A/N: Ok, hi guys! This is an AU fic of Mondler in college. I made significant changes to their character but they're pretty much still our loved Monica and Chandler. I had the inspiration for this story from a local series here in my country. I thought that the plot fits Monica and Chandler as well. I do not own Friends (I wish) and Monica Geller and Chandler Bing. Although, I pretty much own the alternate universe version of them. I also own Charlie and Hannah Bing, as well as Monica Allen. This is set in 1988 and I set
their birth years as 1968 and 1970 respectively. Ross is the younger Geller so he and Chandler are not friends.
Character Profiles:
Chandler Bing 20 - College Junior
Parents: Nora and Charles Bing
Charles is not gay they are still rich still distant from Chandler. Chandler is a middle child feeling left out. He is close with his big brother Charles Jr. who is 6 years older.
They have a younger sister named Hannah who is a high school senior whom he also adores. Chandler is very artistic. He can paint and write stories. He still uses his
good sense of humor as a defense mechanism. He's much more "active" though. He likes to play practical jokes. Chandler is generally good-natured although he has a
lot of remorse towards his parents. They hoped that Chandler was a girl because they planned on two children.
Monica Geller 18 - College Freshman
Parents: Jack Geller and Monica Allen
Stepmother: Judy Geller
Jack Geller is very rich and powerful. Ross is the younger Geller as he is a high school senior. He is 16 years old. Monica was named after her mother who died after
giving birth to her. Jack remarried after one year to Judy then had Ross. Monica was very well cared for by his father but her stepmother is very indifferent to her.
When Monica was younger, Judy was the best step mom. As she grew older, her relationship with Judy worsened. Judy would sometimes act nice to Monica when Jack
is around. But there are times when Monica is physically abused by Judy of which Jack is not aware of. Monica is very close to her younger half-brother. He always
cares for her especially when she is hurt from Judy's beatings.
The One With The Secret Admirer: Chapter 1
GELLER HOUSEHOLD
Monica paced around her room. It was already 7 o'clock in the morning whilst she has a class at 8 AM. "Damn it.", she whispered. The right side of her face is hurting. It was still swollen from the beating she took from her mom yesterday. She accidentally broke one of her most expensive flower vases. Judy Geller had a very bad day yesterday and she took it upon her daughter. Not only did Monica break the case, she even went pass her curfew last night. The poor daughter was misunderstood; the truth is, she was scrambling work and she had to stay late in the library. Wanting to arrive home unnoticed, she tiptoed her way into their house and with lights turned off; she did not notice the marble beauty. And that was Monday night. The week isn't even halfway done, and she already got the worst. She came back from her reverie and came into the bathroom, and splashed water over her face. She can't help but squint. After the quick freshen-up, she applied concealer on her bruises. "Dad shouldn't know. Mom would only be angrier. He would not believe either that his precious wife will do something horrible."
She went downstairs and found her family eating breakfast. She kissed her sweet dad a good morning then hugged her little brother, Ross. "Good morning big sis."
Ross said with his shy smile. At the age of 16, Ross was already a senior in high school as he was accelerated to 4th grade. He was set to enter the University next year out of a scholarship in Paleontology. He really had a knack for science. Monica adored her little brother; she could not imagine her life without him. Everybody she knows is aware of the fact that she is a very quiet and reserved person; but not with Ross. He seemed to be the only person to whom she can really loosen up and have an honest conversation. In fact, he was the only person that she really trusts.
Jack Geller is a very fine man, a dedicated father to his two children, and a loyal husband. The only problem with him though, is that he isn't always around. He is barely able to spend time with his children due to his business which he is very hands-on with. When his kids were younger, he was always there but as he succeeded in life, he also lost his personal time. He is genuinely good-natured and caring. He's a very strong man, having to deal with his first wife's passing. All that's left of his beautiful lady was that precious little newborn he held in his arms that fateful day in 1970. He didn't know how to feel, he should be overjoyed that he became a father, yet he should be grieving the death of his dear spouse. He took a moment to admire his daughter who was just his little baby 18 years ago. He couldn't believe he made it. He had no idea how he could get through everything that life brought him. He wasn't alone though, as he had Judy by his side.
He met Judy a few months after Monica's death. He decided to name his precious baby after her dear mother as he wanted his daughter to remember that her mother will forever be in her heart. At first, he did not want things to get serious with Judy, as he doesn't want to hurt anybody as he still hasn't moved on from all the heartache. But, Judy was very eager. And one thing led to another and they got married a year after that, then had Ross. He can honestly say that he did not love Judy at first, but eventually he learned how to love her. He is also grateful that Monica had a mother to grow up with. He admired how she cared for his daughter like her own. Or so he thought.
It was already half past seven and Monica was definitely going to be late. "Oh my God Dad, I gotta go! Bye Ross!" She gussied up a little her long black hair which was laid down. She did not like tying her hair even though it went past her shoulders. She then picked up her things and headed out of the front door.
BING HOUSEHOLD
"Chandler! Chandler! Wake up! You're gonna be late! Chandlerrr!" The woman shouted as she repeatedly knocked on the door. She finally stopped trying and then turned around. And when she looked back: "Booooooo!". Chandler screamed at her then held out a mischievous laugh. "Chandler, you should really stop doing that. Do you want your dearest nanny to die of a heart attack?!" she quipped nervously. "I'm sorry Nanny Jane. Here see, I'm already dressed. Your favorite Bing is always ready." He said while acting out as if he was a model. "You're not even a teen anymore, you're twenty! And I still always have to look out for you! Wait, did you even take a shower, are this new clothes?" She thoroughly inspected Chandler's attire. "Come on Nanny Jane, I smell good, I'm always fresh!" He said with confidence, while he went down the stairs and she followed suit.
"Charlie, my big bro!" Chandler hugged his brother who was fixing up his tie. "Good morning Chandler." He replied. "Hey, why so serious?" Chandler asked while picking up all the fresh roses from a vase he saw in the living room. "It's a beautiful day, the sun is shining bright, and look at the smell of this flowers. They look so pretty too. I'm definitely giving this to her." Chandler continued. "That's nice.", was the only reply his brother gave. "Oh come on man, could you BE less enthused?"Chandler quipped.
"Sorry bro, there's just this big presentation later I'm worrying about. Hey you better eat breakfast and go, you'll be late!" He said with a shrug. "Ok then, I'm just gonna go now, my baby Corvy's waiting for me. And I have to bring these flowers to a special lady. Oh, did Hannah go to school already?" He asked. "Hannah'ssick, she's in her room." Charlie said. "Oh I better check up on her first then."
Chandler quickly ran up the stairs and knocked on her sister's room. "Hey can I come in?" "Go." she replied nasally. "Oh baby sis, you're sick, rest well okay. Drink lots of water! Ok, I love you gotta go!" He said as he kissed her sister's forehead. "Bye Chandler, love you too!" She waved at him, feeling weak. Chandler then headed for his car and jumped on his red Corvette convertible. He wore his Ray-bans and started his engine. Off he went.
AT THE UNIVERSITY
Monica was walking fast along the main campus road. The driver had to drop her off the main gate. "What a jerk." She thought. Her thoughts were interrupted by someone shouting her name. "Monica! Monica! Yoohoooo! Monica! I have something for you!" the man screamed at the top of his lungs. "Great, that Chandler guyagain, why won't he leave me alone?"
She decided to ignore him, kept her straight face and continued walking. Her long hair was covering her side view, and she wa glad it did. It kept her from seeing the annoying gestures Chandler makes. Chandler was still driving his car, maintaining a low speed to keep up with Monica's pace. He did not only shout but he began beeping his horn too; the things he does to get her attention. "Hey, why are you ignoring me? I just want to give you something. I thought we had a special connection, we were Chemistry lab partners!" He continued still with no response. Monica was walking while looking straight down the ground. He did not notice a bump on the road and she slightly tripped causing her things to fall.
Before this happened, Chandler already got out of his car and decided to just follow her with walking. Just when she leaned over, Chandler immediately lied down on the road and charmingly held out the flowers he brought for her. He was smiling while closing his eyes and saying "Here, these are for you dear Monica, please accept my gift." He was expecting her to be standing above him, but when he opened his eyes she wasn't there anymore. He got up and saw that she was already far ahead.
Chandler chuckled at himself, but then forced a sad smile.
A little later…
Monica was standing in front of her locker checking out the new post-it notes attached to her door. "Oh yay! New Joke of the Day!" She thought to herself. Shecouldn't help but laugh out loud as she read it. For the past few months, she has been receiving pun jokes on post-it notes from a secret person. At first, she thought that it was a mistake, but then it continued on every day and the notes also kept getting sweeter and sweeter. She loved the idea of having a secret admirer. "Oh, when will I meet you?" She dreamed of meeting the guy, a few times now. She imagined him to be a sweet and handsome man.
She was brought out of her gaze when a man snuck up behind him and spoke. "Hey what's that care to share?" Chandler asked in a silly tone. She just looked at him wide-eyed and closed her locker and walked away from him. He followed her until the library. "Come on, stop blocking me off. Why won't you talk me? As a friend? As a human being? You know, you're rude. You know maybe it's because of your hair, it covers up your ears, it even covers a little bit of your sight, that's why you don't notice me. Oh, maybe I'm invisible, oh God someone forgot to turn off my special powers again! Please talk to me, or maybe you like me, because that's what they say, the more you hate, the more you love."
Chandler went on and on, smiling mischievously at his last remark. Monica just kept ignoring her and wanted to walk out once again, but Chandler blocked her way playfully dancing. Now she really was pissed. She kicked his foot. Chandler yelped in pain. "Owwwww! What the heck did you do that for?! You're mean!" Chandler proceeded to butt her forehead. Both of them shouted in pain, and gained bumps on their forehead. Monica was very mad and just held on a rage. She threw all of the books on her sight at Chandler, screaming with fury. Chandler tried to shield himself with an encyclopedia as well. They made quite a scene at the library.
A few moments later at the Dean's Office:
"Are you sorry for what you did Miss Geller?" The dean asked.
"No sir, he provoked me. He butted my head for Christ's sakes!" She remarked.
"And Mr. Bing, what sane reason do you have for bumping your forehead with Ms. Geller's?"
"I just wanted to see her eyes sir." He innocently replied.
"Well, you should know that I have to report this incident to your parents."
Both of them stood up immediately yelling out their no's.
"No sir, we're fine, it's okay, and we're settled already." Monica nervously said.
"See, it's just a bump in the head nothing serious. It doesn't have to come to this." Chandler added.
"You're fine, but with the mess you made, the library isn't." The dean sternly replied.
The next day:
"This is so unfair! A little mess and they let us clean and organize the library for the rest of the semester! You know, this is your entire fault. If you haven't gone crazy and threw all the books we wouldn't be here." Chandler complained.
Monica just rolled her eyes. She hated the fact that she had to do this all semester, and with annoying Chandler. She was okay with the idea of organizing things though, she has always been a neat person.
"And I'm having a monologue again. Oh hi Chandler! "Chandler said sarcastically. "Just talk to me, you pretty much communicated with me yesterday anyway; why not make it verbal. Why not make the most out of bad situation? Okay, I'll start. Ooh I know, what year were you born in, what animal are you? Let's see you're two years younger than me, so the year of the monkey.. Plus minus two.. You're a dog, year of the dog; hey dogs are cute, a little scary but yeah fluffy cuteness!"
"Huh, figures why he acts like a monkey." Monica scoffed at herself. Chandler did not miss what she said. And he held out the biggest smile. "Yes!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. "You finally recognized my presence! You finally talked to me!" He then proceeded to make monkey sounds then did the Chandler dance.
To be continued...
A/N: Did you like it? Tell me what you thought of it. If you want to clear something up about the story and stuff, feel free to ask me :D More details about the Bing family will be in the next chapter :)
