Title: Disbound
Author: Jonathan
Rating: M (covering my bases this time)
Chapter: Prologue
Category: Robbie/Tori
Spoilers: Post 'Bound,' 'Unbound,' 'Rebound,' and 'Boundles' Still will follow season 2 canon.
Summary: Sequel to Rebound.' Life at PCA hasn't been easy for Tori and Robbie. Now, that Tori is cured, how are they going to deal with the fallout?
Disclaimer: Victorious and Zoey 101 are owned by Dan Schneider, Danwarp, Nick, Viacom
Tori Vega let out a tired breath as she walked around the corner. After her last conversation with her mother, she knew she had to get out of there. She didn't want to be in sight, let alone ear-shot, for her mother to call out for her and have to deal with seeing her again.
Tori was certain, given the chance, she knew that if she did run into her mother again, she would truly give-in, and any sense of a decision would fade away, and she would give-in to her mother's way of thinking, not allowing herself to finally have a chance at a life where she knew she could be happy. Where she could be on her own, and only have one person to worry about. One person that would help her throughout the rest of her life, and knew that he would always be there for her. No matter what may happen in the future, Robbie Shapiro loved her unconditionally. And she would never let a chance for that to be taken away from her.
No way in hell.
So, now, it was decided that she was on her own. She was going to be living without any parental input, and she was going to have to pay for everything herself. She was going to become a full-fledged adult, and succeed in a life that she had no preparation for…
None at all…
Oh God…
She was alone now. No mother. No father. No home. No food. Just herself.
Oh God…
What was she going to do?
Tori was by herself, and she needed help. She needed to find someway and deal with her new living decision…
She needed Robbie…
Her Robbie…
He would help her deal with this. He would help her gain some perspective, and he would help her find some balance.
That was for sure.
At least she hoped so…
Tori quickly looked beside her and saw the random streets of Los Angeles beside her. A quick window of a life that could either save her or screw her. Tori needed help.
But from where? And from who?
Her first instinct was to call Robbie, but with everything that was going on, and she was sure her mother would call her father, which in turn would get his hands on Robbie and hopefully use him against Tori, and find some way to use her relationship against her. And she couldn't stomach that if that actually happened. She couldn't survive this if Robbie was out of her grasp, and she couldn't deal with this life he was nowhere to be seen…
So, contacting Robbie was not going to happen. Not yet anyway. She needed some way to get to Robbie, but not in a way that could be entwined with her parents being in close proximity.
She needed help…
But from who?
Tori didn't know. She couldn't use Lola, Beck, or Sarah. All of which had become her closest friends outside of Robbie. But being that the three of them were known friends in her parents' eyes, she knew that either of her and Robbie's friends would be used as a way to get in contact with her. Trina was an idea, but she was pretty sure that since Sonya and her father were brother and sister, she knew a close-connection would be used against her. And using someone from PCA was not going to work. Zoey, Logan, Chase, Quinn, and Michael would be people that her parents know about too. She even couldn't use Danny. Despite she hadn't seen him in a month. She knew her parents would get a hold on him too…
Tori let out a sigh. This was getting insane.
Who else could she call?
Tori took out her pear phone and went through the missed messages. It wasn't until she got a message from Jade that made her eyes open. She could call Jade! But no. She can't. Jade and her finally became friends after everything at the jewelry store. And that meant, her parents would use that knowledge against her too.
Jammit.
Who else was there?
Tori didn't know. Thinking back, she couldn't help but go over the list again and again. Each time she crossed a name after the list, she knew it was getting harder. Who would she call? Thinking back over the last few hours, she remembered Jade bringing up Cat. And that was someone that might help her. But then again, she knew that it wasn't going to go well. The friendship was in a rather state of confusion at the moment. And especially because she was in jail too.
Great…
Who else was there?
And that was when it hit her. Her eyes widened as she took out her pear phone again. Going down the contacts, her finger hovered the one name that could very well help her situation. But as she did, she couldn't help but get the slight idea that did she really want to open this can of worms up? Did she really want to get thrown back into a world where she hadn't been in a long time…
...
...
Which would be perfect!
With a new zeal of enthusiasm, she quickly tapped the name, and then the phone number. This was going to be a tough call to make. But she knew that if she wanted to truly make a go at this new situation, she was going to need to swallow her pride and make this happen.
Bringing the phone to her ear, she waited patiently for the phone to connect. It wasn't for another few moments until it finally clicked. It was a few more seconds until she heard a voice she hadn't heard in quite some time.
"Hello?"
She then took a much needed breath. "Andre?"
A few more moments passed until a response was finally heard. "Tori?"
"Yeah, it's me." Tori said slowly. "Is it alright if we talk?" She asked, after making sure that the coast was clear. Seeing as it was, she took a few steps down the alley that she was in.
"I dunno, Tori…" Andre staid slowly… "Why should I talk to you? It's not like that I haven't tried talking to you earlier?"
Anger started to come from within, but she quickly squashed it. This was not the time to get into an argument. Especially with being so close to be discovered by someone that could easily walk by the alley entrance. "Look, Andre. Please. Don't hang up. I need your help."
"Why should I help you?" He came back quickly. "I've tried to make it up to you, I've tried to be your friend again, but you shut the door in my face. Why should I even bother… never mind that, why am I actually talking to you?"
"Because I know you're good a person?" She asked, trying to sound innocent.
"Right…" Andre said, drawing out the last letters of the word. "You need to come up with a better reason than that…"
Tori groaned. She knew this wasn't going to go over easy. "Please, Andre. I know I gave you a tough time. Robbie and I… we really did. We yelled at you, we argued with you, we basically ignored you…"
"Basically?
"Ok, we did. No basically about it. But we screwed you over." She admitted.
"Yeah, you did." He answered quickly.
...
...
Moments passed. Tori didn't hear a response, but she couldn't wait for an answer. Time was running out. And she knew that at any moment her mother was going to get in touch with her father, and then at a moment's notice, he'd get his hands on Robbie, and then she and him never get a chance to put a move on with potential change in their relationship.
"Look, Andre. I don't have time. Yeah, I get it. We need to talk. And I want to talk this out with you, but I can't. Not right now. Please. I just need to be able to talk to you. Somewhere private. And I need you to get Robbie for me."
"Robbie?" He asked, shocked. "He's not with you?"
"Please, Andre. I need you to go pick him. He's at Silver Trading & Loan. We were held hostage, and he's giving a statement right now."
"What?" He asked, shocked. "Held hostage!? Are you okay?" Fear getting the best of his emotions at that moment.
"Andre. Please. I need you to get Robbie. It's important. Please. Meet me at Karaoke Dokie. Please. It's going to go allot easier with you and him both there."
Andre noted the concern in her voice and her urgency. This wasn't a typical call. And he could tell something drastic was about to happen. So, going against his better judgment, he agreed. "Alright, Tori. I'll pick him up."
"Thank you." She said, finally relieve.
"But this doesn't change anything between us." He told her simply. "It's going to take a lot more than this to try and make this work."
"Andre, it's going to take a lot more than this." She told him. "Don't forget. It's not all one-sided. You are part…" She stopped mid-sentence. "It's complicated. Please. Just go pick him up. That, and bring the name of your uncle."
"My uncle?" He asked, shocked.
"Yeah, Robbie and I might need to look into a realtor."
"What?"
TBC in Chapter One
Yep! And here we go! The beginning of Disbound! Hope you all like it. This is going to be a fun ride.
And yes, I know this short. But this is just a prologue remember. More will come as the chapters unspool.