I've been rewatching Victorious, and this little idea popped into my head because I love Jade and Beck. It's not a super original idea, but I wanted to write it! It happens between The Worst Couple and Tori Fixes Beck and Jade! Also, this takes place back in 2013 when the show aired, and the gang is starting their senior year. So here you go!
Disclaimers: I don't own anything with Victorious except the characters I create. Victorious is owned by Nickelodeon and Dan Schneider.
Big News
Jade bounced nervously on the edge of her tub. Her black nails drumming on the edge as she stared into the mirror at her reflection. How can this be happening? The alarm goes off on her PearPhone, and she slowly turns it off and stands placing it gently on the white porcelain. She hesitates before walking over to the sink, and picking up the small stick sitting on top of it. Two blue lines. Jade drops the test as she backs up to the wall covering her mouth up as she muffles her cry.
"Shit!" There is a quick knock on the door.
"Jade! You've been in there for a million hours!"
"Go away, Joey!" Jade slams her fist against the door to a satisfying yelp and retreating footsteps of her little brother. Jade quickly picks up her phone and scrolls to Beck's name. Her thumb hovers over the call button, but she can't bring herself to do it.
At Hollywood Arts
Tori Vega shuts her locker, and looks over at the scissor covered one across the commons. Jade was usually there scowling at her, but once again she wasn't. Though Jade found it questionable that they were friends, Tori very much considered Jade one of her close friends, and missing five days of school was a need for concern.
"Guys, I'm really worried about Jade," Tori stomps over to André, Robbie, and Cat.
"Why?" Cat looks at her, twirling her hair.
"She's been sick for the last five days,"
"People get sick, Tori, you didn't worry this much when I was sick," Robbie looks at Tori, offended.
"Robbie, you had a cold. No one knows how Jade is sick, and she isn't texting me back,"
"She's never gonna text you back, Tor," André takes a bite of his apple, "she probably just has a cold."
Tori looks back at the abundance of scissors as Beck walks up and joins the group gathered in front of his locker.
"What's up?"
"Tori is worried about Jade since she has been gone for the last five days," Cat cheerfully replies. Beck suddenly tenses at the mention of his ex-girlfriend. It had been three months since their big break up, and it had really caused a weird vibe between the group.
"I'm sure she's fine," Beck smiles, but his face says that he is worried, too.
"Ha!" Tori points to Beck's face, "Beck's worried, too! Look at his face."
"Like I said, she's probably fine. I have to get to class." Beck shrugs off the group, and heads to his next period. He pauses and stares at his phone, and starts to write out a text before deleting it. The group watches.
"I wish the two of them would stop being dumb about this," Tori stomps in frustration, "they are both miserable without each other."
"Leave them be, Tori. Remember last time you tried to play matchmaker? Come on, it's time to get to class." André gestures for her to follow. Tori looks over her shoulder to see that Beck is gone.
TORI VEGA: JADE JADE COME BACK JADE Mood: Worried
The next day
Jade grips onto her steering wheel. She's been sitting in the Hollywood Art parking lot for the last twenty minutes.
"It's now or never, West, let's go." She grabs her bag and gets out of her car. She gets to the door of Hollywood Arts and stops, looking quickly back to her car. Her eyes return to the door, and she takes a deep breath before opening it.
"Jade!" Cat comes barreling towards her, hugging her tightly. "You're alive!" Cat snuggles in closer to her best friend. Jade pries the red-head off of her.
"Yes, Cat, I'm still alive, but right now I kind of wish I wasn't," Cat takes her hand and pulls her towards the others.
"Look, guys, it's Jade!" Everyone smiles at their friend, who remains emotionless.
"Jade! You're back,"
"Way to state the obvious, Robbie,"
"Are you feeling better?"
"Um…" the group turns towards the door as Beck enters the school, and him and Jade make eye contact.
"I have to go." Jade quickly turns and heads to their first class.
"Jade!" Tori calls after her. Beck walks up to the group, and watches the retreating black figure.
"See, she's fine. Come on, we have to get to class." Beck brushes past the group to Sikowitz's. The group eyes him as they follow.
Acting class goes by as normal. Tori and Cat are doing their scene that they had been working on for their creative screenwriting section. Jade suddenly jolts up and runs out of the classroom causing Cat to mess up her line.
"Dang it." Everyone looks at the shutting door and Beck quickly follows her, gesturing for the others to stay. He finds her slumped over a nearby garbage can, puking.
"Jade,"
"I'm fine, Beck, go back to class," Jade brushes her dark hair back, as she straightens herself up before turning back to him wiping her mouth with her sleeve.
"You obviously aren't, you should go home," Jade rolls her eyes at his concern for her, as if he had the right to be.
"And why do you care? You aren't my boyfriend,"
"But I am your friend," Jade laughs.
"That's a joke," Beck looks confused. He truly still thinks of Jade as a friend like he said at the animal hospital a week ago, he would always love Jade as a…as just friend. He scolds himself in his head. He was even bad at lying to himself.
"Jade, you are obviously sick, and should go home so you can start getting better,"
"I'm not sick, Beck,"
"That's not what the trashcan would say. You threw up in it!" Jade scoffs and starts walking back towards class only to be blocked by Beck.
"Move,"
"No,"
"Move…now!" For a brief second, Beck thinks about moving, but he stands his ground.
"Go home,"
"No!"
"Jade, you're sick and you're going to get everyone else sick."
"Last time I looked, Beck, you can't catch being pregnant. Now move!" Jade hisses, and pushes past a stunned Beck, who grabs her wrist.
"What?!" Jade struggles against Beck's grip.
"Let go,"
"Jade! We have to talk about this,"
"No, we don't,"
"Jade, you're pregnant. We need to talk about that," Jade stops struggling against him and goes slack at his hushed voice.
"I know, okay, wazzbag," Jade's blue-green eyes meet his brown, "but I don't think the middle of our school hallway is the right place,"
"Then when?"
"I don't know, Beck, I don't know when because I am not ready to talk about it!" She pulls her wrist from Beck's grip and goes back to class, leaving a very stunned Beck in her wake.
Jade returns to her seat, and everyone stares at her.
"WHAT?!" Everyone jolts and turns forwards, and Sikowitz calls another pair up to the stage to perform their scene.
Yay! First chapter done. Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think by leaving a review.
Until next time!
-KMA
