DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN VICTORIOUS OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS

A/N: THIS IS MY FIRST VICTORIOUS FANFIC- I DO SHIP BORI...BUT WITH THIS STORY I WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT BETWEEN THEM UNLIKE THE OTHER STORIES I HAVE READ ON HERE. I HOPE EVERYONE LIKES IT. I REALLY LIKE HOW IT TURNED OUT WHO KNOWS WHAT IT MAY LEAD TO LATER. ENJOY :)

Beck walked in the doors with Olivia on his arm. They kissed as they walked to her locker; they have been dating for 3 weeks.

He and Jade broke up 3 months ago. She ended it –thank goodness- I don't know if I could have handled it if it were the other way around.

What happened was Jade was tired of being jealous of every girl who even looked in the direction of the hall where he was standing.

The poor girl Ashley –a sophomore- was standing by the vending machine trying to decide what she wanted to drink when her quarter fell. As she began to rise she had bumped into Beck. He didn't seem to care that much but Jade flipped "oh wow that was original." She began to clap her hands "props to being able to touch my boyfriend, way to have that all planned out dropping your money at that exact moment."

"Jade…" Beck said

"I...I'm so sorry it was an accident," Ashley began to stutter. "I didn't mean to touch your boyfriend I was just getting something to drink and you know what I'm not thirsty anymore." She ran down the hallway, you could hear her sobs as she turned the corner.

Beck just looked at Jade.

"You know Beck I can't keep doing this…" Jade started.

"You think…." Beck interrupted.

"Don't interrupt me I'm not done. I love you really I do but I am losing my mind." There was a long pause just staring at each other. Finally Jade spoke in a whisper "I can't do this anymore" she kissed him and walked out the doors.

We were all completely silent. We were waiting to see what Beck was going to do. Beck looked at the doors and then at his feet and walked in the opposite direction.

Andre, Cat, and I just stood there. We were standing and talking by my locker when it happened. We couldn't believe it, I mean come on Beck and Jade fight all the time, but it never ended like that all calm.

We didn't know who to follow first. Now Jade and I have never been close but I knew I couldn't let her go through this alone. Cat and I looked at each other and raced out the door. We found Jade sitting on the upstairs stage in the asphalt café. She wasn't crying or cutting anything just sitting.

I climbed the stairs first "Jade?" I whispered. She looked up at me and said "hey Tori."

This was weird but I looked past it "can I sit with you?" Cat looked at me worried; I quickly shook my head to tell her just to sit. "Jade do you want to talk?" Cat asked.

"No"

I chime in "well that's fine we will just sit." We sat in silence for 5 minutes. None of us even mentioned that we were missing class. Thinking of class I hope Andre was able to catch up with Beck in Sikowitz class.

Jade finally stood up "you know I don't need you here with me. I'm fine, I broke up with him remember." Cat stood up first and gave Jade a hug.

I pulled myself up "I know you may not need us but we want to be because even though you dumped him it still can be hard." We stood in silence, Cat still holding onto Jade. I could see Jades eyes begin to water "I couldn't do it anymore. Always trying to make sure he was faithful to me. I trusted him really I did I just didn't trust all those girls." She leaned into Cat who was rubbing Jades shoulders. "We could all see you trusted him and you loved him very much, everything will be all right," I walked over to her and we all hugged.

As the girls ran after Jade I went looking for Beck. Since he is never one to skip class especially acting class; so I knew that was where he was going to be.

"Dude" I called to him

"What?"

"What?" I say to him "why didn't you go after her?"

"Why should I? She doesn't trust me and man you know we fight all the time now. Why would I want to go back to that?" Beck took a seat. We were in class 5 minutes early, it was still break.

"Do you still love her?" I ask while I turn a chair around to sit myself.

"Well yeah but…" Beck started to say when I jumped in "well isn't that enough?"

"Not this time. It is over I'm done, she is done and I am done talking about it."

Now 3 months later here we are watching Beck make out with someone else. Olivia was nice but she was off –not off like Cat – but sometimes she would just be day dreaming as someone was talking to her. They have been only been going out for 3 weeks but it seemed she didn't realize that she was just the rebound.

Jade and I went on a couple double dates together, this one time we went on a blind date that Cat set up. They were brothers, she had just left one little bit of information about them, they were conjoined twins. And to add to the evening their girlfriends showed up. Let's just say that it didn't go very well.

Jade and I started hanging out more and more she didn't seem afraid that I would go after Beck, even though I did have a slight crush on him. Jade is really cool we go to these performing art shows every weekend. One time threw a showing of a girl who just sat on a chair and had oil repeatedly dropped on her. We left early.

Beck and Olivia came up to us "hey guys"

"Hi" we all said simultaneously.

"What's everyone doing?" Olivia asked.

"Washing kangaroos" snarled Jade then she winced a little. She didn't mean to be rude to Olivia because she didn't want to be that ex-girlfriend, but Olivia was dumb. "Tori and I are telling them about the one act play we wrote about washing kangaroos." She glared at me and I did the worst Australian accent ever "that's right mates my kangaroo needs a washing." I quickly smiled a nervous smile.

Beck smiled "sounds fun, you may need to work o that accent though Tori. I can help you anytime." He grabbed Olivia's hand "come on Liv I'll walk you to class."

"What was that?" Jade looked at me.

"What you were the one who put me on the spot I can't help that I can't do an Australian accent."

"Yeah that was really bad" laughed André.

"No when Beck said you could ask him for help anytime?" I shook my head "I don't know maybe because we are friends and he knows a hundred accents and he could clearly see that I suck, maybe he really believes we are doing a play about kangaroos."

At that precise moment Sikowitz walked by and said "well you are now that sounds stupendous. We will hear it in class this Friday. Now where is my coconut milk?" and he walked away.

"Aw man" Jade and I whined.

Writing a play about washing kangaroos with Jade…

Mood: jumpy

"Well the words are done, now we need to practice" we were in my living room on Wednesday.

"How did you get us into this Vega?" Jade moaned.

"Me? You were the one that started it and it's not my fault Sikowitz likes washing kangaroos. I just know I can't do the accent." I flopped on the couch.

"Well you better learn and don't go to Beck for help. I'm leaving by the way" and she left me leaving me to find out how to do an Australian accent alone.

Trina called from the kitchen "just call Beck. You know next to me he is the most talented."

"Yeah Okay Trina" I rolled my eyes, but she did have a point. I grabbed my phone.

"Hello" I heard on the other end.

"Hi Beck it's me Tori, I was wondering could you help me with my accent I need to perfect it by Friday?"

"Sure I'll come over right now. See you in 10 minutes." Beck hung up the phone.

A knock came at the door I knew instantly who it was "come on in Beck it is open." I was running around trying to get snacks together. He walked in "Hey Tor, how's the play coming?"

"Good actually we have all the words finished now I need to practice my accent so I don't make a fool of myself," I laughed. He laughed as well as he sat down "so what I used to do was start with a British and work my way into Australian when I felt more comfortable with it, 'now I can smoothly start talking like a good old bloke from down under'."

"Ok how is this? 'My kangaroo needs a wash can you help?" I tried his technique. By the look on his face I knew it wasn't very good. "Umm…try again" he tried not to laugh.

We went over and over it again and again finally for doing it for what felt the 400th time "hey mate my kangaroo needs a wash…" I jumped of the couch "I did it that time I did it!" Beck clapped "awesome way to go" he leaned in for a hug; I was so excited I didn't even think how it would make Jade feel I hugged him back. "Beck you are an amazing teacher, you're the best," I gave him a small kiss on the cheek. "Don't mention it Tori I knew you could do it with practice. But I have to get going it's already 10:30 and I promised Olivia I would call her at 11 when she goes to bed. See you in school tomorrow."

"See ya" I called as I closed the door behind him. Know how am I going to tell Jade how I learned to do an accent?

Finally it was Friday the day to get this damn thing over with. Sikowitz introduced us and we did what started out to be fake play about washing kangaroos, to be honest though it wasn't that bad. When it was over the whole class clapped, Beck came over to me and said "way to go with accent I told you could do it, did you do it the way I told you?"

"Yes thanks" I smiled. I looked over at Jade she didn't really have an emotion on her face she just looked at me and sat down. The bell rang for lunch, Jade and I sat together "you just had to go to him for help?"

"Well what else was I supposed to do?" I asked defensively.

"Stink" she said bluntly. We sat there for a moment "sorry I know it was wrong of me to ask you not to ask for his help I mean he is super talented. And having you do a crappy accent would of made the whole thing worse."

"It wasn't so bad I had fun on it" I giggled. Beck and Olivia came over to sit with us but this time Olivia walked right on by and Beck was the only one who sat. "Where is she going?" I point to the disappearing Olivia.

"Oh she wanted to sit with her friend today that's all" he looked down at his tray. "The play was just a little short of amazing ladies just saying." He smiled his amazing smile.

"Thanks, I couldn't have done it without you." I lightly punched in the arm as an only a friend would do. He gave me a strange look when I did that, then he turned to Jade "I really liked your words; you are just so talented like that."

"Thanks" was all Jade said, but inside she was jumping she had never really gotten over Beck. She just hid it very well from everyone if she didn't tell me I would have never guessed it. Lunch bell rang time to go to music, I am in that class alone so I said goodbye to Jade and Beck and told them "I'll see you guys later."

The end of the day is my favorite part of the day, don't get me wrong I love HA, but it is nice to have the end of the day to look forward to so I can go hang out with my friends and have fun. I was standing at my locker making sure I had all the books I needed for this weekend, when Beck walked over "hey Tori."

"Oh hi what you up to?" I asked. "Nothing much, hey do you want to come over and watch a movie tonight, my parents will be away so I have the whole house to myself." He was leaning on the lockers looking me directly in the eyes. "I don't know let me see if I am doing anything" I pulled up my phone and slightly turned I didn't want him to stare at me. I noticed that I got a text from Jade 'hey Vega I can't make it tonight to the show, I have to go see my grandmother ugh she is such a old hag tried to get out of it my rents forcing me, guess she is dying whatever. I'll call you tmw.' "Oh my God" I said aloud. Beck turned with a concerned look on his face "what is everything ok?" I stared at my phone and tried to collect my thoughts "um yeah just got a text from Jade that's all" I didn't tell him about her grandmother dying not because I didn't want him to know I just didn't know if she wanted me to tell anyone. I quickly text back 'omg I'm sorry, don't worry about it we can hang out tomorrow.' I twirl around to look at Beck "looks like I am free" I smiled. "Great come by around 7" and he pulled me into a hug.

I pulled into his drive way at 6:58, I am a punctual person, I was a little nervous not sure why though I hung out with Beck quite often but never quite alone. Now that I think about it why am I here? Why isn't he hanging out with Olivia? I'll have to ask him. Maybe she is here maybe she has a cute cousin that they are going to set me up with. I giggled at the thought of it. I rang the doorbell now thinking that this was a set up. Beck answered the door and gave me another hug, he is very huggy today. He leads me into the family room which is huge! They have 70" flat screen which is hanging over the largest fireplace I have ever seen. Next to the fireplace were the gaming systems and the DVD/blue ray player. In the middle of the room was a big blue sectional; around it was a pool table, a foosball table. "Oh my goodness tell me why we don't hang out your house?" I playfully shoved him. I walked over to the foosball table "I bet I can beat you want to play?"

He walked up behind me and grabbed my shoulders and whispered in my ear "you're on." The score was 3-3 "next shot is the winner" I called. "Winner gets to decide what movie we are watching" Beck added.

"Score! I win." I started to do my winner dance, Beck just laughed at me and went to sit on the couch, I followed. I suddenly remembered to ask about Olivia "hey where is Olivia tonight?"

"We broke up" he said it so nonchalantly. "What why?" I couldn't say I wasn't glad because 1 she was annoying and dumb and 2 maybe this meant that he and Jade could get back together she really had gotten better at dealing with her anger.

He shrugs "she could tell I liked someone else and she wasn't very smart." He laughed at the last part. I narrowed my eyes in confusion and a slight hope "you like someone else?" He crept closer to me. "yes I do" he bent forward and he kissed me on the lips. I closed my eyes and allowed myself to go deeper into the kiss. Abruptly I stopped it though. Beck looked at me in bewilderment "is everything ok? I thought you…" I stopped him in mid sentence "I can't do this to my friend." I got up "you know I think I am going to go." He was looking at me with a dazed look on his face, I swivel around to face him again "I am only a friend I'll see you on Monday" I gave him a small kiss on the cheek and let myself out. I cried when I got to the car. Beck was everything I wanted and he was also everything that Jade wanted and I couldn't and I wouldn't do that to her.

Next night I was out to dinner with Jade, I decided to tell her that Olivia and Beck broke up. "Really this could mean we can get back together" she had a slight hint of a smile. "Don't rush into anything have him come to you don't be the chaser." I was trying to give advice about it without sounding like it won't happen. She nodded in agreement "you know Tori; you aren't as annoying as I thought you were."

I smiled "thanks I guess. And you aren't as scary as I thought you were." She glared at me "but I promise I won't tell anyone that" I laughed. I was happy with the decision I made my friendship with Jade is way more important than messing it up for a guy. Who knows maybe in the future it will work out between us but right now I'm sticking with being a friend to those who need it.