A/N: So… here's my new story: Return to Seattle! This is a future fic, and I'm not going to rant on forever, so… please enjoy.

Chapter 1

"Flight S419 from Hong Kong to Seattle is now boarding. Please proceed to boarding gate 54…"

Time to go, Sam thought.

After almost ten years of working outside the United States, Sam decided that it was time to return to Seattle and start a new life – in the US – as an adult. Although she loved working in Asia's World City, and enjoyed the things she could do here, she still missed Seattle dearly. The memories of her teenage life in the US has started coming back to her ever since she left, but she hadn't really thought of going back to Seattle, since she wanted to experience life in another place.

However, after five years of being away from her home, she missed her friends and her sister a lot. Moreover, she felt that there was no potential in staying in her present position. Therefore, she made the decision to leave Hong Kong, and continue her life in Seattle again.

Now, sitting in the airport all by herself, she flipped through dated magazines in the lobby, while thinking of what she'll encounter the moment she stepped out of the plane. Her mind then drifted to her friends, Carly and Freddie.

Freddie… Sam couldn't recall how long it has been since she had met the nub. Through these ten years, she had only kept in touch with Carly and Melanie, and they talked on forever on video chat. However, the last time she had seen Freddie was when he was leaving for MIT, and that was two years before she left Seattle for Hong Kong. So, she hadn't seen him in about…

12 years… I wonder how he is? However, when the announcement for her flight came, she forgot all about Freddie and proceeded to board her plane.

Seattle has definitely changed.

Although Sam was still at the airport, she could already spot a few changes: the whole airport has been rebuilt. The design has been redone from bottom to top, and Sam had lost her way in the massive terminal. Luckily, she had the guide from several signs, leading her to the exit.

However, upon checking the time, she found out she arrived almost an hour early, and after phoning Carly, she had to wait at least half an hour before she could get a ride home. Frustrated, she made her way to the coffee shop for a nice cup of mocha. However, on the way, she bumped into someone and knocked over the man's bags. Muttering a quick apology, Sam proceeded to pick up the bags up.

However, she heard the man say, "Wow. After 12 years, Puckett has become nice to others?" Sam's heart shuddered at the familiarness of the voice, and she looked up from her work to have a glance at the man. A look at the man's face told her that the man was…

"Freddie? Is that you?"

"Of course it's me, Puckett," Freddie chuckled, "I can't believe seeing you after all these years… why you at the airport?"

Sam motioned to the big suitcase she was carrying around. "I just come back from Hong Kong after ten years of working there… and I sort of miss this place, so I decided to come back…" Sam shrugged, "So what are you doing here?"

"Oh, I just got back from California on business for Pear, and was supposed to get a ride home from my, uh, girlfriend..."

Freddie was cut off by Sam question: "You really have a girlfriend, Freddie? I mean, you don't really have the looks or so…"

"Of course I have one! Her name's…"

Just at this moment, a tall girl with curly blond hair came up next to Freddie. "Hey Freddie! I'm here!" The girl stood facing Freddie. She looked at Sam, and she had a puzzled look on her face. "Who is this…?"

"Oh, Kira, here's Sam, my friend that I keep telling you about. Sam, here's Kira, my girlfriend." Sam merely nodded.

Sam looked at Kira: she was even taller than Freddie, and shared the same brown eyes with him; she wore a dress that was quite good looking, and had a stylish handbag with her; she also had a look that irritated Sam, although there was nothing too special about it.

Kira said to Sam, "Oh, so you're the Sam that Freddie kept talking about. I hope you're not intent on stealing my boyfriend, do you?"

Freddie groaned at the statement, while Sam laughed. "Of course I'm not! We broke up years ago… didn't Freddie tell you that? Whenever we get together, we… uh… let's just say we cause a lot of trouble for others. We're just friends for now."

Kira smiled contently and turned towards Freddie. "Shall we get into the car then?"

Freddie smiled. "Yeah, sure," He turned towards Sam. "So… I'll see you around then?"

"Yeah, of course, Freddo," Sam looked at her watch. "Oh, Carly should be picking me up anytime, so… see ya."

Sam watched as Freddie and Kira walk away, and the thoughts of Kira and Freddie were floating around in her mind. What kind of girlfriend is that? Sam thought, making her way to Brewin' for a coffee. However, she felt someone was following her from behind, and she turned around.

It was Carly, along with Melanie. The three girls went into for an embrace, and they quickly broke apart. After a few chit chat, Carly and Melanie were dragging Sam's luggage to the car, while Sam walked quite lazily behind, having a cup of coffee in her hand.

Once the girls were in the car, Sam asked the two, "Hey, did you ever hear of Freddie's girlfriend?"

To her surprise, Carly and Melanie both made disgusted faces. "Oh, you mean Kira?" Carly was the first to speak, "she's extremely annoying. Whenever I went over to find Freddie for a nice chit chat and TV hangover, she always kicks me out of his apartment! I couldn't even go near him except when she's out of town or when I have to discuss business matters with him."

Melanie continued, "True… although I have never seen her in person, It's already annoying enough to me." Sam nodded, and the rest of the ride was spent in silence.

Interesting… Sam thought, but what does Freddie see in her?

A/N: Sorry for the late story, hope you guys wouldn't mind.

Got a few plans for this story – gotta learn how to actually add cliffhangers.

So… please leave a review? It would make this story and my life much better.

See you,

-KMS

P.S: Guess where I got the name "Kira" from? :)

P.P.S: If you're wondering why I put Mel in the story, it's simply because I like the fact that Sam has a sister. Sounds nice in my opinion. (note: The real reason is Sam and Mel look nice when together in a story)