A/N: Sorry this took so long to get up. I ended up getting an upper respiratory infection and have been uber sick for over a week now. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this chapter, so if it totally sucks, I am going to blame it on all the crazy meds the doctor put me on. :)

Enjoy?

The Bird Scene

Part Five

"So how you feeling?" Beck's asks me as soon as I open his car door and fall into the passengers seat. I turn and just glare at him. "That good, huh?" Beck hands me a large coffee from Jet Brew and then chuckles as he pulls out of my driveway.

"Ugh…..maybe if someone had left before three in the fucking morning I wouldn't be so damn tired," I practically growl at him before I take a large gulp of the scalding hot coffee. I need to get some caffeine into my system stat. I wasn't going to admit to my boyfriend that I had nightmares again after he left last night, so once again I am running on next to no sleep.

"I don't seem to remember you complaining about me keeping you awake last night," Beck says smugly, with a satisfied grin on his face.

"Oh, shut up," I say, punching him in the shoulder. I can't help but let a small smile escape as I remember our time together last night. I quickly take another drink of my coffee. "I just wish you had been able to stay with me all night," I say quietly, looking down at my coffee.

"Me too Babe, but you know if my parents had woke up and my car wasn't in the driveway, all hell would break loose," Beck sighs, as we pull into the Hollywood Arts parking lot.

"I know," I reply as we get out of Beck's car and start to walk into school together. Beck throws his arm around my shoulders after he sees me involuntarily shiver. It is colder outside this morning that I anticipated.

"Do you want my flannel?" he asks, already taking it off before I answer him, since he knows my answer is always yes. I love wearing his clothes. He holds it out and I slip my arms thru it and he pulls me into a bear hug in the middle of the parking lot, wrapping his arms completely around me and laying his chin on the top of my head. "Better?" he asks before kissing my hair.

I just lean back to look into his eyes and smile.

I walk into Sikowtiz's room on Wednesday and freeze for a moment as soon as I look up at the stage. Someone (I can only assume Vega) has hung some God-awful curtains across the stage. Seriously, they are some ugly ass puke floral things. Maybe that is what she was so busy sewing last night?

Beck walks up to me. "So, are you ready to do some backup singing?" he asks mischievously.

"If this is what she is going with," I indicate the hideous things dangling in front of the stage with my hands, "I am quite sure I won't be losing any bet today," I answer smugly. Beck tries to hide a smile. See, even he knows I am right! I mean, my guess is Vega is going to attempt to go all out with scenery and props to try to pass the scene, never realizing that shit doesn't really matter.

I get distracted from the fucking ugly curtains by Andre and Robbie hobbling into class, each of them holding a ziploc of ice to their groins. Beck and I look at each other and smile, and I raise an eyebrow. God, I wish I had been in their ballet class to see exactly what put their balls in such danger. My mind is already coming up with at least ten different scenarios, but I can't wait until lunch to hear the full story from them.

As Sikowitz comes in and starts to introduce Tori's third bird scene attempt, Vega Junior sticks her head out between the curtains. She is wearing granny glasses and some ridiculous costume (THAT must be what she was sewing last night. As I already suspected, it is totally hideous.)

I am feeling fairly confident as she begins to do her scene. I was completely right in my early assessment, because once again she seems to have been oblivious to the real reason she hasn't passed it yet. She even got a real freaking bird to come and fly into the window. Ugh, and there is that self-satisfying smirk again. At least she managed to do it at a point that wasn't totally breaking character. Overall, her scene was halfway decent I guess, except for the damn dramatic head drop at the end. Seriously, who the hell taught her to do that? Seeing someone end a scene like that makes me want to punch a baby.

"That was impressive," Sikowitz says, standing up.

"So...did I get it right?" Vega asks happily. I can't help but start to grin. I start to tune out Tori's high pitched, whiny-voiced complaining and begin imagining the look on Andre's face when he realizes he has to ask out Trina.

"That scene I just did was good. And I don't care what anybody thinks," I hear Vega tell Sikowitz, and I glance up in surprise in time to see Tori crossing her arms and holding her ground. Well, that is surprising. I suppose maybe Vega isn't completely hopeless.

There is a couple moments of silence in the classroom, as we all start looking at each other out of the corner of our eyes, and then to our brilliant but crazy teacher, waiting for him to give us the signal that it is okay to clap for the scene. Even I grudgingly look down at my feet and put my hands together a couple times. I can't stand Mini Vega, but I know if I don't clap at all Beck won't be happy with me. I glance to my side and notice Andre grinning at me from ear to ear.

Well, shit.

"Yay! Jade, we get to film together!" I hear Cat whisper-yell as she turns around in her seat to look at me excitedly. I glance over to Robbie, and he just mimics himself playing the guitar and singing, and then points to me and grins.

Well fuck. This will teach me to make bets when I am drinking. But seriously, who the hell would have thought Vega would suddenly grow a spine?

I will hopefully have the last part of The Bird Scene up by this weekend. Please let me know what you think of this chapter. All reviews are greatly appreciated!