Yay, my second Cabbie story! I just can't get enough of this couple for some reason! XD Actually, I put a poll on the Victorious wiki (my member name is Jjmags1611, if you didn't know that already) and asked people to name a pairing and an episode they wanted me to base a story around. Then, I created a poll of all the ideas and let them decide, and this one got the most votes! I will probably be updating this story more often than my other one that is currently in-progress (Trapped: Dazed and Confused) because for that story I currently have writer's block and I have no idea where I'm going with it yet. But don't worry, I'll figure it out soon- at least after school ends!

So basically, this chapter is about when Robbie asks Cat to prome with a few added scenes and their thoughts (and maybe the other character's thoughts) on the whole thing. It may sound like I'm basically regurgitating the plot in your face again, but trust me; it will get better as the story goes on! Hope you'll enjoy it!

Peace, love, and Cabbie 3

"Man, dude, why are you doing this? You're just going to screw it up, as usual!"

Robbie sighed at the puppet's rude comments. Sometimes, he wished Rex would bring him up for once instead of putting him down constantly. "Hush, Rex."

"And why are you asking her, anyway? Look at her! She's a red-headed basket case waiting to explode in a fit of craziness of huge proportions!"

Robbie's anger finally got the best of him and he glared into Rex's unblinking eyes. "I don't care what you say about her. I'm still asking her and there's nothing you can do about it!"

"Oh, really?" Rex said snidely. Robbie gave him the evil eye and he backed down. "Okay Rob, but don't say I didn't warn you."

"Thanks," Robbie said half sarcastically. He really wasn't in too good of a mood today. Rex would not stop insulting him! What is he, his little punching bag or something? Sometimes, he wonders why they are still even friends.

Not only was he in a bad mood, but he has had butterflies in his stomach all day, especially whenever he saw a flash of bright red hair in the crowded hallways of Hollywood Arts. There was something about her that always made Robbie's heart beat ten times faster whenever he saw her. Maybe it was her chocolate brown eyes that always stared deeply into his with sympathy every time he was put down by others. Maybe it was her laugh, ringing like wind chimes whenever she tells a wacky story about her brother. Maybe it was the tingles of electricity that traveled through him at the speed of light every time they made physical contact. Whatever it was, it was making him realize a few things- Cat is a very special girl, and he may not be able to stop himself for falling for her even if he tried.

He really wants to go to a "school gathering," as he called them, and prome was the perfect place to start. He always avoided these kinds of things because he was afraid of people teasing him and Rex. At least Rex could stand up for himself- Robbie just recoiled back and hid, like a mouse crawling back into its hole. It was humiliating, and he wanted it to stop; the sooner, the better, he told himself. And by asking Cat to prome, he just might be able to redeem himself and show people that he is not as much of a wimp as he seems.

After first period, Robbie hid behind the staircase for a couple of minutes (with Rex, of course, for backup) and waited until he saw Cat walking by with a stuffed giraffe. He crinkled his nose in confusion at the sight of Cat's new friend but quickly shrugged it off.

"Cat… Hey, Cat?" he said, trotting down the stairs and gently tapping her on the shoulder.

Cat turned around and her face immediately brightened. "Oh hey!" she said cheerfully. Her dimples were clearly visible because of the huge smile on her face. Robbie wondered if Cat had gotten them because of her never-changing happy mood.

"Well uh… I don't know if you have a…" Robbie stuttered, suddenly too nervous and tongue-tied to spit the words out of his mouth. He made a frustrated noise, smacking himself mentally in the head for sounding like such an idiot.

His mental blank was soon alleviated by the sound of a mechanical stuffed animal and Cat's high-pitched laugh. "Did you hear what my giraffe just said?" she said, still giggling madly. "He's so inappropriate!" She loved making believe animals could talk to her- sometimes, she thought, they make better friends than humans because they're so fuzzy and cute!

Robbie stared at her, utterly confused, but somehow it made him relax a little more. He laughed awkwardly, trying to get back on task. "Uh… well… I don't know if maybe, you know… you want to go to the prome with me?" he finally got out. He felt proud for finally saying it at first, but then Rex's snicker made him would nervous. "Would you?"

Cat looked at him closely. She could see how desperate he was- the poor boy's eyes were lit up like it was Christmas morning and he was hoping for the one thing he really wanted. In this case, it was a date to the prome.

Cat immediately felt bad that she would have to turn him down. He was such a nice guy- he was always so understanding of her problems and was always there when she needed him to be, and she would go to the prome with him… had she not have been asked already. "Oh Robbie, I'd love to go to the prome with you, but…" Robbie's expression lit up for a brief second and Cat's heart broke just a little bit more from the hope seeping out of him, knowing that it would soon come crashing down. "Another boy already asked me."

She started to walk away, hoping that he wouldn't follow her, but to no avail. "Really? Who?" he asked with a twinge of disappointment.

She paused for a second. "Tug."

Robbie squinted his eyes in confusion, immediately noticing how unusual the name sounded. "Tug?"

"Yeah, he goes to Burbank High," Cat said, looking away briefly to recollect her thoughts. She saw a guy twirling a baton on the staircase- he threw it so high! Before she got too distracted, she remembered what she was talking about. "He's… a football player."

"You've never mentioned Tug before…" Robbie said. He couldn't tell if Cat was telling the truth or not, but then he decided against it. Cat was too loyal and considerate to lie to people… wasn't she?

"I know, I… just met him at the mall." Cat says, once again getting distracted by the pink sparkly baton floating in the air. "He works at Bed, Bath, and Yonder."

Robbie nodded and let the rejection sink in. He cursed himself for not asking her soon enough.

"Thanks for asking me, though."

"Thanks for… responding," he said awkwardly, not knowing what else to say. Cat pursed her lips into a tight frown and slowly walked away. She wasn't happy that she had made Robbie sad… but then again, Tug was a good guy. She went to her next class, preoccupied and unsure of what to think of the whole thing.

Meanwhile, Robbie took a seat on the stairs, not caring if he was a little late for class. Computer Science was his best class, and he was basically the teacher's pet. Surely she wouldn't care if he was just a few minutes late. "I wish I had asked her before Tug did," he said bitterly.

"Dude, you've been lied to! Cat doesn't have a date to the prome!"

Robbie jumped at the sound of Rex's exclamation. "She said she does," he said, not getting at where Rex was going with this. Then again, he never got Rex's "cool-guy logic." At least he didn't call her a basket case like he usually did.

"Man, no one's named Tug!" Rex said. "And what football player works at Bed, Bath, and Yonder selling pillow cases and fruit soaps?"

It's possible, Robbie thought, at first in denial. He bought scented candles there for his room all the time because he liked the smell of strawberries (it reminded him of Cat, of course). Plus, the shampoo and conditioner there was really high quality! It gave his hair more volume and defined the curliness of his black hair.

Realizing how gay he sounded, Robbie decided that Rex was right. "She lied to me! That little…"

"Say it," Rex egged him on, obviously enjoying his rage.

"That little…!"

"Say it!"

"Fibber!" Robbie shouted. He stood up abruptly and squeezed his fists, trying to control the hurt he was feeling. He never thought that Cat was a liar, and it distressed him to think that she would lie in front of his face, considering how good of friends they are.

"Ooh, that is some manly rage," Rex said with satisfaction.

Robbie just shook his head sadly and headed to his next class. Well, there was one way to find out if Cat was really lying or not… He'd just have to rough prome himself. He cringed at the very thought of it, but in his mind, it had to be done; he wasn't going down without a fight.

I know, this is a lot shorter than I usually write, but there's plenty of detail and surprises to come in the following chapters! First person to review will get a shout-out :)