CHAPTER THREE: stage fight

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JEREMY WEST WALKED BY HIS SISTER. "No, I've got an idea for a drawing, like, it's kinda a comic book. For example, the school is old-looking, with broken windows and locks, while inside of the school, it's entirely abandoned. But, the school is a post-out or hide-away for other people."

"So, is this another zombie apocalypse portrait?" Jade asked.

"I guess. But, the drawing keeps going on for a few pages."

Everyone walked in to see Tori attacking a tall, blond-haired man. Andre and their teacher immediately run to pull the girl off the man as Beck gets up.

"What are you doing?" their teacher asked.

"That guy was beating up Beck," Tory replied back, gesturing to him.

"Oh, you poor thing," Jade sarcastically says.

"We were practicing," Beck tells her.

"This is Russ." their teacher featured to him.

"I'm Russ," Russ yells, frustrated at the girl.

"He's a professional stuntman. I invited him here to teach the class about stage fighting."

"And now, Tori says," Jade starts, then makes an odd voice. "What's stage fighting?"

"I wasn't going to say that." But, Tori turns back to Andre. "What is it?"

Jeremy rolled his eyes.

"Fake fighting that looks real," Andre answered. "like for a play or movie."

"Oh."

"I took a class with him last summer," Beck speaks.

"Well, it looked like he was hurting you." Tori tells.

"Why do you care?"
"That's the point."
Both the Wells siblings say.

"'Cause I figure, he already suffered enough pain dating you," Tori replied.

"You wanna see pain?" Jade immediately asked, moving forward.

"Get her!" Jeremy yells.

Beck pulls her back, glancing back at Jeremy. "Not helping, Jer. Why don't we go sit over here?" He asked, leading Jade to the seats before grabbing hold of Jeremy's sleeve and pulling him along.
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Russ stood in front of Cat, lifting his arms. "Now, if I throw a punch at Cat, like this..." he stood back, before swinging, hitting no where near here. Cat still gasps. "It's easy to see that my fist didn't connect with her face."

"Thank you." Cat smiled.

"I would've killed him if he actually punched you, Cat," Jeremy yelled out.

"Uh," Russ lost his happy energy, looking at the boy.

Beck nervously smiled, pulling Jeremy closer to him. "He's just kidding."

"Anyway, if we stage it from a different angle," Russ shifted, moving to stand in front of Cat, blocking her. "Like I showed you," he reminded. "Sound effects ready?" He asked.

"All set."

Russ turned back to Cat. "To the audience or camera it'll look like this." He swung at Cat, the girl gasping and turning her head to the side.

"I'm okay, everyone," Cat smiled.

Russ lifted up Cat's hand.

"All right, I'm gonna pair you guys up. And each team will work with Russ this week to prepare a fight scene."

"I thought his name was Steve." Andre calls.

"He does look like a Steve," Tori nodded.

All of the students start to agree.

"My name is Russ!" Russ fake smiles.

"Okay," the teacher speaks again. "And on Friday, you will all perform your fight scenes here in front of the class. Now, the pairs will be: Beck and Cat, André and Gwen, Darren and Jess, Jeremy and Kevin, Tori and Jade."

"Tori and who?" Tori quickly asked, glancing at Jade, terrified.
Jade stares at Tori, smiling.

"Who the fuck is Kevin?" Jeremy asked.

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"You are aware that she is looking at you?" Jeremy asked his sister, glancing over at where Tori had kept looking over at them. "What did you say to her?"

"Nothing," Jade replied.

Jeremy raised at eyebrow. "Okay, sure."

"What about your partner; Kevin, right?" Beck questioned the other boy.

Jeremy turned, smiling at Beck. He hated himself for his feelings for Beck, his sister's boyfriend. All that he could think was that he was a terrible brother. "Yep, never spoke to him, didn't even know there was a Kevin in that class," Jeremy replied, pulling out his phone as he sent a quick message. "Yeah, he had I planned a trespassing stage fight. He is gonna break into my 'house'."

"Hey," Jeremy spoke again, turning to Beck. "are we allowed to use other fake props? Like, a knife? Or bat?"

"The teachers here don't trust you with pencil," Beck replied.

"So?"

Beck shook his head, smiling.
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Kevin 'snuck' up behind Jeremy, who had been writing. Jeremy grabbed Kevin's arm, not having a tight grip on it as he 'flipped' the other. Kevin doing a flip over Jeremy's shoulder. Before Kevin did another flip to get back up, swinging at Jeremy.
The sound effects playing making it seem like the two were fighting.

Gwen and Andre went next, Andre dodging Gwen. "I'm not in love with your mother!" He yelled, dodging the next 'hit' before 'hitting' him and tossed him into a table, making it break.

"And scene," Gwen smiled.

Everyone clapped, then the teacher calling up Tori and Jade. "All right. Next up, we have Tori and Jade."

Andre handed the props to Tori, who clearly was freaked out. Jade put on the black hat, as Tori began to explain their scenario. "Um, okay, for our scene, I'm gonna be playing an old lady who's walking home from a bingo game."

"And I play a brutal mugger." Jade says.

"Yes, a brutal mugger who mugs me" her voice cracks. "without actually hurting me."

"This is gonna be awesome," Jeremy smirks.

"Could you at least try and not be a psycho for  two minutes?" Beck sarcastically asked.

Jeremy pretended to look confused. "I thought that's why you like me."

Beck shook his head, looking back at the two girls. Jeremy looked back at his sister and Tori. Tori hunched over slightly.

"Okay, guys, ready? And..."

"Butternut!" Tori yelled.

That confused everyone, but angered Jade. "What?" She yells, frustrated with the other.

"Tori, what's the problem?" Their teacher asked.

Tori nervously chuckled, having a very noticeable forced and strain smile. "I was testing the safe word.  It works."

"She's fucking terrified of Jade," Jeremy whispered to Beck, smiling.

Beck rolled his eyes, but was unable to stop himself from smiling at the other.

"Okay...I'm ready." Tori quickly said, crouching down.

"And...action!" Their teacher yelled.

"Oh, I certainly did enjoy the bingo," Tori speaks, wobbling. "although I do miss Bob Hope."

A few of the students laughed.

"Give me your money," Jade demands, grabbing Tori's shoulders.

"What?" Tori yelled back.

"I ain't playing. Give me your money and you watch."

"Oh, wouldn't you rather have this?" Tori spun around, taking steps forward before hitting Jade in the face. Jade yelled out in pain as a loud thud sounded.

Jade had her back turned to everyone. "Butternut!"

Immediately at that word, Jeremy had jumped out of his seat, quickly rushing to his sister. "Jade."

Jade threw down her hat, as other rushed to her.

"She's bleeding!" Cat yelled.

"Let me see, let me see," Russ speaks, trying to get the girl to move her hand from her injured eye. "Are you okay?"

"No! Tori hit me in the face for real!" Jade yelled.

"No, I didn't!" Tori replied.

"Tell that to my bloody eye!"

"Get the fuck away from her," Jeremy told her, turning back to his sister as he tilted it up to see if there was any other injuries.

Jade yelled, covering her eyes again before turning her face around.

"Somebody grab a chair!"

Tori grabbed one, placing it behind Jade. But, when Jade sat on the chair, it broke underneath her.

"Not that chair, dumbass!" Jeremy yelled, lifting up his sister.

"That was a breakaway chair," Russ told her.

"Aw! Butternut!" The girl yelled.

Jeremy stood by his sister, gently moving her to the side and away from Tori.
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Russ handed Jade a ice pack, lifting it up to her face. "Put that in your face."

"It hurts," Jade tells them, everyone surrounded her.

Jeremy glared up at Tori. Beck pulled the boy to sit in the seat next to Jade.

Tori then walked up to them. "Jade, you know I didn't hit you." She speaks. "I swung, but I missed."

"Look, Tori-" Jade starts, but starts to fall down.
Jeremy wrapped an arm around her, the teacher said that they had to get her to the nurse before Jeremy swung Jade's arm around him. "Wha-" she yelled when Jeremy lifted her up.

The other students looked surprised. "What?" Jeremy asked. He was worried that she may just pass out while walking towards the nurse.

"But I didn't hit her!" Tori yelled.

"Can someone call my mom?" Jade asked.

"I'll call your mom," Beck says.

"She doesn't need her mom!" Tori yelled. "Don't bother her mom!"

"I gotta call her mom,"

"Cat, punch Tori in the face for me," Jeremy says, walking out of the room as a few students open the doors for him and his sister.

"And I thought we were just starting to be friends," Jade tells her.

Cat punched Tori in the arm, before following everyone else. Tori rubbed her arm, looking at them in offense.
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"Hey, how ya feeling?" Beck asked as he walked up to Jade and Jeremy.

"My eye hurts," Jade replied.

"Oh, yeah, which one?" Beck joked.

"Cute," Jade mocked. "I want coffee."

"What's the magic word?" Beck asked.

"Get me some coffee...please."

"Actually, the magic word was lotion. But I'll accept your 'please' 'cause you got a boo-boo eye."

Jeremy looked at the other, a bit confused. "Lotion?" He questioned. "Oh, wait, I went down more coffee to," Jeremy follows him.

"Didn't you have three cups of coffee this morning?" Beck asked, as he walked with him.

"Four," Jade corrected, yelling out. "Two sugars!"

"I know what to do," Beck replied, knowing how to make her coffee already. "And maybe you should cut back on the coerce you drink."

"Ask me to chop off my hand while you're at it," Jeremy replied.

Beck laughed, shaking his head before he started to make both Jade and Jeremy's coffee.

But, when they returned , Jade was gone.
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