Jade ran upstairs, trying to find Cat. She knew that the Vega's weren't home. They always left the house when they had poker night and Trina would go have a sleepover or something. She checked every room.

"Cat?" she called, but got no answer. Then she saw the slide door to the balcony. She walked outside, hugging herself at the chilly evening. She looked around and found what she was searching for. Cat was standing by the rail, leaning on it with both hands. She was watching the night sky. Jade slowly walked next to her. She saw her friend's tears run down her face.

"Cat…" Jade tried to speak, but Cat interrupted her.

"I'm happy for you." Cat said, tears freely running down her face. "I really am. I know that you always dreamt of this. I know that this is your opportunity."

"Cat… If you don't want me to leave, I'll stay." Jade said, looking at her best friend. Cat turned her head to face her best friend.

"Honestly, I don't want you to leave. I don't want to even think about the idea of not seeing you for 6 months. I have to cry even at that idea. But if I do that, I would hate myself. I wouldn't be your best friend if I stood between you and this amazing chance you have." Cat said confidently.

"I don't want to leave you guys too. I especially don't want to leave you Cat. You are my best friend. And I want to cry the very moment I imagine not seeing you for such a long period. But I will call you everyday. We can talk trough video chat. We can simply chat trough the Slap. We will stay in contact, no matter what." Jade explained.

"No, we won't." Cat said, stunning her dark haired friend.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Jade asked, looking confused. "Wait, did I say that?"

Cat chuckled. She knew Jade had the best intentions. But Cat also knew that things can't always go as planned.

"Jade. You are going to work there the whole day. You will go into your hotel. You will lie down on your bed and then fall asleep like nothing. And then you will get up to work again. You won't have time to keep contact with everyone on a daily basis." Cat explained. Jade knew that Cat was way smarter than anyone gave her credit for. She was really smart when she actually wanted to think about something. "I don't expect to hear from you every day. I know I can't expect that. You have to talk to Beck. You have to rest sometimes. I'm fine if you just call me once in a while. That's not the problem. The problem is that I won't see you. I won't be able to simply sit down with you and talk. Listen to music. Just hang out with my best friend." Cat said as fresh tears began to form themselves. She tried to blink them away, but to no avail.

"Cat, I…"

"I know I will simply miss you. And there is nothing that can change that. But I want you to go. I won't be the reason why you couldn't do what you always wanted to do. What you really do best. But I'm afraid Jade. I'm afraid that after 6 months, when you come back, I won't be your best friend. That you could change. That this experience could drift you away from me. I'm afraid of that. But I hope it won't be that way." Cat finished, trying to wipe away her tears.

Jade pulled her friend into a hug. Cat hugged her back around the waist.

"I don't care what happens there. I don't care how long I will be away Cat, you will always be my best friend. And that is it. I am going to miss you too. I am going to miss all of you. But when I come back, you will be proud of me. And we will all make up for the time I was away. Especially the two of us. I promise you, the first thing I am going to do when I come back is invite you to a sleepover. And I tell you again, and you know that I can't lie to you. You are my best friend, you have been for so long, and you always will be. And nothing can change that." Jade said as she hugged the crying redhead. Jade was crying herself. "I understand your fear. I understand why you feel this way. But you are the last person I want to hurt. The only person I don't want to hurt. And I promise you, I won't."

They stood there for a few minutes. When they stopped crying, they went to the bathroom to fix their make up. They both walked down and joined the others. They didn't ask them any questions. This was between the Goth and the redhead. The others knew to keep their noses out of it. They continued the evening by talking, listening to music, dancing, singing. Jade was enjoying every moment. Right now she was dancing with Beck as Miracles by Jefferson Starship was playing in the background. Jade had her arms around his neck while Beck had his arms around her waist. The others watched them.

"Took them long enough." Robbie commented, earning a chuckle from Andre.

"You're absolutely right about that." Andre said and then turned his eyes at his friend. "Dude, where is Rex? I haven't seen that puppet for a few days now." Robbie chuckled at the question and simply shrugged.

"I don't need him anymore. I accepted that character as part of myself. Took me only a few years."

"But why did you have him in the first place? If you want to tell me."

"Sure. I guess I just had a problem with changing myself. I began noticing all those things. How my opinions changed. How I spoke to people. How I treated them. I simply didn't want to risk loosing anyone because of that. And since I was a good ventriloquist, I created Rex. My bad side." Robbie explained. "I used him to somewhat keep myself in check. That's what all those self put downs were for. But I don't need it anymore. So why bother."

"I'm glad you found yourself, man. The confident you is way better than that combo of asshole and insecure geek." Andre said. "What do you think about them?" he pointed at the couple, still dancing to the romantic music playing in the background.

"A good CD I planted, right?" Robbie smirked. Andre laughed and nodded.

"Nicely done, Rob."

"What I think about them? They weren't the dream couple for all this years without a reason. They are going to make it. 6 months won't split them apart."

"I agree. I can't remember when I saw them this happy before. Those two won't get separated again." Andre agreed.

Tori and Cat were sitting on the kitchen table, looking over at Beck and Jade. Tori couldn't help herself but smile at the view. They really were happy. The same couldn't be said about the redhead that was sitting next to her.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Tori asked softly, snapping Cat out of her thoughts. Cat looked at the younger Vega and nodded weakly.

"I… I feel bad." Cat simply said.

"Why?"

"I should be happy for Jade. And I really am. But I don't want her to leave. I'm scared that she and I won't be friends when she comes back. I'm going to miss her "

"But why do you think that? There is no reason."

"I don't know. I'm just pessimistic about those things. I've lost many close friends before I met her. I'm just scared of loosing her, too." Cat explained, her voice barely above a whisper.

"Look. I am going to miss her too. We all are. But she is not going to forget any of us. And especially not you Cat. I understand you had bad experiences in the past. We all have. But let's give her the benefit of the doubt." Tori said as she looked from Cat over to the kissing couple. They really were enjoying the moment. The view made even Cat smile up again.

"You are right. But I'm still going to miss her." Cat said. Tori put an arm around Cat's shoulders.

"You still have us. We are going to make it. Don't worry." Tori reassured her. The conversation was interrupted by a certain Goth girl that walked over to them.

"Hey, is everything okay?" she asked, looking a bit concerned. Tori looked down at Cat, who smiled a bit and nodded. Jade's expression lit up.

"I'm not leaving for a few days, so how about tomorrow the three of us spend some time together? We'll come up with something. What do you say?" Jade asked.

"I'm game." Tori answered.

"I would love to." Cat said. Jade grabbed both girls' wrists.

"Come on, everyone is dancing. Join us." She said as she pulled them towards the guys.

They continued the not so surprise party until 3 am. Jade didn't want it to end. She was surrounded by the people she loved. She enjoyed every second of it. She would call Jacob later, telling him that she is going to take the Job. But until she leaves, she is going to spend every free minute with her friends and her boyfriend. And she is going to enjoy every moment.