Blink of An Eye
Disclaimer: I don't own Victorious

Cat and Robbie were the first to arrive for pizza. They sat down, now dressed in more casual clothing. They waited in the booth for a good five minutes before Andre entered the pizza place, finding Cat and Robbie instantly. He slid in beside Robbie, across from Cat. He smiled at his old friends.

"Hey guys." He greeted them, "Beck and Jade not here yet?"

"No." Cat shook her head. "They are always the ones late, remember?"

Andre chuckled to himself. "That was usually because they were too busy making out."

"Maybe they are! Maybe they got back together!" Cat said hopefully. Andre and Robbie shared a glance before looking back at Cat and shaking their heads.

"I don't think so, Kitty." Robbie reached over across the table, patting her hand.

Cat frowned. "Also, try not to bring up Tori, okay?" Robbie said softly, "Beck is still really upset about that."

Cat nodded and sighed. "Okay, I get it."

That moment Jade walked in. She scanned the pizzeria before finding Cat, Robbie and Andre at the booth near the back. She walked over and slid in beside Cat. "Hey." She said emotionlessly.

Andre tried his best to smile at her. "Hey, Jade." He greeted her. "How are you doing?"

"We saw each other less than four hours ago, no need to ask." Jade rolled her eyes, crossing her arms over her chest.

Robbie chuckled nervously. "Same old, Jade, aren't you?"

Jade snapped her head towards Robbie, glaring. Robbie looked away from Jade nervously. Jade sighed and folded her hands on the table. "Beck still isn't here." Cat stated after three minutes of silence.

"No kidding, Cat." Jade rolled her eyes.

"He's only ten minutes late, nothing to worry about." Andre reassured them. A half hour later, Beck was still not here. Andre, Jade, Cat and Robbie ordered the pizza anyways. They guessed that pepperoni is what everyone would like. Ten more minutes passed and their pizza had arrived.

Cat slowly took a piece from the circle formed pizza on the platter. "Beck still isn't here." She pouted, "Should we wait for him?"

Jade scoffed, taking a piece of pizza and biting into it. "No." She scoffed, her mouth slightly full, "it's his lose he's forty minutes late."

Cat sighed as everyone else bit into her pizza and did the same. After five more minutes of talking about other stuff, Beck entered the pizzeria. He looked no better than before. His eyes still had bags under them and his hair still looked like he hadn't washed it in days. This time he was in a plain red t-shirt and jean shorts. He ran his fingers through his hair as he walked over to their booth. He sat beside Andre.

It was silent until Beck looked up. "Hey." He said coldly before looking back down at the table.

"So...where's Trina?" Andre asked. Beck looked at him for a moment, then back at the table.

"She didn't want to come." He mumbled. He played with his fingers.

Robbie bit his lip. "Want pizza, Beck?" he asked.

Beck zombie-like took a piece of pizza, lazily biting a piece off. Andre sighed.

"Anyone want to explain what they've been doing for four years?" he suggested with a slight chuckle, as if it was funny.

"No." Jade said coldly, just as Cat said, "yes!"

Everyone looked to Cat, but Beck only looked up a little bit. "When I ran my babysitting business with Sam, Robbie ended up moving across the street!" she started to explain, "then we started dating! After Sam left to go back home, Robbie proposed! We're getting married!"

She then showed everyone her ring on her finger. "Wow. Congrats, Shapiro, you got a girl to marry you." Jade smirked.

"That must of cost a fortune!" Andre looked at the ring interested. He grabbed Cat's hand, inspecting it.

Robbie sighed, but smiled. "It did. But I don't regret it."

"Congratulations," Beck grumbled. He was planning to propose to Tori, maybe a month from now. He wanted to marry her, grow old with her, but he couldn't because she was dead. "Let's move onto something else!"

Andre sensed Beck feeling upset and quickly changed the subject. "Well, my grandma got better...slightly. And my uncle and I are running a recording studio together in Malibu."

"That's so cool!" Cat commented with a smile. Then she looked at Jade, "what about you, Jadey?"

Jade scowled. "Jade. And nothing really." She shrugged. Beck looked up to study her face. He could tell it wasn't nothing, he knew her to well. Jade brushed a piece of hair behind her ear, making Beck smile slightly. She was still gorgeous, like the last time he saw her. Quickly, he covered his smile, trying to make the feelings he was thinking of for Jade. He stayed silent, going back to the depressed look on his face.

Robbie's phone rang and he answered it. "Hello?" he waited a moment before saying, "oh dear." Jade rolled her eyes at him saying 'oh dear'. "I have to leave now?" he sighed. "Okay, be right there." He looked at Cat. "We need to leave."

Cat frowned. "Aww. Why do we have to leave?"

Robbie cleared his throat. "Mamaw has a problem..."

"What problem?" Andre asked.

He whispered something to Andre. Andre scrunched up his nose, "gross."

Robbie squeezed past Andre and Beck awkwardly. "Come on, Kitty!"

Cat squeezed past Jade, just as awkwardly as Robbie had squeezed past Andre and Beck. "Bye, everyone!" she waved as Robbie grabbed her other hand, leading her out.

"Guess it's just us three." Andre forced a smile.

Jade sighed, taking another piece of pizza. Beck remained quiet and Andre awkwardly pressed his lips together. The only sound you could hear from the booth was the sound of Jade chewing the crusty pizza.

The sound of Andre's phone startled the three of them. He picked it up and pressed it to his ear. "Andre Harris." He introduced himself. He bit his lip as he glanced at Beck and Jade who were minding their own business. "Okay. I'll be there soon."

Then he hung up and looked at Beck and Jade. "I'm sorry, I have to go. One of our recording artists needs to record tonight." He explained, "This was...fun. Let's do it again." He smiled.

"Let's not." Jade rolled her eyes. Andre sighed and squeezed past Beck, trying to avoid being awkward (which he wasn't a success) as he passed. "Bye, Beck." He squeezed his shoulder, "Bye Jade."

With that he was gone. Jade looked at Beck and Beck looked up a little to look at her. "I should get going, too." She gulped.

"Yeah," Beck said somewhat coldly.

She took the pizza platter and stood up, making Beck curious. "What are you doing with that?" he asked, his voice breaking a bit. Jade glanced at him, before continuing to walk up to the cashier. "Nothing that concerns you." She said as she set the pizza on the cashier's counter.

Beck got up and (without himself even thinking) walked up behind her. "I need these as leftovers." Jade demanded. The cashier just nodded, "okay."

He took the platter and went into the backroom. When Jade turned around, she was face to face with Beck. They were so close, closer than Jade has ever been with a guy in four years. She gulped. "What are you doing?"

"I'm curious as to what you're doing." He said softly. He stepped back so he wasn't so close. Jade narrowed her eyes.

"I told you it didn't concern you." She crossed her arms across her chest.

"Doesn't stop me from being curious."

"Well, look who's doing all the talking now."

"I guess this is the only thing that has interested me to speak."

"Wanting leftover pizza?"

"You wanting leftover pizza."

Jade caught her breath. Beck was being himself with her, just a little more quietly. Luckily, the cashier had come back with the leftovers, placing them on the counter and saving Jade from saying anything back to Beck. She picked them up and nodded her head towards Beck as a goodbye, than rushed out of the pizza place.

Beck stood there. He wanted to run after her, but he just didn't. He sighed and after a good moment turned around and walked out of the pizza place.

Beck arrived home that night, his mind full of thoughts. Why was he acting like himself since before Tori died? Especially around Jade. Actually, it seemed to only of been with Jade, but he wasn't going to think of that any longer. He didn't care if she was dead, he still loved Tori.

He plopped down on the couch and sighed, running his fingers through his hair. "Hello."

Beck jumped up startled. He looked around, being almost positive he heard someone say "hello" to him. He looked around and saw nothing. "God, what's gotten into me?" he shook his head, "I must be hearing things."

"Actually, Beck, you're not."

That voice. That voice was familiar to him. Way to familiar. Beck spun around and screamed. He came face to face with Tori Vega herself, except this time she seemed blurry and her feet were literally not touching the ground. Beck went pale. "Oh my God!" he screamed again.

Tori showed him a calming smile. "Beck, don't scream. It's me."

"I know it's you! You're supposed to be dead!"

Beck started freaking out, screaming silently now. What the hell was this? Some sick dream? This had made the famous "Un-Scareable-Beck-Oliver" afraid. No, he was terrified. He looked at Tori once more. She was in white jeans and a plain white t-shirt with matching white sneakers. She smiled at him, calmingly. "Just stay still, please?" her voice was soothing, "I'll explain everything if you calm down and sit."

She directed him to the couch and he slowly sat down. She took a deep breath. "So, it's me, Tori. And I am dead...I'm just an angel. Well, not yet. That's why I'm here."

"Hold up." Beck put his hands up in a stopping motion. "So you technically are a ghost?"

"For now, yes." She confirmed.

"A ghost." He repeated. Tori nodded. Beck screamed again, "Oh my God!"

"Please calm down, Beck." She said with a tired sigh, "Let me explain."

Beck just nodded, gulping down the scream that was going to escape from his mouth.

"I can't go to heaven," Tori started to explain, "Unless I help you."

"Help me what?" Beck gulped. Please don't be gross or painful, please don't be gross or painful, he said in his head. Tori giggled. "What?" Beck said in a coward tone.

"I can read your thoughts." Tori explained with a smile, "it's kind of part of being half angel, half ghost, I guess it's called."

"O-okay." He stuttered, "Can you tell me what you have to help me with now?"

Tori sighed. "Well Beck, in order for me to get into heaven I have to help you get over my death."

"How?"

"Move on. And accept the fact that you may have feelings for someone else."

"But I don't."

"Yeah, you kind of do."

"Really? For who then?"

"Jade, of course."

Beck closed his mouth. He bit his lip and Tori smiled proudly, knowing she had guessed correctly. When Beck didn't say anything she continued speaking. "I also need to help you understand why I died..."

"Because of a car crash..." Beck stated dumbly.

"Well, that's how I died. Not why I died."

Beck raised an eyebrow. "You died for a reason?" Beck raised his voice. "What good reason could there be to make an innocent person die?"

Tori sighed. "I can't tell you. That you have to figure out for yourself."

"Whatever." Beck huffed, "that's all stupid crap."

"I'm here in ghost form, whether you like it or not." She told him, hands on her hips. "And I'm here to help you if you like it or not."

Beck leaned back on the couch and sighed. "A ghost? An angel-ghost?" he was speaking to himself. "That's screwed up."

"I know it is," Tori said softly, "but I need to get to heaven. And you need to move on."

With that Tori vanished. Beck jumped up from the couch, looking around. "Tori? Tori?!" he said frantically. She was gone when reality struck him.

Tori is ghost. She was just here and he messed up his chance to have an actual conversation with her. He needed her to come back, which he figured she probably will. His mind drifted back to what Tori said. She died for a reason? What possible reason could that be? Beck didn't know, but then and there he wanted Tori to help him figure out what that reason was.

a/n Yay I updated! And finally I got to the main plot of this story!
So did you guys see the latest Twisted episode (1X03)?IT WAS SO EMOTIONAL. I literally couldn't breathe. And Sam and Cat is one of the most hilarious shows I have ever seen, but I still miss Victorious like crazy.
I hope you liked the chapter! Remember to review! :)