Freddie Benson sits in his room after school. The end of his Junior year is in a couple of days, and he sits at his desk, going over last minute assignments. Tomorrow is the final exams, and even though he knows he can pass them, he wants to study to make sure he knows everything.
He was supposed to talk to Carly and Sam about iCarly ideas, but he wanted to study instead. He knows Sam is over at the Shay apartments, doing whatever Sam usually does.
His mother is at work, but lately, she seems a bit out of it at home. T-Bo's at the Groovy Smoothie a lot, figuring out what all he can put on a stick. When Freddie asked him if he knew why his mother was acting the way she was, he shrugged his shoulders, not knowing what to say.
Finally, around six in the afternoon, both Mrs. Benson and T-Bo get back. Mrs. Benson heads towards the kitchen, telling the two men that dinner will be ready by seven, and to do whatever until then. Freddie decides to go to the Shay's to hang out, T-Bo going with him.
"Hey, T-Bo?" Freddie asks as the open the door to enter the hallway. "You know why my mom has been acting so weird lately?"
"Nope. We barely talk." T-Bo answers, opening the door to the Shay's. "Something with work I guess. She told me she has an important announcement to tell us during dinner though."
"Huh. Okay. Thanks." Freddie says, walking to the kitchen with T-Bo, where Carly and Sam are sitting.
"What's with the face, Fredward?" Sam says with a scowl as Freddie takes a seat on the couch. Ever since the break-up, tension has been thick between the two teens.
"Nothing, Sam." Freddie says, facing his two female friends. "So, any new ideas for iCarly? We haven't thought of anything yet."
"Nothing yet." Carly says, pulling a notebook out of her backpack. "Why are you and T-Bo over here? You usually take care of stuff at your place."
"Mrs. Benson basically told us to get out for an hour." T-Bo says, taking a seat on the chair beside the couch. "She's been acting all wonky lately."
"She's always wonky." Sam says, getting up from the couch. "I'm grabbing something to eat." She says, heading to the kitchen.
"She's worse than usual." T-Bo supplies when no one says anything after shrugging their shoulders in agreement to Sam's comment about Mrs. Benson.
"How so?" Carly asks, placing the notebook down on the table in front of her.
"She's been acting kinda rushed." Freddie says, earning a nod of agreement from T-Bo. "Over the last few days she's been acting somewhat secretive or something."
"And she's no her self." T-Bo adds. "She's not as crazy as she was before, which freaks me out man."
"And apparently, she has some big news to tell T-Bo and me during dinner tonight." Freddie finishes, leaning against the couch.
"Any idea what it could be?" Carly asks as Sam sits back on the couch, eating a can of pie filling.
"Nope." "No idea." Freddie and T-Bo say simultaneously.
"Okay. Now that Freddie's mom's crazy is taken care of," Sam starts, her tone bored. "Let's talk about iCarly bits. You two talk, I'll eat." She finishes with, taking a spoonful of the filling.
The next 45 minutes are filled with the three teens talking about ideas. Sam got involved finally when Carly threatened not to let her eat at the Shay's apartment, after saying that Spencer's getting meat for dinner tomorrow. Sam helped for a chance to get meat.
At 10 to 7, Mrs. Benson knocks on the Shay's door, opening it and standing in the doorway.
"Freddie. T-Bo. Dinner's almost ready. Can you two come back over please?" She asks, not walking in.
"Uh, sure." Freddie says, getting off the couch. "How'd you know we were here?"
"I called Spencer and he informed me you were here. Come on." She says, trying to rush them out.
Across the hall, T-Bo and Freddie was their hands in the kitchen sink before sitting down at the table to eat. Freddie and T-Bo exchange looks when they see what Mrs. Benson prepared.
"Uh, Mrs. Benson." T-Bo says, sounding a little confused. "Since when do you make spaghetti tacos?"
"I remember you two saying you like when Spencer makes them, so I decided to make it tonight." Mrs. Benson answers, sounding distracted.
"Yeah, but you don't like them." Freddie states, staring at his mother in disbelief. "What's going on mom?" He asks, serious.
"Well, I don't know how to say this, but we're moving to LA." Mrs. Benson says, finally looking at her son.
"What about me? I can't leave the Groovy Smoothie." T-Bo adds in after a few moments of silence.
"I talked to Spencer. He's okay with you moving in over there." She answers him, turning her attention to her son after. "Do you have anything to say, Freddie?"
"I'm gonna finish studying. I'll talk to you guys tomorrow." T-Bo and Mrs. Benson watch as Freddie excuses himself from the table, walking slowly to his room.
The Next Day at School
"What do you mean you're moving?" Carly asks, standing in front of her two friends, face contorted in confusion at Freddie's news.
"My mom told me and T-Bo last night. Apparently, T-Bo's moving in with you and Spencer, and I'm moving to LA with my mom." Freddie states, face blank.
"Did you do anything about it?" Sam asks, looking at Freddie, not believing what she's hearing.
"What could I do, Sam? It's like she already has everything planned. From what T-Bo told me earlier, we leave the day after school lets out."
"Do something other than roll over, Fredward!" Sam yells, making Carly and Freddie jump. "What about iCarly? Us? It's like you don't care."
"Of course I care. We leave in a few days, guys. It's too late to argue." Freddie says, his voice getting slightly louder.
"Oh, like you even tried, Benson." Sam says, glaring at the male teen.
"Look, I'm sorry. What do you want me to do? My mom already has me entered into some performing arts school there, as well as everything transferred to the new house." Freddie says, looking to Carly for help.
"Why are you moving?" Carly asks, leaning up against her locker.
"T-Bo said something about her being offered a better job. She took it, and now we're leaving after school's over." He says, his face becoming somewhat blank.
"Screw you, Benson. You're too much of a weenie to argue with your mother and you do whatever she suggests. You say you care about iCarly and your friends, yet you do nothing to stop the move."
"Sam!" Carly says as Sam goes to walk away, not bothering to say anything else. "Look, Freddie." Carly says, turning back to him. "She has a point. You've always been like this. You don't argue with whatever she says. It's like we don't matter enough for you to stay with us. Are you even going to be able to help with iCarly tonight?"
"Sorry, I can't. I have to start packing up some stuff. We might actually be leaving early. Mom wants me to finish the finals so she can have the final grades sent to the new school. I'm really sorry, Carly."
"So am I." She says sadly, dropping her head down. Without any other words, Carly turns around and walks away, in the same direction that Sam did moments ago.
Freddie watches as his friends walk away, not knowing what to say or do. All he knows is that he wishes he had a heads up, so maybe he could have worked something out to stay, but with the minimum time only two days, he doesn't see any way to stay.
I really hope they don't hate me. He thinks as he heads towards his first class of the day, which he has with Carly and Sam.
Thank you for reading, and to Challenge King, I hope you like it so far. I don't know how often updates will be, and chapter length will vary.
This is a Freddie and Cat story, and cat will be seen soon. I wanted to build up the plot for a couple of chapters before we see the Benson's in LA. Does anyone know what job Mrs. Benson has, or what Cat's mom does? I want to work at least on of the jobs in, but I don't know what they are.
Please review, and again, thank you for reading.