Stormy Night

AN: And yet another chapter! I will keep alternating between Carly, Sam, and Freddie! And thank you so much for all the reviews!

Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly, or else I would be doing something else right now.

Carly sat back to think. Very strange things had been happening lately with Sam and Freddie. At least the day at the park will clear things up between them, right? No more strange e-mails and texts, right? Wrong.

Her cell binged with a message, this time from Sam. Carly was relieved for a second, but then gasped at what the weird message said.

Ask Freddie if he got my message. –Sam

Carly groaned. Not again! It was as if there was an invisible being, typing out confusing messages that always had something to do with Sam or Freddie.

She decided to wait until the day at the park to sort things out with them.

At the awesome park, Carly spread out a red and white checkered picnic blanket on the soft, lush grass and began unpacking their lunch. She had packed sandwiches, juice, ham (for Sam), and apples to eat.

"Okay," she breathed out as soon as she and her friends sat in a circle on the blanket. "So, recently we all have been getting messages "sent" from each other, but they really weren't, right?"

Sam and Freddie nodded simultaneously. "Yeah, Carly, but what do we do about it? It's freaky." Sam looked at Freddie and slapped him. "We've gotta stop doing that."

"Guys, this is serious. Who cares if you guys say things at the same time? We've got to figure this out!" Carly put her head in her hands frustratedly and tried to think.

"I know!" Sam blurted between bites of ham. "Um… wait… I don't know." Carly groaned and slumped down against a rough oak tree, apple in hand.

Freddie scratched his chin with his right hand, the one that wasn't holding a juice carton, and pondered the messages. "You know what? Maybe an idea will come to us while we play. Sitting around will be no help! Come on, Sam, I have to show you the loop ramp. See ya, Carly!"

Carly stood up, shook off the dirt from her stylish flowery blouse, and set her hands on her hips, watching her friend race off, acting half their age.

Slowly, Carly settled back down, and drifted off to sleep…

Dream

Glowing embers crackled in the fire as Carly sat by it, face glowing from the heat. She backed away a few inches, wiping sweat off her forehead. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion, wondering how a fire could be this hot unless…

The fire leapt from the stone fireplace, landing on a wooden chair that burst into flames. "Fire! Fire!" she called, but her throat refused to let her speak, and all that came out was a weak croak.

The fire spread throughout her house, leaping from curtains to couches to any other flammable thing it could find. Slowly, though, it slowed to a stop, and out came Freddie and Sam, holding each other's hand, leaving Carly with her mouth dropped open.

A hard and cold laugh rang out from Sam's icy face as Freddie kissed Sam's cheek. In a monotone, she cackled, "Carly, you fool, you fool! Do not try to separate us, we are soul mates! Freddie never liked you, he was using you as a cover-up for beautiful, pretty, talented me, me, me!"

"She speaks the truth Carly," Freddie breathed, also in a monotone. "I always hated your prissy primped face!"

Carly held back a gasp, and turned it into a cough, which could escape from her mouth this time.

"Remember this, Carly!" They bellowed in unison. "Leave us freaking alone!" Slowly, they disappeared and the fire faded, leaving a dizzy, sad Carly.

End Dream

Carly awakened to see Sam and Freddie standing over her. She realized that it was all a dream. "Phew!" she thought aloud.

Sam and Freddie questioned why she was breathing out in a flourish and saying "Phew!", and she answered nonchalantly, "Bad dream, is all."

Soon, they journeyed home, but Carly couldn't help thinking that she was being watched, very, very, closely…

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