I've gotten a few guest reviews asking me to speed up my update schedule. To explain why it takes a while for me to update this, is because I'm trying to figure out how to work out a plot without basing it on an episode, plus trying to figure out how to start making this an actual crossover, by including the 'iCarly' characters instead of just 'VicTORious'. Not trying to call anyone out, just felt it needed an explanation.
This is the first chapter that follows a different plot than an episode. I know I said this chapter would be based on 'Locked Up', but I decided to change it for now. That chapter will happen, but later in the fic. This takes place a few days after the last ended, and we see a change in Jade, at lease to Tori. Whether or not Jade uses Shelby against Tori in some way, is still undecided.
And to Invader Johnny, and anyone wondering, I apologize for not having Tori and Shelby switch places yet. I forgot I put that in, and your review reminded me. I do plan on using it later, in two or three chapters.
Thanks for the reviews, follows, and favorites.
Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own 'VicTORious', 'iCarly', or the characters.
Tori POV
It's been three days since Jade discovered Shelby. Since then, she's kept up the usual behavior when we're around the others, but alone, she's different. Instead of being her usual bitchy self, she's quiet. Not exactly nice, but not as bad as she usually is.
When the others are too busy talking to each other during lunch, she'll occasionally give me a confusing look. I can never make it out, but the more I see it, the more I stare back with an equally confusing look. Surprisingly, none of the others have noticed the looks between us.
After lunch, we head to Sikowitz's class. After stopping by my locker, I head to his class and take a seat in the back, a habit I've recently taken up since we started school on Monday after starting school after the party.
"Hello class. Hope you all had an enjoyable lunch." Sikowitz says, walking in through one of his favorite entryways, the window by the stage.
"The school needs better coffee." Jade says from a few rows ahead of me, Beck at her side.
"Not everyone takes their coffee as black as your soul." Sikowitz says with a smile, unperturbed by the glare Jade apparently sends him, based on a few shruggers flinching from around her. "Now, let's talk about the new play." He says, taking a sip of a coconut.
"Well?" André asks from beside me.
"What?" Sikowitz asks, confused.
"What about the new play?" André asks him, staring at the teacher in confusion.
"What new play?" Sikowitz asks, brow furrowing in confusion.
"You said you wanted to talk about the new play." Robbie says from the row behind Jade, Cat at his side.
"I did? I don't remember that at all. Are you sure I said that?" Sikowitz asks us, staring at us.
"Yeah, you did." I say, laughing a bit, noticing Jade freeze a bit at my voice.
"Oh. Okay." Sikowitz says, sitting down on the stage, crossing his legs. "Who wants to hear about the new play I'm directing?" He asks, a big smile on his face.
"For the love of..." I hear Jade mumble, Beck beside her laughing, no one noticing the slight glare I send in his direction.
"What's the play?" Cat asks, a big smile on her face based on how excited she sounds.
"Simple." Sikowitz says, smiling as he stands back up. "I'll need four of you. Beck, André, Cat, and Jade. Tori, you, Robbie, Sinjin, and Burf, stick around. I'll need you for helping around with the set and what not. The rest of you, do whatever until your next class starts." He says, waving bye to them as they leave the class.
"What are our parts?" Jade asks, standing on the stage, Beck to her right and Cat to her left. staring at Sikowitz.
"I don't know yet." Sikowitz says simply. "All I have planned are the sets, lighting, and actors." He says, shrugging his shoulders.
"I'm gonna go get more coffee." Jade says, leaving the room, ignoring Cat telling her to wait.
"Tori, go after her. Bring her back." Sikowitz tells me.
"Why me?" I ask, staring at him.
"Because I said so." Sikowitz says simply, waving his hand to dismiss me.
"Fine." I groan out, grabbing my bag just in case. Leaving the room, I start walking towards where I know the coffe cart is, hoping she went there before leaving the school.
"Figures he'd send you." Jade says, scaring me, as she walks from around the corner.
"Not like I wanted to. But you know how Sikowitz is." I say, stopping to face her.
"You gonna follow me?" She says, heading towards the main door, not looking back.
"I'd rather not. I could just tell Sikowitz that I lost track of you." I say, turning to head to the janitor's closet.
"What? That's it? Don't you want to know if I told anyone?" She asks me, her footsteps following me.
"You wouldn't risk it." I tell her, stopping and turning. "I don't see you pissing of Shelby." Opening the door to the janitor's closet and walking in.
"What makes you so sure?" I hear her ask from behind me. "How would she find out I told?" She asks as she closes the door.
"Because she'd know. Cat would find out in seconds, and you know she wouldn't hesitate to question me about it, and I will tell Shelby." I tell her, turning to face her. "Now, why did you follow me?" I ask her, leaning against the ladder that leads to the library.
"We need to talk." Jade tells me, leaning against the door.
"About?" I ask, staring at her.
"Why did you keep this secret? I know she wanted it, but I need to know why." She tells me, her voice softening.
"I already told you. She didn't want us being bothered, so we agreed to keep it a secret." I tell her, rolling my eyes. "I already told you this."
"How did Trina keep the secret?" She asks, ignoring the slight anger in my tone at the last sentence.
"Because she knew how important it was to keep it. She's not as bad as you think." I say, glaring at her a bit. "I know there's more to why you wanted to talk. Get to it so I can leave." I say, sounding completely unlike myself.
"Never mind." She growls out, opening the door and leaving.
"Of course, the great Jade West runs." I say, loud enough for her to hear as I leave the closet, closing the door behind me and heading towards Sikowitz's class.
"Excuse me?" I hear her ask from behind me, her footsteps increase as she nears me.
"Nothing. I'm done." I tell her as I keep walking. "In case you weren't aware, I'm done trying to be your friend. Just because I decided not to leave Hollywood Arts, doesn't mean anything. Have fun on you semester break." I say, walking towards Sikowitz's class.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I hear her ask, sounding like Cat.
"I'm staying with Shelby for the week. Have fun with Beck." I say, opening the door to Sikowitz's class and walking in.
"Where's Jade?" Sikowitz asks me as I walk into his class.
"I'm here." Jade says, walking into the class from the same door as me, sounding like she did when we did that whole thing for 'The Wood'.
"No coffee?" Cat asks, stunned.
"Didn't want to waste money on sucky coffee." Jade says, retaking her spot on the stage.
"Good, now let's go over plot ideas for the play." Sikowitz says, tossing his coconut aside and grabbing a second from behind him, where I swear he has a pocket dimension filled with coconuts, bendy straw already there.
The rest of the class goes as expected, with Jade shooting down any idea anyone comes up with that isn't horror. After almost fifteen minutes, and many ideas shot down, Sikowitz lets out a sigh. "Okay, enough." He says after Jade lets out a groan from one of Cat's ideas.
"It's not my fault all of these ideas stink." Jade says, leaning against the whiteboard.
"How about this. Each of you think of two ideas, and tomorrow, the ideas will be put in a box, then shaken up, and I will draw one of the ideas. Which ever idea gets picked, is the idea we do for the play." Sikowitz says, smirking behind his coconut. "And anyone who opposes the idea fails for the semester." He adds, staring at Jade.
"Just because you're my favorite teacher, doesn't mean I won't stab you in the eye with scissors." Jade says with a creepily calm smile.
"I know." Sikowitz says with a nod. "Now go. My coconut milk is making me sleepy." He says, laying down on the stage, using his scarf as a pillow.
"See you crazy hippie." Rex says as we leave the classroom.
"So, anyone want to head out? Sikowitz told the rest of our teachers that we were practicing for the play, and we were told to collect our work for the day and turn it in tomorrow." André asks as we head towards our lockers. "We can head to Tori's and start our ideas, maybe try to come up with some in common for us to do, better chance of no one getting janked up or something." He says as he opens his locker.
"Sure. I guess that works." I say, opening mine, ignoring the look I get from Jade.
"No one's there?" Jade asks with a smirk, probably trying to catch me or something.
"No. Everyone's at work or school." I say, not indicating anyone. "Who's riding with who?" I ask, closing my locker.
"I can take you." André says, closing his locker. With Beck saying he's riding with Jade, and Cat's with Robbie, we head out, chatting as we go.
When no one's looking at me, I take my phone out and text Shelby, telling her that we're coming so she knows not to be there, or at least stay hidden. I lied when I said everyone was out. Mom and dad are at work, and Trina is still in school, but Shelby is at the house still. She won't be going back to Seattle until tomorrow.
-Got it. I'll stay in my room. I'll lock the door so no one can get in.- Shelby M.
-K. I'll use the usual knock to let you know when they're gone.- Tori V.
Hope this chapter was okay. If any of you have any interesting ideas, feel free to offer them. You can put who comes up with the idea if you want, and credit will be to whoever gives the idea.
I look forward to your reviews and possible plot ideas. I'll try to make chapters longer, but I can't guarantee anything.
Updates might start becoming weekly so I can have more time to figure out how to work the 'iCarly' characters in.
See you all next time.
Blessed Be.