Disclaimer: I do not own Victorious. Victorious Belongs to Dan Schneider and Nickelodeon, respectively.
Author's note: This story will have characters being somewhat OOC. But not majorly. Also, only two pairings will be applied to this story. Otherwise, there won't necessarily be a pairing for Jade yet. I was inspired to write this story after reading OneHorseShay's 'iActually Like Mean Girls' and his current story, 'Jade Likes Nice Guys' as well as PershingGW's 'iAm a Hero'. The point is to make the characters more realistic as well as throw them in something that just isn't normal for them, as the previously mentioned authors have done. And don't worry, I will try to incorporate humor, though I can't guarantee anything.
Sunday, Feb. 12th
West Residence
Jade's Room
Jade's POV
I stand alone, on top of the skyscraper overlooking the city. The skies are as dark as ever. The city lights shine brightly. I can see everything happening below. They don't know what's coming. Everyone on the surface remains ignorant. I have no pity. Suddenly, lightning flashes across the sky, violently. Bolts strike the surface, attacking the helpless victims. Before I can move, another bolt strikes and everything is white. All I can hear is an annoying beeping in the void...
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
I'm slowly opening my eyes as my alarm clock keeps blaring that annoying sound. I sit up in my bed and look around. The same room as it always has been. It's mostly grey posters of gothic paraphernalia and the like. No satanic crap anywhere in my room. I may be gothic but that's just going too far for me. Walking to my laptop, I log on and immediately go to The Slap . As expected, not much is going on since last night.
Beck and I have officially broken up. I shouldn't be so surprised but knowing that we're no longer still hurts. Strangely, I don't feel as bad as I should, considering what happened. I've already let him know the problems I've had in our relationship. Every time I turn my back, some random girl is flirting with him. Even worse is he never stops them and acts like it's no big deal. And the nerve of him to try and put the blame solely on me!
But it no longer matters. From this point, it's no longer Beck/Jade. It's just Jade. I log off the page and shut down my laptop. I do my morning routine of taking a shower, brushing my teeth, cleaning my face and such before I sift through my closet looking for the outfit of the day. Normally, I would wear nothing but mostly black clothing. Yet for reasons I can't even understand myself, I decide to go with something else. I pull out a red plaid shirt that I bought after the party with the iCarly cast, and a pair of dark blue jeans.
I put my clothes on and walk to the kitchen. My mother, Ruby Lyn West, is standing in front of the stove fixing breakfast.
"Good morning, Jade. Everything alright?" My mother asks me, with a curious expression.
"Yeah mom. Everything's dandy," I reply sarcastically, not really wanting to talk with anyone at the moment.
"Alright Dear," she responds.
I eat breakfast with my mother in an uncomfortable silence. I catch her looking at me every few minutes, possibly trying to 'read my mind'. I finish breakfast and head out about two hours later.
En route
Jade's car
As I'm driving out to a favorite spot of mine, my mind starts going to different places. The first thing is my break-up with Beck. Almost three years together and it comes crumbling down in the course of a week. Or maybe this was just bound to happen and we let it get to this level. My mind now takes me to territory that I despise. Beck stayed at Tori's house with the others. I can't believe him! He knows how I feel about Tori. But I have no right to be furious. We're not together anymore. And at the least, maybe Tori can give Beck what he felt I couldn't. Ugh! I shouldn't be thinking about this now.
I finally make my way to my destination. It's a clearing some ways away from L.A. It's a meadow with lush green grass and trees. There's a river that flows to create a waterfall that's about fifteen feet high. In the meadow, are a hundreds of various flowers that grow. As much as this place goes against my "nature", I like it a lot. It's very calming and I can clear my head out here.
Time starts passing as I'm sitting in the meadow, enjoying the breeze. If I could, I'd have my own house out here, just to get away from it all. I stand up as i notice the sun setting. I start towards the car when my head begins throbbing in pain. My mind is assaulted with the visions of my dream. I see myself on top of a tall building, looking down, when lightning strikes everywhere in the city.
"What's going on? Why am I here?" I shout to no one in particular.
This doesn't make any sense! One second, I'm in the meadow. Now, I'm in the city? Speaking of the city, I look out and I see something horrible. Horrible enough for me. The city looks like it's been hit by a tornado. Skyscrapers are burning. Houses in the suburbs are destroyed. I can hear the sirens of the emergency vehicles making their way to help any injured. How does this happen?
I make my way to get to the streets when a dark figure blocks my way.
"You've got three seconds to get out of my way! One! Two!" They raise their hand to stop me from speaking.
"It has begun," they say before they suddenly vanish.
The lightning begins picking up in force. One of the bolts strikes me, and I'm in the white void as in my dream.
I wake up to find myself laying in something wet. I'm back at the meadow but my clothes are wet. I look around and everything is wet. The sky is darker than it was before I went unconscious. I walk back to my car and open the doors to find my phone. It was only five past seven but I had twenty missed calls and thirty text messages. Some are from my mother while the rest are from my...my friends. That dream really got to me. They were all somewhere in the city and they could've been hurt...or worse. I start the car and drive back to the city.
En route to West Residence
Jade's Car
I'm back in the city limits, about twenty minutes later. And the city is in horrible shape. The entire place looks the way it did in my dream. There were emergency vehicles everywhere. People were scattered either seriously injured or possibly dead. I' hoping that it's the former. I finally make it to my house where there are other cars in the driveway. One I immediately recognize as Beck's. The others I don't believe I've seen.
As I step through the doors, I'm immediately swarmed by my mother and surrounded by my friends. They all look relieved to see me; even Tori and Beck surprisingly.
"Oh Jade! Thank goodness you're alright!" my mother exclaims.
"Yeah Mom. I'm fine. But what are you guys doing here?" I ask the others.
"A lot of us were out in the city when this storm just kicked up out of nowhere," André begins explaining.
"Yeah! But it looks like all of us were worried about you. We all called each other and said to come here. But then lightning was striking everywhere. The next thing I knew, I was waking up and the city was...well, messed up," cat finished explaining. Seeing her this serious must mean that it's really getting to her.
"But the weird thing is...apparently all of us were knocked unconscious when the storm hit. I was with André when it happened. When I was coming to, so was he," Tori continued.
"I tried calling and texting you but I couldn't get a response. So I called everyone else and neither did they," Beck said to me.
"And so we all decided to meet here to wait for you, in case...well, you know," Robbie finished the explanation.
It seems they all cared in the end. I guess I have some reliable friends. But after last night, I still need time.
"Well...thanks. But I'm fine. Really. I just want to relax," I say moving past them.
"Well, it looks like the worst is over. With everything that's happened, they might close down the streets. Would you all like to call your parents and stay the night?" My mother asked.
There was an unanimous agreement between my friends about the offer. So they all decided to stay given the craziness of the day. The guys stayed in one of the guest rooms down the hall from my room. Cat and Tori are sleeping with me in my room using sleeping bags. As we get ready for sleep, I look at the other girls and notice they're both thinking as well.
"Hey Jade?" I hear cat calling my name.
"Yeah?"
"Will you be alright? I mean he's not too far from us, you know?" Cat says innocently.
"Yeah Cat. I'm fine. Nothing to worry about," I respond to her.
"Well, good night Cat. Good night Jade," Tori says to us before they fall asleep.
"Good night Tori," I say back to her.
I can't fall asleep immediately as my mind is still reeling from everything that's happened. First that vision in my head. Then the storm hits me while i'm unconscious. Things just can't get any weirder, I suppose. For now I'll just sleep.
Los Angeles
Monday, Feb. 13th
In the wee hours of the morning, a lone figure stands on top of a skyscraper in the middle of the city. It is the same skyscraper that Jade has seen in her visions. The figure is tall with a muscular build. A second, more slender figure suddenly appears next to the first figure.
"So, what say you Camael? Has the time come?" asks the second figure with a masculine voice.
"Yes, Sachael. The girl has been given the vision. She will discover her own strength every soon, as will her friends. While they will all work together, the girl will be amongst one of the deciding factors in the end," says Camael in a deeper voice.
"Very well then. I shall wait till the time is right," Sachael says as he's leaving.