Chapter One

Beep beep! The sound of the car horn screeched throughout the empty road way… empty except for the two cars that collided on that faithful day. It was an average day coming home from dinner, if it wasn't for the drunk driver driving in the wrong lane. CRASH! SNAP! Screams filled the silence of the road and then there was nothing. Three people dead… two left alive. The driver and myself. I was in the hospital for two weeks. The driver was permitted to jail after he recovered for drinking while driving. After I was out I was weak and I wouldn't talk to anyone. Not even my cousin Jade. I soon became mute, only talking to people with a small whiteboard and threw text. I moved in with the West family after the accident. It's been a weak since then and school would be starting up again. I was to be going to Hollywood Arts High School. I had tried out long before the accident and they said I would be able to start in the new school year. After the accident I had my aunt explain to the principal about my current "issue". The principal said he still wanted me at the school, he said I belonged there.

First Day of School September 1st

"TORI!" I heard Jade yell for me from downstairs. I had just finished getting my shoes on and was walking out the door of my room. Living with the West family was different from what I was used to. It was weird with my parents being gone, I'm healing. Little by little, but I was making progress. I even started wearing makeup again. I descended the stairs and saw Jade there twirling the keys in her hand with the door open waiting for me. "It's about time." She said irritated.

We never got along that well in the first place, you'd think after what I've been through she'd at least show some sympathy toward me, but no. She's still as cold and mean as ever. I could see the hurt in her eyes thought from losing my parents which were her aunt and uncle. We got in the car silently and she drove us to HA. When we got there the school was… crazy. There were people break dancing and people singing and doing all sorts of talents in front of the building. I was in awe. I scurried after Jade like a lost puppy. Which I was at the moment, I still wasn't talking and I had no idea where to go.

"Hey, Jade!" Said a fiery, redheaded girl. She had bright red hair and honey brown eyes. She looked nice.

"Hi, Cat. Guys this is my cousin, Tori. Tori, this is Andre, Robbie, Cat, and my boyfriend Beck." Jade said while snaking her arm around Beck's neck and kissing him quickly. Gross, I thought. Although Beck was far from being gross. He had nice long black hair and the most beautiful dark blue eyes. He was too cute for his own good.

Andre had beautiful chocolate skin and pretty brown eyes that went nicely with his dreads. They seemed to fit his personality. Robbie had a fro and brown eyes. They all said hey and Beck seemed to look at me a little longer than Jade had liked. She glared at me and stomped away. Leaving everyone here with me. I gripped my board I held to my chest, I didn't like to be alone with people I didn't know.

"Hello! My name's Cat. So you're Jade's cousin? That's weird, you look nothing alike and you're exact opposites!" Cat said. I nodded along with each word she said.

"So what school did you go to before this one?" Andre asked. I took out my expo pen and quickly wrote my response on my board.

"Jefferson High School."

"Ah, Jefferson High. I hate that school. I went there for one of their proms and it was the worst."

"Yeah, the proms are pretty bad." (In case you haven't noticed she's writing all this on the board.)

"Why are you writing all your responses on a white board?" Beck asked. I looked up from my shoes and saw curiosity in his eyes. I thought he would have gone after Jade but he didn't, he stayed behind with his friends. My breath caught in my throat. I ducked my head down low and ran in the direction I saw Jade go. Once I was alone I took a deep breath and leaned against the wall.

I took out my schedule and looked at what my first class would be. Sikowitz. Ironic, I thought. Jade had told me he was a physcho, now I understood by the name. I sighed and continued wondering the halls. The bell still hasn't rung yet. I saw Jade come out of a janitor's closet with someone right behind her. I hid behind the lockers that were there. I was guessing this was the deserted part of school considering the lockers are bare and the halls were disgusting. She had a smile on her face and when she turned around a boy with dark spiky hair came out and wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her. I gasped and ran the other way.

When I got to the main hall I saw it was almost deserted. I saw Beck walking up to me.

"Hey, I'm sorry about earlier. I shouldn't have asked you that. Let's start fresh. I'm Beck Oliver, junior here at Hollywood Arts." He stuck out his hand for me to shake. I shook it quickly and wrote on my board.

"Don't worry about it, you were just curious. It's not a big deal. My name's Tori Vega, cousin to Jade West and newly a junior here." I wrote.

"Well hello, Tori Vega. What's your first period?" He asked. I showed him my schedule. He smiled crookedly. "Follow me that's my first class, too." I followed him down the hall until we came to a door that said Sikowitz on it. I nodded to him and followed him inside. Everyone was standing in their own little groups. I followed Beck to where Cat, Robbie, Andre, and Jade were. Jade looked a little flushed from earlier. I can't believe she's cheating on Beck, I thought. It was disgusting.

"Alright class have a seat, have a seat!" A bald man said coming into the room. It looked like a hobo; he wasn't even wearing any shoes. Everyone scrambled to find a seat and I ended up sitting by Beck much too Jade's dismay. "Today we have a new student. Ms. Tori Vega." I smiled and waved to the class. That was all the productivity of the class, except Jade, Cat, Robbie, and Andre all did an improve lesson. I think I'm going to like this school.

Okay! So this is my very first Victorious fic I hope I did okay! Review and let me know what you think! R&R