Jade: Great. Thanks. You totally destroyed my character in this chapter.

Me: SHHH SHHH! Don't spoil it Jade!

Jade: Fine.

Me: I don't own-

Jade: SHE DOESN'T OWN VICTORIOUS!

Me: -_- You're so annoying

Jade: I like scissors

Me: Are you afraid of spoons?

Jade: …

Me: Are you?

Jade: … maybe _
Me: =3

Chapter 4

Jade got home and felt a sick feeling come to her stomach as she saw her dad's car still in the driveway. He must have been just leaving. She walked into the house and said softly, "Dad…" He looked at her and said, "Jade. I wanted to make sure you got home… safely." Jade knew that was a lie. "I wanted to see you before I left." Jade started to shake a little. "Wh-why?" she asked. He grinned evilly. "Oh Jade, I have plans for you. I have big plans for you. I can't leave until I show you my plans, they're much too important to put off." Jade felt a feeling of dread creep over her and knew the next half-hour would be horrid.

Jade's dad had just left. It was 3:40. She had to get ready, and fast. She quickly covered up both old and new bruises as well as her tear stains with makeup and picked a nice, but not way too fancy, black sundress. She slid on black flats and wore black netting tights. Black was such a beautiful color. Jade curled her (black) hair and put her turquoise strips in them. Taking a deep breath, she checked the time. 3:54.

"Wow," Jade muttered to herself. "I am good." She forced herself to smile despite what had just happened. That was Jade, tough as nails. Usually she could fake a smile easily if she really needed to. But she'd just been through Hell and back. So now it was much harder than usual. Sighing, she took her black purse which had chapstick, her phone, and her dad's debit card (which she'd stolen; she knew she would probably end up dead when he came back). She then went to wait for Beck to come.

Beck showed up at her house exactly at 4:00. He smiled at her and said, "You look beautiful." Jade didn't blush. Jade never blushed. But she did force a smile and say, "It's not too much black?" Beck shook his head. Jade said, "Well then thanks, you look nice yourself." It was true; he was wearing nice dress pants and a nice golf shirt. He smiled and said, "Thanks." He and Jade walked to his car and Beck noticed that Jade was walking gingerly; in a very un-Jade-like manner. He decided it was best if he didn't question though.

"So where are we going?" Jade asked curiously as they drove. Beck said, "It's a… semi-fancy place. It's called Marty's (1). My dad knows the owner, and we've eaten there a few times since I came here. Sometimes I get a discount, but still get the really fancy food. It's nice." Jade smiled and said, "It must be." She was forcing all her mean and snide comments down; she didn't want him to be upset with her. She felt broken enough as it was, let alone with a new friend (who she thought she might be starting to fall in love with now, though she always denied herself) hating her.

Beck grinned at her. "What?" She asked, feeling a little defensive. He said, "Well, you seem… nice. It doesn't seem like you." Jade just shrugged, averting her eyes away from him. Soon they pulled up in front of a fancy restaurant. They both stepped out of the car and walked in. Beck smiled as a man with slicked-back gray hair walked up to seat them. "Marty!" Beck said. Marty smiled back. "Hello there Beck!" he said. He then looked at Jade. "Oooh, Beck, you've got yourself a girlfriend?"

Beck's eyes grew wider and he said, "Oh! No! She's just a friend from school!" Marty smirked and said, "Come on Beck, you don't have to lie to me." Beck blushed and said, defending himself, "I'm not lying! She really is just a friend." Marty said in a tone that said 'I don't believe you', "Alright, alright. Follow me."

They walked through a bar, into a room, through a hallway, into another room, through another hallway, and into ANOTHER room. The room had light green walls and huge windows with frilly white curtains lining them. The windows overlooked a glimmering lake, a forest beyond, and mountains even further than the forest. They were seated in a table right next to the window. Beck didn't catch Marty's devious smirk. Marty put RESERVED signs on all the other tables in the room, shut the blinds on the windows, made the lights dimmer, and set a candle in the middle of the table.

Then he said, "A waiter will be right with you." He then walked off. When he was gone Beck smiled at Jade and said, "You know he thinks we're on a date." Jade nodded and said, "I could tell when he made it look all romantic in here." Beck sighed and said, "Marty's always doing stuff like that. I saw a brother and sister come in here and he thought they were dating so he did something similar. It seemed pretty awkward for them."

Jade didn't laugh or giggle; she just smiled and gave a soft huffing noise to show she found it funny. She then said, "Beck, you know this guy pretty well. I thought you just moved here?" Beck shrugged and said, "I came here about a month ago, and just started school now." Jade nodded. "I see," she said. Then a waiter walked up. He set two menus on the table and said, "May I get you anything to drink?" Jade looked at him and said, "I'll just have water with lemon, please." He nodded, writing it down, and looked at Beck. "And what would you like, sir?" he asked. Beck said, "Iced tea with lemon." The waiter nodded. "Alright, I'll go get those and I'll be right back."

He walked off and Beck turned his attention back to Jade. "So Jade, how'd you get into Hollywood Arts?" he asked in an attempt to make conversation. Jade replied, "I sang. But I also write, direct, and act in plays, musicals, and movies." Beck sighed and said, "Wow. I just act. Sometimes I sing, but I don't think it's any good. What song did you sing?" Jade thought for a moment and said, "I sang Everybody's Fool. It's by Evanescence (2)." Beck said, "Oh cool, I love that band." Jade said, "Me too."

Just then the waiter came back with their drinks. Jade looked at the menu and decided what she wanted quickly. The waiter asked them what they'd like to eat. Beck said, "I'll have the spaghetti with a side of bread." Jade looked up and said, "I'll just have a Caesar salad." The waiter nodded and once again walked off.

They were silent and then Beck said, "Jade… I… I've been feeling weird around you lately. It's just… a heart-stopping feeling. But I've never felt it near any other girl before." Jade shot a glare at him, but she was smiling as she did so. "It's probably your fear of me. They call me the Wicked Witch of the West for a reason." Beck chuckled then got serious. "Do they really call you that?" Jade nodded, not looking at him. He gently reached over the table and placed his hand on hers. He noticed her start to shake for a moment, than she jerked her hand away and looked down.

Beck looked confused for a moment, and then shook it off. "Jade," he said, "you're NOT that name. You don't seem wicked to me." Jade would never admit it to anyone including herself, but she almost blushed. She muttered, "Well… thanks…" Beck nodded. They waited a little while longer and their waiter gave them their food, walking off. They ate in silence and finally Jade said, "You know Beck… thanks for… this. I mean even though we agreed that it's not a date… I've never really done anything like this since-," she broke off. For a moment she felt tears stinging her eyes. 'WHAT IS THIS?' she thought, 'You're JADE WEST! You DON'T CRY.'

She shook it off and said, "A while." Beck nodded and said, "It's no problem." They finished eating and went up to pay. As they were walking out of the restaurant, Jade got a text. It was from her neighbor. It said, 'Jade, your dad came back saying he forgot something and he doesn't need to be there until tomorrow. He's waiting for you to come home at your curfew before he leaves again.' Jade looked at the time. 7:59. She felt a dropping feeling in her stomach. Beck walked ahead of her, then turned back, seeing that she'd stopped.

"Jade?" he asked, looking at her with confusion on his face. Jade murmured, "Ohh my God…" She then shook her head and said, "It's nothing, let's just go." Beck nodded and they kept walking. Jade kept replaying the events from earlier in her head and finally she fell to her knees, feeling dizzy. One of her arms wrapped around her stomach as she felt sick. Beck ran over to her and started yelling her name. But it sounded muffled to her. Suddenly everything went black. She felt Beck's arms wrapping around her and lifting her up, and then she lost all senses.

Jade opened her eyes and she realized she didn't know where she was. She then saw Beck and he let out a sigh of relief. "You woke up." He said. Jade nodded and sat up, staring forward blankly. Beck said, "I was so worried. You seemed off but I thought you were fine, and then you just passed out." Jade muttered, "I'm sorry it's just…" she felt tears stinging her eyes again but held them back. Beck murmured softly, "Just what, Jade?"

He placed a hand on Jade's shoulder. Jade started shaking and she jumped to her feet, shaking his hand off, and she screamed, "GET OFF OF ME!" She saw his hurt expression and she put her hands on her temples, closing her eyes and said, "I'm sorry. I just… I wish I could tell you but I can't." Beck said in a soft voice, "You can tell me Jade. You can tell me anything."

Jade felt like crying and it took all of her willpower to hold her tears back and keep her voice steady. "You'd hate me," she whispered. Beck shook his head and said, "No Jade… I could never hate you. Jade… I… I love… I think… What I'm trying to say is… Look, Jade, I think I'm in love with you." Jade looked at him, her eyes widening a little and she sat down by him again and took a deep breath.

"My dad's been beating me ever since I was nine and it hasn't really been too bad but it's been getting worse and when I got home from school today he-," she broke off. Beck turned her head to face him and looked her in the eyes. "He what, Jade?" Beck asked calmly. Jade said through sobs, as she was now beginning to cry, "He raped me."

She burst into tears, bawling, and fell into Beck's lap. Beck could barely contain his anger has he gently ran a hand through Jade's hair. Beck felt the anger bubbling inside him. He could barely believe what he'd just heard. It was complete madness. What kind of moron raped their own daughter? Especially someone as amazing as Jade!

"Shh," he whispered, "It's ok Jade, I'm here. I'm here for you." He gently pushed her up and wrapped his arms around her shoulders, letting her lean on his chest. He rested his chin on her head and thought, 'That man will pay for what he did.'

Soon he realized that Jade's sobs had subsided. He looked down and noticed she was asleep. He gently laid her down on the bed; he had brought her to his house, not thinking to go to the hospital. He looked at her and once again pushed down the awful anger inside of him. "Don't worry, Jade." He snarled under his breath, "He'll pay."

OOOOOOOOO. Bet you guys didn't see that one coming, did you? Nope. I knew you didn't. Soooo. Like? Love? Dislike? Hate? Tell me what you think!

(1)I totally made up this whole "Marty's" place. If it IS a real place, my apologies, I don't own it.

(2)Yeah. Have you guys figured out I like Evanescence? Well I do. I don't own Everybody's Fool, and I certainly don't own Evanescence.

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OH YEAH

SPOILER! It's not a big spoiler, don't worry. IN A FUTURE CHAPTER: Jade's ex visits LA… STUFF IS GONNA GO DOWN!

Did you really think this story would end so quickly?!

Yours Truly,

Ihateschool