In case anyone was wondering Sinjin knows everyone's locker combo. Also my disclaimer should go here, so there.

Katherine Loves Science

Katherine Novak was smart. Like really smart if she said so herself; as in future Valedictorian smart, as in most likely to cure cancer in the sometime distant future smart. No Katherine didn't have time to spend her Saturday nights partying. There were more important things to do like finishing up science projects that weren't due for months, or going through online SAT practices. She absolutely hated Hollywood Arts. She had begged her parents to enroll her in a private school that was dedicated to science, but her mom (a former cheerleader in her high school days) felt the she worked far too hard for a kid her age. "You're all work and no play my dear." So instead she was forced to audition for Hollywood Arts, and somehow got in even though she sabotaged her own audition.

The people here focused too much on drama and not enough on learning. Take that Tori Vega girl for example. She was always kissing someone else's boyfriend, or yelling out silly things. Why couldn't she just sit down and read a book? Not only that, but once again Tori convinced the principal to hold another Prome. So now Katherine had to find a date. As far as looks went Katherine knew she had a fairly symmetrical face. Symmetry was the basis of human attraction, though most people thought it was makeup. The problem was that she passed up any chance of a social life for studying long ago. She had no idea how exactly how to act in social situations, and tried to talk her way out of going like she did last year. Still her mom told her no. For the next week Katherine read any Cosmo and Seventeen magazines she could get her hands on. Half the articles were about one night stands and quickies, and she found herself shying away from the idea. If she was going to find someone she wanted commitment out of them. Too bad most teenage boys had one thing on their mind, and that wasn't something she was interested in. Well not all of them. There was one boy at this school that was actually willing to be in a committed relationship. That boy was Beck Oliver. He had managed to stay with his difficult girlfriend for three years. Yes, she would be perfectly happy to go to Prome with him. So with all the knowledge teenage magazines provided her she dressed in her shortest skirt, straightened her hair, and wore her contacts. She parked in the schools parking lot and waited for Beck to arrive. Once he did, she got out of the car and feigned clumsiness bumping right into to him.

"Sorry" He gave her a smile, and she became a hundred percent sure that this was something she wanted to do.

"No, it totally my fault", she said back twirling her hair around her finger just like the magazine instructed her to do. "I really want to make it up to you." Was this the part where she needed to bat her eyelashes? "By taking you to Prome." Nice and to the point. The magazine said boys liked girls with confidence.

"Well okay. I guess you're taking me to Prome." Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! She was in. She succeeded. Oh, she really needed to get going if she wanted to study a bit more before her first period test.

"My names Katherine, by the way, but I have to get going. See you later?"

"Sure thing Prome date."

She understands that it's a ritual to go dress shopping with friends, but she doesn't have any, so she drags her little sister along with the promise of buying her a new CD. In the end she picks a green dress that matches her eyes. She's still really busy with studying so she doesn't have a chance to really talk to Beck, and she thinks he's great for not making her feel guilty about all the studying she's doing.

The day of Prome she spends three hours getting ready, because seventeen says anything less than that isn't realistic. Beck picks her up and they have this awkward moment where they both complement each other, but they come out sounding forced. The dance is already in full swing when they get there, and they immediately start dancing to a slow song. She puts her head on his shoulder, because that's always the way they do it in movies. She's starting to freak out because it seems like they have nothing to talk about and maybe she should've taken time off studying to get to know him better.

This is really nice. When he doesn't say anything back she looks up at him. He doesn't notice since he's too busy staring at something over her shoulder. She turns her head around and spots Jade West dancing with some guy that must be from a different school. She figures she needs to put a stop this so she tells him she's thirsty and asks if he could get her something to drink. This time he hears her, and he walks over to the drink table. Immediately girls swarm around him. He doesn't exactly push them away, or tell them he has a date. Surely this couldn't have been the same Beck Oliver she had observed; the one who was good at relationships, and not afraid to commit. But there he was surrounded by girls, and not even giving her a second thought. Maybe Jade's possessiveness wasn't as unprovoked as people thought it was. Walking over she pushed her way through the crowd of girls and grabbed hold of Beck's arm, pulling him away from the crowd.

"What was that?"

"What was what?"

"Those girls that were all around you? Why didn't you tell them you were here with me?"

"It was nothing, they were just random girls, don't make such a big deal about it."

"When you don't tell girls to back off then they'll think its okay to flirt with you. It's not fair for ,me to have to watch my date get flirted with, and it's embarrassing because it's like you don't think enough of me tell them you're with me."His eyebrows furrowed and he looked deep in though. The fact that he was looking up to the left told her he was remembering something. She didn't care though. She could be at home, reading up on theories of evolution instead of wasting her time here. Beck Oliver wasn't as dedicated as she thought she was.

"Guess you're right. Sorry Jade." Did he just… And he didn't even realize his mistake. She was just about to tell him to go suck a certain part of the male anatomy before Tori Vega interrupted her.

"Now it's time to announce Prome King and Queen" Tori said from up on stage. Opening up an envelope she made the first announcement. "Our Prome King is Beck Oliver!" He said a polite excuse me before walking up on stage, and being crowned. "Okay and or Prome Queen is…. For the second time in a row Jade West." Jade made her way to the stage a big frown on her face. Katherine wasn't stupid. Vega, must have rigged the votes, because she couldn't imagine Jade honestly winning. Looked like Tori was trying to play matchmaker. "That means it's time for the King and Queen dance. Rolling her eyes Jade grabbed Becks arm, and pulled him off stage and onto the dance floor. Just like Katherine had done earlier with Beck, Jade sat her face against Beck's shoulder, and it looked the same way it did in those stupid movies. This time however Beck wasn't looking around at some other girl. His eyes were fixed on the girl he was dancing with. Scratch what she thought earlier. Beck was a dedicated person. Too bad his commitment was trained on his ex girlfriend who he obviously still loved (she didn't need a stupid magazine, or book to tell her that).

Turning away she walked out of the door, and thankfully caught a ride with a girl from her math class. Her parents were already asleep by the time she made it home, which was great because she couldn't handle her mother's questions right now. When she got to her room she noticed she had left her magazine open on her bed. She had to let out a laugh because the article it was opened to was just too ironic.

Five Ways to Tell if He's Still in Love with his Ex

If he talks about her all the time or stares at her.

If he calls you her name by mistake.

If he seems like he enjoys hanging around her more than you.

If he avoids telling anyone about you.

If overall he doesn't really take much interest in you.

She heads straight to the trash can and shoved the magazine into it.

Who needs boys?

Science was her commitment.

AN: Was going to hold off on updating but khay left me a message to update soon (so thank her). If anyone saw my other story, I should be updating that by tomorrow since I've ignored it in favor of this story. Well guys it's been an emotional week for us. An extra tells of a Bade reunion, then we get that stupid promo with hints of Bori, only for Dan to tweet that we need to wait a few episodes and we'll get what we want. Anyway I kind of think Beck doesn't take Jade seriously because he thinks she's just really possessive, so I had Katherine here explain everything. Hopefully by hearing someone else say it, he'll take it to heart. Review and tell me what you think. Thanks!