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My name is Fredward "Freddie" Benson.

It all started the moment I first saw Carly.

Well it wasn't really the first time I ever saw her, we did after all go to the same school. But it was the first time I really saw her.

It had started as a normal day… Get up, take a tick bath, eat a healthy breakfast of fruit, and study for hours on end. But this time, about 10ish, my mom told me to close my books, and help the little girl moving in next door carry her stuff into the apartment, so good little boy that I was, I got up and went across the street to help.

When I walked outside the door, the first thing I saw was Spencer, holding three big boxes in both hands, and trying to open his door with his foot.

"Need a hand?" I asked.

"Sure" he responded, sounding a little relieved.

Now when I offered him a hand, what I meant was for me to open the door, while he went in, but no. He piled all three boxes into my arms, opened the door, and said "Just put them in the corner over there."

"Mmf" I said back at him as I tried to put them where he said. That was all I could say. Just one of the boxes covered my whole chest and stomach, and the second went over my head, blocking my vision, and keeping me from being able to move my mouth. That he put a third on top of those two just seemed kind of cruel, but I couldn't exactly complain about it at the moment, so I just started walking forward in what I hoped was the right direction.

After a few tries, I made it through the door, but apparently there was something on the floor right through the door, so I tripped, and the boxes went flying.

"Oh my god, are you alright?!" I heard a different voice saying behind me.

"I think so," I groaned as I rolled over. "Is this your stu-" I stopped mid-sentence, when I was rolled over far enough to actually see who I was talking to.

There she was. The most beautiful girl I had ever seen, and the girl who I knew would be my future wife. Carly Shay.

"Yeah, it's mine. I'm so glad you're alright. Spencer! Where are you!?!" She shouted.

Normally I would have been wondering where he had gone too, but I was in some kind of trance. I vaguely recall that he answered and she yelled at him again, but I honestly have no idea what he was doing.

"Here" she said, talking to me again, although I didn't know what she was saying it for.

It must have been obvious that I didn't know what she was talking about, because she laughed, and said "Here, take my hand, silly."

For the first time, I noticed she was holding her hand out to me to help me up. As soon as I realized that's what she was doing, I realized that I was still on the ground.

"Oh, thanks." I said, taking her hand and getting up, embarrassed. "Freddie." I stammered out. She looked a little confused, so I tried again. "Me, I'm Freddie. I mean, my name is Freddie."

"Oh, I'm Carly, Spencer's little sister. Our dad's going to sea for a while, so I'm going to be staying with Spencer for a while. So…" she paused. "You gonna let go of my hand?"

I blushed as I looked down at our hands, and quickly let go.

"So, do you live nearby?" She asked.

"Yeah, I live right across the hall."

"Oh, cool. Maybe we could hang out some time. You know, be friends."

"Yeah, sure!" I said excitedly. "I love you! I mean I'd love too! I mean, uh… uh…" I stammered a bit while she looked shocked. "I mean, would you like to go on a date?!"

She smiled a bit when I said that, and I thought for a second she would say yes, but instead all she said was, "Maybe we should just be friends first."

"Sure, okay." I said smiling. After all, it wasn't exactly a no.

"Oh, my god!" said a laughing voice coming from behind Carly. "Did the nub just do what I think he did?"

There she was. The person who had been making life a living hell for me, and every other nerd and geek in school. Sam Puckett

"Sam, don't start." groaned Carly. "What are you even doing here?"

"Aww, is the baby in loooove with Carly?" She cooed. "Is he gonna crawl away crying now that she said no?"

It was enough that she tortured me during school, but now she would be able to do it when I was at home!? I wasn't going to stand for it.

"What's it to you Puckett… Is someone jealous because they know they could never get a guy?"

For a split second, I couldn't believe I had just said that, but then I saw the look of complete and utter shock on her face, and I was simultaneously thrilled, and terrified.

Thrilled, because I actually had the courage to stand up to the most feared person in school, and terrified, because I knew she wasn't just going to let it slide.

"Freddie!" Carly shouted, sounding a shocked, and – this may have been my imagination – a little impressed.

Sam on the other hand, looked furious, and I immediately knew that I should get out of there as soon as I could. Before I could get the chance, she screamed with rage, and jumped on top of me.

There would have been some serious damage if not for the fact that Carly was trying to get Sam off of me, and that my mom came in to bring me back home.

"Freddie!!!" She screamed. "What are you doing!?" She cried out pulling Sam off of me. "Are you alright?! Does mama's little boy feel okay!?"

"Yes mom, I feel fine"

"Oh, my poor little baby's delirious! That's it; we're going to the hospital!!" She said while dragging me out the door.

"No, wait! I don't need to go to the hospital, I feel perfectly fine!" I knew it was no use to struggle against her, so I made sure to at least shout "Bye Carly" down the hall before we got too far out of her earshot.

Well, that was the first time I met Carly. It was also the first time I asked her out, the first time she said no, the first time Sam made fun of me for loving Carly, the first time I fought back against Sam, and the birth of my mom's hatred for her.

And that's just the beginning of my story.

AN: So, how was the first chapter? Anyways, if anyone's interested, this chapter wasn't based on personal experience, but is just what I imagine Freddie and Carly's (and Sam's) first meeting was like.

Also, since in the creddie post, someone said that it's just going to end in seddie, it might not. I honestly don't know whether it will or not, but I promise that there will definitely be something for both shippers in this story!

And of course, please review!! It'll help me decide who he'll end up with!!!

Also, if you were wondering, the title will make sense later in the story.