When the bell rang for the start of lunch, the group of friends took their normal seats at the table in the center of the Asphalt Café.

"So…you guys are going to New York? Like, you both got into schools there?" Tori asked bluntly.

Both Beck and Jade's hearts skipped a beat. They thought they dodged that question earlier when Sikowitz interrupted them. Apparently, all their friends were curious about their plans.

"Well, what Jade meant was that we are auditioning for schools in New York. That's where we want to go." Beck tried his best to straighten things out.

"Well don't tell them that!" Jade added.

"Why not?" Beck thought he did a pretty good job at cleaning up the mess she made this morning, but maybe he said too much for Jade's liking.

"Because we all know Tori will try to shove her way into the audition and I'd like to move as far away as possible from her!" Jade knew Beck had saved them before, but she still didn't want anyone to end up following her to New York except Beck.

"Okay, that was rude on so many levels, but you'll be happy to know that I was already accepted to AMDA, a college for performing arts right here in Hollywood." Tori's announcement came as a surprise to everyone. No one was aware that she was so prepared for her future.

As Jade rolled her eyes, everyone else at the table congratulated Tori. Jade didn't have time to care about Tori's future even if she wanted to. She had to get thinking about her audition, and so did Beck. The couple decided to go over to Beck's RV until they both had something prepared for next weekend. Once the bell rang at the end of the day, Beck met Jade at her locker and they were off to his cozy little RV. Once they arrived, Jade threw her things on the floor and sat on Beck's bed scrolling through her Pear Pod. Beck could tell Jade was bothered by the fact that Tori, the one person who irritates her the most, was all set for her future, and Jade still had yet to audition for her dream school.

After a long night, Jade decided to sing "Don't Do Sadness" from Spring Awakening the musical. Beck came to the decision that he would perform a dark skit, much like the one he had to do when their new principal, Helen, made everyone at Hollywood Arts re-audition. Now all they had to do was get a copy of their latest transcripts from Lane and take them to their audition next Saturday. Beck drove Jade home at the end of the night and she went straight to her room to practice as quietly as she could, so she wouldn't wake her disapproving father. Beck did just the same, only he could be as loud as he wanted to, since he technically lived on his own.

After a week of practicing, audition day was finally here. Jade felt prepared, but just to be sure, she sang the song she had come to know so well one last time when Beck came over to pick her up. He sat on the couch in her den as she hit every note perfectly, giving him chills throughout his entire body. He was speechless when she asked for his opinion. All he could do was stand up and passionately kiss her. This gave Jade the reassurance that she could nail the audition.

"It's almost 10:30; we better get to the Staples Center now if we want to make it there on time!" Jade said as she rushed out of the house with her transcripts in hand for the judges.

The car ride was silent. Beck and Jade were equally nervous and as soon as they pulled into the parking lot, they knew that no matter what happened, their lives were about to change forever.

Author's note: I just want to take the time to thank you all for reading and reviewing. Please continue to do so! If you actually want to hear Jade/Liz sing "Don't Do Sadness" she does so in a live chat she did with Cat/Ariana back in 2010 and you can find it on youtube. And if you're not already, make sure to follow me on Tumblr: .com (: