Title: Unbound
Author: Jonathan
Rating: M (covering my bases this time)
Chapter: Prologue
Category: Robbie/Tori
Spoilers: Post 'Bound,' and it will follow season 2 canon.
Summery: Tori and Robbie are free from Yerba. Now, they have to deal with the lives they left behind.
Disclaimer: Victorious is owned by Dan Schneider, Danwarp, Nick, Viacom


"Dad, do I have to?"

"Don't make me tell you again." David Vega groaned. "You're sister is finally coming home. You had enough time using her room, now do me a favor, and get your stuff out of there!"

"But I just got everything the way I wanted it!" Trina Vega defended herself, annoyed.

"I don't care." Mr. Vega told his eldest. "Tori is coming home within a couple hours. I want that room cleaned up and I want it vacated!" David yelled at his daughter.

That said, he didn't give Trina a chance to argue. He turned on his heels and slammed the door behind him as he walked down the hallway that led to the stairs.

With each step that he made, David Vega couldn't help but notice the still defining silence. A breath escaped his lips as he turned a corner. Ever since Trina came home from Yerba, things haven't been the same. And everyone knew the reason.

Trina abandoned Tori. She abandoned her sister in a strange country; only to save her rear-end. They all did too. All done by the friends that Tori and even their friend Robbie held dear to them. Their teacher as well. And from the moment they landed, not him or his wife forgave any of them.

For him and his wife, whenever it came to either Sikowitz or the kids that they went to Yerba with, they would turn around and walk the other way. Each of them had a long way to earn their forgiveness, and they had no reason to give it. Not even Trina.

When Trina came home that day, David and Holly were furious. They yelled at her, they argued with her, they even threatened to pull her from Hollywood Arts. But Trina just shrugged, and didn't bother taking any of their warnings too seriously. At first, she was ashamed for what she did. She went as far as saying that she would do anything to get her sister and her friend back…

But David and Holly knew the truth. They knew that Trina only said that to get out of being in trouble. And while 'Trina's Plan' actually held some merit at the beginning, it quickly diminished with each day. To the point that by the first weekend, all attempts to try and remain on her parents' good side were gone. And instead, she went on life feeling like not having Tori around was okay in her parents' book.

However, the truth was that her parents just didn't bother trying to get anything from Trina. After years of trying to set their daughter on the right path, Holly and David Vega just had accept that Trina wasn't going to change. No matter how much she claimed that she would. It was a harsh truth, but it seemed like it would be true nevertheless.

They came to the decision that if Trina wasn't going to do anything to help the situation, they shouldn't do anything to help her. So, they let Trina do what she wanted. The only difference became that her parents didn't do anything for her. Trina just had to go through life without anyone; without any parental involvement.

David and Holly just didn't know if she realized what she lost.

It hurt them that they came to that conclusion, but years of not listening, taking them for granted, feeling that she could get away with anything, it all took its tole. But when Trina abandoned Tori in Yerba, that was the last straw. She claimed that she was ashamed for what she did, but she never did anything about it. She just went on with her life as if it never happened.

She just seemed to go into her own little world and decided that Tori's absence wasn't anything to worry about.

His hand went against the wall, his fingers running off the textured material of the wallpaper. He soon found a door opened as he walked down the hall. His hand grasped the frame of the door and he pivoted around, turning the corner.

"Hi."

Holly Vega closed a drawer and looked up at the door. She looked up upon her husband. "Hi, David."

He gave her a smile as he walked into the room. "Is it almost ready?"

She joined her husband for a moment as they looked at the room that the two of them put together. "Pretty much. The sheets are in the wash, but then we should be good."

He wrapped his arms around her torso, pulling his wife to him. "Are you sure we're doing the right thing?"

"David…" Holly began. "You saw how Robbie's parents reacted."

"I know…" He let out a breath. "I know they packed up and left."

"Leaving him without a home." She repeated. "Sylvia and Maury aren't really around to help. Marty lives in Boca. He's all alone." She let out a sigh. Where's he going to live? I don't want him to move in with someone who abandoned him. He went through the same thing as Tori. He doesn't deserve to be treated that way."

"I know, Baby." He told his wife.

She took a moment, "I know he has his tendencies, but something in me is telling me that letting him move in here with us is the right thing to do."

"But we are talking about the kid who walks around with a puppet."

"Creative people sometimes have quirks like that." Holly reasoned. "It's how they operate."

"I get what you're saying, Baby." He said with a smile. "I know he's been through allot, and I guess I can be okay with it. I just don't know what it's going to be like. They're has to be a reason why his parents abandoned him like that. No parent should do that to their kid."

"And I'm sure he'll tell us." Holly told him. "I just don't know if he's ready to tell anyone. It's not easy to talk about your home life. But I just want to give him the chance to have something that he could count on. Outside of Tori, he has nothing."

He nodded, "Yeah, I can see that maybe him living with us would be a good thing."

She smiled, "I think what we need to do is get the sheets, check on the chicken, and then head off to the airport."

He grinned, "I think that's the way to do it." He kissed her cheek. "I just want you to know, that I'm proud of you too." She showed a confused look. "I don't know a woman who would do this much for a kid that they never really got to know before."

"Like I said, I just think Robbie needs us." She turned around in his arms so that she could look at her husband in the eyes. "And I want to be the one that gives him that opportunity. He deserves that much."

"Yeah, he does." He lowered his head and kissed her on the lips. "I don't think I can love you any more than I do right now."

"I love you, too."

"C'mon, we better get going. Their flight lands in an hour."


"You guys ready?"

Andre Harris looked up from the table as Beck came through the door. "Just about. Got to finish this, and then we're good to go."

"I don't see why we need to go." Jade announced from the seat by Andre.

"Robbie and Tori are finally coming home." Cat reasoned. "Wouldn't they want to see us?"

"For sure." Andre replied. "Spencer said they're arriving today. Just wait for them to see this banner we've cooked up."

"Yeah, 'Welcome Home,' really gets the heart all warm and fuzzy."

"Don't we want that though?" Cat asked her friends. "My brother likes getting the pins and needles."

Andre looked at her, "Pins and needles?"

"Yeah, that's what he says he feels like when he's all fuzzy and warm."

"Ok," Beck drawled out. "How's the banner coming?"

"It'll be done soon. I just got to finish up with the 'H' and the 'e.'" Andre said, surveying his work. He got to his feet as his friends drifted over to him.

"Is it me, or does that 'l' look too elongated?" Jade asked, viewing the banner as a whole.

"Elongated?" Cat asked, confused.

Andre looked at it strangely, "What do you mean 'too elongated'?"

"Does it make anyone want to watch 'The Little Mermaid'?" Jade asked.

Andre took a step back, "You like 'The Little Mermaid'?"

"I love the 'The Little Mermaid!'" Cat beamed.

"We know you do, but I'm just surprised Jade does." Andre replied.

Beck answered, "It makes her feel like she's watching soup." He bent his neck to get a better look at the 'l.' He soon got what Jade was referring too. "Of course only you would get that."

Jade smiled.

"What's there to get?" Andre asked, confused.

"Yeah, I uh…think the banner's good." Beck said, covering up what Jade was talking about. He started to role the banner up. "We better get going if we want to beat traffic."

"But the 'H' and 'e' need some work still!" Andre announced.

"It's fine, Dude." Beck told him. "They'll love it. C'mon."

That said, Jade, Beck, and Cat left the classroom. Leaving Andre to himself, "What's so special about 'The Little Mermaid'?"

"Dude, forget it." Beck told his friend, "C'mon."


Two people walked down the corridor of the Los Angeles International Airport. They were on their way to reach Gate B21 where the flight that was due to land was fastly approaching.

"How much further?"

Her husband replied, "Should be just around the corner." He brought his watch forward and looked down at the face. "They land in ten minutes."

They started to pick up their pace as they realized how close they were to 6:43. As they edged the gate, they noticed a group of kids sitting in the waiting area.

"David?"

He looked at his wife, "Yeah?"

"Look at the waiting area."

David glanced to where Holly was directing. "Oh."

"Yeah, remember what Tori told us."

David nodded, "Don't worry about it. Talking to them is not something I want to do."

"I don't want to either." She answered. "Let's just keep to ourselves. Tori and Robbie will know what to do." Her husband nodded as they stayed at the outskirts of the waiting room.

"How did they find out?" Holly asked, confused on how the kids found out about them getting to the airport.

"It wasn't Trina." He answered. "I got her phone still in my dresser."

"Then who told them?" She asked.

He sighed, "Probably Spencer." He shook his head, "I know he did it because he felt that Tori and Robbie would want to see them."

"We can't be mad at him, Honey." Holly told him. "Because of him, we were able to get Tori and Robbie back."

"I'm not mad at him at all." He reasoned. "I just wish he cleaned it with us."

Holly understood why he said that. "He was just being a good friend." David was about to respond when Holly pointed her finger. "Oh my God! They're back!" Tears started to well in her eyes.

David looked at his wife and smiled. He placed his arms around her torso, comforting her, and him. "Remember, we have to stay here." She nodded. "This isn't going to be pretty."

They watched as the kids stood up from their seats holding the banner high up in the air.

All six of them watched as the two long lost members of their loved ones walked out of the door.

Holly couldn't help but feel the breath she had hitched in her throat. The two of them watched as they walked toward them, disregarding the kids carrying the banner. Holly and David watched as they approached them. Tears appeared in Tori's eyes as she joined them.

"Mom? Dad?"

Both of them immediately pulled Tori into a hug, feeling the loss of their youngest daughter return.

"Um, guys…" Robbie touched David's shoulder. "We better go. They're coming."

David nodded and pulled out of the hug. "Thanks, Robbie. We better go."

Holly looked at them, "We got chicken ready for you two at home. C'mon."

That said, the four of them pulled apart and left the waiting room, leaving four teenagers confused in their wake.


TBC

I know I'm earlier then I said I was going to post, but I couldn't get Victorious out of my mind. So, here's the prologue. Chapter 1 to follow soon.

And for those who want to know about what's being talked about when Jade, Andre, Beck, and Cat bring up 'The Little Mermaid,' there's a scene in the movie that you might not be aware of. I don't want to tell it straight out, but it is a well-known goof. If you want to see it for yourself, watch the movie and pause it when the priest is marrying Prince Eric to fake Ariel. You won't notice it from watching it unless you know what you're looking for. You can also see something if you look at the cover of the old VHS tape. There's something on the cover that can also be describing what's being talked about.

I hope you all enjoyed this, and let's begin 'Unbound!'