Sorry I took so long to update. I had a bit of writer's block for this chapter.
I was on Elizabeth Gillie's IMDb page recently, and it said that there were more episodes of VicTORIous than what aired. Does anyone know this to be true?
The episodes claimed are: Cheater Girl, Cupcake Girls, The Show Must Go On, Tori In Love, Tori With A Secret, and Tori Fights A Girl.
I checked youtube and google, but nothing came up that made sense. All I found on youtube were episodes of similar names from other shows. And google didn't bring up anything useful other than the IMDb page.
If anyone finds out if they're real, please let me know. Also, Liz did a short film on youtube called 'The Death And Return Of Superman'. If you haven't watched it yet, I recommend it. She only has a short role, but it's not bad. Jeanette McCurdy, Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, and a few other celebrities were in it too. It's kind of funny. Too bad her part was so short though, only being seen for about a minute in the second part of the video.
Anyway, sorry for taking more time on an author's note than I usually do. Here's the next chapter of 'A New Beginning'.
The Next day, Freddie wakes up courtesy of his mother doing some cleaning around the apartment. When he rolls out of bed, he grabs a change of clothes and heads into the bathroom, giving his mother a quick hug as he passes. While he showers, he can't help but think about the kiss last night. He wasn't expecting it, but he has no complaints about it.
"Freddie?" His mother yells through the door.
"Yeah?" He asks as he washes the shampoo out of his hair.
"I got called in for an extra shift at the hospital. If you need me, call. I'll be back tonight."
"Okay. See you later." He says, turning the water off and grabbing a towel.
"I'll check in around lunch time." She yells, sounding hurried.
"Okay. Talk to later." He says, drying himself off.
He doesn't hear anything else after that, only the door to the apartment opening and closing. After getting dressed, he combs his hair back, but due to its shortness, it only really spikes slightly because of it still being partly wet.
After tossing his dirty clothes and towel in the hamper, he heads back to his room and grabs his phone, checking the time and any missed calls or texts. Seeing that it's almost 9, and no missed messages, he locks his phone and puts it in his pocket. Grabbing a banana from the kitchen as a quick meal, he heads into the living room and turns the tv on, watching random shows until his phone goes off due to a text around 10:30.
-Hey. I hope it's okay that I head over early.- Cat V.
-Sure. I'll order the pizza now then.- Freddie B.
-Kay kay!- Cat V.
After the quick text exchange, Freddie dials the number for the local pizza place and orders a large pepperoni pizza and breadstick. After hanging up, he heads into his room and grabs his school schedule from the folder he put it in. Heading back into the living room, he sits and waits for a knock at the door, which comes 20 minutes later. Opening the door, he sees the pizza delivery guy holding the bag they put the pizzas in to keep them warm.
"One pepperoni pizza and breadsticks. That'll be $10.60." The delivery guy says, sliding the pizza and breadsticks out.
"Here you go." Freddie says, handing the guy exact change, learning to do that to make things easier. After grabbing the pizza and breadsticks, he bids farewell to the delivery guy before closing the door and taking the food to the kitchen, grabbing two plates, some napkins, and two cups out of the kitchen.
"Knock knock." Cat says from the other side of the door after knocking twice.
"Hey. Good morning." Freddie says as he opens the door, gasping in shock when Cat gives him a tight hug.
"Morning." She says with a smile as she releases him. "Sorry for stopping by so early." She says, following him to the couches.
"No problem. May I ask why, though?" He asks curiously, facing her.
"My brother was being weird again." She says as if it's a simple thing.
"I don't want to know, do I?" Freddie asks, slowly sitting down beside her.
"No." She says, shaking her head with a smile.
"Okay. You thirsty? We have water, fruit punch, and lemonade. My mom doesn't really allow soda." Freddie says, going to stand up in case she says yes.
"Sure. A glass of water please." She says, smiling when Freddie smiles at her with an affirmative. "Where's your mom?" She asks, getting up and following him to the kitchen.
"Work. They called her in for an earlier shift. How many slices of pizza and breadsticks do you want?" He asks, pouring the water from a bottle of purified water in the fridge.
"Two of each?" She asks, thanking him when he hands her the glass of water. "How come you got the water from the fridge?" She asks as Freddie pours himself a glass then grabs the plates.
"My mom's afraid of contaminates in tap water, so she buys purified water all the time." He answers, grabbing two slices of pizza from the box and sets them on a plate, grabbing two breadsticks next and places them next to the pizza. After grabbing a napkin, he hands it to her.
"Your mom's protective of you, isn't she?" Cat asks with a small laugh, thanking him for the food.
"You could say that. Of course, Sam always called her crazy and Carly always politely avoided the topic." Freddie says as he grabs himself some food, stopping momentarily at thoughts of his friends.
"You miss them." Cat says, noticing his actions.
"Yeah, I do. I've been friends with Carly shortly after she became friends with Sam. I didn't become Sam's friend until around the time iCarly started, and that was only because of Carly. Gibby and Spencer are awesome friends too." He says with a sad smile, closing the pizza box and setting the remaining pizza and breadsticks on the counter. "Anyways, since we're on the topic of friends, how long have you known the gang?" He asks, smiling slightly as he follows her to the living room and sits beside her on the couch.
"I've known Jade since we were kids. We grew up together since elementary school. Beck followed soon after. I didn't know him that well until he and Jade started dating. After him, I met Robbie and André, both through Beck. Trina came my first year of Hollywood Arts, and Tori a couple of years later when she joined." Cat answers, taking a bit of her pizza.
"That's cool. Jade and Tori seem protective of you. They all do, actually." Freddie notes, remembering his conversations with Jade, Tori, and the others since he moved to LA.
"We're like a family. We protect each other. You're apart of the family now too, so give it time before they look out for you." She says, wiping her hands with the napkin.
The two sit in comfortable silence as they eat, making small talk every once in a while. When they both finish their food, Freddie grabs the plates and cups, heading into the kitchen.
"You want anymore water?" He asks as he sets the plates in the sink, rinsing them off first so an excess pizza sauce or something won't stick.
"Actually, can I have some lemonade instead?" She asks, throwing away her napkin.
"Sure." He says, pouring the lemonade into the glass, pouring himself some more water. "Do you have your schedule?" He asks as he rejoins her in the living room.
"Yep." She says as she grabs her purse. "Where's yours?"
"Should be on the table." He says as he sits down. "Ah, here it is." He says, grabbing it.
"Yay!" Cat says happily. "Let's compare classes."
"Sure."
They spend the next twenty minutes going over their shared classes. They both have Sikowitz, a free period after lunch to be filled with a class of their choosing if they wish, and their Science and English classes.
"We have Sikowitz and free period with the others. We also have Science with Tori and Jade, and English with Beck and André. You share your Math class with Robbie, Beck, and Tori. Other than that, not a lot of shared classes." Cat says, the last part with a slight pout.
"How'd you know about the others?" He asks, folding up his schedule and setting it aside.
"I talked to them earlier today. I was seeing if they had plans for this afternoon, see if the gang wanted to get together one last tome before school starts on Monday."
"Oh, cool. Anything?"
"Tori and Jade are going to Nozu for a date at 6, but nothing else after that." Cat says, putting her schedule in her purse and setting it on the ground.
"Well, how about bowling? I haven't bowled in a while." Freddie says, glancing at her.
"I'll ask." She says, taking out her phone and sending a mass text to the others. "Want to watch a movie?" She asks, looking up from her phone.
"Sure. I'm gonna put my schedule away and put the rest of the pizza in the stove to keep it warmer longer. Pick whatever you want." He says, grabbing his schedule and standing up.
"Kay kay." She says as she watches him leave. When he goes into his room, she stands up and goes though the DVD collection beside the tv. After searching quickly, she decides on 'Raise Your Voice' and takes out the disk.
"What'd you decide on?" Freddie asks, heading into the kitchen to put the food away.
"'Raise Your Voice', with Hilary Duff." She says with a smile.
"Cool." He says, sitting beside her.
The two spend a few hours, watching 'A Cinderella Story' second. After the movie, Cat gets up to leave, saying she's needed at home. Partway through the first movie, Cat gets texts from the others, agreeing to the plans. They all decide to meet at the bowling alley at 7, all deciding to eat before hand.
"See you later Cat." Freddie says, walking with Cat outside to her car.
"See ya. I'll call you when I'm on my way." Cat says as they get to her car.
After watching Cat drive away, Freddie heads back into his apartment and relaxes. He spends the day making sure he has everything ready for school in a few days. By 6, he grabs a couple more slices of pizza and breadsticks to eat, working on a last minute project for the tech theater class he's taking.
"Evening Freddie." His mom says as she enters the apartment around 6:30. "How was your day?"
"Good. Cat came over and we went over our schedules for school. There's pizza and breadsticks in the stove." Freddie says as he puts his PearBook away.
"You've been spending a lot of time with her." Mrs. Benson states, setting her bag on the kitchen counter.
"With her friends as well." Freddie defends himself, curious at his mom's tone. Watching as his mother goes into her room, he gets a text.
-I'll be there in a bit.- Cat V.
-Okay. I'll be outside.- Freddie B.
"Mom, I'm going bowling with the others. I'll be back in a couple of hours." Freddie says, putting his PearBook in his room, grabbing his wallet.
"Be safe." She answers, leaving her room in more casual clothes. "Who's all going?" She asks, following her son into the living room.
"Cat, Tori, Jade, Beck, André, and Robbie. Not sure if Trina's going." He says, stopping at the door.
"Okay. Who's your ride?"
"Cat." He says, hesitating.
"Okay. Have fun." She says, sitting on the couch, going over some paper work.
"Okay?" He says, slowly opening the door and leaving. After walking down stairs, he sees Cat already in a parking spot. "Sorry I took so long. My mom came home and we were talking." He says when Cat unlocks the passenger door and he sits down.
"That's okay. Jade texted me, she said they're on their way."
"Okay." He says, putting on his seat belt as she pulls out of the parking spot and heading towards the bowling alley.
Again, sorry for taking so long to update. Next chapter will be the bowling game. If anything doesn't make sense, I apologize. I used the 'knock knock' thing because of her doing that on 'Sam & Cat'. I didn't know what to expect with the show, and I admit to liking it.
I'll try to update sooner next time, it just depends on when I can get the chapter written.
Thank you all for reading and for your reviews.
Blessed Be.