Hi everybody! So, I'm having a bit of writer's block on iSleepwalk, and this idea has been bouncing around in my head for a while now, and you know how weird I am with stray ideas. Oh you don't? Well trust me, I'm very weird. I'm not too sure about this though, so let me know if you think I should continue! Oh, and I got the idea from the song "Something to Talk About" by Bonnie Raitt. There's a Youtube link at the bottom of the page, if you're curious…
*****DISCLAIMER***** I do not own iCarly. (Really, if I did, would I be spending my time writing fan fiction about Seddie?)
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I slammed my locker shut with a sigh. Just another Monday. I thought gloomily. Another cold, rainy Seattle Monday. School had only just begun, but I could already feel myself longing for a break. And Halloween was two weeks away! I groaned quietly, leaning back against the cold metal of the lockers. I'm not sure how much more of this I can take…
"Hey Sam!" I straightened up and gave the petite brunette who had just skipped over to my side a little wave. Really, how she could manage to be so perky this early in the morning was beyond me. Oh well, Carly was the practically the only thing that made school halfway bearable. Which was more than I could say for the third member of our little trio… "Morning Freddie!" I heard Carly call to someone over my shoulder. Speak of the dork.
"Good morning Carly." he chirped cheerfully, coming to a stop next to me and giving my best friend a wide smile. "Sam." he continued, in a much more offhand tone. No smile for me either. Not as long as I was Sam, and he was Freddie. Not that that stopped me from shooting him a smirk. "Sup Freddork. Oh, in case you were wondering, Carly will never love you." Or from leaning back in satisfaction as his expression shifted from bored to confused to angry.
"Hey!" he shouted, finally paying me enough attention to shoot a glare my way. "Come on Sam! School hasn't even started yet, and you're already on my case?"
I just smirked. I couldn't help it; the kid was just too easy. "Well of course Fredward." I began, slinging an arm around his shoulders. "Insulting you is the best way to start my day."
"Argh!" he grunted, shrugging my arm off and turning to face me. "Sam, you're just … you're so…" I laughed as he struggled to come up with a suitable insult.
"Hmm? I'm what Freddie?" I mocked playfully. I really was just playing around too. I hadn't been able to muster the energy to insult Freddie full-force since…the incident. That was what I called it anyway. I had no idea how Freddie referred to what had happened between us on his fire escape, if he did at all. We made good on our promise though; we never mentioned it to anyone, and we never acted like anything had happened at all. We just went along like we usually did; bickering back and forth every chance we got. The insults were just…less intense. Well, mine were anyway.
I grinned as his face grew red. He opened his mouth to retort when a girl came running up to us. "Hey Sam, Freddie! Can I ask you guys something?" she inquired, big green eyes shining.
Stopping short, Freddie and I turned to face the strange girl. "Um, sure…?" I replied hesitantly. I knew this girl from somewhere, but I just couldn't remember her name…
"Sophie." she volunteered. "Sophie Evans. I'm in your World History class." Oh. That would explain why I couldn't remember her. I'd slept through almost every History class so far this year. "So anyway, I was just wondering…are you two going out?"
"WHAT?!!" I couldn't help but shriek. Freddie and I looked over at each other, and burst out laughing. "You thought--" we both gasped together. "That we— we were going--" we couldn't even finish after that. Honestly, the idea that Freddork and I would ever be together is…just too weird for words. "Why?" we asked simultaneously yet again, and I couldn't help but lean towards him and hit his arm softly with my backpack. "Hey, stop that." I joked, grinning at him.
"Really Sophie." Carly piped in, looking very left out of the conversation, but every bit as incredulous as Freddie and I. "Where would you get an idea like that?"
Sophie suddenly looked nervous, turning her eyes to the floor. "Oh, well…lots of people are talking about it…" she muttered to her feet.
"Are you serious?" I asked, refusing to believe what this girl was telling me. People were talking about… me and Freddie? Together? Like together as in dating? Where the hell had this come from?
Sophie nodded eyes wide. "I hear it all around school. But, um, that's really all I had to say, so I'm just going to go…" she trailed off, casting a nervous look at mine and Freddie's faces. And with that, she just took off down the hall, not knowing what she had just started.
We just stood there for a while, staring at each other. I kept going back and forth, from Carly and Freddie's shocked faces to the space where Sophie had just been. I just couldn't get pass it. People actually thought Freddie and I were dating?" Hello? Had they ever seen us together? We couldn't be in the same room without finding something to fight about.
I was so shell-shocked, I didn't even hear the bell ring until Carly snapped out of her trance and started pulling me towards English. "Come on Sam, we're going to be late." she mumbled while I let her drag me along. The last thing I saw as I looked back at the lockers was Freddie still standing in his exact spot, frozen with shock.
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"What is wrong with people today!?" I cried as I flopped down on the Shay's couch. "I had – get this – six people come up to me and ask if something was going on with me and Freddie. Six!! Did they add crazy sauce to the pizza or something?"
"Yeah, no kidding." Freddie agreed, dropping down next to me. "I don't get where everyone's getting this nut-job idea all of a sudden." He seemed to have finally gotten over the shock, but now we were both stuck in a state of disbelief and confusion.
Carly's forehead wrinkled in thought. "Well, actually you guys, I'm not sure it's all that far-fetched…"
"Carls, your joking right?" I shouted, staring at her in shock, only growing more confused when her expression remained completely serious. "Carly, you know us! You're with us all the time! How could you even think--"
"Well for one," she began, a small smirk beginning to form on her lips. "You'd usually bite Freddie's arm off before he got that close to you." I blinked, and looked over to discover just how close the dork and I had gotten. Eyes wide, we scooted away from each other until we were perched on opposite ends of the couch. "And then there was that whole thing when we were cleaning the iCarly studio yesterday…" Ok, that one wasn't my fault! I slipped on Spencer's stupid kneepad and just fell backwards. I didn't know Fredward was behind me, and he didn't have to catch me, we just ended up like that. "Come to think of it, you guys have been acting weird ever since that whole 'first kiss' thing…"
I felt my face grow hot, and stealing a glance at Freddie, I saw his was just as red. "Oh, yeah, well, we've just been…" he began, frantically scrambling for an explanation.
"Hey hey hey, what you two do when I'm not around is none of my business." Carly interrupted, the smirk growing wider. "Now I've got to go pick up some ham for dinner, since you cleaned us out yesterday Sam. Think you two can handle being alone for an hour?" The smirk now fully pronounced, she left the apartment without waiting for a response.
Once the door closed, the apartment suddenly felt much too small for two people. I focused all my attention on looking anywhere but Freddie. I was so intent on not noticing him, in fact, that I nearly missed what he was saying to me. "What?" I asked, finally meeting his eyes.
He rolled his eyes at me. "I was saying, what are we going to do about this?"
"Good question." I sighed, settling back on the couch. We couldn't very well let people keep thinking we were dating. The idea itself was absolutely ridiculous. I mean, me and Freddie? It was as good a match as chocolate and halibut. But how were we going to convince people there was nothing between us? Wait…
I sprang up suddenly, startling Freddie. "Fredward, if you're up to it," I began, I mischievous smirk beginning to grow on my lips, "I think I have a perfect idea."
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***** Well, there we go! So I'm not sure how much I like it so far, let me know what you guys think via that lovely review button!! (Aw, I just love saying "via") And here's a link to a video for the song: .com/watch?v=vCgk8ZHXWwg (it's not Seddie, but it is my other favorite couple, CLOIS!! Lol. I also enjoy Smallville, in case you hadn't noticed.)