I would just like to say that this is my first ever story, so go easy on the critisism, but do tell me what you like and dislike and what I can do to make it better. I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense. I'm not sure if I will continue this but if I get (some) good feedback, then I will.

Disclaimer: I do not claim ownership to these characters. I am a fan of the show and I wouldn't dare take credit for it.

Why can't...?

Phillip J. Fry was walking down the street on his way home, thinking about how life was unfair. All he ever wanted was to be with Leela, the love of his life, but every time he asked her out, she always turned him. She never gave a reason, it was just always "no". No matter how many times she had rejected him, he has, and will always keep trying because he knows that they will, somehow, end up together and he will wait until that day. Well... After tonight however, that feeling seems to be fading away. He had lost some faith of them ending up together, but that doesn't mean that he won't stop trying.

He had finally arrived home (after forgetting where he lived and wondering around the street, looking for a clue that would help him get home). He walked inside and up the (many) flight of stairs (wishing there was an elevator to take him up) until he finally got to his apartment number (or at least he thought it was, all numbers looked the same to him). He put the key in the lock (it fits, yes!) and opened the door to find his best friend Bender sitting on the couch, drinking beer and watching All My Circuits on TV. This was a normal night for him.

"Hi Bender, I'm back".

Bender shushed him. "Would you shush? I want to see if Calculon makes it over the shark without the shark eating him!" Bender said. "Again" he added.

"Oh come on Bender, you've seen that hundreds of times already."

"I know, but it makes me laugh when he doesn't make it!" Bender remarked.

"Come on. Don't you want to know what happened with me and Leela?"

Bender moaned. "No I don't meatbag, but you made me miss the best bit, so you may as well bore me to death with your story"

"Ok then" said Fry, oblivious to the fact that Bender was angry with him for making him miss a part of the show. "Well, what happened was..."

Flashback-1 day ago

Fry was sitting on the couch in the Planet Express building, thinking new ways of getting Leela to go out with him. In a desperate attempt, he asked Zoidberg for help.

"Okay Fry. I got two ideas for you"

"What are they, Dr Z?

"No 1, give her a gift of stinking, lovely, tasty, garbage" said Zoidberg, licking his lips.

Fry considered this. "No, I don't think that Leela would like that. What's the other idea?"

"You could write notes for her and leave them in her locker, like the robot, Bender does for me. Look." Zoidberg pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and gave it to Fry. On the paper, it said:

To Zoidberg,

I hate you!

From Bender

P.S. Did I mention that I'm great and you're not?

"That's actually a good idea. Thanks, Dr Zoidberg".

"You're welcome. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to eat my lunch" Zoidberg said, taking out a sandwich that had a post-it note stuck to it saying:

Hermes' Manwich,

Hands off! (Especially Zoidberg!)

Zoidberg started to eat it and Hermes came into the room."Morning Fry, Morning Zoid... What are you eating?" Hermes looked at the sandwich in his mouth. "My Manwich! I'll kill you, you stinking lobster!" Hermes yelled, charging at Zoidberg.

"It wasn't me, Fry did it!" said Zoidberg, pointing at Fry before running off out of the room with Hermes chasing him. Fry just sat there, watching them and when they left, he couldn't remember what happened and decided to go along with Zoidberg's plan of writing her notes. The notes wouldn't be like Bender's notes to Zoidberg though. Leela wouldn't like that. That evening, he set his plan in motion (when Bender was 'sleeping' so he wouldn't interrupt him and make fun of him). The next day, Fry went to work early (for the first time ever) to put a note for Leela in her locker before she arrived. The note read:

Dear Leela,

Meet me outside 'Elzar's' restaurant this evening. Someone special will be waiting for you.

He didn't put his name on it because he wanted it to be a surprise for Leela when she turned up. Throughout the day, Leela didn't speak to him. Fry thought that she read the note, chucked it in the bin and started ignoring him to avoid awkwardness, but, at the end of the day, when getting his stuff out of the locker, he found a note. It said:

See you later tonight

Leela xx

"How did she know that it was from me" Fry wondered. Of course that wasn't really important to him, what was is that Leela was coming. He ran home in excitement, desperate to put the rest of his plan into action. He changed into a tuxedo, brought a dozen red roses from the nearby florist and waited outside 'Elzar's'. And he waited, and waited, and waited... He waited until an hour after closing time (in case she turned up late) before deciding to go home, thinking on the way, why would she lie about coming and how life is unfair.

Back to the present

"...and that's what happened. What I don't understand is why she told me she was coming and then not turn up. Maybe something happened. What do you think happened, Bender?" said Fry, turning to face Bender.

But Bender wasn't there anymore. Fry assumed that Bender had got bored of his story and went to bed. Fry got changed into his PJ's and got into bed, with many thoughts going through his head (more than usual). Thoughts like 'How could she do this to me?', and 'Why would she hurt me like this?' . Maybe she doesn't love him and did this to prove it. No, Leela isn't that cruel. If she didn't, she would tell him face to face. There was one particular thought going through his head:

Why can't she love me?

I hope that you enjoyed reading my first ever story. Please review.