Chapter 2- Monica's New Diary
Monica rubbed her arm, as she felt her vocal cords tighten. She held back her tears, while she remained in the middle of the hallway and intently watched as Chandler walked out the main entrance of the school, not bothering to turn back. As much as Monica hoped he did, she knew it was wishful thinking.
She didn't know what brought on her urge to cry. If it was because he just left her there, just like she'd plan on doing to him? Or because that was her first-
"Monica! Monica!" Someone called from a distance. Monica glanced behind her and it was Rachel.
"Guess what! Guess what! Guess what!" She chanted as she raced down the foyer."Chip just asked me out!"
"Oh, that's great!" Monica replied with much less enthusiasm as usual and a fake smile. She tried to discreetly wipe a tear that unexpectedly slipped however, Rachel noticed.
"Hunny, are you okay?" She asked, concerned.
"Y-Yeah!" Monica reassured, her fake smile still visible."I'm just so happy for you!"
Even though Rachel was her best-friend, Monica couldn't tell her about the kiss yet. It was too soon and she didn't want anyone that was still inside the building over hear the conversation. It would definitely be the school's gossip.
"I'm so happy too!" Rachel smiled.
Chandler's hands were stuffed in his pockets as he walked out the main entrance of Lincoln High School, his backpack hanging off his right shoulder. Thoughts and regret filled his mind as he sat down on an outdoor lunch table in the front of the school.
'Why did I kiss her? Why did I just make things complicated?' He kept thinking.'She probably thinks that I like her...But do I?-Of course not, she cut off the tip of my toe for godsake!'
Chandler suddenly felt someone tap his shoulder."Hey man, are you alright?"
It was Ross, another Geller.
"Yeah, I'm good." Chandler simply replied. Even though Chandler usually told Ross everything, this was definitely not something he wanted to talk about with him.
"Are you sure because you seem like you're really worried about something." Ross said, continuing the topic. Ross sat down next to Chandler.
"I have a test later on, that's all." Chandler responded as truthfully as he could.
"Oh, okay." Ross surprisingly replied. Sometimes it could be really hard to lie to Ross, he always would want to dig a little deeper into the conversation until he got to the bottom line.
"Can you come over to my house later?" He asked.
"What for?"
"I need some help putting up decorations for my party, that I think I invited you to." Ross sarcastically replied.
Chandler eyes widened, amazed he forgot that Ross was going to have party while his parents, Jack and Judy, were out of town.
"I almost forgot." He admitted."But honestly Ross, do you really think people will go to your party?"
"Yes, why not? Free beer." Ross stated.
Chandler shrugged his shoulders, because it was true.
"So are you going to come or not?"
Chandler quietly sighed. It was almost ironic to him that out of all days this week, Ross decided to ask him to go to his house that specific day. He really didn't want to see Monica again today, in fact forever.
"...I can't." Chandler said, avoiding eye contact with Ross.
"Why not?" He questioned.
"Because, uh..." There was nothing Chandler could think of for a believable excuse.
Ross squinted his eyes at Chandler in confusion, until his eyes lit up.
"It's because of Monica, isn't it?" He asked in a hushed tone.
"W-What?!" Chandler words stumbled in shock. How in the world did he know about the kiss?
Ross laughed."Dude, it's okay, it's not like you like her, she likes you."
Chandler sighed of relief.
"Are you sure?" He played along, with the so called found excuse.
"Yeah!" Ross reassured."It was her old diary anyways, maybe she doesn't even like you anymore."
Oh how Chandler wished Ross's last statement could be true. Chandler knew she still had a crush on him by the way she would sometimes teasingly walk by him when she wore tight jeans or bite her lower lip in attempt to turn him on, and he'd be lying if he said it didn't.
"Y'know.." Ross continued."I think she got a new diary so we can make sure if she still likes you or not. Your name wasn't mentioned much in the old one, only on thanksgiving two years ago."
"Really?" Ross didn't tell much about the diary, only that he found out that Monica had a crush on him. Before, Chandler thought Monica's crush was recent but it completely surprised him when Ross told him the entry date because he couldn't believe how stupid he use to look yet, Monica still liked him.
"Yeah, it also said something about you calling her fat." Ross said.
"I don't remember saying that." Chandler replied with a puzzled look.
"But I think you did, because the next year Monica unexpectedly lost a ton of weight." Ross noted."It would make perfect sense if it was because of your comment, because she did have a crush on you. You maybe hurt her feelings."
Chandler felt his chest tighten at Ross's last remark because maybe it was true, Monica changed herself to only impress him. He made someone change.
Chandler immediately felt terrible, and Ross could tell by the way he zoned out and didn't reply.
"Chandler!" Ross waved a hand in front of him and he instantly snapped out of his thoughts."Don't feel bad man, she got her revenge by cutting off your toe."
Once, Chandler wondered what he did wrong to deserve the tip of his toe to be gone. But now, he didn't feel like it was enough.
"Y'know since you feel so bad you could apologize to her." Ross suggested.
"That's maybe the worst idea." Chandler mumbled underneath his breath.
"What was that?"
"I said, maybe that's not a bad idea." Chandler rearranged his previous words. He knew Monica defiantly didn't want to talk to him but that kiss had to mean that she wasn't completely pissed off at him. She did in fact kiss him back.
"You can probably apologizes after school, at my house."
Chandler sighed when he finally realized Ross wasn't going to give up on him not going to his house.
"Alright."
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Ross held the door open for Chandler, walking into the Geller's residence. He looked around noticing a few changes from the last time he was there. He also noticed Monica wasn't home, which was a relief.
"Looks like Monica isn't home yet." Chandler said his thought aloud.
"Yeah, where do you want to start with the decorations?" Ross asked.
"I was actually thinking we could maybe check Monica's diary, to just get some clarification about her crush."
Ever since Ross told him about Monica's crush at lunch, he couldn't stop thinking about her and the kiss.
"Okay, but we have to be quick."
Chandler followed Ross up the staircase, into Monica's bedroom. The walls were painted a light shade of pink, and her room very clean just as Chandler would figure.
"Hey look!" Ross pointed. An opened book, that almost looked like a journal, was face-flat on Monica's bed.
Chandler picked up the book and in fact, the book was Monica's new diary. The new entry read;
Dear Diary,
Today I had my first kiss.
Chandler was so close to dropping the book in shock. His eyes were widened, and so did Ross's but for a completely different reason. Chandler peered over to where Ross was looking to only realize Monica was by her bedroom door.
A/N: Oh. My. God. 9 reviews for a first chapter? Thank you guys so so much! I hate myself for not updating a lot sooner but school just finished today :( I defiantly plan on updating my fanfics a lot more frequently now that school is over, and perhaps maybe start another fanfic story I've been working on. I practically made 3 different drafts for this chapter because I wanted it to be perfect XD Anyways, thanks again for the massive amount of awesome feed back :) Feel free to leave your thoughts about this chapter too!
