Okay a couple things. I got a Guest Review asking me why I put this story under Beck AND Cat. If your reading this Guest Reviewer let me explain it to you.

If you read the first chapter you'd know that Dawn is Cat's sister and while this is a Beck/OC story it is also going to focus a lot on the sisterhood of Cat and Dawn, so there for I put it under Beck and Cat. I hope that answers your question Guest Reviewer.

Another thing…I just heard that Nick is ending Victorious after this third season is over. To say I'm pissed off would be a complete understatement. Victorious is my favorite show and now I'm finding out they are ending it? After only three seasons? You got to be fucking kidding me!

I was a little less pissed when I figured out they were making a spin off series called Sam & Cat because Cat is my favorite character on Victorious alongside Beck but still it won't fill the void. I mean how can Nick do this to us? I'm sorry I'm rambling, it's just because I'm pissed off now.

Anyways please review.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my OC's.

Chapter 2: Birthday Dinner

I didn't realize how many people knew when my birthday was, I mean I wasn't a loner but I wasn't overly popular either. I figured a few people I used to hang out with during classes would tell me happy birthday and that would be that, I didn't expect half my high school to tell me happy birthday.

I didn't mind though. It was nice to know people knew I existed even if I wasn't in town at the moment. Charlotte always told me that people noticed me the moment I walked into a room even if they didn't show it, but I was never worried about being noticed or being popular. I was just happy to have the group of friends that I did. They were good enough for me.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) was coming to an end and Angela decided what better way to spend the rest of the day then going to get our nails done. I figured it wasn't such a bad idea, I did want to get my nails done plus I needed to get my eye brows waxed again and it was better to do it before having to go to some fancy restaurant.

"Are you excited?" I blink over at Angela as I settle into the passenger seat of her Jaguar. "Excited for what?" She laughs like she thought my confusion was the cutest thing. "Dinner tonight."

"Oh. No. Yes. Kind of. I don't know." I sigh adjusting my pony tail. I had decided that my grey sweatpants and navy blue tank top with a pair of plain black flip flops was enough for a trip to the nail solon and threw my hair up as a last minute thought.

"Mixed feelings?" I nod sighing once again. "Is that horrible? Because I feel I should be nothing but happy right now but I'm not."

"It's not horrible. It's expected. You've had a rocky relationship with your mother your whole life, since the day you were born. I'm not kidding. The minute you popped out you wanted nothing to do with your mother. You were a true down to the bone Daddy's Girl." I smile. I do love my dad.

….

By the time we arrived back at the town house it was close to 4:30 and time for me to get ready. I head straight for the shower once I'm in my room. I keep the water slightly on the cold side for a few minutes knowing the cold water would ease the swelling of my eyebrows. By 7 I knew the swelling would be gone and I could use some concealer to cover up the redness.

Once done in the shower I take a blow dryer to my hair. I dry it half way before stopping to lay my dress out and dress in my sweats and tank top before drying the rest of my hair. I then straighten it before curling it because I find it much easier to control my hair when it's straightened first.

I apply my make up next. Black mascara and black eyeliner for top and bottom, no eye shadow, no blush, a light coat of concealer and I'm done. I apply my deodorant and perfume first before slipping into my dress. I take a look at the clock and see I have only 5 minutes before we have to leave.

I quickly brush my teeth before throwing on my accessories and slipping into my heel. I then bolt out the bedroom door and down the stairs, not pausing to take a look in a mirror. Angela is waiting by the front door.

"You look amazing. I knew that dress would look good on you." I smile at her. "Are you sure I don't look like I'm heading out to some club or anything?" Angela sends me a look telling me that she thinks I've gone crazy. "Of course not."

"Are we ready?" I mummer and her eyes soften. "Just breathe. I'm sure when you see Cat, you'll forgot all about your mother." God I hope so.

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The ride to the restaurant is a short one. No longer than 20 minutes and as we're pulling into a parking space, I notice my mother standing with her husband Markus by a bench towards the front. "Remember just breathe." I nod taking a deep breath to sooth the butterflies who have decided to have a race in my stomach.

I listen to the click of my heels as I race to keep up with Angela. Markus notices us coming first and nudges my mother who turns and a small smile laces her lips but it doesn't reach her eyes. "Hello Angela." Her voice is just how I remember, soft and not to high pitched. "Hello Stella." Her brown eyes which happen to be a shade darker then my own spots me standing behind Angela.

A moment of complete silence falls upon us as we stare at one another and it's nothing if not tense. I'm not sure what to do. I haven't seen her in 5 years or longer.

I'm saved when I hear a high pitched squeal from the side, and I turn to see Cat. "Dawn!" I have just enough time to turn before she's throwing herself into my arms. "I'm so happy to see you!" Cat's childlike voice cracks slightly and I pull away to look at her just to notice her brown eyes filling with tears. "Come on Kitty, don't cry." I mummer through I'm on the verge of tears myself.

"I've just missed you so much." I hug her again because I've missed her to, I was realizing now that I've missed her more than I thought.

As I pull away I realize another person has joined us and I turn back to my mother and Markus to see Jake all dark haired and dark eyed. I have to say he is quite good looking; the years have done him good. While Jake is pretty unstable at times, he's not all that bad. He has his moments and Cat says the new meds his doctor has him on are really helping.

"Dawn." He mutters as he comes over to give me a quick hug. "Happy birthday kid." I smile up at him once he pulls away. "Thank you Jake."

"You look beautiful Dawn." I glance over to Markus. I've never had a real problem with him. He was always nice to me when I saw him. Before I can reply my mother pipes up. "Yes Dawn you are very beautiful." If I didn't know any better I would say she sounded as if she wanted to cry. "Thank you."

….

I was somewhat surprised how easy conversion flowed around the table as we waited for our food. My mother and I made a point to almost completely ignore each other but no one seemed to notice, at least if they did they didn't say anything.

I was currently listening to Cat telling me all about her group of friends. "Well there's Jade who's is really mean all the time, she loves the color black and she doesn't like Tori who just came to the school last year. She's super talented and pretty and kind of preppy. Then there's Robbie who always carries around a puppet named Rex but shush…he doesn't like to be called a puppet. I can't forget about Andre. He's really good at writing songs and stuff. He takes care of his grandmother because she lost her mind. There's also Beck. He's from Canada and really good looking. He's an amazing actor and Jade's ex-boyfriend. Trina is Tori's older sister and she's only sometimes in the group and nobody really likes her. I think that's it." She sends me a bright smile.

I nod slowly. "They sound like an interesting group of people."

"They are. Maybe you can meet them. Well you can't meet Beck because he's in Canada but you can meet the rest of them. You're here till Tuesday right?"

"Um…yeah but I have something to take care of on Monday. After that we'll see."

"What do you have to do on Monday?" I'm saved from answering her question as our dinner arrives and she's forgets all about the question as she switches topics. "What about Dad? I haven't heard from him in a while?"

I would much rather tell her about my Hollywood Arts addition then have to explain where Dad is. I haven't got the heart to tell her, at least not today, not on our birthday. "Um…He's been busy with work and stuff. He's supposed to be calling me soon and of course he'll want to talk to you." She claps softly so she doesn't disturb the other people. "Yay."

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We are half way through dinner when my mother finally looks up at me. "So Dawn, how was your school year?" I place my fork down gently. "Fine, pretty boring. Nothing exciting ever happens in Cocoa Beach."

"Oh come on Dawn don't be modest. Dawn made straight A's along with staring in one of her school's plays." Cat practically bounces in her seat next to me. "What play?"

"Sleeping Beauty." I mutter and Cat squeals. "I love Sleeping Beauty! Did you play Princess Aurora?" I nod taking a sip of my water. "From what I heard she was amazing." I shake my head at Angela closing my eyes for a moment. Did she have to do this to me? "It wasn't that amazing. It was just a normal high school play."

"It was amazing for a high school play. I saw the video." My eyes widen and I have the same reaction as Cat with a lot less excitement. "There's a video?" A couple from the table next to us looks over, shocked at our sudden outburst and both Cat and I smile apologetically at him.

"Yes, Kelly sent it to me." I smile tightly but inside I'm screaming. "Of course she did, why am I not surprised? And let me guess Charlotte taped it?" Angela smiles at me. "Yes, I believe she did." I face palm. I don't think I've ever actually face palmed before tonight.

"Can you send it to me?" Cat is overly excited and I'm afraid that she might burst into a random happy dance at any moment. "Of course sweetheart."

My phone goes off singing Only the Good Die Young softly. It's my dad's favorite song which could only mean that he was calling which has me jumping from my seat. I grab ahold of Cat's wrist as I walk past pulling her along with me just as she's shoving a fork full of pasta into her mouth and she squeaks.

"Hello?" I answer quickly before he hangs up. "Hey baby." I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. "Hi Daddy." I whisper softly, not trusting my voice. "Happy Birthday."

"Thank You. How are you? How was the meeting? I'm sorry I couldn't come." He laughs and I almost burst into tears because it had been a while since I heard him laugh. "I'm fine. The meeting was good, it was good to see Kelly and Its fine baby. I understand. Is Kitty with you?" I nod and it occurs to me that he can't see me. "Yes. She's standing next to me."

"Can I talk to her?" I hand the phone off to Cat who takes it eagerly. "Daddy! Hi!" I walk into the bathroom that I notice is off to the right to give her some privacy. I stand in front of the mirror staring at my reflection.

I still couldn't believe I had missed dad's first family night, I wanted to go so much but I also needed to see Cat and Angela and I knew I was going to be at the next one. I still feel like I've failed him somehow though. When he needs me most I'm not there and I can't help but feel horrible.

I take a deep breath as the bathroom door opens and Cat slips in my phone in her hand. She hands it to mean telling me she was going to wait outside the door and I nod.

"Hi." I mutter into the phone once she's gone. "Are you having fun?"

"Yeah I guess. I'm so happy I get to see Cat and Grandma again. I just…I feel bad."

"Because of family night?" I sigh. "Dawn, it's okay. I understand. Kelly told me about Hollywood Arts. That's amazing. I'm so happy for you."

"You know if they accept me and I decide to go, I'll have to stay in LA."

"What do you mean by if you decide to go? If you get accepted and I have no doubt that you will, you're going to go. There's no deciding. You can stay with Grandma, I'm sure she'll love you staying with her, you know how she is about you." I laugh slightly. It was true. Angela had always seemed to cherish me in a way. "Do your best in the addition, have fun while down there. I'll see you next Saturday."

"Okay Daddy. I love you."

"I love you to baby."

I hang up and leave the bathroom in a hurry. Cat is waiting for me and she smiles when I look over at her. "I'm so happy you're here Dawn." I nod. "I'm happy I'm here to." She pulls me to her, clinching me tightly in a bone crushing hug. "Come on! They're going to sing to us!"

She was right, as soon as we return to the table a line of waiters are singing happy birthday to us. They place a piece of Chocolate cake in front of us with two burning candles. Cat and I glance at each other as the song ends before blowing out the candles and she throws her arms around me laughing to the sky causing me to laugh as well. "Yay! It's our birthday!"

Suddenly she gasps. "We should have a sleepover!" Angela jumps on the idea and this time i'm not cursing her for it. "That is a perfect idea! You can have it at the town house." I smile over at Cat. "Disney movies and baking?" I ask and she claps her hands together. "Yay!"