"And I try to just forget you, but don't know how, if only I know."

She had heard that he was in Los Angeles. She'd gotten a message from André saying that he was hanging out with Beck, in LA. She lived half a year in Los Angeles and the rest of the year in New York, but she was currently in LA. She looked around her walk-in-closet, where she had thrown various outfits on the floor in a panicked frenzy to find something to wear to the reunion. It was just four days away and she was not ready for it. Cat was staying at her house for a few days, so she should get there later that day. Tori felt like she had a hundred things to do before that. Her housekeeper had already cleaned the room where Cat would be staying, but Tori needed to do some last minute food shopping. She also needed to find a good outfit to wear. She had to look amazing at the reunion. She'd accidentally mentioned it to Josh when they'd had coffee a few days ago, and he'd offered to go with her. She didn't know why she kept seeing him, even though she had no intention of ever being in a relationship with him. She felt pretty awful for doing so, but it was nice seeing someone who liked. It was nice to feel wanted. She still hadn't decided if she wanted him to come with her or not. Tori pulled out another dress and angrily threw it on the floor. She loved all the dresses, but none of them felt quite right. She sighed. She was never going to find a dress at this rate.

He knew she was in Los Angeles, but he hadn't tried to contact her. He didn't know what to say and it felt weird just calling her and asking if she wanted to meet up. He'd decided on the plane that he would wait until the reunion to talk to her. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't nervous. He definitely was a bit scared about seeing her. Well, he was nervous about seeing all his old friends to be honest. It scared him a bit, because he hadn't seen most of them in 6 years and it might be a bit awkward seeing them. He hoped not, though. Seeing André had been really easy, it was just as if they'd gone back 6 years in time. It had been really cool and Beck was glad he'd come back to LA earlier than planned. The reunion was in just three days and he felt a bit panicky. He looked around the hotel room he'd rented and sighed. He needed to find something to wear to the reunion. He had no idea what he'd wear and he wanted to look good, seeing as he hadn't seen anyone in 6 years. His phone beeped and he looked at it. It was a text from André, asking if he wanted to come to dinner at his place. Beck contemplated his options. He could stay here, in a boring hotel room and order room service and eat alone. Or he could to his old best friend's house and have dinner. With his old girlfriend. That last part freaked him out a bit, but André had assured Beck that Jade was cool with everything, which sounded a bit weird because come on, it was Jade. When was she ever cool with anything?! He sighed before replying to André. He was tired of spending time alone. He needed to be around people.

"Where's the world that doesn't care? Maybe I could meet you there"

"Cat!" Tori shouted. "We need to leave now or else we're gonna be late!" She was standing in her living room, waiting patiently for Cat to be ready. They should have left 15 minutes ago, but Cat had suddenly changed her mind about her clothes and had to change them. Tori rolled her eyes. They were just going to dinner. It was not as if they were going to a movie premiere or something. Tori looked down on her outfit. She was wearing a red bodycon skirt and a white loose-fitting tank top with an encrusted skull on it. She was pretty happy with her outfit; it was alright for going to dinner in.

"Toriiiii, I'm done!" Cat shouted, twirling out from the guest room. She wearing a cute royal blue skater dress and red heels which were the same color as her hair. Cat still had red hair, thought she'd gone through a phase of being a brunette a few years ago. Tori thought red suited her better, it was so typical Cat.

"You look great, can we go now?" Tori said, sounding more stressed and irritated than she meant to.

"Jeez Tori, be a little more fun will you?" Cat said, dancing out of the apartment singing a song that Tori didn't recognize.

"Hey, I'm fun! I just don't like being late" Tori said, locking the door.

"Okay Tori!" Cat said and laughed.

Beck sat in André's living room, feeling a little awkward and uncomfortable. It had been really weird seeing Jade and she'd mocked him a bit about his show failing, but she was better than he remembered. Maybe she'd grown up a bit, he didn't know, but he was glad she wasn't as bad as she used to be. André and Jade walked into the living room and André handed him a beer.

"Thanks man" Beck said as André sat down in the couch next to Beck and Jade sat down in a chair.

"So Beck, looking forward to the reunion? Have you prepared for all the questions about the failed TV show?" Jade said and smirked.

"Very funny Jade. Have you prepared for all the questions about whether or not you're still a raging bitch?" Beck said, smiling politely.

"Oh, that's an easy question to answer"

"Well, it's a yes right?"

Jade glared at him and André laughed nervously.

"Come on guys, let's not start fighting"

"Fighting?" Jade said, in a tone of mock surprise. "Oh I'm just stating the obvious."

"Yeah, me too" Beck said, glaring at her.

André sighed. "This is gonna be a long night, isn't it?"

Beck nodded. It definitely would be.

"And then, he told me that the dress was sold out in my size and I said - do you know what I said? - I said that they HAD to order the dress for me, because I have to wear it for the reunion and I mean how could they not, I mean, I'm Tori Vega's sister for God's sake!" Trina kept rambling about some dress and Tori just sighed. She rolled her eyes and Cat laughed. They were in the cab on the way to dinner and Trina had decided to call and ruin Tori's mood. Things with Tori and her sister were definitely better lately, but Trina still annoyed Tori a lot at times. This was one of those times. Trina never became a successful star; she'd done a few acting jobs and had made an alright name for herself, but never really broken into Hollywood. So now Trina was a news anchor, which was a bit ironic considering Trina had never cared about the news before. But, it meant she was on TV every day of the week, with lots of people watching her. She'd been offered to host her own show but hadn't given an official decision yet but Tori knew she'd say yes, no matter what kind of show it was. Trina was still as fame hungry as ever, which was why she tried to use the "I'm Tori Vega's sister" card as much as possible. She used it to get free stuff and she used it to get into restaurants, nightclubs, premieres and also to get jobs. Not that Tori was very surprised. She'd figured Trina would use her and the fact that they were sisters as her claim to fame.

"Trina! I have to go, I'm on my way to dinner with Cat"

"Oh. But Tori, could you maybe call the store and see if they coul-"

"No Trina!" Tori said, interrupting her sister. "I'm not doing that, okay? Find another dress."

She ended the call and sighed. "Jeez, Trina drives me insane"

"Toriiiii" Cat said.

"Yes Cat?" Tori said, smiling a little.

"Maybe Trina should go to that special place in the suburb my brother often goes to when he gets a bit crazy."

"Cat, do you mean a mental hospital?"

Cat shrugged and Tori laughed. "Yeah, maybe Trina should."

Beck drank from his beer, enjoying himself. He and André were joking and laughing and discussing sports. It felt like high school again and he smiled. Jade was in the kitchen, apparently she was cooking. Wonder if Beck would dare to eat it, huh. For all he knew, she could've poisoned it. André had played him a track that he'd written for a rapper and it was really good. In some ways, Beck was jealous of André. Sure, Beck had followed his dream and he had been acting since he graduated. But he didn't have a big house in LA, a loving (but a bit crazy) girlfriend, a successful career that only seemed to go upwards and what Beck assumed was quite a lot of money in the bank. Beck wasn't poor, God no. He'd actually saved a lot of the money he got from his TV shows, just because he knew that he'd want to move back to LA someday. But, Beck didn't have the latest Porsche on his driveway. But it wasn't the money or fame that made Beck the most jealous. It was the fact that André had someone who loved him, someone to fall asleep next to every night and wake up next to every morning, someone he could always depend on. Beck wanted that, but he didn't want Jade. He wanted a girlfriend, someone to share every moment with. And he knew who he wanted.

Tori opened the door to the cab and jumped out. Cat followed her and Tori picked up a pocket mirror and checked her hair and make-up. She looked pretty good. Cat was already walking and Tori had to run a bit to catch up with her. Her heels were a bit unsteady and she tried to keep focused on walking straight. She looked at the luxurious car that stood to her right and rolled her eyes. Some people, huh?

Beck had gone into the kitchen to get another beer and when he came out, two people were standing in the middle of the living room. He felt his hands get sweaty and his heart started to beat faster. He knew who they were before they turned around. He recognized them all too well. He had to force himself to breathe calmly and normally, but it wasn't easy. He stood as frozen and when the red haired girl turned around and screamed, he didn't know what to do.

Tori just heard Cat scream and then Cat's heels smattered against the wooden floor. Tori was confused, surely Cat wasn't that excited to see André who she'd seen earlier that week? When Tori turned around, she knew why Cat was excited. She saw him.

Cat had screamed and hugged him and kept rambling on about how much she'd missed him, but all he could do was look at her. She was standing next to Jade, looking just as shocked and confused as he felt. She looked stunning and he had forgotten how one look at her could make his heart beat ten times faster than normal. He smiled at her, hoping it would generate a smile back.

She smiled back at him, because she didn't know what else to do. She felt like she couldn't breathe. It was as if they had gone back 6 years, because here they all were again. (Minus Robbie, who wasn't flying in until tomorrow) She didn't know if she should go over to him and say hi. She wanted to, but she was afraid that her heels wouldn't carry her all the way across the living room. Especially not when she was this nervous.

He had to talk to her. He had to do something. Cat was jumping up and down around him, shrieking with happiness. Jade said something to Cat and dragged her into the kitchen, leaving Beck with Tori and André. André mumbled something about checking the drinks and left the room too. Beck could feel the tension rise.

She just looked at the ground, because she was scared to look at him. She felt like she was going to faint. She was suddenly really nervous and she really could use a strong drink. Suddenly, she heard someone clear their throat, and it was followed by a,

"Hi."

He watched her as she looked up and met his gaze. She was so beautiful and he just wanted to hug her and kiss her and tell her that he loved her, that he always had! But he didn't. Instead, he just looked at her and waited for her to say something.

She looked at him, at his tousled hair, his big eyes and perfect jawline, his broad shoulders and his perfectly shaped lips. She looked into his eyes and smiled.

"Hi you."