iTake Soultaker97's Challenge

Chapter 6:

The Night Cap/Groovy Smoothie

Contains strong language and Violence

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Sam's P.O.V.

I'm having the best time tonight! Something about the fight in the bowling alley really changed everything for me. I have spent my life acting tough and not taking stuff from people. Growing up my mom always picked the guys who would hurt her and me all the time. My dad wasn't much better; Melanie and I spent years hiding from him when he'd get all liquored up fight with mom. He would slap me around and even once broke my arm. Melanie was able to go away to school after he left, but I stayed with mom and faced the boyfriend brigade, Losers all!

One night Brian, one of mom's lamest picks, came into my room and tried to feel me up. He put his hands all over me, but when he got to careless, I was able to kick him in the sack and run. No one is ever going to hurt me again!

Tonight at the alley all those old fears came back to me for a second, and I felt 5 years old again. I don't mean that I couldn't have decked those guys, I could have, but the same old fear of being alone popped into my head.

Then from nowhere Freddie stepped in and suddenly I wasn't alone. He stood up for me and protected me. In my whole life no one has ever done that for me. I couldn't say anything or even do anything, I was stunned! He protected ME! He wasn't going to let anyone harm me! The 5 year old has the protector that she had prayed for all those dark and scary nights! For the first time in my life I felt totally safe!

When I finally was able to react in the parking lot, I jumped on him and kissed him before I could stop myself. It was short, but the charge hit me again. I can tell he felt something to, but I don't know if he feels same powerful force that I do.

As we leave Lilly and head to the car I take his arm and lay my head against it also. Oh my God, I'm totally I love with Freddie Benson! I can't stop thinking of him and I don't want this night to end! Thank you Soultaker97, whoever you are, I say to myself as he opens the car door and helps me in. Without that challenge I wouldn't have known that the person I had been looking for my whole life was right beside me all along.

Freddie's P.O.V.

Something has happened and I don't know what. The whole night is suddenly much more alive than it's ever been. Sam has changed. She's much softer now, I don't mean in a bad way, just like she has found some kind of peace or something. There is a different kind of vibe between us also. We seem to be so much closer to each other. I feel like a superhero who has finally found his powers. Sam is my superpowers.

We pull into the "Groovy Smoothie" and get out of the car. To my surprise, Sam takes my hand in hers and then drapes it over her shoulder. She smiles at me and GIGGLES! Yes, she GIGGLES at me, and lays her head on my side as we walk in. So this is what "The Twilight Zone" is like. I may never leave!

Sam P.O.V.

I can't quit smiling! I literally have never been this happy in my life! I love a nerd and I like it! I can't help but notice that people are looking at us and for once I don't blame them, we look good. Freddie orders our smoothies and we sit down.

"Thanks for what you did at the bowling alley Freddie," I tell him.

"Hey, no one talks to my best girl like that," He smiles. "I'll be right back," he states and kisses my forehead. He then heads to the back. I blush and watch his cute butt as he heads to the john (Hey, it's still Sam here guys… LOL).

20 minutes later:

The smoothies came 15 minutes ago and Freddie still isn't back! I get up and go to the back and don't see him, so I ask someone to see if he's in the john. The boy comes back and tells me he's not in their and I feel this thud in my stomach. Oh my God, it's like my father all over again. Freddie has just left me here! I don't understand, I thought everything was going so good! Damn it, this is what happens when you let people in. Shit! I should have known better.

With tears welling up in my eyes I start heading for the door. I get out into the night air and bury my head in the sleeve of his jacket and cry. I quickly stop myself and feel the stupid pig bracelet he gave me on my wrist. I'm just about to rip it off when I see his car is still here.

I run back inside and start looking again. As I get to the back I see that the door leading outside is not closed all the way. I slip up to it and stick my head outside. Joey, Sean, and Roger are there and they are punching and kicking Freddie around.

"Not so tough now are you fagot," Joey snidely asks?

"Punch him again Joey," Roger yells!

"You Bastards," I yell as I charge them. I jump on Joeys back and place another punch to his jaw close to where Freddie hit him.

"Bitch," he screams!

I suddenly feel Sean and Roger grab me and pull me off Joey. I try to break free but I can't. Now I'm scared, really scared, as Joey walks toward me.

"You're a feisty bitch; I'll say that for you," he sneers. "I bet you really can ride a mean dick!" "It's time for a train ride boys," he says as he reaches to pull down my dress.

"Please, NO!" I whimper. I'm 5 years old again and all alone.

"Leave her alone you piece of shit," I hear Freddie yell as he slams a trash can lid into the back of Joey's head. Joey goes down hard and rolls away.

"Let her go or I promise you you'll never walk straight again," he hisses at Sean and Roger.

They sized Freddie up and decided he had a point and shoved me toward him and ran. He caught me and yelled, "Stay away from her! If you so much as look at her again I'll kill you both!"

'Oh my God Samantha are you ok," he asked me.

I could only bury my face in his chest and cry. I heard something and looked to see Joey coming at us again. "Freddie!"

Freddie turned and grabbed Joey's arm and spun him into the wall. When he fell to the ground Freddie jumped on top of him and grabbed his shirt and pulled him up close to his face, "Hear me you sack of shit, if you ever so much as think about Samantha ever again, they will never, NEVER, find all of your body! Do you understand me?" He slapped his face hard, "I said do you understand me?"

"Y… y… yes," Joey sniveled.

"Get the hell out of here then," Freddie said and let him go.

"Oh Samantha," he said to me and began kissing me. He called me Samantha, I have always hated that name, but it sounds so beautiful coming from him that I don't mind. I feel safe again. I hug on to him and have no intension of letting him go again tonight. How could I have thought he would leave me?

Freddie's P.O.V.

She's shaking and holding on to me so tight that my ribs are hurting. Those goons punched and kicked me pretty hard. I don't have the heart to say anything and just enjoy the sweet pain the hug is giving me. Even with all this she looks beautiful! I ask her if she's alright and she looks up at me with tears in her eyes and says the strangest thing.

"Freddie for the first time in my life I'm fine."

She smiles at me and laughs at my stare and adds, "You sure do go all out for a date."

I laugh and we start to walk inside. We get two more smoothies and sit and drink them and talk till they close the place down. It's 2 o'clock in the morning and I'm not ready for this night to end.

We drive back to the apartment talking and chatting and even laughing. We get out and start to walk into the building.

"Freddie I have to say that I've really had a…," she started to say, before I stopped her.

"We have one last stop before the night ends," I tell as we enter the elevator.

Sorry for the crude language and violence, but I just felt that Joey and crew wouldn't give up so easily. I hope you enjoy and Thanks again for the kind words all!

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Chapter 7

The End of The Date