Hello! New chapter. In this one they go to the Water Tower Place. Some of the stores are real (the "Mego" store) and some are fake!

Day 4: Sam talks to Freddie (so far)

Disclaimer (I've forgotten this in most of my chapters…Oops!): I don't own iCarly. If I did, Seddie would be forever and Spencer would try Carly's skinny jeans on every episode.

FREDDIE POV
We took Brad's car, because, well, Sam said my car was crap. True. Brad got in the driver's seat, and Sam immediately shouted, "Shotgun!" However, Carly beat her to the passenger seat and cast Sam off to the back.

"Carly! I called it!" Sam whined.

"But you were too late!" Carly said mischievously. She looked at me, and I gave her an appreciative grin. I now got to sit next to Sam! Good move, Carls. I owe you one.

Wow. It was hard to contain my glee as we rode along the highway. I got to see Sam again, and she told me that she liked me! And now I actually have a chance with her! Ahh!

I stole a look at Sam. Her hair was shorter, about to her shoulders. She still had side bangs, and her hair still looked beautiful. I would love to run my hands through it, but that'll probably never happen. Well, you never know. Let's see after what happens these two weeks...

Sam gave me a weird look as I was unconsciously staring at her. I shook from my awkward state and stared out the window, listening to Carly and Brad converse.

"Here we are!" Brad said five minutes later. It was a huge mall! We found a parking spot, dodged the rain, and entered the mall. We went up the escalator, Carly and Sam ahead of me and Brad.

"Whoa! This place is freaking huge!" Sam exclaimed as we entered the middle of the mall. This part was in a circular shape, with stores on the outside of the building and an elevator and open space in the middle. You could glance up and down the mall and see all the floors. There has got to be at least fifteen of them!

"I know, right?" Brad agreed.

"Ok!" Carly said excitedly. She had grabbed a map of the mall on the way in. She now spread it out on a nearby table. "So, if you boys want to go to the Mego Store, it's one floor up. And the Pear store is three floors down, and you will have to go across the hallway for that one."

"Sounds good," I said. I was standing next to Sam, who was leaving over and peering at the map. I leaned over to see where the stores were, too, and subtly ran my knuckles along Sam's arm. I could feel her shiver slightly, but then she straightened her back and gave me an exasperated look.

"What?" I said innocently. Sam just shook her head with a small smile on her face. Score. Brad gave me a grin across the table.

"Ok, guys? Ready to go?" Carly asked us, oblivious to my trying-to-seduce skills. I need an actual plan, though. And I have an idea.

Brad nodded. "See you later, ladies."

But I didn't really want to leave Sam. Hell, I finally got a chance to actually flirt with her, and now we're splitting up for the day? But what do I say? I'm SO not going to ask Carly if I can tag along with them. No way. Maybe I'll just chill with Brad for now and we can all catch a movie, later. Ok, that sounds good.

"So, are we going to meet up for lunch?" I asked before we split.

"Mama wants food!" Sam roared.

Carly shoved her. "Sam, it's barely ten." To me, Carly said, "Yeah, we can all meet for lunch...at twelve thirty?" She gave me an eyebrow wiggle and looked at Sam, who was now gazing up at the other floors of the mall. I grinned and nodded.

"Alright, lover boy. Let's go play!" Brad said, tugging me towards the escalator.

I tore my eyes away from Sam and looked at Brad. "I'm not a lover boy!" I protested.

Brad rolled his eyes. "Sure. Tell your wandering eyes that."

It was true; my eyes had drifted behind us, where I could see Sam walking towards a store. Mmm.

Brad laughed at me. "See? Oh, here's the Mego Store! Holy chiz, that is so cool!"

I turned around and my jaw dropped open. There was a picture of the Chicago skyline all. Made. Of. Megos. I immediately pulled out my Pearphone and started taking pictures.

"Dude, come inside!" Brad urged me after a few well taken shots.

"Wow! They even have the old Galaxy Commander Ti-Wang aircraft!" I said excitedly. They had a whole wall of Galaxy Wars Megos!

Brad and I ran around the store like little kids, ogling dioramas and inspecting things on the shaves. We left, two hours later, with a bag of Mego sets each.

"That dragon was so cool! And we actually got the platinum edition of the Proton cruiser set!," Brad exclaimed.

"I'm so excited! I got a freaking Nug-Nug keychain!" I said, grinning widely.

"Dude, we are such nerds!" Brad exclaimed.

"I know, but it's so much fun!" I replied. I was on a natural shopping high. Now I needed to get Sam something…

SAM POV
Carly first dragged me to an Always 21. She forced me to try on some ugly sequin shirts, and then she tried to get me to wear this super tight and slutty skirt.

"Ew, Carly! I hate wearing skirts," I moaned in a dressing room. The food court better be good, or today will be a total waste.

Carly opened my fitting room door and inspected my outfit. "That looks so cute! You have to buy it!" she squealed.

I maturely crossed my arms and said in a loud voice, "NO! I won't!"

Carly gave me a sour look. "This is why I bring Tasha when I shop!" She paused for a moment, then threw my jean shorts at me. "Fine. But you're still buying a dress."

"Why?" I asked her as I pulled on my shorts, a loose tank top and a grey jean jacket.

I opened the fitting room door, and Carly explained to me, "Because it's going to be your birthday, soon! We're going to have a party!"

"It's just my birthday!" I protested. Today was Friday, and my birthday was going to be next Monday...so in a week and a half.

"Exactly!" Carly said. She bought a few items of clothing then walked out of the shop with me. "You're turning twenty three Sam! You're a big girl, now!"

"It's just one more year..." I mumble. Carly sighed in exasperation. "Please don't make a huge deal out of my birthday, okay?" I begged her.

We went down a few flights of escalators. "Fine," Carly said, giving up. "But we are all going to a fancy dinner on Monday night."

I perked up then. "Okay. I like fancy food!"

"Of course you do," Carly said with a smile. "Here's the dress shop." We came up to a store with "Lily's Formal Wear" at the top.

We entered, and the whole store was filled with elegant gowns and fancy tuxedos. And the whole place was huge. Carly had a huge smile on her face. Damn. We're going to be here a while.

"Let's go!" Carly said excitedly. We dove into the racks of dresses, Carly being a little more enthusiastic then me.

I was looking for a nice black dress, and Carly was looking at some blue dresses.

"How fancy is this going to be?" I called over to her suspiciously. I really don't want a big deal out of my birthday.

"Semi-formal!" Carly shouted back.

"What does that mean?" I shouted at her. I'm hopeless at fashion vocabulary.

"Don't wear jeans and don't wear a princess gown!" She said. I love Carly. She always puts stuff in my language. I shuffled through the dresses, looking for something simple yet elegant. I heard someone come running up to me, and I immediately jumped into my ninja stance, ready to attack.

"Sam! Look at thi-" Carly gave me an odd look. "Ok…Look at this dress!" She was holding a white dress with spaghetti straps. It looked like it would be snug at the waist but flowy on the bottom. The fabric was flecked with red and grey diamonds.

"Sexy, Carls! Try it on!" I urged her. She ran to the dressing room and came out with glee. The dress fit perfectly and looked really good on her. I pretended to take paparazzi pictures at her and announced in a deep voice, "Carly Shay, Sexiest Woman Alive! Looks good, Shay!"

"Thanks! Now we can find yours!" Carly said excitedly.

"Okay. You need to help me, though," I said. No way I'm finding my dress on my own in this huge warehouse.

Carly nodded. "What color were you thinking of?"

"Uhh...black?"

Carly looked slightly disappointed, but she still agreed. Again we plunged into the racks of fancy dresses. Soon I entered the fitting room to try on a bundle of dresses. Carly insisted she look for more while I tried on the dresses I already have.

I slipped on a black dress with beading along the collar. It was wayyy too long. I looked like a nun minus the hood thing.

I tried a few more on but they all looked bad. Lucky Carly; she found her dress pretty quickly. I don't even get why our dresses are so important; it's not prom or a wedding, it's just my birthday...Ugh. I'm getting tired. And hungry.

"Argh! CARLY! This place is horrible! They all look awful!" I shouted. I poked my head through the door and saw a sales woman, who looked deeply hurt.

I awkwardly grinned and waved. "Uh, hii..." I then slammed the door shut.

Soon someone knocked on the door. It must be that saleswoman I offended. "I'm sorry, ma'am! I actually love this place and all the dresses here! I hope I can be buried here when I die, I love it so much!" I shouted.

"Uh, okay?" I heard Carly's voice. Oops. I opened the door and Carly gave me a funny look.

"Long story."

"Alrighty."

"Whats up?" I asked her. She was holding something behind her back.

"I have the perfect dress!" Carly announced. I probably tried on twenty dresses, all which Carly deemed 'perfect' but looked awful.

I sighed. I'm getting tired of this. "Let's see it." I held out my hand.

Carly placed a black dress in my hand, with swirly silver beading on the skirt. It was really pretty, and I slowly slipped it on.

"Wow..." Carly said in an exhilarated voice. It fit right, and it looked gorgeous, but it didn't seem...perfect.

Eh, to hell with it. I've tried on one too many dressed, and this one is the best. And it's not like this party is going to be the night of my life. It's just one night.

"Yeah, it looks good. I'll get it," I said, not exactly thrilled with the dress, but mildly satisfied.

Carly furrowed her eyebrows. "You sure, Sam? You don't look exetremly happy about it."

"No, I like the dress!" I persisted.

A huge smile grew on Carly's face after a moment. "Ok, let's go check out."

"And go to the food court!" I said, taking the dress off.

"That too," Carly said, her laughter filling up the store.

"Dude, this chicken wing is sooo good!" I moaned contentedly as I took a huge bite. I love food.

"Isn't this food court awesome? They have a bajillion different cultures of food," Brad said.

"And it's soo good!" I said happily. This totally makes up for the terrible dress shopping.

"I'm getting a straw for my soda. You guys want anything?" Freddie asked as he got up. He glanced at me as he said it, expecting me to ask for more food. Yeah, I want more!

"Ketchup!" Carly said happily. The bag of dresses were on the floor, snugly wedged in between her feet so no dress-nappers would take them.

"Get me a...bowl of chili. And some curly fries!" I told Freddie. He nodded, giving me a knowing smile. I was going to stick my tongue out at him but ended up giving him a small smile back.

Mmm gotta love shopping! I had fun writing this. One, I love shopping, and two, I love the Water Tower Place. Coolest mall ever.

YAY! TENTH CHAPTER!

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