Everybody's Fool
Digidestend Angel
I Do NOT Own Victorious or Any Of The Songs Used
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Chapter Five
Everything's Unraveling
Cat moaned a little when she woke up the next morning. Her head was pounding, her stomach felt nauseous, and the sunlight coming through the blinds onto her face was making things worse. She found herself in her boyfriend's protective arms. She vaguely remembered him coming to her rescue the night before and punching Josh…which was nice to see. She slipped out of his hold, carefully putting a firm pillow in her place, which was almost the same size. Cat opened the bedroom door, using the bathroom before walking to the kitchen. No one else was awake, so she decided to make some coffee for the boys and Jade, knowing they liked that in the morning. She helped herself to some orange juice in the fridge.
She went into the living room and saw Jade's purse on the table, so she searched in there and grabbed some pain pills to help her out with the headache. Did she have class? She checked the clock on the wall. It was 6am…what the hell was she doing up so early? Oh yeah. It's Wednesday…she had a dance lesson –with the devil's personal slut- at 7:30. She shook her head, going back to the kitchen to dump the drink out and rushed to her boyfriend's room. He was still asleep, so she changed into her original clothes and put the clothes she slept in his hamper. She wrote down a quick note for him so he wouldn't panic and left the apartment.
She took a taxi home and entered the apartment soon enough after. She showered, dressed, and rushed back out. She flagged down a taxi again and told the man to speed to the campus.
"In a hurry this morning, miss?" The driver asked in an amused tone when she told him where to go.
Cat giggled. "Is it that obvious?"
"Oh yes." He chuckled.
"I'm late for a dance lesson, so I'm dead if I don't make it in time." Cat told him.
"Ah, the pressures of college." He said in understanding. "Believe it or not, young lady, I was your age once before."
"I bet nothing's changed, stress wise, right?" Cat asked, running her fingers through her hair.
"Nope." He answered, pulling into the parking lot. "That, miss, will never change."
Cat handed him the money owed and waved goodbye as she rushed into the gym. She entered the dance studio to the side of it and sighed in relief when no one was there yet. She assumed too soon when her dance teacher walked in with a Starbucks Coffee. "Hello, Mrs. Waller." Cat smiled to her, attempting to sound awake and ready to dance, even though she felt like digging a hole and crawling in it and dying.
"Miss Valentine." The woman gave a curtly nod, setting her coffee and items in the front of the room. "Let's see your dance now."
Cat nodded. "Yes, ma'am." She rushed to the stereo and put her iPod in, changing it to her dance song, Nothing. She danced the same way as she did a few nights before hand. She didn't mess up once, until she hit the end, which was spinning around a few times. She became dizzy and fell to the floor, catching herself with her hands and knees. She groaned, knowing she was going to get lectured for that. She looked up to her disappointed teacher. She stood up and sighed. "There are a few moves I'm fuzzy on."
Mrs. Waller huffed and walked towards her. "Let's work on it." She said in an annoyed tone. "Can you attempt to not make a fool of yourself this time?"
Her words stung, as they usually did. Cat had taken a lot of emotional abuse from this woman since she began college the year before. It's been a main reason why she abuses her body with starvation.
Cat nodded. "Yes, ma'am."
"Good. And are you still dieting?" She asked in a snotty voice. "You're going to be wearing a dance outfit that will be quite revealing and your body needs to be a bit more attractive."
Cat bit her lip. "Yes, I am."
"I am not seeing improvements, so show me some before the damn recital." The woman sneered before putting the music on. "Let's go over this dance that I hope you don't ruin on stage."
Cat wanted to cry, but she held it in until after the class.
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Beck was at the dining room table, eating a bowl of cereal, attempting to concentrate on the newspaper before him. His girlfriend's words were taunting his mind though. It was unbelievable that he didn't see it before. Sure, sometimes he'd have his suspicions, but then he'd talk himself out of it. His girlfriend and eating disorder just never matched up. Cat was so gorgeous and flawless in his eyes…why didn't she see the same thing he did?
Suddenly Andre's bedroom door opened, slamming against the wall. Beck raised an eyebrow as Jade stomped out, snatching up her purse, and then left the apartment, slamming the door behind her. The place shook a little.
Beck saw Andre looking depressed as he walked to the kitchen to eat as well. "So how'd that go?"
"How do you think?" Andre snapped, getting the milk out of the fridge. "I broke up with her because she chooses partying and drinking over me! God, I thought she loved me!" He gripped the kitchen counter. "I guess…I guess I was wrong."
Beck frowned. "I'm sorry, man."
"Don't be." Andre sighed, pouring his cereal. "But man, Tori dumped me because she found another guy more interesting. Jade chose partying over me. What's next?" Andre chuckled. "If you and Cat ever break up, she's mine until she dumps my sorry ass."
"We're not breaking up." Beck played with his food, suddenly not hungry. "Andre…Cat confessed something to me last night. I'm wondering if it's the truth, or if it was the damn drug they slipped into her drink talking."
"What is it?" Andre asked as he took a seat on the other side of Beck.
"She told me she's anorexic." Beck admitted. "She said she has an eating disorder."
Andre rubbed his lips together. "It's not surprising, Beck. You can't tell me you never saw all those obvious signs."
Beck dropped his face in his hands. "Yeah, I did, but…how could someone so beautiful look in the mirror and think they're fat?"
"Your guess is as good as mine, man." Andre told him. "Cat's a gorgeous girl, so she doesn't need to be on a crash diet. Jade's a wonderful girl –deep down inside- when she's sober, but she's a whole different person when she's drunk and keeping things from me. We all have our issues, man. Cat's is just more dangerous to her health, which she needs to stop and soon."
"I know." Beck sighed. "This is something that can kill her. I'll be damned if I let her waste away before my eyes."
"Then do something." Andre told him.
Beck nodded. "Yeah…I know."
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Cat rushed into class, still in her dance clothes of short-shorts and a thin long sleeve top with her hair put in a ponytail, making her way into her usual seat between Beck and Jade, only this time, Andre was on the other side of Beck. Robbie was on the other side of Jade. Cat blinked before sitting down, since class hadn't started yet. "Um…something's different here." She said, motioning to Andre and Robbie's switched seats.
"No shit, genius." Jade growled. "You missed quite a bit. And I hate Wednesdays because you always show up sweaty and in skanky clothes after that stupid dance class."
"I am going to ignore your horrible comments today." Cat told her in a cute voice, letting everyone know she's still the same old Cat. She fanned her face with her left hand, feeling so disgusting and clammy from working so hard in her lesson. "So what'd I miss?"
Jade put her pointer finger to her chin, acting like she's in deep thought about something extremely important. "Hmm…okay, let's start from the beginning. I have a eff-ing headache from my hangover, I didn't do my homework for this damn class, Josh is cowering like a damn baby and nursing his broken nose, Andre and I broke up because Andre's a sensitive sissy, and Beck knows of your eating disorder."
Cat blinked. "Wow, I missed- wait, what?" Her heart almost stopped as she turned to Beck, who was glaring at Jade like he was going to kill her. "Oh my god. Beck, I'm so sorry, please don't hate me." Her voice cracked.
Beck took her hand and made her sit down. "Calm down, baby. I'm not mad." He whispered comforting words to her. He rubbed her back as she felt sick. "I love you so much. I'm here, I'm here."
"How'd you find out?" Cat asked, tears brimming her eyes.
Beck sighed. "Someone slipped a drug into your drink last night so you were a bit out of it. You told me."
Cat subconsciously tightened her already tight ponytail that was a bit wavy and sweaty from her three hour practice. "Oh my god."
"Hey." Beck hugged her. "I'm not mad. We'll talk about this later, okay?"
Cat nodded, taking deep breaths. "Okay. I love you too."
Beck released her and kissed her lips.
"Get a damn room." Jade growled.
Beck growled and looked over to her. "Get that stick out of your ass."
"I agree." Andre mumbled, but they heard it.
Jade brought out a pair of scissors. "Shut up before I stab you with my favorite pair of scissors!"
"And class is in session! Miss West, put away the scissors!" The teacher came in with his brief case, heading to the front. Jade glared, but did so. "And-"
The door opened and came in Tori Vega, looking worse than last time. "I'm sorry, I-"
"Miss Vega, if you do not have your license by this time next month, you will get an F! Understood?" The teacher snapped.
Tori pouted. "Yes, sir." She went to sit next to Andre and then cussed again quietly.
Andre looked to her. "Forgot your homework again?"
Tori answered by slamming her head on the table over and over again.
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"So when did this start exactly?" Beck asked as he and Cat ate their salads from the cafeteria by the giant water fountain on campus.
Cat swallowed her bite and sighed. "My first dance lesson in freshman year of college…last year."
"With Mrs. Waller?" Beck questioned. Cat nodded timidly. "Why?"
"She constantly insults me." Cat admitted. "She calls me fat, unattractive, a screw up, a failure…she said she says those things to me because the truth will make me want to do better."
Beck put his salad down, feeling anger. "Oh my god. She's been saying these things ever since last year? Cat…why didn't you tell us? Why don't you report it?"
"Beck, please don't report it." Cat begged. "If you do, she'll get in trouble and I'll lose my mentor. Even though she's a horrid woman that brings my spirit down every time I have a lesson with her, she's creating me to be the best dancer. I take the emotional blows she throws at me, but at the end of those 3 hours, I've learned so many new ways to dance better." She shrugged. "Sometimes you have to take the abuse to reach your full potential."
Beck shook his head. "Hun…you have to stop this eating disorder." He whispered, but she still heard him. "It's scaring me."
Cat stared at him, watching him drown in deeper depression about this. "I guess I can go another way to lose weight."
"There isn't any weight to lose." Beck told her in a desperate tone. "Cat, you're so tiny. And it's a perfect kind of "tiny". You're a petite cutie-pie." He tapped her nose with his finger, making her giggle. "You're adorable, Cat. So don't diet anymore. You're absolutely perfect the way you are. Too perfect…to the point I'm working overtime to keep sick guys' hands off you every day." He chuckled as she blushed. "You can do so much better than me, but you're in love with me and you want to stay with me. So I'm proving to you that I'm worthy of being your protector. I'm going to always protect you from guys AND dangerous eating disorders." He eyed her. "Okay?"
Cat gave him a tiny smile. "Kay-Kay. I love you, Beck. You're my hero."
"I love you, Kitten." He took her hand. "And you're my hero too."
Cat blinked. "I am?"
Beck nodded. "Mmmhmmm. Cat, I enjoy protecting you and I want to take care of you. If I can't do that, then what's my purpose in life? There isn't one. With you, I'm alive and sane. I shall forever cherish you."
"Awww." Cat mused. "You're such a sap."
He just glared, before giving in and leaning over to kiss her.
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Sooo, ya'll know how Sunday is Mother's Day? Well my fiancée has decided we're all going to take a family vacation to San Diego for the next couple of days…so…I'm sorry? I'll update as soon as we get back! He's not letting me take my laptop, that's why. SEE YOU THEN!