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The One With The Moldy Cheese Burglars
When the gang gets trapped in Tori's house with two burglars, it's not easy trying to get out.
Tori's House - Tori
"Okay, sweetie," Tori's mom began. "I know you love sandwiches, so I placed some ingredients in the fridge for you! Call me if you need anything!"
"Mom, do you have to go the whole weekend? I can't sit near Trina even for two minutes without losing my mind!" Tori whined.
"Which is exactly why your father and I are taking a vacation - to get away from her! Toodle-oo!"
"Wait, Mom - where's the bread for the sandwiches?"
"In the fridge with the rest of the stuff you need!"
"Wa-Why would you-"
But her mom had left before she could understand why she would place the bread in the fridge.
Tori searched through the fridge, looking for everything she could find, but her eyes locked on a huge block of cheese. She grinned giddily, taking a slice and realizing that if she wanted this cheese to stay in the fridge as long as possible, she'd have to avoid eating it unnecessarily.
Sikowitz's Classroom - Whole Gang except Trina
"And that's the story of how I ate a moldy cheeseburger to get back at the guy who pushed my nephew in the subway," Sikowitz finished as he smiled.
No one in the classroom uttered a word, and a few irrelevant people in the back had already packed their bags to leave. Just a muscular boy with dark hair sat behind, chuckling quietly to himself. Tori turned around to glare at him, showing him not to encourage the already-crazy teacher they were gifted with.
"Okay, and how does that help our lesson?" Beck asked.
"It doesn't! I just wanted to let you guys know!"
Jade sighed and took out her phone, visibly beginning to text someone. Sikowitz walked over, taking the phone, opening the window, and throwing it at the gardener working nearby.
"There, now that'll wake up that stupid gardener," Sikowitz yelled outside, hoping to get the man's attention. "Anyway, who's ready for the weekend?"
"Oh, me!" Tori yelped, jumping to the stage to address everyone.
"Well, no one asked you to talk, Missy," Jade groaned, arms crossed.
"I'm going to have a house party since my parents are out! You all are invited, so-"
"Of course, we're invited, Tori," Jade interrupted. "We're your only friends."
"Will you shut up, Jade!" Sikowitz yelled, looking at her pointedly. "I go to anger management classes because of kids like you!"
"Okay, so you guys know where my house is, but just be there by 8 tomorrow night!" Tori smiled.
"Even me?" the kid with the dark hair asked.
"Dang, do we have to invite him?" Rex asked, looking at Robbie.
"Yeah, sure! What's your name?" Tori asked.
"It's Back."
Cat began to laugh, growing in intensity as Andre looked at her confusedly. Beck turned around slowly, looking at the kid to make sure he'd heard correctly.
"Back?"
"Yeah, Back."
"Okay, shut up now."
Tori's House - Whole Gang except Trina
The party was well under way, with Cat sitting on the piano as Andre played a variety of songs he had learned on his own. Jade sat in between Beck and Back, laughing as Back told some concerning corny jokes, and Tori was busy proving to Rex and Robbie how good the cheese in the fridge was.
"See, isn't it amazing?" Tori said, grinning as she could see Rex beam.
"Dang, that's some good cheese right there!"
"Tori, save it! Actually, hide it!" Robbie advised, and Tori simply shoved it to the back of the fridge, trying to join the rest of the group.
Suddenly, the lights went out, and Jade grabbed onto Back's shirt, frightened by the change in mood. She was way too out of character for the rest of the gang to brush off her sudden jump, and Beck was beginning to feel a bit annoyed.
"Babe, you do know I'm right here-"
"Guys, I think I saw someone outside!" Cat yelled, and the whole group ran upstairs, Tori peeking from the wall to see who was coming in.
"Dude, is this the right house?" the shorter one asked, and the larger of the two nodded vigorously.
"Ohhhh yeah, this is the cheese house."
"This doesn't look like the cheese house. It looks like a normal house. Not made out of cheese."
"You idiot, it's obviously not a house made out of cheese!"
"So why are we calling it the cheese house?"
"Because it's got the world famous cheese we've been looking for! And it's gotta be somewhere, right?"
"Well, obviously! If you brought me to a normal house without cheese, I'm telling the big man!"
"No, no! You can't tell him we didn't find the cheese house with the world famous cheese we've been looking for!"
And as the two continued bickering, Tori tip-toed down the stairs, hoping to avoid catching their attention. She completely forgot about the creak in the fourth stair down, and the noise was enough to get the duo's attention. They chased after her, and one-by-one, the gang ran to the attic.
Tori's Attic - Whole Gang except Trina
"It's so dark in here!" Jade complained.
"Yeah, it reminds me of the bunker my grandma used to make me stay in once in a while to practice for nuclear wars!" Cat replied happily, to which Jade was ready to pounce.
"Calm down, Jade. We're safe here," Back consoled, and Jade turned to smile at him.
Beck's blood was boiling inside, but he didn't want to ruin his reputation of being the calm and collected guy of the group. He wanted girls to come to him just so he could reject them, not the other way around.
"Hey, Tori, please tell me this was all planned," Andre turned to look at her.
"Uhhh, about that. Robbie, you explain the cheese to them!"
"What, why me? Okay, she's got some really good tasting cheese in her fridge that she let me have," Robbie sighed.
"Ohh," the others said simultaneously.
"Hey, Back? Could you give a little space between you two, you know?" Beck asked, peeved.
"Bro, what's wrong?" Back put his arm around Jade.
"Oh, nothing," he said. Jade narrowed her eyes a little, turning to get a good look at Beck.
Cat started to hum, and Andre put his hand over her mouth. She began to lick it, and he started giggling. Tori tried shushing them, and they all stopped when they heard a crash from downstairs followed by screaming.
Tori got out of the attic, hoping the burglars left, only to see the smaller one passed out and the larger of the two screaming.
"He ate the wrong cheese!" the conscious one screamed, trying to perform mouth-to-mouth but just ending up kissing him.
"Crap, call 911! Call 911, Cat!" Tori yelled, throwing the phone to Cat. She missed the catch, only to have the phone hit her in the head and causing her to pass out, too.
Robbie called 911 with Rex's help, and in a few minutes, the cops were at the doors.
"Bye, guys! Hahahahaha," Cat laughed, half awake. She turned to Tori, blowing her kisses and waving like she was the Queen.
Tori sighed, sitting on the couch, but she turned around when she heard some more screaming. This time, it was from Beck.
"Why are you hanging out with that... that Back guy?" Beck yelled.
"Why are you getting so defensive? He's just a friend!"
"Jade, is him putting his arm around my girlfriend being 'just a friend'? Huh?"
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm-"
But Beck cut her off by kissing her, and the two started to make out on the stool next to Tori's piano. Back tried to join in the makeup session, wrapping his arms around the duo.
Jade broke up the kiss to quickly kick him in the balls, and two paramedics rushed over with a stretcher for him to fall on. With Back being carried off and the larger burglar being arrested, Tori covered her face in her hands.
But where was the good cheese? Was it safe?
She ran to the fridge breathlessly, ripping out all the sandwich ingredients in front of her. And there, in all its sheer glory, sat the good cheese.
She took a slice and bit in, savoring the lovely taste.
