For those following this story, sorry it took long to update. Been really busy with so many things for graduation...teehee...anyways..here's the third chap...read on and tell me how you like it! Thanks!

Chapter 3-Weird? Suspicious? Or just downright fishy? I think it ends here.

TORI's POV

Okay, last week I had lunch with Beck and it seemed really weird but so right at the same time. Is it normal to feel two contradicting emotions at the same time? I'm not even going to try and figure it out. But, dang...Beck is just so...so...see? I can't even describe how I felt that day. I'm speechless. And to think, this week, I get to audition with Beck and be in his movie! Isn't that just freakin' awesome? While everything is going swell with Beck, things with Ryder is taking a turn for the worst since last week. We barely hung out last week, he snapped at me for hugging him surprisingly, he raised his hand like he was about to hit me after I joked with him, he didn't even apologize after the shocked look on my face, I walked up to him yesterday to fix things and he just ignored me and walked away like I was nobody and he didn't even text me today. I hope everything is all right with him. I hate it that he doesn't tell me what's bothering him. Am I going to lose Ryder soon? Something tells me I'm about to. Sitting in Spanish class right now is boring me to death. Oohh..goody, my phone just buzzed.

Beck: U in Spanish, ryt?

Me: yup. I'm bored to my skull. Wat class r u in?

Beck: Independent study

Me: Aww! Lucky you.

Beck: Lol, sucks 2 be u

Me: so that means Jade's on I.S. with u?

Beck: Nope. She ran off somewhere. Had another fyt.

Me: Bummer. What about?

Beck: Movie shoot. She's still mad about your audition.

Me: Beck, seriously, u can cancel my aud. I dnt want to come bet u nd Jade.

Beck: Its cool. Dnt worry bout her. I'm just being professional.

Me: Hey, let's talk l8r. Mrs. Valdez is looking my way. Bye!=)

Beck: Kay. Cnt w8 to c u, Tor. =)

Seriously? He has a girlfriend and he can't wait to see me? What the hell is going on? Ugh! Finally, the bell rang. I gather my stuff and walk out of the classroom when I find Ryder leaning by the door post waiting for me.

"Hey, love. How was class?" He pecks me on the cheek. I smiled at him. What happened all of a sudden? I'm seriously getting a whip lash because of his mood swings.

"It was boring. I don't understand why I have to take Spanish. I already speak Spanish."

"It's okay. Just let it go." Really? Seems like he's not interested at the topic. Something is about to happen I can feel it. We walk hand in hand until we reach my locker. I open it and shove my books inside. I had rehearsal with Beck in 20 minutes.

"Hey, Ryder?" I turn to him before I shut my locker.

"Yeah?"

"Are you sure you're okay with me doing the movie with Beck?"

"Pffft. Course I am. It's no big deal. You can do whatever you want for all I care."

"So you don't care?" I crossed my arms and put all my weight on my right leg.

"I do but it doesn't bother me that you're doing a movie with Beck."

"You do understand that I'm playing his love interest, right? This means there will be a lot of kissing and stuff only couples do."

"Yeah, so?" I cannot believe this. This guy really doesn't care that his girlfriend will be kissing another guy! He's totally being a jerk right now!

"Fine, if you don't care then I'll just enjoy myself with Beck then." I turn around and walk away from him.

"Tori, I didn't mean it that way. It's just how I-" I stop walking and quickly face him. He immediately stopped before he knocks into me.

"Listen, Ryder. In case you forgot, I'm still your girlfriend and if you care, you'd feel even just a tinge of jealousy. We barely hung out with each other last week, you barely called or text me and you stopped picking me up in the morning. Just tell me straight, are you still in or you wanna bail? Coz if you wanna bail then the door's wide open."

"I never said I wanted out."

"Exactly! You barely say anything to me anymore or tell me what's up with you. There's no communication from your side. You snapped at me last week and were about to hit me. Seriously, Ryder, I'm sick of this."

He sucked a deep breath and huffed. I can tell I hit a nerve. I don't care, he needs to understand.

"We were doing so great, Ryder. What changed? You've been so cold to me lately and violent. What's gotten into you? I didn't do anything to deserve this kind of treatment."

"So what do you want to happen now?"

"I want to know why you're being like this."

He took another deep breath.

"You wanna know the truth?"

Uh-oh. The truth? What has he been hiding from me?

"Y-yeah. I want to know the truth." I tried to sound tough and unaffected. People are disappearing to different practice rooms now and some towards the parking lot. Ryder didn't speak until we were all alone in the hallway.

"You know what, forget it. I'm not going to explain myself to you."

He starts to walk away and I filled with anger so quickly I didn't even think of what I was about to say.

"I knew you would turn out like this."

He stopped dead on his tracks. Ryder knows I'm about to compare him to his brother. He hates it so much to hear about his brother who he has never met, never knew what his name is. All he knows is that his father had an affair with a married woman when his mom's pregnant with him. He found out 2 years ago that he has a half brother. His dad never said anything about his half brother except that he was the greatest son any father could ask for and that it would be the greatest feeling in life if they met.. None of them ever met him. Not even their dad. He only gets information about the boy through the mom's quarterly email.

He turned around and walked towards me.

"Like what? Not like my brother? What do you know about my brother?!"

"I don't know anything about him. But if he is the great and loving kid your dad brags about, I'm sure he wouldn't do this to his girlfriend!"

"Do what?!"

"Just walking away! Leaving things unfixed! Abandoning a person who loves him!"

"Whatever. I'm out."

"That's what you are Ryder. You're a coward. You're too much of a wuss to even explain! You are the worst kind of person-"

Pain crawled on my right cheek. Ryder just hit me. I was dumbfounded. I didn't move. My face was still curtained by my hair and tears filled my eyes but wouldn't flow. I was forced to look when I heard fists connecting to flesh. Ryder was on the ground, the side of his lip trickling with blood and Beck was right in front of me with fists clenched and knuckles bone-white. Ryder was still holding his jaw from the pain and Beck rushed forward to give him more.

Disclaimer: I do not own Victorious. I'm just writing what I think should happen in the series, especially between Beck and Tori. Enjoy!=)