A/N: Sorry for forgetting to update yesterday. I was super busy. I promise from now til the last chapter to update everyday!
"Let's get back to the music scene, boys and girls," Shawn Quincy told the class.
"Now, where are Andre and Tori?"
"Right here!" Tori hurried inside, Andre in tow. "We're here."
"Sorry we're late. Someone here doesn't know the meaning of dropping the conversation," Andre spited his Latina friend.
"Andre, I just want to talk to you," Tori complained.
"Well I don't want to here it."
"None of us do!" Jade yelled from the back of the room. She, Cat, Robbie and Beck had gotten to the room earlier waiting for the two to finally arrive.
"Can we just get on with the workshop?" Andre agreed with Jade.
"Yes, please! Now today we're going to work on putting on a show. It's just expressing your emotions with your voice, but with your body language as well. Kids, if you would please…"
Tori, Andre, Jade and Cat took the stage. They were about to perform the same routine for "All I Want Is Everything."
"Make sure your shoe's are tied, Tori," Jade smirked.
"I know," Tori groaned.
"Yeah, you might poke someone's eyes out!" Cat cheerfully reminded her.
"I know," she said through gritted teeth.
"Wouldn't want to hurt anybody and send us all to jail," Andre scoffed.
"Could we just please get this over with?!"
The music started, the song was sung – this time they made it to the end – and they held their final pose. The freshmen and Shawn Quincy were impressed.
"Wow, that's amazing you guys. Tori, you especially. No wonder Kojak's green lighting you," Shawn Quincy shared before taking the stage again.
"What?"
"Kojak?"
"What is he talking about, Tori?"
Tori was caught in a heap of interrogation.
"Uhhh… Look, it's Ke$ha!" she pointed onward. The gang turned around, being fooled by her diversion, and when they were distracted, Tori ran off to the stage with Shawn Quincy, helping him the rest of the workshop. Jade and Andre were watching her intently, trying to decipher what Shawn Quincy had meant. Beck and Robbie were distracted in their own thoughts, though they was still curious to know. And Cat, well… She was oblivious for now.
"Alright, great job everyone. You kids get the point now. So if you plan on singing for the Final Curtain, be sure to give 'em a show," Shawn Quincy concluded his lesson. "See you kids tomorrow."
Shawn Quincy and the rest of the freshmen were hurrying out of the room, ready for dinner. It was a long and exhausting day and people just wanted to sleep in their beds. Including Tori. The first moment she got, she made a beeline for the door, but unfortunately was stopped by some familiar faces.
"Not so fast," Beck grabbed her.
"And where do you think you're going?" Andre closed the door.
"To the main hall. It's dinner time," Tori timidly answered.
"Oooh Dinner time!"
"Cat, down," Jade ordered her.
Cat immediately scrambled behind Robbie, whimpering like a puppy that just got scolded.
"What was Shawn Quincy talking about, Tori?" Andre sternly asked.
"Yeah, Vega. Are you hiding something from us?" Jade interrogated.
"N-no, why would you think that?" she nervously chuckled.
"Why'd you stutter?" Andre raised an eyebrow.
Tori cleared her throat to compose herself. "I'm not stuttering."
"Tor, I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt right now. What's going on?" he started growing impatient.
"Nothing is going on," she defended.
"They why have you been acting all shady and wonky?"
"What? Psh, no I'm not," she horribly faked.
"You guys, let's try to work this out," Cat stepped in.
"Yeah Cat, that's a great idea," Jade sarcastically said, making it obvious to everyone that that was what they were doing already – or at least attempting to do.
"Tori, you need to tell us what's wrong. Maybe we can help you," Beck suggested.
"There's nothing to say," She lied.
"So you're willing to risk this friendship over a dumb secret?" Andre didn't buy anything she was saying.
"It's not dumb, it's my life," Tori was offended.
"Oh come on, Tori," Beck started. "Why are you messing up your friendship with Andre for something so secretive?"
"You're one to talk," Jade scoffed.
"Excuse me?" Beck was appalled.
"What?" Jade asked in her annoyed voice.
"What was that remark?" he questioned his girlfriend.
"The truth, Beck."
"The truth?"
The room fell silent. Cat started showing worry, Robbie was panicked, and Tori and Andre had no idea how their argument transitioned to Jade and Beck.
"Don't play dumb with me, Beck. I know there's something you're not saying. I've been letting it go since we got here, but now I'm starting to think it has to do with our fights lately."
"Jade, can we not talk about this right now?"
"Why not?"
"Because we're talking about Andre and Tori."
"No, we're done. Tori doesn't want to grow up and tell me what's up. So go on…" Andre said.
"There's nothing to say!" Tori defended. But it transitioned back to Beck and Jade.
"Well Beck, maybe you need some growing up as well."
"I am the mature one here. At least I didn't purposely get my girlfriend jealous to prove a point."
"A point that I've been trying to tell you when we first dated. I get jealous because…"
Everyone was waiting for an answer.
"Because I love you!"
Andre, Tori and Robbie had shock written in their faces. They never saw an affectionate side to Jade, nor have they ever heard her say those words. Cat, on the other hand, has seen the softer side of Jade, so the crooks of her lips rose slightly forming a faint smile.
"But did you really have to kiss another guy in front of me?!"
"You let ganks throw themselves at you everyday! Vega included."
"Hey!" Tori was offended.
"Stay out of this, Tori!" Jade glared at her. That shut her up.
"How many times do I have to tell you, I can't control when girls mob me. And for the last time, Tori and I are just friends."
"Does Tori know that?"
"Yeah!"
"Tori, stay out of this," Beck told her. "Yes," he told his girlfriend.
"Beck, I know there's something else. Why don't you just tell me?"
"Can't we talk about this later? Or in private?" he begged.
"No, I mean these are your friends, why not talk about it in front of them."
"They're your friends too."
"How many times do I have to tell you, I only hangout with them because you do! Rarely do I consider them an acquaintance!"
"Well," Andre was appalled.
"Hurtful," Tori muttered.
"I'm used to it," Robbie sighed.
"Woof," Cat acted like a dog, remembering Jade called her a pet one time.
"What is going on with you?" Jade showed desperation in her eyes. Something only Tori and Cat have seen on separate occasions. When Jade broke down in Tori's living room after breaking up with Beck, and when Jade wanted Cat to go with her to spy on his 'opposite' date with Tori. When Beck witnessed it himself, he too gave in.
"Fine," he let out a huge sigh. "I've been thinking about a lot of things lately."
"Like the future?" Andre asked.
"Exactly," Beck said. "Andre is the only one that kind of knows, but he doesn't even know the gist of it."
Tori, Robbie and Cat looked at Andre.
"What? I have no idea what Beck is talking about, I swear," he put his hands up like he was surrendering. "Your guess is just as good as mine." They focused their attention back to the couple.
"It's just, it's our last year at Hollywood Arts, our last sure summer together, and college and the future is right in front of us, on the fast lane. And-"
"Wait, what do you mean last 'sure' summer together?" Jade speculated.
"You can't guarantee the future, babe…"
"No, don't soften me up. Tell me what you mean by that," she demanded.
Beck grunted. He was cornered and he knew he couldn't leave that room until he just let his thoughts out.
"How do I really know if I'll be with you two years from now, ten years from now? We've broken up and gotten back together more than Sikowitz drinks coconuts on a good day."
"Hehe, coconuts," Cat giggled.
Robbie grabbed Cat's waist to mentally tell her to pay attention. She slightly blushed, but immediately grew serious and listened to Beck.
"How do we know that this time is for real? What if this relationship is only a high school thing? That our expiration date is coming up, especially since we're going to college next year or gunning for our acting dreams after Hollywood Arts?"
"So you're saying you don't think our relationship is strong enough to last?" Jade's voice was so vulnerable.
"No, that's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is the future is a surprise. What if we get accepted to separate colleges? Or better yet, what if we both become actors? The distance and time away form each other, how would that work out?"
"You work it out, that's just what couples do, Beck," Jade started to tear up, but she held back falling tears.
"That's so hard," he admitted. "I'm not as tough as you think…"
"No, you're not," Jade retorted. "And you're not as passionate as I thought you were either."
"What?"
"Uh oh."
"Oh no."
"Eeeep!"
"Babe, what are you talking about?"
"Don't call me Babe if you don't mean it."
"What are you talking about, of course I do."
"You do? How do you mean something to someone when you're numbering the days with them? Beck, you're giving our relationship an expiration date. You may not think that but subconsciously you're already erasing me from the future."
"That's not what I'm doing."
"Yes it is! You're so worried about what's going to happen to you that you just want to cut off all the things that could possibly tie you to any permanence. And you're distancing yourself to prepare for the cut off. Tell me that's not what you're doing."
Jade walked closer to Beck, her was growing nervous. Cat, not bearing to stand in silence, jumped between them.
"You guys, please stop fighting. You love each other," she begged, almost ready to cry.
"I thought he loved me, Cat."
"I do!" Beck shouted.
"He do!" she repeated.
"He does," Robbie corrected Cat.
"Oh… he does!" Cat told Jade.
"No Cat, because if he did, he wouldn't even think about breaking up with me."
"Who said anything about breaking up?" Beck said.
"So you're saying you're not thinking about our future together after high school? College? Our careers?"
No answer.
"I thought I knew you, and I thought you knew me. But you don't know me."
"I know you're scared about this relationship too."
"I'm always scared of losing you, but never once do I ever think of breaking up with you."
"You guys, no," Cat started hyperventilating, tugging on Beck's sleeve. Robbie dragged Cat away from the couple and held on to her hand. She squeezed it so hard that his hand was losing feeling, but he knew he had to be strong for an anxious Cat.
"Jade, what are you saying?" this time desperation was written in his eyes.
"Jade was on the verge of tears. It took all her courage not to break down at her next statement.
"Why do we have to wait until the end of senior year, Beck? Huh? In fact," she breathed, "why do we have to wait until the end of the summer? Let's just end it now."
Andre, Tori, Robbie and Cat gaped at Jade's decision. Their jaws dropped. IT was so intense that yes, Cat fainted.
"Uhoh, lil' Red's down."
"Tori, go get somebody," Robbie ordered her. He knelt down to care for Cat while their two friends were breaking up.
"Jade you don't mean that," Beck grabbed her hands, desperate to hold on to her.
"How can I believe that you meant anything you've said to me in this relationship when in the back of your mind you had doubts that we wouldn't be together forever?"
"Jade… I'm sorry."
"No, I'm sorry, Beck." Tears started to fall and she wasn't going to stop them. "I'm sorry that I wasn't good enough for you to see a future with."
"Don't say that."
"I'm sorry that I wasted your time."
"You have nothing to be sorry for," he pleaded.
But she let go of his grasp.
"You know what, I'm most sorry that you're the same scared little boy who would rather be the cool one than fall in love."
Jade walked away, sobbing, not holding anything back, letting Beck hear her cries as she walked towards her cabin to cry herself to sleep. Beck stood in his place, not moving, realizing that their relationship was over. Tori walked in a second later with Luther.
"Tori, why'd you bring the janitor? I told you to get help," Robbie was worried for Cat.
"I did, and he was the closest adult."
"Ugh, I'll go find someone else," Robbie got up and told Tori and Andre to stay with her. Luther had nothing to do so he stayed in the room with them.
Tori and Andre noticed Beck still frozen. Andre nodded to her so she approached him.
"Beck?"
…Nothing…
"It's going to be ok," she told him. After a moment, he spoke.
"No, it's not."
With that, he walked out.
Tori went back to Andre and Cat.
"I actually feel horrible for Jade right now," she told Andre.
"We're not finished talking either, Tor."
Tori reluctantly nodded. She was saved from a conversation when Robbie ran inside with Lane in tow. Lane walked up to a fainted Cat; Robbie, Tori and Andre standing to the side. Lane looks up at a curious janitor holding a mop.
"Luther, why?" Lane said.
Tori, Andre and Robbie stifled a laugh.
"It's not me!" Luther defended.
"How did this happen?" Lane asked the teens.
"Anxiety attack probably," Robbie said.
"Anxiety? But how?" their counselor wondered.
They looked at each other, realizing that two of their friends would be sleeping with broken hearts tonight. It was the end of the third week, and their 'fun summer' wasn't so fun anymore.
A/N: Song title - You Don't Know Me - Well, this was the Bade break-up, and ironic that the song was sung in the episode they got back together.