I was in the middle of trying to write a chapter for The Bird Scene, when this popped in to my head. So here we go. I liked that Jade was so proud and defensive of Beck, even when it had nothing to do with her. It was written quite quickly... Hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: not mine, unfortunately.

Beck watched from his bed as Jade paced back and forth in the middle of his RV. She didn't have a lot of space, but she was making do, angrily stomping around. He was also pretty sure she was literally growling. He had been trying to say something to reassure her, although he wasn't even sure when exactly this became about her.

He had come straight home, mostly trying to get away from Tori and her constant apologising. Jade had stayed until the scene was shot, then came straight to his place. She was still in her set outfit, and currently making holes in his floor.

"Jade, calm down," he said, finally sitting upright.

She whipped around to face him, arms flailing, "I'm not gonna calm down! She just – you were there! How can you just be okay with it?"

"I'm not okay with it," He shook his head. He really was upset. A little annoyed at Tori, but mostly disappointed that he lost such a great opportunity.

"You're not doing anything!"

Beck sighed, and stood up from the bed. "There's nothing I can do," he said, reaching out to rub her shoulder.

"She cost you your part. How could she be so stupid?"

"Jade, you know she didn't mean to do it," he replied. He knew Tori always had the best intentions, though he wished she thought them through a little before acting on them.

Jade made a face, "Why are you defending her? Aren't you angry?"

"Yeah, I'm annoyed," he shrugged, "This was a really great opportunity."

"So?" She asked, her eyes searching his. He knew that she often didn't understand how he could stay so calm in situations like these while she was burning with rage as soon as the match was lit.

He smiled a little. He wouldn't say it, but it was kind of nice that she was so angry over something that wasn't about herself. "Well, for starters, you're angry enough for the both of us."

"Beck!" Her hand slapped his chest weakly. He just smiled a little wider and pulled her into a tight hug. Her arms wrapped around his waist instinctively, and they fit together like always.

He looked her in the eye when they pulled away a little, their arms still around each other, "Seriously Jade, there's nothing I can do. I know Tori feels terrible, but what happened happened. I gotta move on."

Jade bit her lip, knowing that he was being reasonable and she couldn't argue with it too much.

"Promise me you won't be too hard on Tori," he added, after thinking for a moment.

"No," she answered instantly, looking at him like he was insane. He chuckled; he should have seen this coming.

"At least promise me you won't hurt her."

Jade sighed, before moving closer to him and resting her head on his shoulder. "...Fine," she mumbled into his shirt.

He wrapped his arms tightly around her shoulders, "You know, it really means a lot that you care this much about a silly little role of mine."

Jade lifted her head so sharply that he automatically turned his head towards her. She was looking at him like he was missing some big obvious point. "I know it was important to you," she said simply, before resting her head back down on his shoulder.

He stared at her, or rather, her hair. Sometimes she really surprised him, usually when he really needed it. He smiled, and pressed a kiss to her head.

The next day, Jade had been pretty harsh on Tori which Beck felt bad about. But at the same time, there was something about it he liked. Jade was rarely this set on defending anyone's honor, so it was kind of nice. Not that he'd admit it. But still.

They were hanging out after school, doing homework. He couldn't wait for senior year, when he wouldn't have to take maths. Well, unless his dad got his way. It just wasn't his strong point. By a long shot.

His phone rang, and Jade who was closer to his bag took it out and checked the screen. "Who's 'blocked number' and why is she calling you?" She asked, annoyed, as she handed the phone to him.

He just raised an eyebrow at her and took his phone. "Hello? Yeah, this is Beck Oliver," he answered, and heard the casting guy from Misfire introduce himself.

"... Seriously? That's great. I'm so grateful, thank you so much for this. See you next week. Thanks again."

As soon as he hung up, he turned back to Jade who was looking at his questioningly. Before she could ask anything he leaned across his book and kissed her on the lips.

"What?" she finally asked when he pulled away.

He grinned for a second, still shocked at what he'd just been told. "Apparently Tori snuck onto the set and got Melinda got injured. So since she's not going to do the movie anymore, they rehired me."

"Vega hurt Melinda Murphy?" Jade exclaimed, "Ugh, I should've thought of that!"

"Jade," he said, bringing her back to reality. And more importantly, his good news.

She finally grinned at him, "So you really got the part back?"

"Yup. Waiter number one is back," he said. Jade punched the air in victory.

"You know what this means, right?"

"What?" She asked.

He smirked a little, "You'll have to be nice to Tori now."

Jade's smile dropped, "Ugh. Don't remind me." She actually looked so disappointed it amused him. He really didn't understand those two, but he couldn't deny it was fun to watch.

"Come here," he said, grabbing her hand and pulling her across the bed towards him. One of their books got knocked to the floor, but they both ignored it as they kissed deeply, their arms wrapping around each other.

Jade pulled away, licking her lips as she did so. His eyes widened, and he was pretty sure they wouldn't be doing their homework for a while.

"Wait," she said, a happy grin on her face, "first, say the line again."