The first time he saw her in 4 years was honestly the last place he expected her to be; in a club. He hadn't even wanted to be there, but his girlfriend Tori had insisted, and since it was her birthday he couldn't refuse. Needless to say, Beck Oliver wasn't in the mood to party. He sat by himself as another crappy pop song came on, bass shaking the building. Beck stared at his girlfriend, who was dancing with another guy. He wasn't worried about her cheating or anything, he'd let her do her own thing for a while.
Despite his efforts to stay in the corner, Tori pulled him onto his feet, claiming that he owed her, when something, no, someone, caught his eye. Beck danced reluctantly with Tori as he stared across the dance floor. The girl he was staring at, like him, didn't look like she wanted to be there, nor did she look like she belonged. He could only see the back of her head, but he caught a glance at her combat-boot-clad feet and streaked hair. Every other girl in the place looked the same: short dresses, high heels. This girl looked different, strange even, and Beck was intrigued.
The girl turned around to smirk at him and -no, it couldn't be. He'd recognize that face anywhere.
"I'll be right back." Beck said, detaching himself from Tori.
"Where are you going?" Tori shouted over the music. However he was too far away, and far too absorbed in making his way across the dance floor to hear her.
Beck stopped in front of the girl, immediately confirming his suspicions. He should have known, really. There, in front of him stood the always intimidating Jade West.
"Jade, is that you?" Beck asked in an effort to make sure he wasn't seeing things.
"Beck Oliver." she said, smirk evident in her voice "Fancy meeting you here."
"Long time, no see." he said, taking in her appearance. She didn't look obviously different from when they were in school, but when Beck stole a peek at her eyes, he could tell something was wrong. They were still strikingly blue, (really, how could that change?) but something was off about them, and he couldn't put his finger on it.
"Where have you been all these years?" Beck asked, wondering aloud. He and Tori had kept in close contact with all their old Hollywood Arts friends. All except Jade, who seemed to have disappeared off the face of the Earth after graduating from high school. Honestly though, Beck couldn't blame her; his friends hadn't been the nicest to her after they broke up, and Jade most certainly wasn't the friendliest girl in the universe.
"Oh, you know. I've been around." Jade replied stoicly.
"Yeah, but you must have gone somewhere. We looked for you, you know. For a while."
Jade looked down at the ground, and Beck could barely hear her say "You obviously didn't look hard enough..."
Beck knew there was something wrong when she said that. Or more, the way she said it. She didn't say it with malice, like the old Jade would have, but with a hint of pain and emptiness in her voice.
"I'm sorry, but don't blame this on me." Beck said softly, reaching out to place a hand on her shoulder. Jade rolled her eyes.
"Still a dick, same old Beck."
He should have been offended, but honestly he was kind of happy that Jade was back to her old self.
Just as he was about to speak, Jade put a hand on his shoulder.
"I gotta go." she said, looking him in the eyes before she turned around, pushing her way through the sea of people.
"Wait," Beck yelled after her. "Jade, don't go yet! Will I ever see you again?"
He didn't think she heard him, and was just about to leave when he heard her yell
"Maybe if you look hard enough."
Beck stared after her, wishing Jade would come back. If anything, he needed to be sure she was okay. There was something about her that just didn't seem right, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
As Jade fully disappeared out of sight, Tori appeared next to him, pulling him back into reality.
" Hey, where have you been?" Tori said, slightly annoyed.
Beck lied to her for the first time and said "The bathroom."
He hated lying to Tori, but she was notorious for trying to take things into her own hands to make them better, and he really didn't want her to make a huge deal about finding Jade. He knew Jade wouldn't appreciate the attention.
Tori smiled at him before pressing her lips to his. He could taste the sugary sweet that was Tori Vega mixed with her fruity drink that she had been sipping earlier. For a split second he imagined that he was kissing Jade, but he blamed it on whatever he had been drinking earlier. He had to admit, he was more than a little tipsy. Even so, Beck couldn't help but let his mind wander to the girl in the combat boots, and were whether or not he'd ever see her again. Even if he didn't, he could sure as hell hope.
A/N: New story! Haha I'm not sure if I like this all that much but I decided to put it up. Imma try to update semi-regularly, but I'm kinda failing math right now so don't expect too much from me until I'm passing. :3 Review and the monkeys won't eat you! Love you all :)