Andre Finally Asks Tori Out

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Victorious or have any affiliation with it or any other fanfics! Part of this chapter is derived from the episode "The Diddly Bops"

Clutching his guitar, Andre looked out nervously over the crowd from the balcony on which he stood. Hundreds of students have gathered around to hear his live performance. To put even more pressure on him, he spotted two men in suits. These were the people he was trying to impress; he needed their approval in order to score a record deal. Heck, it was more than a record deal; it was the biggest opportunity of his life. He turned around to his fellow performers. He had his trusty band members with him, each with their own instrument. And standing right next to him was his beloved Tori, ready with her microphone and looking as gorgeous as ever. Tori had not only agreed to sing backup in Andre's song for him to help impress the record producers, but she also personally convinced the producers to come hear his performance. Dang, Andre could go on and on about how amazing of a friend Tori was. He turned to Tori and said "I'm really nervous. I'm not sure I can do this." Tori looked at Andre directly in the eyes. "I know you can do this. You're one of the best performers at Hollywood Arts. If those producers turn you down, they're making the biggest mistake of their lives," she said. Tori's words were so reassuring and they gave Andre a newly found confidence. "Thanks Tori, I knew I could count on you," he said with a smile. With that, he turned towards the crowd and announced "This song is called 'Song2You'".

A/N - If you've seen the episode, you know how the rest of the scene goes. They perform the song and it is very well received. I'm not going to go into extensive detail there.

As soon as they finished the song, Andre felt an amazing rush. The crowd loved their performance and was cheering wildly. Andre looked at Tori and the two beamed at each other. Andre then turned his attention to the music producers who were whispering to each other. For the next few seconds, Andre kept his eyes on them, anticipating their response. Then suddenly, one of the producers turned to him, smiled and gave him a thumbs-up. He had gotten the record deal! "Yes!" shouted Andre in triumph and he turned to give Tori a huge hug in celebration. As soon as they broke apart, Andre took time to stare at her again. He truly was blessed to have Tori as his friend. He just scored the biggest opportunity of his life and none of it could have ever been possible if it weren't for her. In this very moment, Andre felt a tugging in his heart. He knew what he was telling himself. If he was ever going to ask Tori out on a date, this would be the time to do it. "Tori! There's something I've been meaning to tell you" he shouted. However, Tori could not hear him; she was too busy smiling and waving at the crowd, whose roars drowned out Andre's voice. Oh well, maybe it wasn't the best time. Andre turned back to the crowd and continued to smile and wave.

Minutes after the crowd had finally dispersed, Andre and Tori had come down from the balcony to talk to the record producers. The record producers had loved Andre's performance and his original song. They took some time to sit down at one of the tables to go over the paperwork with Andre while Tori stood by and waited anxiously. Andre signed a contract, he shook hands with the men and they left. Tori ran up to Andre and gave him another hug. "Congratulations!" she told him. "Thanks a lot. But you know I couldn't have done any of this without you," Andre replied as he embraced her. They broke apart and she smiled at him. "Don't worry about it, it was nothing. Now what was it you wanted to tell me?" At that moment, Andre's heart leaped straight into his throat. Guess Tori had heard him after all... Well there was no turning back now.

"Uhhh...Tori?" Andre stammered. "Yeah?" asked Tori.

"I'm not entirely sure how to say this. You know that song we just performed? Song2You?"

"Yeah, it was amazing!"

"Well, I kind of got my inspiration for that song from you. I started writing it soon after you talked to me in the black box."

"You did?"

"Yeah..." Andre took a deep breath because he knew once he said these next words, there would be no turning back, regardless of what happened.

"Tori, I've been in love with you since the day that I met you."

"Really?" asked Tori. The look on her face was one of shock. Andre couldn't tell if this was thrilled surprise or outright disgust.

"I've been meaning to tell you how I've felt for some time now and it ended up turning into Song2You. So...I was wondering...would you maybe want to go out with me?" As soon as Andre finished this sentence, he winced in anticipation.

At first Tori just started back at him with a blank expression, still shocked at this sudden revelation. Then all of a sudden, a smile broke out on Tori's face. "Yes, Andre, I'll go out with you!" she cried with enthusiasm. Tori and Andre embraced in another hug and a wave of emotions hit him like a pile of bricks. He was excited, relieved, happy and in love. He had finally worked up the courage to ask out the girl of his dreams and she said yes. Things could only get better from here.