It's been a long time coming since I've seen your face
Two months passed.
Soon, a year went by as well.
Beck has been at a film shoot for the past year now, in Canada, ready to board the plane back home. Shooting for his new TV show tore him apart from his girlfriend, Tori, and he is desperately craving to see her for the past month.
Of course, he still takes out time to talk to her, and it is like he can see her smile on the other side of the line when he tells her he is coming back very soon.
She loves him so much, it isn't even cute. It is like she is the man in their relationship. She is the kind one, the one whose arm is around his shoulder all the time. Of course, he has his share in their relationship as well, but he is the baby – she is his protector. And that's how they started off.
I've been everywhere and back
Trying to replace everything that I've had
Till my feet went numb
He could still remember the day when he and his girlfriend had broken up. He didn't know Tori too well back then. She was just a classmate at that time, but he still treasured his first conversation with her.
"Hey," she said brightly, before looking at his depressed face and frowning, "oh, what's wrong? You look lost."
He had looked up at her, trying to hold back his true feelings after his recent breakup. But something about the way that she looked at him made him tingle on the inside.
And, they talked for hours after school that day. They went to eat some pizza for dinner, and it was like Beck had forgotten everything that had happened to him the night before.
"You're really sweet," she said, "but I can still tell that something's wrong." She wasn't even flirting with him like every other girl he met, but he was still flattered at her kind nature.
"Oh, it's nothing," he said, as the memories of the horrifying night came back to him, "nothing at all."
"I understand how you're feeling, Beck," she said, "It's hard to come back alive after a breakup like that."
He looked at her in pure astonishment that she knew what had happened. She smiled at him, her eyes gleaming in the dark night.
"How did you….?" he said, still wondering where she got the idea that this was a breakup.
She laughed a bit before answering his question.
"It kind of spreads around school when the most popular couple breaks up," she said, winking at him, "But don't worry, I've been in your position. Just know that if you need to talk about it, I'm here."
And with that, she waved to him quickly and left to go home.
He didn't know whether it was her, or just knowing that someone else knew how he felt…but it made him automatically feel better.
Tori opened the text message from Beck when she got home.
"Can I pick you up tomorrow?" – Beck
She pressed four simple letters on her phone, smiling as she slept that night. S-U-R-E
Praying like a fool that's been on the run,
Heart's still beating but it's not working
It's like a million dollar phone that just can't ring
It had been a month, but he wasn't over her. He wanted to go up to her sometimes and kiss her harshly, telling her that he missed her and wanted her back.
But, he couldn't because…honestly, it felt good to move on.
Nothing had happened between him and Tori, but the constant hanging out and texting had spread rumors around school.
They became good friends. They ate at bad food trucks, took his aunt's dog to the vet, and sang songs together or rehearsed for plays at her house.
Beck and his ex would steal glances in the hallways sometimes, but Tori would always grab his hand tightly and take him away, or she would tell him a dumb joke, or hug him, or do something else to snap him out of his trance. She was just there: as his protection against his heart that was on the verge of not beating anymore – figuratively.
Tori was the type of person that just smiled at him, and brightened his day.
She had the kind of personality that just matched with his.
She was the girl that his ex-girlfriend never, ever was.
I reach out trying to love
But I feel nothing
Yeah, my heart is numb
He even went to the extent of going out on a date with Tori's friend, Cat Valentine.
Yeah, she was cute and absolutely sweet at heart, but he couldn't help but feeling absolutely nothing…
Tori told him he had the "case of a bad breakup" when he told her that "absolutely nothing happened yesterday."
She just laughed at him, but seriously told him, "Get over her, Beck. It's the only way."
As she stood up to leave to her next class, she caressed his cheek and gave him a small kiss on it, before turning around to walk away.
I'm feeling better since you know me,
I was a lonely soul but that's the old me
A little wiser now but you show me
Yeah, I feel again
"Tori, wait!" he yelled to her, as he pushed through the people in the hallway, soon spotting her at her locker.
"Hey, what's wrong?" she said to him, as he caught up to her, breathing deeply.
And, before he could say anything, he held her face in his hands, and pressed his lips to hers.
People turned to look at them, but everything was tuned out for him.
Slightly surprised, she broke the kiss and looked into his chocolate eyes. He looked at her flustered face, using one of his fingers to move her hair out of her eyes, and smiled at her.
He pressed their foreheads together and slowly whispered something that made her smile.
"I think I'm over her."
I feel again.
He's just leaving the security check area, when he sees her sitting in a chair near the main entrance waiting for him.
She looks absolutely beautiful, in her dark blue skinny jeans and light pink shirt. He can see her fancy, long feather earring in her left ear hanging all the way down to her collar bone. She's biting her lip, her nose slightly scrunched up; it's something she always does when she's tensed about something or has been kept waiting for a long time.
This time, he knows it's the latter that's bothering her, so he grabs all of his bags quickly as he walks towards her. She sees him a little sooner than he wants her to, because they're still too far away from each other.
Unexpectedly, she walks towards him and jumps into his arms, making the bag drop out of his hand, and fall to the ground.
"I missed you so much," she says and he grins at her.
"I missed you too," he says and even though people are starting to watch them in the airport, he kisses her deeply, and he feels every emotion.
"I love you," he says and his heart is finally beating again.
Disclaimer: I do not own Victorious or the song used in this one-shot.
Well, that was interesting, because I didn't really plan it out and just wrote what came to mind. I really didn't want to overwhelm the one-shot by adding Beck's ex-girlfriend's name in it, so I didn't put it in there. She can be anyone, but in my mind, it was none other than Jade.
This one-shot was completely dedicated to my friend, hopefaith23, for requesting the song Feel Again by One Republic. Hope you liked it, girl, and of course, I hope all of the rest of you liked it as well.
Please remember to review with more than a song request because I would love to hear your legitimate reaction on the chapter. I would like to thank all of my guest reviewers, and my recurring readers that have basically read all of my stories so far…and reviewed.
Thanks for reading.
