Waters of Time

Disclaimer: Don't own Victorious

A/N:

-PART TRES-

When she opened her eyes, a different feeling presented itself. Her eyes scanned a strange new environment while the beats of her heart ran through her body with rapid pulses. "Where am I now?"

It looked as though she were in her bedroom back home, but the room still was different. While her bed and desk were in the same places, she had two windows on the wall that faced the street, and her bed had a black and red colored theme as opposed to purple.

Krissy walked up behind her, causing her to jump and spin to meet her. "You're in your present day timeline, but the one that exists with Sherry and Joshua's survival." Krissy put her fingers together and looked to the computer. "I should probably let you know, there are a few things that are different."

She wasted no time rushing to the computer and opening her Skype and Yahoo chats. "I-I need to tell my friends." Krissy lifted her hand to her chin and let her shoulders fall. Trina studied the chat and whined when she didn't see her friends. "You're not even on my contact list. Hell, I don't know these people." She did recognize the names in the contact list, but it still felt new to her.

"Well why would you know me?"

"You're my best friend." Trina twisted in the chair and hung her elbow over the back. "You're like my sister, though you're not…" Krissy folded her arms and raised an eyebrow at her.

"Think about how we met Trina. You like to write, you became a writer. Through your first attempt at it, I commented and our friendship started, but think about why you wanted to write."

"What do you mean?" She turned back to the computer and opened up the web browser. Krissy drew out a heavy sigh as Trina attempted to log in to the website she often went to. When it failed, she let out a startled scream. "It doesn't recognize my email?"

"Katrina dot Vega93 at yahoo dot com…does not exist. You don't write in this timeline."

She pulled her fingers away from the keyboard with a frown and furrowed her brow at the screen. "I don't." It was starting to make sense. The whole reason she started writing was as an escape, an outlet. "Tori and her friends never paid me much mind, and when they did it was always an insult. Uncle David and Aunt Holly ignored me too, so I started writing."

"Yep. Now your mom and brother are alive, guess who you don't live with."

"Uncle David."

Krissy swept her arms out and laughed. "I probably shouldn't appear in this form either. If you tried to find me in this timeline, I'd think you were a psycho." A sudden ache hit her stomach. She moved her hand over her abdomen with a groan and looked at the Skype chat.

"Tori's online. Her username's different."

"Her entire life is different."

"Why?"

"Did you forget that you were the one who encouraged her not to give up on Hollywood Arts?" Krissy sat on the edge of the bed and crossed her legs. "Not even that, she only got in because of that showcase that you didn't sing in. She only met Andre because you had a project to work on."

"Then she…doesn't even know who her friends are?" Trina pictured Tori sitting with her friends at the kitchen table, each holding cards in their hands and laughing together. "It's hard to think that she wouldn't know who they are."

Krissy tapped her cheek with her forefinger and closed her eyes. "Should probably not worry too much about that. She doesn't, obviously. Why would she if she doesn't know who they are?" Her stomach twisted and she slowly shook her head.

"I guess." Tori's name on Skype flickered and an instant message came through from the girl. The fact that she was saying anything to her was strange, but she didn't know what to say to her. "I remember a few things from this timeline, but not everything."

"It will come to you. This timeline actually exists in another realm, if you can picture it. You are now the same Trina that exists in this line, her memories are yours, but they need to merge. In a couple of days, you'll completely forget the other life you knew. That life will never have existed."

"Never exis-" She closed her eyes and recalled the many Skype conversations with Tori. She knew everything about the girl, they shared many secrets with one another as though they were best friends.

The fact remained that in this world, Tori was the shy and antisocial one. She focused only on her studies. "While your cousin makes straight A's, she's in the same boat you were once in. Few friends, if any. Ignored by her parents. It's a hard life, but hey, her best friend is her cousin. You've got friends around here, by the way."

"Trina." Her mom's voice caused her to flinch. She looked to the door and smiled as it cracked open and a tall woman with long brown hair and a soft face stepped into the rom. "Are you done with your homework?"

"I think so." She glanced to a textbook on the bed and her heart skipped. "I'm taking a summer course? Health and nutrition." Sherry followed her gaze and exhaled softly.

"Dinner's on the table and your brother's come to visit." She continued to stare at her mom, studying what looked to be a dream. She wanted to reach out and touch her, to know that she was truly standing before her.

The racing of her heart increased and tears sparked in her eyes while watching her mother walk away. Her breath caught in her throat and she quickly swept her tears from her face. "It's not real. This can't be real." Trina's hand moved up to her chest and Krissy started to laugh.

"Oh it's real. Go ahead and pinch yourself if you must. Or better yet." The girl walked over and snapped her nails on Trina's arm. Pain shot across her and she jerked to the right, throwing her hand to the stinging spot.

"What the hell! I thought you were just a figment of imagination or something." The corner of Krissy's lip tucked up and her eyelids fell halfway.

"My powers mystify even my husband." After a second, the woman vanished, leaving her alone. Trina turned to the computer and moved her fingers to the keyboard, pausing as her mom called from the kitchen.

"Can't talk now," Trina typed to Tori. "Mom's calling me for dinner." She looked up to the photo on the wall and her heart leapt up. "High school graduation. I look…beautiful." Unlike the graduation picture from Hollywood Arts, in this she was smiling bright and holding a diploma up in the air.

Upon making her way to the kitchen, she halted in the doorway and whimpered at the sight before her. Her brother was seated at the table. He was tall and had his hair combed to the right. Joshua turned to look at her through his thin glasses. "Hey Trina, your food's getting cold."

Without thought, she ran forward and threw her arms around his neck. He flinched as she wept into the back of his shoulder. "I've missed you so much!" She tightened her grip around him and he started to choke.

"I've been home for like a month now. I swear you're hugging me harder than my girlfriend, it's weird." Her eyes widened and she stepped back, gasping in surprise. She wanted to blurt out a question about this girlfriend of his, but thought better of it.

Throughout all his years in school, he was always antisocial and never talked to girls. Just the fact that he had a girlfriend was something that he would once have considered a miracle.

Sherry walked to the large table and set a plate down. Her eyes drifted over to Trina and her brow started to furrow. "Are you alright? You're acting strange."

Joshua laughed and pushed a piece of chicken into his mouth. "You're telling me. When was the last time I got a hug from my little sister?" He flashed a smirk at her. Trina pulled back a chair and sat down at the table.

"You want another?"

"I wouldn't mind." He laughed while Sherry looked to her with concern. Trina grabbed her silverware and looked down to her food. She couldn't remember the last time she sat down as a family at the dinner table.

"David and Holly never sit at the table to eat, and Tori absolutely refuses to eat dinner at home anymore. This is amazing!" Something her mother always valued was family, so no matter what was going on, dinner was meant to be a time when family got together at the table.

"What do you think you are doing?" A voice asked from behind. Trina flinched and shifted her eyes to the corners. Standing beside her, but unseen to Josh and Sherry, was an image of herself. She had a stern look on her face, her hair was in a messy ponytail, and she was wearing a red tank top and black jogging pants. Her head was covered by a dark red ball cap with the Texas Rangers logo. "Who the hell are you, miss fancy? This is my life. Get your own, you don't belong here! I don't know what test this is, but don't ruin my life." The girl looked at her with disgust and crossed her arms. "I hug people, but not frequently or like you just did."

Trina swallowed hard and stabbed her food with her fork. The girl threw her hands up and let out an angry scream before vanishing. Krissy appeared in her place and waved her hand before her sour expression. "Whew, sorry about that." Trina pushed the bite into her mouth and shut her eyes. "I should probably let you know that until everything, you know, merges…you might see or hear from the Trina that exists in this world. But don't worry, it's nothing serious. After all, she's you, or you're her. You're becoming one."

"So." She looked to Joshua and curved her lips up. "What brings you to visit?" Josh raised an eyebrow at her and lowered his fork beside the plate.

"Your tournament this weekend. Obviously." She had a feeling she was still athletic, but she didn't know for sure. "Did you hit your head or something?" Joshua looked over to Sherry and pointed at Trina. "Mom, I think she's got amnesia. We need to take her to a doctor." Sherry bowed her head and snickered at him.

"Josh, for the last time, we are not taking your sister to the doctor so we can ship her off to some asylum. I thought you grew out of that?"

"Hey, what kind of older brother would I be if I didn't mess with my sister once in a while?"

"Well what if we sent her to Uncle David's place in Cali?" Sherry rolled her eyes and shoved a bite of mashed potatoes into her mouth. Trina looked to her mom with a spark of curiosity. "Well that's a legit question, isn't it? You never let us visit the guy."

"You're old enough Joshua. You fly out and visit if you want, I can't guarantee he'll have the time to stop and pay a visit." Sherry stabbed the chicken and shook her head. "David has always been too busy to give anyone the time of day, so I've never bothered to send you over to see him. Not to mention, he's never invited us and is 'too busy' to see us anyway."

"Harsh," Trina muttered. Her appetite faded as she thought onto David. She seemed to remember him getting a divorce from his wife, but that was crazy because she thought she'd talked him out of it. "No, I talked him out of it in my old timeline, get it straight."

Sherry poked her fork at Trina. "Will you be going to the movies with Trixie later?" She jerked her head up and hesitated for a second.

"Trixie?"

Joshua's eyebrows shot up and he let out a chuckle. "I'm telling you mom, she hit her head."

"Hush Joshua." Sherry smiled gently and leaned back in the chair. "Your best friend, Trina. Same friend you've had for the last five years, and the same one you've been planning this big movie night with for the last week."

"Did you forget what movie you've been wanting to see also? The one that you've been going hysterical over for the last month now."

Trina rolled her eyes and scoffed. "Yeah of course I remember." She flashed a weak smile as Joshua replied with a hum of disbelief. "I'd like those memories to start coming back now!"

Those be some incredibly slow memories. It's nice to see Sherry and Joshua.