Hello!
Yes, here's already the next one! :) This story will have four chapters, taking place during the episodes 1x04, 2x04, 2x05 and 2x09, so all the episodes Beck isn't in. These are pretty much the episodes out of his point of view. This and the last chapter will be quite short I guess while the two in the middle should turn out a little longer, hopefully. We'll see. Probably will update each weekend. Hope you'll like it. :)


Your friends are idiots.

Beck has to smile as he reads that text by Jade. Of course his friends are.

He looks over to the clock at the wall of the guest bedroom his father and he are staying in. They are in Canada, in his uncle's house. It's his uncle's birthday tomorrow, the big 50, and while Beck's mother wasn't able to get time off work, his father was. And he has then asked Hollywood Arts for Beck to be allowed absent which he is, so Beck could come with him and they couldn't only meet up with family again but could also spend quality time with each other.

Beck has gotten time off school before to visit family. He's a good student and Hollywood Art seems more than relaxed to give him time off as his grades never suffer.

Just now, he's sitting on some school work, they sent over yesterday while his father is out with part of the family.

Well, it's lunch break at his school now. Maybe, he can also take a break.

With a smile, he leans back and of course calls Jade.

She picks up after only one ring.

"They are so annoying," Jade says without any sort of greeting, of course still talking about their friends. Beck hears some people in the background and is sure to also hear Jade walking.

"What have they done?" he asks amused.

"The usual," Jade answers. "And Vega expects us to actually think of a present for her dumb sister."

"She does?" Tori must be desperate if she even thinks about apparently also asking Jade for help with that. As if Jade would ever help thinking about presents for people she doesn't like.

Beck himself knows he wouldn't even have pretended to think about a present. He may like Tori and always is ready to help out his friends but Trina is so annoying... Well...

"Yes," Jade now says. "As if anyone of us would care."

They don't. None of them like Trina. Beck thinks about what he would've answered Tori if she would've asked him, and finally says: "She should get her some talent."

He would've expected at least a snort but Jade is silent at that and he asks: "What?"

He hears something that could very well be her opening her locker. And then her voice that sounds as if she does everything to hide a very wide smile because she's in the middle of the school, alone, and doesn't like showing happiness just like that. "That's what I said."

Of course she did. Of course Jade suggested Tori to get Trina some talent. Beck can imagine now how it would've went if he would've been there. Before he could've said anything, Jade already would've suggested it and he would've laughed about it. She would've made the considerably mean comment and he would've been amused at it like always.

"I love you," he says suddenly and he's sure she looks around to check how many people may listen to their phone call before she breathes back: "I love you, too."

And Beck hears the bell ring on her side and knows that that's that for both their break.

"Have fun in your next class."

"Yeah, right," Jade says sarcastically. "Bye."

"Bye."

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He usually likes to talk to Jade on the phone before going to sleep if they don't see each other that day. Somehow, it feels weird when he doesn't see Jade for a day and the only thing that calms him down is her voice.

They can't talk late in the evening now. He sleeps in a room with his father and he already seems annoyed at all the texting Beck does. Of course he does text Jade every evening and makes sure they talk on the phone over the day.

He has now sneaked away from the whole family sitting together in the living room talking, to call Jade to hear about her day in school this afternoon.

"Hey," Jade answers after two rings.

"Hey, babe," he says. "How is everything?"

He expects a somewhat annoyed answer because there definitely is something happening in school every day that annoys Jade.

But she answers amused: "I'll tell you the funniest thing ever."

"Sure," he says, already amused as well, just by her tone of voice.

She gets into it: "We had to do our presentations in history class, right?" – Beck knows about that. Jade and he always know about the presentations the other one has to do, just like they know about each others general homework. – "Robbie wanted to start when his grandmother called him over video chat."

"No," he instantly says. Okay. He can imagine where this is going. This must have happened in front of the whole class. And Beck doesn't know Robbie's grandmother but judging by Jade's glee... Robbie must have had a really bad day.

"Yes!" Jade answers happily. "Gosh. It was amazing. You should have been there. He totally broke down."

"Poor guy," Beck says though he can't help but chuckle. Robbie can be pretty dramatic, so he's sure Jade isn't exaggerating with the breaking down part. And it is kind of funny seeing Robbie like that.

But having just been reminded of the presentation they have done, he has to ask: "How did your presentation go?"

"Fine," Jade says. "You know Yonders. She's stupid."

Jade hates Mrs. Yonders like most teachers and Mrs. Yonders also seems to dislike Jade or at least the topics of her work if she's free to choose. She still gives her the deserved good grades.

But Beck doesn't think Jade wants to talk about that or more about her own presentation, judging by her answer, so he gets back to the topic that amuses her so much: "Could Robbie do his presentation after the grandma incident?"

Immediately, Jade sounds amused again: "Nope. He will have to do it next time. Yonders sent him to Lane because he wasn't able to do anything anymore." A second, then: "Cat went with him."

So, someone was with Robbie afterwards. Someone took care fo him. He's probably long fine by now which is why they can laugh about it without a guilty conscience, even though Robbie is their friend.

"For how long won't you let it go?" he asks. He knows Jade and how much she loves making fun of their friends for as long as possible – but that she also doesn't want to be repetitive.

"I'll at least have a laugh about it until you're back," Jade answers easily. "I have to have something to amuse me."

Which is fair and he wants her to have even more fun – and himself too: "Sure. If you still laugh about it then, you can also act it out in front of me."

He loves Jade doing voices and characters, also imitating their friends in the most ridiculous ways. It always makes him laugh because she's so damn good at it.

"Oh, I will," Jade assures him now. "I'll start rehearsing as soon as we hang up."

"You don't need to," he says though he knows anyway that she doesn't mean it. She never needs rehearsing for stuff like that. She's brilliant at it either way.

Jade's answer comes as confidently as he's used to: "I know."

He has to smile before he suddenly confesses: "I miss you."

He practically hears Jade rolling her eyes: "You're only gone for four days now."

"I know," he answers but he already does miss her. He always does if he doesn't see her for a day, even if they otherwise talk and text.

For a second, it's silent, then Jade finally whispers: "I miss you, too. Come by as soon as you're back?"

He will still be in Canada for another two days but he definitely also wants to meet up again with Jade as soon as possible. "Or you can come by my place?" he asks because they will be alone in his RV.

"Sure," Jade says sarcastically. "I'm supposed to come running to you again."

That's not what he wants. He doesn't want Jade to come running to him or anything. She knows that. She knows why he wants her in his RV instead of meeting at her house. Yes, they mostly meet in the RV but because they both want that. She just wants to misunderstand him again.

That's why he wants to answer her irritated but that's also the moment his father comes into their bedroom to which Beck has retreated.

He seems to want something and Beck wants to wrap this up with Jade in a good way. He doesn't want them to end their call fighting – especially not with his father now listening.

He says: "I will come by and pick you up." That way they can spend time in the RV and he is the one to come run for her.

So naturally, her answer is: "That sounds fair."

"Beck? We want to go out eat something," his father finally raises his voice, looking expectantly at him. Beck is undoubtedly supposed to come with him and Beck guesses he should because he does want to spend time with his family. That's why he came with his father after all.

"Apparently, I have to get going," Beck tells Jade.

She sounds a little annoyed though she must have heard his father and usually is the one to encourage him to spend time with his family: "Of course you have."

"I love you," Beck makes sure to say and for a second he thinks he won't get another answer and they will just hang up with that when there's finally Jade again: "Just come back soon."