I'm Always Right There
Victorious Fanfic (as you KNOW XD)
WARNING: BORINGLY LONG AUTHOR'S NOTE BELOW; YOU MAY SKIP
Ok, there is NO reasonable excuse for my absence on FanFiction, writing-wise. But...
I have been sooo flipping busy it ain't even funny! First, school had started and it was total CRAP. Two teachers gave me lower grades than what I deserved by the end of the quarter! Then I had family issues... And a stupid girl has been bullying me since last year. I have literally THREE friends that know. Only two have real sympathy. One is my best friend who I would probably DIE without. And the other- awkwardly enough- is a boy I've known since we were 5. He even gives me advice and calls her a bratty b-word. If he reads this part like, EVER, he'll DIE, but... he can be extremely sweet when he feels like it :P
Sooo... I've been trying to think of a Victorious fanfic, and read some of the more... I guess... Angst-y stories... that deal with Cat. I LOVE them sooo much so I tried my hand at my own.
Oh, and this is someone's thoughts, this is what is happening, and this is text messages/im.
OK, I've rambled on ENOUGH, so... HERE'S THE STORY!
Disclaimer: How could I POSSIBLY have stolen Victorious from Dan since the last time I wrote a fanfiction for Victorious?
WARNING: Slow start.
Cat's POV:
I am so upset.
Oh yeah, this is Cat by the way! And I'm upset. Very upset.
You should know something first though.
My brother is so weird. Like, he's seriously messed up. He goes to special doctors and everything! But what's so not fair is that my parents blame me for everything he does…
Yeah, like it's my fault he screams at night when doesn't have his pickle from my old TheSlap video.
Like it's MY fault he tries to randomly attack them.
Like it's actually my fault he breaks stuff around the house!
Do they think I like it? I guess they don't care. Phooey. I want them to care.
I want them to love me like they used to. Now they fuss about how weird I talk now, and how crazy my hair color is. They used to not care about it! They criticize everything I do. And I MEAN everything. If I get a B-, they yell at me for how "stupid" I am.
What's their deal? Does their special drink make them THAT crazy?
Oh yeah. They have a special drink. I can't have it and I don't know what it is. I've asked Jade before, and she just says its "booze". I don't know what that is either. I've asked Beck and he says it's alcohol. Isn't that what you clean nail polish off with? Then why would they DRINK it? Heehee, that's crazy…
Anyways, I'm really upset. They've called me a "worthless piece of trash" before… They said a bad word though, I think it was shit or something. Oh no! I HATE cursing!
That hurt. Bad. I feel like crying.
So, my head's on my pillow and I cry for what feels like forever.
~~Victorious~~
No one's POV:
Cat indeed sobs on her pillow, wondering why her parents don't seem to love her.
She cries silently until she falls asleep, hugging Mr. Longneck.
~~Victorious~~
Cat's POV:
I wake up with a shudder as I wrap my arms around myself; my AC must've broken again last night. It's early winter so of course I'm pretty cold without it. It's one of the kinds that can alternate from cool to hot if it's fall or winter.
Running my fingers through my red velvet hair, I walk to my bathroom. I brush my teeth and splash some cold water on my face. Usually I hate this, but I do it when I'm not happy. In short, I've done this for the past two months.
I look through my closet for something that isn't ugly, but will keep me warm. It's supposed to be in the 50's today. Finally, I settle on a dark purple long-sleeved shirt and jeans.
I slide the shirt over my head and peek out the window just in time to see Robbie walk out of his house. Taking a deep breath I take off my pajama bottoms, put my jeans on and tie my gray sneaker shoelaces in bows.
Oh yeah, did I mention I like Robbie? Scratch that, I might even love him. I know; it's crazy. You're probably thinking, 'She could do WAY better!' Yeah right. If anything he could do way better than me. I'm just barely normal. He's so nice. I'm so stupid. He's a genius.
I realized long ago that everyone but he and Jadey thought I was crazy. Ok, maybe not Andre and Beck- they're like brothers- but basically everyone else. So I gave them what they wanted. I talked in a more innocent voice than normal. Acted like I had no clue about anything, or a care in the world. When really I was hurting on the inside… Especially because they bought it.
Robbie lives in the same neighborhood as me; seeing him leave for school makes me feel safe. Because I know at least one person will be there for me at school.
Grabbing my purse I walk out the door. No one notices my exit. Dad lifts his head and just scratches his nose. I'm used to it.
I put on a fake smile, for Robbie's sake. "Hi Robbie!" I yell as cheerfully as I can, jogging up to him.
"Hey Kitty-cat!" He smiles back at me, raising his eyebrow for like a fifth of a second.
Wonder what that means. I think. We walk all the way to school. It's not that bad, considering I have company.
Suddenly Robbie stops in front of the school door. "Cat?"
"Yeah?" I ask with a semi-normal look on my face.
"Are you okay?"
"Uh huh. Why?"
"I don't know. You just seem… kinda depressed."
"Oh. Well thanks for asking, but really Robbie, I'm perfectly fine." I smile at him.
"Good. But I'm keeping an eye on you." He ruffles my hair.
I giggle. "Robbie!" I fix my hair and we walk to our respective lockers.
After Sikowitz's class, we all go to lunch. As I walk through the halls, I feel eyes on me. They're probably wondering why I'm dressed less... girly or something. Well, I'm sick of it. I slam my locker with a glare on my face. I walk with slow treads and feel someone tap my shoulder.
"Hey Lil' Red!" I hear a voice.
"Hey Andre." I respond, knowing that nickname anywhere. Turning around, I look at him with a fake smile that feels forced just a little. Then, I realize there's nothing to hide from him. He's like a brother to me. I regain my normal face.
"What's wrong? You're not looking too happy today." His eyebrows scrunch in confusion.
"Oh nothing." I absent-mindly answer. "Let's go to lunch!" I smile best I can, grab his hand and run off to lunch.
"Whoa whoa whoa! Calm down girl!" He yells in protest.
I just giggle and before long we reach the table, just in time to see Jade dump soda on Tori's coconut creme pie.
"JADE!" Tori yells accusingly.
"What?" Jade answers with that famous smirk-y look on her face.
Tori rolls her eyes and pokes at her fruit. Suddenly she raises her head, noticing we're here.
Lemme guess, she'll say-
"Hey Andre!"
I don't have to finish my thought to know who she'd greet first.
"Oh. Hi Cat!" She smiles at me.
"Hi." I respond absent-mindedly with pursed lips.
Jade raises her eyebrow at me. I mouth 'What?' She just shakes her head. Beck slings his arm around her and she leans her head on his shoulder.
It's great that Jade has him. Mainly because he calms her down. As strange as it seems, Beck is one of the reasons Jade's said she hasn't gone ballistic yet.
Andre lets go of my hand and sits with Tori. I sit down across from them. But I wonder where Robbie is.
"Hello!" Speak of the devil.
"Hi Robbie!" I greet him, and he sits beside me. I feel my ears get hot, and push my hair in my face to hide it.
Andre starts talking about something crazy his Grandma did the other day. I pretend to listen but I'm really freaking out on the inside. It's not like I'm not used to Robbie sitting beside me. I am. It's that he knows something's up with me. Jade does too. Even Andre. I'm glad they care enough to actually notice, but it's embarrassing.
Not like Jade doesn't know about my brother's impact on my life. I've told her a lot of times. But she doesn't know about the abuse. The emotional abuse.
And I don't want anyone to find out. Not yet anyway.
~~Victorious~~
Jade's POV:
Andre is blabbing about his Grandma, but all I can think about is how weird Cat's acting. Like, more than normal. She has plenty of "quirks," but there's something… different.
Like just a few minutes ago, she had an annoyed, pursed lip expression to Tori. I mean, everyone knows I pretty much loathe her. But Cat? She loves everyone. Plus she was wearing… different clothes today. She likes to wear bright, happy colors. She's told me so. But today she wore a really dark purple shirt. The last time she wore dark colors like that she was sad. Is something wrong?
I'm not exactly the most caring person in the world, but Cat's like a sister to me. If something's wrong I need to know. So I can beat the chiz out of whoever made her upset.
I look in front of me and she's listening to Andre, but keeps looking at Robbie…
Wait a minute. Robbie? AGAIN?! Is that literal redhead not telling me something? She's been looking at Robbie with her head tilted since the freaking summer! I'm gonna find out...
"Jade?" I turn to my left and Beck's looking at me with confusion.
"Hmm?"
"You okay?"
"Yeah…" I look at him curiously.
"Good. Cause you were staring off into space- again." He smiles for half a second.
"Oh." I smile a little and turn to look at Cat. She pushes her hair behind her ear. Her ear is bright red. That only happens when she's really embarrassed. She then glances at me and pushes her hair back in her face and stares at the table.
It's official. Something is up with that chick. And I'm gonna find out what it is.
Ok, so what do you guys think? Sorry if it's kinda short. XD
And yes, it's boring. I know that. Please don't remind me Lol ;P
Please review. I really would appreciate AT LEAST one or two reviews before I add the next chapter. Not trying to be greedy, but I mean c'mon. No point in continuing this if no one's reading. I'll even accept constructive criticism! I always wanna get better with my writing skills. I've tried to read many stories like this to get a feel for the personalities and whatnot. So anyways...
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