Yay! This story his 50 reviews you guys are seriously amazing. Well here's chapter 6 and I hope you liked it seeing as it popped into my head during math class and before chapter 5 haha.

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In His Shadow

Chapter 6-It Wasn't Supposed to Happen Like This

Tori tightened her grip on the strap of her bag as she paced back and forth, to say she was a little nervous was an understatement. She was more nervous now than she had been when she found out she was going to sing at the Platinum Music Awards. Telling Beck her feelings had the potential of ruining their friendship and as much as she wanted Beck as her boyfriend she didn't want to lose him as a friend. The voice in her head that had been telling her that Beck didn't feel the same way about her that she did about him was screaming at her. If she didn't do something to shut the voice up she'd wind up chickening out. She really wished Jade and Cat would hurry up, they were trying to get everybody to leave the Black Box Theatre and it really surprised her how long it was taking. She had always assumed that Jade could clear a room just by yelling at everybody to get out.

"Tori?" She jumped at the sound of his voice, it wasn't the voice she wanted to hear. She turned around and found herself looking at Ryder Daniels, her ex-boyfriend slash jerk extraordinaire.

"What are you doing here?" Tori asked.

"I go to school here." Ryder shrugged.

"I meant what are you doing here in the Black Box Theatre so long after school's ended. You're not in this play so you have no reason to be here." Tori said tightening her grip on the strap of her bag.

"You're the reason I'm here, I want to talk to you." He said taking a step closer to Tori.

"Well I don't want to talk to you." Tori said taking a step back. He took another step toward her and she took another step back, it went that way until she found that she couldn't take another step back. He had pushed her back into a wall and was blocking her way. Tori could see it in his eyes, he didn't want to talk he wanted to get even with her, though he had no reason too since he played her and she was just standing up for herself and all the other girls he used. She was no longer nervous...she was scared at what he might do to her. Even though at the moment it was an empty threat she still stuttered out, "M-my d-da-dad's a c-cop."

"I don't care." He said in a low voice.

"Hey where did Tori go?" Beck asked no one in particular though he was looking at Jade.

"She's backstage getting her stuff, I'll go get her. I need to tell her to switch roles with me, I want to be the wicked step-mother." Jade said standing up from the chair she was sitting in.

"I'm surprised Tori was cast as the wicked step-mother in the first place." Beck said laughing at the idea of Tori playing the evil character, he really couldn't picture sweet innocent Tori as the wicked step-mother.

"She wasn't cast as the wicked step-mother I was but she gave me the lead role." Jade said. To Beck that made more sense then Tori beating Jade out for the role of the wicked step-mother. Jade hadn't been a lead in a play since Tori started going to Hollywood Arts and when they were together Beck had to listen to Jade rant about it. He was happy to see that even though Tori gave her the part Jade was going to give it back. "The lead role is too sweet and prissy...it's disgusting."

Beck sighed typical Jade.

Jade walked backstage, she had no idea why Tori was taking so long or why she was so nervous to tell Beck how she felt about him. If it was because she was afraid that he didn't like her back Jade was seriously going to take her favorite pair of new scissors and cut up some of Tori's stuff, a blind monkey could see that Beck liked Tori.

"Hey Vega, I have something I want to say to you." Jade said as she typed a reply to Andre's last message. "Tori?"

Jade looked up from her phone and what she saw disgusted her. Ryder Daniels had is lips pressed to Tori's, his tongue shoved forcefully down her throat, and his hand up her shirt. Jade could see Tori struggle underneath him and when she met Jade's eyes she begged her with her own to help. Jade nodded not understanding why Ryder hadn't noticed she had entered the room, she hadn't exactly been quiet she had practically yelled out that she was there. She shrugged it off and dug through her bag, she took out her old scissors and ran her fingers along the blades.

"Hey!" She yelled. When he didn't pull away from Tori Jade took the first thing she could find, a thick prop book, and chucked it at the back of his head. He stopped his assault on Tori and turned to glare at her.

"What's your problem?" He spat at her. Tori started toward Jade but he caught her by the wrist and pulled her into him. "I'm not done with you."

He forcefully shoved her to the side and she fell to the floor. Tori looked at Jade, she could tell that Jade didn't exactly know what she was doing but that didn't mean she wasn't glad that she had come in when she did. She watched as Jade put on her meanest face and took a step toward Ryder, her scissors pointed at him. Jade truly looked frightening and Tori could tell that Ryder was somewhat afraid of her.

"If you want to keep what you hold most dear to you, you'd leave." Jade threatened snipping her scissors at him for emphasis.

"Whatever." Ryder said.

"If you ever come near her again you and your package will meet my new pair of scissors." Jade yelled at him. He called her a gank and she hissed at him. "Do you want to meet then now?"

"No." Ryder scoffed. He looked down at Tori, he flashed her a wicked grin before saying, "Goodbye Tori this was fun."

"Get out!" Jade yelled pointing from the door to him with her scissors. He left without hesitation and when Jade was sure he was gone she put her scissors back in her bag. She walked over to Tori and helped her to her feet. "Are you going to cry?"

"I don't know." Tori said. "Maybe."

"Well don't." Jade said taking out her phone. Tori assumed she was going to text Andre since he was her best friend and Jade's boyfriend.

"Thanks Jade." Tori said wanting to hug the angry girl, she didn't though.

"Don't mention it...i mean it." Jade said. They may not have been the best of friends but they were still friends and Jade stood up for her friends. While she liked to see people in pain, there were certain kinds of pain that not even Jade would inflict on people. Jade looked at Tori and sighed, "You're going to cry."

"I know." Tori said.

Jade: Come backstage Tori needs you

Beck: What happened?

Jade: Just get backstage!

Beck got up from his chair and walked backstage, everybody had long since left and he had been waiting for Tori to come back so they could go get their frozen yogurt. He grew worried when heard Tori crying and saw Jade awkwardly patting her shoulder.

"Tori?"

She turned around and his heart broke at the sight of her, he hated seeing her so sad and broken. Impulsively she ran to him throwing her arms around him and digging her face in his chest. He didn't hesitate in wrapping his arms around her, he looked to Jade for an answer. Even though the answer she gave him was only her half of the story it had him seeing red.

"Well I'll see you guys around. Tori I still need to talk to you but that can wait." Jade said. "Oh and Tori you don't have to tell him anything if you don't want to."

Beck watched her leave and in a matter of seconds he and Tori were alone, he was confused by what Jade meant but respected that if Tori wasn't ready to tell him everything he shouldn't press her. He kissed the top of her head and stroked her hair gently.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled into his shirt. "I'm getting your shirt wet."

"Shh Tori, sweetheart, its okay." Beck said softly.

"This is all my fault." Tori said.

"No Tori it's not." Beck said releasing her only so he could take her face in his hands. He looked into her chocolate brown eyes and said, "You did nothing wrong when you stood up to him."

"It wasn't supposed to happen like this." Tori said.

"What?"

"Our evening together." Tori replied. "We were supposed to go get frozen yogurt, have a good time, and then there were some things I wanted to tell you."

"Hey lets get out of here and go get you that frozen yogurt, you know if you still want it." Beck said pressing his lips to her forehead. He dropped his hands from her face and took her hand in his. "If you don't I'll take you home."

"I don't want to go home, I'll be all alone. Trina's spending the night at a friend's house."

"Trina has friends?" he asked as they walked out of the theatre.

"Shocking I know." Tori said with a weak laugh.

"Okay we'll go back to my place, watch a movie, and then I'll take you to Cat's. How does that sound?"

"Frozen yogurt first." Tori said.

"You got it."

"Will we still be able to do this kind of stuff when you're all famous?" Tori asked. "You know will you still have time for me?"

"We'll find a way to make it work, I refuse to let my future fame get between us." He said giving her hand a gentle squeeze. "I'm not going to lose you Tori."

Tori looked over at Beck, he was munching at some popcorn laughing at whatever was going on in the movie. She looked away and plucked a piece of lint off of the black sweats she was wearing, the voice in her head was still telling her that Beck didn't like her the way she wanted him too. She was now ignoring the voice and analyzing her relationship with Beck, she had assumed all of the things Beck had done for her were out of friendship but she could see it clearly now. Beck Oliver liked her.

"Why couldn't I see it?" Tori asked herself.

"What did you say Tori?" Beck asked turning to look at her.

"Beck do you like me?" She asked.

"Yeah of course I do." Beck said casually.

"I mean as more then a friend because I really like you Beck."

"Tori." Beck said softly.

"Oh my gosh I just ruined our friendship." Tori said clapping her hand over her mouth. "Forget I said anything."

"What if I don't want to?" Beck said. Tori looked at him and before she knew it his lips were pressed against hers. The kiss was quick but Tori still felt a spark run through her. He pulled away and looked at her like she meant the world to him. "I've wanted to be more than your friend for the longest time now and if you'll take me I'm yours Victoria."

"If you'll take me I'm yours Beckett." Tori said with a smile.

So there was chapter six. Please review and I would like to hear what your favorite part of the story is.