Disclaimer: I do not own Victorious or Big Time Rush. They belong to Dan Schneider and Scott Fellows respectively.

Author's Note: It hasn't been a month yet, so I did meet my deadline for this chapter. I've actually had this done for a while, I just haven't had the time to sit down and update, but whatever. Here it is. Chapter 11 is in the works and I should be getting done with that sometime soon if I keep working on it like I have been. Enjoy!

Trina calls up James and tells him that Tori is willing to sit down and talk with him. She warns him that Tori may not respond to everything and to be prepared if she starts yelling.

That doesn't matter to James, of course. As long as he gets some alone time with Tori he's up for pretty much anything.

The rest of the afternoon at the Vega's aparment goes by pretty fast.

Trina manages to get Tori to go to the gym with her before they head to the mall to hang out with Cat for a few hours. When they return, they begin to start packing up a little bit so it won't be a lot of packing if they end up not staying at the Palm Woods.

By the time they finished putting what they want into boxes, it's time for Tori to go to the Palm Woods park to meet James, much to her dismay.

"Do I have to do this?" she whines.

"Yes, you told me earlier that you would and he's already there waiting for you."

"Can we do this some other time?"

"Your definition of some other time is never."

Tori groans. "Is there a certain amount of time I have to stay out there with him or can I leave whenever I want?"

"Stay until you both have said what needs to be said. Don't get up and leave in the middle of a conversation, that makes you look bad, Tori."

"Fine," Tori says and begins to walk out the door.

"Have fun."

"I'll try not to."

When she gets to the lobby, she immediately spots Kendall, who begins to make his way towards her.

"Hey," he smiles.

"Hi,"

"Where're you heading?"

"Just to do some thinking."

Kendall frowns. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I'm just nervous about this record deal and I need to get some thinking done before I drive myself insane." she lies.

"You're gonna get signed, Tor. Griffin would be insane not to sign you to Rocque Records."

Tori smiles softly. "Thanks, but I really don't wanna get my hopes up."

"Suit yourself," he shrugs. "You know where to find me if you want to talk."

"I know."

He smiles and leans down to give her a quick kiss. "I'll let you continue your journey, now."

"I'll talk to you later." she tells him and walks away.

The park is full with tons of people, but she still manages to spot James sitting on a bench anxiously waiting.

She walks over to him and takes a seat. "Let's get this over with."

"Hello to you, too."

"This is the last thing I want to be doing, so I'm sorry if I'm not in an extremely cheery mood."

"I understand."

"Whatever, just talk."

"Okay," he sighs. "Like I said, I know I was wrong, but not everything I think of seems that way when it comes to my mind."

Tori scoffs. "That's honestly not surprising."

"It hurt when you agreed to go out with Kendall instead of me and I was still upset about it that I came up with this plan."

"Why does it bother you so much that I told Kendall yes?"

"Because I thought when we first met you that you and I had some kind of connection."

Tori looks down at the ground. "Oh,"

"Tell me I'm not the only one who thought that."

"I'll admit, there was definitely something between us in that moment."

"And now?" he questions.

"Now is now."

James sighs. "Anyway, I planned to use Trina to get some more information about you, so when we hung out, I knew exactly what to say or what to do to really get your undivided attention."

"James, if there's anything that bothers me about this entire ordeal, it's that. I hate the fact that you just used my sister like that."

"I know and I'm sorry. I could apologize a million times and it still wouldn't be enough."

"You're right, it wouldn't."

"Can I ask you something?"

"I guess."

"Why are you more upset about this than Trina is? I know she wasn't exactly thrilled, but she's over it. Why are you the one who's so upset?"

Tori's cheeks begin to redden. "I'm not upset, I'm mad."

"You were mad last night, now you just seem hurt."

"It doesn't matter."

"It does matter, Tori. Just tell me."

"Because I like you." she whispers.

"What?"

"I said because I like you."

James fights off the urge to break into a huge smile. "Why didn't you tell me before?"

"Because Trina liked you. You've always been her favorite and I couldn't just go out with you knowing how much she liked you."

"That's why you said yes to Kendall?"

"Well, that and the fact that he was really sweet and I thought he and I would work out."

"You don't think so anymore?"

"James, I've said what I've wanted to say. I'm going back to my apartment." she gets off the bench and begins to walk away.

"Tori, wait." James goes to stop her. "This problem won't be solved if you don't talk to me."

"We did talk."

"Why won't you answer my question?"

"Because I feel bad."

"About what?"

Tori takes in a shuddering breath. "Because I know that my relationship with Kendall isn't going to work out. He is a sweet guy, but he's not for me and I'm basically using him like you used Trina."

"Why don't you just end it?"

"I don't know. I was hoping what you did to Trina would make me stop having feelings for you, but it didn't. I still like you." she sighs.

James doesn't know where this bold feeling came about, but he doesn't try to question it. Without hesitation, he cups Tori's cheek and kisses her.

Tori's shocked, but begins to kiss him back until she realizes they're in public and she's still dating his best friend. Guilt begins to wash over her and she pulls away.

"I can't do this." she whispers before running away from James.

"Tori!" he yells her name even though he knows she won't come back.

Tori sits in the lounge with her head hanging down thinking about what happened. Tears threaten to escape her eyes, but she fights them off, blinking rapidly.

She sniffles a little before she notices someone hovering over her.

"Hey, Tori." Lucy greets.

"Oh, hey."

"Why the long face?"

"Just a little stressed."

Lucy smirks. "I would say."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I saw you and James kissing in the park. The last time I checked, you were dating Kendall."

Tori sighs. "Lucy, you don't know what's going on."

"So, you weren't kissing James?"

"If you wanna tell Kendall, do it. This entire situation is becoming too much for me."

"I'm not going to tell Kendall."

"You're not?" Tori looks at her surprised.

"You're a nice girl, I know you'll do the right thing and tell him, but don't expect for him to just simply forgive you."

"I wouldn't expect him to."

"Good, I'll leave you be, but if you don't tell him sometime soon, I will."

Tori nods. "That's understandable."

"Good, I'll see you around."

Tori watches her walk away before burying her face in her hands. She knows she wanted to end her relationship with Kendall, but she didn't want to have to kiss his best friend to do so.

James feels guilty as hell after kissing Tori and knows that he should tell Kendall, but he can't seem to muster up the courage to do so.

Instead, he remains in the park and calls Trina to ask her to meet him there. Within five minutes she's walking up to the bench and taking a seat beside him.

"What's wrong? Did the conversation not go well?"

"She talked, but something happened."

Trina shoots him a look. "James, where is my sister?"

"I don't know, but I didn't mean something bad happened to her."

"What do you mean?"

"Well," he sighs. "I kissed her."

"Oh my gosh. That's great!"

James shakes his head. "No, it isn't."

"Why not?"

"Because she's still dating my best friend."

"Then why did you kiss her?"

"I got caught up in the moment. Ask Camille, she'll fill you in on that."

"What did Tori do after that?"

"She ran back to the Palm Woods."

"I can see you want to beat yourself up over this, but I don't think you should. It was a mistake."

"I seem to be making a lot of those lately."

"True," she agrees. "But everyone makes mistakes. Now, what did you two manage to talk about?"

"She admitted that she liked me."

"Really?"

"Yeah, she said she couldn't go out with me because she knew that I was your favorite in the band and she couldn't do that to you."

"Wow, because of me this entire situation happened."

"Trina, don't blame yourself."

"It's true."

"No, it's not." he tells her. "You won't let me beat myself up and I'm not going to let you."

"Then whose fault is it?"

James shrugs. "Can we just say it was everybody's fault? It makes it easier."

Trina laughs. "I like that answer. Continue with your story."

"I asked her if she thought her relationship with Kendall was going to work out and she started to walk away."

"That's when you kissed her, right?" Trina questions.

"No, I managed to stop her and got her to answer. She said she feels bad because she knows they won't work, but she's still with him."

"Did she tell you why she won't end things with him?"

"She said that she didn't know and that she was hoping what I did would make her stop liking me."

"And?"

"And she still likes me." he smiles. "That's when I kissed her."

"Wow, this is so much information I have to process."

"Yeah, but what about Kendall?"

Trina thinks for a moment before shrugging her shoulders. "Don't tell him."

"I have to, I already feel guilty."

"Well, you don't have to tell him now."

"James!" they hear someone scream from behind them.

When they look, they see Kendall making his way towards them.

"Shit," James whispers.

"Maybe you do have to tell him now." Trina tells him.