozu tonight?"

I was taken aback. "Why are you suddenly interested in me?"

"Come on. You're gorgeous and talented. I don't understand why all the other guys here at Hollywood Arts haven't fallen for you... I know I have."

"...Yes."

"Wait..what?"

"Yes, I'll go get sushi with you." I said, then walked away. I wasn't sure what'd come out of this, but hey. I would be getting some free sushi. That's always a plus.

…...

The date with Ryder went surprisingly well. What didn't go well was first period at school the next day. Apparently, everyone goes crazy after Ryder goes on a date with his next 'victim' and I was the main topic of discussion. Goooodieeeee.

And, out of all people, guess who was standing behind my locker that morning? No, not Ryder. Oliver. Beck Oliver. Just what I needed to freshen up my day. He ran his hand through his hair and sighed, an old habit of his which I wished wasn't so atrociously familiar.

"Hi." he said. He was all jumpy. I think it was worse than that one time he had to drink zillions of cups of coffee every day because of that stupid cricket in his RV.

"What do you want?"

"I'm great, thanks for asking."

"Oliver, I don't have all day."

"Um...so I heard you went on a date last night."

"Okay," I said. "And?"

"Um, you do realize you went out with the guy who broke Tori's heart, right?"

"Yes." I said.

"I don't really like you seeing that guy."

"What's it to you?"

"He could break your heart."

"Ha," I said. "Ironic that this is coming from you."

"Excuse me if I don't appreciate the fact that my ex-girlfriend is apparently trying to get her heart broken by some jerk."

"Oh look at that. Suddenly Mr. Robot expresses emotion. Bravo."

He didn't say anything.

"I gotta get to class." I said.

"Jade-"

"I'm not your girlfriend anymore. I can go out with whoever I feel like going out with. End of discussion." I said. Then I walked away. Unbelievable is definitely the best word to describe Beck Oliver.

Beck's POV

This Ryder guy is getting on my nerves. Today, he took it upon himself to hold Jade's hand. THAT'S WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, MAY I REMIND YOU. Yeah, yeah, I know I let her go. Biggest mistake I've ever made. But after Jade went to class, I saw Ryder alone in the hallway. He looked nervous. Just then, his phone rang. Even though I was going to be late to class, I didn't care. I hid behind the lockers to see what he was doing.

"Hey, Ashley." I heard him say. Who's Ashley?

"No, no. Of course I love you."

"I am not seeing any other girl tonight." he said. I started to realize that he was seeing another girl...at the same time that he was seeing Jade.

I had just about had it with Ryder Daniels.

"Sure. I'll be there at 8 PM, tonight. See you then." he said.

Then he looked to the left and the right, as if he was about to cross the street. I walked out from behind the lockers.

"You're a jerk."

He turned around and looked to see if anyone was behind him, because Mr. Perfect couldn't realize that I was talking to him. "Were you talking to me?" he said.

"Yes!" I said, my blood boiling. "You don't deserve someone like Jade. She's beautiful, talented, and an amazing girl. Too bad she's interested in you."

"Yeah, and that's your problem, lover boy. She is interested in me."

"Just stay away from Jade!" I said, walking towards him.

"Dude, you're the one who broke up with her. What's your problem?" he said, looking at me in the eye.

"I know I did, thank you very much," I said, feeling a pang of guilt because, obviously, I did. "And my problem is, you're cheating on my ex-girlfriend and I'm not gonna sit back and watch you break her heart."

"Oh yeah? And what are you going to do about it?"

"I'm going to tell Jade."

"And what makes you think that she'll believe the guy who dumped her?"

"Just wait."