Chapter 2- Sam vs Carly

A/N- its 22:53 on a school night, and I should really be trying to sleep right now, but I was just checking my reviews before bed and decided that I'd make a start on the next chapter. They've put me in a really good mood :D I do think Sam was OOC in the last chapter, but I just wanted to show that she really likes Freddie and keeps thinking about him, but just wont admit it to herself kind of... any way, story time

Disclaimer- has Seddie happened yet? No? Then nope, iCarly is not mine.

Freddie's P.O.V

5 minutes of awkward silence later, I decided it may be time to try and talk to Sam again. I was incredibly bored, as you would be getting trapped in an elevator, so I needed something to do. That's not the only reason I wanted to talk to her though. I like talking to Sam about stuff, because as much as I enjoy Carly's company, she doesn't really do the whole "Benson, did you SEE that M.M.A fight last night?" or "Dude, the funniest thing just happened". Sam and I have more in common I guess.

I was about to speak when I felt something hit my shoulder. I tilted me head and looked to my right, to see a mass of blonde curls blocking my view.

"Sam?" I whispered. No reply. Yep, she'd fallen asleep. And had done so on my shoulder. I was about to shove her off when I realized she'd probably bite my head off if I woke her. Besides, it felt sort of... nice to have her there.

She slid further forward as she went into a deeper sleep. Soon, her head was resting on my chest and her legs were sprawled across the floor. I did what felt natural (and more comfortable as she was kind of squishing my arm) and placed my arm around her shoulders. Pretend she's CarlyI thought to myself as I did so. But then I realized, I didn't want to pretend that she was Carly. It felt better knowing it was Sam. Even though I knew that if I still had my arm around her when she woke up, I would be in a lot of pain later on. But still, for some reason I liked having Sam there.

More so than if she was Carly I thought to my self. "Shut up brain" I whispered.

It's true though. You don't want this to be Carly. You're glad it's Sam. This is when I began to get really weirded out. I took a deep breath. Big mistake. I inhaled the strong smell of... vanilla? Why does Sam's hair have to smell so good? And be right there when I'm trying to clear my head of her?

Her hair smells way better than Carly's. What? Maybe it does, but why on earth am I thinking that? I'm so confused right now. Why do I keep comparing Sam to Carly? And more importantly, why does it keep turning out that Sam's better?

Because she IS better. I thought. No she's not though! I love Carly. Sam just tortures me.

And you like it when she does. What? I've got to stop thinking so much. I don't like the blonde headed demon hurting me.

Then why don't you try to stop her?

Well now I'm really confused. For one, I'm having a debate. WITH MY SELF. Which is hard to keep up with. And two, the subject of my internal debate. Sam vs Carly. But why am I suddenly doing this, when I have never felt the need to before? It's always been Carly and now I'm randomly considering Sam being better than her. The girl that's caused me pain since 6th grade.

I know what it is. Its my damn hormones. There is a very attractive girl (I did not just say that) practically lay on me and its making me think about her. That's got to be it hasn't it? I mean, what else could it be? But that still doesn't explain why I keep comparing her to Carly. I mean, I love Carly. Don't I?

No. Well, maybe I'm not obsessed with her any more, like I used to be. I think I've just come to accept the fact that she doesn't like me that way. So maybe now, the feelings mutual. Not that I wouldn't jump at the chance to go out with her again. Now I'm off my crutches. Because like Sam said, Carly only liked me because I saved her life. That's why we broke up.

Yep. You listened to Sam. You broke up with the girl of your dreams because Sam told you to. Yeah I suppose that is true. I did listen to Sam, and she probably was right. Carly probably doesn't like me now the hero things worn off. And you know, I'm not sure that I would jump at the chance to go out with her again. She was great, but it kind of felt like I was kissing my sister. Speaking off the kissing, I know this may sound sort of shallow, but it was nothing like I expected. There was no... Spark. I know it sounds very cliché, but I can't think of another way to describe it. There was nothing there like...

Like there was with Sam? That is not what I was going to say. I felt NO 'spark' when Sam and I kissed.

Nope, you didn't feel a spark. You felt fireworks. This voice in my head was really starting to get irritating. I realize, by saying that, I'm calling my self irritating as it is my thoughts, but it's true. I need to stop thinking. It seriously is a good job no body can read my mind. Especially Sam. She'd probably kill me if she knew I was thinking about her like this.

Ah. But would she? YES! Sam hates me. She's never shown any sign of even liking me as a friend. Not that I'd want her to like me in any way more than that.

But that, is where you are very wrong. She's shown a lot of signs. She hurts you and makes fun of you a lot. I know. But when does she make fun of you most? When you mention liking Carly. How many times has she said to you "Carly will never love you" or something along those lines? And have you ever thought she hurts you because she doesn't want you to know the way she feels? And there are so many small things that show it to. Like, how she calls her self mamma, but she often refers to you as mamma's boy. It was her that convinced you to split up with Carly. She always tells you things first, and leaves you to tell Carly even though she's her best friend. Like when she ended up in jail or when she got picked up in a helicopter by that billionaire who wanted iCarly to go to space. She let YOU know first. And don't forget how she's either disliked or made fun of (or in Carly's case, helped you split up with-) all of your girlfriends. I don't believe your only piecing all this together now! And don't say you don't like her, or why would you be using all of this information to reassure your self that she like you? Not that you've never shown signs either. Like when you gave up a CRUISE to help Sam out. You helped her build a website even though part of you knew you were never going to see the money she promised you. There's the time you-

Right. I'm getting sick of this. I need to shut my damn thoughts up. I DON'T like Sam and Sam DOESN'T like me.

Yeah. That's true. Maybe you don't like each other. Maybe you both lo-

Don't say it!

Maybe you lo-

La la la la la la la la! I can't hear my self!

MAYBE YOU LOVE EACH OTHER.

Huh. It doesn't actually sound so bad. But there's no way! I can't love Samantha Puckett!

Just as I thought this, she began to stir. Only a little, but it caught my attention. I looked down at her.

"Freddie..." she whispered. This made me smile. A LOT. She was saying my name in her sleep. It was that that did it. That which made me decide.

"I love Sam." I said out loud to my self, and it sounded amazing. And hey, all it took was getting stuck in an elevator with nothing to do that made me realize this. I've suppose that I've liked her for ages, now that I have sat and thought about it. I never thought that I could love her though. After all, we are only 16 – which is a little young to say you're in love. Especially after only finding out that you don't actually hate the person who you now think your in love with about 15 minutes ago. I looked down at her again. Ok, maybe I don't love her. But it sure feels like it. All I needed to do now was find out if my thoughts were right, and see if Sam liked me back.

I removed my arm from around her (not taking any chances) and lifted her until she was leaning against the wall instead of against me. I gently nudged her awake, wandering how I could find out. This was going to be hard.

A/N- hm... I'm thinking of re-writing this chapter. I think Freddie realized that he loves her too quickly. Please let me know what you think. Sorry there wasn't much Sam in this chapter, but the next one will probably be her P.O.V anyway. I'd like to thank you all for my lovely reviews on the last chapter :') especially theofficialseddiefan and icecoffee18 who've left really nice reviews on both of my chapters so far... so, everyone, pleaseeee leave a review, let me know if I should re-write this and tell me any good/bad stuff about this chapter. I'll update as soon as I can!

Peace,love,Seddie :D