AN: This is my first Bade story, but I have read a lot of them. I used some stuff from Liz and Ari's real life. Jade is from New Jersey and her Mom and brother still live there. The rest you will read in the story. Thanks for reading.
Jade West and Cat Valentine climb out of the back of Joan Valentine's car.
"Thanks Mom."
"Yeah thanks Mrs. Valentine." They close the door and the car drives off. Jade adjusts her shoulder bag as she stares up at her new school. Hollywood Arts.
"Jade, how come you wanted to ride with me to school? Not that I don't like having you around. You know I love you." Jade rolls her eyes and lets out a deep frustrated breath.
"Because as usual my Father was too busy to even acknowledge my existence. Which only leaves my annoying Step Mother. I am not getting stuck in LA traffic with that woman." Cat shakes her head at Jade's normal negative attitude. It has gotten a lot worse though since their move out to LA. Jade is so angry about having to come live with her Father and leave her Mother, Brother, and Step Father who she loves very much. Her Step Father had been like a Father to her. He was there to support her and never let her down unlike her real Father who never kept a promise in his life.
"Jade, you can at least try to get to know her. You do live with her now. It might make this a little easier."
"She is Step Mom number two. There is no point in getting used to this one when I'm sure it won't last much longer. He will cheat on this one just like he cheated on my Mom and Candice. It doesn't matter if they had a child together. He forgets about him just like he forgets about me and George." Another thing Jade had to be bitter about was her Dad and Candice getting divorced. She had let Candice in and had become close to her. She didn't speak to Candice anymore and it hurt.
"Jade it's our first day at a cool new school you can at least try to smile. Like me." Cat puts a big smile on her face. "This is an opportunity to start fresh and be whoever you want. I going to be happy no matter what anybody does. I'm not going to let it affect me like I used to." Back in New York Cat had been bullied a little. It pisses Jade off just to think about it. How can anyone be mean to Cat she is the best person Jade had ever met. That bitch was just jealous Cat was a way better singer then her.
"Let's go in and get this over with." They start walking through the court yard when Jade spots heaven.
"Oh my God. They have a coffee cart. I have to stop and get some. Go on without me."
"KK." Cat walks into school as Jade walks over to the coffee cart.
Beck Oliver and Andre Harris walk through the doors of Hollywood Arts. It had been a month since they started their freshmen year at the performing arts school. They had already made a name for themselves in the school. Beck was the best actor in his class and Andre was an amazing song writer. The girls were also big fans of Beck's. They think he is really cute with amazing hair. It has been getting a little longer and the girls can't get enough of him. Beck on the other hand was very uncomfortable with the attention. He was flattered and it did boost his ego a little it was just overwhelming to have so many girls ask him out. He even got asked out by a senior once. Andre thought he was crazy for turning her down.
Beck's locker was right under Andre's so they were chatting as they got their books out. All of a sudden there is a loud yell.
"What the hell!" They look over and see Sinjin standing in a puddle of coffee staring at a very angry girl.
"You idiot you spilled my coffee everywhere." A crowd of students step back trying to get as far from the angry girl as they can get. "Go get me another cup. NOW!" Sinjin runs outside as fast as he can. The girl turns around and stomps off in her red combat boots. Andre looks terrified. Beck is staring where the girl just disappeared.
"That girl is terrifying, man." Andre says.
"She is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen." Andre looks at Beck like he's nuts.
"Are you crazy? She is a psycho. Did you not see how she just screamed at Sinjin? Crazy, man."
"How could you not notice how beautiful she is? Those blue eyes, pale skin, perfect lips, and her awesome body. She must be new."
"It was hard to notice all that with all that crazy screaming going on. Come on man we have to get to class." Andre starts leading the dumbstruck Beck down the hall.
Beck walks into his second period class and sees his mystery girl sitting in the last row. He rushes over and takes the seat next to her.
"Hi, I'm Beck." He says holding out his hand and giving her his most charming smile. She looks over at him then down at his hand, and rolls her eyes. She goes back to digging around in her bag. Beck is taken back. Now he was never popular with girls in middle school, but since he started Hollywood Arts he hasn't had any problems getting a girl to like him. He watches her dig in her bag.
"Crap." She lets out a frustrated sigh.
"What's wrong?" Jade looks over at him with an annoyed look on her face.
"If you must know my business, I forgot my pen in my locker." Beck perks up at this. This will be a perfect ice breaker.
"I have a pen you can borrow." Jade gives him a curious look. Like she is trying to figure something out.
"You have a slight accent. Where are you from?" Beck is surprised. No one had noticed his accent until now. This girl is amazing.
"Canada. I moved here this past summer." Jade face turns to a very pissed off look. Beck wonders what he has done wrong.
"I hate Canada. You people are way too friendly. I should have known. I don't want your pen Canadian boy." Beck wasn't sure how to react to that. He has never met anyone who hated Canada before.
"It's Beck." She just glares at him and turns to the boy next to her. He is an African American boy eating a zucchini like it is an apple.
"Hey, give me your pen." The boy's eyes grow wide with surprise and fear. He quickly turns over his pen to Jade.
The teacher walks in and everyone settles in their seats. Jade looks ahead at the teacher ignoring the boy staring at her. Beck gives up on trying to figure the girl out when the teacher starts to speak. During role call he finds out her name is Jade West. 'What a beautiful name, Jade. It was perfect for her' he thought.
Jade and Cat get their lunches from a crazy man in a truck and sit down at a table.
"So, how has your first day been so far Jade. Mine has been great. I love my classes and I have already made a new friend. Everyone here is so nice." Jade rolls her eyes. This new perky Cat gave her a headache.
"What new friend? Who is it?" Cat was nice to everyone and sometimes that got her hurt.
"His name is Robbie and he has a puppet named Rex. But don't call him a puppet he doesn't like that. Robbie is funny. He makes me laugh and he's really nice. I wanted to sit up front but all the seats were full and he let me have his seat. Wasn't that nice?" The guy sounds like a real dork. Leave it to Cat to pick up a charity case.
"Well, just be careful. I don't want you to get hurt again." Cat's smile fades from her face as she thinks of the past. The smile quickly appears back on her face. She decided she was going to be happy and the past is in the past.
"So, how has your day been? You never answered me."
"You never gave me a chance. It was okay. The classes seem cool besides the basic stuff." Cat looks at her with an expecting look. "What?"
"Have you made any friends?" Jade rolls her eyes and starts poking at her salad.
"No. I don't want any new friends. I'm happy with the ones I already have. I don't care if they are in New Jersey. Besides I have you. You are all I need." Cat shakes her head.
"I'm touched that you think I'm enough, but it's unhealthy to only have one friend. Isn't there anyone who tried to befriend you today?" Jade rolls her eyes again and huffs.
"There was some Canadian boy, but you know how I feel about Canada. Besides he kept staring at me all through class. It was creepy." Cat giggles.
"I bet he likes you." Jade scrunches up her face.
"Gross. He's Canadian." The girls go back to eating their salads when a tray is smacked down on the table. They both look up to see a tan boy with beautiful brown eyes and a killer lopsided grin. Cat instantly perks up. She has always been a little boy crazy.
"HI, I'm Cat." The boy's smile gets bigger.
"Hi Cat, I'm Beck. It's nice to meet a friend of Jade's." Jade who had looked down at her salad when the boy sat down, whips her head around.
"How do you know my name, stalker?"
"Roll call. Duh." Her nostrils flare and her eyes squint. She was shooting dagger in his direction hoping to scare the boy away. But he just smiles at her and turns his attention back to Cat.
"You must be new as well I've never seen you before. Is that how you and Jade came to be friends? New people sticking together."
"I'm new, but Jade and I have known each other for over a year now. She is my best friend." Cat puts her arm around Jade and Jade shrugs her off. "We moved here together from New York. Well I'm from Florida and Jade's from…" Jade quickly covers Cat's mouth.
"Don't tell this stalker my business. You know better than to talk to strangers." It was one of those odd times when Cat was the one who rolls her eyes.
"I'm not a stranger. Am I Cat?" He winks at Cat and she giggles.
"Oh my God." Jade groans. She turns and looks at Beck. "Leave."
"No." Jade had been able to scare away everyone in this school so far, but this boy doesn't seem to scare easy. She pulls a pair of scissors out of her boot. Beck is surprised. 'Where did those come from?' He thought. "Leave now or I will give you the worst haircut of your life." Beck just laughs. Jade is in shock.
"Let me tell you the story about the worst haircut I ever had. My Mom decided that it be cool to learn how to cut hair and…"
"Shut up! We don't care about you or your stupid hair. Arrgh!" This idiot is so frustrating. The bell rings Jade gets up and storms off. Cat looks over at Beck. He seems so nice. She feels bad for him.
"I'm sorry about Jade. She isn't always like that. I promise." She bites her lip. Beck pats her hand.
"It's okay. I'm fine. She didn't hurt my feelings." Cat smiles. Beck smiles back. He doesn't understand it, but he feels protective of the girl. He just met her, but he already thinks of her as a little sister he must protect. She just seems so sweet and innocent. They both get up and head to their next class.
It turns out Beck and Jade have two more classes together. Jade spent both of them ignoring Beck. He spent the whole time staring at her. He couldn't help himself she is just so beautiful. He had really never met anyone that beautiful in person before.
It had been two weeks since Jade's first day at Hollywood Arts. Two horrible weeks. The classes weren't bad. Besides her basic classes she got to do improve, vocal, and dance. The teachers weren't bad either. Her improve teacher was a lunatic, but a good teacher surprisingly. The problem was that Canadian boy. He wouldn't leave her alone. He tried everything he could think of to get Jade to like him. He brought her coffee. He made friends with Cat so he was able to be around her more. Somehow Cat convinced Jade to sit at the table Beck and his friends sit. He was even able to sit sort of next to her a few times without her getting up and moving.
One morning Jade was in the hall working on decorating her locker. She is so engrossed in her task that she didn't hear Beck approach.
"Whatcha doing?" Jade rolls her eyes and huffs.
"What does it look like I'm doing genius?"
"Gluing scissors to your locker."
"Give the Canadian boy a prize." It is Beck's turn to huff.
"I do have a name." Jade turns around and licks her lips. To some it may look like a wolf licking it's chops before consuming its prey, but to Beck it was sexy.
"I know, but if I call you by your name you might start thinking I want to be your friend. And I don't." Beck smirks. He feels like he has her just where he wants her.
"Okay. We won't be friends."
"Ugh, finally you are getting it." Jade turns around and starts placing scissors on her locker again.
"Will you go out with me?" She whips around and looks at him like he has lost his mind.
"Did you not just hear what I said?" Beck nods.
"Yeah, you said you didn't want to be friends. Than we can be more than friends. I'm cool with that." He must be messing with her. He can't be serious. Jade doesn't even know what to do. "So about that date?"
"NO!" She takes a pair of scissors and stabs them into the middle of her locker door, and storms off.
Beck catches up with her at the coffee cart where she is waiting in line. She looks at him over her shoulder, and sighs.
"I'm not getting rid of you am I?" Beck smiles and shakes his head. "Look creepy I have a boyfriend back in New York. Not that it's any of your business. His name is Eric and I love him very much. We have been dating a year. He is an amazing actor, singer, and award winning dancer. I'm not giving that up for some Canadian boy I just met." It was her turn and she steps up to order her coffee. Beck is crushed. He feels like some punched him in the stomach and stomped on his heart. He hangs his head down and walks away. Jade turns her head and sees his dejected form walking away. She feels a little bad for him and doesn't understand why. She shakes her head trying to get rid of this feeling.