An: I never meant for this to be more than one chapter, but this third chapter will be the last one. I hope you have enjoyed the story. I will always love Victorious and Bade.
The next morning Tori went straight to Mrs. Lawson classroom. Mrs. Lawson was sitting at her desk looking over the scripts her class had turned in yesterday. She looks up when Tori enters.
"Tori, you are here early. You don't have my class until fourth period." Tori walks over to stand in front of the desk.
"I know. I want to talk to you. Have you talked to Jade yet about giving her the part?"
"No, not yet."
"Could you do it this morning, please? It's really important." Mrs. Lawson looks at the Latina girl with confusion.
"Why is it so important that I do it now? I was thinking of talking to her after school." Tori shakes her head.
"No. It has to be this morning. It's complicated and hard to explain." Mrs. Lawson nods her head, and smiles at her.
"Alright I will talk her this morning." Tori breathes a sigh of relief. This is so important. Her plan won't work if Mrs. Lawson doesn't talk to Jade this morning.
"Thank you so much. And if she asks why you are giving her the part tell her only the part about her bad attitude. Tell her to ask me about the rest." Mrs. Lawson nods. "Great! Thanks." Tori rushes out of the room.
After class is over Mrs. Lawson looks through the sea of students. When she finds the one she is looking for she calls out to her.
"Jade, can you please wait for a minute?" Jade stops and hesitates for a moment before walking to the front of the classroom where her teacher is standing.
"What?" Jade says rudely. Not even teachers are exempt from Jade's attitude.
"I want to talk to about the play." Jade rolls her eyes. The last thing she wants to discuss is how Tori is better than her.
"What? Do you want me to work lighting or something?"
"No. Tori has dropped out and I want to see if you are still interested in the part." The dark girl is surprised. Why would Tori drop out and why is Mrs. Lawson asking her to replace Tori?
"Why me? I thought I wasn't good enough for your stupid play." Mrs. Lawson looks down at her hands a little ashamed. She looks up at Jade with an apologetic look on her face.
"Jade, yours was the best audition we saw all day." Jade is confused.
"Then why didn't I get the part?"
"Your attitude. You are a scary person. You are rude and difficult. We didn't want to deal with that. Tori pointed out how that was wrong and that you are very professional when it comes to your acting. I'm sorry." Jade couldn't believe Tori Vega of all people would stand up for her like that. Or maybe she could. After all she didn't kiss Beck when she had the chance just because she didn't want to hurt her.
"Why would she do that? Did she drop out just for me?" Mrs. Lawson walks over to her desk and starts preparing for her next class.
"You are going to have ask Tori about that. You should be getting to your next class. You don't want to be late. Will I see you at rehearsal after school today?" Jade nods and walks out of the classroom still a little dazed and confused.
The halls are filled with activity as students head outside for lunch. Tori is at her locker changing out her books so she can head straight to class from lunch. Jade stomps over to her. She crosses her arms over her chest and stares at Tori in the intimidating way only Jade can.
"Yes, Jade?" Even though Tori knows why Jade was there she isn't going to let on. So far everything is going the way she planned it and she can't mess it up. She is doing this for Beck and Jade.
"Why did you do it?"
"Do what?" Tori says playing dumb. Jade huffs in frustration. This isn't a conversation she wants to have, but she has to know why Tori stood up for her.
"Mrs. Lawson said you gave up the part and told her she should give it to me. Why would you do that for me after the things I said to you?"
"Look Jade I can't really talk now. I have to get to lunch. Why don't you come over after rehearsals and I will explain everything that happened." Jade thinks about it for a few minutes. The last place she wants to be is over at Tori Vega's house, but if that is the only way to get answers then she has to go.
"Fine. I'll be there after rehearsal." She turns on her heel and walks away down the hall disappearing in the crowd of students. Tori smiles a wicked smile. Her plan is coming together perfectly. And Beck thought she couldn't do it.
Tori sits down at the table with her friends at the Asphalt Cafe. Ever since the breakup Jade has been eating somewhere else. Tori places her food down next to Beck's and sits in the empty seat next to him.
"You're welcome." She says. Everyone at the table looks at her confused.
"I don't remember thanking you for anything." Beck replies.
"Well you should."
"Girl, did you hit your head or something? You are not making sense." Andre questions concerned about his friend.
"Jade will be at my house after school today." Everyone is shocked. Beck can't believe Tori actually did it. He didn't think she could.
"How did you do it?" He asks.
"It's a long story. All that matters is that she will be there."
"Now all we have to worry about is trying to keep her there once she gets there." Robbie brings up. Group all nods. That actually might be the hardest part of the plan. Jade is a strong person, so they won't be able to physically hold her there. Cat raises her hand in the air.
"Oh, me, me." The group gives her strange look. Beck decides to call on his friend to see what she has to say even though he finds her behavior strange.
"Yes, Cat."
"How about we lock all the doors?" Beck shakes his head.
"No. Even if we could lock all of Tori's doors Jade would just kick them down. She's good at that. She used to kick the door of my RV open all the time." He sighs. He can't believe it, but he actually misses the crazy things his ex-girlfriend used to do. He never would of guessed he would miss Jade kicking open his door. He used to get so mad when he would have to fix the handle on his door. Jade makes him crazy, but not in a bad way.
"Are we sure she will leave? Maybe she will want to stay and hear what Beck has to say." Tori says. She turns to look at Beck. "Have you even tried to talk to her?" Beck shakes his head.
"No. I know she won't listen."
"You don't know that. I think we should give Jade the benefit of the doubt." Andre shrugs.
"Maybe Tori is right. Let's just see what happens." Tori smiles at Andre in thanks.
"Alright, so we will all meet at Tori's after school. I hope it goes well." Beck says. Cat reaches over and puts her hand on Beck's and gives him a sympathetic smile.
Jade pulls up to Tori's house. She sits in the car and looks up at the house. Then she sighs. This is the last place she wants to be, but she wants an explanation of why Tori stuck up for her with Mrs. Lawson. Begrudgingly Jade gets out of the car. She heads up the driveway. When she reaches the door bad memories circle her mind. She shakes it off and knocks on the door. The sounds of Tori talking to someone come through the door. Jade can't make out what she is saying. Tori pulls open the door and gives Jade a big smile. Jade groans and rolls her eyes. She is not in the mood for Tori's perkiness. She walks into the living room and turns to look at the Latina girl.
"Why did you do it? You had the part. Why would you give it up for me? Why did you stand up for me?" Tori walks over to Jade.
"Even though you aren't always nice to me I still think of you as my friend. I saw that someone was wronging my friend and I felt that I had to do something about it. As for giving up the part I didn't get it because I was the best. I got it because I'm nice. I only want it if I earn it honestly." Jade tries to stay tough, but she is touched by what Tori did for her.
"If I'm not nice to you all the time then why do you consider me a friend?"
"Well, the way I see it is you're not very nice to everyone. Even Cat. So, it's not just me. It's the way you are. I am looking at the times you are nice to me."
"When was that?" Tori laughs a little.
"Not a lot. But it has happened."
"Well, thank you. I guess." Jade steps forward and gives Tori an awkward half hug. Tori is so excited about the touching jester from the normally hard hearted Jade she almost forgets about why Jade is really there. While she is hugging Jade she sees over the girls shoulder Beck poking his head out from behind her kitchen counter. "Oh, yeah." She pulls back. Jade starts for the door.
"Well, I better be going now." Andre comes running from the hallway and jumps in front of the door just as Jade reaches for the knob.
"What the hell!" Jade yells.
"Sorry. You're not leaving." Andre says. Jade turns and looks at Tori.
"Vega, what is going on?" She is very confused. Beck stands up from where he was hiding. Jade sees him and whips around and charges toward Andre. "Let me out now!" She tries pushing Andre out of the way. He holds his ground.
"Jade, I know you are hurt and mad right now. But please hear me out." She let's out a low growl.
"No." She rushes for Tori's back door. Robbie pops up from behind the table and blocks her way. "What you really thought Robbie would be able to stop me?" She goes to push Robbie out of the way.
"Jade, please listen to Beck. I want you to be happy again." Jade turns and sees Cat standing behind the piano.
"I can't believe you were in on this. I thought you were on my side. We were going to be single girls together." Cat walks into the kitchen area and stands next to Beck.
"I was, but you aren't meant to be single. You are meant to be with Beck. Just hear him out. I think you will like what he has to say." Jade looks down and bites her lip thinking about what she should do. After a few agonizing minutes for Beck she looks up and crosses her arms.
"Fine. Say what you have to say so I can leave." In his head Beck is thanking God. He walks over and takes Jade's hand and tries to lead her over to the couch. Jade pulls her hand away from his.
"I didn't say you could touch me." Beck holds his hands up up in the air.
"Okay. Will just come sit down over here with me?" Jade walks over to the couch and sits down with a huff.
Beck walks over and sits down next to the girl he loves. He turns to face her. He takes a deep breath praying this will work.
"Jade, I'm sorry that I hurt you. It's something I must live with everyday and all the pain I put you through. I wish I could take it away." Jade rolls her eyes.
"I'm not a perfect person. There a lot of things I did in our relationship that I wish I didn't do. I never meant to do those things to you." Jade glares at him.
"If you didn't want to do them then why did you?" Jade asks.
"I didn't know I was hurting you. I know I should have. You told me all the time that I took Tori's side too much, but I just thought it was because you were jealous of Tori."
"Me jealous of that thing." She points at Tori. "Ha. I don't think so." Tori rolls her eyes.
"Thanks. I love that I'm getting insulted again. First Beck now Jade. I love my friends." Tori says sarcastically. Jade looks at Beck.
"You insulted Vega?" Beck shrugs.
"I just told her what I really think about her acting and how you deserved the part." Jade looks down at her lap where she is playing with her finger nails. She doesn't want to admit it but she is a little moved. "Jade." She looks back up at Beck. "I will never be insensitive to your feelings again. Tori is my friend, but she is not more important then you. No one is more important to me than you. I won't let girls flirt with me anymore. You have been working really hard on your jealousy issues and I'm going to start working hard on my issues. I promise." Jade is close to forgiving Beck, but not yet.
"I feel like you don't feel about me the way you did when we first started dating. I'm old news. Something you are bored with." She says.
"It doesn't matter how long it's been, you will always have the same effect on me as when I first saw you. Jade, I don't think you understand that I need you like I need oxygen." He reaches for her hand and she lets him hold it this time. When I think of you I think of life, and how miserable it is because I can't call you mine." Jade shakes her head. She want to believe him, but she is hard wired to not trust men.
"What do you possibly love about me? You have all these nice pretty girls you can have. Why me?" Beck gives her the charming smile that always melts her insides.
"I love the instant rush of happiness and joy that overwhelms me when I'm with you." Jade blushes. "Those girls may be pretty, but you are still the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. You are so talented and driven. Your passion for your art makes me more passionate for mine. Your support makes me a better actor. I love that I am the only one who gets to see your softer side. Like when you take care of me when I'm sick. I may put up with your crap, but you also put up with mine. There is a quote that reminds me of us. We're all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness and call it love. True love. I was able to be my true self with you. I was able to be weird and not hide behind the cool guy act. Our weirdness is compatible. We belong together, Jade. Please forgive me and take me back. I'm done breaking your heart. I will never do it again." Beck gives her a pleading look. He has poured his heart out. He has never bared his soul like that to anyone before. But Jade is worth putting himself out there.
Their three friends are staring at them waiting for Jade's answer. Jade can feel everyones eyes on her, but Beck's are the only ones looking into her soul.
"I don't need a perfect relationship, I just need someone who won't give up on me." She can't help a stray tear slip down her cheek. Beck wipes the tear off with the pad of his thumb. His soft touch is the thing that breaks down Jade's last wall. She falls into his arms and wraps her arms around him tightly. The smell that is distinctly Beck's fills her senses. She feels his arms tighten around her. It makes her feel complete for the first time in so long. "I believed that love was overrated, until I found you."
"Does this mean you are willing to take me back?" Beck asks. Jade can feel the vibration in his chest when he speaks through her own chest. She leans back only enough to be face to face with him. She whispers. "Yes." Before she takes his lips with hers in a searing hot kiss. The group of kids start to get a little uncomfortable. Tori clears her throat to get their attention. When that doesn't work tries a different approach.
"Hey!" Beck and Jade break apart and look up at Tori.
"Sorry, Tori. Thank you for helping me get Jade to listen to me. And thank you for doing the right thing and letting Jade have the part."
"Your welcome. Now either leave or stop making out on my couch." The couple look at each other and stand up together.
"We are leaving." Jade says walking to the door where Andre is still standing. Beck follows her.
"Yeah, we need some time alone. See you tomorrow." Andre opens the door for the two love struck teens. After they walk out he closes the door behind them.
"Mission accomplished." Robbie says. The three friends walk over to the couch and plop down on it. All three look tired.
"Making people happy is hard work." Cat says.
"Making Beck and Jade happy is hard work. I don't think normal people are that much trouble." Andre adds.
"Well, that is over we can go back to normal now." Tori reassures everyone.
"Until the next time they fight and break up." Everyone groans at Andre's statement.
"I think this is the last time. Bade forever!" Everyone smiles at Cat's naïveté.
"Yeah, Bade forever." Tori pats Cat on the leg. "I really hope. They are perfect for each other."
Beck and Jade went back to Beck's RV and had a talk that was a long time overdue. It took all night. There was some yelling and there was some tears from both of them. When morning came they were exhausted, but very much in love. They fell asleep crammed into Beck's tiny little bed wrapped in each other's arms. They knew forever would be a lot of hard work, but they were both more than willing to work as hard as they needed to. The last thing Jade said before she fell asleep was. "It's so hard yet so easy to love you, then hate you, then love you again." Beck smiled and kissed her forehead. He whispered "I love you too." into her hair.
An: Beck's quote is by Robert Fulghum. I always thought it fit them well. Let me know what you thought of the story. I tried my best to put my idea into words. I know I'm not the best writer, but I hope you enjoyed it.