Beck's POV: Freshman year

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"Aunt Holly, is Tori ready yet?" I asked Tori's mom and she shook her head and smiled at me. I groaned. Tori is such a late riser.

"Don't wait for her, you'll be late if you do." She chuckled. I was hesitant but nodded anyway.

I hopped into my mom's car, buckling my seatbelts. I let out a sigh when I realized Tori and I wouldn't be coming at school together.

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It's already my free period, and so far I haven't seen Tori around. I missed her so much and it's been only a few hours. I was sitting at the bench, hanging around with the seniors, the jocks and cheerleaders specifically.

"Hi Beck!" A familiar voice called out. I was about to raise my hand and wave, but a cheerleader took it and she clutched it. I gave her a weird look but turn to see the other seniors insulting my best friend.

"Ewww, get away from here! I might catch your germs!" A cheerleader with a high and pitchy voice stated. I was about to tell her to shut the hell up but another jock butted in.

"Just get lost nerd. No one wants you here." He sneered and all of them laughed like it was the funniest joke ever created, all of them, except me. I saw Tori running away with unshed tears in her eyes.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" I hollered and stood up (thank God, the girl who clutched into my hand finally let go). "I'm going after her." I said into no one in particular.

Before I could ran after her, the jocks pinned me on the wall near the bench, and the biggest looking guy (probably the most popular) looked at me while the 2 jocks held my arms. "You won't hang with her."

"And why not?"

"Because I said so!" The authority in his voice made me flinch, but I didn't show it.

"You can't stop me from seeing my best friend!" I started kicking and thrusting, but the other jocks hold me and the guy earlier punched me in the stomach, making me groan.

"You will not hang with her. She will be your friend no more. If you disobey me, I'll make yours and hers life a living hell." He gave me an icy cold glare, sending chills down through my spine. "Trust me when I say you won't want that."

Sorry Tori.

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It's already lunch time, and my new 'friends' sat in the popular table, in the middle of the cafeteria. Then I saw Tori approaching us. Did she have a death wish?

"Come on Beck, let's go to our table." She gestured to the table faraway from everyone and near the dump. She yanked my arm but I yanked it away. I immediately felt guilty seeing her hurt expression.

"I don't wanna." I said stubbornly, crossing my arms over my chest and shaking my head for dramatic effect "This is my table now, and these people here are my friends." With every lie that escapes my mouth makes me shudder in disgust.

Tori removed her glasses, facing me with those brown orbs I couldn't resist. She knew that her beautiful eyes were my weakness, and now she is using it against me.

"Look at me." Tori ordered. I gulped before facing her facing her, looking straight in to her eyes. Her eyes shows hurt from the words I said earlier, her eyes are full of pain. She was on the verge of crying, yet she tried to pull of the tough façade.

"Look at me straight into the eyes and tell me that you don't want to be my friend anymore." Her face softened, her voice was begging me to change my mind, but I couldn't. I'm protecting her and this is for our own good. "Tell me you'd rather hang around with jocks and cheerleaders rather than a geek like me. Tell me you'd stop being my best friend and exchange our friendship for popularity."

The crowd was looking at us, some people are saying it's such a lame move to use Tori's lame eyes against me, I wanted to yell at them, to tell them her eyes isn't lame, but instead, it was beautiful and natural. Not the plastic they wore to make them pretty.

But I couldn't. I couldn't protect Tori because I knew it would make so things so much worse. And I hope what am I doing is the right thing and this will be the best of us even one or both of us is bound to get hurt.

"I don't want to be your friend." My voice was harsher since I prevented it from stuttering. "Hell I never wanted to be your friend." Her face look so vulnerable and I could notice a tear drop escaping her eye, but she managed to hold it back.

Lots of comments about Tori's eyes were thrown. Like it was just plain, it wasn't beautiful and she should just be blind.

I knew Tori is insulted, specially now, no one will help her, no one will side at her. I know she was breaking inside because that's the reason she wore glasses, she could get contacts and wear them with ease but she didn't because people think her eyes are plain and boring. But I thought so otherwise.

I thought that it was awesome and beautiful that any guy who looks at her eyes will be lost in the sea of her brown orbs.

"I only befriended you because our parents are friends." I feel sick because I'm not just lying to Tori but basically lying to myself also. "I never wanted to be friends with you. Did you know how long it took for me to get rid of you? Only to find out that the start of the freshman year is the day to do that."

She put her glasses to her face that the lenses are blocking her eyes. I feel completely empty not seeing those gorgeous orbs.

She turned around but I caught a teardrop rolling down her cheeks. "Bye Beck." She murmured with a soft voice only I could hear.

People are laughing at her expense, and I managed to control myself for snapping at them. They were saying things to Tori which aren't even true. They are insulting her how she used her eyes against me.

While Tori walk away, she held back the tears and hung her head low. Every person is laughing, especially the jocks and cheerleaders in our table. But me, I stayed there, rooted to my spot.

I wanted to say sorry and tell her I didn't mean it, I wanted to snapped at the people laughing at her, but instead, I gawked at her retreating steps with a painful heart.

All I did was sat on my spot, eating silently while I listen to the people chat amongst themselves. I felt my heart broke, remembering Tori's last line. Is it really over for us?

I took a deep sigh. At least, we were once best friends.

AN.

Sorry this took so long! Consider this as a late Christmas gift and early New Year present!

Have a wonderful year ahead of you !