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Chapter 1: Right Through You
*- So I got this idea while hearing Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill". I thought there were a few songs that could be connected with each other and with them I could get an idea to write a fanfic. Hopefully it will work out.
All you have to know is that Chandler and Monica only met in the first Thanksgiving and never saw each other again. The rest is pretty much self explanatory.
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine, of course. And the lyric to the song "Right Through You" and any other lyric that may appear during this series are © Alanis Morissette unless I state it otherwise. Oh, and the dialogues of this 'fic which actually belong to the episode "The One With The Thanksgiving Flashback" aren't mine either, but from the guy/gal who actually wrote them. Duh.
Now read, enjoy and please review :) -*
Monica Geller stood in the middle of the apartment she shared with Rachel Green, looking at his brother with a shocked face, not believing what he was saying. It wasn't that terrible, he was just saying an old friend from college was dropping by, but that old friend was someone Monica hoped she would never have to see again.
Ross told the story of how they had found each other with a really excited tone. She wished she could be happy for him, but after what this guy did, she never wanted to even hear his name again, and now she had to see him and even spend like 3 hours with him.
Maybe Monica was just overreacting. Maybe it wasn't that terrible what he did, but it had hurt her for sure. It hadn't been anything no one had ever said before, but coming from him had hurt her, mainly because she had a little crush on him, and hearing those words coming out of his mouth killed any hope she may had had and killed any interest too.
**1987**
Ross had come over for Thanksgiving, bringing along a friend of his. When Monica came downstairs to say hi, she saw this rather cute - but at the same time ridicolous - guy standing next to his old brother. She smiled at him and introduced herself.
The guy, called Chandler Bing, didn't seem to show much interest towards her at first, but Monica thought maybe he liked her a little bit - at least as a friend - after he accepted her offer on making Mac and Cheese for him, since he didn't like Thanksgiving food, and then complemented her telling her she should be a chef.
This Chandler guy and Ross were talking on the kitchen, so after talking a bit with Rachel about her and Chip's relationship, Monica decided to go to the kitchen and see if she could talk with Chandler. But as she entered the kitchen, she over heard something she would have prefered not to hear.
"So I'm thinking about asking Rachel out tonight. Y'know, maybe play her that song we wrote last week." Ross said.
"Emotional Knapsack?" Chandler wondered.
"Yeah" Ross replied.
"Right on! Oh! Uh, but, don't take to long, okay? 'Cause uh, we're gonna test out our fake ID's tonight, right Clifford Alverez?"
"Listen, Roland Chang, if things go well, I'm gonna be out with her all night."
"Dude, don't do that too me!"
In that moment, Monica entered.
"All right, it's cool, you can stay here. My parents won't mind."
At that moment, she had gotten the happiest smile she had ever had on her face in her whole life.
"No, it's not that, I just don't want to be stuck here all night with your fat sister."
But right after, the smile faded and it was quickly replaced by a sad and dissapointed look. She stormed out of the kitchen and bumped into her parents.
"Monica, why don't you finish off these pies? I don't have any more room left in the fridge." Her mom, Judy, asked while holding two pies.
"Umm, no thanks" Monica said and ran upstairs, wanting to be alone.
**Present**
That changed everything. After that, Monica decided to start a diet, which made her lose many pounds and look like she looks now. She promised herself she would never let herself date superficial guys who only cared about bodies and she also promised herself not to weight that ever again.
She couldn't complain, though. That simple comment had changed her life and somehow for good. After her diet, she started being a much happier person. The problems in her house with her mother never ceased, but she sure had an excellent time in college because no one ever cared about her looks anymore, and if they did, they had nothing to complain about.
Years later, when she had finished school, she lost touch with Rachel, but got in touch with her again after Rachel ran away from her wedding. Since then, they have been really good friends and since they live together, they know pretty much everything about each other.
As Ross kept remembering annecdotes of the times when he and Chandler had been together in college, Rachel looked over at Monica with a worried expression. She knew Monica wouldn't be too happy about seeing Chandler again, after all, he hadn't been that nice to her, but hopefully Monica had forgotten about it and was willing to forgive him.
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Two days later, Rachel was getting ready to meet Chandler, and at the same time, she was trying to convince Monica to be as nice as possible.
"Why should I be nice to him when he wasn't?" Monica asked, stubbornly.
"Because you are both grown ups now. I'm pretty sure he changed, and you have too, you can't ignore him" Rachel tried to explain.
"Well, I won't ignore him, but if he asks something or decides to talk to me, he won't get a nice answer"
"Monica, this was years ago, let it go!"
"Well, I don't want to let it go, it bothered me, ok? And I won't let it go just like that"
"Then why are you even here?"
"Because Ross seemed so excited. This is for him, believe me. If it depended on me, I would be anywhere but here tonight"
Rachel sighed, Monica could be really close-minded sometimes. "Fine, but really, don't be a bitch to him"
Monica didn't reply, she just went to her room to change.
--
The bell rang and Rachel went over to see who it was. She looked through the peephole and saw Ross with Chandler standing on the other side. She opened the door to let them in.
"Hi" Ross said, giving Rachel a kiss on the cheek. "Chandler, this is Rachel, do you remember her?"
"Yeah, I think I saw her a few years ago, at a Thanksgiving... Monica's friend, right?" he asked as he kissed her cheek too.
"Exactly, nice to see you again, Chandler"
"Where is Monica?" Ross wondered.
"She's coming out in a minute, she's getting ready. Take a seat meanwhile"
A few seconds later Monica emerged from her room, wearing a nice dark blue dress, which showed every single curve she had "Hi" she greeted.
"Hey, Mon" Ross said. "You remember Chandler"
"I sure do" she said.
Chandler stood up from the couch, a stunned look on his face. 'Boy has she changed' he thought to himself 'This is not the little sister I knew'
Chandler leaned to kiss her cheek, just as he had done with Rachel, but Monica only extended her hand and waited for him to get the signal, and when he did, they shook hands.
"Nice to see you again, Monica... You surely look different"
"Thanks" she replied. 'Wish I could say the same about you'. She really wished that, because even though she was still really mad at him, she still find him cute, and *really* cute.
"Dinner is ready, why don't we sit down?" Monica offered.
Dinner passed by rather quickly. Rachel laughed as Chandler and Ross told some of their college stories, but Monica only looked at her plate, suddenly not feeling hungry at all.
After they had finished eating, they sat down on the couch for an hour and kept talking, but again, Monica only stared ahead, not talking nor laughing.
"Well, it's time to go" Chandler said, while looking at his watch.
"Yeah, I'll go with you, Chandler, but first I have to go to the bathroom" Ross said as he walked over to the bathroom and entered.
"I'll be right back" Rachel said and went into her bedroom.
"So..." Chandler said "You have been quiet tonight, I remember you weren't this shy, you've changed a lot"
"I was less shy I would say, but maybe all the weight made me seem more outgoing" she said bitterly.
Chandler wasn't expecting that answer "Umm, what?"
"Oh, don't pretend to be the good guy, Chandler" she said, no longer being able to contain the anger she had kept inside towards him. "You think you can call me fat and just let it go?"
Chandler was clueless "What are you talking about?"
"Oh, come on, like you don't remember calling me fat in Thanksgiving. I know I remember perfectly"
Suddenly, it all came back to Chandler "Oh my God, you heard that?"
"Yes I did"
"I am so sorry! I was--"
"Save it. I don't need to hear you explanations, believe me I went over them in my head over and over. I was fat, you disliked me because of it, it's all clear"
"Monica, look, I'm sorry you had to hear that"
"Yeah, well, I'm sorry too" she said, standing up.
"Look, I was an idiot back then, do you remember how I looked? I looked just like I was - a total idiot. I didn't mean to offend you," he said and stood up too "and I'm so sorry you heard that, but I don't think that now, I think you are a georgeous woman"
"Of course you think that, who wouldn't after seeing a cow turned into a thin woman? But I don't care what you think about me now, Chandler. I cared before, and what I heard from you was enough, I don't need to be in a superficial relationship or anything to that extent. So, save your explanations, save everything you may say, because I-don't-care" she said firmly.
"Is there any way you can understand that I've changed and that I don't longer think like that about anyone?"
"Maybe, but even if there is, I don't care enough to understand it"
"Why being so drastic, Monica?" Chandler wondered.
"Why? Why?! Because you were the first guy I really liked, a guy who I thought would be mature enough to look past the whole physical thing, but I was wrong, and I was dissapointed"
"But - we all get dissapointed in our lives, don't you think I at least deserve a second chance?"
"Chandler, you can't expect me to let you get in my life as if nothing! And why do you want a second chance? Because now I'm thin and you may just wanna play with me a bit before moving to another good looking woman?"
"No! Because you seem like an... interesting person"
"Well, believe me there are many 'interesting people' out there, why don't you go and find another one?"
"Because you are Ross's sister and I--"
"Ok, let's go" Ross said as he came out of the bathroom "Rachel, we are leaving!"
Rachel came out of the room. Apparently neither she nor Ross had heard anything about the conversation Chandler and Monica had just had. "Ok" she walked over to Chandler "Nice to see you again, hopefully it won't be the last time this year?" she really liked Chandler, he had totally changed. Rachel hoped Monica would be able to see that.
"I hope so too" he said looking over at Monica.
"We can get together again one of this days" Ross said.
"Sounds like a great idea" Chandler said. "Nice seeing you again Monica" he said sarcastically. He knew she was a good person, but her attitude didn't make him adore her right away. If only she would forgive him and realize he had changed, they would be able to move a step forward.
"Uh huh" Monica replied.
"Bye guys" Ross said as he left the apartment, Chandler following close behind.
Monica sat down on the couch and sighed. Rachel sat down next to her "Did you two make any progress?"
"Umm, unless you call telling him how I feel - and not in a good way - progress, then no"
"I told you to be nice to him!" Rachel said frustrated.
"Well, I couldn't, ok? Mainly because I don't want to be nice to him, he wasn't nice to--"
"Don't come with that again, Mon."
"Look, I don't want to keep talking about it, ok? I'll see you tomorrow" Monica said heading to her bedroom.
"See you tomorrow, Mon" Rachel said heading towards her own bedroom.
Before Monica could enter her room, she stopped and looked at Rachel "You know what the worse part is?"
"No, what is it?" she wondered as she looked back at Monica.
"That I think you are right. He really seems to have changed, but I just don't want to forgive him that easily, y'know? I know it seems totally childish, but I hated him for so long for what he said, that I can't let him get back into my life as if nothing"
Rachel nodded "I understand, really, but I'm not telling you to jump into his arms right away either. Just give him another chance, let him enter your life slowly, it could be a good thing"
"I really don't want to think about it now. G'night, Rach." Then she entered her bedroom and closed the door.
"'Night" Rachel entered her bedroom, hoping her friend would really let Chandler into her life, he could really do her good.
Wait a minute man
You mispronounced my name
You didn't wait for all the information
Before you turned me away
Wait a minute sir
You kind of hurt my feelings
You see me as a sweet back-loaded puppet
And you've got meal ticket taste
I see right through you
I know right through you
I feel right through you
I walk right through you
You took me for a joke
You took me for a child
You took a long hard look at my ass
And then played golf for a while
Your shake is like a fish
You pat me on the head
You took me out to wine dine 69 me
But didn't hear a damn word I said
I see right through you
I know right through you
I feel right through you
I walk right through you
Hello Mr. Man
You didn't think I'd come back
You didn't think I'd show up with my army
And this ammunition on my back
Now that I'm Miss Thing
Now that I'm a zillionaire
You scan the credits for your name
And wonder why it's not there
I see right through you
I know right through you
I feel right through you
I walk right through you
Right Through You, © Alanis Morissette.
To Be Continued...
That's it for part one. Review to let me know if it's worth continuing or not. Maybe it seems really cliché and not original at all, but hopefully it will be OK anyway. I'll try to have the next part as soon as possible if anyone really wants me to continue. Thanks for reading!
Chapter 1: Right Through You
*- So I got this idea while hearing Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill". I thought there were a few songs that could be connected with each other and with them I could get an idea to write a fanfic. Hopefully it will work out.
All you have to know is that Chandler and Monica only met in the first Thanksgiving and never saw each other again. The rest is pretty much self explanatory.
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine, of course. And the lyric to the song "Right Through You" and any other lyric that may appear during this series are © Alanis Morissette unless I state it otherwise. Oh, and the dialogues of this 'fic which actually belong to the episode "The One With The Thanksgiving Flashback" aren't mine either, but from the guy/gal who actually wrote them. Duh.
Now read, enjoy and please review :) -*
Monica Geller stood in the middle of the apartment she shared with Rachel Green, looking at his brother with a shocked face, not believing what he was saying. It wasn't that terrible, he was just saying an old friend from college was dropping by, but that old friend was someone Monica hoped she would never have to see again.
Ross told the story of how they had found each other with a really excited tone. She wished she could be happy for him, but after what this guy did, she never wanted to even hear his name again, and now she had to see him and even spend like 3 hours with him.
Maybe Monica was just overreacting. Maybe it wasn't that terrible what he did, but it had hurt her for sure. It hadn't been anything no one had ever said before, but coming from him had hurt her, mainly because she had a little crush on him, and hearing those words coming out of his mouth killed any hope she may had had and killed any interest too.
**1987**
Ross had come over for Thanksgiving, bringing along a friend of his. When Monica came downstairs to say hi, she saw this rather cute - but at the same time ridicolous - guy standing next to his old brother. She smiled at him and introduced herself.
The guy, called Chandler Bing, didn't seem to show much interest towards her at first, but Monica thought maybe he liked her a little bit - at least as a friend - after he accepted her offer on making Mac and Cheese for him, since he didn't like Thanksgiving food, and then complemented her telling her she should be a chef.
This Chandler guy and Ross were talking on the kitchen, so after talking a bit with Rachel about her and Chip's relationship, Monica decided to go to the kitchen and see if she could talk with Chandler. But as she entered the kitchen, she over heard something she would have prefered not to hear.
"So I'm thinking about asking Rachel out tonight. Y'know, maybe play her that song we wrote last week." Ross said.
"Emotional Knapsack?" Chandler wondered.
"Yeah" Ross replied.
"Right on! Oh! Uh, but, don't take to long, okay? 'Cause uh, we're gonna test out our fake ID's tonight, right Clifford Alverez?"
"Listen, Roland Chang, if things go well, I'm gonna be out with her all night."
"Dude, don't do that too me!"
In that moment, Monica entered.
"All right, it's cool, you can stay here. My parents won't mind."
At that moment, she had gotten the happiest smile she had ever had on her face in her whole life.
"No, it's not that, I just don't want to be stuck here all night with your fat sister."
But right after, the smile faded and it was quickly replaced by a sad and dissapointed look. She stormed out of the kitchen and bumped into her parents.
"Monica, why don't you finish off these pies? I don't have any more room left in the fridge." Her mom, Judy, asked while holding two pies.
"Umm, no thanks" Monica said and ran upstairs, wanting to be alone.
**Present**
That changed everything. After that, Monica decided to start a diet, which made her lose many pounds and look like she looks now. She promised herself she would never let herself date superficial guys who only cared about bodies and she also promised herself not to weight that ever again.
She couldn't complain, though. That simple comment had changed her life and somehow for good. After her diet, she started being a much happier person. The problems in her house with her mother never ceased, but she sure had an excellent time in college because no one ever cared about her looks anymore, and if they did, they had nothing to complain about.
Years later, when she had finished school, she lost touch with Rachel, but got in touch with her again after Rachel ran away from her wedding. Since then, they have been really good friends and since they live together, they know pretty much everything about each other.
As Ross kept remembering annecdotes of the times when he and Chandler had been together in college, Rachel looked over at Monica with a worried expression. She knew Monica wouldn't be too happy about seeing Chandler again, after all, he hadn't been that nice to her, but hopefully Monica had forgotten about it and was willing to forgive him.
--
Two days later, Rachel was getting ready to meet Chandler, and at the same time, she was trying to convince Monica to be as nice as possible.
"Why should I be nice to him when he wasn't?" Monica asked, stubbornly.
"Because you are both grown ups now. I'm pretty sure he changed, and you have too, you can't ignore him" Rachel tried to explain.
"Well, I won't ignore him, but if he asks something or decides to talk to me, he won't get a nice answer"
"Monica, this was years ago, let it go!"
"Well, I don't want to let it go, it bothered me, ok? And I won't let it go just like that"
"Then why are you even here?"
"Because Ross seemed so excited. This is for him, believe me. If it depended on me, I would be anywhere but here tonight"
Rachel sighed, Monica could be really close-minded sometimes. "Fine, but really, don't be a bitch to him"
Monica didn't reply, she just went to her room to change.
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The bell rang and Rachel went over to see who it was. She looked through the peephole and saw Ross with Chandler standing on the other side. She opened the door to let them in.
"Hi" Ross said, giving Rachel a kiss on the cheek. "Chandler, this is Rachel, do you remember her?"
"Yeah, I think I saw her a few years ago, at a Thanksgiving... Monica's friend, right?" he asked as he kissed her cheek too.
"Exactly, nice to see you again, Chandler"
"Where is Monica?" Ross wondered.
"She's coming out in a minute, she's getting ready. Take a seat meanwhile"
A few seconds later Monica emerged from her room, wearing a nice dark blue dress, which showed every single curve she had "Hi" she greeted.
"Hey, Mon" Ross said. "You remember Chandler"
"I sure do" she said.
Chandler stood up from the couch, a stunned look on his face. 'Boy has she changed' he thought to himself 'This is not the little sister I knew'
Chandler leaned to kiss her cheek, just as he had done with Rachel, but Monica only extended her hand and waited for him to get the signal, and when he did, they shook hands.
"Nice to see you again, Monica... You surely look different"
"Thanks" she replied. 'Wish I could say the same about you'. She really wished that, because even though she was still really mad at him, she still find him cute, and *really* cute.
"Dinner is ready, why don't we sit down?" Monica offered.
Dinner passed by rather quickly. Rachel laughed as Chandler and Ross told some of their college stories, but Monica only looked at her plate, suddenly not feeling hungry at all.
After they had finished eating, they sat down on the couch for an hour and kept talking, but again, Monica only stared ahead, not talking nor laughing.
"Well, it's time to go" Chandler said, while looking at his watch.
"Yeah, I'll go with you, Chandler, but first I have to go to the bathroom" Ross said as he walked over to the bathroom and entered.
"I'll be right back" Rachel said and went into her bedroom.
"So..." Chandler said "You have been quiet tonight, I remember you weren't this shy, you've changed a lot"
"I was less shy I would say, but maybe all the weight made me seem more outgoing" she said bitterly.
Chandler wasn't expecting that answer "Umm, what?"
"Oh, don't pretend to be the good guy, Chandler" she said, no longer being able to contain the anger she had kept inside towards him. "You think you can call me fat and just let it go?"
Chandler was clueless "What are you talking about?"
"Oh, come on, like you don't remember calling me fat in Thanksgiving. I know I remember perfectly"
Suddenly, it all came back to Chandler "Oh my God, you heard that?"
"Yes I did"
"I am so sorry! I was--"
"Save it. I don't need to hear you explanations, believe me I went over them in my head over and over. I was fat, you disliked me because of it, it's all clear"
"Monica, look, I'm sorry you had to hear that"
"Yeah, well, I'm sorry too" she said, standing up.
"Look, I was an idiot back then, do you remember how I looked? I looked just like I was - a total idiot. I didn't mean to offend you," he said and stood up too "and I'm so sorry you heard that, but I don't think that now, I think you are a georgeous woman"
"Of course you think that, who wouldn't after seeing a cow turned into a thin woman? But I don't care what you think about me now, Chandler. I cared before, and what I heard from you was enough, I don't need to be in a superficial relationship or anything to that extent. So, save your explanations, save everything you may say, because I-don't-care" she said firmly.
"Is there any way you can understand that I've changed and that I don't longer think like that about anyone?"
"Maybe, but even if there is, I don't care enough to understand it"
"Why being so drastic, Monica?" Chandler wondered.
"Why? Why?! Because you were the first guy I really liked, a guy who I thought would be mature enough to look past the whole physical thing, but I was wrong, and I was dissapointed"
"But - we all get dissapointed in our lives, don't you think I at least deserve a second chance?"
"Chandler, you can't expect me to let you get in my life as if nothing! And why do you want a second chance? Because now I'm thin and you may just wanna play with me a bit before moving to another good looking woman?"
"No! Because you seem like an... interesting person"
"Well, believe me there are many 'interesting people' out there, why don't you go and find another one?"
"Because you are Ross's sister and I--"
"Ok, let's go" Ross said as he came out of the bathroom "Rachel, we are leaving!"
Rachel came out of the room. Apparently neither she nor Ross had heard anything about the conversation Chandler and Monica had just had. "Ok" she walked over to Chandler "Nice to see you again, hopefully it won't be the last time this year?" she really liked Chandler, he had totally changed. Rachel hoped Monica would be able to see that.
"I hope so too" he said looking over at Monica.
"We can get together again one of this days" Ross said.
"Sounds like a great idea" Chandler said. "Nice seeing you again Monica" he said sarcastically. He knew she was a good person, but her attitude didn't make him adore her right away. If only she would forgive him and realize he had changed, they would be able to move a step forward.
"Uh huh" Monica replied.
"Bye guys" Ross said as he left the apartment, Chandler following close behind.
Monica sat down on the couch and sighed. Rachel sat down next to her "Did you two make any progress?"
"Umm, unless you call telling him how I feel - and not in a good way - progress, then no"
"I told you to be nice to him!" Rachel said frustrated.
"Well, I couldn't, ok? Mainly because I don't want to be nice to him, he wasn't nice to--"
"Don't come with that again, Mon."
"Look, I don't want to keep talking about it, ok? I'll see you tomorrow" Monica said heading to her bedroom.
"See you tomorrow, Mon" Rachel said heading towards her own bedroom.
Before Monica could enter her room, she stopped and looked at Rachel "You know what the worse part is?"
"No, what is it?" she wondered as she looked back at Monica.
"That I think you are right. He really seems to have changed, but I just don't want to forgive him that easily, y'know? I know it seems totally childish, but I hated him for so long for what he said, that I can't let him get back into my life as if nothing"
Rachel nodded "I understand, really, but I'm not telling you to jump into his arms right away either. Just give him another chance, let him enter your life slowly, it could be a good thing"
"I really don't want to think about it now. G'night, Rach." Then she entered her bedroom and closed the door.
"'Night" Rachel entered her bedroom, hoping her friend would really let Chandler into her life, he could really do her good.
Wait a minute man
You mispronounced my name
You didn't wait for all the information
Before you turned me away
Wait a minute sir
You kind of hurt my feelings
You see me as a sweet back-loaded puppet
And you've got meal ticket taste
I see right through you
I know right through you
I feel right through you
I walk right through you
You took me for a joke
You took me for a child
You took a long hard look at my ass
And then played golf for a while
Your shake is like a fish
You pat me on the head
You took me out to wine dine 69 me
But didn't hear a damn word I said
I see right through you
I know right through you
I feel right through you
I walk right through you
Hello Mr. Man
You didn't think I'd come back
You didn't think I'd show up with my army
And this ammunition on my back
Now that I'm Miss Thing
Now that I'm a zillionaire
You scan the credits for your name
And wonder why it's not there
I see right through you
I know right through you
I feel right through you
I walk right through you
Right Through You, © Alanis Morissette.
To Be Continued...
That's it for part one. Review to let me know if it's worth continuing or not. Maybe it seems really cliché and not original at all, but hopefully it will be OK anyway. I'll try to have the next part as soon as possible if anyone really wants me to continue. Thanks for reading!