Here is my new series. I hope you like it. All you have to know is that Chandler doesn't know the gang, but he did meet Ross and Monica on thanksgiving. Everything else will explain itself as the story goes on. Email me with any comments, feedback, etc... Now, on with the 'fic.
Things Change, People Change
Chapter 1: The Past
Monica, Rachel, Ross and Phoebe were at Central Perk, where they usually hang out everyday after work. Ross was telling a, according to him, fascinating story about dinosaurs that he heard that day at work. They were all listening, or so he thought, when his story was interrupted when Joey entered to the coffee house with a friend in tow. Monica was reading a magazine, so she didn't look up when he entered.
"Hey Guys" Joey said, his friend standing next to him looking nervous "I want to introduce you guys to someone"
"Joey" Ross spoke up "I was telling a story here, would you mind if I finish it first?"
Joey, almost sure of what the story was about, looked at the rest "Lets say what they want. Guys, would you rather listen to Ross or me?"
They all agreed to listen to Joey, after all, meeting someone new was always more interesting than listening to Ross talking about dinosaurs.
"Fine!" Ross said "But you'll never get the chance to hear it again!"
"So, who's your new friend, Joey?" Rachel asked, ignoring Ross's last comment.
"Well, I met him at this audition, he was there helping the director with some dialogues and we started talking, so we became friends"
"So, I guess that guy standing next to you, who looks really nervous, is your friend?"
Joey looked at his friend and laughed "Relax, Chandler!" He turned his attention back to everyone else "Guys, this is my friend, Chandler Bing"
They all looked at him and said various hello's. Monica looked really nervous and immediately turned her attention back to the magazine. Rachel looked at her and quietly asked her "He... he isn't the Chandler Bing we know, right?" Monica nodded and Rachel gasped.
Ross looked at him for a while and then got up from the couch "Chandler? Is that really you?" Joey only looked confused and Chandler smiled.
"Ross!" He said "I thought it was you, but I wasn't sure"
Ross smiled "Well, it is me!" He hugged Chandler "What's up, man? Long time no see"
Chandler nodded "That's right"
Joey looked at Ross then back at Chandler "You guys know each other?"
Ross and Chandler nodded at the same time "Yeah, we were roommates a long time ago, back in college"
"Cool!" Joey said "Well, let me introduce you to everyone else... This is Phoebe"
"Hey"
"And Rachel..."
"Hi" She said bitterly.
"And Monica, Ross's little sister"
Monica looked up at him.
"Hello" She said. Then looked back at the magazine she was reading.
Chandler looked a little bit uncomfortable and there was a silence between them.
Then Ross spoke up again "Well, sit down man and tell us what you have been up to"
Chandler was about to start talking when Phoebe interrupted "You will, but after my show, I don't like when people talk while I'm singing" She got up from the couch and went to the 'stage'.
"Hello everyone" She said, while getting comfortable on her seat "We will start with my most popular song and then I'll introduce you guys to my new song"
As she started to sing her 'famous' song, Smelly Cat, everyone listened carefully but Monica. Her mind wandered back to her school times.
--- Flashback to: 1988 ---
After the 'fat' and the 'toe' incident, Monica and Chandler became close friends and after a few weeks they started dating. Only Rachel knew about their relationship. They didn't want to tell Ross about it, because they knew he would kill Chandler. Chandler was Monica's first boyfriend since she had lost a lot of weight, and well... before Chandler she had had one boyfriend only. They went out for two months and everything was going smoothly until one night...
It was Mark's birthday. Mark was one of Chandler's best friends. There was a lot of people at the party and beer too. Chandler had had a few cans of beer, but Monica only drank Coke, she didn't like beer. Monica's parents were away for the weekend and Ross was staying at Carol's house for the night. Monica and Chandler returned to her house at about 3:30am.
They went into Monica's room and Chandler closed the door, locking it. Monica sat on her bed, smiling at him. He smiled back and sat on a chair next to her bed. They talked for about 15 minutes before Chandler sat next to her on the bed.
"So, did you have a good night?" He asked.
"Yeah, you?"
"Yes, but it's about to get better" He said, grinning.
She tensed up a little "What do you mean?"
"You know exactly what I mean" He said and started kissing Monica's neck. She was enjoying the feeling of his lips against her skin and smiled.
Chandler then pushed Monica down to the bed and climbed on top of her. Monica kissed him on the lips and he kissed back. As he did so, he started running his hands up and down her body, touching her everywhere. Then he started unbuttoning her shirt and kissing her down to her stomach. This was when she decided to stop him.
"Chandler..." She said softly.
He stopped and looked up at her "Yeah?"
"You... you know I've never done this before" She started, nervously "And... and
well... could we stop here?"
Chandler sat up a little and sighed "Mon... I know you want your first time to be special, but this is special"
"No it's not... You are a little drunk and probably just horny"
"That's not true" He said, softly "I really care about you"
"Well, if you care about me then lets wait"
He leaned over and kissed her passionately, but she pushed him away "Chandler, please, lets just wait..."
He sighed frustrated "No!"
"No?" She asked, sitting up.
"No, I am tired of waiting for you to be ready!"
"But--"
"No buts! I'm sick and tired of waiting for you to be ready! I've waited two whole months!"
"Well, I've never done it before and I am just not ready"
"Well, good luck on finding someone who will wait for someone like YOU to be ready! You are just not worth the wait" He said and got up from the bed.
She let out a sob "Chandler, I thought you understood..."
"I did, for two months I did! But I'm tired of waiting and your 'I'm not ready yet' So use that story with someone else, because I'm leaving!" He walked towards the door.
"Chandler... please don't leave..." She said, now crying.
"Its too late, this is over, WE are over!" He said for the last time and left the house, slamming each door on his way.
Monica sat on her bed, hugging her knees, crying. At that time she didn't realize that who wasn't able to wait for her to be ready was not worth it. He was her second boyfriend and the one she cared about the most. In one night, and for a stupid reason, she lost her boyfriend and her friend.
Ross, days later, announced that he was going to have a new roommate, because Chandler was moving out. He said Chandler didn't give a reason, but Monica and Rachel (who already knew they had broken up and why) knew exactly why he was moving.
It took Monica a while to recompose herself from what had happened, she didn't want to date anyone, because she thought everyone would turn out like Chandler. But Rachel convinced her that not all men were like him. So after a while she started going on dates again. Rachel hated Chandler for what he did to Monica, she knew it was one of the stupidest reasons to break up with someone and Monica hated Chandler simply because of what he did. She hoped she would never see him again...
--- Back to the present: 2001 ---
Monica was brought back to reality when she heard people clapping at Phoebe's new song. She looked around and caught Chandler looking at her, but when she noticed, he immediately looked away.
"Thank you all for listening" Phoebe said and sat back down with the gang.
"Well, Chandler, tell us now what you've been up to" Ross said.
Monica sighed and got up "I have to go to the apartment and do some cleaning"
Joey laughed "What's new"
Monica looked at him, if only looks could kill.
"Sorry" Joey said fast.
"See you guys around" And with that she left.
Rachel got up as well "I think I will go and help her"
"Now, THAT is new!" Joey said.
"Shut up, Joey"
"Gee, are we sensitive today!"
Rachel just ignored Joey and left as well.
Back to the apartment, Monica was sitting on the couch, staring at the TV, which was off. Rachel entered the apartment minutes later and sat next to Monica.
"How you doing?" Rachel asked.
"Eh..." Was all she said.
"I can't believe that jerk is back!"
"I know... and we thought we would never see him again... now that was a good
thought"
"Yeah... But maybe he wont stay here for too long... Maybe he wont fit or he
will go back to his old friends"
"I don't think someone like him would have any friends!"
"True... but maybe we wont see him too often or we wont HAVE to see him often, so don't worry about that now"
"How can I not worry? He is Ross's old roommate! Did you see how happy he was to see him again? And Joey really likes him!"
"I know, I know... but we will try to do our best to avoid him, ok?"
Monica sighed "Ok..."
She really couldn't believe he was back... and apparently back for a long time...
To Be Continue
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Things Change, People Change
Chapter 1: The Past
Monica, Rachel, Ross and Phoebe were at Central Perk, where they usually hang out everyday after work. Ross was telling a, according to him, fascinating story about dinosaurs that he heard that day at work. They were all listening, or so he thought, when his story was interrupted when Joey entered to the coffee house with a friend in tow. Monica was reading a magazine, so she didn't look up when he entered.
"Hey Guys" Joey said, his friend standing next to him looking nervous "I want to introduce you guys to someone"
"Joey" Ross spoke up "I was telling a story here, would you mind if I finish it first?"
Joey, almost sure of what the story was about, looked at the rest "Lets say what they want. Guys, would you rather listen to Ross or me?"
They all agreed to listen to Joey, after all, meeting someone new was always more interesting than listening to Ross talking about dinosaurs.
"Fine!" Ross said "But you'll never get the chance to hear it again!"
"So, who's your new friend, Joey?" Rachel asked, ignoring Ross's last comment.
"Well, I met him at this audition, he was there helping the director with some dialogues and we started talking, so we became friends"
"So, I guess that guy standing next to you, who looks really nervous, is your friend?"
Joey looked at his friend and laughed "Relax, Chandler!" He turned his attention back to everyone else "Guys, this is my friend, Chandler Bing"
They all looked at him and said various hello's. Monica looked really nervous and immediately turned her attention back to the magazine. Rachel looked at her and quietly asked her "He... he isn't the Chandler Bing we know, right?" Monica nodded and Rachel gasped.
Ross looked at him for a while and then got up from the couch "Chandler? Is that really you?" Joey only looked confused and Chandler smiled.
"Ross!" He said "I thought it was you, but I wasn't sure"
Ross smiled "Well, it is me!" He hugged Chandler "What's up, man? Long time no see"
Chandler nodded "That's right"
Joey looked at Ross then back at Chandler "You guys know each other?"
Ross and Chandler nodded at the same time "Yeah, we were roommates a long time ago, back in college"
"Cool!" Joey said "Well, let me introduce you to everyone else... This is Phoebe"
"Hey"
"And Rachel..."
"Hi" She said bitterly.
"And Monica, Ross's little sister"
Monica looked up at him.
"Hello" She said. Then looked back at the magazine she was reading.
Chandler looked a little bit uncomfortable and there was a silence between them.
Then Ross spoke up again "Well, sit down man and tell us what you have been up to"
Chandler was about to start talking when Phoebe interrupted "You will, but after my show, I don't like when people talk while I'm singing" She got up from the couch and went to the 'stage'.
"Hello everyone" She said, while getting comfortable on her seat "We will start with my most popular song and then I'll introduce you guys to my new song"
As she started to sing her 'famous' song, Smelly Cat, everyone listened carefully but Monica. Her mind wandered back to her school times.
--- Flashback to: 1988 ---
After the 'fat' and the 'toe' incident, Monica and Chandler became close friends and after a few weeks they started dating. Only Rachel knew about their relationship. They didn't want to tell Ross about it, because they knew he would kill Chandler. Chandler was Monica's first boyfriend since she had lost a lot of weight, and well... before Chandler she had had one boyfriend only. They went out for two months and everything was going smoothly until one night...
It was Mark's birthday. Mark was one of Chandler's best friends. There was a lot of people at the party and beer too. Chandler had had a few cans of beer, but Monica only drank Coke, she didn't like beer. Monica's parents were away for the weekend and Ross was staying at Carol's house for the night. Monica and Chandler returned to her house at about 3:30am.
They went into Monica's room and Chandler closed the door, locking it. Monica sat on her bed, smiling at him. He smiled back and sat on a chair next to her bed. They talked for about 15 minutes before Chandler sat next to her on the bed.
"So, did you have a good night?" He asked.
"Yeah, you?"
"Yes, but it's about to get better" He said, grinning.
She tensed up a little "What do you mean?"
"You know exactly what I mean" He said and started kissing Monica's neck. She was enjoying the feeling of his lips against her skin and smiled.
Chandler then pushed Monica down to the bed and climbed on top of her. Monica kissed him on the lips and he kissed back. As he did so, he started running his hands up and down her body, touching her everywhere. Then he started unbuttoning her shirt and kissing her down to her stomach. This was when she decided to stop him.
"Chandler..." She said softly.
He stopped and looked up at her "Yeah?"
"You... you know I've never done this before" She started, nervously "And... and
well... could we stop here?"
Chandler sat up a little and sighed "Mon... I know you want your first time to be special, but this is special"
"No it's not... You are a little drunk and probably just horny"
"That's not true" He said, softly "I really care about you"
"Well, if you care about me then lets wait"
He leaned over and kissed her passionately, but she pushed him away "Chandler, please, lets just wait..."
He sighed frustrated "No!"
"No?" She asked, sitting up.
"No, I am tired of waiting for you to be ready!"
"But--"
"No buts! I'm sick and tired of waiting for you to be ready! I've waited two whole months!"
"Well, I've never done it before and I am just not ready"
"Well, good luck on finding someone who will wait for someone like YOU to be ready! You are just not worth the wait" He said and got up from the bed.
She let out a sob "Chandler, I thought you understood..."
"I did, for two months I did! But I'm tired of waiting and your 'I'm not ready yet' So use that story with someone else, because I'm leaving!" He walked towards the door.
"Chandler... please don't leave..." She said, now crying.
"Its too late, this is over, WE are over!" He said for the last time and left the house, slamming each door on his way.
Monica sat on her bed, hugging her knees, crying. At that time she didn't realize that who wasn't able to wait for her to be ready was not worth it. He was her second boyfriend and the one she cared about the most. In one night, and for a stupid reason, she lost her boyfriend and her friend.
Ross, days later, announced that he was going to have a new roommate, because Chandler was moving out. He said Chandler didn't give a reason, but Monica and Rachel (who already knew they had broken up and why) knew exactly why he was moving.
It took Monica a while to recompose herself from what had happened, she didn't want to date anyone, because she thought everyone would turn out like Chandler. But Rachel convinced her that not all men were like him. So after a while she started going on dates again. Rachel hated Chandler for what he did to Monica, she knew it was one of the stupidest reasons to break up with someone and Monica hated Chandler simply because of what he did. She hoped she would never see him again...
--- Back to the present: 2001 ---
Monica was brought back to reality when she heard people clapping at Phoebe's new song. She looked around and caught Chandler looking at her, but when she noticed, he immediately looked away.
"Thank you all for listening" Phoebe said and sat back down with the gang.
"Well, Chandler, tell us now what you've been up to" Ross said.
Monica sighed and got up "I have to go to the apartment and do some cleaning"
Joey laughed "What's new"
Monica looked at him, if only looks could kill.
"Sorry" Joey said fast.
"See you guys around" And with that she left.
Rachel got up as well "I think I will go and help her"
"Now, THAT is new!" Joey said.
"Shut up, Joey"
"Gee, are we sensitive today!"
Rachel just ignored Joey and left as well.
Back to the apartment, Monica was sitting on the couch, staring at the TV, which was off. Rachel entered the apartment minutes later and sat next to Monica.
"How you doing?" Rachel asked.
"Eh..." Was all she said.
"I can't believe that jerk is back!"
"I know... and we thought we would never see him again... now that was a good
thought"
"Yeah... But maybe he wont stay here for too long... Maybe he wont fit or he
will go back to his old friends"
"I don't think someone like him would have any friends!"
"True... but maybe we wont see him too often or we wont HAVE to see him often, so don't worry about that now"
"How can I not worry? He is Ross's old roommate! Did you see how happy he was to see him again? And Joey really likes him!"
"I know, I know... but we will try to do our best to avoid him, ok?"
Monica sighed "Ok..."
She really couldn't believe he was back... and apparently back for a long time...
To Be Continue
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