Ok, I feel that I must apologize. It's been a long time since an update on this story. For some reason once summer started I've actually had a lot less time to write and edit. This happened last summer too... hehehe, oh well. How have you been everybody? I hope everyone is well and enjoys this new chapter! Thanks to Ashhhley for the help with the chapter upload!

"Tori, come on!"

As Monday morning came around, Tori stepped out of her sister's car to get the first glance at her new school. It was much larger than she remembered from the open house she had attended when Trina first learned about her special abilities. The Hollywood Arts sign warmly welcomed them with bright mosaics underneath. Tori could tell that Trina was getting annoyed with her refusal to move but who could care? A tingling feeling spread through her body, this was her school! This is insane! She thought, excited that she was even there, able to experience things only told in stories.

Suddenly she felt a tug on her arm, jolting her out of her daze.

"Come on Tori!" her sister repeated, exasperated. "We are going to be late."

"You know officially we're already late." Tori smirked. The past hour Tori had met with the principal of the school to get her schedule, learn some basic techniques and sign some papers. Trina had been forced to wait with them, and she was quite frustrated by the time the two reached the school. They had only missed one period though.

"Alright, alright, I'm coming."

The two started walking up, mixing in with the few late students ready for a new year—or at least as ready as they could be. Tori couldn't help but glance around at some of her soon to be classmates. She was watching one red haired girl sprint across the parking lot to greet her friend, a curly haired boy with a large puppet when she felt another aggravated tug from Trina.

"Who are those two?" Tori asked her curiously. Trina craned her neck to get a better look. Seeing the two, she wrinkled her nose.

"That's just Cat and Robbie. Cat's really strange but harmless. If you just smile and nod though, she will be happy enough. Oh and Robbie, he's so annoying. Just avoid eye contact and ignore his creepy puppet. Now come on, I'm going to be late to meet my friends." Tori gave her a perplexed look but wasn't able to even open her mouth before Trina tugged her along.

They strolled up to the building and Trina dramatically threw open the doors. She stepped inside with Tori right behind her, but the moment Tori took her first step inside the building, she didn't quite get the welcome she was hoping for. A large whistling sound pierced her ears and a light began to flash ominously. Trina's hair went wild as a panicked look crossed her face.

"Tori, what did you do?" she yelled over the blaring siren, clapping her hands over her ears.

"I don't know!" Tori called back, mimicking her sister's actions but also scrunching up her face in pain. Her sister started to scramble away shouting something about getting help. Tori began to sprint the other way, quickly knocking into someone's shoulder as she ran. As the person turned and stumbled slightly with a surprised growl, her hair whipped around, smacking Tori briefly in the face. However Tori was not fazed.

"Sorry!" She turned her head back to quickly apologize but suddenly crashed into another body. She looked up into a boy's warm brown eyes. His eyebrows were furrowed; concerned that he had actually hurt her.

"Are you okay?" He asked her, sticking out his hand for her to take. She took it and was instantly swept up onto her feet once again. She was about to respond, when she was distracted by two men, one of them being Lane, running by. The unknown, large burly man quickly raised his arms and the room seemed to ripple before the sirens silenced.

"Sorry about that Tori," Lane walked over to Tori with an apologetic smile she was getting tired of seeing. That smile always seemed to be Lane's opening.

"What was that all about?" she asked. "What the heck did I do?"

"You weren't in the program, you know, because you are new."

"Aw man," Tori said, still a bit frazzled and frustrated. "You mean I caused a huge panic and knocked this boy..."

"Beck." the boy in question responded, giving a small, almost awkward salute.

"-Beck down because I wasn't in the system?"

"Yes basically, again I really am sorry. It shouldn't happen any more. It shouldn't." He sent a glare over to the burly man and a small girl who had joined him in the confusion. She paused in her quest to reprogram the security, feeling Lane's eyes on her. She turned and gave a small wave, looking extremely apologetic as well, her smile almost forced. Tori still felt nervous and could feel her heart trying to escape her chest, sparking every other second. The perks of having electricity probably running through her veins.

"All right..." she trailed off, smiling shakily. Lane took it as a good sign and walked over to the door to talk to the security experts.

Tori turned back to Beck and stuck her hands in her pockets.

"Look I really am sorry, are you okay?" she asked. "I'm Tori."

"I figured that. Lane um said your name." Beck cracked a small smile. "You're the new girl right?"

"Was it that obvious?" Tori joked back, extending her hand. "So Tori, Beck, we all good then? I feel like I'm really getting to know you."

"You better not." A girl appeared from a corner with her arms crossed. She walked up to Beck and kissed him so passionately Tori could have sworn she was eating his soul. She broke away reluctantly and turned to Tori as if noticing her for the first time "Who's she?"

Tori backed up slightly but put a wavy smile on her face as Beck rolled his eyes. "Tori, this is my charming girlfriend Jade, Jade, this is Tori."

"We've met." Jade said dryly, eyes narrowed.

Tori tilted her head. "We have? Ohhhh, you were the girl I knocked into before Beck. I recognize those streaks."

"Really!" Jade responded, widening her eyes in mock surprise. "No way, that was me? Oh well my bruise would have to agree with you!" Beck nudged her and gave her an irritated look. Jade twisted her head and argued with him, communicating with her fuming eyes. She began to pull Beck away, who cast one look at Tori, calling, "I'll see you later!" Jade looked back at Tori briefly with only a single smug glance towards Tori before resuming an argument with Beck that echoed all the way down the hall. With that one glance though momentary, something changed in Jade's eyes revealing a look that almost seemed less threatening and more threatened. Tori peered at her a little confused but quickly chose to try to forget about it.