Title: You're So Screwed Up
Pair: Cat/Jade – Cade
A/N: My first Victorious story of my current obsession, Cade and Victorious. Oh and I'm also obsessed with Bade. Also, I'm sorry for the hiatus I've set upon my Lovez stories. I really have this whole plot and all that but I'm too lazy.
- Set during Robarazzi -
"Hee hee," Cat giggled.
"S'that from the SkyStore?" Beck asked rhetorically.
"Uh uh," the overly-happy girl replied.
"What is it?" Andre asked.
"It's the world's most powerful juicer! For juicing on-the-go!" she replied with the tone of an advertiser.
"You're so screwed up," Jade commented with no care.
Cat scrunched up her eyebrows but quickly forgot why. "No, it's really cool! Lookit!" She then took Beck's pizza as the latter muttered syllables, giving up with no fight. Cat shoved the slice of pizza down the juicer's tube and started to juice it. Everyone looked weirdly as the juiced pizza came pouring down a glass.
"Hee hee," Cat said once more. "See?" Then she handed the juiced pizza to Beck.
"You juiced my pizza," Beck announced.
"Why chew what you can drink?" She said as if it was the world's solution to everything.
- Fast forward to after-lunch hour -
Cat remembered why she's feeling bad since lunch. It was Jade's heartless comment on her juicer. She frowned as she closed her locker and headed off to spend her free hour at the study hall. She knew Jade didn't mean that. They've known each other for so long so she expected those comments from Jade. It just hit her now. Like Jade's said a lot of mean stuff to her but this one, this one stood out the most to her.
"You're so screwed up." It kept playing in her head the entire hour that she wasn't able to finish her short story of a dinosaur and a unicorn's adventure down the yellow brick road.
Cat's PoV
"Am I really screwed up like Jade thinks?" She asked herself as she headed off to Sikowitz' class. "I mean I know people think I'm weird and too excited about everything but I don't think that means I'm screwed up, right? I'm just a big bundle of energy. But maybe I am. I mean I'm having conversations in my head. Isn't that considered straight up screwed up?" Her thoughts where interrupted as Tori tapped her.
"Hey, Cat," Tori said, nodding forward. "Attendance up, I'm next."
"Oh right! Sorry!" I exclaimed. "Present!" I added as Sikowitz called me followed by Tori.
"What's up?" Tori asked me as Sikowitz acknowledged her presence.
"Nothing, I forgot," I said. I knew she'd fall for it. They always do.
"Alright, pair up. We're doing backwards alphabet drive-by acting exercise!" Sikowitz announced. Tori took me by the arm and led me to the corner.
"I'm partnering with you," Tori said as we sat down. "What's up Cat? I know something's wrong, so spill."
I sigh. I was probably wasn't convincing. "Tori… Tori do you," I start off. She nodded at me for encouragement. "Do you think I'm screwed up?"
"What? No! Come on, Cat. You're really cool. Even when you get overly excited about things, that doesn't make you screwed up," Tori reassured me as she put a hand on my arm. "You're talented and happy, that's not screwed up for me." I smile at her but I'm not entirely convinced. I just shrug off this heavy feeling and continue with the exercise.
End Cat's PoV
- The next day -
"Hey have you guys seen Cat?" Tori asked as she looked at her wristwatch before closing her locker. "It's nearly 7:30 and she isn't even here yet."
"Yeah, she's always early for school," Andre added as him and Tori walked together for their first class. Jade and Beck were already making out in one corner but Tori interrupted them.
"Ehem," Tori started. Beck pulled away from her now-pissed off her girlfriend. He gave her a questioning look. "Have you guys seen Cat?"
But before Beck could answer, "No. Now go," Jade snapped and resumed kissing Beck. Tori and Andre sat down in front of the couple.
The 5 sat together during lunch.
"I tried calling her but she didn't pick up," Andre said as he sipped his drink.
"Me too," Beck and Tori said in unison.
"She must be sick," Jade suggested like with no care.
- Cat's house -
She faked being sick that day. Cat placed a flashlight on her forehead for about five minutes before her mom diagnosed her that she's not going to school today.
She sighs.
"Why did Jade's comment make me feel this way? I'm supposed to be used to it, right?" Cat thought.
Her phone got 3 calls today from Tori, Andre and Beck and a couple of texts from Tori asking where she was and all that. It wasn't until an hour before dismissal that she received another text.
She looked at her PearPhone to see who it was from.
JADEY
She smiled, and then frowned. She opened the message. "U r not replying 2 any1. I'm coming over." Suddenly, Cat panicked. She hit the reply button fast enough, hoping Jade would reply asap.
"Sorry. I was asleep. Thought it was 2 l8 2 reply. Just sick. U don't have 2 come over." She hit the send button, shivers running down her spine. After a while, she got another message from Jade.
"Still coming over. Beck n Tori wants 2 bring u ur missed homeworks." Jade replied back quickly.
Oh boy.
- Flashback -
They were 14 then. No boyfriends, no Beck. Just Jade and Cat. Best friends. Not everyone knew that because Jade didn't like it when people made fun of Cat. She knew she'll just get pissed and end up in a fight. She didn't want to put Cat through all of that and so did her self. She didn't want to get in too much trouble or she might screw her chances at being an actress. So she told Cat that their bestfriendship must be a secret. Cat, being the Cat she is, agreed.
One family-free sleepover, they were watching A Walk To Remember at Cat's room, much to Jade's dismay and Cat's excitement.
It was the scene where Landon finally finished the telescope and invited Jaime to look up at the comet and he proposes to her.
"Awwww," Cat sniffed, a frown forming on her face. Jade rolled her eyes.
"C'mon Cat," Jade said, trying to bring her best friend back to reality. "It's not like guys nowadays would do that."
"Well we'd have to find out!" The magenta-haired girl exclaimed as she scooped some more strawberry ice cream into her mouth.
"How do you plan to do that?" Jade asked, nibbling away at an organic granola bar.
"I don't know yet. But it can be real, it could happen!" Cat said.
"Not in a million years!" Jade replied.
"Oh yeah? It could happen just as this could happen!" The cheery girl said. But before Jade can reply, Cat leaned on to her and kissed her. She found herself kissing the smaller girl back. She thought Cat tasted sweeter than a strawberry. She felt Cat smile in the kiss but Jade's prideful self got to her and pulled back.
"I uh… I," Jade stuttered.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to. I just-" Cat was cut off by Jade's hand on her mouth. If Jade squinted just enough, she'd see Cat blushing in her dark bedroom with the help of the TV's glow.
"Shut up," Jade softly said, still processing what happened. She scrunched her beautiful, black eyebrows. Cat gulped. She stood up and ran straight to her bathroom, door slightly slamming.
Jade stared at the TV. The movie is still playing but none of the scenes and the words is making sense to her. All she could think about was the kiss between her and Cat that just happened a few moments ago. It felt so unreal, so unexpected. She didn't know what else to think but that. Her sexuality suddenly came to her senses. What was she? Was she bisexual? Was she gay? No, she thought. Beck's been giving out hints the same way I was. I'm attracted to Beck, he told me the same. So my sexuality is probably out of the question, she thought. Maybe it's just a sudden, first time thing. She was snapped out of her own little world when she heard the faucet go on. Cat! She thought.
She stood up from the bed and walked over to Cat's bathroom. She turned the knob but it was locked.
"Cat?" Jade started. "Hey, please open the door." She heard sniffling but no words. "C'mon please? I'm not mad at you. Please open the door." Still no response.
"Okay, Cat, if you don't wanna open the door, I will force it down," Jade said in a serious tone. She won't actually break it down but her serious voice was sufficient enough for Cat to unlock it. Jade twisted the knob and the door opened. A puffy-eyed Cat welcomed her. Cat turned around from Jade, her back now facing the brunette.
"Hey," Jade placed a hand on Cat's shoulders. She shrugged. "Okay, I get it Cat. You don't wanna talk about it. We won't." Cat continued to try to stop her tears from falling. Her tears are always too shallow, too hard to stop that's why she also makes a good actress. Tears come too easy for her.
"If you're not going to start talking to me," Jade continued. "I will leave you alone here. Your parent's aren't around, you're brother's in college and you're going to be left alone here."
That seemed to put Cat's head back in reality. She turned around, slowly facing Jade.
"I'm…I'm sorry," Cat stuttered. "I didn't mean-"
"Don't worry about it," Jade assured her. "Let's… Let's just pretend it never happened." She wiped some of Cat's tears with her sleeves.
Silence.
Jade walked out of the bathroom, giving Cat ample time to compose herself. When Cat finished, she walked out of the bathroom to find Jade under the covers already, TV off, PearPhone on.
"I…" Cat started. Jade turned around, PearPhone clutched on one hand. "I don't want to."
Jade's eyes narrowed in question. "You don't want to what?"
"I don't… I don't," the smaller girl muttered. "I don't want to… To pretend it never happened.
Jade looked at her for a moment. She nodded slowly, pursing her lips. "But not a word to anyone, okay?"
Cat made the zipping motion on her mouth. She slowly went in under the covers, beside Jade. She felt awkward. She was used to cuddling with Jade during their sleepovers. She wants to cuddle with her right now but given the circumstance, it looks like that's not gonna happen tonight so she just turned her back on the brunette. Jade continued on to texting on her phone.
"Aren't you going to sleep yet?" Cat asked after a few moments.
"In a bit," Jade answered, multi-tasking with texting. "Why?"
"No reason," Cat replied, her back still to Jade. "Who are you texting?"
"Beck."
A frown formed on Cat's face as she nodded. "Goodnight, Jade." She replied, tears slowly falling as Jade said the same thing to her.
- End flashback -
Cat's PoV
"Why did Jade have to come? Why can't just Tori go alone?" She muttered under her breath as she fixed herself up.
The doorbell rang and my mom got it. I heard them greet my mom and then I heard steps as they went towards my room. I sat down my bed, hugging Mr. Porkstache.
I heard a series of 16 knocks. I smile to myself. She hasn't forgotten. Jade and I used to have a secret knock code. It was 16 beats. We used it before we entered each other's rooms. "Come in," I said.
The door slowly opened. Tori entered first with her bag on her shoulder and some papers on the other. Then Beck with his hand latched to Jade.
"How're you feeling?" Tori asked as I motioned them to sit on my sofa.
"I'm okay," I answered, giving the best actress smile I could muster. I could see Jade from the corner of my eyes shaking her head. She never fails to know what I'm feeling.
"Oh well, here's the things you missed for today's classes," Tori said as she handed me some papers.
"Yeah and we bought you ice cream for when you feel better," Beck added, smiling at me as he squeezed Jade's hand. "But we told your mom to keep it frozen so she kept it." I nodded. A few more chit chats and they told me they were going to go.
"So, feel better. 'Kay?" Tori told me. I nodded. She patted my head and hugged me.
"You coming to school tomorrow?" Beck asked.
"I don't know yet…" I trailed off.
"Well, let us know," Beck said, smiling as he combed his hair with his hands.
They turned around and went out my door but Jade stayed behind. In a fast motion, Beck returned.
"Hey, you okay walking home babe?" He asked Jade.
"Yeah, 5 houses isn't that far," she replied sarcastically to her boyfriend. Beck smiled and went over to her to kiss her, which Jade responded to enthusiastically.
"Alright, I'll call you later babe," Beck said. "I love you." He smiled as he went out the door.
"Oh and don't drive Vega home, Beckett," Jade screamed just loud enough for Beck and Tori to hear.
"Why not? She's my friend," Beck said. Jade just groaned and rolled her eyes. She slowly faced me.
"So," she started. "What is up with you?"
A/N: What did you think? This may go on for about 5 chapters. Read and review : ) 7 reviews to next chapter. Purrty please? With chocolates and berries on top! Thanks a lot!