Title: Boundless
Author: Jonathan
Rating: M (covering my bases this time)
Chapter: Prologue
Category: Robbie/Tori
Spoilers: Post 'Bound,' 'Unbound,' and 'Rebound.' still will follow season 2 canon.
Summary: Sequel to Rebound.' Life at PCA hasn't been easy for Tori and Robbie. Now, that Tori is cured, how are they going to deal with the fallout?
Disclaimer: Victorious and Zoey 101 are owned by Dan Schneider, Danwarp, Nick, Viacom

The drive to Cliffside Hospital was rather slow. Not because the drive was running smoothly, but because Tori Vega just kept replaying the circumstances of their visit. The whole idea of her beloved, Robbie Shapiro, being sent to a hospital scared her.

She knew her boyfriend of just over two months had medical problems. She knew he had an issue with gluten, and she could probably tell there was more going on within him that he didn't know. But one thing for sure was that throughout their whole romantic relationship, she had tried to learn more and more about him. Not only because she wanted to be prepared for any answer that might happen here today, but it was also a distraction for her during their third time apart.

The first time of their separation was actually because of Robbie. Not because he left her because of some self-motivated activity. But because he did the one thing that she would always cherish about him. He placed her in front of himself. He did it to protect her, and get a guard to stop making advances toward her.

The whole first week of Yerba was not as close as the second week. The second week brought their romance into fruition. But their first week? Their first week was made up of two people who just got recaptured and barely spoke to one another. Their time together was bleek back then. Sure, they agreed to be civil, but there was enough angst between them that they didn't want to say anything toward the other one, in hopes just to keep their friendship safe.

Their friendship back then was really put at tests. They wanted to hold onto eachother, they wanted to keep their only friend to remain with them, but they rarely talked, and it made their first week miserable. If it wasn't Robbie and his action of getting a guard to stop making a move on her, she wouldn't of had the thoughts of trying to finally move on with their friendship. Get back to what they used to be.

And they were glad that happened. Because if it didn't, then Tori would never of made the first move into romance. She never would've wanted to kiss him, and by doing so, he never would've kissed her. Thus creating their initiation into romance. A smile crossed her lips as she remembered that night. The closeness they became, the comfort they discovered from each other, the first time they truly cuddled, and shared a bed. It was beyond important to both of them. And part of the driving force for them.

The second time they were separated was because their plan to get Big Bertha off of their backs backfired. Instead of just sending her to temporal isolation, she went too. And those two days in the shed scared the crap out of her. To the actual point of breaking into slight insanity. The simple point in their shared history only allowed Tori to see Robbie as the one person who could break into her troubled mind, and save her from herself. Who could get her to overcome her imaginary visits from people who she knew weren't real. And yet, the likeness of their past friends drove Tori to the point of hysterics. The loss of sanity, and the corruption of her mind.

If it wasn't for Robbie, then she probably would still be seeing the likeness of their former friends. And when she thought about it, then it probably meant Tori would probably be a live-in at a mental hospital. Tori shivered at the thought.

The final time they were separated was because Robbie wanted to try and get the family that he wanted back. He wanted to live in a family that both of his parents would love him, and actually be proud of him. Finally get some respect and love from them.

But of course it failed. And it was also the time in their relationship when they were hurting. Not only because of sepreation, but also because they both had issues to deal with. Tori had her inner voices, and Robbie had his family. And without each other, they fell apart, and it was disasterous.

So disastrous that if Robbie didn't come to PCA three weeks ago, Tori probably would be back in the mindset of her first initial time alone; back in the shed; back in Yerba. But like before, Tori got to see Robbie come back to her, put his arms around her, hold her, kiss her, and made her world calm again. Finally putting to bed all the turmoil the two of them had during their time apart.

And now?

Now was actually a dangerous time. Not because of sepeation, but because only one of them was better. And not both.

For some strange reason, Tori Vega finally got to the point where she belevied that she was cured. That actually all her past time with her hallucinatons never manifested again. When Robbie got sick, she surely thought the likenesses of either 'Jade West,' 'Cat Valentine,' or even 'Rex Powers' would come back.

But no.

Now Tori for some reason didn't have to deal with them anymore. Perhaps it was the time with her therapist that got her past this, or the fact that her and Robbie actually had some time to themselves where they could finally be happy, and not have to deal with their past problems. Maybe it was because there was enough time for them to heal, and find an immunity in their shared histories…

And with that, a sigh escaped her lips. It wasn't fare. Tori was finally on the road to recovery, and Robbie was still dealing with huge obstacles. Not only the obstacle of his family life. Robbie never did deal properly with the Shapiros yet, and now he also has this whole hospital visit.

It really wasn't fair.

Tori should not being doing so well with her beloved having to deal with this insanity.

He should not.

Knowing that, Tori Vega made a vow. She would do anything in her power to help Robbie Shapiro. She will be his best friend, she will be his girlfriend, and she will be his love. All that and more.

Robbie Shapiro deserved that much.

"They just brought Robbie into the Emergency Room."

The mention of her boyfriend caused her to open her eyes finally. Turning to her left, she looked back at Zoey. "The nurse said they'll let us know when it's safe to see him."

Tori let out a breath. "Did they say anything else?"

Zoey shook her head, "No. But Sarah is with them. I'm sure we'll hear from them soon enough."

Tori nodded, taking in all the information. She let out a sigh, "Thanks, Zoey." She glanced to her right, "You too, Logan."

He took the magazine that he was reading and placed it on his lap. "Hey, it's no big. Robbie was on his deathbed. What was I going to do?" Tori gave him a look. He shook his head, "No, I get it. Like I said, I think I matured some." He shrugged, "You can't expect me to go all noble overnight."

Tori couldn't help but smile slightly. "I know exactly what you mean, Logan. But… I have to say, thank you. Both of you."

"We're worried about Robbie just like you are." Zoey elaborated. "We'll get through this. Robbie will be back to himself in no time, and then we can all go back to PCA and finish up the semester." She shrugged, "Then you two can join us for our prom. Just focus on that."

Tori couldn't help but smile at the idea. The idea of a prom did sound pretty sweet. The last time she even attempted to have fun at her prome, it fell flat. This could be what they needed.

"Oh there she is!"

Tori's eyes snapped open. She knew that voice. Getting to her feet, she sprang up and ran to her mother. Opening her arms wide, she wrapped her arms in a big hug. "Mom!"

She smiled, "Hi, Baby." She lowered her head and kissed the top of her head. "How you holding up?"

"Better now." She whispered. She pulled out of his hug and kissed her cheek. "I've missed you so much." Looking around, she added, "Where's dad?"

She told her, "He's parking the car." She kissed her daughter again. Pulling away from her,s he looked at the two other teenagers with his daughter. "It's nice to see you two, again."

"Good to see you too, Mrs. Vega." Zoey said as she got up. When Logan didn't, she slapped her hand on the back of his head. Logan gave her a look, and Zoey gestured with her head. Finally nodding, Logan got up too.

"Yeah, it's good to see you too."

Holly nodded at the young man. "Have any of you heard about Robbie?"

"No." Tori whispered. "They said they would let us know when something happens. But that was thirty minutes ago."

She looked at her daughter, "When your dad gets here, we'll ask again." Tori nodded at the idea. "So what exactly happened?"

At that moment, they all took a seat again and Tori began telling her about what happened since this morning. About Robbie waking up with a slight discomfort in the stomach, about their plans to get Robbie back to the dorm, and about Zoey finding him on the grass, passed out.

"I then called Tori and Sarah. They met us by the ambulance, and they took Robbie away. Sarah went with them."

"And have you heard from Sarah?" Holly asked.

"No." Logan replied. "We've been here, doing nothing."

The mention of the word, 'nothing' caused Tori to look at the floor. This had been torture. Sitting here, not doing anything. Not knowing anything about Robbie and how he was doing.

"I hate this…" She said finally. Her mother, Zoey, and Logan looked at the young Vega woman. "Robbie's in there…"

Holly sighed, knowing exactly how Tori was dealing with this scenario. Being in a hospital, not knowing about the one person they love with all their heart. It was downright annoying and irritating.

"Robbie's going to be fine." Holly told her youngest.

"Is he?" She asked. "This isn't some random flu or anything. This is something that could be gluten related. Robbie could've eaten something…" Her eyes widened. "I made him dinner last night! I could be the reason he's sick!"

Holly sighed. She knew Tori was always fragile when it came to Robbie. And if she was part of the reason why he could be…

"You don't know if it was because of that. You said it yourself, you talked to Sarah about it. You did the research; you made sure you were doing the right thing. This probably isn't a food issue. This is probably a stress issue…"

She looked at her mother, confused. "Stress issue?"

"You and Robbie have been going through allot. This whole time, since Yerba, you've been working things out, dealing with one issue, followed by another, and another. And now that you two finally had some free time…" She shrugged, "Maybe it was too much for you two. Allot of new things in a split second could be too much…"

Tori paused a moment. She didn't think of stress. Maybe stress could be the reason here. They were doing allot of new things lately… and yesterday… A smile crossed her lips. It really was a great day. Maybe it was too much for Robbie…

"I didn't think about that…"

"It is possible." She told her daughter. "Y'know… you may have been so gung-ho on all the gluten research, but so have your father and I. Plus, I think that it is possible you may of over glossed things. Been too close to the source as it was…" A grin crossed her lips.

Zoey and Logan smirked as well.

She shrugged, "This might not even be a gluten a problem."

"How's my girl doing?"

Tori looked up suddenly as her father appeared from behind Holly's seat. Tori immediately sprung to her feet and ran to her father, wrapping her arms into a hug. He grinned at the burst of energy.

"I missed you too, Baby."

"Dad!" She yelled out. "Thank God you're here!"

"Where would I want to be?" He asked. He kissed the top of her head for a moment. "Now… what can we do about getting Robbie out of here?"

TBC in Chapter 1

Yep! Boundless is a go! If this seems a little rocky, it's understandable. Then again, both Unbound and Rebound started the same way. So, this is nothing new. I hope you enjoyed this! And let's start Boundless!

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