J POV

Jade sat next her window in her dark room. Rain was pouring down, drowning out the noises of her radio.

She sighed, thinking about the day's long events.

Flashback!

After walking away from Beck, Jade ran to the bathroom and cried. Of course she made sure no one was in there, and that she locked the door, because, come on, she was Jade freaking West, she doesn't cry. At least not in public.

After sobbing for about ten minutes, she looked into the mirror. Her mascara ran down her cheeks and her nose was a bit red., while her hair looked like it got caught in a tree. She looked pathetic.

Jade scowled at her reflection, she couldn't believe that she let Beck do that to her. Again.

It was always the same. Beck was with a girl; Jade got jealous. Then they break up. Then Jade goes and does something stupid and loser-like (like asking Tori for help) and then they get back together again. Yet it always seemed the tiniest bit unfair, how come Beck never got jealous. How come it was always her playing the overly possessive girlfriend? Did Beck not like her enough to be the same way?

Jade frowned, was she going to get back together with Beck?

And if she didn't, what should she do?

Jade smiled slowly as a plan began to form in her mind.

She wasn't going to get back together with Beck.

Not yet anyway.

She was going to stay strong.

She was going to break the habit.

She was going to try something new. Something that would shock everyone.

End Flashback!

Now Jade was at home watching the rain pour on the ground. She looked at her phone.

5 NEW MESSAGES.

6 MISSED CALLS.

Jade rolled her eyes when she saw that 3 of the calls were from Cat, 2 from Tori and 1 from Sinjin.

She dialed Tori's number.

She answered on the first ring.

"Jade!"

Jade rolled her eyes again, "You called?"

"You broke up with Beck?"

"Yeah... and?"

Tori sounded confused. "But- I mean, like, don't you want him back?"

Jade sucked her cheeks in, so she was predictable now. Great.

"Actually, Tori, I don't want him back, at least, not now," Jade replied.

Tori was silent for a minute before saying, "But- he and you are- and…. OMG! Jade! What about the Christmas party this Friday? I thought you were gonna go with Beck!"

Jade blinked, she forgot about that. "Well, I'll just find another date."

"Really?" Tori seemed shocked.

"Yes, really," Jade replied, trying not to let her irritation show. "Look, Vega, I gotta go." Jade hung up without waiting for a reply.

Looks like being single is harder than it looks.

B POV

Beck was reading a book when his phone rang. He was hesitant to answer, when he told Tori that he and Jade broke up Tori flipped out. She started going on and on about how they shouldn't be separated, and frankly it was kinda overwhelming. He checked his phone screen.

It was Andre.

"Yo man whats up," Beck greeted.

"BECK!"

"Tori? Why are you on Andre's phone?"

"Sorry, dude, she came over, grabbed my phone and dialed your number! I tried to stop her!" Andre's voice said,

Tori shushed him, "Why aren't you answering my phone calls? I have something important to say!"

Beck rolled his eyes, "Look Tori, Jade is just being Jade again, we'll be back together by the end of the week." He wasn't too worried, Jade always did this. Sure it kinda scared him that he wouldn't be able to talk, hug, and kiss her for a couple of days, but sooner or later she was going to call him and say his almost favorite words which were "I want to get back together."

"But Beck! I just talked to her, she plans on taking someone else to the Christmas party!"

Beck frowned, that wasn't Jade-like.

"Tori, she probably told you that because, well, you and her aren't exactly the best of friends. She was probably lying." Beck sounded like he was trying to reassure himself more than he was Tori.

"But-"

Beck interrupted, "Sorry Tori, I have to go! See you tomorrow!"

And with that Beck shut his phone.

He looked out side his window, rain was still pouring.

Jade is just being Jade….. There's nothing to worry about.

J POV

Jade yawned, and shut off her alarm.

It was time to get ready for school.

She padded to her bathroom and washed her face. After that she brushed her teeth and then went to her closet,. She was about to grab some black pants when she stopped herself.

Break the habit.

Jade dropped the pants and looked for something else to wear. Sighing, Jade reached for a part of her closest she thought she'd never use. This part was where she kept all the clothes her mom bought for her- and of course they were every single color but black. Normally she would gag at the sight of them, but today was different. It was a special day. And special days required special looks.

So she finally settled on dark wash skinny jeans and a off the shoulder light red sweater. On her feet she wore cowboy boots that reached her knee and had a low heel. Her feet clicked-clacked when she walked.

Seeing as she was different today, she decided to straighten her as well, with no colored streaks. And for a good measure she applied minimal make up, sticking to only mascara and lip-gloss.

When she walked down stairs her mother practically gaped at her.

"Jade, honey, you look lovely today!" her mom gushed over her.

Jade smiled, her mom was always busy. With work and such. And with three children it was hard to get her attention. So it was moments like these that Jade lived for. When she was in the spotlight.

"Thanks mom, uh, can you drive me to school today?" Jade bit her lip.

"Honey, it's Wednesday, Beck picks you up!"

"Yeah about that…."

Her looked at her daughter, she seemed to understand. She kissed that top of her head and grabbed her keys.

B POV

Beck found himself at the coffee stand buying two cups, until he remembered that Jade would probably throw it at him if he tried to give it to her. Regardless, he was still going to try. Who knows, maybe they'll get back together sooner.

So here he was in front of her locker waiting with two coffees in hand.

He hummed a little while waiting.

Suddenly Tori came up, with Andre in tow.

"Dude!" Tori rushed over, "I just saw Jade!"

Beck looked at Tori curiously, "And?"

"She looks so un-Jade like!"

"Meaning?" Beck asked

"No streaks, no black, no insane eye shadow, AND NO SCOWL."

"Huh?" Beck couldn't believe his ears.

"Dude," Andre turned and faced him, "Your girlfriend got hotter."

"Ex-girlfriend!" Tori was quick to remind.

Beck glared.

"Sorry," Tori said putting her hands up, "But I told you!"

Beck was about to say something when he heard a familiar laugh.

It was Jade's laugh, and when he saw here, Beck practically dropped his coffee, not just because she was looking really good, but because she was walking with –

"Oh my ducks. Is she walking with Drew?" Tori gaped.

"You mean Drew the Junior," Andre said.

"Yeah, Drew really hot junior," Tori replied, while looking at Beck.

Andre squinted, "Dang, looks like Drew the junior is holding her books."

Beck scoffed, "That's impossible, Jade likes to carry her own stuff. She didn't even let me carry it."

"Well, they're about to head over here."

Beck turned, and immediately and frowned. Drew the junior was walking with her, holding her books, and making her laugh.

Beck felt his jaw tighten with distaste, or was it jealousy?

Jade and Drew the junior finally got near them.

"Hey," Jade greeted warmly.

Tori cocked her head to the side, "Did you just say 'hey' nicely?"

Drew laughed, while Jade gave a small chuckle.

From the corner of his eye, Beck saw Andre and Tori exchange worried glances.

"Guys this is Drew. He's a junior," Jade said.

Beck flashed a tight smile before looking at Jade. She wasn't wearing black or her colored streaks, which just made him feel downright awkward. It wasn't the Jade he knew. She looked older, calmer. In addition to that Drew was there, and (was it possible) that his hair was better?

Beck bit the inside of his cheek, he knew this was just another of Jade's games. She just wanted to get a reaction out of him.

He wasn't going to give her the satisfaction.

"Nice to meet you, Drew," Beck said as they shook hands.

"Um, Beck?" Jade said, his heart fluttered a little,

"Huh?" Beck replied, astounded that she was being nice.

"You're kinda in front of my locker…" Jade said.

"Oh! My bad, I'll, um, move," Beck quickly scrambled away.

Drew handed the books to Jade and said a quick good-bye. So did Andre and Tori.

"Okay, what's up with you?" Beck asked when they were alone.

"What do you mean?" Jade asked, while looking at the coffee in his hands she added, "You gonna drink that?"

Beck smiled a little and handed it to her, glad to know she still liked coffee, "I mean… look at you! You're not wearing black! Not that there's anything wrong with that, you look nice and everything."

Jade looked at him like he was wearing a diaper. "Um, Beck are you okay?"

Beck felt like screaming, "And you're being nice! I was expecting a 'Yeah and you're ugly' or a 'Yeah, now go away before I punch you in the face'!"

"Well," Jade said slowly, like she was speaking to someone who had trouble hearing, "You did say we could still be friends, right?"

Beck nodded slowly.

"Then that's what we are, friends," Jade said before giving him a small wave and walking to class.

Friends.

That word echoed in his mind.

Jade was such a good actress that he didn't know if this was a another one of her games, or if they truly were just friends.

In any case, he didn't like it. Not at all.

A/N:

Heyy. Glad to see you like my story.

Shout out to my friend (who can't be named) for telling me to write this.

Tell me what you think should happen next!