"The Worst Couple"
Beck's POV
I was walking through the doors of Hollywood Arts and saw Tori putting stuff in her locker. I was going to walk over to her when I looked at my own locker. Jade was standing in front of it with her arms crossed over her chest. What is she upset about now? Jade and I have been having daily arguments. It just drains so much energy from me to keep on fighting. I decided to walk up to Jade because if I walked to Tori and ignored Jade, She'd be even angrier than she already is.
"Hey babe."
"Don't call me that!"
"Why not? You're my girlfriend."
"If I'm your girlfriend then why did you go over to Vega's and turn her into a hamburger? I bet you enjoyed seeing her flat stomach!"
"What?! Jade you're my girlfriend! Cat and I were just doing a request from some random person online!"
"Yeah sure random person! Are you sure you didn't post that?!"
"You honestly believe that I would do that?!"
"I see how you look at her Beck!"
"She's my friend Jade! When will you stop being jealous and trust me?!"
"I won't trust you until you stop hanging out with Vega!"
"So what you're saying is I can't be friends with Tori because you are jealous of her?!"
"I am not jealous of Vega! She just thinks she come to this school and get whatever she wants!"
"She does not!"
"Why are you defending her?"
"Because you are wrong Jade! God maybe you should just grow up and stop acting immature and starting a scene whenever you feel uncomfortable!"
There was a crowd surrounding us as we continued to argue. I noticed Tori trying to think about whether she should step in or not.
"Vega is an annoying little goody goody who needs to find her own friends! Ones that like her! She needs to stop flirting and stealing away people's boyfriends because she knows she can't have them and never will! You hear that Vega! I know you're in that crowd."
I can't help but look at Tori who was fighting back tears. I immediately wanted to just run over there and hugged her but Jade saw where my eyes were directed and pointed her out.
"There you are! Oh trying not to cry are you? Huh? Well I've got something else to tell you Vega-"
"That's enough Jade!" I ran in front of Tori. There was real anger and a somewhat frightening sternness in my voice. I didn't recognize my own voice. I slowly took steps toward Jade. "If you think you can tell me who to be friends with, then we have a serious problem. I control my life. I'm not a puppet. I'm your boyfriend. When are you going to start treating me like one?" I said this all as calmly as possible. It was obvious that my voice was shaky but I still held my ground. Jade just looked at me shocked. This is a side of me she's never seen before.
"We'll talk about this later." She says and walks off.
I immediately turn my attention to Tori. "Tori are you o-"
"You shouldn't be talking to me."
"Tori I don't care what Jade said. I meant what I said. I'm her boyfriend not her puppet. You are my friend Tori and like I said even if you push me away, I will still come back."
"Alright but just don't fight with Jade too much. That's not healthy for a relationship."
"We never had a healthy relationship." I mumbled.
"What?"
"Nothing. Want to go to class?"
"Sure. Are you okay Beck?"
"Yeah I'm fine."
"You look like a zombie."
"Fighting just takes so much out of me nowadays. I don't know how much more I can take before-"
"Beck don't talk like that. You and Jade have been together for three years. Don't throw it away without a good reason."
But I do have a good reason Jade doesn't trust me and probably never will. She wants me to stop being friends with Tori because of her insecurities. Sorry Jade that's not going to happen.
Tori's POV
I couldn't take seeing Beck like that. He was so hurt and infuriated with Jade. They have been fighting a lot more. Today was one of the worst I've witnessed. The way Beck was very frightening. I felt guilty as well. I invited Andre, Cat, and Robbie over to play cards tomorrow. We didn't invite Beck and Jade because all they do is fight now. Tonight Sinjin is having a trial of his game show "Queries for Couples" for it to get on a popular. My phone has been acting up but that's the least of my problems. I was terrified that Beck and Jade would find out and be mad. Cat was driving me too the place where Sinjin was hosting the event. He somehow got some Northridge girls to come. How in the world did he do that? He probably just told them Beck was coming. Beck and Jade sat in the row in front of Andre, Cat, Robbie and I. Finally Sinjin came out from behind a curtain I started the show. The crowd was quite bland and when we saw the contestants they weren't the most attractive people. Then the Bernstein guy came down and pulled Sinjin aside. Apparently Sinjin needed new couples.
"Will you guys please be my test couples?"
"But none of us are dating except for Beck and Jade."
"That's okay will you guys do it?"
"Well I-I-"
"Don't blow this for me Tori!" Sinjin said while shaking me.
"Alright we'll do it!"
The six of us took our seats and we started to get ready for the show while Sinjin explained it to us.
"We're not really a couple." Robbie was my partner so I wanted to make it clear.
"Shh! Now say hello to our Query girl, Trina Vega."
"Hello Sinjin."
"You're not supposed to talk."
"I'll talk if I want to talk."
"Let's take a look at our first query for couple number 1. Andre. Cat has bad breath. Do you a) tell her she has bad breath, B) ignore it because you love her or C) Dump her. Now cat you pick up that remote and click which letter you think Andre should pick."
"Okay. B!"
"You're not supposed to say it out loud."
"It's ok. This is just rehearsal. Andre, your answer."
"I'm gonna go with B."
"Yay!" Cat wrapped her arms around Andre.
"Alright now don't start something you can't finish."
"Okay our next query is for Tori and Robbie."
"I say that."
"Well I should get to say something."
"No! Tori, Robbie has a pimple on his back that he can't reach do you A) take him to a doctor, B) wait for the pimple to explode on its own or C) Pop it for him. Robbie now take the remote and input your answer."
"Hmmm what will my, girlfriend, Tori choose." I smacked his hand when he grabbed it.
"So Tori what are we gonna do about that back zit?"
"I guess I would choose A take him to a doctor."
"Robbie predicted you'd say C pop it for him."
"Eww that's gross!"
"My mom did it!"
"Well maybe that's why she screams in her sleep!"
"And now for our final couple Beck and Jade. You're query is-"
My phone started going off an then I heard my mom's voice. I kept pressing "end call" but it wouldn't work. My mom started talking about my ointment and I had to sit on my phone. It was so embarrassing.
"The next query is you're stranded on a boat in the ocean-"
"I don't go in the ocean."
"Just let him finish the question."
"I don't like the ocean." Jade snapped.
"Guys-" Sinjin tried to interrupt
"We are trying to help our friend Sinjin with his game show."
"You know what happened to me in the third grade when I went into the ocean."
"The dolphin was just being friendly!"
"I love dolphins. There was a movie about one who solves crimes." Cat chimed in.
"Oh yeah what was it called again?" Robbie continued the conversation.
"Detective Blowhole."
Then they all started making weird dolphin noises.
"I'm trying to ask Beck and Jade a query!" Sinjin yelled bringing us back to the situation.
"Dolphins creep me out so I will not go into the ocean!" Jade responded.
"Just say A,B,or C!"
"B!" Jade yelled.
"Maybe it was A!" Beck shouted back.
"I don't care!" Jade screeched.
"I'm not happy with our relationship!" Beck hollered out.
I was taken aback by what he said and my jaw dropped and Jade's eyes widened. Everyone went silent and we couldn't say anything. Beck never had an outburst like that. He was always cool, calm, and collective. Not tonight though. I just hope they both end up happy and don't come running to me again.
Beck's POV
I meant what I said in there. I've been miserable around Jade recently. She has to take the littlest thing and make it significant. She is just so insecure about everything nowadays! I can't take it anymore. She does treat me like a puppet and she's the puppet master. I can't have a relationship like that. Jade and I never used to argue. To make the night even worse, Jade and I were voted worst couple. The thing about it was the other two couples weren't even real couples! Robbie was in one of them! Jade ran over Sinjin's legs when he tried to give us the trophy for it. I personally didn't want it either but I wouldn't run over Sinjin. I was with Jade doing the usual arguing. The bell rang but I wasn't done with the argument. I grabbed her wrist and then pulled her into the janitors closet with her screaming kidnapper.
"This is not funny."
"Right what's funny is you freaking out over a dumb game show!"
"We were voted worst couple and the other couples weren't even real couples! And one had Robbie in it!"
That reminded me about how he was paired up with Tori. That made me feel jealously but when he tried to hold her hand how I wanted to just-
"Why do you care if we were voted worst couple?!"
"It's a matter of-"
The cat entered the janitor's closet.
"*gasps* Is this a closet party? Look I have spoons."
"Cat we need your opinion on something."
"On global warming?"
"What?"
"Because I don't think it's really happening."
"Cat-"
"Seriously I went to the movies the other night and it was so cold."
"Cat!"
"Hi"
"We need your opinion on us."
"Why not just ask a monkey?"
"I saw a movie about a monkey! He wore glasses and carried a gun."
"Don't you think Jade and I fight a lot?"
"Sure." Cat responded almost instantly.
"Yea but all couples fight a lot right?"
"Well sometimes but you don't-"
"Yes or No!"
"Let her talk!"
"You never listen to me talk!"
"Can I go now?"
"No what is your point here anyway?"
"I would like to have a girlfriend that I could talk to without it turning into a screaming match."
"Yeah well I'd like to have a boyfriend that other girls stare at all the time!"
"I thought this was a closet party."
"How is it my fault girls stare at me?!"
"You could look worse if you wanted to!"
"I'm under my bed, I'm under my bed!"
"I can't believe how jealous you get."
"Oh oh! So you think I'm ugly!"
"Wha-?! Did I say she was ugly?!"
"No Cat thinks we're the perfect couple!"
"Cat, are Jade and I a perfect couple?!"
"Don't answer that!"
"Answer it!"
"Say nothing!"
"Come on!"
"You come on!"
Cat just passed out. I guess she couldn't take our arguing.
"Well we made Cat faint."
"I gotta get to class."
"We're gonna have to talk about this sooner or later!"
"Later!"
The rest of the day was stressful. Today was such an annoying day. School was over so here I am working on homework in my RV when Jade stops by.
"Hey have you heard from anyone?"
"No why?"
"I can't get a hold of anyone. None of them are answering their phones."
"Hmm let me try Tori."
"Really out of all of our friends you choose to call Tori?!"
"I chose Tori because she usually knows what everyone's plans are."
"Andre knows too Beck!"
"Well I already tried calling him before!"
"Did he answer?!"
"No!"
"Well when I went over to Andre's house when you went to Tori's-!"
"You went to Andre's house that day?!"
"Yes I did! You can go to Vega's and I can go to Andre's!"
"I went there with Cat and Robbie! You and Andre were alone and you have feelings for him!"
"I do not have feelings for him!"
"Again with the lying!"
"Just call Tori!"
"Fine!"
I pressed call on my phone angry at Jade for doing that to me. I mean I went to Tori's to comfort her about Steven and that was the only time we spent alone and I never did anything.
"Helloooooooooooooooooooahhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
That was all I heard and then the dial tone. I got so nervous and worried. Tori could be hurt for all I know and none of my friends are answering the phones. Unless they are all there. They were all probably hanging out without us. I'm not mad at them for that. I'm mad at Jade. We argue so much that our friends have to exclude us from things now.
"Jade get in the car now."
"What's wrong?"
"They are all there at Tori's house. I just know it."
"How do you know? She didn't even answer the call."
"Just get in my truck we are driving over there."
"Fine!"
The ride with Jade was silent. Once we reached Tori's house I rang the doorbell and Jade had her arms crossed. Tori didn't come to the door so I rang it again.
"I'm coming!"
Tori opened the door and her eyes widened.
"Oh great! It's you guys!"
"See there all here I told you they'd all be here!"
"Look I'm sorry we didn't invite you guys to play but uh-"
"Tell her why you didn't invite us to play."
"Well 'cause we were planning your surprise party?"
"What?" Jade asked
"Alright we didn't invite you guys to play because you two are always screaming at each other and it makes everybody feel awkward, it makes Cat faint, and it also makes Robbie cry!"
"One time! I cried one time!"
"Six" Rex corrected.
"Six times!"
"See we fight so much even our friends don't want us around!"
"Tori's not my friend, I only tolerate Robbie, no one likes Trina, and Cat's basically a pet."
"Arf." Cat barked.
"Why don't you guys play cards with us." Tori tried to resolve the problem. But I had to say what was on my chest.
"Look I don't want to be your boyfriend if we're just going to fight all the time."
"So you want to break up?"
"No I didn't say that I just-"
"You mean you two might break up? Because I'm not dating anyone and I always thought Beck and I would make the perfect-" Trina interrupted.
Jade threw a pillow at Trina's head. "Next time it's a hammer. Come on Beck take me to get some food."
There it is again her demanding attitude. I can't take it anymore.
"I'm tired of fighting."
"Alright. I'm going to walk out that door and I'm going to count to ten. If I count to ten and you're not out there I'm going home and we're over. One!"
"I would never fight with you."
This isn't how I want my relationship with Jade to end. I start to walk over and Jade's already up to five when I sigh deeply and walk towards the door. I'm almost at the door when Trina jumps on me. Everyone else pries her off of me Robbie is on top of her and Jade is up to seven. When she counts to eight I am holding the door handle. For some reason it didn't seem right for me to open the door. Suddenly I hear Jade say ten and I hadn't opened the door. I couldn't go back to her. I knew she would just keep using me as a puppet. I really did not want a relationship like that. I just can't take it. I ran my hand through my hair when I heard Jade speed away in her car.
"Let's play some cards."
"Yeah let's play."
"I get all the cards."
"Make sure you get all 52."
"Kay kay. 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11"
Trina put her head on my shoulder and I just let her because I didn't want another fight but I was sad on the inside. I was with Jade for nearly three years. We've been through a lot but we just weren't the same anymore. I was now free from the puppet master.
A/N hey guys! I hope you liked this chapter now please do not hate what i say next. I will not be making a episode based during Tori Goes Platinum. It was just to long and to Beri filled. But in the next chapter there will be flash backs about it and it's going to be the aftermath of everything that happened. Thank you for the reviews and Thank you too cheysema 2000 for giving me the fabulous idea to make Jade go to Andre's the day everyone else was it Tori's.
