iCome Back to Seattle

A FANFICTION CONTINUATION FROM 'iCarly: iGoodbye'

WRITTEN BY allthegoodnamesaretakendamni t

NO COPYRIGHT INFRIGMENT INTENDED. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO DAN SCHNEIDER.

CHAPTER THREE
Concerning Girlfriends and such

Carly laid in bed, gently wiping away the silent tears that had escaped from her glistening eyes. It had undeniably hurt to see Freddie with someone else, though also undeniably selfish that Carly couldn't help but feel this way. And if she thought about it more, it had also hurt to see that Spencer and Sam move on. But what could she have done? And what right does Carly have to feel sad when she herself have not been a good friend herself? 'They deserve to be happy', she chastised herself. These conflicting emotions were like a raging war inside her head, with her more selfish side winning over.

Carly heard the front door open up and Spencer's laugh immediately filled the whole apartment while she heard a faint feminine voice giggle. No doubt Sasha Striker had arrived for tonight's dinner. Carly was glad that no one was home when she herself had arrived, but now was the time to make an appearance in front of the new girlfriend. Sitting up on her bed, she wiped away the last tears and took deep breaths before checking her reflection in the mirror and leaving her room. Walking down the hall she could hear the couple's laughter louder and louder as she neared them.

"There she is! My little sister." Spencer announced happily when he spotted her.

"Hi," she greeted shyly.

"Where were you? I was about to call you." Spencer said as he hugged her lovingly.

"Oh I was taking a nap, sorry." Carly replied carelessly in the hopes that he won't notice her slightly puffy eyes.

And he didn't or if he did he ignored it because he turned to Sasha and smiled. "You still remember Carly, right?"

The beautiful black haired woman smiled. "Of course, she's still as cute as I remember her."

"Oh stop it." This time, it was Carly's turn to giggle.

"Oh, and I hope you don't mind Carls, but I took the liberty to invite Sam and Freddie as well. I heard they're bringing their significant other's with them." Spencer grinned.

Carly's heart stopped for a second before it began to slam itself against the wall of her chest because she was taking so much caution to not see Freddie and Maddie again.

"Carls?"

"Yeah, that's okay. It'll be fun." She replied and faked a bright smile.

Spencer looked joyfully at his sister. "That's a relief, for a second there I thought that you didn't want to see them."

She laughed it off nervously and turned away before asking, " Don't be ridiculous. When are they coming?"

"Oh, they should be here by-"

He was cut off by the sound of the doorbell and Carly mentally shrieked. Was it Sam? Or worse, Freddie?

"Carls can you open it for me? I have to get these spaghetti tacos ready." Spencer called out while he moved about in the kitchen.

"Sure..." she replied hesitantly before slowly moving towards the door.

Oh how she wanted to be anywhere else but here.

When she finally reached the door the doorbell rang again followed by a knock, implying the impatience of the guest to be answered to. With one last deep breath,

Carly opened the door only to reveal the surprisingly tall figure of Gibby and his adorable little brother Guppy beside him.

"Carly you're back!" Gibby cried out in joy.

Guppy the lovable eight year old now slightly taller than Carly's waist simply hugged Carly (or at least tried to) and smiled. This was followed by Gibby swiftly wrapping his huge arms around both Carly and Guppy and giving them a ginormous bear hug, one similar to the one Spencer gave Carly earlier.

"Aw, you guys!" she laughed happily.

It was nice to not have any drama when it concerned the Gibson family. Thy were simple, sweet and unassuming; in other words uncomplicated.

"Come on in guys! We've got spaghetti tacos coming up!" Spencer called out from behind.

"Oh sweet, you haven't made any in ages." Gibby grinned while also allowing himself to move in further into the apartment.

"Happy Birthday!" Guppy chimed with a toothy smile.

"It's not my birthday Guppy," Carly laughed as she closed the door. "But thank you."

When Gibby neared Spencer, they both looked at each other in a serious manner before bursting out in loud battle cries simultaneously.

"GIBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY-ah!" Spencer bellowed while stretching his arms wide open.

"SPENCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE E-ah!" Gibby cried in the same manner.

They both ran into each other and battled it out in a hug war while everyone else watched in an amused manner.

"GUPPY!" Guppy cried out while he took off his shirt and ran towards the hug-fest before joining it vigorously.

Aww, Carly thought to herself.

Gibby broke out of the en-masse of tangled arms, leaving Spencer to hug Guppy with passion while Gibby himself finally spotted the figure of Sasha Striker. In an act to seem cool, Gibby quickly slipped off his shirt and slung it over his shoulder before walking towards Sasha with swagger that deemed him as a 'try-hard'.

"Why hello there, I didn't see you before." Gibby purred.

Sasha crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. "We meet again." Was the only thing she said.

"Indeed." He copied her stance while also dropping his shirt to the ground.

Finally, Sasha smiled and pinched both of Gibby's cheeks and cooed, "Naww, you're still so cute!"

"Oh, come on!" he groaned in annoyance.

"Gibby, as much as I appreciate you taking off your shirt in my house – it is a free country after all – I would prefer it if you don't do it in front of my girlfriend." Spencer called out while still hugging Guppy.

The doorbell rang again and before she could stop herself, Carly opened the door to reveal Sam and two ridiculously handsome boys behind her.

"Carly! I'm so sorry I couldn't make it to Groovy Smoothies today, Principal Franklin gave me a particularly long speech today." Sam hastily apologized while she hugged Carly.

"That's okay," Carly responded while hugging her back.

"Oh! I almost forgot," Sam grinned as she pulled back from the hug. "This is Jack and Finn Harrison. As you can see they're twins, and Jack's my boyfriend while Finn is single." She wagged her eyebrows when she said the last part.

"Hi." The twins said simultaneously.

Carly greeted them back but not before trying to determine the differences between the two guys. That was when she noticed the energetic joker-like aura that Jack gives off while Finn gives off a more reserved and calm feeling.

"Sam!" Spencer greeted as he neared the little group that had formed at the front door.

"Spencer! I want you to meet my boyfriend and his twin brother."

"Twins eh?" Spencer asked, clearly fascinated.

"Hello sir, you must be the charming Spencer that Sam's been talking about. My name's Jack Harrison." Jack stretched his hand out while he waited for Spencer to shake it.

"And they're British!" Spencer exclaimed as he shook Jack's hand.

"And my name's Finn Harrison, sir. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." The quieter twin spoke while he also shook Spencer's hand.

"They called me 'sir'! I like you guys already." Spencer grinned.

"Have you met Gibby?" Carly quipped.

The twins looked at Carly and smiled casually. "Oh yes, he's in some of our classes. Lovely chap, interesting really." Jack replied.

Sam snorted. "He's interesting alright. Just not the right kind."

"Hey!" Gibby approached them, shirt still vacant.

"Living young, wild and free ey Gibby?" Jack smirked.

"You know it." Gibby winked.

"Oh, come in guys. I want you to meet my girlfriend Sasha Striker." Spencer finally cut in.

"Sasha Striker? The former Pak-Rat champion?" Jack asked incredulously.

"Yep, she's my girl." Spencer admitted proudly.

"That's awesome!"

"Hey Carls, when is Freddie and Maddie coming?" Sam asked Carly discreetly.

Carly's breath hitched as she merely shrugged.

Sam frowned. It was odd that Carly would act this way, isn't she excited to see Freddie after her long absence?

"Anyway as I was saying we're just waiting for two more people – three if Mrs. Benson decides to come, but Freddie and Maddie should be here any second now." Spencer informed everyone.

Carly's heart sped as she dreaded the moment she would have to face Freddie once more. The nearly unwanted encounter at the Groovy Smoothies earlier today was awkward enough, she didn't need-

The doorbell rang and Carly's heart stopped for a second before it began it's fast rhythmic beats.

"Carly, could you answer that?" Spencer asked.

"Uh... Yeah, sure..." She muttered before beginning her path of dread.

What would he say? Surely he hadn't seen her trying to run? Who was this Maddie person and how on Earth did they end up together?

When Carly turned the door handle and opened the door, she was faced with the picture perfect image of the perfect couple. Freddie the always-attending boyfriend and Maddie the loving and patient girlfriend. They both held each other with care and love while they looked into each other's eyes and smiled.

That was until Freddie looked up to see the face of the girl who left two years ago, the one that got away, the girl who he had fallen in love all those years ago and the girl who will always have a special place in his heart.

Carly Shay. She was back.

And what a horrid time considering he was still in love with her, yet he had dedicated himself to another.

"Carly?" he asked in surprise.

To Freddie, Carly's smile was casual and easy. But to Carly herself, her smile was painful and forced. It had nearly killed her to see the two people standing in front of her.

"Hello Freddie, come on in." Carly had said.

And to Freddie, those words were like a dagger in his heart. No 'I've missed you's, or 'It's good to see you's, and not even a mention of Maddie standing besides him looking curiously at the two. It was just a greeting and an invitation.

Those words stung in Freddie's heart.

It was as if he had lost Carly from a friend to a stranger.

It was as if he had never had Carly from the beginning.

It was painful, because unbeknownst to her he still loved her deeply. And unbeknownst to him she still loved him.

And yet, they've never felt so far and so distant from each other.

As if before that moment, they had never existed to each other.

They were lost from each other.

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