A/N: Ok so this is my third story. I will continue the others. This is going to be sort of a mystery so you'll have to read it to find out what happens. This story is set before Tori went to school at HA. Enjoy!

Tori's POV

Trina, my older sister, was putting make up on the bruises on my wrists. We were in the gas station bathroom right across the street from my house. She had already covered the bruise on the side of her face.

"Alright that's all." She smiled a gentle smile. We became pretty close from recent events. She checked her watch. "Um. It's 7:15. School doesn't start until 8:30. I'm gonna go get some donuts. Plain glaze right?"

"Yeah. Sure. I went outside and sat down in her car a white bmw convertible. My car was out of gas and at home. It was a light green kia soul. I just turned 15 seven months ago. I got my car when I was 14. Dad was the passenger so I could drive. I was so self absorbed. If only I knew. Trina came out five minutes later with a chocolate donut with sprinkles and a plain glazed donut hole. We ate in silence and waited. It was about 7:45 when a red truck pulled into the spot next to us. A girl with black hair got out of the passenger seat and glared at us. A guy got out of the driver's seat and nodded at us. They both looked about my age. Trina was one year older than me. She use to be a constant thorn in my side. I asked Trina to get me a vanilla cappuccino and had to dig through my purse to find five dollars. As Trina went in, the two people came out. The guy had brown hair and it was gorgeous. He was gorgeous. But it seemed that he was taken. Oh well. Trina came out and handed me my change and cappuccino. It was 8 so we left for school.

It was my first day at Hollywood Arts. A performing arts school. Trina already went so she showed me around. She said to go to the office and she will meet me there. I started to say something, but Trina left to her locker. I started looking around for the office. I turned around and ran into the girl from the gas station. All of her books fell out of her hands.

"OH MY GOSH! I am soo sorry!" I bent down and picked up her books. "I'm Tori, by the way."

"Jade. Now give me my books!" She basically yelled at me. I handed them to her and asked, "Um, do you know where the office is?"

"Uh, yeah." She rolled her eyes and walked away. A girl with red hair walked past me. I grabbed her shoulder and she turned around.

"Um, do you know where the office is?"

"It's around that corner and up the steps."

"Oh thanks. My name is Tori."

"Cat." She moved her books so she could shake my hand. "Well I'll see you later." My bag was a one shoulder so I switched shoulders. My purse was on the same shoulder. I rubbed my wrists and walked into the office.

"Hi. I'm Tori Vega. Victoria Vega. Sorry. I'm here for my schedule." The secretary, named Kaylie Steeler, typed something on the computer. I knew her name because it said on her name plate. At my old school we only knew some teachers by their first name if they told us. Her name was on her nameplate.

"Ah yes. Just excuse my while I go get your schedule." She walked into the copyroom. Trina walked in. "Hey. Do you have your schedule?"

"No. She's getting it." I put my hands on the counter and Trina gasped.

"Put your hands down. We have to re-apply." I looked down and saw my bruises showing. They weren't vivid, but you could clearly see that they were there. I quickly got out my jacket and pulled it over my head. Thank you for being fall. Kaylie returned and handed me my schedule. "There you go." She turned to Trina. "Yes?"

"Oh. I'm her guide."

"Oh. Very well. Try not to be super late to class."

We left the office and Trina lead me to the nearest bathroom. After she finished she told me to meet back here at lunch. She went into one of the stalls so I decided to put on my eyeliner. She was done by the time I was done with one eye. She impatienly tapped her foot. We left the bathroom and I looked at my schedule for my locker number.

"297." We searched the lockers around the bathroom. Then we went near the entrance and after five minutes Trina found it. I looked at the blank locker. 297. I entered my combination and opened it. I put my purse in it and looked at my schedule.

"OK. It says that my first class is Improv, room 211."

"Oh. That's right around the corner." We walked to the class and she told me to ask someone from my class to help me around the school. She ran to her class. I knocked on the door and walked in. I saw three people on the mini stage. Cat and two guys. One was the one from the gas station and the other had dark skin and dark hair. I looked around the room and saw, ugh, Jade, sitting at the end of the back row. A homeless looking person came up to me. He looked like he was in his mid 40's or 50's. (A/N IDK what his real age is.)

He had a coconut with a straw in one hand. "Hello. I'm Sikowitz. You are?"

"Uh, Victoria, but everyone calls me Tori."

"OK Tori. Why don't you all take a seat." I sat in the middle of the middle row. The boy with dark skin sat down next to me.

"Hi. I'm Andre." He held out his hand to me and I shook it.

"Tori. Well duh. You already knew that."

"Yeah."

Sikowitz was telling me what improv was. Acting without a script. He also told me to go up onto the stage and tell everyone about myself.

"Um, I'm Tori Vega. I use to go to Evans. My older sister encouraged me to audition here."

"Um, what did you do to audition?" Sikowitz was sitting in my seat.

"I sang a song."

"Would you share what song?"

"Um. What?" Now I was really panicking.

"Sing."

"Uh. Alright. I have the audio in my bag. Just a sec." I walked over to my bag and found the cd. I put it in the cd player.

You had it all. The day you told me, you told me you want me. I had it all, but let ya fool me, fool me completly. (A/N If you didn't notice, this is Beggin' On Your Knees.)

As soon as I was done I felt like a huge weight had been lifted of my shoulders. I was a little light-headed though. The paused then they cheered. Someone wooed. I started laughing. I took my seat and everyone introduced themselves. Andrew, Cat, Dona, Madison, Halie, Tray, Beck, Jade, Robbie, and a puppet Rex, and Andre.

After all my morning classes, I went to the bathroom that I was in this morning. Trina came in and fixed me up. I started crying.

"Oh, honey. Don't worry. He will be taken care of. He won't be able to hurt us again."