I do not own iCarly, or My Chemical Romance's song 'Welcome to the black Parade'. Riley, however, is my character, but is based off a gay emo boy named Riley.

Riley arrived about ten minutes after the others. Hearing knocking on the door, Carly's lovable but odd brother Spencer answered the door with a loud, "I'm coming, hold your horses!"

"What would Riley be doing with horses? I thought she was bringing her guitar and keyboard." this comment earned Freddy a whack upside the head by both Sam and Carly.

"If she can't afford a computer, I wonder how she affords all of the music equipment." said Sam to no one in particular. Spencer opened the door and in walked Riley. Her guitar was on a strap and the strap was on her shoulder. Her keyboard was taken by Spencer.

"Spencer, give her back her keyboard!" yelled Carly.

"It's okay, he's helping me." said Riley, saving Spencer.

"Thank you!" said Spencer, giving Carly a meaningful look. "So… what's your name, how old are you, how did you get this equipment and how do you know my sister?" asked Spencer in one breath.

"Can I put my guitar down first?" asked Riley. Spencer nodded and pointed to the couch. Riley put down her guitar on the couch and sat down as well. Carly and Freddy ran to go sit next to her. Freddy ended up winning and Carly sat next to Freddy. Sam sat next to Carly and Spencer stood in front of them all.

"Okay," started out Riley, "My name is Riley, I'm 14, my old girlfriend left this guitar and keyboard to me, and I met Carly at school next to someone's locker."

Spencer looked at her blankly. "Your old girlfriend left them to you?" Riley nodded.

"So, um, your particular romantic interest is in females?" asked Freddy.

"Wow, Freddy. I didn't know that your vocabulary expanded past 'I love Carly Shay.'" said Sam. Freddy glared at her.

"No, I accept any kind of love from any person, male or female. But she was my first girlfriend."

Spencer looked like he was going to say something, but said "Okay, have fun!" and skipped back to his room to do who knows what.

"What do you mean 'was'?" asked Freddy, earning him another slap on the arm from Carly. Sam reached behind Carly and slapped him as well.

"No, it's okay. Her parents didn't know that she was my girlfriend… well, they did, but they thought I was a boy. When they found out that I wasn't a boy, they forbid her to see me, and kicked her out of the house. She came to my door, but my parents kicked her out as well. The police found her the next morning behind a dumpster… she had… she had bled to death."

The three others looked on in shock. "How did she bleed to death?" asked Sam.

"How the hell do you think?!" yelled Riley, "She cut herself! She cut her wrists to escape her pain, but cut wrong, and too deep." Riley turned her head down to the ground, her hair hiding her face.

"I loved her, and now she's gone forever." whispered Riley. Freddy laid a comforting arm around her shoulder, and Riley leaned into his half hug. Green envy filled Carly's brown eyed for a moment before she got under control.

"Okay, let's start iCarly now!" said Riley, surprisingly chipper.

The others reluctantly agreed, and they got in the elevator with Riley with her guitar on her shoulder and Freddy holding the keyboard.

Up at the iCarly studio

Freddy took the camera, Riley stood behind the computer, waiting, and Carly and Sam got ready.

"In 5…4…3…2…" said Freddy, turning on the camera.



"What up, people? I'm Carly." said Carly to the camera.

"And I'm Sam." said Sam to the camera. "Today we have something very special for you!"

"That's right," said Carly, "Today a new friend of ours will be singing, playing piano, and guitar for us! Give her a big hand, Riley!" Sam pressed the applause button.

Riley stepped next to Carly and waved quickly and shortly to the camera. She then put her guitar so it was facing her and stepped in front of the piano keyboard. Freddy walked quickly back to the computer and pressed a few buttons.

Riley started out by playing the piano intro. The sound of drums being played came out of the computer.

When I was a young boy,

My father took me into the city

To see a marching band.

He said, "Son when you grow up,

Would you be the savior of the broken,

The beaten and the damned?"

He said "Will you defeat them,

Your demons, and all the non-believers,

The plans that they have made?"

"Because one day I'll leave you,

A phantom to lead you in the summer,

To join The Black Parade."



Riley turned off the keyboard and started playing the guitar.

Sometimes I get the feeling she's watching over me.

And other times I feel like I should go.

And through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets.

And when you're gone we want you all to know.

We'll carry on,

We'll carry on

And though you're dead and gone believe me

Your memory will carry on

We'll carry on

And in my heart I can't contain it

The anthem won't explain it.

A world that sends you reeling from decimated dreams

Your misery and hate will kill us all.

So paint it black and take it back

Let's shout it loud and clear

Defiant to the end we hear the call

To carry on

We'll carry on

And though you're dead and gone believe me

Your memory will carry on

We'll carry on

And though you're broken and defeated

Your weary widow marches

On and on we carry through the fears

Ooh oh ohhhh

Disappointed faces of your peers

Ooh oh ohhhh

Take a look at me cause I could not care at all

Do or die, you'll never make me



Because the world will never take my heart

Go and try, you'll never break me

We want it all, we wanna play this part

I won't explain or say I'm sorry

I'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scar

Give a cheer for all the broken

Listen here, because it's who we are

I'm just a man, I'm not a hero

Just a boy, who had to sing this song,

I'm just a man, I'm not a hero

I! Don't! Care!

We'll carry on

We'll carry on

And though you're dead and gone believe me

Your memory will carry on

We'll carry on

And though you're broken and defeated

Your weary widow marches on

Do or die, you'll never make me

Because the world will never take my heart

Go and try, you'll never break me

We want it all; we wanna play this part (We'll carry on)

Do or die, you'll never make me (We'll carry on)

Because the world will never take my heart (We'll carry on)

Go and try, you'll never break me (We'll carry)

We want it all; we wanna play this part (We'll carry on)

The song ended and the others clapped. Sam played the applause button until it broke. "Sam, what did you just do?" asked Carly. "I broke the applause button…" said Sam meekly.

"I've got to go." said Riley, running out of the studio and apartment, leaving her things. Sam and Carly looked at eachother quickly.



"Um, iCarly has to leave early, but we'll be back next week! See ya!" said Carly. Freddy turned off the camera and all of the equipment. Putting the camera back where it belonged, he turned to Sam and Carly.

"You guys get her things, I'll follow her and meet you guys later." Before anyone could protest, Freddy was out the door and chasing Riley.

Yeah… that wasn't my best, but I tried! As you can clearly tell, it's gonna be a Freddy/Riley thing most likely. So, my chickies, review so the plot bunnies won't kill me!