Victorious Hearts A Fire (1-5)
Victorious
Irshgirl
Summary: Cat and robbie's new relationship is tested over the summer as they face unexpected hurdles and a new bump in the road
This is a sequel so check out Victorious Hearts Don't Lie before reading this fic.
First chapter we learn Robbie is a tutor (still a tutor?)
for a North Ridge girl. I wonder if Cat is insecure about this?
We’re going to the
beach! Yes! This reminds me of that time I texted my sister and asked her if
she wanted to go swimming on Sunday. She said she didn’t have anything for my
niece. That answer was a ‘no.’ Okay, this was like an hour ago. Anyway, I’d be
a little hesitant to get back into that RV to go to the beach after what
happened last time. Apparently this time they are fine.
Silly Beck, assuming
Jade was going to help Tori and Cat. You goofball. Although, I love that Beck
and Jade are going to go surfing together. They’re so cute (Team Bade!).
Cat is never without
her phone. Robbie’s not there, so she has to text him. I think it’s cute, but I
also think it’s a little crazy. Then again, nobody accused Cat of being sane.
However, I don’t like how bossy Tori seems. Just let the girl do what she
wants.
There are a lot of
sentences in here that could have been grouped together into a paragraph. One
thing I would like to encourage you to do, irshgirl, is decide which sentences
can be grouped together. I feel like you did a much better job of this in the
chapters to come (I’m writing about chapter one last because I started this on
my laptop and I don’t have it right now). But I just wanted to mention it once
for you to watch for in the future.
Andre’s being a huge
jerk. We know you and Tori broke up! You don’t have to rub it in! I enjoy Cat
being innocent though and not understanding that Tori was being sarcastic.
Still don’t know how I feel about Tori.
Introducing the
iCarly characters into this. Sam used her magical (*cough*illegal*cough*)
powers to get
Freddie into Galaxy Con and had even pulled a few strings so he
could meet the almighty Nug Nug. Freddie talks Sam into getting a burger for
the time being (she’s dying of starvation don’t you know. That corn dog was
hours ago) because Robbie invited them to the beach. Sam’s obviously less than
thrilled. She and Cat don’t get along. Obviously. They are nothing alike. Cat
is everything Sam hates.
More of Andre missing
Tori. Make a move, bro!
Robbie surprises Cat
on the beach. Super cute. They go swimming. Jade’s little comment about
jellyfish and the color pink cracked me up. Perfect Jade. You are nailing these
characters.
Robbie and Freddie
are chatting about Galaxy Con while Sam pretends to be nice to Cat (a
compliment amidst a line of insults doesn’t exactly qualify as nice).
Way to go, Jade. You
probably weren’t supposed to mention what you did to Rex. Just saying.
Okay, so this is
where the festival comes up. They’re going to try to go together. Surprisingly,
Jade has basically invited everybody and given them things they can do. Act,
lights, costumes. It was very un-Jade of her. Then again, this is her play and
she wants it to work well, and she knows these people are going to do whatever
she says. Better them than trying to find some other people to do it.
The iCarly team is
doing a skit too. Is this competition? I’m now very curious about this.
Robbie, Cat, Freddie
and Sam run into one of the guys Cat partied with the last time they went to
the beach in the RV. Robbie’s jealousy is so obvious, I’m surprised he didn’t
just tell the guy to eff off.
Now they’re all
leaving the beach. Sam and Freddie already took off because Sam can’t handle
more than a few brief moments of Cat. I’ll let you make your own assumptions
about that (hint: Sam and Cat ring a bell anyone?)
Okay so chapter 2
starts out and Cat’s trying to be stubborn, insisting she can buy Robbie
anything she wants to buy him and he can’t do anything about it. Except Cat
isn’t really stubborn and if Robbie pouted at her she’d probably just apologize
and cry until he told her everything was fine. Regardless, it’s cute.
Okay, I love how mean
Jade is, but I LOVE the softer side of her too. The side that tolerates Cat’s
craziness. Whenever I see this side of her in fics I smile because it’s so
perfect. There always has to be balance between characters. A mean character
surely can’t always be mean and a pushover can’t always be a pushover. There
are several layers to a human being. Don’t believe me? Ask TheWrtrInMe (POSSE
SHOUTOUT!). She tells me daily I’m only scratching the surface.
I wonder if Cat’s
brother is the same Steven from iParty with Victorious. Is there a strange
twist in the future that reveals her brother as cheater, cheater pumpkin eater?
I guess I’ll just have to read to find out.
While I love Cat’s
full first name, I’m confused as to why her mother calls her by it constantly
instead of when she’s just in trouble (like my mom does to me). Is there a
reason for that, or am I reading too far into this? Maybe I’ll get some answers
later.
Steven being
inappropriate? Is that a hint? Hmmm….
“Cat’s nutty in the
noggin’ even though this scene is really sad I can’t help but laugh. I just
imagine Cat saying it in her Cat voice and I can’t help it.
Let me take a moment
to dive further into this fic. I really feel like sometimes Cat feels alone,
like nobody wants her, because I think a lot of attention needs to go to her
brother. I also think it’s really difficult for
Cat’s parents to find the
balance no matter how hard they try. I think Cat’s endlessly happy demeanor is
really just a cover for how she really feels. She’s got this big brother who is
supposed to love her and protect her, but he can’t control himself so he’s not
the big brother she wishes he was and she’s got her parents who are so busy trying
to help their son that Cat kind of gets pushed into the corner.
What exactly is a watery smile?
Okay, unlike Dan
Schneider who created iCarly and Victorious (the two shows this fic is based
on…iCarly loosely) the author of this fanfiction piece insists on parents
being…well….PARENTS! It’s nice to see the adults in a parenting way and not in
a carefree, do what you want I don’t care way. Insist on that chaperone, Mrs.
Valentine.
Okay, the scene just
changed without warning. No break. Nothing. It just went from Cat and her mom
one sentence to Trina in the next.
I’m still in awe of
how this author can hit all the characters perfectly. Way to go!
Trina is REALLY hard
on her mom. I love it. Even though Trina is a stuck up bitch who thinks too
highly of herself anyway, she really stepped up in this fic.
Another thing I would
like to encourage you to do, irshgirl, is find a way to separate your scenes.
This is my second time reading this (although it kind of seems like my first
because it’s been so long) and I’m still getting confused as to what’s going
on.
I like how Gibby
being attentive to Carly weirds her out. This is supposed to be the queen of
flirting girls (even worse than Tori *gasp*) and she doesn’t get that Gibby’s
into her? Oh, Carly.
Okay, so Trina just
applied for a job as a model for none other than Spencer Shay. Honestly, this
girl has got crazy good luck. Looks like she just found herself a sugar daddy.
I mean, if Spencer was rich and everything.
Like I said before, I
love the parenting going on in this fic. I love it even more now that Mr. Vega
put his foot down and said ‘listen, Trina goes with you guys or you don’t go at
all.’
While I love Jade as
the mean girl, I really feel like she went overboard talking about Cat. It’s a
tough time for Cat right now, so of course she’s a mess. I’m just glad Jade
said that in the privacy of Beck’s RV instead of right in front of Cat.
Cabbie. Bade. ‘Nuff
said.
I’m really starting
to find Tori annoying. It’s like she’s always there, always being pushy. First
of all, what in the world does she think she’s doing crossing Jade? Clearly if
they didn’t answer the door they are busy and/or have no interest in hanging
out with you. And then for her to run her mouth off to Jade and just be
annoying. I think Robbie’s got it covered with Cat. He can take care of her. He
is her boyfriend after all.
And she gets more annoying as the scene goes on
with her basically pushing her way into Cat’s house and all but forcing Cat to
discuss the situation with her brother. I will, however, give Tori the benefit
of the doubt because she’s also going through some pretty tough shit. I think
she’s just too focused on the issues in her own life and she’s not seeing the
issues in others. Divorce is really difficult, which I understand first hand,
but throw in one of your parents cheating and it’s a while different
situation.
Chapter 3 held all of
the best Cabbie moments so far. Robbie is so loving and attentive to Cat. This
couple is just perfect together.
I love that Andre and
Tori finally talked and REALLY opened up about the Bori kiss. I think it was
important for them to do that in order to move on. My favorite part of that
scene, though, was when Tori’s mom invited Andre in for dinner. After last
week’s episode I can’t help but laugh about that.
I honestly believe
Jade is nervous about putting this play on, but she refuses to show it. Even as
a fictional character, Jade is a good writer. I can only imagine what it’s
going to be like when they finally put on the production at the festival. I
also think it’s really great that Sikowitz put in a good word for her.
Cheater Steven is
mentioned briefly in chapter 5. I still have my hunches about this.
In Carly’s defense,
she doesn’t know Robbie and Cat are together (yet). For that I’ll let it pass.
But her flirting with Robbie really bothered me. I kind of feel like Carly
always gets what she wants and that makes me nervous. I know Robbie loves Cat,
but I don’t know that that’s going to stop Carly from trying. I especially love
jealous Cat. It’s about the most human I’ve seen her so far. I think it’s
healthy to have a little bit of jealousy. You can’t always be secure and
comfortable.
‘I’m not Jewish or a
princess, Robbie.’ Love it.
The issue of the guys
fawning over Tori is brought up. I think a lot of the time they do without
trying to. They think they’re being friendly and the girls disagree. I feel
like this is going to be a bigger issue in the chapters to come.
I also think that
Tori and Andre just need to sort out their shit already and get back together.
Can we say Tandre anyone?
No rating yet since this is a multi-chap and I'm not finished yet.
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