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Acting Out

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"If you don't tell us where the girl is, we'll rustle you up." Andre's character threatened the man sitting in the chair in front of him.

Beck's character, who was sitting in the chair, crossed his arms and looked smug. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Andre glared at him and stood up tall, walking away to the other side of the small stage. Cat's character came up next. "Alright. Fine. If you don't know, then I guess you don't know." Beck nodded, smirking. And then suddenly, Cat grabbed his shirt collar and yelled, "Tell us where the girl is!"

"I don't know where she is!" Beck yelled back.

Cat "slapped" Beck across the face and shook him a bit more. "I'll ask you again, where is the little girl?"

Beck and Andre had to admit, this girl was pretty strong!

Beck attempted to get Cat's hands off his shirt, but didn't do any good. "Hey, man!" Beck called out to Andre, who looked up from the folder he had been reading with a lollypop in his hand. "Get your partner off of me!"

Andre shrugged, looking away. "You might want to tell her what she wants to know."

"Tell us!" Cat screamed.

"No!" Beck yelled back. Suddenly, Cat "slapped" him again, and Beck gave in. "Alright, alright, stop!" Cat released him as he sobbed. "She's in my basement!" Cat and Andre nodded, looking very satisfied. "She's in my basement!" Beck went to his knees, still "crying" his eyes out.

"BORING!"

Beck, Andre, and Cat had wide eyes. "Seriously?" Beck asked in disbelief.

"Dude, you thought THAT was boring?" Andre said.

"But, but we worked really hard on it." Cat said in a timid voice. Beck put an arm around her for comfort.

"Well, obviously not hard enough, Cat." Sikowitz stood from his seat in the back row and walked towards the three. "I didn't feel any "AW" or "GR" in the whole scene."

Jade raised her hand a little. "I enjoyed Cat slapping Beck." Cat smiled sweetly as Beck rolled his eyes.

"The scene did not shock or surprise me." Sikowitz shrugged. "I was not impressed."

"But Sikowitz, Cat was up there yelling and screaming in Beck's face!" Robbie stated.

"Yeah, you remember Cat, right?" Tori said in an obvious tone. "Tiny, red-head, shy, and never really is THAT outgoing and violent!" She motioned to the stage. "That was probably the best acting ever!"

Cat smiled. "Aw, thanks, Tori!"

"Now that you do bring that up, Tori…Cat, I must say, that scene and personality you portrayed…it doesn't suit you." Sikowitz pointed out.

Cat lost her smile and looked confused. "Huh?"

"What are you talking about, Sikowitz?" Beck asked, not happy with people picking on his girlfriend of a year.

Sikowitz sighed and stood before the three students on the stage. "Cat, you're more of a "children's funny character" and not a "serious, rebellious character." He chuckles. "It just didn't suit you."

"But that's acting." Cat said, attempting to defend herself. "I was acting like-"

"I get what you're trying to say, Cat, but this is what's true: you are not ever going to be taken that seriously in Hollywood or anywhere." Sikowitz said. Cat was on the verge of tears.

Ding, ding, ding

Cat sniffled. "The bell rang. Next class." And Cat rushed out of Beck's arms and after grabbing her bag, she quickly walked out the door.

Tori came up. "Why did you say those mean things to Cat?" She asked her teacher, who was gathering his stuff up.

Sikowitz looked to her, and the rest of the gang, and blinked. "I only spoke the truth. It's for Cat's own good. Would you rather her get her heart broken over and over at every audition?"

"Cat's a good actress." Robbie pointed out. "She's never had a reason to show that she wasn't one. If you give Cat a scene to do that involves murdering someone, she will."

"She even says to get even more famous, she'll start doing stunt doubles, if she must." Tori told Sikowitz.

"Which is never happening." Beck said, sticking his hands in his pockets.

"The fact of the matter is: Cat can act to anything you throw at her." Andre said. "You put her with Beck and I for a reason to have us do a scene about interrogating a criminal. That's hardcore and Cat was on our team."

"Personally, I figured you boys would be questioning Cat." Sikowitz said. "Not the other way around." Finally, he sighed. "I guess you have a point. I'll have to apologize to Cat."

"Good idea." Beck said as they all walked out of the classroom. "Why do I have a feeling this is going to be part of one of Cat's new songs?"

…

A couple days later, the gang was enjoying some Buffalo Nuggets and other foods at Karaoke Dokie, getting ready for Cat to perform her new song. "I can't believe you wrote and put music to a song in such a short amount of time, Cat." Tori said with her mouth full.

"It must be a gift of hers." Beck smiled at his girlfriend, giving her a kiss on the cheek.

Cat giggled. "Thank you, guys!"

"Hey, Cat, would you ever be a stunt double?" Robbie asked suddenly, bringing up the subject from a few days ago.

"Yes, of course!" Cat nodded.

"Would you ever jump off a 20 story building and onto just a mat at the bottom?" He asked, ignoring the warning glares Beck was giving him.

Cat shrugged. "Yeah, sure."

Jade looked at the girl sitting next to her with wide eyes, almost spitting out her soda. "What?"

Cat laughed at her reaction. "Sure, I mean, you only live once!" Beck slapped his forehead with his hand, shaking his head.

"Dang, little red, you're pretty spunky for a tiny girl." Andre commented.

Cat rubbed her lips together. "Yeah…"

"Hey, hey, hey! Your MC's BACK in the HOUSE!" The MC said from the karaoke player. Everyone cheered. "Alright, now most of you came to watch her again, and here we go with one of her new ones she's selling to Ashley Tisdale within the next week: CAT VALENTINE!"

"WHOOOO!" Cheered the whole club.

Cat walked up there, blushing and waving. She handed the MC the soundtrack CD and headed up to the microphone. "This one is called: Acting Out." She said as everyone cheered once again.

"Up above the surface I was just a perfect child…" Cat began unbuttoned her sweater, revealing a purple, sparkly, ruffled spaghetti strap, which went perfectly with her jean mini-skirt, and black high heels. She threw the sweater near the stairs by the MC. "But underneath it all I was craving to be wild…" Cat suddenly took the microphone off the stand and kneeled down by the right side of the stage. "Don't you judge by the cover
It's so far from what you see.
I'm losing all my patience,
Waiting on you to believe…" Then she took the clip that was holding her hair up, ruffling it up. "I'm suffocating…I can't breathe…" Cat suddenly stood up, jumping up and down, getting everyone into the song. "Let me out this cage!
I'm not gonna hold back!
Gonna break these chains!
I'm taking control!
Not gonna give you something to talk about,
It's another side of me, I'm acting out!" Cat turned and began walking towards the front of the stage. "Set me free!
I'm ready to show you,
This is what I need!
It's time to get dirty!
I'm a show you what I'm talking about
It's another side of me…I'm acting out!" She kneeled down, pointing to around the club, who were cheering madly. "Welcome to a new beginning,
It's time to start the show…" She stood up and swung her long, red hair around. "No, I don't think it matters
If it's real or just a roll…
Once you get a taste of it
You'll be begging me for more…
I'll give you something to remember
Once I've hit the floor…" Cat began walking down the steps slowly, towards a random table. "I'm letting go…of what you know…" And she suddenly turned around, facing everyone. "Let me out this cage!
I'm not gonna hold back!
Gonna break these chains!
I'm taking control!
Not gonna give you something to talk about
It's another side of me, I'm acting out!" She began walking to each table, shaking her hips flirtatiously. "Set me free!
I'm ready to show you!
This is what I need!
It's time to get dirty!
I'm a show you what I'm talking about
It's another side of me, I'm acting out!" Cat arrived to her destination: in front of her friends at the booth. They were cheering and smiling. Cat was glad Beck and the others approved…so far. "I've been waiting just to drive you crazy!
Now it's my time and yes it feels amazing!
There's nothing left of what you've seen before!
Life is short just to do what you're told!" She softly touched Beck's cheek and turned away from the group, walking around slowly and flirtatiously. "Just to do what you're told…

Just to do what you're told…

Do what you're told…

Just to do what you're told…" She made it to the stage again, but stood on the stairs for a second, turning to the club. "DO WHAT,

DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD!" And then she continued up the stage, turning to the left side, singing to them. "Let me out this cage!
I'm not gonna hold back!
Gonna break these chains!
I'm taking control!
Not gonna give you something to talk about
It's another side of me, I'm acting out!" Cat turned back to her view of the whole club, who were all standing, whistling, cheering, and clapping. Some people even came up to the front of the stage, jumping around."Yeah, yeah, I'm acting out…"Cat bowed her head, indicating she was done, and a loud roar of cheering and clapping, along with whistling was heard.

"CAT VALENTINE!"

"CAT VALENTINE!"

"CAT VALENTINE!"

Cat had a huge smile when the crowd began cheering her name over and over. Beck appeared by the stairs, so after Cat handed the MC the microphone, Beck and she grabbed each other for a strong, rough kiss. After they released, Beck kissed her hands. "You were absolutely perfect, Cat!" He told her, shouting over the loudness.

Cat giggled. "Thanks, Beck!" She shouted back.

Beck suddenly let her go and reached up the stage and grabbed her sweater. He faced her and held it out to her. "Now put this back on, because that is WAY to revealing for my girlfriend to be dancing around in."

Cat gasped. "But I like dressing like-"

"Put the sweater on or else we're leaving." Beck threatened, hating the fact his girlfriend was turning guys' heads throughout the whole song.

Cat pouted as she grabbed the sweater. "Fine, you overprotective kill-joy!"