Winning His Heart

Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly, nor do I own the movie Gym Teacher

A/N: The characters are 16 in this story. Thoughts are once more in italics and regular speech in regular font.

A/N: I decided not to be cruel and gave you this chapter at the same time as that would be cliffhanger. Actually, I will be posting 29 as well. I believe that one does have a cliffhanger. There are 32 total chapters, so that means there's not a lot left.

Chapter 28 (Sam's Protector)

Sam rode the elevator to the twentieth floor and stepped out, she sighed and shifted uncomfortably, she wasn't sure of whom she was meeting. Shane would never do anything to harm her, would he? She shrugged it off and continued down the hall, she was looking for the tenth door on the left. It was supposed to be a "room with a view" by Shane's standards. However, by his standards, it could mean just about anything. She was still very wary of Shawn, and didn't trust him that much, yet it was almost impossible to leave him.

Try as she might, he was able to keep her with him no matter what. It could have been his charm, it could have been his rough demeanor, but something just didn't let Sam go. Sam found the door and sighed as she lifted her hand to knock, she felt several voices in her head starting to scream at her and shout for her to run. Just as she was starting to feel like obliging to those voices, the door opened and Shane was smirking at her. She sighed and started to follow him inside.

"It's good to see you here, I'm glad you didn't keep us waiting," Shane said while walking into the room. Sam stood at the door and slowly closed it, making sure not to let it go into the latch. In case of danger, she could quickly open it. She stepped into the bigger part of the room and spotted a female lying in the right bed, alongside of her were Shane's two friends, Jason and Vash. Sam gulped slightly and watched as Shane walked toward a table. "We thought you weren't going to come, do you want a drink?"

"A drink of what?" Sam eyed the bottle on the table, it didn't look too appealing.

"It is Italian Soda, and very good as well. Don't worry, it's not alcoholic at all." Shane looked toward Sam and smirked. Sam raised her eyebrow and felt beads of sweat starting to form, she had to wonder if he was telling the truth or if he was about to try and get her tipsy and drunk. "Anyway, you know my friends, but I don't think you've met this lady." Shane walked to the girl and took her hand, pulling her from the bed. "This is Candy."

"Oh, it's…nice to meet you, Candy." Candy smiled softly and looked toward Shane with adoring eyes. Sam felt her heart drop, she was just another girl to him. Freddie had been right, Shane was ultimately going to hurt her, and it looked like it was going to be worse than Jonah ever did. "Uh, Shane…" She could feel her heart starting to break and fear starting to rise up. "I'm not feeling well, maybe we could do this another time. What do you think?" Sam took a step back as Shane stepped forward and placed his hand on her arm.

"There's no reason to do that." Shane smirked and started to turn Sam around, she now didn't have her back toward the door. "I think it'd be better if you were here. Besides, Candy was waiting here for you." Sam's eyes widened and she looked over at the girl with fear. "Along with Vash and Jason…" She was starting to panic now, she didn't know what was going on, but she did know that she didn't want any part of it. Shane glanced into her eyes and ran his hand through her hair. "Sam, there's no reason to be afraid, we're all friends here."

"Uh Shane, I'm not so sure…" Candy rolled her eyes and walked over to Sam, she looked like she was chewing on a wad of gum. Sam watched as the girl eyed her up and down.

"Listen Blondie, this is what you wanted when you wanted Shane to date you," Candy said while smacking her lips. "We're just here to talk and have a little fun, there is no harm in having fun, now is there?" Sam chuckled nervously and backed up slightly.

"Who are you calling Blondie? You're blonde as well, hell, you're hair is more blonde than mine."

"Yeah, so should I call you Goldie Locks?" Sam took another step back and screamed as she fell backwards and into Jason's lap. She gasped and glanced up at Jason.

"Well, you're that eager to get down to business already?" Jason asked while grinning. Shane rolled his eyes and sighed as he walked toward Jason and Sam.

"Watch it, Jason," Shane said while narrowing his eyes. "She's my girl, so I have first pick at her." Sam gasped and Candy merely huffed.

"Oh fine, whatever. I thought you were going to have Candy makeout with her first."

"Yeah, well maybe I won't do that this time around." Sam whimpered as Shane took a step closer and Vash moved over toward Jason. She felt Jason wrap his arms around her waist, making sure she didn't get up and run. Vash sat next to Jason and Candy sat on the other side. Sam squirmed and gasped as she felt Vash and Candy place their hands on her arms. Sam's lower lip quivered as Shane stepped in front of her, smirking triumphantly. "Hey babe, don't worry about it, you're my girl."

"Shane, what are you doing? Please, whatever it is, stop it." Candy laughed and gently placed her hand on the side of Sam's face, turning her head toward her.

"Now you listen here," Candy said in a quiet voice. "If you become Shane's girlfriend, you're his no matter what. You can't just ask him not to do what he wants and expect him to oblige. Whatever Shane wants, Shane gets, and right now…" Candy looked at Shane and smirked. "I'd say Shane wants you. Just let me do what I'm supposed to do and get you ready for him." Sam gasped and started to whimper as she felt Candy move her hand down her arm. Vash placed his hand on her leg and started to gradually move it up her thigh.

"No, this is wrong, please don't do this!" Sam felt Shane grasp her face in his hand and smirk, she stared fearfully in his eyes and let the tears fall. She should have listened to Freddie, that was what was going on in her mind. She didn't want to deal with this, she was far too afraid. "Shane, please…" Sam's eyes widened as she felt Vash move his hand up her body, scraping the outside of her shirt. She screamed out as he started to fondle her. "No!"

"Relax Sam," Shane said in a quiet voice.

"Please, no!" Sam screamed out and started squirming more, she kicked and flailed, trying to free herself. "Someone help me! Help me!" Shane grabbed her once more and shook her, trying to silence her. She yelped and bit her lip.

"Now listen here, you're my girl now, so you're going to stop screaming and enjoy this, even if you don't. Do you understand me?" Sam remained silent and everyone waited, watching as her tears rolled down her cheeks. "I said do you understand me!" Sam sobbed and nodded her head. "Good." Shane stepped back and started to grab his belt, Sam's eyes widened as he pulled off his belt.

"What are you doing with that?"

"Just be quiet." Sam let out a frightened whimper and closed her eyes, fearing what was about to come. Just then, she heard the sound of the door being slammed open. She heard someone shout and soon found herself being flung forward. It was more like a blunder, as Jason had stood up quickly and released her. She then found herself landing in someone's strong arms. She opened her eyes and looked up to find herself gazing into Freddie's eyes.

"Freddie." Freddie gazed back into her fearful eyes and grew angry, angry for the fear that was in those beautiful blue eyes. Jonah and Jake stood behind him, rage was coursing through their veins as well. This was the first real time that Sam noticed Freddie had a well built body, he hadn't ever worn a muscle shirt before. "Freddie, you came for me, but how did you find me? You were right…" Freddie growled slightly and let Sam sit on the edge of the bed next to him.

"Susie called. We'll talk later." Freddie narrowed his eyes and glared at Shane with a look that said he was ready to kill if he had to. "Shane, I knew you were a bastard, but I never thought you'd go this far. How dare you touch Sam, you bastard!" Shane crossed his arms and smirked, he shrugged his shoulders in response.

"Like I said, Freddie…it's all in the game. It's just a matter of who plays their card first," Shane replied. "I seized the opportunity first, and I got the girl."

"Uh, maybe it's best to leave them alone," Vash said while taking a nervous glance toward the three. He was shocked by the muscles, and afraid that they would beat him if a fight ensued.

"Shut up, Vash, this is none of your business." Vash chuckled and shook his head, fearing a possible death. Shane closed his eyes and sighed, growing annoyed with Vash's weakness. "If you're so afraid, then why don't you just go away." Vash nodded and quickly ran off. Freddie allowed Vash to run past him and out the hall, he kept his angry glare on Shane.

"What are you going to do?" Jason asked while laughing. He was trying to keep his tough act together, he wasn't about to show weakness or fear. "There's nothing you can do, Shane will mop the floor with you!" Jason laughed again and Freddie cocked an eyebrow, shifting his fearsome glare toward Jason. Jason faltered a bit, but moved back into the game. "What? Are you planning to stop Shane from spending time with his girlfriend or something? You can't do that! Besides, if you do, he'll just crack your skull open." Shane closed his eyes and let out a small sigh.

"Jason, you idiot, shut up and stop trying to act tough, or I will crack your skull open," Shane stated. Jason nodded and took a step back, he saw Freddie shift his angry glare toward Shane. Jake and Jonah decided to surround Sam and hold their glare on Shane. This changed when Jason tried to sneak past them, they grabbed him and slammed him against the wall, holding him in place. Jason grunted as Jake gripped his wrists and slammed them into his back and Jonah pressed his arm into the back of his neck. Shane rolled his eyes and looked to Freddie.

"Come on, she's my girlfriend, what do you care how I treat her?" Shane asked. Freddie growled and kept his eyes narrow.

"She's not your girlfriend anymore, Shane," Freddie stated simply. "I think you've done enough for her, bastard." Shane laughed and looked toward Sam.

"Babe, tell him that we're cool. We're cool, right?" Sam quickly looked away and toward the ground, she made a slight sobbing noise and Freddie's face tightened with anger. Shane started to walk toward Sam, but stopped when Freddie stepped in front of her. "Freddie, what are you doing?"

"Don't take another step, Shane." Freddie sneered and Shane's face dropped slightly.

"Freddie, come on, we used to be best buds, remember?"

"Yeah, that was before you became an asshole and tried to hurt the wrong people, bastard!"

"Oh come on, it's all just harmless fun." Freddie growled and clenched his fists.

"Harmless fun? Is that what you're calling it? Harmless FUN! I don't think terrifying a completely innocent person is categorized as harmless or fun!"

"You see, that's the difference between you and I. I don't think there's anything bad going on, whereas you do." Shane looked toward Sam and took another step, causing her to let out a fearful whimper.

"Damn it, I said not to take another step!" Freddie quickly threw a right hook, hitting Shane across the face and sending him crashing against the ground and nearby bed. Sam and Candy both gasped and looked toward Shane with wide eyes. Sam quickly stood up and rushed to Freddie's side as Candy knelt beside Shane and wrapped her arms around him.

"Shane! Shane, are you all right?" Candy asked while shouting his name out. Shane moaned and opened his eyes, he smirked and slowly pushed himself up. Freddie clenched his jaw as his hands tightened. Shane looked toward Sam and frowned.

"Sam, come on babe, what's going on?" Shane held his arms out and took a step forward.

"Unless you want another blow to the face and a bloody nose, I suggest you step back!" Freddie shouted, barking out his orders. Sam wrapped her arms around Freddie's arm and buried her face in it. "I think Sam's days of dating you are over, Shane." Shane laughed and shook his head in disbelief.

"Sorry, but she knows what she wants, so you can't make that decision for her…She has to make that decision herself." Sam raised her eyebrows and slowly glanced over at Shane, hating him with every bone in her body. "I think she knows what's best for her, and I think we all know who the better man here is."

"You just tried to do God knows what to her, and you have the nerve to act like you're superior. You think you're what's best for her, is that it? Tell me, Shane, how hard did I hit you just now?" Shane chuckled and wiped the corner of his mouth, removing a trickle of blood.

"Not too hard at all, to tell the truth."

"I see, Sam, what is your decision?"

"What, you're asking her?" Freddie ignored Shane and looked to Sam, she glanced up and met the gaze of her protector, the man that she loved. She turned her head and met the gaze of Shane, the man who had tried to take advantage of her. His eyes were cold and dark, whereas Freddie's were warm and gentle.

"Shane, it's over," Sam said with a bitter tone of voice. "I never want to see your face again!"

"Aw, come on babe, you know I didn't mean anything." Shane took another step forward and Freddie let out a growl. "It was just a harmless prank, I wasn't going to really do anything."

"Bastard, your friends were touching me inappropriately, and you were grabbing my face! Not to mention that you took off your belt!" Freddie's eyes widened and his muscles tensed with rage. Sam turned to Freddie and met his gaze. "Jason was holding me down while Vash and Candy were trying to feel me up. Shane took off his belt and grabbed my face, I don't know what he was going to do!"

"Come on babe, it wasn't-"

"Shut the hell up!" Freddie shouted. He swiftly moved from Sam's grasp and grabbed onto Shane's shirt. He then proceeded to slam Shane into the wall and glare into his eyes. "You sick piece of crap! You just have to have everything you want, regardless of how someone feels about it? You just scared the crap out of Sam and you think you can get away with this?" Freddie roared out and slammed his fist into Shane's face, feeling bones cracking. Shane yelped and his hands made contact with his face, his nose had just been broken and blood was now flowing out.

"You know what, I can still sue!"

"You try it, you won't have much of a case, bastard. You know why?" Freddie pulled Shane close and lowered his voice to an angry whisper. "Because what you did was sexual assault, and what I just did was punching you while defending Sam from a potential rapist. Let me know who has the stronger case, asshole. You think I'm going to let you touch the woman I love? I don't give a damn who you are, or if you're dating her, it's still unacceptable!"

"Fine!" Shane pushed Freddie off and dusted his clothes while holding his hand over his bloody nose. He looked over as Jake slammed his elbow into Jason's back, causing Jason to scream in pain.

"Why did you do that to me!" Jason exclaimed.

"Jason, quit your whining. We're not wanted here, and I guess we're finished." Shane looked over at Sam and smirked lightly. "Well babe, I guess this is the end of you and me, but fret not, there are plenty of girls in the se-"

"Get the hell out of here, Shane," Freddie said while emitting a threatening growl.

"Whoa now, fine, I'm gone." Shane shook his head and walked out of the hotel room, Jason and Candy followed afterwards. Jake and Jonah stared at the door and glanced back to Sam and Freddie.

"God Freddie, why didn't I listen to you?" Sam asked as she slowly fell to her knees. Freddie quickly knelt down in front of her and placed his hands on her arms.

"You're okay, Sam," Freddie stated. "You're safe."

"Why don't you just say 'I told you so' and get it over with? I mean, you did say Shane was probably going to hurt me." Freddie pulled Sam into a hug and let her cry into his chest, he gently rubbed her back and ran his hand through her hair.

"I have nothing to prove, and I hate that he would hurt you. I would never say I told you so, because I wouldn't want that. Sam, you're strong, you'll be okay. Believe me, me even going near that phrase is like me saying that I wanted that bastard to harm you, and you should know that's the last thing I'll do."

"Freddie, will you ever leave me?" Freddie didn't even need to think about his answer, he already knew that he would stay by her side as long as she wanted him there.

"Never, I will never leave you…I'm your best friend, you know I care the world about you."

"Yeah, you're my best friend, nothing more I guess." Freddie sighed and slowly stood up, helping Sam to her feet.

"Would you like to rest? Lie down in the bed and get some rest, okay." Sam slowly nodded and crawled into the bed, Freddie got onto the other bed and Jonah sat in a chair while pressing the television remote. Freddie glanced over as Sam curled under the covers, letting her tears hit the pillow. She was still afraid.

"Freddie, could you come and sit next to me?" He smiled and nodded as he got off the bed and moved over to Sam's bed. He sat on the bed and propped his back against the wall. "Thank you. Thank you for everything, Freddie."

"You're welcome." Sam closed her eyes and smiled, drifting away into sleep. Freddie lowered his voice to a whisper and brushed Sam's bangs from her eyes. "I love you, Sam." Jonah glanced up and smiled at the display as Jake checked the rooms and made sure the door was locked, he didn't want Shane returning.


Hopefully you liked that one. I know people are complaining about how I write lately, and personally I'm getting sick of that. After all, if you don't like how I write, then write the story yourself. Next chapter will be up.