only human Chapter 17: make it shine part 1, a victorious fanfic | FanFiction
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Chapter 17: Make it Shine part 1
the next day Tori woke up with a knot in her stomach as she slowly got up from her bed and fixed her pyjamas before going down stairs to find a not from her parents telling her that they needed to go out to do some shopping and thought she need the sleep so they didn't want her before leaving but they'd be back before they needed to leave to go to showcase. Tori was kinda of thankful that her parents had left for most of the day since she need the time and space to practice without being questioned. She slowly looked through her notebook of lyrics and decided on a song that with a little work would have the desired effect she wanted. Before getting to work she sent a quick text Andre since she knew Beck was busy getting a costume fitting and Andre would be on a break.
Tori: picked a song so I'll spend the day working on it and stuff, hows things going on your side
Andre: ok if you need any help or whatever with the song then web cam me, Robbie texted me about two minutes ago saying he's worked things out with Sinjin who is going to be a look out for Helena while Robbie does the lighting
Tori: ok what about Cat? I mean the way I see it I cant come too fancy cause that would tip my parents off
Andre: I guessed as much so she's set up a place where you can dressed plus she'll do you hair and whatnot and she'll send you pictures of the suggested outfits for you to pick from. What instruments do you need
Tori: I guess I need piano and a drum kit although it light on the drums , the music is really soft and gentle. Is that okay?
Andre: its different from your usual music which is good, i've got to go. I'll keep you updated
with that she decided to get started since she had a lot of work to do and not at lot of time to do it in
At Hollywood Arts
Beck had spent the morning in the dressing room being fitted for his costumes which were a pair of black dance pants and only that for his combat performance and for his musical performance he was wearing a pair of dark blue jeans and white tshirt that was going under a red checkered shirt with red converse shoes. Since his combat performance was near the end of the showcase he had arranged to meet Tori and Cat at their secret hideout so that he could sneak her onto the stage without anyone see them. He knew that this plan was faulty and there was so many things that go wrong with it like everyone being involved getting kicked out of school but honestly if it meant the love of his life could get a chance a doing what she loved, he would do it a thousand times over. Beck went into one of the music rooms where they were currently calling base from project get tori back into school, the title was a working progress.
" hey what's the latest?" he asked as he grabbed a chair while opening his water bottle to take a sip of it
" Tori texted and said she's working on the song so that's covered, Robbie is mentally trying to work the lighting, Cat is currently on a shopping spree to find what she calls the perfect let-Tori-back-in-shes-amazing outfit plus a place where she would set up base" Andre said summarising what had been going on since the last time he asked
"you know I really hope this works cause I cant stand to see her in that place any more, you know sometimes she would come to mine and just cry because she felt that she couldn't be her" he said knowing that this was something Andre probably already knew
" yeah I know and that's just the tip of the ice berg" he said without realising it, he couldn't help but let his mind wonder onto other things
" what do you mean?" Beck said suddenly aware of the fact that Tori has always told Andre more than she told him so if anyone was to know everything going on with Tori, it would be Andre
" okay you never heard this but Tori told me a couple of days ago that if she couldn't get back in Hollywood Arts then she would go to Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts" he said sadly knowing that this made their plan that more important
" but that's in New York?" he said making it sound more like a question than a statement despite already knowing the answer but having Andre confirm it made it more real to him
" which is why this plan has to work cause I cant lose my best friend and you cant lose your girlfriend" he said trying to make him focus on the here and now
" imagine how bad it would be if she was gone completely I mean I only see her half the time now and even that is killer" he said still thinking about how it would be if she was gone from their lives although
" dude snap out of it, I know that Tori leaving is upsetting but before that happens we need to make sure that we can say we did anything we could to stop it from happening ok?" he said knowing there was no room for mistakes or people losing control of their emotions
" okay so what do I need to do?" he said refocusing on his part
" for the actual performance I need to learn this music for the drums then I need you to act as a bodyguard in case things take a turn for the worse" he said slightly laughing at how everything would either go one way or another
suddenly the door opened to reveal Sikowitz who automatically sense that something was going with the two boys and since he knew them so well he could now tell when they were plotting something. So he entered the room closing the door behind him so that they wouldn't be overheard by anyone in the hallway, the boys fell silent aware at the fact Sikowitz may have heard their plan or at least some of it
" guys what's going on?" he said stopping them for telling him a bunch of stories of anything but the truth, Beck and Andre looked each other trying to decide whether to tell him the truth
" if we tell you then you can't go to Helena and I know that it could risk your job but if we tell you then we are telling you as our friend and not our teacher" Beck said taking the lead since it was him who put Tori in this mess to start with him
" fine I wont got to Helena although I doubt I would any way so what it is?" he said kinda worried what kinda trouble the boys had gotten themselves into
" we've came up with a plan to get Tori back into Hollywood Arts" Andre said waiting for his reaction although it continued to remain natural with a hint of surprise
" oh really? How?" he said intrigued at how they aimed to achieve what he had been failing to do for that last couple of weeks
" yeah we're going to sneak her onto the stage so that she can perform in front of everyone in the boards" Beck said trying to sound as if he wasn't terrified that they're chances of making it wok were shattered
" how do you plan on doing that?" he said moving around to see the notes and things they had written out concerning their plan
" me and Beck are going to play instruments for her, Robbie will be doing lighting and Cat will help Tori with her hair, make up and costumes then Beck will sneak on after the shows done" Andre said waiting to see his reaction as indicator to whether he believed it would work or not
" which means no one will be looking for Helena or spies because you'll be busy" he said stating the obvious to them, he saw their faces fall as they realised their flaw
" I guess so" Beck said sadly seeing no way around that chance
" well it looks to me that you could one more member to help you guys out and be your look out" he said smiling to them
Later that day
just before Tori's parents came back to the house, she began to get dressed in a pair of high waisted wide legged dark jeans with a short sleeved cropped green and white spotted tshirt which she paired with green heeled suede shoes, her short lace white biker jacket and a green clutch. She decided to simply sweep the front of her hair back with a a white hair band making it easy to fix later, this was also why she only put a thin layer of eyeliner and mascara with a soft rose lip stain. She wanted to look as though she had made an effort and tried to look her best especially since she knew people would look at her. However she wanted to make it easy for her and Cat to re-do her hair and make up to go with her outfit but also have enough to get dressed with having to rush around making room for mistakes. She also didn't want her parents to be aware of anything going on till they had to know and could no longer stop her.
Suddenly she head the door slam shut snapping her out of thoughts as she headed downstairs to get her parents so that they could leave soon for showcase, she knew she would relax slightly once she was in her seat and things were in motion and could no longer be stopped. She hated to think of her other choice if this didn't work. Although she looked up online this after noon while she was having a break and saw that the school board as well as the artistic board would be in the audience tonight and he just hoped that her performance would be enough to convince them that she belonged there even if Helena believed otherwise. Once she spoke to her parents they began to drive to the school.
" you know sweetie if you don't feel comfortable being here then we can always leave" her mom asked her seeing her nerves to mean something different than they did
" no mom I'm fine really, I just want to support my friends and I guess I just realised how much I've missed the place" she said looking around as memories began to flood her mind
" all you have to do is the word and we are out of here and into the nearest ice cream store" her dad said chuckling slightly at her love for ice cream
" like I said I'm all good right now" she said knowing that it would make it easier to leave later if her parents thought she was already putting a brave face on it
" ok then why don't we find our seats before it begins" her mom said as she led them towards the entrance which allowed Tori to have a quick at her phone to see that Sikowitz had joined them
" oh look sweetie, Cat is the first act we see and she doing a one women act... hmm that's interesting" her mom said once they had sat down and began to look through the programme, if Tori knew Cat than she knew it would be more than interesting
" I know I think I've seen it before and it's really funny mom, you'll love it" Tori said as she began to plan her escape like when she would go and how
suddenly the light began to dim signalling the fact that the show was about to start and sure enough after a while of darkness and silence, Cat came out dressed as half a man and half a women as she performed a scene about a couple playing both parts brilliantly. Tori watched as she felt as ping of jealously of her friends were preforming and never had stopped like she did. Before she knew it the break had been and they were on the second round of performances, so far she thought that her friends had done well due to the fact that Andre never played a note, Cat kept the humour going, Robbie and Rex's banter was funny as usual and Beck actually cried real tears moving everyone in the audience. She looked around and saw al the important people writing down notes on everyone's performance so far she could tell when they were impressed. Andre came on the stage where all his equipment was set up to play an original pre-mixed song that he had created all he had to do was press play. As the song came on she recognised the first few notes of Make It Shine, their first song together as well as the song that made her realise her talent and love for singing.
" I'm sorry but this too much for me, I'm going to go outside for a minute" she told her parents, seeing the perfect opportune to leave and meet Cat
" do you want us to come with you?" her dad asked seeing she was upset by it all
" no I'll be fine on my own, I just need some air. I'll be right back" she said knowing that that was a lie and that the next time they saw she would look kinda different and be on stage
she ran out into the halls to where she had planted a key element to her performance and began to make her way to the Janitor's closet which was acting as their base for operation getting ready for the show where she met Cat waiting for her
" hi I thought you would never make it, ok sit down and use this to take off your make up" Cat siad handing her a make up wipe, Cat had already got changed into a flowery red dress and matching heels with her hair in loose curls for the after party since she was done performing
she began applying brown eyeshadow to her eyelid then put some eyeliner on them to make them to look even more dramatic, finishing them off by adding mascara. She moved onto her cheeks where lightly added some rose coloured blusher and applied it evenly. She then used a deep red lip liner to outline the shape of her lips and then applied a matching coloured lip stain to finish of the look. She them moved on to her hair which decided to make more curly and pulled back the front half up in a bumpy curly low quiff clipped into place with a yellow clasp. She then puffed up the rest of the curls to make it look fuller. Just they were about to put the dress on and get changed, the door to the closet suddenly flew opened to reveal the last person either of them wanted to see
" I knew you guys were up to something" they said harshly
I wonder who it is? Maybe Helena or even Joey or someone else? As usual let me know what you think by reviewing or pming me also with any suggestion you have, i'd love to hear what you think good or bad