Hey guys, sorry for not updating sooner. Had some trouble with inspiration (which is weird, considering how many times I've watched that Jade with tots video!) but sushi.23 suggested I write a Tori The Zombie chapter which got my writing juices flowing :) Everyone else who suggested ideas, I'm definitely taking them on board! It just takes me a while to come up with something I'm happy with. I'm also in the middle of writing two separate Christmas chapter. Am trying to decide whether to merge them or not, but I promise I'll post it before Christmas!

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Beck nearly broke into a run as he followed his girlfriend through the school. Jade wasn't running yet, the she was walking much faster than he thought she could in those heavy boots of hers.

"Jade!" He said again, trying to get her to slow down. She ignored him again, and carried on walking. He cringed a little as she pushed a little freshman boy out of her way.

As they got to the main corridor, Beck saw the Tori had just entered the main door, and was headed for a straight on collision with Jade. Oh no...

Tori smiled and waved at both of them.

He shook his head, "I wouldn't-"

But before he could say anything, Tori already spoke cheerfully "Hey Jade! Hey Be-"

"Go drown in a well!" Jade yelled at her angrily, cutting her off. Tori flinched at Jade's anger, and just stared as Jade pushed past her and headed out the doors.

When Beck caught up to Tori, she looked upset. "What's wrong with Jade?"

He knew he didn't have time to explain, he'd have to later. Although, Tori would probably figure it out when she got to class. "Sorry, I should-" he apologized, pointing at the doors, before running off towards them, "Jade!"

Jade was standing outside leaning on the cement wall, "I'm fine!" She glared at him.

"Jade," he looked at her pointedly. He knew the only way to get past this was to get her to talk about it. O

"No," she muttered, bowing her head and looking at the ground. Her tone was already weaker. She was breaking.

"Babe," he said gently, reaching out at touching her shoulder.

Jade's head snapped back up and her gaze locked with his. She was really angry. More than he expected. "She'd been here four months, Beck. Four. A month ago we had to explain what Stage Fighting was. She needed three attempts frikkin' Bird Scene. Even Cat did it in two! How the hell did she get the lead? How the hell did she even get into this school?" Her voice cracked a little at the last sentence.

He squeezed her shoulder, "I'm sure the director just wanted to give her a chance at a proper lead. She hasn't had one yet."

"It's Uptown Downtown, Beck! I'm perfect for that role."

"I know you are..." he nodded. He did actually agree with her. Though the character was miles different from Jade, she always read the lines perfectly. She was an amazing actress after all.

"And now you're going to have to act all lovey-dovey with that gank who barely has an IQ of 70."

He stared at her for a moment, realizing her eyes lost a bit of their anger as she said that. Instead, she actually looked worried. He sighed, "Jade, is that what this is about." He knew she hadn't forgotten the incident on Tori's first day, but he didn't understand why she thought Tori was some sort of threat to their relationship.

Jade shook her head. "This is about me deserving that part," she said

Beck shifted so he was standing right in front of her, looking her in the eyes, "You realise I'll just be acting. No different that when I played Cat's husband last year."

She glared at him like he was the one with the low IQ, "It is different, Beck. Because Cat knows you're mine and Vega still drools when you smile at her."

"What?" he asked, confused. It never crossed his mind the Tori liked him as more than a friend, and he still didn't believe it. "Look, Tori helped us just a few weeks ago, remember. If she really wanted to steal me, then why would she help us get back together?"

"So you could ask stupid questions," Jade muttered, glancing at the ground once more.

"Babe," he said, "Besides, don't I get a say in if I'm going to be stolen or not?"

Jade looked up to meet his gaze. She nodded.

He nodded as well, letting a small smile spread on his lips, "Yeah. And I say I'm bolted to the floor."

Jade bit her lip, obviously trying not to show that she was pleased with what he was saying. "I'm still mad she got the part."

He lifted his arms slightly, and she stepped closer so he could wrap his arms around her. "I know," he said, pressing a kiss into her hair.

"Who's Sophia Michelle?" Tori asked innocently. Even Beck cringed inwardly at her ignorance. But more importantly, he saw Jade's face contort and automatically reached out his hand for her to grab.

"Oh, no, no, no!" Jade pulled him towards the chairs, away from Tori. She sat down and he moved behind her.

"What?" Tori asked, confused why the whole room was staring at her.

"She gets to be the lead and she doesn't even know who Sophia Michelle is," Jade announced, her voice bitter. Beck rested his hands on her shoulder, hoping his touch would calm her down a little. Although to be honest, he'd expected Tori to know at least that much.

"Wait, is she that lady who does those infomercials with the vibrating hairbrush?" Tori asked, looking excited when she thought she'd figure it out.

"I love that hairbrush!" Sinjin exclaimed from the balcony. They all turned to look at him, kinda weirded out. Jade, meanwhile, was typing something on her phone. When Beck looked back down he saw she wasn't typing a text message, but rather adding something to her To Do list. "Find way to torture Vega" he read. He held back an amused smirk, mostly because he was kind of worried it was an actual threat at this point.

"Look at the cover of your script," Robbie said, pointing to Tori's book.

"Oh," Tori said with a smile of realization, "Sophia Michelle wrote the play we're doing!"

"Oh!" Jade said loudly and sarcastically. Beck squeezed her shoulder gently.

"She's like the biggest playwright on Broadway," Robbie explained. Something that Beck kind of assumed needed no explanation. He was still a little disappointed in Tori.

But before anyone could say anything else, they were distracted by their director, and then by Sinjin and his stupid disco music.

"I forget you're a good actor," Jade said bluntly, standing next to him as he checks his stage make up in the backstage mirror. It's half insult and half compliment and he's not quite sure how to take it. But he knows by her tone that she's not in a good mood. It probably had something to do with the fact that he just overheard her volunteering to take Tori's part and the director not letting her.

"What reminded you?" He asked, turning to her.

"That you can look at Vega like that even when she has that hideous face on," she said.

He took a step closer; their faces were only a couple of inches apart. He gazed at her with a lazy smile on his face. Though she was in costume, they both were, she looked beautiful. She always looked beautiful. "Like what?" he asked. He had an idea of what she meant, but he wanted to see her reaction anyway.

Jade gazed at him, biting her lip and not saying anything. Instead, after a moment, she kissed him gently on the lips.

"Babe, our makeup," he reminded her, when he pulled away for a second.

She raised an eyebrow, "The lead has a zombie mask glued to her face, I think the play is already screwed."

He chuckled, even though it should have made him worry. But instead he just leaned into another kiss, this one much deeper.

Someone called 30 seconds to curtain time, and they both pulled away reluctantly. Beck lifted his hand to her cheek, stroking it with his thumb. "Let's go get some dessert afterwards?" He suggested. He and Jade knew a little dessert place they went to that was open late. They hadn't told any of their friends about it, because they liked to keep it for themselves.

"Kay, but you're buying," She said, smiling and walking away to find her place on the side of the stage. Beck watched her walk away, smiling to himself for a moment, before moving to take his own first position.