I've been watching watching old iCarly episodes lately and have really been missing seddie. Thought I'd try my hand at writing a fanfic about them to calm my beating seddie heart.

- Set in the elevator scene of iGoodbye -

"Aw Sam," said Carly, as tears ran out of her eyes. She squeezed her best friend for what felt like the last time in the foreseeable future.

"Easy kid, this isn't the end, okay? I could visit you in Florence and give you a run for your money with those hot Italian guys, you know." Sam muffles into Carly's berry cherry blast scented neck. That girl did always love her some fruity-tuity scents, thought Sam. She was always dragging her along to try the latest and greatest that Bathing Body Shop had to offer. Sam sniffled, she would miss that.

"Deal," Carly smiled, "We'll visit each other all the time, okay?"

"You got it kid," Sam let go of Carly and smirked, "Well, you more than me, you know mama's got no money."

Laughing, Carly nodded, "You took twenty dollars from my wallet again, didn't you?"

"You know me so well!" said Sam as she embraced her emotional best friend.

"Aw Sam, I love you so much!," cried Carly between hiccups and tears.

"Oh don't cry kid, " laughs Sam, stroking her best friend's hair, " Take care of yourself, okay? I'm not going to be around to beat up bad guys for you, you know."

Smirking, Carly nods. "Deal. Take care of Spencer for me? Lord only knows how many fires he'll set just in the near future," Carly laughed, "And be nice to Freddie, okay?" He's still a little fragile when it comes to you Puckett." Carly said, nudging Sam.

"...Carls, you know that…"

"That he goes to the gym like five days a week and only pretends to be hurt when you harass him now?" Carly smiles knowingly, "I know. But you know, you've got his heart too, and that's still a pretty sensitive area for him."

Shaking her head, Sam laughs, "If you say so Shay."

The elevator stopped at the lobby, opening it doors to the girls.

"Well," Carly said, "Here goes nothing. Hasta la vista, bon voyage, carpe diem. I'm seizing the moment and running full steam ahead, towards my future, towards the bright and-"

Sam chuckled, "Just go kid, don't want to keep commander Shay waiting. Hey, tell him to send me some Italian bacon when you guys get there, will you? And for goodness sake, tell the man to stick to meats. Last time, he sent me some Korean kimchi- just no. I don't even like vegetables regularly. What makes him thinks I want them pickled and from a foreign country?"

Carly shook her head. How the heck was she supposed to find a friend as funny and meat-loving as Sam in Italy? "Stay blond," Carly said, smiling and looking back at the girl who had become her best friend and was practically a sister to her.

Smirking, Sam replied, "Stay brune."

So this is it, Sam thinks, watching her best friend ride off to Italy with her dad. Carly's really leaving, and she's all alone for the first time since Carly refused to share her tuna sandwich with her all those years ago. She's happy for her, she thinks. Even though Sam doesn't have even the slightest clue what to do now that her best friend has left, she knows deep down that Carly needed this. She'd spent her whole life being mature and grown up, and for once she deserved to be with her dad and just be a kid. Sure, Carly had more love in her life than most people even hope to feel in a lifetime. She had an amazing brother that would give his left arm for his little sister, and Sam herself would risk her own life for the kindest, most wholesome person she's ever known. She knew for a fact that Freddie and Gibby would too. Heck, even random students at their school probably would. But Sam knew that sometimes all Carly wanted was her dad, and for once, she got just that.

Sam isn't going to pretend that Carly leaving didn't tear her to shreds. Her tough girl demeanor had always been just an act to keep people from hurting her. The truth was, Carly was the only person Sam had ever really been blunt with. Carly accepted her, fears, scars, and flaws in all. She was the only person that Sam had ever really revealed herself too. Well, other than Freddie, but Sam knew that that ship has sailed, no matter what Carly believes to be true in her delusional, chick-flick induced mind.

Sam snorted. Carly was always believing in love. It was endearing, yet so hopelessly off base. There was nothing between them, right?

Sam sighed, getting on her new motorcycle, courtesy of the best almost-brother a girl could ever hope for. Spencer really was the brother she'd never had. He'd even come to be one of the most important people in her life. And who was the other person of utmost importance in her life (other than her best friend Carls of course)? Freddie. Sam looked back at Bushwell Plaza, contemplating. She couldn't exactly place it, but she felt that things had changed with him. He'd been distant lately, opting to hang out with Carly more after they broke up. Sam wasn't stupid, she knew that he was in love with Carly. He always had been. She should've known better than to get involved with someone who had already given his heart away since the sixth grade. There were moments though, subtle moments in time, where everything froze. He'd look at her the way he used to, the way he did while they were still dating. And she thought, maybe he'd moved on from Carly. Maybe she was normal enough for him. Sam shook her head. This chiz was for saps! She wasn't a sap, and she sure as hell wasn't going to allow Benson to make her question herself. She'd promised herself a long time ago that's she'd always stand up for herself when no one else did, and now with Carly gone, she had even more reason to do do just that. Carly had always believed in her too. She could just see Carly now, "Please, for me?" Sam sighed. As much as she wanted to, she knew that she could never just cut Freddie from her life. Not because she couldn't, because she could (she SO could- after all, she was amazing at not dealing with her issues), but because Carly would tell her that standing up for yourself doesn't mean distancing yourself from those you love. No, she'd have to stay in relative touch with Freddie, Carly would scold her otherwise. What Sam needed was a clean start, a break away from it all. She needed to "find" herself or whatever. Maybe those stupid movies Carly was always watching had a point. Maybe Sam needed some time to herself to discover who she was.

Sam laughed. "Yuck, you rubbed off on me kid," she said to no one in particular, thinking of her Florence bound best friend.

Stopping at a red light, Sam looked around. It was a crisp, cold Seattle night, and she couldn't help but feel like the Seattle air felt just a little duller than usual. Sam shook her head, "See Carls, even the weather gods miss you," she smirked. She knew then that she'd probably have to travel somewhere to do this "discovering". What was there to discover in Seattle, anyway?

"Tickets! Get'cha tickets! One way bus ticket to Cali-for-nia! $100 bucks if ya act now!" an old, decrepit man pathetically spun a sign advertising Schneider's Bus Travel. Sam's ears perked. California? Sam had only been there once but she had loved every minute. On a school trip there one year, Sam, Freddie, and Carly had gone and toured the city on there own, sneaking away from the group and effectively earning themselves weeks of detention (It was worth it, of course). The sun, the beaches, Sam could just see it now.

Pulling over on the side of the rode, Sam yelled out "Hey dude, are you serious with these tickets? 100 bucks?"

"You got it blondie, 100 bucks can take ya to the city of angels!"

"Sweet!" This is just what she needed. A little relaxation in a new place would do her good. She'd take pics and send them to Carly, maybe video chat the nub once or twice. Sam smiled, Carly would be so proud of her. "I'll take one!" Sam fished out 100 bucks from her wallet and handed them over, thankful she'd taken that twenty from Carly's wallet before she left.

"Well, here's nothing," she thought. "California, here I come!"

Welp, there's that. I hope that there's seddiers out there that haven't completely abandoned ship, aha. Dan did handle Sam and Freddie's relationship poorly towards the end of iCarly, but hey, isn't that what fanfiction is for? I know that this is way after iCarly ended, but I finally just thought, "Hey, why don't I write a fanfic and have seddie happen my way?" I tried it before, but the furthest I got was writing a terrible prologue (not that this isn't completely terrible. I know, I know, I have grammer issues, I'm working on it. :P). Oh and my sincere apologies to anyone that loves kimchi. I personally dislike it, but I know that there are those out there who love it. I just felt that it wouldn't exactly please Sam's taste palette, you know? Anyway, review and tell me what you think! (Seriously, I need all the help I can get!) Oh, and did you know that you can write reviews without having a fanfiction account? I do that all the time! (Honestly, I don't even remember the last time I reviewed with a fanfic account. I usually just go by Miranda, Lana, or Macy, among multiple names, and review as a guest.)