Disclaimer: IDon't own Icarly
Carly and Sam were called to the principal's office. Freddie was already there.
"Carly, Sam I'm disappointed in you two for the practical joke you played on Freddie," the principal lectured, "throwing frogs at him was not funny. He could have been hurt. You threw it in his face"
"We're sorry," Carly said sincerely but Sam giggled.
"Well I'm sure you are," the principal said, "but as it was Freddie that you hurt I have decided that he will be the one to decide your punishment for you two"
"Yes sir," Carly said
"I haven't decided for Sam yet," Freddie told the principal, "but I'm letting Carly off the hook. I am almost 100% sure she was under Sam's influence"
"Well Carly you're lucky your friend cares so deeply about you"
"Thank you Freddie," Carly said and kissed his cheek lightly. Freddie blushed ten shades of red.
"Dweb," Sam muttered
"Sam," Freddie said, "you're in enough trouble as it is. You might want to shut up"
"You have till the end of the week to decide Sam's punishment," the principal told Freddie
"Okay," Freddie nodded.
Later that day Freddie and Carly were doing homework when Carly looked up at him.
"Freddie?"
"Yeah Carl"
"I need to ask you a favor"
"Sure"
"I know what I do and I know what Sam did was wrong but for my sake please let Sam off the hook. If you don't she'll be mad at me and I could lose her as a friend"
Freddie paused for a minute.
He felt trapped. On one hand he was really mad at Sam. He felt furious and didn't understand why she was so mean to him. In fact sometimes he felt like he hated her. This was his chance to punish her and to make her suffer.
On the other hand he loved Carly. She was the center of his world for him. She was the moon, the stars and the sky. He knew she would be crushed if she lost her best friend. He knew also that Sam was mean enough to stop being her friend over that.
His love for Carly finally won out, as it also did over his hatred for Sam. He had protected her before the previous year when they'd gone to a strict Catholic school and he knew that she would melt his heart.
"Sure Carly," he said putting a hand on her shoulder, "I'll let Sam off the hook but only for you"
Later he told Sam, "I'm letting you off the hook"
"Thanks Benson," Sam said, "You're cooler then I thought"
"I'm only doing it because Carly asked me too," Freddie said sternly, "only for Carly"
