Ali: This is based on the chorus of Rihanna's song Te Amo. I own NOTHING but the plot. Don't own the song, don't own the show, don't own ANYTHING but the plot. Get it? Got it? Good. Enjoy!

Jade

I walked through the crowd to get to class. It was annoying to have to go through so many people, but I had to deal with it. At least they gave me a wide birth. I walked into Sikowitz's class and sat in a random chair on the right side. I had broken up with Beck so I didn't sit next to him like I used to. Cat, one of the few that could ever calm my rage, my best friend, and a little air-headed, sat next to me. I didn't mind, I would prefer her over a lot of people, especially Robbie and Rex. Speaking of them I was thinking about hiding Rex again just for kicks.

"Hi, hi!" Cat said loudly, hugging me.

"Hey Cat," I said in my usual tone, patting her head.

She released me and sat a little closer than usual, not fully in her seat. "What're we having for lunch?"

I shrugged. "I don't know."

"One time my brother didn't know what he was eating and he threw up," Cat said, petting her giraffe.

I rolled my eyes. Right then Sikowitz walked in the classroom with a coconut in his hand. He jumped on the stage and turned around quickly. "Drive-by exercise! You're all angry chipmunks arguing with each other. GO!"

I internally groaned as I turned to Cat and we made squirrel noises like we were arguing. Sikowitz called an end to it and we stopped. I sat back in my chair with my arms crossed. I half paid attention to class at all. I was thinking about important things like lunch, what would I get? By the time the bell rang Cat grabbed my hand and dragged me out of my seat to go to our class together, Music. I played a few instruments, but never flourished my talent unless it made me feel better. At school I played the guitar most of the time, but sometimes I would go to piano. I grabbed my guitar and Cat pulled out her harmonica, but she played many things as well. Like a flute, piano, violin, and guitar. I sat in my chair.

"Jade, let's play together before class starts," Cat said cheerfully.

I groaned. "Fine."

We started playing, people gathering around. I gave them all vicious looks, but continued to play until the bell rang. I played the guitar as usual and then put my guitar in the back of the class in my instrument locker. Cat just carried her harmonica around. I put my bag on my shoulder and walked out of the class. I was about to walk away when I felt Cat's small arms wrap around my waist.

"Te amo," she said.

I was confused. I forgot what that meant. I assumed it was a question. "No."

"Te amo!" she cried, tightening her grip around my waist.

"I'm not gonna run away, but let me go," I told her, her hands still around my waist.

"Kay kay," she said happily before taking her hands from around my waist and skipping off.

My soul is crying for the contact back. I looked down at the floor and whispered, "Te amo?"

I shook it off and went to my next class with Andre and Beck. I wasn't going to tell them everything, but I just wanted to know what Te Amo meant. I sat next to Andre and turned to them both.

"Hey. What does te amo mean?"

Andre turned to beck. "Don't it mean 'I love you'?"

Beck nodded. "Think it means 'I love you'."

Andre turned to Sinjin. "Don't it mean 'I love you'?"

Sinjin nodded. "It means 'I love you'."

He looked at me and I growled. "Sit somewhere else."

He did as I commanded and went to sit with his nerd friends. I rolled my eyes and went through class with ease. My mind was plagued with Cat saying te amo. She said she loved me before, but never like that. It made me wonder. I went through the first half of the day with ease. Then it was time for lunch. I sat down across from Tori who sat next to Andre after getting my lunch, a salad. I sat next to Beck and Cat hopped into the seat next to me. She was slightly closer than usual, just like in Sikowitz's class. I crossed and uncrossed my ankles at this and ate my salad.

"Get this," Andre said. "My cousin's coming to Hollywood Arts next week."

"Next week?" Tori asked. "It's the middle of the school year."

"Next week? It's the middle of the school year," I mocked.

"I don't talk like that!" Tori exclaimed.

"Whatever," I said, moving some leaves on my salad, not really hungry. My mind was plagued again my Cat.

"Anyway," Andre said, dragging out the first a. "Her name is Jasmine, we call her Jazz. She's a lot like me, some even say we could be twins. I want you guys it be nice to her."

I glared at Andre. He made that out to me. I didn't respond at first. "No promises."

Cat put her hand on my shoulder. "Be nice."

I shrugged. "I said no promises."

"Please?" she asked in her baby voice.

"I'll try," I broke, my voice annoyed.

"Yay!"

I rolled my eyes and remembered our plans to hang out at my house. No one would be home since my dad was out all the time on business and my mom had died. Only the house maid and she was never there except when I was at school. I would be all alone with Cat, and that made me nervous. I wouldn't show it though. I got up and threw away my things and walked into the school when the bell rang. I went through the day with ease and waited for Cat while I leaned on my car. She came skipping out, her red hair flying as she skipped to me.

"Hey hey," she said. "Are we gonna go? We've got homework to do and remember, you're my partner."

That was right. We were making a script about a romance and we had to have at least one partner. I refused to have anyone but Cat and the gang since the rest of the class were weirdos. The script was due Monday and we were supposed to act it out. Cat and I were in charge of writing the script while Beck and Andre got the backgrounds ready, Robbie and Tori designed the costumes and Cat made them. I got in my car and drove to my house. We went into my room and sat on the bed.

"I was thinking that we make it sort of like Romeo and Juliet," Cat said.

I smiled. I liked how in the end Romeo and Juliet died for their stupidity. "Alright. So let's chose character names."

"Tania and... Heath! they could be the love birds."

I shrugged. "Alright next is the plot."

"Um. They're families are torn apart because they think one another caused the death of the head of the family's wife and... and then Tania and Heath meet and fall in love and they have to sneak around their parents and find out who the real killer is and try to prove that they did, but they die when they're found out in each others arms by the killer of their mothers."

It was actually pretty good. "Alright. Let's write the script."

We wrote half of the script, and decided that was enough work and we'd show it to the others to get their opinion(like it mattered) the next day. We laid on the bed and talked when her hand brushed my thigh. It felt good. I looked at her and then suddenly wondered if I should outright ask if she was in love with me. I shook the idea off and she noticed my look and tilted her head in that adorable way that she usually did.

"What is it?"

I scratched my cheek and hesitated. "I was wondering about earlier... you know after music when you said te amo."

"Uh huh?"

"Don't it mean 'I love you'?" I asked.

She smiled. "I do love you silly!"

Like I said, she has said she loved me in the past, but never that way or in a different language. "But you said it differently than usual. And you've never said it in a different language."

She pulled out the script. "Let's rehearse scene four."

I grabbed the script, wondering what she was planning. "Who am I?"

"Tania," she said, turning to the scene. "You start... here."

She pointed to the lines she wanted me to say. I nodded and breathed, getting into character. "Why? Why do you love me?"

She brushed the hair behind my ear. "Because, you're my reason for existing. You're face is my reason for waking up, your smile's my light. You're everything I've ever wanted and everything I'll ever need."

She said the words like she meant them. I glanced down at the script. "How do I know what you say is the truth?"

"This," Cat said, leaning forward and pressing her lips to mine.

I closed my eyes and kissed her back, my arms wrapping around her waist and pulled her closer while her arms wrapped around my neck. Beck was an amazing kisser, but Cat was so much better. I could literally feel the love pouring from her to me just through that kiss. We pulled away for air and looked into each other's eyes.

"Te amo," she said quietly.

"Te amo," I said. I could't comprehend anything at that moment. "Don't that mean 'I love you'?"

"Yes."

"Te amo," I said, kissing her cute little nose.

She giggled and kissed my nose back.

"So does that mean?" I asked.

She shrugged. "Only if you want to."

I wanted to. "Yeah... but can we keep it under wraps? I want to break it to 'em slowly."

"Kay kay," she said, cuddling closer.

I held her closer and felt content. That mystery was out of the way. I know te amo means I love you. But other questions spin through my head. I close my eyes and just stay in the moment, ignoring the questions that were for later.

Ali: That was the first chapter! I hope you enjoyed it. Please review!