Author's note: I know what you must be thinking: "Oh my God… is she really writing another story?" Well… the truth is that my other stories are practically entirely written (except "Joey Millionaire which I abandoned due to lack of interest) besides I've been thinking about this for a LONG time… I just needed to get this out of my system.
"A president in love" is based on the wonderful movie "an American president"…. Chandler is the president of the United States and he falls in love with Monica Gueller… who used to date Chandler's political enemy: Richard Burke.
I know this story sounds very odd… but I was inspired to write this when I was watching "An American president" for like the seventh time and suddenly I started thinking that Michael Douglas's character is a little bit similar to Chandler… anyway… this story has a lot of things that Mondler's fans will love: Chandler being charming, lots of mondler romance and a mean Richard suffering because he can't have Monica.
By the way… I have just found out that someone has already made a friend's fanfic based on "An American president" but this one will be very different to the other fic and will be more similar to the movie.
Ok… I done talking now… enjoy! READ AND REVIEW! please!
Disclaimer: I don't own friends… but I wished I owed my president if he looked like Mathew Perry…
Chapter 1:
A very different lifeMonica Gueller and her best friend and roommate, Rachel Green, were sited in front of the TV watching the latest news… the very beloved President William Bennett had died not so long ago and the entire nation had been devastated. But now it was time to move on… they had to keep America running… and that's why Vice President Chandler Bing was about to officially became the new president of the United States…
On TV a reporter was speaking:
Reporter- in just half an hour the United States of America will have a new president… Vice President Chandler Bing has been in office since president Bennett got shot and passed away last month and now he will be given officially the position of president.
Monica- Can you believe this? They are actually naming that guy president!
Rachel- why do you hate him so much?
Monica- I don't hate him… I don't even know the guy… the thing is that he doesn't seem the kind of man who would make a good president…
Rachel- Come on! He was president Bennett's godson… he has to have something good…
Monica- all I'm saying is that Chandler Bing seems way too immature to be president…
Rachel- oh… and you think that the president of the United States has to be someone mature, and who has, for example, a moustache.
Monica smiled, knowing exactly what Rachel was talking about. Richard Burke was Monica's boyfriend, happened to be like a brother to Monica's father and he was trying to start a career in politics.
Everybody was surprised when a few years a ago before Dr. Richard Burke announced that he didn't want to practice medicine anymore and that he was going to start a political career instead. Now, he was senator Burke, he was in the republican party, and he was planning to run for president in the next elections. To Monica's opinion, Richard Burke was the guy who should be president of the United States.
Monica- Chandler Bing… what kind of name is that for a president anyway?
Rachel- could you let it go already? You've been complaining about Bing being president since Bennett got shot…
Monica- well, I'm sorry, but I happen to care about this country…
Rachel- hey! I care about America too…
Monica- come on! you would move to France in a heartbeat…
Rachel- that's because I happen to love fashion… and I want to live on the Capital of fashion…
In the TV they started to show some pictures of the future president Bing while the reported talked about all the mystery around Chandler Bing's childhood
Reporter- It is thought that his father died but nobody knows anything for certain about that and the soon to be president Bing refuses to talk about his parents claiming that whatever happened with his parents has nothing to do with who his morality or with his political skills. The only alive relative of Chandler Bing who is known is his daughter Elizabeth who is seven years old. This child is the result of the relationship that the future president Bing had with a woman called Kathy who was his fiancé but died in a tragic accident a month before the wedding… when Elizabeth was only 3 months old…
Rachel- that is such a sad story… he lost his fiancé and raised a baby on his own…
Monica rolled her eyes…
Monica- I am not saying that the guy is not nice… I bet he is a wonderful person…
Rachel interrupted her.
Rachel- and he is very cute…Monica- and he is very cute… but I don't like him as a president… that's all…
Rachel- how come you never met the guy face to face anyway? Wasn't he Ross's best friend in college? And doesn't Ross work for him now?
Ross Gueller was Monica's older brother, he was Chandler's best friend since college and now Ross worked as an advisor for Chandler.
Monica- yes… but you know that my brother and I are not very close… I barely see him and he never introduced me to Chandler…
Rachel- why did you had a fight with your brother anyway?
Monica- we never actually fought… what happened was that our lives were in very different ways… you know… I'm dating Richard…
Rachel- who Ross doesn't like at all…
Monica- exactly… I don't know how, but somehow Ross is not in my life anymore.
Suddenly another reporter showed up on TV and the first reporter asked…Reporter- Dan, you have plenty of experience in politic and you know a lot of politicians… what do you think Chandler Bing is doing right now? What is he probably doing minutes before he officially became the president of the United States?
At that exact moment….
What Chandler Bing was doing was freaking out. In 20 minutes he would became the president of the United States, the most powerful man in the word, the leader of the free world… of course he had been doing that job for the last three weeks, ever since William Bennett died, but now everything was about to became more real. They were about to make it OFICIAL…. He was actually going to be "president Chandler Bing".
Chandler was in the bathroom, trying to hide his panic attack, and after washing his face he look at him self in the mirror and asked to his reflection one simple question:
Chandler- how the hell did you get into this mess?
He knew exactly how… his godfather William Bennett got him into politics. Right after Chandler graduated from college, William (who was still a senator) offered he a job… Not having any better plans for the future and with his dream of being a writer destroyed by reality, Chandler took the job. When years later, William offered the vice presidency, Chandler didn't really wanted to say yes… but he felt that he owed his godfather a lot, because William was like a father to him, he had taken care of him better than his parents did. And just like that, Chandler became vice president…. And now William Bennett was dead and Chandler was supposed to take his place.
Suddenly, his best friend and secretary entered in the bathroom…
Phoebe- Mr. President… is time…They smiled at each other, and Chandler nodded as an indication that he was going in a minute. So, Phoebe left. Phoebe Boffey was not the kind of woman you would imagine working with a president, but she had been Chandler's best friend and he had not doubts in hiring her, as his personal secretary, but being Chandler's secretary was only a day job for Phoebe… something that helped her paying the bills. What Phoebe loved the most was what she did on her free time: singing and writing songs.
Then Chandler's best friend and main advisor entered in the bathroom…
Joey- hello Mr. president…
Chandler smiled at that… "Mr. president" sounded very good…Chandler- today is the big day…
Joey- yes… that deserves that we go to a strip club afterwards… to celebrate…
Chandler burst into laughers… Joey wasn't the kind of person you would hire as an advisor. Joey Trivianni was a very good man, with a great heart and loved Chandler like a brother… however Joey was not very smart and he wasn't exactly the most mature man. But Chandler hired him because he needed Joey's honesty… plus, he had his other advisor.
Joey- Ross wants to see you before the ceremony… to congratulate you…
They went out the bathroom and Ross was there…Ross- hello Mr. president… Chandler- hi Ross…
Joey smiled enthusiastically like a child and said…
Joey- hey Ross… we are going to a strip club after the ceremony.
Ross- no, we are not!
It was very obvious that the president couldn't go with his friends to a strip club… that would be a huge scandal. Joey left very disappointed…
Chandler- so… no more strippers for me… right?
Ross- at least not in public, sir… if you wish we could settle it in private.
Chandler- relax Ross! I don't want any strippers… it was a joke… remember… I'm Chandler! I make jokes all the time… that is not going to change…
Ross- I'm glad to hear that, sir.
Chandler- you can call me Chandler when we are alone…
Ross- ok, sir.
Chandler- you are not going to call me Chandler anymore… aren't you?
Ross- no, sir.
Joey suddenly passed by them with coffee on his shirt…Joey- dam it! I hope I can take this off with water!
He entered into the bathroom and then Ross looked at Chandler confused.
Ross- please Mr. president… could you explain me one more time why did you hired him?
Chandler- because is not easy to find such a kind and honest man… and I need someone who really cares about me… someone who I could put all my trust in…
Ross- you are right about that, sir… good and honest men are not easy to find…
Chandler- I'm lucky I found two of them…
The two men hugged… and then Chandler walked to the main room of the congress…On TV a man announced….
Man- and now ladies and gentlemen… the president of the United States.
Chandler walked inside that room very nervous and politely waved his hand to the crowd.
To be continued?Well… this is the beginning… is short because is just the introductory chapter… should I continue? and don't worry… by next chapter Monica and Richard will be broken up (I need Monica to be single the first time she meets Chandler).