A/N: This is the first chapter I took it down to edit.
Chapter 1: No Way
Jade was destined for great things; she could act, sing and was a fantastic playwright. She'd never let down a friend in need. She's the best friend you could wish for. Yeah, right. But that was before, before Tori, before Beck, before Robbie, before all of them. They changed her. Now she's cold, bitter and angry. But most all, she's really just broken.
Jade sighed inwardly as she leant against her locker, watching as Beck consoled nervous Tori that Mason Thornsmith couldn't replace her in the Platinum Music Awards, it was impossible, they were tomorrow, yet he wouldn't do it for her, she knew, getting ready for the showdown to begin. It should have been her, she didn't know why it wasn't. The work she had put into that audition had shocked everyone. She hated work, that much was obvious. She rolled her eyes as Mason walked in with his stupid little assistant and entourage and started ranting about some meat hat dumb, naïve and foolish Vega was supposed to be wearing. That girl's so stupid, she thought to herself watching as Vega argued with Mason which got her fired. HA! But when Mason asked her to sing instead, she was about to say no. Then Beck blew it. "No way" he said and she snapped. Didn't she deserve the spotlight? Of course Beck would side with Tori, he always did. So she said yes and walked off. She wasn't blind, she saw the pain in Vega's eyes and she felt kind of sorry for her but she shook it off, she was Jade West and she didn't have time for any of Tori's little problems that she got herself into.
There are only so many things you can do to hide who you really are, there are only so many things you can say and there's only so much you can get away with. Sooner or later, the walls you build will begin to fall and then that happens you'll lose everything. It's better to act like you never even cared at all. That's the only way to get by. Because people are the silent killers, they build you up just to tear you right down again. And they act like nothing has ever happened, like they don't know why you're breaking, dying inside but they do, it's because of them. But maybe there's a wonderful exception.
Later watching Tori and Beck about to kiss her heart broke in a million pieces. Again. She was shocked; did those years mean nothing to him? Apparently not. Why would they? And Vega of all people. She wanted to yell and scream at Vega through the screen. She hated her with a vengeance at that moment and that's when Vega pulled away. Becks face was priceless. Rejection. It gave her a good feeling that face. She felt like laughing. Then Vega started talking about how she couldn't kiss Beck because, get this, she and Jade were friends. Yet she was all for it when they were actually dating, shocker. Becks comment about Jade rubbing Tori's hamburger across her foot rung a bell and for some strange reason she wished it didn't. Was she glad Vega did what she did? Yes, and she knew what she had to do. She had to make things right, besides this outfit was horrible.
Sometimes if you're lucky, you'll meet an angel. If you do, take care of her because she can break at any minute. She's special, she'll care. Love her back or you'll lose her. And she'll always be the person you least expect.
"I couldn't do that to a friend" she said as she gave Vega back her spot. The spot Vega had earned. She would tell the announcer dude there was a script change or something. Then she noticed Vega smiling, no beaming at her. It had to stop, she HATED smiling. "Or even to you" she threw out casually and smirked as Vega's smile disappeared. And as she sat down next to Beck wearing Tori's jacket, he smiled at her and she felt the sparks again. And as Vega hugged her she smiled, maybe this could work. Friends. Or maybe not, she'd see.