Chapter 1

"People don't understand me," thought Robbie.

Robbie Shapiro had never been popular, but the older he got, the more dreadful things got for Robbie. See, as a little kid, it isn't so weird when you talk through a puppet, it's actually kind of impressive. His parents, Mike and Sherry, always thought he would grow out of it, but when they died in the plane crash when Robbie was 12, he became more infatuated with his puppet, Rex. Truthfully, to Robbie, Rex was his only friend, someone he could trust, someone who he had complete control over, more than just a puppet to Robbie.

However, there were even things Robbie couldn't talk to Rex about. When Robbie had hit puberty at around 13, he really felt like he needed his father. All of a sudden, Robbie had a ton of stuff going on in his mind, and with his body. He felt instantly attracted to girls, maybe even more than the average guy. Of course, Robbie was too scared to admit his attraction publicly, so he simply talked through Rex. People either thought he was a pervert or thought he was crazy, one of the two.

"Probably both," Robbie thought.

Like most highschools though, Robbie also thought he was in love. From the first day he had met Tori Vega, he was head over heels! Tori was something to look at too, she was average height, about 5'6", had a slim waist, and sexy long legs that drove Robbie crazy. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also extremely sweet. Every time Robbie seemed down, or had a problem, Tori would always be there to check on Robbie. Robbie thought it was the sweetest thing ever.

"Where was Tori anyway?" thought Robbie. "She's probably around here somewhere, she always is."

Robbie continued to think as he walked to his next class at Hollywood Arts, music with Mr. Hutson, surely he would see Tori there. Robbie stuffed Rex

"Hey Robbie," said Cat, another of Robbie's friends, in a perky voice. One thing about Cat, she was always so perky and happy!

"Oh my gosh Cat! You scared me," Robbie exclaimed flustered. "Where is everybody?"

"Well, Jade and Beck are still in class talking to Sikowitz, Andre's busy working on a song, and I don't know where Tori is, I haven't seen her all day!" Said Cat.

Beck, Jade, and Andre were the remainder of the group. Jade and Beck had been dating for two years, and Andre generally stayed solo, even though he could've probably gotten a lot of girls.

"You haven't seen Tori?" He paused quickly, slightly worried, "Did you try texting her?"

"No! I hadn't thought of that! Thanks Robbie!"

"Wait, so why are Beck and Jade still in class?"

"Sikowitz caught us texting in the middle of class," started Jade, sounding annoyed. "And as for Vega, she's home sick, she texted me this morning."

"Well what's wrong with her?" Robbie questioned.

"I don't know, I'm surprised she texted me anyway." Said Jade.

"Where is Beck anyway?" Cat piped up, re-entering the conversation.

"Oh, Sikowitz had to talk to him about something else, which I guess I couldn't find out about." Said Jade, obviously frustrated.

"Alright guys, well, I gotta run to class, bye." said Robbie.

"Bye Robbie," Said Cat sweetly.

"Bye," Said Jade in a slightly threatening tone.

Robbie went to class his class highly disappointed. He wouldn't get to see his beautiful girl today.

Robbie sighed, "She wasn't really his girl," he thought.

Robbie knew one thing for sure, if he ever wanted to get with Tori, he was going to have to make some changes, but for Tori, it would be worth it.