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"Hiii Jade why do you look so glum?" Cat gave me a flashy smile and I can sense that she's worried about me, "Cat this is my normal expression I don't look glum" I reasoned out, "You know it's lunchtime" she added. "Yes I do I heard the bell… so what?" she grabbed my wrist "So let's go together" oh god.

We went to the cafeteria and I saw Vega together with Andre and Robbie. I haven't talked to her ever since she told me that she was meeting beck at karaoke dokie… I don't want to see her nor talk to her and believe me. It's not because of Beck it's because I know that Beck used to like her when we were still together. And I can't believe she wants to go out with Tori.

Im not mad because he's going out. Actually I saw that coming… Im mad because I feel like Tori shouldn't go out with Beck. I know that Beck and I broke up last month and he can hang out with anyone he wants too. And it's pretty obvious that he's trying his chances with Tori.

Im not mad at them im clearly mad at myself. I mean I shouldn't be acting this way. I shouldn't care… I just wish that Tori turn him down… "Hey!" that was Cat I realized I was dozing off "Sup little red?" alright I don't want to listen to them. I sat beside Robbie who appears to be talking to Cat.

"Where's Beck?" Andre asked. Yeah… Where's Beck? I thought sarcastically. I looked at Tori and she doesn't seem to care "There he is" Robbie noticed him. "Hey what's up" he sat beside Tori. OH THE NERVE calm down Jade… calm the down.

"Nothing much you look tired" that was Andre "Yeah well…"

"Are you alright? You don't look happy" Cat added. "Im sure he's ok cat" Robbie ate the burrito that his mom gave to him "Yeah but Beck is always happy but right now he looks like he hasn't been doing well" Cat continued eating her lunch as well.

"Im fine" I can see the awkwardness between Beck, Tori, and I. Im not liking this I shouldn't care. But what the hell am I doing?

Well actually I followed Tori inside the karaoke dokie last Saturday and I saw my ex-boyfriend Beck who appears to be drunk and mind you he rarely gets drunk so there's got to be a good reason why he was drunk… And that must be because of Tori.

I spy on them for a couple of minutes before Beck starts to leaning on Tori, but I can sense that Tori is feeling uncomfortable so she lift Beck and took him to his car… That was the last thing I saw before I went home and slept the entire day.

I wasn't mad… I swear to god Im really not… But I feel a little jealous… Not because Beck is hanging out with Tori… But because Tori is hanging out with Beck…

-VEGA

Well isn't this weird? First of all after Jade and I had a sleepover at my house… She stopped talking to me as if nothing even happened second of all, why did Beck asked me out? Doesn't he even know that I treat Jade as a friend? He clearly has issues, and last but not the least… Why is Beck sitting beside me? Is he planning to get me killed? This is so not right and I feel guilty when I shouldn't be feeling this way.

I miss Jade. Yes I admit that I miss her. I miss the way she mocks my voice even when I don't talk that way. I miss the way she snaps back at me as if I am the stupidest and dorkiest human being that she has ever met (Other than Sinjin). And I miss looking at her blue-green eyes… It is actually my favorite part about her. I feel like I can just look at them all day…. Tori you're being gayer as usual… That's true… I've been missing Jade quite often than I usually do.

But unfortunately she's not talking to me. I don't think she's not ignoring me it's just that she's not pulling any pranks or playing any tricks when im with her. She just kept her distance away from me as much as possible. What is up with her? Did I do something wrong? Is this because of Beck? Is she mad?

I have no answers and I am clueless as a negative nancy. Will someone please give me a hint? I cried. "Are you ok Tori? You looked tense" that was Beck and he's not making things better "Im fine really" it's just that your ex-girlfriend is across the table and I feel like she'll cut me in half with her perfectly sharped scissors if I smile or talk back to you that's all that's what I feel inside but I tried to sound as if nothing is bothering me and that we're all good.

"Alright then" he smiled im such a pretty good actress. But when I looked at the chair where Jade was sitting she's not even there anymore. Where is she? "Um sorry you guys I need to get to my next class" I stormed out of the asphalt cafe and went to look for Jade why am I even doing this? Why am I even looking for her? These are some of the thoughts that kept running in my head as I search for her around the hallways and across the rooms.

Then it hit me I think I know where I can find her I open the door of the janitor's closet and I saw Jade sharpening one of her scissors near a huge trash bin beside her. Nailed it. "So… What's up?" I asked her she didn't pay any attention to me "What are you doing here Vega? Leave me alone" she gave me a warning glare.

Alright Tori, maybe we should leave… She's carrying her scissors that wouldn't be good that's my conscience… Im not leaving till I know what is going on about her "Are we good? Is there something wrong?" but instead of answering my questions she headed to the door but I blocked her way "Vega what the living chiz do you want?!" I won't let you go away that easily. Not this time I said to myself. I can tell that she's really pissed right now no Im not leaving till I get an answer.

"Tell me what's wrong" she wasn't acting this way when we were having a sleepover or when we had our fake date because of Sikowitz… She is totally acting different. "Everything's wrong, everything… Right from the beginning Vega you are trying so hard to be my friend… Can't you see? It'll never work" That made my heart sink all I ever wanted is to be her friend… To be acknowledge by her as her friend is friendship that hard to give for someone like Jade West?

"Can't you give it a shot?" I said as if I was pleading for that one thing that I ever wanted… Im not going to cry about this but I am sure that I'll be depressed when I get home… Why can't we be friends? Is this really because of Beck? I don't understand...

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I saw pain in Tori's eyes. I didn't mean to say it that way… I feel something different towards her and it's not the good kind. There's a perfect reason why we can't be friends im just a little bit nervous and scared to admit it to myself. But since I got her curious already I can't leave her hanging with my lame excuse.

"Fine just so you can leave me alone… I'll try to be friends with you" I guess I succeeded because I saw one of her dorky smiles again "Really?" she lightened up. Not so fast Vega

"NO not really" then I went out of the room leaving her disappointed.

The last four classes is boring without Tori in it I don't have someone to torture with or to pull any tricks and pranks. She must have thought that I really hate her that's why we can't be friends.

Well she's wrong because ever since I saw her rubbing off the coffee that she 'accidentally' spilled on my ex-boyfriend's shirt. I wasn't really mad at her (not anymore). It started to fade when she became nice to me because she didn't tell the guidance counselor that my black eye during our fake stage fight wasn't real.

But then again I am Jade West. And Jade West doesn't have any friends. Sure I have Robbie (but I only tolerate him) then Trina (no one really likes her specially me) and then there's Cat (she's basically a pet) … I don't know about Andre though… But I do know that we're not friends, specially me and Tori.

I started making Tori's life miserable because there's something about her that makes me so happy when she's annoyed, irritated, and pissed because of my actions. What surprises me is that she still tries so hard to be my friend even though I don't want her around me.

And because of that she gained my respect, secretly. She may not know it but I do respect her… In some way. But the point is each and every time I torture her and make her life miserable I am secretly starting to like her. And not as a friend but more than that…

When my classes are over I went back to my car and left without saying goodbye to my so-called-friends who I usually hang out with.

-VEGA

"So Jade's not talking to you?" Beck and I stayed at the asphalt cafe and we both skipped our next classes. "Yes and I don't know why" it sure is nice to know that Beck stayed with me just because I am having a difficult time with his ex-girlfriend.

"Did you do something that you know will upset her?" he was eating a pizza which we ordered a while ago… It reminded me of the pizza guy who tried to hit on me… And well I guess he doesn't want to see me or Jade ever again. A new pizza guy delivered this pizza for us.

"No… Not that I can remember" that's true "Really?" not really? I don't even know anymore "Well she did freaked out because of the cockroach that flew around my room" it's supposed to be a secret but I know I can trust Beck.

"What? Hahaha I've been dating Jade for three years but I didn't know that she was afraid of cockroaches" he's still laughing, "She said she wasn't really scared of it she's just disgusted"

He won't stop laughing, "When Jade says that something disgust her… That means she is irritated to it I can't really tell if she's afraid or scared of something" Beck continued to eat his pizza "Really?" I asked.

"Yup… Really… So what are you planning?" he asked me back. "I asked her in the janitor's closet after lunch today and she said we can't be friends" I paused while I was recalling what happened earlier "And?" he asked curiously.

"And I said 'can't you give it a shot? then she said 'Alright just so you can leave me alone… I'll try to be friends with you' what do you think?" he smirked, "I think you got what you wanted" what?

"What do you mean?" he took another pizza and smiled at me "Jade said she would try… But I think she's already trying" she is? "Really?" he patted my shoulder, "Yes silly, why do you even want to be friends with her so bad?"

"I... I don't know… Maybe because if we're already friends… She wouldn't make my life miserable and we can hang out like how Cat and I hangs out… As friends" as friends? Yes… Only friends.

"Im pretty sure that could happen… except for the miserable part of your life because Jade will always be Jade… And since she's always torturing you right from the beginning even when the both of you are friends… She'll never stop acting that way" he has a point and I can tell that he really knows Jade at the back of his hand.

"Don't lie to me Beck but do you still love Jade?" he gave me a piece of pizza, "Of course I still do but only as a friend now" really? "It just so happen that I know a lot of things about her because we often hang out when we were still together" he reasoned out.

"Besides," he placed his hand on top of mind which made me cringe a little but I don't think he noticed it "I told you that I want to hang out with you" so he's serious? Oh my god no. "Um listen Beck about that… I don't really mind going out with you as a friend but if you're going to ask for something more… I don't think I can give it… Specially now that Jade and I are not in good terms" he just nodded… thanks for understanding.

"I am willing to wait for you Tori" he held my hand, "Um right" this is awkward why does it have to be me? Sure Beck is a nice guy despite his good looking appearance. Every girl would want to go out with him even me. But I feel so guilty about it because I don't even know if Jade still have feelings for him.

And who knows? Maybe this is one of the reasons why Jade won't talk to me. And why she can't let me be her friend. The bell rang and thank god it happened. "Yeah well we should really get back to class" he smiled as an answer.

The next day is pretty much the same except for the fact that it's almost April and god I love the month of April. I haven't seen any one of my friends in the hall where were they? I mean they usually come to school early. But right now I can only see Sinjin and Trina talking to each other.

"Hi Toro" here comes Robbie together with his mean puppet Rex "Hey Tori are you waiting for me to take you to your class? That's my gurl" that was Rex. I scoffed "I said hi to her first" are they seriously going to argue about this? "Hi Robbie and no Rex you wish" I greeted them back. "Where is Cat?" I asked.

"Well she said she was going to be a little late because she was waiting for her brother's package" package? "It's going to be her brother's birthday next week" ah well that's why.

"Well hello there gank" Rex said, gank?

I looked behind me and there she is, Jade West. Standing behind me arms crossed on her chest, together with her mean girl aura. "What are you looking at Vega?" whoa wait… she actually talked to me. "I said what are you looking at?" I heard her say my name again, "no-nothing" get a grip Tori, show her that you weren't affected "Well you're a little bit late" I told her.

"And it's your business because?" she left without saying goodbye to Robbie and Rex… Even to me. "Man it would take a miracle for that girl to be a little bit nicer" Rex said, "Well see you in Sikowitz class Toro" Robbie said goodbye and I waved my hand at him.

After a while "Hi Torii!" I heard the little red-head come to me with her glittering outfit that looks so nice on her, "Oh hi Cat" her outfit suits her bubbly personality. "Have you seen Robbie?"

"Yes, why?" she smiled, "Well the package that came to me last night is not the fake arms that I ordered for my brother since he already have fake feet on his car's trunk I figured out that he doesn't have some fake arms yet so I decided to gift it to him"

"Really? So what's inside the package?" she giggled. "Well they're full of spiders" she laughed.

"s-s-spiders?" oh my god, "Yeah Hahaha do you want to see them?" she was about to open the lid of the box but then I stopped her "Oh no im good so why are you looking for Robbie again?" thank god she didn't open the box. "Well Robbie said he likes spiders so much so I wanted to give him this" Robbie likes spiders? He can't possibly get any weirder.

"So which site did you order this?" she was so busy looking around for Robbie that it took her a while to answer my question. "Oh I ordered them in the " what? "But I must have clicked the wrong site because im supposed to order the fake arms in Toronto" ok…

"Alright anyways Robbie went to Sikowitz class. We have the same class too so let's go together"

"Kay Kay" she giggled.

When we entered Sikowitz class Robbie and Andre are already there "Andre I didn't see you earlier in the halls everything ok?" he nodded. "Yeah my grandma just gave me a terrible time sleeping last night because she thinks the moon has been eaten" what? "What do you mean?"

He signed, "Well last last night she saw the full moon but last night the moon is crescent… So she thinks someone ate half of the moon and she won't stop complaining about it" Aww poor Andre no wonder he looks so tired… He didn't sleep well.

I heard the door open and I saw Beck walk in he sat next to Andre "What's going on?" he asked "Andre told me that he didn't slept well last night and it's because of his grandma" Andre nodded. "Oh well that's tragic" Beck shook his head in sympathy "Where's Sikowitz?"

"I think he's late too" Andre answered, "What about Jade? Robbie and I saw her in the hallways today" I looked around hoping that I'll see her sitting somewhere in the room but I failed. She's not here yet, "Well I don't really know" Andre doesn't know? I looked at Beck and he just shrugs his shoulders. Where can that Goth be?

After a couple of minutes Sikowitz went inside the window… AGAIN. Why must he do that? No wonder I thought of him as a beggar when I first saw him in Hollywood arts drinking a coconut. Little did I know that he's just one of the weirdest teachers here. But he's a very brilliant teacher despite his weird personality.

Nothing interesting happened in Sikowitz class today and I haven't seen Jade during his class. Is she ill? Why do you care? Im just concerned because… alright… why do I even care? Maybe this is one of the reasons why she doesn't want to be friends with me… I get so paranoid most of the time.