I know there's something in the wake of your smile.

"Because you're awesome," he said to her, and that innocent smile that played on his face was a priceless memory to her.

The way the words flew out of his mouth in haste, and even the way he sat on her couch with his hand so close to her shoulder, yet so far away.

It was too beautiful for her to forget, as she sat on her bed, silently praying that the moment would come back to her. But, she knew it was for the best that it didn't happen. As in, the kiss didn't happen.

She couldn't do that to a friend.

I get a notion from the look in your eyes,

Standing next to him that morning should never have felt right to her, and she didn't want it to.

But, crying in his arms after his ex-girlfriend took her spot on the music awards felt as if she was in her protector's arms. A strong, comforting grip bounded her from all sides as he told her to calm down.

And for whatever reason it was, she absolutely loved that she was crying and he was talking. She loved that there was someone that could take care of her, too. It was someone like him that would just support her just as he had been doing so far.

You've built a love but that love falls apart

She can still remember the look on Jade's face, when she was hugging him. Of course, it was reflexes and she just went for it. And again, for whatever reason it was, she liked hugging him.

And that day, she realized she did love him. She loved the way he acted – in real life, and in plays. She loved the way that she could hug him and feel happy. She was in love, but she shouldn't have been.

Because of Jade. Because of the relationship that he and Jade had, that relationship that she was supposed to try to fix, not break. It was like Jade had silently told her, "he's mine" or something like "I want him back."

Honestly, she didn't understand why she had become their relationship advisor or counselor or whatever. But that's just how it was, even if she didn't want it to be that way.

Your little piece of heaven turns too dark

Remembering the evident smile on his face and the smile on her own seems to make her less happy. The way she cries about it after coming home, makes it feel like her world is falling apart.

Because, seriously speaking, it is falling apart.

She's torn about everything. Everything that could possibly be.

Listen to your heart

When he's calling for you

"You know," he says, "meat right out of a hat!" And she laughs along with him, forgetting the moment she's actually in.

He smiles at her making more jokes, and because she really doesn't want to talk about the music awards, he diverts the topic just to make her happy.

That's when she thinks that he really is her true love.

He is her knight in shining armor that she wanted to come towards her.

But, she can never forget that she can never actually be his, because some part of her tells her that he is Jade's.

Listen to your heart

There's nothing else you can do

She's so lost in thought, that when she sees him leaning in, she backs off with her eyes wide open. As though she's trying to make the situation more awkward, she punches his face lightly, and gives him a one-sided, almost sympathetic smile.

And now, he's awfully confused, because all he can remember are the sweet moments they were having together, and her leaning in with him the last time this had happened.

"Life sucks," he thinks. He's now realizing how true that statement is.

"I'm sorry," he says, still in shock at his very first rejection.

"No…" she starts off saying.

"I didn't mean to…" he speaks again, cutting her off, and shaking his head.

"No," she explains, "you didn't mean to. I'm sorry." And only she knows how truly sorry she is. Nobody else can understand her, because she doesn't even know why she's doing this for Jade.

She has her face in her hands, when he furrows his eyebrows and says, "Then, why can't we kiss?"

And her head shoots up, looking him straight in the eye. She realizes that it's time to break it to him after so many days.

But, when she says it, her head automatically turns away from him, "Because…" He senses her nervousness and holds her hand, squeezing it tightly.

She can actually look at him now, and say, "Because of Jade…" and both of their hearts have just fallen down a hill…and died.

"Jade and I broke up," he says almost instantaneously. He's angry now, not at Tori, but at Jade, who seems to interfere in every step of his life. And the only thing that he can remember is going off on how Tori shouldn't be caring about the monster that was Jade.

It's not like she doesn't know that. Jade has been nothing but horrible to her.

"But, we're kind of friends," she says, "and I can't do that to a friend."

I don't know where you're going

And I don't know why

He doesn't know why she's doing this. It's obvious that they like each other. Yeah, it's his first time getting rejected by anyone, so he is feeling hurt on all levels.

He feels somewhat insecure now, even though he's a chill guy, because he wants her. He wants to be able to kiss her like he did on her second day of school. He wants to be able to hold her like he used to hold Jade.

He feels like a jerk on the inside, for not being good enough for Tori, and maybe even for betraying Jade.

Now, he's alone. There's nobody with him, and he prays for the first time – hoping, hoping ever so strongly, that Tori will still remain his friend, and their feelings fade away. Because if that's what Tori wants, that's what will happen.

Because she's Tori.

And he loves her.

But listen to your heart

Before you tell him goodbye

"I think I should get going" he says, and before she can even say a simple "bye," he's already slamming the door behind him. She can only hope that it's not anger inside him.

"But, what if he's hurt?" she thinks idiotically, and immediately realizes that he probably is hurt, since he's Beck and everyone loves him. She does, too – maybe just a little more than everyone else, actually, a lot more…

She's hurt, she's broken, but she's silently praying that he'll always be happy wherever he is – if it's Jade.

Sometimes I wonder if this fight is worthwhile

The precious moments are all lost in the tide

She's sitting on her couch, silently crying, and there's nothing that she can do. The music awards are the least of her worry. She doesn't care that Jade took her spot. She mostly cares about the fact that she has nobody to be with.

Beck wasn't going to go watch the performance, but her rejection was enough to make him go just so that he could look Jade in the eyes and internally curse her.

They're swept away and nothing is what it seems

The feeling of belonging to your dreams

And, soon, Tori decided that she would go to the music awards.

First of all, she had to show Jade that she wasn't weak.

Second of all, she had to "tell" Beck that they were still friends. She had to let him know that she still wanted to be friends with him. Heck, she wanted to be so much more, but that was a whole another story…well, maybe not.

And the whole conversation with Jade was like a surprise for her. She could feel happiness blossom inside her when she got her dream of performing back. She felt extremely happy, and full of life. She could only imagine the sensation when she got on stage. The loud clapping and cheering was not enough to make her night a success, though. Because the simple smile she sees between Beck and Jade seems to tear her into pieces.

And there are voices

That want to be heard

The performance is over.

Her happiness is gone again.

But, that's only until he walks up to her.

"Good job, Tori!" he says trying his best to contain himself. Unable to stop herself, she pounces on him unexpectedly with a bear hug. She can feel him tense up under her arms, but she has officially stopped breathing because she feels like she deserves at least this much from him.

"Thanks," she says and she smiles at him after reluctantly letting go.

"You were great back there," he says patting her back and smiling.

"I'm glad you liked it, Beck" and she's still smiling at him, because she wants to live in this moment.

"Tori, I need to talk to you about what happened a while back"

She doesn't like the moment anymore, because if they talk about what happened back then, it won't be the same for her. She doesn't want that, so she turns her back to him.

So much to mention

But you can't find the words

"Beck, I can't be with you. Not because I don't want to," and she inhales before continuing because she's letting everything out – absolutely everything, which is not an easy thing to do, "but, Beck, a part of my mind will always tell me that you belong to Jade – not me."

She feels a hand on her shoulder, and she can recognize his touch.

The scent of magic

The beauty that's been

But, as she turns around, she can't react at all, when he holds her wrists and says nothing. It's like she knows what's coming at her, but she can't move. She's totally paralyzed.

She closes her eyes, when she feels his lips on hers. She can only feel her stomach turn, her heart stop. He breaks the kiss, and the grip on her wrists gets tighter.

"I don't know about you," he says, "but I didn't think about what I just did." He pauses only to take a deep breath and bring her hands to his chest.

"I only listened to my heart," he says.

When love was wilder than the wind

The next thing she notices is his fingers wiping the salty tears off of her cheeks. She looks sad, and maybe her makeup is dripping, but it doesn't matter because this is a moment of pure bliss for her.

It's only her and him standing outside the Platinum Music Awards Auditorium and they're holding hands, and the street lights are only slightly on. It was so shady-looking after the awards were over. It must have been like 12 AM outside.

"Is this what you want?" she asks him quietly even though there's nobody else on the street.

"Yes," he says, and she just kisses him flat-out. He can taste the tears, and he can feel the emotion that she seems to be emitting.

For her, Jade doesn't matter anymore. For once in her life, it's only her and Beck – and nobody else. This is just how she wanted it to be.

"Did you change your mind?" he asks her as he's driving her home.

"No," she says, and intelligently adds, "Suddenly, I just saw what I didn't see before."

And, he chuckles at her song reference to Uptown Downtown.

They'll fight all the time, and they won't be the best couple. But, they're perfect, just as they are.

Just because they're Beck + Tori.

Listen to your heart.

Disclaimer: I do not own Victorious or the song used in this one-shot.

If you hadn't realized, this was an alternate ending to Tori Goes Platinum because the song worked. Anyways, did you like it? Don't you wish this had actually happened at the end of TGP?

This one-shot is dedicated to FurryFriends143 for suggesting this song, Listen to Your Heart, by DHT (or Roxette – whichever you prefer.) Remember to review with song requests and an actual reaction on the chapter.

Thanks for reading!