**Disclaimer- I do not own Victorious or any of the characters in Victorious. Just the plot;)


Chapter 1:


"Cat!"

Tori Vega slowed as she breathlessly approached her red-headed friend. "Oh, hey, Tori!" Cat giggled, her voice high and light as always. "What's up?"

Tori pulled in her breath sharply, willing herself to calm down so she could speak. "Have you seen André?"

"Nooo...oh, my gosh, did someone kidnap him?!"

"Ca-at! You were there! He ran out of Improv Speech, like, he just got up and left in the middle of class, remember? I can't find him anywhere."

"Oh, yeeaahh, that's terrible. One time, my brother threw a baseball bat at his teacher, and then-"

"CAT!"

"What?!"

"Focus!" "I'm sorry! Don't hate me!" "Wha-I love you, just, please...have you seen André?" "Uh-uh. Want me to help you look?"

Tori sighed. "No, that's okay. Just keep an eye out for him, and text me if you see him, will you?" "KK!" The red-head exclaimed cheerfully. Tori turned and took about two strides—

"Oh, Tori?"

She spun around. "Yes, Cat?"

"One time, my brother hid inside a bulldozer, and then, he got dirt dumped all over him, and-" Cat began to giggle, "-and I thought he was a dust monster!" Tori rolled her eyes. "Cat, what does this...you think André is hiding inside of a BULLDOZER?"

"No, of course not!" Cat looked positively shocked. "Why would he do that?!"

Tori let out an exasperated huff. "Good-BYE, Cat."

"Byyeee!" Her little red-headed friend called after her. Tori spun around and ran down the hallway.

*Flashback*

"Alright, sea monkeys, today, we are going to do exactly what this class says to do." Sikowitz stood in front of his students, staring pointedly at them, sipping from yet another coconut.

"Oohh, are we gonna make oragami cranes?" Cat giggled. "What sound does a crane even make, you guys?" "A crane?" Jade West repeated skeptically. "Oh, dear, darling Cat, everyone knows that a crane goes-" Jade then proceeded to make a sound similar to a constipated cow/hyena giving birth.

Cat's blue eyes widened. "Really?!" "NO, Einstein," Jade shot back. "Cranes don't make a sound. Their vocal chords were snapped up and ripped out by she-zombies." Cat's mouth dropped open. "LalalalaLALALALAAALAAAA..." She began to sing in an effort to drown out Jade's sick reasoning.

"E'rybody just shut up, PLEASE!" André shot up out of his chair. Cat stopped mid-"la", and cocked her head, considering her tall friend with the dreads. "I cayn't do this today! Ohh..." André sank back down and put his head in his hands. Tori furrowed her brow and studied him, trying to get him to look at her, but André wouldn't meet her gaze.

"ALRIGHT! Thank you, André!" Sikowitz clapped his hands. "NOW, as I was saying, you bunch are going to get to give improv speeches!" Robbie's hand shot up. "You will NOT be choosing your topics, hence the word "improv", my brilliant little masterminds," Sikowitz added, looking pointedly at Robbie. Robbie's face reddened, and he slowly pulled his hand down out of the air. "So, without further delay...Sinjin! Pick a topic for...hmmm..."

Sikowitz scanned the room, looking every student in the eye, making them squirm and sink back in their chairs in turn...well, all except Jade, who glared at Sikowitz, daring him to do or say anything, until, intimidated, he broke eye contact. "Let's haaave...André!" André's head shot up. "Say what?!" "I'm supposed to pick a topic for you to do your improv speech on." Sinjin explained sympathetically.

"Ooh!" Cat exclaimed. "One time, my brother slapped this kid whose dad was a politician-"

"CAT!" the whole room yelled unanimously. "No one cares about anything your brother has ever done! At all!" Jade added as an after statement.

"But that gives me an idea, though!" Sinjin said. "André, your topic is: Hitting children...just child abuse in general." "But, wait, isn't that two topics sort of derived into one?" Robbie wondered. Jade then took it upon herself to grab Beck's backpack and fling it over her head, smacking Robbie in the head and knocking him off his chair. "Babe!" Beck exclaimed. "I just bought that. I don't want his blood all over-" "Blood is my FAVORITE." Jade interrupted.

"Ooookaaaay, guys, let's let André do his speech." Tori wisely intervened. "Ah, yes! André! The stage is all yours." Sikowitz stepped down from the stage and the students applauded half-heartedly, but André didn't move. He didn't look up. He just stared at his hands, which were slightly trembling.

"André?" Tori reached over and tapped his arm-and André swung his arm around, smacking Tori in the face.


Ooh, what's going on with André, guys? Review! Constructive criticism appreciated:) Stay tuned for chapter 2! :)