Author's note: First, thank you for the very appreciated reviews, alerts, and favorites. I will try to get at least a chapter a day out. Now, not to brag or anything but…this story is the 2000th Victorious fanfiction story! Yeah, beat that peoples! Anyway…
The next day was just as odd as the last. Jade was getting aggravated by Robbie and Andre's skiddish behavior toward her, a few times she even threatened them unless they told her what was up. They responded by changing the subject or walking off. I didn't get questioned until Sicowitz's class, we got paired up for a new exercise. Tori and Andre were paired up as usual but they didn't have the same energy, as Tori talked about the exercise Andre kept quiet. When I asked him why, he said he was trying to ask Tori something important. At first I thought he was going to ask her out because, after all, we all know he has a crush on her. Then, I realized it may have more to do with what happened yesterday. I didn't get to see if he ever did ask her anything because I was distracted by my own partner, Jade.
"So I was thinking maybe we could pretend to be a daughter and a mother and the daughter wants to get a bunny so she is telling her mom all the reasons why they should get a cute cuddly little bunny and then her mom gets her a bunny but then the girl brings home a puppy she found on the street…" I began explaining to Jade my idea when I trailed off. Usually by now she would be groaning and telling me we should have one character pushing the smaller, red headed character off of a roof. Instead, the easily aggravated girl had an eyebrow peaked and was staring at Robbie from across the room. When I turned to see Robbie he had just turned to talk with his partner. Obviously he had been staring at Jade. The confused, shocked face was quite normal for him in the past two days. Jade turned back to me and rolled her eyes.
"Do you know why Robbie and Andre are being weirder than they ordinarily are?" Her accusing green eyes searched mine for the answer. I winced as if she stabbed me, her eyes were so piercing. She is like a snake and I'm like a bunny, she scares me and makes me want to hop away into a hole. I forced my eyes into my lap, afraid she may read everything concealed behind my eyes.
"Do you know why Robbie and Andre are being so weird?" Jade repeated, firm yet patiently. She knows how I am, easily scared away and offended. My hands held in my lap became sweaty. I have to answer her but I can't tell the truth, I am resorted to lying, something I find painfully hard.
"I don't understand it…" I finally told her truthfully. I knew he was shocked about her being gay but I don't understand why. It's just who you love, it doesn't make a person who they are. It's a label, like my label as 'bipolar redhead'. She is still angry, cool, Jade.
"Oh" Jade said after a silence. Her eyes snapped back to mine but they weren't piercing, to my relief.
"There is no way we are doing our act about bunnies" she suddenly switched subjects. I pulled a long face and tilted my face down a bit, my red strands of hair falling around my face.
"Awe…" I whined. I presume Jade rolled her eyes because I heard her groan and when I looked up her arms were crossed.
"I think it should be about a girl who has a secret and she is trying to tell her friend about it. At the end she finally tells her even though she is afraid of how she will react." Jade explained with hand motions. I nodded, truthfully I was a bit jealous that I couldn't think of a good, smart, idea like Jade. I tried to impress her by hesitantly giving another suggestion.
"What if there is a twist ending?" I asked cheerily. At first she didn't respond except for a shocked blink but then smirked after a moment.
"Wow, that's actually a really good idea Cat." I grinned at the compliment which are rarely given to people from Jade. Since we had already gotten a topic, we were ahead of the class and were able to just relax and talk. I went off on a rant about a new ice cream shop and Jade pretended to listen to spare my feelings. After ten minutes she gave up listening to me and started listening to music on her pearphone. I can't believe they are actually in the shape of pears now! I mean how cool is it when electronics are the shape of fruit? Very!
At the end of class I walked over to Andre to question him about his questioning Tori.
"So Andre, did you ask Tori your question?" I giggled as I caught up to him and we exited the classroom together.
"No, I don't know where to start. It's like 'Hey Tori I heard Jade is gay, why didn't you tell me and an even better question is why did she tell you?" Andre exclaimed frustrated. "Or 'How long has she known?' Maybe 'Why is she still dating Beck?' Even 'When was she planning on telling people?'"
I smiled up at Andre despite his turmoil. "Awe, It's okay Andre, don't worry yourself into a tizzy!" I giggled. "Tizzy is a funny word!"
As intended Andre laughed and all previous problems were dulled. I love that I can do that to people and situations, that I can make things better so easily. My therapist says it's some 'issue' and uses a long confusing word for it, Jade calls it a curse, I just call me Cat. We walked down to the main hallway and I begin the same ice cream rant that I had with Jade. Before I got even a third of the way into it, he called Beck over and they started talking about something boyish that I didn't bother listening to. I stood awkwardly beside them and rolled from my toes to my heals and back again. I felt the tension in the area get slightly heavier and stopped rolling on my feet.
"Hey man…how are you and Jade doing?" Andre asked seriously, voice lowering so the passing students couldn't hear. Beck tilted his head in his confused way.
"That was random…um, we are doing okay" he shrugged. Andre looked his friend over questioningly.
"Is she acting…different lately?" Andre asked. Beck looked around hesitantly and sighed.
"Well yeah, we have sex you know and it's great…but the past couple of weeks she doesn't want to. She is getting immured in her own world lately to…very closed off, not wanting to talk about things anymore. I wonder if I did or said something to make her like this, she is like a stranger." Beck divulged. Andre looked just as solemn as Beck and I couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for him. I hate it when my friends are hurting. I walked away from the two to go to my next class, I don't even think they noticed I was there.