Part 1

Because I can't tell it's you

Part 1

Author's note: This story takes place between "Wi-fi in the Sky" and "Cat's new boyfriend"

It was already midnight when Victoria "Tori" Vega was finally able to get off the plane back in California after a quick visit to her grandmother in Denver who happened to be ill at the time. She couldn't get Cat's crying face off her mind after she yelled at her over video chat while on the plane. As she laid on her bed she couldn't help but to think about her, while everyone else seemed quite "normal", Cat was an enigma, sometimes she seemed like a 10 year old hyperactive girl, some other times she seemed cold, quiet, and acted just like her age: 17 years old... who was the real Cat? With this thought she fell asleep. The following morning she got up decided to find out. Her plan? For a start she tried her sister Katerina ("Trina" to friends), she had been at Hollywood Arts longer so somehow she might knew a little something something about her, As Trina was helping her with her hair, she decided to threw in a few questions.

-So... what do you know about Cat? -Tori asked

-Huh?

-I mean, you have been around her long before right?

-Well, yeah, sorta.

-So... what do you know about her?

Trina gave thought to the question for a few seconds.

-Well... actually... not much... she's... weird... although... now that I think of it... she wasn't like she is now... not until... Jade came a couple of years ago...

-Really?

-Yeah, why are you so interested?

-I'm just curious...

Now there was something interesting... what could possibly Jade had to do to make Cat change her behavior? Tori was now more than ever decided to find out and her acting teacher, Professor Sikowitz, indirectly gave her a reason to get close to her as he assigned them to work on a script and for that they had to choose a partner, since she was sitting beside Cat, she rushed to pick her as her partner, as Cat joyfully held her hands Tori got a glance at Jade, she seemed displeased about the whole situation even though her natural partner was always Beck, her boyfriend. After her final class Tori went to look for Cat, she had decided to ask her to work at her home, for one to know her parents and where she lived, and most importantly, to get to know her more. She was surprised to hear a discussion coming out from Mr. Sikowitz classroom, one of the voices clearly was Cat's, the other one was familiar but she couldn't tell who it was.

-...IT WASN'T MY FAULT!

-YOU COULD HAVE SAID NO!

-I LIKE TORI! OWWW!

-Listen to me, you're going to be very careful or you're going to regret it, OKAY?

Tori was about to get in when Cat walked out holding her cheek and with tears running down her face, the red haired girl was shocked to see Tori.

-T...Tori hi!

-Who hit you? -Tori asked

-Hit me? What are you talking about? -Cat lied

For any answer Tori pulled down Cat's hand to show her still red cheek. Pushing her aside Tori walked in to find an empty classroom. Cat followed her.

-Tori what are you doing?

-Who did it? Who were you arguing with? Who slapped you?

-Nobody, I was practicing... that's all...

-Okay... look, let's meet at 7 so we can work on Sikowitz script okay? -Tori said

-Sure, I'll be in your house at 7 sharp. -Cat replied.

-Why don't we work at yours instead? -Tori suggested

-W... what? I'll bring a pizza to your house tonight!

-Wait a minute, Cat, why

-I have to go! - Cat said running away.

-Hey sweet thing... watchaa doing? - Robbie said through his ventriloquist doll Rex imitating Isabella from Phineas & Ferb, a show Robbie seemed to like.

-Very funny Rex... say, have you ever been at Cat's house?

-Little Red's? She never allows anybody to go to her home -Rex replied

-Why not?

-Beats me, everytime someone tries she ends up turning it around and buying a pizza. -Robbie replied

That evening Cat showed up a 7pm sharp as she had promised and kept her word of bringing a pizza with her.

-So, I'm here! And here's your peperoni pizza -she said happily

As they worked Tori glared at her and tried to read as much as she could from the way she acted. Using a technique she saw on "Law & Order" she threw in a question that would bring more questions than answers.

-So you live with your parents right?

-And my sister -Cat playfully replied

-You never told me you had a sister -Tori replied

In the six months she had of knowing Cat she had never seen a look of terror like the one Cat gave her at that precise second when she realized that she inadvertently had said something she shouldn't have.

-I... I don't have a sister, why did you say that? -Cat replied

-You just said it. -Tori replied decided not to let it slip

-No I didn't...

-You just told me you had a sister yourself - Tori replied

-WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN! - Cat yelled back getting up

-Nothing... just... forgive me OK...

Two days later Tori was about to leave when she saw Cat crying besides the stairs.

-Cat... what happened?

-Nothing... I... I'm just leaving...

-Wait, what happened to you?

-Nothing... see ya... HEY! -Cat yelled when Tori held her wrist

Tori was glaring at the red mark in Cat's cheek.

-Cat, I want to know who did it.

-Who.. did what? -Cat lied

-THIS. -Tori said showing her the redness in her cheek with her mirror.

-It's... makeup...

-Cat I want to help you - Tori said

-I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP!

-CAT STOP! WAIT!

Cat ran out with Tori behind her, the red haired girl crossed the street and Tori did likewise, Cat saw what Tori didn't: a car coming straight at her. What happened afterwards took only milliseconds, Tori felt her body being pushed back, tires screeching, an impact, and then a eerie silence of seconds that was broken when Tori saw what had happened and its result: Cat's unmoving for a few meters from her and the driver of the car rushing to aid her.

-No... please God... CAT! CAT!

To be continued...