I don't even know where this is going I'm really just going with it tbh. Actually I had an idea annnnd, this is the product. Haven't seen it yet in fan fiction land so I'm excited to 'introduce' it :)) It's all planned out in my head I just hope it translates well on paper.
T.V Show: Victorious:
Pairings: Jade/Beck, Andre/ Tori, Cat/ Robbie*
SUMMARY: " You proposed?!" "Yeah... it was... a disaster to say the least". Or, the gang's lives from teens to adults and all the trials and tribulations along the way.
Don't own
Chapter 1: Chilli and Coke
"You proposed?!' Jade shrieked uncharacteristically her jaw dropping to reveal her blood red tongue piercing.
She was met with a raised eyebrow from Andre and composed herself.
"I mean... you proposed?' she said nonchalantly. Andre chuckled, he knew his friend well and could tell that she was excited beyond believe but played along.
"Yeah..." he ran his hands through his now locs. After high school he had decided he needed a change and he dyed them a lighter brown while also deadlocking them. After three years, they were almost to his back.
"How'd it go?" Jade prodded she was on the edge of her seat here and he was giving her nothing! Usually she wouldn't care (because well, this was Tori Vega he was proposing to and Jade was never keen on the younger Vega; or the older one for that matter) but this was one of her closest friends and he was acting like he was describing a traffic light to her and not possibly one of the most life altering decisions he would ever make in his life.
"Well..."
"Good well, or bad well?"
"Bad. She got mad and s-"
Jade's eyes widened and she smirked. So it looked like Tori hadn't said yes to Andre's proposal after all.
"What did she say Andre?"
"It's more about what she did." Andre touched his hair again and Jade glanced at him. Was that ... chilli in his dreads or were her eyes playing tricks on her?
"Is this Tori's doing?" Jade tugged on one of Andre's locs and chuckled. "Vega's got balls. Even I know not to mess with you and your beloved hair. You're worse than Be..."
Jade paused abruptly and dropped his hair like it was on fire. Even just speaking his name brought back sour memories and she did not need that at the moment. It was like he was engraved in her. Every little thing she did made her remember him. The way his eyes lit up when he was pleased (usually she was the cause of this because she is-was the light of his life and because it's freakin' Jade West and she's gorgeous. She bit her lip and tucked her feet into the soft brown couch. It was old, her mother had bought it for her when she moved into the apartment but Andre had hated it and they had fought a battle before he finally allowed her to put it in the living room. He thought it was tacky and made the place look unkempt; she thought it was comfortable and made the place look ... well like a studio apartment. They had somehow finally agreed to the decorations about the house and it was a mix of blacks, purples and reds- mainly the walls (Andre of course, and because it reminded Jade of blood so it was ok).
Andre snapped his hands in front of his best friend and waited patiently for her to react. He knew what she was going through; he had been the one she cried to the day of The Breakup and he remembered the nights he would come home to see her cuddled with Cat silently watching Snow White. She would never get to the ending only to the part where Snow would eat the apple. If for some reason Cat continued she would blank out or silently cry and re watch the prince saving Snow over and over. At first he didn't understand why she could never finish the movie. But Andre was smart and he caught on. Jade had this way of relating everything to something else and he guessed it was something to do with Beck. He never questioned it and the so the others accepted it also. It was an unspoken rule and no one every brought it up again. In fact, they never brought up Beck again. If it was done accidentally, they would quickly change the subject before the deafening silence that was sure to follow came. It could get so tense and uncomfortable that the group had quickly learnt not to bring it up- ever.
"I'm... I'm good Andre finish your story." Jade snapped, it missed its usual bite and Andre knew she was just covering up her emotions. She meant no harm.
"Iight so I get made reservations to Maestro's right? But it turns out Tori thought I said Wanda's! So she went to Sunset Blvd and I'm almost there when I get a call telling me that if I'm even one minute late she's going to leave. So I told her that I was already there and I didn't see her car parked anywhere and she goes Wanda's doesn't have a car park you know that, I took a cab'. And then I started laughing and explained to her that I was at Maestro's which she didn't think was very funny. So, I drive over to Wanda's because she refused to come to Maestro's and then we start talking and it was just like old times Jade! I thought it was time and she looked so beautiful..." Andre starts to smile and Jade rolls her eyes. For such a large guy he could be the biggest sap sometimes. She looked at him with his faraway look in his eyes and sighed. That had been her once. All bright eyes and bushy tailed about love. Thinking it was brilliant and lovely and all the clichés she would never dare admit aloud.
"So?" Jade gestured impatiently at Andre. "What happened next?"
"I got on my knees and took out the ring and asked her to become Mrs Andre Harris." He shrugged sheepishly. "I may or may not have bumped into the table causing it to spill my coke all over the floor."
Jade coughed hiding a laugh; this just wasn't Andre's day.
"Then, she got up and-"
Jade interrupted sticking her hand out on Andre's shoulder, "Let me guess, she poured the drink on you then flicked some chilli in your hair? Pretty cliché if you ask me but alright."
"No... In fact she picked up the chilli and flung it in my face then, she poured her Fruitopia down my pants." Andre shot back smugly.
This time, Jade didn't hold back her laugh, ignoring Andre's annoyed look, she laughed for a full minute before winding down. She had to give it to Vega, the girl had guts. She had finally grown up and stopped letting people walk all over her. She knew that Vega had it in her all it took was a little jealousy and she went full out psycho chick.
"So..." Jade picked up a pillow on the couch and squished it to her chest. "What now, where do the two of you stand?"
Andre sighed and tied his locs into a ponytail. He was tired of this day and just wanted the day to be over but he knew that Jade wouldn't let it go until she had heard the whole story. This whole thing with Tori would have gone perfectly well and he could have been with his fiancée now but no! Nothing could ever go his way! It all began back in high school.
FLASHBACK
JUNE, 2011
They were best friends.
Only friends.
Andre wanted to be more but Tori wanted to take it slow. It was an unspoken agreement and the two learned to adjust. Andre had to try harder sometimes but for the most part he was well adjusted. It wasn't until after their graduation that he realized that he couldn't adjust. Not anymore.
All his life he had been adjusting:
Oh, you and dad can't afford basketball camp? Sure I guess playing in the driveway with my boys is the same...
You mean you're editing me out of the song even though I wrote it? It's cool ... I mean I guess its fine with me.
He wasn't going to take it anymore.
So, he told Tori in a burst of confidence that he was deeply and madly in love with her and she had replied that she was into him also. Everything had been going well for them it was almost like their life was a Disney Channel Movie. Andre had been signed to a major record label and an album was in the works. Things for Tori weren't really going as planned, she had gotten minor gigs at small nightclubs but her career hadn't really taken off. It didn't really bother Tori though because she realized quickly that she did not like lime light as much as she thought but rather preferred attending small red carpet events with Andre her and there. She was also attending University of Berkley and loved it! The only thing that was hard even a little challenging for the couple was living arrangements. Their friends who were attending the same school as Tori and currently auditioning for minor parts in countless shows were living in two story semi detached flat. Jade and Beck were living in the top and Cat and Robbie were living in the bottom. There was an opening in one a street away from them and Andre wanted to get it but Tori wasn't so sure.
This ended up causing many arguments and bumps in the road. They ended up living with their friends. It was uncomfortable but at least they weren't homeless.
Since Robbie was off to Milan for a fashion shoot, (aspiring photographer, some work in museums), Tori and Cat were staying together. Jade and Beck had an extra room and rented it out to Andre so he could help them with the rent. Beck ended up leaving (long story) and then it was just Andre and Jade. They had always been close and this was no different than their childhood days when they were best friends. His mother and Jade's were best friends after his had delivered Jade they had had play dates and countless birthdays together. Contrary to popular belief, Jade West had not always been a locked room. Situations in her life had caused her to become that way and there were only a few people who knew that. Beck had been one but had clearly not taken his job seriously. Andre was also one. Him and Jade were not in love no, far from it they just had an extraordinary friendship; he knew her like a sister. He also knew that her and Beck were meant to be and that God knew it also and this little 'separation' or as Jade liked to call it, 'he's disgusting and I don't want to talk about it' period between his two friends would pass and all would be happy once more. Andre was a firm believer in love and happy endings. Jade said he had a fairytale complex and Tori said he was a sap but he knew that he was just a romantic.
Speaking of Tori, she had started to become distant and cold. Andre was putting more into the relationship than he was receiving. Jade was saying he had wasted his time and that he should just give up but he didn't. Andre wasn't sure what it was but he was still trying to make the relationship work. All you need is love (yes The Beatles song,) was his motto and just like The Beatles he believed him and Tori would go down in history.
END FLASHBACK
"Andre!" her fingers in front of Andre's eyes to get him out of his daze.
He shook his head and smiled at her sadly. "I don't know Jade, I mean I thought she would say yes!"
"Why exactly did she say no again?"
"Because," and unexpected voice retorted, "it wasn't the right time."
Tori stepped into the apartment and shut the door behind her. Jade sighed, they really should lock the door more often the world was a scary place these days.
"W-What're you doing here T?" Andre stammered outstanding to his feet.
It was going to be a long night.
Annnnnnd, there you go!
I really enjoyed writing this chapter and I hope you enjoyed reading it. I would love to get some reviews about your feelings about the story! The next chapter is being written as we speak. I know Cat&Robbie haven't really been involved but they will be! And by the way every chapter will be more focused on one specific character but will still involve the others. Well, that's how I'm trying to make it.
Have a nice night/morning/afternoon where ever you are :)
See you in chapter two.
Track For this Chapter: A& E - Clean Bandit
