Author's Notes: As I wrap up my other story, I'll be starting on this one. For once, I have no idea where I'm going with this. Dangerous territory, I know, but this idea was too amazing to pass up. So you guys can definitely help by suggesting stuff. By the way, nobody is dating in this one, so Jade and Beck were never together. Just a note, the crown of a watch is the knob you pull out and turn to set the time.

Chapter One

Opportunity Knocking at Your Door

Tori stared at the beautiful gold watch. It was simple, yet fit with almost any outfit flawlessly. The watch however, didn't tell time. She had spent the last twenty minutes pulling the crown out, and turning it to set the time. Each time she clicked the crown back in, she would wait a couple minutes, yet the watch would do nothing. She would have thrown it in the drawer and forgotten about it, except that this watch in particular was very special to her.

About a month ago, Tori's grandmother passed away. It was an easy departure from this world, but like most departures, it came far too soon for the Vegas. Trina took it hard, since her grandmother had been especially close to her. The biggest reason was that her grandmother was nearly deaf, so she was one of the few people that enjoyed Trina's performances. Tori was also close to her grandmother, but in a different way. She would sit and talk to the woman for hours about what life once was. Her grandmother was a dancer when she was Tori's age, so she would share stories if her hearing was doing well that particular day. Other times, they would just sit out on her grandmother's porch and watch fireflies at night. As she grew older, she began to forget things, and it was difficult for Tori to go see her. Strangely, long after her grandmother had forgotten her mother and father, she remembered Tori. She forgot who Trina was months before her death, but held on to Tori's identity.

So when Tori received this watch from her grandmother's will, she was determined to wear it everyday as a reminder of the person. Tori put the watch down on the table and sighed, holding her head in her hands and staring intently at it. This watch was very significant, so she couldn't just get rid of it. Tori made the executive decision to wear the watch anyways. Little did she know how special this watch actually was.

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Tori closed her locker gingerly. She slammed it in anger yesterday and some of the lights refused to turn on this morning, so she was going to be gentle with her locker from now on. Jade and Cat were chatting idly by Jade's locker. Cat was probably telling a story about her brother, since her mouth was running like a motor. Jade was listening, but was far more interested in her nails than whatever story Cat had to tell. Tori made her way over to where they were.

Tori, Jade, and Cat. They were like the three amigos, but girls. They did everything together. If two of them did something, the other one was there too, or at least invited to. Tori and Cat were close because they didn't care how odd they were. Tori didn't mind Cat's antics, in fact she found them quite amusing and Cat never judged Tori for anything she had done or will do. Jade and Cat had been friends long before Tori came into the picture. Tori still didn't understand their friendship, but it was there. Jade and Tori were a different story. They had a crazy relationship. When Tori first got to Hollywood Arts, Tori and Jade had lots of friction. They both had a crush on the same guy, Beck Oliver. In turn, there was the inevitable friction between them. They were angry at each other a lot, and Jade picked on Tori often. Yet, they both knew that they were still friends, as strange as it may be.

That doesn't mean they weren't competitive in their attempts to swoon Beck. They had done a lot of things to get him to see them as more than just friends. Recently, their attempts have been quieted down by his relationship with some other girl. Just this morning, The Slap informed them that Beck had broken up with the girl, so the two performers would be at it again soon enough.

"Nice watch, Vega." Jade said in a snarky tone. Tori looked down at the watch; it actually fit with her outfit nicely. Why would Jade be making fun of it? "It's gotta be a good watch if it's four hours behind." Jade noted, sipping her coffee. Jade was a caffeine addict, so her coffee was never far away.

"Oh," Tori quickly realized, "It doesn't work, I just thought it looked nice." Jade raised an eyebrow and stared Tori down. Silently searching for some logic in Tori's words.

"I had a watch that didn't work once. It was pink and red. I wore it around when I was seven, and told people the wrong time, until my brother told me it wasn't a watch. It was actually a strip of bacon." Cat said in her perky tone, fading to a high, but disappointed voice by the end of the story. Tori snickered, and even Jade had to hold back her laugh. Jade turned back to Tori, "Did you change the battery?" She said.

Tori nodded. Jade knitted her brows in thought, tapping her fingernails against the coffee cup pensively. Cat too was examining the watch with piqued interest.

"I've tried pulling the knob on the side out and turning it, but nothing happens." Tori said. Jade put down her coffee, and took Tori's wrist. Jade pulled Tori's arm closer and looked at the watch closely. "Here. I'll try." Jade stated, before pulling out the crown until it clicked.

Suddenly, the halls were quiet. They hadn't been loud previously, but there was always the buzz of people talking. Tori reckoned that a big group of people must have left to get to their classes.

"It's turning fine." Jade said, spinning the knob around and making the hands on the face of the watch whir around in circles. "Maybe it's just jacked up. Like Cat's bacon." Jade said. Tori smiled in response to the joke. Jade furrowed her brow. She had expected a giggle from Cat. She looked up to see Cat standing there, looking down at the wristwatch, but not moving. "You alright, Cat?" Tori asked.

No response. Cat was almost… frozen in place. The two singers looked up to see a hallway full of frozen people, even the clocks weren't ticking. The first thought was that this was some elaborate prank, but that was quickly dispelled when they saw a boy stopped in mid air. Jade and Tori were speechless as they looked around. The only "logical" explanation was that time had stopped.

Jade fumbled with the watch, clicking the crown back in. As soon as it did, the world resumed normality and the sounds of people talking and walking filled the air once again. Jade pulled the crown of the watch back out, and everyone became still, and that hushed silence fell over the school.

"Holy shit." Jade said, followed by an "Oh my god." From Tori. The two girls stared at each other incredulously.

"Your jacked up watch can stop time…" Jade said, not believing the words herself. Tori shook her head, "This has got to be a dream." Tori thought that explanation sounded far more reasonable. Some how, this didn't feel like a dream at all.

"Vega… I don't think this is a dream." Jade said. Tori blinked a couple times and pinched herself to check. If it's a dream, it's the most vivid one she's ever had.

"Okay. Say this isn't a dream… then why are you and I the only ones that can move?" Tori reasoned. She realized that it could have been happening last night when she was messing with the watch, since nobody else was around for her to see.

"Maybe it's because I'm touching you." Jade suggested, letting her hands fall away. "Try it again, without me touching you."

Tori nodded in agreement. She pressed the crown back in, and time was moving once again. Jade was looking at Tori expectantly. "One time-" Cat said, before Tori yanked the knob out until it stopped. Cat stopped speaking, her mouth open mid sentence, along with everything else. Tori looked at Jade to see her eyes looking at Tori questioningly.

"Jade?" Tori asked. No answer. Tori poked Jade's nose, but there was no response. Tori was absolutely stunned by what was happening. She hurried pressed the crown back in, and took Jade's hand, putting it on her wrist with the watch. "my brother-" Cat was cut off once more by Tori stopping time.

"I guess it worked?" Jade was trying to act calm, but Tori could see that she was almost as excited as she was about this revelation. Tori nodded quickly. "We should tell Cat, and Beck, and André…" Tori listed. Jade shook her head adamantly.

"We shouldn't tell anyone. They'll think we're crazy." Jade stated coldly. Tori was far too revved up to think reasonably like Jade. "We can just show them!" Tori proclaimed.

"Tori." Jade hissed, putting her hands on the hyperactive girl's shoulders. Uh-oh, first name, that was never a good sign. Tori calmed down, settling herself under Jade's touch. "We should just keep this as our secret. I can think of some crazy stuff we could do with this, but you can't tell anyone, alright?"

Tori thought it over. Jade's offer was tempting. If nobody knew, she could bend the rules of everything. She could do so many cool things. Get her homework done in record time (no time at all), sleep in and never be late for school, she could take a moment to think anything over as much as she wanted. Tori decided that it was the best course of action.

"Alright." Tori agreed.

"Good, now let's have some fun, Vega." Jade smirked, ideas forming her creatively evil mind.

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Author's Notes: So, review. Tell me what you think. I haven't decided anything yet, but I love this idea.