Harmony amidst Chaos | A Jori story

Cat's new boyfriend

-JADE'S POV-

As Beck and I stroll into school, I catch sight of Vega chatting with a guy I've never seen before. He's wearing black jeans and a denim blouse over his tee, with those ridiculous black ear knobs that scream 'try-hard bad boy'. But it's not his taste of fashion that grabs my attention—it's the tension hanging thick in the air between them.

Curiosity is getting the better of me, so I nudge Beck and we make our way over. As we draw closer, their conversation comes into focus, snippets of it reaching my ears amidst the bustle of the hallway.

"I mean, isn't this school for like really talented kids"

Ouch! Well this is gonna be fun. I can't help but grin.

Caught off guard, he squirms under our gaze as he now noticed me and Beck standing just behind Vega. "Eh, I did not mean—" His voice trails off, faltering.

"No, no, keep talking. You're doing great," she tells him, her tone dripping with sarcasm.

He apologizes and presses on. "So, when did you get into performing?" he asks Vega, attempting to steer the conversation somewhere else.

"Oh, yeah that's actually non of your business anymore." She tells him with a hint of venom in her tone.

The awkward silence that follows gives met the opportunity to interject.

"So who's that?" I ask, my tone laced with smug curiosity as I gesture towards our newcomer.

"Eh, this is Daniel." Vega introduces him shyly.

"Hey," Daniel replies awkwardly, shifting his weight from one foot to the other.

"Sup," Beck greets him in that typical dude-bro manner. Men, I think to myself, shaking my head inwardly. Such basic species.

I'm not satisfied with the answer Vega and Mr. Newcomer gave me, so I press on.

"Why are you talking to Tori?" I ask Daniel, as I lock eyes with him.

"He goes to my old school," Vega responds casually.

"Yeah, Sherwood," Daniel adds, his tone hesitant yet oddly matter-of-fact.

But something about their exchange doesn't quite add up, leaving me with more questions than answers. I have a feeling there is more to this encounter. I think we all know by now that I'm very suspicious of Tori Vega, I know for sure that she's hiding something, I mean you should have seen Vega's face when I told her I know something is up. Maybe this guys is the answer to all my questions?

My face must have had this expression on it, that screams 'get the hell on with the story' 'cause next thing Vega explains: "He— He was my boyfriend," her voice tinged with a mixture of nostalgia and some sort of uncertainty.

"Hmm hmm." Daniel hums along, his gaze fixated on the ground.

Called it! Now it's getting interesting. Goody two shoes Tori Vega had a bad boy looking boyfriend. He must have gotten tired of her in the end.

"So why'd you dumped her?" I pry further, my curiosity getting the better of me as I fix my gaze on Daniel, eager for answers.

"Jade-". Beck protests, sensing where this is going. But I ignore him.

"Can I guess?" I say, a smirk playing on my lips. "'Cause I've got a lot of guesses."

Both Daniel and Vega seem really uncomfortable because of my question.

"I am actually—" Daniel starts, his voice hesitant as he struggles to find the right words.

"You don't have to—" Vega tries to interject.