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Gotta Be Somebody-Nickelback

Jade sat in her bed, staring at the wall, thinking about her current situation with Beck. She didn't like to admit it, but the spark was gone. She didn't hate him, but she didn't love him anymore either. Jade huffed in frustration, and tried to figure out where their chemistry and love had gone. Because it had definitely been there before. She'd never lied to Beck about loving him until recently. She thought it over. Her father had always been shitty, so that definitely wasn't it. School was fine. She couldn't pick up a single moment that said "This is when you stopped loving Beck!" Growling, she threw the covers off of her lap and walked over to her table, sitting down.

Jade didn't keep a diary. Diaries were, in her opinion, stupid, cliché, and predictable. No, she kept a scrapbook of various pictures and items to help her keep track of what had happened. She opened to the page from when her relationship with Beck had begun, and began searching the pages for the turning point. Surely there was something in here that would show her where things had gone wrong. She flipped through the pages quickly but carefully, desperate for an explanation. Beck was one of the very few things that had ever made her consistently happy, and she did not want to lose that. If she could just figure out what had made her lose her love, she was sure that she could correct it. She had to correct it. She couldn't handle not having someone like Beck in her life. She needed someone to go to when her home life got too shitty, when she needed to be calmed down, or, hell, if she just wanted someone to be happy with.

"Shit." Jade growled half an hour later. Nothing in her scrapbook gave her any hints as to what had gone wrong with her relationship. All she knew was she had already known-the spark between her and Beck had started to die after the most recent Showcase…

"No." Jade said slowly in disbelief, flipping back to page of the Showcase and going through from there, looking carefully at the page with this new idea in her head as a filter. But sure enough, these pages displayed a pattern, especially after her first break up with Beck -a steady increase in the presence of Tori Vega, and an equally steady decrease in the presence of Beck Oliver. It wasn't a sudden change, which explained how Jade had missed this earlier. Jade leaned back in her chair and ran a hand through her hair, trying to figure out the connection. Because there obviously was one. But what did Tori have to do with her relationship with Beck?

Jade knew that whatever it was, it wasn't Tori's fault per say. She had recently come to the realization that Tori definitely wasn't after Beck, so she knew that Tori hadn't purposefully killed her relationship. She also had to discount jealousy. After all, Beck had made it clear that Tori was just a friend, and it's not like Jade's friendship with Cat had ever done anything to her relationship with Beck. Hell, even Beck's insistence on being friends with Robbie hadn't damaged her relationship. So Beck being friends with Tori wasn't the cause either. That left another possibility though.

Jade quickly looked through the book again, first looking at the pages after Tori had appeared, and then at the pages were Beck had started to appear. She gulped. They were exactly the same, or at least, so close as to make no difference. At first they were just making minor appearances-cameos really. They were there, but they hadn't made a big enough impact on Jade to warrant much attention being paid to them within the pages of her scrapbook. But then, slowly but surely, they wormed their way into her life until they became the dominant feature of her scrapbook, with everything else taking a backseat. The worst part of it all though, was that Vega had already achieved a level of dominance in the scrapbook that Beck hadn't achieved until they'd been dating for two months. Jade slammed the scrapbook shut.

"No." She growled forcefully. There was no way in Hell that she was falling in love with Tori Vega. Muttering to herself, she climbed into bed and did her best to fall asleep.

One week later

Jade stormed into her bedroom, slamming the door shut behind her. Beck hadn't opened the door. He'd ignored her ultimatum, and had decided that their relationship wasn't worth it. And the worst part of it all was that she couldn't blame him. She'd been considering breaking it off ever since realizing that the spark had gone.

"Damn it Vega!" She screamed at the scrapbook. This was all Tori's fault. If Tori had never entered her life, she'd still be in love with Beck, and they wouldn't have broken up. She grabbed the scissors Cat had given her for Christmas, and opened the scrapbook to the page where she knew Tori's picture had first appeared, and made to stab the picture. To her disgust, she couldn't bring herself to do it. Deciding that she just didn't want to ruin so many pages, she flipped to what was currently the last page in the book, which featured a particularly large picture of Tori. She tried to stab it, but couldn't. Jade howled in frustration and threw the scissors at the wall. Fortunately, they bounced off and landed on her bed, undamaged. Jade glared at nothing in particular for a few minutes, until she was struck by something that made her laugh. The first thing she'd tried to use the scissors on was a picture of Tori, and the first thing the scissors had been used on in the movie they were from was "the pretty one".

Jade's brief moment of mirth was ruined when she realized exactly what she'd been thinking. She scowled, and put the scissors away before climbing into bed. There was no way she'd fallen in love with Tori. She'd just have to do her best without a significant other.

One week later

"Screw this." Jade growled. The past week had sucked. And by sucked, she meant even worse than usual. It was actually worse than life before Beck, as her parents hadn't gotten divorced until after she'd begun dating Beck. Pain was good. Pain helped you enjoy life, taught you just how important the happy moments were. But this was too much.

To make things worse, Tori had been by her side constantly, asking if she was okay after the break up, always asking if she could help. And Jade had to admit, it wasn't as annoying as usual. Jade actually appreciated some of the things Tori was doing, and had even caught herself thinking that Tori was adorable on the occasions where she was goofy, or awkward, or even when she screwed up. So screw it. She'd give Tori a chance. But first, she had to be sure that Tori would at least be willing to go out with her. There was no way that Jade was going to put her heart on display only to be rejected. At the very least she needed to confirm that Tori was a lesbian, or at least bi.

One month later

Jade growled in frustration as she walked down the halls of Hollywood Arts, heading for the Asphalt Café and the Kickback. She knew for a fact that Tori was interested. The girl was showing all the signs of a major crush, but she just could not spit it out. Jade didn't want to force herself on Tori, if only because she didn't want to scare her off, but if Tori didn't take action soon, she'd be forced to take matters into her own hands.

She sat on a table near the stage, one with a clear view of the stage. Jade was sure that a girl like Tori, who dreamed of being a pop star, would take this chance to perform in front of a large crowd. Sure enough, not long after people had gathered in the main area to listen to the performances, Tori and Andre got on stage, with Andre going straight for the piano while Tori nervously went to the stool in front of the mike and sat down, scanning the crowd and fidgeting. Jade smiled. She had to admit, Tori was adorable when she was nervous or scared. Tori's eyes fell on Jade, and Jade gave the girl her best sexy smirk, just to help Tori get on with her confession. Tori gulped, and began to sing.

Jade couldn't help but smile at the song. It was so like Tori to try and confess her feelings through song rather than just admit it out loud. Tori finished the song and, after accepting the applause, practically ran off stage and into the school. Jade's smile turned into a smirk, and she headed after Tori. As far as she was concerned, Tori had made her move, and now Jade was going to make hers.

Author's notes

Have I told you guys lately that I love you? Because I do. I seriously never expected so much love to come my way, and you've truly pushed me to make this the best I can do. Several times I've decided to choose a different song for this chapter so that I can give you guys the best, because you deserve it. And for those of you who've been asking me why Tori was out by herself for Closing Time, I have two reasons for this. First off, Jade had homework. She does have different classes than Tori after all. And secondly, Jade doesn't like beer. She prefers coffee, and hates how impaired being drunk makes her feel. Thank you all so much for reading this chapter! See you soon!