A/N: This is basically my first time really writing a story, ever.
It might be terrible, and if it is, let me know so I can fix it!
Anyways, this takes place a week before Prome.

Tori is at her locker trying to fix the zipper on her new leather jacket.

'Ugh! This is impossible!'

"Hey, Tori!" and with that, I jumped about ten feet in the air.
Luckily I had already put my books away or that would have been bad!

'Jeez Cat! You shouldn't sneek up on people like that!'

"Sorry.. I just wanted to know if you were still having lunch with me. I know you're busy planning prom-"

'Prome'

"Right. Prome night, but I thought maybe you could use some help and.."
She looked down and realized what I was focusing so hard on.
"Here, I can fix that!"
She reaches over and I feel her hand brush mine and suddenly I feel like I can't breathe, so I pull away.
I don't know why, but lately every time Cat touches me, even by accident, even if she just brushes my arm when we're walking, I get a funny feeling in her stomach. In my whole body, really.
Maybe I'm just really stressed out about Prome. That's why I'm feeling so strange.
Yeah, that's probably it.

"My brother once got stuck in a jacket, too.. at the hospital. But his was backwards and the arms were crossed which was funny because he couldn't move them!" she gives a small laugh before she finally manages to get the zipper unstuck and she slowly zips it to my stomach, then lets go and looks up at me.
"Anyways, there." She says with a smile.
I've looked at Cat a million times, but I think she gets more beautiful every time I see her. I don't know why I noticed that. I think a lot of girls are pretty, but not Cat pretty. Cat can melt your heart just by looking at you with those big brown eyes of hers.
'Uh.. Cat?'

"Mhm?"

'What hospital was your brother in again?'

"Oh, I don't remember the name.. but the walls are white and bouncy!"
She starts jumping and laughing and that makes me laugh as well.
Cat's happiness is contagious.

'Thank you. For fixing my jacket, I mean. Annnnddd.. maybe helping me with Prome plans?'

"Yay!" She squeaks. I love that.

We walked to lunch talking about Cat's brother, which turned into a conversation about giraffes somehow.
"Do you think giraffes like cotton candy?" She asked in a serious tone.
I wonder what it's like to live in Cat's brain. For one day, I would like to think how she thinks. To see what she sees.
'Uhm, well.. I don't know, Cat. I think they just like leaves and things like that.'

"But that's probably because they've never tried it before! When I was little I didn't know what it was 'til my parents showed me, but before that I thought they were just colorful clouds! But now I love it!" She says with the biggest smile on her face.

It's so cute when she gets like that.

Jade over-heard us and decided to chime in "That's stupid, Cat. Everyone knows giraffes can't eat cotton candy."

I could see Cat's smile fade. She looked genuinely sad and that made me very angry at Jade. How could you purposely hurt someone so sweet and innocent?
All I want to do right now is cheer her up, again. It's very rare that Cat is every upset and I can't stand it when she is. It's not normal. Someone as amazing as her.. well.. she deserves to always be happy.

'Cat, it's no stupid. It was a good question. Maybe one day we can go to the zoo and see for ourselves!'
She looks up at me and I feel my heart start beating faster. I don't know how she does that.

"Really? You would take me?"

'Just tell me when and I'm there.' I smile at her and she does the same.

"You're an amazing friend. Thank you."

Friend. Right. I'm a good friend. And that's all. That's all I want to be.. her friend.
So why was I so disappointed when she said it?

We got back to lunch as normal, talking about random things, mostly she does the talking, but I don't mind. I prefer it, actually.

I know I'm staring at her, but.. she makes the cutest noises when she eats.
Sometimes she stops and furrows her eyebrows, thinking about something, but then goes back to her lunch.
I don't think we've said anything for the last five minutes.
I'm comfortable around her.
I love being with her.
Cat's always so positive. So happy. And that makes me happy.
Cat Valentine makes me happy.

"What are you thinking about, Tor?"

"Yeah, Tori. You do seem kind of focused over there, everything okay?" Andre asks.

'Uh.. what? I mean, yeah I was just thinking about.. uh..' Think. think!

"Prome?" Cat says

'Yes! Prome! That is exactly what I was thinking about!' Thank you.

"Oh, okay. Well don't think too hard, might hurt your brain." Andre chimes in and then went back to explaining to Robbie why you shouldn't ask girls to meet your parents after the first date.

"I knew it!" Cat grins. "Maybe I should become a psychic."

'Maybe. But that would be a waste of such a beautiful voice.' And Cat, you have the most beautiful voice I have ever heard.
This makes Cat smile even bigger which made me blush.

"You really like my voice?"

' I love it.'
I couldn't help but notice the cute dimples in Cat's cheeks when she smiled like that.
It's so adorable I could just kiss her!
I mean.. friendly kiss her, you know, like friends do.
Because Cat and I are friends.

"Thank you, Tori! So who are you going to prom-"

'Prome.'

"Sorry! I keep forgetting! Who are you going to Prome with?"

'I don't know, yet...'

In that evil voice of hers, Jade decides to butt in again "Who would want to go to prom-"

'Prome!'

"Whatever, who would want to go with you, anyways?" Ugh. I hate her.

'No one asked you, Jade!'

"Come on, babe.. we've gotta go, anways." Beck kisses Jade on the forehead, they grab their things and go back into the school.

"Well Andre and I have to turn in our theater project. We forgot this morning, since someone was late." Robbie says, glaring at Rex.

"Hey, I needed more time to fix my hair, how do you think I get all the ladies?" Rex is such a dog.

"Anyways, we better go, too. Bye Cat! ..and Tori." Robbie grabs his bag and starts walking towards the door.

"Bye Tor, bye little Red, see you in Sikowitz class." Andre says, slowly following Robbie's lead.

Cat and I are alone. Finally.

"I guess it's just you and me! And don't listen to Jade, I'm sure plenty of people would love to go to Prome with you! Or.. would have if you hadn't waited so long.."

I can't believe I forgot a date for my own Prome!
I got Andre to perform, I got a video made and set up for everyone, I even rented a cheese fountain!
How could I forget a date? Not like there's anyone at Hollywood Arts that I would want to go with.
Beck is taken, Jade has made that perfectly clear many times, Andre is seeing Keko, and Cat is going with Robbie. Well.. Robbie is going with Cat.

'Ugh. I know. I'll figure something out. Maybe...'

"But Tori! It's next week! Everyone else has a date by now!" Cat says. She looks a little disappointed and I can feel my cheeks start to get warm again.

'I know.. I've just been so busy planning everything.. I guess I just forgot.'
Good job, Tori.

"If you want, you can hang out with me and Robbie! It will be a lot of fun he rented a limo and everything! It will be like a.. like a double prome date!"
I wish I was your only date.

'Thanks, Cat.. but I wouldn't want to mess up your date, and I'm pretty sure Robbie would hate me if I tagged along.'

"No he wouldn't! And Rex is coming, so maybe you can be his date!" She smiles proudly, thinking this is a great idea.

I would love to hang out with Cat at prome, but there was NO WAY I was going to even pretend to be on a date with Rex.

'I'm sure he already has a couple of North Ridge girls lined up. And I wouldn't want to go with a puppet for a date, anyways. I couldn't dance with him without getting splinters!'
That gets a laugh out of Cat.
I love making her laugh. I don't think anything in the world makes me happier than knowing that for just a moment, I made her happy. Because she makes me so happy all the time just by being Cat. I like returning the favor, sometimes.
That's what best friends, do.. right?

"Well, okay.. I'm sorry you don't have a date, but you're still going right?"

'Of course! I wouldn't miss it. Andre wants me to perform his song with him, so..'

"Yay! I can't wait to hear it!"

Then unexpectedly, she jumps over and hugs me.
There's that funny feeling again and I'm pretty sure I stopped breathing for a moment.
She let go after what seemed like ten minutes. I wish it had been.
I wish I could hug her all day, every day, without stopping. Her hugs are so warm and comfortable and she always smells so good.. especially today.

'You smell good.' Dang it, Tori, you idiot!

"Thank you! I got a new shampoo.. it's strawberry!" She giggles.
'Well I like it.' a lot.

"You're the first person to notice."

She's looking at me with the biggest grin on her face and suddenly I realize just how close we actually are..
*riiiinnnnnngggg*

Whew, saved by the bell.
And we're off to Sikowitz class!
I wonder what crazy assignment he has for us this week.