"Tragedy masked the Oscars last night as Tori Vega was awarded her third Academy Award for Best Actress six months after her death. Beck Oliver, Andre Harris and Trina Vega were on hand to accept the award on her behalf, but none of them seemed to have a word to say.

After her name was announced, the star received a standing ovation that lasted a full ten minutes. Oliver, Harris and Vega waited for the applause to stop, heads bowed, and when it finally did, Beck stepped forwards to take the mic. He appeared unafraid to show his feelings, openly crying, and after he attempted to speak three times, he simply shook his head, kissed the Oscar and raised it to the sky before exiting the stage.

Along with the award, Vega had an entire segment of the show dedicated to her incredible career. The star made 30 films in the 5 years she was active, three of which won Oscars and 7 of which won Golden Globes. In the audience, many were visibly upset. Anna Kendrick, who met Tori at her first Oscars ceremony, was tearful, while a shaky Leonardo DiCaprio was seen handing a tissue to director Max Anderson. Lizzie Riley and Jackson Holmes were seen comforting each other, while Jane Lawson and Darryl Brown wept on each other's shoulders, unable to maintain their composure at the loss of their best friend.

In another controversial move, the annual Vanity Fair Oscars party was cancelled last night after numerous stars announced their intention to boycott any events where the paparazzi would be present. They also refused to stop on the red carpet before the show, entering quickly through other entrances in a show of solidarity.

Instead of attending parties, every attendee of the ceremony went on to the 'Tori Vega Memorial Service', a public tribute to the star after her small and private funeral just days after her death. Directors Max Anderson and Jackson Holmes both spoke about the star, before the cast of Romeo and Juliet took to the stage to pay tribute to her. They were followed by Vega's school friends, Cat Valentine and Jade West, her teacher, Erwin Sikowitz, and then Andre Harris sat at the piano and sang for her. Father David Vega was the representative of her family chosen to speak at the event, while Trina and Holly remained in the audience, pale-faced and red-eyed. At the very end of the evening, actor and long-term boyfriend Beck Oliver stood up and took the mic.

'Thank you,' he said solemnly. 'Tori would have been honoured to hear how much you all loved her. Tori loved you all as much as you loved her, if not more, and to know that you are standing by her, standing against the press in this…this awful time would mean the world to her. And it means the world to me. On a personal level, I want to thank you for your support because I honestly don't know how I'd go on without it. I know you all miss her too and I just...' At this point, Beck broke down and was joined on stage by Andre Harris and Darryl Brown, who both wrapped an arm around Beck and held him up.

'What Beck would like to say is that we all need each other to get through this,' Darryl said stiffly. 'We would like to thank the Academy for their beautiful tribute, we would like to thank everybody who has spoken tonight for their kind words and we would like to thank everyone who has elected to attend this event, rather than attend a paparazzi filled party. We are sending so much love to every single one of you.'

The event concluded with a video organised by Vega's close friend, Leonardo DiCaprio. He rose to the stage to make a speech, but instead, much to the surprise of Oliver and Vega's family, introduced a video. Many stars and friends had joined forces to pay tribute to Vega, including Anna Kendrick, Graham Norton, Chris Pine, Douglas Booth, Liam Payne, Taylor Swift, Lizzie Riley, Lance White, Jane Lawson and many others. The video concluded with a speech from DiCaprio, and after the film ended, he led the crowd in sending up a prayer to Vega."

"Tonight on the show, we have Leonardo DiCaprio, ladies and gentlemen, here to promote his new film, 'Flipside'," Graham Norton says brightly. "He is joined by singer and judge on Britain's Got Talent, Miss Alesha Dixon, and our final guest, Mr Beck Oliver, who is here promoting the fourth instalment of the 'Virals' saga, 'Exposure'. Later in the show, we'll have music from superstar songstress Birdy, but first let's welcome our guests."

"Welcome, everyone!" he says as they all sit down. Beck and Leonardo look very comfortable together, while Alesha perches on the edge on her seat, looking very nervous. "Two Oscar winners here tonight, how exciting!" Beck smiles wanly and Leonardo grins, clapping him on the back.

"Now, Beck, you've not been here for a long time. I must ask, how are you?" Graham says gently.

"I think, as well as can be hoped," Beck says quietly. "I'm just taking one day at a time."

"And this is your first film since she passed away?" Graham says. "How tough was it, going back to work after a tragedy like this?"

"I mean…unimaginable," Beck says. "This was wrapped before she…you know, but they wanted to do a couple of reshoots. They postponed them for as long as they could, they even talked to me about moving back the release date of the film, but I didn't want to do that. Tori was such a fan of this saga and she would have been furious to know that we were keeping other fans waiting. So I went back to work and I did the reshoots and it was so tough. I mean, I worked with her on all 5 films, she was on set every day and to be there and her not be was…there aren't words honestly. But it was good too. I was there and I was with people who loved her and who knew what I was going through and to be honest, I was worried I would never act again. So it was good to know that I could still do it."

"Of course," Graham says. "I mean, you took a lot of time off after the interview with Ellen, did you consider not going back?"

"That was so stupid of me," Beck says. "I was so angry about it all and I didn't know how to process, I mean…I've never lost anyone so close to me, I didn't know how to deal with that much grief. So I just turned it around onto the press and I told everyone about the baby, which I shouldn't have done, but…you know, I made a choice."

"So are you saying you're not angry with the paparazzi anymore?" Graham asks.

"No, not at all," Beck says sharply. "I'm furious with them and I still believe that they hold the majority of the blame. I'm not stupid enough to pretend that Tori didn't make mistakes that day, she should have pulled over and waited for them to go, but just…God I play it over and over, that last day and I don't know how to comprehend what happened. It's impossibly unfair."

"Did you speak to her at all before the accident?" Graham asks. "Do you remember the last thing she said to you?"

"Yeah, of course I do," Beck says. "We were talking about the scan, actually, and um…I think I was just about to shower before I went to work and I was trying to get off the phone. If I'd known, I would never have hung up on her, but I did and I said, 'I'll see you later, princess.' And she said, 'Yeah yeah, whatever. I love you.' And then she hung up before I could reply and I just…"

"She knew," Leonardo says gently as Alesha brushes away tears. "She knew how much you loved her."

"I know she did," Beck says. "I just…She was my one and now she's gone."

"She's still with you," Leonardo says calmly. "She's with all of us."

"Yes, of course, because you knew her too, Leo," Graham says. "You were famously fond of her."

"She was incredible," Leo says approvingly. "I adored her, I was bewitched by her, she was…unprecedented in the world of Hollywood. She won 3 Oscars, and she wasn't even 23 years old. You know how many women have won 3 Best Actress Oscars? Only 1 other and that was Katharine Hepburn who won 4 and who was famously the best actress ever in Hollywood. She was 27 when she won her first Oscar and she won her last one when she was 74, like it took her that long to hone her craft. Tori, I think, overtook her as the best actress the world has ever seen and it is…tragic that she is gone. She was such a good girl too, so good-hearted and polite and innocent. She never touched drugs, she hardly ever drank, she was just hard-working and intelligent and outstanding and it is awful that she has been taken from us like this."

"Beautifully put," Graham says. "Did you know her, Alesha?"

"I don't think we ever met," Alesha says. "But I was a huge fan."

"She was a fan of yours too," Beck says. "We used to argue about whose turn it was to do the dishes a lot and whenever I refused, she'd play your song, 'The Boy Does Nothing'." Alesha grins broadly but Beck doesn't stop, continuing, "She'd play it on repeat and I'd roll my eyes the first couple of times and then I'd start to sing and dance along until she was laughing so hard she forgot she was mad. I loved that."

Alesha and half the audience are in tears but Graham pushes on, "Now Beck, how have you got through this? You made it very clear you had no intentions of hiding your grief and you haven't done so."

"Grief is natural," Beck says. "I didn't give people the impression that it was bad to feel things, or worse that I wasn't feeling things, because I was and I cared so deeply for her that I physically can't comprehend it. But friends and family have supported me through. Lea – Michele – who obviously went through something very similar a few years ago, she reached out to me and talked to me, Leo, of course, supported me, Anna, who was very fond of Tori, they were very close. Um…the entire cast of 'Romeo and Juliet' all came round to mine."

"They seem to be really suffering," Graham observes. "Darryl Brown and Jane Lawson in particular?"

"What you have to understand is that the entire cast pretty much was unknown," Beck says. "Apart from Kyle and Lance, everybody else was new to Hollywood, and we went through this…insane experience together. You know? Like the film was a phenomenon, it was Max's phenomenon and we were just sort of dragged along for the ride and suddenly we were stars and we were winning Oscars and none of us really knew how it happened, but we were all in it together so we…we stayed very close afterwards. Darryl and Tori were recording together, Jane lived just down the road, we were best friends, all of us, and when it happened…it was like they'd lost a family member."

"Of course," Graham says. "Now, we have to of course mention the beautiful Oscar tribute and the memorial service that took place afterwards."

"That was everything to me," Beck admits, his voice cracking as he starts to break down in tears. "The tribute was amazing and such an honour and I loved it, but the memorial…Everybody was there and I just… So many people loved her, she touched so many lives and I am impossibly grateful to everyone who spoke or played or…the video, man. That really was the best thing I got from that day. I watch it every day."

"Leo, it really was beautiful," Graham says. "How did you put that together?"

"I just called everyone I knew," Leo says. "Tori and I went to lunch all the time and any number of people accompanied us. Usually Anna, to be fair, but people like Liam from One Direction who just adored her, people like you, of course, Douglas, Taylor, everybody that knew her, you know? Everybody has their own stories to tell and I wanted Beck and her family to see them all. To see how much people loved her."

"The people you didn't interview, of course," Graham says. "Were Tori's high school friends…"

"No, I didn't," Leo says. "I did speak to…Jade – West – but she said that she just wasn't…wasn't ready to speak about her yet. I think that's fair enough and when you've known someone as long as they all knew her, it's just really hard to comprehend. It was like losing a sister for a lot of them, and while I did speak to Cat Valentine, Andre Harris and Robbie, their other friend, I wasn't expecting anything."

"Lovely," Graham says. "Now, Beck, we really should talk about your film. Tell me about what your character's going through in this movie."

"Well at the end of the last one, he'd betrayed everybody he loved, especially the girl and he…he was alone," Beck says, his voice breaking again. "He didn't know what to do and that's how we open. Ben is very hurt, very confused, he's having all these feelings and he doesn't know what to do with them and Tory is just not speaking to him at all. He's at a new school, he's away from his friends, he's still got these powers which are going absolutely crazy, and then…as if on cue, somebody gets kidnapped and Tory pulls him back into another mystery."

"He must get sick of it," Graham laughs, but Beck shakes his head.

"Nah, course not," Beck says. "He loves that sort of thing anyway and he's good natured so he wants to help out. More than anything though, I think he'd just do absolutely anything for her, because he loves her so much."

"Great, well let's take a look at a clip," Graham says.

"One year on from the tragedy, Beck Oliver and his family and friends spent the day mourning Tori Vega, who passed away after a car accident last year. Just last week, two photographers for OK! Magazine, Samuel Matthews and Bryan Jackson, were arrested and charged with second degree murder for their role in the accident. They are expected to appear in court on Friday.

Now, though, Beck joins us in the studio as we sit back to look over Tori's life – her work, her love and everything that made her the star the world took to their hearts. I'm Stephen Colbert and this is the Tori Vega special. Beck, welcome!"

"Hi," Beck says warmly.

"How are you?" Stephen asks gently.

"I'm doing okay," Beck replies. "Anniversaries like that are always hard, but we marked it together and it really was a very special day. It's just hard to wrap my head around, you know? That she's been gone a whole year."

"Of course it is," Stephen says. "Now, today we're going right back to the beginning, to when you first met Tori. It's my understanding that she joined your school quite late?"

"Yeah, she went to a normal school for years," Beck explains. "Her sister, Trina, went to my school though, and so one night Tori came along to our Spring showcase. Her sister had an allergic reaction and she couldn't go on, but because Tori had been there when Trina was rehearsing with Andre, he suggested she go on instead. And she did and she was…miraculous. She was offered a place at the school that night and she joined the following Monday."

"And that must have been where her friendship with Andre first started?" Stephen says. "She and Andre were famously close."

"They were best friends," Beck agrees. "Right from Day 1, they were so close. I mean, he was like a brother to her, they loved each other so much. I don't think I saw them fight more than twice the whole time they knew each other."

"So her first day at Hollywood Arts," Stephen says. "That's when you first met her?"

"Yes," Beck says, laughing. "She spilt hot coffee all down me. My girlfriend didn't like her much at first because of that. And then, Tori led her first improv on her second day and kissed me."

"Oh wow," Stephen says. "So that's where your relationship first started?"

"Are you kidding?" Beck laughs. "No, not at all. I had a girlfriend who I was on and off with throughout high school; Tori dated other guys."

"So how did it happen?" Stephen asks keenly.

"Well, one of the times I broke up with my girlfriend, I went to a party afterwards," Beck says. "And I ended up hooking up with Tori."

"And your relationship went from there?" Stephen asks.

"No," Beck replies, shaking his head. "After that, we pretended it never happened. I got back with my girlfriend and we went back to normal. But then we were cast in 'Romeo and Juliet'. It was all fine, easy to act like I was in love with her but it didn't affect our relationship in any way. And then we had to film the sex scene and I was kissing her and I just…it's like it hit me all at once, I was so deeply in love with her that I could hardly bear it and I just didn't ever want to stop kissing her. Max had to call a cut 4 times before either one of us noticed."

"Oh wow," Stephen laughs. "Raunchy."

"Yes, but then Tori freaked out," Beck says. "We both did to be fair. We'd been friends for so long and I'd never anticipated falling in love with her. It just seemed to happen all at once and neither of us really knew how to deal with it. So she ran off set as soon as we'd finished filming and went straight home with Andre. I went home to pick up a few things and my girlfriend – ex-girlfriend at this point – was there so I turned around and went straight to Tori's house. I hammered on her front door and told her how much I loved her and we ended up hooking up again. And our relationship went from there."

"Wow," Stephen says. "And you never broke up?"

"No, never," Beck says. "That's not to say there weren't some really rocky patches, especially after we moved in together. I mean, at one point, we were both working 18 hour days, and even though we were on the same film, we hardly saw each other, especially since she was filming something else as well. We argued a lot when we were together, over the most stupid stuff too, like whose turn it was to do the dishes or whether I was around to go to her premiere. But then we always took some time, went on holiday or spent a few days together and got it back on track – I think we both sort of worked out that our relationship was really important and worth fighting for."

"So after you got together, it all sort of snowballed, didn't it, in terms of your careers?" Stephen says. "The film you'd made together got the best reviews of all time and then all those nominations. What was that experience like?"

"Overwhelming," Beck nods. "I mean, every young actor dreams of one day being nominated for an Oscar or a Golden Globe or a BAFTA or a Screen Actors Guild Award, and Tori and I were nominated for all 4 the first feature film we ever made. It was crazy, and the fact that she won all of them was insane. She was so cool as well, like she made these incredible acceptance speeches and she kept her humility and I was so proud of her, and then the night after the Oscars, we went to Leo's party and then had another party at ours and then our friends stayed the whole next day and they finally left and I went to do the washing up and I went back into the living room and she was just sitting on the floor, crying her eyes out. She literally couldn't handle everything that was happening, she couldn't believe that many people loved her."

"Well we did," Stephen says. "Let's take a look at some of her work."

"Breaking news tonight as Samuel Matthews and Bryan Jackson are found guilty for their role in the death of beloved actress Tori Vega," the reporter says. "Sentencing will take place on Friday, but actor and boyfriend Beck Oliver spoke to reporters today, expressing relief at the verdict."

Beck sits up and switches off the TV, looking around the room and sighing. "Dinner I guess," he says to himself. "Pizza maybe?"

"You can't order pizza again, you'll get fat," a familiar voice says and Beck's head whips round. Tori is sitting on the sofa, smiling up at him.

"Tori?" he says, his voice breaking. "What…what are you doing here?"

"Thought you might need some help today," she says gently.

"I thought you were dead?" he says.

"Come on, baby, you know I am," she says sadly, her voice cracking on every other word. "You really think I could have stayed away for this long if I didn't have to?"

"So how are you here?" he asks.

"I'm not really," she says regretfully. "But you called me back."

"I didn't…I don't…" He stutters and then trails off tearfully.

"I know," she says sadly. "I know you don't remember calling me, but you did. And I'm here to help."

"How can you help me?" he asks. "You're gone."

"I know," she says. "But I don't think you do. You haven't let me go."

"I'm trying," he says. "I just don't know how."

"You got me justice, babe," she says. "You did the right thing and now…now you have to live your life."

"But none of it will be right," he says. "We had plans, Victoria. Plans for marriage and a baby and a life together."

"I know," Tori says. "But plans change. And you can make new ones, I know it. You just need to forgive me for leaving you. You need to forgive yourself for living."

"How?" he asks. "It should have been me."

"No," she says. "It shouldn't have been either of us, but it's just one of those things. And I have to go."

"I don't want you to leave me again," he says. "I don't think I can do this by myself."

"I know that you can," she says. "Beck, you are the only man I ever loved and I will be waiting for you whenever you're ready. But you've still got a life to lead and you can't do that if you can't let me go."

"Babe," he says. "I miss you."

"I miss you too," she breathes, tilting her head as her eyes fill with tears. "But I believe you'll survive."

"How?" he asks.

"I don't know," she says. "But I always believed that believing we survive is what makes us survive. So, you just have to believe it too."

"And I'll see you again?" he asks.

"So much sooner than you think," she says softly. "And I will always be with you."

"I don't think I can say goodbye again," he says.

"We didn't get a proper goodbye last time," she says, tears pouring down her cheeks. "But we can do this together."

"I know," he says. "Can I…can I touch you?"

"I don't know," she says, getting to her feet. She reaches out a hand and puts it on his chest; it makes contact and rests there.

"Tori," he gasps, immediately scooping her into a tight hug. "God, it feels so good to touch you."

"I know," she says, sobbing into his shoulder. "I know, Beck, but I still have to leave."

"I love you," he weeps, fighting for breath. "I'm never going to forget you."

"And I will never truly leave you," she says, through sobs. "You were the love of my life, Beck Oliver, and you made every day an adventure. Every second that we spent together was so special and beautiful and it meant the world. I'm sorry I had to leave so soon. I wanted a life with you, I wanted so many more years than I got and I-"

"I know," he says. "I forgive you and I'm sorry that I couldn't save you."

"I forgive you," she says.

"You were my one," he says. "I will never love anyone as much as I love you. I just…how lucky I am to have had something that makes saying goodbye so hard."

"You're quoting Winnie the Pooh?" she says, laughing through her tears.

"It sums it up quite nicely," he chuckles. "And I mean every word."

"Me too," she whispers. "I have to go."

"I know," he says, leaning down and kissing her deeply. "God, I love you."

"I love you too," she weeps. "You are just everything to me."

"One last kiss," he says, pressing his lips against hers.

"Will you tell the others?" she asks. "I know that they know but…just tell them how much I love them."

"Okay," he says. "I will."

She kisses him once again and then steps back, tears still pouring down her cheeks. "Beck Oliver," she says, voice breaking. "I love you. Goodbye."

"Goodbye," he says, closing his eyes. When he opens his eyes again, she is gone and he drops to the floor, weeping. He doesn't know how long he stays there, crying for hours, but when he finally gets to his feet, it's like a weight has been lifted and he goes to bed feeling fresher.

"Morning," Andre shouts as he walks into Beck's house. He strokes Bailey fondly and then walks into the kitchen, where Beck is cooking breakfast. "You look cheerful this morning."

"I'm good," Beck says. "I slept well, I spoke to Tori last night, I'm making breakfast, I'm okay."

"Hang on," Andre says. "You spoke to Tori, Beck? What do you mean?"

"She came to see me," Beck says softly. "I know it sounds crazy, Andre, but she did."

"What did she say?" Andre asks, his eyes filling with tears. "Is she okay?"

"She's okay," Beck says. "We just…we said goodbye."

"Did she say anything…" Andre trails off, shaking.

"She said she loves you," Beck says, smiling sadly. "She's gone, Andre, and I think…I think we're going to be okay."

"I just miss her," Andre says.

"So do I, man," Beck says. "I always will. But she's always gonna be with us and she wants us to be happy. She wants us to survive."

"Okay," Andre says. "Then we survive. Are you coming to work?"

"Yes," Beck says. "Let's go."

And that's the end! I hope somebody enjoyed this story - I wrote it years ago and publishing it here gave me motivation to finally finish it. This chapter is actually one of my favourite things i've ever written, so I hope you like it too!

Happy reading xxx