He really wasn't planning on asking Jade out before talking with Robbie but on his way home he noticed something inside a local store that he walked by. Sitting in the display was a bag of coffee from the Philippines listed as the best coffee in the world. It was a sign and Beck didn't need super powers to tell him otherwise. It set him back a little but that was fine with him, rushing home he couldn't wait for the morning. Until then he searched online and discovered that someone had posted the fight between him and the masked bad guy at that one bank. It was labeled Mister Marvelous verses Mastermind, Mister Marvelous that wasn't a bad name at all, in fact he liked it. Pulling out his costume he, using the same fabric that he used for his old mask, made a new mask that was shaped like the letter M. The tops would cover his eyes, the bottom v his nose. As he did this he watched the video over and over, it was strange seeing another person that had his strength and, even though it was only in the shot for a second, flight. Switching from that video to the Slap he was glad to see that most of his new friends already signed up, sadly not Robbie yet. His mind wandered again, this time to his long lost best friend. Back when they were younger Beck and Robbie did everything together, talked about everything to each other. Even when Beck started to be noticed by girls and Robbie was left alone for the most part.
He knew that with both his dad and his uncle in the army Robbie was a very strict kid, making sure that everything was put away before they moved to their next adventure. He was like a boy scout without the whole boy scout training since because he moved around a lot he never actually got into it. The boys would often put on plays as well and that was how Beck really got into acting, he had researched Hollywood Arts not long after their first play at twelve, which was supposed to be Twelve Minus Ten Angry Men and turned out to be just as funny. Remembering how devastated Robbie was one day when Beck had come over it had felt like the world just stopped, suddenly it was no longer safe for Robbie's dad to be in LA so they moved. Beck tried to keep in touch with Robbie but it was hard because they were constantly moving then and he also developed those powers that took his mind off his old friend completely.
Smiling at a pop up that said Andre and Jade accepted his friend requests he sat back and turned on his web cam to make his video profile.
"Hey guys and gals, if you go to Hollywood Arts you know my name is Beck Oliver and if you don't, well hi my name is Beck. Okay well I attend Hollywood Arts High School because I am really into serious acting. Not pretentious acting but more dramatic things, like I was cast as Romeo in a short play about the final act of Romeo and Juliet. I've been into acting since I was eleven or so, especially after my best friend Robbie and I put on a play together. That's pretty much it I guess, so until I update this more, see ya"
The next morning he arrived to school early in order to actually brew the coffee for when Jade arrived, he couldn't have timed it more perfectly as Jade came stomping up just as the coffee finished.
"Hey Jade I have something for you," he said holding out the cup, "Your profile on the Slap said you loved coffee and I thought, well that you'd like this."
Jade found it quite amusing that this amazing young man was having such a hard time talking to her of all people, she listened as he continued and asked her out just as she took a sip of the coffee.
"Oh my god, this is Kopi Luwak, where in the heck did you find Kopu Luwak?"
"A little shop called the Grind down town, I think it might have been the last one though, regardless what about the whole dating thing?" Maybe it was the coffee or the idea that one of the hottest guys in the freshman class was asking her out but she said yes and hugged him, kissing him. It was amazing, fireworks amazing and she pulled back looking into his eyes seeing that he was just as happy as she was. Smiling he gave him a quick peck on the cheek before taking another sip of her coffee. Hearing someone approach she saw Andre coming up to them and behind him, Robbie storming out of the hall and into the parking lot. Excusing herself and giving her cup to Beck, ordering him not to drink any for that coffee goodness was all hers, she rushed out into the parking lot to find him. He had only been a half a minute ahead of her but when she burst outside apologizing she discovered it had fallen on deaf ears for Robbie was gone. The bells rang and she wandered off to find Beck, her coffee and get to class.
Coming out of a lonely period Jade smiled a little when she saw Robbie at his locker, coming up to hers she leaned against it and waited for him to realize he was there, it wasn't until he closed his locker that he noticed.
"Yours is still bare, you need to figure it out before the end of the week. Missed you in English, we left about the same time where did you go?"
"Just needed some air," he said turning to walk away but she grabbed his arm.
"What's your problem?" she growled but he just yanked his arm away.
"Why don't you go ask number one and leave number eighteen alone," he snapped walking away from her. She started to follow after him but stopped looking around and seeing a few popular girls, she was in a new power couple and all, which meant she couldn't be seen talking to Robbie without Beck around during school hours. Shaking her head she muttered.
"Dumb boys," before heading off to class.
Since it was Math class Jade took her usual seat at Beck's table scowling at the girl who was flirting with him.
"We need to update your slap page, let these little hussies know that you are with me now," she informed him and he smiled.
"Is that necessary?"
"Who asked who out?" she said and he nodded.
"So are you going to do the same?" he inquired poking his girlfriend's side.
"What?"
"Are you going to make a post on the Slap to let any guy in the school know that we're together now?" Jade blushed a little and Beck smiled more, he thought of the blush as something rare and made her look quite beautiful. He couldn't help but pull her closer to him, kissing her lips deeply before pulling away as the teacher cleared her throat before starting to teach again. Even when they were apart they still stayed in touch through text messages and Jade found that her inbox was filled with Beck's replies, Robbie's all but gone.
Smiling at something Jade said Beck was surprised by Andre's touch.
"I should have just drawn on your face," said Andre with a laugh of his own, "What's got you so happy?"
"Honestly I've never had a real girlfriend before and Jade is a very interesting person, like," he said looking through the texts, "She hates ducks"
"Quack quack ducks? That is weird, well I'm glad you're happy. Have you seen Robbie lately I needed to ask him a question about the script we are supposed to be writing together. Beck frowned thinking back.
"Not since yesterday no," he mused slipping his phone into his pocket. "I should find him though I did promise I wouldn't ask Jade out until after I talked with him and I sort of broke that promise."
"It's only been two days since I met you all but it did seem like he and Jade were pretty close, did he like her?"
"No, no he's just over protective of her. I guess their parents were close and Jade lost her parents to an accident so the Shapiros took her in."
"Aw man that sucks."
"Totally but don't bring this up with Jade she doesn't like talking about it"
"I wouldn't either," said Andre as the bell rang and he gathered his stuff together, "Well if you see him first give him my number and have him call or text me okay?"
"Yeah no problem, but Improv is next so we should see him at the same time," stated Beck simply enough and Andre nodded following his friend out of the classroom. Stopping at his locker Beck looked over and saw Jade and Robbie talking at his locker, closing the clear door of his locker he walked over to them and noticed that Robbie had put a playable guitar into his locker door and below that one there was a pair of bangable drums. Coming up to them and slipping his hand into Jade's.
"That sounds and looks awesome Robbie."
"Yeah thanks a lot Beck," Robbie said sarcastically but it went right over his his head.
"You actually got a locker for your puppet," Jade said plainly.
"He's not a puppet," Robbie snapped which was unusual for him, especially when he was directing it at Jade.
"Where is he?" Jade asked, it looked like Cat knew the answer but was surprised when Robbie pulled Rex out. He was surprised as well with what Rex said next.
"I'm right here, why? Do you want to flaunt you and Beck in front of Rob and I to make two people feel sick instead of just him?" That hit home, Robbie probably felt betrayed that he asked Jade out without talking to him first. Moving over to talk to his dear friend Beck paused as Robbie went off Rex.
"I do feel sick guys, I'm going to go home for the day," and with that he turned and walked away leaving the four of them in a shocked silence.
"Forget him," Jade said as the bell rang and squeezed Beck's hand as they followed Andre and Cat to Sikowitz's class.
"You okay Jade?" Beck whispered as they entered the classroom.
"Yeah Robbie and I just don't fight so it's weird that he would act like that."
"He has been different, at least from the Robbie I knew. When we were younger," he continued since Sikowitz was late, again, "When we were younger he wasn't as outgoing as I was but he was still up there. We would go on adventures wandering throughout the park until it got dark, camping, a lot of things like that."
Jade actually laughed a little.
"Yeah that's so not my version of Robbie, he's still a kind, caring guy but he's also kind of geeky. I cant see him spending a lot of time outside, instead getting into computers and technology and all that. I was actually surprised when he got accepted to Hollywood Arts, I didn't know he was interested in coming here."
"Glad he did though, otherwise I might not ever see him again."
"We're practically house mates, if you came over to hang out you would have seen him eventually." Beck smiled and nodded as Sikowitz came in going over a different type of acting method he was going to teach them this week. While he listened Beck crossed his arms getting that itch in his brain again. Someone needed his help but he was trying to be normal and couldn't run out of class now, luckily a few seconds later the itch went away so it must not have been that important. After class he and Jade found a nice little spot to get to know each other better and by the end Beck had learned Jade's favorite color and what kind of lip gloss she tasted like. As he walked her to her car he decided to take a risk,
"Why do you live with the Shapiros?" Beck asked already knowing from Robbie but wanting Jade to tell him so he wasn't hiding anything too important from her.
"My parents died and the Shapiros took me in, simply as that," she said with no emotion.
"I'm sorry," he started but she cut him off.
"Don't be, it's in the past and I've moved on I want to focus more on the now, I'll text you later," she said giving him a quick kiss before heading to bed. Watching her go Beck walked over the his own car and got in. Starting up he tried to focus his sense to see if he could discover where the bing had come from earlier, after thirty minutes of driving around he pulled up in front of a bank that had police cars in front of it and was roped off by police tape. Parking and getting out he walked up to one of the police officers that was standing at the edge of the perimeter.
"What happened?" he asked only to be ignored by the cop, shaking his head he started to walk away when another civilian stopped him.
"Bank robbery," he said, "Second one this week same guy too."
"Same guy?"
"Yeah that weird guy who wore black and robbed that bank last week, he robbed this one as well except no one witnessed him. The only way I know, and them is that someone posted the security video on BlueTube," the kid explained holding up his phone to show Beck. Sure enough the masked man walked right into the bank and hopped the counter. He stole the money right in front of everyone in the bank yet no one stopped him at all.
"That's so weird," Beck agreed heading back to his car and getting in. Maybe the man had a different power the ability to become invisible to the human eye but not to electronics. Heading home he felt his pocket buzz but waited until he got home, sitting in his drive way he removed the phone and looked at it. It was from Jade saying that she was going to bed early and to have a good night. Returning the good night Beck got out of his car and went looking for his father. Instead of his dad he discovered a note from him letting him know that he was going to be gone until tomorrow for work. Sighing he went to his room to work on homework. Three hours later he crawled into Beck about to go to sleep when his phone rang,
"Hello?" he said softly trying to come out of the sleep that was covering him like a warm blanket, hearing her voice did it.
"Beck?" It was Jade and she sounded shook up, sitting up he gripped the phone tightly.
"What happened, what's wrong?"
"I had a bad dream," she said softly.
"What happened?"
"My parents didn't die in an accident, my father killed my mother before killing himself," Beck gasped, "And I had a dream where I came in to see him doing it and behind him was Robbie except it didn't look like Robbie, he looked evil. He told my dad that he did good but now it was time to die himself." By now she was sobbing as Beck shushed her gently telling her it would be alright.
"Jade you know Robbie as well as I do, he's not evil it was just a dream."
"It felt so real," she said getting herself to stop crying.
"Want me to come over, or you come here?"
"No, thanks Beck I just needed to hear your voice."
"Okay but call me if you need me no matter what time, okay?"
"Yes thanks Beck, for everything."