Title: Outbound
Author: Jonathan and ZenNoMai
Rating: M (covering my bases this time)
Chapter: FIVE
Category: RADE, RORI, RORILOLA, RADELOLA
Spoilers: Post 'Bound' and 'Unbound,' sit will follow season 2 canon.
Summary: Spin-Off of 'Rebound'. Everyone has a double. But do doubles always act the same way?
Disclaimer: Victorious and Zoey 101 are owned by Dan Schneider, Danwarp, Nick, Viacom

The sound of a door opened. Two feet soon passed through as they crossed the threshold. She very tiredly made her way across to the one place above all at PCA where she could feel safe. Outside of the sheer moments when she was embraced by her Robbie's arms, this was the one place where she actually felt secure enough to be with her thoughts. And not to mention where for some reason she had no episodes with any of her hallucinations up here as well.

She didn't know why. Perhaps it was the cold night air, perhaps it was the calming wind, or the rare moments when she wasn't surrounded by and of her former Hollywood Arts life or the moments where she was just simply calm. Not to mention she had a serving of watermelon before she came to this spot. Knowing that Robbie loved them made her feel that there was a part of Robbie Shapiro within her and that made all the better.

So while Robbie wasn't with her, she still felt that Robbie was with her. Just happened to be in her stomach. But still… it was a part of her where she knew she would have something that Robbie loved be with her.

She let out a breath as she gazed upon the night sky. Watching the stars was a pleasing experience. Knowing that she was above the roof on her building, watching them twinkle. Only being able to connect them to the rare moments in Yerba when she and Robbie felt at peace.

Making her way across the roof, she sat down on the edge. Leaned back and gazed at the stars. Remembering the moments throughout the day since she first got her. From the moments when she and her Robbie… or was it her Rob... She shook her head. He would always be her Robbie Shapiro.

But in this place?

He was her Rob. Jade groaned at the change of naming. But she could understand why. She just didn't like it. Rolling to her side, she couldn't help but think about what happened only but a few hours ago. The haunting image of 'Tori' coming into light still killed her.

Jade hated having the numerous times when she saw the image of Tori Vega in her shed. All those weeks ago in Yerba. When she first appeared across from her. Sitting on the bed, making her crude jokes. Having her try to be nice, always making fun of the fact that she would no longer be an obstacle to get with Beck. To finally have the school to herself, be the best thing at Hollywood Arts, and never have to deal with the shellfish whines of Jade West. Not to mention even though having 'Tori' appear in front of her as the worst, she also saw the likenesses of 'Beck' and 'Sinjin.' It really was an experience that she could never overcome. The only saving factor was that she knew behind the bars of her cell was the one person that she could count on, who could she trust with her life, and who never saw her as a bullying threat.

Robbie really was the love of her life.

And to find out that in this universe he was the love of Vega's life? It was the most terrifying fact that she had to face. The one person she loved with all her heart ended up with the one person that she couldn't stand to deal with. To the person who she had to 'face' every time something went wrong in her life.

This was the most chizzed up fact that she ever had to deal with.

Jade sighed when she thought that. No matter where she was, it seemed the great multiverse had it out for Jade West. She groaned thinking that…

In all realities was she the butt some sick joke?

She smirked when she thought that. She could already tell that was actually a Robbie Shapiro thought pattern. She knew her beloved often felt he got the short end of the shaft. And lying here, on the roof of Brenner Hall, she couldn't feel more connected to him than ever before.

They were really meant to be together…

Jade West knew that much to be true.

Coming to that realization, Jade turned back to glance at the stars. Looking above her, she noticed the familiar constellations. An aspect that she truly got to experience and cherish from her time with Robbie. Him always telling her the stories of the mythological significances. Knowing about the 'Big Dipper' and the others…

It was another added bonus of being the girlfriend to Robbie Shapiro. Jade smirked realizing this truth.

"Oh… hey… I didn't think this would be taken…" A voice said all of a sudden.

Jade turned her head and glanced at the new comer. She groaned, "Oh, it's you."

"Hi Jade…" The voice said to her. "Rough night?"

She rolled her eyes, "Depends on what you call rough." She got to her feet and looked at the person who had occupied her thoughts within the last hour. "What do you want, Vega?"

Tori shrugged, "I just came to think…"

Jade looked at her, confused. "Think… You came here to think?"

"Yeah…" Tori reasoned. "I didn't want to wake up Robbie, so I came here." She approached the apparent other 'love' of a Robbie Shapiro's life. "I always come here when I need to think."

"Uh huh…" Jade reasoned… "What's on your small little mind? Trying to find some new way to rub in the fact that Robbie and you are so perfect together."

Tori's eyes glared at her, "Robbie and I are my own business, Jade. What's going on between us is our business."

"Right." Jade argued back. "Just like me and 'Rob' are my business. Just because we have the apparent Robbie Shapiro love jonesing, doesn't mean that we have to get along."

Tori rolled her eyes, "You think I like this? My 'Jade' is the worst. No matter what I do, no matter what I say, she never accepted my attempt at friendship."

"And you weren't any better, Vega. You still were stealing everything that I worked hard to accomplish. You snaked Beck from me, you always were this just 'perfect' solution to every problem we come across. We get stuck with a bill at Maestro's, and you come along, sing a song, and we get off scott free. I get the chance to put my movie out, and you decide, 'We should have a prom,' and bam, we get 'the prome.'"

Tori glared at her, "What does that have to do with anything?"

Jade approached her, "I'm just saying that you always get your way. You always get away with anything, and now you get away with having Robbie as your boyfriend!" She edged closer, "And no matter what universe, you always get the best out of everything!"

"I get the best out of everything?" Tori argued back. "You think I get everything I want! You think I'm perfect!" She approached her. "We both got stranded, Jade. We both became trapped down there, and we both started to hear voices!" Jade gave her a look, "Yeah, you heard me, Jade. I started to figure it out when you tried to put me down. Quinn was right. Our universes are alike. Instead of me getting trapped down there with Robbie, it was you. And because of you and because it's 'me' we both had our time in the shed! Didn't you! And I'm guessing that how much we 'hate' each other, I'm guessing you see me everywhere, don't you?"

Jade just smirked at her, "So I guess little Ms. Tori can't deal with seeing my face everywhere." She folded her arms. "And now that I think about it, since 'Rob' is with me, then your Robbie now knows that he can actually have a chance with 'me.' Then Tori really will be alone." Her smile got wider. "I like that idea."

Tori growled, "Get this out of your fucking mind, Jade. Robbie won't ever do that to me." She approached her. "I honestly don't know why I'm trying to be civil with you. It's obvious that we will never get along." She shook her head, "We may be the same 'person' but you and I will never become friends." She let out a sigh, and started to turn around. "Talking to you is like talking to a brick wall." Tori then started to head towards the door.

"I got to admit, seeing the real me is actually quite the turn on."

Tori stiffened when she heard that voice. She shook her head, and closed her eyes tight, "Not now… Please…. Not now…"

"She's stacked, Vega. Once Robbie gets a load of her, then you will really belong in a mental hospital. All alone, strapped to a bed, and won't have anyone. Robbie will be with Jade, and you will be right where you're supposed to be. Alone."

Tears started to well in her eyes. Shaking her head, she turned around and growled, "Just stop it! Just stop! I had it, 'Jade.' This is it. My Robbie will never ever go be with her…"

And then Jade stopped. She glanced at Tori and asked, "You're seeing her, aren't you? You're seeing 'me'?"

Tori growled, "I'm going to kill Quinn."

Jade just looked at her, shocked by her answer, shocked by her behavior, shocked by her attitude.

"This is how you see me?"

"How I see you?" Tori growled at her. "I see two Jades right now, and I'm talking to the one that IS NOT HERE!"

Jade replied, "Yeah, I know. I'm talking about the 'me' wearing the orange jumpsuit."

Tori just looked at Jade, her eyes widened.

"You can see her?"

TBC in Chapter 6