Hi. First time posting anything non sci-fi/fantasy related of some sort anywhere. I hope you all enjoy my first foray into the awesome world of Victorious! It was an amusing show about teens in a prestigious school for the gifted (Acting, music, art etc.), and the exaggerated exploits of Tori Vega: the semi-sane and normal one originally and her friends Andre: Smooth in almost all areas and a killer songwriter, Robbie: who carried around his puppet Rex whom he nearly convinced his friends was actually alive, Cat Valentine: Dense as a bulb, but sweet as could be, Sinjin: Strange on all levels, but a good guy (Sometimes), Trina: Tori's older sister who has no talent vocally, but is a decent dancer and loves Tori despite them bumping heads nearly constantly. Beck: Canadian, and is sexually harrassed by girls and gay guys alike because of his hair. And of course, Jade. Jade West: Beautiful as she is scary, and that is a feat in and of itself. She is mean as a rodeo bull, but every once in a while she will surprise you with an act of kindness that shines brilliantly. They all were taught by the eccentric Mr. Sikowitz. A balding man who's energy was infectious, but his techniques left one wondering just how he managed to succeed in his field.

Now that you have an inside look at what Victorious is, let me get to the legalese. I don't own Victorious, nor the brief cameo of anything Saved By The Bell Related. If I did, that would be so massively kick arse and a plate of nachos.

My friends and I took a year off from school after graduating High School after being accepted into an equally prestigious school,' I thought mischievously. Me; I took a trip to Spain and Puerto Rico. I decided to add a Latino touch to some of my music and the vibes I got lit a fire whenever I heard their lyrical beats.

It's our freshman year and a lot's happened. Hollywood Arts has expanded from a high school into a four year Practical cinema academy, and even it's much larger second campus with dorms and all after some sort of agreement was put in place with the University of All Things Awesome. Apparently it was all done over the summer as Helen, our incredibly wealthy principal's financial multimillion gift to the school which allowed for the changes needed before going back to produce the new iCarly movie. Sikowitz was somehow promoted to Dean. Not one of the lower tier deans, but Dean of the entire campus. I mean he's wearing a suit for music's sake. I don't know how. But I guess at Hollywood Arts, wonders never cease.

Jade, the ever terrifying dark haired beauty and her on again off again boyfriend, the girl magnet Beck seemed to have finally ended it for good. But on a good note somehow. Beck's brother in Quebec was in a bad accident and Beck moved back to Canada to help in his care while attending university.

They tried the long distance thing, but it didn't work out as Jade was always working on her college portfolio productions, and Beck always in and out of the hospital with his brother. A tight friendship still remained however.

Another change in things is that Tori stopped jumping at the first guy she found attractive and opted to wait until the right one came along. Her time would come when she least expected it. She focused more on her schoolwork, raised her AB average to an A+ student and with her new found fame from her Made In America nationally covered performance started an internet video blog called 'Tori's Jams.' She is struggling because of trying to make money off her web show's success, and still a part time student here, but success boomed with whatever Tori touched. Even with her sister Trina as her business partner. Who knew Trina could become such a powerful ally in the business world after being forcefully removed from the new school due to her lack of talent. To think she got into the university in the first place made me wonder what she had to do to get in. Then it hit me. Sikowitz seemed awefully chipper when around her for a while until until she started to take herself more seriously. I guess self respect finally kicked in for her. Good for her, I smiled a little at that.

As for me, I contemplated life as I took my seat in Professor Morris's advanced acting class after giving Jade a quick hug. She's scary, but I even missed her. I looked forward and listened as he began the day.

"Welcome Class. My name is Professor Zach Morris. I used to go to school pretty close to here. I was a class clown in high school, and college until I got married. I barely made it through. I learned how to step up my game and matured enough to not depend on my parents or friends for a lot, but am glad to know they are there if I need them. I own my own home, 'and' I drive around in a two thousand fifteen mustang convertible that I paid cash for. And I have a wife who is sweet. She's charming, and even nearing forty would turn most heads half her age. Do you know how I achieved all this?" the new professor asked.

The moment I heard this voice, I had to smile, "Robbed a bank, and were smart enough to get away with it? Or bored them to death with lectures until they paid you to get to the point?"

I slowly turned around and again saw her. An old friend with a fetish for scissors, and one of the scariest women alive. Jade West. I opted to help the professor out before he was scared off, "Come on Jade. Don't terrify him. It's his first day. Plus how are you going to graduate college without non terrified professors."

The professor shook his head and laughed and said, "It's going to take a lot more than that to rattle me. I am well aware of the exploits of Jade West. My niece on my wife's side warned me about the nightmares I would likely have if I wasn't prepared."

This annoyed Jade slightly, but only in the sense that she would have to work a little bit harder. You could tell she thrived on the challenge. I could see it in her eyes. The back door opened and in came my sister from another mister ('not really. We're just too close to let our swag entangle us anything more than friends) as she raced down the steps in her high heeled designer boots and nearly tripped as she made her way to my row of the massive classroom and sat next to me.

"Sorry I'm late Uncle Za... I mean Professor Morris!" She panted.

At that Jade growled out from the back of the classroom, "Vega!"

Tori looked at me and pleaded, "I love Jade to death when she doesn't have that murderous look on her face. A little help please?"

"I got you baby," I said with my naturally smooth baritone. "I got here early, so follow my lead at he end of class," I teased with a wink.

"Thanks. I owe you one," she said as A tiny flush of relief washed over her face, and I noticed the rest of the class and the professor looking at us, "My bad y'all. You were saying professor?"

Professor Morris rolled his eyes slightly and said, "You need confidence. Confidence you can succeed at anything you put your mind to. Confidence that if you personally feel you are overweight, you can lose it. If you are too petite, and want to gain a few pounds, you can safely do that too. Confident that if you want to build muscle mass you can do that too. You can turn a D average into a B or an A given enough time, heart and dedication. You work in a dead end job. That you can change your circumstances. That and a touch of heart. Genuine, and true..."

I listened and took notes as we got into the syllabus and some of the more detailed touches of acting in more adult productions. By the end of the class I noticed someone sitting behind a tall cubicle thing. His or her hair was kind of all over the place. Curiosity drew me in a little closer and I saw what looked like a doll's head. A really lifelike doll.

Then it hit me like a ton of bricks, "Rex!" I said with quiet excitement.

Professor Morris looked to me as everyone else had already left the class save Jade and Tori, or so I thought. He then said, "So I take it you know my very unique Teacher's aid; Robbie 'Screech' Shipiro Powers Jr?"

"Screech Powers Jr?" I asked.

"Yeah. Robbie's dad was even more of a loser than him! Ha!" The puppet blurted out as the young man whose hand was stuck up the puppet's rectum retorted, "Stop Rex. You're embarrassing me in front of our new supervisor."

"You were an embarrassment since the days before you were born," Jade and Rex said simultaneously.

I chucked slightly, gave Robbie a quick hug and even greeted the inanimate puppet Rex, "It's good to see you guys. I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same."

As we finished catching up before the professor's next class he left for his office momentarily. Then I saw Jade's wild eyes once again peering at Tori, and I feared for my best female friend's life, and- or sanity. As Jade began stalking her way toward us, I glanced over and remembered the two other classroom entrances.

Tori still had her stuff on and in her bag. I gently grabbed her arm and nudged her in the direction of one of two escape routes with my own legs started walking into motion. Tori looked at me, and me to her as smirks adorned our faces and I gave a simple instruction.

"Run."

We caught Jade off guard and ran out of the class so fast I'm sure I saw Rex's head spin.

"See ya Rob," I called out as we raced to my new 2003 Ford Thunderbird luxury coupe, and I said to Tori, "I'm done with classes for today. I can get you to another part of the school or you can cut and come hang with me."

"I'm done for the day anyway. It's so good to see you HOME ANDRE! Let's jet! Woo!"

"Well alright then!" I smiled and we took off. "Heaven knows I missed LA!"

Back on the sidewalk Jade who had fun terrorizing her 'friends' sat on the curb of the lot where she saw Tori and Andre leave with a sad smile and a few small tears she allowed once they were out of sight. She didn't want them to see just how lonely she was and how much she really missed everyone over the last year and how broken she truly was.

But then something happened. Her phone lit up and vibrated. She picked it up thinking it might have been a text from Beck saying he would miss their video chat planned for the evening due to some complication with his brother. To her surprise it was a text from Andre.

'Hey Jade. Stopped to fill up. Tori and I had fun. We missed this. You. Glad you haven't changed too much. Have a good rest of your day. Peace out. Love Dre,'

Jade's eyes watered again. But this time not out of sadness. She now knew that she might not be quite as alone as she thought.

But before she got back up and went to her next class, Jade received another text from Tori.

'God I missed you. I haven't had a good scare like that in over a year!'

Now all Jade could do was let out a small laugh as she wiped her tears away as she said, "I've got plenty of torture left for you Vega."

Possibly, To be continued. Depends on if you all want more or not. Let me know. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays. Review to show your love. :)