Chapter 2: First Day
Well here is the 2nd Chapter of Will This Ever Change? As promised. Disclaimer: I do not own Victorious
Will This Ever Change?
(~~Tori's POV~~)
So ever since Jade and I's discussion in the Janitor's closet, I went to drop some things in my locker. I've had a pretty good day so far it being the first day of back to school. Honestly, I don't get why some people aren't excited for the school year. I get to see more of my friends and favorite teachers! Speaking of friends, here comes Andre, my long time best friend.
"Hey Chica! How've ya been?" he greets me. He's wearing some cargos with a black and red striped shirt, with his usual dreads. "I've been great actually! I have Sikowitz for Acting 2, this time before lunch," I reply with an enthusiastic tone. "Wow! I also have him. Coincidence? I think not!" he chuckles before adding, "Have you seen Robbie or Cat yet?"
"No not yet. Although I ran into the Wicked Witch of the West," I tell him shutting my locker, knowing this might take long. "About? She didn't hurt you or threaten you, did she?" he said in that worrisome voice he uses on me like I was his daughter. Geez Andre. "No! Of course not!" I exclaim, "She wanted to see if I still wanted to be friends with her, and I took her up on that offer. I really still want us to be friends you know?" "Oh, he says, "you sure she's not tricking you? Cause' last time I remember, that chick hated your guts. I'm a little suspicious that now all of a sudden she wants to be your friend." And I suddenly was aware of the fact that Andre has a point. I was suddenly feeling very betrayed and vulnerable. Usually I think things through. I never again acted without a million second thoughts after what happened with her. After I was left betrayed and hurt for months to bare. Then and there was when Andre pulled me out of my thoughts.
"Hey, you alright, Tori? I didn't mean it in a bad way. Just be careful around her. I too, would like it if you two became friends. Everyone in the gang would like it actually. Forget what I said earlier. Don't worry too much, okay?" He said with a reassuring smile. "Okay Andre, I won't," I agreed to not worry about it, but truth be told, I couldn't stop over analyzing possible ways for Jade to hurt me. But I tried to push that into the back of my mind. "Let's get going to first period, I want a good seat in front of the class for Drama 2. I heard the teacher is really pretty!" I told Andre. "Oh really? Well let's get going then!" He said not fazed by my comment on the teacher.
Not long ago I had a really bad day and I just broke out in tears when he came over to my house and asked me what was wrong. I told him everything that had happened to me in the past. Including that along the way, I developed a sexual attraction to females. He understood and comforted me. And I'm glad it was him I told first because he was so okay with it, that he wanted me to approve of his female friends. Over time he and I became really close. Whenever he had a problem, he always consulted it with me, and vice versa. I really couldn't ask for a better friend than Andre. I have also told Cat that I am attractive to girls. But I haven't told her about the time my ex-girlfr-
"Ouch!" Owwie. That hurt. I hold my head, and start to get up when I see I'm on the floor.
"Whoopsies. My bad Tori. Let me help you up," a voice says while I take its hand and get stand up. One that I recognize all too familiarly. "Oh hey Beck! Thanks for the help and for the pain in my butt. But other than that, how was break!?" I say ecstatic that half the gang is in Drama class with me.
He chuckles, "Sorry for that, and I've been great. I went to Canada to visit the family. That's pretty much it. Hey Dre!" "Sup man. Good to see you in this class!" Is Andre's reply. Just then the teacher comes in and boy, was she pretty. She must just be starting out because she has the look of a 22 year-old. Light brown hair that reaches to her mid-back. She was wearing some rectangular glasses that added to her luxurious look. "Welcome to Drama 2. My name is Ms. James and I'll be your teacher for this year. Now I'll move onto the presentation of the procedures and expectations," she said in a very confident yet soft voice. "And this class, is what you will-.." she was saying when the door opened and behold, Jade West barged in. "And may I ask why you are late…?
"Jade"
"May I ask why you are late Jade?" she asked. "Well you see, I'd tell you, but it's none of your business. Now I'll take my seat. You're welcome," Jade said. Woah oh. Jade already disrespecting the teacher. As expected.
"Okay. Before I was unintentionally interrupted I was saying that this class," she holds up a paper, "is what you will want to keep, if you want to know the schedule of the year. Can anyone pass these papers out?" Ms. James asked and of course I raised my hand. "You can pass out the papers," she pointed at me, "what is your name?" "My name is Tori," I replied with a smile. "Hmm. Well my roster doesn't seem to have a 'Tori' in this class. Care to explain?" she requested. Oh I forgot about that. "Well my name is Victoria, but everyone calls me Tori for short. Well everyone excluding Jade over there. She calls me Vega," I explain still keeping my smile.
"Oh. That clarifies things. Thanks for volunteering in passing out these papers," she smiles at me. A smile that is very pretty. I start handing out the papers when I reach Andre and Beck, Andre gives me a knowing smile while Beck says, "Thanks." I reach Jade and she looks at me with an intriguing look in which I feel very uncomfortable, so I give her the paper and finish passing out the papers to the rest of the class. "Thank you, Victoria," she says in a tone I've never heard before as I give her the leftover papers. Just when she said my name, my full name, sent shivers down my spine. "Alright class, as you can see, these next six weeks we will be learning about Drama in TV Shows. Now after seeing the presentation and the schedule for the year, does anyone have any questions?"
"I have a question," one dude said from the back, "are you free next weekend? Cause I got a ride and it's ready to be ridden," he asks in a failed attempt to be smooth and sultry. Really, some students are really immature and have no respect whatsoever for their elders. Just yesterday, I saw a lady in her 60's struggling with her groceries and a couple of guys walked by her like she wasn't there. Of course I decided to help her with her bags; you don't know how much strength she has.
"Look here young man, I am a teacher and you are a student. Why don't you show me some respect," it wasn't a question but a command," I don't need you or your irrelevant comments in here. There's the door. I would not hesitate to request of your removal from my class." The class was dead silent. And boy oh boy, the dude, whose name is Jim, was red in the face of embarrassment, "Sorry Ma'am, I'll show some respect and not make irrelevant comments during class."
"Okay. Any important questions now? No? Well then, now that that's settled, the bell will ring in about 5 minutes. Feel free to talk amongst your classmates," she said. Of course, Beck, Andre, Jade, and I talked about our break and what not. And for the first time since coming to Hollywood Arts, it felt nice having Jade around. I could get used to this honestly.
The bell rang and unfortunately I didn't have the next class with Andre, but I did have it with Jade. "Hey Jade?" I tried getting her attention before she left me behind. "What?" she barked at me which caused me to flinch a little. "Oh. I'm not really used to the whole nice thing yet Vega. Give me time to adjust to this new change, yeah? Anyways, what was it you wanted?" She asked in a less snarky way. "It's okay Jade. I just wanted to see if you'd like to walk with me to our next class which is Art." I said a little more confident. "Sure Vega, as long as we're not too early," she chuckles which I find quite attractive. Not knowing how to respond to that, I decided to remain quiet until an idea popped in my mind. "Hey Jade. Do you want to come over after school so we can hang out as friends? But only if you have nothing else to do," I offered without looking at her. "Of course Vega. I'd really like to get to know you better and vice-versa. Well as long as Trina really moved out like you said so," I heard her say.
I finally took a peek at her and saw that she was in fact, smiling a beautiful smile.
I hope this was an interesting chapter for you to read, and please don't hesitate to leave a review. In fact I'd like it if you guys did. (: Anywayyys. Yeah, I really like Tori's selfless personality. She is exquisitely interesting, and I totally see a future in which her and Jade are together. :P I will update next week. Thanks for reading and tootles.