AN: Tori's turn. Review? Please? Pretty please with your fruit of choice on top?
Warnings: None this capter either. I must be losing my edge...
Disclaimer: i don't own "Victorious"
Chapter Two
Greed
Few people would think to call Tori greedy. She's never hogged the stage or the praise. She's never stolen a scene. She's never been anything but modest and beautiful and nice and sweet. No, no one would think to call Tori greedy.
But she knows herslef better than that.
She's the greedist of them all. Not for praise or parts to play or songs to sing. She's hungry for approval. And not just from those she loves or respects. Everyone's. She wants to be the idea of perfection to everyone. It's beyond people pleasing. She doesn't do it for them; she does it for herself. Greedy, greedy, little hands reaching out to help. Reaching out for all the approval she can grasp.
Jade respected strength, so Tori would pretend to be strong. She would pretend that she could do things for no other reason than to hurt others. "Kiss me." Approval won, along with a spiked edge of distrust and dislike. But that's okay. Tori doesn't need anyone to like her. Just approve.
Cat enjoyed kindness, so Tori would be kind. She would show that not every teen girl was a royal bitch to those who were different. "Why would you be mean to me?" Approval within grasp, so close she can nearly taste it. "I don't know Cat. I'm so, so sorry. If I was you, I'd probably punch me in the face..." And, along with an ache in her nose, Tori has secured Cat's approval for her greedy heart.
Andre approved of talent. He was easiest to win. Tori had talent. Knew she must, for Trina to put her down the way she always did. So a few songs, one song, and his approval, and his infatuation, was hers.
Beck liked originalty and creativity. He couldn't stand the mundane and boring. So Tori became something original and creative. Something bright and new. Smiling sunshine. And he loved that. Approved of it. Of her.
Robbie just wanted to be noticed. He was so obviously the outsider on the inside. The last one to hear about plans because he was the last choice invite. The filler. The guy whose chat requests, even to his so called best friends, were frequently rejected. Tori acted like she cared. Asked his opinion. Invited him to a few things that didn't matter in the least. And he approved. Throughly. Practically worshipped the ground she walked on. But it was the approval that mattered to Tori.
So while no one else would ever think to describe precious, perfect Tori Vega as greedy, Tori knew she was the greediest of them all.