Warning: This chapter contains sexual content. You have been warned.
Final Project
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Beck waited for her to call. All he wanted to do was sleep. He did feel slightly tired, but since he slept the whole plane ride home, the feeling wasn't strong enough to overcome the anxiety he was experiencing about the whole him and Tori situation. Even the thought of calling or texting her right now was too much. Did she just need space? Was she going to be like this until she got the closure she needed?
It sucked to think that, because closure was unknown. Breaking up with someone is one thing, but cheating on them is another. He doubted Andre was going to forgive Tori any time soon.
And that…that could possibly destroy everything.
So, while lying on his back on his bed, staring up at the ceiling, Beck could think of nothing else to do except check status updates on The Slap and maybe make his own. The first one he noticed was Jade's.
Jade: Shoulda stayed in England.
Guess she made it home okay. He then noticed Andre's.
Andre: Made it home. Chillin' with my new girl.
Well this was interesting! Andre has a new girl already? For some reason, the first girl to come to mind was Jade. He remembered Tori telling him about Andre having a crush of Jade a few years back, and wondered if the feelings resurfaced. Beck didn't think he would be very surprised if this turned out to be true. After all, they were both going through the same predicament right now, so why wouldn't they turn to each other? Even if just to bash the new couple.
He then wondered how Tori was taking this news. Did she even know yet? Beck figured this was a good starter question to get her to talk to him.
Beck: Hey, Beautiful. You see Andre's latest update?
It only took her a moment to respond.
Tori: Unfortunately.
What kind of answer what that? If anything, he thought that maybe this would make it easier for Tori. Andre wasn't hurting anymore…or, at least, not so much where he couldn't move on. And if Andre was truly happy in this mysterious relationship, why wasn't Tori happy?
Beck: You're starting to really confuse me. Can you please come back over, Tor? I'll come pick you up.
He laid his phone on his chest and closed his eyes. He could tell he had his work cut out for him. But Tori was worth it. She's always been worth it. He just needs to make her see that, and hope she feels the same way about him.
Getting curious as to who this mystery girl was, Beck picked up his phone to scroll through Andre's page. Pictures? No. Any girls leaving him cutesy messages? No. What was weirdest was that he didn't change his relationship status from "In a relationship with Tori Vega."
And Beck knew for a fact that if it was Jade he all of a sudden hooked up with…she would have demanded he change that instantly. Speaking of which...Beck then went to Jade's page to see if she said anything that would match up to what Andre posted.
But her status still said single and besides posting a few photos of her England trip, there was nothing special.
Beck then realized that some minutes have passed with no response from Tori. Was she avoiding his question?
Beck: Tori?
Tori: Cat and Robbie are over right now. I'll have them drop me off at your place when they leave.
Well…not exactly the answer he wanted, but at least she was coming over. He put his phone down on his bedside table and closed his eyes.
It took about another hour for Tori to feel like she could leave her house. She wasn't sure how she was feeling and didn't really want to talk about anything, but she knew she had to go see Beck. He was obviously confused about everything since they arrived back home, and she couldn't blame him. So when she felt that she couldn't delay any longer, she asked Cat and Robbie to give her a ride.
They were only driving for a few minutes before Tori asked if they could take her to Andre's place first. Robbie did as she asked, but as soon as Tori saw Andre's car in the driveway, she instantly changed her mind and told Robbie to take her to Beck's place.
She hated how she had been chickening out with everything dealing with Andre recently. First, it was not sleeping with him before she left for Japan. Then, it was not telling him about her and Beck. And now…she couldn't even find the courage inside of her to knock on his door and congratulate him on his new relationship.
The close bond that they once upon a time shared would never be the same…and will probably be forever nonexistent now. But it was from choices she made, and life was too short to regret what has already been done.
When Robbie pulled up to Beck's RV, Tori only mumbled a small "thank you" before exiting the car. She tried to smile at Cat as the red-head told her to call her if she needed anything, but Tori knew that Cat had already done enough.
Tori knocked on the door before gripping her large purse in front of her in an almost self-conscious pose. She waited a few seconds, but when there was no answer, she knocked again, rocking on her heels anxiously. When Beck still didn't answer, she tried the handle and found that it was unlocked.
"Hello? Beck?" She called out as she cracked the door open. She felt weird about just entering without him letting her in, but well…he was the one that asked her to come over.
When he didn't answer, she opened the door a bit wider, only then hearing the soft sound of water spraying coming from the bathroom. He was taking a shower. Assuming that he left the door unlocked for her, she stepped in and closed the door behind her, feeling slightly out of place as she stood there awkwardly.
It reminded her of the time she first came to his place when Jade asked her to get Beck back for her. To this day, Tori still had no idea why Jade would trust her to do something like that. If Jade was so worried about Tori stealing her boyfriend, why would she send her to his RV?
Tori remembered how Beck invited her in, then plopped himself down on his bed as she continued to stand near the door. She got that the whole RV was "his house" but it truly felt like she was standing in a boy's bedroom.
The only other time she recalled being in his place was when they all decided to go to the beach and got trapped in there. But now…now was completely different. They were a couple now. And they had practically lived in each other's hotel rooms in Japan, so the smallness was not a big deal.
She dropped her bag and slowly walked over to his bed, sitting down on it like she was sure alarms were going to go off. As soon as she sunk down, however, Beck's phone vibrated on his side table, causing her to jump from the sudden noise.
The phone stayed lit up for a few seconds from the text message, and Tori couldn't help but lean over to see that it was from Andre.
Andre…what's he doing texting Beck? She thought to herself, and wanted so badly to press a soft finger on the accept button. But that would be like snooping, wouldn't it? And she learned a long time ago that snooping through a guy's phone is not a good way to start a relationship.
Her chance was lost when the phone went black (so she would have to press at least two buttons to get to the message now) and the water shut off.
She sat up straight with her hands in her lap, wondering if Beck was expecting to see her sitting there when he came out. It only took him a moment to exit from the bathroom, steam pouring out behind him. He was still dripping wet with a towel wrapped around his waist.
He smiled at her when he saw her, "Hey. Thought I heard you come in."
Tori laughed shortly, "Heh…yeah, sorry…door was unlocked."
"Don't be sorry," he told her quickly, going over to his dresser and taking out a shirt. He didn't put it on, but hung it over a chair, "I kept it unlocked for you."
"Good thing no one came before me then," she tried to joke, her hands becoming sweaty just from looking at him.
Beck chuckled, "Well, if it was Jade, I know a locked door wouldn't keep her out anyway."
Tori tried to force a smile, though it was hard when the statement was nowhere near amusing. Beck noticed this and promptly sat next to her, Tori's shifting not going unnoticed by him.
"Tori…what's wrong?"
She only glanced over at him before looking down at her hands, "You're getting your bed soaked."
"It'll dry," he stated plainly to dismiss something that was so very unimportant, especially right now. When she still wouldn't look at him, he touched his finger to her chin and turned her face toward him. He saw the troubled expression in her eyes and his immediately softened, his hand then cupping her cheek, "Talk to me."
Tori wanted to back away, to close her eyes, to cry, to say that she had to go, but…she came here for a reason. And it wasn't just because Beck asked her, but because she knew she had to see him. She had to remember why she caused all this drama that was going on in the first place. And being here with him like this made her instantly remember…because she loved him. Because she loved him for as long as she could recall and wanted to feel the realness of actually having him as her own. This wasn't a dream world in Japan. This was her life…right here in her hometown, right here in his own place.
She leaned toward him and touched their lips together, her heart beating as rapidly as the first time they kissed a month ago. It was almost weird how she felt like they were starting all over again just because they were physically in a different location. But at the moment, she was enjoying these flutter sensations, especially when he pulled her tighter against him and she felt his warm, wet skin sink through her clothes.
Tori finally untangled her hands apart and snaked them around his shoulders, moaning softly when he lowered her to the bed as they held onto each other like they depended on it. His fingers tickled down her sides before reaching her jeans, undoing the button and the zipper with ease. And then, she had no idea where her nervousness went, and all she wanted to do was feel him against her.
A sharp, tingling sensation that began in her abdomen caused her to reach down and help him in the removal of her jeans, and her stomach tightened in anticipation when she felt that he was already hard and pressing against her leg.
His lips ripped away from hers as he sat up to reach behind him and take off her shoes so he could pull at the ankles of her pants. She sat up quickly, grabbing her shirt and tossing it over her head, her mouth already open when Beck crashed his lips onto hers again, succumbing to using his feet (along with hers) to free her legs of her jeans.
He pushed her back down, his mouth gliding down to her neck where he sucked and nipped at her, small whimpers of desire escaping from her throat. She was thankful that her underwear had slid down most of the way with her pants and she only had to kick her feet a few times to be rid of them.
If this moment was going any slower, she would probably stop and wonder where this sudden passion came from. But her body was craving him in a way she never thought possible and she didn't think there was any way to ignore it.
His assault on her neck as well as the low groans that were emitting from his throat only enhanced her desire even more, and her legs wrapped around his waist to feel him against her.
Tori felt what was equivalent to a strong burn…she literally felt herself throbbing and when she felt him right at her entrance, her whirling mind couldn't even be shocked when she raised her hips to have him slip into of her with surprising ease.
They both yelled out at the fulfillment, and Tori was having a hard time wrapping her head around how completely different this felt from their first time. Not just because she no longer had to worry about losing her virginity, but the raw passion that surrounded them. Their first time seemed so planned and…well, not the best. But now…she couldn't even remember what she was thinking about before they started this but it felt so damn good to just forget about everything else and let her stress be relieved through this act.
Beck sank deeply into her, murmuring about how crazy wet she was before pulling out with a teasingly painful slowness, before pressing himself into her once again.
When he tried to rise again, her hips followed his, her body not willing to let him go. Her heels dug into his lower back to press into her deeper when they sank into the bed, and it was only a matter of seconds before they picked up a strong, steady rhythm with each other that was driving them both mad.
Tori couldn't even help but scream her moans at the greatest sensations she ever felt, her head tossing back in pure ecstasy. Beck tried to mumble his loud moans in her neck, his teeth still scraping across her skin to make her go even wilder.
Then, somehow, it finally clicked in her head why it felt so different.
"Beck, a condom!" She gasped out, wondering how in the world she didn't think about it until now. They had spent their whole time in Japan obsessing over not having condoms, then they just randomly decide to say screw it?
"Shit…" Beck groaned as he at once stopped moving to reach over to his side table and open the drawer to grab a condom he blindly reached for.
Once he held it in his hand, Tori brought his lips back down to hers and continued to move her hips, relishing at how crazy she was driving him. He let her have her way for a few more moments before sitting up abruptly so he could rip the package open without screwing up and ripping everything.
When he pulled out of her, they both yelled again, this time from lack of fulfillment, but it only took him a few seconds to slide it on before he was once again inside of her.
"You're so beautiful…" he murmured as he lowered his elbows on either side of her, loving how her hair became a beautiful mess over his pillows and her eyes burned a bright amber color that he was sure no one else had ever seen before.
She smiled shyly at the comment before lowering his head to hers to kiss her thank you on his lips.
Needless to say, Tori spent the rest of the weekend at Beck's, because she didn't feel like she had anything to go home to. Her dad was always at work, her mom was probably still randomly disappearing at weird times, and Trina was at college.
Still, Monday came before she knew it and she felt anxious all over again about having to finally face everyone at school.
"Everything will be fine," Beck tried to reassure her as they were getting ready in the morning, "The worst that can happen is they ignore us, right? …Or would that be the best?"
Tori wasn't sure, either, so left the question unanswered. She checked herself in the mirror, feeling worried about the huge hickey Beck accidently left on her neck. She put on a dark purple jacket that looked trendy to have the collar popped up, so it was only noticeable from a certain angle.
As they drove to school, Beck tried to keep her talking by bringing up their final project and when Helen will have them perform it. Tori was thankful for the slight distraction, but felt her whole body tense again as soon as she saw the Hollywood Arts sign.
When Beck parked his car, he looked over at her and grabbed her hand, "You ready?"
Tori took in a deep breath before replying, "Let's just get this over with."
Thank God there was only a week left of high school.
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And so...begins the drama! Dun dun DUN! Jade and Andre will be making appearances in the next chapter (I'm assuming...haven't written it yet, but if everything goes as planned, I don't see why they would be absent), so the moment you've all been waiting for is almost here. You've been waiting for the high school drama, right?
Okay, so now on to some other matters. Some of you have expressed some concern over my newest story "Normal is Boring," which happens to be a Tandre. That story will in NO WAY effect this story, which is Bori Bori Bori, okay? So don't think that just because I also like Tandre that I don't like Bori anymore...and I know that's slightly weird, but that's how my fangirl mind is acting. Thank you to some of my "Final Project" readers/reviewers who also read/reviewed "Normal is Boring" though. I'm glad I'm not too alone on this.
Also, a fan asked me awhile ago what my top 5 favorite Victorious episodes were. I took this question seriously and reviewed through all the episodes and their summaries and this is what I came up with:
1. The Diddly-Bops
2. One Thousand Berry Balls
3. Jade Gets Crushed
4. The Bad Roommate
5. Tori Goes Platinum
And there you have it. What does this list say about me? Well, apparently I like song episodes. Specially ones where Andre sings (but I'm just in love with his voice anyway). So I guess I like Andre-centric episodes. You guys can try coming up with your own top 5 to see what it says about you.
All right, well...the last episode of Victorious airs tonight. Who else is completely devastated by this? It doesn't even sound like it's a good concluding episode, so I guess we'll just have to take it as it is. I'll still be writing, though, so Victorious will live on!
Also, need to add this in: to inScense09...congradulations on being so perseptive and thinking like me. Hehehe...
Sorry for the long AN. Review please!
Enula