Chapter 2

I woke up and felt arms and legs around me. As I opened my eyes all I saw was red hair. I tried to unwrap myself from Cat´s tight grip and was very careful not to wake her, but she did anyway. I sighed. "Sorry I woke you up." I couldn´t help but smile at her expression. Her just-woke-up-face was really pretty. "Why are you smiling?" She asked.

"You look sleepy." I said still smiling.

"What´s that supposed to mean?" The girl asked offended.

"Nothing, nothing. You just look cute." I said quickly. I liked her sleepy face more than her upset one.

"Thanks." Cat mumbled blushing. Oh this was my favorite face so far. Her cheeks had the perfect shade of red and I caught myself staring at her. I quickly looked away and noticed my alarm clock. It was only 9 am. On Saturdays I normally stayed in bed ´till 1 pm or even later. That meant that Cat and I could just keep cuddling.

"What do you want to do today?" I asked my best friend. She thought about it. Her thinking face was also very sweet. Cat smiled as an idea crossed her mind.

"I want to go to the beach." She told me happily. I reflected her smile. That was actually a pretty good idea.

"Do you want me to text André, Robbie, Beck and Jade? Maybe they want to come with us." I suggested. She shook her head yes and I wanted to get up so I could get my pearphone, but Cat hold me back. I looked at her questioning.

"Not yet. I want to stay in bed with you." She said and as I didn´t lay down she added a "pretty please." I couldn´t say no to her begging expression. I sighed and hugged her closely.

We stayed like this for over an hour, talking about nothing in particular, sometimes not speaking at all. It was great. I wished every Saturday morning could be like this.

Around half past 10 am Cat fell asleep again. This time I managed to get out of bed without waking her up. I grabbed my pearphone and texted our friends.

Tori André, Robbie, Beck and Jade: Wanna go 2 the beach 2day? :D

It only took a view seconds ´till they texted back.

André: Sure thing, Toro ;)

Robbie: Yup. Haven´t had anything planned anyway.

Beck: Great idea :) Jade´s coming too.

I smiled. This is going to be an awesome day.

As much as I didn´t want to, I had to wake Cat up. I leaned down, kissed her on the cheek and whispered in her ear.

"Wake up, Cutie. We got to get ready and drive over to your house to grab your stuff."

She mumbled something inaudible into my pillow. It seemed like I had no choice. I sat on top of Cat and started to tickle her. Cat was awake immediately. She laughed and tried to push me off, but I was stronger.

"Still don´t want to get up?" I asked laughing along with her.

"I-I su-surrender." She said under her laughter. I got of the bed and pulled her with me.

Still giggling we walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. I made myself and Cat some pancakes. I knew that they were Cat´s favorite things to have for breakfast.

After we finished eating, I changed into my Caribbean blue bikini and put on some shorts and a blue top. Cat sat patiently waiting on my bed, as I stepped out of the bathroom. I grabbed some stuff and packed it into my beach bag. "Are you ready?" I smiled at my best friend.

"No, I don´t have a bikini." She said pouting. There, now that is my new number 1 on my "Cat´s cutest expressions"-list.

"That´s why we are heading to your house, silly." I grabbed her hand and we walked to my car.

I pulled out of our parking lot and noticed that Cat wasn´t smiling. She even looked a little sad.
"Cat? What´s wrong?" I asked.

"Nothing." She answered, but didn´t look at me while she said it.

"Come on, I can see that something bothers you. Tell me."

Cat waited a few moments and then hesitantly said: "Tori,… Do you really think that I am stupid?"

"What?! Why should I think that?" Now I was confused.

"You called me silly, just before we left your house." She looked out of the window, so I couldn´t see her face.

"No, Cat. You totally misunderstood me. That was… I didn´t mean it like that." I took hold of one of her hands and squeezed it lightly. "I would never think that you are stupid or dumb or anything like that, Cat, because you aren´t. You are special and exceptional and talented and sweet and beautiful and everything, but not silly." I told her.

I looked at Cat, who was now facing me, and saw that she was blushing in all shades of red. I made her blush a lot lately.

"You mean that?" She asked. Were there tears in her eyes?

"Of course, Cutie." I meant what I said. She smiled and I smiled back.

The rest of the drive was quiet. Cat and I were still holding hands, when I turned off the engine.

"Go and get your stuff. I´ll wait here." I said and Cat hopped out of the car. I watched her prancing into her house.

I have got to be more careful of what I say, when I´m with Cat. I knew that she was easily offended and saddened. People thought that´s because she had a weak personality, but I didn´t feel that way. Cat was just… intense…, which was something good. At least that´s how I saw it.

I thought about how badly it had upset her, when she believed that I called her silly. I immediately felt like I could hit myself in the face for not being more aware of what I say. I loved Cat and I hated to see her troubled or sad or even slightly unhappy. It made me feel unhappy too.

Come to think of it, Cat was getting more sensitive about things I say to her. I wondered why that was.

I was torn out of my thoughts, as Cat hopped into her seat beside me. I didn´t even see her get out of the house, so I jumped at the sound of her shutting the door.

"Did I scare you?" She asked, trying to hide her smile.

"Kind of, yeah." I told her. "I was just in thoughts."
"What were you thinking about?" Cat wanted to know.

"Nothing important" Which was a lie, because I had been thinking about her and Cat was important. "Did you get everything? Are you ready for the beach?"

"Yup, I am ready!" Cat cheered. I switched on the radio and turned up the volume. We started to sing along and I was captured by her strong and beautiful voice. Cat was really talented and it became clear to me, why she was attending Hollywood Arts.

We reached the beach and I saw that Jade and Beck were already there. Beck waved at us when we got out of the car. Jade just stood there with her annoyed expression. When I first entered HA I had absolutely no idea, why Beck would date such a mean and aggressive person, but by now I realized that this is not everything Jade was. She might be cruel sometimes, and believe me, I know what I am talking about, but Jade was also loyal and she can be a lot of fun to hang around, when she was in the mood. I think everyone can understand why Jade was dating Beck. He was not only handsome and charming, but also funny, smart and a couple of other things.

Unlike Jade thought I didn´t have a crush on Beck. I mean sure I loved him, but only as a friend, like André and Robbie.

"Hey guys!" Beck gave Cat and me a quick hug and Jade shot me an angry look. I just looked away and acted like I didn´t see it.

"Tori! I wanna go swimming!" Cat pouted, grabbed my hand and ran towards the ocean.

I heard Beck laughing behind me, as I dropped my stuff on the beach and landed in the water with my shirt still on.

"Cat!" I screamed, because she just laughed at me. I glared at her, which made her laugh even harder. I turned around and went to pick up my belongings. I spread out my towel and sat down next to Jade, who was now slightly grinning.

"I bet you assume this as very funny." I stated, while I took off my sopping wet shirt.

"Indeed, Vega, indeed." Jade smiled.

Well, at least it was hot enough that I could dry my clothes in the sun. It was a wonderful day. There were no clouds in the sky and the water was glistening in the sunlight. Although the weather was really nice, there were hardly any people on the beach, which was awesome, because I hated it when the strand was crowded.

While I watched the waves play, I heard a car arrive and a few seconds later I felt someone hug me from behind.

"Hey, Toro." I heard André saying.

"Hey guys!" Robbie had gotten here too. I said hi to both of them and lied back on my towel to take a nap. I didn´t get as much sleep as on normal Saturdays.

Just as I closed my eyes I heard a scream.