A/N: I haven't updated for so long. It's ridiculous. I'm going to try to improve guys. I'm getting back in the groove of updates now.

Chapter 13: Stairs

17 Year Old Jade in 16 year old Jade's POV

Disoriented, my body still aching from the attack of the blue electricity, I lie on the cold hard ground below me, confused.

My eyes are still shut tightly as I begin to hear puzzled, panicked voices around me.

"Is she okay?" It's the same voice over and over. "Where are we?" It asks.

"Jade, wake up," The voice pleads, so I comply, allowing my eyes to open, light flooding them.

"Beck?" My voice cracks a bit.

I feel at least four arms wrap around me tightly, before backing away.

There are two Becks.

I open my mouth, mystified.

"What is going on?" I demand, my voice cutting and worried.

One of the Beck's, who looks older but is probably younger, opens his mouth.

"Jade and I found a note on Tori's bed. I asked 2012 Andre for help decoding it, and he said it looked like we should go to some place called 'Nozu'. When I got there, all of a sudden I was in this weird room with him," He tilted his head towards the other Beck. "And then you showed up," He adds.

"I could not be more confused right now," I remark, annoyed. "So let me guess. You're the idiot, and you're the asshole?" I say, pointing to the younger than older Beck. They nod, both rolling they're eyes.

"And you're 17?" The mentally older Beck infers.

I nod, crossing my arms.

I stand now, contemplating our surroundings.

We seem to be at the bottom of a long metal staircase, that obviously leads up to something. The wall behind us is solid rock, so the only logical thing to do is climb the staircase.

"What do you thinks at the top?" The older Beck asks warily , and I shrug unknowingly.

"We'll never know until we get there," I remark, stepping forwards.

"It might be Tori," Younger Beck remarks. I was looking for her and the clue lead me here," I adds.

"Why were you looking for Tori?" I ask, playfully jealous.

Older Beck smirks a bit at my question while the younger Beck looks very exasperated.

"Because she said we were dating," The younger Beck said.

My eyes widen, turning towards my Beck. "What the hell did you do!?" I yell at him. Because what the hell, how do you screw up the future that bad!?

"Calm down!" Younger Beck demands. "I think someone named the time keeper texted me that to show me that Tori was missing," he explained. "Better?" He asks.

I nod, and we begin the long journey up the stairs.

The journey is silent and fairly awkward. Especially for me considering I am trapped on a tiny staircase with no one but two of my ex-boyfriend.

I stare at my time's Beck almost lustfully. He looks younger, but he carries himself in an older way.

I turn my head at the younger Beck in my Beck's body. Reaching down, I slip my hand into his, hoping my Beck will care, hoping my Beck will be jealous, but knowing he won't.

My hand, well technically my past selves hand, fits right into the physically older Beck's hand, just the way it always did.

It doesn't make me feel better though, all it does is remind me how much I miss him.

So freaking much.

Climbing the stupid staircase grows boring after awhile and I'm starting to believe the staircase doesn't ever end.

My body is growing drowsy from the climbing and I still haven't gotten a single dirty look from the Beck from my time, even though my hand is tightly encased in the other Beck's hand.

I guess he just doesn't care anymore.

"Ow!" One Beck screams, walking right into a concrete wall; a dead end.

Staring upwards, I realize there is a ledge on the top of the at least 20 foot tall rock structure. Small pegs are sticking out the concrete to help climb up.

"Could one of you give me a boost up?" I ask, extremely thankful that I wore leggings underneath my skirt.

Both Beck's volunteer to pick me up, and eventually they settle on some weird joint method that involves a lot of 'accidental' boob and butt touching.

I grab on to the small pegs, making my way slowly up the wall. I feel the presence of my Beck behind me, and the worried encouragement shouts from my two ex boyfriends are easily heard below.

I try to ignore them, knowing they'll distract me. I have more pressing issues than boy drama at the moment, considering the fact that if I let go I'll fall down at least a hundred something flights of stone stairs.

That's bound to be fatal.

Peg after peg, I reach higher up the wall, the two Beck's following close behind.

I'm on the last rung as I step up, overestimating the distance, my foot stumbles. I begin to panic, staring downwards, my eyes budging outwards. My knees begin failing me, wobbling vigorously.

Tripping, I tumble from the pegs on the walls, my body spiraling downward.

I feel my body crash into something fairly soft, and I look down to see beck. As in asshole Beck.

He caught me. He freaking saved my life.

He was still on the ground, but me falling on his did cause him to trip a little bit, but he still caught me,

His eyes are still the lovely brown, and he looks like his young innocent self.

He's not though. He's 17, he hates me, and probably wants me dead.

At least I thought that, until he saved my life.

I then become conscious of the fact that I'm still in his arms. And jump to stand myself quickly.

"Erm.. Thanks," I mumblr almost awkwardly.

"N.. No problem," He replies.

I attempt the pegs in the wall climbing once more, only this time both Becks give me extreme help and monitor everything I do so they catch me if I fall again.

I make it to the top and groan when I see what's there.

More stairs. More friggin stairs.

Then more silent climbing ensues.

"Are we almost at the top?" One Beck wonders.

It's the first words spoken in quite awhile, and no one knows the answer.

I look up and hear my heart racing fast. "The end!" I shout loudly. "The end of the staircase!" I point excitedly to a dead end in the stone walls, with nothing but an empty platform.

All our hearts sink with disappointment and disgust I feel myself growing angrier.

"I went all the way up here with you two idiots to find absolutely nothing!?" I shout.

Running as fast as I can, I step out on to the empty dead end platform.

Only for it to melt beneath me feet.