Everybody's Fool
Digidestend Angel
I Do NOT Own Victorious or Any Of The Songs Used
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Chapter Eight
Mirror, Mirror
Cat was walking down the streets of Hollywood after getting off a greyhound bus and then taking a taxi to Rodeo Drive and she was meeting her parents at a fancy restaurant. She came home for the weekend since it was her grandmother's birthday…even though her grandmother was dead. Her mom still felt the need to have a family gathering to celebrate the -would have been- life of dear grandmother…Cat missed the woman and all, but she was dead. She's in peace and in heaven. So move on! Of course, Cat couldn't tell her mother that.
That'd be very bad.
She walked into the Italian restaurant and sighed as the hostess came over to her. "Reservations under Rob Valentine." Cat told her, still updating her Slap page.
"Right this way, miss." The woman said and Cat followed her deeper into the large, fancy place.
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WHAT'S NEW ON TheSLAP:
Cat Valentine: About to have brunch with the parents and brother to celebrate my grandmother's birthday…even though the woman has been dead for 7 years…aye. MOOD: Travel-ishy
Tori Vega: I'm soooooooooooooo bored. Why can't Saturdays be more interesting? I WANT A LIFE! Mood: Bored as hell
Beck Oliver: Watching movies with Robbie and Andre…yup, my life sucks without Cat around. Mood: Dull
Jade West: Going on a lunch date. With a guy. Obviously. This guy is a total geek. Ugh. Mood: Dreadful
Robbie Shapiro: OH HOW MUCH I LOVE TOY STORY! Mood: Giddy
Andre Harris: Should've gone with Lil' Red back to Hollywood…where it's never BORING. Mood: Pissed
Frankie Valentine: HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA! …oh wait, you've been dead for 7 years…WHY ARE WE STILL DOING THIS? Mood: Travel-ishy-er!
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"Caterina!"
Cat's head snapped up and she put her phone in her purse, forcing a smile as her mother and father stood from the table. "Mom, dad." She greeted them as they hugged her tightly. "How are you both?" She asked when they released her and she took her seat next to her father.
"We're fine, honey." Her mom answered. "Missing your grandmother, terribly, but we'll make it through like we do every year, right?"
"You bet." Cat said dully, her mother not noticing her tone of voice.
"How has school been, Caterina?" Her father asked, sipping on his glass of wine.
Cat nodded. "It's been great, dad. Thanks for asking."
"You've lost so much weight since we last saw you!" Her mother exclaimed. "Are you alright?"
Cat shrugged. "I'm fine." Before her parents could question her more, she spotted her tall, handsome brother coming their way. "Frankie!" She waved him down and he rushed over, running into a few people and chairs along the way. Cat sighed and rubbed her temples. Only her brother. After he hugged their parents, he sat down in the empty seat and kissed his younger sister's cheek. "How have you been, Frankie?" Cat asked sweetly.
Frankie sighed. "It's just been pish-posh! Busy, busy, busy! And the plane right was absolutely dreadful!"
"We bought you first class tickets." Her father pointed out bluntly. "You only were flying in from San Diego. Your sister had to get on those disgusting Greyhound buses from LA to meet us here. Don't feel sorry for yourself, Franklin. Your sister has had it rough today." Cat's dad leaned over and kissed his daughter's head. "You're such a trooper, my little strawberry shortcake." He smiled at her.
Cat giggled. "I love you, daddy."
"Dude, Cat, you've lost weight!" Frankie suddenly said loudly. "What's the deal? Ooh! You've gone anorexic status, haven't you?"
Cat hid her face with her hands. "Jeez, Frankie, just shut up and mind your own business."
"Caterina, darling…is what Frankie is saying true?" Her mother asked from across the small square table.
Cat sighed. "I've…been having trouble…with…well, you know, I'm insecure about myself." Cat finally managed to answer. "Beck found out about a month ago and he's been helping me through."
"Oh, Beckett, that boy." Her father said. "I'm proud for you to be in a relationship with him. He's going to make millions one day and take good care of you."
"Okay, dad, the whole world doesn't revolve around Cat, my anorexic sister!" Frankie rolled his eyes. Cat glared. "Yeah, that's right, I went there!"
Cat pouted. "You're so immature!"
"Says the one that looks like a 13 year old!"
"Go back to your special Ed classes already!"
"HA! Already in them at school!"
"Shocker!"
Cat's mother sighed, looking to her husband. "So nice to have the family together again."
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WHAT'S NEW ON TheSLAP:
Cat Valentine: Ugh, my brother is such an immature jerk! Mood: Annoyed
Frankie Valentine: Sick and tired of my dad giving my anorexic sister all the attention! Mood: MORE annoyed!
Beck Oliver: Back off, Frankie. Give your sister some respect. Mood: Bored
Tori Vega: About to paint my toenails for the 5th time today because I have no life. Mood: Lifeless
Robbie Shapiro: I cannot stop staring at my cut outs of Cat…she's so beautiful. Mood: Awed
Jade West: Frankie, Robbie, both of you go play with yourself. Mood: Dull
Andre Harris: I should do homework…am I going to though? Not a chance in hell. Mood: Procrastinate-y
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Cat was about to video chat with the gang on her pink laptop. She sighed, sitting Indian style on her childish bed, and waited for the stupid chat to load. The Wifi at her parents' house as always been slow and moody of when it wants or doesn't want to work. Cat grabbed the bowl of ice cream and cake her mother made and brought up to her moments ago, and took a few bites before 5 screens popped up with her friends' faces. She waved, the spoon in her hand. "Hi, guys."
"Hey, babygirl." –Beck.
"Hey, Cat!" –Tori.
"Yeah, hi…" –Jade.
"Sup, Lil' Red?" –Andre.
"How was the trip home?" –Robbie
"It was a 30 minute drive on a stupid Greyhound bus." Cat blinked. "It was absolutely nothing. When I arrived at the station, I took a taxi to the restaurant. So exciting indeed…"
"What restaurant?" Tori asked, looking to be painting her toenails on her bed.
Cat shrugged. "The place's name was something in French…even though they serve Italian food." She sighed. "Sometimes the world doesn't make sense to me."
"How's Frankie?" Jade asked, cutting something up with scissors.
"Uh, he's a jackass- Jade, what are you cutting?" Cat asked.
Jade smirked. "Pictures of me and Andre."
Andre rolled his eyes as he sat back in his seat. "You're so mature."
"Thanks, I know." Jade sneered.
He glared. "I was being sarcastic."
"I don't care!" Jade snapped.
"So before you guys start bitching about stupid stuff…" Beck said in annoyance. "Why is Frankie being a jackass?"
"He straight up suggested to my parents that I looked and acted anorexic…and I cannot lie to my father." Cat admitted. "If you tell me to lie to my mother, no problem there. My wonderful father, who adores me more than life, sees through everything I say. I don't even try anymore. SO back to Frankie, he's a jerk because we started arguing right there in the restaurant about stupid things. He's so immature."
"He's not the only one." Andre scoffed.
Jade smirked. "Oh, Andre, don't talk shit about yourself like that."
"Oh, for the love of god, can't you both shut up?" Cat asked.
"Stay out of this, Cat!" Andre snapped at her.
Beck growled and then leaned up, kicking his boot covered foot at the wall in front of his desk. Next thing everyone saw was Andre jumping from the scare thud and falling backwards. "Don't talk to my girlfriend like that again, Andre."
Andre sat back in his seat, rubbing his head. "Sorry, Lil' Red."
Cat smiled. "Forgiven."
Knock, knock
"Come in!" Cat called out. The others stayed quiet. Cat's father came in with a smile and a box wrapped in colorful wrappers. "OOH! PRESENT!" She squealed with joy. The others smiled at that. "Come sit down, daddy." Cat patted the spot next to her. Her dad did so, smiling at the others. "Dad, you remember Tori, Jade, Andre, and Robbie. Obviously you know Beck."
"Of course I remember all of you." Her dad said with a smile. "How are you lately, Beck?"
Beck nodded cutely. "I'm great, sir. How are you?"
"I'm fine." Her father nodded. "I hear you're taking good care of my little girl. Keep up the good work."
Beck smiled. "Wouldn't think any different, sir."
"So what's in the box, Mr. Valentine?" Andre asked in curiosity of the box that was making scratching noises from the inside of it.
"Oh god, please don't let it be a hamster." Jade whined. "I can't take hearing a rat running on a wheel all day long."
Her dad chuckled. "No, no, Jade. It's not a hamster." He handed the present to Cat, who had it on her lap. "Open it, darling."
Cat took the top of it off and looked inside, screaming with joy. "AHHHH! A PUPPY!"
Jade slapped her face with her hand and shook her head, dreading the day Cat was coming back home. "Great…"
"Don't worry, Jade, we're keeping the pup here and Cat can take it on the weekends." He assured the Goth, who sighed in relief.
Cat dropped the box when she took the tiny Toy Yorkshire Terrier out of it and she let it curl up in her arms. "SHE'S SO PRETTY!"
"He, sweetheart." Her dad corrected.
Cat picked the dog up and looked, cringing, and put it back down. "Yup. It's a boy."
"What's his name going to be, Kitten?" Beck asked, loving his girlfriend's happy face.
"Reeses." Everyone stared at her in confusion. Cat smiled. "I'm craving Reeses Peanut Butter Cups…" Everyone laughed, except for Jade, who was still unhappy that a dog would be running around her apartment now on the weekends. Eventually, Cat's father left the room after a billion "thank you" comments from his daughter, and Cat was snuggling up to the puppy. "Yay! I get to go shopping for him tomorrow!" And then Cat yawned.
The others chuckled.
"You're tired, Cat. Go to sleep." Tori said with a comforting smile. "We'll talk tomorrow."
Cat nodded, rubbing her sleepy eyes. "Kay-Kay. Love you guys."
"Love you too, Cat!"
Cat sighed, laying down after turning her light off and snuggled up to her brand new puppy, drifting off to sleep.
Cat awoke from her sleep, yawning and watching Reeses stir, but didn't wake. Cat smiled, excited to go shopping to Petco for him today. She went to go use the restroom, but she felt heavy suddenly. She walked to her full length mirror in the corner. What she saw sent her into a horrified shock.
Her thighs were huge, stuck in her short-shorts pajamas bottoms, her arms were sausages, sticking out of her tank-top, and she felt like she had 5 chins. She started breathing heavily.
She was fat.
She was huge.
Cat picked at her skin and screamed bloody murder.
Cat gasped and sat up straight in her bed, breathing heavily and sweating. She looked over and saw Reeses sound asleep. Cat couldn't take it anymore. She carefully left the bed so she didn't wake the puppy, and ran to the bathroom across the hall. She locked the door quietly and opened the toilet lid before sticking her finger in her mouth. She emptied out everything she had of her stomach from the days' meals. Some was getting in her hair was that hanging down and getting in her way, but didn't care anymore. She needed to do this.
After a good few minutes, she forced herself to stop when she saw blood droplets coming from her mouth. She flushed the toilet and went to wash her mouth out. She finished and looked back up, what she saw made her gasp and go pale.
The same image from the nightmare was there. The same unrecognizable body and face in the reflection. Cat burst into tears as she reached over and punched the mirror, making shards go everywhere. Her fist was bleeding, but she kept seeing herself so she kept punching the mirror until almost all of it was across the bathroom's sink, counter, and floor…also in her fists.
The door suddenly was kicked open and her father saw the scene with her mother and brother behind him. He looked pained. "Kitten!" He pulled Cat out of the bathroom, not caring if blood was getting on the carpet. "Why can't you see you're beautiful and perfect?" He cried out, holding her tightly.
She punched his chest. "NO! You have a fat daughter! I'm the most disgusting thing on this whole planet!" Suddenly Cat fell to her knees, her father right after, and she leaned into his strong arms, sobbing into his chest. "Why, daddy? Why?"
Her dad said nothing except kissed her head. He looked up at his wife. "I'm going to take her to the hospital. Please clean up the mess in the bathroom. Frankie…" Frankie looked to his distraught father. His father looked up with tearful eyes. "Call Beck."
So Izzy, my brother/co-writer, is home now with a broken arm (again). He was hit by a car this morning. Why you ask? Well, lets do a questionnaire really quick. Do you think he was hit by the car because:
a)he tried to kill himself
b)one of our brothers pushed him
c)he saw a bumble bee in front of his face and he tried to get away from it by jumping into the street, where an oncoming car was heading…
If you guessed 'c', congratulations. Now every time I say something to him, he says: "Bumble bee…" How the hell am I related to him?
Sshaw101, CubeFistMan (Totally understandable. I hope you feel a bit better.), LittleMissVictorious, CourtsxBatFan, Angel-DemonPrincess12, NZGirl25, Angel-DemonPrincess12(again), MariaLuvsYew, icarlyfanatic101, VictoriousForever10, Glittergirl123 (My Nathaniel look exactly like me. Nothing like his dad. :) such a wonderful thing.), Angel-Demon Princess12(again x's 2): Thanks everyone for reviewing :) keep it up! This story has 30 chapters done and hell only knows when I feel like stopping. Lol. I have another story out called "Jade's Big Mistake" and it already seems to be a hit, so check it out :) Don't worry. There's "Bat" in it, of course.