As promised, here is my next story! I gotta say, I came so close to caving in and posting it sooner due to the constant pestering from my friend, but I did not give in! Hehehehehehe ;)

This story is very different than anything I've ever done and I really hope you guys enjoy it. I tried to make everything as realistic as possible, so if a few things seem a little unbelievable, forgive me. Just pretend that it could all be possible! After all, this is fiction!

Anyway, here is the first chapter to "Shattered Dreams!"

Disclaimer: Really? Do I even have to say that I don't own Victorious? If I did, Andre and Tori would already be together! Ugh, Dan Schneider and his trolling.

Andre's POV

Tori groaned and crossed her arms. "Andre, seriously," she grumbled. "Just pick a station. In the past two minutes, you've changed the station like twenty times."

"Picking the right station is crucial." I said to Tori, glancing at her for a second before looking back at the road. "You have to find the perfect station with the perfect songs to listen to."

"Andre, we're driving back from the movies." she said. "And you're dropping me off. We'll be back at my house in like ten minutes. How about you turn it off and we just talk?" No, we did not go on a date. We had gone to the movies with Beck, Jade, Robbie, and Cat. We all just happened to leave separately.

I smiled. "I can live with that."

"Awesome," she said and turned off the radio altogether. "So…what did you think of the movie?"

"You know…it was actually really good." I said. "I've never been that much of a fan of Katy Perry, but I really liked her movie. It was a cool way into what her life is like."

"Well, I've always been a fan of hers," said Tori. "This just made me like her even more."

"I'm glad," I told her.

"And man, it made you hate her ex-husband!" she commented. "I mean, seriously? She was on tour and he wouldn't even go visit her. She had to go to him. What's up with that?"

I shook my head. "He's just a jerk. It's good that she got rid of him."

"You wouldn't act like that, would you, Andre?"

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Like…okay, let's say I was on tour and only had three days off every two weeks." she started off. "Would you visit me during those three days?"

"Oh, you know it, girl." I said with no hesitation. "If you were singing to thousands of screaming fans nearly every single night…of course I would go visit you." On the inside, I was freaking out. Did she like me the way I liked her?

She smiled at me. "Aww, aren't you sweet,"

"I try to be." I said.

"Andre, why haven't you found a steady girlfriend yet?" she said. "You deserve one. You are so sweet, talented, handsome…" She shook her head. "Any girl would be lucky to have you as a boyfriend."

I shrugged. "Just waiting on the right girl to come along," I looked over at her and smiled softly.

I guess Tori could tell I was looking at her, because she turned her head away from the window and looked at me. I smiled wider and she smiled at me. This moment was like sparks flying. Our eyes were simply locked. I swear, if I hadn't been driving, I would have leaned over and kissed her right then. It was definitely a moment I personally would never forget. I hoped Tori felt the same way I was currently feeling.

Just as quickly as the moment began, it ended. Tori looked out the front windshield and her smile faded. Then she screamed, "Andre, look out!"

I looked out the window and saw a pair of headlights right in front of me. I didn't have time to react before the car came crashing into us. It hit us so hard that the impact was enough to jolt us around. Then we were rolling. We rolled and we rolled and we rolled. All I could hear was the crashing noises of the car. I wanted to reach over and grab Tori's hand, but we were moving around too much.

When I thought we were gonna roll forever, we finally stopped; luckily, on all four tires. Everything was dead quiet. Too quiet. Then all of a sudden, a pain erupted in my right knee. It was so intense that I shut my eyes tightly and let out a long groan. My knee felt like it was on fire and I was convinced that it was. I was scared to open my eyes, because I was afraid I would see flames on myself. But I knew I had to open them, so I did. Surprisingly, my knee was not on fire. How could that be possible? It was searing in pain. I didn't even know this kind of pain existed.

When I finally took my eyes away from my knee, I looked at Tori. She was dead still. "Tori?" I mumbled. My voice was very scratchy. I grabbed her hand. "Tori…can you hear me?"

But I knew she couldn't. Her head was leaned over to the other side and she was unconscious.

I let out a long sigh and leaned back. It took a matter of two seconds to realize that I smelled something awful. I took a bigger whiff of it and realized it was smoke. Awful smoke. It smelled terrible. It took me a second to register that if Tori and I didn't get out in a matter of probably less than a minute, we would be blown to smithereens.

It took every bit of my strength to get my crushed door open and step out. I put my right foot down and let out a long scream of pain. The pain shot through my knee like someone had just lit a new flame. The only thing that kept me from falling to the ground was the fact that if I didn't move quickly, Tori would be killed. That was enough motivation.

I hopped around to the passenger side. I tried to open Tori's door, but it was stuck. I didn't know what else to do besides get a hold of the handle and pull as hard as I could. I let out a long scream and suddenly, it came open. I could feel the adrenaline pumping through my veins.

I reached in as quickly as I could and picked Tori up bridal-style. Because of the added weight, I couldn't hop anymore. I had to walk on both feet. After one step, I had tears streaming down my face. After five steps, I let out a long stream of cuss words that I don't care to repeat. Walking with this injured knee was killing me. The pain was just simply unbearable.

When I got a good distance from the car, I bent down on my knees, which made me let out another scream of pain, and laid Tori down as gently as I could. Then I sat down next to her. I let out a long sigh of relief. Everything got dizzy, so I laid back down. Suddenly, I heard a loud explosion. I looked up and saw that the shattered remains of my car had blown up. I gulped as more tears streamed down my face. If I hadn't gotten us out of the car, we would be dead right now.

I slowly looked over at Tori. Her head was leaned towards me and her eyes were closed. She wasn't moving a muscle. "Tori?" I whispered shakily. "Tori, can you hear me?"

She didn't act like she did.

I let out a few sobs. "Oh, my God, Tori," I grabbed her hand. "Please be okay," I bit my lip. "Please…just be okay,"

I tried to stay away awake, but I couldn't. My eyelids got heavy and they closed. I only hoped to God we would get some help.

…

What felt like seconds later, I was coming to. I looked up and saw paramedics around me. I could tell I was in an ambulance. My knee was still throbbing in pain, but I wasn't paying much attention to that. I was trying to figure out what these paramedics were saying. Then I heard one of them say, "Oh, my God, he's waking up!" He got right in my face with a pen light. I squinted my eyes. After a moment of that, he took it away and said, "Hello, sir…do you remember what happened?"

I slightly nodded. I could feel something bulky around my neck, but I tried to ignore it. "Where's Tori?" That was the only thing currently on my mind. "Where…where is she?"

"Are you talking about the girl that was in the car with you?" he asked and I nodded. Well, attempted to. The thing around my neck was constricting any type of movement. But I think they could tell I was trying to nod. "She's in the ambulance with you."

I looked to my right and saw Tori. The first thing I noticed was a brace around her neck. The next thing I noticed was the hundreds of cords connected to her. It just then occurred to me that I had a neck brace on and cords connected to me as well. I hoped we were okay. "Is…is she okay?"

"She appears to be stabilized, but we won't know much until we get to the hospital." he told me. I relaxed on the inside. "You just said that her name is Tori; can you tell us her last name?"

Since my head was spinning and this guy's voice was coming from a mile away, it took me a second to say, "Vega,"

"Okay, good," he said. "And can you tell me your name?"

"Andre," I mumbled.

"And last name?"

I hesitated, but said, "Harris,"

"Okay, Mr. Harris, can you feel this?" He reached over and thumped my thigh a few times.

I didn't understand the point of that, but I still said, "Yes,"

"Okay, good," he said with a little relief. "That's good," He looked at another paramedic and said something, but I couldn't catch what that was. I was too out of it. Everything began to spin a little more before everything just went black altogether.