Okay, I just have to say I'm totally happy right now! I can't believe I got 12 reviews for Chapter 3 already! It has me so happy that I decided to update much sooner than usual since I have the free time! I know I'm awesome, but please hold your applause till the end of the chapter… I'm kidding of course! I just hope I didn't lose any of you because of what I just said (that'd make me sad). Anyway, here we are with Chapter 4, the end of Freddie's training. How will the iCarly girls react? And how did their summers go? All will be told this chapter! Enjoy all you wonderful people!!

Disclaimer: iCarly and all related characters are property of Dan Schneider and Nickelodeon. No copyright infringement is intended and I make no money writing this fic. Gosh saying that makes me sad… I need money LOL

September 1st finally arrived. Today Freddie will be finally returning to Seattle. However, before leaving, Mr. Benson wanted Freddie to train that morning until the afternoon. Right now, Freddie was just finishing running 25 laps around the same field that he despised in the beginning. His father smiled proudly; Freddie came such a long way in such a small amount of time.

"GOOD JOB BENSON!" exclaimed Mr. Benson, in "sergeant" mode.

"Thank you Sir!" said Freddie.

"NOW DO 200 SIT-UPS!" ordered Mr. Benson.

Freddie didn't question it and began doing the sit-ups. By the time the two of them finished, it was 2pm. Freddie was in the room he was living in for the past 2 months and was packing his things. He left an outfit out to change into since he didn't shower yet. He looked at the pictures in his hands, and his chocolate eyes stared at Sam's image. He smiled at the smile on her face, her blue eyes bright and filled with mirth. 'Well Sam, let's see how you react to the new Fredward Benson,' Freddie thought.

After a shower, and a few hours in his dad's car, the duo arrived at Bushwell Plaza. Freddie smiled up at the building; it felt good to be home. The two walked through the lobby to which Lewbert yelled, "NO MILITARY OFFICERS IN MY LOBBY!" which was ignored by them. Freddie shook his head; Lewbert didn't change one bit and his wart looked bigger than ever. After taking the elevator, the two stood between 8-C and 8-D. Before Freddie could get his keys out, Mrs. Benson opened the door.

"FREDDIE! Oh thank goodness you're still in one piece!" she exclaimed as she hugged her only child.

"Mom, I'm fine," grumbled Freddie as he hugged his mom.

"Take it easy Marissa," said Mr. Benson. "The boy's going on 17. Give him a break, he's practically a man now."

"I don't care what you say, he's still my baby," said Marissa in the overprotective tone she was known for.

Once she let go of Freddie, she took a good look at him. Her eyes widened at the difference 2 months away from her did. Her eyes began to water a bit; her baby really did look like a man now. Her little Freddie was no longer little, and that bugged her a bit. She stilled remembered his infant days like it was yesterday.

"So… how was it?" asked Marissa after composing herself.

"Honestly, at first it was hell," said Freddie. "But after that, I enjoyed it a lot."

"What have you done to my Freddie Nathan?!" screeched Marissa.

"What are you talking about now Marissa?" groaned Nathan.

"My baby never cursed before!" exclaimed Marissa.

"Mom, there's a lot of things I don't do around you," mumbled Freddie.

"What was that Freddie?" said Marissa angrily.

"I said I'm sorry Mom," said Freddie feeling annoyed.

"Marissa, you're a grown woman and you've definitely used your share of obscenities in your time, so don't patronize Freddie for one little word," said Nathan.

"Nathan, you're not helping!" said Marissa.

"I'm going to unpack," said Freddie. "Thanks again Dad, I really appreciate it. I'll call you after I start school."

"Alright Freddie. It was great spending time with you kid," said Nathan as he and Freddie shared a firm handshake. "Don't forget to continue your training."

"Okay Dad," said Freddie.

"See you Marissa," said Nathan as he left.

"Bye Nathan," said Marissa as she waved.

Meanwhile, Carly and Sam were sitting on the couch watching Girly Cow. Carly had just got back from Yakima the day before, and the two decided to hang out and think of some ideas for iCarly.

"So, how was Yakima?" asked Sam.

"It was better than I expected. I had so much fun with my Grandma," said Carly happily. "How was your summer?"

"Ugh I hated it!" said Sam angrily.

"Why? I mean, I know you hate summer school, but you usually aren't this upset," said Carly.

"Melanie stayed with us throughout her summer vacation, and it drove me insane," said Sam.

Sam had just returned home from staying the night at Carly's. She decided that she needed some ham, and headed straight for the fridge. She knew her mom kept ham there for her.

"Sam, is that you?" asked Mrs. Puckett.

"Yeah Mom," said Sam.

"Guess what?" said Mrs. Puckett excitedly.

"The cat got a job?" asked Sam.

"No, your sister Melanie is here!" said Mrs. Puckett happily. "She's unpacking in her old room right now. Why don't you go say hi?"

Sam's face turned to stone at hearing that Melanie was here. What was Ms. Goody-Two-Shoes doing here? Then she remembered: Melanie had summer vacation too! 'Aww why couldn't she just go with Dad?' thought Sam bitterly.

Sam's parents separated when she and Melanie were 4. Back then, Melanie and Sam were inseparable. But once their dad decided to leave and take Melanie with him, Sam felt betrayed. Why did their dad have to leave and take Melanie too? It wasn't fair! Ever since that day, Sam hated everything about Melanie, but part of her still loved her twin sister.

Sam made her way upstairs with her plate of ham, going toward her room. She didn't want to deal with Melanie right now. After a few hours of sleeping, Sam decided to get out of her room. Making her way back to the living room, she saw Melanie sitting with their mom. Whenever Sam looked at her, she'd think that that's a Carly version of herself.

It made her sick.

She tried the girly thing when she liked Pete, and that didn't really go too well. Her and Pete didn't last long after that fight she had in the Groovy Smoothie. He couldn't handle all of Sam Puckett and it irked her. First, she thought she found the one in Jonah, then he tries to kiss her best friend. Then she and Carly's friendship almost ended because they fought over Shane. Why couldn't she find someone who liked her for who she was? She wanted someone who wanted only her, not Carly, or possibly even Freddie. She shuddered after she thought that. If the latter happened, she'd kick the guy's ass.

"Hey Sam!" exclaimed Melanie happily.

"Hi Melanie," said Sam with less enthusiasm.

"It's been so long! How's Carly and Freddie?" asked Melanie.

"They're good," mumbled Sam. "Both of them went on vacation."

"Together?" asked Melanie, surprised.

"Hell no!" exclaimed Sam. "Carly's with her grandma in Yakima and Freddie went to some nerdy summer camp."

"Aww, that's too bad. I really wanted to go on another date with Freddie. He's just too adorable!" gushed Melanie.

Sam glared at her sister. She didn't understand how they could possibly be related. Freddie, adorable? Sam wanted to puke. How anyone found the dork "adorable" was beyond her.

"Yeah, well he'll be back after you're gone, but I'll let him know you wanted to see him," said Sam sarcastically.

"Um… okay. Anyway, what do you have planned for the summer Sam?" asked Melanie.

"Nothing but summer school," said Sam feeling a little depressed.

"We should hang together!" exclaimed Melanie happily.

After Melanie said that, Sam knew her summer was gonna be hell.

"She couldn't have been that bad," said Carly.

"She kept asking about the dork! It was so annoying!" said Sam angrily.

"Aww she has a crush on Freddie! That's so cute!" said Carly.

"Ugh, I need ham," said Sam and left to the Shay's kitchen to find some.

Then there was a knock on the apartment door. Carly was wondering who it could be since Freddie told her that he'd be back tomorrow. She opened the door to see a smirking Freddie leaning casually in the doorway.

"Hey Carly," said Freddie.

"Oh… my… God! Freddie?!" exclaimed Carly surprised.

"Who else would it be?" he said jokingly.

"I thought you'd be back tomorrow!" said Carly.

"Nah, I just wanted to surprise ya," said Freddie.

"The dork's here?" asked Sam from the kitchen, focusing on her ham.

"Oh, Sam's here. No surprise there," said Freddie.

"Yeah," said Carly giggling a bit. "Hey Sam, Freddie's back!"

Sam came out of the kitchen with a plate of ham, stuffing her face. She was looking down at the slices in her plate, admiring the pork goodness.

"It's about time you got… here… dork?" said Sam as she finally looked at Freddie.

"Hello Sam," said Freddie with a grin.

"What happened? What kind of dork convention did you go to?" asked Sam.

"I didn't go to a tech camp," said Freddie honestly. "I went to boot camp with my father in Tacoma."

Sam's and Carly's eyes widened at that. Who was this guy and what did he do with the Freddie Benson they knew? This new Freddie was now towering at 6 feet, compared to their 5'5 frames. He used to be just about their height. He was also scrawny before. This new Freddie wasn't a hulking mass of muscle, but he wasn't lean either. It looked like he had just the right amount of muscle to fit him perfectly. His facial features were a little more pronounced, but he still had his boyish looks.

"Wow, what made you do that?" asked Carly, still surprised.

"I had my reasons," said Freddie as he quickly glanced at Sam.

Sam was still at a loss for words. He no longer looked like the dork she grew accustomed to. But that didn't mean that she was just going to stop treating him the way she did. Carly left to her room for something, Sam couldn't remember what, but it left her and Freddie alone in the Shay's living room. Freddie walked past her and into the kitchen; he was feeling kind of thirsty.

"So Sam, how was your summer?" asked Freddie trying to make conversation.

"Hell," said Sam.

"It couldn't have been that bad. All you had was summer school," said Freddie.

"Melanie was there," said Sam grumpily.

"Ah," said Freddie.

He learned during their sophomore year that there really was a Melanie. He felt so stupid after seeing the twins together. But he didn't let Sam know that.

"Yeah. All she did was talk about you. It was irritating," said Sam.

"You know you loved hearing about me," Freddie teased.

"No I didn't Freddork," said Sam as she ate her ham.

Freddie went to her plate, and grabbed a slice of ham. He knew how Sam was over her ham and expected her to get angry, which she did.

"Fredifer, what have I told you about my ham?" said Sam angrily.

"I forgot," said Freddie faking memory loss as he grabbed another slice.

Sam got up from her seat at the table and pushed Freddie against the wall. She grabbed his shirt collar and tried to get in his face. Freddie laughed in her face as she tried to go on the tips of her toes but still couldn't reach his face. She then pulled him down to her level.

"I don't see anything funny Benson," she said menacingly.

"I do," said Freddie with a smirk.

Sam got angrier and raised a fist, ready to punch that smirk right off his face. Freddie saw her fist cocked back and his smirk widened.

"Aww did I get wittle Princess Puckett upset?" taunted Freddie.

As soon as Sam swung her fist, Freddie grabbed it. Sam was shocked at how strong his grip was on her wrist. She was now beyond rage, and threw her other fist, which was caught in Freddie's other hand. Freddie then switched the positions they were in so that Sam was against the wall now.

"Hmm, how did this happen?" said Freddie while smiling evilly at Sam.

"Let go Benson," said Sam through clenched teeth.

"Um, I don't think I will Samantha," said Freddie in her face.

Sam's face grew angrier. She knew Freddie was aware of her dislike of being called Samantha. The evil glint in Freddie's eyes grew more mischievous and he did a happy dance in his head.

"I think I'll take this time to get you back for something you did a few years ago," said Freddie into her ear.

Sam involuntarily shivered at the way Freddie's breath ghosted over her skin. What the hell was the geek talking about? She did a lot of things to him over the span of their years knowing each other.

"Remember when we were watching 'America Sings' the season that Archuleta won? That night, you licked my PearPhone," said Freddie refreshing her memory.

After saying that, he moved from her ear to her neck. He inhaled her scent deeply; vanilla, his favorite. Sam's face went from anger to confusion to panic. He better not be thinking of doing what she thought he was.

"Fredwina, I swear you better not-" but she was too late.

Freddie licked from her neck to her ear. Sam's eyes widened in surprise for two reasons. One, he actually did it. Two, she liked it! 'Damn it Puckett, you're not supposed to like it!' she mentally scolded.

"Never do that again Benson," she seethed.

"It's so ironic you said that Samantha," Freddie said as he chuckled. "I said the same thing to you after you licked my PearPhone. Do you remember what you did after that?"

Sam's eyes widened as she finally remembered. 'Oh, shit,' was all she could think. Freddie then licked the same trail again, but much more slower this time.

"You taste as good as you smell Samantha," Freddie groaned.

Sam's legs felt as if they were going to give underneath her and her face was a pink color. She couldn't believe Freddie, of all people, had her flustered. Suddenly, they both heard Carly coming down the stairs. Freddie looked at Sam, and leaned close to her ear again.

"The tables have turned Puckett," said Freddie in a serious tone. "I'm not longer your punching bag so get used to it."

He then released her right before Carly could see them.

"Well, I have to go spend some time with my mom. See ya Carly. Bye Samantha," said Freddie as he looked Sam in the eye.

"Later Freddie," said Carly. Sam was silent.

He went back to his apartment with the biggest smile on his face. It gave him such a rush to do that! He knew he was going to enjoy this.

A lot.

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