Tori Goes Platinum

"Uh, you! You gave a pretty good audition!" The guy in charge of the Platinum Music Awards said, pointing at me.

"Thanks," I sputtered, very uncharacteristically, not knowing what else there was to say.

"How would you like to perform at the Platinum Music Awards?" The guy asked.

"You have got to be kidding me," Beck said. I glared at him. Why didn't he want me to get this opportunity? It shouldn't matter if it's me or Tori who gets to sing.

I saw Tori's face fall behind, and Beck stared at me angrily. I frowned for a moment.

"Me?"

"Yes you!"

Tori's not your friend. Beck dumped you.

"Of course! Yeah!" I said, still stunned.

"Amazing! We have much to get done!" The guy said, linking his arm with mine. I glanced over my shoulder. This is really happening! Tori had an upset face and Beck's was filled with disbelief. I smirked at the two people I hated the most, and continued walking.

"You're going to have to skip school today and tomorrow because we need all the time to rehearse as possible."

"No problem." I said immediately.

"And we have loads of crazy clothes for you to try on," the guy grinned. I winced at the thought of being a dress up doll, but I couldn't end up like Tori.

"Awesome."

"I like you already," he said, tapping my nose. I resisted the urge to knee him in the groin and frowned.

"Don't get used to it," I muttered as he walked away. I was immediately approached by stylists of various sorts.

"Sit in this chair sweetie!" A lady said.

"Don't call me sweetie."

"We're going to experiment what makeup and hair to use on you!" She said enthusiastically. I sighed as they fiddled with my curled hair. I pulled out my phone. I had a ton of new messages.

From: Cat

OOOOMMMGGG I'm so happy. Can I come watch I have the bibble guard. Can he come watch? EEEEEEKKKK

From: Andre

Congrats snow white! Can we come 2 ur rehearsals ;)

From: Robbie

Cat wants to know if we can come to your rehearsals after we pick up some ointment!

From: Vega

Congrats

From: Beck

I cant believe you did that. I know you don't like Tori but I never thought you'd stoop tht low. Tori's been crying for an hour.

I replied quick yes's and thank you's to everyone, except Beck, and opened a new message to him.

From: Jade

If I wouldn't have accepted, they would've just asked someone else. Don't bitch to me about this, because honestly, I don't give a crap of what you have to say. I'm looking out for myself now, and this is a huge opportunity. You stopped caring about what I did, stay that way.

I threw my phone angrily.

"Hiiiiii!" A certain red-head squealed. I turned around to see her handcuffed to her bibble guard.

"Hey. The lady just left. Can you go get the pink skirt from Mason?" I asked.

Cat nodded excitedly and I leaned back in my chair and stared at myself in the mirror.

"Hey hey hey!" Robbie called. I looked behind me and smiled at him. Gosh. I was full of uncharacteristic traits today.

"Where's the wicked witch of the west?" Andre sung, and patted my head.

"Watch it Harris," I scowled, and pointed at him, but broke into a smile and gave him a hug.

"I feel for Tori, but it should've been you in the first place," Andre grinned, and put a hand to his heart. I smiled and Cat ran in with a frilly pink skirt and Andre broke down laughing.

"Your," he pointed at me, "Are gonna wear that?" He laughed. I turned a bright red.

"Robbie get out!" I shouted. He scurried off, and I yanked down the black skirt I was wearing. Cat took it and helped me in the pink one and Andre casually leaned on the wall stifling his laugh.

"Jade in pink."

"Shut the fuck up." I muttered, and turned so Cat could zip up the back of it. "I hate it," I muttered.

"I think it's pretty!" Cat giggled.

"Very pretty," her bibble guard agreed. I jumped up, completely forgetting he was in the room when I stripped down a second earlier. I grabbed a wrench from a toolbox set by the stage and twisted their handcuffs apart.

"Out bibble dude!" I shouted.

"How come Andre's allowed to stay but Robbie and bibble can't?" Cat asked.

"Robbie would be staring at my twat the whole time and bibble dude is 20 years older than us. Andre could care less." I stated.

"What's a twat?"

"A vagina."

Cat's eyes went wide. "Go get the blue one," I said to her. She nodded and skipped away and I sat by Andre. I grabbed a computer from the various piles of technology and turned on the slap.

"You wanna chat Tori? She seemed pretty upset," Andre said.

"I'd rather slam my tongue in a car door."

"C'mon." Andre said, giving me the evil eye. I sighed and logged onto my chat. I found Tori's name and clicked on it.

"Hey!" Tori said, wiping her eyes. Her eyes were red and puffy and it was obvious she was crying.

"Hey girl!" Andre said.

"Congrats Jade, you, uh, deserve it," she smiled.

"Who are you talking to?" A voice said.

"Jade and Andre. C'mon," Tori said, looking behind her. Beck's face came to view in the chat. I groaned loud enough for them to hear me and Beck rolled his eyes.

"So, how is it? The rehearsals," Tori smiled.

"Eh. They're just playing dress up doll now. I don't even know what I'm singing yet," I shrugged.

"Oh." Tori frowned.

"You must have done some rehearsal though right?" I asked, looking at Tori.

Tori shrugged. "Mostly the same dress up doll stuff." I nodded.

"I'm back with the skirt!" Cat squealed.

"Okay we gotta go," Andre said. Tori nodded. I gave the laptop to Cat and she set it on a table.

"Cat this is the wrong skirt," I scolded.

"But I like this one better."

"Cat!"

"Phooey."

Once she went to go get the right skirt, I went over and sat by Andre.

"Am I a bad person for doing this?" I asked.

Andre shrugged. "I start to think you are, but then I think, hey it's Jade, she's a bitch anyways, and she's got nothing to lose."

I slapped his arm and he smiled. "Nah, I don't know. Maybe if you were taking the opportunity away from Cat or me, but Tori's not really your friend. You don't like her and she doesn't like you. So why should you give up a once in a lifetime opportunity for her?"

I nodded. "But as much as I hate to admit it, she helped me get Beck back, and she…helps people." I muttered.

"Look where you and Beck are now. And Tori helps people because usually she gets people in the mess in the first place."

"Thanks 'Dre," I smiled, and leaned my head on his shoulder. I looked up into his eyes and saw something I'd never saw before in him. He kinda looked like he did when he was performing the 365 days song. Just dazed.

In love.

I leaned in, and our lips pressed together. I heard a gasp and I immediately pulled away from Andre and looked for Cat or Robbie or the bibble dude.

"Where'd that come from?" Andre asked, looking around. I shrugged. The room appeared to be empty.

"Over here dumbasses." I looked over at the table where Cat had left the laptop. I looked at the screen and sure enough Cat didn't log out of the chat. Tori was standing there shocked and Beck looked furious.

"Beck! I-I can explain!" Andre said quickly. "Jade had a bug on her lip-and, uh."

I rolled my eyes.

"I saw the whole thing. What the fuck? My ex-girlfriend? Really?" Beck said.

"Yeah. Ex, Beck," I said, "As in not yours anymore."

"Still! He's my best friend!"

"And he's kissing a girl that you stopped caring about a long time ago." I muttered, and shut off the laptop.

I sighed and crossed my eyes.

"Sorry," Andre muttered.

"Don't be." I smiled and pulled his chin back to me.

I rolled my head back. It was 10 minutes before I went on and I was nervous.

"Hey," Andre smiled and walked in the room. "You nervous?"

"Yeah." He sat behind me and rubbed my neck. I felt his lips on my ear.

"Don't be. You're amazing. There's no one better to do it," He smiled.

"Thanks for everything. You're a really good friend." I said, blushing and looking at my feet.

"Just a friend?"

"For now. I don't want to date right now. I'm still having trouble getting over Beck and I don't want you to feel like a rebound." I said. He nodded.

"Good luck. I'll be in the audience," he said, and left the room.

"Hey," I looked up to see Beck and Tori.

"What."

"Good luck tonight!" Tori smiled.

"Yeah." Beck said.

"We better go check on Cat though. We left her alone with Robbie." Tori said.

"You go, I'll be there in a second," Beck said to Tori. Tori nodded and left.

Beck came over to me and I stared at him curiously.

"You look good," he said, referring to my outfit. They wanted to put me in a ridiculous pink dress but I negotiated for black skinny jeans, heels, and I silver top.

"I guess." I said awkwardly.

"I'm sorry about that text I sent you yesterday. About you stooping low to get this. You didn't ask or anything. You sent in an audition like everyone else, and when they didn't want Tori they picked you. You were right, if you would've said no they would've asked the whole state if California. Tori wouldn't have gotten it anyways. So, I'm sorry for being a dick," Beck said.

"Okay."

"Okay?"

"Okay."

"No apology accepted."

"Nope."

Beck furrowed his eyebrows. "I don't get it! I try to make us friends again, because despite what you believe, I still want you in my life, and you just push me away and make out with my best friend."

"I sound like a bitch. And a whore," I said with no emotion, and picked at my nails.

Beck sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Good luck," he muttered, and left the room.

I smiled when he left. If he wanted me in his life, I wasn't going to make it easy. But I would let him.

"Performing our opening number," The announcer called. I got up and walked to the wing of the stage. "Is Jade West!" The crowd cheered, and I grabbed a microphone and headed onstage.

Got a one way ticket to a 2 way street, there's wind in my hair and dust on my feet, I'm just trying, to make it in America.

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Lol I always seem to get caught up the day before a new episode ;P

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