Of rainbows and butterflies.. and compromises

Jade Gets Crush Pt. III (Okay)

AN: This is the last part of this episode. I was actually unsure while writing this part although this is how I pictured it to be. However, I felt like I could have elaborated it more but then there are more 9 or 10 episodes coming. (I mentioned in the first part that I will be featuring 10 episode from Victorious, but when I finished my outline, it turned out that I would be using 11. It would still depend on the flow of the story though).

Anyway, I hope you would like it.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN VICTORIOUS. ALL CREDITS TO DAN SCHNEIDER.

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Andre

Andre had confessed to Tori that he wrote a song for Jade the night before. Tori thought it was sweet; Andre thought it was evil. How could he fall in love with his best friend's girlfriend?

Andre thought that by writing the song, his feelings would go away, but it didn't. It only made it stronger. It only made him think of Jade more. Tori suggested that he sing the song during the Friday Night Concert so that he could express his feelings to Jade without talking to her and eventually get over it.

"Her name's in it, like 10 times!" Andre blurted out in objection. If he would sing the song in Friday Night Concert, Jade would know about his feelings, Beck would know about his feelings. Everybody in Hollywood Arts would know about his feelings and that's the last thing he would ever want to happen.

"So, just change all the Jades to baby." Tori replied.

"Baby." Andre nodded, he could see where Tori was going. "Yeah, baby could be anybody." He said. However, he was still not sure if it was the right thing to do. "I don't know if I can do it." He placed his palm over his eyes, "I'm feeling very emotional."

"You want me to sing it with you?" Tori asked.

"Yes, please." Andre replied in a desperate cry.

"Awww," was only Tori's response as she rubbed his arms trying to console a very conflicted Andre.

The next evening, the Asphalt Café turned into a mini-concert venue for the Friday Night event. Andre and Tori were already by the stage when the emcee called for their names.

Andre, who was surprisingly nervous on stage (he was rarely nervous on stage; as a performer, he loved the stage, but this time was different; he would be singing the song he wrote especially to the girl he had fallen in love with), took the guitar and wore the strap over his left shoulder under his right arm.

Holding the guitar, he stood in front of the mic, "Uhm, this is a song I wrote for a..."

Tori, realizing that Andre would be slipping, quickly grabbed the mic from him and blurter, "For his dog!"

Andre felt relieved He would have slipped if Tori did not cut him off.

"I love my dog," he said as he casted a glance at Tori. He felt relieved when Tori cut him off because if not for it, the whole Hollywood Arts would definitely know that he had fallen in love with his best friend's girlfriend. 

Andre then turned his head to the band and gave them the cue. Before he started strumming his guitar, he threw a gaze at the spot where Beck and Jade were sitting which was at the back of Beck's truck.

Andre tried to hide his fright, but he just couldn't take his eyes away from Jade. However, he knew he had to stop doing it or else she would notice it, or worse, Beck would notice it.

Fortunately for Andre, he would easily get lost in the music, but he still couldn't stop himself from taking his eyes off Jade's whose presence was just too overwhelming for him to cherish.

Andre was able to carry out the performance without getting wonky though. Tori and he then went down to meet their friends who were stoked by their number.

"Nice song." Andre heard Jade said as she gave him a hug and a pat on his back.

When Jade let go of Andre, Andre looked at her, and he felt like his wonkiness was taking him all over again.

Confusion crept on Jade's face as she looked at Andre who seemed to be hiding something.

That brief moment created an awkward atmosphere between the two, but it was eventually broken thanks to Rex who suddenly exclaimed, "Hey guys, spaghetti tacos over there!"

"Let's go!" Robbie yelled. "Spaghetti tacos!"

As Jade, Beck, Cat, Robbie, and Rex were leaving, Tori slightly tugged him at the back and said, "Jade hugged you."

"Yeah," was all Andre's response.

"So, you okay now? You wonky?" Tori asked.

Andre shrugged his shoulders, "I'm not sure... I'ma take a little while, I'ma take a little while before I know my..."

Andre was interrupted when a girl suddenly appeared on his side and placed her hand over his shoulder. She told Andre that his song was so hot and asked him if they could hang.

Andre obliged. He needed to get away from Jade or else everyone would notice his wonkiness, and he might slip again.

When Andre and his newfound date found a table, he could actually see his friends who seemed to be having a good time while eating spaghetti tacos.

Andre pretended to be interested with their conversation, but his gaze was actually on the goth girl who was happily talking and flirting with her boyfriend.

Andre tried to have a good time with his date even though acting was not really his strongest suit, he was still able to project an enthusiastic face. However, after the night ended, when he was already at the comfort of his bed, he felt exhausted.

These feelings that he was having for Jade was draining every inch of his system, and he could not understand why he couldn't just shut it off.

Staring blankly at the ceiling, Andre knew that it would be another one of those sleepless nights.

He wanted to call Tori and tell her that his feelings still lingered, but he did not want her to know that her help was all in vain. Tori tried her best to help him forget Jade, and he really did not want to let her down.

Andre grabbed his Pear phone from the bedside table and started playing the song which caused all this conflict.

There is no upper hand
I'm giving you mine
It doesn't have to end up wasting your time

Hearing her voice once again had brought chills down his spine. Andre felt defeated. He had now given his upper hand, but he intended to just keep it to himself. There was no need for others to know about his lingering feelings for Jade.

There's things that I could say

Andre closed his eyes as Jade kept singing in the background. He felt like Jade was speaking to her as he drowned himself from the pain of unrequited love.

But here in my way
I want to let you know that it's all okay

Jade's voice was just so reassuring. Yes, things will just be okay. Everything will soon be okay.

Andre eventually drifted to the dreamland as the song, which was on loop, kept on playing.

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AN: I hope I was able to meet your expectations. The next part will be on Beck's side of the story. We might see a jealous Beck (I really love jealous Beck). It's just sad that we weren't really able to see a jealous Beck in Victorious. Anyway, feel free to shoot me with some ideas. Although I already have a story in mind, I would love to hear some of your thoughts. :)