A/N: hey readers. sorry it took me awhile to update. i been so busy lately that i havent been able to do any writing but when i did i did my best to catch up. well here it is, chapter ten. i hope you like it and it was worth the wait

Just a little warning, a couple things in this chapter may leave you confused. if they do just keep reading. the upcoming chapters should hold some answers for you.

Also i dont know if you guys have been really good at keeping a secret or you really know nothing of whats going on lol but soon some answers will come and you dont have to keep the secret (if you even had it in the first place)

Disclaimer: iCarly still does not belong to me. apparently phoenix wright is a horrible learning tool if you want to be a lawyer and speaking in a southern accent helps nothing.

Yesterday upon the stair
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today
Oh how I wish he'd go away.

Chapter 10

The car ride was silent as all three of the cars passengers rode in silence through the heavy rain. Spencer the driver concentrating on the road, while the two teens in the back, Sam and Freddie, were lost in their own minds. Though unknown to the other two, Freddie was panicking in his seat keeping a close eye on the road and traffic.

"There's no way the plate came from this car," he wondered to himself, "the car crash had to already happen otherwise the car wouldn't still have its plates. I didn't check the front though. But still, even the other Freddie said he dreamed of finding the crash site. I dreamed of being in the crash though so what does that mean? That this car will be in an accident? Maybe it was a third universe, a third Freddie? That has to be it, right? I mean it doesn't sound that farfetched, does it?"

Freddie was so lost in thought that he didn't hear Sam calling his name until she punched his arm.

"OW! What, what happen," he exclaimed while rubbing his arm.

"You were ignoring me," Sam said sounding annoyed.

"Sorry. What is it?"

Sam's expression softened and she suddenly looked nervous and fearful.

"D-did you mean it," she said so softly that Freddie almost didn't hear her.

"What?"

"Did you mean what you said? What you did?"

"Whatcha guy talking about," Spencer said looking back at them.

"Don't worry about it Spence," Freddie told him, "Just keep your eye on the road."

As Spencer turned back to the road and starting humming to himself, Freddie turned back to Sam and took a deep breath while looking at her blues eyes that waited for his answer.

"Of course I meant it Sam," he told her, "I wouldn't have done it if I didn't mean it."

Sam eyes turned away and looked at the car floor. She looked to be deep in thought.

"How long have you…felt like that," she asked without looking up.

"I can't say for sure," Freddie replied, "but my best guess would be after our uh…event on the fire escape."

"Why didn't you ever say anything?"

"Because I didn't think anything was going to come from it. I didn't know how you felt about me. I thought I would never have a chance with you."

"How did you know that…that I…"

"That you liked me? I didn't really. I…I just started to think a lot after the lock in and I realized that I was 'in love' with you."

Freddie knew that it wasn't the entire truth but he figured there was no way he can explain the other world and other Sam to her. Sam didn't answer but instead continued to look at her feet.

"Look Sam," Freddie started, "you don't have to answer right now. And I understand if I was wrong and you don't actually like me in that way. I hope we can still be friends either way after this. It just with crazy couple of da-….nights I been having, I realized I have to tell you how I feel before I lose my chance. I really hope you feel the same but I am willing to wait till you figure this out. It just doesn't have to be now like I said."

Freddie looked down then turned away to look at the rain out his window. He was thinking of what to do next when he felt a hand grab his. He looked at Sam's hand holding his then up at a blushing Sam looking at him.

"Alright I'll do this," she said, "I'm still confused about all this but I do want this and I want to see where this goes. So…yeah, I'll date you."

Freddie couldn't help but smile and squeeze her hand.

"You won't regret this Sam," he said, "I promise."

Sam smiled at his words and squeezed at his hands. The two teens sat there shyly looking at each other and holding hands for what felt to them like hours. There reverie was finally broken when Spencer looked back and spoke up.

"So can you tell me now what you guys are talking about," he said.

Both teens rolled their eyes at him and shook their head.

"We'll tell you later Spencer," Freddie told him, "Just concentrate on driving through the-SPENCER LOOK OUT!"

As if on instinct, Spencer turned forward, gripped the wheel tightly and turned it. Suddenly everything seemed to slow down around Freddie as he saw an oncoming SUV pass mere inches from their car. He swore he could see each rain drop hit his window and his reflection on the SUV windows looking back horrified at him as they passed. He could feel Sam's hand tighten around his threatening to break his bones.

As soon as the two cars passed each other, the world went back to normal speed as he was thrown from side to side. With some wrangling, Spencer managed to get back control and stop the car.

None of the three passengers said, instead just sat there in shock, breathing heavily. Freddie's hand felt numb but he didn't care.

He looked over at the terrified Sam and couldn't help but smile. Soon he started to chuckle causing the other two car riders to look at him as if he lost his mind.

"What's so damn funny," Sam exclaimed, "we almost died."

"Y-yeah exactly," Freddie replied excitedly, "we're alive."

Sam looked at him with a look of utter confusion. Before she could respond though, Spencer started to laugh along with Freddie.

"We're alive," he repeated.

"We made it," Freddie said.

Sam didn't what to make of the two boys so instead she just sat back and sighed.

"You have both lost it," she stated, "can we just go now?"

"Yeah sure," Spencer replied turning back to the wheel.

Spencer put the car in drive and started to drive forward but suddenly slammed on the brakes causing the two teens in the back to lurch forward then be thrown back by their seatbelts.

"Why'd you stop," Freddie asked.

"There somebody in the middle of the road blocking me," Spencer told him.

Freddie looked out the front windshield to see a tall man in a business suit standing in front of the car partially covered by the heavy rain.

"Do you think he was almost in the accident like us," Freddie asked trying to get a better look at the man.

"Tell him to get out of the way so we can go," Sam said impatiently.

"Sam he's probably checking on us, making sure we're ok."

"We'll tell him we're fine. I wanna get to the-"

All Freddie heard next was a deafening screech and crunch of metal then suddenly he was thrown forward. Before his back were to touch his seat again, he was suddenly thrown to his side and his head in the glass of his window then jerked the opposite direction. In his daze he just managed to look up and see a large tree in front of them just as they make contact, causing him to be jerked forward and his seatbelt strap to dig into his chest and pull him back.

Freddie head suddenly felt heavy as he sat lurched forward and his head down. He opened his eyes and looked as his lap. Unable to think clearly, he watched as the blood he felt on his head drip down to his pants slowly forming a small pool of blood.

He felt tired and had trouble mustering the energy to move. His neck felt really stiff and he doubted he could move it. Summoning what energy he could he lifted his head up and almost immediately he fell back against his seat. He looked to his right to see Sam leaning forward, the top of her blond hair was just starting to show from her blood.

He wanted to reach over and check on Sam, help her and make sure she was ok but his body refused to move. Everything around him became a blur and got out of focus. Before he knew it, everything went dark.

(X) (X) (X)

lisTen for tHe operator

hE watcheS and knows

through that marble sLate wE recogNize

he blenDs wEll with his baRren brothers

black bark turned to cloth of a suit

to hide his cunning from the innocent

he'll take your Mind before Anything else

the truest of thieves in the Night

So record for the unhinged mEmory

thE eye of a camera'S inalterable

Is he still there? Yes

he's cOme to play with Us

(X) (X) (X)

Freddie was suddenly jerked awake by something shaking the car and red and blue lights hitting his face. He looked over to see someone at Sam's door trying to pull him open. As the door was forced open Freddie remembered the dream and as expected saw the masked fireman looking into the car.

He wanted to call out to him but he couldn't bring himself to speak. Instead he just sat there and watched as he unbuckled Sam and helped her out of the car. When Sam was in the stretcher and being wheeled away by paramedics, the fireman turned his attention to him. While Freddie didn't get a good look at him in his dreams, he still recognized the dark skin man in the oxygen mask that rescued him from the wrecked car.

As the fireman unbuckled him from his seat, Freddie wanted to ask the man if he can be careful but as he was being lowered the spinning and dizziness he remembered struck him again and as he laid on the orange stretcher he closed his eyes hoping the world around him stopped moving soon.

He opened his as and looked around as he was being taken to the ambulance. To his right he could see what looked like a woman and her young daughter. Next to them he recognized spencer kneeling on the ground as he was being inspected by a paramedic. To his left all he saw were the paramedics and fire crew running around and dealing with the situation.

He was loaded into the ambulance and all he remembered were the white of the vehicle's interior and the sound of the rear doors closing as he slipped once again into unconsciousness.

xxx

"Stay awake Freddie. Please stay awake."

A little boy opened his door of his apartment and walked in pulling a blond girl his age by the hand.

"Mom," the brown haired boy called out.

When there was no answer, the two elementary kids continued in and walked to the boy's room where they placed their backpack by the door.

"Where's your mom," the blonde hair girl asked as she sat on the bed.

"Work," the boy replied, "most likely. So what do you want to do? Homework?"

"Chiz no!"

"Then what do you want to do?"

The girl suddenly got quiet and looked to the floor, her cheeks turning into a tint of pink. This did not go unnoticed by the boy.

"Sam, what's wrong," the boy asked concerned.

"Well remember the other day when we promised to get married when we grow up," Sam asked looking at the boy shyly.

"Y-yeah," the boy replied his own cheeks darkening.

"Well I was watching this movie the other day and this girl who was getting married was talking about her first kiss and I was thinking maybe we should have our first kiss."

"K-kiss?"

"Yeah."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I really want my first kiss with you Freddie."

"Um ok. I-I want mine to be with you to."

"So let's…kiss."

"Ok."

The two kid did not move from there spot and couldn't look at each other from shyness.

"Soooo…." Freddie said.

"Why don't you sit next to me," Sam said shyly.

"O-ok."

Freddie walked over to his bed and sat next to Sam and scooted closer. Neither kid looked at each other

"So how do we do this," he asked.

"Um I guess like when we kiss each other's cheek but on the lips this time."

"Ok."

The young boy and girl turned their heads and looked at each other. Both were breathing heavily and their cheeks were now the same shade of deep red.

"Well….l-lean," Sam ordered.

Freddie slowly leaned in as both he and Sam closed their eyes. Suddenly he went in and gave Sam a peck on her lips. Both kids opened their eyes and smiled.

"Wow," Sam said.

"Yeah," Freddie agreed.

Freddie leaned again and gave her lips another peck that lasted slightly longer and causing both of them to giggle happily.

"You have to stay with me Freddie!"

xxx

"No Freddie. Freddie!"

Freddie eyes slowly opened and saw the fluorescent lamps on the ceiling. He could feel many wires and tubes touching his body and the sound of a machine and beeping in the background. He suddenly realized he could hear a crying voice talking to him. He looked to his side and saw a young brown haired girl standing by him crying.

"Carly."

"Freddie you have to be ok. You can survive this. Please Freddie, I can't lose you or Sam."

"Sam."

"If you won't do it for me then do it for Sam," Carly continued, "she in critical condition like you and I know she'll keep fighting if you survive. Please I don't want to lose my two best friends.

"She…she didn't want me to say anything but she…Freddie, Sam's in love with you. She's has a crush on you and has had one for a long time. She told me that is was you that she was in love with at the lock in not Brad.

"Please Freddie, she will pull through if you don't d-….if you make it. Please Freddie don't leave me."

"Sam"

Suddenly the pace of the beeping increased and it seemed that something major happened because he could hear the sound of many rushing feet and the many voices that sounded panic.

"Freddie, Freddie NO," Carly cried, "FREDDIE!"

"Ma'am you have to return to the lobby," another voice said.

He looked over to see a nurse trying to pull Carly back as doctors and nurses pushed their way into his room.

"We're losing him," a male voice exclaimed.

"No Freddie! Please!"

"Ma'am you need to get out of here before I call security."

Freddie didn't hear what Carly said because the next thing he knew the room seemed to face away and all the loud noises a moment now sounded distant. He could feel the occasional hand touch his body but they felt like the wind. He felt like he was floating on hair; almost relaxed. The light of the fluorescent bulb became even brighter but soft and cooling.

He eyes started to flutter and before he knew it he closed them and felt like drifting off to sleep.

He suddenly felt a pair of soft hands on his face. He opened his eyes to sees someone with blonde hair standing in the light and looking down at him.

"Sam?"

"Don't fall asleep Freddie," a scared voice said.

The person came into view and instead of Sam it was a young woman with green eyes behind a pair of white glasses.

"Stay with me Freddie," she continued, "Fight it."

He didn't know what she was talking about but at that moment he didn't seem to care. He felt sleepy, tired, worn out. He closed his eyes and allowed the sleep to overcome him.

TBC in the next chapter…

A/N: thats right another cliffhanger. i know some of you would hate me if either sam or freddie were to die but just hold on. don't send a mob after me yet, wait till the upcoming chapter before you do anything lol til then please leave a review.