A/N: Here's a new chapter. I know what you're thinking: finally! But I'm working on lots of stories at the moment and they ALL need updates once in a while, so... Then there's this lovely prospect of exams creeping closer, sigh. Anyways, enjoy the new update. I just bought it at the inspiration store, at a very reasonable price.


Time jump: 7 years into the future

Robbie was just sitting on his couch in the living room, anxiously waiting for his best friend to arrive. It was Wednesday today and that only meant one thing for the both of them: movie-night. The ventriloquist was beginning to get worried though: Tori was supposed to have been at his place by seven, but there was still no sign of her and it's was nearly half past now. He checked his watch again and now it was official: half past seven and his best friend for life, was nowhere to be seen. He just couldn't quite grasp it: Tori was never one to arrive late. Hell, if anything, she always showed up too early. He sighed and started nervously tapping his fingers on the side table. Then he shifted his gaze over to the bucket on the kitchen counter.

He'd talked his mother into going to KFC, cause he knew how much Tori loved chicken wings. He'd thought it would be a nice surprise for her, to see a large bucket of her favorite fast food standing on the counter. But it wasn't as great of a surprise anymore, as the food was no longer warm. Hell, he was sure it was nowhere near eatable any longer. Not the guy to just sit around and wait, the bespectacled boy rose up from his comfy seat and started pacing around the room. ' Where could she be? She couldn't have forgotten, surely. This was THEIR night: each Wednesday at seven, Tori-Robbie quality time. Maybe something had come up, but if that was the case, why didn't she say anything to him about that at school today?'

The young puppeteer was so deep in thought, that he didn't hear the faint creaking of the door. Tori saw him standing there with his back to her and decided to surprise the boy. She tiptoed over to him and then covered his eyes with her hands. " Guess who?" Robbie groaned, before saying: " Tori Vega, who is inexcusably late for our weekly movie date." Tori quickly retracted her hands and that's when the ventriloquist spun around to face her with a huge frown on his face. The Latina sighed, knowing she was the one who'd caused the boy's bad mood. " Look Robbie, I'm very sorry, but I ran into Danny on my way over here. We started talking and I kinda lost track of…" Tori didn't get the chance to finish her sentence, as Robbie rudely interrupted her. " Danny, Danny, Danny. That's all you talk about these days. Why don't you give the subject of Danny a rest for a while, huh?"

The youngest Vega girl stared at her best friend in shock. She'd never seen him like this. He wasn't yelling or anything, but she could clearly hear the venom dripping from his words. " Robbie, hey, what do you want me to say? I like Danny, therefore I enjoy talking to him once in a while. Surely, you can't possibly have any objections to that?" Her question remained unanswered. Then, all of a sudden, Robbie huffed, and declared: " No, no, I guess not. I want to know one thing though." Tori smiled, glad that he'd become more reasonable. " What's that?" The curly-haired boy let out a deep sigh, then asked: " Do you like him more than you like me?" The tan girl laughed, before replying: " Of course not. How could you think that? You're my best friend, Robbie. I thought I was yours." Robbie let out a sigh of relief, then beamed at the girl. " You are, you are my best friend." Tori smiled brightly at him. " Good, can we hug now?" " Sure." , Robbie said, before hesitantly enveloping the slightly smaller girl into a tight embrace. As soon as Tori's body came into contact with his, it happened again: this kind of electric jolt running straight through his veins. He'd only started experiencing these currents about a month ago and it kind of freaked him out. He'd never felt anything like that before. Then there was also the fact that every time they touched, he started feeling uncomfortably warm. There used to be a time when he cherished the hugs he shared with his best friend, but nowadays, he tried to shun any possible contact with Tori's body. It just made him feel so weird to hold or touch her lately.

This was also the reason why after only a few seconds of cuddling, he gently pushed Tori away. The Latina got a confused look on her face, as she asked:" Robbie, is something wrong?" The bespectacled boy laughed uneasily and scratched the top of his head. " No, not at all. Everything's fine, it's just a little hot in here, that's all." The tan girl raised her eyebrow, then said: " O-kay. You sure that's all there is? You seem to be quite jumpy around me lately." An anxious feeling rose up in Robbie's gut, as he realized the girl was really beginning to notice his odd behavior. " Y…yeah, Tori. Of course that's all there is. Let's just watch a movie, shall we? Come on, what masterpiece did you bring over?" Tori smiled, before placing her backpack onto the couch and retrieving a copy of some old movie Robbie had never heard of. " It's called: ' Some kind of wonderful'. I've never seen it before, but Trina tells me it's a classic, so… lets watch it.", the Vega girl exclaimed excitedly. " Sure, pop it in.", Robbie said, before flopping back down on his black leather couch. Tori did as she was told, then took the seat next to her friend.

Robbie sighed deeply and tried in vain to scoot further away from Tori. It was an hour into the movie and he did not like the plotline at all! It was about this girl who was in love with her best friend, and it made him feel very uncomfortable for some reason. It did not help in the slightest, that Tori was currently clinging to him like a small child would to its mother. His body temperature was rising progressively by the second and all he wanted to do, was get the hell away. After a good five minutes of fidgeting about, Tori finally got the hint, as she slowly disentangled herself from his body. " Robbie, are you feeling okay?" The lanky boy hastily wiped the sweat of his forehead, before answering: " No, not really. I'm not feeling very well right now." Tori paused the movie, before facing him again, with a concerned look in her eyes. " You poor thing. Do you have a fever?" She brought one of her hands up to her best friend's forehead, but Robbie wouldn't have any of that, so he promptly turned his face away from her. " Robbie! Don't be so ridiculous. Let me feel your forehead, silly!" Robbie, who realized he was acting quite stupid, swallowed, before slowly flipping his head back around. " O…okay, you can feel."

The minute her hand made contact with his skin, the puppeteer started wishing he'd never agreed to her request. Her little fingers were just so incredibly soft and smooth and they nearly burned his skin. " God, you're glowing sweetie.", Tori stated in a caring tone. ' Y…yeah, my head really hurts too.", Robbie brought out, all the while wondering how he still managed to form a coherent sentence, with her touching him like that. You know it was true: his head really did ache, from all of those confusing thoughts he was experiencing. Then, much to his relief, Tori retracted her hand and dropped it back at her side. His feeling of euphoria didn't last long though, as the next minute the void was filled with the feel of full, velvety lips. The minute her mouth got pressed up against his flesh, the ventriloquist started feeling tingly all over. He felt hot and fuzzy and he momentarily lost the ability to think clearly. All that existed now, were Tori's wonderful lips. Luckily, the tan girl seemed to pick up on his agitation and quickly pulled away. Then she whispered: " Long ago, someone told me a boo-boo heals twice as fast, when you do that."

Robbie could only gulp. " Ye…yeah… Look Tori, I think you really better ought to be going. I mean: I don't wanna make you sick or anything." " Yeah, okay.", the Latina agreed, then added with a wink: " But, I'm coming back with soup in the morning." " Al…alright.", Robbie said, blushing a previouly undiscovered tint of red. The tan girl got up from the couch, grabbed her stuff and greeted her friend one last time. " Take care of yourself, RobRob. Love ya, bye." " Yeah, I will. Don't worry." The Vega girl was already halfway out the door, when Robbie softly added: " I love you too." Little did Tori know, his declaration held a completely different meaning from hers.


A/N: How was that for a third chapter? Hope it didn't suck too bad. Write something in the box below and a new chapter might show, LOL.