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**Disclaimer: I don't own Victorious, or any of the characters in Victorious. Just the plot:)
Tori gasped in pain, tears gathered in her eyes, and her hand flew to her cheek where André had slapped her. Students murmured. Jade's eyes widened, and she raised her eyebrows. Beck and Robbie lept to their feet, and Cat gaped at Tori, then at André, then back to Tori, her mouth hanging wide open.
"Dude!" Robbie exclaimed. "What was that?!" Beck demanded angrily. "Do it again," Jade added. "Jade!" Beck reprimanded. "This isn't funny!" "Ehh, I thought it was," Jade shot back. "Everybody QUIET!" Sikowitz bellowed from the stage. The hubbub stopped immediately. No one had noticed that Sikowitz had pulled a chair onstage and was now standing on said chair.
André's eyes were wide, and he was staring at Tori as though he had never seen her before. "André..." Tori's voice was just above a whisper, "André, what is wrong, and why did you hit me?" André just shook his head, first slowly, and then faster. He then stood up, grabbed his backpack, and ran out of the room. "Where are you...ANDRÉ!" Tori called after him, but it was no use. "Aaand he's gone."
*End flashback*
It was time for lunch, but Tori didn't care. She was GOING to find André. She rounded a corner and took off down the hallway, glancing into classrooms as she went. She was still in shock from the morning's previous events.
After André had run out, everyone-including Sikowitz-had drilled her on EVERYTHING she may had done over the past two weeks to make André mad...but no one could come up with anything. They all knew that Tori was André's very best friend...and that, Tori thought grimly, just made it worse. She wasn't angry, not really...just sad. And worried about André. She hadn't seen this side of him...ever? And that scared her. What the heck was going on with that kid?
She rounded another corner and was about to head down the stairs...and then stopped, because sitting on the bottom step was Cat. And sitting next to her, wrapped in her arms, his head on her shoulder...was André.
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Tori took the steps two at a time, almost falling over her own feet in an effort to get to her friends. Once she reached the landing, she stood in front of André and Cat. André jerked up his head up at seeing her, and he dropped his gaze immediately, but not before visibly shrinking back...AWAY from Tori.
"Oh, hey, Tori," Cat smiled up at her friend. "Guess what?" "What?" "I found André!" Cat gave a little giggle. Tori tried hard to smile. "I see that, Cat. Good for you." "Hey, you made a rhyme! That, Cat...omgeeee!" "Huh, yeeaahh...um, Cat?" "Yes, Tori?"
Tori knelt in front of her red-headed friend and placed her elbows on Cat's knees. "Can you let me have some time alone with André, right now? I need to ask him about some stuff." "Ooohhh, you mean why he slapped you?" Cat grinned. Tori grit her teeth. "Mmhm, that's right, Cat. Run along now, thank you..." "Kk, byyeee!" And Cat skipped away, leaving Tori alone with André. She sat down on the step next to him, and tentatively, carefully, took one of his hands in both of hers. He made no move to stop her.
"André," she started. "I want you to look at me." He glanced up at her, meeting her eyes for a brief second, then looked right back down, suddenly extremely interested in the checked pattern on his shoes. "Uh-uh," Tori shook her head, then said firmly, "André, LOOK at me. Look at my eyes. Look straight at me." Nothing. "I'm being serious. I need you to-"
"I can't." He spoke so softly she had to lean forward to try to hear him. "What?" "I SAID, I can't." His voice was shaky and unsteady. Tori squeezed his hand. "Why not?" She waited a long time, and when he didn't answer..."André." Then, just like she did with Cat, she stood up, still holding his hand, and knelt in front of him, folding her arms on his knees and leaning forward so she could look him in the eyes. She took a deep breath.
"I'm not gonna give up on this. And I am NOT going to leave you alone until you look at me." "I already told you, I CAN'T!" André insisted. "And why not?" Tori demanded. For another brief moment, André's eyes met hers. "Because I HURT you." His voice broke, and a single tear traced down his cheek. "I GAVE you that mark-" He stopped, unable to go on.
And sitting there on the bottom step, André pulled his hand from Tori's, leaned into his arms, and cried.
Awww:( And just btw, the only romantic pairing in this story is Bade...sorry, guys;) Revieeewww! Tell me if there's anything I need to improve on/change/do more of! Sorry this chapter didn't give more of an explaination of WHY Andre hit her, but I'm working on it! Stay tuned for chapter 3;)