Alright, it is time for the first chapter of my new story, Welcome to Hollywood Arts. Hope you like it. Don't forget to leave a review.

I do not own Victorious. Never have, never will (sad face….)

If I was to say that I wasn't excited, I would be lying through my teeth. I had been waiting for this day for a while. It was my first day at Hollywood Arts. Oh wait, where are my manners? My name is Richard Hurt. Like I mentioned, it's my first day at Hollywood Arts. I transferred here after me and my father moved to LA. When we got here, he got in touch with his old college friend, a man named Sikowitz who is a teacher at Hollywood Arts, and he got me an audition. That brings us to where we are now.

I was told to meet Sikowitz before school started in his classroom. I entered the room to find it empty, so I took a seat at one of the desk while I waited. After about five minutes, I began to think he wasn't going to show. As I stood up to leave, Sikowitz came through the window, coconut in hand.

"Hey Sikowitz, umm, why did you come through the window?"

He looked at me with a puzzled look on his face, than came and sat down across from me.

"Have you ever thought about coming through the window?"

All I could do was shake my head no.

"You should think about it."

At this I laughed a little to myself. I wasn't sure how this guy and my dad were friends in college. They are absolutely nothing alike. My thoughts were interrupted though as someone came through the door of the classroom.

"Hey Sikowitz, I see you have already met out new student here at Hollywood Arts."

"Yes Lane, I have known him for a good while now. I went to college with his father, and he is my godson. Richard, this is Lane. He is the guidance counselor here at Hollywood Arts."

I shook Lane's hand, and I saw someone come into the door behind him. It was a boy, a bit smaller than I was. He had short black hair, and both his ears were pierced. Lane spoke up next.

"Ah, Zach, come over here. Richard, this is my nephew, Zach. He also goes to Hollywood Arts. Zach, show Richard around, introduce him to your group of friends. Can you do that?"

Zach nodded, "Sure thing uncle. Follow me Richard."

We exited the room, and he led the way around the school. It was still early, so not many kids were there yet.

"So Richard, tell me a little bit about you. Where are you from? What's your talent?"

"Well, I was born in Georgia, in a small town just outside of Atlanta. My dad was moved out here because his company asked him to relocate. My mom still lives in Georgia. They divorced when I was younger. I have been singing for a few years now, and I hope to make it big in the c world of country music one day. Tell me about a little about you."

"Well, as you know, my name is Zach, and Lane is my uncle. We live with him because my brother burned down our house when I was ten, and we moved from San Diego to LA. My main talent is acting, and I am pretty good a ping pong if I don't say so myself."

Just then, two girls walked up to Zach. One was short and had red hair. She was walking down the hall with a smile on her face and would laugh loudly every couple of seconds. The other girl was almost the complete opposite. She had dark hair with green highlights, pale skin, and she had a slight scowl on her face. She was also drinking from a rather large cup of coffee.

"Hey babe", Zach said to the dark haired girl, and he gave her a small kiss. After a second or two, she looked at me.

"So Zach, who is your friend?"

"This is Richard, he is new and it's his first day. Richard, this is Jade West, my girlfriend. The redhead is Cat Valentine."

"HI", Cat said, and gave me a hug, which I did not expect. For a little girl, she did give strong hugs though.

"Nice to meet you Cat…. But can you let go? Getting a bit hard…. To breathe…."

She let go, but gave me a sad look.

"What's that supposed to mean?!"

And then she was gone. I looked over to Zach and Jade in confusion, but they just shook their heads.

"Don't worry about that. She does that all the time. She probably won't remember in a few minutes anyway." Jade said.

Zach nodded in agreement. Jade mentioned something about going to find Cat, and asked Zach if he was coming with her.

"Yeah babe, I will be there in a second. Richard, if you need anything else man, just let me know, alright?"

I nodded and he was gone. I looked at my watch and saw I still had a few minutes before the first class of the day. My schedule wasn't that bad, had Sikowitz right before lunch. So far, the few people I had met were pretty cool. Zach seemed like an alright dude. Cat was interesting, to say the least. She might take some time to get used to. As for Jade, well, she was probably the most beautiful girl I had ever met in my life. She seems pretty cool, and I am going to have to get to know her.

My thoughts were broken when I heard a sigh. I looked up and I saw a small group of people. One of them was a pretty girl with long brown hair. She looked like she was at least part Latina. The other three were all guys, roughly around my height. One was very tan, and had nice looking hair. One of them was dark skinned, and had medium length dreds. The last one had curly hair, glasses, and a freaky looking puppet in his arms. The long hair, tan boy spoke up first.

"Man, I really don't like that kid."

The kid with the puppet nodded his head in agreement. They seemed like cool people, so I went and introduced myself.

"Hey, I am new here. My name is Richard. Just thought I would introduce myself."

The boy with the long hair stuck out a hand, "Name's Beck".

I shook it and he introduced me to everyone else, starting with the girl.

"This right here is the one and only Tori Vega."

I took her hand and lightly shook it, "Has anyone ever told you that you look a lot like that Shelby Marx girl?"

She laughed a bit and nodded, "I get that sometimes".

Beck continued with the introductions, "That's Andre Harris".

We shook hands, and Beck moved on to the last guy, "And that's Robbie Shapiro."

The kid with the puppet shook my hand, and I heard another voice, not belonging to anyone in the group that said, "Aren't you forget someone?"

Beck rolled his eyes, "That would be Rex, Robbie's puppet."

Robbie than stuck out Rex's wooden hand, and I shook it, feeling a little confused. We than walked down the hallway and stopped at Andre's locker, which is probably the coolest thing I had ever seen before. It was basically a tiny keyboard, and after he played a few notes, it opened.

"Okay, that's by far the coolest thing I have seen in a long time", I told him. "What's up with all of the lockers here? They all look so awesome."

"Here at Hollywood Arts, the students decorate their lockers in a way that speaks to them", Tori said. She then led me over to where her locker was.

"You see, mine says 'Make it Shine', because that was the song that got me into Hollywood Arts to begin with."

"Yeah", Beck said. "You will eventually figure something out to do with yours."

Just then the bell rang to begin the day, and we went our separate ways. I saw a few of the people I had met so far in different classes, and before too long, it was time to head to Sikowitz's. I entered, and once again, after a few minutes, he came through the window.

"Sorry I am late children, it's a long story. Now it's time for some acting exercises. Pretend the floor is lava."

The next minute is one of the craziest things I have ever seen happen inside of a classroom. Everyone is hopping around on chairs and desk, screaming about the floor being lava. Finally, Sikowitz clapped his hands and spoke.

"Alright, very good, you can stop now. Alright, we have a new student today. Richard, say hi to everyone."

I stood up and waved, then sat back down. Sikowitz talked for a good bit, explaining what all we would be learning for the next few weeks, than went on a small rant about coconuts.

"Alright children, that's really all I had planned for today, and there is still fifteen minutes left. So, I am going to put you all intro groups, and you can talk about whatever you want. Tori, Beck, Jade, Andre, Cat, and Robbie, you guys are a group. Richard, Zach, Violet, Chuck, Ryanna, Katie, and Vivienne, you guys are a group. The rest of you, I don't really care what you do."

I pulled up next to Zach, who was already with everyone else. He decided to go ahead and introduce me to the group.

"Alright Richard, this is Ryan", he said, gesturing to a shorter girl with shoulder length, blond hair and blue eyes. She gave me a nice smile as Zach continued.

"This is Katie", he said, referring to the girl who was right across from me. She was also short, with strait blonde hair, and pretty eyes. She gave me a shy smile which I returned.

"That right there would be Jason", said Zach. A boy with a Mohawk, green eyes, pale skin, and what appeared to be a tattoo in progress on his arm, extended his hand, which I shook.

"Nice to meet you, mate", He said in an Irish accent.

"This is Chuck", Zach continued, and the other boy, who was my height with black hair, brown eyes, and a scar on his forehead, extended his hand. I shook it and he sat back down.

Zach then gestured to one of the two remaining girls who were left, "This is Violet." Violet, who had nice black hair and pale skin, nodded and gave a slight smile.

"Lastly, this is Vivienne", Zach said, nodding towards the remaining girl in the group. She had pale skin, and her hair was dark with red streaks. She also had a small heart tattooed underneath her left eye.

With the introductions out of the way, the small talk commenced. We talked about how everyone's summer was, and everyone asked me questions about where I came from, my talents, and so on. The bell rang for class to end, and everyone headed to lunch.

Alright guys. I know, it's a little bit lame for a first chapter. I just wanted to get introductions and such out of the way. Next chapter will have more happen. I hope you enjoy it, don't forget to drop a review. If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a PM. Until next time, Lord Nune out.