12:36 PM backstage

"You see, kids" the host said, his face still stretched into that round the bend grin still " after you were here the last time, my show didn't go get picked, they cancelled it, saying it was too violent"

He moved a step closer to Cat "Do you think my show was too violent?"

"Uh" the red head paused for a while, blinking rapidly.

"I said, Do you think my show is too violent?" he repeated through gritted teeth, wrapping his fingers around Cat's cheeks, digging his fingernails in them until tears threatened to fall from her eyes.

"Get away from her" said Robbie in an unpredictable way, stepping between the both of them.

Jade pulled her little best friend back, as Tori patted her head. But the man chuckled profusely.

"You kids are adorable, be ready in two minutes"

With that he exited.

They were all scared out of their wits, without a doubt. But Beck was too proud to admit it; his body was trembling though, so he took a step back in order for Jade or anyone else, not to notice. Tori's voice, which could have been the money maker, had she become a pop star was too cracked that she was scared of even uttering a word. Trina's breathing was weakened and Andre moved closer and stroked her arm comfortingly with his too sweaty hands. Sinjin who felt the need to take a wazz urgently, moved closer to Jade, taking comfort in her. She threw him a dirty look, but she too was feeling weak, so she didn't complain and looked away.

Seeing Cat in pain was the equivalent of kicking a puppy, she started whimpering, tears falling freely from her big round eyes.

"Kitty Cat" Robbie whispered, holding his arms out, where she slowly walked into. He let her cry in his arms for a good solid 30 seconds, since that day in the school cowboy luau, Robbie hadn't talked about the way that he felt. But slowly, when he was sure no one else was listening he whispered

"I love you"

"Gross" Cat murmured back, but this time he just laughed, because Cat did kiss him back, and despite what she had been saying he knew she was the only one who didn't think he was 'gross' in any way.

"Are you okay?" Beck turned around to look at Jade, whose neck still showed red marks from the rope so vivid you would think it was on fire.

"'m fine" she answered, her voice still slightly hoarse.

"I am so sorry, I wish it was …."

"Don't" she said too quickly, pulling him into a close embrace "I am so glad you are okay"

Only in those moments when no one was around that they could relax and be themselves, they would usually hang in Beck's RV, like the night they got back together. Jade hadn't realized how much she had missed him until he ran up that stage and admitted he missed her too.

So that night she managed to sneak into his house after everyone had slept

3 inthe morning, after everyone had already slept. Beck had already given her a key a year before, because he was worried that if she kept kicking the door open, it would give in. Slowly, she reached out and stirred him awake. Beck didn't ask why she came or what was wrong. In that moment he just knew, she was letting her guard down.

His hand brushed against her cheek quickly, pulling her into his arms as she buried her nose in the nape of his neck inhaling him- he smelled of menthol shampoo and hair products, this one was obsessed with fixing his hair, she would feel a rush of satisfaction everytime she remembers how she had hid his hair products when he went away so girls wouldn't flirt with him. They didn't say anything the entire night; just spent their time huddled up together, enjoying the warmth their closeness brought them, and stole a few kisses in the darkness.

She saw, that night, with gratefulness that Beck hadn't thrown away that picture of them which he kept on the night stand, it was at a school event; the same day she had colored her hair black, he was holding her up and her legs wrapped around his waist and ironically she was smiling a big smile that told nothing about her, and if a stranger had seen that picture, they would have mistaken Jade for a stereotypical nice girl.

"Let's go kids"

As soon as the door opened, Trina started screaming incoherently, kicking at anyone who came near her. She was freaked out of her wits, and they knew why. She and Andre were up next.