SURVIVAL OF THE HOTTEST (EXTRA)
Disclaimer: I do not own Victorious, nor any of the actors/actresses who portray them. I also do not own any songs used throughout fic. However, I do own any OCs (if they are mentioned)
Pairing: Jade/Beck, Jade/everyone- friendship and silliness
CHAPTER SUMMARY: Venice Beach is the perfect place for the gang to go to beat the heat wave that has decided to visit Hollywood. However, upon arrival, Cat goes to the bathroom, and an RV parks beside Beck's RV, thus trapping everyone inside!
Meanwhile, the bubbly redhead remains unaware of her friends' plight and, instead, hangs out with a group of boys.
+++ Hollywood Arts High School:
Asphalt Café
"Oh man, why is it so hot?" Tori moaned in despair as she fanned herself with a hand. It didn't cool her off, of course, but she figured it was the thought that counted (in this heat, it didn't).
Robbie was tapping his finger against his pear-pad's screen, face dripping with sweat. "They say the temperature is about 101-degrees right now," he reported, earning groans from Tori and Andre.
"This just isn't right, I tell you," Andre commented, taking a sip of his water. "Just unnatural, is what it is."
Cat came walking to the table, her normal cheer and bubbly nature subdued thanks to the heat wave. "Hi, hi," she greeted, taking a seat next to Robbie. "It's really hot." Her comment was given in a way that suggested no one else could tell.
"Yes, Cat, we know," Tori supplied, gulping down some water.
Beck and Jade appeared in that instant, the former's hair looking not-so-fluffy due to the humidity.
"Hey guys," the Canadian-born boy said, sliding into his seat.
"Hello," Jade greeted in a tired voice, also sliding into the seat next to her boyfriend. Her messenger bag was placed on the table in front of her, her salad placed on top of that. The sunglasses perched on her head glimmered in the sunlight, her hair looking perfect beneath it.
Tori frowned deeply, noticing something off about the other girl. Suddenly, her hand struck out, the back touching Jade's forehead in an experimental-way.
"What the-?" the Latina exclaimed in surprise, both hands coming up to touch the rest of the Goth's face and neck. "How in the-?"
Jade smirked in amusement while everyone else watched. "Having fun?" she asked in a sleepy voice.
Tori loudly asked, "How come you're not sweating?!"
Cat giggled. "Jadey doesn't sweat."
The Latina whipped her attention onto the redhead. "What are you talking about?"
Beck chuckled, wrapping an arm around his girlfriend's slim shoulders. "Jade doesn't sweat," he repeated. "Instead of becoming hot, she gets sleepy, therefore, her body temperature drops and she stays cool. If she stays cool, no sweat forms."
Sleepily, Jade added, "Sweating is disgusting, so I don't do it."
Tori touched Jade again, this time on the arm. An awed hum left her throat at how cool to the touch the Goth was. "Oh wow," she breathed, wrapping her hands around the girl's bicep. "This is amazing."
Cat pouted. "I wanna hug Jadey, too," she whimpered.
Andre and Robbie also looked like they wanted to hug Jade, too, though didn't voice their desires. If there was something to counter the intense heat, it would be coming into physical contact with Jade. However, Beck would never allow anyone (including other girls) to touch his girl for long periods of time. He was just that possessive (and protective, in this case).
Jade sighed, snuggling closer to Beck, who only felt warm to her. "I hate this heat," she murmured. "I'm so tired."
Deciding to let her rest, Beck, who didn't want anyone to 'attack' Jade, distracted the others by asking, "How about we go to the beach?"
The others perked up at the idea. "Oh yeah, that sounds great," Tori stated, smiling for the first time that day.
Robbie began looking up sites for nearby beaches. "Venice beach looks like our best bet," he said. "The temperature is only 94-degrees."
"That sounds great," Andre agreed, rubbing his hands together in anticipation. "We can go down this weekend."
"I can hook up my truck to my RV," Beck volunteered. "That way we only have to take one vehicle."
"Yay, the beach!" the pixie-faced redhead cheered excitedly.
Trina, who happened to be passing by, stopped and squealed in excitement too. "Oh, we're going to the beach this weekend?" she eagerly asked.
"No, that's not-" Tori tried, knowing Trina wouldn't be good company for her and the gang.
"We're not-" Andre, Beck and Robbie tried to also say, not wanting to have to deal with the older Vega sister.
Trina seemed to ignore their protests. Squealing again, she said, "Great! I love the beach!" With that, she turned and hurried away to make plans on what to pack for the trip.
"Ah, chizz, what have we done?" Tori moaned in despair.
Jade, meanwhile, continued to snooze against Beck, oblivious to what happened.
+++ Venice Beach:
That Weekend
Beck turned off his truck, glancing in Jade's way, who was sitting in the passenger's seat. Just like he'd thought- she was out cold.
Smiling fondly, he eased himself out, taking careful measures to close his door as quietly as possible. Rounding the front of the truck, he opened her door and gently shook her shoulder.
"Babe," he softly said, "We're here. Time to wake up."
Jade's nose wrinkled cutely at being woken, but her ice-blue orbs fluttered open. "Beck?" she questioned, voice slightly hoarse from sleep.
He smiled. "Yeah, time to get up. We're at the beach."
"Kay," she mumbled, lazily scooting out and dropping her slipper-covered feet onto the ground. With lethargic movements, she grabbed onto her boyfriend's offered hand, eyes blinking sleepily to stay awake.
Beck couldn't help but think she was absolutely adorable half-asleep the way she was. He wished the others hadn't come now, and was thankful he'd asked his parents to watch Zane and Beatles. If it had been just the two of them, he wouldn't have to share her with them, especially Cat, who constantly clung to the darker girl.
When they moved to the door of the RV, Beck used his free hand to open it. As soon as he did, however, the aforementioned redhead burst out, squealing, "Gotta pee, gotta pee!"
Jade, who looked a tiny bit more awake, softly snorted in amusement. "That girl has a bladder the size of a squirrel's."
Beck chuckled, but didn't comment. Instead, he pulled Jade up the steps that would take them into his RV, where the others were waiting inside.
While Beck watched everyone gather their belongings, Tori sidled up to Jade, who looked almost drugged in her sleepy state.
"Doesn't it concern you that you don't sweat?" the Latina asked, her voice only half concerned. "Aren't you worried you'll one day, like, explode?"
Absently, Jade answered, "I would love that."
Blinking in incredulousness, Tori called out, instead, "Who's ready to hit the beach?" She hoped she'd understand Jade someday soon, but today was not that day. Her beach bag was already on her shoulder, the brunette ready to cool off in the ocean.
Everyone gave various, excited exclamations in response, except Jade, who slightly swayed where she stood. The only reason the girl had yet to collapse on Beck's bed was because said young man had a tight grip on her hand.
"Shouldn't we wait for Cat?" Robbie asked, Rex in his arms.
"We can wait for her right outside," Andre replied, shrugging.
"Great, let's get going," Tori said, already making her way out.
Beck led the way, seeing as how he and Jade were the closest to the door. However, when Beck tried to open it, the door wouldn't budge past a couple of inches.
He shoved the metal door a little harder than normal, but got the same results. The door banged against something on the other side; everyone trapped within.
"What?" he muttered to himself, becoming a little frustrated with this turn of events. It wasn't like they'd been inside that long but, it would appear as though they were stuck.
Andre asked, "What's going on, Beck?"
The Canadian-born boy frowned, brows furrowed. "I think there's another RV or something blocking us in," he replied, a small hint of panic in his voice.
"Well," Tori said, frantic to get out, "Push harder!"
Beck sent an incredulous look his friend's way. "How am I supposed to push an RV out of the way?"
His spine tingled when Jade suddenly leaned heavily against his back, no doubt about to fall back asleep. He did, however, appreciate the way her cooler body temperature seeped through his clothes to cool him down.
"Well, Cat should be coming back, right?" Robbie stated helpfully, a hopeful smile on his face. "So, we shouldn't be in here that much longer."
+++ Venice Beach:
With Cat
Humming cheerfully to herself, Cat was skipping her way back to her friends. She was glad that the line hadn't been long- she had had to use the bathroom super badly!
However, she slowed when she noticed a group of five boys, who were busy setting up their own area on the beach. They were all good-looking and appeared to be around her age, so she decided to send a flirty wave and giggle their way.
"Hi," greeted one of the boys, his smile large and showing straight, white teeth.
Cat poked him in the stomach, another giggle escaping her throat. "Hi, hi," she said back. "I'm Cat."
"Hi, Cat," another boy, a brunette, said, also smiling, "Would you like to hang out with us?"
The redhead softly frowned. "Oh, but I'm hanging out with my friends," she regretfully said. "I should get back to them."
"Wait," the first boy said, grabbing onto her wrist gently, "How about for a little while? I'm sure your friends wouldn't mind, right?"
Cat perked up at that, giggling happily. "Kay, kay," she replied, playfully poking him in the stomach again, "I guess I can stay for a little while."
"Great," the five boys cheered.
Laughing, the redhead didn't put much more thought to her friends as the guys showered her in attention. After all, she was positive they were okay.
+++ Venice Beach:
Inside Beck's RV
Everyone was in a state of heated misery, except Jade, who was curled up on Beck, softly breathing to indicate she'd finally given in to her tiredness and had fallen asleep. Her head of jet-black locks blanketed her boyfriend's lap, while said young man ran his fingers over her pale skin that he could touch. Thanks to Jade's cooler temperature, the warmth her hair covering him would have caused was all but absent.
"Oh man, where is Cat?" Tori moaned in despair, her hand fanning herself. Again, it was the thought that counted, even when it didn't work- at all.
Andre agreed, "Yeah, where is she? The girl only weighs ninety pounds- how much pee could she possibly hold?"
"I don't care," Trina replied, her expression suggesting she was about to cry. "But, it's starting to get really hot in here."
Robbie smacked his lips. "Yeah, I'm starting to get pretty thirsty."
Beck gently moved his girlfriend so that she would be lying across his couch. Standing, he said, "Me too. We could all use something to drink."
"Where are the drinks?" asked Andre, hope shining in his eyes for some form of refreshment.
The Canadian-born boy froze, a frustrated look appearing on his handsome features. "In the back of the truck," he answered. Rolling his eyes in self-reproach, he heavily retook his seat, dragging Jade back into her original spot.
"Then, how about turning on the AC?" Trina snapped, waving an arm around like an imperious queen.
In a defensive tone, Beck answered, "You can't turn on the AC without the truck being on. And, the only way to turn on the truck is to get out of the RV."
Robbie rapped his knuckles against the window closest to him. "What about these windows? Can't we open them?" he asked.
"No," Beck shook his head. "My dad bought the RV from a rapper, who had fashioned the windows with bullet-proof glass. They can't be opened."
In a half-delirious voice, Andre curiously asked, "Which rapper?"
"Phat Biscuit."
"I heard he's not 'phat' anymore," Tori said, her nose wrinkled thoughtfully. "Like, he lost a lot of weight."
Everyone (minus Jade, of course) all hummed in amazement. Clearly, they were using anything as a distraction, even if the conversation turned into the most random moments.
"Ahh, where is Cat?!" Tori screamed out loud.
+++ Venice Beach:
With Cat
Cat squealed when water from a water-gun pelted her in the stomach. Having abandoned her t-shirt, she was dressed in only her shorts and bikini-top, which equaled her being an easy target in the little water war she and the five boys were fighting in.
Laughing, she shot her own water-gun at the four who ganged up on her.
Her partner, the first boy, laughed as he turned his assault from his friends onto the cute redhead.
"It's so cold," she squeaked, doing a poor job of actually trying to defend herself.
+++ Venice Beach:
Inside Beck's RV
Jade was awoken when she heard a collection of groans come from her friends. Her eyes fluttering open, she took notice of how everyone was gathered around Tori, all sitting or kneeling in some form.
"Well," Tori said, despair coloring her tone. "That's it. The batteries are dead. Now what?"
"Beck?" the Goth questioned, not sure what she'd just woken up to. "What's going on?"
Her boyfriend crawled back to where she lay on the couch, his expression borderline defeated. "Cat hasn't come back yet, so we've been stuck in the RV for a while," he explained, taking a seat on the floor near her head. "Tori had a fan that ran on batteries, but it just died. We're back where we started."
Jade slowly sat up, her legs moving to act as Beck's backrest. She smiled when he breathed a sigh of relief when her cooler skin touched his heated back, his muscles instantly melting from the change in temperature.
"Has anyone tried calling Cat?" she asked, talking to no one in particular.
Andre answered, "No reception."
Suddenly, Robbie pointed at the fish tank that Beck kept in his RV. "Hey, what about that fish tank? Can we drink the water from that?" he asked in a desperate voice. He didn't know about the others, but he didn't wish to think about how their redheaded friend had yet to show herself and release them from this hot Hell.
"Yeah, Beck, when was the last time you cleaned it?" Tori hopefully asked, licking her dry lips in anticipation.
With a stupefied expression, said young man replied, "You're supposed to clean that?"
While everyone moaned and groaned at Beck's answer, Jade patted her boyfriend on the head in sympathy.
+++ Venice Beach:
With Cat
"I should really be getting back to my friends," Cat regretfully told the five boys she'd been hanging out with. "They're probably wondering where I am." And she didn't want to worry Jadey. The darker girl had promised to build a sand castle with her, and Cat wasn't one to miss out on an opportunity like that.
The boy that first approached her looked a bit sad, but brightened immediately. "Oh, but Paul just made tuna tar-tar," he said.
Cat looked hopeful at the offer, but still reluctant to stay. "Oh, well…" she trailed off, wringing her fingers together.
"You have to stay for the tuna tar-tar, at least," another boy stated, smiling in encouragement.
"I'm sure your friends won't miss you for another few minutes, right?"
The boy named Paul came out in that instant, a tray of tuna tar-tar in his hands. "I hope you like it," he said, smiling almost shyly.
Cat gave up the fight to leave, giggling in happiness. "Okay," she relented, "I'll stay for a little while longer."
The five guys cheered, all grabbing a small bowl of the fresh tuna.
+++ Venice Beach:
Inside Beck's RV
Jade dutifully sat as she waited for her turn to 'dip her tongue in a cap-full of water.' She wasn't actually thirsty, thanks to her body's ability to keep cool, but Beck had insisted she get a turn. She had found it amusing when Tori had discovered Trina's dirty little secret- her water bottle, hidden in her bag, and drinking it when no one was looking in her direction.
Because of her transgression, the older Vega sibling wasn't part of the line that waited to have their turn to drink something, even though it was only a 'tongue dip.' Beck had, again, insisted that Jade go before him, though she feared he would collapse from heat stroke soon.
"Oh, that's good," Andre whimpered, reluctantly giving the cap to Robbie, who was before Jade. Tori, who had gone first, held Andre's arm tightly in a show of support for giving the nourishing liquid up.
However, after Robbie dipped his tongue into the cap, he gave into his weakness and swallowed the whole thing into his mouth. Sound exploded as everyone, except Jade, reprimanded the curly haired teen for being so selfish and forcing him to spit out the bottle cap.
Of course, it was empty, so Beck crawled his way back to his bed with Jade moving behind him.
"I'm sorry," Robbie sobbed, face buried in a pillow. "I'm sorry, but I just couldn't help it!"
The HA couple laid themselves down on the soft mattress, Beck laying his head on Jade's stomach, while the Goth wrapped her arms around his shoulders. She almost let out a giggle at his relieved breath, the air tickling her where it touched bare skin.
A sudden thought occurred to Tori, who looked more closely at Beck and Jade. Jade, who didn't have a drop of sweat on her… Wasn't there something about the other girl that Tori should remember?
Before she could come to the right conclusion, Robbie shot up from his position, his dark eyes almost wild with desperation.
"That's it," he exclaimed, his voice semi-crazed. "I can't take this anymore. I'm drinking the water from the fish tank!"
"Robbie, that thing hasn't been cleaned since Beck bought the thing," protested Andre, "It's dirty and full of fish poop. I wouldn't-"
"-No," Robbie cut him off, shaking his head. Marching towards the tank in determination, he set his face right above the water, not bothering to remove his glasses. "I'm doing it!" With that, he thrust his whole head under the water's surface, gulping down all the water he could handle while holding his breath.
When he emerged, he said, "That wasn't as bad as I-" he stopped, his face contorting in a way that clearly said he was going to be sick. Grabbing the first thing he could get his hands on, he threw up in a pink bag.
Everyone looked away before they could get sick also. Jade winced, tightly closing her eyes while Beck wrapped his arms around her.
Trina whined," That was my bag."
"Sorry," Robbie replied, handing the bag back to its rightful owner. He collapsed onto the carpet before Trina could throw the defiled object away from herself.
"We have got to get out of here," Tori moaned, burying her face into her arm.
"Thank you, Captain Obvious," Jade replied, rolling her ice-blue orbs. Most of her concern was centered onto the boy lying in her lap, however. This was the most she'd seen Beck sweat before and, without water to replenish him, she worried he would end up in some sort of critical condition.
"It's Catherine Obvious, Jade," Tori snapped, not in the mood to be friendly.
The silence that descended in the RV was almost deafening.
"What?" Beck questioned, unsure he had heard right. He would have lifted his face out of his girlfriend's stomach to hear better, but he much enjoyed her cooler temperature. He wasn't that interested in the insanity being brought out by the heat, anyway.
Annoyed, Trina asked, "Who is Catherine Obvious?"
Tori asked, "Isn't that the saying?"
Andre, in exasperation, answered, "The saying is, Thank you, Captain Obvious."
"Where did you get Catherine?" Robbie asked, incredulous.
In a highly defensive tone, Tori retorted, "Catherine could be a Captain."
+++ Venice Beach:
With Cat
The bubbly redhead was once again distracted from leaving when the five boys began a game of football, which only included throwing and catching the ball, with sometimes gently tackling Cat when she had the miniature ball.
Giggling, she poked one of the boys in the stomach after he 'stole' the ball from her hands. "Yay, this is so much fun," she said, grinning cutely.
"And, it's about to get even better," claimed one of the boys. "Do you like icee?"
She gasped. "I love icee!"
The cheery man selling the frozen treat rolled his chart over, stopping in front of the group.
"What flavor would you like?" asked the first boy, grinning charmingly.
Cat poked him in side, giggling girlishly. "How about you pick for me?" she replied in a flirty voice.
"Okay," he said, turning to the seller, "How about strawberry for the lady?"
"I love strawberry!" she cheered, clapping excitedly.
+++ Venice Beach:
Inside Beck's RV
"You know," Andre commented from his seat on the floor, "My grandma, before she lost her mind, used to tell me that whenever I wanted to get through a hard time I should sing."
"I don't think singing will save us from this," Tori replied, her voice miserable.
"Well, what could it hurt?" Robbie asked, shrugging half-heartedly.
For the next several minutes, the gang hoarsely sang songs that came to mind, including Trina, though she ruined their harmony a few times.
Beck stayed in his coveted spot on Jade's lap, while said young woman tried her best to keep her boyfriend as cool as possible. It was an almost-losing battle, however, when the heat started to affect her, causing several yawns to leave her throat while she sang.
When she yawned for the third time in a row, Trina finally snapped, "How can you be tired?! It's way too hot in here to fall asleep!"
Absently, Tori answered, "Jade doesn't allow herself to sweat. She thinks it's disgusting, so she ends up getting tired in hot weather, which lowers her body's inner core temperature, instead of being human-like and just sweating!"
A pause seemed to go around the RV, everyone thinking one thing:
Jade is the coldest object in this hot-box at the moment. And Beck is hogging her!
Beck seemed to realize the same thing. He shot up from his seated position on her, his mouth open to protest what he knew was about to happen.
At the same time Beck moved, everyone else did, too, all wanting some relief from the heat. Jade's eyes widened in shock before she clung tightly onto the back of her boyfriend's shirt, adrenaline pumping through her veins. There was no way she was going to be pulled away from him without a fight!
For the next several minutes, shouting could be heard from inside the RV.
+++ Venice Beach:
With Cat
"Look at what we made together," the first boy who approached Cat said, his hands and hers cupping the bowl they'd made with wet clay and a turning table earlier.
Cat dreamily said, "It's beautiful." Then, in a regretful voice, she added, "But I must get back to my friends now. I've been gone most of the day."
With that, she pulled away and left before she could get distracted further. She didn't once glance back, but she knew the young man was watching her walk away.
A happy giggle escaped her throat. She couldn't wait to tell Jadey everything!
When the redhead skipped to the RV, she was surprised to see no one had come out yet. Not thinking anything of this turn of events, she opened the metal door with a cheerful, "Hi, hi! I'm back!"
Her greeting, of course, interrupted the shouting match taking place between Beck and the others.
"Cat," they all called out, happy to finally see the pixie-faced redhead.
Of course, when they noticed the door was finally open, they charged outside. Beck had Jade's wrist in his hand, his feet making quick work to get out of his RV. His first priority was to take care of his girlfriend, especially after everyone almost attacked her to cool off. He was just glad their friend came back in time before a riot broke out among them.
Andre lifted Cat into the air, cheering at being free of the hot-box. Cat laughed, loving the attention everyone was giving her, like a child who craved the spot light.
"I feel so loved," she said, giggling.
When she was placed on the ground in favor of water, Tori hugged Cat in gratitude. "Cat, where have you been?" she demanded to know, hands resting on her hips now.
"Oh, Tori," the redhead began, grinning, "There were these guys-"
While she explained where she'd been, Beck and Andre pulled the top of the cooler off, each boy grabbing as many water bottles as they could hold.
Beck handed a bottle to Jade, who stood behind him. He watched as she broke the cap's seal and took a sip before opening his own bottle and almost draining the chilled liquid in three giant gulps.
Jade made her way towards her best friend, who was now receiving a hug from Robbie. "Where have you been, Cat?" she curiously asked, only slightly annoyed. Really, Beck could have been cooked before the redhead made her reappearance, but she was glad that wasn't the case.
Cat squealed, hugging Jade close. "Jadey, I have a lot to tell you! But, first, what were you guys doing inside the RV?"
Beck started gesturing with his free hand. "There was another RV-" he stopped when it finally registered said RV was no longer there. Groaning in defeat, he said, "Just continue with your story."
As Cat started to once again explain what happened, Tori cut her off half-way through. "Hey, guys, it's only four-thirty! Let's go swimming!"
"Yeah!" everyone agreed. Cat grabbed onto Jade's arm, while Beck took the Goth's free hand. Everyone eagerly began running towards salvation- the ocean.
+++ The End +++
Until next time!
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