Disclaimer: Would I be writing fanfictions that contain femslash if I owned/wrote Victorious?
… Or any other TV show (or in Phantom of the Opera's case, Opera) for that matter? No, I wouldn't. Because if I did I'd just make it happen.
But parents would get mad or I'd get sued, then everybody would be upset and I'd be broke.

I like singing and acting, it's almost a reflex. So when everyone agreed to cast Beck and I for the lead of Phantom of the Opera, I was ecstatic. It would have been perfect. I mean, Beck's perfect. Kind of. Almost. He's handsome, kind, a good actor, and a great boyfriend. But there was always something missing. Something we had and lost a long time ago. Why change something 'good', something seemingly stable? Tori Vega. She just had to take him away, just had to show him that she's got everything we lost. I should have saw it coming.

Fine. It's fine. You know why? Because Jade West is always fine, Jade West doesn't hurt.

Just like every other weekday I walked into the auditorium where the rest of Beck's friends were waiting. What? They're not my friends, more like people who look at me cautiously and acknowledge when I'm around. Besides Cat, anyway. Cat and I have had some sort of strange twist of a friendship since forever. She's different, that's the only explanation I can give you.

Five seconds into the rehearsal I realized I'm not as good of an actress as I thought I was. It was way too soon to be this close to Beck. Especially since I could practically smell Tori on him. He reeked of her scent… coconut? Something stupid like that. I hate coconuts, it made me nauseous.

After I excused myself I ran to the bathroom and splashed some cold water on my face. Get a grip. Jade West doesn't hurt. Jade West doesn't cry. Jade West is always fine. I repeated the mantra over and over until the door opened, breaking me from the trance.

"Jade?" A small voice questioned before a flash of red burned my eyes.

I took a moment to make sure my voice was fine. "Yeah. What's up, Cat?"

"You were taking a long time, so… Are you okay?" She stood in the door way, a concerned look on her face. None of this is uncommon; her sincerity, compassion, tentativeness. I have a reputation to uphold, I can't let her see anything; gotta be strong. "Di-did something happen?"

"No, so just…" I almost told her off like everyone else, anger spewing dangerously from my voice. But I figured I must as well tell her, she'll find out eventually. And if it's not from me directly she'll probably freak out. Why didn't I tell her in the bathroom, are we not friends anymore, don't I trust her… Definitely a good idea to just get it over with and tell her now. I tried to hold the annoyance back and talk with as much indifference as possible. "Actually, yeah. Beck and I broke up. Pretty sure he's with Vega now."

If I didn't know better, I would've thought I saw some sort of hope flash across her face. That must've been Cat being happy for Tori before realizing the situation again. "Oh, Jade… I'm so sorry, please don't be sad. I don't like it when you're sad." I raised an eyebrow at her as she grabbed me into an awkward hug. "You'll always have me!"

And then it hit me. The brilliant idea that could not only get me better grades, but solve my Beck-and-Tori problem as well. I pulled out of the hug but held on to Cat's arms and stared at her. It's perfect. She's perfect for this, there's nobody else. Practically dragging her, I raced us back to the auditorium.

"We're recasting!" I shouted over the light murmur of people chatting in the background.

A rumbling "What?" echoed through from everyone else. I chuckled at their uneasiness. This would change everything.

"That's right; we're going to make this better. Cat's going to act as Christine." I placed Cat in front of me for everyone to see. I smirked at her shocked expression.

"What are you going to be then?" Beck asked, his tone both curious and amused.

"Congratulations on the part Cat!" Tori chirped in, probably delighted that Beck isn't coupled with me for this anymore. Don't get me wrong, she's not the only one.

"I'm going to be the Phantom, of course." I sneered devilishly at their reactions. "You all put me as co-organizer of this, remember? I'm the one who knows the story best, and let's just say I'm… changing it a little bit." They're not going to know what hit them. Nobody is.

"What? Who am I supposed to be then?" Beck yelped, probably thinking I dropped him from the cast. Hey, maybe that'd be a better idea. But it'd cause so much drama, and teenage drama isn't what I do. Angst, maybe. But not drama. Taking him off the lead and not having to work with him in a couple-like situation is good enough for me.

"Raoul, you can be Raoul. You know, the Vicomte de Chagny guy." Before Sinjin could object to his role being taken, I spoke again. "Sinjin can go back to … doing something else, like lighting, or watching." I shot a glare his way and he shut up.

"No other changes, right? I'm still Carlotta?" Tori asked while patting Beck. To everyone else he shrugged his demotion off, but I could see the steam pouring from his ears.

"You're still Carlotta, nobody else is changing. There's also going to be a twist to the story, I guess I'll rewrite the scripts for Friday." I frowned and wondered if I'd have enough time to do that. There were a lot of characters, many things to fix or alter if this were to work.

"I can help you!" Cat looped herself under my arm so I hugged her shoulders and cheered me on. "It'll be great, we can use rainbow gel-pens and write everybody's script in different colors and maybe I can help you with the changes, can I help you with the changes? I can help with changing things, I'm good at-"

"Do me a favor and breathe, will you? And fine, you can come over tonight." I rolled my eyes as she squealed with happiness. I swear, if I wasn't tugging her shoulders down she'd be bouncing off the walls with glee.

What did I just agree to?

A/N : Gasp. What's Jade's new idea, the change she's making to Phantom of the Opera?
What's going to happen to them tonight?

There you have it, my first and unedited fanfiction chapter.
I'm actually kind of afraid to say it, but… I'd appreciate it if you read and review.

This was probably really OOC/some things are off- don't hurt me! I've only seen… probably two Victorious episodes total?
But I read the fanfictions a lot, that's got to count for something, right?
Why am I ending my sentences in questions?
Make it stop!

… I'm not crazy, really. -squint-.