Hi everyone! This is my very first FanFiction! I've always read stories about Beck and Tori so I'm excited to finally publish one of my own. I hope every reader enjoys, and please feel free to give me feedback- good or bad. Thanks :)

Out With the Old, and In With the New

- How Tori and Beck finally realized they were meant for each other.

Chapter 1

- Operation: Cheer Up a Friend

Tori's POV-

He looked so worn out just sitting there with his head facing the floor.

The rest of the gang was oblivious to the fact that he was just acting for them. To stop them from worrying, but I saw right through all the fake smiles he gave whenever something funny was said. He hasn't met my gaze all night, and I'm getting worried. Maybe he's mad at me. Maybe he thinks this is all my fault. If I would've just invited them in the first place none of this would have happened!

"Right Tori?", Cat asked me, laughing and finishing her very long anecdote.

"Uhh, I'm sorry. I must have been daydreaming. What were you saying?", I asked giving an awkward smile.

"I was just telling everyone about the time you, me, and Jade saw that cooky looking clown at the gas station on the way to Mona Patterson's house. He was cooky looking, right?", Cat asked with a huge grin on her face.

At the mention of Jade's name Beck finally raised his head. He looked like he hadn't slept in days. I felt awful. This truly was my fault.

I finally answered Cat back with a simple "Yeah, he was" and a very fake smile. She bought it though so I didn't have to explain my lack of attention in the conversation. Andre gave me a look that said "What's up?". I just shook my head to let him know now was not the time. He just gave me a meaningful gaze which I took as "If you need to talk, I'm here". I gave him a small smile which he returned. He was truly a great friend.

"Wow Robbie, I didn't know how funny you were!", Cat said while holding her stomach from laughing so hard.

Robbie gave her a big grin with his cheeks all red. Cat finally noticed the time.

"Holy Moly it's late! Andre do you think you could take me home?", asked Cat.

"Me too?", asked Robbie with an embarrassed smile.

"Sure guys", Andre said laughing. "Hey Beck, you cool dude?"

Beck faced him for the first time since Jade left. "Yeah, I'm cool man."

Andre gave him a manly pat on his back, and walked to the door with Cat and Robbie trailing behind him.

I walked them to the door and shouted a "Goodbye!" as they drove off. I was afraid of what would happen next. Was Beck gonna yell at me now that everyone was gone? Was he gonna tell me how bad of a friend I was? I sighed and finally closed the door, and walked back to the table. When he started lifting his head I prepared for the worst, but when I saw his face I noticed the tears in his eyes.

"Am I not a good boyfriend? Did… did I do something wrong? Was I not faithful?", he asked as he wiped away a couple of tears.

I quickly ran to where he was sitting, and hugged him tight. "Of course you were a good boyfriend! And you didn't do anything wrong! Jade is just… well Jade, and she just, umm? She sees situations in her own way, and… what I'm trying to say is…"

Beck began laughing. Laughing really hard. And he wouldn't stop. I had an awkward smile on my face, and did a fake laugh along with him.

"Uhh, what are we laughing about?", I asked with a confused expression on my face.

"Oh Tori, you make me laugh.", he said hugging me back. "You really are a good person. Even though Jade is always mean to you, you still manage to try and stick up for her."

He beamed at me like I was the greatest human being in the world. I thought about what he said for a minute then finally answered with "Well I know that the whole façade Jade puts up is really just a way to not let people get close to her heart. But I'm sure that deep down inside she realizes that I just wanna be her friend, and she wants to be mine. She just doesn't want to appear soft, and that's okay with me. But I know she accepts me for who I am, the way I accept her."

He looked confused for a while like he was taking in everything I had said. Then after a long moment he looked me dead in the eye and said "You are really one of a kind Vega."

I shot him a flattered smile, and looked away quickly.

"Now I've got a job to do. Operation: Cheer Up a Friend!", I said.

He smiled at me and said "So what do you have in mind?"

"Well I always feel better after I have hot chocolate. You want some?"

"Sure.", he replied.

I quickly went into the kitchen and filled the kettle with water. I got two mugs out of a cabinet, and emptied two packets of cocoa mix into them. When the kettle whistled I turned off the burner, and poured water into both cups. "Marshmallows?", I called into the living room.

"Yes, please!", Beck called back.

I could hear the grin in his voice. I brought the mugs to where he was sitting on the couch now, and handed him one. Titanic was playing on the TV.

"Really?", I asked giving him an outraged look.

"What?", he asked innocently. "Titanic is a classic. And Leonardo is one of my mentors.

I shook my head. "How about we put on something a bit happier? I'm supposed to be cheering you up."

"Fine. What are we gonna watch?"

"Umm?". I took the remote from the coffee table, and flipped through the channels. "Look! How 'bout Due Date?"

"Alright. It may not be as classic as Titanic, but it's cool."

"Great!", I said.

The movie was already half over. It was at the part where Peter and Ethan were about to flip off the highway. When they were upside down in the car Beck and I both laughed. I smiled at him, and he returned it. When it came to a quieter part in the movie Beck finally spoke.

"I'm a jerk face.", he said eyeing his hot chocolate carefully.

"Why would you say that?", I asked confused.

"I should have opened that door. I should've went after Jade and fixed our relationship.", he sighed deeply then looked at me with a confused expression on his face. "What do you think I should have done?"

"Well I think I have to answer your question with another question. Were you happy in your relationship?", I asked him.

He looked down. Then after a while of thinking he looked back up.

"I guess your right. Things weren't moving anywhere with Jade and I. We were a sinking ship. Just like the Titanic."

I sat closer to him and wrapped him in a hug. I could see the tears forming again.

"Oh, Beck. Don't be so hard on yourself. You tried very hard for things to work out between you and Jade. But you guys were just trying to hold on just for the sake of holding on. Like my mom always says: When your too stubborn to listen to His sign, God will always find another way to make you understand.", I said.

He seemed confused so I continued.

"In other words, you and Jade need to move on. Obviously you weren't meant to still be together because if so, you would be. Sometimes you have to lose something good to find something better.", I concluded.

He apparently understood this more because he smiled at me. For awhile we stared at each other. I realized I was still holding him, and finally let go. We broke our gaze, but suddenly he put his finger under my chin to make me look at him again. I looked up and stared at him. He had a different look in his eye. Something that looked to seductive to be considered friendly. I didn't say anything as he continued. He slipped his arm around my waist and pulled me towards him. I still didn't say anything until finally we were face to face. We were breathing simultaneously. Since I hadn't said anything he attempted to move his lips closer, but I stopped him. I backed up a little, still in his arms.

"Maybe… uh. Maybe you should go home now.", I said quietly.

He cleared his throat, and quickly let me go. "Yeah, it's really late now I should go."

He walked to the couch closest to the door, and picked up his jacket. I put the mugs in the kitchen sink then walked to the door to say goodbye.

"Well, I'll see ya later I guess?", I said not sure how he felt now.

He looked at me and said "You bet."

I smiled at this. Maybe he wasn't upset that I rejected him. I liked him but he did just break up with his girlfriend who, might I mention, hates my guts.

We hugged quickly, and he walked out the door. As he stepped into his car and was about to shut the door I called his name loudly. He looked confused, but stepped out the car and walked back up to me anyway.

"Yeah?", he asked.

I felt bad for ending the night like this so I asked "Do you, Oh, I don't know you'll probably just want to spend tomorrow by yourself and all, you know because of…"

"Tori!", Beck said.

"Huh?", I asked finally shutting up.

"Your rambling and I can't understand what you're trying to say."

"Sorry.", I apologized. "What I'm trying to ask is if you want to maybe go to the beach with me and the gang tomorrow."

"Well that sounds fun, but…"

"What's wrong? Do you not want to hang out with us anymore? I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked and…"

"Tori!", he shouted.

I stopped talking.

"Huh?"

"Man you ramble a lot.", he said shaking his head.

"What I'm trying to say is that I don't want to be hit with a bunch of questions, ya know? I'm not entirely ready to talk about the situation with everyone else.", he explained shyly.

He gave me a sort of embarrassed smile, which I found adorable.

"I totally understand.", I told him turning to go back in the house.

"But!", he called, pleading for me to come back.

"But what?", I asked confused.

"But can me and you just go? 'Cause I would like some company tomorrow."

"Of course Beck!", I said excitedly. At least he wasn't mad at me.

"Great! I'll pick you up tomorrow let's say, 9 a.m.? That way we can get a good spot near the ocean."

"Sounds good to me!", I said. I was hype!

"Awesome", he said smiling. "See ya tomorrow Vega!", he called walking back to his car.

"Alrighty, see ya!"

I walked back in the house with a full smile on my face. I was happy. I made a friend feel better, and I had an awesome day planned for tomorrow. I went to sleep satisfied!