Tori the Zombie

I laughed when Tori walked in with her monster make-up on. She looked absolutely terrible. It was rehearsal time for the play, and I slid into my seat next to Cat and Jade. I could tell Jade was really pissed off about not getting the lead, especially in a play where I was the male lead, and I hoped my plan would work.

"So you think it will work?" I whispered to Cat.

"Yes. Me and Trina are going to get the solvent for Tori right after school, and I will read the directions wrong for Trina and we will be terribly late so Jade will get moved up to the lead," Cat whispered back. I loved Cat, like a baby sister. She was perfect for plans because no one would suspect she's up to anything. So, our basic plan was to put the real glue on Tori's face so that she would be ugly, and then keep it like that until the play started, because someone ugly couldn't play the lead.

"What up with Vega?" Jade asked, snickering.

"Cat accidentally put grizzly glue on my face and now the zombie monster makeup is stuck!" Tori squealed.

"Okay! Starting places everyone!" MR. Nerve Pills said, walking into the room, "Tori, over- GAH! What's wrong with your face!" I laughed, and so did Jade and Cat.

"I got grizzly glue on it, but I promise it will be off before the play!"

"Oh my gosh," he said, swallowing a few more pills.

"Don't you think someone else should practice Tori's part, just in case Tori can't get it off?" I spoke up.

"No no no! I'm going to get it off, don't even say that!" Tori starting babbling.

"Okay!" I said, putting my hands up in surrender. "I wonder how Sophia Michelle is going to like it!"

That sent Mr. Nerve Pills over the edge. "Okay. Jade, start learning the lines for the lead just in case, and Tori, learn Jade's part just in case."

Jade's face lit up and smirked at an upset Tori, "I already know the lead part."

"Very well, Jade come up here and rehearse while Tori learns your part!"

The cast hopped up onto the stage and we sang the last number in the play.

"Suddenly, my choice is clear. Only you and I were standing here," Jade sang.

"Beautiful, is all I see. It's only you, I know it's true, it has to be," I sang, smiling at Jade.

"GAH! Jade! This is wonderful!" Mr. Nerve-pills said.

"Uh thanks? We were in the middle of a song?" Jade snapped.

"C'mon! She wasn't that good! And don't think a Goth girl was Sophia Michelle's idea of beautiful," Tori whined.

"Neither was a zombie. And you didn't know who Sophia Michelle was until yesterday," Jade snapped.

"Oh my gosh! I'm out of pills!" Our teacher screamed. "Class dismissed!"

"But we have like 30 more minutes left of school," Cat said, looking at him with big eyes.

"I don't care! You guys can leave but be back in an hour to start getting in costume!"

"Cat! Go get Trina and start driving to Bakersville now! So you have more time!" Tori said.

"No, Trina's in class," Cat said.

"She's in history, I'm sure she won't mind," Tori said rolling her eyes.

"Kay Kay!"

I looked at Jade who looked upset now that Tori was going to get the lead. I pulled out my phone.

To: Cat

Do NOT get back on time! I'm counting on you!

"Who you texting?" Jade asked, peering over my shoulder.

"No one, babe," I smiled and looked at Jade who was sitting on the stage beside me.

"So you want to break up with me?" She glared at me. Ugh.

"No, why would I want to break up with you?"

"Because I know you're texting another girl."

"I'm texting Cat!"

"So you're dumping me for my best friend? Great, Beck. Thanks." She said, getting up. I sighed. I'm always in a lose-lose situation. I grabbed her arm.

"No, Jade. I was texting Cat because I'm making sure she doesn't get back with the solvent on time so you can be the lead." She smiled and sat back down in my lap.

"Hey Beck! You wanna run through some lines?" Tori asked from her seat.

"My character doesn't talk to yours," I said.

"Yes…your character falls in love with mine." Tori said, looking confused.

"No, my character falls in love with the lead, the one Jade's playing." I said.

"Ugh! No! I'm playing the lead! Cat will be back in plenty of time." Tori said, reassuring herself.

"Whatever, but shouldn't you learn the other part just in case?"

"Ugh fine." Tori sighed and lipped through the script.

20 minutes before the play

"Cat? Trina? Where are you guys?" Tori screamed into her phone.

"It's okay Tori! We just got to Bakersville!" Cat said cheerfully.

"YOU JUST GOT THERE? THE PLAY STARTS IN 20 MINUTES AND YOU GUYS ARE AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY!" Tori screamed.

"Yeah! See you soon!" Cat said, hanging up. I smiled.

"How's it looking?" I asked Tori innocently.

"Remind me to never ask Trina and Cat to help me again," she muttered. "I can get this off my face!" She grabbed multiple sharp items and attempted separating it from her face. "Owww! Owww! OWW!" She screamed.

"Tori! Give your costume to Jade and put on Jade's costume! The show must go on!" Mr. Nerve-Pills said.

Jade appeared right on time. "Let's go Vega."

They disappeared into the dressing room and came back out with switched costumes. The play started with pouting Tori on the sides.

Jade was amazing. She performed every line beautifully and without any mistakes. We were in the middle of the final number and I saw Cat on the sides with the solvent for Tori. She smiled at me and gave me thumbs up.

"Finally falling, falling!" We finished in our ending poses, with me and Jade's mouth inches apart. The curtain closed and I leaned down to kiss her. She kissed back with more passion. I grabbed her waist and licked her bottom lip begging for entrance to her mouth.

"Guys! Sophia Michelle wants to see you! Can you stop sucking face for like 5 minutes?" Tori yelled angrily. I noticed she wasn't a zombie anymore. We walked hand in hand into the room where Sophia Michelle was.

"You guys were amazing. Best performance ever," She said, giving me and Jade a big smile.

"Thank you," I said.

"I know," Jade snapped. I laughed. The one that's never happy.

"How was my performance?" Robbie asked.

"I've got to go," Sophia said, and left. I turned to Jade who grabbed me and attached her mouth to mine.

"Thank you," she muttered.

That was the first time I heard those words come out of her mouth.

Okay! Did y'all like it? R&R please! Next chapter's Robarazzi and I need ideas! Thx!

~Sarah (: