Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or Victorious.

Each step felt like hundreds, like a vile of stunted life motion slowed every progressing step. Robbie got the call of a lifetime alright, one that did not exactly have him jumping up for joy. He lashed out not because of some axe to grind with Trina, but rather it was more due to disappointment. Katie was going to make an effort to be with him, to give him the attention that he yearned for, that he coveted. Things were going to be great for his final semester at Degrassi, but NOPE Trina was there to rue his life it would seem.

Robbie was level with the street, bursting through the Dot's doors to grab his things. Everything was now moving so fast now that he was "leveled." With that state of mind (aftereffects), of course Beck and Jade were not noticed by him. No amount of yelling they did (Yo Robbie! Calm down man, we're here for you…) You know how in the movies during heated moments, the frames come at you in a sloth-like pace? Though the mute button was not turned on, the sound was not clear… nothing was clear for Robbie as he sidestepped Bade, not acknowledging their presence in the Dot. Darkness ensued as he ran in the direction of his now old school.

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"How could this have happened? HOW!?" Robbie yelled into the night sky, a flickering streetlight in the distance providing scant illumination his way. Nothing was open at the school, so he sat on the stair steps, shivering as the cold weather set in. So many questions were self-asked in rapid succession that had answers, Robbie spoke to the darkness but it did not respond back. The sprinting over to the school, for the time being, was his collateral for crying his eyes out. "Quit being a girl Robbie!" they would tell him because of his wet live streaming as well as other negative statements verbally trolled. Robbie would simply reply leave me the hell alone, you too would be crying if you went through what I did.

"I finally get things going my way, and it has to get taken away from me… like previous people opportunities. What the HELL do I have to go back to in California? Teasing from Andre? Teasing from Jade? Pity parties from Tori and Cat? Life is so, so cruel and it is not fair that I'm serving a life sentence for a crime I know I did not commit."

Out of the corner of his eye, Robbie saw a figure walking towards him. The figure was that of a girl, but he just… wanted to go home. Robbie had come to accept that things simply were never going to roll his way. As he walked to his residence of his host family, the figure was gone. But she was walking towards me, Robbie could have sworn. No matter because whomever it could have been, nothing was going to change. Robbie was returning to Hollywood Arts, whether he liked it or not.

Meanwhile back at Above the Dot…

They had both proclaimed their love for one man. One of the women had come to realize what her true feelings were for the exchange student from America, while the other had flown all the way to Canada to be with the man she loved, but making a grave mistake in the process. Neither Katie nor Trina had said anything for almost 45 minutes, as the former contemplated smashing her smart phone to smithereens.

"Do you have anything to say for yourself, Trina Vega?"

"How about, welcome to Degrassi? That's your responsibility as Student Council President, is it not?" Now Katie wanted to smash 1,000 soccer balls to her face. She kept it 100% political, being cordial as she said more pleasantries. It was a brisk cold outside, causing Katie to put her hoodie on. She walked home, crying softly in the dark.

Several months later…

The months went by fast for Robbie. He got top honors at the Full Moon Jam and improved his ventriloquist skills exponentially as well as acting skills. The semester at Hollywood Arts came into a close. After an early exit from the Christmas party at Tori's house, Robbie took a cab to Hollywood Arts, paying his fare and sitting at his customary spot at the group's lunch table. It was an unusually cold night in Los Angeles, Christmas Eve. How Robbie got through the semester, he did not know. What he did know was that his lower back was tightening up, so he turned out for a quick stretch. Just then, he saw it! Not the woman that was approaching him, but rather that flickering street light that instantly had the memories of Degrassi cascade through his mind. The glasses were off, emotional eyes increasing with the water works.

What Robbie did not know was that someone had come back into his life to put back on his glasses, after clearing the water in them. So he puts on the glasses, glad to be able to see and oblivious to the woman standing in front of him, giddy that she is reunited with him once more.

"Are you okay?" she asks, putting her hand on Robbie's cheek. He replies that he is… that long pause signaling the realization of what was in front of him. The amount of joy that swelled in Robbie's heart upon seeing Katie in front of him, looking beyond beautiful, was too much. Diffusing the impending explosion, he smashed his lips onto hers as things returned to normal.

"H-how did you get here Katie? Oh my goodness, you don't know how happy I am to see you!" Robbie said, touching foreheads with his girl. Katie explained how tumultuous the semester at Degrassi was, mentioning Trina and the struggle to be nice to her. Eventually she came around, she told him, and even overheard her and Marisol talking.

"What's wrong Katie, you haven't really been yourself…"

"It's Robbie Mare, I miss him so much,"

"Has Trina been messing with you?"

"No she hasn't. She's been really nice to me after some initial friction. I-I just miss the man that I love."

"So Trina promised you that once she was back at Hollywood Arts, that she would not attempt to win me back? No wonder she didn't say a word to me during the Christmas party."

"Nevertheless, I'm just happy to have you in my arms Katie, words cannot express how much I have missed you. I'm saddened that you have to go back to Degrassi, but… I want to tell you how much I love you. I love you so much, it's-"

"I got accepted into USC for the fall. I graduate in May, and after I get my diploma, I'm on the first plane over here." Katie was smiling as she repeatedly kissed Robbie.

"I wish we could be together sooner…" Robbie pouted, but immediately was taken into a fierce hug. Katie pledged to talk to her man everyday, Skype/Facebook whatever medium necessary.

I'm not going to lose you again.

FIN