Hey, I know it's taken ages to update this but I'm hoping that I'll be able to update more fics more quickly from now on. Thank you all for your reviews! Love them all! Keep them coming:D

Anyways, here it is!

Enjoy!

Fate

Monica quietly let herself into Chandler's room and moved to the chair that sat beside the bed. She silently took a seat and just held his hand. She didn't really need to speak, she wasn't even sure that he would be able to hear her. She thought that he would feel her near and that would be enough... she hoped that would be enough.

The last few hours had been surreal to say the least...She couldn't get her head around the fact that Chandler and Rachel were brother and sister... She couldn't imagine what Chandler must have been going through all this time... knowing that he had a sister but couldn't tell her the truth.

She smiled to herself, thinking back to the day Rachel had ran into the coffee house in her wedding dress...How after Monica agreed to let her stay with her the conversation she had with her friends whilst Rachel was in the shower. Ross was eager to help Rachel, now she realized it must have been because of his enormous crush on her. Phoebe was happy that there would be another female to balance out the 'boy girl' ratio in the group and was excited about getting to know a new person. Whilst neither Joey nor Chandler were annoyed by the new member to the group, they really couldn't be bothered about helping her settle in and get over her failed attempt to get married. They both came around after a few hours once they saw how well she fit into the group. Monica was beginning to wonder if the reason behind Rachel coming back into her was because of fate. Maybe because she and Chandler didn't form a brother/sister relationship when they were younger then it was their chance to do it now.

"Don't you dare give up, yet..." Monica whispered, squeezing his hand gently. "You got a lot of catching up to do with people..."

She leaned over and kissed his cheek softly and gently brushed back some of his hair.

"I love you, y'know..." She told him, softly. "So, don't give up, okay?"

She glanced back at him one more time before heading to the door. When she reached the waiting room, she saw Joey and Phoebe sat alone.

"Where is everyone?" She asked, taking a seat.

"Rachel's having the tests done and Ross has gone with her..." Joey told her.

"Where's Chandler's parents?"

"His fake ones or real ones?"

"Mr and Mrs Bing..." She rolled her eyes.

"They've gone to get some fresh air..." He replied, shrugging.

"What about the Greens? Where did they go?"

"Talking to Jill and Amy..."

"Ah right..."

"This is crazy!" Phoebe said suddenly. "How can they be brother and sister!"

"I know!" Joey agreed. "Why didn't Chandler just tell us!"

"He was scared..." Monica answer quietly.

"Of what?" Phoebe questioned. "We wouldn't have cared!"

"Well, you might not have...but Rachel could have...I mean, how would you feel if someone come up to you and told you they were your brother...telling you, your parents gave them away..." Monica replied. "Rachel has always been quite close to her parents...Chandler knew she'd be gutted if she found they had been lying to her all this time."

"I suppose..." Phoebe said slowly. "But I don't get it...Why did they have to give him away anyway?"

"They wasn't ready for a kid..."

"But Rachel's only a year younger..." Joey argued. "How could they be ready then but not before..."

"Well, they were just leaving college when they had Chandler...a year later they were married and had careers..." Monica sighed softly. "But I think thats what Chandler's been torturing himself about..."

"It wasn't his fault!"

"I know...but with everything that he went through with his Dad leaving after the divorce and his Mom going away on book tours a lot when he was a kid... I think he was beginning to think that they did it to get away from him..." She answered. "His blood parents gave him away...then his adoptive parents send him away..."

"Poor Chandler..." Phoebe said quietly. "Now, I feel guilty about all those times I made fun of him."

"Don't worry about it, Pheebs..." Monica reached out and took her hand. "He didn't care about it...besides he normally gave as good as he got..."

"Yeah..." She smiled fondly. "He could never be serious, could he?"

"Y'know, he would hate for us to be all miserable because of him..." Joey cut in. "If he was here, he would be telling some joke..."

"Yeah, he would be..." Monica laughed slightly.

"He's is going to he okay, isn't he?" Joey asked after a few moments of silence.

Monica turned to look at him, not sure what to say.

"Of course he will..." She finally said. "It's Chandler."

"Yeah..." He said quietly before nodding again. "Yeah, you're right...its Chandler."

They sat in silence, thinking about what was happening...thinking about what could happen.

It was another 20 minutes until Ross and Rachel reappeared. Rachel, had seemed to forgiven Ross for the moment and let him put his arm around her.

"Hey, how you holding up?" Monica asked her, softly.

She shrugged slightly. "I dunno...okay, I guess..."

"Did you do the test?" Joey asked.

"Yeah..." She nodded. "The doctor said he'll try and get the results as fast as he can."

"Well, thats good..." Phoebe said slowly.

"Yeah...Uh, my sisters are being tested at the moment..."

"Really?" Monica looked up surprised. "I thought they'd never go through with it."

"Doesn't mean they will if they are a match..." Rachel replied with a hint of bitterness in her voice. "I mean, they'll probably just doing this test to get back at my parents."

"Honey, you don't know that..." Ross sighed.

"But I know my sisters..." She snapped slightly, moving away from to sit down.

Ross sighed again and looked towards Monica, who shrugged hopelessly telling him she didn't know what to do or say either.

XxXxX

Monica sat staring at the waiting room, it was 6:30AM and she couldn't sleep. She looked around the room... Ross and Rachel sat cuddled up in a chair opposite her, having only fell asleep themselves an hour ago...Phoebe had her head resting against Joey shoulder, while he slept with his legs spread out in front of him and his mouth wide up. Jill, Amy and Sandra had spread out across some chairs whilst Leonard leaned up against a wall. Monica's eyes landed on Nora and Charles; to start with they had sat with a chair in between them but some time during the night they had shifted closer to each other and now slept, leaning up against each other. She smiled, wondering what Chandler would having to say if he saw them now. He'd probably make some kind of weird noise and say something sarcastic...That was Chandler...That was her Chandler...She then began to cry quietly, not being able to hold onto her emotions any longer.

"Monica?"

She looked across and saw Rachel sitting up, carefully so not to disturb Ross.

"Sorry, i didn't mean to wake you..." Monica quickly dried her eyes.

"I wasn't really asleep..." Rachel told her, moving over to sit next to her. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine..."

"Monica." She looked at her in disbelief.

"Okay, I'm not fine..." She sighed.

"He'll be okay, Mon..." Rachel tried to reassure her.

"I can't help but think about if he's not..." She began to cry again. "It's not fair, I finally found someone i really love...someone I want to spend the rest of my life with and he might be taken away from me before we get our chance..."

"He's not going to..." Rachel started but stopped suddenly, realizing what she had said. "Wait! Love!"

"Yeah, love..." Monica nodded, looking down.

"Oh my god, Mon!" She exclaimed, excitedly. "That's so great! I'm so happy for you!"

"But what if I don't get to be with him?"She questioned.

"You will, Mon...I promise..." She hugged her best friend. "He'll be okay...one of us will be a match and he'll get his operation."

"I hope so..." She whispered, hugging her back.

"So, are you guys a couple now?"

"I don't really know...I guess so..." She shrugged. "I mean, we both said we love each other..."

"Well, that's great!" She stated again. "Why did it take you so long!"

"He wasn't ready..." Monica told her. "He said he wanted to wait until he could completely focus on the relationship instead of all the other stuff that was happening."

"And by other stuff, he meant me and my family..."

"Rach, he never wanted to hurt you..." Monica claimed. "He didn't tell you truth because he knew how upset you'd be about everyone lying to you...he thought you'd end up hating your parents and him...he didn't want that..."

"How long did he know?" She asked quietly, hesitating slightly. "Who I was..."

"Well, he only found out he was adopted when he was 18...he meet your parents one day and they told him they had three daughters...but also said they didn't want any of you knowing about him...That was the last he saw of them..." Monica explained. "And I guess he worked out who you were when your parents came over to dinner that one time, just after you moved in."

"When he freaked out and left..." She remembered.

"Yeah..." Monica nodded. "Thats when he told me he was adopted...but he didn't tell who he's parents were."

"But he told Ross?"

"I guess so...but i didn't even know Ross knew he was adopted."

"I just can't believe all this is happening..." Rachel sighed. "I mean, it doesn't seem real... to me, its Chandler in there...my best friend...not my brother."

"He's still your best friend..." Monica told her. "That's the one thing he didn't want to lose...your friendship."

Rachel smiled slightly and nodded. They both fell back into silence, both of them thinking about everything that had happened...

Four more hours passed and everyone slowly woke up but no one really spoke. Joey and Phoebe had gone to find some food and coffee but no one was really hungry, well except Joey. It wasn't until 1 o'clock that Chandler's doctor joined them.

"I have the results of your blood tests..." He told the Greens. "If you'd like to follow me, we'll go somewhere and discuss this."

"No, we can do this here...I know everyone wants to know if there's a match." Rachel looked at her friends and Chandler's parents.

"Very well, if you insist..." The doctor shrugged, looking down at his notes.

"So, was there a match?" Joey asked impatiently.

"Yes, there were two matches..." The doctor informed them.

"Well, who were they!" Sandra cut it before he had chance to finished.

"The two matches are Dr Green..." He glanced at Leonard before looking at Rachel. "And Miss Rachel Green..."

Rachel let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. "I can be a donor?"

"Well, yes...but we have more tests to do...just to check to your healthy enough to donate the kidney."

"Oh my god, I'm a match?" She still couldn't believe it...part of her was relieved that she'll be able to help save Chandler whilst another part of her was nervous about it.

"Rachel, I don't want you to do this..." Her father said, causing her to turn and look at him.

"What?" She exclaimed. "You can't be serious?"

"There are risks to living donors..." He stated. "I wouldn't be able to live with myself if anything happened to you."

"So, you expect me to let Chandler die!" She raised her voice slightly. "When I can save him?"

"Honey, maybe you should calm down..." Ross tried to cut in but neither father nor daughter paid him any attention.

"Of course not!" Leonard told her. "I'll be the donor...I'm a match too..."

"What?"

"I want to do this..." He lowered his voice slightly. "I want to do this for Chandler..."

"He wouldn't want you to..." Rachel claimed. "He wants nothing to do with you..."

"I know that...and I don't blame him..." He hung his head. "But I want to make this up to him."

"And what if you can't?" She asked. "You think doing this will make everything is okay?"

"No but..."

"He didn't even want anyone to tell you where he was..." She continued. "He said he'd refuse to operation..."

"And you'd think he wants you to do this?" He asked. "How do you think he'd feel if something happened to you..."

"I'll be fine..."

"You don't know that!" Leonard sighed. "I might have only meet Chandler and hand full of times but I've seen the way he is with you... I've heard him talk about you...He loves you so such...He loves you because he's your big brother and would do anything to protect you...I know he'd never forgive himself if something did happen to you...But me...He doesn't give a damn about me...At least this way he'd be able to get on with his life afterwards even if something did go wrong."

Rachel just stared at him, she didn't know what to say to that. She knew it made sense but still wanted to do this for Chandler...to show him that she wasn't angry with him and wanted to protect him just as much as he wanted to protect her.

"We don't have to decided at this moment..." The doctor stepped in when they both remained silent. "Why don't we wait to see what the results of the next tests are first..."

"Fine..." Rachel sighed and Leonard reluctantly agreed.

"Okay, if you both would like to follow me, we'll get started."

XxXxX

Once Rachel and Leonard had gone for there tests Jill and Amy decided to go home because they felt there was nothing more they could do. Like Rachel, it didn't seem real to them either...and they didn't really know Chandler but promised they'd be back later. Ross had managed to convince Joey and Phoebe to go home and get rest but Monica refused to leave and he didn't want go until Rachel was back.

By the time Rachel was done with the tests Joey and Phoebe had returned having changed into some fresh clothes and had something to eat but either could sleep.

"Hey, how did it go?" Ross asked when he saw Rachel walk in.

"I don't know..." She replied. "They said they'll let me know soon."

They had done a lot of different tests...some on her heart to make sure it was strong enough... some on her kidney to make sure they were healthy... They took more blood and asked a load of questions about her general health and her day to day diet.

"Where's your Dad?" Sandra asked.

"Haven't seen him..." She shrugged but a few minutes later he walked in.

"The doctor said he'll be in, in a minute to let us know how things went..." He told Rachel, who just nodded in reply.

Ross carefully reached other and took Rachel's hand, giving it a gently squeeze. She looked up at him and gave him a small smile.

"Sorry to keep you waiting..."The doctor walked in.

"No problem..." Rachel jumped up. "So, what are the results?"

"Well, I seem no reason why Miss Green can not be a donor..." He told them. "But we've discovered some problems with Mr Green."

"What?" Leonard stood up. "What sort of problems."

"Nothing to really worry about..." The Doctor explained. "Just with your ages and the life style you've been living...we're a bit concerned about how much strain the operation would put on your heart."

"But i could still be the donor?" He asked. "If I wanted to be?"

"Well, it would be a risk..." He told him. "And as your a doctor yourself, you'll understand that I'll have to advise against it."

Leonard sighed frustrated. "Can't you just let it go this one time."

"I'm sorry, the final decision isn't even up to me..." He shrugged. "The surgeon would refuse to go ahead with the operation if he knew there was a chance you wouldn't make it."

"But he'd be okay if I was the donor?" Rachel asked.

"I see no reason for him not to..." He replied before hesitantly continuing. "Unless he's unhappy with Chandler's condition."

"What does that mean?" Monica questioned concerned.

"Well, like I told you before, Chandler is failing fast..." He sighed. "The surgeon may think its not worth risking the life of the donor."

"Chandler is worth it!" Joey insisted.

"Sorry, if it was up to me, I'd have you on your way to surgery now..." He said sympathetically.

"Okay, so when do we hear whether he'll get the operation or not?" Monica questioned.

"The surgeon is with Chandler now...examining him."

"Do you think he'll allow it to go ahead?" Nora asked.

"Well, he's one of our top surgeons...and I will do all I can to persuade him."

"Thank you...so much..." Nora let out a breath in relief. "For everything you've done."

He smiled warmly at them all. "You're welcome...I just hope its enough."

"So do we..." Rachel whispered.

XxXxX

"Can I come in?" Ross poked his head around the door, smiling when he saw Rachel sat on the edge of a bed.

"Yeah sure..." She told him.

"I just wanted to come and see you before they take you down..." He moved to sit next to her. It was only 3 hours ago that they found out Rachel was a match for Chandler. After the surgeon had checked over Chandler and looked at Rachel's and Leonard's test results, he agreed to consider doing the transplant but only with Rachel as the donor. After having a long talk with her to make sure he was mentally fit to go ahead with the operation and she was aware of all the risks and what would happen, he finally agreed to go ahead. Now she was sat waiting for the nurse to come and take her down.

"So, you sure you want to do this?" He asked, taking her hand.

"Yes, I am..." She nodded without hesitation. "I know there's some risks and all but its worth it...if it makes Chandler better."

"I suppose..."

"What?" She looked at him surprised slightly by his reaction.

"No, of course I want Chandler to get better..." He said quickly, knowing what she had been thinking. "I'm worried...I don't know what I'd do if I lost you."

"You're not going to lose me..." She smiled softly. "I'll be fine..."

"Yeah..." He nodded. "Yeah, I know..."

"I love you, y'know..." He told her. "And I'm so sorry about thing..."

"Forget about it...I understand why you did it..." She reached up and stroked his cheek gently. "And I love you too...so much."

They both looked when there was a knock on the door.

"Miss Green, we're ready for you now..." A nurse came in, pushing a wheel chair.

"I guess this is it..." Rachel stood up, taking a deep breath.

"Good luck..." Ross whispered, turning her around to face him and kissing her gently.

"Wow..." Rachel breathed when they pulled apart.

He smiled and tucked a piece of hair behind her hair. "I love you..."

"I love you too..." She gave him another quick kiss before turning and sitting down in the chair, still holding his hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. "I'll see you soon...I promise."

"You better..." He said, half jokingly.

She gave him one more smile before the nurse wheeled her out.

XxXxX

"I heard he was mugged for only a few bucks..." One doctor commented to the rest of the team whilst they started to operation on Chandler, in preparation for the transplant.

"It's so sad..." Another one answered. "He's only young."

"He's lucky to have a sister who's willing to do this..."

"Yeah, he is..."

Meanwhile in another surgery theater, doctors worked quickly to remove the kidney from Rachel whilst trying to keep her stable.

XxXxX

Monica paced around the waiting room nervously...She had never been so scared in all her life...Not only could she lose Chandler, the love of her life...She could lose Rachel to...her best friend. She looked over the others, Joey was sat with a sandwich, which he had been trying to eat for the last hour but had lost his appetite. Phoebe was sat in the corner, whispering to herself...Well, actually she was talking to her Mom...asking her to look over both Chandler and Rachel. She sighed when her eyes rested on her brother...He sat with his head bowed, ever since he had come back from talking with Rachel.

"Please, god...just let them be okay..." She whispered.

Suddenly both Monica and Ross looked up quickly...Both feeling something...Both their hearts lunging.

XxXxX

One of the machine beeped loudly as the patient flat lined, causing the doctors to snap into action...frantically trying to get their heart beating again...

TBC

Sorry, couldn't resist an evil cliffhanger! Please review and let me know what you think!