Jade and Beck have been friends for two years when people start suspected something. Everyone thinks they're dating, but they are truly just friends. Beck was a welcoming guy and very friendly, but Jade just wasn't into Beck. She could see the appeal in Beck, but he wasn't her type. Her parents joined in the rumors and even asked how long they had been dating.

It made her feel sick. Beck was her best friend. They were nothing more. They didn't want anything more. Beck might, but he knew that Jade has a bit of a preference for girls. It didn't make things weird. Instead, they bonded over the hottest actress.

It started getting weird when Jade was constantly being hit on. The fact that guys made it a competition to date her made her uncomfortable, so she started throwing it back in their faces. If they were going to make her uncomfortable, they needed to suffer too.

Her best friend started being looked at as her boyfriend since he was the only one who was around her. He offered to play the part of Jade's boyfriend to give her a peaceful time at school. Thinking about it for a few days, she took him up on it. They said they wanted to hide their relationship which made everyone believe their entire friendship was just hiding their relationship.

It worked guys backed off at her from fear and respect for Beck. If guys dared to try, they were cowering in fear afterwards. Jade didn't care that the girls were scared of her too because they made her feel a little insecure. Jade can admit that being the bully was a form of comfort. She was used to being pushed away, and she didn't want others to see how broken she actually was. Beck is the only one who saw that side, but he learned not to address it.

When Beck started dating girls, they were always from other schools or famous. It helped keep their secret, and Jade liked it. When he started dating Alyssa, it was serious. Serious in the way that Jade was worried that everything was going to fallout. They let her in on their situation, and she took it better than expected. She agreed to keep her and Beck's relationship out of the spotlight. It worked out in her favor since her dad was so famous.

As time went on, Jade and Alyssa built a friendship. Jade wasn't afraid of what people thought of her, so she was willing to do whatever it takes to keep girls off Beck. They spent a lot of time together since Jade's parents thought she was dating Beck, but Beck's parents knew the truth after finding Beck making out with Alyssa while Jade was busy playing a game. They didn't like that Jade was using Beck, but they didn't tell Jade's parents.

Jade was a third wheel often, and she was ok with it. It wasn't like anyone was going to ask her out. They probably wouldn't be her type or refuse to date secretly. Settling with loneliness was all she could do for now.

Beck dragged her to the Big Showcase for the year. He wanted to go to support his friend Andre, and they had to keep appearances meaning Jade was the obsessed girlfriend for the night. She'd rather be at home in her room. She knows that Beck would rather be with his girlfriend, but she was out of town for the week.

They noticed a problem in the audience and we're both curious about what had happened but had no way of knowing. When Beck's friend was on stage, they felt the awkwardness at the lack of a performance. Jade was entertained when she heard the nervous voice being shoved on stage until the girl was on stage in front of everyone. Jade sat up straight right when the girl started to sing.

Jade was fucked.

The girl is beautiful. She has a great voice. As the song progressed, she was gaining confidence and having fun. She was going to ruin Jade's sanity. Beck even knew it because once they left, he started teasing her about the beautiful singer.

After the huge debate on whether or not the girl should be attending the school, the girl accepted and Jade threw her head back in a groan. She completely fucked if they have classes together. But she couldn't let her mess up her plans. She was getting school done and getting work to get out of living with her parents.

In Beck's truck, he was driving her back to her car at his house. They preferred these moments. They weren't "girlfriend" and "boyfriend." They were Beck and Jade, the best friends. The dynamic that Jade was comfortable to be herself in. Beck wasn't just the hot guy. Jade wasn't the mean girl.

"So, does Jade-y find someone attractive?" Beck teased.

It caused her to groan again. "No."

"Aw, come on. I can see how you watched her. It's ok."

"Just shut up about it." Jade didn't mean to snap at him. "I'm sorry."

Beck waved it off. "It's fine. You're overwhelmed. Don't worry, it's just me, Beck, your fake boyfriend. She is pretty cute."

"Yeah, she is."

Walking into class on Monday, she saw Beck with a girl all over him. She told Alyssa that she would keep girls off Beck, so her bitch mode activated playing the role that her and Beck had created for themselves.

"Dude, why you rubbing my boyfriend?" Jade asked before looking up to see the girl that was on stage. The one who stole the show, and Jade's sanity. She was teased all weekend by Beck. Every word out of the girl's mouth fell on deaf ears. She gestured for the girl to move. "Get away from him."

Beck coming to comfort her was meaningless. Jade was freaking out on the inside. How was she going to handle her crush on the girl? Sharing classes with her was going to make it worse and noticeable. She didn't have time to process if Beck was telling her to back off for Alyssa or for her sanity. Jade just wanted the problem to go away.

Beck kissed her cheek. It was a repetitive motion that she was used to, but it felt different this time as she stared at the Latina.

Going through his usual wacky opening, Jade watched the girl hoping to not be spotted. Sikowitz calling her up gave her slight fear she had been caught. It was no contest when she chose her best friend, but she wanted to challenge the new girl. She was threatening Jade's safe haven.

Jade was still professional. She wanted the girl to know how this school ran, so her not being a dog is a problem. It was getting overwhelming that this girl was near. Jade had it bad and she needed to do something about it quickly, or everyone was going to know that Jade had a thing for the ladies.

Spotting coffee, she came up with the bug line quickly and the "cure" for them was right in front of her. This girl would leave this school and Jade's life in less than a day. Jade would be safe from any threats exposing her life.

Jade happily watched Tori run away.

Feeling Beck glare at her was new. Turning towards him, he was giving her such a disappointed look. Jade kept the satisfied look on her face despite the fact that she was a little disappointed too. The girl was truly beautiful, and Jade couldn't handle the chance of her parents finding out. She was going to have to let the gorgeous singer go.

Beck was displeased with her actions and made it known after school. Alyssa added in the disapproval after Beck had explained what Jade had done. Jade knew she took it too far with the coffee. Making Tori act like a dog was one thing, and pouring coffee on her was an entirely different thing.

Not seeing Tori the next day when she walks into class was a relief. It was sad when Beck didn't want to sit with her because of the previous day, but she respected her best friend's wishes. Then her fears came true, Tori walked in the classroom late.

Sitting up in her seat, Jade couldn't help but stare worse than the boys. She was going to be a challenge to push away. Jade had a lingering thought of Tori might not ever back down, and Jade might need to confront this crush.

Hearing Tori call on her was a pleasant surprise. Jade can push her back down two days in a row, and she can forget about this whole thing. It was a challenge that Jade knew she would win.

Walking up, she stops Beck. She gives him a little plea in her eyes when she closes the gap between their lips. She just needed something to hold on to. She couldn't let this drown her.

Beck promised to always be her support in this world, and she needed it right now. It means drowning her feelings into kissing her best friend hoping it would push the Latina away.

Jade still felt all the feelings present. She had to fight them.

"Fainting because I can't breathe your Earth air." Beck said fading as he fell over.

On his way down, Jade watched him with panic in her eyes. He was going to leave her alone in this scene with Tori. She couldn't believe him. All these years and he was just going to abandon her in her time of need. Some best friend he is.

"Maybe they learned from you."

It stuck something in Jade. The feeling of you just did something that will screw you over. The feeling of Tori not liking her. It created some anger in her. "No one talks to me that way."

"Obviously, someone should." Tori was challenging her, and Jade found it extremely hot.

This was going to become a huge problem. This crush was not going to fade if Tori didn't just

submit. All Tori was doing was encouraging it. Jade wasn't used to people trying to be on her level.

They went back and forth through the alphabet. Each turn making it worse on Jade. Her crush getting fired up and more confident was making her own confidence dissolve. Tori was going to push her over the edge.

Before she could stop herself, she screwed up saying you instead of fuck you. The latter would have resulted in suspension, and Jade couldn't afford to explain that she was too gay to function to her parents. If Beck would have stayed up to help keep her calm. Alyssa was going to hear about this later.

Sitting back in her seat, she was turned on and angry watching Beck and Tori continue the scene. She watched her help him up glaring at what should've been her and Tori's moment. Hearing the line, "I know what will make you feel better," fall from Tori's lips gave her a bad feeling in her stomach.

Suddenly, they were kissing. Jade wanted to run up there and yell at them both. Tori for making her this frustrated, and Beck for throwing this in her face. Her best friend should be helping her get over this crush, not making her jealous and want to be kissing her instead of him. She could only give them a glare as they kissed and pulled apart.

Hearing Tori thrilled to have win their challenge and kissed Beck made Jade feel hurt. It was a blessing the bell rang shortly later. She spent the rest of the day alone not wanting to deal with Beck and his annoying friends. It was embarrassing enough that she had cracked under pressure especially since it was the new girl to have caused it.

"Jade, stop." Beck called out to her while she was walking to her car. It was the end of the day, and Jade just wanted to go home. He pulled her in order to get her to stop. "Please, can we talk?"

She thought about before quickly saying, "Get in the car." She sat in her driver's seat while Beck was in the passenger's seat.

"What happened today?" Beck asked with a voice filled with concern.

"Tori got under my skin, and I lost it. I've got it bad." Jade said bringing her hand up to her face.

"What am I going to do?" Jade felt like she could actually cry. This was scary. Her parents could find out and that would be the end of her. No more Hollywood Arts. No seeing her best friend. No more feeling like herself.

"You can't keep running away from yourself. That's letting them win. You're not ashamed of yourself." Beck said with a fond smile. "You're not scared to punch a trained boxer. You can handle yourself."

"My parents can't."

"Maybe that's not who matters."

It made Jade pause for a moment before looking over at Beck. "I'm fucked."

Beck patted her back as they sat there for a few minutes letting Jade's emotions calm before Beck left for his RV and Jade for her house. Maybe writing something would take her mind off the singer who challenged her. She just needed to get over this stupid crush. She sighed as she pulled out a notebook.