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"They are so good," Cat said as she hugged her little pink stuffed animal.
"Andre nodded, "yeah, I know..." he trailed off as he watched one of the dancers do a back flip, "man, it must have taken them hours to learn all of this."
Cat smiled, "I know right."
Tori then descends the stairs stating, "hey, hey look at what I've got!" She smiled showing them her new instrument.
"A piccolo?" Andre asked eying it.
"It's my new instrument," Tori told them as they descended the stairs.
"I thought you were learning how to play the French hor-" Cat started as she walked along with her stuffed pink pig.
"It didn't work out!" Tori interrupted bitterly. "So, now I'm a picolist." They continued toward the lockers as Tori said, "oh, you guys wanna hear me play Mary had a little lamb?"
Andre and Cat looked at her kind of horrified, "uh-" Andre started while Cat said, "Oh-"
Tori looked at them offended, "I'm playing it." She growled.
"Fine!" Cat said.
"Tute your pickle." Andre added.
The Latina girl did just that, playing her piccolo just as bad as she had played the French horn.
Cat hugged her pig, blocking it's ears so it couldn't hear the terrible sound as Andre reached out and grabbed the instrument from Tori, "no, no," He said pulling it away, "no, no."
"What?" Tori wondered hurt, "was it that bad?"
Andre and Cat stayed quiet a moment before the boy looked to the redhead Cat smiled, "I like your skirt!" She said to Tori.
The girl in return took the piccolo back.
Robbie and Rex came in a few seconds later bickering as they walked over to the group, "hey, any of you guys got gum? I didn't have time to brush my teeth this morning."
"Please, give him some gum." Rex added.
"Why did you brush your teeth?" Tori wondered.
"And why do you look all sloppy and gross?" Cat added stepping forward.
Robbie examined himself before saying, "cause, I've been having these..." he looked around a moment before leaning toward his friends, "nightmares."
"What about?" Cat wondered concerned.
Robbie straightened up, "none of your business."
"What's that supposed to mean!" Cat cried. "I'm trying to he-"
"It's none of your business-" Robbie interjected as they began their argument.
"Guys!" Tori hollered out.
"Ugh, I gotta get some gum." Robbie said pushing passed the three of them.
"I'll see you guys in class," Andre directed to Tori and Cat before he followed Robbie.
"Later," Cat said.
"Kay," Tori returned.
Then Cat turned to Tori who looked down at her, "was my piccolo playing really that bad?" She wondered hurt.
And Cat considered lying to her to make her feel better, but she was that type of person so instead she reached up and played with Tori's hair comfortingly, "yeah." she told her sweetly before turning and walking away.
"Hey, Beck!" Cat greeted as she passed the boy.
"Cat, hey, uh, Jade's looking for you." He told her pointing toward the restroom, "she just went in there."
Cat smiled, "kay, kay, thanks."
"Later." Beck smiled before he continued on down the hallway.
Cat hugged her piggy closer before she continued on to the girl's bathroom.
It was hard to hate Beck, he was a sweet guy, he was loving and awesome and all around good to Jade. But in the end she just hated him, she could not stand the fact that he had Jade and she didn't.
If however Jade and Beck ever broke up, Cat would no longer hate him. But that was probably a long shot so for now she hated him, she hated him but they were on friendly terms.
Public persona and all.
"Hey, Beck said you were looking for me?" Cat asked as she pushed open the bathroom door.
Jade was standing at the sinks by the mirror, "yeah, my brother took my eyeliner this morning and was using it as a colored pencil, it was ruined and I need some. Do you have any?"
Cat smiled, she loved the fact that Jade came to her for this kind of stuff. Jade was popular and practically everyone in the school knew who she was so it was kind of awesome that Cat was the one Jade went to. Cat was the one Jade trusted enough to talk too.
"Yeah, sure," She said as she handed the pig to her, "hold that, please?" She asked.
Jade shrugged, "okay," she examined the pig as her friend dug through her bag. "Why did you bring this with you?" She asked.
Cat looked up a moment before continuing her search, "Mr. Piggy is my good luck charm. Remember you gave him to me for my tenth birthday?"
"Yeah." Jade said, still not quite getting it.
"Well, I took him with me to school the next day and I had a test, I ended up getting all the answers right so now every time I have a test or a speech to give I bring him with me." She smiled as she stood up and traded the eye lining pencil for Mr. Piggy.
"And it actually works?" Jade wondered as she turned toward the mirror and began to apply the makeup.
"Yeah, works every time." Cat smiled, "I always get at least a B on my projects."
"A, B?" Jade asked.
"Yeah," Cat said, "way better than a C." She smiled as she picked up her bag, "you can keep that one, I've got more at home." She pointed to the pencil, "I'll see you second period."
"Bye." Jade said before Cat walked through the door, Mr. Piggy dangling in her hand.
"What did you do to my pants?" Tori asked the next day while they were in class.
"Good!" Sikowitz yelled out as he stood beside her, "now, terrified."
A look of horror spread across Tori's face as she said, "what did you do to my pants!"
"Falling off a cliff," Sikowitz directed as he switched sides.
"What did you do to my pants!" Tori said as she pretended to fall, letting the word pants stay drawn out.
"Excellent!" Sikowitz stated, clasping his hands together. "Now, as you can see the same dialogue can invoke an infinite amount of emotions, depending on how an actor chooses to play it." He explained to the class before pointing to Tori, "like a robot!"
"What did you do to my pants?" Tori questioned as she mocked a robot.
"Wrong!" Sikowitz yelled out, "robot's don't wear pants." He smiled, doing a little jig, "it was a trick!" He then clapped moving up to the stage, "Tori, you may sit. I suggest using a chair."
"I'll give it a shot." Tori told him walking back to her seat.
Then Beck interrupted pushing through the door, "sorry guys." He said honestly.
Everyone got excited, "How was working on a movie!" Cat wondered, she was sure everyone was wondering the same thing.
Beck shrugged, "you know."
"Beck! You're late," Sikowitz announced.
The boy nodded, "I'm sorry," he said walking over to the teacher, "we're doing this scene and there was a problem with the lighting-"
"Say it like a robot," Sikowitz interrupted.
Beck looked shocked however her played along, "There was a problem with the lighting, I'm very sorry."
"eeh, wrong." Sikowitz said disappointed.
"Wrong?"
"You said you were sorry, and everybody knows robot's don't have emotion, and therefore cannot feel regret. You kids have got to do you robot research!" He stomped on the floor.
Cat's eyes widened as Sikowitz explained, she was beginning to wonder if there was gonna be a pop quiz on robot's or something.
"Beck, sit." Sikowitz demanded.
The boy went over to his chair and took a seat, all eyes instantly connected with him as Sikowitz continued, "now, as we've clearly demonstrated dialogue can impact a scene in many different ways depending upon-dear Gandhi I'm boring myself. Beck, tell us all about the movie!" He crouched down giving his attention to the boy.
Everyone commented in agreement and Cat glanced over at Jade to see her smiling proudly toward her boyfriend.
"Okay," Beck started, "well, um, my call time wa-" he stopped as Sikowitz hopped up from the stage and pulled him out of his chair before pushing him on the stage.
Beck looked at them all a moment before continuing, "my call time was this morning at 5:00 A.M."
"Ooh," Cat interrupted cheerfully, "that's early!"
"Yeah," Beck said agreeing, "um, well they did my hair and makeup, and then the costume designer came into my dressing room an-"
"Wait, the costume was in your dressing room!" Jade interjected, jealously hinting in her voice.
Beck nodded, "uh-huh."
"Was she cute!" Jade wondered.
"He," Beck smiled, "was adorable."
Jade gave him a cute little grin before looking at the floor.
"Did you meet Melinda Murray?" Andre asked.
"No, not yet." Beck answered.
"I bet she's been stung by a bee." Andre said.
Cat rolled her eyes at his disappointment because he was having some bee issues and she always figured people would be happy if they weren't stung by a bee. But no, not Andre.
And people thought she had problems.
"I wouldn't know," Beck started, "but you can ask her yourself."
The class exchanged confused glances before Tori spoke up, "what?"
"The assistant director told me they need extras for a couple of scenes so if any of you guys wanna do it-" Everyone jumped from their seats excitedly, "okay," Beck said as they all crowded around him as the bell rang.
"Alright, read chapter seven for tomorrow and study robots." Sikowitz said as the class began to part ways. "Good, Gandhi I left my harmonica in the men's room!" He said before he ran out of the classroom.
As Cat picked up her bag she noticed Robbie was sleeping in his chair, "Robbie," she said, "Robbie, wake up!" She shook his shoulder.
The boy jumped awake yelling, "ah, ah, I'm not a tissue." He then looked around, "What, where is everyone?"
"Class is over, you slept through it." Cat answered as she slipped her bag over her shoulders.
"You didn't miss nothing," Rex commented as Robbie grabbed his own bag and stood up.
"No sleep again last night?" Cat wondered.
"No," Robbie said, "I can't stop having the disturbing nightmares."
"Okay, you've gotta talk to Lane about this," Cat told him.
"No!" Rex shouted, "school guidance counselors are bad news. They try to get all up in the young peoples heads."
Robbie nodded along looking at the redhead.
Cat shook her head, "he helped me get over my emotional problems." She smiled.
"Nah, you're still a mess." Rex said.
Cat looked at him sadly as Robbie gave a light shrug.
The door opened and the two students watched Sikowitz come back in, "it was in the toilet." He said waving his harmonica around. as Robbie and Cat took a step forward the teacher played a note on the instrument before licking his lips in disgust, "that's a disturbing taste."
Robbie and Cat then watched him walk back out of the room.
"You have to get help," Cat said turning back to the young boy, "you're my friend so if you don't go to Lane for yourself I'm going to go for you."
Robbie just stared at her before she said, "and what do you mean I'm still a mess? I'm perfectly fine."
Robbie shrugged, "yeah, except you're falling for Jade who happens to be your best friend. Beside that it was him you said it not m-"
"You like Jade!" Rex interrupted.
Cat's eyes widened out of shock, like she just realized what Robbie had said, "Robbie!" She hollered out because she didn't really know what else to do.
The boy shook his head surprised because the words had kind of just fallen from his mouth, he hadn't even meant to say it, "I-I..."
"This is what I get for trying to help you!" Cat let out.
The boy just sputtered an apology before Rex started laughing, "you've fallen for someone who will never like you back! Man, you're more messed up than I thought!" The puppet shook his head.
Cat gasped clearly hurt, "shut up!" She looked around the empty room before looking back to Robbie, "I never said I liked Jade." She whispered.
The boy with the glasses finally got his voice back as he said, "you never denied it either."
Tears were stinging the girl's eyes, she was just so confused and hurt that Robbie had done all this to her before she said, "what's that supposed to mean!" It was her go to phrase when she wanted to run away, and then she quickly departed the room.
Along the hallway's she kept her head down as she ran through the doors and out to the Asphalt Cafe it was the quickest way to the other side of the building where the restrooms were.
"Cat?" A voice spoke up as she pushed through the crowd of people.
"Not now," the redhead whispered to herself as she continued on, pretending she hadn't even heard the one she loved say her name.
But she did, she always heard Jade.
When she pushed into the bathroom she set her bag on the floor and wiped away the tears that were streaming down her face.
It was no use they kept falling.
She stared at her sorry self in the mirror, it was true though...everything Robbie had said through Rex was true, Cat was falling for Jade, she was falling for her best friend, someone she'd never have.
"Who did it?" A voice asked her from behind.
Cat eyed an angry Jade through the mirror.
"I said, who? Did? It?" Jade asked again slowly.
"no, one," Cat sniffled.
Jade took a step forward, "you're lying, now who made you cry?"
Cat eyed the other girl as she stepped up next to her, it took her a moment to answer her as she couldn't help but stare, "Rex said something mean to me...but it was nothing."
"It made you cry." Jade pointed out, "that's not nothing."
Cat shrugged, "I cry over stupid things, so it was nothing." She wiped the rest of her tears away and faked her best smile, "see, I'm all better!" She told her friend adding a giggle.
Jade eyed her a moment before sighing, "fine, but next time he insults you don't cry about it." She snapped, "do what I do and rip his arm off."
After the scene in the classroom Cat didn't talk to Robbie for the rest of the day, however when she raninto Lane she asked him if Robbie had spoken to him. when Lane said he hadn't Cat told him what was going on, so, in return Lane told her he'd make an appointment with the younger boy.
The next day, Saturday, Cat joined Tori, Jade and Andre on the set of Miss Fire Beck's movie at Paramour Studios to be extras within the movie.
"Hey," Tori said as Andre made his way over to her, Cat and Jade. "We saw you working that hot girl over there."
"Yeah, I think she's into me." Andre agreed looking in the direction the girl had gone.
"Right," Jade sighed, "we could tell by the way she ran screaming from you."
Andre shared a smile with Cat as a chuckle slipped through his lips.
"Okay, people, people. Listen up. Melinda's on her way to set, first positions please." The director said.
Cat ran around excited, "First positions!" She cried out.
When she noticed no one did the same thing and everyone in the room was looking at her oddly she got embarrassed and quickly moved away.
Tori, Andre and Jade sat at one of the tables while Cat made her way to the background to stand.
Melinda Murray entered the room and walked over to her place and sat down when the director continued to speak, "alright, now in action, Melinda and Jeff will start their dialogue, then our waiter?" He paused looking at Beck.
The boy in costume stated, "Beck."
"Beck," the director said.
And Cat couldn't help the smile as Jade raised her arm, "my boyfriend." She stated.
"Her boyfriend." The director stated, "will come in do his line then move off to the left. who's not ready?" As no one said anything he nodded, "good, roll." and he made his way from the scene.
"Roling, speed!" Someone in production yelled.
"74 Apple, take one," Another man started.
"And action!" The director hollered.
Cat listened from her position as she pretended she was busy doing something else. She heard the actors say their lines and Beck went up to say his but Melinda hollerd out Cut so she looked over toward the scene.
Melinda started yelling because she believed that Beck had his line wrong and to keep his part in the movie Beck agreed. Tori however, trying to be a good friend stood up for him, stating that he did in fact get the line right.
It happened so quick and Beck was fired before Tori was kicked out too.
All Cat could do was stare at Jade because she was certain that the girl was going to explode.
She didn't though, she stayed cool before the director ended their day saying they'd have to find a new waiter before they can roll the scene.
Jade stood up from the table mumbling something as Andre tried to calm her down. Cat quickly made her way passed a group of people to catch up with her friends, "where are we going?" She asked.
Jade didn't say a word, she just quickened her pace.
"She's heading to Beck's dressing room." Andre told the redhead.
Cat's eyes widen as she notices Tori outside of said dressing room.
"Yo!" Jade hollered out, "Vega!"
Tori jumped a little freightened as she looked toward the three people walking her way. "Jade." She said.
"What do you think you're doing?" Jade wondered. "Here we are on a real set for a real movie, one might I add that my boyfriend was oh so generous enough to get you a part in and you can't be bothered to keep your mouth shut long enough for him to do his scene."
"Jade, I-"
"I'm not finished yet," Jade growled, "I was nice to you once, and I was just beginning to stand you but now you've gone and mes-"
"Jade." Beck said as he opened his door, "calm down." He drapped his arm over his girlfriend's shoulder before kissing her temple, "I'm alright."
Jade rolled her eyes, "yeah, but Tor-"
"It's okay." Beck said, "let's get some coffee."
Jade sighed, "fine, but only you and me."
Beck gave her a grin, "I would't have it any other way."
"Aw!" Cat smiled.
Andre gave a little chuckle, "come on Tori, I'll take you home."
Jade looked at her boyfriend, "you're still in costume?"
"I didn't have time to change, you started yelling at Tori and I figured I should stop it before it got to far." Beck explained.
Jade slipped out from under his arm, "okay, give me your keys and I'll drive Cat home then come back to get you for coffee."
Her boyfriend obliged, handing the keys over before heading back into his dressing room.
"You and Beck really are a cute couple." Cat whispered as Jade parked in front of her house.
"What?" Jade asked, because that comment was seriously out of the blue.
"Nothing." Cat whispered, she hadn't meant to say her thought out loud, it kind of just slipped. She was just thinking over the fact that Beck and Jade were cute together, they had adorable moments all of the time and it made her so mad. It made her mad because she was back to the point of wanting to hate Beck but not being able too. "Thanks for the ride." Cat said.
Jade nodded, "whatever."
As Cat's hand rested on the door handle she sighed, "you're really upset about the movie, aren't you?"
"yeah," Jade sighed, "I am. But not for me, I'm just-It was Beck's chance to start his career, he was going to star in a movie and yeah it may have been a small roll and he may have only had one line but it was his shot. And now it's all been blown."
Cat gave her a light smile, "so, are you gonna stay on as an extra?"
Jade shook her head, "no, it wouldn't be right because Beck was the one who got me the job."
"Yeah," she guessed the girl was right.
"Hey, Tori," Cat said as the other girl answered the phone.
"Cat, it's 3:00 A.M." Tori mumbled into the receiver.
Cat nodded, "yeah, I know...but I was talking to Jade earlier, and she was really upset about Beck not being in the movie and all an-"
"Yeah, I know...And I'm really not looking forward to school on Monday anymore, thanks for reminding me about it though."
Cat could tell she was going to hang up, "that wasn't the point," she tried.
"Huh?" The other girl whispered.
"I have an idea," Cat said, "on how to get Beck's job back."
They ended up putting Cat's plan into action Monday night after school, Tori and her drove all the way to Paramour Studios, each hoping for different reasons that this would work out.
Tori hoped it'd work so Jade wouldn't kill her.
And Cat hoped it would work so she could get Jade happy again...
...and she may have been doing it for Beck because the boy just seemed so torn up about losing his first role, too...
They opened the door and shared a look before each sneaking off in a different direction. Cat hurried around a corner and peaked around it to watch Tori leave.
"Hey!" The security guard hollered as he noticed Tori walking away, "Hey, miss!"
Tori turned around and walked back to him, "hey." He said once more.
"Oh, hi," Tori greeted nervously.
"You got some ID?" The man questioned.
"ID?"
"What's your name?"
"Oh, I'm...uh, I'm Crystal Waters...it's okay, I'm on the movie." She told him before turning around and walking away.
"Crystal Waters?" He asked before starting to look at his clipboard, "I don't remember seeing the name Crystal Waters-"
Cat took that as her cue to interject. She quickly ran over to the man screaming, "I can't find my mother!"
"What, what-who are you?" The guard questioned.
Cat grabbed him by his collar, "help me find my mother please!" She then shook her head yelling, "mom!" She does it twice, "mom!"
"Shut up! We'll find your mama," the man said frantically as they turned away.
Cat quickly turned to Tori as she walked with the guard, she smiled sending her a wink.
I am a genius, she thinks.
"Now, where was it that you saw your mother last?" The guard questioned as they walked around the set.
"Maybe uh," she hadn't really thought about that part. "the bathroom's maybe."
"Oh, well those are this way," he said guiding her away from the doors, "h-how old are you?" He asked, "you seem a little too old to be scared of losing your mother."
Cat blinked a moment, "oh, well, you see, I'm an actress." She told him.
"And?" He asked.
Cat shrugged, "I-I didn't really lose my mother, sir, I just really needed to know where the bathroom's were."
They stopped in front of the restroom and Cat smiled pointing to the ladies room door, "and there they are!" She giggled, "thanks so much." She then hugged him quickly before jumping into the restroom.
The next day Beck announced that he got called back from the director of Miss Fire and he got his part back, seeing Jade smile, made it all worth while for Cat.
Even if Tori didn't tell them it was her idea.
It was still worth it in the end.
There's the end, thanks again for reading, it's appreciated...
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