Helen Back Again

(A/N: Thanks to everyone with the suggestions for this! Especially ScissorLuvBadeJogia and CoffeeWriterGirl. I kinda merged your ideas together, so thanks :P )

"Your hands are soft," Beck said plainly. We were sitting in Sikowitz's class about 15 minutes before it actually started. Why we were early was for me to know and you to wonder.

"I used lotion," I said, flicking him.

"Let me play with your hand," he said, gently grabbing my fingers and stroking them. I rolled my eyes.

"I'm so mad!" Robbie said, walking in the door with Tori behind him.

"Aw, it's not that bad," Tori cooed, staying optimistic.

Robbie turned to me and Beck. "I paid 400 bucks for a really cool bike and then this crazy woman-"

"Our new principal." Tori cut in.

"Drove like a madwoman through the parking lot and ran it over!" Robbie finished.

"And then she called him a spazzy kid," Tori commented.

"Yeah!" Robbie screamed.

Me and Beck acted unfazed though.

"Sucks to be you," I snickered.

"Beck?" Robbie wheezed.

"Sorry Rob," Beck said, giving him a pat on the shoulder and then grabbing my hand again.

The class started filing in and Sikowitz came through the window.

"Okay! Today we will be acting. Cat! Come up here while I transport you back in time!" Sikowitz said. Cat skipped up to the stage and sat on a…high chair? And was that a bib?

Beck continued playing with my hand and I stared at Sikowitz quizzingly.

"Tori! Jade! You will be playing husband and wife!" Sikowitz said.

I growled under my breath.

"I'll be the wife," Tori said, turning around.

"Yeah no kidding!" I said, snatching my hand away from Beck and walking up to the stage.

"And here's you brand new synthetically reed-headed baby!" Sikowitz said, turning the most adorable Cat I've ever seen around in the high chair.

"Before we start I just have a few questions…umphg!" Cat tried to ask, but Sikowitz shoved a pacifier in her mouth.

"Okay now! You're dialogue should be friendly and happy but your subtext should be angry. So you should say your happy lines angrily. ACTION!" Sikowitz screamed, using very vivid hand movements.

I shook myself out and turned to Tori, crossing my arms.

"HEY! I'm so honking happy we got married and had this cute little bay together!" Tori yelled. I scratched my nose.

"Ditto to that. I tell you nothing on this planet warms my cockles more than looking at this magical pile of baby," I said in my man voice.

"Goo!" Cat said, and pulled her pacifier out.

"Aw! Did you hear that goo?" Tori said angrily.

I glanced up, and I heard the door open.

"Excuse me, I hate to interrupt, but I'm gonna do it anyways," A black woman said as she walked into the room with an uncoordinated looking secretary behind her. "So hello children, Sikowitz," she said, lowering her voice.

"Helen," Sikowitz melancholy greeted.

"Well I'm just stopping by all the classrooms to say hello, introduce myself personally, you know get a feel for the vibe of the school," 'Helen' said. "You see him? That's the spazzy boy whose bike I ran over this morning." She said, lowering her still booming voice a notch.

I snickered. "Hehe, spazzy," Rex commented.

"So Helen, do you want to tell the kids a little bit about your…background?" Sikowitz asked.

I furrowed my eyebrows. What was the beef with this chick?

"Ah! Glad to. When I was a child I starred in the television program, Happy Times!"

Tori said something I didn't care about, most likely sucking up to Helen.

"Uh, is that child sucking on a binky?" Helen asked, pointing to Cat who was staring off into space. I face palmed myself.

"I'm just teaching the kids about subtext in terms of acting," Sikowitz explained.

"Oh! Well carry on then! I'll see all of y'all at the reaudtions!" Helen said, about to exit the room.

Wait…reauditions? I got here by luck the first time. Who knows if I'll be lucky again? IT wasn't that I'm not talented enough; it's just that I'm not great with first impressions. You know…

"What do you mean 'reauditions'?" Robbie asked.

"To stay in this school," Helen said with a shrug of her shoulders. "Next week you gotta perform a scene, sing a song, do a dance, bang a drum, tickle a banjo, I don't care! Just show me some talent!" Helen said confidently.

"You know all of us already auditioned," Beck said. Helens eyes glared over to him, but softened when she saw his looks. I growled.

"That's how we got here," Cat said adorably.

"You auditioned for the old principal, not for me," Helen disregarded Beck's good looks and Cat's baby-like qualities.

"You mean like, I sing a song for, and if you like it I get to stay at Hollywood Arts?" Tori asked nervously.

"And if you don't, bye bye," Helen smirked.

As much as I loved seeing Tori get nervous and pee her pants, this Helen chick wasn't going to have control over us, when I know nothing about her.

"No offense, Helen, but what do you know about singing a song?" I asked, crossing my arms. The class looked at Helen. After all, I was one of the best singers, actors, and overall performers in this school. Not to mentioned I could write play, and I had the 'don't mess with me look'. But Helen didn't care about that.

"Ah, Jade West. Ikner warned me about you." Helen said, giving her secretary a clipboard.

I stiffened up. Awesome. I already had a rep with this new principal.

"Did he warn you that I'm extremely talented, and hard to mess with?" I asked, stepping down the stage and leveling up a good 4 inches on Helen.

"No, but he mentioned your cocky, ignorant, trouble-making, and go hand in hand with Mr. Nice hair over here," Helen motioned to Beck.

"Nobody talks to me like that," I said, crossing my arms.

"Remember the last time you said that? Didn't Miss Vega over here kiss your boyfriend?"

I looked up, startled.

"Nobody talks to me like that."

"Obviously someone should."

…

"Kiss me."

"Little weird…let's do it."

Helen gave me one last raise of the eyebrow, and with that she was off. The class was staring at us in awe.

"Class dismissed," Sikowitz said, jumping out of the window. I grabbed Beck and headed to the hallway, and out to the parking lot.

"Babe, where are we going?" Beck asked when I dragged us to his car.

"To my house. But we're picking up your little cousin Bradley or whatever," I said, hopping in the passenger seat.

"We can't just pick up a little kid from his 2nd grade class in the middle of the day," Beck said puzzled.

"Yes we are."

LINE BREAK

"Beck, I'm scared," I heard Bradley say as we entered my room.

"Don't be kiddo," Beck said ruffling his hair.

I rolled my eyes, and turned around. "See that pile of meat in that jar?" I asked, pointing to my shelf.

He nodded.

"That's 8 year old boy meat." I said plainly.

Bradley let out a huge wail, and clung on to Beck. Beck gave me a 'really?' look.

"Stay here. I'll be right back. Don't move an inch." I said, glaring at Bradley and hid in Beck's shirt.

I walked into my closet, got the dress, and went into the bathroom to change. Once I had changed into my desired dress, long black lace with a low cut top, I applied black lipstick and poofed my hair a bit.

I looked like the wicked witch of the west. Awesome.

I walked back out, and both Bradley and Beck jumped a few feet back when they saw me.

"What are you doing babe?" Beck asked.

"I need a kick ass ('she used a bad word Beck!') audition. I'm using the script from the movie I wrote last fall, and me and Bradley boy are going to act it out. I'm also having Andre help me write a song, just in case she holds a grudge." I said.

"I can't act," Bradley whimpered.

"But you're related to Beck, so you're going to learn."

LINE BREAK.

A week later, we were nervously waiting in line. The order went like this…lots of kids, Trina, Beck, Cat, Robbie, Me, Tori and Andre. I think they were doing it in age order, based on the fact that there was a bunch of seniors in front, and freshman behind us. Trina went in, and I could practically hear they're pain. She walked out two minutes later.

"I got in," She said, flipping her hair.

"We don't find out until tomorrow…"Tori said.

"Whatever."

"Beck Oliver," They called from inside.

I leaned over to give him a quick kiss.

"Good luck," I smiled.

I pressed my ear against the door to hear his audition. I couldn't hear Beck, but I could hear Helen.

"Powerful! Powerful!" She cried. "Look at that boy's hair! Look at that boy's hair!"

I rolled my eyes, and stepped away from the door when Beck walked back out.

"How'd it go?" I asked, intertwining our hands.

"I think it went well," he grinned.

"Cat Valentine!"

Cat ran in, and ran out breathing heavily. I got worried, because her audition seemed a lot shorter than the others, but she was talented.

"Robbie Shapiro."

He came out upset, but I knew he'd get in based on Rex's humor.

"Jade West."

I smoothed out my shirt, and gave Beck a hug.

"Good luck," he whispered into my ear. "Not that you'll need it," he winked.

I smiled and gave him a quick peck before walking in. Helen was staring at me and I took a seat behind her.

"Aren't you going to get on stage and do your audition?" Helen asked.

"No."

"Then what are you using as your audition."

"I made a short film."

"Let's see it."

Walked up to the DVD player and snapped in the DVD I had burned last night. The opening credits came on, and the movie started. Helen seemed captivated. I looked over her shoulder and on the clipboard in her hands. Robbie got in…Cat got in…Beck got in…there was nothing by Trina's name. And Tori's name already had a reject symbol on it, even though she hadn't auditioned yet.

"Why are you doing this?" Bradley asked me in the movie. I continued spinning the Jack in the box.

"Because you're bad."

I winced at the painful memory of my father, and how it had once been me on that rocking horse, but Helen didn't seem to notice. The movie ended, and Helen was scared out of her pants. I clicked the screen off and turned to Helen and raised my eyebrow.

Helen recovered from the shock of the film and looked me in the eye. "I did not sat you could make a short film."

"I thought you might say that." I said, walking on the stage and turning on the instrumental to a song. Andre didn't have time to write me one, but he helped me pick one out.

I'm not a perfect person

There's many things I wish I didn't do

But I continue learning

I never meant to do those things to you

And so I have to say before I go

That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me

To change who I used to be

A reason to start over new

and the reason is you

The timer rang for the audition, and I set the microphone down and grabbed both of my CD's and walked confidently, yet not too cocky, out of the door.

"Jade!" Helen called after me, but I was always the one for dramatic exits.

"You sounded amazing!" Beck greeted, picking me up. I blushed and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Andre Harris and Tori Vega!" They called.

"I have to tell you something when we get home," I said, taking his hand after giving Andre a hug and Tori a scowl.

"Okay."

Once we were home, I looked Beck I the eye.

"Trina's going to get in and Tori's not."

Beck looked at me for a second, and then burst out laughing.

"I'm serious!"

"Trina? How?"

"I think they mixed up their names, Trina and Tori. Because Tori had a reject by her name, and Trina didn't have anything when I went."

"We have to tell them!"

I sighed. "No."

"Jade, we can't just crush Tori's dreams because of a mix up!"

"Guess what?" I asked, changing the subject. He sighed.

"What?"

"I scared Helen. And you got in!" I said, squeezing his leg.

"Awesome, so now we only have to wait for your call," Beck grinned, pulling me on the couch and flicking on the TV.

A few hours later, we were almost asleep, but the sound of a My Chemical Romance song mash filled the room. I crankily reached for my phone.

"What?" I said groggily, waking Beck up.

"Jade West?" A familiar voice said.

"Ready to tell me I didn't get in?" I asked Helen, heaving a sigh. I put it on speakerphone.

"Well, no. Jade you got accepted. And not only were you accepted, you had the best audition out of everyone. Unlike everyone else, you proved your playwright skills, acting, and singing. You're versatile, and well rounded, and I'm sorry we got off the wrong foot. You seem surely like trouble-maker, and between us two, I think we can think of some kick ass plans to rock this school," Helen said. I grinned, but refrained myself from squealing.

"Okay Helen." I said with a bittersweet edge to my voice.

"Uh, bye."

I hung up, and waited a second before completely tackling Beck on the bed and kissing him.

"I just called Tori. We're helping her pack up her locker tomorrow. She auditioned for Northridge School of Arts and got in," Beck mumbled.

"I can't believe you didn't help her." I said, stroking his stomach. Beck shrugged.

"Northridge is perfect for her. Tori will be that one-hit wonder when we're older, and Hollywood Arts is for people with lasting talent."

"Like Trina," I joked.

"Ah…well…"

"Need help?"

"Yes!"

"Interesting…"

-The Bird Scene.

YAY I hope y'all didn't mind my referenced to other episodes!

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