Alice: Guess which story won the poll? This one!

Emily: Well… duh.

Alice: Shut up. Anyway, this time I mean it when I say this will be my last Victorious story!

Emily: I figured I'd pick my last story to be the one that most people wanted, and this was it! It won by two votes!

Alice: Without further ado, here's the new story!

Emily: Just a warning, I loved How I Met Your Mother, so there will be a lot of references to that show in this!

Title: That's Showbiz!

Summary: AU where Jade never went to Hollywood Arts. After graduating Hollywood Arts, the gang stars in a sitcom together. Jade West is hired as an addition to the cast, and she ends up having both on and off screen chemistry with Beck, who realizes he has feelings for her. The problem? Beck is dating his high school girlfriend Tori, and Jade is in dental that there is any chemistry at all.

Pairings: Beck x Jade. Beck x Tori.

Prologue

Tori couldn't stop smiling. It was hard not to! After graduating from Hollywood Arts, she immediately got a leading role on a sitcom! Not to mention, all of her closet friends and her boyfriend were going to star on the same show! It was a dream come true, and she couldn't believe it. She was expecting to wake up at any moment and be back in her room at her parent's house. But no, this was real. It was actually real!

"You okay Tori?" Beck asked with amusement. Currently she was out eating lunch with all of her friends out of celebration for receiving the lead roles.

Tori nodded enthusiastically. "How could I not be? We're all starring in How I Met Your Father! Guys, we made it!"

Robbie frowned. "Um… didn't they say we'd probably only get one season in before it's cancelled? Guys, we should start looking at other jobs while we're doing this."

"Don't be pessimistic Robbie!" Tori glared at him before grinning. "We can do it, guys. We can make this show successful! We just need to try our best."

"That's the spirit," Beck grinned, throwing an arm around her and squeezing her shoulder. She smiled brightly at her boyfriend, wondering what she would do without him. They had met on her first day of class, and she accidentally spilled coffee on him. From then on, it was love at first sight. They started hanging out together, and he introduced her to his friend group. Eventually they started dating, and they have been dating every since.

High school sweethearts! It was adorable!

Cat giggled, "This is going to be so much fun!"

"See?" Tori beamed. "We can do this!"

"Hey I hate to break up the love here," Andre countered, "but our lunch break ends soon, and the director said he had something to tell us after, so…"

Tori nodded. "You're right. We don't want to be late on our first official day!"

"Not really official… filming still doesn't start for another two months, Tori."

"Don't be such a pessimist Robbie!"

The gang hurriedly threw out their food and started walking back to the studio. While they were all excited to start, there was a small part of them that was nervous. They knew the show was predicted to be cancelled after the first season, and they knew they would have to work their asses off for it to be even a little good. Still, they wanted to keep this amazing job with their friends, and they were willing to work hard.

Once they arrived at the set, the director smiled and waved them over. "Everyone I have an announcement," he said. "Originally we were going to have five main characters, but we've decided we want to add one more girl to make the gender ratio even. We'll send out edited versions of the script to you, so just memorize those until then."

The gang blinked in surprise. "Okay," Tori shrugged. Another girl meant another friend to her! She smiled, "Who's going to play the new role?"

"Me."

Everyone turned around and blinked at the girl. With dark makeup and black attire, she didn't friendly. In fact, she looked downright terrifying. Her pale arms were crossed, and she was smirking at them as if she were somehow above them. "Oh hi!" Tori tried to sound friendly. "Who are you?"

"Jade West."

Alice: I know the first chapter is really short, but they'll get a lot longer after this one.

Emily: The next chapter will have a huge time skip to after the first season, and that's when the real plot will start.

Alice: Don't worry! This is a Bade story! Bori will not be the endgame!

Emily: Anyways, enjoy the story! Let me know what you think!