A/N: Thanks to mnj2327, kaitlin2515, Guest, Rish, VeryJadedFan, irshgirl, beccy and Phycaryour319 for reviewing. I hope you like this chapter :)
The silence that followed his words made Beck anxious, so he repeated his question.
"Do you love Jade?"
"Back in Middle School we were very close, but when we thought about giving dating a chance Jade got accepted into Hollywood Arts. Here she obviously met you and you two became a couple. I was alright with this as along as she was happy with you, but when I came to Hollywood Arts myself two months ago and heard that you broke up with her, things changed. I thought my feelings for her had faded with time, but when I spent more time with her again I realized that it wasn't the case. To make it short, yes I'm in love with Jade."
It wasn't like Beck hadn't already suspected it, but hearing it was still hard. Jade and Kyle were so close now and he knew Jade trusted Kyle completely. Nervously Beck ran a hand through his hair.
"Does she know?"
"No, and I don't plan to tell her right now. She just got out of a three year long relationship with you and she probably needs time for herself to figure everything out. I respect her and that's why I'll wait for her. What about you?"
"Jade knows that I still love her, but just like you I want to give her all the time she needs." Beck answered.
"So we'll let her decide what she wants." Kyle said and Beck nodded, before they parted ways. For all of them it was the best to let Jade choose the one she wanted to be with, without pressuring her. No matter how different Kyle and Beck were, they both cared deeply for Jade and agreed to accept whatever decision Jade would make.
On Friday during lunch time was the final rehearsal for the Full Moon Jam and Jade was more than annoyed. Sinjin didn't get the sound of her microphone right and on top of that her head was starting to hurt.
"Do you still get headaches when the weather changes?" Kyle asked softly, stepping closer to her.
"No, it's because the people here give me headaches." She smirked at him, but didn't stop him from gently massaging her tense neck.
Beck watched them from afar. He used to be the one to massage her when she was tense or annoyed, but it seemed he lost that privilege to Kyle. Seeing them so close together and being aware that Jade and Kyle would be dating now, if she hadn't come to Hollywood Arts, hurt Beck. He had fallen in love with Jade the moment he had seen her, as cliche as it sounded, so he couldn't blame Kyle that after years of friendship he fell for her as well. However that didn't make it easier to know that there was someone else who Jade might have feelings for and slowly he realized how Jade must have felt when Tori came to Hollywood Arts.
Not only when it came to being jealous Beck could finally understand her, but he also understood her frustration about no getting roles after Tori came to their school. When Beck auditioned for roles he barely got the lead since Kyle came here and that made him feel like he had been replaced. More often than not he was stuck with been understudy to Kyle and back when that had happened to Jade with Tori, he had always told her that she shouldn't be upset about it. However now that he experienced it himself, it was different and he was angry at himself for just disregarding Jade's problems like this.
It felt like Kyle was replacing him in Jade's life and in every other aspect that was important to him. Despite that his friends, with the exception of Cat who was almost always with Kyle and Jade now, were still by his side he felt lonely. Surely that was what Jade must have felt like when Tori had suddenly spent so much time with the group. Sighing Beck could only hope that his realization wasn't coming too late. He had made a lot of mistakes, but he was willing to make it up to her.
On Saturday evening Jade met up with Kyle backstage. She was surprised to not only find him but Tyler as well.
"I thought we could use a good keyboarder for our song." Kyle said when he saw her expression.
That was the moment Jade smiled and approached Tyler, who opened his arms for her. Jade returned the embrace and before she could say something, a certain redhead replaced her in Tyler's arms.
"It's good to see you too, Kitty." Tyler smiled down at the girl in his arms.
Despite that their were ex-partners, there was no bitterness between them. When Cat got accepted into Hollywood Arts they had both just agreed that it was better if they broke up. Jade could see that the rest of her former group stood near by and judging by the look on Robbie's face he was jealous that Cat was hugging another guy.
"That's enough sweetness or I'll get sick." Jade announced and Cat pulled away from Tyler. With a quick 'good luck' the redhead went back to the group and let the three others alone to prepare for their performance.
"So I heard you two have been a big thing in this school." Tyler now turned to Jade.
"You bet we are and Kyle isn't doing too bad in making himself name here as well."
"I get almost all the leads and I'm about to sing a duet with you for the biggest school event, so I would say I'm already famous in this school." Kyle smirked at Jade.
"You're so full of yourself."
Tyler watched the two bantering with an amused smile on his face, it was good to see that a few things never changed.
Shortly before their performance Jade pulled Kyle aside.
"Let's make a performance to keep them guessing." Jade told him, after all the rumors about them were all over the place since Kyle had come to Hollywood Arts.
"Don't you just love to mess with people." Kyle returned her smirk.
"You know me too well."
When Andre saw Jade and Kyle's performance he couldn't help but think that he had been right. Ever since he had seen the video of their first performance on The Slap he had thought that surely their voices would still sound good together. Now that they were singing a duet Andre had to admit that their voices indeed sounded perfect. They harmonized well and as a musician Andre was really amazed by this. That Jade looked beautiful and seemed so have a lot of fun singing with Kyle made the performance even better. However as much as he loved the performance as a musician Andre was worried about his best friend. It was obvious that the two people on stage were close and the way they acted did nothing against the rumors that they were a couple.
Beck felt torn watching Jade and Kyle's performance on stage. He had always loved to hear Jade sing and he knew how happy she was when she was on stage, no matter if she was singing or acting. Seeing her smile and sing her heart out brought normally a smile on his face, but now that Kyle was with her he didn't know what to think about the performance. Music meant a lot to Jade and that Kyle had been with her during her first performance was a memory Beck couldn't share with Jade. Sure, him and Jade had both helped each other out with their scripts, but he hadn't gotten her into script writing like Kyle had gotten her into music. Beck knew that if she would choose Kyle over him he would accept it, as long as she was happy, but he still hope that Jade would fall in love with him again after he gave her some time.
When she sang the last note of their song and the crowd applauded loudly Jade felt happy. There was nothing like the feeling of having done a great performance and people appreciating that. Jade looked next to her where Kyle stood and they shared a smile. She was glad that he had come to Hollywood Arts when he did, she had missed him and spending time with him again felt right. Then she looked into the crowd and saw Cat waving happily at her and cheering excitedly for them. Next to Cat stood Beck and he gave her a gently smile, which she returned. Her and Beck had gotten closer again and were on their best way to be friends again, but Jade knew that he was still in love with her. Kyle and her were already close friends, but sometimes she caught him with a certain look in his eyes that made her wonder if he felt more for her than friendship. However for now everything could stay as it was. She wanted to stay single for a while to be her own person. Sure, she had always been herself, but after such a long relationship she wanted to be on her own for a while. This was her new beginning after everything that had happened and for the first time since her break up she felt truly happy.
A/N: This is the ending I prefer, but seeing that I decided to write ten chapters and that the genre of this story is romance, Jade will end up with Beck or Kyle in the end. So the next chapter is the last one. Please review and tell me what you think :)
