Disclaimer: The iCarly name, characters and show belong to Dan Schnieder. I own nothing.
Can someone tell me if finishing one story, and then starting a sequel is normal? Cause I'm really worried that something is wrong with me. :L
Anyway, this is the first chapter of Unwanted Company. The whole uproar with "Brian and Sam possibly going out" got me thinking. So here it is. :D
If y'all haven't read "Unfinished Business" by me (.net/s/7749656/1/), then you might need to read it, there are some things that are mentioned there that aren't actually canon. :L
iGet Surprised.
"When is he going to get here?" Sam whined. "We've been here for an hour! I swear, if your nub of a cousin doesn't show up…" she threatened, obviously riled up by Brian's lack of punctuality.
"Sam, it's not his fault if his bus comes late." added Freddie, not bothering to tell her to relax.
Sam and Freddie were sitting in the waiting bay of the Seattle Bus Terminal, waiting for Freddie's cousin, Brian. The terminal wasn't packed with tourists and travellers, but it was still fairly busy. Patiently, on the metal benches, Freddie sat, waiting. Wearing a blue polo shirt, the sleeves of which were scrunched up to his bulging biceps. Sam, however, fidgeted in her seat, like she was expecting results from a life or death surgery. The leather jacket she was wearing squeaked against the metal seats. No one kept Sam waiting, especially when she volunteered to do this. As Brian was staying with Freddie's apartment for summer break, he had to pick him up from the bus station. Being Freddie's girlfriend, she offered to come along to greet him. What she didn't expect however was to be kept waiting; in her books, waiting was almost as bad as a world without meat. Noticing that Sam was starting to scrape viciously at her own nails, he placed a soothing hand over them. Instantly, he felt the calming effects that he had on Sam, her twitching hands fell still.
"Relax Sam, my cousin didn't mean to be late, so please, try not to punch him when you see him." comforted Freddie.
"I know baby… but-"
"Freddie!"
A deep voice cried out from behind them, as they both turned, they laid eyes upon a tall, mildly built boy. The resemblance between Freddie and Brian was amazing. His hair was mouse brown, like Freddie's, but it wasn't trimmed, and fell in a short fringe around his forehead. His jaw came to a point, unlike Freddie's, which was much more squared off, exactly how Sam loved it.
"Brian!" Freddie exclaimed, standing up and jogging over to help him with his bags.
The two Bensons were exchanging pleasantries, greeting each other with a handshake, and a hug.
"How have you been dude! Haven't seen you since your mom came down with Typhoid!" Freddie said.
"Oh yeah, that was a greaaat weekend." Brian said sarcastically.
Something else wasn't right though. While they both talked and caught up, Sam stood suspiciously on the spot. Yes, Brian finally got here, but Sam still felt antsy. Like she was about to get pounced on by a large tiger. Just when she was about to go and introduce herself to Brian, a finger tapped three times on her shoulder.
"SAMANTHA!" Melanie exclaimed, jumping onto her and gripping her in a tight hug.
"Melanie?" shrieked Sam.
What the chiz? Why is she here?
At long last, she let go of Sam. Even though the hug lasted for a few seconds, any kind of physical contact with Melanie made Sam's blood boil. The first thing that struck Sam was the brown cascade of hair that had replaced Melanie's previous blonde up-do.
"Surprise! I thought I'd visit you! My friend had a summer internship in Seattle, so I was like, 'what the hell!' I didn't expect you to be here though…" she explained, hands in the air.
"You didn't have to visit!"
"What do you mean I didn't have to? Of course I had to! You're my sister!" Melanie squealed. "So how have you been? I see that you're still on iCarly pretty much every week, meaning that you've been staying out of Juvi!" she painfully said.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine."
"And Carly?"
"She's just dandy."
"…what about Freddie? Does he still believe I don't exist?"
"Well, yeah… kinda"
"Is he dating anyone?"
"I tried to te- Is he what?" taken aback by her last question.
Noticing that Sam hadn't introduced herself to Brian, Freddie led Brian over to where Sam was, curious as to why she hadn't done so.
"Sam, uh, Brian's here." he awkwardly announced
Sam glanced back at Brian, noting that he was just taller than her boyfriend.
"Oh sorry, hi Brian." waving her hand at him. "Freddie, I… uh, I was talking to my sister here." motioning towards Melanie.
"Sam, come on, I'm not goi-" Freddie shut himself up as he laid eyes on the cleaned up mirror image of Sam's twin sister.
"Why hi there Freddie." Melanie purred, twirling her chestnut ponytail in her fingers.
"You… she… what?" Freddie stuttered, switching between Melanie and Sam.
Brian felt out of place the moment he wheeled his luggage into the conversation. From what he could see, Freddie was dumbstruck, staring with an unhinged jaw at who must've been Melanie. Sam, who Brian understood to be Freddie's girlfriend, stood there impatiently. He also gathered that Melanie and Sam were identical twins, with Melanie's appearance only differing from Sam with her brunette hair, and the slight height difference.
"I haven't seen you in a while." said Melanie as she approached Freddie, completely stunned. "You filled out nicely Freddie." grasping his rather large arms. It was pretty clear that Melanie was flirting with Freddie, and what shocked him even more was that Sam did nothing to stop it.
"You- uh, you too?" Freddie just managed to say.
"Y'know… I'm in town for a few weeks with my friend…" she suggested, placing a delicate hand on his chest. "and I have a whole hotel room to myself." whispered Melanie into his ear.
Clearing her throat, Sam finally said something.
"Hey, sis, remember when you asked if Freddie was dating anyone?" Sam declared.
Melanie didn't stop running her hand over Freddie's various muscular areas, causing Freddie to uncomfortably bat her wondering fingers away.
"Oh yeah, I remember…" looking Freddie intimately in his eyes.
"wel-"
"I'M DATING YOUR SISTER!" blurted Freddie rather loudly, snatching the attention, and many looks of confusion of anyone nearby.
"Is that so?" startled by his unexpected outburst.
"Yep!" answered Sam, wrapping her arm around his. "now, sis, if you don't mind, we have to go take Freddie's cousin back to his apartment." staring directly at Melanie, noting the signs of jealousy hidden on her face.
Disallowing her to have the last word, Sam picked up one of Brian's bags, and dragged Freddie towards the exit.
"It was… uh, nice to meet you." said Brian as he turned to follow Sam and Freddie, receiving a forced smile from Melanie.
The three of them headed outside of the terminal, and into the parking lot. Finding their car, Freddie opened the trunk, and loaded the bags that he and Sam were carrying. As Brian was lagging behind with his last piece of luggage, Freddie ran over to help him, out of common courtesy.
"You can go ahead and get in the car, Sam and I will take care of these, man." he offered.
Nodding his thanks, Brian shouldered his backpack and opened the back seat of Freddie's mom's silver Prius, the very same he used to escape from her when she had gone off her medication.
"I was expecting you to punch her, you know that?" Freddie mentioned, as he hauled the last bag into the trunk.
"Seeing the look on her face when you said you were dating me, felt so much better." Sam replied, slamming the trunk shut.
"Who are you and what have you done with my Sam Puckett?" Freddie joked.
With a chuckle, she gave him a light shove.
"Shut up you nub. I could always just punch you." she threatened with that beautiful smile of hers.
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