CHAPTER ONE: pilot

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JEREMY WEST SIGHED AS HE WALKED UP INTO HIS ROOM, SLAMMING HIS DOOR CLOSED AND BLASTING HIS MUSIC UP.

He sighed had a fell back to his bed, huffing as he listened to the beat of the music.

You damned stupid, idiot. Jeremy thought to himself, closing his eyes a moment before getting up from his bed, shoving around some belongings on his desk as he pulled his sketch pad.

He smiled as he flipped through it, examining all the portraits of his friends and family. There was more of his sister.
And Beck.

He would never admit it, spreading the Beck ones out to make it seem as though there weren't that many. But, that's didn't work. You could tell there was more.

So, he had asked his friends if he could draw them more often.
Still, Beck was the one drawn more. Beck offered more to be drawn.

"What an honor it is be to drawn by Jeremy Wells." Beck had once joked.

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"Okay, but here's what I'm saying;" Jeremy spoke to his sister. "You," he pointed at his sister. "but zombie version."

"Interesting. Tell me more of this idea you have." Jade agreed, recalling the vampire and werewolf version her brother had done of her. And all the other portraits he had done of everyone of their friends. She opened up the door to three class, pausing for a moment as she had taken in the scene happening. "Dude," she called. "why you rubbing my boyfriend?"

"I just-" the brunette girl stuttered. "I spilled coffee on-"

"Get away from him."

"Relax." Beck tried to calm her before she physically attacked the other girl.

Jeremy turned before Beck had kissed Jade, taking his seat.

"Oh, my god, there's a hug fire!" Sikowitz screamed as he bursted onto the door. Which had everyone screaming, Jade yelled Jeremy's name, Beck pulling Jade to him as Jade and he reached for Jeremy. "Kidding, kidding. Just wanted to get your blood pumping, which I did-ha! All right!"

Jeremy sent a glare as Jade let go of Jeremy's wrist and Beck let go of both Jeremy and Jade's waist. The teacher continued. "Now, let's get started rumps in chairs."

Jeremy sat back in his seat, Jade glancing at the distance between her and her brother before turning back to the teacher. "Okay, first, I'd like to introduce our new student, Tori." Cat clapped as Tori quickly waved at everyone. "And I'd like to thank Tori for her generous gift of two dollars which she handed me outside this morning. Not necessary, but much appreciated."

Jeremy laughed lightly as he heard Andrew question ehh the girl had given Sikowitz two dollars. And she had responded that she thought he was homeless.  The teacher continued. "Now, today we're going to continue our study in group improv. Tori, I assume you're familiar with improv?"

"No." The girl responded.

"Okay, crash course. Improv-acting without a script, which means the actors  makeup  their own actions and dialogue as they perform the scene. Understood? Excellent!" He added, yelling when Tori had leaned to ask a question.  "Jade, you will captain the first group of the day. Choose your actors."

"I don't want to go up." Jeremy whispered to Jade, as she walked by. "I hate improv."

She smiled before walking toward the stage. "Cat, Eli, Beck...And Tori."

Jeremy let out a breathe when his sister called out the new girl's name. Sikowitz stood next to Jade. "Okay, let's give 'em a place."

"Home." Robby yelled, Sikowitz repeating the word before writing it down on the white board.

"Ooh," Rex spoke. "real creative."

"You be quite." Robbie turned to Rex, lofting his hand and hitting himself. Jeremy leaned closer to Andre. "Why are we friends with him, again?"

"And now we need a situation." Sikowitz said.

"Big news." Andre called out.

"Andre, nobody wants to see big nudes."

Jeremy covered his mouth to stop the comment of making fun of the teacher.

"News." Andre repeated, emphasizing the word.

"Ah, well, that's different. Big news."

Jade sent Tori out into the hall, which had Jeremy look at his sister. He tried to get her attention, mouthing 'what are you up to?' but she didn't pay him any attention.  "Okay," Sikowitz ran off the stage. "at him, big news." He put emphasis on 'news'. "And action."

"Hey, babe," Jade cheeringly said as Beck walked back onto the stage. "How was work today?

"Ah, I got fired."

"Again?" Eli said in his childish voice, both him and Cat standing up. Jeremy smiled, laughing lightly.

"It okay." Jade said. "I have great news that'll cheer up this whole family."

"What is it?"
"Tell us!" The 'children' yelled.

Jade walked towards the door, grabbing Tori's arm and dragging her back into the class room. "I went to the animal shelter and got us a...dog."

"Uh..yep." Tori hesitated. "I'm the new family dog. Woof."

Jade sighed in annoyance. "Sikowitz, will you please tell this amateur that dogs can't talk and that they don't walk on two legs?" Then yelled "Sikowitz!"

The teacher placed the coconut down. "Oh, I'm sorry, I was sucking the milk out of this coconut. But it's true, Tori, if your going to play a dog, be a dog."

Tori got onto the floor, annoyed face. "Woof."

"And action!"

"Uh," Jade started up again. "I went to the animal shelter and got us a dog."

Cat and Eli faked excitement, diving to 'pet the dog'.  Jeremy leaned closer to Andre. "What does mom work in? If their dad just got fired and mom was already home?"

"I-this is-be quite."

"Uh-oh, looks like this dog has bugs in her fur." Jade said.

"Uh, woof?" Tori 'woofed' in offense and confusion as Cat and Eli moved back, whining in disgust.

Jade moves around. "Aw, it's okay. I read on the internet that coffee works great for getting rid of fur bugs." Jade has taken a coffee take-out cup, walking back to the stage.

"Uh, Jade." Jeremy started.
"Maybe you shouldn't, Jade." Beck stared, but she ignored both as she poured the ice-coffee on the brunette's head. She gasped, slowly standing  up.

"What's the prob, dog?" Jade glared at Tori, who then ran out of the room.

"Okay," Jeremy spoke. "...at least it was ice coffee or not hot coffee?"

Beck laughed lightly as Andre ran out to follow Tori.

"Why did you do that?" Jeremy immediately asked his sister. "She didn't know Beck was your boyfriend, you don't need to hold a grudge."

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Jeremy had finished the zombie version portrait of his sister. At two in the morning.

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Jeremy sat in his seat, head turning when the door was opened. Tori walked in.

"Tori, you're back." Sikowitz spoke, surprised. "Have you ever thought about coming in through the window?"

"No." She hesitated, finding the question odd.

"Think about it. Now, sit, sit. Okay, today we're going to be some alphabetical improv. 'What is alphabetical improv?' You ask. So I answer. It's when we give a letter to the actor who speaks in the scene. If we used the letter 'A' as an example, then the actor must make his first word start with the letter 'A'. Which might go something like-"

"Apples are falling out of my butt." Beck said.

"Lovely, not the next actor who speaks much start his line with the next letter of on the alphabet, in this case, 'b' so he might say..." Sikowitz walked behind Andre, places his hands in Andre's shoulders.

"Bring those apples, so that we may all enjoy the fresh fruit from Beck's butt."

"Charming. Now, who wants to lead the first group?"

"I do." Tori called out.

"All right, Tori. Choose your actors."

Tori walked up to the stage. "Okay. Andre, Cat, Beck...And Jade." Jade raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, you."

Jade walked up to the stage, standing in-front of Beck as she slid her hands his face, then kissing him. "Jade, kiss your boyfriend on your own time." Sikowitz told the teen.

"Oh, I will."

"Okay, if you start your line with the wrong letter-" Sikowitz mimicked the sound of a loud buzz button. "you're out. Robbie, give us a letter."

"P!" Rex yelled out. While Sikowitz agreed to the meteor and Robbie complained in saying that he was going to chose that letter.

"Okay, the scene can be about anything you want. The first letter of the first line is 'p'. Tori, action."

"Please go take a shower." Tori immediately turned to Jade.

"Quit telling me what to do."

"Relax girls," Beck spoke, walking to the two girl's sides. "lets all try to get along."

"Totally." Cat yelled.

Sikowitz yelled the buzzing sound. "Cat, your line has to start with an 's'."
"Aw! My like is the worst!"

"Here's a piece of candy."

The red headed girl cheered. "I love candy!"

"All right, Andre, letter 's' to you."

Andre hesitated before speaking. "Something just bit my toe."

"Turtle." Tori yelled pointing to the ground. "That turtle just bit his toe."

"Unbelievable that you're even here." Jade told Tori.

"Very immature of you to say that." Beck told Jade.

Andre stuttered for his next sentence, getting Sikowitz to try and move along quickly. "C'mon Andre, 'w'!"

"What if the turtle bite broke my toe-bone?"

"X-rays are the only way to find out." Tori replies.

"You should shut up." Jade glared at Tori

"Zap!" Beck pointed his finger towards Andre's feet. "I just heard your toe with my magic finger."

"Thanks." Andre said, having Sikowitz yelling the buzzing sound once again.

"Andre your line has to begin with an 'A'. Sit down."

"Oh and I just got my toe-bone fixed." Andre complained as he walked off the stage.

"It's okay." Jeremy smiles.

"Tori, letter "a" to you." Sikowitz yelled.

"Aliens are the only people who can heal toes by finger-zapping."

"By the way-" Jade blew a raspberry at Tori.

"Correct, I am an alien." Beck said.

"Oh, a twist." Sikowitz yelled.

"Don't hurt me, please." Tori gasped, but stepped closer.

"Even though she's extremely annoying." Jade spoke.

"Fainting, because I can't breathe your earth's air." Beck fake stumbled, collapsing to the floor.

"He just don't want to deal with the fight." Jeremy muttered to Andre, a light laugh.

"Gosh, it fainted!" Tori yelled.

"Excellent! Tori And Jade keep going, the next letter's 'h'."

"Hey, why don't you go jump off the cliff over there?" Jade pointed a fake cliff.

"I think you should."

"Just where did you come from?"

"Kangaroos."

"Lousy animals, Kangaroos. They're awkward and dirty."

"Maybe they learned from you."

Jeremy's eyes widen as the comment. Oh no, now I have to cover up a murder.

"No one talks to me like that." Jade had her hands in fist.

"Obviously someone should."

"Please run in front of a bus."

"Quite obnoxious of you to say."

"Really?"

"Sure was." Tori confirmed.

"Thanks."

"Up your nose, I see boogers."

That's just childish.

"Very clever."

"Wish you'd thought of it?"

"X marks the spot I'd like to punch."

"Your finger smells weird." Tori hesitated, stammering.

"Zero is what you are on a scale from one to ten."

"And back to the letter 'a'!" Sikowitz yelled.

"Beck's really committed to staying out of the fight." Jeremy said, no one could see  the slight twitch in Beck's lips that almost formed a smile.

"As if I care what you think." Tori yelled at Jade.

"Better watch yourself."

"Can't take it?"

"Don't push me!" Jade yelled.

"Eat your pants!"

"You eat your pants! Wait!" Jade yelled, Sikowitz yelling how she was our and about to tel her what letter she was supposed to use. "F, I know!"

"Keep the scene going, letter 'g'."

Tori grabbed Beck's arm. "Get up, alien."

"Head feels dizzy."

"I know what'll make you fell better." Tori smiles.

"Jumping jacks?"

"Kiss me."

Jeremy, once again, felt his eyes widen, staring at the girl in disbelief. The first time she hadn't know that Beck was in a relationship, but, now she did.

"Let's do it."

The two kissed.
People cheered.
Jeremy planed the death of both of them.

"Man, I love this school."

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