A/N: So... my first multi-chap and my first AU. A little background info: Sam lives with Melanie and her mother, and her mother is much nicer. Carly and Freddie are dating (I swear that it'll be Seddie at the end, people, don't kill me!), and they all live in Bushwell. There might be some OOC in characters... but please enjoy! :D
Chapter 1
"Sam! Wake up at once! It's one in the morning already!" Sam's mother, Pam, shouted into her bedroom.
Groaning and moaning, Sam got up from her bed, still feeling sleepy, and practically fell off the edge of her bed. "Ow... that hurts..." she muttered to herself, now dragging her body into the bathroom for a quick shower.
Moments later, Sam went down the stairs for breakfast... or lunch. As a girl living in Bushwell Plaza Apartment 8F, she had the luxury of a two-storey apartment, and since her mom, Pam, and her sister, Melanie, occupied the rooms on the ground floor of the apartment, she had the whole second floor to herself. And she absolutely loved it.
As soon as she sat down at the table, she began munching on the ham in front of her. She then asked Pam, "Mom, is there anything special today?" "Of course there's something happening today," Pam chuckled.
Still chewing her ham, Sam almost yelled impatiently, "What is it? Tell me, mom!" Pam frowned. "No speaking while chewing, Sam! Anyway, there are two new neighbours, moving into Apartment 8C and Apartment 8D."
"Please don't tell me they are moving in next to us, mom." Pam gave Sam a smile, "Of course they are, Sam."
Sam groaned loudly and muttered a curse, knowing that she had never had a good experience with neighbours in the past. The last time she had a neighbour, who had a bull dog as a pet, it nearly bit off her leg in an accident. It took all of Pam and Melanie's restraints to keep Sam from chopping the dog's head off with a kitchen knife. In the end, people were so terrified of Sam that they had no neighbours on the same floor for almost three years.
Just then, the apartment door opened, and Melanie came into the apartment with bags of groceries in her hands. Upon seeing Sam, she said to her, "Hey sis, care to carry these bags for me?" Knowing for sure that she would never say yes.
Predictably, Sam said to her, "When did I ever say yes? You know me well, Mel." Then she continued consuming her meal. Melanie shrugged and brought the bags to the kitchen. Then Sam asked Melanie, "Mel, have you heard of the new neighbours? What do you think of them?"
Melanie grinned. "It's great! And I heard that the familes have kids of our age! It'll be fun during the weekends that I won't be lonely anymore..." "Come on, Mel, you have me every day? Why do you say you're lonely?"
Rolling her eyes, Melanie replied, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Yeah, Samantha. I have a terrific sister that only sleeps and eats on the weekends, and does nothing with her sister." Sam scowled at the use of her full name. "Yeah yeah, very funny Mel." Having finished her meal, she got up from her seat and grabbed her wallet. That's right, Sam Puckett never uses a purse, only a wallet. "I'm going down to the Groovy Smoothie. Do you guys need anything?"
Pam shook her head. "I'm fine." "Bring me a kiwi ka-blam, sis." Melanie said. Sam nodded her head and went out.
In the lift, Sam thought about the new neighbours. Perhaps they aren't as bad as I thought, she thought to herself, I just can't judge a book by its cover.
Clutching a kiwi kablam and a blueberry blitz, Sam sat down at her favorite table and sipped her drink.
Behind her, the door of the smoothie shop opened, and two teenagers stepped into the shop. They seem to be a couple, and both had brown hair and brown eyes. The girl was wearing a nice pink blouse, a pair of blue jeans and a pair of boots, while the boy had a shirt with stripes, a matching pair of jeans and a pair of Converses. They seemed to be lovely-dovely together.
After buying their smoothies, they looked around for a while before making their way over to Sam's table. "Excuse me, you don't mind us sitting here, do you?" The girl asked Sam. Sam simply shrugged. The boy then spoke, "We'll take that as a yes then." And the two sat down. Sam was dumbstruck by what the boy said. How can he say that? She thought. He's such a jerk.
For a while, none of the three said anything. Sam, however, spoke after observing them for a while, "You two don't live around here, do you?" The girl shook her head. "Nah, we just moved in here a while ago." Sam smiled. "What's you name?" She asked the girl.
"I'm Carly, and this is my boyfriend Freddie," she said, now hugging his arm. "We have known each other since Grade 5." Sam nodded her head. "So what's yours?" carly asked Sam. "Just call me Sam," Sam replied, taking a sip her her smoothie.
"Sam? Shouldn't it be Samantha?" The boy smirked. Furious, Sam scowled and punched Freddie in the arm. "Ow! Samantha, what was that for?" Freddie rubbed his arm, but ended up having Sam punch him again on the other arm.
"Do-not-call-me-Samantha. Got that, jerk?" Sam gritted her teeth as she mouthed the words with anger. She glared at Freddie for extra threat.
Freddie winced and went back to sipping his smoothie, saying nothing more.
Carly then asked Sam, "Hey Sam, where do you live?" "Bushwell Plaza, I live with my mom and sister in Apartment 8F." She paused, and noticed that Freddie and Carly had smiles on their faces. Frowning, she asked, "Uh... what's wrong with you guys?"
Carly squealed and hugged Sam tightly. "That's great, Sam! You are my new neighbour!" Suddenly, everything clicked into Sam's mind. "Are you the new guys that are moving into apartment 8C and 8D?" Carly nodded eagerly. "Yes. We're going to have a fun time hanging out together!"
Sam smiled to herself. This girl seems nice to hang out with, she thought, while glancing over to Freddie. But for the boy...
"Freddie, do you hear me?" However, Freddie didn't respond.
Irritated, Sam grabbed Freddie's shirt and yelled into his ear. Freddie immediately leapt up and covered his ear, while backing away from the table. Still recovering from the shock that Sam gave him, Freddie turned to Sam. "What was that for, blondie?" Sam, already furious that Freddie didn't respond to her, was instantly filled with rage and slapped Freddie on the cheek again.
Sam shot a death glare at Freddie and said, "If you call me blondie, I'll make sure you wish you'd never met me. Is that clear, nub?" Freddie winced, and walked out of the shop quickly, clutching his smoothie. A few seconds later, Carly followed Freddie out of the Groovy Smoothie.
After finishing her smoothie, Sam clutched Melanie's Kiwi Kablam and walked upstairs to her apartment. This is gonna get very interesting...
"Aw, they are a couple? Is the boy handsome? How pretty does the girl look? How long..." Melanie asked Sam.
"Will you please calm down, Mel? First, I know nothing about them; second, the boy is a total nub!" Sam said as she walked over to the fridge.
After arriving home from the Groovy Smoothie, Melanie was thrilled to learn about the teenage couple, and bombarded Sam with a bunch of questions. Sam, feeling annoyed by now, took out a Peppy Cola from the fridge and drained the whole can in seconds.
Just then, the doorbell rang. Since Pam was out for a few errands, and Sam, as usual, was too lazy, Melanie went over and opened it. When she opened it, she saw four people standing at the door. Two of them were Carly and Freddie, and a middle-aged woman stood at the back, along with a quite handsome young man.
Not knowing Carly and Freddie, Melanie scratched her head. "Um... hi?"
Sam turned around, and as she saw the people at the door, she flashed a smile across her face. But as soon as she saw Freddie along with them, she scoffed. "Why is that nub over here?"
Melanie sighed and said, "Sam, be nice." Then she turned to the door. "And you guys are..."
The man standing behind Carly said, "I'm Spencer Shay, and I suppose you've met Carly? At the Groovy Smoothie?" Melanie shook her head. "No, it's my sister Sam. We're twins." Spencer nodded. "I see. And standing here is Mrs. Benson, along with Freddie."
The lady, Mrs. Benson, then spoke, "We'd like to invite you guys over for dinner tonight at the Shay's apartment, 8C. Will you guys come over?"
Sam, not wanting to eat with Freddie, opened her mouth to decline, but Melanie cut her off and replied, "That's great! See you guys later!" The two families smiled and left, and Melanie closed the door. However, as she turned around, she came face-to-face with an annoyed Sam.
Sam rolled her eyes and sighed. "Why did you agree, Mel?"
In contrast, Melanie had a broad grin and said, "So this is the couple and the families you're talking about? They are so cute together!" And I can't wait to know more about the girl!" Then, Melanie's phone rang, and she went to get it.
Sam sighed to herself. "This is gonna be craptastic..." she muttered to herself.
A/N: Not much to say here... just that I promise to all Seddiers that there will be Seddie at the end, but it'll be a long process. Anyway, thanks for reading, and please review! =)
Till next time,
- Ky