Disclaimer: "All Victorious characters are property of Dan Schneider and Nickelodeon.

(!) "Partially inspired by the film Moonrise Kingdom. Jade and Andre spend half their summer Camping together in the great outdoors, things start off awkward but things eventually calm down and take their course. For the fans of Jandre."

Chapter 1: What Are Friends For

Friday

29 June 2012 12:30- Noon

After School had officially ended a day ago, the victorious gang gathered one more time at school before heading off to their summer vacation spots. One student in particular was hopeful that some of her 'friends' would accompany her to a one time only event that she had planned before summer. That student was Jade West, and although people like Beck, Trina and Tori including some of her teachers didn't see Jade as an outdoorsy kind of girl. Jade wanted to do something new and original for this year's summer besides just waste it away at home.

Jade came to school looking to see which if any of her friends, she had asked Beck the night before if he was interested coming up to Angeles National Forest to camp. She remembered how it all went down in his RV.

"Camping? It's not like I don't want to go babe. But me and my folks are going up to Canada to spend time with relatives. Sorry maybe next summer?"

"There won't be a next time, have fun up there in Hockey land Beck."

"Hey! I told you that it's not that I don't want to go, but I have no choice in this situation. My mother and father were really looking forward to this trip up in Canada. I'm sorry Jade."

Beck tried to give her a hug, but Jade refused any embracement from him. She stomped out of his RV, completely angry and disappointed at Beck. She went looking for Cat, normally she'd be the last person she would go to only after Tori for anything. But she figured she could get her red headed air head friend to do anything. And if that meant making her come camping with her, then so be it.

Girl's Bathroom

Jade didn't go searching for Cat in classrooms, why would she need to when she heard someone weak and feeble crying in the girls bathroom. She walked inside and searched all the stalls by looking underneath them. She chose the third stall and opened the door. She found Cat sitting on the toilet, she was hugging her knees close to her chest.

"What are you doing sitting in here like that Cat? You hiding from someone…or something."

"From Robbie, he won't leave me alone. He wants me to spend time with his family. I keep telling him that I don't like him."

"I don't think he was asking you out Cat, he was just asking if you wanted to go on a vacation with his family. But it's a good thing you chose not to go, because I want to offer you a chance to go with me on a camping trip for the summer. What do you think?"

"What do I think? Doesn't that mean that you'll be sharing your space with animals and owls that go "hoot" at night and ants that bite you in your sleep. What about bears and wolves and evil squirrels?"

"Is that a yes then?"

"Uuhh….Can I get a hint." Cat answered her.

Jade went over to the sink and turned the faucet on, she collected cold water in her hands and went over to cat. She splashed Cat with cold water that sent her running out of the stall and falling down on the floor. She rolled around covering her face like she had acid thrown on her.

"So much for thinking you wanted to hang out with me Cat."

Cafeteria

Failing to recruit Cat to come with her, Jade made her way for the cafeteria to see if she could find someone in there who was part of her small circle of friends. When she walked outside, she found Trina bugging a couple of senior students about her summer vacation. They tried to be nice to her by listening to her a little, but when she just kept going on and on. They decided to make a hasty retreat. Jade was desperate for someone to jump on her camping trip wagon, but Trina was the only person she would never go to for any kind of help. She then decided to go look for Robbie, she never approached him for anything either but maybe now It wouldn't hurt.

Hallways

Jade marched back inside the school checking classrooms looking for that string bean, she finally caught him doing the same thing she was. He was looking in classroom and other doors just like her. Was he searching for someone? That's right, it was Cat he was searching for.

"Hey Robbie you got a minute? Can you come over here."

Robbie heard her call out his name and went over to her reluctantly. Jade saw that he didn't bring that horrible dummy with him today, it was good for a change. Now he wouldn't be able to annoy her with that second voice he loved doing so much.

"Sup string bean, I mean Robbie. So what are you doing right now, why are you searching through doors and classrooms."

"I'm looking for Cat, she ran away when I asked her if she would like to come with me and my family to Florida. She said no, and said that she though I was gross. I wasn't asking her out, I was just asking her if she wanted go somewhere with me…and my family."

"Sorry your favorite girl ditched on you. So Robbie ever wanted to go camping?"

"I actually have gone camping with my family when I was younger, I learned a few things here and there. I learned how to start a fire, learned how to hunt using sharpened sticks and everything else that comes with spending a few days in the outdoors. Why do you ask?"

"I'm going around asking…friends of mine if they would like to go camping with me this summer. It's in Angeles National forest."

"I'm your friend? But I though you hated me and rex in everything we did. You even pulled his arm off remember?"

"I don't recall me ever doing something like that. So you wanna come or not?"

"Jade I just told you I was going to Florida with my family. I'm sorry."

Jade titled her head down towards the floor, it sounded like she was about to cry. But when Robbie got closer to check if she was alright, she snapped her back up and began to laugh. She grabbed him by his collar shirt and dragged him over to the girls bathroom where she kicked him in and shouted to Cat she had a surprise for him. She waited outside the door on the side for something to happen. She heard Cat yell from fear inside, she then ran out the bathroom with Robbie chasing after her.

Now who else could she turn to? Who else saw her as enough of a friend enough to go with her on this little adventure that she wanted to go on. She didn't want to, but Tori could be the lifesaver she needed all along. She needed to know where exactly she was before she would be doing any kind of begging. There was one place she didn't bother to look in, but she wasn't so sure that's where she would find Tori vega.

Gymnasium

Jade wandered inside of the gym and looked all around, there was no one except the gym teacher and none other than Tori. She didn't know what they were talking about so Jade took a seat on a row of opened bleachers and waited for Tori to finish talking to the gym teacher. Jade took a look at the gym and wondered why she never bothered to come in here often. That's right, she never came in here because she despised sports or any kind of physical activity. Walking was enough for her. Tori was done and spotted Jade sitting by herself holding on to her bag. She joined her and asked her what she was doing here.

"You look like you could use a friend Jade, why are you sitting here all alone? Where's beck?"

"He didn't come to school today, he's back at his place. He said he was going to Canada with his parents for the summer. I wanted to go camping, but he ditched me to go with his folks. Canadians."

"Hey don't talk bad thing about him behind his back, especially about his birth country. Anyways, don't get mad at him. He's just spending time with his family. You have him for one more entire school year and beyond."

"I get it Tori. Look i was just wondering, if you're not going anywhere this summer. I was wondering if you would like to go out with me to-"

"Whoa Jade, I'm not really a lesbian. Sorry."

"Not that you idiot! I just wanted to know if you wanted go out camping with me this summer. No one else seems to wanna go with me. It's like I'm infected with some sort of disease."

"Jade…I would love to go with you, but"

"Really? But what Tori."

"Me and Trina are going to stay in NYC for half the summer with our parents. I'm sorry I can't go with you. When did you become so interested in camping?"

"Does it even matter Tori? No one wants to come with me. Maybe I'll just go alone and get lost."

"Don't talk like that Jade. Have you asked everyone? Did you forget someone maybe."

"Who?"

Tori told her about Andre and Jade went stiff for a sec, Something about Andre gave her Goosebumps. It wasn't that she was afraid of him, far from it. But she just didn't know how being alone with another guy who wasn't Beck would turn out. No you know what, he needed to feel this. And even though she knew Andre was well behaved and balanced, she hoped this would make beck jealous. She left school early and went over to Andre's place.

Harris Residence

She didn't expect to find him home since everyone she knew was leaving soon for summer vacation. Knocking on his door, she wasn't expecting to get no response from him. But she did, Kendra opened up the door. She was Andre's cousin.

"Yes, can I help you?" Kendra asked Jade, all sassy and bold.

"Hi. Is Andre here?"

"What do you want with my cousin? You his girlfriend or something."

"No! what? I just wanted to know if he was here."

"He went running out to the store to get something. You wanna wait for him inside here, it's ok if you do."

"No no, I'm in a hurry. Thanks anyway." Jade made her way back to the sidewalk and stopped to stare at the sky. Well even if he was here, would he also had said no to her? Maybe yes or maybe not. Either way it made no difference now. She might as well have cancelled everything right now, had it not been for what she heard.

"Yo Jade! What's up girl."

"Andre….Andre Hey! I just came here to see if you were home."

"Really? It was more than just that, I know that much. What's on your mind Jade."

"A camping trip to Angeles National Forest. Not much."

"Cool, whose going with you?"

"…No one."

Andre had a sympathetic look on him, he had no problem believing that no one wanted to go anywhere with her. Who would want to. But still he had to do something about that. It's what Tori would have done in this situation.

"Tell you what Jade, If I can convince my cousin and grandma to let me go for a few days, I'll come with you. How's that sound. When are you leaving anyway."

"Tomorrow if possible."

"Tomorrow huh, well await a call from me by then. Anything I should bring in particular. Toilet paper? Shaving gel, a toothbrush."

"Anything and everything you can think of Andre, and Andre…thank you." Andre winked at her before running back into his house. Jade's weak smile became a chuckle. She threw her hair back and walked off.

(!) "Continued in Next Chapter."