So I decided to continue this as a bunch of one shots about Jade and her friendship with the rest of the gang. This one will revolve around the events of Tori Goes Platinum and how Jade handles the almost kiss. This contains mild swearing and alcohol usage.
Jade's heart was shattering as Tori sang Make It In America. She clutched her seat tightly, her nails digging into the cushion. She blinked away tears as Beck gazed up at Tori with a huge smile on his face. She felt like dying.
Andre was seated beside Beck and he watched Jade in amazement as Tori was up on stage. Jade had given up singing at the Platinum Music Awards for Tori? What the hell was happening? He reached behind Beck's seat to squeeze Jade's shoulder. Jade looked over at Andre and gave him a weak smile, which he returned. Beck was too busy watching Tori to notice the exchange. Under other circumstances, Andre would have been ecstatic to see Tori singing on stage, but not if it was hurting Jade.
Cat was shocked when Tori went up on stage instead of Jade. Where was she? Cat was completely clueless, looking over to see Jade seated next to Beck. Cat was utterly confused but turned her gaze back to Tori since she couldn't really see Jade behind Andre and Beck.
After the awards were over, Beck quickly went to congratulate Tori along with Robbie. Jade stayed in her seat, staring at her shoes with a blank expression. Andre stood up and held out a hand for Jade. She looked up, confusion and hurt clear in her eyes.
"Come on, let's ditch the after party and have on of our own." Andre said with a soft smile that made Jade feel a whole lot better. Jade took his hand and stood up, walking towards Tori to congratulate her. Andre stopped to whisper something in Cat's ear, who quickly nodded and followed after him.
"You did great, Vega." Jade said, her voice completely void of malice or any undertone of sarcasm. Tori was shocked by Jade's actions throughout the night, but was happy that Jade was being nice.
"Thank you so much Jade. I couldn't have done it without you." Tori said, reaching to give Jade a hug. Jade flinched back, but let Tori give her a quick squeeze before she roughly pushed her off.
"Don't mention it." Jade said unhappily. Beck stared at his ex-girlfriend curiously. What had gotten into her tonight? Whatever it was, he liked this new Jade. After Andre and Cat had congratulated Tori and the group chatted a bit, Cat started to look queasy and leaned against Jade as the rest of the gang talked.
"Hey guys, Cat's not feeling well so I'm going to take her and Jade home. Have fun at the after party!" Andre said as Cat hgged her friends goodbye.
"Oh, okay. Feel better Cat!" Tori called as the three best friends started to walk away. She was disappointed that three of her friends weren't going to the after party, but she was happy that Beck was. She wasn't entirely sure how she felt about Beck, but she was definitely happy with him around.
Jade slid into the passenger seat as Cat buckled in the backseat. Cat started animatedly chatting as soon as Andre started the car.
"I thought you didn't feel good?" Jade asked, quirking up a pierced eyebrow at Cat's sudden change in behavior.
"I'm a good actress." Cat giggled with a flip of her red hair, causing Jade to crack a small grin.
"So, wanna tell us what happened back there?" Andre asked quietly as he pulled out if the packed parking lot. Jade froze, the grin quickly melting from her lips. She looked out the window and sighed, knowing her friends were only concerned about her.
"Cat was video chatting with Tori, and she forgot to close it. I heard voices coming from her laptop so I went over to see what it was. Beck and Tori were sitting on Tori's couch and...they leaned in and they..they were about to k-kiss but Tori stopped him. Beck asked w-why they couldn't kiss and Tori s-said because she couldn't do that to a f-friend." Jade's voice shook as she told her friends what happened. Her bottom lip quivered and she dissolved into a puddle of tears. Andre gripped the steering wheel tighter, pissed that Beck would do that to Jade. Cat leaned forward and rested a hand on Jade's shoulder to comfort her.
"Jadey, I'm so sorry! I can't believe Beck would do that! What a..what an asshole!" Cat shouted, her face scrunching up in anger. Jade was amused by Cat's swearing, but she couldn't stop the tears that were escaping her eyes. Andre reached over and held Jade's hand as he steered with the other, pulling into Jet Brew's drive thru. He ordered three coffees again, two black and one cappuccino for Cat. Andre handed Jade her much needed coffee and she smiled at him.
"You guys really mean a lot to me" Jade proclaimed quietly as she sipped from her steaming cup. Andre almost spit out his drink at the sudden confession and Cat squealed excitedly.
"We love you Jadey. Who needs a stupid boy? You have us. Always." Cat said as she placed a light kiss on Jade's cheek. Jade swatted Cat away halfheartedly but a small smile graced her lips. Andre squeezed Jade's hand and nodded his head in agreement. Andre loved Jade, in what way he wasn't entirely sure. He loved her like a sister, but that old crush he had on her had started to return once she and Beck broke up. Andre did have a crush on Tori, but seeing as she was growing closer to Beck, maybe it wasn't so wrong for him to like Jade.
Jade relaxed as they pulled into her driveway, all three hopping out and entering the mansion they spent so much time at lately. Usually Jade spent her time at Cat's house since Jade's parents were always away, but since they started hanging out with Andre more, they choose to hang at Jade's.
Jade plopped down on her bed while Andre settled on the couch by her window. Cat sat down at the end of Jade's bed and the three sat in comfortable silence until Cat brightened with an idea.
"Let's have our own after party!" Cat exclaimed as she jumped off Jade's bed excitedly. Jade and Andre gave her a curious loook before muttering their agreement. Jade got up to fetch some of her mother's liquor while Cat fiddled with Jade's pearpod, settling on a song she liked and dancing around the room. Andre chuckled and grabbed Cat's hands, twirling her around the room gracefully. Jade returned with a few bottles and set them down on her dresser, where Cat and Andre quickly flanked her.
Jade pulled three shotglasses from her closet and set up a round of raspberry Vodka for all of them.
"On three." Jade said.
'One." Andre started.
"Two." Jade sang.
"Three!" Cat giggled, glad she remembered. They quickly pressed the drinks to their lips and gulped, each making a sour face and reaching for the bottle of cola Jade had brought for them. All three erupted into a fit of laughter, before preparing themselves another drink. They spent the night dancing and talking about random things that popped into their brains, and when Jade eventually passed out on her bed, she wasn't even thinking of Beck.
Yay! This chapter was a little more mature but that's why this is rated T. I haven't decided what to do with Ande and Jade yet. As much as I love Jade and Beck, I also love Jade and Andre as friends and possibly more. I won't have them start dating, but there will be definite moments where they act as more than friends. Perhaps we will see a jealous Beck? Mwuahahaha xD