I yawn, stretching my arms out wide across my bed. I blink my eyes a few times then try to rub the sleep from them. Sitting up in my bed, I reach for my phone on my bedside table and check the time. Almost 9:30 AM. I push the covers off of me, and swing my legs out of bed. Today Trina is getting married.

Surprisingly, she's marrying Beck. Trina got held back a year, and Beck volunteered to tutor her. It eventually turned into them getting together and well… now they're marrying each other. They're pretty good together actually. They've been together for… six years now? We've been out of school for five years now. I've stayed in contact with Andre and Cat the most, occasionally talking to Beck and Robbie.

Jade and I have barely talked. The summer before our last year at HA, we actually became friends. Everyone else was off doing their own thing, which left the two of us. We formed a friendship that summer, and it made our last year at HA a million times better. Then there was the last day of school, and I was driving home, and I realized how much I would miss Jade. She had become a good friend of mine now, although we started off on the wrong foot. And then the next thing I knew I was thinking about how great she was, all the things I liked about her, and well, I realized I liked her. More than a friend.

It was exciting to know that I had finally starting liking someone after so long thinking I wouldn't, but it was also scary. Jade and I were friends, pretty close ones at that. I couldn't just ruin our friendship like that, could I? So I didn't say anything. I didn't try and flirt with her, I didn't try to kiss her, or show her in any way that I could like her more than a friend.

But then again I barely talked to her after school ended. I thought she had disappeared off the face of the Earth. Not even Cat had talked to her much, and Cat was her best friend! One day after shooting for a film for hours, I headed over to a coffee shop, and was surprised when I saw her face on the front of a magazine. She was pulling off one of her sultry poses as usual, and I wasn't surprised to see her with a coffee cup in her hand.

Apparently I hadn't been paying much attention to the media around me lately, because Jade was becoming famous. I mean, sure I was too, but how did I not notice her? I think I sat there for hours, reading the article on Jade, examining the picture of her, just thinking about her. It made me want to see her again, to talk to her, to have that friendship we had before she disappeared.

So I tried calling her, but of course she had gotten a new phone number. I brought it up to Cat once, saying how I wanted to talk to her again. Cat had only been able to reach her through email, but of course I didn't get a response whenever I tried. I knew she was busy. That's why she didn't answer. It's not that she could be angry with me or upset or anything like that. Just busy with work.

But maybe she was ignoring me. Maybe I did something wrong before we left school. Maybe she doesn't like me anymore, or never did.

I sigh, slipping into my car and starting for Trina's wedding. I need to get rid of these thoughts about Jade, stop going crazy thinking she hates me. Heck, I haven't talked to her in years, she probably doesn't hate me.

This wedding is beautiful. Trina has these beautiful white lilies decorating the tables, and almost everything is white and yellow. Trina always said she wanted a white and yellow wedding, and now I know she was serious. Beck of course can't argue with her on that; he loves her too much.

"Tori! Hey!" I hear a familiar cheery voice greet me. I turn and see Cat standing in front of me with that broad smile of hers. "Hey Cat! How're you?" I ask as she gives me a tight hug. She giggles. "I'm so great! Oh my gosh, guess what?! I heard your song on the radio the other night! And last night I heard another one of your songs! It was awesome, I couldn't believe it!" She chirps out excitedly and I can't help but smile. "Ha-ha, really? That's amazing!" She nods enthusiastically and starts rambling on about something else.

After a couple minutes of her talking, I notice that she's alone. "So, Cat, no date?" She giggles at this. "I have one! He's over there!" She points over to the bar and I look in the direction. "Andre?" I ask disbelievingly as he spots us and waves. Cat giggles some more. "Yes… He and I work together now! We've become really close." I smile, before realizing what she was implying by really close. "That's great, Cat. I hope it works out between the two of you. You better get back to him, though." I say, giving her a nudge towards him. "Thanks, Tori!" She hugs be one last time before winking at me. "Go get your groove on with some of those ladies!" She suggests with a giggle before skipping over to the waiting Andre. I shake my head and laugh at her antics.

Yes, I'm gay. And pretty much everyone knows about it. Of course… not the media. Just my friends, family, and some people I've grown up with. Let's just say it's kind of hard to come out to the whole world. It's also pretty hard writing songs that aren't gender-specific. But hey, I've managed it so far.

By now I'm just dancing around and enjoying myself. Trina and Beck are dancing (of course), and I even see Robbie with some girl. It's kind of nice seeing all my old high school friends. Well, most of them. I go over and get some wine to drink, and then take a seat at my table. I watch as couples start pairing up, taking each other's hands and walking off to dance as a slow song starts to play. Damn. What I would give to be out there dancing with someone… I think to myself as I stare at the ground.

Pale legs and black high heels. That's the first thing I notice. Then I notice the grey dress and a pale, black-nailed hand reaching out to me.

"Care to dance, Vega?"

I think my heart just stopped.