Hello, I'm not really sure where this idea came from, I think it was pure boredom...
...anyway...
It had been fourteen days.
Exactly fourteen days.
Tori watched her from afar, trying to make sure she didn't hurt herself, being sure she didn't do anything drastic. The young Vega had even tried to convince her to stay with her for a while, she rejected though; blaming it on Trina.
Jade was depressed, upset, heartbroken and no one really understood why. They were all upset, but she's the one who took it the hardest. That shocked them all.
Jade was depressed.
Tori was sad, sad and confused.
Andre was lost, he no longer played happy music, all that flowed from his keyboard were lovely heartbreaking soft melodies.
Robbie had locked Rex in his dresser, he hadn't gotten him out for the past fourteen days, something having to do with the fact that the puppet never got along with the one missing from the group.
Trina didn't flaunt her talent around anymore, she couldn't even pretend to annoy anyone.
Beck was upset too, he was mad because he was confused, depressed because Jade had broken up with him because of it, and heartbroken over the loss of a truly amazing friend.
Cat had died.
Fourteen Days Earlier:
It was cold for California, but it was September so maybe it could be expected, it had been raining non-stop for the past few days and it had really started to annoy the heck out of Jade; who was currently sitting on the edge of her bed tying up her boots.
She was rushing too, because she had slept too late. She figured that the storm from the previous night must have cut the power and shut her alarm off. Luckily she had a back-up that went off about ten minutes after the original (at 7:40) so she could still make it on time.
While she was bent over the edge tying her boot her cellphone had started ringing. After rolling her eyes and reaching over to grab it she grabbed the small device and put it up to her ear, "hello?"
"Hey babe," Beck answered back, "I was just wondering where you're at? You're not sick are you?"
Jade leaned back down and began to pull at her boot strings again, "no, the stupid power was cut last night so I woke up a little late."
"Oh, do you want me to run by an pick you up?" He sounded a little worried.
"No, it's okay." She told him, "I can borrow my mother's car."
"Okay." He sighed, "well, I'll see you first period?" He hinted at the question.
"Yeah, I should get there before then."
"Alright, well, I love you...and drive carefully." He told her.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." She said before adding a quick, "I love you, too." And hanging up.
After leaning back down to finish her shoes Jade got a knock on the door looking over she saw her mother peeking through the opening, "Cat's on the phone." She said tossing the portable onto her daughter's bed.
Jade sighed before leaning back and picking the phone up, "Cat." She said.
There was a giggle on the other line, "yeah, it's me." She paused a minute before saying, "I figured you'd be at school already."
"I'm working on it, what do you want?" Jade asked, finally finishing her boots she stood up, grabbed her phone and shoved it into her pocket.
"I missed the bus, and my mom had to go to work, I called around but I can't get a ride to school," Cat said.
"Don't you have a car?" Jade asked as she stood infront of her mirror fixing her outfit.
"Yeah, but I'm not sure if I have the keys."
"Maybe you should check," the blue-green eyed girl suggested.
"Yeah, that's probably a good idea." Cat giggled through the line.
Jade heard shuffling thorugh the line as she grabbed her own car keys, then she heard Cat giggle again before there was a jingling sound.
"Found'em!" Cat said cheerily.
Jade nodded, "okay, so you're driving?"
"Yeah." Cat answered.
"Are you sure you'll make it in time? Do you want me to pick you up?" Jade asked as she made her way out of her room.
"Yeah, I'm sure. I can drive it, I'll make it. Don't worry." The bubbly girl told her back.
"Okay, catch you later." Jade said hanging up on her friend, and heading toward her car.
Sitting at the regular lunch table Tori watched as each of her friends joined her, examining all of their faces, Beck looked tired, like he hadn't slept in days. He didn't even have a plate of food. Andre had food but he wasn't really eating it, his eyes which normally lit up with wonder and life were blank and sorrowful. Robbie was eating but only a little, he was even less talkative than he had ever been.
Jade didn't even sit with them anymore. Tori watched as she walked past them and sat at the table on the far east side of the Asphalt Cafe, all alone.
Tori hated seeing them all like this...she wasn't happy either but she knew that if she let them all feel this way forever they'll run themselves into death. They'll feel sick for the rest of their lives.
During first hour Jade was sitting beside Beck, he had his arm draped over her shoulders while her legs were hanging over his own. They were listening intently to Sikowitz as he carried on with some kind of acting discussion.
Halfway through the teachers speech Lane interuppted the class.
"Sikowitz, I'm sorry for the interruption but I've got some news." He didn't sound like his normal self and Andre, Beck, Robbie, Tori and Jade all noticed this fact.
Sikowitz looked as though he might disagree but he allowed the interrupting, stepping off of the stage and letting Lane take it.
After the guidence councelor stepped up to the stage he cleared his throat, "I've just been informed some terrible news." He whispered. Scratching his head he sighed, "I uh...this morning driving to school, Caterina Valentine swerved to miss a deep pot-hole in the middle of the road and she ended up hitting another car that had ran a stoplight." He examined the shocked faces of the students.
Jade was standing, "she's okay right?" Beck stood up with her.
Lane shook his head, "no, the car flipped twice, the police statement said she was killed instantly."
Beck reached for his girlfriends hand, "babe..." Jade however tore away, she ran out of the room.
"Someone should talk to Jade." Tori whispered, looking at all of her friends.
Beck looked over his shoulder at his ex-girlfriend and sighed, "she won't talk." He said glancing back to the other three, "she still thinks it's all her fault."
Jade ran down the hallway, out into the open part of the school, she was crying she was sobbing, she was broken.
Beck had followed, "Jade..." He started as he reached forward and tried to calm his girlfriend.
Jade slapped his hand away, "No!" She hollered, "don't touch me!" She shook her head trying to wrap her thoughts around the moment.
Cat had died.
She had really died.
Jade was pacing back in forth, she was shaking her head fiercely trying to wake herself, hoping and wishing it was just a dream.
I just had to be a dream.
"Jade," Beck tried again.
She just looked at him, and he had never seen her so heartbroken. New tears kept brimming her eyes before following the ones that had fell before.
"She can't be dead." She whispered, "she can't be dead." It was like a broken record.
Tori, Andre, Robbie, Sinjin and Lane were all standing in the hallway now as Sikowitz stayed in the classroom with the rest of the class.
"She can't be dead!" Jade yelled as she ripped off her ring and threw it toward the lockers. It hit the metal with a hard crash.
After throwing the ring she fell to her knees instantly, sobbing even more.
"It's all my fault." She whispered, "it's my fault."
Beck furrowed his eyebrows as he sat down beside her, "baby, no...that's not...how can you say that?"
Jade looked at him, "I told her-she knew-I was...she was, she was looking for a ride...I told her to find her car keys, I told her to drive-I could have picked her up but I told her to find her keys..."
Beck shook his head, "Jade, stop," He whispered, "you can't do this, you can't blame yourself it's not you fault!"
Jade pushed him away.
The longer haired boy couldn't take it anymore, watching Jade like this was sick, he couldn't take seeing her so messed up anymore. Beck stood up and walked over to his ex, he sat down across from her and stared at her for a moment.
She was listening to her pear-pod but she noticed him and told him to leave.
He didn't listen.
He reached across the table and grabbed her hand, she tried to pull it away but he held it tighter.
She glared at him a long moment before finally asking, "what?"
Beck shrugged, "I love you."
She just shook her head, she didn't care.
Still holding her hand Beck moved to sit beside her, with his free hand he pulled the headphones away, "I still love you," he said, "and it wasn't your fault."
Jade's eyes were shining with tears but she refused to let them fall, "I can't...Beck, everything around here reminds me of Cat..."
"I know, but sometimes that can be a good thing," he reached up and cupped her face, "that'll help keep her memory alive."
Cat's funeral was two days later.
Everyone in the school attended.
Jade sang.
The next day was the day she broke up with Beck, she told him that she couldn't be with him any longer because it didn't feel right. It wasn't right to be happy.
Being happy reminded her of Cat.
"I don't know if I can do anything," Jade whispered, "I don't know if I can breathe anymore..."
"Yes, you can, I'll help you." Beck slowly leaned toward her, "I promise you'll never feel this way again."
The sentence ended with a kiss.
There were a few things that went through Cat's mind as she knew her death was coming...twelve of them stood out the most...
1.) Mr. Longneck really was the greatest stuffed giraffe anyone could ever ask for, he was the nicest friend too.
2.) She loved her family more than anything in the world, she loved her mother who loved her unconditionally, she loved her brother and his crazy wackyiness, and she loved her father even though he was no longer a major part of her life.
3.) She never once told Rex that she liked him, and it was perfectly okay by her, she hated that puppet. That was saying something too because Cat Valentine didn't hate anything.
4.) Lane really was the greatest guidence councelor ever. That and he used SO much lotion.
5.) She knew Trina had talent somewhere hidden inside, and she figured if she dug hard enough she'd find it eventually. It probably didn't involve singing, or dancing, or acting, or any other kind of performing, but she definitely had talent somewhere.
6.) Andre was an awesome guy, he was going places. He probably wouldn't make it as an actor, but he would definitely be on the top charts as a song writer. She always would be his Lil' Red.
7.) She never liked Robbie as more than a friend, it didn't matter what anyone else tried to say, they were not perfect for eachother. He was lost, and she was lost, but they were not each other's maps.
8.) Sikowitz always would be the best teacher ever, and she wondered if the coconuts made him see this coming...because they did give him visions. Were they only good visions? Or were there some bad ones thrown in there too?
9.) Tori was awesome, she was funny and sweet and just an all around good hearted, amazing person. Cat was really truly lucky to have known her.
10.) Cat would always remember Sinjin as the freaky tall lanky kid with glasses who was always stalking Jade, but she also knew he would never love Jade as much as she did.
11.) Beck was an awesome friend. He was sweet and kind and caring, and really good for Jade. Cat hated how good he was too her sometimes because he wasn't her...even though he gave Jade exactly what Cat could've given her, they still weren't the same. She truly knew how happy Jade and Beck were together and that's all she ever wanted, just to see Jade happy...even if she wasn't the one doing it.
12.) She loved Jade, she loved Jade almost more than anything in the world, she always would...but they weren't meant to be together and she knew it, Jade was meant for Beck, Beck was meant for Jade, they were made for each other. However, Jade was Cat's best friend and for that fact alone she would always love her, Jade was the one there for her when everything went wrong, when she felt like a failure, when she just needed someone to lean on...Jade was always there, and for that she was truly blessed.
And those were the things they'll never know.
I'm not sure how it turned out, but I kind of have a muse that won't go away so I had to write this story too. I know it's sad, but hey...I actually kind of liked it.
...please let me know how it is and review...
...thanks for reading, it's appreciated...
