Robbie left his cab carrying his suitcase on one hand, and his puppet on the other. He avoided making eye-contact with his little friend, with a defeated disposition. He walked slowly, feeling like he was doing the walk of shame - even though he had never actually done a walk of shame. Rex laughed hysterically, like he had done over twenty times during the past twenty four hours.

"Your parents forgot about!" He exclaimed, still laughing. "They went to South Africa, and left you behind!"

Robbie nodded with sad eyes, thinking she should've seen the terrible day he had had coming. He packed the few things he needed to take, and got in the taxi he had scheduled a couple of days prior. He spent the ride thinking about what him and his parents could do together, dreaming about the big dinner and leftovers. Except when he reached his house, there was no one there. No parents and no food, just a million voice-mails from his grandmother. He listened to her messages as he searched for food on the fridge, finding nothing but a jar of pickles and string cheese.

The first message was the one that cleared everything to him, his parents had gone to a five star safari in South Africa and wouldn't be back until Christmas. All the other ones were about problems she was having with the internet. He looked around his empty place and thought about staying, and how he could take advantage of his situation. He could throw parties, have girls over and do whatever he wanted for days! Until he remember he was Beck, or Shawn, or Andre. He was Robbie Shapiro: Asthmatic and afraid. It didn't take a long time before he decided to go back to school.

As he entered the boys dormitory he felt exited, mostly because he knew his best friend would be there. Beck was without a doubt the biggest factor for him to come back, specially after Rex argued that if they spent enough time together maybe Beck's coolness would rub off on himself. He pictured so many ways he would be welcomed back by his friend, but the reality didn't come close to his expectations.

"Well, this is awkward." Rex said, as they stood in front of his roommate's bed.

Tori slowly opened her eyes, thinking she had heard something. The thought left her mind when she saw him by his side still asleep. She smiled out of joy and peace, feelings that lasted for about three seconds until she realized they weren't alone. She pulled the covers up to her neck, sitting up. "Robbie?!"

Beck frowned, thinking he had just heard Tori call his roommate's name. "...What?" He said with a husky voice, as he opened his eyes. He then realized he was standing right there in front of them. It was enough to wake him up completely.

"What are you doing here?!" He asked, sitting up.

"My parents..." He began to explain, as if he hand't just walked in on his friends. He sat on the edge of the bed, making Tori recoil. "They forgot about me and-"

"That's great!" Beck cut him off. "Now why don't you go outside, and I'll be right out to hear it?"

He shrugged, and began to make his way out. He opened the door, and Rex looked back. "May I join the two of you?"

"Get the fuck out!" Tori yelled, frightening Robbie who ran out. "Shit." She said, looking at her best friend. "I'm never going to be able to look Robbie in the eye again."

She laid back down looking up, tired. "It's just Robbie." He said, lying on his side next to her. "He probably didn't even notice we were together."

"Rex did!" She glanced at him, and smiled and she was unable to smile too. He leaned in, kissing her softly. He couldn't express how happy he was, that he didn't have to wonder anymore. He could just go for it, and she wouldn't back away.

"Ouch!"

He backed away, cautious. "Did I do something?" He asked confused, since they weren't really doing anything.

"My foot." She rolled her eyes, annoyed.

He ran his fingers through her cheek, and up to her hair. "I'm gonna go to the administration's office and get your keys,

then we can go to that coffee place, okay?"

"Thank you." She kissed him one more time, before he freed himself from the covers to get dressed. As he picked up the first items of clothing he could find, he handed Tori hers so she didn't have to walk around. Once he was decent, he went outside.

He found Robbie sitting on the floor with a backpack resting by his side, and from inside he could hear Rex complaining. "He's in a timeout." Beck was informed. "Where are you going?"

"To get a copy of Tori's keys, you're coming with me." They walked out side by side, and instead of listening to Robbie talk about himself his friend only stared at him. "What is it?"

"You and Tori, huh?" He poked his taller, cooler, friend. "Did you guys... You know..."

"Is this really necessary, Robbie?" He asked wishing with all his heart that his parents would send a private jet to pick up their son. He kept being poked, and stared at. "I'm not going to answer."

"C'mon!" He begged. "Did you do it? Did you do it? Did you do it?"

They walked inside the office, and Beck desperately wanted him to shut up before they got too close to the secretary. He nodded his head, tired. "Fine, we did. Now shut up."

The lady behind the counter looked at both of them suspiciously. "Good Morning." She said.

"Morning." Beck leaned over the counter, and asked for the keys. He found it odd that she didn't ask for any identification, since technically he couldn't ask for anyone's keys but his own. He then realized many rules were easily broken without anyone questioning, and it wasn't like that when he was younger. He figured they allowed seniors to do whatever they want, or simply didn't care anymore. As soon as she walked away, Robbie turned to him again raising his hand. "What's that?"

He grinned. "High five, you scored!"

"No."

He kept his hand high, waiting. "When you score, you high five! That's how you do it!"

Beck looked at him in disbelief. "How would you know?"

Robbie took a step back, finally retrieving his hand. "What do you mean?! I'm n-not a vir-virgin!" They could see the secretary making her way back. "I've had many girls over! I am a player!"

"Yeah, sure." He got the keys with a friendly smile. "Thank you."

"May I remind you these need to be back tomorrow." She said, with an authoritarian voice. "Also, overnight guests are strictly prohibited, Elvis."

"I'll keep that in mind." He said, thinking she could say whatever she wanted but there was no one to check if he was alone or not. He also wondered why he as getting the 'Elvis' nickname so often.

"I'll keep it in my mind too!" Robbie assured her, before walking out. "It's true!" He insisted. "I've had my fair share of romantic rendezvous!"

"It's okay to be a virgin." Beck finally said, hoping it would came him down. "We all were at some points in our lives." He tapped his friend on the back, who found comfort in his words. They stood at the hallway, and knocked on the door before unlocking it. He found her sitting on the edge of the bed, he hair was in a high ponytail wearing the same clothes from the previous day. He showed her the key, and she smiled.

He picked her up, and she laid her head on his chest. "Hi, Tori!" Robbie exclaimed as they walked out. "Why are you being carried?"

"I hurt my foot." They left their friend and puppet behind. "I really need coffee, since someone woke us up way to early."

"You could sleep for twelve hours, and still need coffee."

She chuckled, and they got to her room. She unlocked it, leaning against the door-frame. "Are you okay? Do you need help with anything?"

"I'm fine." She glanced down at her foot. "I'm just gonna take a shower, and then we can go."

"I would gladly help you with that." He said, smirking.

"Maybe later." She said, and he leaned down kissing her. She broke away, and he kissed her forehead before walking away.

Once she was alone, she leaned against the wall and took a deep breath. She wanted to text Cat, and Jade, and Andre. She wanted to tell them about the amazing night she had just had, and cry because everything had exceeded her expectations. All seemed perfect, until she picked up her phone.

Only then it really hit her. Her background picture was one of hers and Ryder's. Ryder, the one she had cheated on minutes before. The one she completely forgot about until then. She sat down on Jade's bed, trying to figure things out on her mind. She stared at the photo, util the notification of a new text popped on the screen. It was from an anonymous number.

From: Anonymous

To: Tori Vega

I thought you should know about this.

There was a photo attached to it, and she opened it. She saw Ryder again, and she couldn't catch her breath. This time he was with a girl, kissing her, really kissing her. She left the cellphone fall from her hands, as her eyes filled with tears.


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