Author's Note - Ok I've started a new story, I know I should really update the others but this one just came to me and I had to write it.

Anyway it's set the middle of Season Four and is AU from there on in!

Please read and hopefully enjoy and don't forget to review )


Chandler took a deep breath as he took one last look at the apartment. His eyes filled up with tears as the memories of all of his years spent their flooded back to him. He blinked hard to eradicate any trace of tears. He didn't cry – Chandler Bing was not a crier. Still that didn't stop the tears from coming. He blinked hard again. This time to try and erase the memories. He scoffed at the thought. He'd never be able to erase them and he didn't want to – they were all he had left now but he was just making things harder by dwelling on them. The longer he stayed the more likely he'd talk himself out of this and he couldn't stay. He told himself that he had to do this. He had to go. He didn't have a choice. He picked up his bag that he'd filled with a few essential belongings, placed the envelope on the foosball table and then walked out the door, without looking back...

Joey unlocked the door and chucked his keys on the table.

'Chandler.' He shouted as he picked up the mail. No reply. Joey shrugged. 'Bill, bill, bill.' Joey said uninterested as he flipped through the mail. He chucked them onto the foosball table and then saw an envelope with his name on it. 'Huh.' Joey said as he picked it up. He opened it up and read the contents...

Joe,

Hey bud, I didn't want to do this through a letter I was going to tell you to your face but when I thought about what I'd say I realised I would never find the words... so I chickened out. I knew you'd try and talk me out of it and I guess you'd probably have succeeded so I have to do it this way. Please don't hate me for this.

I'm leaving New York, why you don't need to know, you just need to know I'm not coming back. I'm going to miss you guys so much but you'll move on, I know you will.

I've left you some money to pay rent and stuff for the next couple of months so you should be ok for a while. You can keep all the stuff in the apartment – I don't need them and I want you to have them. It's the least I can do after leaving you in the lurch like this. Knock yourself out bud.

Please know I'll keep looking out for your big break- I know you're going to be a huge star one day!

Tell Ross he has been one of the best friends I could have ever wished for and I'm going to miss his dinosaur stories.

Tell Pheebs I love her quirkiness and she should never change. I'm going to miss her songs!

Tell Rach I love her strength, she has grown so much and she's so amazing. I'll miss her fashion tips.

Tell Mon, I love her. I think she always knew and now I can finally say it without fear of rejection. She has so much to give, she's amazing and I'll miss her so much.

And finally Joe – you are my best friend. Thank you for all of the great times we've shared. I'm going to miss you! I'm not going to miss just one thing I'm going to miss everything about you!

Anyway I don't want to ramble anymore! I'm dwelling too much and I have to go. I've got to do this.

I love you all - you have been the best group of friends. I didn't deserve you.

Please don't try to find me, you don't need me and you'll just make this harder.

Move on.

Have a great life!

Chandler.

Joey clutched the letter in his hand, ran across the hall and flung the door open to Apartment 20 in a daze.

'Chandler's gone.' He said to the gang who were sat in the lounge watching TV.

'What?' Rachel said looking up from the TV.

'He's gone.' Joey replied.

'Gone where?' Phoebe asked nonchantly.

'I don't know.' Joey answered still completely shocked.

Ross eyed him warily. 'Are you ok Joe?' He asked.

'No I'm not, Chandler's flipped.' Joey flustered.

'You're not making any sense what's going on?' Monica asked getting up.

'I have no idea, read this.' Joey said holding out the letter.

The gang all gathered at the kitchen table to read the letter.

'What the hell's going on?' Ross shrieked upon finishing the letter.

'Why the hell would he just leave like this?' Rachel exclaimed. 'What's he thinking of taking off with no explanation and leaving us with a note.' She continued.

Monica sat down slowly at the kitchen table. She was totally shocked, she looked at Rachel.

'I have no idea.' She stammered.

'But he's going to come back though right?' Joey asked fearfully.

'Sure.' Rachel answered. 'He'll realise what he's doing and know he's made a huge mistake. He'll be back.' She stated.

'Yeh of course.' Everyone said.

'He'll be back.' Phoebe stated. 'Just give it a couple of days...'

The gang all sat at the kitchen table in silence trying to comprehend the news.

Phoebe was right just a couple of days and Chandler would be back, everything would be back to normal in a couple of days...