DISCLAMIER: I do not own 'Just The Way You Are' by Bruno Mars, all rights and credit go to him and his companies. Nor do I own Victorious or any of its characters, because if I did, Cat and Beck would be together & totally loved up.

Her hair, her hair

Falls perfectly without her trying,

She's so beautiful

And I tell her everyday.

"Ugh…" Cat looked at herself in her mother's wing mirror of the car. She looked awful. Yesterday was her birthday. She was finally seventeen, but she was the last one in the group to turn seventeen.

Yesterday, being Thursday meant that today she had school, but the gang, obviously not thinking, organised a huge birthday party on a school night in some new club. Even though the party went on to after 1AM, her mother still insisted she attended school. She hadn't gotten home to about 3 because Beck drove her home but wouldn't let her leave for two hours.

She hadn't had time to wash and dry her hair this morning, so it was still wavy from last night's event. After looking in the mirror this morning, she quickly pulled her magenta hair into a messy bun, with her bangs hanging down. Also, since she left the house, little bits from the sides of her hair had fallen out of the bun and hung at the side of her face.

She didn't have any make-up on at all, and she had faint, dark lines under her eyes, from the lack of sleep.

She sighed, kissed her mother on the cheek, said goodbye and stepped out of the vehicle.

Cat walked past all the students in the parking lot and she entered the school. The hallway was busy as usual and she seen the gang hanging around Tori's locker. She quickly got her books for her first few classes from her locker and made her way to her friends and boyfriend.

She dragged her feet across the hallway, trying not to fall on the floor.

When she got to the gang, she wrapped her arm around Beck's stomach from behind; resting her head against his back and closed her eyes.

Beck looked down at the small hands wrapped around his stomach, instantly recognizing the small hands, he chuckled and turned around but Cat's arms still remained around him. He smiled and gently set his hands on her petite waist, lifting her up in the air. She instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist, and repositioned her arms to around his neck.

The whole gang "awwwhed" even Jade and Beck smiled.

"Kitty Cat." He kissed her cheek, waiting for Cat to say something.

Cat pouted and groaned. "I'm a mess." She poked Beck's nose. "All because you didn't let me leave your car until three this morning!"

Tori raised her eyebrow. "But, the party ended at like one."

"Yeah…" Cat looked over Beck's shoulder at her best friend. "But Beck, drove extra slow and I didn't get home until 2AM so then he gave me another present and every time I went to leave, he grabbed my hand and started talking again." Cat shook her head mockingly at her boyfriend.

Beck raised one arm in defence. Cat was light enough to hold her in one arm. "Hey, I just wanted to make sure…. Okay, so I just didn't want you to leave."

Cat smiled at him. "Well, now, I'm a mess. My hair is all over the place and uggghhhhh."

"Cat, you're hair is fine. It's really pretty like that." Tori smiled and Jade nodded in agreement.

"It looks okay like this but when I take it down…" Cat hopped down of off Beck and he reluctantly let her go. Cat quickly pulled out the elastic that had been keeping her hair in place, and her long wavy red hair, fell around her shoulders, framing her face perfectly. She ran her fingers through her hair and sighed. "See?"

"Cat your hair is perfect." Beck smiled and kissed her temple. "You're beautiful." He whispered against her hair.