Disclaimer: By now, you should know that I, sadly, don't own Victorious.

Bade shall be focused on. :) Cat and Robbie don't make an appearance in this chapter, but they will appear in the next one. Jade's not too sick in this chapter, thankfully. Enough of my ranting here, let's get on with the story!


Beck and André peregrinated through a series of turns, with the fluffy-haired Canadian boy leading. They reached the corridor, and exchanged looks of uncertainty. Beck still felt troubled because he felt culpability for not being able to help his beloved girlfriend. As for André, well, imagine a close friend and ex-love interest - that was possibly still ongoing, is sick, and you're unable to help. Yeap, that pretty much summed up what the dark skinned boy was feeling; incompetent and self-reproachful.

"Beck, André?" the boys look at each other wearily, "Why are the two of you standing out there?" another voice, this one with annoyance clearly evident in the tone. They made their way pass the heavily damaged and rusted looking barred cell and thru the rusty gate entrance, looking at the two source of voices - Tori and Trina respectively.

Beck sighed. He run his fingers through his lustrous hair, and glanced around the cell. His eyes landed on Jade, who was curled up on the bed with the tattered navy blue blankets pulled up over her shoulders, snoring softly. Jade's features appeared unpleasant - her eyebrows are knotted firmly together, the corner of her lips pulled down into a frown and she's looking paler than ever.

"What took you guys so long?" Tori questioned, folding her arms across her chest. "Well, we got bad news," André started, "The guards of Yerba insists that no doctors are allowed in prison." he let out a long sigh of despair, taking a quick glance at the pale girl on the bed before turning back to face Tori.

The expressions on the Vega sisters fell. This was worse than what they had imagined. Yes, Yerba was the worse country on the face of the earth, but disallowing doctors to cure someone had way crossed the line of acceptability. "What? How can they do this?" Trina exclaimed, although she was often proclaimed ' the girl nobody likes ' by Jade, she still cared for her - even if it was just a little bit.

"Well, 'cause we're in their country, whatever they say goes." Beck answered, defeat clearly written all over his face. "Erm, we can still depend on Sikowitz to bail us out, can't we?" Tori inquired as she look at Trina, Beck and André for affirmation, feeling quite unsure herself.

"Him?! Are you out of your mind? We'd have a better chance of escaping by asking a monkey for direction!" Trina exclaimed, sarcasm dripping heavily in her tone. "True chiz. If he'd bailed himself alone out of this mess, I don't think he'll be willing to risk it all and come back just to save us." André said as he nodded his head grimly.


Beck plodded over to where his girlfriend was resting at, and kneeled down at the edge of the bed beside her. He smiled as he push back a few strand of her smooth hair, which had plastered themselves onto the pale raven-haired beauty's face. Beck caresses her chin and cheeks, as he admired the sleeping form of Jade, with millions of worse case scenario and how much he'd blame himself if anything ever happen to her due to him not finding a doctor to cure her in time running at the speed of light through his mind.

Jade sat huddled on the cold steel floor in a hunched position, with her arms wrapped around her legs and head resting on her knees. Jade lift her head, then moaned as she felt her head pounding. She stretch her legs out experimentally as she leaned against the wall, feeling the muscles in her thighs and calves working and the numbness subsiding.

The pain in her head soon became unbearable, so much that she had to rub her throbbing temples with two fingers. While her eyes adjust to the dark contrast of the room she was in, which looked like an industrial warehouse, she began wondering about the reasons behind why she's here, and how'd she even get here in the first place.

Jade stopped rubbing her temples with her fingers, dropped her arms to her sides and straighten her posture when she sense that she was not the only one in here. A sudden increase of brightness occurred around her, causing Jade to whimper and quiver as she instinctively shield her eyes using her forearms. After she adjusted to the sudden brightness, she looked up to acknowledge the five figures towering over her petite form on the ground.

"Tori? What's going on?" Tori didn't reply. Instead, she shook her head grimly; almost like as if she's disapproving of Jade even opening her mouth to speak. "André... Cat? Robbie?" Jade called out to each of them respectively, but she was plainly ignored by the trio as well. Perhaps this was just a prank to get back on her and her gankiness? But whatever the reason was, Jade was sure that there was something weird about them, because they would never treat her this way.

Cat was standing there, not playing with her hair or making any sort of not-so-educated comments, nor did she had that child-like cheerful smile on her pretty little face. Just standing there, head tilted slightly to her right, frowning at Jade with her arms akimbo. A rare sight to see, really - since most of the time, she'd be hyper and not shooting looks of disapproval like what she's doing now.

And André? He was not providing the group with laughters nor was he asking if she's alright - which, to Jade, was unusual for him. His was breathing heavily through his nose and it sounds like an angry bull building up the energy to go on a crazy rampage, making Jade shiver slightly. Moreover, his eyes were boring into Jade's, making her feel the hatred radiating from his glare.

Robbie. He was standing there, with his arms crossed over his chest and his mouth pulled into a frown. His eyes were flashing with fury, his fists at his sides clenching and unclenching - as if he was mentally landing punches on someone; and judging from his expression, Jade presume the person being her.

Jade had never felt this powerless and fearful in her entire life. She had almost always had the control; the manipulation over people, and they were the ones fleeing the scene - fearing the warth of Jade West when she's agitated. Now, they were just standing there in front of her - the five people who was always there to support her, to encourage her, and not be afraid of her like everybody else in Hollywood Arts - even though she repeatedly claimed that none of them were her friends; other than Beck, of course. They were all just standing there, with odium bored into the eyes of Jade's.

Jade's eyes lingered around the room she was in, and her sight set on Beck, her boyfriend - the guy she loved with all her heart. Her right arm rose up, reaching out to him. She wanted to be embraced in that comforting hug he knew she loved so much, with her body pressed against his chiseled abs - hidden underneath the thin piece of orange cloth, even though she'd repeatedly tease him about the affection he shows and smoothing words he'd coo whenever he held her that way.

She missed his gentle touch, his strong and comforting arms holding her tightly, and his lips brushing against hers - before pulling her into a heated kiss. She wanted to express her fear so badly to him and tell him how much she wanted him to hold her, whispering gently in her ears; telling her everything will be okay, and that they will get out of whatever this place was - but her voice refused to cooperate. Instead of doing all those things Jade wanted him to, Beck roughly slap her outstretched hand aside. Beck's eyes hardened as they tethered Jade's, his expression darken and brooding with tension.

"Be- Beck?" Jade stuttered, defiantly meeting his gaze but with fearful eyes. She felt hot tears banking up in her eyes, effectively blurring her vision. He was showing a depth of anger and loathing towards her, something she would expect from practically everyone from Hollywood Arts, like from Trina or even Tori, but never him.

She can never believe he would just leave her, especially during her time of need, and be so angry with her. Sure, she can be such a gank to everybody in school, but she knows that Beck puts up with her attitude. Plus, she's positive that he knew he was the only one able to calm her down and put her in time-outs despite her throwing fits.

Beck, Tori, Cat, Robbie, André. Five figures. All of them radiate a same aura - a murky red, which symbolizes anger. Something tells Jade that the deep, emotional extreme dislike was directed against her. She was about to speak up, asking them why the sudden hostility towards her. Before she could get the questions out, Beck pulled out a shiny metal bat and slam it across the left side of her temple, hard.

A hoarse, startled scream erupted from Jade as she shot up on the bed, her hands flying up to hold her head while she panted, her eyes shut tightly. She felt someone hugging her tightly and stroking her hair, "Settle, settle, shh.. shhh. Settle, Jade. I'm here... I'm here." that voice. It made her relax and ease her tensed mind. Jade fluttered open her eyes slowly, the sight of her boyfriend's deep brown orbs staring at her made her lost it. She fling her arms around his neck, her body trembling uncontrollably and sobbing slightly.

Beck's soothing voice and caressing hands running up and down her back calmed her fears. When his fingers brushed against her skin, her eyes closed instantaneously - a pleasant look of comfort easing her tense features. "Babe, it's okay." Beck smiled, he pulled away and held Jade by her shoulders, looking straight in her beautiful blue-green orbs, which was filled with tears threatening to fall.

"Be- Beck," Jade choked out, her voice lacking the beautiful vocal it usually have and it sounded really hoarse. He stares at her intently, lips screwed tightly together. "Will you.. ever leave me?" Beck frowned, he never expected Jade to question his loyalty towards her. "Of course not, Jade. I'd never leave you. Why would I, anyway?" Beck use his thumbs to erase the traces left by the tears that had rolled down her cheeks, his gaze never leaving Jade's beautiful eyes.

"Because I had a dream.. No, a nightmare. It was worse than what I usually have! I dream that I was in a room, with all of you - looking so angry at me and you slap my hand away when I want you to hold me and.. and, then you took a bat an-" Jade was practically spilling everything out at once, but she was cut off when Beck's lips crushed onto hers forcefully.

Jade closed her eyes, desperately trying to strangle a moan that was threatening to escape from her mouth. When their lips parted, Jade smiled brightly as her body relaxed. "I will never leave you, babe. Don't even think, even for a second, that I'm ever going to leave you." Beck cooed next to her right ear, his hot breath tickling her skin, making Jade shudder ever so slightly.

He pulled her into a brief hug, before stroking her cheek lovingly with his thumb, then laying her back down on the bed. He pulled the blanket up to her stomach and was contemplating whether to go find out what's taking Cat and Robbie so long or continue finding a certified doctor when he felt a tug on his orange jumpsuit sleeve, "Stay..." he smile slightly at how hard she tries to sound demanding, but failed miserably. "But I gotta go fin-" he started, but was cut off with her weak and barely audible plea that made his heart melt instantly, "Please?"

Beck glance at the gate for a moment, then turned his head back to face Jade. "Okay," he pecked on her right cheek, "But only cause I love you, and cannot bare to leave you." he whispered, making her chuckle softly before lifting himself up from his kneeling position and onto the bed. Beck pulled her closer towards his chest - his caramel colored skin tone making Jade's paler-than-usual complexion stand out as she snuggled closer, pressing herself against his body, seeking for much needed body warmth.

Beck laid there, looking fixedly at his girlfriend, with his left arm used as a comforting pillow for Jade's head and right arm slumped over her slender waist. He grinned when Jade murmured the rare four words with her eyes closed, "I love you too."


Well, how was it? :) was the Bade enough for you? Can you imagine the scene in your head; especially the part where Jade dreamed? Hopefully, I was descriptive enough! Oh, Cat and Robbie will join them in the next chapter, don't worry. Hope you enjoyed reading it! :)