Title: Boundless
Author: Jonathan
Rating: M (covering my bases this time)
Chapter: One A
Category: Robbie/Tori
Spoilers: Post 'Bound,' 'Unbound,' and 'Rebound.' still will follow season 2 canon.
Summary: Sequel to Rebound.' Life at PCA hasn't been easy for Tori and Robbie. Now, that Tori is cured, how are they going to deal with the fallout?
Disclaimer: Victorious and Zoey 101 are owned by Dan Schneider, Danwarp, Nick, Viacom

It was a quiet afternoon. The usual type found within the walls of the Shapiro house. Not much has happened since the fateful day three weeks ago when the parents of two teenagers was suddenly told that they were done with them. That their eldest didn't want anything to do with them, that he took his sister and they left Ridgeway.

That was the last they ever heard from them. But that was not the end of the story. It was pretty much guaranteed where the two children would go. Ever since their eldest came home from Yerba, and became completely smitten with the Vega girl, a driving wedge was placed between them.

Apparently, because of Yerba, their eldest seemed to some how mature in ways that neither Shapiro would ever feel possible. That some actual girl would actually talk to their eldest, and be able to break into his inner issues. It was no secret that Robbie never got along with either Paul or Rachel Shapiro. Well, secret being between the four members of the Shapiro house.

Paul took it upon himself to set up a system that would never get the attention of any commanding officer, or any nosy neighbor to see how their son was treated. Yeah, they knew that in some light, what they saw in Robbie was their fault, but it was only their fault because Robbie never was what the two parents wanted. Robbie was discovered to be a looser. From the moment he was born, he became contstantly clingy to Paul's wife that it only drove the obsession with hoping for a girl into overdrive.

They wanted a girl even before Robbie was born. And they even hoped that he would be one too, even when the doctors told them what gender their child was going to be. They secretly hoped, prayed, and even decorated the future bedroom the way that a girl would love to grow and mature into.

But when Robbie was born, all hope fell apart. And they were stuck with this excuse of a young Shapiro. And even though they knew they should give him a chance. He was a young baby after all, and he had no control of what happened to him. So… they did. They decided to give him a chance. But almost immediately he gave them problems. Not because of his clinginess to Rachel, but the constant cries, and even the illness that the young kid have. All the nights when he either vomited or complained about every few weeks.

Yeah, the young Robbie Shapiro was a problem. Sure, he got slightly got better health wise. But, he was becoming annoying. So much so that Rachel pleaded for her husband's help. And he did help her. But only in a way that would actually create a one-sided dependency on what Paul bought their young son. A dependency on a plastic ventriloquist dummy that he named Rex Powers.

And when they learned that Rex was actually a mirroring outlet for their son, they were getting more annoyed. Why would their son give so much time to a dummy? Even by giving the dummy a personality the behavior attributes of both of the Shapiro parents.

Robbie couldn't help but became a spot in their world where they were ashamed. No matter how much their 'child' tried to win over, nothing was ever accepted. They had nothing to respect about their son. Each time that Robbie tried to do something that was requested, he always came off as a whiny child. So much so that Rachel couldn't deal with him any longer, and decided to spend more time with their new daughter, Sarah.

Sarah came into this world a few years later, and this time they got what they wanted. So much so that Robbie spending more and more time with Rex wasn't a problem anymore. They actually started to distant themselves more and more as time went on. Spending more time with Sarah as the years went on.

And then when they found out that their eldest got trapped in Yerba, finding out from the Vegas no less, they actually didn't care. They finally got rid of him, and Yerba could keep him. They had Sarah, and that's all they needed.

But things started to shift when they heard the news about Ruth. When Rachel heard about her mother dying, she was upset, crying, and at a loss. Losing her mother really affected her in ways that the Shapiro matriarch didn't know how to handle. And to be honest, she probably would still feel that way until they recently discovered through their lawyer that their eldest was actually due to get an inheritance. And that actually stopped all of Rachel's grief, and became replaced with greed. So much so that when they heard that their eldest actually found a way to get home made only their potential financial gain a possibility. When they heard that the return of their eldest accompanied the young Vega woman, it only made Paul Shapiro more determined to create a plan that would get the money away from their son and bring it to the rightful heirs of Ruth's inheritance.

It was at that moment suddenly when the sound of the Shapiro phone was brought to life via its rings. A hand went to the cradle and picked up the receiver. Bringing it to his ear, the line soon became alive with the following, "Hello, this is Cliffside Hospital. We're looking for Mr. Paul Shapiro."

The mention of the word 'hospital' made the Shapiro patriarch sit up from his den chair that he currently was sitting within. "I'm him."

"Good." The voice replied. "We have a Robert Shapiro here with us today. Before we can begin with the treatment, we have to cover the medical insurance. Am I right, that you and your wife, and your children covered by Anthem Blue Cross?"

Without thinking, he said, "Yes…"

"Good. Then I believe we are all clear. If you and your wife want to come visit your child, you can find him here at Cliffside Hospital." A moment passed, "We understand he's allergic to gluten, is there anything else we need to know before we proceed?"

A groan escaped two lips suddenly. Within moments, two brown eyes began to open. The first thing he saw was the bright light from above. Closing them again to clear the impact, he brought his hand to his eyes, and wiped them with the back of his hand. Bringing his hand back down, he looked up again, and found himself in a strange white room.

"What…?" He asked, suddenly feeling his mouth dry. He moved his head from left to right. Looking around him, he suddenly found his sister sitting by the wall. A magazine in her hands. "Where am I?"

Sarah Shapiro immediately let out a sigh of relief. "Thank God." She closed the magazine. "You really scared us, Robbie."

Robbie Shapiro began to try to sit up when his sister got up first. "Take it easy. You've been unconscious for two hours."

He relaxed. "Where am I?"

She looked at him, "You don't remember?" He shook his head. "You collapsed. Zoey found you and called for an ambulance. You're at Cliffside Hospital."

The word 'hospital' made his eyes widened. He looked around the room again. He started to fear the worst. "Where's Tori?"

"Tori's fine." Sarah told him. "She's in the waiting room. She tried to come with you in the ambulance, but they only had enough room for one. So I came with you."

He nodded, finally letting his head fall back on the pillow. But then pulled back again, "They only let someone that was in your family come with you. I told them Tori was your fiancée so…"

"WHAT?" He yelled out. "My what?"

She got up from the chair she was sitting in. "Relax."

"Relax?" He yelled. "You just said that Tori was my fiancée?"

"Right." She told him. "Because I figured you'd want her to be here with you. Being that fiancée means 'intends to marry.' Meaning… she would be your family. And that would…"

He finally let out a breath, "Let her be here."

"Right." She said simply. "But with your gluten history, they figured having me in the car would be better than Tori. So Tori came here with some of your friends… at least some of your friends. I haven't left the room yet. I wanted to make sure you were okay. Well… 'okay' enough at the moment anyway…"

He smirked at her last part of the comment.

"Other than that… how you feeling?"

He thought for a moment. "I…

"Ah… good. You're awake." A woman said as she entered the small room. "My name is Rose. I'll be your nurse today. Now, that you're awake, we can do the routine tests."

His eyes widened, "Tests?"

"Just the routine tests. You were brought in and your sister told us you were having stomach pains, right?"

"Um…"

She smiled, "There is a reason why you're not wearing anything below your waist." He looked at his sister who just shrugged. "We placed a blanket on you when you were unconscious so you wouldn't be cold." Robbie looked down at the bed again. He lifted the sheets and found his lower half nude.

Rose then looked at his sister. "And since we're doing this, you might want to go check on your friends."

Sarah looked at her brother, "I'll see you in a bit." That being said, she went for the door and walked out of the room, headed for the friends that would only make her brother feel better.

Rose smiled, and glanced back at the young Shapiro. "You're lucky to have a sister like that. She really does care about you. When you were out, she was doing her best to make sure you were safe."

"Yeah… Sarah and I really connected lately."

"I can tell." The nurse replied. Lifting up the sheets, she made sure that she had the stethoscope in her hand. After placing the ear pieces in place, she went for his chest. "This might be a little cold." He shivered slightly. "Told you." Then smirked. "Now, I'm just going to check your heartbeat."

Rose then went through a number of counts, each taking down the results of the tests. "Alright… now, I'm just going to check your stomach." Taking off of the stethoscope, she went to start poking his chest in certain spots.

"Let me know if any of this hurts." Robbie nodded, as she went through the rotation of pokes.

It wasn't until a few pokes until he felt a certain pang.

"Owch."

"Right there, huh…" Rose made a note of it, and then went for another where he felt another pang. "Alright. I'll just write this down for the doc…"

It was at that moment when they heard a knock on the door. Rose turned around and noticed Sarah at the door. Rose nodded, and then watched as the door open.

As the door opened, Robbie's eye widened. He immediately turned to Rose. "Is it safe to move?"

Rose looked at the door and noticed the young woman. She smiled at her when she noticed Robbie's behavior. "Yes, I believe so." Robbie then grinned and looked at the two new people.

"Tori…"

Robbie looked at his girlfriend as she stood their with wet eyes. "Hi Baby…"

She made her way over to him and placed her hand on his cheek, caressing him. "You scared me." She lowered her head down and kissed his cheek.

"You scared all of us." David said as he looked down at the reunited couple. He turned to the nurse. "I'm David Vega. My wife and I have spent enough time with Robbie that we are more than willing to help with the medical bills.

Rose looked at the man in front of her. She looked down at her pad of paper and then told him, "We actually have a Paul Shapiro on his way to sign off on some papers first."

Then everyone stopped moving.

TBC in Chapter 1B