Chronicle Victorious Style
Chapter 4: A family Affair
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Victorious or the Movie Chronicle.
At An Unknown Location
"Colonel Smith. It's good to see you." Captain Waters says.
"You should learn to lie better, Captain. After speaking with Major Harris, I've decided to bring in some new blood to this unit. Introduce yourselves soldiers." Colonel Smith orders.
"Yes sir. Second Lieutenant Trina Vega, at your service ma'am." Trina replies.
"First Lieutenant James Harris, good to meet you Captain." James responds.
"Any relation to Major Adrian Harris?" Captain Waters asks.
"Yes ma'am. He's my uncle." James answers.
Captain Waters turns to Colonel Smith. "We finally get more members and the Major brings in family. You can't have approve of this sir?" The Captain says.
"I can. Seeing as both Lieutenants were chosen by me not the Major. They grow up here and will be able to get answers fast than the others, through their friends and family." Said the Colonel.
"Couldn't the Major get his son to gather information for him?" Captain Waters asks.
"Andre and his dad don't see eye-to-eye on a lot of things ma'am. So he and Uncle Adrian…sorry. I mean Major Harris don't talk a lot." James answers.
"It's not like I have a choice in the matter anyway. You two head into city and find out what you can." Captain Waters orders.
"Yes Ma'am." Trina and James respond in unison and leave to room.
"If it makes you feel better Adrian isn't happy about James' present here either, but you'll both just have to deal with it." Colonel Smith tells the Captain before taking his leave.
Outside the Compound
"So.. Looks like we'll be working together, again." James says to Trina as they head into town.
"Yes Sir, First Lieutenant Harris. Sir." Trina responds.
"You don't have to call me that now Trina. It's just us." He tells her.
"As you wish, Sir." Trina replies. James lets out an annoyed sigh and the two continue their drive in silence.
James pulls into the Vega driveway around 10:30 p.m. "If you need transportation we can arrange to have a car drops off." He says to Trina.
"That won't be necessary Sir. My car is still here. Wouldn't want to waste the tax-payer's money now would we." She responds then grabs her bags to exit the vehicle. James grabs her by the hand.
"Trina. A lot of people said you wouldn't make it in the military and you proved them all wrong. At the rate you're going, I really believe, you could end your career as a Colonel or higher and I didn't want to be the one standing in the way of that." James states.
"I believe that choice should have been mine to make Sir. Beside you know you're the reason I joined. Someone has to protect you." Trina says jerking her hand away and slamming the door. James waits for Trina to enter the house before he drives off.
Inside the Vega Household
"Mom, Dad, Tori, guess who home for a visit?" Trina announces as she closes the door behind her. Holly and David, her mom and dad, come running down the stairs.
"Why didn't you call? I would have pick you up at the airport." Holly says hugging her daughter.
"James is on leave too and he already had a car waiting for him, so he gave me a ride." Trina answers.
"I don't like that boy. I know why you enlisted." Holly whispers to Trina before they break apart. Trina sighed and turn to her father.
"I don't know whether I should hug you or salute you." David says.
"If I get a choice, I want the hug." Trina replies.
"That's my girl." David responds while hugging her.
"Where's Tori?" Trina asks after her father had release their embrace.
"She went out with Beck, but they should be back by now." Holly informs her. As if on cue Tori walks in with Beck right behind her.
"Trina!" Tori screams as she runs to hug her big sister.
"So, why are you two getting in so late on a school night?" Trina asks.
"We went to see a movie and 10:35 it's late." Tori answers playing with hair. A dead giveaway to Trina that she was lying. Trina assume they were at Beck's RV doing things her little sister shouldn't be doing.
"Hey Beck, have you ever seen a military issued side arm up close?" Trina smirks looking over at him.
"Uh…no. Perhaps another time. It is a school night you know." Beck says before kissing Tori on the cheek. "See you at school tomorrow babe." He adds before quickly leaving.
"That wasn't funny Trina." Tori pouts.
"I laughed." Trina responds. Tori lets out a frustrated groan and heads upstairs.
"Talk to your daughter. She can't go around threatening to shoot people." Holly tells David as she too heads upstairs.
"Technically I only ask if he's seen a military issued side arm." Trina responds. When her mother disappears from sight, David mouths 'Good girl' to her.
"Don't you encourage her!" Holly yells from upstairs.
"How does she allows know?" Trina asks.
"I'll learned not to question it. It'll just make your head hurt." David laughs. "But you can cut the boy a little slack today. Him and his friends helped save a family earlier today." He adds.
"Friends?" Trina questions.
"Yeah. Andre Harris and Robert Shapiro." David answers.
"Robbie the weird kid with the puppet?" Trina responds.
"Yeah. That's the one, but he stopped carrying it around." David says.
"Since when are Beck and Robbie friends?" Trina asks.
"I don't know. You'll have to ask your sister." David responds.
"So what did they do to help?" Trina asks.
"According to them they simply found the van on the river bank and when they open the doors water came out. The two people in the front were unconscious, so Beck and Andre performed CPR on them until they cough up some water and began breathing on their own. Robbie looked after the small child in the back if the vehicle and called 9-1-1, But there's something bothering me." David answer.
"What?" Trina questions.
"All the evidences pointed to the van ending up in the river and that fits with the drive's statement and the boys finding water in the van, but I can't explain how it got out. Something had to have pull it out, but there were no signs of another vehicle or anything in that area that could have moved it." David replies.
"May some fresh eyes can help." Trina responds.
"Don't worry yourself with this, the driver of the other vehicle confessed to driving recklessly. He was on his way to the hospital, his wife was in labor. He made it to the hospital, just not the way he wanted to, and now he's faces charges for Reckless endangerment." David tells Trina and gives her a kiss on the forehead before heading upstairs to bed.
Trina stays downstairs for awhile contemplating whether or not to report what her dad just told her to James. There was no evidence that the boys were really involved beyond what they had reported to her dad. So for the time being she decides to keep it to herself, but she'd keep an eye on them. The truth is she has no idea what they're really looking for and neither does James, their orders were simply to investigate any and all strange occurrences, but the last thing Trina ever wanted to do was accuse somebody of something without having all the information.
At Jade's House
Andre wakes up, get out of bed and checks the time. It's 6 in the morning, this gives him an hour to get home and get ready for school. Andre cover Jade back up and puts on his cloths, but before he starts to leave he takes a knee next to the sleeping Jade.
"You're so beautiful you make it hard for me to leave." He says to her softly, not wanting to wake her.
"Then don't." Jade responds opening her eyes. She wraps her arms around Andre's neck and pulls him in for a kiss.
"Trust me I don't want to, but I can't go to school wearing the same cloths I had on yesterday." Andre replies kissing her back.
"Then we should ditch." Jade says bluntly.
"Don't you have a test today?" He asks.
"I'll make it up later." She smiles.
"I'm not going to let you blow off a test, Jade" Andre responds.
"Fine. Be back here at 7 to pick me up for school then." Jade says rolling over in her bed. Andre smiles and gives her a kiss on her neck. Jade smacks him in the face with a pillow.
"Don't start nothing you're not planning on finishing right now." She laughs.
"I love you." Andre responds leaving the room.
"Loser." Jade calls back to him.
Andre's Home
Andre made it home in 10 minutes, there was little to no traffic this morning. He sneaks in through his window and heads over to his dresser to grab some boxers so he can take a shower, this has become so routine to Andre that he doesn't even bother to turn on his light anymore. After he finishes his shower he sits on the edge of his bed and plugs in his cell phone, when he hears a voice.
"I demand dinner before I let anyone get into bed with me."
Andre race toward the light switch and turns it on to find his cousin James laughing in his bed. " James man, what the hell?" Andre says with his hand over his chest.
"Didn't think you would be needing your bed, so I borrowed it." James responds.
"Why didn't you just sleep in the guest room?" Andre questions.
"Why are you climbing through the window like an hour before you have to leave for school?" James counters.
"That's none of your business cuz." Andre responds.
"So, how is Jade?" James smiles.
"How's Trina?" Andre counters, knowing the two are no longer a couple.
"Okay, okay. Lets stop, truce." James says extending his hand for a handshake. "I'd hug you, but you're in your boxers and that would be kind of weird, right." He adds. Andre laughs and shakes his hand.
"I can't stick around long cuz, I have to get ready and pick Jade up for school." Andre says after a moment.
"Isn't that where you just came from?" James questions.
"Didn't judge me." Andre responds while getting dress.
At School
The Three couple sit outside talking while waiting for classes to started.
"So James is back in town?" Tori ask causing Andre to rise an eyebrow.
"Yeah, how did you know?" Andre counter.
"Mom said he dropped Trina off yesterday." Tori responds.
"Yeah. Tell him thanks." Beck says sarcastically.
"What's your issue, hair?" Jade questions.
"Trina may have made tiny threat last night." Tori answers.
"Tiny threat? She all but said she was going to shot me." Beck responds.
"I think I'm starting to like Trina." Jade smirks.
"Seriously. Is there anyone outside of Andre you're nice to?" Tori asks.
"Cat." Jade responds.
"And you're okay with only having two people you're close to?" Robbie asks.
"You're tolerated Shapiro, but not to the point that you can question me, beside Tori said 'nice to' not 'close to.' This entire school want to be close to me, I have a lot of friends, because I'm popular. Unlike you the loser who has only five people who are willing to talk to him, and I only do it to made Andre happy." Jade snaps before walking away. Andre shoots Robbie an apologetic look then gives chase.
"Jade's just being Jade, don't take it personally." Beck says to Robbie. "Sometimes I wonder how her and Andre have been together for so long. They're complete opposites." He adds.
"Jade's really nice when you get to know her." Cat says.
"She does have her moments." Tori responds.
Beck turns to Tori what a surprised look on his face. "You're defending Jade?" He says.
"What can I say, she's an onion. She has many layers." Tori responds. Beck was about to comment but the bell rang and he and Tori had different first periods this year. As the couple went their separate ways. Robbie walks Cat to her first class.
"You know it's quality not quantity?" Cat says out of the blue. Robbie looks at his girlfriend a little confused. "So what if you don't have many friends. I mean, you, Andre, and Beck are great friends. Just Like Me, Jade, and Tori." She adds.
"You three have been friends for at least three years. Me and Beck didn't talked until like a month ago." Robbie responds.
"That doesn't matter silly. You three are almost inseparable now, like the Three Musketeers." Cat giggles. "I'm just saying, I wouldn't trade the five of you for anything in the world, quality not quantity." Cat adds, kissing him on the cheek and heading into her class.
The school day went by quickly and the boys were waiting in the parking lot for the girls. Andre was spinning his keys around his finger and talking to Robbie.
"I can't believe you're driving your mom's mini van to school. Are you going to pick the kids up from soccer practice after you leave here?" Andre jokes.
"Speaking of mini vans. Have either of you ran into Sinjin today?" Beck asks.
"No. And how does mini vans and Sinjin fit together?" Andre counters.
"That family, in the mini van, we helped yesterday was his. Tori told me yesterday that he had come by looking for us." Beck responds.
"Thank for the heads up." Andre replies sarcastically.
"Relax player. It's all good, as long as nobody saw us." Robbie says.
"Yeah. You can't talk like that ever again." Andre responds.
"I agree" Beck replies.
"You agree with what?" Tori asks as the girls walk up.
"That Robbie isn't allowed to try to talk street anymore." Beck answers. The girls look over at Robbie and erupt with laugher.
"Don't hate 'cause I'm so gangster, yo yo." Robbie smiles.
"It should already be illegal for you to speak period, you should be shot on sight for talking like that." Jade says while she walks over to Andre. She kisses her boyfriend and takes his keys out of his hand. "Andre. We're going shopping." She adds.
"And what are we shopping for?" Andre asks.
"No babe. We're not going shopping." Jade responds motioning between the two of them. "We're going shopping." She says motioning to herself, Cat, and Tori.
"So why are you using my car?" Andre questions.
"Tori still doesn't have a license, the freak" Jade starts to answer, but Tori cuts her off.
"I am not a freak. The test is just really hard and I get nervous." Tori comments. Jade just rolls her eyes.
"Anyway. So she can't drive, and there's no way in hell I'm driving Rebecca's Jeep" Jade continues, but is interrupted by Beck this time.
"As if I'd let you drive my car." Beck remarks. "And I've asked you before to stop calling me Rebecca." He adds.
"Seriously. The next person to interrupt me is getting stabbed." Jade responds pulling out a pair of scissors. Causing everyone, but Andre and Cat, to back up a little. "As I was saying, not driving Beck's car" Jades starts but Cat interrupts.
"Robbie will let us use the mini van. Won't you Robbie?" Cats asks, but before Robbie could answer Jade interrupts.
"I'm not driving a mini van. What do I look like a soccer mom." Jade snap.
"Soccer moms can be hot." Andre smiles. Jade instantly glares at him. "I'm just saying." He adds.
"We're just doing a little shopping Dre. You can catch a ride home with Beck." Tori says.
"Did I say I was finish talking Vega." Jade sneers as she lunges at the girl. Andre quickly grabs her by the waist and pulls her back into him.
"Cat and Andre interrupted and you didn't try to hurt them." Tori states as she retreats behind Beck.
"I like them!" Jade yells.
"And this is who you're spending the rest of the afternoon with." Beck laughs.
Andre kisses Jade on the neck and tries to calm her down. "I was hoping we could spend the day together. You know continue from where we left off last night." Andre tells Jade.
Jade clears her throat and turns to face her boyfriend. "Then we should have ditched like I said, but since we didn't. I'm going shopping." She responds walking over to the car. "Are you two coming or what?" She yells to Cat and Tori. Cat yells 'shotgun' and races to the car, Tori hesitantly follows.
"You can catch a ride with me bro." Robbie tells Andre as they watch the girls pull off.
"Actually. Why don't both of you ride with me. I have something you got to see." Beck says. The boys hop in Beck jeep and head to a cabin in the woods. "This is my family's hunting cabin so we're on private property, but we should check to see if anyone's trespassing just to be sure." Beck tells his friends.
"Are you starting to get that creepy serial killer vibe from Beck?" Robbie asks. Andre laughs and Beck raise an eyebrow. "I'm just saying this seem weird." Robbie adds.
"Anyway. I'll check this way." Beck says pointing north. "Andre why don't you check that way." He continues pointing southwest. "And Robbie you can take over there." He adds pointing southeast.
"And now we're splitting up. Have we learn nothing from scary movies?" Robbie comments. Andre and Beck just glare at him. "Fine. Well Bro" Robbie starts putting his hand on Andre's shoulder, but Andre cuts him off.
"If either of you make a comment about me being the first to go, I'm kicking your ass." He snaps.
"I'm going to check over here." Robbie smiles as he walks away. Andre looks over at Beck.
"The joke's not as funny the second time." Beck says as he too walks away. After checking the area Robbie and Andre met back up at Beck's jeep.
"Have you seen Beck?" Andre asks.
"Not since we split up." Robbie responds.
"Over here." Beck laughs. Robbie and Andre survey there surrounds trying to locate the sound of their friends voice, a shock look appears on their faces and the two look up to find Beck flying directly above them. "About time you founded me." Beck says continuing to laugh.
"When you learn to fly?" Robbie asks. Beck flies down and lands next to his friends.
"Last night. I got to thinking that if we could lift a mini van together, then we should be able to lift ourselves with ease." Beck responds float back up into the air. "It's easy." He adds.
It didn't take long for Robbie to take flight, in fact he did it on his first try. Andre, however, fell flat on his face twice, but he eventually got in the air. After awhile you would have thought the boys had been flying all their lives, and they revel in the experience, enjoying every second. But unknown to them someone was watch and documenting their actions.
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. Hope you're enjoying the story.
