DISCLAIMER: Guess what? I don't own Victorious :O

"Where is she?" Andre asked.

"She should be here." Robbie said.

"You don't think she-?" I began. Beck shook his head.

"Let's go check it out with the doctors. She could've been moved." Beck said rationally, putting his arm around me. We walked out to find a doctor to talk to. There was one walking down the hall. I recognized him as the nice doctor that had let me visit Cat that first day.

"Hi," I walked up to him, hoping he recognized me. Who couldn't? I'm not easy to miss. "Was Cat Valentine moved? She isn't in her room."

He looked up at me, then grunted in recognition. "No. But she is currently being tested. You're friends of hers?" He asked.

We all nodded. "Why is she being tested?" Tori asked. "Didn't she just come out of surgery?"

"Well, yes. But they had some minor testing before they began the surgery, and they found something they think might be- well, hasn't a parent spoken to you about it? Ah yes, never mind..." His voice trailed off.

"Can you just tell us what they found?" I asked frantically. His head jerked up from his clipboard.

"... They've found something that might be Leukemia."

My eyes widened. First Daisy, now this? "No! You're lying!" I backed away. Don't break down, Jade. Keep it together. But I couldn't. I backed into Cat's room, bumping into chairs.

Andre walked up to me, putting his hand on my shoulder, but I quickly whisked it away. "Cat can't have Leukemia! She just can't!" My voice cracked. My heart might've burst right there, every last breath of hope, gone.

Beck looked like he'd just been punched. His eyes were as large and round as saucers. That isn't like Beck. What's going on? I needed Beck. I needed him to be the calm one. But he wasn't.

The doctor obviously didn't have anything to say. He just looked down. "I-I'm very sorry. We'll be sure to keep you updated." He walked away awkwardly.

Suddenly, my world was a dark, lonely place. That's how I used to describe my world. But I had no idea... All I want is to go back to that world.

. . . . .

That night:

Why is it so dark? Where is everyone? And why do I feel so cold?

Suddenly, Daisy was before my eyes, giggling and smiling, making sweet little baby sounds. "Daisy! You're alive!" But suddenly, she grew dim. Her laughter died down. The sweet picture of her was blown away by the wind. The cold grew freezing.

Cat appeared before me, smiling and waving. "Cat! You're okay!" But suddenly, she stopped waving. Her face fell into a frown. Her bright glowing skin and red hair faded, until she too was captured by that unforgiving wind. I shivered at the icy wind that turned my nose red.

Lastly, my father walked up to me, in his suit and tie, holding a briefcase. "Dad? What are you doing here?" He scowled at me. But he wasn't taken by the wind. He walked away himself, fading into the darkness.

"Why? Why are you all leaving me?" Suddenly, a mirror appeared. I saw myself. At least, I thought it was myself. It was a scary form of myself, one that made me turn away in shame. But, something pulled my gaze back to the mirror. And when I looked, I saw that terrible version of myself, pulled away by the wind. All I had was gone. Even I walked out on myself.

Something was pulling me down. I fought for breath, struggling for something to grab hold of. I tried to scream, but no sound came out. I was falling fast, until I hit the ground.

I woke up with a jerk. I was sweaty, but cold. Very, very cold.

. . . . .

"She's in here," The nurse directed us to the hospital room the next morning. We were excused from school to visit Cat, since no family was present. We walked into the small hospital room. Strange machines surrounded Cat's bed. My eyes focused on Cat herself. She had tears in her eyes.

"Guys? They said I have Leukemia!" The tears spilled over. Robbie rushed over to her side, sitting next to her. He enveloped her in his arms gingerly, like she would break if he squeezed. Cat shook in his arms, sobbing on his shoulder.

I ran over to the bed. "Cat – I don't know what to say..." I hugged her from the other side. Tori and Andre stared at me like I was extra-terrestrial. But Beck didn't. He knew I had a soft side. At least for Cat and himself. He looked dazed, holding the gift basket limply in his arms.

"We're gonna make it through this, Lil' Red." Andre sat at the foot of her bed, rubbing her leg (the one that wasn't operated on).

"But what if we don't?" Cat whimpered. Beck walked up to her with the gift basket, not saying a word. "Ooh, candy!" Cat dug into the gift basket. "This is so sweet!" Cat shoved some candy into her mouth. I'm amazed at how easily she is distracted...

I looked over at Beck, still speechless. "Earth to Beck?" I waved my hand in front of his face. He pushed my hand down. I looked at everyone else. "Excuse us..." I grabbed his arm and pulled him into the hallway.

"What's up with you? Ever since they mentioned Leukemia, you've been all zoned out!" I grabbed his arm lightly. He looked down. "Whatever it is, you can tell me. It's okay to be scared about Leukemia. I know you're kinda like her big brother..." I attempted at sympathy.

"My little sister had Leukemia," He blurted out. His eyes grew misty.

"I didn't know you had a sister..." I shook my head.

"She died from it when I was 9. When the doctor said Leukemia, it brought back that memory, and-" He turned around and walked away a bit, standing there until his tears were gone, I guessed. Guys can't be seen crying. It's some unspoken guy-rule.

I walked up and hugged him from behind. "I understand. I lost my sister too, remember?" I asked sadly. "It'll be alright. Doctors have learned a lot since – well, they know how to treat it better now. Cat's gonna be okay." I tried to convince both him and myself. He turned around and hugged me, kissing the top of my head. I smiled a bit, and we walked back into Cat's room.

"And so then my brother, he took the lollipop, and stuck it on my mom's head!" Cat laughed. "It got all in her hair, so they had to cut it out with scissors, and she wore a wig for an entire month!" Cat was finishing one of her crazy stories about her brother. I couldn't help but smile. Even when she was diagnosed with a terrible disease, she could find something to brighten the situation. Now, I have to find a way to do that myself...

:O Surprise twist! How will Jade handle Cat with Leukemia? Will she confront the problem herself? Or will she, hmm... run away from it? Please review!