"... and then my brother was like 'Noooo, please, I will do everything you want!' - but it was no use, my parents still refused to buy him a giraffe. Isn't that just so unfair?" Cat shook her head in disbelief.
"Yeah," Jade said sarcastically while adjusting a huge spotlight. "I'm so shocked."
Cat nodded. "I know, right?"
"A little more to the left, Jade and Cat!" their teacher yelled below them. They had a lesson on special effects and setting and Cat and Jade were supposed to do the lighting.
Jade did as she was told. "Got it!"
Their teacher nodded and strolled over to another group of students who were eagerly taking care of a backdrop.
Suddenly Cat started to giggle.
"What?" Jade asked impatiently.
"Beck's staring at you."
"He isn't," Jade simply said but yet let her eyes wander to the stage below, where Beck and André where working on some props. Indeed, Beck was looking at her but turned away as soon as their eyes had met. Knitting her brows, Jade kept staring for a short moment before focusing on her work again.
Cat snickered. "I think Beck lik-"
"Don't even say it!" Jade cut off her friend and pressed her hand on the redhead's mouth. "Listen closely, Cat, OK? Beck. Does. Not. Like me. We can't stand each other!"
"Uh-uh," Cat said shaking her head. "I saw you doing that acting exercise. Looked like the chemistry is right between you two."
"We were acting, Cat. That's it."
"But... – Look, he's staring again!"
Jade moaned. "Stop hallucinating!"
"I'm not, he really is! Look!"
"No."
Jade cursed under her breath and got back to working on the lightning as they were supposed to do. As much as she loved Cat, she could get really annoying sometimes. She didn't like Beck because she didn't like people who told her to be nicer in general. During the past week they had constantly clashed at any given opportunity. Most of the time he tried to talk her into reconsidering her attitude. The fact that every time he did so, he also stated that he only meant it well, which was only leading to her getting even angrier.
Plus, he would probably start dating that Tori girl soon and then he would definitely be out of favor with her because there was nothing Jade disliked more than those super popular 'dream' couples who kept sucking each other's faces all day. And she was most certain that Beck and Tori would end up as one of those.
Below Jade and Cat on the stage Beck and André were busy preparing some props for a play of some other students, which would have its premiere soon.
"'s everything alright, man?" André asked after having observed Beck for a while. "You seem kinda distracted."
Beck ran a hand through his long black hair. "Yeah, everything alright."
"What's it then?"
"Nothing." He rubbed his hands nervously.
André suspiciously raised an eyebrow. "Come on, spit it out."
Beck hesitated for a moment before he sighed and shrugged. "Fine, it's about Jade."
"The ice queen?" André grinned.
"Yeah... well, I'm just wondering if there's a reason why she is like that. I have a feeling that if you get to know her better she might-"
"You like her," André grinned.
Beck gasped. "What? No, I-I'm just curious, that's all."
"You sure?"
"Absolutely."
André chuckled. "Okay."
. . .
By now Tori was absolutely sure that she liked Beck. Of course it had only been a week since they had got to know each other and she knew that it was a little early but she had always been a girl who knew exactly what she wanted. And this time she wanted Beck.
She just had to. Come on, it was obvious that they were meant to be. To Tori at least. To be honest, she had known it right from the first moment she had laid eyes on Beck, that she wanted him to be hers. That feeling had simply grown stronger and stronger over the past week so that she was dead certain about the fact that it just had to be by now.
Don't get her wrong, she wasn't slutty or anything, and definitely not easy to have (as for most guys), it just occurred from time to time that she found one of those 'special ones', who she started to admire right at the first sight - and Beck happened to be one of those.
So now it was certain: She would win Beck's heart. And she would start right now.
. . .
Beck was confused. There was no other word to describe that strange feeling he had had all the past week. Confused because he really didn't know what to make of his feelings. On the one hand he disapproved of Jade's negative attitude towards everyone and everything (he himself was just like the exact opposite of her as for that matter), on the other hand there was something which kept him thinking of that strange girl all the time.
And so he was when he sat in history class (yes, even students of HA need to study "normal" subjects apart from arts) after their special effects lesson. Before André had mentioned it, the thought of actually liking Jade that way had never occurred to him. But since his friend had brought it up he had been wondering if there was any chance that it could be true really. Because, come on, everything would make sense then, wouldn't it? The whole thinking-of-her-all-the-time stuff.
But it was also ridiculous to think so, wasn't it? He was Beck Oliver after all, and guys like him couldn't date girls like Jade West, the Ice Queen, right? ...right?
As his teacher kept telling them about things Beck really couldn't care less about at that moment, he couldn't help but glance over to Jade every now and then (not even noticing how Tori did the same to him during the whole time), while he thought his feelings over and over. She was pretty, no doubt. Very pretty, to be honest.
OK, maybe he liked her a little bit (too much). But what was the point in that anyway? All they did was fighting and he was pretty sure that Jade did not like him at all.
But then again, he kind of liked her even though they seemed to not get along too well. So maybe she did, too? There was only one way to find out (the mere thought of it made him gulp) – he would ask her out.
I'm sorry this was kinda suck-ish. But it's like 1.30am and I just wanted to give you another update before I go on a class trip until next week :/ Yep, I'll be gone until Junde 21st, so no updates (I'd really prefer staying home).
Anyway, Bademance is getting started :) YAY!
Too lazy to type any more. Please review, though! LOL