A/N: Yay! Prequel is here! Short intro chapter, enjoy!
Jade
It's the first day back and Vega is already swarmed by Sutton Mercer and her little clique.
"Jade."
Sutton was holding onto Tori's arm and laughing with the rest of them. What was so funny?
Nothing is that funny.
"Jade!"
"What!"
I look over at Beck who put a hand on top of mine.
"That's a little too much over kill for your salad, don't you think."
Oh.
I drop my fork and look up at the rest of our group looking back at me.
"When did they start dating anyway?"
Everyone just looks at Andre like he's crazy.
"Dude, they've been talking since last school year."
Beck laughs out.
"What! How did I not know this?"
"Because Sutton wanted it hush hush till this summer."
I spat.
Everything about her is everything I loath.
Sutton Mercer is basically the head of HA. She's the popular one. She also has a twin sister who's dating her ex-boyfriend. Kinda weird, but their whole group is the typical preppy, popular group. She's also a bitch and I don't mean like me, I mean she's the stuck up kind of bitch that goes shopping with her daddy's money and cries when she breaks a nail.
"So what changed?"
Andre's brows draw into a line as he tries to understand.
And I'm done with this conversation.
I get up and throw my salad out and leave.
Cat
"What'd I say?"
Andre throws his hands up in confusion.
"She's mad 'cause they're actually dating now and Tori gave it up to Sutton over the summer."
Just about everyone spit out or choked on what they were eating/drinking when Robbie said that, including me.
I already knew that, but still...
"What!"
The other two boys yell out simultaneously.
"Who told you?"
"Who else? Sutton has a big mouth."
Okay, that's gross.
"TMI, Robbie."
He just grins.
"Bro, you owe me $20, pay up."
Andre holds out his hand. I look over at Robbie confused to see if he knows what he's talking about...his smile tells me he does.
"Woah, what are you talking about?"
Andre just laughs at Beck.
"Come on it's the first day back, Tori is with Sutton; they're not ganna just magically be together by the end of the day. Pay up!"
Beck sighs in defeat and pulls out a $20.
"Are you guys serious?"
The boys all look at me, surprised by my outburst.
"You're betting on Tori and Jade? You know Jade is ganna cut you to bits if she finds out."
"IF she finds out, little red, but she's not going to."
They all give me that look and I just role my eyes.
"You're all hopeless."
"No they're hopeless and in serious denial."
Referring to Tori and Jade.
I glare at Robbie and he just looks away.
Jade
"Jade!"
"In here!"
I was in one of the empty work studios working on a script for class. Yeah, first day and I already have homework.
"Hey!"
She takes a seat across from me at the table.
"What're you working on?"
"Just a script for class."
I finally look up at her.
"I can't believe you're actually dating her now."
"Come on she's not that bad when you actually know her."
"You don't have the best judgement in people."
"So what does that say about you?"
She raises her eyebrow challenging me.
"Touché."
"Do you want me to come over today to work on homework or...whatever?"
I start looking over my script again.
"What about Sutton?"
"You know you always come first, Jade."
I look back up at her, scanning her eyes for deception. None. I bite the corner of my lip before nodding.
"Yeah, okay."
After School: Tori
"Hey, babe!"
I'm leaning against my Yamaha bike as sutton struts over to me and places a kiss on my lips.
"Why are you telling everyone we slept together?"
"Because we did and I didn't, I just told my friends."
"You know they just tell the whole world. I don't want our business out there that's why it's our business, our relationship not the world's."
"I'm sorry. I just love you and...there was that girl, I wanted them to know-"
"Sutton."
"I know. I'm sorry, I can't help it. I got jealous. I wanted to be your first..."
I sigh.
"I'm sorry, Sutton. This isn't how I wanted to start off. I really want things to be good with us, ya know."
"It's okay, babe. I get it. It's all in the past and you're mine now."
She smirks at me before our lips connect.
"GET IT!"
Some of the guys from Sutton's group call out and we break apart laughing. I hand her a helmet.
"That's my cue to take you home."
I rev up my bike as she gets on and we speed off. When we get to her house it's pretty much empty and we sit in the living room.
"Where's everyone else?"
Usually her twin sister and her boyfriend, or their best friend is here.
"They went out for pizza or something."
I arch my brow.
"And you didn't want to go?"
"No, I felt like being alone with my hot girlfriend."
She smirks at me and I just shake my head at her.
"What about you?"
"I don't know, same I guess. I'm just tired of...drama."
I widen my eyes as the last word leaves my lips and Sutton laughs.
This summer was not the best.
"Well, I think you're with the worst person possible right now then."
I love how she can make fun of herself and she's aware of it. It's funny.
"Yeah, I should probably leave."
I act like I'm getting up to leave and she pulls me back down.
"No, don't."
She's giggling. It's cute. She pulls me towards her, brushing her lips against mine with a smile. I close the gap, but pull away after only a short period of time.
"I gotta go. I'm actually supposed to meet up with Jade."
She's pouting and I kiss her forehead before standing up.
"I 'll make it up to you this weekend kay."
"You better."
She narrows her eyes at me as she walks me to the door.
"No worries babe."
I peck her lips one more time before walking out.
"Say hi to Jade for me!"
Very funny.
Jade
"No, I'm fucking pissed!"
I'm talking on the phone with Beck. My door bell just rang and I start walking to the door.
"We've been over this, Oliver, it's not happening... No..."
I open the door and I act like I'm instantly annoyed.
"Hey, I gotta go...No, I gotta slam the door in Vega's face."
I go to push the door closed, but she stops it.
"Jade!"
I hang up on Beck and I smirk as I start walking into my living room with her following.
"So rude."
"I don't care."
Tori just eyes me with a smile as we sit down on the couch.
"How's little Miss. High Maintenance?"
I use my mocking voice. Tori just looks at me.
"Can't you just try to be nice?"
"Let me think about that...mmmmm...no."
"She's great. She says hi."
She she says dryly as she pulls out her laptop from her backpack. I start looking over some of my notes from class with a script in my lap.
"How's your script?"
"Finished."
She stops what she's doing and I can feel her burning holes into the side of my face.
"Seriously?"
"Seriouslyyyyyy."
She just smiles and goes back to her laptop.
"You never cease to amaze me..."
Now I'm looking at her. The corners of my mouth start to tug upward. Just then her phone buzzes.
"My mom want to know if you want dinner?"
Um...YES.
"Do I ever decline a dinner invitation from your mom?"
She just smiles as she texts back.
"So you and Beck have adjusted nicely to the friend zone."
We decide to just be friends over the summer. I just wasn't feeling it anymore.
"Good ol' Beckett. Mr. Nice Guy."
"Too nice?"
"Beyond. He''ll be fine."
"Looks goes a long way here... I like how when your first real relationship ends then mine just starts. Now we can't go on double dates."
She's pouting.
"Ha! That would never happen even if we were both in relationships."
"Yeah, I could picture you two just bantering the whole night...OW!"
I just hit her in the arm. I smirk as she rubs the now bruising spot.
"I know you like it rough, but damn. Poor Beck."
I just roll my eyes at her as she gives me a goofy grin.
"Please, I was the best he ever had."
She just looks over at me.
"...So can I read your script?"