Hey, sorry this took a while to get up, I've just had a busy weekend: mates 17th birthday party, and another mates 17th birthday party lol. Anyway, thanks for reviews.
Zexar
"...And that's it", Aaron finished having explained most of his plan.
"You want it to be a surprise?", Freddie asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"Won't it be a bit obvious if you do it in here?"
"Yeah, which is why I'm doing it in the lobby"
"How?", Carly laughed, "What about Lewbert?"
"What about him? He's a reasonable guy", Aaron laughed.
"He won't allow it", Carly stated.
"I'm doing it whether he allows it or no", Aaron replied, "I'll tie him in his office if I have to"
Freddie and Carly laughed, before Carly got up and got a large bowl of popcorn for them all, and Aaron started to play music on his pear phone, starting with 'I Gotta Feeling' by 'Yellow Eyed Mango'.
"What else are you going to be doing?", Aaron asked.
"We've got a few video's from viewers, and then the main part can be your apology", Carly started.
"But of course we'll tell Sam we're finishing the show in the lobby", Freddie finished for Carly.
"Okay, good, I'm just going to go up to the roof, just think everything through", Aaron stated, getting up to leave.
"Don't be long", Carly told him.
Aaron smiled in response and left the room, going down the stairs into the living room, where Spencer was sitting organizing what looked like an art festival.
"Aaron", he nearly shouted as he saw him, "Just who I wanted to speak to"
"Okay", Aaron replied, "What about?"
"This", he indicated the papers in front of him.
"This is what?"
"I was asked to organize the musician for the art festival next week, which I did, but they canceled"
"What're you going to do?"
"That's why I needed to talk to you"
"Me? Why?"
"Come on Aaron, you're a musician right? Will you help me out?"
"What do you want me to do?"
"Sing at the festival, only three songs"
"What genre?"
"Something easy on your ears", Spencer told him, "No metal", he laughed.
"Oh and why would I do that?", Aaron laughed back.
"I've seen your play lists"
"Okay you got me", Aaron started, "I'll play something like 'Owl Town' or 'The Murderers'"
Spencer nodded and went back to his work, leaving Aaron to head off to the roof as planned.
This could work, really. Looking over across Seattle is peaceful, calming, and it gives me time to think. Think about the past, the present, and even the future, no matter how different it could be, depending on what Sam's reaction is after tomorrow's iCarly. Spencer's lightened my mood today, giving me a good opportunity for a performance at his art festival, but I don't know what to play. 'Fireflies' is a must as well as 'Can't Break Thru', but what else? 'Hurricane'? 'The Kill'? It has to be one of them, no matter what. My pear phone is making a racket in my pocket, blasting out the very song I want to play, Jared Leto's voice and a brilliant piano piece filling my head. John Richard's is on the display, with a picture of him flashing on and off, as if he's undecided on whether or not to call me. Nevertheless the man's the closest I have to a family other than Carly, Freddie and Sam, so I better answer.
"Hello", Aaron said to him.
"I thought you'd never answer", John replied in his normal, tired, raspy voice.
"How's Australia?"
"Beautiful, it truly is, and the water's indescribable"
"So is the view I have now"
"Where are you?"
"Top of the apartment building, looking across Seattle"
"What? Why are you up there?", he quizzed him, sounding fairly worried.
"Don't worry, I come up here a lot to think"
"Has something happened?"
God this guy should be a Detective, Aaron thought before replying, "Yeah, me and Sam had an argument and she hates me. I'm going to make it up to her on iCarly tomorrow"
"I'm sure she'll come round", John told him, "I'll be watching your success"
"I'm sorry about before", Aaron said, genuinely regretting what had been said, "You're the closest thing I have to a father, I should give you more respect"
"You don't know how much it means to hear you say that", John replied, sounding as if he was on the verge of crying.
"Listen, John, I have to go now, but ring in a few days, yeah?"
"Of course, son"
"Bye", Aaron started before hesitating for a few seconds, "Dad"
John sounded as if he was in tears as Aaron hung up, happy tears unlike the last time Aaron made him tearful. Aaron dialed a number into his phone straight away, before ringing and waiting for a reply, not that he was expecting one.
"Cheryl?", Aaron asked.
"What do you want Renelle?"
"I know we don't see eye to eye but I need some help", Aaron told her, engaging her attention.
"I'm listening", Cheryl replied.
Carly and Freddie were sitting in the iCarly studio, talking about iCarly and nothing in particular, when Freddie's phone rang, making them both jump.
"It's Cheryl", Freddie stated looking shocked at Carly, "Hey"
"I'm not calling for a friendly chat", Cheryl began, "Aaron said to ring"
"Why?"
"I'm helping him on iCarly and he wanted me to tell you"
"Your helping him?"
"Yes why is that so hard to understand?"
"Oh it's not", Freddie replied, trying not to laugh, "We'll see you tomorrow then"
Cheryl then hung up, leaving Freddie and Carly laughing, but fully understanding why Aaron needed her help as he couldn't do more than one thing at once.
"It's a good plan isn't it?", Carly asked Freddie.
"Yeah, hopefully it works, for them and iCarly"
Carly smiled in reply and sat down, thinking over everything, desperately wanting this to all go to plan, and for it to work.
"What's up?", Freddie asked her, crouching down in front of where she was sitting.
"Nothing", Carly replied honestly.
"I can tell something is Carls, so what is it?"
"I just-", Carly began before thinking, "It's nothing, I promise"
Carly got up and hugged Freddie, which made him smile widely out of her line of sight. She buried her head in his shoulder much like she had after the school dance when him and Carly had disastrous dates.
"When I think of you I don't feel so alone, I don't feel so alone, I don't feel so alone. As many times as I blink I'll think of you tonight", Aaron sang aloud, looking at his pear phone as he walked into the studio with his earphones in.
He was totally oblivious to Carly and Freddie who were in the middle of the room, and he sat down on the pink bean bag he usually sat on. Carly and Freddie both laughed as he kept singing, but he still didn't realize they were there until Freddie kicked his foot, making Aaron jump so much he fell backwards off the bean bag. Carly and Freddie laughed even harder, as did Aaron as he got to his feet.
"Sorry I didn't see you", he laughed.
"We'd noticed", Carly replied, just stopping laughing.
Aaron, Carly, and Freddie talked late into the night, before going to bed, ready for the special webisode of iCarly the next day.
What you think? Review and let me know :) Next chapter will take a few days to write probably, and will be in Aaron's point of view so it can be more descriptive hopefully. If I mess up I'll post up a notice and let you know it will take another few days. The song Aaron was singing was Vanilla Twilight by Owl City.
Zexar.