Me Against The Music

A/N: Yep, I'm back. :heart:

DISCLAIMER: SEAN AND JESS ARE MINE! But the others aren't. Neither is Victorious. Oh yeah, Georgie, Jacob, Lois, Lola, Kevin and Andy are mine. But I don't like them. They're meanies. Anyone reading Beggin' On Your Knees might have an idea of what they do. LOL! Anyways, I'll let you all read the chapter. :)

Chapter 3: Mean Girls

I glanced at the group of kids that had just walked into the Groovy Smoothie. There were about six of them. One of the girls began to point at Cat. The others laughed.

'What happened to you? Did a bird get caught in your hair?' the girl who'd been pointing asked Cat.

'Why would you care?' Jade replied. Cat looked so innocent and small. Her eyes were wide and I wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

'She looks ridiculous. Her hair's all frizzy and it's a terrible colour.' The girl said. I stepped in front of Cat.

'Leave her alone.' I said.

'Aw the little ugly has to be protected by her little boyfriend? Can't you defend yourself, ugly?' one of the other girls asked. 'You shouldn't waste your time with an ugly like her. Come be with someone who matters.'

'I think you're the ugly one. You should stop before you get hurt.' Jess hissed at the girls. The three boys had gone to order their smoothies.

'Does the frizzy-haired freak even talk? I bet she's mute! Hear that, Lola? She's mute!' the girl in the middle said, smirking at the blonde next to her.

'Oh yeah, Georgie. She's hideous, and mute!' Lola replied with a laugh.

'Leave. Her. alone.' Jess hissed, taking a step towards Georgie.

'Oh yeah? And what are you going to do about it. You're harmless. You couldn't even touch me.' Georgie replied. Jess lunged at her. The two girls were kicking and screaming, hitting and pulling each other's hair.

'HEY!' the owner ran up next to us. 'Get them out of here!' he snapped at me. Georgie's friends were pulling her away from Jess as I pulled Jess away.

'LET GO OF ME! SEAN! LET ME GO!' Jess screamed.

'GET OUT OF MY SHOP!' the owner shouted. I dragged Jess out and Jade and Cat followed.

'Thanks a lot, freaks. You got us kicked out.' Georgie snapped as she led her group away.

'YEAH! YOU BETTER RUN! STAY AWAY FROM US!' Jess shouted. I grabbed her arm and pulled her with me, Jade and Cat, who had silent tears running down her face. Jade had an arm around Cat's shoulders and she was whispering things to Cat.

Over the next few weeks, we learned the rest of Georgie's group's names. The other girl was Lois and the boys were Jacob, Kevin and Andy. They always made fun of Cat whenever they saw her. it was the worst when Jess, Jade and I weren't with Cat. After a couple months, Cat wouldn't even leave her house alone. She had to have someone with her. And every time anyone said anything mildly insulting, even if it was a joke, she'd burst into tears. She'd burst into tears if she didn't understand what something meant and she thought it sounded insulting. Or she'd take offense. She often got distracted and she would scream "WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED O MEAN?" if something sounded mean to her. She was already ditzy and bi polar. But now it was worse. She refused to take any medication and if anyone tried to make her, she'd run away from her house and bang on my front door until either my mum or dad told her to get lost or I held her until she calmed down. She got even more upset if Georgie or one of her friends said something insulting to me, Jade or Jess. Cat blamed herself for everything. She doesn't understand much anymore and she's failing in school. But she can act. She can pretend everything is fine in front of her parents, her teachers, her other friends at school. She spent a lot of time at mine or Jade's. Jess was often gone. Either for auditions or on holiday with her family.

'Hey Cat!' I smiled. 'Happy birthday!'

'Sean!' Cat threw her arms around me. She was turning thirteen today. I hugged her and looked past her at Jade and Jess. Cat's mum was in the kitchen . 'YAY! We can start the game now!'

'What are we playing Kitty Cat?' I asked.

'WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?'

'Nothing!' Jess exclaimed quickly and distracted Cat with a handful of sweets.

'YAY! I LOVE CANDY!' Cat screeched. I laughed. We ended up playing Marco Polo.

'Marco!' Cat shouted.

'Polo!' the rest of us exclaimed. Cat crashed into my chest.

'OH! I GOT SOMEONE!' Cat exclaimed. 'Is this Jess?'

'No!' Jess laughed.

'Jade!' Cat exclaimed.

'Nope Cat. It's me.' I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her into a hug.

'Alex?' Cat asked, referring to Jade's brother.

'No. Sean.' I replied.

'Sean!' Cat wrapped her arms around my neck. 'You're warm!'

'Um...' I have no idea what I'm supposed to say to that.

'Kids! Cake!' Cat's mum, Lauren called.

'YAY! I LOVE CAKE!' Cat exclaimed, pulling off her blindfold. 'Hi Seany!'

'Hey Cat.' I smiled back and followed her into the dining room. We all sang to Cat and ate our cake before she opened her presents. Jade gave her an owl shaped pillow, Jess gave her a camera and I gave her a coupon for Groovy Smoothie that was good for as many smoothies as she wanted for one day. All free. And a t-shirt and necklace. And some fudge. Because my mum makes fudge. It's the only thing she gives me. My parents hate me. So my mum makes me fudge and sends me to Jess' house for my birthday. It was a couple days ago so the fudge was still fresh. I hugged Cat.

'I'll meet you on your front porch tomorrow at eleven. That way you'll have something to do tomorrow.' I told her. Jade was leaving on holiday tomorrow and Jess had an audition. Cat squealed and hugged me tighter before we all went to mess around with her camera a bit before Jade and I had to leave.

I hugged Cat as she met me on her porch. 'You alright, Kitty?'

'WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?' she screeched.

'Sorry, Cat.' I muttered. 'You want a smoothie?'

'YAY! SMOOTHIE!' Cat exclaimed happily, hugging me again before we began to walk towards the Groovy Smoothie. I wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

'Look who's here!' the sickeningly sweet voice of Georgie came from behind us as we were walking through the park.

'What do you want?' I asked.

'We just wanted to say hello to the little frizzy freak and her bodyguard.' Georgie said. The boys were giving me evil looks and Lola and Lois were smirking. The boys lunged at me and I tried to fight back but they were stronger and there were four of them and only one of me. Cat screamed.

'Run! Cat! Run!' I shouted at her when she just stood there screaming. She began to run away but she tripped and Georgie, Lola and Lois stood over her laughing. They began to kick at Cat and they were beating her up. I struggled against the hold the others had on me but I couldn't get free. I was forced to watch as Cat screamed and cried while the girls beat her up.

'HELP!' Cat screamed but she was kicked in the gut again.

'We'll take this and now we'll leave. Now stay away from us you frizzy freak.' Georgie said, taking Cat's handbag. One of the boys, Jacob I think, took my wallet and phone, and they pushed me towards Cat who was curled up sobbing. They laughed and left us there in the park. Alone. I pulled Cat into my arms.

'Cat...' I held her and pulled her to her feet. 'Can you walk?'

'I...' Cat collapsed as soon as she tried. I caught her and lifted her up.

'Shhh. You're going to be alright. I know it hurts, but it will stop. I'll take you to the hospital.' I said as I walked towards her house. I set her down in the chair on her front porch and rang the doorbell.

'Don't tell her the truth.' Cat muttered before the door opened.

'Oh hello, Sean.' Lauren smiled. 'I thought you and Cat would be gone longer.'

'Cat fell a few times. I think she's broken something though because she really hurts to walk.' I explained.

'Oh! Cat!' Lauren exclaimed, hugging Cat lightly. 'I'll call an ambulance.'

'Sean...' Cat sobbed.

'Yeah, Cat?' I knelt beside her.

'They were right, you know. I'm horrible to look at.' Cat sobbed even more. I took her hand.

'You're not ugly. You're amazing Cat. You're beautiful.' I told her.

'You're just saying that.' Cat said. 'It's not true.'

'Lots of things aren't true, Cat.' I told her. 'And it's the things that Georgie and her friends said about you that aren't true.'

'You're just saying that to make me feel better. I can't believe you'd lie to me!' Cat exclaimed, pulling her hand away from me. She was still crying but no longer so vocally. 'Just leave me alone.'

'Bye Cat. I'll come visit you.' I told her.

'Don't bother. I'll tell the doctor to take you out.' She responded. I sighed and walked away. I'd see Cat again. I'd see her again and we'd be friends again. I'd die trying to be her friend again. I love Cat. She's my best friend.

A/N: So here's an update. I'm feeling kind of sad now. Poor Seany:( Also, for those of you reading Beggin' On Your Knees, the character Georgie would take the place of Tori in that. But I'm not following any of me other stories for this one. Only Sean and Jess' personalities and Jess' lifestyle. KK byee! xx Lily