Tori Vega aka Shelby Marx's doppelganger had been at Hollywood Arts for a while now, and although Tori had explained to them that she was not in fact Shelby Marx and it is just some sort of freak coincidence, Beck could tell Jade wasn't going to let it go. The recorded matches were once again on top of the play list again and he would catch her looking at the brunette, staring at her like if she just watched enough she'll be able to divine all of Tori's secrets from her. He couldn't exactly blame her, because really if his favourite celebrity turned up at the school he's sure that he would become somewhat obsessed by them too.

But all of Jade's attention was on Tori all the time and he knows that everyone else had moved past the initial 'Oh my god! Its Shelby Marx' phase that the whole school fell into for the first week or so, till Tori set the record straight. He totally expected Jade to take longer to get over it, but this long? No, that was too much, and it showed absolutely no sign of slowing.

When he tries to talk to Jade, try to make her see reason, Round one ends with a text book narrowly missing his head. Round 2, Beck tried to keep her distracted and away from Tori as much as possible. It didn't work and when Jade caught on the glares she sent were cold enough to freeze him all over. Round 3, he shoved as much proof that he could find that Tori was in fact Tori and laid it all out for her, because maybe she'll see the big picture. She ignored him totally for the rest of the week.

Jade 3, Beck nil. Winner Jade.

So at the end of the week Beck decided to help Jade, not that they were going to find anything. If you can't beat them, join them, right? So that's when he came up with the brilliant idea of telling Jade to search through Tori's house, more specifically her bedroom. In hind sight he'll realise that it was a stupid, stupid move; encouraging Jade to breach Tori's privacy, only one reason.

Naturally that what Jade did they were over at Tori's house. Getting in was easy enough, have Beck distract her while Jade ninja's her way inside and upstairs. Roughly opening doors till she found Tori's

Jade could see a speed ball hanging from the roof, a couple of weights resting near the bed. Trophies resting on a shelf over the head of the bed, and pair of gloves thrown haphazardly onto the floor near the speed ball. That's what she could see in her mind anyway.

In the real world there was none of that, just a desk with text books, pens and notebooks strewn all over, a calendar tacked to the wall above. A pile of clothes laying about on the floor, and a bunch of photos in frames on the bedside table and a few more hanging above the bed. Studying the photos, simply because they are the only thing of interest. Jade can spot Tori with people from her previous school, she assumes, Tori with a couple of old geezers, Tori with three other teens that seem rather familiar, Tori with her family and Tori with a group of adults, one who has a black eye.

There's nothing in the room at all to suggest Tori Vega was Shelby Marx, so why was it then that Jade couldn't shake the feeling that she was? She makes her way downstairs, announcing her presence to the household; mind half lost in trying to figure out the mystery that is Vega.

"Well, where have you been?"

"In your room. You have a lot of things in there," that brief glimpse of panic, one matching when Jade originally called Tori Shelby. That alone was enough to peak Jade's interest all over again. Followed by Tori's complete distraction while they were watching The Wood, just seemed to confirm Jade's suspicions. At least in her mind.

Trying to convince Beck of that later in the evening was a completely different matter. He was sceptical originally, now had just thought Jade was overly obsessed. He never said it, he knew better, but he didn't have to, he might be a great actor but Jade could read him just a bit too well. Suffice to say that evening ended in another fight between the couple.

Over the next few days Jade spent more time plotting with than she ever had, And Jade would tell you, not really though she'll never tell anyone, that it was, in a word, fricking bloody fantastic. Spending so much time with her, when they actually wanted to be around each other with a common goal was incredible. Getting Tori out of her little good-two-shows act was refreshing to say the least. She sort of has to wonder just how much of her devious side Vega has buried under the never-ending niceness. Seeing her wielding that golf-club and that triumph look on her face, although she knew Vega was acting, it sent her mind reeling back to when she saw Marx's smile, one that was exactly the same. However, actually seeing it, in real life, it seemed so much larger, so much brighter. Just thinking about it warmed Jade.

When things returned to normal and devious Tori went back into hiding, Jade felt cheated, maybe? She wasn't sure exactly. But Tori returning to nice-happy-friendly Tori, just felt wrong as though she was hiding away from the world again. So Jade followed suit, and returned to having a go at Tori every chance she could, not because Jade still hated Tori, how could she after their little venture. She did it now to get a rise from her, try and get her to reveal that other side of her again. All her efforts are in vain though, Tori could be amazing stubborn.

It hurt when Jade returned to insulting her again; they were getting along so well for those few days, what happened? Was it something Tori did? Or did they call some sort of temporary truce that she was unaware of? Tori had hoped that they were bridging that gap between whatever they were originally and friends, but then they just went back to whatever they were before. Tori wished she could be friends with Jade at least, more would be awesome but she'll settle for friendship.

She developed a small crush on the other girl not long after they had met, really who wouldn't? Jade is absolutely the most amazing unique person Tori had ever met; plus she's gorgeous, like really, drop dead gorgeous. Then slowly, really, really slowly, Tori got to learn little things about Jade; and at some point during that it went from Jade being beautiful to her becoming said crush.

Not it wasn't like Tori had never crushed on someone before, nor was it the first time she had one on a girl. What she feels for Jade is just... different, she couldn't say how exactly or remotely for that matter, or whether it's a good or bad different, it just was. She'd love to know why it was different, why everything she felt just seemed to hit that little bit harder.

I meant to have this up two days ago, but... yeah. Anyway I will be doing more of these more than likely they will be tied into episodes because I just can't think of any real ideas.

Anyway, till next time.