Notes: hey all back after a long, long time off and I am back with a vengeance. All my old stories will be getting seen to so no worries for any fans of my other stuff but I wanted to come back with something fresh. I love seddie in all ways and I had my own idea but when I read Smartbabie's chalange I had to take it. So here it is a Gster returning fanfic.

iDo Not Dance

Chapter 1: iDont want to go to the masked ball…not

"Please?" the small brown hair girl pleaded for what seemed like the one thousandth time, "I promise it will be fun,"

"Yeah that's what you said about the disco dance at the beginning of summer and about the beach party in the middle of summer, why would a masked ball at the end of summer be different?" the blond girl asked rolling her eyes as they walked through the mall for no other reason than boredom. Sam was of course sceptical after the fiascos of the last two things Carly had brought her to. The disco had been nothing but preppy girls looking down at the teen girls the entire dance and stopping them from getting near any of the cute guys. The beach party had been much the same only this time Sam had lost it after a girl and called her 'it' and proceeded to attack the girl and get her thrown out of the party along with Carly.

Even Carly couldn't argue how bad these went, but she wasn't without trying when she said "but we know Jasmine and Lisa wont be there cause they are on holiday so that's two down, and we will be in masks so no one will know its us," and when Sam went to open her mouth again Carly pouted and said, in a child like voice "paweeeese?"

Sam rolled her eyes and Carly knew she had won. She knew that would work, as it had been that exact same look that made Sam come to the disco and the beech parties. She wasn't an easy mind to change but when you knew how Sam worked you knew how to change it. Carly knew Sam wanted to go almost as much as she did and knew Sam loved the idea of dressing up for a big ball. Not to mention this would be the last dance they ever had as middle schoolers as come next week they were in high school, a big deal thus needs a big ball to end it all. "Tell me I won't have to by a stupid costume will I?" Sam asked breaking Carly's train of thought.

"What? No it's cool," Carly said shaking her head "all you need is an amazing dress then Spencer will make you a kick ass mask and you will be set," and Carly saw Sam smile at the prospect of shopping. "And," Carly added "if all goes well when your mask comes off at midnight it might be with a cute boy,"

"Come off?" Sam asked stopping dead "No way! I don't want anyone knowing I was there, what if they see me dance then see it's me?"

"But you're a great dancer," Carly said confused. "Exactly," Sam said waving her arms "what if people see I can dance and start to think I am girly or weak or…or..," the girl looked around for something worse then stopped and grabbed her best friend by the shoulders and said "what if they realise I took dance lessons last summer than going to community service?"

"Ok, ok," Carly said laughing and prying herself free "don't take off your mask but you are still coming and you are still having fun!" the last part seeming more a demand than a suggestion that she decided to add "please?"

Sam rolled her eyes and said "what about Fredwart? He wont be there and that might be a factor as to why the last parties were so lousy," but when Sam caught Carly's questioning look she added "because if he was there to pick on we wouldn't have been! Eww don't even joke about that," she said pulling a disgusted face. Carly rolled her eyes; Sam was always awkward when it came to Freddie, especially over this summer. They normally saw a lot of Freddie but this summer he had been accepted as a young entrant in a college coarse over the summer in Harvard, if he passed it he would be given the chance to go back next year and if all kept going well he would be given a scholarship for Harvard. His mother wasn't poor but they all knew this was a big deal so he jumped at the chance and Sam, Carly and Spencer encouraged him all the way, Sam in her usual attacking sort of way. But after he had left Sam hadn't seemed herself and got a little too hyped by the emails Freddie would send, even if only to insult him more. She would deny this if Carly ever brought this up and would get quite defensive so Carly had stopped saying anything but she wouldn't forget how jealous she got when Freddie had been with his long term girlfriend Janice and how happy she had been to insult her after they broke up. Though Sam would deny this every time it was brought up as well so thus was not brought up often.

"But he will be there," Carly said trying to cover ever escape route Sam could think of. "He came back yesterday," she said "so is bound to be coming tomorrow,"

"He's back?" Sam said very surprised "but he didn't say it in his last email, have you seen him? What did he say? What a jerk for not even calling!"

"Ok whoa there mama," Carly said smiling and holding up her hands "he came back late last night, I only know cause Spencer said he heard Mrs Benson fussing over him in the hall way at like 1 in the morning. Why are you so bothered anyway?" Carly asked with a smile.

"I'm not," Sam said defensively "I just think its nice to know when your supposed friend comes back from being away all summer," then catching Carly's look Sam changed the subject with "So what dress should I get?"

Carly rolled her eyes but took notice that the topic was over and said "I don't know but we can have a look for something classy, after all you do have birthday money you still haven't spent,"

"Yeah and mama dose like to spend her money," Sam said with a wicked grin then said out of nowhere "you sure Fredwierd will be there, cause if he is getting off with not going then I…,"

"He will be there!" Carly said before Sam could make her threats "I mean its one of the biggest things happening all year, who wouldn't want to be there?"

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"I wouldn't be caught dead at something so stupid," Freddie said laughing while waiting with Gibby on his food. Freddie was much taller than he had been when he left and his voice seemed even deeper than normal to anyone who hadn't been with him these past few months. Gibby had changed too, slimming down and growing himself, though still tried to go without shirts whenever he got the chance.

"Dude think about it," Gibby said raising his hands for magnitude "this will be the biggest thing this year. No parents, great food, cool music and masks so no worries about girl worries cause they wont know who we are until midnight. So if all goes well with the talk once the face is shown they might not care and still be willing to…you know?" and Gibby nudged Freddie in the ribs and winked.

"You have such high hopes," Freddie said laughing and collected his food from the fast food counter. As he turned round he almost slammed into a brown haired girl who was now waiting for food behind him. "Sorry," he said trying to regain control of the tray he was carrying when he stopped and asked "Carly?"

"Freddie!" she yelled trying to hug him but almost sending his food flying for the second time. After Freddie had put the try back on the counter Carly hugged him and said "I knew you were back but I wasn't sure if you would be up for anything today after the flight so I was going to come see you this evening. Oh my God how are you? How was Harvard? How was the course? Did everything go well? Did you meet anyone?" were the many questions Carly asked very fast, making both Freddie and Gibby feel out of breath just by hearing it.

"Ok slow down and breathe," Freddie said laughing "I wasn't planning on anything today but figured I would get back in touch with what was going on in town. Everything went really well and I am back next year. Harvard was cool and I so want to go there for college. Oh and no I didn't meet anyone, not to much time for that kinda thing," Carly was still beaming at him at him when he finished that he felt he had to ask "what about you guys, what's been going on?"

"Oh nothing we didn't already tell you in the emails," Carly said with a shrug that made Freddie feel foolish for not using the same response. "Soooo?" she asked with raised eyebrows but when both Gibby and Freddie looked at her confused she said "what mask do you have planned for the masked ball? You can't both go as phantom of the opera,"

"Oh that," Gibby said waving his hand "yeah we were just talking about that. I was saying how cool it will be and Freddie was saying how he wouldn't be caught dead at such a thing, then I was going to tell him my cool Zorro idea," Carly stood their shocked and said "What!?!" "Yeah but I don't think I can find the right shirt for it," Gibby said shrugging.

"No not that! Freddie you're not coming?" Carly asked shocked. "No way sounds lame and boring, besides you hardly painted the other parties you went to that well," Freddie said making Carly think of talking to Sam again. "It will be different and fun," Carly pleaded then added "and you have to go!" but again realising that again that sounded like a demand once again added "please?"

"What? Why?" Freddie said looking surprised as he had never been told he had to go to a party. Whenever they tried to convince him they just said it would be fun with him there but never that he had to go. "if you don't go Sam wont go," Carly said, then realising how bad that sounded with the look both Freddie and Gibby was giving her she added "she doesn't want to go so if you bail she will too using you as her excuse,"

Freddie rolled his eyes and said "So? If Sam doesn't want to go don't force her and I know for a fact I wont be going. I have a free house for four days after tonight so instead of some stupid ball why don't you and Sam come round and watch some DVDs?" Freddie suggested hoping this would be a good alternative. It clearly wasn't as Carly was looking shocked when she said "DVDs? What's wrong with you, Sam so wants to go and I had to make sure she couldn't worm her way out so she would be happy and I would be happy and now you ruin it!" the words made no sense but certainly made Freddie fell like he was wrong. Carly saw the moment of doubt and jumped on it saying "Do you want to be responsible for mine and Sam's last chance at happiness, before high school, being dashed away from us?"

Freddie had to admit she was good "ok fine," he said causing Carly to scream and hug him claiming him to be all things great in the world. "Yeah ok, ok," he said picking up his tray again "but now I am eating ok?"

"Sure eat I still need to get these up to Sam," Carly said picking up two shakes "she is trying stuff on and thus is thirsty. Hey if you want you can come up and meet us when you're done?" Carly offered.

"No thanks," Freddie said sighing "my mum is leaving tonight so after this I need to go home and go over the house rules for while she is gone," Gibby looked confused and said "I thought she wasn't leaving till ten tonight? It's only two," to which Freddie sighed and said "I know,"

Carly laughed and said "well we will be busy tomorrow, getting ready and making sure Sam doesn't back out last minute so we will see you at the ball ok?" to which Gibby and Freddie nodded and said good bye. Carly left with her shakes and smiling to herself. She was a genius no matter what anyone said as now she knew Freddie was going she knew Sam would go, even if only to insult him in person again after so long.

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Sam was looking in the mirror at herself in a green strapless dress that was a bit to tight and a bit too short. She frowned, it always looked better on the hanger. Carly came up behind her and said "Wow trying to show someone some skin?" laughing at Sam's disgusted look. "No!" Sam said going into the changing cubicle and closing the door "it looked better and longer on the hanger," she said through the door to her friend.

"Oh thank God," Carly said laughing "I was going to say it's a ball so elegant sexy not slutty sexy. Oh and here's your shake," she said handing one of the shakes over the top of the door. "Thanks," Sam said taking it and Carly heard slurping coming from behind the door. "Any luck?" Carly asked guessing the answer before it came. "No!" Sam said "I have tried on like one thousand dresses and none of them are elegant, none of them fit me right and none of them say I'm at a ball having fun and welcoming all the advances of any handsome young men," causing Carly to laugh looking for something else.

"Don't worry," Carly said as she raked through the numerous dresses close to the changing area "we will find a dress to say all those things and everyone will be amazed by the amazing girl in the amazing dress wearing the amazing mask that boys will be queuing up to dance with you," this got no reaction other than more slurping so Carly stopped talking and kept looking for a dress. She found an amazing looking purple dress that seemed to say all Sam wanted. Carly took it and handed it into the dressing room and said "try this one," then waited to see what Sam thought. "Oh you'd never guess who I bumped into while getting our shakes, Gibby," Carly said trying to fill the silence but only getting a grunt as a reply she added "oh and Freddie,"

What ever Sam was doing she had stopped it as the cubicle was silent now and she said "So where is the dork? I would have thought he would have came up to say hi," and Carly heard the strain on Sam's voice to keep it casual. "I caught him as he was leaving but don't worry he said he will see us at the dance," Carly said then added more for her own amusement "he's really looking forward to the dance and to seeing you again," Carly of coarse was lying but it got the exact response she was looking for.

"Really?" Sam asked with even more strain on her voice to keep it calm "well I can understand that," she said smugly but then added "now if only I can find a decent dress then I wouldn't hate going to this dance as much!"

"Well what's that one like?" Carly asked rolling her eyes at Sam's pickiness. "I don't know you tell me," Sam said stepping out of the cubicle. Carly had to take a breath. The dress looked amazing. "Oh my God!" Carly said pulling Sam and saying "you have to see how good you look," and placing Sam right in front of the mirror and stepping back. Sam looked at herself and she didn't hate what she saw. It did look elegant and it did fit her in all the right places. She looked at Carly who was smiling and waving her hand in front of her eyes as in about to cry. Well she knew what Carly's reaction was but she would have to wait to the dance to see how boys reacted to it.

If only she had chosen that moment to look outside the store she would have seen Freddie and Gibby go past and Freddie do a double take then asking Gibby "did you see that girl? Cause if she's going to the dance I will defiantly be finding her.

Notes: and I am back. I loved writing this and I have more to come so please read, write and reveiw and to all you seddie lovers who need a good idea check out Smartbabie's page she has loads of great ideas to take or even help get the ball rolling for your own stuff. Thanks again for reading and keep your eye out for chapter 2 ;)