Chapter 2: and we're both wild and the night is young

Jade and Beck were silent for a moment, the video embedded midway through the short article repeating automatically, showing the scene over and over - Beck pushing Jade against the wall, one hand around her throat, whispering in her ear, the other pinning her wrists above her head. Jade struggling back, wriggling her tight little body against him. Then the slap - it's not a wound up, full slap. Just a light slap to her cheek from inches away, with the hand that had been on her neck. But they both know what it looks like.

From the angle and distance of where the 'reporter' was standing, it's impossible to see the smouldering look in his eyes, or the lusty playfulness in hers, how her struggles mostly focused on wriggling her most intimate area against his, the way she moaned when he slapped her lightly, the delightfully filthy things he was whispering in her ear. And it cut off before Jade gave him a savage grin and pushed her lips against his, arching her back.

For all intents and purposes, it looked like Beck was pinning Jade to the wall and smacking her around. And now, everyone had seen it. This wasn't bruises on her wrists that she could hide with bracelets, or a bite mark deep on his shoulder which meant he couldn't wear his usual 'vest and open shirt' combo for a week. This was a look into the deepest, most private part of their relationship; and it was broadcast for everyone to see and judge. And judge incorrectly.

"Everyone...thinks Beck's abusive." Jade managed to force out, looking towards Andre with wide eyes. "That's why people have been giving me sympathetic looks and glaring at him?"

"And back in the classroom...Cat, Robbie and Tori all believe it..." Beck looked a little nauseous at that, just the idea that their friends would think he could do something like that, and not even speak to him first.

"Yeah...I tried to...y'know. Say to not rush to judgement and all but..." He shook his head. "I didn't feel comfortable telling them that it's y'know...a thing you two like." He looked anywhere but the couple as he spoke.

Andre was the only person who knew for 100% true that Beck and Jade weren't quite as...'vanilla' as most couples - others may had suspected it considering Jade often commented 'And not the good kind', when talking about pain or torture, along with the rather dominant way Beck spoke to her occasionally. He'd found out purely by accident one evening a few months ago; he and Beck were on a video chat, going over a project. Just as they finished, Andre's Grandma had started screaming about something to do with small people being trapped in a box in the living room. He'd quickly told Beck he was signing off, and thought he did so before rushing out the room.

Forty-five minutes later, he came back to his room and, after hearing an odd moaning noise (one that he admittedly recognised from videos he'd found online that he'd watch later at night, when alone in his locked room). Worried that something he'd been watching the night before had somehow started auto playing (even though he was sure he'd closed that browser when he'd finished), his tapped the space bar on his laptop to bring the screen to life again. And then found out he'd apparently NOT closed off the video chat. Because there, in Beck's RV, was the boy himself and Jade.

Jade was on her knees, directly in front of Beck, not wearing a single stitch of clothing. From his angle he had the perfect view of her naked back and rear, her hair a bit messy and falling down over her shoulders. Her waist tapered in before flaring out just a little at her hips, as she sat on her heels, looking up at Beck who stood in front of her. However, his eyes widened when he saw Beck raise his hand and slap Jade clean across the face, her head turning to one side with the force. He'd never thought that Beck would be the abusive type, that he'd ever so much as do more than raise his voice at Jade. It took all of his restraint not to rush out of his Grandma's and drive straight to the RV to knock some sense into Beck, to get him away from his gorgeous girlfriend before he could do more damage. But before he could do that, Beck grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her around so she was facing the laptop camera - oh god, even with her make up smeared and slowly bruising cheeks, she was still gorgeous - on her hands and knees before gripping her hips and slamming into her from behind, and Andre got the perfect view of Jade's face in the midst of pleasure, which only seemed to intensify when Beck wound his hand in her thick brown hair, gathering it up into a ponytail in his hand and pulling on it hard, causing Jade's head to get yanked back as she moaned loudly, the position exposing her long neck and showing a slowly darkening handprint around the pale column of her throat.

This wasn't Beck being an abusive bastard to Jade. This wasn't him treating her like trash...Jade seemed to...like it. Seemed to beg for it. She looked so...pornographic, her face taking up most of the screen as she bit her lip hard enough to bleed. It was surely going to be enough to give him fodder for his shower tonight, not that he normally needed anything extra when it came to Jade freakin' West. She'd been the main attraction in most of his fantasies since Freshman year, and now he actually knew what she looked like during sex? Yeah, it wasn't going to help him get over her, but he pushed that thought away. Now what did he do? Sure, he could have just logged off - but that would sound an alert on Beck's computer and even if they were too into their activities to notice, it would pop up on the chat log that he'd logged out over an hour later than planned. Plus, if he didn't admit it now, he'd end up doing it in front of other people, which would be embarrassing for all parties involved. 'Oh yeah, once I caught Beck slapping Jade around then fucking her senseless as she begged.' wasn't exactly good lunch-table chatter.

That said, he wasn't going to admit he'd been watching the scene unfurl (and was, admittedly, still watching it, feeling 'wonky' as all hell, especially since Beck was now growling out terms of endearments (he'd never get over hearing Jade of all people be called a 'Good girl') or commands for her to do specific things (arch your back, lean down on your elbows more) along with her begging words (Harder, faster, more)). So, with acting skills even Beck would be proud of, he made a loud 'Holy shit!' exclamation, as if he'd only just come back into the room.

The pair on screen froze at the sound of his voice and Andre covered his eyes in preparation. "Beck man! The video chat's still open!" He continued and through his fingers peaked and saw Beck scrambling to toss Jade the shirt he had been wearing, along with tucking himself back into his jeans and zipping up.

"Andre?!" Jade exclaimed, pulling the shirt on as Beck nudged the Bluetooth mouse he had connected to the laptop, and Andre assumed they could see him covering his eyes.

Beck looked over his shoulder to make sure Jade was fully covered - she was, but her long pale legs were still exposed in Beck's shirt. "Andre man...uh, you can open your eyes now."

Jade headed to the RV bathroom in sheer embarrassment not a few moments later, and Beck and Andre had a very brief chat about what had been seen and a joint threat/promise to never speak of what he saw. Before Jade left for the bathroom however, she had told him (complete with blushing cheeks, although bruises were appearing along her cheeks, and one side of her face was a bit more red from the slap) that whatever he saw, was totally consensual and then to 'never speak of it to me again'.

So yeah...Andre knew that Beck and Jade weren't exactly the 'rose petals and making love' type of couple. Meaning, the second he saw that video, he was probably the only person in the school who didn't come to the same conclusion.

"Nah man, it's cool. Probably for the best you didn't say anything." Beck shook his head, running his hand through his hair.

"We'll just have to tell them the truth. Just...I dunno. Put an announcement on The Slap or something." Jade stated, whipping out her own PearPhone.

"Jade stop! You do that...you know it'll look worst for you." Beck covered her hands with his own. "You know what these idiots are like. I'll get high fives, you'll get called names."

"Then what are we meant to do?! Just...allow people to keep thinking you're some abusive asshole?" She asked with a frown, biting her lower lip.

"We'll figure it out. I'm sure if we just...don't react to it, don't say anything about it, it'll all die down."

"Beck! You were jumped in the bathrooms because of this stupid video! What if a bigger group do it next time?" Andre asked, causing Jade to point at him and nod in agreement.

"I don't want people at school knowing about our sex life."

"Well, I don't want my boyfriend being beaten up in school because people think he's abusing me." She stated in return, crossing her arms. "I also don't want people to think I'm the type of girl who would stick around an abusive asshole."

Beck chewed his lower lip, brows furrowed in thought, before Jade finally sighed. "Fine. But we're at least telling Cat and your friends the truth."

"They're your friends too." Andre pointed out, to which she scoffed.

"No. You are my friend Andre, and Cat is too. Robbie and Tori are very much not my friends."

Andre couldn't help but give a cheeky grin at that, obviously pleased he was counted in the very selective circle of 'People Jade Willingly Tolerates', the only other occupants being Beck, her boyfriend, and Cat, her oldest and best friend.

"Well, don't you know how to make a guy feel special!" He exclaimed. "Hug?"

"No hug."

"Huuuuuug?"

"No. Fuck off." She snarled, backing away a little as he took a step forward. "Andre I swear to God-"

"Huuuuuuuuuuuug?" He grabbed her around the shoulder and pulled her into a bear hug, causing Jade to splutter and cuss, her arms pinned to her sides and feet unable to get the angle right to kick him in the shins or the kneecaps or the crotch.

"Put me down! Beck! Get him off me!" She screeched as she wriggled and struggled in the Musicians arms.

"Come on man, enough is enough." Beck chuckled, patting Andre on the shoulder, and finally the other boy put the foul mouthed and foul tempered girl down on her feet.

"Ass!" She growled, pushing past him as she stormed out the janitors closet, smoothing her hair.

"The fact she didn't knee me in the dick feels like progress." Andre told Beck as they followed her out.

"I know! Just a simple push - she didn't even pinch the back of your neck." He added with a smirk. "But also? Please don't hug my girlfriend like that again. It almost brought out Caveman Beck, and that's not something for the public eye." He warned, although it wasn't overly serious. Yes, he was pretty sure Andre had a thing for Jade, or at least an attraction. But who didn't? And out of everyone else, Andre was the one person Beck could 100% guarantee wouldn't even think of hitting on Jade, or even doing anything more than childish flirting - the same thing he did to Cat.

"Caveman Beck making an appearance is what caused this whole issue in the first place, so I get it." Andre nodded, as the trailed behind Jade. "Speaking of...what were you even thinking doing that in school? It's obviously the hallway next to Blackbox."

Beck shrugged a little, running his hand through his hair. "She was wearing a short and tight skirt. With no tights. And Ryder Daniels was staring at her ass the whole day." Ryder Daniels was an unspoken point of contention between Jade and Beck. He really disliked the fact that Jade was friends with the talentless asshole, but they'd been friends since childhood, him living next door to her fathers house - she had serious issues with him using girls to make up for his own talent, but she still spoke with him and chatted away - after all, they still lived next door to each other, even if Jade rarely stayed at home, simply more comfortable in the RV. On the days her dad insisted she come home make an appearance at a dinner due to a guest, Ryder Daniels presence was the only thing that kept her from being utterly miserable - instead she was just mostly miserable. It was obvious that Daniels wanted more than friends from Jade (and both Ryder and Jade's dads were hardcore 'shipping' them together), not that she noticed. But the one time he tried to tentatively bring it up, she had simply looked at him with raised eyebrows and disbelief, followed by a 'Really? REALLY?!' which quickly descended into an argument about how he was, and he quotes, a 'hypocritical asshole with more hair than sense who needed to get a fucking clue'. And he had to admit she did have a point - she was supposed to not care about a multitude of girls throwing themselves at him but he got upset over a childhood friend being a little flirtatious.

"Yeah, I missed most of my Music Theory lecture because of her skirt." Andre commented absent mindedly before noticing Beck's raised eyebrow. "Because I was trying to take everyone else's attention away from her!" He added on quickly, although the run on of words didn't really sell the lie, causing Beck to shove him lightly into the bank of lockers they were passing.