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No time to talk, too sleepy.

Sorry for any grammar/spelling mistakes haha.

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Beck's POV

"Beck…Jade!" I could hear Andre whisper yelling in the distance. "Beck! C'mon man wake up!"

My eyes flew open to see Andre kneeling next to me. I looked up to him bewildered, what the hell?

"C'mon man! You guys gotta get up before someone wakes up!" I could hear the panic in his voice but didn't understand where it was coming from till I felt movement next to me. I looked down and saw Jade snuggled close to me, still asleep.

"Shit," I mumbled to Andre as I tried to sit up. She woke up from my shifting and looked around, confused like I was. "Hey…we gotta get up." I whispered to her as she sat up slowly.

"Mmmm…" she said groggily as she stretched.

"You guys are giving me gray hairs!" Andre complained from his seat on the couch.

"Sorry about this," I apologized for the two of us while Jade stood up and walked to the kitchen. "I meant to get up sooner, but I guess I forgot to set an alarm."

"I don't know how much more of this I can take!" Andre overreacted and almost started hyperventilating. "What if someone else had seen? What if—,"

"I know! Sorry man. It won't happen again."

"But what if I can't keep the secret anymore?! And then everyone—,"

"Chill, Andre," He was really starting to freak out.

"I can't chill!" He yelled, and I remembered Robbie was in the room. I looked over to see him still fast asleep on his spot of the floor. I was about to attempt to calm Andre down when I heard the buzzing of a cell phone ringing on silent. I lifted the blankets we'd been sleeping on to find Jade's black pearphone vibrating with a call…from Kris.

What the hell, why was he calling her? I ignored the rant Andre was now going on and got up to give Jade her phone. I got to the kitchen and saw her turning Tori's coffee machine on. The phone had stopped vibrating now, but I was too curious to drop it now.

"Hey," I said as I entered.

"Hey. This machine sucks."

"So…you missed a call," I ignored her statement, getting to the point. "From Kris." I put her phone down on the counter between us and she just stared at it.

"Oh." Her face looked shocked for a second before returning to its normal state. She gave her attention back to the coffee machine, leaving her phone on the counter.

"Oh?" That's all she had to say about it? "Why is he calling you?"

"He probably wanted to talk to me."

"Yeah I got that much," Not a good time to play games. "I'm asking why he would call if you guys are on a break?"

"Where are the stupid coffee filters?" She asked as she started opening and closing random cupboards in a hurry.

"Unless…you're not on a break," I said slowly. It couldn't be. She didn't say anything but kept rummaging through random drawers. "Jade?"

"I can't believe Vega doesn't have on stupid coffee filter in this entire—,"

"Jade!"

"What?!" She shouted a little and finally looked at me. She was so easy for me to read right now, I almost wished I was seeing things; she looked guilty.

"Are you and Kris really on a break?" I was breathing deep now, trying not to get angry. She stayed quiet though, the silence slowly killing me. "Jade…"

"I don't know what you want to hear from me." She crossed her arms.

"How about the truth?!" My voice sounded unsteady but I no longer had control of it.

"Beck…"

"You guys are still together aren't you?" I can't believe this.

"I never said we weren't." she went on the defensive, her voice sounding cold.

You said you told him you needed space!"

I did!" She started raising her voice to match my volume. "It's not my fault he's too stubborn to listen to me!"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means that I tried, Beck! I tried so hard to get him to back off. I told him we needed to take a break and that I needed time to think. But he didn't want that. He only waited a few hours before going back to normal."

"What's back to normal?"

"I don't know, he's been calling. And he texts me like every 15 seconds."

"So you've been sneaking around texting him behind my back?"

"No!" she looked angry now. "Beck, I haven't been hiding anything. You knew about Kris when we started…whatever this is."

"Yeah, but then you made me believe you were gonna end things with him. You completely lead me on!"

"What?! I NEVER said I was gonna break up with him."

"Then what were these past few days, huh?"

"They were fun." Her words cut like a knife.

"Fun?" I repeated, still stunned. "I can't believe you."

"You can't believe what?" Cat asked innocently as she skipped into the room. Ally and Tori came in behind her with Robbie and Andre, all of them fully clothed.

"What can't you believe, Beck?" Tori asked, interested too.

"I…," I couldn't take my eyes off Jade. I could make things so simple if I just told the truth. If we just admitted our feelings. Something in her eyes stopped me though. "I can't believe you don't have any coffee filters."

"Yes I do!" Tori said as she went to fetch them from a lower drawer. She handed them to Jade who turned her back immediately to the coffee machine. "You guys still aren't dressed? You better hurry or we'll be late for school."

"Yeah, you know what?" I said, backing out of the room. "I left the shirt I was gonna wear back at my RV. I'll see you guys at school."

I bolted out of there before anyone could object. I was over all this sneaking around. I don't want to lie to anyone anymore; I just want to be with Jade. And I thought she wanted that too…now I'm not so sure.

Jade's POV

Beck had left Tori's house in such a rush, we didn't have time to finish our conversation. The gang had such horrible timing. I hope none of them noticed the thick layer of tension in the room when they walked in.

I don't really understand why Beck is so mad. Well…I do, I just don't want him to be mad anymore. I'd gotten to school before the rest of the group to see him before class. I'd been standing at his locker for 15 minutes before he finally showed.

He strolled through the main doors and sighed when he saw me. Still, he went to his locker and threw some things inside, neither of us saying anything.

"Are you still mad?" I asked, hating that I spoke first.

"You don't even get it," he shook his head.

"What don't I get?" I put my hands on my hips. "You're mad that I'm still with Kris, you're mad that I won't break up with him, and you're mad that I didn't make that clear."

"No!" He managed to yell at a low volume. "I'm not mad about that…I mean, I don't like that stuff, but I'm upset because you lied to me."

I looked around uncomfortably, I hated arguing with Beck; he made too much sense. His logic always had purpose and made my parts of the debate seem stupid.

"Why didn't you tell me that you guys were still together?" He said in a voice calmer than before.

"Because I knew you'd react like this!"

"Can you blame me?!" He lost his cool.

"Beck, nothing has changed. I don't know why you're so mad."

"You don't know?!" I'd never seen him look so angry. "Jade, you lied to me! You know you did! I don't even know why I'm surprised."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means, I should've known that if you're willing to lie to your boyfriend of 3 years, you wouldn't hesitate to lie to me." All I could do was gasp; speechless. "After all, we just have 'fun', right?" He annunciated fun, clearly mocking me. "It just makes me wonder if anything we had was real."

"Beck, I—," I started, but he shook his head and walked away from me. I stood in the hallway feeling like I just got hit by a car. My head was aching and now my throat was dry like I was going to cry. I've never felt this low before; it was like he was saying things just to hurt me.

I shook my head to clear my mind and picked myself up again. This isn't the time or place to lose it. I held my head high and walked to class. It didn't help that it was Sikowitz's, though, and that Beck was already seated.

I had completely forgotten about our lyric delivery project until Sikowitz announced the order of performances. Beck and I had to go third. I gulped and looked over to see him staring down at his jeans; this wasn't going to go well.

Cat and Robbie went first, delivering their cheesy romantic scene to perfection. Everyone clapped and awwwed when it was over and I was glad I had a hand in making that work. Next were Tori and Sinjin. They performed a strange version of Creep by Radiohead that made everyone in the room uncomfortable; Sikowitz seemed to like it though.

We were up next so we started setting up our stage. We organized the props so a fake table was between us. On the table sat a few breakaway dishes that we'd gotten approved of to make the scene better. My nerves were acting up as we started the scene facing the class, on either sides of the table.

"You're just gonna stand there and watch me burn?" I started, my voice sounding shakier than it had in rehearsals.

"That's alright because I like the way it hurts," Beck said, his voice bitter.

"You're just gonna stand there and hear me cry?" I looked at him while he stayed focused at the crowd.

"That's alright because I love the way you lie," he turned to look at me now. "I love the way you lie."

"Now I know we said things, did things that we didn't mean," I turned my body to face his. "And we fall back into the same patterns, same routine."

"But your temper's just as bad as mine is, you're the same as me." He pointed a finger at me accusingly.

"When it comes to love you're just as blinded."

"Baby please come back! It wasn't you, baby it was me." He pleaded but I could see the acting; as much as I wanted it, he didn't mean it.

"Maybe our relationship isn't as crazy as it seems."

"Maybe that's what happens when a tornado meets a volcano?" That described us perfectly. I was always on a rampage while he exploded when I least expected it.

"All I know is I love you too much to walk away now." I tried to separate my feelings but they were too entwined in the lyrics.

"Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk," he threw the dishes flying off the table with one swift motion, startling the audience and me. "Don't you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk?!"

"I told you this is my fault, look me in the eyeball." I tried to get a hold of myself, but failed. This was too much. This was all my fault. If I'd only been strong enough to end things with Kris. Or smart enough to stop things with Beck before they got this far.

"Next time I'm pissed I'll lay my fist at the drywall!" He raised his voice and pounded his fists on the table.

"Next time?"

"There won't be no next time!" He moved around the table while I backed away from him till we were both standing at one end of the table, directly in front of the class who was leaned in watching us.

"I apologize even though I know its lies."

"I'm tired of the games!" He shouted, exasperated and just like that, he wasn't acting anymore. "I just want her back."

"I know I'm a liar!" I could feel tears coming to my eyes as he gripped my arms violently like we'd practiced.

"If she ever tries to fucking leave again, I'mma tie her to the bed." I shoved him roughly off of me, and he took a step back.

"And set this house on fire!" I screamed and he hit the table between us one last time, making a booming noise.

"You're just gonna stand there and watch me burn?" He asked with a hurt look in his eyes. Our delivery had changed so that the tables turned and I was now the bad guy. But it had always been like that in reality hadn't it?

"That's alright because I like the way it hurts." I said with my eyes one his.

"You're just gonna stand there and hear me cry?" His stare was smoldering mine, and I couldn't take it anymore. He looked at me like I'd ruined his life. Like I was the worst thing to happen to him.

I got lost in the rage in his eyes and completely forgot my line. My legs were shaking as he looked to me expectantly, but my mind wouldn't let me remember. In fact, my mind wouldn't let me think anything; it was blank, focused on breathing properly.

My heart was beating out of my chest and my head was pounding. Beck looked at me confused and I lost it. I don't know anything anymore. Everything was so uncertain, and nothing was right. Beck hated me, and I didn't blame him.

The room started spinning and I felt my knees buckle beneath me. Gravity brought me down into Beck's arms and the last thing I remember seeing was his face in front of the blinding ceiling lights.

That's my version of a cliffhanger ; )

Wouldn't it suck if the story ended here? lol

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